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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

The SAT- Ucrring dnd the Eel-One
year, when salt herring were more
expensive than usual, the Molbos they
could not afford to buy them, although
forming their principal winter food.
They therefore delibcrated what could
be done to escape the high prices for
the future. One Of the deepest thinkers
among them suggested at last that, as
fresh herring would multiply In water,
| there was no reason why salt herring
| should not do the same. lie therefore
| advised them once for all to buy barrel
of salt herring In the city and empty
the herring In their pond, and they
could then every year catch ~ many as
they wanted when the herring hau
Matched. They approved OF this ad-
vice; the salt lring were bought
and thrown into the pond, so as to
multiply for the next season. Next
year, The Molbos came with their ners
to catch the herring; but, do what they
| would, they could not catch a single
ono: At length they caught large fat
eel IN one OF their nets. AS soon us the
III oibos saw the eel, they at once con-
cluded that this was the wicked thief
that had devored their salt herring, anu
| they therefore agreed that he should be
put to death. But how to do this was
not so easily decided. At last an old
Molbo came forward who once had been
near drowning, and hence had con-
ceivcd great dread tor salt water,
| lie advised them to take it out on the
ocean ana drown it. The advice was
considered good, and they took the eel
| with them III their boat and rUwcu ont
for some distance. so that the eel should
not swim back. When they had reached
what they thought Il safe distance, they
threw the creature overheard. The eel
enjoyed the return to its own element
and wrigglea its tail as soon as it felt
Itself In the water, The old Mtlbo'
seeing this, exclaimed to his compan-
ions: "Do you notice how frightened
he is2 See how he squirms and twists
| with tcrror!"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

a YOUNG mother was giving to her
son, age five years, touching descrip-
ton OF the misery into which the prodi
gal son had fallen. "Far away from
home, and his kind father, obliged to
take care of swine, with nothing to cat
Dut the husks Of corn left by Them"
etc. ''Thcn why didn't he eat the pig ?"
was tile practical reply.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

How TO DEAL WITH RATs.-We clean
our premises of these detestublc YER
min by making Il white-wash yellow
win copperas and covering stones and
rafters OF the cellar witha thick coat of
1t. In every crevicc where n rat might /
tread we put crystals Of coppcras, and
scatter the same in the corners of the
floor. The resnit was complete
stampede of rats and mice. Since that
time not football of either rats or mice
has been heard about the house. Every
Spring coat of yellow wash is given
the cellar, ms a rat exterminator, and no
typhoid, dysentry, or fever attacks
the family. Many persons deliberately
attract all the rats in the nctghbor-
hood by leaving fruits and vegetables
times even the soap scraps are left omen
tor their regalcment. Coverup every
thing catablc In the cellar and pantry,
and you will soon starve them out.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

"CAKL MARIA Won WEBER!" said an
opera-goer the other night. 81 suppose
ne was christened after his mother.
Whata curious thing" "Not at all,n
replied friend; "surely he could
scarcely have been christcned before
his .,l,,fhar ,,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26
AGRICULTURE.

CONTROLLING A CoLT.-Restiyen
is sometimes, but rarely, hereditary
more often it arises from imperfect
breaking; very frequently from beng
left week after week, we'll feed in 4
| loose box without exercise. 1t Is quite
| impossible to say what will cure rest.
iveness; but tho first remedy to try is
work. If the animal is old and con-
firmcd in vice, it requires the assist
ancc of a master of arts in matt rs
equestrian. But very ofteM, If the
first symptoms are checked, the cure
will neither be long nor difficult. a
gentleman who has been breeding and
breaking horses for more than forty
years always lunges his colts carefully
not brutally, before he puts them in
standing, and are driven in harness
without vehicles attached, for several
days before they are tackled to the
brake. SO, also, If Il horse after being
idle shows any signs Of having for
gotten his breaking lesson, he Is first
iunged backward until he swcats,
then with Il rider on him, and after
ward his days work in the middle of
cart team where he Is not asked to
draw many pounds. THESE seem trifles
but it must be remembered that the very
best horses the soonest become above
themselves. Many tirst-rate animal
that would be pronounced by tlmid
driver or rider as dangerous when
first mounted OF driven, after being at
TattersalPs from Friday to Monday
would be foud Il perfect JOY and delight
after two or three days regular work
Magnificent animals are spoiled by
over feeding, want Of exercise and bru-
tai repression.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

