The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1869 Page: 4 of 4
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HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS,
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Items Editorial.
Wood in some towns in Kansas, is
$20 per cord, and there is great suf-
fering in consequence.
Czar Alexander is having locomo-
tives made to run on ice.
Dispatches frum Maine indicate
the election of Hanibal Hamlin to
the United States 8^nate.
The average price of gold in 1S68
was 139.94; in 1867 it was 138.62.
The-next census of the United
States i m tobe taken in 1870, and the
present Congress is expected to make
the necessary appropriations and reg-
ulations.
There were 187 lost children re-
turned to their parents bj the police
of Milwaukee during 1S6S.
America imported last year 8800,-
000 of English books, while John
Bull lor.ght only $37,000 worth of us
The - iacon Telegraph learns that
a part} t.i fitjy Pennsylvania farmers
are about to settle in Morgan county,
tía., led thereto by observations made
during the war.
It is strange that when the Grecian
bend is the fashion in the West it
should be so obsolete in the East.—
The Sullan finds it impossible to in-
troduce the new style among the
Greeks themselves.
An exchange says it is a common
thing of disnonest flour dealers to
open the barrel at the bottom and put
in flour of an inferior quality, increas
ing their profit one or two dollars per
barrel. Surely, it seems that "there
is a cheat in every trade but ours."
A new style of hat is called the
"Grant hat" We have not seen it
bat presume it has a "brick in it."
The returns of the late Parliamen-
tary elections in Great Britain shows
a total vote uf about 2,000,000, ot
which the Tories obtained 800,000
and the whigs. or liberals, 1,200,000.
Great Britain is evidently approxi-
mating toward universal suffrage.
The etontest iron plate is manu-
factured by Brown, of Sheffield, has
a thickness oi fifteen inches, and is
used as armor-plate. The thinnest
plate is pioduced by Haliein & Co.,
and ia so attenuated that 4,800 sheets
of it, laid one over the over are only
one inch in thickness.
It was a bear who wickedly asser-
ted that the ballet girls earned a bare
xistence in their profession;
The State debt of Kentucky is
$1,900,804, and the cash in the tieas-
orj, $1,191,426 98. The Governor
recommends that the Civil Bights
bill be tested in the Supreme Court,
The valuation of Louisville is $63,-
343,074.
It was reported in Memphis, on
the 9th, that the Arkansas Militia, at
Marion county, had seized five men,
tried them by drum-head court-mar-
tial aud shot them in cold blood.
CoL Watson, commanding the mili-
tia in Marion county, Ark., states
that he was Bent there to make the
arrest of some twenty persons, twelve
ot whom he has succeeded in captur-
ing.
A ut^iü girl named Emma, who is
said to t-xcei even Blind Tom, made
her appearance about ten days ago,
before a# appreciative audience in
Vickfeliurg.
. Beautiful Clouds.
Beautiful clouds! ao purely white!
How lovely ye seem to me to-night!
In thee I trace bright videos fair—
The past awl present are mingled there.
In the past I see gay childhood's hoen,
In which I culled the fairest flowers.
He* plucked the thorns, so thicUy spread
Among the rosea' brilliant bed;
But ah! alas! to-night I find
Rosea and thorns in one combined.
I cannot shna them if I would—
1 would not shan them if I could—
For well I know 'tis for the best
That sorrew oft hath piereed the breast.
The future is both fair and gay,
All elear and calm as summer day;
No clouds 1 see, yet they must rise
And darken all the glowing skies.
Perhaps a silver lining there'll be
That I some day may gladly see,
Yet calmly I my lot will beaf.
Though long may linger clouflBbf care;
The gloom dispelled thoy'iy>righter
Along this lonely path of miue. [shine
Beautiful clouds, in thee I see
An emblem of God's purify.
Chaste uing.
In the love of my Redeemer
Vrmljr, saeredly I trust,
Tlio' lie lead me through the furnace,
Though he how me to the dust.
