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Year: 1870

Our system of road making and
management of road repairs is defec-
tive, and strange as it may seem, the
public sentiment of the community
needs educating up to full apprecia-
ton and realization of the difference
between good and bad roads, but as
long as the present system is continu-
ed we can hardly hope for anything
better. A highway surveyor deter
mined to have one good road in town
anyhow, and so went to work and
made it as it should be. Well, it cost
some money of course. You can't
get anything well done, nowadays,
without money, can you? The con-
sequence was that it raised such a
row in town that he lost his office at
the very next election. Now, what
has been the result? That was some
years ago, and that piece of road has
cost less for repairs than any other
piece of road of half its length ever
built in that town.
Year: 1870

Summer suits are nearly all made
of white or buff linen, pique, cambria
or muslin, and the art of preserving
the new appearance after washing is
a matter of the very greatest import
ance.


Common washerwomen spoil every
thing with soda, and nothing is more
frequent than to see the delicate tints
of lawns and percales turned into
dark blotches and muddy streaks by
the ignorance and vandalism of a
laundress.


1t is worth while for ladies to pay
attention to this, and insist upon hav-
ing their summer dresses washed ac-
eording to the directions which they
should be prepared to give their
laur dresses themselves.


In the first place, the water should
be tepid, the soap should not be
allowed to touch the fabric; it should
be washed and rinsed quick, turned
upon the wrong side, and hung in the
shade to dry, and when starched (in
thin boiled, but not boiling stareh)
should be folded in sheets or towels,
and ironed upon the wrong side, as
soon as possible.


But linen should be washed in
water in which hay has been boiled,
or a quart bag of bran. This last will
be found to answer for starch as well
and is excellent for print dresses of
all kinds, but handful of salt is very
useful to set the colors Of light cam
brics and dotted lawns; and little
beefs gall will not only set Ibut
heighten yellow and purple tints, and
has a good effect on green.
Year: 1870


five knew the baby fingers,
Pressed against the window pIne,
Would be cold and stiff iffto-morrow-
Never trouble us again
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
Would the prints of rosy fingers
Vex us then as they do now.
Ahl those little iee-cold fingers,
How they point our memories bach
To the hasty words and actions
Strown along our backward trackl
How those little hands remind us,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns, but roses,
ForOur reaping by and by.
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet-voiced bird has flown
Strange that we should slight the vio'
lets


Till the lovely flowers are gone.
Strange that summer skies and sun
shine


Never seem one-half so fair
As when winters snowy pinions
Shake their white down in the air!
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never blossomed in such beauty
As adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our
memory,


With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweet accents.
Through the PORTALS of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams
Lying all around our path;
Let us Keep the wheat and roses,
Casting out the thorns and chaff;
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessings of to-day,
With a patient hand removing
All the briers from out our way.


Living Age.
Year: 1870

The laws Of Pennsylvania require
minors to present q certificate from
their parents before the clergyman or
other person officiating is allowed to
perform the marriage ceremony. On
such an occasion a clergyman down
there recently received the following
notes:


81 want it understood there is to ba
no difficult in this couple getting mar
led as lam her fother. ="


The couple were "mariedn with no
difficult" and "her fother" rejoieed.
Year: 1870

The Rev. Charles Waddle, the first
white child born in Ohio, died short
time ago. He was, forty years ago,
one of the most prominent Methodist
preachers in the west. Such was the
estimation in which his abilities and
eloquenee were held that at an early
age he was appointed a Presiding
Elder, and it seemed probable then
that in time he would become a
Bishop. But at the very hight OF
popularity he gave way to temptation
and sunk, never to rise again. The
last thirty years of his life were
in the utmost obscurity.
Year: 1870

One of the feasts given to the Duke
of Edinburg in India was greatly en-
livened by the blunder of a native
waiter, who poured dish of peas in
to an ear trumpet which an old lady
held out to him to to obtain reply
to her question
Year: 1870

The Senate has stricken out the income
tax clause without any reservation.
except that government officers and COR
porations shall pay the tax for the pres
ent year. The House has again shown
itself firmly in favor of "a low tariff, in a
plain vote Of los to SO for reduction Of
all duties on salt fifty per cent.
Year: 1870

Theeditor,of the Cabell County Press
"a neutral" paper,) who distinguished
himself by his great gallantry as hos
pital steward in the Confederate army
during the war-backed mp by James
H. Ferguson who, by the grace of God
and the Governor of Kentucky, was
permitted to return to this State and be,
come the author of the registration law,
is out in articles which are eagerly re-
printed in the other radical papers OF
the State, favoring the Flick Amend
ment as the only means by which the
ex-rebels could or should resume their
right to vote.