A COUNTRY doctor, being out for q
days shooting, took his errand boy to
carry the game bag. Entering field
OF turnips, the dog pointed, and the
boy, overjoyed at the prospect of his
masters success, exclaimed: "Lor'.
master; there's a covey; if you get
near 'om won't you physlc 'em?'
NIhyslc them, you young rascal !
What do you mean ?" sal the doctor.
""hy, kill 'cm, to be sure" replied
the lad,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

WHEN TO APPLY MANURE.-The com.
mon practice among farmers Is TO make
general clearing of the yards and
barn cellers once year, either IN the
spring or fall. Either practice makes
heavy draft upon the teams, and II
has Its disadvantages If this work Is
done In the spring, 1t is when the gaound
is soft, and other work is exceedingly
pressing. If the manure is drawn oui
In the fall, and dropped in heaps upon
the fold to be cultivated next season
there is more or less W ste by teaching
and by evaporation. There Is u grow.
Ing disposition among our intelligent
farmers to apply manure directly tc
growing crops, or as near the time o
planting and sowing as possible. II
IS felt that tho sooner manure is Dul
within reach of the roots or plants, tho
better for the crops and their owner
Manure is so much capital invested
ana bears interest only as 1t is con
sumed In the soil.
The yard cellar may be so managed
as to manufacture and turn out fert.
| liiZcrs every month in the year, 80 that
the farmer may suit his convenience In
applying them to the soil. When ma.
! nurc is not wanted Tor cultivated crops.
it is always safe to apply it 1, O The grass
crop, either in pastures or upon mea-
dows, after moving. Top dressing is
growing in favor with our intelligent
farmers. Grass pays better than almost
any farm crop in tho older States, and
| the spreading Of frequent blowing and
seeding. by top dressing at any con-
venlenC season Of the year, fields NAV
DC Kept profit III grass for an indefinite
time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
Night Life of Young Men
Rnntist Weekly.


One night often destroys whole
life. The leakage of the night keeps
the day forever empty. Night is
sims harvesting time. More sin and
crime are committed in one night
than in all the days of the week.
This is more emphatically true of the
city than of the country. The street
lamps, like a file of soldiers, with
torch in hand, stretch away in long
lines on either sidewalk; the gay
colored transparencies are ablaze
with attractions the saloon and
billiard halls are brilliantly illumi-
mated music sends forth its enchant-
ment; the gay company begin to
gather to the haunts and houses of
pleasure; the gambling dens are
afiame with palatial splendOr; the
theaters are wide open; the mills
of destruction are grinding health,
honor, happiness and hope out of
thousands of lives. The allure
ments and perils and pitfalls of
night are hundred fold deeper and
darker and more destructive. Night
life i'm our cities is dark problem,
whose depth and abysses and whirl-
pools make us start back with hor-
rOr. All night long tears are falling,
blood is streaming.
Young men, tell me how and
where you spend your evenings,
and | will write out the chart of
your character and final destiny,
with blanks to insert your names.
1t seems to me an appropriate text
would be, Waterman, what of the
night" Policeman pacing the
beat, what of the night? What are
the young men of the city doing at
night? Where do they spend their
evenings? Who are are their aSsO-
ciates? What are their habits?
Where do they go in, and what
time do you see them come out ?
Policeman, would the night life of
a young man commend them to the
confidence of their employers, and
would it be to their credit?
Make a record of the nights of
one week. Put i'm the morning pa
pers the names of all the young
men their habits and haunts, that
are on the street for sinful pleasure.
Would there not be shame and
confusion Some would not dare
to go to their places of business ;
some would return home ut night
some would leave the city; some
would commit suicide. Remem-
Der, young men, that in the retina
of the all-seeing-Eye there is moth
ing hid but shall be revealed on the
last day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
Election Notice.

