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THE FAIREsT AND DE3T THE
RkDEST.

FROM DrrrEr-ewERT. rYJ. o. HOLLAND.
Thus It IL AL over the olrth
That which we call the fsircnt,
And prIzo for It's surpassing worth.
1inlwnys rarcst.
iron in Leara. IN mountain pilo1,
And sluLs the iaggnId foIGes;
Eut go.'i.notos glcan IN dim detlles
AMI iouciy gorscs.
Tho snowy marble 1iccEa tho land
with hcapoi nn1 rsunded icdgna,
But hinnonds hidA hcneath the Bsnd
Thcir rtarry olgec.
rho flnny armies clog the twlne,
That bweepn tho lazy river,
Bnt roarls coma singIy from the brine
With the pale diver,
Dol gives no value unio men
Unmatched hy need OF labor;
And 70. 81 Worth ms over bean
Thc closest neiehbor
Were every hill n precious mine,
And golden all The mountains;
We're al tho rivers fed with wine
i;y tirelese fountains;
Life would DC ravished of It's zcst
Aud shorn OF its ambition,
And aiHk into the ircnm,css rest
or inani;io
IN the broad st,gl that Value rears
stand motlvcj noc.; ~ Ing c.rthwari
10 summor men 20 robl.r spheres,
AMI ls,i thom worthwlrt.
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f6T the iStption an cntnrtilinn,mt oi tr.vellars
who ,nsy hj iifposed T. h,sor IL with their eas-
tom. rhsi hal spared no expense " rropArin Z
noither sial lh''ro bs any thhs wanting on llieT
par! 10 m!nAitcr tu ihgl' poriinnhl eynhnt. They
honGc 10 rIusrug, lliu cpJoyh nn oSceib ~ ILsi-
moss location,
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THE late Judge Saunders, of North
Carolina, gays the Raleigh ,Stondord,
was noted for his illogibie manuscript.
On onooccasion a printer, who had been
perplcxing his brain in decipherinC IN
article of the Judges said: 81 am in
favor of sending Judge Saunders TO
China. ."-"Why SOP" asked young
typo, ''wc have 10 minister to that
country" al don't propose 10 send him
as u minister. IIo could make an in-
dependent fortune marking tea boxes"
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ISBURG, PA, FRIDAY, JULY Is, 1869.
Ghuifs gnstry.
A LYRIC.

TO a sILERN sTRINo IL MY wispow.
Harp! iiisrp OF tie rude wind,
Struck wildly auG fros,
No '.iusic 20 l"vt!f
A. ihi,c u 10 me.
Tho nCtcS oi thc vi0!,
Tho nu;c and UuiiGr.
n my wayT'otd o.
Mot ", 1.i.nne 80
Ny vo,cc 10 ~ ort1vn
Na'cr, recr could 30 ;galncd;
such pseudo.harmonici
II over Gistlainel;
Tut thou IN thy "iliness
Haq swept o'e- my soul,
TIL TAG gIlsh Of warm tears.
Pnhstclrec could control.
Ia the q rec roag!ng blast
rhou loud can3t reply,
To a2pNyEa soft whisper
Thou brenticst but eIrh-
a 6oul awe,llng feeling
Accomr ries Thy riGo,
srbduiDs ard pcasJvc,
As tie m9lody h,es.
Ny Bp!,il In sadacned.
ibou, Harp, no thy moan
Low. full Of tenderness,
.,n wholly tiiino own.
Thou c0uid'st aoe.hc, sTcnt mihs,yel,
In childhood gone by,
a. thnn do love thsH,
A then, tll, l die. B5-
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JOSH BILLINGS has been experiment.
ing on pills for The good of mankind,
and says: 'Efyu arc looking after pill
NJ mild az a pet lamb, and az searching
AZ fine 10Th comb, buy Doctor King
borno's silent pcrambulaiors, twenty
seven ia box, sold by all respectful
druggists. Theze pills don't phool
round, but attend strictly tew biznes,
and arc az good in the dead of night az
an alarm clock"
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WHY are sheep the most dis7ipated
animals in creation? Because they
enmb0l In their youth, spend most OF
their days on tho turf; the bn5t of them
arc blacklegs, and they are suro 10 lie
ileCcod at last.
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No other publication of it7 sl2c contains
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the Farmer, the MGirhaut and he Me-
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elt and readable form. Tho lmpCr'9nt
events Of the year nc cironicled TO-
the cuiious, whilst the Politician VIII
nnd the votes of all tho Staie' at me
last Presidential cioctiGa and mnutods
of political jottings imporiaHt 10 have
at hand for reference. Price only
nts.
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~ BERWICK p.
WIILlAM WILLIAMS, L

