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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07

On one occasion gentlemanly-look-
ing person called and expressed a fear
that he had enclosed two letters in
wrong envelopes, and that all his pros
poets in life depended on his having his
letters back and correcting the mistake,
inasmuch as they revealed plans which
he had adopted to save two mercan-
tile houses in the same line of busi-
ness, whose interests clashed at every
point. A similar blunder occurred in
a more delicate affair, when young
lady was most urgent to have her letters
returned, as she had accepted the wrong
offer of marriage. The local postmas-
ter was unable to resist her earnest
entreaties, and thus prevented a pain
full catastrophe. But a whole romance
might be written on the following Incl
dent: A young lady, who had been
engaged to o prosperous young manu-
facturer, was informed, few days
before the marriage was fixed for, that
the firm was insolyent. Not a moment
was to be lost. and q letter was written
and posted, breaking the engagement;
when, within two hours, it was dis
covered that the report was entirely
unfounded. The report continues.
"The daughter with her parents rushed
to the postoillce, and no words can
describe the scene-the appeals, the
tears, the wringing Of hands, the
united entreaties of the family, to have
the fatal letter restored, but alas! all
was vain, the rule admitted Of no ex-
ception."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07

At the close of the war, when johnson
was President and issuing pardons to the
rebels by the CARLOAD, and the Tennessee
Legislature had authorized Gov. Brown.
low 10 offer $4,000 reward for the cap
ture Of Harris, who was Kidding out in
Mexico. Harris refused to ask any favors
Of President Johnson. But he did ap-
peal to Brownlow for aid, and Brownlow
who hated johnson, came to his rescue
by asking the Legislature to withdraw
the reward and allow him to return to his
home in Tennessee.
Harris canvassed the State in 1879
against Johnson, and in favor of General
Cheatham, but he never offered himself
for an Office in the State until after the
death of Johnson, in 1875. s,
Af Taylor the present Republican
candidate for Governor, was a member of
the Tennessee Legislature in 1874, and
was an enthusiastic johnson man, and
voted for him. 1t was he who burst in
to the Maxwell House with Just breath
enough left to gasp ''fifty.two yotesl"
= The character of the repentance and
gratitude of some of the re-enfranchised
rebels may be illustrated by an incident:
When, in 1870, Johnson was defeated
through the trelchery Of Henry Cooper,
John G. Brown, the Governor of Tennes
see, was so wild with joy he threw his
hat upon the floor and trod it into rag,
though he had Johnson's pardon in his
pocket at the time.
1t is claimed by the Republican mana
gers in Tennessee that the stay at-home
vote is Republican, and that agitation
and active campaigning are healthful to
that party, and interesting figures have
been given to support the claim. II Is
claimed that In the election Of 1880, the
census showed a stay.at home vote OF
100, 0,115. The increase Of the total vote
in 1884 was 1890; of this the Republi
cans got 16,401, and the Democrats g.,
0S9, and this, the Republican committee
claim, shows what they have claimed
that two.thirds of the stap. home vote
is Republican, and only needs to bt
brought out.
But | some time ago gave an analysis
Of the Tennessee election figures at
length and 1t is not necessary to repeat
them. Those discussed related, howev
er, mostly to the prospects of the
Tennessee Republicans carrying the State
in National election and breaking Q
solid South.
At present there is pronounced feel
ing among the Republican leaders agains
any further expenditure of time or none,
in National campaign south of Mason
and Dixon's line.
Whether this disposition will b,
changed to any extent depends largely
upon the result of the present State cam
paign.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07
The Petroleum Industry,

Mr.. Charles Marvin, one of the first
to direct attention to the Russian
petroleum fields at Baku, in speaking
lately of the transference of petroleum
in bulk, said that America was at pres,
ent the principal petroleum power BY
the development of the petroleu1Hdields
at Baku Russia had recently sprung
into the position of thesecond petroleum
power, and Mr.. Marvin thought that
England should come to the front and
occupy the third position as soon as
possible. BY the annexation of King
Theebaw's dominions she had come in
possession of the Burmese petroleum
fields, and he thought steps ought to be
taken at once by the Indian govern
ment to survey these fields and so throw
them open to British capital and enter
prise. Within the last few years, since
the extension of the railway, consid-
cradle petroleum deposits had been
discovered in Beluchistan, but he re-
GREETED that the Indian government
had decided to make them a crown
monopoly. Still more recently petroleum
in abundance had been discovered in
Egypt. Since he wrote in 1882 of the
Caspian petroleum fields eighty steam
ers had been placed OH that inland sea
to carry oil in tanks from Baku to
the mouth of the Volga, and on the
Volga there were upward of hundred
vessels running. AT present nearly all
the petroleum arriving in Europe from
America was brought in barrels; sew
eral steamers were, however, being con-
structed on the Tyne for the purpose Of
carrying petroleum in bulk.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07
Separate Reds.

