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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-07
M. MARX,
FOR SALE At A BARGAIN,

900 ACRES OF FIRsT-CLASS LAND,
CLO situated only n miles from Rock
Rock Isload. There are 200 acres under cultiva-
ton, and ten acres covered with timber 1t is
well watered and has good house, barn, out
houses, &C., with fine large orchard and plenty
of small fruit. 1t would be good place for a
small colony, and affords a fne opportunity for
establishing pleasure garden or brewery. 1t
will be sold at 800 per aere-l0 per cent. cash
and the balance ON long time.
Enquire Of M. MARX, Real Estate Agent,
Rock Island. aug5dwtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-07

DEADER, CHOOSE BETWEEN A vIG0R-
IL Gus age or untimely death. Oh, how
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-07

Music Scholars Wanted.

FIFTEEN CENTS a line will be charged for
each insertion of articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-07

LEVI S. HAIRS
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Buried Alive.

A friend gives us the accout ola
most terrible case of the burial
of a handsome young lady at Jack
sonville, Illinois. Some time last
summer, young lady of seventeen
years of age, suffering with the
tooth, ache, went to bed with o
small phial of chloroform for the
purpose of quieting her teeth. In
the morning she was found to all
appearance dead, which was con-
frmed by the opinion of several
physicians who were called and
examined her body. She was then
buried. A few days since her re-
latives were about to remove from
Jacksonville, having located in
another State, and had the re
mains of the young lady exhumed,
for the purpose of taking them to
their new home. Curiosity promp.
ted them to open, the coffin, when
they were horror stricken on find
ing the corpse turned over, both
hands full of hair and her clothing
torn to shreds, revealing the hor-
rible truth that the young lady had
been buried alive. The choloro-
form had placed her in deep
trance, the awakening from which
was in her coffin and grave. The
lady was engaged to he married at
the time of her suppose death. A
more heartsickeEing case We never
remember to have read or heard
off, indianapolis Journal. l s'
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Mrs. Partington and Suffrage.

The conversation had turned up.
on this popular and absorbing to-
pic, exciting the feelings Of the ar-
Gle with the pro and con view oft,
when, in the midst Of a fierce re-
mark, as a rejoinder hard as brick
was trembling into form on the 9th.
er side, Mrs. Darlington raised her
finger. There was immediate sill
ence. Affsryf5aT
GAS for univesal suffrage, ,.-said
she, with a smile as tender as,the
last beam of expiring day upon a
faded landscape; ''as tor universal
suffering, / don't see why they
should suffer more than any other
sex.' nifnti
"WhoG" said DR.. Spooner, look.
ing over his spectacles.
"The Universalists," said she,
sand certainly there is not half so
much danger if their doctrine is
true; as Pam sure hope it is, for
the sake of many who have nothing
but the goodness OF God to depend
upon"
"But," said DR.. Spooner, with an
empasis upon the word as though
he were about to enact it, and butt
his meaning at her; 81 mean the
universal gift of sufrage,-allow.
ing every man to vote, whether
black or white"
She paused like rill interrupt.
ed by a leaf, gathering strength by
the interruption, and breaking
triumphantly away.
81 don't see," said she, "why they
shouldn't do as they have mind to;
and If they don't they ought to be
made to by corrosive measures. l
think the gift of suffering belongs
most naturally to the women; but
as for voting that is another mat
ter"
There was dignity in the deliv-
cry of this profound opinion that
would have done credit to Judge
Bigelow, and it took the entire
evening to pick the meat of it. Ike
was engaged at his spelling lesson,
drawing profles of the crook-nosed
teacher on the margin of his spell
ing book.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Shooting AffI ay and the Military
Bill i'm Florida,

Recently the city of GAINESVILLE
was entertained by a little shoot
ing affair. Captain George Buck
lin was accosted in the morning by
one Baily, who wished to know If
he (Bucklin) pushed two ladies of
the sidewalk the day before ?
"No,"r replied Bucklin.
"You are a damn coward" said
Baily.
"You are a damn fool" replied
Bucklin. .
Baily then drew a bowie knife
and cut the Captain in the hand,
and snapped his pistol at him twice.
1t did not 60 of. Bucklin then
drew his pistol and shot Bally
twice, once in the breast and once
in the hand; neither wound fatal.
The Sheriff then arrested both par
ties, and they were both tried at
once, and both acquitted. m
Capt. Ames, commanding United
States forces at this place, then
interfered, and told the Judge that
he could not allow Baily to be ac-
quilted; consequently, he (Baily)
was bailed to appear at the next
term of the Criminal Court.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

