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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-02-25

were too muddy, yet to our surprise
there was a good crowd the next day,
and rs for the display of corn and to-
bacco il was so far ahead of anything
that We expected or had ever seen, that
We Were perfectly delighted. There
were fifty-seven entries of tobacco
and more than so of corn. We never
saw finer display of corn. 1t would
take more time and space than we
have now to begin to describe il. We
simply say that the farmers deserve
great credit. As for the tobacco the
display was good, but the quality was
not 50 good as we expected To find.
Not having season, however, to
bring il in case, there is much allow
anco to he made for its appearance.
From the samples we saw Ohio county
ought to raise IA very fine grade of to-
bacco, and this can be done by Il proper
system of cultivation, fertiiizing and
handling.
The fair was largely attended by rep
rescntative tobacco men, from Louis
VILE, Owensboro and other points,
many of whom We would I've glad To
make personal mention of but we pass.
/ As for the lecture, it was success 50
FAR ~ the large crowd oi attentive
farmers were concerned.
Now 10 whom is ali this due and
what is il doing for Ohio county? IL is
due largely to the energy and good
sense of Cot. J. 4, Barrett, editor of the
Hartford HERALD. lie is man lust
i'm the prime of life, nervous, quick, ac-
tive and determined. Showing lay his
very motion that he means business in
everything he undertakes Such men
are scarce and a. Ohio county has such
she ought 10 he proud of him, and hold
up his hands in all of his efforts Ia de-
velop the mineral and agricultural re-
sources of the county. He il woith
a hundred narrow minded, easy going
selfish men, IL any county. stand by
him, and support his paper and You will
get three times the worth OF YOUR mon
eN.
What does this kind of Il fair do for
the country? Ii brings the farmers to-
gether, they exhibit their different
kinds of produce, compare notes as to
most profitable kinds TO raise, manner
of cultivation, handling, tSc., all of
which is very valuable to the wide-a-
wake farmer. Would he glad To see ev-
cry county in the state have just such
fairs. They are worth more To the
country than our so called agricultural
fairs, which are getting To be nothing
more than fashionable horse racing en-
tertainmcnts. From my standpoint
the Hartford Corn and Tobacco Fair
was "A success.-E " NefcGT in Ne,r
Era.
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The Paper Ring.

The paper-makers say To consumers
of their product: 1--WE want 10 make
more money out of you, and as the pro-
tective tariff places you in our power,
we have greatly advanced the price OF
paper, although the prices of the ma
terials we Use have advanced very little.
We have 10 pay duty on soda-ash and
on some other materials, but we shall
oppose with all our might and main
any attempt To remove these duties,
because, if they are removed, we shall
have no excuse TO keep up the price of
paper"
That Is the position Of these monopo-
lists, but the people demand that Con-
gress shall pass Mr.. Forts bill in spite
of them; and Mr. Forts bill reads:
"Be II enacted, etc., That on and after
the LIST day of July, 1850, all soda-ash
and impure carbonate of soda imported
10 Ice uSeii1 IN the manufacture of paper,
or of glsss, on of cloths, or fabrics COM
passed, wholly or in part of wool, shall
lie admitted free of duty.
A2. That all ansized printing paper
used for books, pamphlets, magazines,
and newspapers exclusively shall he
subject to am import duty of five per
centrm, advalorem.-C 0urier-JOWyndi.
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necessity of boarding their children
away from home to secure for them the
advantages of high school, would pre-
fer, both as matter OF convenience
and economy, to have them as near
home as possible. The money now sent
off to other parts of the State for this
purpose would he kept at home, and
help to build up and develop our coun-
ty.
Laying aside all financial matters, the
moral and religious advantages of such
a school To the present and future gem
Grafton is beyond the power of our
feeble pen To portray.
by all means let us harmonic our
different views, and carry out our well
begun work To full and complete success
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The Grant Programme.

