The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-03-19


sued from the press. do really be-
lieyo that nothing adds to much glory
to my country as newspapers. Liber-
ty IS stamped legiby upon It's pages,
and even the fold is marked with free
dom. Do you want to know how
your country thrives2 point you to
the press. There you will find a piece
under the head OF Legislative. Look
there What book can furnish such
good accounts Of murder, robbery, ac-
cidcnts, marriages, anecdotes, and
many other such things? Under all
these considerations, who is there in
all this land of freedom that will not
attend to an object so worthy this re-
gard ?-Dr johnson.
A WELL KNOWN physician used to
say that roast beef, serenity Of mind,
cold water baths, and an amiablo and
pretty wife, would amnlse almost any
man hea&thy, wealthy and wise.
Mr.. GEORGE STRoDBIL, of Hunting
don, Indiana, aged sixty-six, is tho
father of thirty. three children-and q
local sheet int;mates that "coming
events" continue to ''cast their shad-
ows before"
OUR Richmond correspondent men.
tions as sign of progress in Virginia.
that Eobody was amazed in the Con-
ventIon the other day when ga very
black member called q page to him and
sent to one of the leading white mem-
bcrs for 'chaw eff tobakker, which
was courteously sent in the form ofa
ten cent plug. Black gentleman 'bit
Off big quid and sent back the remain
der, Cincinnati Commercial, March
7h.
AN exchago says: Our national
debt amounts 70 three thousand mill
| Illons-three dollars and more for each
minute that has expired since Christ
was born, 1868 years ago and nearly
as many dollars as there have been
minutes since the food, when Noah en-
tered the Ark. Figure 1T up, boys,
and see if this IS not the fact"
THE business OF building locomotives
Is one that is rapidly increasing both
in America and in Europe. 1t is an
announced that the number of locomo-
tives added, during the past SIX years,
1860 to 1866 inclusive, 10 the rolling
stock of tho railways of England,
Walcs, Scotland aud Ireland, was no
less than 1869. In 1866 each engine
earned S53,4S5 gross revenue, and ran
1876 miles.
THE youog people of tho State of
New York appear to be addicted to the
curious habit of marrying their grand
parents, and q bill has Just been pro-
posed in the Legislature 10 put stop
to the evil. Isprovides that marriage
between parents and children, inclnd-
ing grandparents and grandchildren
of every degree, the absolutely null
and void"
THE TRUE sYsTEN or ApvERrIsrYG.-ono Of
our exchanges discusses question Of interest
TO business men, as to the method Of advertis-
i ing. The merits Of circulars, bills, ETC., are
conceded, but it is held that tho "haud bill >" TO
he conveyed about by mon, or to be sent into
the country, Is not the best vehicle for adver-
tiBing for merchants. Let them see the news
| papers. The newspapers is circulated without
any expense TO the advertiser, which is by no
means an unimportant item, as every one will
testify who has any experience in distributing
advertisements. Not only is the adverti sement
circulated by the newspaper free OF all expense
but is done more speedily and thoroughly than
it can be done by the advertisers. The news
, paper is already an established system a
thousand doors are opened 10 welcome IL u
: thousand messengers are daily and weekly
seeking the pOstoitce to receive IT n thousand
families look for ito coming, and thousand
7 read it when IL does come. Again, those who
read the newspapers are the very persons the
advertisers wishes to reach they are the in-
telligent and well to do, therefore, the most
r likely to buy what is worth buying. Ports
Y mouth Tribune.
In Lincoln County, Tennessee, tho
; Nashville papers say, there is n we'll
developed white child, ten years old,
which has third arm growing from
Q lts back, between the shoulders. In
. the center of plate Of bone, perma-
5 nently uniting the shoulder blades, is
S tho soSket or first joint, permitting tho
Il limb to be moved freely IN all direc-
# tions. From the socket extends u
e largo triangular bone-or theee small
bones combinod-pertectly straight,
! and about eight inches in length, tor
, minating IN a short, flexible wrist, up
p on which closely fits the hand. This
hand is somewhat IN the shape and
5 about the size of an ordinary funnel,
, with four fingcr-ike projections at
) equal distances about the rim, The
$ fingers have claw.like nails, joints and
. &c., and possess tho power of opening
/ and closing as in the ordinary hand,
p their grip, however, being much MOI G
/ powerful. With this singular member
the child is able to lift considerable
, weights,
e HARRIMAN's (Republican) majority
S for Governor, in New Hampshire, is re,
: ported as $500 Last year it was
a 3,14G--loss on majority since last
= year, GIG That's what GRANTS
0 popularity has dsne for tho Ropubli'
' cans of New Hamshire. In the House
of Representatives the Republicans
, have a majority Of 54-last year they
had majority of74, being loss of 20
n - Al Il Pc