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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04
TOUCH NOT THAT FLAG.

Traitor! spare that fiagl
Touch not single star!
Its sheltering glory now
Still blazes near and far;
Twas our fOrefathers' hand
That placed it DER our head,
And thou shalt let stand,
Or perish with the dead.
That dear old precious flag,
Whose glory and renown
Are spread DER land and sea,
And wouldst thou tear It down?
Traitor! forbear that touch!
Rend not Its heart bound ties!
Oh, spare that glorious nag.
~. Still streaming through the skies.
When l was yet q boy
l gloried in me sight, =
And raised my voice In low 5sat.
To greco its folds Of light
For It nv home Is dear;
Dear Is ny native land;
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let thai old flag standl
Ny heart strings round thee cling
Close as the stripes, old friend;
Thy praises men shall sing,
Till time itself shall end.
Old flag. the storm still brave,
And, Traitor, leave the spot!
While I've hand to save,
Thy touch shall harm 1t not!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

On IDLENEss.-When God Wanted spon-
ges and oysters he made them, and put one
on the rock and the other in the mud.
When he made man, he did not make him
to be an oyster or sponge; he made him
with feet and hands, and head and heart.
and place to use them, and he said unto
him, go and workw But | tell you if a
man has come to that point where he is
content, he ought to be put in his coffin. for
a contented life man is sham. If man
has come to that point in which he says, Il
do not want to know any more, or do any
more" he is in state in which he ought
to be changed into mummy. fall hide
eOus; and Of mummies those are the most
hideous; that are running about the streets
and talking.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

SIGNS. - When will 81 Jas and
wonders cease4 Not till the des-
troying angel shall clip short the
thread of time, and the heavens be
rolled together as scroll. Not a
day passes but we see good and bad
signs, as the following will show:
1t is a good sign to see a man
doing an act Of charity to his fel.
lows.
1t is a bad sign to hear him
boasting of it.
1t is a good sign to see an honest
man wearing his old clothes.
It is a bad sign to see them filing
the holes in his windows.
1t is good sign to see man
wiping the prespiration from his
face.
1t is a bad sign to see him wipe
his chops as he comes from the
cellar.
1t is a good sign to see a woman
dress with taste and neatness.
1t is a bad sign to see her hus-
band sued for her finery.
1t is a good sign for q man to
advertise in a paper.
1t is a bad sign to see sheriff
advertise for him.
1t is a good sign to see man
sending his children to school.
1t is bad sign to see them edu-
Gated at evening schools, ON the
street.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

The DEATH OF GREAT MEN.--It is
noted as peculiar fact that three
of the prominent members Of the
Republican party have died, within
brief space Of time, while indulg.
ing in pleasurable recreation.
Joshua R. Giddings fellby the side
Of a billiard-table; President Lin.
coin died in a theatel, and Mr..
Corwlh was stricken down while
enlivening the festivities, of an
evening with jokes. 3oI
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04
ADVERTISING TERMS.
A Roadside Dialogue.

'And so, Squire, you don't take
the county paperP E4d
NO, Major, get the city papers
on much better terms. / take a
couple of them -.
But, Squire, the county papers
often prove a great convenience to
US. The more we encourage them,
the better the editor can afford to
make them
why / don't know any conven.
ience they are to me-
The farm you sold last fall was
advertised in one of them, and
thereby you obtained customer.
Did you notP
very true, Major, but l paid
three dollars for it,
'And you made more than three
hundred dollars by it. Now, if
your neighbor had not maintained
the press, and kept it up ready for
use, you would have been without
the means to advertise your prop
erty. But l saw your daughter'C
marriage notice in those papers,
did that cost you anythingp
NO, but
'And your brothers death with a
long obituary notice. And the
destruction of our neighbor Rigg'
house by fire. You know these
things were exaggerated till the
authentic accounts of the news
papers set them right
% true, but
'And when your cousin Splash
was up for the Legislature, you
appeared much gratified at his de-
fence which cost him nothing
yes, yes, but these things are
interesting to the readers. They
cause the people to take the paper
NO, Squire Grudge, not if all
were like you. Now | tell you, the
day will surely come when some
body will write an eulogy on your
life and character, and the printer
will put it in types with heavy
black cut over it, and with all your
riches, this will be done for your
grave as pauper. Your wealth,
your morality, and all such things
will be spoken Of, but the printer
boy, as he spells the words in ar
ranging the type to these sayings
will remark of you--Poor mean
devil, he is even sponging his obit-
uary! Good morning, Squire
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