Unto ma His blessed promise,
"I have chastened those I love,"
In his own good way and pleasure
He will lead my soul above.
For the love that through all trial
Ever brightens at mv side,
For the tender carc and faithful,
Trust in me whate'er betide,—
Oh, for this, my God, I thank thee,
As for all Thy grace has given.'
May they make me meek in spirit,.
May they make me fit for heaven.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FLORENCE
Family Sewingmachine.
The "FLORENCE " has been award-
ed the highest premiums as the BEST
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE, viz:
The First Silver Medal, Paris Exposition,
and Gold Medal at the American Insti-
tute, 1M67. It is the only Machine having
the celebrated REVERSIBLE FEED
MOVEMENT, and that can makeFOCK
different stitches—lock, double-lock,
kni't and double knot stitches. It is
the most perfect and simple Sewing
Machine yet offered to the public. Every
Machine Warranted.
IMPROVED GOLD MEDAL
O JUBLX LOCK, tUfllC STITCH. DOS1U «TRIAD
SEWING MACHINES,
Elegantly finished and fully Warranted
ONLY $45.
" GEM OF THE SOUTH,"
Improved Family Sewing Machices,
Warranted Three
Years—only $20
each, or with table
and treadle (com-
plete) $35. The
only reliable,cheap
Machine in the
market.
^ Send for Circulars, Price Lists and
Samples of Work, to the
FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE
AGENCY,
No. 120 22u street, Galveston, Texas.
BLAGGE & CO.,
h4-6m General Agents.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Thr Southren Farmer
A Magnifica* Agricultural Journal,
Edited by M. W. Philips, Memphis, Tene
Assisted by an able corpa of our best south
ren Agricultural and Horticultural WÍiten
Twenty-four pages, beautifully illustrate*
ONLY $200 ran YEAR-
This is without doubt, one of the moaf
beautiful and valuable agricultural papen
published, and should be taken by ever;
Southren «inner. It is an honor to, ant1
should be the pride of the South.
|*y Get clubs for.
The Illustrated Number for Jan. '6Í
Among other beautiful engravings gottet
up expressly for this number, will be a
Superb Life-size Butt of the Editor in-Ckitj
Dr. M. W. Philips, accompanied by i
sketch of his life, by Geo. Gift, Esq- Als'
an engraving of the Chinese Cling, tha*
measured 13J inches in circumference
and were sold for ten cents each. in- th<
Memphis market.
Send for
The January Number of the Farmer
Single copy 25 cents; clubs of ten or more
20 cents. Any one getting up o club ol
twenty, shall receive one vcopy ot The
Farmer for one year as a premium.
We wish to circulate.
25.000 Copies of 3 January Ncmbei
Four pages of advertisements will be
received at 50 cents a line—cash accom-
panying the advertisement.
Address, M. W. PHILIPS-
35-5t Memphis, Tenn.
JOB PRINTING
SAM. STERNE,
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MAIN
Of Every Description
PROMPTLY,
XAJfiAn 0_ MA MM
T7UUÜ a* mntViY
kM EN¡6liNlg~
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b' lady is a student ia the
^iuijuent oí Washington
y, St. Louis. She was ad-
nuueú by a unanimous vote oí the
Faculty.
The Pacific Railroad excites great
wonder among the Indians on the
Plains when they see it ior the first
time. The Pintos name the locomo-
tive "smoke wagon," bat the Sho-
shonees lefts happily call it "heap
wagon, nohosa."
The celebrated artesian well of St.
Louis, has reached the depthb of near-
ly three thousand five hundred feet,
aud iá still going downward:
The population of Illinois is one-
fifteenth of that of the whole country.
It now defrays the fifteenth part of
the whole burden of the General Gov-
ernment. Its proportion of the Fed-
eral taxes equals $24,000,000 an-
nually.
It seems that Maine ia a Mormon
i fruiting ground A Philadelphia
I «per announces the arrival there ot
íi 1 com e.tí €fi m Maine, on their K~ay
to Utah, and remarks that the wo-
men of the party seemed delighted
with the idea.
