Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-08

lhe most independent creature on
earth is a farmer--a man who has 20
acres Of land-out of debt, with little
good stock, good health, good wife,
and sense enough TO keep out of debt.
The most dependent human in the world
is the farmer who is mortgaged, whose
stock is of scrub order, and who sits on a
dry goods box talking politics when he
ought TO be at home attending to his bust
ness.
Ayoung man Of Lewiston, Me. drove
to the house of his bride elect on Satur-
day, expecting to be married, according
to previous arrangements. He was there
fore naturally surprised TO be told by the
young woman that she guessed she
wouldn't be married just then, that she
had decided that she didn't want to be
tied down to married life so early. But
he made the best of II and departed with
the wedding cake, on which, that even,
ing, he and his friends feasted.
A Law apd Order League, with its
present nucleus in st. Louis, is said be
reaching out as National organization,
having spread in Missouri, Illinois and
Iowa, and reached Minnesota Michigan,
New York and Maryland, Legion OF
Honor men, Masons and Knights of La.
Dor are reported to be taking an interest
in the movement. The present member
ship is given at seventeen thousand. The
prevention Of labor riots and other un-
lawful outbreaks is said to be the prime
object of the League.
One often hears the expression that n
horse don't know its strength. That is
a mistake. A horse is fully aware of its
strength, but owing to popularity of
its optic lens it is kept in constant state
of intimidation. A horses eye magni.
| fies nearly six diameters, and man looks
like a giant to it. Queer, isn't 1t? but
true. A series of curious experiments
recently made by Partisan savants have
established 1t beyond any question. That
accounts for many of the odd fits of fright
the best horses are subject to.
The newspaper fraternity congratulate
themselves over the new postal law, re-
Gently put in force by the Postoflice De.
partment. 1t makes the taking of q
newspaper and refusing to pay for the
same, theft, and any person guilty OF
such action is liable TO criminal proceed
ings, the same as If he had stolen goodS
to the amount of the subscription Here
after 1t will not be considered very
shrcwd scheme to take newspaper from
the postoliice for year, and then inform
the editor you never ordered it sent you
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The season Of the fly is here; the bash
full, blushing fly; the busy, buzzing fly
He comes with innocent, trusting conf
dence, sure of his welcome and bound t,
stay. Like the wind, he bloweth where
he listeth; bathes in the cream and roll'
himself in the butter with rolicksom
abandon, and with all four wings an,
seventeen legs all spread out. Oh, tn
gushing, playful, childlikc fly What a
limmensa space hs fill in. our social ecor
omyl And yet thcre'are iIrascible, bald
headed men, who would like to tax
somethingin both hands and blot hir
out of existence.
There has been marked change 70
the better In the conduct of newspaper
in the last five years. This change ex
tends not only to the daily but also {,
the weekly press. The day seems to hav
gone by when long editorial homilies o
verbose local comments are demanded
The public now crave all the news in
condensed and concise form. Editoria
opinions which formerly consumed ,
column must be boiled down to ten o
twenty lines. State, National, and al
other news must be briefed into the few
est possible words. The same rule ap
plies to local intelligence in the country
press. Those papers which fail to recog
nize this popular demand will shortl,
learn their mistake. En-.