Two small .urchins were in con-
versation the orher day, when one
said, 'Ain't you got grandmother p
NO. 4 tell yer,' responded the
first, they're tip-top. Let yer do
as yer please; give yer as much
good stuff as yer can eat, and the
more you sars 'em the better they
likes it,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

It is an actual fact that a man
who attempted to hug beautiful
woman named Miss Lemon, has
sued her for striking him in the
eye. He is altogether unreason.
able. Why should he squeeze a
lemon unless he wants a punch.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

Here's Webster upon. a bridge,'
said Mrs. Partington, as she handed
Ike the dictionary. Study it con-
tentively and you will gain great
deal of infamationI5 -r
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

Didler invited two or three to
drink, and was telling big stories
about himself. Come said one of
the party, you have told us what
you can do; now tell us what you
cannot do well, that's easily
DONE replied Didler, 4 can't pay
for the drinks you have just had.'
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

Julius, why didn't you oblong
your stay at the seasides' sKase,
Mr.. Smith, they charge too much,
How so, Juliuss' why, de- land
lord charge dis col6fed individual
with stealing the silver spoons.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

ANECDoTE OF WAsHINGToN.-The
Rev. DIR. Ely relates an interesting
anecdote of Washington. 1t oc-
Cured during the Generals visit
of 1889, at West Springfield, Mass.
Washington was standing on the
bank of the Connecticut, waiting
for a ferry boat-Dr. Ely says:
"Whilst I was gazing upon him,
one of the postillions drove up, and,
dismounting and uncovering his
head, said, in the most deferential
manner, and with an expression of
injured dignity:
"Your Exelency, as we were
driving along, a little way back.
we overlook a man with a loaded
cart, who occupied the entire road
l asked him to stop his team that
we might pass by. He declined
| then told him that it was Presi.
dent Washington's chariot. He
again refused, and said he would
not stop, that he had as good a
right to the road as George Wash.
ington had.
"And so he had," was the simple
reply of Washington.
"The postillion, after a moments
look of wonder and astonishment
at the condescension of the Presi-
dent of the United States, quietly
put on his hat and again mounted
his horse. l watched the cortage
until it was out of sight; but my
impression and memory of Wash
ington are as vivid and distinct as
if had seen the great man only
yesterday"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

Theodore Hook once SAID to a
man at whose table a publisher got
very drunk: why, you appear to
have emptied your wine cellar into
a book seller
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04
ES- Mr.. Barnett, Mail Agent or

Es- Mr.. Barnett, Mail Agent on
the Cincinnati & Chicago Air Line
railroad, informs us that the safe
of the Treasurer of Pulaski county,
Indiana, was broken open on Sun
day night at Winnemack, and be-
tween seven and eight thousand
dollars in money stolen. No traces
of the thief or thieves has been dis
covered up to last night. The
Court House, in which the Office of
the Treasurer is located, is a new
building, and the arrangements for
the safekeeping of the funds were
supposed to be burglar.proof-
Gazette, December %.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04

what elsea'
4 want to clothe Minie.'
q want to feel that l am useful,
that | am doing something
q want to hire you Mary; and
will pay you wages that will enable
you to do all this ...
'You want to hire me! What
can / do for youP .s AS
Keep my house, and be my wife,
Mary
And then the town superintend-
ent got his arm around Mary's waist
and held her tight, though she
struggled a little at first.
Let me go moment, and I will
tell you.'
He released the little figure, and
Mary stood before him, trembling,
blushing, twining the strings of the
blue hat around her finger, looking
down upon the floor, glancing once
into his earnest eyes, her breast
rising and falling till the cameo
swayed like ship upon billows.
do you love meP
with my whole SOUL
Did youever love anybody else p
Never in my life.'
Can little girl like me'-look-
ing earnestly in his face-'can a
little girl like me, devoted, loving
you almost to reverence, make you
happy alwaysp
None in all the world but you
The little maiden stepped close
to his side, and hid herslf under his
arm.
The jaunty blue hat is in favor
ite closet in my friends new house,
in a glass case, on the under shelf.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-04
ga Collision Inevitable. ),