On Tuesday of the present week the
New York Times, the ablest and most
influential of the Republican journals,
announced on the authority of "a near
personal and political friend" of the eX-
President, that ''slIould the Republican
National Convention nominate him in
the same manner as any other candi-
date would be nominated, he would
deem il his duty Ia the country and the
party TO accept"
This dissipatcs the last vestiSe of the
high-toned NONSENSE, 80 widely circu-
lated, To the effect that Grant would
not enter into a competition for the
nomination, that he would make no
efforts tn obtain it, that he would not
resort Ia ordinary methods Ia secure
delegates to conventions, that he would
not consent to be candidate except
in respose To the earnest and unani-
nous demands of the whole party, and
so on and so forth. OF course, impair
tial, clear-headed opponents of the
third term have all along detected hy-
pocrisy of these declarations but they
have deceived great masses of the Re
publicans, and therefore it is well TO
leave them exploded.
Grant, then, is candidate sin the
same manner with Blaine, Sherman,
and everybody else. The foolish Re
politicians who have believed otherwise
will wake from their decisions rather
late; but they may perhaps accomplish
something if they bestir themselves.
The Pennsylvania whine over the de-
feat at Harrisburg will not deter the
Grant managers in this State from try
ing 20 carry the Utica convention by
the usual methods. The watchword of
their leaders has been sounded all along
the lines: 81 enter the fight in the
same manner, and shall Use the same
weapon that my competitors do"
This proclamation will electrify those
who run the Republican machinei in the
State. Alert, skillful, tireless, auda-
cious, they will pull of their coats and
seize the primary meetings, and cap
ture the district conventions, while the
protesting conservatives are putting
their gloves on. They viii fight the
battle according To the rule that one
POOR explanation of a victory il better
than ten good excuses for defeat
.her York SIN.
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Withers We're united i'm matrimony on
the 18th of JAM, and after the nuptial
knot was tied, by Rev. c. Voyles, we
proceeded to his fathers, where we par
took OF all the dainties that heart could
wish, and then spent the remainder of
the evening in social glee.
We are guessing that it won't be long
until We will have the pleasure of see
ing another one of the fair sex pass from
a single to welded life, for Mr.. Will
Smith went-well we all know where
and stayed from Saturday evening I'M
I'll Monday morning and then plucked
her father out to see his Berkshire hogs
before he left. Keep your boots BACKED,
boys, we guess he will take her ma out
to see her chickens the next time he
goes
Mr.. Dusenberry of Mayo Park seemed
To think there was fair prospect for a
wedding in that hundred. Now, Mr..
Willie b., quit taking it smack and buss
with that lady love of yours; go along
and get married, you know il won't do
for a fellow to have so much ON the
brain and saw mill to run too.
Success to the HERALD, and IL long
life to the editor are the wishes of
MILTON.
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The German Vote.

The Statinei, the German Democratic
organ at Washington, prints the follow
ing editorial:
''If the Republicans nominate Grant
and the Democrats Bayard, the West
liche Post, as Well AZ Mr.. Hassaurek' s
paper, will support the latter. Tie Illi-
nois .Sddtz Zietaag will do the same,
though il has recently somewhat boom
ed for Grant. Those papers are con-
trolled.by their readers, and have to pay
attention To the wishes of the latter or
lose their subscribers and influence.
|. "The Recommendations, without
exception, will vote for Bayard and
against Grant. Put that down for a
fact. If any of our German American
colleagues dispute this assertion let
them come forward, and we shall pub
fish the translation of this article in our
next number
"On the other hand We assert, and
we desire our German-American coll
leagues 10 contradict us if il is not true,
that if the Republicans do not nomi-
nate Grant, and the Democrats nomi-
nate an impure and infiation-tainted
candidate on the NOTWITHSTANDING
Coke Beck platform, the bulk of the
German-Anerican vote will be fast foE
the Republican ticket"
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Lang Falls letter.
LONG FALLS, KY, Feb. Is, 1880.