A water-works at Qr incy, III., is
to COft $775,000'
Humorous Paragraphs.
Mrs. Partington thinks the pillars
of liberty are stuffed with the feath-
ers of the American Eagle- The
old lady is mistaken. Curled Hair
is used at present*
A experienced old gentleman says
that all that is necessary for the en-
joyment of love or sausage is confi-
dence.
Why is the Life Insurance Policy
like Chuckluck t Because when a
lucky Ate turns up, the prize is won.
Why is a spendthrift's purse like
a thunder-cloud f Because it is con-
tinually light'ning.
A skating club proposes a champ-
ion medal to John Allen for back-sli-
ding.
If bark is used in tanning, what is
the commeicial value of the bark of
tan terrier 1
The hardships rff the ocean—-Iron
clads.
The spirit of the press—New ci-
der.
Castles in the ■ ■ "Chignons.'
Josh Billings has been experiment-
ing with pills for the good of man-
kind. and says : "Ef vu are looking
for a pilt az mild &z a pet lamb, and
az searching as a fine tooth comb,
buy Dr. Kingbone's silent peram-
bulators, twenty-seven pills in a box,
sold by «11 respectful druggers.—
These pills don't plool round, but
attend strickly to bizziness and are
as good in the dead of night az an
alarm clock."
"What is your consolation in life
and death 1" asked a clergyman of a
young miss, in a Bible class that he
was catechising. The young lady
blushed and hesitated. "Will you
not tell me 1" urged the clergyman.
"I don't want to tell his name," said
the ingenious girl, "but I,ve no ob-
jection t telling you where he lives."
The editor of a journal in a small
town bought five pounds of powdered
sugar. He found that it was mixed
with plaster, and announced in his
papei ihe next day that if the grocer
who had so shamefully cheated him
did not make amends he would pub-
lish bi name. Before 9 o'clock in
the morning he had received five
pounds •> jh. There were just five
grr ce -a in lown.
A yonug lady in Tennessee has
had a curious love experience. By
ier friends' wish she jilted the man
she loved and married another. Soon
she obtained a divorce and married
íer own true lover. Then her sec-
ond hnsband died, and now she has
re-married her first husband:
A Mamma, who has sncceded in
getting her own seven daughters
"well off her hands," has determined
to open a class for the instruction of
young ladies in the art of husband
catching. It is to be called the
school of Design."
A woman is like ivy—the more
you are ruined the closer she clings
to you. A vile old bachelor adds,
"Ivy is like woman—the more it
clings to yon the more you are ruin-
ed." Poor rule that won't work
both ways.
An agod spinster, descanting upon
the annoyance of children, the other
day, remarked, "I can't bear chil-
dren.*' A very motherly old lady,
hearing the remark, replied: "If
you could perhaps you would love
them better.'* -
WOOL CARDING MACHINERY.
Cultivators *nd Gang-Ploughs,
Reaping and Thrashing Machines.
A Full Stock of these Portable
Engines.
From 4 to 40 Horse Power, constant
ly on hand,
THOMAS B. BODLEY & CO..
No 9 Perdido street, New Orleans.
Dealers in all descriptions of Machiner
and Agricultural Implements.
at
3
I
It-is the unfailing remedy in cases of Neu
ralgia Facialis, often effecting a perfect
cure in less than twenty four hours, from
the use of no more than tico or three pills
No other form of Neuralgia or Nervous
Disease has failed to yield to this
WONDERFUL REMEDIAL AGEN-
Even in the severest cases of Chronic
Neuralgia and general nervous derange-
ments,—of many years standing,—affect-
ing the entire system, its use for a few days
or a few weeks at the utmost, always af-
fords the most astonishing relief, and very
rarely fails to produce a coiLplete-and per-
manent cure.
