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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
VOLUME 23-NUMBER Il
JeEersOn,s BID Van Wrinkle.

"And I will drink your good health,
and your family's; and may you live
long and prosper :"
He bows his white head, the curtains
raT; there is a rustling and shuf1Ing
all the house; we button our coats and
are moved along with the crOTd-we
hardly know whittier.
Stop! How can we go away ami
leave the old man there! WIZ he be
cared for tenderly? Will they see that
he never wanders OFF again and gets
lOst in the mountains? Will they
keep that accursed bottle away from
him?
"Have a coach Have q coach. sir!
Accommodate you reasonably, sirl-
Ride right down to the ferry, sir p!
We rouse, as from a dream-and
here we are on the thrOnged sidewalk
out in the cool, crisp night!
Is it then all paint and padding, all
canvas and clap-trap, all art and seem
ing! Rip Van Wrinkle, the rOllicking,
witty, gOOd-natured. gOOd-fOr-naught,
selfish, cruel, tantaliZing, yet sweet
and lOvable through all; the dog
Schneider; the brOOnstiek the yully
fellows the big score on the tavern
shutter; the bag of gold the dance
on the green; the schwearing of, and
the not counting it this time; that
wonderful drunken scene; the final,
fearful giving away Of all for
6earance-when the light grows
dim in the room, and those ter
rible words are spoken: "BegOne,
you drunksrd Out, you sOt!-
Heneeforth you have no part in me or
minep when his voice, suddenly Sob
ering, answers cut Of the silence-in
that weird, heart-breaking monotone
-"Why, Gretchen will yOu-will
you turn me out Of your house like q
dog You are right; it is your house;
it is not mine. / will 90, Gretchen
after what you have said TO me, can
never, never darken your door again ~
that eloquent gesture as he points TO
his child lying on the floor between
them Gretehen's agonized, repent
ant cries as he rushes out into the
rain and lightning; that witty, awful
cOllOquy with Hendriek HndsOn's
ghost; the fatal draught; the odd,
rheumatic awakening, on top Of the
Catskill Mountain, as sure as gun ~
the old mans perpleXed wandering
through the transformed village; the
queer, pathetic mystification about
mis- own identity; and the final quick
mastery of himself and the situation
when he filings back upon Derrick that
magnificent "Give him q cold potato
and let him gOw w
Is it all paint and canvas, and clap
trap? Is it all unreal? No, no, no
It is truth, real as life, deep as hu-
manityl And the lesson-fOr there is
q lessOn-What is it? Only that wine
is a mOcker and strong drink is rag
ing?-that it "brings a man to rags,
and hunger, and want-(is dere any
more dere in dat glass ?('-'fOr when
de tirst is on me I believe I would
part wild my whole body, limb by
limb, for de rest of the bOttleW It is
this, and il is more than this: that
Gretchen's way Of dealing with Rip
is not the true way. The true way,
alas who may tell?
Aud yet there are Grips" of as well
as on the stage, and you may be learn
ing how to save them-thOugh the
pitiful God only knows what trial and
aguny.-FrOm "TIhe Old Cabinet" in
Scri6Rer's Monthly.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
Prohibition.

John 3. Cough, in a lecture on
Temperance delivered in Boston, re-
Gently, said:
He was opposed to the introduction
of temperance into politics. He be-
lieved in manufacturing a sentiment
in the community that would come
up to an honest Legislature, and de-
mand such laws as the public would
see enforced. What is wanted is a
public sentiment in the cOmmunitytO
have prohibition. He had no sympa-
thy with a Legislature which had
multiplied the grOg shops by free
rum law, neither with those Prohibit
tionists who had spent far more time
in lighting those who would not wOr-
ship at their ShibbOleth than in edu-
eating public sentiment.
We commend thisehunk Of wisdom
from the popular temperance orator
To the careful attention Of the gentle
men who, some of them with the best
intentions, though with mistaken
zeal, annually attempt to build up a
prOhibitiOnist party in this State.
DR.. Joshua Leavitt, the NestOr Of the
Anti Slavery movement, and a life
lNhS bCAl Pri ioASS AZ FOSe1NS1 93Ae q ASh
days since:
/ have never heard that there was
analogy between intemperanee and
slavery, nor advocated the milking Of
the former a political issue. Slavey
was, from every consideration Of
humanity, craftsmanship, and pOliti-
cal economy, a national crime. In
temperance Is an individual vice, a
terribly destructive one, il Is true. /
told Mr.. Sumner only yesterday that
I thought the Prohibitionists were
making great mistake in Massachu-
sets.
That will be refreshing reading to
those who argue, as do most Of the
political temperance writers and
speakers, that intemperanee and slav-
cry occupy similar ground, and must
be eombatted by similar means.-Ez.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
HIgh Life.

