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The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
Home life.

ri homo life is we'll ordered. the chill.
drcu having, according to age, work time.
plRy-timc, books, games and household
sympathcs. they will love home and find
pleasure there. Give the little ones states
aud pcucils, and encourage their at
tcmpts to make pictures. Drawings will
auusc them when noisy plays have lost
their zcst, or are unreasonable; and the
art will BE- useful in after llCc Have
them read 80 each other stories and
paragraphs Of your selection, and snye
the funny things, ard pleasant ones YOU
see in papers and books, 10 read to them
~ ycur lresurc. You cannot imagine
how il viii bind them TO YOU hut choose
well for them, for the Impressions made
upon their minds now Will last when the
hills crmblc Have them sing together.
aud sing with them teaching songs and
Hymns. Let them sing an day Ike birds
at all proper times. Have them nat
lurally interested in The same things
amuscmcuts ard occupations have a
specified time for each SO that their hab-
its viii be orderly. Let them work to-
gethCr IN the cardcn--buys aud girls both
need outdoor oxcrcis,--whilc the pnr-
cnts' eyes direct and sympathsc, ond the
loud voices bleed IN loving accord.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
A Miracle OF Honesty.

At Il party one evening several con-
tested the honor Of having done the most
extraordinary thing, and a reverend gem
tleman was appointed sole judge Of their
respective prct,naons.
One party produced his tailor's bill
with a receipt attached TO it. A buzz
went through the room TINT it could not
be outdone, when second proved that
he had Just arrested his tailor for money
he had tent him.
Tho palm IS his, was the general cry,
when u third put IN his claim.
"Gentlemen," said he, scan not boast
Of theleats of my predecessors, but have
returned to the owners two umbrellas
that they left at my house"
'"I'Il hear no more" cried the aston.
ishcd arbitrator, "this is the very ne plus
ultra Of honesty; unheard of deed; it il
an act of virtue Of which | never knew
men eapIbe. The prize is"
"Huld," cried out another, "I'ye done
still more than that" .....
"Impossible !" cried the whole compa.
ny; "let US hear"
"l'yc been taking my paper for twenty
years, and paid tor ii every year in adj
vance!" ... ....
Twas no use-he took the prize.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
A HcautI,ui Ex,rac,.

Some fifteen years ago, Rev. john n.
Maflii, then In his prime, delivered Ice.
ture which closed with the following fine
passages.
"phrnx. fablcd bird ofantqulty, when
IL telt the chill advances Of age, built lie
own funeral urn aud fired its pyro by
means which natures instinct taught.
Al its plumag,, aud its form of beau.
~ became ashes; but ever would arise
the young--beautiful from the urn Of
death and chambers Vt decay would the
ledrIipy come, with its eyes turned
toward the sun and cssaying is dark veil
vet wings sprinkled with gold and i'ing-
ed with silver ON the balmy air, raising
a little higher, until at lcngth, in the iull
cobGirnc Of flight, it gives a cry of JOY,
aud suon becomes glittcring ep,ok 10
the bosom uf Crirl ocean Lovely yuya.
ger of earth bound on is hoavcuwarl
Journey to the sun.
So rises the spirit bird from the
ruins of the body, the funeral urn which
is Mil,oT built. aud death frees. So
mcut of spirituality, the intellectual PhW-
nix, to d. its proud wings in the loun-
tain of eternal bliss.
SO sl,1ll dear. precious hu uariiy. sur
vNe from the ashes Of burning world
So beautiful shall tA1 uuchnngrd sou
soar within the disc of otcrnIty's great
mmiulry with uudazzlcd cyr and nm.
scnrthrd wing--tlc PnnniS of immortil
ity-lakon to its rainbow homo aud era
died on the beating bosom OF etcrna
ltyp
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
Giving ihc Devil his Due.

There is point in the following anec-
dole /; A pastor was making call upon
an Old lady, who made it Il habitual rule
never . speak ill Of another, aud hld
observed il so closely that she always
justified those whom she mad heard evil
spoken OF. Before the old lady made her
appearance in the parlor, her children
were speaking Of this peculiarly Of their
mother, and one of them plnyiuily added:
{" Mother has such a habit of speaking
well Of everybody, that believe il Satan
himself We're the subject OF conversation,
mother would find out some virtue or
good quality even in him"
OF course this remark elicited some
smiling anu merriment at the originality
of the idea, in the midst of which the old
lady entered the room, and on being told
what had been said, she Immediately and
voluntarily replied 'a i'"
I" Well, children, | wish we all had
Sasan's Industry aud perseverance,"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
\ CuriOUS Scarcity.

