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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
A Cnrlons Historical Error.

Probably ninety-nine persons in a
hundred believe that Sir Walter Raleigh
visited America, for it is so recorded in
many books; but New York paper
denies that the ill-starred favorite of
Queen Elizabeth ever came to these
shores, and makes the following state
ment in support ofits assertion-a state
ment which will be news" to many
readers;
Every few weeks we see in print some
thing about Sir Walter Raleighs visits
TO this country, and his sojourns in Vir-
ginia, where. indeed, some persons have
assumed to have his blood through con-
nections formed by him when in that
colony. Hardly any historic error is
commoner than this. 1t occurs con-
tinually, not only in newspapers here
and abroad. but in books claiming to
have been prepared with care. The
cause of this widespread mistake is,
doubtless, that Sir Walter did set sail
hither, in 1879, with his half-brother,
Sir Humphrey Gilbert who had OBJ
taired liberal patent for establishing
plantation in America. One of their
vessels was lost, and the other was so
crippled, it is said, in an engagement
with a Spanish fleet that they put back
without making land. Four years later,
Raleigh, weary of inactivity as cour-
tier, used his influence with Queen
Elizabeth to promote a second eXpedi-
tion to these shores. Prevented at the
last moment by accident from coming
in person, he left the command to Sir
Humphrey, who sailed from Plymouth
with five ships (June, 1889, and
reached Newfoundland, of which he
took possession in the name OF the queen.
The voyage was very unfortunate in
many ways; ana Gilbert himself, in re-
turning home, went down with one OF
the only two vessels he had left.
Raleigh fitted out other expeditions to
America, and is reputed, but incorrectly,
to have named Virginia after Elizabeth,
in honor of her supposed maidenhood.
She herself so designated the colony,
and conferred upon her favorite the
order of knighthood for the efforts he
had made to further its progress.
Raleigh, however, never set foot on or.
even saw this land. Still, a work with
so much reputation and of such pretense
as Chambers Encyclopedia" says, in
its article on Raleigh 1--WE quote from
the London edition of 1871: 1.-THE
spirit of enterprise was, however, rest
less in the man, and. in 1884, a patent
having been granted him to take pos
session of lands to be discovered by him
on the continent of North America, he
fitted out two ships at his own expense,
and shortly achieved the discovery and
occupation of the territory known as
Virginia" What does this mean if it
does not mean that Raleigh came over
in his ships? The Encyclopedia " COM
mits the same blunder in divers places,
of which this is one: Speaking of the
potato, it says it was twice carried to
England without attracting much no.
tice, till it was a third time imported
from A uerica by Sir Walter Raleigh.
Ifa stal ard work. ranked as an anthori-
tative work OF reference, makes the glar-
ing mistake, is it strange that news
papers and hastily-written books
should trip on the same points.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Married Under Difficulties.

George Rouak is never at home unless
in the saddle. This is no remarkable
thing perhaps when it is remembered
that when Mr.. Rouak was a boy he was
a cow-boy-one of the wild-haired kind
accustomed 10 swing the lasso as he
cantered over the plains. So 1t followed
that after he had one day luckily thrown
his moose about the neck of Dame For
tune his habit of riding did not leave
him. Mrs. A. E. Watson, blooming
young widow Of twenty-five years, also
loves the pastime and the side saddle is
to her hammock swung crossways the
two wings of the wind. About one
month ago Mr.. Rouak, hailing from the
Arkansas valley but temporarily in
Leadville, Col, for the purpose of rec
reation, and Mrs. Watson, resident of
San Francisco, then, however, on
visit in eadville-those horseback
riders met by chance on the heights of
Granite, near the city. What caused
Mr. Rouak to lift his hat no one knows,
but he did do such thing and followed
that salutation up with various polite
remarks. Within an hour, as both con
fess, the bachelor and the widow were
in love They role back to Leadville
as the shadows of the mountains
heightened, and spent the next few days
in making inquiries respecting each
other. AS both were given the highest
praise by those who knew them, the ac-
quaintance was renewed and rides to
the heights were taken daily. One week
ago, and just three weeks after the first
meeting, the lovers started again for the
heights, but this time a parson and
bridal party accompanied them. The
sun gilded the snow on the SUBMITS as
the party approached the place of meet
ing and bethrothal and things were just
lovely. Alack a-day! AS the brides
horse, leaping a rock, drew near, he
slipped and fell, throwing the lady with
great force to the. ground. Her right
arm snapped and she was hurt other
wise. Ofcourse Mr.. Rouak and the others
we're in a flutter, but with wonderful
pluck the bride remounted her horse
and as all sat in their saddles the cere-
mony was performed. During the re-
turn to Leadville Mrs, Rouak suffered
excruciating pain and the groom him.
self was almost frozen But romance is
romance.-PhiLGdelphtG Times.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Words OF Wisdom.

