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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
A Revolutionary Incident.

One Of tho most thrilling remiuis.
ccnces in the American Revolution is
related of ton. Peter Muhlonburg,
whose ashes repose in the burying
ground Of the Old Trappe Church,
in Montgomery county, Va, When
tho war broke out, Muhlcuburg was
rector of a Protestant Episcopal
Church in Duumore County. On a
Sunday morning he administered
the communion Of the Lords Supper
to his charge, stating that in the ai-
teruoou of that day he would preach
sermon on "The duties men owe
to their country" At the appoint.
ed time the building was crowded
with anxious listeners. The dis.
course was founded on a text from
Solomou-"There is time for every
purpose aud for every work" The
sermon burned with patriotic Gre /;
every sentence aud intonatiou told
the speakers deep oarnostness in
what he was saying. Pausing a mo-
ment at the close Of his discourse, he
repeated the words of the text, aud
then, in tones Of thunder, exclaimed:
"Tho time to preach is past the
time to fight has como |" aud, suiting
the action to the word, he threw
from his shoulders his robes, and
stood before the congregation in mill
tary uniform. Drumming for re-.
cruits was commenced on the spot,
and it is said that almost evore male
of a suitable age in the congregation
enlisted forthwith.
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TIFFIN, ONO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER TO- 1868.

fortune had proved his success, aud
he was to go to Mr.. Blenkinsopp's to.
morrow, aod commence his occupa-
ton as a clerk there at fair salary.
"John," said little Lucy, as she
bado her brother good night, ~ have
thought Of a nice text for to day."
$50 have l, Lucy"
"What is yours, John Z"
"No, tell me yours first, Lucy"
"'Wheu my father and mother
forsako me, the Lord taktth mo up,
And now yours, John"
"I have been young, aud now am
old, yet never saw tho righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging their
bread That's the text that came
into my mind when Mr.. Blinkiusopp
told me could go to him as a clerk.
| remember our dear fathers life,
Lucy, aud how he wore himself out
trying to help others, aud how he all.
ways said that he could trust the
providence of God, because he knew
ed the grace of God"
Then they parted for the night,
and little Lucy knelt beside her tiny
bed in that dingy little room, aud
thanked God for His care, and pray
cd a blessing on tho good old man,
and the noble young man who be-
friondod ;hem that day.
y 4 X 4 x
There was n wedding some years
after this, when Edmund Carew, Esq,
Q. C., was married to Lucy ueuthorn,
only sister Of John Henthorn, Esq.
Of the firm of Blenkinsopp q Hen
thorn and very happy wedding il
was, and people remarked that old
Mr.. Blenkinsopp looked the merriest
Of all tho party till the bride aud
bridegroom went away, and then it
was noticed that he coughed a good
deal, and muttered to himself, and
wiped his spectaclos glasses very Of.
ten.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
VOLUME 81.
ght Titfiu Tribnut.
THE POErICAL PATCH QUILT

only know she camo and went Lowell,
Like troutlcts in a pool tliood.
She was phantom of delight, Wordsworth.
Aud was like a fool Eastman,
"onc kiss dear maid" said, and
sighed, tColcrldgc.
"Out Of those lips unshorn," [Longfellow.
sho shook her ringets round her
head, lStodiard.
And laughed in merry scorn. lTcnnyson.
Ring out ye bells, to the wild sky, [Tennyson.
You hear them, o my heart tAlice Gray.
It's twelve at night, by tho castle
clock, tColcridee.
Beloved, we must part tAlico Gray.
"Come back, como back {" shc
cried in grief. tCampbsll.
"My eyes arc dim with tears [B. Taylor
How shall live through all tho
days, tMrs. osgood
Through all this life OF fears, :" INC Reynolds
Twas IN tho prime OF summer
tmo [Hood.
She blcstme with her hand; fHoyt,
Yves trayod together, deeply best lMrs Edwards
Into the Dreaming Land. cornwall
Tho laughing bridal roses blow tPatmore.
To dress her darl; brown hair tB. Taylor,
No maiden may with horcompare tBrailsdeld.
Most beautiful, most rare lRhad.
clasped Il on her sweet, cold hand [Browning,
The precious golden link; Smith
l calmcd hor fears, and she was
calm fColeridgc
As dow-drops on pink, [H,C. Reynod
Aud so won my Geneviovo, tColcridgo.
And walked In Paradise Harvey.
The fairost thing that over rcw-[wordsworth
A treasure beyond price. II. c. Il.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