Very many doubtless have never had
their attention called to the fact of wo-
men in A Amcrica--that is 10 say, we have
more man than womrn-dnd as womCn
is vast more influential in America than
in cotcmporary England, therefore the
fact scarcely adds 20 value. A writer,
summing up this proposition, siys;
"Thcrc is, according to the census, nn
excrss of seven hundred und fitty.eight
thousand two hundred and thirt, -three
males over females in The Uaitcd States.
Thiy fact is worthy, and ought to
quiet the apprehcnsions of those who
feared the war would Cause an undue
prepunderunce OF women after peace Is
declared. No matter how bloody The war
may be, or how long i lasts, it cannot
make way with thrce.qulrttrs of u mil
lion OF lives The waste of fe may
make the sexes nearly even; but even
then we shall bo better oil than England,
where the lcmales are in excess by near
ly million, and the social problem of
the day Is how to provide them with hus.
bands aud occupation" 100000" F.. H
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
The Fox and the IiIk.

4 tame fox, kept in a stable yard, was
on very friendly terms with several nl the
dogs, but he could mover induce The cats
TO come near him Cats have very
kccn smell, und the odor arising from
the fox was disPlcasiug to them; they
woull not walk on a spot where he had
been stan ing, and kept at as great a
lux soon saw the Jistastc ol the cats to
his company, 50 he made use OF his
knowledge to cheat them out Of their
breakfasts. As soon MS their ullowancC
Of milk was poured out, he would run 10
to the spot aud walk around the saucer,
knowing that none of the cats would APP
proarh the deiiIed place. Day after day
the cats were deprived Of their milk; but
the trick OF the lox having been discoy-
cred, il was removed to some pla e where
he could not get at It. The fox not IL
king TO be deprived Of the morning draught
fell upon another plan OF Obtaining it,
The dairy maid was in the habit Of pas
sing through the yard where the fox was,
so he managed to 60 mp TO her, aud brush
himself against one Of the pals; thu
milk was Immediately - tainted with tht
smell of the fox, thai the dairy mait
did not venture to take il into the house
50 she poured IL out into avesscl and gave
( II TO the cunning animal. lie repeated
! this several times with success; but when
the spoiled milk was given To the pigs
he lott off troubling himself about 1t.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
New Mode Or Iiobbing.

A new mode of rohbing was recently
developed in Paris. An elegontly-dress-
ed female entered jewelry shop, and
was soon busily engaged in examining
expensive diamond jswelry. A hGnd-or.
gan was playing before the door, much 20
the annoyance of Madame; she accord
ingly went TO the man, gave him a piece
Of money, and thus hired him to move on;
she then continued her examination Of
rich goods, but decided not TO purchase.
AS she was retiring the merchant missed
a valuable diamond ring, and charged
her with stealing itI she was indignant,
and demanded that his wife should at
once institute an investigation, A
search revealed nothing suspicious, and
the dame departed, followed, however. by
the merchant of Jewels. She shortly en-.
tered another shop; agaia she gave the
man money to move on; but with the
coin was second diamond ring. 'o WV
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
a strong Minded woman.

A majority OF babies, suys Mrs. SWISS
helm, are to their mothers what doll is
to little girl--something to dress, a
means of displaying odds and ends of fin.
cry, aud exhibiting ones taste Ii in
funts were treated on the principle tha,
good farmer treats lamb, goslipgs,
chickens, pigs, &C., viz: well fed aud
kept warm, they would live and grow just
us weIl-cared-'or goslings live ard grow,
and we never knew one die, Dutch ba-
bies wear caps, and how, could any lady
Of taste have her baby look like a Dutch
baby 2 Just SO; aud Dutch babies gem
orally live, laugh and grow fat, for they
are "smothered in fiannelp and feathers,
aud are kept all in Il sweat, Dutch moth.
crs do not keep their babies for mode
artist exhibitions. They cover them up
and keep them warm and quiet, and raise
Il wonderful number of sturdy boys and
girls. We treated our baby on the Dutch
plan, and never lost nights rest with
her.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
BOY Enterprise.
BY lvc,us MARKHAM.