SELF DEPENDENCE.-Many an un.
wise parent works hard and lives
sparingly all his life for the pur.
pose Of leaving enough to give his
children a start in the world, as it
is called. Setting a young man
afoat with money left him by his
relatives is like tying bladder un-
der the arms of one who can not
swim--ten chances to one he will
lose his bladders and go to the bot.
tom. Teach him to swim, and he
will not need the bladders. Give
your children good education.
See to it that his morals are pure,
his mind cultivated and his whole
nature made subservient to the
laws which govern man, and you
will be of more value than the
wealth of the Indies. You have
given him a start which no misfor-
tune can deprive him of. The ear
lier you teach him to depend upon
his own resources and the blessing
of God, the better
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

BY. All. WILL. :
Tar lurid sun from; zenith hight 4 3 a (.
Pour'd on a world Of sin and darkness
Its efulgent beams; while the mind of man,
obscured by lust and greed of power,
With conquering rule that might makes
right"
Controlled the nations Of the hour
The Grecian Empire--proud in its sway
Of liberty and light-like the "rosy blush
of morn,"
Ushered in upon the world the giant bant,
ling of Reform.
Rocked in the cradle of tempestuous wrath,
OF conflicts dire-it grew to manhood s
prime.
To die, alas amid its worshippers. Tho
dead, ......
Its memory bright to future ages still le-
tanned, .'""
UNTIL at last, the massive mind of man,
Inquiring, found land-a land of Hope
and Genius bright
Where, born again unto the world, the God
of Liberty forever lives
America that mystic shore" the "prom.
ised land''--
Was sought at last by those who held the
keys of Lights
And, as the warning elements lashed noun
tain waves
Upon the rock.bound shores of dear New
England's coast,
The sturdy mariner, with helm aport and
eager meiu, ...
Landed his precious crew on Plymouth Rock.
The morning sun, which through the mist
looked down,
Beheld a scene of Christian heroism. The
weary Pilgrim,
Worn by disease and other Natures ills
though sorely tried,
Yet faith implicit still they had in Him
their Pilot Chief:--
There, in the forests depths, they asked, in
humble, contrite prayer,
That He would consecrate this land to Free
dom's cause
He heard their prayers. The seed then
sown,
Nurtured by the waters Of Christian Hope,
into life renewed, blossomed and bore fruit
Hope, mans faithful guiding star,
Under the sun Of Liberty, bright sarlands
wove.
The little light thus garnered from afar,
Centered at last in high eunobling love-
A love for those, as yet, unborn-the Ma.
tion's future stay
Prompted the active mind of man
To higher, nobler deeds than e'er before
Graced history's brightest page.
Tho on our country's escutcheOn fair one
dark stain yet remained,
To dim the lustre of renown our noble sire:
had gained,
Old Father Time-the leyeler of all distinc
tions based on caste or clan,
A Moses found for poor, enslaved, degraded
man,
And the clanking shackles fell from off tht
slave,
To be by him, in coming ages, worn nj
more.
Thus, Liberty and Light, for mans re
demption given,
Shall Christianize the world and culminat
in heaven
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
From the Literary Gem
MUSIC.

Music is science which is peculiarly
agreeable to mankind 1t is said to have
"charms to soothe savage and in ancient
times it was fabled that certain excellent
musicians drew congregations of wild
beasts to listen to them, and even set the
forest trees to dancing. We have wisely
concluded that these are "FACTs which are
NOT TRUE" But it is unmistakably a fact,
that music is very pleasing to the human
race: Hundreds and thousands of men will
spend their lives in earnest labor, for the
purpose Of listening to the musical chink of
the golden coin. We have seen the music
loving mechanic, in the absence Of flute,
20 to filing a saw We have lain sleepily in
bed for an hour at time, (when we ought
to have been up and at work. listening to
the enchanting music of the Growing chan
tceers around We notice that their voic.
es vary from deep judicial basso," to q
clear, shrill tenor, or soft soap-rain.O! And
many dark night have our delicious
dreams been harmoniously Interrupted by
dulcet warblings, reminding US of the sweet
est organ tones, and as we opened our eyes,
we have imagined that we heard the echoes
of an angel chorus. But, alas it proved
to be only the clear, piercing melody of the
'skeeter, and we generally found his bite to
be about as piercing as his song Rabbits
and donkeys are supposed to have good ears
for music, although, owing to bad colds,
their voices are not always in tune But,
after all has been said, we may conclude
that the music which is most pleasant to
the ear, and which will draw a man from his
occupation the soonest, is the music Of the
DINNER BELL.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
"DO You Want q Boy, Sir?''

