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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-27

. .shield.s succeeded in getting behiad the froe.
sad, BY throwing stones Ut it for some litte time.
made it change it. position to . place near the
iWau. The bon, vas thea psshsd slowly up aad
covered It: the top lsas clipped down, the bsx
Kas turned ever and sscured BY q few paiis, aad
the prize was ours. Right glad-did Ne all feel ct
ous sncessss and With high hearts we cosnmsnc-
ID the work Of dragging the box out If the cave,
which we accomplished altar much. labor and
Ne lifted it into the cart and started Ter the resi-
deuee Of Mr.. W. D. Matthew, to have it weighed,
- l had no balances that would draw enough At
my house.. A rope was tied around the b0x and
the frog and box were weighed together The
frog was then turned out into . chicken coop ana
the box weighed, and showed that the frog
we,ghed exactly ninety-dsrse pousds. usa se~
will be willing to make An affidavit OF this
fact before any justice of the peace in Maury
comfy. Those present and saw the weighing
can testify to this 1t ia, I dare say, a. rare 3
curiosity as was ever foundsin our county before.
Mr.. Matthews measured it while in sitting Doe.
ture, and it height was exactly three feet four
inches. lts eyes, - near o. We could guess were
two and one-hslf inches in dianetxe. The oel.
Or Of the breast or belly was dark yellow, while
it, back was p dark green, and apparently mos.
~; around its neck are two distinct red and one
dark stripe. From the centre Of the head, or
rather commencing from the top centre Of the
nose, there are apparently thoSsend small light
stripes springing out from common centre Ike
rays Of light II. feet are Of large proportions
and are perfectly black. ls@sons 70 far,s .sasa
. ! laid claim t. it. - my boys were the first to
diseover it which claim wNs not objected TO- BY
sny Of the party who went With ma Mnething
happens to it will bring il TO- Columbia next
wesk and givsyosr tovn.people An opportunity
of seeing something worth seeing. Twill prob
ally sones % toGa <sn sTAAsday, aaAA It. nil n,
main at Mr.. w. d. Matthews until that time.
l would like ~sry much for YOU to seS this frog
before it is moved away.
A. P. N. MArrHEwas
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-27

Fnh CaSe SeoM 81 columbias EeH1f
~ &~ A--A &Rro"thc Colsahia rssn R&ax
We received the following letter late yester.
day evening. at the hands Of Mr.. Lem Matthe VS.
from his .velkknown integrity, and that ofhis
brother, We feel not The least hestancy In saying
that it is just e they repre,ent: Jog
Near Indian Camp Spring, Wednesday, Marsh
III. 1SG9.-Mr. Horsely-Having large cave
Within a1short distance Of my house, and it hav-
ing excited the curiosity OF my two little boys,
aged respectively IL and IL years, they vcntured
this morning to explore its hidden wonders
With lighted torches in hand, they proceeded to
the distance Of abont hundred yards from
the entrance, when they were terribly startled
by the appearance Of monstrous frog, as large
a hogshead, as they said when they came rum
ming up to me at my house. Having seen 70
much in imagination, when young, and possess
ing considerable degree of curiosity, was de-
tsrmined TO see for myself what il was. Iwent
70 the residence OF Mr.. d: W. Matthews TO get
assistance in exploring, and found several neigh
borA ]. ". B. Thomss, Richard AcCsnless, Geo.
Dixon, John Due, and Sol Porter there, who
were eager to go right away, as their curiosity
seemed IS great or greater than mine. In short
time We fixed up three torches, procured some
candles, and hntrsn, and proceeded on our
voyage Of discovery. Having arrived at the
mouth Of the dave. thS torehes' were soon lighted,
but some hesitancy scanned TO be shown BY all as
to who should 60 first Mr.. Thomas led the van
into the deep cavern, whose gloominess produced
chilling melancholy lsnd one Of the party were
extremely anxions that they shoard retrace their
steps j but the indomitable Thomas and daring
Matthews and Porter prevented, by. telling the
party that "We can whip all the froga in crea-
tion." We wended our way slowly 10 the place
my sons saw the frog, and, sir, ] say to you,
without e1avgsration. tina. the frog was not near
as large =: when my children saw i, but II is.
seen or heard Of before in this any other state.
We advanced towithin about - isetand hated
1t was then sitting with its side to us, and when
oil of the torches were brought up, it turned
slowly around facing and sach > hheeus
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The soil Of Clermont is fer
tile, so is the ingenuity of her
citizens. While all do not do
as well as they might, a vast
Improvement is apparent from
year to year. We are led to
these thoughts by learning
that a wide awake farmer in
the south of the county, has
contracted to furnish parties in
Cincinnati two hundred barrels
of cucumber pickles at five
dollars per barrel, the casks to
be returned or accounted for.
This farmer has. had considera
BILE experience, and thinks he
can raise the amount required
on two acres of ground. Five
hundred dollars per acre is a
good return for ones labor.
Who would not be a pickle
grower.-Cleamont Courier
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
MAnhnnd, Hon LOst bow Restored,


