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balances himself on alighting, and saves
the velocipede from falling. Some diff
Guilty in %remounting without help is sure
to be experienced by a learner. For a
month he must content himself with the
assistance of the first post or gate or pal
ings he sees by the wayside; but he will
soon discard such assistance, and be able
to vault on the saddle whilst his horse IS
in motion. Good hard road is essential
for notwithstanding. In muddy or
loose graveIly road, the work becomes
proportionately la%borious. But with good
sgoing ground it is difficult to convey
how little labour is really required to
maintain a high rate of speed--ln fact,
the great trouble with beginners is to get
them to restrain the expenditure Of mus
cular force. MISUNDERSTANDING Is, | be-
lieve from experience, most healthy and
exhilarating, since it exercises all the
muscles of the limbs in a manner much
more uniform than would at first be Gre
dited, and certainly without undue strain
on any part of the body. To the spec
tator, the velocipedist appears almost
wholly to employ his legs, but in reality
the muscles of the arms are In strong
tension in the act Of grasping the handles,
so as to counteract the motion OF the feet
on the pedals, which motion would other
wise tend TO sway the wheel from side to
side. In fact, after a long journey, the
driver will feel more fatigue In his arms
than in his legs. Once mastered, the
two-wheeled steed is a d0cile and tracta-
Bile animal, equally sensitive TO bit and
bride, and a sturdy friend to the travel
Ter. For him the pikt-meG throw open
their gates without asking for toll. He
needs neither corn ror beens, nor hay nor
straw, neither hostier nor sfableman.
His stable is a bit of the paSsage-wall,
against which he reposes, without taking
uD any room, until his master needs him
again-his only food, a pennyworth of
neat's-foot oil per month. .
There is a japanese sauce surnamed
the Maker to Eat It will have little
charm to the palate of him who drives a
bicycle for, be he the veriest epicure of
the ~epicurean sort, he will, after a three
hours run, possess an appetite to which
the most homeIy bread and cheese aP-
pears dainty.
At present, the bicycle is regarded, in
England, very much in the light of a toy,
and its practice as a pasrime: not SO IN
Paris and New York, where persons of
all grades may be seen solemnly and
seriously going to their daily business on
two wheels. Now that the supposltion
about the new velocipedes frightening
horses has been proved to be groundless,
there seems little reason to doubt they
will become equally popular in this coun-
try; and that after the first rage for the
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Assurances of every description on sin
Gle lives are granted by the Society for
anv sum from 1OODollarSt to 10000 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
yearly, or Yearly, at the option OF the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment of their Premiums, may either
dispose of their Policies to the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain a free
Policy for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof of such death has been re-
ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinquennially,
and the surplus then existing is allotted to
the Members, after a sufficient sum has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The next investigation
and Division of Profits, will take place at
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British Yves; India Islands.
Actuary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. Won. BRETON. DIR. HOLM.
Forms of Proposal, ProspectuSeS, and
every information may be obtained from
F. B. GRIFFITH, Agent.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

THINGS are working beauti.
fully and We feel like concilia-
Ting our Democratic brethren,
who NOW appear SO anxious TO
bring about a political milleni.
um. Their nominating. cons
,yention was managed bya late
red hot Radical, their eandi.
date for Governor was a short
time since a sLincoln hirslinga
and an Aboitienist, who de-
nounced Democrats as slaves
and traitors; their candidate
for Attorney General is a late
restless, unsuccessful, : Office
seeking, g,negro-w worshiping Rad!
ical, the same who spoke Of
the Democracy as the apoor
demagogues of the north, who
were the allies Of treason,n
and who dropped his Radical
ism because that party would
not trust him with an office.
I'VE don't know what the
Democracy mean by such
movements-whethe they are
trying to tquare their sails to
catch the inevitable o negro
vote, or whether they really
intend to turn square around
and join the Radical party. y
If the latter, we feei Ike con-
ciliating them, and as they
have no choice, but to vote for
Radicals at the FaIl9election,
we propose to them, if they
will vote the Republican Rad,
ical ticket this Fall, we will
their ticket nextFall--
provided the Republicans NOM
mate a Democratic ticket at
thattime. i2ai r0iHJ 5dj lG|
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EPUBL LICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION.