Much of the discomfort and nervous
ness of which people complain when
they arise in the morning is due to the.
fact that each does not sleep alone.
There are electrical changes going on
in the system during the night; and
where persons lodge together night
after night under the same bedding,
these distributing causes will work de-
structive results.
The London Lancet draws attention
to this evil habit, and says there is
nothing that will so derange the nerv-
Gus system of person who is elimina-
tive in nervous forces as to lie all night
in bed with another person who is alb
sorbent of nervous force. The latter
will sleep soundly all night, and arise
refreshed in the morning, while the
former will toss restlessly, and awake
in the morning fretful, peevish, faint
hearted, and discouraged. No two per-
sons, no matter who they are, should
habitually sleep together. The one will
thrive, the other will lose. This is the
law. The case of the aged David and
the youthful maid who was sought to
impart physical energy to the king in
his senility occurs to mind. The grand
mother with her little grandchild is
another case in point. The aged one
keeps strong; the little one pines away
and becomes enfeebled. A lady in mid
die life informed us the other day that
she habitually arose in the morning
nervous, worried, and weak, while her
husband would sleep soundly all night.
The touch of his foot even would
awaken nervousness and discomfort,
while he seemed to be wholly unaffected
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07
The SPIDERS voracious Appetite.


It is not everybody who knows how
much q spider can eat. Most of us
have derived amusement, and perhaps
instruction, from watching the subtitle
arrangements and devices Of the little
tactician, with view to capture some
dainty little insect, and many of us
would know exactly where to place
this interesting creature in the classi-
fication of animal life, but probably
very few Of us have any idea what
voraciou gourmand the spider is. A
gentleman scientifically inclined and
luxuriating in the rare possession
of leisure, has recently given to the
world some very curious and startling
statements In regard to the archime-
dean appetite. He captured spider
and kept it in confinement, supplying
IL literally with food. and carefully
recording his observations. He esti.
mated that the creature ate 4 times Its
weight for breakfast. . times Its weight
for dinner, u times its weight for sup
per, finishing up with an ounce OF food.
In the same proportion, man of aver
age weight would demolish an OK for
breakfast, two more for dinner,
couple Of bullocks, s sheep and 4 pigs
for supper, and then hundred weight
Of fish to prepare the way for an al
dermanic banquet before retiring te
| bed.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07

There is every probability that the Re-
publicans will gainat least five members
Of congress In Ohio, two In Indiana, two
In Michigan, one In Maryland, two In
Iowa and three in Virginia. There will
be gains In other states but not enough to
overcome the Democratic majority.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07