Hasty people drink the nectar of exist
ence scalding hot.
Pleasure comes through toll and not
by self-indulgence and Incidence.
Often a reserve that hides a bitter
humiliation seems to be haughtiness.
If you would not have ailliction visit
you twice, listen at once to what it
teaches.
If some folks had their way about this
world, how few people could live COM
fortably in it.
Every man, however wise, requires
the advice OF some sagacious friend in
the affairs of life.
Of all the possessions of this life fame
is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives
In France it is estimated that about
100000 Of the population live by agri-
culture and 9,0OO,0O by manufactures.
Many sacrifice to dress till household
Joys and comforts cease. Dress drains
our cellar dry and keeps our larder
lean.
Pride is like the beautiful acacia that
lifts its head proudly above its neighbor
plants, forgetting that it, too, like them,
has its root in the dirt.
1t is not much thought of, but It is
certainly very important lesson, to
learn how to enjoy ordinary life, and be
able TO relish your being without the
transport of some passion or The gratih-
cation of some appetite.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Vesuyius in ERUPTION.

The recent announcement that Mount
Vesuvius was again in eruption makes
the following from New York paper
both timely and interesting: The vol
eano is much more active recently than
it used to be. There have been half a
dozen or more eruptions in the past
twenty-five years, the latest in 1875. In
the days of ancient Rome, it seems to
have been so very quiet that its volcanic
character was only inferred from IFS
ingenious rocks. The first recorded out
break was in 70, when Herculaneum and
Pompeii were destroyed. Since then
there have been some sixty-fve out
breaks, differing greatly in duration,
force and fury. IN 472 the ashes fell in
Constantinople, and caused great alarm
there. In 1888 the summit known as
Monte Nuovo was forced up in forty.
eight hours to the height of Alb feet,
with a circumference of 5000 feet.
In 1881 the villages at the base of the
mountain were covered with lava, and
torrents of boiling lava poured forth
In 1922 Vesuvius lost, by the fierceness
of its eruption, 800 feet, nearly all Of
which has been restored by subsequent
eruptions. Before that the top was a
rough, rocky plain, covered with scorie
and blocks of lava, and rent by many
assures, giving out clouds of sulphurous
smoke. But it was then changed to an
elliptical chasm three miles in circum-
ference, three-fourths OF mile at its
greatest diameter, and some 1000 feet
deep. Each eruption strangely alters
the crater, so that it is totally different
from what it was before in shape, "em-
blance and dimensions. The crater is
always terribly interesting, and under
goes such a revolution with each new
outburst that the volcano is well worth
climbing for that sight alone. Many
people, mostly Americans and English,
ascend Vesuvius each time they 60 to
Naples, and feel rewarded for their
trouble. The present height of the
mountain is about 1000 feet.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Story OF a DWarr's Treasure,