"DO You want Boy, Slr!
ado you want a boy, sirl" said
George, a little fellow scarcely
eightyears old, to a clerk in alarge
0ftlce. o. 1ff fI- f
"Want a boy9 Why, who wants
to be engagedg' asked the clerk
with a puzzled glance at the little
applicant
q do, sir,' replied George.
"Look here" cried the young
man, speaking to his fellow clerks.
"Here is a regular Goliath Wants
to be porter, | suppose. Look at
him I' ,.'3A.titT
The clerks gathered in great
glee about George, who stood full
OF earnest purpose, therefore quite
unconscious OF any reason why he
should be made an object of sport.
"What can you do?" asked one.
"You can post books, of course"
said another.
"Carry bale of goods on your
back, eh?" cried a third.
"Hush," said the book.keeper at
the desk, after viewing George
through his spectacles. "Hush !!
don't make sport of the child let
me talk to him." Then speaking
to George, he said: "You are too
young to be engaged. Who sent
you herep
Il came myself sir. My father
and mother are dead my aunt is
poor, and | want to earn something
to help her. Won't you please take
me, SIR
The simple story, told in way
showing how earnest the boy was,
not only checked the sport of the
clerks, but brought tears to their
eyes. They looked on the delicate
child before them with pity and
respect, and one of them placing a
shilling on the desk, asked the rest
to follow his example. They did
so. He then took the money and
offering 1t to George, said : "You
are too small to be of any use here,
my good boy, but take this money,
and when you have grown a bit,
perhaps we may find something for
you to do George looked at the
money without offering to touch it.
"Why don't you take the money!
asked the clerk.
"Please, sir, Pm not a beggar
boy said George; l want to earn
something to help my aunt TO keep
me, for she is very kind
"You are a noble little fellow,
said the senior clerk. "We give
you the money not because We
think you beggar, but because We
like your spirit. Such a boy as
you will not easily become a beg,
gar. Take the money, my boy and
may God bless you and give you
and your aunt better daysP
like Georges spirit in this af-
fair. 1t was noble and self-reliant
beyond his years. 1t was the spir-
it that makes poor boys grow into
useful and successful men. 1t
made George do this, for in after
years that little boy became a no.
BILE artist whose praise was spoken
by many tongues. All children
should cherish desire to do what
they can for themselves, and TO
support themselves as early as pos
sible. Those who lean on father
and mother for everything will find
1t hard work to get along by-and-
by, as they may have to do when
they die. Those who early learn
to rely upon themselves will have
little difficulty in earning their OWL
, living. Learn, therefore, TO helE
yourselves, always taking care tt
, do so under the advice and with
the consent Of your good parents
and guardians.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Administrator's Notice.

TNHE undersigned has been duly ap-
pointed administrator of the estate OF
Oliver Fuller, late of Vinton county. Ohio,
deceased. All persons indebted to the es-
tate are requested to make immediate paw
ment; and those having claims against the
same will present them, duly anthentica-
ted, to the undersigned for allowance.
WILLIAM MARK,
apllt3 Admr. Of Oliver Fuller, decd.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
CRISPER COMA,

For Curling the Hair Of either Sec into
Way and Glossy Ringlets or Heary
MdSsiye Curls.
DY using this article Ladies and Gentlemen
ID can beaulify then selvesa thousand fold
tits the only article in the world tnat viii curl
straight hair, and at the same time give 1t q
beautiful glossy appearance. The Crisper
Coma not only curls the hair, but invigorates,
beautifes and ycleanses it; is highly and delight
fully perfumed, and is sthe most complete arti
Gle Of the kind ever offered to the American
public. The Crisper Coma will be sent 70 any
address, sealed and postpaid for 81. -.T
Address all orders to ~
W. L. CLARK g. CO., Chemists,
No. West Fayette ST., syracuse, N. Y.
mar2ly 4it 20 bnH At
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
LITER AIRY
From the Literary Gem.
THE FINE ARTS.
CHAPTER 1.