n aali uozen dishes .d
One SET taplespoons' '''
Ohe set'teaspoons.
Une Dreaa tray'
Two pitchers. rH
One wafer.
Ohc coHee pot.
O One yea pot
One par cott9n caIas'
One palr wool carus' Il
one COOK stoye ana utensils or one set
Vi oruihary cooking utensils
0ne meal serve ana one wheat seiye.
Ont O G5auie. p.,, :,
one Dl9ie ana hymn DOCK and oil
poTks 1 useo IN school
rwo gourus. ,
Two punger gourds.
~ Vne caIpet.l an actnal use Apk the FAMILY
io. eAceeuins IN vaiue 30, anu one nome
lnaue carPes inanuiactured py the VIE or
any Iemaie memDer OF the FAMILY, Tor
i",nl,S nns . USE anu peihg so applied
Ohe cahislef'
O 0nc Srealn Jug.
Ohe dozen cups and saucers:
/, One dihing taDie and TWO tablecloths.
One dozen chairs -,
Ohe bureau, not 10 exceed $4O In value.
0 one sale or press
Ohe wash basin.
O One powI anu pitcher'
Une Washing Kettle
Two WASH tuos'
One churh'
Onc looking grass
0ne 0ne cnopPlng ax,
One O spinning wheel
Uhe nm loom ana gear,
~ nhiee rec, strings Oh req pepper.
II tne damily consists OF less than six
persons iooV POUNDS OF pork, slaughtered
OF on 1901 or ooO pounds OF bacon; or, If
the laniiy consists OF more than SIX per-
sohs, then lSVO POUNDS OF pork or 900
Pouaus Poa n9 u pacon, anu All the poultry on
hanu ana 1owls 70 the value Of $25.
Two cows ana calves, and II the family
consists OF SIX or more persons, three
COWS or COWS ana caves.
n,d Fly ~ mead neaa ol s sneep and the hcece that
may pe shorh from the same,
Ok corus Oh WOOD or lOV bushels OF
'o1,. n.o ,,
Ono soMihs n'acnihe.
one hundred gallons sorghum molas-
ses;
Ihtrly STANDS OF bees and the product of
inc same.
One hundred pounds OF soap.
Ppllly pounds OF lard
One hundred pounds Of flour.
FIFTY pounds Of salt
On One iiunuleu % pounds Oh oeet or mutton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07

talents he destroys with ruthless hands to
bolster up the fortunes of bis inveterate
enemy. Isham G. Harris,
You cannot imagine the fleet Of this
hammering that he is giyi Bob. Well
may Harris rush to the front and attempt
to save his elector, well may House and
Marks and Tom Williams SO to the res
cue. 1t will do no good, however. The
people are for the Blair bill They will
accept no stone for its bread. Bob feels
it and the Democracy feels II.
East Tennessee had her Jshnson, East
Tennessee has her ALI. Taylor, and at his
age is greater than everJ Johuson was
ts n T. II. B.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
THE GIRLS PROTEST.
FROM THE NoRRIsTowN HERALD.

We're getting very tired of the silly things men
About the 'good old fashioned girl and her
superiorway.
TIE highest point of nonsence they have fairly
overtopped.
And we-"the girls decide that it Is really time
hey stopped!
Our dear old grandmas-bless em!-never mean
TO lead astray
Young Ned or Tom, when, with loving smile at
sab, boys, the girls are different form what they
But we think they've forgotten all the fun they
had, you see!
They remember all the spinning, but the dancing
they forget
They can recoiIect the baking-not the way they
used to fret
When they had to stay at home, sometimes, to
dust the parlOr clean,
When lots of ether girls and boys were dancing
OF the green!'
Why should a girl sit down and spin from morn
ing until night
With so much big machlnery-do you think ii
would be right?
And model girls can make good dies, and fancy
dishes, too,
And Just as well, Well wager, as the old ones used
TO do.
But for an instant we'll assume the girls were
better then,
We're more sedat>, industrious-but how abont
the men?
We think our grandpa just too nice when some
thing he will say,
co., girls the boys are not SO fine as in my old
time day"
But, seriously, we should think that older folks
would know
That times are very different from fifty years
ago!
The girls must follow with the world, which
surely has advanced
Ore day grandma forgot and we were perfectly
entratced
When she said that she was noted once for q
mnuet she Ganced
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30

Tighten the weight of each front shoe
about four ounces; have the toe of the
shoe made of steel Instead of iron; it will
wear longer; have it rounded off about
the same as it would be when about a
third worn out in order to prevent trip
ping; allow one weeks rest; have the legs
showered for a few minutes at time with
cold water through hose, in order to
create spray; then rub dry, briskIy
from the chest down to the foot. Give
walking exercise daily during the week
for about an hour twice q day. When
you commence driving again omit the
slow together walk or send him along
at sharp trot for mile or two, then
walk away, but do not speed for at least
several weeks. By this means the habit
of stumbling from either one of the
above causes will be pretty well over
come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
Eurther Hints About the Teeth.