We have this to say in this matter
That we are opposed to hospital alsteward-
speaking as representatives OF the men
who did the fighting in the Confederate
armv-and we shall never submit to the
course OF the Democratic party being die
tated by the most unscrupulous radical
that ever disfranchised his neighbor.


Let us hear from genuine Confeder
ates = lEcStan Democrat.
Year: 1870

ANDY JoHsoN has been interviewed by
a Cincinnati Commercial correspondent
On being asked what he thought Of
Grants message, said:


Well, it's about the weakest docu-
ment that was ever under the necessity
of being called State paper. In fact,
it is no State paper. 1t is as weak as
water. There is not point in it. You
can't tell half the time what he is driv-
ing at, and it is doubtful if he knows
himself | see that great many Re
publican journals are condemning it..
The fact is, they are tired of Grant.
The intelligent men Of the party don t
know what to do with him. 1t would
crafty them much if he would resign.
but he won't. So far from resignlng,
hoo working and intriguing for second
term. He will never get it. He is no
more fit for President than goose
He has got no abilty-nothing but a
little low cunning. His cunning is of a
poor sort; it is mean cunning. He
never had an original thought in his
life. He is an Insignificant little fellow,
a bundle Of personal piques, petty spites
and prejudice. He is as selfish as the
days are long. He used the highest
office in the gift Of the people to ad-
vance his private ends and those Of his
family, and intrigue for the second
term. He knows a little something
about horses, but has not brains enough
to make a first-class jockey, if turned
out to the business, although that is
about all he is fit for. If we are to
have horse jockey for the highest
office in the land, we ought to have a
good one.
Year: 1870

! A terrible affray occurred at Lauder
dale, Mississippi, last Wednesday. Mrs.
Clayton sent negro named JEFF and
her sons, aged thirteen and sixteen,
to town with bag of cotton to be sold'
JEFF having an interest in the cotton.
After selling it dispute arose between
him and the boys about his share,
and they all started for home, the boys
in a wagon and the negro on q mule.
When short distance from town, jeff
rode up to the wagon and shot Gabe
Clayton, the eldest boy, in the face,
mortally wounding him. The negro
was arrested on Thursday, and, after an
examination, ordered committed to Jail.
While in charge Of constable at the
station fifteen or twenty masked men
rode up, and taking the prisoner, car
ried him off a short distance and shot
him to death.
Year: 1870

Last Saturday afternoon at Bruner'
town, Johnson county, Tenn, some men
and boys filled a hollow anvil with
powder and placed another anvil upon
it that the explosion might be loud.
When the explosion occurred one piece
of the anvil struck negro, Jack Law
son, in the breast, killing him instantly.
A boy in the party was slightly injured
at the same time.
Year: 1870

The Tribune correspondent telegraphs
that those Senators who decided, after
the speech of Senator Sumner on the
San Domingo resolution, and debate
which followed it, to attempt to remove
the Massachusetts Senator from the
Chairmanship OF the committee on
Foreign Relations, have nearly all come
to the conclusion to abandon the under,
taking.
Year: 1870

Governor Holden, of North Carolina
goes to his impeachment as if he were
9 going to be hanged. On Friday he pro
fessed religion, and on Sunday he was
to be baptized He might have enter
tained some hope, even after he chose to
accept those familiar accompaniment
of the scaffold, but he has cut away all
chance of safety by securing Ben But
Ter as his council. Ben was the evil
genius of his client in the last impeach'
ment trial he was engaged in, and he Is
not likely to be more lucky in North
Carolina a-Neo York Herald
Year: 1870

How a GarrOted Wan Released Himself.


The Pittsburg Chronicle of Saturday evening
says:-


Allegheny has some strange happenings
within her borders, and we take this opportunity
of informing one of her police of these strange
occurrences. 1t took place last evening, and if
blood is good clue with which to work, there
is good clue at their disposal, for there was
blood spilled. The victorious victim of the
event was a Mr.. Parke, residing on Monterey
street. Last evening he left his home and went
q short distance down town to make some
purchases for his household. On his way back he
passed through an alley near Lemon & Welses
furniture mandatory. While going along
the alley, he was suddenly set upon by man
who seized him after the usual fashion of gar
roters, coming up behind him and throwing his
arm about his neck in such manner as to
render him breathless and voiceless, and we'll
nigh helpless. Mr.. Parke in some manner
succeeded in drawing his pocket knife from
his pocket and opening the large blade with
his one free arm, he then struck the blade two
or three times into his assailants abdo-
men. The man was thus persuaded to
relax his hold, and Mr.. P. followed up his advan-
tage by knocking the highwayman down. He
was about to carry matters still further, when
two additional ruffians ran up to the assistance
of the first, and the victim, who was so sud
denly made the victor, accepting the theory
about discretion" etc, ran to his home. On
going backi subsequently with some friends, the
men had disappeared, and who they were or
where they went is an unsolyed mystery.
Year: 1870

"A widower cf New Haven, who happened
to marry second time without consulting the
wishes of grown daughter, on attempting to
introduce his bride into the family mansion
few nights since was set upon with sticks and
stones and compelled to fly for his life.