The Republican voters 0
Vintoa County arc hereby no
titled to serd delegates TO l
Convention to be held at the
Court House, in Macarthur, or
Monday, August 9th, 1869, TO,
the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following
officers: Representative, Clerk
of Common Pleas Court, Pro
bate Judge, Prosecuting Attor
ney, and Commissioner, .,...
The primary meetings OF
the townships will be held at
the usual places of holding
elections except the following:
Clinton township will meet at
Hamden; and Wilkesville
township, at the town OF
Wilkesyille- Saturday, Au-
gust 9th, at four o'clock, ?. NJ,
aud elect delegates to said
Convention. w3Z. ra5uaJ /
The several townships will
be entitled to one delegate ior
every twenty-five votes cast
for Gen; Sherwood for Secreta-
ry of State, and one additional
delegate for each fraction Of
more than twelve votes.
The following is the number
of delegates to which each
township is entitled:
Eagle, 2; Clinton, Z; Elk, 10;
Swan, Z; Brown, b; Vlnton, i;
Jackson, 5; Harrison, 2; Knox,
2; Rlchland, 5; Willkesyille,
6; Madison, 6. .1d'i. T. .a.. :.
The Convention will select
delegates to the Senatorial
Convention to be held at Gal
lipolis, August 18th, and trans~
act such other business as may
be brought before it, "."t
The primary meetings will
also select a candidate for
Land Appraiser, to be voted
for at the fall election, each
township being entitled to one
Appraiser. .H. ....
BY order of the Republican
Central Committee. is
q, FRANK STRONG, Chm.
JOHN I. RApER, Secretary.
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The Enquirer says we re-
ceived $500 per day from the
government for reporting the
proceedings of the Democratic
Convention, and inquiries "How
is that for highw II is better
for lie than it is for high. AS
We didn't work for the govern.
ment that day we didn't; get
paid by the governmeht.nGWe
haven't the ability of Charlie
Flood, the I Democratic edition
of the Ohio Statesman and
Clerk Of the Senate, who draws
pay for ,576 days twe
years,nor of that sweetseentet
Democratic clerk of the House
and correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati ENQUIRER, Amos Lay
mar, who drew pay for 2. O31
days during the same time.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15
Sad.


! The Enquirer's candidate was
not only not mentioned at the
Democratic State Convention,
kbut a m an was nominated who
a few years ago denounced the
editor of the paper aforesaid
as a person "FIT .oNLYi TO BE A
SLAVE" IA TRAITOR TO HIS CoUN-
TRY, WHO DESERVES THE sCoRN
AND CONTEMPT OF ALL HoNORA
BILE MEN.' Not only has he
thus personally alluded to all
Democrats, but he has de-
nouneed them upon all occa.
sions in terms even more bit.
ter; forbidden the circulation
of their newspapers within the
limits of his Jurisdiction; i'm.
prisoned, and .forcibly elected
the leaders of the Democratic
party from his lines for no 9TH
er offense than teaching "Dem.
ocratic" doctrines; executed.
the sentence against the mar.
tyr Vallandigham,o turning
him into the rebel lines with
the assurance that if he was
again. caught within the limits
of Rosecrans' department he
would hang him, as he deserv-
ed TO be. And the Democatic
Enquirer, with all other Demo-
Gratis, flung back such terms as,
negro lover, military satrap,
tyrant, abolitionist, drunken
Dutchman, opium eater. In
short, the Democratic party
and their candidate have moth.
ing in common except the per.
Bonal enmity of Cen; Rose
Grams to Gen. Grant, which
came about in such a manner
that it could not excite Demo
cratic sympathy, and the En-
1uirer is left without a candi-
date. 0j) 'lg'u . ri .l. 1rl |
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Now is the time to subscribe.