IA COLLISION IMevltable.o
"AGATE," the special Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, a correspondent who is
usually well informed as to the
purposes of the Republican party,
is fearful that "a collision is inevi-
table" between Congress and the
President. Referring to Mr.. SUM.
NER's speech, he has this to say:
at is not Impossible that this
opening for rupture may close, as
two or three previous ones have
closed; but it is not to be denied
that the prospects are squally. If,
as it would now seem, the Presi-
dent has determined to force
through his reorganization policy,
a collision is inevitable. Congress
is really more determined on this
point than it was on the first day
of the session.
GA number of gentlemen have, it
is true, sloughed off from the un-
wieldly majority; and still more,
under the potent pressure of Execu-
tive influence, are sure to do the
same thing. But the bone and
sinew Of the Union majority, the
men who act from convictions and
not from anxiety for the sacond-
hand dispensation of morsels from
the White House kitchen, have no
notion whatever of reversing or
modifying their action. They will
prevent the admission of any Sena-
tors or Representatives from the
seeded States till after the thor
ough investigation and report
which they expect from their COM
mittee. Their course then must
depend on the aspect of affairs thus
presented; but it is drawing upon
no spirit of prophecy to say that
the chances for the present South
ern applicants will not grow
brighter.
at is hoped and with good
reason-that the President recog-
nizes this determination, and like
wise statesman means to shape
his course accordingly. 1t was
Caleb Gushing, l think, who said of
John Tyler, that the mistake the
Wings made was in forgetting that
his Administration was an estab-
lished fact. The mistake the Wings
made then, the President would
make now, should he forget that
this Congress, whose term lasts
nearly as long as his, and whose
magnificent majority counts far
above a hundred, after all the drift
wood that has been adhered to
rather than been a part of it, has
washed away-that this Congress,
thus potent and lasting, can either
make or ruin his place in history.
Mr.. johnson will be a less shrewd
politician than his record would in
dicate, if he should fail to see this !;
or if he should fail to remember
the other fact-that Tylerized Ad-
ministrations, cannot be reelected"
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-01
i9 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. g
(To expire on the 3lst day Of January, ls073
rOFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE,)
i'f1 - lNsUR kNCE DEPARTMENT, y

a. . OFFlCE OF THE AUDITOR OF HTATB1
'H''A'' INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
COLUMBUS, ONO. February Il, 1860
WHEREAS, The COLUMBIA FIRE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, located at New York, in the
State Of New York, has fled in this office q
SWorn statement Of its condition. required by the
frst section Of the act regulate Insurance Com
panies not Incorporated by the State Of Ohio pass
td April g. 1856 and amended February9 o. 1854; and,
whereas. said COMPANY has Furnished the unde
Al least ONE hundred DTH0USANDDO DOLLARS
Of actual Capital invested in Stocks o. Bonds or in
MORTGAGES Of Real Estate, worth double the amount
for which the same is mortgaged and whereas, said
Gomuany has filed in this Office written instrument
SSdrr t corporate seal signed by the President and
Secretary thereof tthorizing any Agent or Agents
~ said Company in this State to acknowledge SER
S;ce n process for and in behalf Of said Company,
sccordine TO the terms Of said law. = '1fni %
SGE sSsEsSISEs SSs t. JAMES GOLDMAN Auditor
W Siste for Ohio. 10 hereby certify that said
TOiJTMBIA FIRE INSD RANCE COMPANY, Of
MAJ Yo1kI is authorized 70 transact the business
ofre INSURANCE ID this State until The thirty ftst
Ssy Of January, in the year one thousand eight
L,,;{Sdred and Al ixty-seven. iNhHI IItNc a
MN Vines whereof l aaSe heIeunto subscribed
nv name and dcausSd the seal Of my office 10 be af
GI.d ths day and year above Etitten, ". lmuuI
nST nn,TSrsI' j .T'f10IiQ 7o JAMES III. GOODMAN. iu
1TssSSiSP.J 10 10 4 Auditor Of State. 10
lsrAAr'i lssrsA1AN II lrs bc !. .4-aaAl s'1yIf 1iSt2
A. GARDNER. Jr. AS'tsoi
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-01
FOR RENT