TUST published, new edition Of DIR, CUL-
OVER WELLS CELEBRATED ESSAY on
the radical rure without mediclnsl oTsperma-
sorrhOea, or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary
Sem nal. Losses, lmpotency, Mental and Phys.
cal lncapacity, lmpotencY, also Consumption,
Epilepsy, and Fits, induced by sellsndulgenee
or sexual extravagance.
Price, N sealed enyelop, only 6eenis,
The celebrated Ruthor, In this admirable es-
say, clearly demonstrates from athirty years
successful praetIce, that tho alarming eonse.
quences Of self-abuse may he radically cured
without the dangerous use OF internal medi
cine or the application Of the knife; poinnTg
nut enre at once simple, cert0n, and efiectu.
al. By means OF which, every sufferer. no mat.
ter what his condition may be, may cure him.
sefeheaply, privately, and radically.
This Lecture should be IN the hands OF ey.
cry youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal, IN plain envelope, 10 any
Sd,lress, postpaid, on receipt of six cents. or
two post stamps, Also, DR.. Culyewelrs
Marriage Guide" price 25 cents. Address
the Publishers.
ff'f CHAs. J. c. KLINE& CO., ss.
l2I Bowery, New York, Post Office Box 4,6sG.
july ly ,..
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
Caution to Strawberry Eaters.

Caution to Strawberry Eaters.
David Landon, Jackson
county, Mich, writes:
One of your lady subscribers
gave me the following to send
you for publication: S"Two
years ago | gathered some
large berries from small vines
of Wilson's Albany. On exam
iDing one Of the largest l found
three worms coiled up inside.
| continued the examination in
fourteen berries. | found twen-
ty'tour worms very full of legs
usually called 'thousand-leg.
ged' wOrms-and more than an
inch in length. There was no
apparent scar on the berry. 1t
has been stated that persons
have died from eating straw
berries put up in tin cans.
May not worms In the berries
have. caused their death?"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

LONG eyelashes are seldom
preserved in this country after
thirty years of age, because
their growth is neglected. In
woman, as well as in man, they
constitute a beautiful feature,
and add greatly to the expires
sion of the eyes and eyebrows,
If examined through a micro
scope when they begin to de,
cline, the extremities will be
found split. If the extremities
are clipped with scissors every
six weeks, not only will the
long lashes be preserved, but
they will increase in strength,
and assume the curve % be.
coming to a beautiful pair ol
woman's eyes.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

A NUMBER of fossil serpents
were recently discovered in a
coal mine near Fulton, i'm
bedded one hundred and thirty
feet below the surface. The
scaly monsters, changed to
stone, preserve their forms
most perfectly, and efforts are
being made to secnrs a group
of two or three that are lying
side by side without fracture.
What a wonderful sleep has
been theirs, no less than nine
grand geological periods have
swept over the face of ma
ture since their entombmentl
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
Care of Teeth.