When Christina of Spain was in
Rome, about Cwenty years ago, dwarf
named Georgia Lelli was presented to
her. He was full of wit and intelli-
gence, and pleased the queen so much
that she attached him to her service.
Thanks to her liberality the dwarf was
able to accumulate small fortune,
which he left when he died recently to
two sisters married and living in Aquila.
The heirs sent two persons to Paris to
receive the gold pieces and bank bills
which the liliputian relative had left
them, and these innocent countrymen
on their return to Rome we're fellow
travellers with three persons who be-
came very friendly with them The
feigned travellers were going, they said,
to Alexandria for business of the great
est Importance, and were delighted TO
have found such agreeable companions.
When the men of Aquila told them that
they carried the heritage of $1,000 in a
small valise, one of them said they also
had large sum of money with them.
and proposed putting it all together.
The countrymen agreed to this novel
arrangement, and one of the three trav-
elers took charge of their united treasure
until arriving at Turin. There the pre-
tended friends left the train, giving the
precious vaiise into the hands of the
Aquilinesi, and promising soon to re-
turn. But they never did, and the de-
luded countrymen found on examining
their valise that the treasure had been
replaced by some Jumps of lead. When
they related their adventure to the po-
lice in Rome, it seemed so improbable
that they themselves were held in Gus
tody until the truth of their story was
proved and some trace of the real cul-
prits discovered.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
A Most Singular Suicide.

A most distressing suicide occurred at
Stephensport, Ky, small town on the
Ohio river, recently. The victim was
a very beautiful and attractive girl OF
sixteen years named Mary Kelly, and OF
excellent family and irreproachable
character. She lived very happily with
her mother and step-father, and was at
all times apparently in buoyant spirits
and full of girlish glee. She had inher-
tied $4,000 from ber father, which her
step-father had lost by bad invest
ment, leaving her penniless, except as
the stcp-father supplied her wants,
which he always did gladly to the full
extent of his ability. She apparently
cared nothing for the loss she had met.
One Sunday Mary went to one of the
drug stores of the town and purchased
a dimes worth of morphine. The drug
gist asked her in n jocular manner il
she intended to kill herself. She re-
piled with laugh, Yes, that is what
want with the morphine" She then
went home, and, retiring to her room,
took the poisonous drug. Fortunately
her mother soon discovered what the
girl had done, and Immediately called
a physician, who applied the proper
remedies and her life was saved. Dur
ing the week, still apparently in good
spirits, she attended a revival meeting
in progress in the town, going two OF
three evenings.
On the following Thursday, fight she
remained at home, and whi.5 alone in
her room cut her throat with her
fathers razor, innicting a terrible cash
but not severing the windpipe. Medi-
cal aid was summoned, the wound
dressed and the physician stated that
with proper care she would recover.
The next night, however, during the
brief absence of her mother from her
bedside, the girl determined on death,
tore open the wound in her throat and
even wrenched open the windpipe,
dying before morning. The suicide is a
most remarkable one. The girl was
perfectly sane, Mt no time manifesting
the slightest symptoms of insanity. She
was of unusually happy disposition.
She had no love affair, she had never
had the attentions of any man. The
loss of her money never seemed to dis
turb her and was never referred to by
her. Lovable in her disposition, sweet
in temper, and beloved and respected
by all, what could be the ilnpellng
cause to her suicide is most remarkable.
The case is one of the most singular
that ever occurred in that part of the
country.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Importance OF a Letter.

Curious blunders have been made by
telegraph operators in changing words
of messages sent. But it would be hard
to find case parallel to the following,
related in Scribaer'S, where the change
of n single letter turned n living into a
dead man. Mr. Raymond, editor of the
New York Times, often visited the army
during the war, and was intimate with
many officers. He received one day a
telegram from Colonel Swain, which
startled him: "Your brothers corpse is
at Belle Plaine. Come immediately. ,
He started early the next morning for
Washington, and missing Colone Swain
there, pushed forward to Belle Plaine,
full OF sad thoughts that his brother,
who had been very sick, had died so
suddenly. On the way he met DR..
Dean Of Albany, who was engaged in
embalming the dead bodies of soldiers,
and made arrangements to have his
brother embalmed. Going to General
Wadswortl's headquarters, to whose
division his brothers brigade was at
tached, the general kindly sent one Of
his officers to inquire into the circum-
stances Of his brothers death. The
officer soon returned and the brother
with him. The telegraph had blundcred
by adding n letter. Colonel Swain had
written, Your brothers corps is at Belle
plaine." The telegrapher madeit corpse.
The bunderer was pardoned, however,
by both brothers, on account of the JOY
of meeting.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Fulton Market, New York.