LoNG FALLS, KY, Feb. Is, 1880.
Editor HcyuEI:
Mud. rain, mumpS and measles, with
an occasional dash of wind, mixed with
chills, malarial fever and the "blues, +"
is the seeming programme at this time.
y great deal of sickness some deaths
Among the number are Mrs. Elijah
Henry, late of MELVILLE, Mrs. Joseph
Henry, also young William Riley, son
of Mrs. Eliza Riley, near MELVILLE.
Mrs. Thompson Taylor, of MELVILLE, is
in a very critical condition, and it is
thought that her recovery doubtful.
Geo. Head, of Glennville, is sick with
typhoid pneumonia, Samuel Phillips is
also la precariOus condition with
chronic rheumatisnl, and your cores
pendent is not corpuicnt by any means.
LOTS OF FEET.
NJ. :. Hudson, of MELVILLE. owns Il
sow that makes six distinct tracks in
walking. Mrs. Duncan has chicken
with legs.
Green river is on another ''tarc."
Saw-log men are in their glory.
The roads are in a bad plight.
Tobacco mighty slow, money close, no
society news, mo nothing"
We notice the wedding of Mr.. Owens
boro Messenger and Miss Examiner,
and are glad to see SO sprightly sheet
from our young city. Mundy & Brans-
ford will make strong team if enter
prise and energy mixed with cultivated
intellects can accomplish anything.
have just concluded a class in
PENMANSHIP
at MELVILLE. Have been engaged in
teaching at Beech Grove-all well
pleased.
Look tor subscriber from MELVILLE,
as know it will come.
| won't say much about "pOund par
ties" and expected marriages, from the
fact that they are deceptive sometimes,
and very stale news at best.
We notice the announcement of Geo.
w. Bunger and 4. G.. Ellis for Sheriff,
subject to the action of the Democratic
party. Both are good men, and will
make good time.
DIR. Carpenter x Brooks. our enter
prising drug men are doing Il large and
paying business.
"MUSICAL.n
The Green River Vocal Institute will
meet with Brushy Fork Church Satur-
day before the 9Th Sunday in this month
February. Saturday the teachers elu-
cidate on the black board the parts as
signed them; Sunday singing by the
different classes.
CLASSES NOW ENROLLED.
Oak Grove class, ID. G. Higgs teacher;
Buck Creek class, Geo. Stevens teacher;
Pleasant Hope class, Newt Taylor teach
er; Pleasant Valley class, Willie Mosely
teacher; Brushy Fork class, Hemming-
way teacher; Beech Grove class, Jas.
Epley teacher. Every lover of music
should attend. Can't we organize an
instrumental convention in Ohio coun-
ty? Let's hear from the leaders of
string music AT HoOver's Hill, Center
town, Island Station, Ceralvo and other
points. BY such am organization we
become more proficient in violin, guitar
and banjo music. MODoC.
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An Opening for a Newspaper.

Franklin, Simpson county, Is the best
opening, We now know of, for a news
paper. True ii has weekly, the Pr
friof; semi-weekly,t the Enterprise and
will soon have the Local, TO he publish
ri by Messrs Dickey 4 Kelly, but the
reader must remember that franklin Is
none of your cross-road towns, hut n
i,ab or 500 population village.
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Heavier Dam Doings.

BEAVER DAM, KY, Feb. -, 1880.
Editor Herald:
frequently hear persons say: "Oh,
the paper is so dull this week, I've
almost notion to order mine stopped.
They used to have good paper but 1t is
not at all interesting now.n | have al
most asked such persons if they thought
they could edit one-half an well; or II
they expected a little county paper to
contain dispatches from all parts of the
world And have sometimes wondered
if parties who complain most were not
behind with their subscription dues. |
have heard some say this that l kaec
Were behind-that at that time owed
for one years subscription. Don't ex-
poet an editor of a county paper, dear
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Gilbert Tobacco warehouse.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. |, 1850