Rousseau said that no woman
with fine teeth could be ugly,
Any female mouth with a good
set of teeth is kissable. The
too early loss of the first teeth
has an. unfavSrable influence
upon the beauty and'duration
of the second. The youngest
should accordingly be made to
take care of them. All that is
necessary is to brush them sey-
eral times a day with a little
ordinary soap, or magnesia and
water. @ .esJan.
After eating, the particles of
food should be carefully re-
moved from the teeth by
means of a toothpick of quill
or wood, but never of metal,
and by a thread passed now
and then between the teeth.
Camphorated and acid tooth
powders are. injurious both to
che ehalnel and the gums, and
if employed, every particle
should be removed from the
mouth by carefully rinsing..
The habit which some ladies
have Of using a bit of lemon,
though it may whiten the teeth
and give the temporary firm
ness and color to the gums is
fatal to the enamel, as are all
acids. 1ua-. .r.alsj
No one young or old, should
turn their jaws into nut-crack-
ers; and it is even dangerous
for women to bite off, as they
often do, the ends of the thread
in sewing, 1t is not safe to
bring very hot food or drink,
especially if immedi ately fol-
owed by anything cold in con-
jact with the teeth.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

JUDGE HAAG, of Napoleon,
Ohio, has in his possession a
silver English medal struck in
1888, to commemorate the
seven Bishops arrested and
tried by James II, for their re
monstrance against his aDec-
laration of Indulgence" 1t
was found a year or two ago
by some workmen, while re-
moving rubbish from an old
cellar in Napoleon, and was
doubtless an heirloom of some
former occupant Of the house
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
To Kill Warts.

The following is SAID never
to fail if properly applied:
Make a strong steep from red
oak, in hot water; when cold,
apply as convenient; the os
tener the better. In few
days the warts will disappear,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

AN old stable builder in Bal
timore has come to the con-
clusion, after twenty five years
trial, that a two-inch white
pine plank floor, laid level,
with a square iron two by two
and a half grating, SO placed
as to receive the urine, is the
hest arrangement for a horse.
Clay, stones, concrete, etc., he
rejects. Tho width of a horse
stall should be four feet nine
inches. "a" .".- f..
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

PoPE PIUs TX, in a letter, in
yites all "Cbristian mothers
and daughters of Mary" to form
a league against the doing up
chignons, and the arranging Of
tresses several times a day,
which occupies the time that
should be devoted to religious
duties, pious works, and family
affairs. 81 ,.es" .. yoaI
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

A CORRESPONDENT of the Ru.
raj New Yorker says he has a
young horse that for two win
ters was fed upon nothing but
barley straw, and that, too,
with chaf in. He considers
barley straw, if brigb! and
well taken care Of, as good or
better than poor hay for any
animal.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

IT is said that fish may be
kept alive for ten days or more
without water by filling their
mouths with crumbs of bread
saturated with brandy and
pouring a little brandy in
their stomachs, after which, in
this torpid state, they may be
packed in straw. They become
alive in a few hours when
again placed in fresh water q
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
LIQUID Glue,

A liquid glue, far superior to
mucilage, may be made by dis.
solving glue in an equal guam.
tity Of strong, hot vinegar, adj
ding a fourth of alcohol and q
little alan. This will KEEP
any length of time when placed
in closed bottles, and glue to
gether horn, wood and mother
of pearl. u
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