Probably no name OF any locality in
the great metropolis Of our land is so
well-known the country over as this.
The large quantities of fish sold there
are n special feature. 1t being near the
landing place Of ferries, and of the New
Haven, Hartford and other steamers,
makes it n place where crowds gather.
It's natural local advantages, as regards
the things named, and also water and
ship accommodations make it superior
to all other markets.
The wholesale fish market is between
the street and the water, under a long
wooden shed. Each firm has a space
about twelve or fifteen feet wide, reach
ing from the street TO the slip in which
their cars are floating. These are kept
filled with live fish by smacks and boats
that are coming and going at all hours
of the day and night. This fish business
has been constantly increasing, and
now, very early each morning, various
fish wagons, carts, etc, crowd the space
along the street while securing their
supplies. On the opposite side of the
street, also along the walks, are wagons,
etc, from which clans. HOLSTERS, etc,
are sold. Inside the main building ere
several of the largest fish firms, and
number of the best eating places to be
found in any part of the city. On the
Beekman street wing, large quantities of
fish are sold by retail every day. In
this market great quantities of salt
water fish are packed in boxes, and sent
to the interior cities and towns.
The market draws its supplies from
all parts of the country, from ocean,
river and lake. When a fishing vessel
comes from any place laden with fresh
fish, it can find customers there for its
cargo.
Peculiar tact is needed TO successfully
conduct business in this market. Hence
the men who have been there few
years are soon seen to be men of intel
ligence, sprightliness, cheerfulness of
manner, perhaps brusque, but always
kindly. Follow them to their homes,
where they put off the smocks and
aprons, and big ubber boots needed in
their markets, and you meet cordial
and refined hospitality. The men are
mostly husbands and fathers, supporters
of churches and all the other good
things that ennoble and preserve so.
ciety. They ere living evidences that
men can do work that soils hands and
feet and clothes, and still preserve their
hearts pure and warm and true. - Sea
World.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
Mr.. Ramsclneider's Hat.

Mr.. Ramschneider and his friend
August Fifemacher were out walking,
and Mr.. Ramschneider was Boosting of
the intelligence of his dog. "See here"
he said, Il place my hat here, in this
fence-corner; conceal it under the
brush and dried leaves. We will no
gewalk on. We pass down. the lane,
we geturnen this corner, we stroll by
the woods. l send Bismarck for my
hat. See, my friend, he comprehends
me; he flies through the woods, he
speeds down the lane, he disappears
around the corner, presently he will
back gekommen before have time to
catch cold in my head" But he did not
get it all the same. For just as he flew
around the corner a wary though not
aflluent tramp, who had watched the
circus from afar, was in the act OF ap-
propriating Mr.. RamschDeider's new
hat unto himself, and when the dog got
up in short range he fired clay cod
clod, as hard as n door knob, at that
faithful animal, with force that
knocked howl out of him as long MS
clothes line, and sent him wailing and
weeping back TO his astonished master.
And when Mr.. Ramschneider and his
friend hastened to investigate they
fdlnd under the brush an old hat, that
I'M lived in more ash heaps than you
could countin week, and so greasy and
forbidding in its general appearance
that Mr.. Ramschneider wouldn't touch
it with his cane. Far away, beyond
the distant fields, they saw the sunlight
shining on Mr.. Ramschneider's five dol
lar hat, and the tramp of the dusty
highway was jogging along under it.
But Mr.. RamSchreider walked home
bare us to his head, which is of the bald,
baldy, and he hasn't got out of bed yet
with the cold he caught. --BUrlt,,gton
Hawkcye.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
In the Winter.

In the winter, clearest jasper
Ger the lonely valley smiles;
In the winter, birds with music
Never food the woodland aisles.
in the winter, down the hillside
Gaily coasts the gentler SEX
In the winter, DER the sidewalk
Hangs the ulster for an Y.
In the winter soitest sky-down
AL the cedar pennons tipsi
In the winter, the pedestrian
On the coal-hole cover slips,
In the winter, on the window
Keenly shines each frosty gem;
In the winter, fond Leander
Leaves his girl at ppm.
In the winter, TO the opera
C. Augustus Minnie takes;
In the winter, Georgiana
Blushes DER the buokwheat cakes.
In the winter, silver sleigh-bells
Jingle sweetly, mile on mile;
In the winter, doth the snow ball
Elevate the silken tile.
In the winter, beggar-sparrows
Round the gables chirp and prank
In the winter, doth the plumber
Put some shekels in the bank.
In the winter, shrill winds whistle
Through the lovers sumner nook;
In the winter, there are other
Things enough to Ill book.
". fl. CTQGut.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01