Boys Of energy and enterprise are the
boys who become men ui prominence and
wealth in these progressive times. II
American boys would learn the art OF
taking care of themselves. they must
acquire the 'knack OF earning their own
bread aud butter, Of hrpg on the look
out tor oyery "smart chance that moy
turn up" it they would be horrorcd men.
Mhenu servant or friend Of ours
answer the door bell one day last week,
shc fusad little boy with a shovel on
hit ia ouldcr, on the stcps.
81 want put IN your coal, said the
boy
I'VE havn't rot ANY," said the girl.
"But IL Is coming, returned the buy
The servant was puzzled, and SUM
moucd her mistress, who had nu sooner
app, AIRED than the boy uccostcd her
"if YOU please Madam there Is q loud
Of coal coming to YOUR house. Your
husband ordered il this murning. | got
the number. aud came ahead ul the cart
to get the Job Of putting il in iiyou please
Of cursc, madam could nnt refuse sd
lcnttrprising youth. aud the job was
lpiveu to him. In a few minutes, SURE
enough, the coal was dumped at tht
door. aud the little hrHvcr was husily al
work. Before hc was through eight boys
/ came tu apply for the sUmr lob.
a fair representative OF Young Amcri'
ca was that hoy. He may be million
aric. or he may be II Congressman, or
Icabiurt uiicrr, or pcrchanco, a candi
date for the Presidency.
Somebody said, In an Eislorn MagaSin'
that the President OF the United Stotc
twenty years hence, was running bare
footed II some Western Wild.
4 sliUht mistake. lie was little coal
HEAVIER IN Cincinnati.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
A Patriotic Dog.

A good dog story is always interesting,
and here is one particularly SO: There is
an Euglishman in Albany, \. Y, pro-
prictor of drinking saOon, who has
owned dog from puppyhood 70 days be-
yond his minority. When the last or
der OF the prcsidant was promulgated d.
recting u draft of 800 900 men, tue sa-
hon Keeper became alarmed at his pros
pect ol serving his adopted country, aud
thinking to cyadc the chance, hc went
straightway aud swore ullcgcnncc a. the
British Government. The fact became
know amoLg many ofhis patrons, und
they wthcrtw their custom. Shortly
after, his do! fursook him aud took up
quarters in the Western Railroad Office
n few doors from n recruiting Office, aud
nearly opposite his former homc. TIL,
Englishman took him home, but contra
ry To former inclinaOtins, his dugship re-
fused 20 remain. His owner iollowc,
him, aad with the mic IT sirloin steak the
market afforded, tried to conX him home
but the dog remained truo to the Starr
and Stripes, aud is now permanently set.
tied with his loyal friends at the rail
road oiiicc. The Englishman visits him
occhsions lly, but the dog pays little OF
no attention to him. What makes the
story more wondclul, and improsscs those
acquainted with the facts with admiration
for the dogs patriotism, is the fact that
until his master sworc allcgiunce to the
British Government the animal was
singulGrly attached to him, aud seldom
found away from home.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
Won mean No, say No.

When man has made up his mind 60
do or not do a thing, he should have the
pluck to say so plainly and dceisively.--
II is mistaken kindness-if il be meant
as n Kindness at ALTO meet the request
which you have determined not TO grant.
with an see about it, or, III think the
matter over" or" cannot give YOU a
positive auswcr now; call in few days
aud | will let you know" II may be
said, perhaps. the object OF these nmbig.
uous expires sions is TO "lct the applicant
down eusy;n hut their tendency is to
give him useless trouble and anxiety, and
possibly to prevent him from seeking
what he requires in more propitjous
quarter until allcr the golden opportunity
has passed. Moreover. Il is questionable
whether the motives Cor such equiyocl.
ton are as philantE pic as some people
suppose. Generally speaking, the iuIi-
vidud who thus avoids dtcc, refusal,
does so 10 avoid himscfpain. Men with
out decision Of character have an indie.
scribable Aversion TO saying No. They
can think No; but they dislike TO utter
the bold word that represents their
thoughts. They prefer to mislcud aud
deceive. 1t istruc that those bland and
consjdyraic people are o,ton spoken ol a..
"ycry gentlemanly.n But is il gentle.
manly 10 keep a man in suspcus, for
days, and perhaps weeks, merely because
you do not choose To put him out of /, by
u a straightforward declarations! H. ou.
ly is gentleman who treats his fellow
men In a manly, straightforward way. b.
Never seem by ambiguous words to sane.
ton hopes you do not intend to crafty,
Ii You mean No, out with il.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
TEit 'csn Again.

