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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-03-03

NEARLY every person has "a coin or
coins with holes bored in them. IL
would not be So if they understood the
United States law on the subject. The
law says: every person who fraudu-
lently, by any art, way or means, tie
iaees, mutilates, mpairs, diminishes,
falsifies, scales or lightens the gold and
silver coins which have been or which
may hereafter he coined at the minis of
the United States, or any foreign gold
and silver coins which are by law made
current or i'm actual Use and circula-
ton as money within the United States
shall be imprisoned not more than two
years and fined not more than s2,000-
The Senate on last Thursday passed
a bill amending the Criminal Code of
practice as regards evidence. We are
Inclined to the opinion that it will work
web, and should be passed by the
House. The bill reads as follows:
II, BE Il elocted w The Ge,,erai As
senibly Of Tie Commonwealth Of KIea-
tacky, That no person shall be disquali-
fled AS witness in any penal or crimi-
nal case or proceeding by reason of his
interest in the event of the same, as a
party or otherwise, but such interest
may be shown for the purpose of affect
ing his credibility: Prooidied, hOloeuer,
That defendant in any penal or GRIM
inal case or proceeding shall only, at
his own request, be deemed a compe-
tent witness and his neglect to testify
shall not create any presumption
against him, nor shall the court permit
any reference to or comment upon such
neglect. ...rs, .......t -..,. -
The bill passed-yeas, 20; nays, Is.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-03-03

Daily Sales Privilege Rejection.
Mark Hogshead, PEOPLES
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Wonderful Dog.

THE LARGEST LITTER OF PUPS ON RECORD,
When the telephone conveyed the in
formation that a canine mother with a
new family of twenty little pups in
George street was waiting to be inter-
viewed, it must be said, for the sake Of
truth, that the reporter mentally ejacu-
lated, "too thin, ;" or some other express
ion of like significance. Arriving at
49," livery and boarding stable, a
crowd of curious, gaping men and boys
was found surrounding handsome
brown and white English pointer, which
lay upon pile of sawdust and shavings
in the rear of the building. Clambering
all over the gentle animal were a squirm-
ing lot of little pups, all extremely anX-
ious to get the first chance at supper, for
there were entirely too many of them for
all to get in at the first table. There
were pups as black as the ace of spades,
pups with white tipped ears, spotted
pups and white pups, pups with black
tails and pups with white ones. Twenty
of them-a full score on actual count.
1t was sight worth seeing, although
the mother seemed to think that she had
more little ones to look after than she
had bargained for The first one made
his debut into the light at 9 o'clock in
the morning, and the way the reinforce
ments began to come was caution to
the natives thereabouts. The majority
of them were of the female persuasion,
but there were just enough boys in the
lot to keep the other giddy thil gs under
control. The mother who gave birth to
such wonderful family is IN English
pointer of pure stock, and her present
owner, bought her only few weeks ago
from peddler. She is as gentle brute
as can be imagined, and she allowed the
bystanders to freely examine the diminu-
tive beasts without interference CFp-
cinpati Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
COuIin't Trade.

A citizen of Cass avenue having resi-
dence worth about $4,000 has sign of
"For Sale" on the house, and the other
day an old African, driving a stone-bmd
old horse and wagon which wobbled
all over the road, drew up in front OF the
place Just Us the owner came OUT
BOSS, am dat place fur sale?" prompt
ly inquired the darkey as he cropped the
reins.
Eyes, sir" was the reply.
'Whats your very lowest figgers.
sahP"
"Sixteen thousand dollars" :"
"Dat melodies de back yard an all, l
'spose."
Eyes sir"
The old man got down, looked over
the tence and peered around, and finally
said:
GLOW much would ye low me on dat
hoss an wagin if we made a trader"
'sOh, about five dollars"
The ouerist settled his hat with jerk,
climbed into the wagon and was driving
away without word when the citizen
asked:
"Well, what do you thinkP"
"What does | fink, sab. Why, sab,
fink de trade am blocked. rze willin'
to knock off sumthin', but / can't take
no five dollars fur dis outfit. DE hoss
alone cost me six! x!"-DetroH Free Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 49, $780,