IL you do not feel well you send for
a doctor, he calls upon you, looks
wise, sucks his cane, scrawls some
hierogliphics upon piece OF paper
which You take to drug store, and
there you pay 80 cts. to s1O0 be-
sides the doctors fee for remedy
nine times out of ten not half as good
as Judson's Mountain Herb Pills,
which is only % cts. per box. Do
you think the former the best because
you pay the most for it, ifyou do we
advise you to use just as an expert
ment the Mountain Herb Pulls and
see tor yourself, that they are one of
the best family medicines compound
ed. they cure Headache, Indigestion,
Billiousness, Jaundice and all Female
Irregularities. Give the Mountain
Herb Pill trial. Sold by all de alers.
jul aug l r-.t .~r.
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Ten Months, Work.

="
charter enabling an associa-
ton of financiers to transact
business in every State of the
Union; to organize a company
under such a charter; to open
a main Office and install a staff
OF officers therein; to select
leading fnanciers and business
men as general agents for
transacting the business of the
Company in the several sec
tions of the country; to have
these general agents so care.
fully examine their respective
districts, as to select the most
efficient and respected men as
county agents, in turn, make
judicious selection of local
agents in, cities, towns and VII.
lagos; to prepare the multi.
plicity Of blanks, forms, orders,
instructions, pamphlets and
other documents with which
to supply all these agencies; to
inform the public, through the
medium of the newspaper
press, of the existence Of such
an organization, the financial
basis upon which it rests, and
the ground work Of its claims
to public approval and sup
port;-these things would seem
to be sufficient to occupy the
first twelve months of such an
organization, leaving to sub.
sequent years the accomplish.
ment of actual results. But
we find notable exception to
such a course in the case of
the National Life insurance
Company OF, America, charter
ed by Congress in July, 1868,
and consequently not one year
old, 1t has had all the above
mentioned work to do, and it
is but rational that, in doing
this, it should have met with
the opposition Of old establish.
ed insurance companies. But
the new Company has done far
more. Indeed, ITS successful
record, for the first ten months
OF its operation, has been most
remarkable, and utterly unpre-
cedeuted. 1t has already is
sued no less than 5,395 poll
cies, representing 6 insurance to
the AMOUNT Of over fifteen mill
lions, an mountaineering by.
nearl' $5,000,000i that insured
by any Company prior to 1863
in any full year OF its existence,
and nearly double thate in
sured by any other company
in the world, dhrlngits entire
first year. After such an au.,
thentcated statement. there
can b, no doubt what The in!
vesti1g & public thinks Of the
/ Natithal Life. .'Uoioii9b 6 yotg.
Son iof the. especial advan-
tagesolfered by this Company
are Sc forth ins the advertise
ment of the local agents, in
anoth,r column, and its opera.
tions viii be explained, in fur.
ther dtaiI, atthe Office of this
agenc,. We believe the Ma
tional Life to be well secured
the paid>up capital of one
milliol dollars is a good base
to star from-and that It will
be honestly as well as success.
, fully arried on. a1iuiu o,deIs
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15
To the DemOcracy,---Put this
in your Pipe and smoke 1t.

To the DemOcracy,---Put this
in your Pipe and smoke 1t.
The attention of the editor
of the. Enquirer and the De.
Democracy of Vinton countyis
directed to the following ex.
tract from Gen. Rosecrans' let.
ter to the Ohio Legislature,
Feb'y 8, 1863. 1t is good read
ing and the General calls
things by their right names d
"Phis is indeed a war for the
maintenance of the Constitu-
ton and the laws" = *rr'* \ 81
81 am, amazed that any one
could think of peace on any
terms. He who entertains the
sentiment is fit only to be a
slave; he who utters it atthiS
time is, moreover, a tratt0r- TO
has, ,ccumtry,r who deserves the
scorn and contempt of all hon
orable men" :" '', '97. Wv
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