On Thursday, the 5th day of August, 1880,
| will open and hold an election in the sew
eral districts of Montgomery county, for the
purpose of electing the following officers !:
One sheriff, one county trustee, one cOnSta-
bic for each district except No, Y, which
will elect two, one school director for each
civil district. | also appoint the following
special deputies, judges and clerks to hold
said election in the several districts, to-wit :
District No. III. w. Powers, John Allen,
Thos. q. Parham, judges; Babe Carney, Fin
is Ewing. clerks J. E. Wilcox, officer.
Dist. No. wiley Jordan, w. L. Childs
j. n. Scott, judges; l.. o. LOvelace, Charles
Meriwether, clerks; John Manson, officer.
Dist. No. 81. NJ. Anderson, John Jones,
]. l.. Killebrew, judges; John Parrish, A.
Mcdaniel, clerks; r. a. Wilson, officer.
Dist. No. 4-Levi Chester, Dick Taylor, JO-
seph Gold, judges; James Lee, s Y Moss,
clerks; Randall Smith, officer.
Dist. No, 5-Joseph Grant, Elijah Davis,
John RoSSon, judges; Frazier Northingtun,
Joseph Warfeld, clerks; Henry Rogers,
Dist. No. G-Byrnes Peterson, Fl NJ Dudley,
G IL Slaughter, judges; G NJ johnson, Ed
Dist. No. I'd l. Smith, Saml Buckley, j b
Osburn, judges; James Oldham, Jos Jones,
clerks; J T station, officer.
Dist. No. S-IGd Pegram, p Howard, q 2
Allen, judges; Saml Garfard, Ben Humber,
clerks; W III Allen, officer.
Dist. No. Slew Cooper, G c Lyle, G Fred
erick, judges; John Morrow, George Winn,
clerks; VIM COrdle, officer.
District No. l0-I w Watson, Z l. Will
liams, z NJ NOlen, judges 2 T Williams,
Robt Pickering, clerks; James ShearOn, of
ficer.
Dist. No. ll-John Wilkerson, Thomas Ru-
dOlph, w Bailey, judges; w r Brown, VIM
Cooke, clerks; L Watson, officer
Dist. No. II, COurt-hOuse-F q Irwin, ] H
Gold, James Hamlet, judges; Charles Hodg-
son, Charles Anglen, clerks.
Dist. No. ID, Market-hOuse-W G Barlks-
dale, j w Rutherford, Il III Jackson, Judges;
w a Yarrell, A Davidson, clerks; j s Wood
son, officer.
Dist. No. NV B Stuart, Joshua Hum
phreys, Thomas Stuart, judges; ] Burton,
V q farrell, clerks; ] E Ransdell, officer.
Dist. No. l5-W IL Anderson, Geo smith,
Jesse CrOtZer, judges; r b Bigger, A Clifton,
clerks; Jacob Brown, officer.
Dist. No, l6-J n Blackford, w B Waller,
7 7 Harper, judges; W Lyle, John c Bat
son, clerks; I d Stuart, officer.
Dist, No, III n Irby, J ] TrOtter, NJ
Smith, Judges; G. w Richardson, II O Wyatt,
clerks; ID II Ramey, officer.
Dist. No. lS-W NJ Norris, w II Martini H
III MOckbee, Judges; ] III Marable,
Steele, clerks; VIM Broom, officer
Dist. No. l9-R H McFall S A Wilson, b
Williamson, judges; S Powers, w q Will
liams, clerk; ] A Elliott, officer,
Dist, No, 20-Jesse Baggett, VIM Allen,
Geo Grimes, judges; ] Il Edlin, II + Powers,
clerks; James Nesbitt, officer.
Officers will make two return lists, one to
me and the other to the county court clerk
and must bring them sealed up.
j. J. RAWLS,
Coroner of Montgomery county.
July 3, 1880.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

%, 1881. - Hinton, from Virginia,
appears as a visitor. Goodlett Brown
was exalted to membership. Sept.
II, 1881 Peter Peacher exalted to
membership. Dec, 1881: Robert
s. Moore elected high priest. Oct,
1881: Nelson FL. Waters and Isham
L. Watkins exalted to membership.
Oct. 3. 1892: The chapters elected
officers.
There appears no other meeting
until July, 1884, and this appears to
be the last meeting until Oct. %,
l841. The members at this last
meeting were: DIR. Geo. Mcdaniel,
high priest; Sam'l Lynes, Henry
F. Beaumont, John Ballard, w. B.
Johnson. Joshua Brown, Nelson II.
Waters, Peter Peacher, Joseph P.
Thomas, Samuel McFall, Isham L.
Watkins and Robert Collins.
At this meeting the last business
recorded is a resolution to join in
procession the day appointed to lay
the cornerstone of the Episcopal
church in this city, and the secre-
tary directed to publish the resolu-
ton in "the Paper" inviting visit
ing brethren to attend. Out of the
foregoing names of members of the
chapter from 1925 to 1884, Joshua
Brown, his brother Goodlett Brown,
and George III. Collins, are the only
survivors known to the writer.
These records show that Joshua
Brown was present at the first meet
ing in 1926, and present at the last
meeting in 1884. He is yet with US
having been a citizen of GAINESVILLE
fifty-four years; his age is now 79
years. May he live long and let
his light continue to shine in the
moral world in the future as in the
past. If this proves satisfactory to
you for publication, and you desire
the continuation, let me know, and
/ may continue from a lodge book
of a larger membership.
Very truly,
Il. A. THOMAS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