Children should be trained from their
earliest years to clean their teeth regular
~, and to rinse out their mouths after
every meal. The best dentifrice is char
coal powder. Besides cleaning the teeth
1t acts deodorizer, leaving the mouth
fresh and free from any foetid odor.
There should be no undue indulgence
in sugar or 'sweeties." A ''sweet-tooth"
is uncommonly likely soon to be ''de
cayed tooth"
Tartar of the teeth is an earthly like
incrustation deposited from the saliva.
If, through neglect, it has been allowed
to collect around the roots of the teeth,
it should be carefully scraPed off with
some sharp instrument. 1t is best to
seek a dentists aid in this matter. Some
people are so negligent as to allow such
a quantity to collect that a whole row of
teeth become firmly soldered together, so
that if one tooth requires removal, the
dentist finds great difficulty in singing
it out and extracting it only.
A decayed tooth, however painless,
which has sharp edge, Or which break
ing off, leaves a pointed stump behind
it. should be at once filed, as the irriga-
ton caused by the tongue rubbing upon
it is a frequent origin Of that terrible
maIady cancer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
Succulent Food for Stuck
correspondent Rural New Yorker


In behalf of the Royal Agricultural
society of England, $50 inquiries were re-
Gently sent out to farmers there asking
their experience during the remarkable
winter of 1SS5-66. 1t appears that as a
rule the root crops were short, and the
question was asked, 'How did you pro-
vide food, and especially succulent food,
for your cattle and sheep during the long
winter" The answers, according to the
Live Stock Journal, are various-some
having benefited by having silage; others
had to use large quantity of purchased
food, brewers grains proving very help
full In several instances; while hay and
grain were used to much greater extent
than usual. In the preparation of food
too, advantage was found by pulping and
chatting; but it seems that those suffered
least who had provided a succession of
catch crops for spring consumption.
Kohl rabi helped several prominent stock
men greatly through the winter. The
well-known Charles Howard knows of no
crop SO valuabI= and early and cheaply
cultivated as tie cabbage, which has
greatly helped him through many diff
cult summers with all kinds of stock.
Several others speak very highly of cab
bags as stock feed iii winter; some say
ing that it is a very reliable plant, for
however great the drouth, it produces
sNcculent winter feed more valuable than
silage."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
Threshing Corn,
Farm, Field and Stockman

new mode of Smelling corn by pass
ing stalks and all through an ordinary
threshing machine is said to work more
satisfactorily. The shelled corn is de
livered clean as is other grains, the stalks
are broken and shredded, to the amount
Of ten acres per day, and where the crop
is good average the corn may be shelled
at cost of fourteen cents per bushel.
While this means of Smelling corn will
not be available in the great corn grow
ing regions of the west where the stalks
are left standing and the corn husked
on the hill, the plan seems to offer ad-
vantage where the corn is cut and shock
ed. the fodder forming commodity
second in value only to the grain, and
especially SO in the fact that the stalks
are prepared in a most perfect manner
for feeding. Any person who has husked
corn on the hill and from the shock
knows that double the number of bushels
can be huskea from the hill, per day, than
from the shock, and the fodder run
through the thresher is in excellent shape
to handle if the statement as to prepare
ton may be relied on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
Kidding Sheep From Ticks.
American CuItiFatOr.

The most favorable season to wage
war of determination against this expen-
siye pest is at the time the sheep are
sheared in spring. Dipping the entire
flock once or twice in decoctiOn of to-
bacco or a solution of arsenic will kill
every tick. The dipping process at this
season OF the year is out of the question
however. There are several remedies in
use among experienced farmers whose
dOcks come to the born in fall bearing a
crop of these parasites. Perhaps the
most economical plan, and the one at
tended with the least labor, is to fumigate
the flock with sulphurous acid gas. This
if not carried too far, will have tendency
to promote the health of the sheep, and
is sometimes resorted to with good re-
suits whcn sheep are suffering from grub
in the head. The fumigation can be eff
fected in the sheep shed or IN tie up of
the barn. When in the latter the win
dows should all be opened, as the gas is a
deadly poison, and if inhaled to extern
sively will exterminate the entire flock as
well as all the vermin. Care must also be
used to prevent setting fire to the build
ings. The safest plan rs to have four
boards three feet long, from four to six
inches wide, and nail them so as to form
the sides of box.
Place this upon the floor and put in
wheelbarrow load Of loan or sand. Take
a large iron kettle and put in a few
shOvelfuls of live hardwood Goals into it.
Set q small iron kettle, old frying pan or
skillet upon the Goals, throw a wooden
blanket over the whole, and place it upon
the earth in the box above mentioned,
first shutting the flock into the enclosure
and providing a quantity of birthstone
about four inches long in the vessel upon
the Goals. This will soon melt and burn,
generating gas. Bear in mind that there
must be free ventilation through the
place. Stay by the fire and see that no
accident occurs. Continue the fumigation
about twenty minutes, at the end of which
carry the kettle to some safe place in the
open air, aud allow the flock to remain.
Repeat the fumigation every day for
week this is a sure remedy for lice on cat
tie and fowls, and is said to be very benf
cial in epizoOtic in horses. It is claimed
that ring-wOrm, mango and greasy heels
in horses have been cured by the above
remedy, also that severe cases of tuber
cles of the lungs, CHAMBERS and farcy have
been relieved by inhaling this gas.
Where hard wood is not burned, charcoal
will not answer the purpose as the fire
dies out too soon. The flock should be
examined and fumigatiOn resorted to at
once. No animal, whether sheep cattle or
horse, can thrive when constantly tOrtur
by vermin sucking its life blood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
An Argument Against Cremation.
Rochester Post and Express.

