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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-11-05

The HUMAN FoRM.--The proper
tions of the human figure are strictly
mathematical. The whole figure is
six times the length Of the loot
Whether the form be slender or
plump, the rule holds good and
deviation from it is departure from
the highest beauty of proportion
The Greeks made all their statues
according to this rule. The face,
from the highest point on the fore
head where the hairs begin, to the
chin, is one-tenth OF the whole stat
ure. The hand from the wrist to
the end of the middle finger is the
same. From the top Of the chest to
the highest point OF the forehead is a
seventh. If the length of the face,
from the roots of the hair to the chin,
he divided into three equal parts, The
first division determines the place
where the eyebrows meet, and the
second the place Of the nostrils. The
height from the feet to the top OF the
head is the same a the distance from
the extremity Of the anssrs when the
srms are extended.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-11-05

A MARRIAGE MAKER.-When Pro-
fessor Aytoun was making proposals
for marriage to his first wife--a
daughter of the celebrated Professor
Wilson-the lady reminded him that
it would be necessary to ask the ap
proval Of her sire.
"Certainly," said Aytoun, "but as
| am little diffident in speaking TO
him on this subject, you must go and
tell him my proposals yourself"
The lady proceeded to the library,
and taking her father affectiOnately
by the hand, mentioned that Profess
sor Aytoun had asked her to become
his wife. She added: "Shall /
accept his offer, papa3 He says he
is too diffident to name the subject
to you himself"
"Then,' said old Christopher, 81
had better write my reply and pin it
to your back"
He did so. and the lady returned
to the drawing-room. There the
anxious suitor read the answer to
his message, which was in these
words: "With the authors compli
ments."
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The Local Paper.

The following tribute to the loca
paper from the Chicago Republican
contains so much truth that we trans
fer it to our columns and commend
it to the careful consideration of oul
business men and those interested in
our town
What tells so readily the standard
of town or city as the appearance
of its paper? And its youth or its
age can as we'll be determined by the
observing of its papers as by a per-
sonal notice. The enterprise of its
citizens is depicted by its advertise
ments, their iberality by the looks
Of the paper. Some papers show a
good, solid, healthy foundation,
pletheric purses, and . welLto-do
generally; others show
a striving to contend with the grasp
ing thousands around them, trying
hard to wrench out an existence from
the close-6sted community around
them. An occasional meteoric dis
play in its columns of telegraph or
local, or OF editorials, shows what it
can do if it had the means, but it
cannot continue the expensive work
until support comes, which ought to
be readily granted. A newspaper is
ike church it wants fostering in
The commencement, and for a few
years, then, as a general thing, it can
walk alone and reflect credit upon its
location. Take your home paper
It gives you more news of immediate
interest than New York or other
papers ; it talks for you when other
ocalities belle you; you always have
! champion in your home paper, and
hose who stand up for you should
be we'll sustained. Your
interests are kindred and equal, and
'ou must rise or fall together.-Il
Therefore it is to your interest to
ngly, but in a liberal spirit; as
leasure, not as disagreeable duty 4
ut as an investment that will amply
ay the expenditure
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DR.. sARGENT'S
BACKACHE PILLS

Have been in use 35 years, and are daily per-
forming wonderful cures In many instances
where patients were unable to walk upright
or to rise without assistance, they have been
relieved by a single dose.
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BENEVOLENT.

bINDLAY COUNCIL, NO. 50 r. & S. N.
Regular Convocation second Monday in each
month. b. F. KIMMoNs, I. L. u. NJ, b. T.
HYATT, Recorder.
FINDLAY CHAPTER, NO. IS, R. A. NJ
Regular ConvOcation, First Monday in each
month. WILLIAM ANDERSON, Ii. p, ID. b.
BEARDSLEY, Secretary.
FINDLAY LODGE, No. 2z7, F. d Il. M
Regular Communication First and Third
Wednesdays in each month. ID. B. BEARDS-
LEY, W. NJ, b. f. HYATT, Secretary.
BLANCHARD LODGE, NO. 403, +. & Il. NJ
Regular Communication Second ana Fourth
Wednesdays in each month. IL. ID. BAL
LARD, w. NJ, j. c. MARTIN, Secretary.
GOLDEN RULE ENCAMPMENT, NO. 81,
4 q. o. r. Stated meetings on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month, O'Clock,
r. NJ in Odd Fellows Hail. FRED. KIN
EAMAN, c. p, and r. H HoLLYDAY, Scribe
HANCOCK LODGE, NO. 75, l. o. o. f
Stated meetings every Tuesday evening al
~ o'clock, z. NJ, in odd Fellows Hall ID. ii.
PuGH N g. and q. +. PENDLEToN, Sec'y.
FYNDLAY LODGE, NO. lS6, l. o. g. T.
Stated Meetings every Friday evening. NJ NJ.
SAYLoR, w. c. and ]. ID. FLENNER, Secretary.
Degree Meetings first Monday evening OF
eaGh month.
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Marriage in Aud Scotland.