The Hartford Times mentions remarkable
case of courage in the tace of DEATH" A sick
youth of that city, who was informed by his
physician that he must surely die, having dis
posed of his effects, told his friends where he
wished to be buried, and finally, after asking
that his body might be given TO the surgeons
for scientific purposes, requested that the suit
of clothes in which he was laid out might be
taken off after the funeral and given to some
poor person. Fortunately, he is now recover
ing, and the poor person will not receive the
curious present.
Year: 1870

CHEYENEE, July 9.-The Laramie SeHtt-
mel publishes the following in regard to the
Big Horn Expedition: Judge Jones in
formed MS thet but little was known of the
party since they left Camp Brown and
struck out into the wilderness, further than
that they were beyond the reach or hearing
of friends among hostile Indians.


The Judge expressed the belief that not
one of them ever get out alive. Judge
Jones would not express such an opinion
if there were not the best grounds for ap-
prehensions of the worst ..
Year: 1870

The Tennessee and Pacific Railroad yes-
terday paid to the Comptroller the amount
of interest due the State by the road The
amount was 81, 900, and the payment was
made in State bonds and coupons. The
several roads are being quite prompt in the
liquidation of the amounts of interest due
the Slate.
Year: 1870

We have received some very
creditable verses addressed to a
lady in this city, but as the author
did not furnish his name we can
nOtpublish them. 1t is an unalter.
able rule never to publish anony-
nous communications. The name
is required as a guarantee of good
faith not to be used.
Year: 1870

The Raymond Gazette of the
9th says that, six of the criminals
confined in the Kinds County Jail
effected their escape on the Fri
day night previous, by cutting
through the floor. The Gazette
congratulates the county upon
being relieved from the burden of
their support.
Year: 1870

day of political Freedom. They
Of the other are sinking in the
gloom Of tyrannic night. Liber-
allty upon the one hand; Despot-
ism upon the other. Tue people
are to govern there the bayonet
governs here. One is an Empire
{ the other a Republic [ y
Year: 1870

We have been shown a private
letter which states thai DIR. Il. S.
Gibson, whose death was announcd
iu the HERALD Yesterday, was as
sasslnated iu his own house, in the
midst OF his family By six federal
soldiers headed by Deputy Sheriff
Gainey, OF Sunfiower county. He
was shot through the window, The
ball taking effect near the left tem.
pie. 1t was cerlaiely, as stated, a
most cowardly transaction, and re.
accted anything but credit upon
the actors in this sad affair. After
the house had been surrounded
and every avenue Of his escape cut
of to deliberately shoot him
through the window is atroclous.
But he was simply a ''rebel" shot
by Union soldiers and the matter
will be dropped without investiga-
tlOn or punishment, VIII there
never be an end 10 these atrocities 2
Will the time never come when a
citizen eau sit down IN the bosom
of his family and feel that he Is
safe from assassination from these
whose boast it is that they are here
10 preserve the peace and to keep
good order!


We learn that his family are in
great distress and it is feared that
his sister and wife can not survive
the shock occasiOned by this hOr-
rible deed.
Year: 1870

We are informed that the eugi-
uecrs sent out to survey the pro-
jected railroad route from this city
to Yszoo City have completed their
field labOrs, aud will in a short time
be beprpared to furnish a systematic
report Of theiriabori. They report
that the feeling along the entire line
is strongly in favor Of constructing
the road. The citizens of both
Warren and Madison counties man.
ileSt deep interest in the project,
and will willingly lend all necessary
aid and subscribe literally to the
stock of the company. This is one
Of the most important railroad
projects now advocated in this
State, and we hope to see it soon
placed upon a stable footing.
Year: 1870

-From personal observation, and what
we have heard from the farmers, we are
prepared to state that the wheat las also
all ether ccreals) are looking well and
promise a good crop. A little more rain
shortly after grain was sown would have
improved it considerably: but still the
farmers do not complain. The hay har
vest is not so good as was anticipated,
farmers being obliged to NOW 1t down
before it attained its full growth for fear
the dry weather would completely ruin
II
Year: 1870

We would not be surprised were the
city sued for damaged to the tune of a
thousand or two dollars by some one
breaking a limb or two while endeavoring
to get along on the dilapidated sidewalks
on Sth street, north of State, where
whole planks are taken out. Although
not desirable occurrence, it would per-
haps get the proper authorities to have
that and numerous other similar walks re-
paired and that speedily.
Year: 1870