'tl DRAWING. .
"Any one who can learn to write, can
learn to draw; and, as writing is not taught
to those only who are destined to become
authors, but as forming an essential part Of
general education, so is drawing equally i'm
portant to others besides professional ar.
lists" -r.s
The Fine Arts are so intimately related to
all tho affairs of life, that scarcely any one
will pretend to deny their use, although we
do not all fully appreciate their importance,
else drawing would be taught in all our
common schools. -, 1
Itwould make this article entirely too
long to point out ALL he advantag es to be
derived from knowledge of drawing,
therefore only few will be attempted
Besides their real, practical utility, there
is no kind of education that has greater
influence, in the refinement and elevation Of
society, than the study of the Fine Arts
and to study them as they ought to be stud
led, we must do the work ourselves: for
there is no excellence without labor. We
do not expect all to become artists but dc
we hesitate to learn to write because we dc
not expect to become authors The Ian
guageof design is quite as important as
the smatterings of languages, living or dead
that are thought necessary to polish ou,
youth.
No one should be dsterred from attempt
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Change Of Time.

M. & G.. II. r., TIME TABLE.
IRON and alter Sunday the lSth day Of Dec
L 1856, Trains will leave Stations named as
follows:
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

Life is a sleepln which we dream
most at the commencement and
close. The middle ia too absorbed
for dreams.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Back Pay, ROunty and PEN.
.& t SiOnS

MILL be collected promptly by
Ivy EDWARD A. BRATT0N,
MARTHUR, OHIO.
y All soldiers, who a, by law, entitled to
Back Pay, Bounty and Pensions, aud wild.
~ ,ws, fathers, mothers, brothers, and si-iers of
oecea. ed solden' claims will be promptly at
feuasd TO. jny9tf
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

"None but the brave deserve the
fair" No: aud none but the brave
can live with some of them.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

Stillest streams of water fairest meadows !;
And the bird that futtsrs least, 10 longest on
The wing
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Archibald IIayO.

,CLAIM AGENT Back Pay, Bou liy an
~ Pensions will be promptly collected. Of
fce ia the Court House, Nc irlhur, OHIO. All
loldiePs who ar entitled by law 20 back psy
bounty and pensions, and the claims of Wild
ows, fathers, mothers, Jrttheis and sisters will
be llonph alltLd,d TO. ian3y
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

B. Mayo AnohlBLD NAY
III. B. & A. Mayo,

A TTVENEYs AT LAW, McARrHUR, o.,
"A will attend promptly to all legal business
s1trust, d to Them. Utica ~ Court House, Nc
Arthur, Ohio jan3y
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
Homer 4. Jones,

! ATTORNEY AT ,McARrHU2 OHIO,
n will attend promptly ~ Al! bLsiuess ,ntrus-
ted to hiS care. t'f.
Office over T. +. Davis Store, Main street..
Ne.ir rhur, 0hip. 3Ig A.I1 ian94
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
j. j. Mcdowell,

A TTORNEY AT LAW u CLAIM AGENT
"A will paclice in Vmton n dadjoning coLn
ties. Also, Dep ~ collector Of Intern i Rev
snuo. Office in tho Vinten Co. Bank. JAM
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
GOING EAST.
VALLEY HOUSE,
CillicOtAe, O.

j. A. SCOTT, 80 Proprietor,
Formerly Of AeLurs House, Wheeling, Va.
ieoZey N. oLLARD, Clerk.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
gtutrssiouat
II. A. BrattOn.

7. A, ,TToRNEY AT LAW, ,McARTHUR, OHIO
y n viii attend to al legal business entrusted
70 his eme in Vinton, Athers, Jscl scn
Hos ftioeking, and adjoining counties. Paitic-
sIar attention gwen 10 the collection Of soldiers
klHims tor pensions. bounties arrears oilpNy
9stc., against The U S or Uhior includi 2 Nor
IiEan rAidclaims, -0 jan3ei
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02

There cometh glad ;idings of joy to all,
To young and 10 old, to great and to small;
The beauty with once was SO precious and
rare,
Is free for all, and all may be fair.
ID, \, ,,gn ~
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
CRISPER COMA.