chendi," answered Kotzebue, sternly
''But words are useless. Your crime has
overtaken you at last"
Soldiers, hastily summoned, now en-
tered the room, and the wretched man
was dragged, raving and cursing, to the
doorway. There, for a moment, he ceas.
ed; and, turning his despairing eyes up
on the commandant, said, with look of
unutterable misery and bitterness:
"DO you wonder now that l cared
not to meet the only witness of my
crimep"
The next moment the door closed be-
hind him, and he was hurried down to
Kotzebue's boat, whittier the captain
himself, after some further brief expla-
nation to the commandant, soon follow
ed, and conveyed his prisoner on board
the frigate, which Immediately set sail.
The settlers heard her parting gun with
a thrill of horror, as they thought of
their late comrade and the fate awaiting
him; and when, later in the night, the
waves rose, and, amid their sullen roar,
a wild, thrilling scream seemed to rise
from the sea and sweep by on the hurry
ing wind the listeners crossed themselves,
muttering that the wrath of the lost
Feodor had given warning of his coming
doom. But these CHASTITY fancies fled be-
fore the more horrible truth, when the
morning sun, rising in majesty, shonC
down upsn the wave-swept beach,
where, with all the light washed out O.
his long, fair hair, and the brooding lus.
ter of his eyes forever quenched, while
upon his nerveless wrists were the scars
of the iron bonds he had broken only tC
die, lay Feodor. They buried him upoI
the beach; and even at this late day
though the banner of the czar has Ion!
since gone down from over the work
which are now but moldering ruins
there are those who say that, on wintr,
nights, when the winds and waves ar
high, an unearthly scream rises abov
the rushing roar of the storm, like th
dying cry of Ouschendi. - The Califor
, MAN,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
A Model Notice.

The following appeared among the ad-
vertisements of partnerships dissolv-
ed" "lost and found, ""sheriff's notices, :"
ETC., of a Sag Harbor, N. Y. paper:
Whereas, my wife, Mrs. Bridget Me-
Dallogh is again walked away with her
self, and left me with five small children
and her poor blind mother, and left no.
body else to take care of the house and
home, and, l hear, has taken up with
Tim Guligan, the lame fiddler, the same
that was put in the stocks last Easter for
stealing Barney Dood's game cock. This
is to give notice that l will not pay for
bite or sup on her account, to man OF
mortal, and that she had better never
leave the marks of her ten toes near my
house again. PATRICK MCDALLoGH.
p. S.-Tim had better keep out of my
sight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
NanOIeOn'S Prison.

Eugene visited Napoleon's Malmaison
at St Helena. Longwood House, origin
ally farm belonging to the East India
company, and prior to its being Napo-
Icons prison the residence of the lieu
tenant-governor of the island, has suffer
ed so much degradation, dilapidation,
and so many vicissitudes that it bears
not the slightest resemblance to its for
mer self. The drawing room, the din.
ing room, the bath room, of the ex-em.
peror have been by turns converted into
stables and granaries, into barns ant
threshing floors. 1t was neither water
tight nor wind proof in Napoleon's time
and what remains of it is veritabl,
cave of the winds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Rowing Archery.
THE WAY TO PASS A PLEASANT DAY.
man..

THE WAY TO PASS A PLEASANT DAY,
Shooting at a painted target is far from
being the whole of archery. The delights
of ''roving archery" as it is termed, are
many, and combine, to the full, outdoor
exercise, more OF less skill with the long
bow. and general good time. Take a
congenial party, the favorite bow, few
common arrows, lunch perhaps, and
start anywhere, unless some particular
route is arranged, across the fields, climb
ing a hill or two, wandering at will in
shade or sun. Squirrels are all around
you, inviting shot. Larks fly on all
sides; blackbirds are in swarms around
the marshy places. Shoot at anything
that moves. You will find abundant
opportunities, and the fact that you do
not hit anything worth mentioning does
not detract a particle from your enjoy
ment. Perhaps you plump an arrow into
squirrel. With the hit will come a
start of surprise perhaps, but none the
less is it the genuine sportsman's keen
delight in the successful effort. tits sascore
and will be hailed with shouts from all.
There's no envy in the party-it suits all
alike that yon have hit. Suppose you
have walked two, or three. OF five miles
You may have shot hundred times,
with possibly squirrel or two, or bird,
as the reward of your efforts. The game
is valueless as such, but in your eyes it
seems worthy place in the game bag.
A cosl, shady place invites halt, and
over the lunch you can discuss the good
shots, rejoice in the successful ones, laugh
at the failures. 1t is pleasant to lie at
full length on the soft grass and rest af-
ter what may have been fatiguing
tramp. The twang of the bowstring is
musical to you. There is no aching head
from the noise and jar of the gun, no
aching shoulder from the kick" The
slight recoil of the bow is unfelt, and
the soft whistle of the flying shaft has
not frightened the game after the first
shot. 1t may be you have emptied your
quiver at one squirrel, and, through poor
craftsmanship, failed to drive him from
his hole, which only your approach to
gather the arrows will do. His curiosi-
ty to ascertain what were the whistling
darts sticking all around has given you
abundant opportunity to slay him, al
though you have not improved it. After
refreshing siesta under some hospitablt
tree, you resume the tramp. More fields
more hills, departure from the line o
march to get the benefit of a sudden dis
covery of mark on one side or the 9th
er. 1t matters not if the birds shun youl
approach, and you lose your opportuni
ty. The chase was there, the cautious
movements to get close shot; all th'
hunters instinct in you has been aroused
anew, and, if yielding to the lost chance
subsidies only to rise again at the mex
discovery.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Husband