Every publisher Of a county ncwsps-
rcrs win appreciate the force Of the toll
lowing cNtruct from somewhat bilious
prticle which appears ia the Oregon
Tones:
Men will come - the Office and solicit
place IN the columns for advertisements
and desire the eli,lr to furnish the brains
10 write ont the cod" and stand over tho
printer, aud constantly annoy him with
directions about the style Of type he must
use, and the amount of display; aud when
the advert,seme appears IN print, they
have some fault to find about come lyut
Of letter, or some very unimporluut par
tculor, which they imagine is not just to
their taste. But when payday comes
they will tell you that they can't pay
money for advertising; they cant rUy
you such rates; they can get the same
amount in Boston. New York or San
Francisco for half the money, printers
bills are alwnys u bore, advertising does
them no good, and threaten to stop the
paper aud the advertisement, and give
their patronage TO another ifthc amount
OF the bill is insisted upon, &C., until the
publisher Is weary aud disgustcd with his
patron, and concludes TO take half the
value Of his labor, aud thus be done hear
ing his heurtlcss excuses.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
HGOOP NEWS
AND
GRE.aT 9'RIU.UApH!!

Benham's Magical Rain EXtrac-
tor, for removing all local pains.
Benham's Gargle. For Dipthe-
ria. Putrid Sorethroat, Thrush and
liberation of the Throat.
Benbam's Renovatiag Pills.
For Nervous and Sick Headache,
indigestion, Colds and Sour Stom.
ach. They will cleanse the stom-
ach without any Inconvenience.
Benham's Worm Pastilla Candy.
The surest, safest and most reh
able. Easiest to take. No physi
clan required. ,
Benham's Hygiene Cough Drops
For Cough, Group and rattles In
children-good also in Fevers.
Benham's Liver Pills.-Gcod to
cleanse the system of all bilious
habits.
Benham's Joshua Drops.-like
Joshua of old, who commanded the
sun to stand still and it obeyed
him, so with the Drops. All NOR
bid. or loss of, action will be rous-
cd; all Fcvcrs will be calmed down
in an incredibly 81 ort time. They
are decidedly ahead of ALI ether
preparations, for Feves, Cramp,
Group, Spasms Inflammation, Te-
tanus or Lock jaw. Suspended ami.
nation, Diptheria. Putrid Sore.
throat, and in fact it is a perfect
Joshua, as hundreds will tc:tiiy.
Prepared and sold by
A. BFNIIAM,
Melmore, Seneca counS,O
For Sale by ID lbois d Co, THIN.
jy 4.62lr
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27

A.GooD lLLUsTRATIoN'--A Congress
sionai candidate was thus interrupted by
an inebriate; "0iy friends,'' said he, II
apA proud TO see around me tonight the
hardy yeomanry of the land, for l love the
agrioulturel interest Of the country; aud
] love them, my fellow-cittizens, for !
was born farmer, The happiest days
of my youth was in the poaoetul uvoca.
lions Of son of the soil. iii may be
allowed TO use this figmative expression,
my friends, may say I vas raised Be-
tipeen iOo ror0s Of corni' q .'hJ -f' =
A Pumkin! BY thunder." exclaimed the
inebriated Joe. fH fi.f " oFiH nNa9s
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27

The world is full of melody, il only we
had hearts to hear; the calmest Noon,
and the Night that lies GREATNESS under
the throbbing stnrs the lonelicst cape
OF the green earth, hnd the boldcsi
prOmoniory jutting out into II sarcn, have
their troubadors and their minstrelsy;
buglcs are swcctly blown nmong tho
leaves; trumpets are sounded from the
fallen trees; love-making e cs on in the
grass beneath our feet; bridal bells ring
in the air over head, aud tine accounts OF
war come to us from some small "Redan'
of moss, some tiny "Malakofl" OF hill
lock.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27

Happiness is hope product; Il springs
up beside the cottage door. wo hardly
know when, but il is there; it thrivcs
like "Picciola' in the cleft of the hclrth,
we hardly know no =, but it is there. 1t
is not purchased, not inherited, not real
estate Go East Or West we carry il
with us, il we possess il at all. We do
not find it; il is with Us and teiihiA Us.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
Chips.