aud rrnrnisnCd. with 0 Yicw 70 the perfect conf
Tort and panV VentsncH OF guf lis. 't''
a eslnimOdlouI Livery Ataple Is connected viii
tie eslgbishmcnt
a Lits,is8 will ho obtained at May Term o
CouTb, Nnon tine bar VIII no anppllcd with thi
choicest wines, liquors nud seRars. a iair shar'
of patronage isieQncgtcd
| Apr. e,t0'Jln,s
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and ia pr rrintOg announces 10 his prlii u custom
nnd lhe ulyeilipg public TINT hie Accnnno iatiGns
for the comfort oi its guaatI ara secont To mono IN
tho oonntry, liis iahie wil nlWays 10 innnd sup,
piled not only with aiIbs0rtial feod, hut with al
The deheacics 81 G,o season. His wines and IL
uuors Except thrt pnpular beverage known as
u Irc,y"G u,irc ied dIPct from the importing
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BALTIMORE, March 10, iS3--


MY Dear Friend and brother I'll am
happy to inform you OF my safe arrival
hero yesterday, having been detained
in Now York by Illness. am now quite
well again, and haston TO return you my
Acknowledgements for your Kind assist
ance, and that of your Lodge. The
amount of money generously advanced
me, and the bill fT my wardrobe, is
something under the amount | enclose,
which bay, you viii do me the favor
TO return to the Snciety, for the relief OF
others of the Order who, like me, may
be thrown by Providenein a condition
| 10 call for its bonevolehce. L pray you
will present my regards 10 your family,
and accept the assurances OF my grate-
nii friendship. If you, or any OF your
friends should visit Baltimore, whore /
shall rcmaln and engage in the mercau'
tilo business, shall esteem myself sig
nally happy In extending toyou oui
hospitality. Respectfully,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22


THE Record editor is extremely anxious
to "loan a niger" He isa strong advocate
Of the 18th Niger Amendment giving
Africans the right to vote, hold Office, 81
on juries, and encouraging them TO way
lay white women, but can't wait any
longer. He wants to ''loan Niger. y
He says he does-even in his paper Of
last week. In the same paper, at the
head Of the editorial department, and
over the Radical ticket, we find the
following: r.s st
1--WE will Fight it out on this Line"
"ARTICtE XIV. l. The right of the ciii-
zens Of the United States TO vote shall
not Ne denied or abridged by the United
States, or any State, on account Of RACE,
COLOR, or previous condition Of servi-
tude. r.,
II. The Congress shall have power TO
enforce this article by appropriate leg
isla ation." +e
II is no wonder ho wants TO "loan q
Niger" He is we'll dyed in the wool"
now, and We don't know what ho wants
to "lOan q Niger" for. We think he
had better apply to GRErLy, BErcHER,
Spoon Thief BUTLER, HENRY WILSON, or
CHARLES SUMNER for the animal.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22