This IS one Of the great enterprises Of the
day. The historical matter is really valuable;
the sketches Of individuals and incidents are
admirnbly drawn, not only by the pen OF the
historian, but by the pencil Of the artist, and
both combined will make when bound, one OF
the marked histories Of the war. There are
official documents on every page, at the
bottom, which add much to the value OF the
work. ltwi be found on the centre tables
Of thousands OF our. countrymen.-(B Boston
Post fu n .
Many ofits illustrative pictures are the best
that We have seen in such work; and eome
Of the numerous portraits Of prominent actors
In the war are admirable rs likenesses and
works Of art.-t2on's erald.)
careful, comprehensive, minute, and
| graphic record of the origin and progress oi
the war; and 10 the sic and beauty ofits pages
| aud paper, in the profuseness, cosiliness, ele-
gance, and completeness OF its illustrations,
far exceeding any other history yet attempted
-(New York Observer)
Wespeak confidently in praise of the man
ner IN which the work IS brought out. This
narrative, enlbelshed by the picturesque il
lustrations, affords an interesting commentary
on the war, and will be of priceless value for
preservation.-(Boston Adyertiser.)
The writer judiciously combines the spirit
OF philosophical reflection with ia vivid ani pic.
turesque delineation of facts. HIS style Is al
once lively and polished, and every page gives
evidence OF careful study and preparation
Without any ahectation Of profound philoso.
ply, or without fine writing, this history i, in
our Judgment, one ofthe best and most valua.
BILE records -four great struggle, and we have
no doubt that ii will MAINTAIN this reputation
In future years, when the records OF the war
Office and the bureaus ofthe otherdepartments
are opened up to the future Prescotts and
| Motley's, we shall have secrets revealed and
light shed On points respecting which we musi
remain uninfOrmed for the present; but for all
ordinary purposes we desire no better record
i than the one that is steadily going on to COM
pletion.- -(Chicage Prssbyterian.)
The Pictorial History OF the Great Rebellion
10 no sense depends upon its Illustrations fol
ITS worth, though they are exec lent speci-
mems of the art, and help the reader to under.
stand the incidents Of the war. The real mer.
its Of the work are apart from its engraWngs
Those merits are strong and lucid style, q
vast an cunt Of well-dlgested and well told i'm.
partial statements oil all poiats about which
there are dIsphtes..... Every library should
have this work, for II Is one Of Singular value
as book Of reference, because Of It's compre-
hensiyeness as we'll ss accurcy.....As a work
Of general reading II is Of unsurpassed value
Boston Trayeler.)
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The following German trans
lations have been proposed for
the word velooipede: Tetaco.
gen, schnellaoage's reitgauI, reit'
fahrseug, rittIingguhre, stram-
pleDagen, eiSengaul, selbsttrabe1'
and rennh0ld. ....
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Uli-
ca Herald finds nothing equal,
as a destroyer of lice on cattle,
to a strong suds of soft. soap
and rain water, to which is ad-
ded common salt. This is ap.
piled by rubbing thoroughly
over the animal. t.o.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

AN old lady being in a store
at Waterbury, Conn, recently,
deliberately sat down and
reached out her half.frozen
feet to the iron safe, remark
ing that she "always did like
those air.tight stoves"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The Dayton (Ohio,) papers
say, that the hog cholera is
prevailing alarmingly in the
country a few miles north of
that city. Its ravages are con-
fined to slop fed hogs "a. $50
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

AN exchange says that "until
a man has had one or two Sc.
rious flirtations he is not to be
relied on for earnest effort.
Therefore, men who wish O to
engage in life's earnest and Sc.
rious pursuits, should hurry up
their flirtatiops." WI,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

This Company offers the following advan.
ages; .a.. ..i a.|
ltis a National Company, chartered b, sps,
cial act OF Congress, 1853. ef. ,rr
lthas 4 paidSup capital Of 81 900 900.
II oHers low rates Of premium. . 49,.
1t furnishes larger insurance than other
companies for the same money. ..i..
II is definite and certain in its terms. .r
ltis a home company in every locality.
Its policies are exempt from attachment,
There Nre no unnecessary restrictions intb
policies. '. ..r
Every policy ls non-forfeitable.
Policies may be taken which pay TO the in>
sured their full amount, and return all tho
premiums, SO that the insurance costs only
the interest on the regular payments.
Policies may be taken that will pay to the in
sured after certain number Of years, during
life, an annual income of one tenth the amonD
named 10 the policy. ,r..-5s ...t..
No extra rate Is chWgsd for risks upon the
lives OF females. .r.. .rH....| s.r
It insures not to pay dividends to policy
holders, but at soslow a cost that dividend
will be impossible. ,.r .t .u
Circulars, Pamphlets and full rticnhr
gwen on application ID the branch Office Of Tho
Company, or to 81, . ..f,-.. ...1 ..s.,-
m JOHN W. ELLIS & 90, ,
Cincinnati, ohio, s..,
Southern Indiana.
Ell. HAWK, McArtnnr, u. r.,
Special Agent for Vipton Co.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The highly gratifying assur'
ance is telegraphed from Wash
ington that the reduction Of
the public debt in May will
not fall below Twelve Millions
of Dollars. So much for the
new administration in its third
month! .s
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
HARPER's PICTORIAL HISTORY
THE GREAT REBELLION
.a IN r.-
THE UNITED STATES
ALFRED n. GUERNSEY and HENRY N. ALDEN
With Nearly One Thousand Illus rations.
CoMPLErEiS Two VoLs. QUARrro, CLOTH, Sl2.00.