It contains no drags or other materials
in the slightest degree iujurious, even to
the most delicate system, aud can always
boused with
PERFEC. SAFE Y.
It has long been xn constant use by ma-
ny of our MOS EMINEN PHYSI-
CIAN 8, who give it their unanimous aud
unqualified approval.
Sent by mail on receipt of price, and
postage.
One package, $1,00, Postage 6c.
_ix packages, $5.00, " 27 c.
"welve" $9.00, " 48c.
It' sold by all wholesale and retail deal-
ers in drugs and medicines throughout the
United States aud by
TURNER & CO. Sole Prop's.
f 20 TKMONT ST. BOSTON. MA.
John Esten Cook's New Novel
F. J. HUNTINGTON & CO.,
459 BROOME STREET, Y. Y,
Have in press, to he ready in October,
Or the Last D *ys of Lee and
his Paladins-
Bv J. Esten Cook.
Author of "Surry of Eagles' Nest.
Of " Sorry," of which Mohan is a se-
quel, Ten'Thousaxd copies were almost
immediately sold. The new work is still
more intensely interesting. Printed on
fine toned paper, and richly bound in cloth
with upward of 500 pages, it has for its
frontispiece a fine steel medallion head of
Gen. Lee, and four beautiful illustrations
in Homer's best style. Either book is sent
by mail, post free, on receipt of the price,
$2.25. For Sale by all Booksellers and
Newsdealers in town aud country. 353t
értat Distribution
—BY THE—
METROPOLITAN
GIFT COMPANY!!
Cash Gifts to the Amount of §250,000
EVERY TICKET DRAWS A PRIZE.
BY MAIL.
Knos's Collections of Vegetables, and
Flower Seeds, ueatly put up
and post-paid.
Collection No. 1—Price §10.00
Comprises seed suitable for cropping a
garden of half hn acrc,producing sufficient
vegetables for an ordinary siz
throughout ti.e yesr.
Collection No. 2—Price $5.
Comprises one-half of No. i, same vari-
eties ; will crop a garden of a quarter of
an acre, sufficient for the use of a small
sized family.
Flower Seeds Sent Free by Mail.
Collections which are highly cofiimeuded
for their utility and excellence.
Assortment No 1—8 new aud superb va-
rieties, $1 00.
Assortment No. 2—20 new and superb
varieties, $2 00.
Assortment No. 3—20 good showy vari
cties, $f 00.
Assortment No. 4—50 good showy varie-
ties, $2 00.
Assortment No. 5—100 good showy
many new, varieties $4 00.
Our new descriptive Seed Catalogue
gives full descriptions of new, rare and
most desirable varieties ot vegetables and
flowers. Plain, simple, and tull instruc-
tions for sowing, planting and after man-
agement—prices in packages or by weight,
by mail or otherwise, and much other val-
uable information. Sent to all applicants
enclosing 10 cents.
J.KNOX,
Grower and Importer,
P. O. Box 155, 137 Liberty St.,P ft i-
Fnrgh.Pa.
5 Cash Gifts Each $10,000
10 ' " " 5,000
20 " " " 1,000
40 " " " 500
200 " " " 100
i 300 " " " 50
450 " " " 25
600 " " " 25
30 Elegant Rosewood Pianos Each
[#300 to $500
35 " " Melodeous ea. 75 150
150 Sewing Machibes>.Each $60 to $175
250 Musical rioxes " 25 to 200
300 Fine Gold Watches " 75 to 300
750 Fine Silver Watches" 30 to 50
Fitie Oil Paintings, Framed Engravings,
Silver Ware, Photoffraph Albums, and a
large assortment of Fine Gold Jewelry,
in all valued at
1.000.000 DOLLARS
A Chance to Draw any of the aboce Prizes
by Purchasing a Sealed Ticket
for 25 Cents.