OH she was beautiful and fair,
With starry eyes and radiant hair,
Whose eur Ring ,endrils soh, entwined,
Enchained the very hear. and mind.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-05-02
POFTIC 80
TFrom the Literary Gem.
BLEST FREEDOM'S LAND.

By An, WILL.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-02-06


PLAYING CARDs.-Cards were invent,
ed in 1891 by Jacquemin Grugenmour,
to amuse King Henry W., of France,
who at that time was mad. The ace
was made the best card in the pack be.
ing derived from the French word ar.
GENT signifying the money, and to show
that king could not get along without
it, as menlal card backed by the ace
would triumph over king. The kings
were called David, Alexander, Cesar
and Char nagne the queens Nere
named Argine, Rachel, Pailes, and Ju-
dth; the varlets or knaves represented
the squires to the kings and were named
Launcelot. Ogler, Bernard, and Hector;
tens, mines, &c, represented the foot
soldiers The ace Of clubs was 30 nam.
ed and formed to represent clover leaf.
and to signify to the king that good
general would encamp his army where
pasturage was plenty. The ace of
spades represented the halberts carried
by the tho foot soldiers the ace of dia.
monds represented the heads Of the ar
rows used by cross.bowmen, and the
ace of hearts represented the courage OF
the knights aud soldiers. g..l. M.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-02-06


DIED BY MrsrAKE.-The La Crosse
Democrat modestiy hopes that by pub.
llshing an elegy Oh 'Stonewall' Jackson,
by one A. j. Brint, written just after
the untimely death Of the glorious jacks
son. it Is re'cuing from oblivion 'one of
the most stirring poetical gems of the
unfortunate civil strife which has ended
ia the subjugation of a brave people,
For Southern poetry is is very fair, and
Is hrrdly inferior to the celebrated coup.
let:
"'Tis hard, for you'uns and we'uns to part,
When you'uns has got we'uns heart"
AS proof of the poetic merit Of the
effnsion which Brick Pomeroy hos res
cued from oblivion we quote the follow.
ing brilliant and touching stanza:
'tNot by the foemans' baud he fell,
His life they could not take;
Thank Con! the historic muse must tall.
He died bya mistake!"
Dying by mistake is good. Had Mr..
Brint made similar mistake before pub
lishing his elegy, we fancy the world
would not have been quite inconsolable.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-02-06

A religious exchange says, that the
Devil grows wiser by experience He
formerly oppo'ed the truth openly and
under his own true colors-but Of late
he has put on the robes ofheaven and be-
come On angel OF light. Or In a word,
'hs has .joinedaas church
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-02-06
NO. 35.


This would induce teachers to qualify
themselves for their profession.
lNsrIrUTEs.--In twenty-five districts
but three institutes were regularly Or
ganized, and continued in successful
operation until the close of the term
They haye become unpopular with the
people, for the want of interest, skill and
ability, on the part Of teachers, to sus.
tain them. Although it is generally
acknowledged that the design is good,
and II regularly attended and properly
conducted, the result would be bepefi,
cial
VIslrATioNs. The whole number Of
visitations was over two hundred. All
the schools were visited, with one excep.
ton, and that was not In operation at
the time OF my calling. The condition
in which found the school, generally
determined the length Of my visit.
generally made some remarks of
Encouragement to the pupll', and, when
necessary, offered suggestions 10 the
teacher in the way of Improvement. Ia
many instances, while visiting the
schools, was accompanied by both
citizens and directors, tor which tender
them my most sincere thanks.
MEETNGs.-Ten educational meetings
and special institutes were held, pener.
ally lasting two days and one night,
each. These meetings were we'll atten-
ded, and the proceedings were interes-
ting, having a commanding influence IN
moulding the popular mind In favor of
education.
AaENcIEs.--Special arrangements have
been made between the trustees Of
Greene academy and the school directors
OF Carmichaels borough, for the use Of
the building. which has been refitted in
astyle suitable to the accommodation of
both common school and academical
departments. The latter is in PROS
porous condition, and bids fair to do
good work Waynesburg college still
continues to flourish with unusual yigor.
It's well supported by students from all
parts Of the country, y,and annually sends,
forth many bright scholars and teachers,
who are ornaments to their profession.