PORTSMOUTH wants a railroad
to Columbus to connect with
the system OF railroads that
centre at that place. The
movement for a road up the
Scioto Valley having failed, we
feel like again calling the at
,tention Of the business men of
Portsmouth to the route by
way of the old Scioto & Hook
ing Valley r. r. The Colum-
bus & Hooking Valley r. r.
is now completed to Logan,
and twenty eight miles of
track the grading is already
'completed--from Macarthur
Station to Logan, will give our
neighbors amroad to Columbus
at less than one.tenth of the
cost OF the Seioto valley route
and only about one hours ride
longer, opening out to theii
wholesale merchants a section
of country which they do no'
now reach, and which they car
easily get by trying, but which
will otherwise, be sure to e
to Columbus. Iii addition e
this the route is through tht
best iron and coal region 0
our county. What do yo,
say to this route, gentlemen
Our people are ready TO tak'
hold of the matter, and dt
their share towards letting yo,
out to the Lake Shore, and th'
rest Of the world. 'a''iqi'i@1 y 4, ~,
IL. ~ - -
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h Tue Ohio State Journal, in
reportingithe Democratic State
Convention, says: 1@After the
nomination for Governor was
announced, the galleries clear.
ed out, and many delegates
left, so.that there was a bare
quorum to do business left
IL is a mild statement Of the
case to say that there was a
very general feeling of disap.
pointmsnt at the nomination
of Rosecrans. Many delegates
were loud in their complaints,
and some declared with oaths
that they would not vote for
Rosecrans under. any circum-
stances. Three grounds Of
complaints were mainly urged;
4. That his nomination was a
Vallandigham, Chase m o v e.
ment; End. That he was an in
fernai Lincoln hireling; and
third, that he is a most tbigoted
Catholic, and as such obnox-
ious to a large portion Of the
religious element of the party
(whatever that may amount
to Reports were circulated
that he had celebrated mass
on the battlefield; that he pro-
tected Catholic Churches ev.
erywhere, and used Protestant
Churches for hospitals, and
even as stables for his horses.
Many other reports were in
circulation, both before and
after his nomination. 1t IS not
too much to say that one third
of the Convention were very
sore over the nomination, and
will vote the ticket very un-
willingly. The Convention
broke up in the most dispirited
condition Of any Convention
ever assembled in Columbus.
They had no heart for congrat-
ulations, and the attempt 10
get'up a. ratification meeting
was an utter failure" -ni,,si
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

/ WALKER, Conservative Re.
publican was elected Governor
iof Virginia by about 10000
majority. At the same elec-
tion, the new Constitution,
which eniranchiSes the ne.
groes, was adopted. The dis.
,franchising clauses OF the Con.
stitution were rejected. A Z
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

A @AiSA' OuANO1 :" DShtN 1%<sN1 hto
held the Office OF Assistaht AS
SCISSOR of Vintoplcoqntg, at tile
/ same salary now allowed by
laws per day (less the 5 pei
cent. tax) while in the ACTUAL
discharge Of his duties; for such
days or parts of days as he was
not employed, no allowance
was made Out of this salary
he was TO pay his office rent,
expenses of travelling, or any
and all other expenses con-
nected with the office. The
Enquirer has been aware of
this state Of facts during all
this time; but not one word
has appeared in its columns
about the Office during all these
four long years. No sooner
was a Republican appointed
than the office becomes an
enormous offense in its eyes.
What is the plain inference?
That The Enquirer will not say
anything about a Democrat:
1t would rather allow the peo,
pie to be p"tax ridden. "strip.
ped" than to do anything that
might have a tendency to re-
fleet upon Democrat who
held an office. The Enquirer
is the organ of the Democracy
not Of the people. Its
business is to secure the public |
goose and hold it while its fell |
low Democrats pluck it. The
reader can see this as we'll as
we can, and appreciate the
crocodile tears which it sheds |
weekly over. "the burdens of
the, poor people" y, ;. +5..'
We beg Mr. Pearce's pardon
for mentioning his name in this
connection, and mean to cast
no reflections upon him. We
believe that he performed the
duties of his office carefully
and ceonscieptiously;, and know
that during his term of office
he didn't get rich, that he
wasn't paid as much in proper.
ton as. the county officers are.
paid for their work, and doesn't.
consider the salary he received
as exorbitant.
We regret the necessity of
having such an office in the
country more than the Enquir-
er does; for its only regret is
that the Offices are not held by |
Democrats. Besides, the ne
cessity is strictly chargable to
the Democratic party Of the
South, aided and assisted by
the Democratic party of the
North, who rebelled and forced
the country to run in debt, or
sacrifice its life, 1t chose to
defend ITSELF AMI we are in ia,
vor of paying the cost Of that
defense to the last penny
Widows, orphans, and soldiers
pensions, bonds, and all-pre- |
sent a clean record, a clear
conscience, and look honestly |
into the face of our creditors,
who were our friends in time
of need. ro. .sI .4,..-... |
-FU.i = N--TT- Tlitt mood
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