BOUGHT WITH DISH OF ICE CREAM.
A young clerk in Saugerties, N. Y.
was busily engaged in cleaning the inte-
rior of a front show-window, when a
fashionably dressed and comely young
woman entered the store and asked tho
proprietor, in a vivacious manner, what
he would take for that article in the
window, nodding significantly toward
the young man. The proprietor laugh
ingly replied that he would sell him for
a dish of ice cream. The young woman
SAID: VERY well, l will take him." and
departed, returning a little later in the
day with female friend, when she invi-
ted the proprietor out to a cream saloon
to bind his bargain. The proprietor en-
tered heartily into the spirit of the joke,
as he looked upon it, and went with her.
On his return to the shop the young
woman accompanied him, and said, as
she started to leave : II am going home
Monday noon; so have that article ready
for me, rs | shall certainly call for it."
The clerk thereupon demurred, and said
the bargain would not be binding unless
he had a dish of cream as well, at which
the young lady said; every well, you
also shall have the cream,n and left, re-
turning in a few moments with Il dish of
cream in her hands. The young man
devoured the cream and enjoyed a social
chat with his purchaser, and, becoming
quite interested in her, made up his
mind to stick. Monday afternoon the
young woman, true to her promise,
drove up in hack TO the shop on Main
street, and out stalked her purchase,
clad in new linen duster and store
T clothes, and with hand bag and sun
umbrella in hand. The hack drove off,
amid the laughter and best wishes of the
fellow-clerks of the young man, and the
congratulations of the proprietor to the
young woman, who warranted the young
man to wear well and hold his color,
and that he would never fade. The par
, ty took the 239 train up the river, and
+ on Monday evening the merchant
, received q dispatch from the young wo-
man stating that she had arrived al
: home safely with her purchase. The
:, girl is worth 5000 in her own name
. and is about 90 years old. The young
- man is fine looking, has a neat little
: bank account of his own, and all say that
. the young woman might ''go farther
and fare worse" IN. Y. Mail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13

Bliss.
Lovely, sunny, summer day,
In hammock swinging,
Sea-waves brightly flashing near,
Happy birds a-singing,
Hum of pipe and hum of bee,
Whir of insects blending
In dreamy symphony,
Rings of smoke ascending
On the air TO break and fade,
Green boughs arching over,
Fragrance borne on every breeze
Isn't he in clover?
Flower-dotted grass beneath,
Blue sky DER him smiling,
Pretty girl on either side
Pleasantly beguiling-
One with fan and shade whose tints
With the wings are vying
Ofthe gorgeous butterflies
Gayly round them flying,
One with book from which she reads
Song of maid and lover
In voice of melody
Isn't he in clover? - Harper's Weekl
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13

An occasional shampooing to keep the
hair clean, and a great deal of brushing,
donein quick strokes, after each of which
the hand is ,ed over the hair, will be
found better Tn an any nostrums for mag
ing the hair retain its natural luster>
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13

The Princess of Wales, when she takes
her little daughters into society, has a
fashion of dressing them in toilets har,
monizng with her own.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
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Cecils Book OF Natural History, 81.
Pictorial Handy Lexicon, 80 cents.
Sayings, by author of Sparrowgrass Papers,
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Mrs Hemans' Poetical Works, rs cents.
Kitto's Cyclopedia OF Bible Literature, 2
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Rollins Ancient History, $2.25.
Smiths Dictionary of the Bible, illus. 81.
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Health by Exercise, DR.. Geo. H. Taylor, SOC.
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Library Magazine, 10 cents No.; ST. year.
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CLUBS sent free on request.
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Library Of Universal knowledge, 20 vols $lo
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-09-23
BOB TAYLOR'S TONGUE.