Down in ViRton Toyn-hip, they could
find no Democratic citizen who was
ultra enough, and tAey elected one Andrew
Ratolii, who had not been lOEg enough
from West Virginia to gain cit ilisenship in
this Stale, and who bonsts at all times and
seasons that he was Colonel in tie Rebel
Army, 10. the Office Of Justice Of the Peace
This same RatcliE is again q candidate,
this time for the Office Of Land Apprais-
or ViRtOg Record.
Tie Record is filed week afIer week
with such slime as 'he above. Mr.. AN
DREW RApcLFFE, ST., is the man alluded
to by the ignoramSs of the Record He
is an old man good neighbor; kind TO
everybody never voted ANYTHING but r
clean Democratic lickctj always attends
TO his own business never attends TO
matters in other townships which do not
concern him, and Of course has the apprO
baton Of his fellow citizens. He is one
Of The Justices of the Peace in Vinton
lownshipt aud, when elected, he came
nearer "gaining his ilizenship in .his
State" than the Record man comes Il
"gaining his citizenship" in this county
He Is The Democratic candidate for Land
Appraiser in that tOwnsbip-and there
will be no opposition to his election 10
that important office. lie is well quail
fed for the Office of Justice of the Peace
and Land Appraiser-much better quail
fed than The Redcrd man is for the Office
of Deputy Internal Revenue Assessor Of
this county, even ct Ais SALARY Of $5 per
day. And he has as good Q right 10 hold
an of6ce in this county as old JOE BRowN,
who murdered Federal soldiers during the
late war, has to hold the Office Of Cover
nor Of Georgia, or LONGsTnEEr, who also
took an cxtraorl lnary interest in making
war upon Northern soldiers, and whom
GRANT has rewarded for 80 doing with the
office Of Collector of Customs at the Port
of New Dreams.
And Mr.. RADCLIFFE was NJ n "Colonel
in The Rebel ARMY neither has he ever
''bOasted at all times and seasons" that
he was. lie was high private in that
army--ncvcr held an Office in that army
and never sought one. The Record man
cannot qay he n'Ver sought an otfca in
the army or ont Of the army, or that he
never held an ofice in or ont Of tho ar
my. During the war Mr.. RADCLIFFE was
elected TO the Legislature of old Virginia
but, for reasons best known to himself,
he never took his seat in that body. He
held The Office of Justice Of tho Peace in
Virginia for eighteen geaEs-but his sal
ary wasn't as large as that of our modern
Abolition n-Retrenchment aud Reform Dep
uty Internal Revenue Assessor, who draws
SIS for each day employed in attending
the affairs Of other people,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
ElaC'tS !

Two years ago, at Piqua, O., Lieutenant
Governor Lee said "The negroes are to-
day better qualified 10 yotp than the Irish
and Dutch"
Lee is candidate reelection and is
seeking the votes of these same Irish and
Dutch, whom he said were no better than
so many negroes:
We have not eonversed with an iutelli-
gent Republican for three months past
but what admits we must have more
money in circulation or cease business
altogether, and that IT Ia not only wrong
but rascally to compel the poor of the
land 10 pay the entire tax. We are glad
to see that farmers and mechanics are
becoming alive to their own and their
children's interests.
When the soldiers who voluntarily en-
tered the army under promise Of being
paid in gold, were compelled to take their
pay in greenbacks, the act was termed
''war neccessity" but when the PROPOSE
ton is made by us to pay the bondhold,
ers the same kind of money which the
soldiers were compelled to take, we are
denounced as "repudiators. - The RAIDS
were very willing 10 repudiate when the
soldiers interest was at stake, but to re-
fuse to pay the bonds in gold is, in their
estimation, q most terrible outrage.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
The $4,000 BOndhOldtng
Wilson's -FisStc a5 HttRcS-
piEZe, Sent. 10.

EDITOR Enquirer; The Radicals held
what they advertised as "urand Rally"
at this place last Friday night, the 10th
81. 7. Wilson and other speakers were
announced 4 but as 'Oth0r speakers" didn't
come, Wilson dore oil tho bugling. lie
said hs "did mol pretend to know anything
about State politics. but MS for national
matters VIC knew ali about them; said lie
al was in Columbus when the news Of the
fall Of Richmond was received and the
people built huge bOnfrcs of tar barrels
and salt barrels and the flames ascended
TO heaven; some sung songs; some hur-
rahcd and others got drunk in less than
6fleep minulCs.' cloud applause Bully
ror the "Grand Rally !" Who doubts but
that this oratOriCal "cuss" is statesman?
Tho principal portion Of his talk was in
reference to taxatlon-he trying 10 show
that the masses Of the people did not pay
any taxes. This is not strange when we
consider the fact that he is one Of the
Bond Holding congressman who has been
helping rob the industrial masses; but il
is certainly very cool that he should rely
on the ignorance Of his constituents in
making such statements as he did here !;
for instance, "ihat tho people paid taxes
on only five articles" viz whiskey, TO-
baccO, playing cards, matcheG, and the
fifth | don't remember, but everything
else was net taxed. The Radical portion
of the audience acted as though he made
NO mistake in relying on their ignorance.
The meeting, ps compared with The one
addressed by Hon. D.J. Callen, two weeks
ago, could hardly be called "frst class
fgale." WILKES.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22