Among the peasantry betrothal:
were conducted in singular fashion
The fond swain, who lad resolved to
make proposals, sent for the object
D OF his affections to the village ale
house, previously informing the
} landlady of his intentions. The dam
, sci, who knew the purpose of the
message, dressed herself in her best
attire, and waited on her admirer.-
She was entertained with a glass of
ale; then the swain proceeded with
bis tale Of love. A dialogue like the
following ensued: "I'm gaun to
speir whether We will TAX me, Jenny
deed, Jock, ] thocht ye micht hae
speir't that lang syne." "TLey said
ye wad refuse me, lassie''. "Then
they're leers, Jock" "An' so you'll
no refuse me, lassie P'' ''I've tell't
ye that twice owre already, jock
Then came the formal act OF betroth-
al. The parties pressed the thumbs
of their right hands. which they
licked, together, and vowed fidelity.
The ceremony possessed the solem
nifty OF an oath, the violator of such
an engagement being considered |
guilty of perjury. In allusion to this
practice, a favorite Scottish SONG
commences:
There's my thumb; I'll ne'er beguile thee.
The pressure Of moistened thum bs,
as the solemn ratification of an en-
gagement, was used in other con-
tracts. The practice, as confirmato
ry of an agreement, existed both
among the Celts and Goths. The
records of the Scottish courts contain
of sales being confirmed by
the judges on the production of evil
dence that the parties had licked and
pressed their thumbs on the occasion
Of the bargain. The Highlander and
the Lowland school boy still lick
thumbs in bargain making. At the
close of the eiohtaanth century an
Jtner method Of bctrothal wae adOPE !;
ID. When tue damsel had accepted
her lovers offer, the pair proceeded
10 the nearest stream, and there, -,
washing their hands in the current,
Towed constantly, with their hands T
,lasped across the brink. A ceremo
~ Of this description took place be- r.
.ween burns and "HIghland Mary"
When the parties had mutually be
.rothed themselves they proceeded t
to revive their aequaint-
snces with the church catechism, for L
,very clergyman insisted that candi- t
iates for matrimony should be able q
10 repeat the Greed, the Command i
nents, and the Lords Prayer. A
was stopped by the Kirk 8
session of Glasgow, in 1912, until the a
bridegroom should inform himself of b
hese religious fundamentals. Lat a
erly, the church has permitted per-
IONS to enter into the mutual bonds q
without any inquiry as to their script a
iral knowledge. Between the first q
sunday of the proclamation Of banns I
md the day of marriage, forty days |
we're allowed TO eiapse. The reason
IF the delay has not been explained. 1
On the evening before the wedding.
he bride was attended by her maid
ms, who proceeded to wash heI feet 8
Much diversion was concomitant of p
he ceremonial it ended with festiv- q
ties. 9
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NUMBER S55
LETTER FROM VAN BUREN,.
VAN BUREN, o., Oct. %, so.