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. I, 1850.
DEAR SIR:-After returning our
thanks for past favors and wishing YOU
a prosperous and happy new year, we
take this method to announce to YOU
and the public, that we have withdrawn
from the tobacco Board of Trade,r
and i'm doing so, we have not a word to
say against it; it was good institution
i'm sits day" Recently il has been
guilty of some fOllies that we did not
approve but protested against, hence we
are involved i'm no vexatious and ex-
pensive lawsuits with any of the buy
ers.
The fees for selling tobacco, to both
buyer and seller, may, and perhaps
were, not too high at the time of their
adoption (sOOn after the war; when
labor, rents, money and in fact every
thing was high, and at II time, too,
when it was almost indispensably nee
essary to employ travelling agents; now
since there has been quite a deprecia-
ton in value of everything, and espe-
cially since the tobacco market of LOU
isville is so well established and known
to be the leading market for all shades
and grades of tobacco, and there are so
many avenues of information opened
up, and leading to almost every mans
door, acquainting him daily with the
state of the market, etc., We can see no
good reason for continuing the old ex-
pensive custom of employing men to
canvass the country soliciting consign-
ments of tobacco. Therefore we have
concluded to dispense with the services
of that class of gentlemen above alluded
to, and appropriate their salaries in an
other direction, or, more properly speak
ing, leave it where ii legitimately be-
longs, In the pockets of the seller.
We can do this only by reducing our
fees, or by a system of rebate, either of
which was violation of the rules of
the BOARD of Trade" Another rule
of the "BOardp is to deduct ten pounds
for samples, this we think is not right,
but like all other rules, members are
bound to respect it, or abide the cOnse-
quences of violation.
We think we have given reasons
enough for withdrawing from the Sin
stitutiOn," together with an Unborn
feeling to conduct our business i'm our
own way, subject only to the approval
of our own conscience and those for
whom we transact business.
All tobacco received after this day we
will sell at a reduction of so cents each
to seller and buyer. Rejection fee will
be Sl.50 instead of $3.50 as heretofore.
We will make no deduction for samples,
instead of 10 lbs. as heretofore. ICE TOO
Soliciting liberal share of your pat
ronage, We are,
Very Respectfully yours,
--se-ar GILBERT, HUDSON Il Co.
Mark your hhds. .Gilbert House."
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Caneyviiie CHATTER.
CANEYvILLE, Ky, Feb. :

CANEYvII.LE, Ky, Feb. ~.
Editor HeroI5:
Business very good for the season
large quantity of tobacco coming in dali
ly at liberal prices. Besides the tobac-
co trade, we have a large stave trade.
Mr.. Harry Metz, our stave king. is
ready to pay cash for all such stock.
Mat Shearden was arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons and held over
on 500 bond to appear at Court the LIST
of May.
Mr.. John w. West, of Nashville.
Tenn, who is visiting his many friends
here, will return to his home the first
of March.
Mr.. Frank Turpen has been appoint
ed agent for the Union Express Go. here.
Frank is well worthy of the position
MIR. John Barnes, of Beaver Dam.
was here visiting his brother, Mr.. w.
III. Barnes. Come again, Johnnie, she
will welcome you.
We have few weddings occasionly.
Mr.. y. j. Hill, of Rockport, Ky, and
Miss Helen Dewess, of this county, Were
married last evening BY Rev. j. :.
Ward. They left this morning for their
new home in Rockport. Miss Helen
left many friends and admirers. We
wish them Il long and happy life; we
are expecting another one soon.
NJ. III. w. b. III. w.
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After mourning the expense of build
ing a fine school house and getting
about ready to enjoy the fruits Of the
expenditure, il seems there is breeze
of strife getting up that is calculated to
destroy or to some extent curtail the
measure of the success of the enterprise.
Why should Hartford not have as good
high school as any town in the State:
IL is a gooklocation, very convenient to
railroad transportation; has very fine
mail facilities, is in Geographic COM
munication with the world, is unsur-
passed for health, its society will COM
pare favorabIy with any town of its size
in the State, boarding is cheap as could
he desired or expected, coal is abundant
and very low, and in fact everything is
favorable for a successful school if the
people will just pull together for that
purpose. Then in Gods name, let's
have il. If We cannot have il arranged
exactly To suit the entire notions of each
and every citizen, let us have il any
how.
How sensible it will look to spend
several thousand dollars OF the towns
money in building n magnificent school
edifiee, which we have done, and then
allow ourselves to become divided and
sub-diyided in matters of minor impor
tanee, and thus destroy the success of
the enterprise and have this costly
structure standing a. monumsst to
our folly.
We do not pretend TO say, or even in
timale. that We know who Is right or
who is wrong, but we do say, "iet us
harmonic conflicting interests and
opinions and let the school start off
under such favorable auspices as to
forever insure its success.
We tried railroad project here
awhile hack 10 connect us with the L.
a +. RsB., hut Our, people concluded
We usere MOI able ts tuild IL. and NJ put
a stopstp il. Other projects are now
talked Of. such NJ tssrnpikes, borse-csr
railroads., DC, for the purpose OF build
ling upSthe town, bat in our humble
opinion, the move to build first-class
school house, ike the one We have now
almost completed, and the establish
,ment Of good graded school will do as
much ,or mOrel to build up our town
!. n any other. project in which We can
!. engage Let-us finish the school house
and inaugurate n first-class school re-
gardless of differences on minor matters.
IL will soon become noiscd abroad; it
will ATTRACT general attention, and make
favorable impressions, and immigration
land that too of the very best class,
wall come in. aud the town will grow
enough coon 90 enable Ia TO build turn
pixies, branch railroads. or anything else
: We nsaysnsxd.
We honestly belleve that theeomple-
ton Of our fine building and the inaug-
sration then Of a frst-class- graded
!, fchooI, viii just now do more for the
prosperity Of Hartford than any other
enterprise contemplated by any of her
citizens.
IL we want our county TO prosper we
must increase our educational facilities.
Some one has truly said: 1.-THE more
good schools We have, the fewer jails,
poor houses, criminal courts and peni-
tenfiaries will be Necessary" Not only
Hartford. but the whole Of Ohio county
snd the surrounding counties are inter-
.ested. Parents who are under the
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National Democratic Convention.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. y