Every day we find in the Sun, the
Mail, and other fashionable periOdi-
Gals, long and fuisOme reports of "Mar-
riages in Hugh Life, What does it
mean? Is money High Life, or does
tue fact of acquaintance with a re-
porter make high life, or is political
aspiration high life-wOn't somebody
tell Us? We learn from one paper
that all Brooklyn is aglOw because
High Life Mr.. marries High
Life Miss -. The newspapers
give details Of the presents made, of
dresses worn, of the intended bridal
trip, and of such other inside infOrma-
tiOn as could be furnished only by
parties interested. Is this high life |?
A few days since a daughter Of n High
LITER was married to a very clever fell
low in Brooklyn, and quite stir was
made about In the local papers, all of
which seems TO be the family custom,
for puffery az his second turning OF a
few weeks after the daughters marri-
age further particulars" are annOunc-
ed, and with all gravity the newspa-
pers state that old High LITER. has not
Only given his daughter an elegant
mansion, but check for $4,000.
Is this High Life? In other words,
is it High Life when u man dresses
and undresses in the public eye, opens
up his most private affairs to the re-
pJrters' gaze, seeks offensive nOtOri-
ETY., and puts bis very daughters mar
riage bed in the public square? These
things are paid for, of course. Exper-
fence proves that men and women
who start from nothing and become
rich by accident, by speculation, by
the sale of farm property for city lots
at fabulous prices, by keeping eating
houses and looking sharp after the
slush barrels, by using official position
for private ends, or by buying up
their own paper at fifty cents on the
dollar with money which belongs to
their creditors, are fond of this nOtO-
riety and pay for u. They itch to see
their names in print. To have it told
that Mr.. and Mrs. are leaders
in society makes them radiant. To
see it published that Miss - sis
lovely" that Miss sis the pref
tiest lady in New York" that "Mr.,
Mrs. - and lovely daughters are
prominent members Of such or such
an association, that Mr.. - gave
his charming daughter a check for
$50, 900, and told her TO stick it in her
pocket; these are the sum and sub
stance Of the present prospective hap
piness Of nine-tenths Of the fools who
are chronieled as movers and dwellers
in "high life. = Star.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
CONVENIENT FOR REFERENCE.
Where He'll is.

nI wish to ask you question, said
Mr.. Sharp to our young minister a.
he met him in the street; ~ am anx-
ious to know where hell is. The BIZ
Die I have read-geographies, his
tories, and other books; and I can't
find out where it is exactly"
The young minister, placing his
hand on his shoulder, and looking
earnestly into his eyes, replied en-
couragingly, "My dear sir, don't be
discouraged; / am sure you will find
it out after q while. AS for myself, j
have made no inquiries, and really
don't wish to know where hell is.
About heaven have thought, and
read, and studied great deal. I wish
70 make that my home, and by the
help Of the Lord I will. Ask me
about heaven and I can talk. / don't
know where hell Is, and you had bet
tsg not Ind cut"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
PerseTeFe.