This work contains a9s illustrations. oi
these, bG2 are authentic representations Of
scenes and incidents in the war; 90 Maps
and Flans Of Battles, among which Is a large
Colored Map Of the Southern States, showing
the position Of nearly every place Of note, to-.
gether with the great lines Of communication;
and 337 portraits of persons who have borne a
prominent civil or military part in the war.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

IT is said that the white will
low, or the Lombardy poplar,
planted a foot apart, will make
a good fence, and, also a wind
break-and these grow from
the cuttings. '' '".'
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The Ross County Register
says there is a sycamore tree
in Pickaway county, which,
two feet above the ground,
measures thirty-eight and a
half feet in circumference, Civ.
ing'a diameter of abo1t thir-
teen feet. That is almost a
match for the famous trees of
California. ..''| '
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The Editor of the Gardeners
Monthly says he found, nearly
twenty-five years ago, that the
root fibres of trees were only
annual like the leaves, they
die every year. They have the
same relation to the main roots
as the leaves have to the
branches, except that where
the leaves are the preparers of
food-the cooks-the fibres are
the providers-the husband,
men for the cooks.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

A MAN in Baltimore who
dealt in lottery tickets without
paying $100 for license, has
been ordered to pay a special
tax of $500. oooaFo =
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
FoR unadulterated economy

For unadulterated economy
commend us to the German
Give him a SALARY Of forty
cents a day, in ten years he
will own a brick block, a fat
horse, nine children, and a
vrow broader than she is long,
and as good natured as ablind
kitten. m ,ol ;;.ro.if
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

TIE beginning Of love is in
the power of every one; to put
an end to it, in the power Of
none. 81 "d'J 'Vo 9'a7i
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

THERE were nearly forty ves-
sells in Currituck Sound, N. G.
a few days ago, detained by
adverse weather. -.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The life.preservers, some,
times in the battlefield are
legs. rt9c 5niaofu .nosll q n
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

9 No, State tax is to believed
in Illinois for the next two
years. O IL q rnl selnd lis il
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

THE undersigned has been duly appointed
Il administrator de bonis pon Of the q state o
John Karnss, late OF yinton county, Ohio, de,
ceased. CORNELIUS kARNEs,.
apr 6-3r. MAS IT.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

LORD BaoUeHAMa died in Lon
don, don, ygul June s4ths aged eighty,
sntaoe. ~ 80. hr. .a.l-nrr ndt 3.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-24

The incest thing in bonnetslA
a good-looking yodhgo lady's
face, of course. .Gl li9bj 7ods
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0hio,) Bee publishes the fol
lowing:
The most wonderful instance
Of luSus haturae that has ever
been in our province to pub,
lish has just come to our
knowledge. We are assured
by Messrs. Wash Davis and
Daniel Coppel, of Decatur,
in this county, that a COW be
longing to a Mr.. Kendall, liv
ing in the vicinity Of Decatur,
few days since gave birth to
one hundred and 8ip calveS at
"ne calVing, and that another
COW belonging to Mr.. Edward
Francis, in the same vicinity,
about the same time, brought
forth Sirty. In each instance,
there was one large developed
calf while the others were
about the size of large Ncr-
way rats. The smaller ones
were perfect specimens of
miniature calves in every re-
speet. s.HtF1o1
The neighbors denom:nated
this freak as "wild calving."-
The parties are all well known
here, and as there can be no
doubt of the truth of this
statement, we think Brown
county can head the list in the
way of prolific cattle at least;
but as both the cows died we
do not see the advantage
gained.