When Bob Taylor ran for Con
gress two years ago, he declared
himself a Union man and the friend
of Union soldiers. But his whole
Congressional record shows that lie
deliberately deceived the people.
His vote for Joe Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, a Rebel guerrilla, for Speak
er, is in keeping with his whole
course in Congress.
There is a dissguted Indian Chief
in the Ute country who says that
"when he was in Washington the
tongues of the white men were as
long as his arm, but now they are
no longer than the first joint OF his
little finger.D. The difference be-
tween promise and performance was
never better put.
When Bob Taylorjwas a candid
ate, in making promises to Union
men and soldiers as to what he would
do in standing by them and their
interests, "his tongue was as long
as his arm,n but when we examine
as to the number Of pensions paid,
and claims paid, and the loyal men
he has put in Office we find that
Roberts tongue is no longer than
the "frst joint of his little finger"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-09-23

The Jonesboro Journal in referring
TO Major Petitioners connection with
the Amnesty extended to violators
of the Revenue, says:
But it is a significant fact in this
connection that the Majors pecuntary
interests were all efectually secured
b.foTe these fa0ors re, e besfowek. All
who could were to pay costs OF which
the Majors fees was the greater part,
Those who were unable to pay, would
not be improved in this respect by
fine and imprisonment SO that person,
ally the Major could suffer no pecuni-
airy loss by the amnesty.
Ignorance is the only plausible ex-
cuse that could be offered in defense
of such a publication. Major Petit
bone gets no fees. He is paid q salary
by the Government. It is immaterla-
to Maj. Pettibone, as far as his salary
is concerned, whether the %violator Is
convicted or not. A newspaper with
six lawyers for its editorial staff, car
i'll afford to manifest such ignorance
If the J0urnG, desires 'sto establish
q characterize, veracity' it would better
correct all such Infamous falsehoodf
as the above.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-09-23

We cAIl the special attention of our
readers to the circular letter of H. V.
Seviets The letter appears in this
issuefof our paper. Mr.. Sewer is a
brokser of our towns-man DR.. w. R.
Sewer and Capt James, Sewer and
Uncle of;Col. Charles r. Vance, Dem.
EIector. for the first Congressional
district. Mr.. Sewer is well known.
He is a gentleman of culture and has
the independence to speak his senti-
ments on matters that concern public
affairs. He belongs to: one of the
Oldest and best families of the State
being a direct lineal descendant of Gov.
John Seyier whose history is intimate
~ interviewer with the early settle
ment of Tenne ssee. Mr.. Sewer is a
genuine den ocr4t, a good citizen and
a true gentleman.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-09-23
REASONS FOR SUPPORTING
THE REPUBLICAN PAR
TY ANDOPPOSING THE
DEMOCRATIC.

LIST. The Republican party, in OF
position to that wing of the Demo-
cratic which=now controls it, saved
the country from destruction.
ID. It has given the country a
sound currency from which in main
mas resulted the general prosperity.
Sd. It is patriotic and. loyal, and re-
CARDS the United States as a nation
and not a rope Of sand.
4th. 1t seeks to maintain the Con-
stitution and to enforce all laws
made in pursuance thereof.
5th. 1t seeks that union and re-
Cancellation which is the triumph of
principles foughtFfor, and not that Of
tissue ballots standardization.
9th. It demands that. every man
who counts or represents those who
count, in the enumeration to give rep
resentation in the electoral college,
shall cast his vote just as he pleases,
and shall have it counted ~just.as he
cast it. n
It'll. 1t believes that the. perpetui-
ty and success of:Repnblican institu-
tons depends upon universal ednca-
ton, and it promotes the same by
every means in its power.
Sth. 1t is the only party which
has taken any practical steps for the
improvement Of the Civil Service, and
from which further reforms can rea-
sonably be expected.
9th. All departments of the Gov
~ernment..are o administered with
ability:and integrity.
10th. The Republican party
brought the war to a successful issue;
emancipated the blacks; placed the
credit of the nation upon higher la
sis than ever before.
18th. Continued, multiplied and
extended our industries. so that we
are n w among the first of the great
commercial nations of the world.
1t is wise or safe to entrust the ad-
ministration of the Government to
the party which has opposed sand OBJ
structed these measures by every
means in its power?
REASONS FOR OPPOSING THE DEMOCRAT
&c PARTY.
1st. 1t has desti Dyed the purity OF
elections and made voting unsafe.
I'd. 1t is the party Of fraud and
violence; the inventor of fraudulent
naturalization and false coun-
ting
Sd. 1t denies practically that we
are a nation, and still holds the per-
nicious doctrine of State rights which
brought on the war.
4th. Fit claims to be the party of
economy and reform, ride Cipher
dispatches, the extra session, and the
Maine steal"
5th. 1t honors and favors those
who tried to'destroy the Union. 1t
denounces and ~displaces from office
those who fought to save it.
9th. 1t is..the party which origina-
ted the doctrine, Ito victors belong
the spoils." To this and to the doc
trine of State rights it has consistent
ly adhered. -.
7th. 1t is the party of the solid
South. 1t is the party of New York
City. with all that this implies; it. is
the party of fiat money 1t is the
party of Bourbonism, which forgets
nothing and learns nothing. 1t is
the party of southern civilization or
barbarisnl, as opposed to the party OF
northern civilization or free schools
and intelligence.