'I learned grammer," says Cobbett,
"when was a private soldier, on the
pay Of sixpence per day. The edge OF
my berth, or that of my guard-bed,
was my seat to study in; my KNAPP
sack was my bookcase, and bit OF
board lying in my lap was my writ
ing-table. / had no money to pur.
chase candle or oil +; in winter time il
was rarely that could get any light
but that of a fire, and only then my
turn even Of that. To buy a pen or
sheet Of paper, I was compelled to for
go some portion of food, though in a
state Of half-starvatiOn. I had no
moment of time that / could call my
own and I had 70 read and write
amid the talking, laughing, singing.
whistling, and bawling Of at least
half a score Of the most thOughtless
Of men and that, too, in hours of
freedom from all control. And I say,
if ], under circumstances like these,
could encounter and overcome the
task, can there be in the whole world
a youth who can find an excuse for
the nOn-perfOrmanee?
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
From the Chicago Republican, Nov. 10TH
Trlehlna SplralIS.

All the members of the Board OF
Health were present at the regular
meeting yesterday afternoon, in the
room on the third floor of the old
Court House. President Johnson
conducted the proceedings.
At the personal request of DR..
ScnlOetzer, DR.. Thomas Fl. Matthei
submitted to the Board a report of his
observations in a case of trichin0.
The patient was jacob Kramer, a
cooper by occupation, and % years
old, living at No. 81 Kramer street.
He was suddenly attacked On the lst
lust, with chills, severe abdominal
pIius, vomiting and diarrhoe4. DR..
Matthei was called the next day, and
found him in great agony. He was
restless, aud continued vomiting and
purging. The Doctor s~spected that
mis- patient had typhoid fever. For
several days the same symptoms con-
tinued, but with greater severity than
at tirst. On the 4th inst, the patient
was seized with excruciating pains in
the calf of the left leg, and next in the
right. The physician prescribed nor
phIne, with view to quieting the
lEENOu5 SN HLElu. AAC PAA5C DcCdll4t
very frequent on the 9Th inst, and
the legs were very much affected. On
CONSULTATION with Dr.. Schaller,a week
after Kramer was taken i'll, the con-
clusion arrived at by DR.. Matthei was
that his patient suffered from trichiHg
spirdLis.
Tne sufferer gradually became
weaker aud more deliriOus, and his
pulse feeble, quick and irregular.
Death ensued on Wednesday morn
ing, the 9th inst.
An examination of the digestive or
gans showed the presence Of encysted
trichin9 in the muscles Of the snoul-
ders and abdomen. Raw ham did il.
Kramer aud his wife mad BEEN eating
freely OF raw ham a week before his
illness. Mrs. Kramer still enjoys her
usual health. She states that her
husband had bsen particularly fond Of
pork, and p4rtOOk freely Of it in sa-
looms where free lunches are given.
MIcrOscOpical exam nations were
made few days ay0, and the triehins
viewed in all its hideOus forms.
The Board placed the report on file,
and requested the reporters 10 warn
the public against eating PORK unless
well cooked.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
A 0ood storv il told of a piou

A good story is told Of pious Ole
"Auntie" who fed with her mastel
before the Union troops in South Car.
Olina. On returning she, found sol
dier on guard at the gateOf the family
mansion, sitting in an easy chair
which had once been her most vslua-
able piece Of property.
'DO you know dat ar cheers mine,
mister?p
"YOursl Well, II you want It back
you must go to headquarters and
swear TO it."
"5wearW exclaimed the indignant
old woman. Nobody never catch
me swearin yet, and Pse too old tC
begin now. Nobody swears except
dem as lies, and I won't swear II
must sit on a pine board sll de rest oh
my days " And so she bravely sac
rificed her chair for a principle.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
Excelleat Interest Rules.