There are only about four things ne
ccssary 20 a captai speaker; first to have
something worth saying; second, to
know how to say it; and fourth to know
when he has said it, aud thereafter "hold
his peace"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
The Brave soldier.

The following paragraphs are from q
speech Delivered by The celebrated JUHN
b, GoUGH. Ii is very seldom that VIC
meet anything more touching aud clo-
quent. His feelings for our brave SOL
dcrs are such as pepade every true
American heart
In walking through one OF our hospi-
tails yesterday, aud Standing up to those
men, was completely unnamed, My
voice quvered, my eyes were filled witt
tears, aud my heart thrJbbed almost TO
bursting. For some time was unable
to speak. Oh, they are heroes They
are. worlds heroes tell you, when |
look at man who gives his life for his
country, | look at true patriot hon
or such a mau, aye with the profound-
est honor, The United States uniform,
however ragged-and if h is the more in-
fluential-it is at once passport to my
heart.
tell you, my friends thank God
live to-day, though it is aday of darkness.
day of blood, day of terror, day OF
war and when pass through the coun-
try, andaat every station see long boxes
\ lifted OF Itis1stlon after station, weeping
friends Teht.f 70 take away the body, co.
yered wftdv@ flag of or country, to bu-
" il in the home sepuehre, my heart is
sad but over the grave of these heroes
we will erect monument TO tell men
how they died, where hey died, and for
what they died, and thers is a generation
that will come TO stand with heads un-
covered. by the grave the dead soldiers
of the campaign in thisday.
4 9G l8l - - 30 70 smr
WHERE Do you hail romp querried O
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27

FoLLY hus Sften the same result as
wisdom, but wisdom would not engage
in her sehoolroomso expressive an assis.
tant. 'hl1 '~'
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27

WHERE Do you hail romln querried a
Yankee of traveller. ''Where do you
rain lromp, was the reponse. "Don't
rain at all.p said the istonished Jona-
than. 's'Neither do ] hill, so mind your
own business" ,+1lll' '8H9lo4'
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
New and Fashionable

nd will be sol at the lowest possible rates. Oall
the 6ne iewelry and Piano Rooms, No ComneH1a
sw. Thin. o.. tmll WILLIAM GALLUP
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-31
Union Movement.

The North Iowa Times, a democratic
paper but rather bearing for the war 10y
times, thus alIudes with favor to the union
movement against the Copperheads. There
are quite number Of democratic papers,
generally however, of small magnitude,
yet the more expressive Of public opinion
from the city papers that have come over
to the union side. The Times is the lead
ing democratic paper Of north Iowa, pub
lished at McGregor, and here is what it
says:
"All over the country we hear accounts
Of the rise and progress Of the Union Par
ty as an aggregation of loyal and con-
sentative Republicans and Democrats.
Ever since the mammoth meeting at
Cooper Institute. New York, gatherings
Of the people have been held in prominent
towns and cite in all the loyal states.--
These meetings are signalized by an abne-
cation Of party, and VOWS OF fidelity to
the Constitution and the Union, such as
were made when it was first learned that
the rebels kad begun throwing shot and
shell at the devoted garrison in Fort Sum
ter.
The telegraph brings us the announce
ment of an unconditional mass meeting of
Union men at Toledo, Ohio, on the 18th
inst. Letters were read from Daniel S.
D;ok;noon Gnv Tail Ian NaoS ToLn
Van Buren,, JAS. L. Brady, John Coch-
rane and Others, endorsing ia the most
earnest manner the grand movement for
the Union Of the States. Enthusiastic
speeches were made BY eloquent gentle
men present, and the enthusiasm was in
creased BY a telegraph dispatch from the
Ohio troops at Murfreesboro, giving their
concurrence in the grand Union league or
ganization. The Union resolutions Of the
Cooper Institute meeting were also adopt
ed word for word.