MECHANICAL GENIUs.-The Paris
Pdtric contains the following "a
youth, aged eighteen, belonging to
respectable family Of Paris, had,
about a year ago, been condemned for
theft to five years Imprisonment.
His conduct in prison being quite
exemplary, he gained tho good opin-
ion of tho Director, who soon re-
marked in him a peculiar aptness for
mechanical contrivances. A few days
ago he begged tho director to tell
him what o'clock it was, that he
might set his watch. you have
watch, then p asked the Director,
Only since yesterday, sir, said the,
prisoner; and to the astonishment
Of the Director, produced one made
of straw The littlo masterpiece is
two.and-a-half inches in damter,
about half-an-inch thick, aud will
go for three hours without winding
up; The dial.plate is ofpapcr, and
pretty straw chain is attached to tho
whole. The instruments the prison.
or had at his command were two
needles, a pin, little straw, aud
thread. Several persons of distinc-
tion, moved by his surprising genius
for mechanics arc now endeavoring
to obtain his liberation.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
NUMBER 8.
Advertising Aphorisom.


IT you don't mean to mind vour
business,it will pay not you to adver.
tiso.
Bread is tho staff Of human life.
aud advertising is the staff Of life In
trade.
Don't attempt to advertise unless
you have a good stock Of a meritori-
Gus articles.
Newspaper advertisements are
good Of their kind, but they cannot
take the place Of circulars and hand
bills.
Handbills and circulars are good
Of their kind, but they cannot take
tho place Of newspaper ADVERTISE
meuts,
No boil can ring so loudly asa
good advertisement. People will be
lieve what they see rather than what
they hear.
Bonner, for several successive years
invested in advertising all the profits
of the preceding year, Now sec
whore he is.
Quitting advertising in dull times
is like tearing out a dam because the
wator is low. Either one will pre-
vent good times from ever coming.
Tho wise men oftho Scriptures evi.
dcntly did not refer TO advertising
when he said, Cast thy bread upon
the waters, aud after many days thou
shall see il again" or he would have
added "with interest"
If you would add to your business,
put your advcrtisemet into our list.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

A PREcooIoUs CuILD.-In 1871 a
child was born at Lubec, name d
Henri Helnakem, whose prococity
was miraculous, At ten months of
age he spoke distinctly; at twelve
learned the Pentatouch by rote; and
at fourteen months was perfectly ac-
quainted with tho Old and New
Tostaments. At two years Of ago he
was as familiar with ancient history
as the most erudite authors of autiq.
uity. SAMSON and Danvillo only
could compete with him in goographi.
cal knowledge Cicero would have
thought him an alter ego on hearing
him converse in Latin aud in the
modern languages he was equally
proficient. This wonderful child
was unfortunately carried ofT--to the
grave-in his fourth year. Accord
ing to popular proverb, "the sword
wore out the sheath"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
December.


The year is about to close. Look
back upon your toll. In what re.
speCt will your years labor bear an
approval when calmly examined p
Can you honestly acquit yourself of
Incidence aud carelessness, and as
honestly take credit for enterprise,
activity, aud a desire for imp rove
ment1 Your barns are full-your
granary is heavy with grain--the
years bounty has followed a years lo-
Dor, and if you possess the heart Of a
man you will not forget the source
whenceyour blessings have come. You
have, perhaps, done we'll by your
stock, and in SO far as the body is
concerned, for your children but
what have you done for their educa.
tion2 What have you done to pro-
mote popular education2 Are you
doing anything to make your neigh
borhOod better2 What good news
papers do you provide for your fami.
ly2 Do you lay out as much money
for books as you do for tobacco In
looking forward to the next year, you
ought to mark ont your personal
course by good resolutions, and your
business course by a definite plan of
operations. 1t would be we'll if a
farmer should know beforehand
everything he means to do and after
wards, if he has kept such an account,
that he can tell anything he has
done.
sleighing for the young and gay,
and warm fires sides for the aged, ale
what are now most thought Of
Those who are best provided with
the comforts Of life, should remem-
ber their less favored brethren
Henry Ward Beeeher.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
THAT Tarnal Stuff"