VAN DOkkN, ", OCt. 20, %.
Correspondence Jefersonian.
1 EDITORS JsrF. Since our last
nothing of Importance has transpired
in our city circles all appear to have
very good trade, and feel that bus
mess will still become better.
In this communication we have to
chronicle an event which has cast q
gloom over the whole of our surroun-
ding community. We refer to the
death of our much esteemed and be-
loved fellow.citizen, George Baker,
Esq. All who knew him will pause
as they read this, with feelings ofsad-
ness and heartfelt sympathy for the
bereaved family for nowhere in our
midst could we point to q man of
more exemplary bearing, or quiet,
Christian department As q Chris
tian, the church OF which he was an
honest member can point out his c.
reer to younger members, and ask
them but to walk therein to find that
rest beyond the grave which all are
hoping TO reach. As q citizen and O
none could be found more
honest in their dealings, or more re-
spected by that portion of communi-
ty on whom fortune had not so law
ishly bestowed her favors. The de-
ceased was not q weakly man, nor
had he any sickness Of long duration.
He left his home on Wednesday
morning, the 10th inst, hale and
hearty, to do some plastering for Mr..
Rautz, living about seven miles north
Of this place. He worked all day,
ate hearty supper, and talked with
The family till about nine o'clock
He then retired to rest with Mr.. Wm.
Rautz, son of his employer. After
retiring, they talked OF the amount of
york they would do on the @osEeEs
be q MAS nHas e the morning Mr. Rautz
got up before day leaving Mr.. Baker
n bed. About daylight young Mr..
Rautz went up stairs to call Mr.. Ba-
zer to breakfast, when the truth was
Our friend had sank into
hat sleep from which no one swakes.
dr. Rautz says the only movement
le felt during the night Nas about 2
1clock, when the deceased threw his
.rm over him. He placed it back,
md knew nothing more till he found
dr. Baker dead in the morning. The
amily was sent for, and the scene
ras heart-rending, as the partner OF
Iis life behel6 him in the embrace Of
leath. We will not dwell on this
,ainful scene.
We have seen the corpse, and are
ure that no pain nor suffering were
lis. The features were as if in sleep.
The disease, we are told, was that OF
he heart. About three years ago he
lad an attack, since which time he
las enjoyed good health. He was
brought home on Thursday, and on
at IL O'Clock, the friends
gathered at the church and listened
% an eloquent and sympathetic SER
non, by Rev. Rose. pastor of the
,hurch to which the deceased belong
ID. The remains were then escorted
o the cemetery by a large coneourse
# friends and mourners, all wishing
o pay the last sad rite to the dead.
In conclusion, we would again ex-
end to the family our heartfelt syn-
'athy In their great bereavement.
EBKNHZER.
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tt appears that Brigham Younp's

1t appears that Brigham Young's
Mormon cooperative system has
completely headed off for thepresent
all Gentle merchants and specula-
tive adventurers in Great Salt Lake
City. Their stocks of goods remain
untouched at half price, for the pro-
phet has tabooed them /; but this can
not last long. II the Gentilss can
not oust Brigham in trade they will
asnk him on polygany. The worst
ief NQrRoad0a u JET u come.
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The Vegetable Productions of Alaska

On the lowest intervale land the
cottonwood grows. 1t seems to be
the species OF poplar which is known
in the Atlantic States as the Balm of
Gilead, and which is dwarfed in the
Rocky Mountains. Here it takes such
large dimensionsthat the Indian shapes
out of a single trunk his war canoe,
which safely bears over the deepest
waters. a phalanx of sixty WARRIORS
These imposing trees always appear
to rise out of jungle of elder, alder,
crabIapple, and other fruit bearing
shrubs and bushes. The short and
slender birch which, sparsely scattered,
marks the verge of vegetation in Lab.
rador, has not yet been reached by
the explorers of Alaska. The birch
tree sometimes appears on the river
side, upon the level above the cotton.
wood, and is generally found comely
tree. The forests Of Alaska however,
consist mainly neither ot shrubs, nor
OF birch, nor of cottonwood, but, as |
have already intimated, of the pine, |
the cedar, the cypress, the spruce, the
fir, the larch and the hemlock. These
forests begin almost at the waters
edge, and they rise with q regu
lar gradation to hight of 1000 feet
The trees. nowhere dwarfed or dimin-
utive, attain the highest dimensions in
sunny exposures in the deep canyon
or gOrges of the mountains The ce-
iar, sometimes called the yellow ce
iar, and sometimes the fragrant cedar,
was long ago imported into China as
IN ornamental wood, and il now fur
lishes the majestic beams and pillars
With which the richer and more am
,itiOus chief delights to construct his
ude but spacious hall and palatial ,,
esidence, and upon which he carves,
n rude symbolical imagery, the her.
ldry of his tribe and achievements I
# his nation. No beam, or pillar, or |
par, or mast, or plank is ever required :
a either the land Or naval architect
re of any civilized Stata. greater in Q
sngth and width than the trees which e
an be hewn down on the coast of |
he islands aud rivers here, and con-
eyed directly thence by navigation, {
few gardens, fields and meadows 9
ave been attempted by natives in .
ome of the settlements, and by the !.
Dldiers at the military posts, with =
lost encouraging results. Nor must y
re FORGET that the native prasSes. ri u
ening late in the humid climate, pre- o
erve their nutritive properties, though a
xposed, while the climate is so mild Y
nat cattle and horses require but .
light provision of shelter during the II
inter. o
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1From the Wadsworth Enterprise !
nGAEo