Mr.. Sellel has his ieweiry shop in
the new building at the bridge nearly
ready for business; his sister Miss Seidel
has already opened a very neat millinery
shop in the same building. We wish
these young people the best success in
their cnternrises.
Year: 1870

The dance at the Windiate House
on the evening of the 4th was repeti-
ton Of the many similar occasions we
have attended there Tom" always
gets an splendid bin of fare when any
thing comes OF at his elegant House.
The dancing was done on the new ash
strip floor in the first story.
Year: 1870

That news in the last Plot about #
span of horses haring been drowned at
Mishicott was only hoax; friend Treat
ought to remember that ira Smith, his
informant, is q democrat and of course
Year: 1870

The tug Kitty Sneoh'e will probably
leave here some time this week and make
an effort TO get the schooner Apprenttca
Bog of the beach at point 55 miles
north of here, where she has been lying
since last fall.
Year: 1870

The cable brings the news from
France that f'the Emperor is better"
He has certainly been bad enough, and
every friend of good morals will be glad
to hear of any Improvement May We
hope that he will, by and by, forsake his
evil ways altogether?
Year: 1870

MIsHICoTr CELEBRATIoN.-The 4th
Of July Celebration at Mishicott seems
to haye had more of a political purpose
than any other namely, the reorgani
zation Of the Democratic party, and the
securing of the nomination of the stand
ing candidate for the next Senatorship
by peace Jubilee between him and the
northern towns opposing our Railway
enterprises. 1t will be hard work to get
all these waring elements under one head
for next falls campaign. We are glad
It is none Of our funeral.
Year: 1870

TIE JUDICIAL Observation-Disclosures.
able excitement was manifested in tho
Supreme Court at Madison when it was
announced that the Gill for the division
of Wisconsin into two judicial circuits
had become law. and consequently the
district of Wisconsin had ceased to exist.
and the courts occupation was gone.
The lawyers were discussing whether or
not judge Miller is legislated out OF OF
fee The discussion caused much satis-
faction when it was announced that the
Judge mnst 60 out.
Year: 1870

A DEMOCRATIC DoDGE-Whenever
Republican Legislature gets into power, it
goes to work at once to pay the State debt.
and risks IFS popularity by the levy of
heavy taxes, SO as to put the finances on
good foundation. he emocratic policy
is to incnr debts, leaving their SUCCESSORS
to provide The means of payment The
present Legislature, in order to cover up
its schemes of robbery and extravaganza,
propose to reduce the rate Of taxation for
State purposes from 97cts to 72cts on the
500 valuation When this is DONE of
course the payment of the State debt W Il
cease; but these demagogncs will have an
Opportunity to deceive the people by refer


ring to their reduction of the rates of tax.
a,ion as proof Of their economy. when in
fact it is but proof Of their dishonesty.
Year: 1870

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. Ii wanted
merely for a
Year: 1870

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair IS soon restored
to ats original color
'c'M the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1870

Are two Of the most common and yiruent disor
ders prevalent on this continent to these the Oint
mcnt is especially antagonistic its modps opeyand
IS first to eradicate the venom and then compel the
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON TERRIToRY.-The Sound
papers tell of an old sinner at Seattle,
fifty years of age, who outraged a girl
of eleven years of age. The citizens to
the number of three hundred collected
together, and concluded to give the scoun-
drcl chance for his life, by the cowhide.
He was put on the street to run the
gauntlet, and received terrible whip
ping He was then ordered to leave the
town, and never show himself there
again.
Year: 1870

COOP ADvIcE.-The following is not
new, but is good Don't advertise, it
is bad plan. 1t will call attention to
your place Of business, and it is much
better for people who wish to trade with
you to hunt you up. 1t gives customers
exercise, and makes them healthy. Be-
sides, if you advertise, somebody will buy
your goods and you will then have to buy
more, which will be great bother to
YOU"
Year: 1870

The members Of the European family
are in such constant communication
with each other that every loss suffered
by one of them is more or less felt by
al ths others. Germany has already, in
one respect, lost more than France, for
her army contained numbers of men
trained TO science, commerce and manu-
features, who have died on the battle
field and whose loss twill take a genera
ton to replace. Another, though a less
important, consequence of the war is the
incompleteness Of the harvest opera.
tons, owing to most of the horses used
for the purpose having been taken for
the army. The result is that immense
quantities Of hay, corn and potatoes
have been spoiled by the rain, as it was
impossible to gather them in quickly
enough.
Year: 1870

makes is more durable and beautiful than


any other, presenting the same appear.
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNf-THIRD LESS cotton than
any OF. er kind of stitch. Being the same
ON both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make stitch
with ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Year: 1870

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carving the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables tn the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination Of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.