The voters Of this State ought to un-
ders land that the Radical porty are try
ing to force negro suffrage on the people
Of Ohio without their consent, even after
the question has been voted down by
over $4,000 majority. This is an Issue
Of the campaign, and an important one.
When the Federal Constitution was form
cd the convention refused to give the
general government control Of the ques-
ton Of suffrage, but left IL to the State,
where its regulation has remained. But
The Radicals are making On effort take
this right from the States and have II
regulated by tho general government
Tho people Of Ohio have been allowed TO
soy whether they want negroes TO vote or
not, and they decided that they did not
want them to vote. II is all-important
then that we elect PTNpLEros and the
Lsgisl ature so that our State can record
her voice against The ratification OF the
XVIII Amendment 10 tho Federal Consti-
tuition, which gives negroes the right to
vote.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
TRY TIT

viii every farmer in the County, some
evening whcp he has leisure, take pen
Gil and trya little figuring, or have his
boy or girl do The sum for him.
First, count up the cash value of every.
Thing You have rai'Cl upon your farm
during the year, including ull that you
have used in yoqr family.
Thea count up the whole amount Of la
Dor and other olberexpenses put upon il,
including that Of yourself and Jour fam.
lily at a fair rate per day, and the amount
of money paid on for keeping all the
family, and then, il it can be done, cub.
tract This latter sum from the former and
call the difference the interest.
Now fake tho cash value Of your farm
and under that rule in arithmetic "the
principal and the interest being given to
find The rate per cent" and see what tho
rate per cent. is. .
We venture the assertion that in nine,
ty'nine cases out Of hundred it will
nOt-NmOunt to, three per cent. per annum
on tho average, and not more than that
in the most prosperous year, and in most
cases il will be no rate at all. Then you
have to run the risk of floods, and
drOuths, and frostS, and insects, and Of
disease and Of accident among the stock,
Of fire and storm, md all the care upon
the mind Of management and close ats
tOntlOn throughout the year. And don't
forget when you mako up your account
Of farm expenses 10 include idSes.
Now compare your showing with the
kind of showing that an owner of Gov
ernmout bonds can make. @ .
Take his bonds, say about tho price Of
a good farm, $4,000.
Now, suppose he puts his bonds, aS they
usually do, in the vaults Of o bank, and
goes out and works as hard az tho farmer
and his family, by days work. The 10.
Dor will keep him and his family and
we venture II he will work as hard and
steadily, aS early and late az the farmer,
that he saves money besides, tds much, at
least, aE tho farmer does on tho average.
Now, during this year his $4,000
bond has been bringing him in, including
the privilege Of exemption from taxation
and semi annually paym ont Of gold ia-
tereSt, not loss than tsn per cent. in cur
rency, or net profit Of $1,000, This,
toe, without the shadow Of risk. No fears
of frost, or food, or ay, or any loss or
danger whatever, and no care or trouble
OF mind or body, for he knows thatso
long as there are men TO labor and earn
gold for his benefit, that he will receive
his installmonts
The question naturally ariaes, 10 4 right
for the Government 70 give 10 tho ono
class Of men so great m advantage over
The other Ia Il right that legislation
should so discriminate, thai the $4,000
bond should pay 40 much . greater rats
Of interest, with no care, no rink, and no
exponso, than tho $4,000 farm, with al
The care and labor and many risks7 ~,
One Of tho political parliea 10 Ohio says
that IL is right, and ahppld, and shall bs
continued, tss...t,.
The other says hat II 10 not right and
should, and shall nof be continued N you
will help them 70 the rowcr N cQnlrelit,
& Choose 70 between them, as oile
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
Scarcity of MOney-W WhU the
BORdhOLders Oppose Pen