LINES
y CHARLIE ID. ETriSGER, OF FISDLAY, OHIO
am thinking of thee, sad friend
IN thy lone home tonight;
Thy manly brow
Is shrouded now,
by sad bereavement's blight.
would that We're with thee now,
10 give thy heart relief;
know full well
The cheering spell
KIND words give us in grief.
Inere is mound I'm the church-yard's a shade
where Anna sleeps to-day:
Thy prospects bright
Have taken flight:
For she is passed away
often think of songs we sang.
In brighter days now fled
Too bright too last,
For Autumn's blast
Found Anna with the dead
Friend Charlie, think not that you alone
Find Death cruel foe;
For many weep,
In anguish deep.
As through this world we go.
m Heaven above there is a Friend,
Who all our grief doth see;
Go there, sad friend,
Thy tears TO lend,
And He Will comfort thee.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-11-05

Professor Atkins, of Cincinnati,
has invented what he calls "hsrmo.
ny attachment" a most ingenious
piece of mechanism, which, being at.
tached to any piano, enables q per.
former, by using his feet, to play the
accompanimentof of any piece of music,
and use either q flute or violin or 9th
'eE instrument st the same time.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-11-05

Grace Greenwood, in letter to
Mr.. Greeley, likens women to cows,
in that they are constantly striving
after something which they have not;
for, standing knee-deepin clover, she
will look for an opening In the fence,
believing there is richer grass and
sweeter waters beyond; but let down
the rails and she is found unwilling
to stray from the old pastures.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-11-05

The accusation of murder brought
against Captain Hall, the Arctic
explorer, is founded on facts which
tue Captain has already voluntarily
given in he newspapers. That he
shot Coleman is not disputed, but
whereas Bayne, the brOther-in.law Of
Coleman, declares that the shooting
was reckless, and that Coleman had
been "guilty OF no act of insubordin-
ation.o Captain Hall says the man
was mul.aous, and that he shot him
in self.defeEse. In his recent letter
to Mr.. Grinneli, we find Captain Hall
saying that one OF Culeman's COM
panions, ''like a man acknowledged
freely and truly that he and his COM
psnions were altogether the guilty
ones" Of course it is from this sort
of concurrent testimony that the case
must be judged. Halls fear was that,
without prompt measures his fate
would be that of Henry Hudson.
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CAPTAIN HALL, the Arctic explorer,
during his five years among the
Esquimaux, naturally got rather
behindhand in his knowledge of what
was going on in civilized quarters,
and since his return to New York
has been busily occupied reading mp
the files of the World In order to in
form himself OF what has transpired
in this long hiatus. 1t is difficult to
realize what condition q man must
be in who is ignorant of the compile
ton of the Atlantic cable and Pacific
Railroad, and had never heard of the
war in Spain, the Cuban revolution,
the international boatrace, and Q
hundred other events which are now
familiar to every schoolboy.
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In excavating for the abutmsnt Of
the New bury, New Hampshire, bridge
across the Connecticut river, the
other day, . lady's gold watch wsa
found Aitssa or twenty feet below
ths surises.
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JOB PRINTING

Having made large additions to our establish
ment in the shape OF material OF the latest
style, and having employed experienced and
careful workmen, We are prepared TO execute
orders for every variety of PLAIN AND FANCY
Jos PRINTING with neaJness and Dispatch
The addition of Steam Power to our establish
naent affords great advantages over most
country offices in the way of low prices and
fast work. Call with US, and be convinced.
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F. r. SteWart& Bro.
No. 4 Hale's Block,
FOSTORIA, OHIO.
DEALERS IN
Builders Hardware, Stoves and Tinware,
Nails Glass Putty. &c.
Ditch Notice.