To hear Cough tell the "druggor"
story is worth a quarter at any time.
The story is capital one, but il
takes the man to tell it. This he
does in some such words as these:
A long, lean, gaunt Yankee enter
cd drug store aud asked;
abe you the drugger ?"
"Wcll, s'pose so; l sell drugs" "
"Waal, hev you got any NV this
ere scentinstuif as the gals put on
their handkerchief ?"
"0h yes"
"Waal, our Sails gwino to be mar
ried, and she gin me n ninepenco and
told me to invest the hull amount in
scentin stuff SOS to make her sweet,
if l could find some to suit; so, If
you've a mind I'll just smell round" :"
The Yankee smellsd around with
out being suited until the druggist
got tired Of him, aud taking down
bottle Of hartshorn said:
"I've got q soentinstuG that will
suit you. A single drop on your
handkerchief will stay for weeks, and
you cant wash it out; but to got the
strength Of it you must take big
smell"
sis that so, mister2 Waal just
hold on a minute, till got my breath,
and when l say meow, you put it un-
der my smeller."
The hartshorn of course knocked
the Yankee down, as liquor has done
many man. Do you suppose ho got
up and smelt again, as the drunkard
does2 Not he; but, rolling up his
sleeves and doubling up his fist, he
said
"You made me smell that tarnol,
everlastin stuff, mister, and meow I'll
make you smell fire aud birthstone"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
Something Sensible about Babies

A majority of babies, says Mrs.
Swisshelm--and on this subject we
can vouch for her being good author
ity-sre to their mothers what doll
is to little girl--something to dress,
means of displaying odds and onds of
fnery, and exhibiting ones tastes
If infants were treated on the same
principle that good farmer treats
lamb, goslings, chickens, pigs, etc.
viz: we'll fed and kOpt warm
they would live and grow just as
well-cared.for as goslings live and
grow-and We never knew such a oae
to die. Dutch babies wear caps, and
how could any lady of taste have her
baby look like Dutch baby2 Just
so; and Dutch babies generally live,
laugh, and grow fat, for they are
"smothered 10 flannel" and feathers,
and are kept all in a sweat. Dutch
mothers do not keep their babies for
model artist exhibitions. The cover
them up, keep them warm aud quiet,
and raise wonderful number of
sturdy boys and girls. We treated
our baby on the Dutch plan, and new
er lost nights sleep with her.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

Mr.. loot, coming home one night
was met at the door by his wife.
"Pretty time of night, Mr.. loot,
for you to come home-three o'clock
in the morning; you,a respectable man
and father ofa family"
"Tisn't three-it's only oue."
"My word, Mr.. loot, you're drunk.
It's three in the morning"
l say, Mrs. loot, l heard it strike
one, as l came round the corner, two
or three times u
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

An epigram, by Tom Moore, on
politician, suggests kind Of speeu-
lation which might be very profitA-
bic in these days:
"'rhe best speculation the market holds forth
To any enlightened lover Of pelf,
Is 90 buy--up AZ the price he Is worth.
Aud sell him at that he puts on himself."
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

A manufactures of corn shelters,
some time ago, spent 500 in gold in
advertising his machines in a Buen-
os Ayres Journal, and lately he sold
$4,000 worth for the South Amer
can market, as a con sequence. There
is no money lost by advartising.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
DR.. j. D. O'CONNER,

II NFINW THHWNNhNTIh IUINTUU IN
- Iihn, has opened An office In romb's Block,
immediately over the postoflce He hopes hy 4
,tHot attention to business, with twenty -four
years experience IN the profession 10 merit lib.
eral share Of the public patronage.
Ohoe hours--irOm 4. u, to ?. ".
80 hesldenee-one mile South OF TINA, on the
Plahk Road, tnov22n0me.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
hi IN MARrIN M q

FORMERLY OF MRLMORE--.LATE A
Il surgeon In the army-has permanently loca-
ted In THIN. and having had fifteen years experi-
ence In the practice OF Medicine, he hopes to
merit and share the public patronage
Ht- Office In National Hall building.
All calls attended to- either at night or dAy.
Also, Examining Surgeon for Pensions.
Aprl9'66tfl II. II. MARTIN. NJ. d.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
VoLMER & KIRcHNER,
MERCHANT TAILORS

M mhICCttANI 1AlLOlGS,
A ND DEALERS IN READY MADE CLOTH
~ ing Gents Furnishing Goods, Hats Caps. so.
Constantly oni hand. broad Cloths, Cassi-
aeres and Vostinga, Washington street, Tifin, q
Particular attention given 10 custom Work.
All orders will meet with prompt attention.
~ \. B.-We have the Agency for thu best
ewing Machine now In use. novsniu.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

Many persons admire the lightning. It
10 very grand and beautihl-but we can I
say that we were ever particularly struck
by IL.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