Somebody is always making trouble
for mankind. Nowan epicure says that
oysters are not tit to be eaten until they
are at least three years old, and we sup
pose well have TO look into every
oysters mouth before we swallow him
to see If he has arrived at the proper
eatable age. Middietown Transcript.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
At Sunset.

OH there are golden moments in mems liV
Sudden, unlocked for, as the little clouds
All gold, which suddenly illume the gates
OF the lost sun.
Oh, pray for them! They bnng
No increase like the gains Of sun and showers
only moments brightness to the earth,
Only moments gleam in common lie,
Yet who would change them for wealth
worldsf
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01

The mysteries of baby's toilet were
altogether new to little iour-year-old,
and he carefully watched the bathing
and dressing of his little cousin When
the little powder box was open and the
fluffy brush was about to be used under
meath the baby's chin, he exclaimed: I:
"Oh. aunty, let me see you salt her. ~
NtW HaUcn Register.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01

A California boy stood an umbrella in
n public doorway during a meeting. To
this umbrella was attached strong
cord, an end of which the boy held in
his hand. Eleven different people are
said to have carried the umbrella TO the
length Of the string
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates Of advertising, 81 per square
fret insertion, and 80 cents each subsequent
insertion.
Special contracts will be made foT all adver-
usements for four insertions or over.
Transient advertisements always payable
quarterly in advance.
Marriages and obituary notices, over one
tquAre, chTged for at half regular rates
All local news 10 cents line for each in,
,ertion.
No notices inserted for less than fifty cents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01

Who can deny that piano dealers are
square and upright in their dealingsP-
YoakerS Statesman.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01

It's an old saying that you can't fool
time, yet thejeweler sells him - Water
loo ObServer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-02
The Comforting GO0ber.

That we are nation of peanut eaters
may be inferred from general observa-
ton; or 1t can be proved by statistics.
we presume it is possible to procure
our fayorite legume in small quanti-
ties and of inferior quality in the mar
kets of the old world; but only in our
new and surging civilization does it at
tain that perfection which is expected
and appreciated by the educated palate
OF a true American. Our population is
increasing with great rapidity and so
likewise is the peanut crop. A COM
parison Of figures. upon this point is
very encouraging. In 1876 the total
crop from the goober-producing States
Tennessee, Virginia and North Caro-
llna-amounted to less than $4,000
bushels. The following year this Weld
was increased nearly eighty per cent,
but dropped to less than its old average
flnathe year succeeding. In 1888 it
was l,210,OOO bushels, while the total
consumption of peanuts in the United
States for the year ending September
30, 1880, was LIZ, 900 bushels and the
stock on hand is 23S,000 bushels, which
IS the measure of production of lS79-8O.,
The crop for the year ending September
2. 1881, is estimated at about 1920, 900
bushels and the few weeks longer, in
which the political campaign will con
tinue will furnish occasion which we
doubt not will be we'll improved for en-
copraging activity in the peanut trade.
The democratic character of our Gov
ernment can be largely accounted for
by the prevalent taste for the peanut.
lt@is democratic edible. 1t is in the
mouths of the rich and the poor, the
lofty and the humble, and wherever
two or three are gathered together with
their pockets distended by the crisp and
fragrant pods we may be reasonably
sure that they are citizens Of one coun-'
try and that country this great and
glorious land of the United States. At
the variety theater, at the tciccus and \
the agricultural fair, in offices and upon
street corners; at the fireside and by
the work bench the suggestive little
bag is seen and it. is frequently snug.
igled into schools and prayer meetings.
This shows that in popular estimation |
it goes side by side with all other inter-
estsi and is held to conflict with none.
+, associations are. as wholesome and
cheering as they are pervasive. Success
toithe goober!-Bostop Posi-. p,s = 20 |