Tickets describing each Prize are sealed
in Envelopes and throughly mixed. On
receipt of 25 Cents, a Sealed Ticket will
be drawn, withont choice, and delivered
at our office, or sent by mail to any ad-
dress. The prize named upjn it will be
delivered to the ticket-holder on payment
of ONE DOLLAR. Prizes will be im-
mediately sent to any address, as request-
ed by express or return mail.
You will know what your prize is
before you pay for it. Any Prize
may be exchanged for another of the
same value, No Blanks.
S3P Our Patrons can depend on fair
dealing.
References.—We select the few-
following from the many who have lately
drawn Valuable Prizes and kindly per-
mitted us to publish them:
S. T. Wilkins, Buffalo, New York, $1.000
Mrs- E. Stuart, 70 Nelson I'lace. N.Y.,
$500; Mis? A. Monroe. Chicago, 111. Piano
iug sufficient I valued at §650; W. Curtis, New Haven,
izeu tsmiiV QqIJ Watch, $200; Robert Jackson, Du-
buque, Sewing Machine, $100; Philip Mc
Carty, Louisville, Ky., $500; Jas. Rogé s
Washington, D. O, Musical Box, $150;
Miss Emma Walworth, Milwai kee, Wis.,
Piano, $500; S. T. Ferris, New Orleans,
Gold \Yateh, $250.
We publish no names without permission
Opinions of the Press-
Offer tbu GREATEST INDUCES! ENTS fo boyer of
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
SELLS CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. AT WHOLESALE
OR RETAIL.
Call and Examine his stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
b?26timoa « .
~M. D. TV/TXT -T .H!Wr
AMD CHEAPLY
EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE
'BUSINESS CARDS,
WEDDING CARDS,
CAR TES DE YIS1 TE
CONCERT TICKETS,
BALL TICKETS,
PROGRAMMES,
WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER OF
At New York and St. Louis rates.
BILLS OF FARE,
RECEIPTS,
CHECKS,
BILL HEADS,
DRAFTS,
LABELS,
POSTERS,
HAND BILLS.
Fnneral Notices,
Catalogues,"
Pamphlets.
EÍ
i:ty plantation, near SanFelepe about
last of July, lc68 a Bay Stallion 3 years
old, gear and collar worked, branded IXL
on left shoulder. The uudersigued will
pay ten dollars reward, for his delivery
to me at San Felepe, or for such infor-
i marion at will enable me to get her:
36-it T. J. KERR
They are doing the largest business; the firm is
rcliahk-, and dcHerve their encceBS."— Weekly Tri
bum, Feb. 8.
AYe have examined their system, and know them
to btf a fair dealing firm."—JV. Y. Herald, Feb. 28.1868
Last week a friend of our* drew a $500 prize,
which was promptly received."—Daily yete , Mar.
3,1668.
Send for circnlar giving many more references
and favorahlo notievs from the press. Liberal in-
ducements to Agents. Satisfaction g^ranteed.
Ecery Package of Seated Envelopes
Contains One Cash Gift.
Six Tickets for One Doller, 13 for
Two Dollars, 35 for Five Dollars, J10 for
Fifteen Dollars.
All letters should be addressed to.
PARKER, MOORE & CO.
35-8t 195 Bkoadway, N. T.
ircvlart.
Dray Receipts,
J. T. GRIFFIN & CO.,
SUCCESSORS Tí)
W. AHRENBECK BRO.,
Hempstead, Texas,
WHOLESALE AND KETA1L DEALERS IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
hats, boots, shoes, drugs, medicines,
AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES.
Have and keep constantly on hand the largest and best selected Stock
offered to the trade this side of New Olrleans.
GP" Will also advance liberally on Cotton, Woo and other Produce
shipped to onr house in New Orleans, and to our friends in Galveston,
New York, Liverpool, or Bremen,
^ Call and examine our stock of Dry Goods, Groceries, &c. No
charge for exhibiting them.
J. T. GRIFFIN & CO.
hl9 6m
NEW I CHEAT GOODS!