TOHN PAXSON, HANNAH RAWSON, and
81 Others owning lands sought TO be effected
by the location Of a certain ditch, are hereby
notified that Harrison. Downs and others, on
the ith day of September 1868. did file their
petition in the Clerks Office of fAllenTownship
Hancock County, State of Ohio, asking the
Trustees OF Allen and Portage Townships in
Joint Board to locate and establish ditch
drain or water course in said Townships as
follows: Commencing at the South west cor
ner of the west half of the Southwest quarter
of section two %, in Allen township, TO run
from thence North, on the east side of the road
on the township line between the township ps
of Allen and Portage, till within ten or fifteen
rods of Wood County line thence across said
road into Portage township; thence North
west course till il intersects the Ten Mile
creek and there terminate. The Trustees
have set the 9th day of November, 1869, at
o'clock, to meet at the house OF Harrison
Downs, in Allen township, TO hear and deter
mine said petiiiO
October 8, lS59-2t HARRISON DOWNS.
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A gentleman who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all
the effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for
the sake of suffering humanity, send free to
all who need it, the receipt and directions for
making the simple remedy by which he was
cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the ad-
vertiser's experience, can do so by addressing,
in perfect confidence, JOHN b. OGDEN,
nolyIl No. AZ Cedar street, N V
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A little boy out West wasasked il
he knew where liars went, answered,
"Yss, they 60 to Chicago to write for
the pspeFs,a
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J'he SPACE occupied by ten lines of This trne

J'he space occupied by ten lines of this type
constitutes q square.
Marriage and Deaths inserted gratis, but Obit-
uaries and notices of Benevolent Societies Five
Cents per line. Local Notices Fifteen Cents per
line for first insertion, and Ten Cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Advertisements in Special Notice Column
Fifty Cents per square in addition to the above
rates.
Administrators notices 81 90; Legal Advertise
ments charged TO the parties ordering them
published.
B5- All advertisements must be sent in by
twelve o'clock, "Wednesday, TO insure their APP
peaTance in the paper.
The JEFFERsoNIAN having by far the largest
circulation of any paper in the county, affords
90 advertisers valuable medium for their COM
munication with the public.
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AUSTRIAN WOMEN-Women in
Austria perform the duties of brick
layers laborers, aud may he seen
carrying hoJis OF mortar and baskets
of bricks up high ladders. More
than this, they actually supply the
place of nsvvies, and dig and wheel
barrows of "ballast'' almost as nim-
bly, as their lords. They chop wood,
they carry water, they offer to black
your water in the street; and per-
form many other little offices, which,
according to our notions, hardly
come under the denomination of
"woman's work. Perhaps this state
of things is unavoidable in a country
where it is considered necessary to
keep a standing army ofS00, 900 men.
The women work inordinately hard,
while hundreds of idle men are con-
stantly sauntering about in various
uniforms, doing nothing at all except
perhaps blowing cloud of tobacco
smoke.
OIE OF Mr.. LINCoLN's ENIGMAs.--
At cabinet meeting, when solving
enigmas was one of Old Abe's meth
ods of entertaining the members, he
said to them, "What is that which
did not come last year, but which
will come next year ?" Secretary
Welles, in great distress of mind
started up and said, 81 hope, Mr..
President, it is not my removal,
which the public is clsmoring for :"
Mr.. Lincoln was so amused that he
at once promised to retain him until
the end of his term and that is the
reason why the venerable old man
was not removed.
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EZRA BROWN. ia
RR0KN L ROPE.

UVAvING formed a co-partnership, will
III promptly attend TO all business in and out
OF Courts, requiring the services of an attoT-
new and to the collection of all claims against
the Government or otlierWlse. Omce-OveI
al cad Qu arters," Findlay. Ohio.
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A TTORNEY AT LAW and Notary Public,
"A will practice in all Stale and Federal
Courts. 0ffice in Patterson's Block, Corner
Main and Sandusky Streets, tindlay' ohio.
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ID. R. REARnSLEY.

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Claim Agent
"A viii practice law in State and u. ;. Courts
and attend promptly TO business intrusted to
his care. AS Justice of the Peace will attend
30 toConveyancing and taking depositions Office
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MILLINERY.
MISS JULIA A. PARKER-
BOOTS AND SHOES.

DESIRES to call attention to her stock OF
IL Millinery Goods, Hats, Bonnets and Trim
mings, which she IS receiving at w. II. & ]. j.
Mheeler's Store, Main Street. Findlay, Ohio.
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WILLIAM GREBBEN,


A TTORNEY AT LAW, will attend prompt
a 10 All legal business entrusted 10 his care
Once over Ewing and Redick's shoe Store
Main street Findlay, Ohio.
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DIR. j. CARR.

- URGE0N DENTIST, NeweIl's Block, FIJI
- lay, Ohio. Teeth mounted on Gold or V
canlte Plate, and Warranted. Call and see hi