Wink at small injuries rather than Avenge
them. IL to destroy a single bee you throw
down the hive, instead OF one enemy you
make thausand.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10

OTTIeE IouRs-From9 10 10, A. NJ, and to p. y.
saturdays, from 10 A. N. TO 3 p. NJ.
oIIiCs-on Market street, md door East Of the
NJ, Il. Church.
aprlln25m2.
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THE TIFFIN WOOLEN MILLS
DIRRoTORsi

n. W. sHAwHAN, IA. MCFARLAND
]. NJ. NAYLOR, A. G.. SHEATH,
s. d. SHEATH, G, W. BUsKIRK.
JOHN G. GROSS, President.
Manufacturers of Flannels, Tweeds. Cassimerea
satinetts, Cloths, Blankets, and Stocking Yarn.
CASH PAID FOR WOOL.
W. c. HEDGES, Secretary.
Tifuh, April 9th, 1865.
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KLINE, LOWE & CO.,

NIanufactu rers and Dealers in
SASH.
Doors. Blinds, Worked Flooring, go
TTANB RAILING, SCROLL SAVING AND
III Moulding Of al, kinds and sizes made TO or
er at short notice aud on liberal terms.
Those desiring TO build wiz do well to call on
Is before purchasing elsewhere.
Es-AllOrders filled on the shortest notice.
shop on Market Stree, West of the Court House
md near the wooden bridge,
rIFFIN, OHIO.
jsni'6sni2yl.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
W: H. ST0VER.

TT0AHEoRARFI O:
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
TIFFIN, oHi0.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18
Forty Acres and a Mule.

The Sumter IFatchman says: F" Mr..
VIM. L. Brunson, whose lamented death
we notice on another column, bequeath-
ed to his faithful servant Washington,
upon his death, forty acres Of land, a
mule, wagon, COW and calf, fine
stock of hogs and one-half the crop
grown upon the farm the present year.
Upon the coming Of freedom, Washing
ton preferred to follow the fortunes of
his old master, remaining with him and
conducting himself with fidelity and
faithfulness, and so also did the wife
and family of Washington. During his
last illness, Mr.. Brunson received un-
ceasing attention from his faithful SER
want, who regarded his old master his
best earthly friend and loved him with
the affection of child for a parent.
This is but one Of tens of thousands
of instances which would have occurred
in our country, but for the poisonous in
Auences and wicked teachings of Radi-
cal enissaries, by whom the colored man
has been led to suspicion, and to regard
as an enemy his former master, until, in
fact, an antagonism has been created
between them, which, in all probability,
can never be obliterated. The colored
man has been seduced by these infamous
men from his interest, and his faith, and
is being steadily lmed by the same in
fuence to his ruin. The Southern man
has cleared his skirts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18
Sc Old Times.o

There's O beautiful song on the slumbrous air,
That drifts through the valley of dreams;
1t comes from a cline where the roses wee,
And a tuneful heart and bright brown hair,
That waved in the morning beams.
Soft eyes of azure and eyes Of brown,
And snow-white foreheads are there;
A glimmering Cross and n glttcring Crown,
thorny bed and o couch of down,
Lost hopes and leaders of prayer.
A breath of Spring in the blseZy woods,
Sweet watts from the quivering pines
Blue violet eyes beneath green hoods,
A bubble Of brooklets, a scent of buds,
Bird warblers and clambcripg vines.
A rosy wreath and dimpled hand,
A ring and sighted vow
Three golden links of broken band,
A tiny track on the snow white sand,
A tear and sinless brow.
There's tincture Of grief in the beautiful song
That sobs On the slumbrous air,
And loneliness felt in the festive throng,
Sinks down on the soul as it tremblcs along
From Il cline where the roses we're.
We heard it frs; at the GAVIN of day,
And it mingled with naiin chimes,
Bot years have distanced the beautiful lay
And It's melody f'weth from far away,
And We call it now Old Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18