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb. -.
The convention H. 10 be AT Cincinnati
on the I'D of June. Tildcn's friends
generally voted for Cincinnati. Outside
Of members of Congress, the feeling
as expressed 10y the crowd now here is
for Tilden. The only thing that can
beat him is the idea thai he can't carry
New York. This il vigorously urged
by his opponents. The feeling for the
convention Ia be AT Cincinnati WAS very
general and enthusiastic, and no; in the
Interest of any Presidential aspirant. -
Hra,W u. MrHfnry ia CoU'jcr-JoW13oi.
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The Democratic Convention for
Breckenridge county to nominate cam
didates for sheriff and Circuit Clerk,
Sill he held at Harlinsburg on Monday
March 18th. The precinct meetings To
elect delegates will he held on saturday
March -.
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a Cross Baby.

Nothing is so conducive to mans re-
manning a bachelor as stopping for one
night at the house of a married friend
and being kept awake for five or six
hours by the crying of cross baby.
All cross and crying babies need only
Hop Bitters. to make them well and
smiling. Young man, remember this.
Ed. TT
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n we. would ''give praise Ia whom
praise is due" brother Meacham, of the
South Kentuckian, published at Hop
kinsville, would certainly come in for a
large share. He is an original writer,
aud 80 seasons the same a. To- make his
paper pleasant 10 read.
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tiers granted subject to that time should
be liable tn repeal and alteration 10y the
General Assembly. This proposition
was fought with considerable hostility,
and finally defeated the Senate, how
ever, continued in session until sunset.
OBSERVER.
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EDITOR
WEDNESDAY, FEB. %. 1850.

Hox. Jas. II. HINDMAN was elected
to the Legislature from Adair county
vice Hon. John Tupman, deceased. He
was sworn in aud took his seat on the
18th inst.
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COL. BARRRTTS ENTERPRISE.
rne Hartford TOBACCO and Corn Fair

reached Hartford late Thursday
night, before the fair and / must con-
fess my spirits We're a little depressed
after wading Through the mud from
Beaver Dam, thinking the farmers
would not come to town as the roads
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THE Court house, al Blandville, Bal
lard county, was destroyed 10y fire last
"Wednesday night. We have no; learn
,Si the particulars, hut as the Circuit
and County Clerks, County Judges
and Sherift's offices were kept in the
haildine, il is very probable that the rec
"nlS are oil destroyed.
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F0rdsyiile News.
FoRDsvILLE, KY, Feb. IL.

Editor Herald: Posse 'l.i. lr
Our farmers seem to be of more en-
ergetic disposition than common; as to-
bacco is bearing good figure at present
it seems to stimulate them, 80 that they
are making great preparations for the
coming crop.
{. This being Leap-year, the fair ones
are employing their time judiciously.
Mr.. James Whittinghill and Miss Alice
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