J. XX.
Begs leave to inform the citizens of Hempstead and vicinity that he has
received a
íss«9 m SMS>
Which he will sell Cheaper than ever before Bold in this mark et
Call and examine for yourselves. I have now on hand a new supply of
LADIES' DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS, RIBBONS,
AND WHITE GOODS, also
Bills of Ladivg,
—Also all kinds of—
LEGAL BLANKS.
fJlRY THE SOUTHERN TONIC.
Prepared bf S. R. Chambers, Wholesale
and Retail Druggist, Corner Liberty and
Erato Streets. oct 2g
DOLBEAR Comraencial College
New Orleans. Founded 1832. No
vacations. Book-keeping, Penmanship.
Languages, Mathematics practicallytaught
Students from 12 to 60.
RÜFUS DOLBEAS, President.
sept2J-ly
All Job work
on delivery, and no
work permitted to
to leave the office
until paid for.
EFNOR, HALL & CO.,
Making and General Repairing
EmBLISNEIlT,
WEST SIDE OF THE DEPOT SQUARE, HEMPSTEAD
wagon
WJAGOXS, WAGON. CARRIAGE, AND BUGGY HUBS, AND PLOWS
TV on hand and for «ale, singly or by the quantity.
%
BP Call and examine vur Samples bejore purchasing elsewhere.
«24
tf
JAMES VIUK,
IMPORTER; & GROWER OF
F lower & Vegetable Seeds
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.
Vick's illustrated catalogue of SeedB, and
floral guide for 1868, is now published aud
ready to send out. It makes a work of
about one hundred large pages, containing
full descriptions of the choicest flowers
and vegetables grown, with plain direc-
tions for sowing seed, culture, &c. It is
Beautifully Illustrated, with more than
one hundred fine wood engravings of Flow-
ers and Vegetables, and a
BEAUTIFUL COLORED PLATE OF
FLOWERS.
Well printed, on the finest paper, and one
o; the most beautiful as well as the most
instructive works of the kind published.
^ Sent to all who apply, by mail, post
paid, for Ten Cents, which is not half the
cost. „
Address James Vick.
£38-3m. Rochester. N. Y
beef market.
J. B. AHRENBECK,
IN FRONTOFZADOW'S BOOT SHOP,
has constantly on hand a large and fine
supply of fresh aud salt meats, such as
Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Pickled Pork,
Sausage, &c.
Prices.—Beef, 3 l-2c per lb., and all
other meats in proportion. Cash paid for
good beeves. g35-6m.
To he Planter.
STORE YOUR COTTON
at the
Magnolia Fire-Proof Warehouse
HOUSTON,
AND have :t under your own control,
and save charges. You can have tho
benefit of Houston or Galveston market,
without removing.
Particular attention to correct weighin
and the Storing of Cotton.
Bagging and Rope furnished to reliant
ustomers. . _
g30-4m W. L. MACATEE &. CO-
The partnership between Osterhout &.
Beman in the publication of the T«-sas
Countryman hxs this day been dissolved.
All accounts aud claims due the office
since the first day of January, 1868, belong
equally to the late firm, and are to be used
in settling the debts against the same
Chas. A. Beman is authorized to collect
said accounts and give receipts thorefor
and is to settle said indebtedness out cf
said accounts.
J. P. OSERHOUT
Hempstead, August 11th. 1868.
SOUTHERN FAMILY SEWINGfM
chine. Noiseless Machine of Wilco
A&Gibbs; will sew hem, fell, tack, brai
gather, quilt, cord and embroider with
satisfaction. Agents wanted at Ke. 5 St
Charles ft. Béx 3S6.
W. BELL,of Texas,
with
MABIE, MURRAY A. MORGAN,
Manufacturen and Wholesale Dealer* ia
BOOTS AND SHOES
14 WARREN STREET.
7 doors frpn Broadway,
Levi J. Mabie, )
gr¿S52j HBWTOBB.
W. L Moody, Galtatmi L. T. Moody, Galrcra.
f. M. Tiradley, frccomc G .
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