dollars; the value Of the live stock at
little more, and the value of the butter
and cheese at many millions, when the
hay went to make it all. There is still
another reason for this apparent greater
prosperity OF the North, and the appa-
rent show of greater energy and enter
prise there. According to the census Of
1870, the population Of the United
States was very nearly equally divided
between the North and South; and ac-
cording to the retnrlsof the subsequent
census, the ratio Of natural increase was
greater at the South than at the North.
But Notwithstanding this, the popula-
tion Of the North, according to the CEN
sus of 1860, was, in round numbers,
eleven millions greater than at the
South.
Did it ever occur to you, says Com
modore Maury, when an emigrant comes
into the country, to calculate how much
he adds to the national wealth, not by
the money which lie brings, but blythe
labor which heis able to perform? For
that labor you will pay him, at tie
least, one hundred dollars year. Hc,
therefore, represents an industrial ca,N-
tai Of which a hundred dollars year
is the interest, precisely in the same
way that steam engine, by the work
which it is capable OF performing, re-
presents an industrial capital Tie la
bor, therefore, ofa white man represents
quite as much industrial capital as the
labor ola negro did before the war,
which for an able-bodied- man varied
from twelve to fifteen hundred dollars.
Taking oldand young, male and female,
let us suppose that each emigrant rep
resents an industrial capital of four
hundred dollars And then we must
weigh these eleven millions of excess Of
Northern population as the number of
emigrants, and the descendants-cf emf
grants, which have come into the coun-
try since l790 and settled at the North
rather than at the South. Multiply
that by four hundred and you have up
wards of four thousand millions of dol
lars, which the North has acquired, not
from any superior energy of her people,
but merely by the influx of laborers and
foreigners from abroad. Suppose these
eleven millions had settled in Virginia,
what would not have been the wealth
OF the State charleston Mercury.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18
Pretty Good.

Many incidents of an amusing, char
acter happened during the late war
which have never found their way into
print, but which are too good to be lost.
The following, we believe, has not here
tofore met the public eye:
Wash Petty, notorious bushwhackel
whilst foraging in Southwest Missouri
with his followers, rode up to farm
house whose owner was known to have
ample provisions for man and beast, but
whose politics were best known to him
self. Petty and his men being dressed
in Federal uniform, were mistaken by
the farmer fer jayhawkers." He be-
gan to declare most positively that he
was Union man. God never made
better" Petty said I'VE are hunting
your sort we are rebel bushwhackers. p"
Whereupon the farmer changed his tao
tics and declared just as positively that
he was Southern man.. Look
here, old man," said Petty, "you don't
know to which side we belong, and you
must take one side OF the other, and
stick to it if you happen to take the
wrong side we'll kill you" This stag
gered the man considerably, but after
thinking a minute, he said Well I
said at the start I was a Union man.
ana II stICN " IL II 1r Is It Ut 1tv
He was left to enjoy his peculiar opin-
ions without further molestation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18

ATRoc1oUs MURDER.-On Saturday
last, two inofensive colored men, Con-
servative in their politics, came to Or
angeburg with wagon, from the lower
part Of st. Matthews, sold their cotton,
and started on their return home that
evening, with the proceeds, partly in.
vested in supplies, il their wagon: AZ
camped near the roadside, and after
building large fire, went TO sleep. In
the night one Of them, Stephen Lads
den, was awakened by the report Of a
gun, and sharp shock, and saw some
one making off through the bushes. He
went to his companion, Frank Thomp-
son, and found that he had been shot
in the head, and was dead. Stephen
also was wounded in the arm.
No clue has been discovered to the
perpetrators of this barbarous crime. It
is supposed that the party or parties
who committed the deed, having killed
but one Of their intended victims, fed
upon seeing the other rise up, (Which
he did, shouting as he rose) in order to
escape notwithstanding News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-18

SINGULAR MOVEMENT IN WASHING
ToN.-We clip the following from the
Cincinnati Enquirer of the 9th, giving
it for what, it is worth:
WASHINGTON, November 1S6S.-A
singular movement has been originated
by certain politicians, having in view
the casting Of the Democratic electoral
votes for Grant It's urged it would
influence Grant to conservative course,
to which he is undoubtedly inclined. a.
circular letter on this subject has been
addressed to HIr. Pendleton, Governor
Stevenson and Gen. Preston, of Ken
lucky, A. II. Stephens, and prominent
Democrats of the North. The following
is the text of the letter:
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. s, 1868.
GENERAL:-In my Judgment the wis
est thing the Democracy could now do
would be to throw their entire electoral
vote for General Grant, as an indication
of the fact that, should he pursue a lib
eral, generous and magnanimous course,
they will sustain him. 1t would also
have the effect of not leaving him alto
gether in the hands of the adverse fac
ton, and would doubtless strengthen
any purpose he may entertain toward
the conservative sentiment of the coun-
try. This vote can not possibly do Sey-
mour any good, and thrown in the man
ner suggested would, at least, produce
concillatory impression.
Very truly, yours, &c.