BORdhOltIerS oppose Pen
GtctOn. '.. .....
The Greepbacl1 currency is being
absented, and thorc is scarcity ol
currency to carry on the business oI
the country, While this is tho case
and is felt by every man in thecom.
munity, the Radicals are working
against Mr., PENDLEToN, because he
wishes to pay off the 500 untaxed
and untaxable bonds Of tho Govern.
ment as they become due, in green,
backs, because that will make the
greenbacS currency more plentiful
thus furnishing money for the bu'
siness of the country, and saving
at the same time, the interest on
the bonds paid by the taxes Of the
people.
Tho bondholders have wealth at
their command. If they have nc
greenbacks, they can hypothecate
thoir bonds at any bank, and bor'
row currency at q less rate of inter.
est than the Government pays
thom, With this, as prices of labor,
and the cost ofliving, both rule low,
in consequence Of the scarcity Of
money, q pressure in the money
market is to them q blessing, while
to.the poor man who has produce
to sell, or has to work for his living,
it is q calamity. ma
No wonder, then, that the bond
holders oppose the issuing Of green-
backs to supply the demand Of the
country for money. The redemp-
rion OF their bonds would deprive
them ofthe high interest they re-
ceive--would tax the property they
would be forced to invest their
money in, and would prevent them
from spcculating on tho misories of
the country. The reasons why the
bondholders oppose PENDLEToN are
strong reasons why the people
should support him,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22

THE tariff on the fine white
lace curtains that shade the
windows of the rich mans
mansion, is only 30 per cent,
while the tariff on the woolen
blanket that covers the poor
mans bed and protects him
self, wife and babe from the
cold, is 150 per cent. How
do you like it, poor'man ?
But you have no right to
complain while you vote the
Radical ticket. Change--vote
the Democratic and poor
mans ticket and be free. wv
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
Still Ahead.

That popular establishment Of DAN
WILL & BEos. is siill ahead in lbe latest
style goods, and below oil other stores in
prices. They are constantly receiving
new goods which are always bought when
the market is.at its lowest notch, which
enables them to cell at remarkably low
prices Their goods are always first class,
and their prices are lower than the low
est. Every thing in the dry goods, notion
and grocery line ca be found at this es-
tablishmept Ip suit the season Of the year I.
Give then cal and examine their fine
styles and learn their low 6guresl
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22


The Thirty-ninth Congress pass
cd law designed to prevent Pres,
ident IpnNsoN'g administration from
turning out any employees of the
navy yards or making any assess
ments upon them for party purpo-
aes, 1t was very wrong thing to
turn out these poor fellows then.
To-day it is considered proper to
employ TO workmen who do not
support the administration. A re-
cent dismissal has unearthed this
law and it stares the commandants
of navy yards in the face and Sc
curely ties thoir hands. The Grand
Army are cursing the stupidity of
Congress in forgetting to repeal
this law at it's last session. The
Grand Army wants to put it's own
men In the places. Many other
schemes of the Radicals will some
day return to plague them,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22

The negroes in Georgia refuse to
pay tho Yankee schoolmarms for
the tuition Of their offspring. One
of these schoolmarms tells q pitoous
tale In q Macon paper. She says
that Northern benevolent society
agreed to pay her salary, but her
board was to be paid by the negro
parents, who sent their children to
school. But they failed to do 80,
and that she would have been turn
cd out of doors by her landlady had
she not paid her board herself. She
says the negroes are profuse in
words, make any amount OF fine
promises, but never think Of full
filling them. !,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
WHILE the Republica


WHILE the Republican
Administration has no appro-
priation for destitute soldiers
families in the North, it has
donated millions of dollars a
year to keep the Freedmen's
Bureau and free negro board
ing-house in the South. The
Southern negro can have his
rations free. The soldiers
families have no resource but
the poor house.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
Remember This,

The Radicals of Ohio are extremely ahx-
iOus to pyerrun the country with Chinese q
laborers, who shall come in competition
with the white workiDgmon. This is to
"cheapen labor" as they allege. China
men can work for twenty-five cents day
and save money. Can Ohio labOrers stand
this? The adoption of XVIII amendment
will give the ballot to all the Chinese
that may be brought into tho country as
slaves for Radical aristoorats.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22
A R[JMOR.

RaMor says that the Bass
teln bOndholdeEs and manu-
factuTora are sending. money
to Ohio to defeat PeRdleton.
This IS Just what the Wes=
tern mechanics and farmers
may look for. Pendletpp,
above all others, is the man
they wish to defeat. The
bondholdcEs will spend a mil
lion, if necessary, to do it.