The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-04-22
Something About Coon Dogs.


Every age, and every locality, has
its technicalities, and provincialisms.
In the early settlement Of this coun-
try the raccoons destroyed good deal
Of corn during the latter part of the
summer, and in the winter the fur on
them was valuable, and was extensive
ly used by hatters. The country
store keepers bought coon skins, pay
ing from 25 to so cents for each, in
goods.
Coon hunting was carried on In
summer to get rid of the coons that
were destroying the corn, and in the
winter for their fur Dogs were
trained for the business. When scared
by the dogs, the coon made for the
largest tree and climbed it. A coon
hunter could always tell by the man
ner Of barking of a trained dog, when
he had treed a coon. The dog would
be regular in his barking, there being
from half second to a second between
each yelp. The hunter would then
cut the tree down. 1t was no light
task to cut down a tree two or three
feet In diameter.
Some times a dog not very well
trained would make a mistake, and
bark up tree upon which there was
no coon; hence it became by-word
among the early settlers, when very
serious mistake was made, to say that
the party who made the mistake was
barking up the wrong tree"
This is all preliminary, and just
brings us to the point where we had
something to say. We know an edi-
tor who is barking up the wrong tree.
1t is Bro. J. L. Boardman, Of the
Hillsborough News. In his last issue
he comes out strong for Gen. Wildes,
of Akron, for Secretary Of State.
Now we have been reliably informed
that Gen. Wildes not only voted the
Democratic ticket for President in
1872, but that he worked for that
ticket. That settles it, so far as we
are concerned.
For some time past Bro. Boardman
has been urging Hayes as candidate,
in the face of the fact that Hayes
pledged his word and honor before his
election that he would not be candi-
date for second term. When Bro.
Boardman became satisfied that Hayes
would not violate his word and honor,
he turns to Sherman, and in the course
of his editorial he says:
There is another reason why we prefer Mr.. Sher-
and that is, because he has from the first
snd @ an aS f @ the
ton Of President Hayes Mr. Sherman has been the
IN his
vice reform his Southern and financial policy and all
the leading measures of his administration.
The funniest part of the above, is
the civil service reform" part of it.
The President issued an order, which
he has never revoked, positively for
bidding officers in the employ of the
Government from taking part in Or
ganizing, Or setting up conventions,
and here comes his Secretary of the
Treasury to Ohio, for the sole pur-
pose Of setting up the State conven-
ton in his own interest. He demands
of the Republicans Of Ohio to be
unanimous in his support, coupled
with the threat that if any dare dis
sent, then he will withdraw, and his
brother-in-law goes to Washington
City and issues the threat that if
Sherman does not get Ohio solid, then
his friends will be turned over to
Grant, like flock of sheep, driven
into the slaughter house.
Just let Secretary Sherman be NOM
mated, and let him run on the Presi-
dents southern policy and his civil
service reform, and he will be a worse
beaten man than Judge West was in
1877. If Charles Foster last fall had
not come out bravely and acknowl-
edged that he had been mistaken, and
had he not repudiated the southern
policy and the civil service foolery, he
would have been beaten any where
between $4,000 and 10000.
You are barking up the wrong tree
Bro. Boardman; the coon is ON the
other tree.
Candidate for Congress.