THE next case was that of man
who was accused of discharging
firearms in the city limits.
Recorder-"You fired off a gun
twice; did you kill anybOdy?"
mo, your honor"
"Don't you know that it is very
serious matter to fire off gun and
not kill anybody? Don't you know
yon are liable to be punished Sc
verely for such carelessness ?"
81 do your honor, but there are
mitigating circumstances
"What are they and are there
many of them?
"They are cats, and there are any
number of Them"
Recorder Frightening up)-"So
you are bothered with cats, too, are
you? Come here one moment. I
wish to consult with you confiden-
TALLY. FELL me, how many did you
kill?"
"Three with the first barrel and
two with the second"
"Splendid! Glorious! What size
shot do you use?"
81 use duck-shot."
sThat fetches them, does it ?
Humphl Couldn't you lend-me-
your-gun-for-a few days."
"Certainly, your honor, but you
must remember that you are liable
to be punished very severely if you
shoot off a gun inside the city linn
its and do not kill anybody"
"You can go. You will do, but
don't let it happen again"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

THE following act of the Legis-
lature was passed March 10, 1875,
and approved March II, 1875, and
has never been repealed:
AN act more effectually to secure the reve-
nue. received by Clerks and Justices.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, that the clerks of all the
courts of this State, and every JUS
tice of the Peace, shall make a re-
port in writing under oath, to the
Judge or Chairman of their respect
i've County Courts, giving the name
of each person in alphabetical or
der, from whom such clerks or JUS
tees have received State, county or
municipal revenue, during the quar-
ter next preceding the day on which
said report shall be made, and also
giving the amount of state, county
and municipal revenue received
from each person, when paid, and
on what account paid; stating par
ticularly the nature of the privi-
lege, if privilege, and reporting in
his report the state revenue; the
county revenue and the municipal
revenue by him received.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
.I.vE MADE a FOOL Of p1YsELF. :,

Breathes there man upon the earth
Who has not, sometime since his birth,
Exclaimed in accents far from mirth,
awe made fool OF nyselfW
Not that he cries il forth aloud,
Or in the center OF life's crowd,
But TO himself II is avowed-
ave made fool of myselfw
IL may have been among the girls,
While in the dances giddy whiriss
Among the wealth of fashion s pearls
ave made a fool Of nlyselff'
Or In the graver walks Of life,
While mingling in some greater strife,
When plans Of gain, not love, were rire-
'fI've made fool of myselfF
In love or gain, in peace or war;
In musing Of life's battle DER,
We must exclaim, with memory sore
"T've made a fool OF myself"
Experience ever teaches best;
SO let the memory stir the breast
That time to come may not suggest
"I'Ve made n fool of mYselfF'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
Love That GIOrifies the HumBIest
Nah.

Love That GlOrifies the HumbIest
Nah.
There is nothing in the world so
sad as human nature, and the tears
come into my eyes now as l think
of the pitiful story Tom told me as
he smoked his after-5upper pipe last
night. The other day just before /
came home, Tom had occasion to 90
over the lake. On his way back,
and when the train stopped at the
bay, he noticed Il man getting into
the car in front with a little baby
In his arms. The baby seemed
young, and the man hushed it in
his arms with a gentle, rocking mo-
ton, bending over it now and then
to kiss its little white face. After
the train got under way, the cOnduc-
tor came to Tom and said: "Come
with me; | want to show you the
saddest sight you ever saw in all
your life, (" and he led the way into
the next car. "DO You see that man
there ?" said he, and there sat the
man whom Tom had seen with the
babe. His precious little bundle
lay quiet on the seat in front of him,
ana as these Other TWO men watched,
he leaned over, looked long and
earnestly in the little flower face,
and then kissed the trail finger-tips
he held so gentlyin his hand. "That
baby's dead" said the conductor.
1t died this morning at the bay.
He couldn't bear to put ii in a coffin,
because it would then have to go
without him in the baggage-car,
and 80 he is just carrying it home to
New Orleans in his arms" And the
car ratified On-the boy called the
stale slices Of spOnge-cake and the
cigars through the train-the. pas
sengerS laughed and smoked and
fought the mosquitoes, and he,
stricken to hearts chOre, sat there
quiet and unheeding, watching over
his dead child, kissing the fingers
that wOuld never clasp his, looking
down upon tho white lids that had
closed over the bright eyes as the
petals of 4 sensitive flower closed at |
over its delicate heart,
and the world was nothing to him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