For finding the interest on any
principal for any mum Der Of days,
The answer in each case being in
cents, separate the two right-hanG
figures of answer to express it in dol
lars and cents:
Four Per Cent.-Multiply the prin
eipal by the number Of days to run;
separate right-hand figure from pro
duct, and divide by 8.
Five Per Cent.-Multiply by num-
b Of days, and divide by p.
Six Per Cent.-MuItiply by numbes
of days; separate right hand figure,
and divide by 6.
Eight Per Cent.-MultipIy by mum
ber of days, and divide by IS.
Nine Per Cent.-Multiply by num-
Der of days separte right hand figure
and divide by 4.
Ten Per Cent.-MultiPiy by number
of days, and divide by 36.
Twelve Per Cent.-Multiply by
number Of days; separate right hand
figure, and divide by 3.
Fifteen Per Cent Multiply by num-
Der Of days, and divede by "a.
Eighteen Per Cent.-M sItiply by
number of days; separate right hsnd
figure, AID divide by 2.
Twenty Per Cent.-Multiply by
number Of days, and divide by Is.
Twenty-FOur Per Cent Multiply
by number Of days, and divide by Is.
CONVENIENT FOR REFERENCE.
When computing interest at -four
per cent, two places pointed of from
the right Of the principal gives the in
terest upon it for ninety days.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
Legal Notice.

JEREMIAH SAILO1, whose place OF rssf-
81 dsncs Is unknown, "a hereby notfded
nat % the 18th daV Of November. A. D. l97o.
f.afharine Sailor hled her petition, ~ -
f,ourt or Common Pleas, or Seneca COUNTY.
ohio, wherein IN substances she says and
charge5s
That she was married % said Jeremiah
sailor IN March, iSl5; that he has been zuiI-
" Of habltual drunkenness for three vearE
last past, and has also been guilty OF xro9s
neglect Of duty towards Petitioner. thai -
Is not proper person 70 have the custody
OF the following minor children. Artennesis
Mary Ann and Ella Eugene Sailor. Issues c1f
said Marriage that Petitioner Is the owner.
IN Zee simple, Of south half OF the north
vest quarter Of section thirty-four. town.
snip four nOrth,. range three east. IN Def
snce county, and lots 20, = and y IN Ber-
wick, seneca county, Ohio, and u also the
owner or the following personal property.
beds and bedding, ] cook steve. 1 set of
chairs and other household furniture. And
praying the marriage relation between said
parties may be ennulled and cancelled. that
the custody Of said children may bs dec-eed
% Petitioner. that said Jereuiah Sailor may
BE- barred o. any claim upon the real esta1s
aooye described, and other proper relief
That Sid petition viii Be heard at the FEB
ruary Term OF said Court, A. d. Is7l.
n. I. BREWER,
HoF. y, i7o-nSeW. Atty sor Pskltoner.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
The Horses In Tennessee Attacked with
New Disease.

The Knoxville, Tenn, Press Of the
Sth inst, says: ''Fhe owners Of horses
In Knoxville are excited over the ap-
pearance of a new and strange disease
among the Fquines, the first case Ol
which terminated fatally on Saturday
last. The disease appears to Be con-
tagious and singularly swift in its "a
tai work. Gen. Joseph A. Mabry has
lost three valuable animals since Sat
urday, the last one dying on Tuesday
night. Col. Armstrong lost two o.
his horses, one on Saturday and an.
other on Monday last.
When the horses were first noticed,
as being sick they were nearly blind
the eyes badly swollen and the horses
unable to move. Every remedy was
applied that the most experienced in
diseases of the horse could suggest
but all failed to check the progress of
tine disease. The heads Of the ami
mails only seemed to be affected al
though the animals were 30 weak as
to be unable to move. Twenty-fOuT
hours after being attacked the animal
dies"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
Mark rKnIn,s IdrIcn to LIttle GIrls.


