The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-04-18

people to real work over real issues?
Let us hope So"
An Item Which Every Man Should
Read.
We have probably all of us met
with instances in which word
heedlessly spoken against the re-
putation of a female has been mag
ni6ed by. malicious minds until the
cloud has been dark enough to
overshadow her whole existence.
To those who are accustomed, not
necessarily from bad motives, but
from thoughtlessness-to speak
lightly of ladies, we recommend
these "hints" as worthy Of consid-
Grafton:
Never use a lady's name in an
improper place, at an improper time
or in mixed company. Never make
assertions about her that you think
untrue, or allusions that you feel
she herself would blush to hear
When you meet with men who do
not scruple to make use of a wo-
mans name in reckless and un-
principled manner, shun them, for
they are the very worst members
of the community-men lost to eve
ry sense OF honor, every feeling of
humanity. Many go cd and wor-
thy woman's character has been
forever ruined and heat broken by
a lie manufactured by some villain,
and repeated where it should not
have been, and in the presence OF
those whose little judgment could
not deter them from circulating the
foul and Dragging report. A SLAM
der is soon propagated, and the
smallest thing derogatory to wo-
mans character will fly on the
wings of the wind, and magnify as
it circulates until its monstrous
weight crushes the poor unconsci-
Gus victim Respect the name of
woman, for your mother and sisters
are women; and as you would have
their fair name untarnished, and
their lives unembittered by the
slanderer's biting tongue, heed the
i'll that your own words may bring
upon the mother, the sister, or the
wife of some fellow creature.
"a Subject Fit for Sport of Boys
and Rabble Wit"
The Cleveland Plalndealer gives
the following successful attempt at
wit, over the birth of the Negro
Suffrage resolution:
THoRNHILL, Dem. J of Coshocton,
proposed to name it Benjamin, be-
cause Benjamin'S mother died in
giving it biz tn.
FoLLETT, (Dem. of Licking, says
it ought to be name Caesar, because
Uecar's mother had to be cut open
to give him birth.
DOM PIATT (Rad. J said it was a
breech presentation--the bantling
coming into the world worng end
foremost.
A disgusted Republican said 1t
should be called Ichabod, because
the glory of its house had departed
NARROW ESCAPE AT A SCHOOL Ex-
HIBITIoN.-At the annual Public
School Exhibition at the Methodist
Church, Port Washington, Long
Island, on Wednesday last, the
children and their friends in atten-
dance, had narrow escape from
fearful death to some and injury to
many. The church was filled to
overlooking, and at the close of the
interesting exercises, before the au-
dience had left, land while the school
was still seated on the stage, two
large kerosene lamps by accident
were overturned and broken. The
oil instantaneouly took fire, and at
once wrapped good portion OF
the stage in flames, together with
the flags used in the decoration.
The danger was imminentslnce the
fire was among the scholars, and to
add to the danger, the girls were
dressed in clothing of light mater
ial. The panic among the pupils,
as well as the audience, was very
great. The doors becoming block.
ed, the scholars, and many in the
audience, had to be taken from the
windows, and fortunately no lives
were lost. The teahers and pupils
escaped without serious injury, al.
though number were badly bruis-
ed by the falling of the timbers us.
ed in the erection of the stage. The
fire was extinguished before much
damage was done to the church.