TTNHE STORE ROOM. NO. 9dWEST BRO ADJ
stTSet todcnpiod asa Clothing Store by M. Gold
smith, Fer pRTtieulaEs inquire at the roops two
doors west OF High on Broad. teblA-dlm
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-01
STATE OF NEW YoRK,

III STATE OF NEW 1ORK, ss H." .. .T' HN. Il.
County OF NEW YORK,) 90 l.H. =.
TIMO. G. CHUROHIIL, President, and JOHN .B.
ARrHUR, Secretary Of the Columbia Fire In
suranee Company, being .seyerally sworn, de;
pose and say, that the foregoing is a full true and
correct statement of the affairs of the said COmpa
ny; that the said Insurance Company Is the bona
fde owner of at least ONE HUNDRED THOU.
BAND DOLLARS Of actual Cash Cap tai, invested
In Stocks and Bonds or in Mortgages on Real Estate.
worth double the amount for which the. same is
mdrtgaged; and that they are the above described
officers of said Insurance Company -.fI
TIMO. G. CHUkCHILL, President.
JoHN B. ARTHUR, Secretary. JIG Hu
Subscribed and sworn before me, this sth day Of
IsEIL.i B.F. LEE, Jr.,.t
fsTAMP.l Notary Public.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-20
=, p,o.a ~ beb.lf Of th, Demo.

Mr.. LIE Blond, 90 behalf Of the Demo.
800. al insisted tbat It did require ths
Preside ut's approval, 90 the ground th.t
tie: Constitution expressly required pm !,
to ,iSni allabills, joint resolutions FPS.
cono1r,ent: resolutions, and that, 9. !s tne
Constitutional Amendment ;;Wis in; "a the |.
shape Ga joint resolution, the pfesiden'
must sign it. ..o
instances 10 the history Of the do'eEo-
mon. where Constitutional Amendments 10 ., 8
had been ,igucd-one was by Buchanan,
and the other by Lincoln, the latter
saying that be did not regard bis sigma
turc ns necessary. ,.,,,,
| Both houses have finally passed . gu l!
to dispose Of about 100000 acres Of
public lands 10 tho South to actual
settlers. 1t is in effect extending tne
provisions of the Homestead Bill over
those lands. 1t restricts the amount Of
land to be entered by one person t.
eighty ucres for two years, after when
one hundred and sixty acres may DC
entered. Until January next, oil who
buve tukcu part in the rebellion arc ex
Guided from the privileges Of the bili
after that, this restriction is removed. !,
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-20
Judge Underwood's Charge.