DEPUTY Constable Jim Walker,
of Virginia City, New, waxed wildly
patriotic on the night of the fourth
and purchased a sky-rocket of the
largest size, with which he proposed
to astOnish the town. Mr.. Walker
conceived the brilliant idea of hang
ing on to the rocket and sailing
gracefully toward the top of Mount
Davidson, and pictured to himself
the sensation he would create shoot
ing heavenward in stream of red
fire with blue and green stars play-
ing about the tail of his buster. 1t
would be a modern Improvement
on the fiery chariot, and as James
walked along with a five-pound
rocket under his arm, he began to
feel like patriotic prophet with a
mission. Selecting a prominent po-
sltl0n on the side of the hill, Mr..
Walker took a firm hold of the
stick and touched off his fiery steed.
The rocket didn't lift him much.
but when he let go of the stick ii
took an eccentric course around the
killed a dog and
burst i'm somebody's front yard.
Walker is now wandering around
with one hand in sling and the
other carefully concealed in the
pocket of his duster.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

WE are glad to note the prosperi-
ty of G. B. Wilson q Co., of Clarks-
vile, Tenn. They are furnishing
the woodwork for the new Court
house in that place, which is nearly
completed. It shows that they are
doing first-class work and at such
prices that it does not pay to send
from home to have such work done.
We know this firm well, and take
pleasure in recommending them to
any of our citizens who wish lum-
Der or woodwork of any kind.
-EgktOR Register.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

A VIRGINIA lady, returning home,
rather late one evening recently,
heard noise in a bedroom, and,
looking through the keyhole, saw
the round figure of a woman upon
whose shoulders her husband was
adjusting a shawl. Enraged by jeal-
Ousy, she seized a shotgun, and,
forcing open the door, shot the OBJ
truder in the back. Her husband
yelled, she tainted; but on coming
to her senses, found that she had
desperately wounded a dumy which
her lord dry-goOds merchant, had
brought home for repairs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

Hon. A. II. STEPHENS addressed
IA large concOurse of people in the
City Hall Park, Augusta, Ga, Fri
day afternoon. He warmly Endorsed
the nomination of Gen. Hancock,
for which he said he had been work
ing for ten years, and pronounced
Hon. VIM. HI. English as true to
Democratic principles as the needle
to the pole. In concluding his speech
Mr. Stephens announced that if his
constituents desired it he would be
willing to serve them another term
in Congress.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
Female Complaints.

Lack of space forbids detailing the almost
endless list of these conditions Or. Miners
treatment is most effectual. Can refer to
many cases in this place, and cordially in
vites the afflicted to consult him.
No harsh treatment; no trifling no fat
terry candid in our opinions and reasonable
in our charges. From the fact that jealous
and dishonesty disposed parties have OPP
posed us, making statements to the public
that owing to the rigid laws of Illinois regIl-
lating the practice of medicine, we had to
fly to other States, because we were not a
regular physician, we publish the following
letters which cap best satisfy the public of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
in Bowling Green, Ky, for the treatment of
Throat and Lung Department.

Catarrh, Bronchitis, Consumption. Nasal
Catarrh is said by many physicians to be
an incuFahle disease, and their practice too
fully corFObOrateS their statement. As lOath-
some as this condition is, it is usually cura-
BILE. To satisfy any sufferer from Catarrh,
DR.. Miner will give a FREE TRIAL at his
office ofhis modern and thorough treatment
of this fearful malady.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
Medical DEPARTMENT.

In this department all old broken down
chronic diseases are treated, such as Con-
sumption, Asthma, Catarrh. Throat Affec-
tons, bronchitis, Liver Complaints, Diseases
of the stomach and Bowels, Piles, Fistula,
Diseases of the Kidneys and Bidder, Di-
seases of the Brain and Nervous System,
Paralysis, st. Vitus Dance, Epilepsy or Fits,
Spinal Exhaustion, Nervous Debility,
Spasms, Hysteria, Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24
Antioch Circuit.

New Providence and Bethel Sta
ti0n,
Preaching Mt Now Providence lst Sunday
in each month and every Sunday night,
Bethel, End, Bird and 9TH Sunday morning
in each month. Prayer meeting Thursday
night. JNO- W. HAMMER, Jr. L. Z.