was told yesterday a rather amusing
story at the expense of Mark Twain-and
the same story is already standing joke
in society.
Not long ago he was travelling in the
COUNTRY, and stopped one evening at a
house presided over by an elderly woman.
He was shown to room some what bare
of orn ament and furniture, yet ne slept
peacefully till morning. When morning
came and he arose he became mindful of
the fact that, although he had provided
himself with a tosth- brush, ne had for
gotten his tooth powder. He consoled
himself with the thought that there must
be tooth powder lying somewhere about.
After brief search he discovered some
thing in a small box on the mantel, which
certainly resembled tooth-powder. At
any rate he used iG vigorously On his
teeth and found it satisfactory. When he
got downstairs he apologized to his
hostess for using her tooth powder. She
appeared surprised.
'What tooth-powder?" she inquired
blandly.
1T was on the mantel," Mark re-
piled.
son the mantel?" she repeated.
Eyes, in a small box. It was excellent, .
he declared.
"Good gracious!'' she calculated. THAT
wasn't tooth-powder."
''What was it?" asked Mark, now alarm
| ed.
ssWhy, that was auntie'' said she.
| 1t seems that ''auntie" bad been Gre
mated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
A Protest Against the Introduction of Eng
Iish Rabbits.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-In an article headed
"Importing a Pest to Agriculture" the
Daily News, tomorrow, will protest
against the landing Of fifty English rab-
bits, reported to have arrived on the
steamship Vera. The News says that
the English rabbit, unlike the American
species, is burrowing animal, and being
thus able TO breed unmolested, will multi
ply until farming and agriculture be
come well nigh impossible. The News
says that in one district sheep raisers in
1873 gave 100000 to protect their
ranges from the English rabbit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
To Cure a Stumbling Horse

Some good horses says the Pittsburg
Stockman, are addicted to stumbling
while walking or moving in q slow trOt.
A well yersed veterinarian says that there
are two causes that would tend to pro-
duce this faulty action; one is a general
weakness in the muscular system, such as
would be noticed in tired horse; the
other. weakness of the exterior muscles
of the leg, brought about by carrying too
much weight on the toe, To effect cure
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
Some Philosophical Reflections
Christmas Puck

<
It is very difficult for lady to enter or
leave carriage properly. 1t requires
practice and carriage. The carriage is
the hardest part to acquire,
The world is but feeting show, and to
most of US all the good seats are taken
A Chicago clergyman asks: "Can man
be a Christian and at the same time sue
cessful business MANI" He can if he ad-
versises largely.
Just before her death, little Kentucky
girl beat several other little girls at jump
ing the rope.
Terrapin, canvas back duck and brook
trout chopped fine, with plenty of
seasoning, will make very nice hash.
Cut this out and paste it on your land
lady.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
a Fire at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. PA fVe-story
brick building I'll Market street, occupied
by Jno. NJ. Morris i Co., druggist sup
plies, and KneedIer, Patterson & Co., dry
goods merck ants, together with contents,
we're entirely destroyed by fire this even
ing. The loss on the building is est1-
mated at S45, 900. Morris & Co. lose
$4,000 on their stock, and Kneedler, Pat
terson & Co. estimate their loss at S75,-
600. All insured.