RosEcRANs was the first Abo-
lition General who practically
recognized the equality Of the
whites and blacks. at Mur~
freesboro, January Sd, 1868,
two days after the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation took effect,
he issued papers to a South
Carolina negro, who had been
the property Of a South Caro-.
lima rebel Colonel, declaring
him as as free as his master Of
any other Democrat. E1'a72
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

Ten years ago not a national
ax.gatherer was to be see n OF
heard of in the broad land
Enquirer erhI0T 1rAIiJIL
Ten years ago the Democratic
party had not rebelled because
they we're defeated in the elec.
tion of their candidate fol. Pres
ident.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

THE Gallipolis Dispatchdon't
like Bro gMackley because he
calls Vallandigham asconvic.
ted traitor o How does the
Dispatch like Rosecrans, who
applied the same term to the
whole so.called Democratic
party, and added, that they
we're "ft only, TO be
slayessD no mo11 H2d'o cd
n = 6prsadtf Ia .oa- nv
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

The Democracy are trying to
make capitalout of the decision
of Attorney General West on
the Morgan,R Raid claims.- The
bill was not passed by a two>
thirds vote, which is required
by the.constitution, is not a law,
and there is not a Democratic
lawyer in the State but what
knows it,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

|T'V "-7'T U U-II|"T n !. ?
Col. RAYMOND BURR, of Co.
lumbus, succeeds Gen. Wal
cult, as Warden Of the Ohio
Penitentiary.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

yXIANTED, AGENTs.-"wonder Of the
w Worlo," is warranted 10 cure Rheuma.
tism and reuraIga Sold ont the package sys.
tein,s Not 10 be paid for until sold. I pay $50
per month and commission to distribute cack-
ages. &C. TlLTON, Pl,tsburg, Ia. mswf
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15

STRONG doubts are expressed
as to whether Rosecrans will
accept the nomination on the
Democratic ticket. He was
rendered such a nomination in
California, and refused.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-07-15
Legal Notice.

Abraham Wilber plaintiff ..
-. against In VintGn Com.
George W. Bowen and mon Pleas.
Morris Albeugh defts.
N EORGE W, BOWEN, whose place ofresi.
NJdence Is unknown, and Morris Albaugh OF
Vinton county, Stale nf Ohio, will take no
tce that Abraham Wiber OF Vinton county,
Slate of Ohio, did on the nth day Of May A. u.
1869, file his petition IN the Court of Common.
Pleas, vithin and for the SAID county Of Vim.
ton, against the said George W. Bowen and
Morris Aloaugh, setting forth that the SAID
George W. Bowen, on the ]. th day of March,
A. h. 1866, gave to the plain.If, mortgage, on
the following real estate to wit. ln.lots Nos.
90, %, and "a and oulSiots Nos. 7, 8, 0, and 10,
in the town of Prattsvlle in said county "f
Vinten, 10 secure the payment ofone hundred
and seventy five dollars, with Interest thereon,
from said 18Th day Of March, A. u. 1866, at the
rats Of ten per cent. per annum, and that the
said Morris Al!baugh, defendant, claims
some interest In said premises: That the said
sum OF one hundred and seventy-fye dollars
with interest thereon as Aforesaid is due and
unpaid+ant praying that the said premises
may be soldto ny he same together with the
interest thereon, and the said defendants nie
notified that they are each required TO appear
and answer said petition on or before the third
Saturday after the 2Ith day ofJune, A. D. 1862
H.C. JONES,
Attorne for Plaintiff
May "a, 1860. ..r., may 81 CIV
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Witt. Haley's Estate.

NOTICE IL hereby given thai George L..
.LN Derry, administrator ofthe Estate'oi Will,
ham L.. Hpley, has fled his accounts for inr
spection and 'hnal settlement. and will be for
hearing on the 10Th day ofJuly, A. ID. 1859.
...D JOSEPH KALER, Probate Judge. !,
Jelly l 3w 7 ~ ~ - LIla9lNl :.
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Hor! hotter! red hot! oa O