The following is an interesting extract
from Judge Underwood's charge to the
Grand Jury Of the U. S. Circuit Court
convened 10 Richmond on Tuesday, the
9Th inst:
al am happy to meet you again aud
know that you arc still living. notwi.h-
standing the assaults that have been
made upon you. Little need be said in
addition to the instructions given at Nor.
folk. Your last session has made YOU
historical and I trust that the efforts
which have been made to intimidate you
and to impede the course Of justice will
not make you less faithful and earnest in
the discharge of your public duties. We
ought not to be surprised that the trca-
sonablc and liccntious press Of this State
and city should vince and rage and be-
come furious when treason and licen-
,iousncss are exposed and arraigncd for
trial and punishment. Nor should VIC DO
surprised at tho enormity and dcspera.
ton exhibited when we reflect that this
city has long been the center and scat OF
tho greatest traffic in human beings that
ever disgraced the world-a traffic which
has annually employed many hundreds
Of moral monsters and many millions Of
capital, substituting the press. pulpit,
und politics Of the State. rendering Rich.
mond more Infamous among mcu for its
participation in this great crime than all
the cities along tho coast ofScucgambia,
Upper and Lower uinca, Congo, Loaugo,
Angola, and Bcngunla combined.
Tho wonder then is that so many
traces of kindness, humanity, and Chris.
tim civilization should have survived
such debasing aud brutalizine Influences,
and let US thank God and take courage
that, moro fortunate than the devoted
cities Of antiquity, We can count moro
than ton men who stood faithful among
the faithlcss. Tho complaints Of threat
encd violence aud intimidation which
have been forwarded to me by several Of
your members, for your late heroic aud
patriotic actions, have been submitted to
the highest legal and military authorities
Of the Government, and ! can assure
you Of the earnest sympathy aud firm
support Of all the officers Of the Law, no,
excepting the President, whom the
unreasonable now fatter and fawn upon,
bu, whom they will probably soon curse
aS heartily as they did two years ago."
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-20
The United States constitutional
Amendment.

We published last week the proposed
amendment to the Constitution OF inc
United States, as adopted BY the
Senate, which was on Wednesday last
| passed By the House, by vote OF lso
for, to 80 against it, and when ratified BY
tho Legislatures of three.fOurths OF tho
States, will be part of tho Constitution
Of tie United States.
90 examining this measure, We think
every loyal man will perceive tho neccs-
| sity for tho adoption Of every part OF 1t
prior to the restoration Of tho lately ro'
bellious States to o participation in the
Government. 1t is of vital necessity tor
the preservation of tho Government, that
10 our organic law should DO incorpOra'
ted just such provisions as are contained
in the amendment. They are-
Isl. 4 declaration Of unirersat liberty
10 all men, and assurance Of profectio" 1"
Encouragement thereof
2d. Representation to be reduced IN the
serral States in proportion to the number
ofmale citiScns orer the age Of heenty' one
years, no, cmfranchised.
81. Debars from, holding any office Of
the United States. those ,rho, as officers Of
any STATE or United States. had previously
token an oaih TO support the Constitutio"
of the United States, and afterDards gone
into the Rebellion, or gicen ii all and
comfort.
ain. .iNoJHyations o the United STATES
incurred in supprrssing resurrection or for
payment ct Jountiss, to be inrtolatc.
5M. FGrbids the poymer!, by the United
.S,ons or any Stutr, Of any rebel deLt or
compensation for the emancipation IF any
Slire.
GM. Girrs Congress po,cer to cnforcc
tbs article Ly appropriate legislation.
This measure, devised and adopted by
an overwhelming majority Of Congress,
("thc Union majority is a great dis
appointment to the dcmusogues who
have been trying to deceive the people
into the belief that their patriotic Rep.
rescutatives we're about to do Somo very
reckless radical thing, which would be
ruiuous to tho best interests Of the
country.
The great harmony existing among
tho Union members Of Congress cviuccd
on tho passage Of this measure is the
death kncll of the coppcrhcud " Andy
johnson" fiction, who sought to build
up new party by creating n division
among the Union men Of the country.
This knocks down the last prop which
sustained their hopes.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-20
70 Boards OF Education.

Upon assuming the duties OF the ounce
Of County Superintendent, We are des'r'
GUS Of giving our fullest cooperation to
your efforts aad those Of all citizens in'
tercsted IL the cause, that good schools
may b. pat into operation throughout
the county at the earliest possible mo-
ment. 1t is cheering 20 learn that the
people are awakening to the Importance
Of the subject, and that n0ny townships
arc already taking action promptly and
with exemplary libcrality in the recessa'
~ measures for tho procurement OF
school houses, and the establishment and
continuance Of free schools.
1t being necessary fer INC to be absent
from the county during part Of July
and August, would like to meet, before
I 70, with as many or,hc various Boards
and Of tho citizens Of their townships or
districts Who are interested in the cause
ofcduca,ion, os possible. Will the Boards
make appointments, and notify inc ofthe
sane? Very respectfully,
f. r. MOORE,
CO. Superintendent.