Good little girls ought not to MAKE
mouths at their teachers for every
triding offence. This retaliation
should only be retOrted to under Pc
culiarly aggravating circumstances.
If you have nothing but rag doll
stuffed with sawdust, while one OF
your more fortunate little playmates
has a costly china one one, you should
treat her with q show of kindness
nevertheless. And you ought not TO
attempt to make a fOrcible swap
with her unless your conscience,
would justify you in in it and you
know you are able to do it.
You ought never to take your little
brothers. "chewing gum" away from
him by main force; it is better to rupt
him in with the promise Of the firsI
two dollars and q half you find float
ing down the river on a grindstOne
In the artless simplicity natural to
his time of life he will regard it as y
perfectly fair transaction. In al
ages of the world this eminently
plausible fiction has lured the Obtus,
infant to financial ruin and disaster
If at any time you find it necessary
to correct your brother, do not cor
rect him with mud-never on any ac-
count throw mud at him, because il
will soil his clothes. 1t is better t.
scald him little; for then you attain
desirable results-yOu secure his i'm
mediate attention to the lessons yOU
are intoxicating, and at the same tim
your hot water will have a tendency
To remove impurities from his per-
son-and possibly the skin also in
spots.
IF your mother tells you to do a
thing, it Is wrong to reply that you
wont. It is better and more becOm-
Ing to intimate that you will do a.
she bids you, and then afterwards act
quietly in the matter according to the
dictates OF your better judgment.
You should bear in mind that it Is
to your kind parents that you are in
debted for your food and your nice
bed, and for your beautiful clothes,
and for the privilege of staying hOmI
from school when you let on that
you are sick. Therefore you ought
to respect their little whims, and pui
up with their foibles until they get to
crowding you too much.
Good little girls always show mark
ed Difference for the aged. You ought
never to "sass" old people unless they
''sass" you first.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
BoW the coat fitted.

A singular illustration Of the dan
ger Of impersonal personalities, was
lately afforded in POttsville, Pa,
when the Miners Journal inadvert-
emily stated that there was a man
in the place who had been drunk for
thirty-five years. The editor was
thereupon called to account byat least
twenty different persons, who insist
ed that the item was a personal at
tack upon them The man he really
referred TO, the editor says, sis sharp
enough to keep his mouth shut about
il, but keeps on drinking just as if
no. q word had been said"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22

A merchant Of Boston, who, visit.
ing New York city, took occasion to
make inquiry in regard TO the stand.
ing Of a person who had applied to
him for creuit, was assured that the
party was doing a good business, was
a member Of the Common Council,
etc.
"But, +" said the persevering Boston
ian, ais he honest ?'
Honest :" exclaimed the interro-
gated. "Why, his honesty has been
proved better than any man in New
York, he has twice been tried for
stealing, and escaped both times"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22

This phrase, "Elsen und Blut," Iron
and Blood, now exceedingly popular
in Germany, was made use Of by
Count Bismark at sitting Of the Ger
man Parliament. In an address on
the general state Of affairs, Count Bis
marck said that it was desirable and
necessary 10 improve the social and
political character Of German; but
that such a movement could not be
effected by resolutions and votes Of
majOrities, or speeches Of individuals,
but by "iron and blood" The phrase,
it however appears, is not original by
Count Bismark, but was composed By
MOsem, a German lyric poet, who
wrote "Blut und Elseu Machen Frei;"
that is, BLOOD and Iron are the True
LiberatOrs." Bismarck, il is also az
gued, has borrowed his definition Of q
journalist, as being "mau who has
missed his vocation, from Disraelps
description of critics, "men who have
failed in literature and art"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22

An INcIDENT IN A RAILWAY CAR.
-AOnSteT.-I'm afraid I'm sitting on
your erinOline, ma'am /?
AtdbLe Young Lady.-O never
mind, sir, it's OfnO consequence, you
can't hurt L.
Aonster.-No, ma'am, its not that,
but-the eonfounded thing hurts 5ss.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
[ChseriuE heard within.l
NEYER-NO, NEVER I

Dreary and dark the night
When we tgo parted;
You, silent and fearful
!, broken-hearted!
At our old trysting place,
By the lone river,
Never to meet again
Never. no, neveri
Never to meet agsini
Forth on the morrow
Into the heartless world
Went / with sorrow;
Sorrow and henceiorth
Never to sever,
Never TO separate
Never! no. neve-I
Hopeless, without a star
shining to guide me,
Drifting away to sea,
Woe, woe betide met
Though thou art lost to me
Lost and forever
Can / cease loving thee7
Never no, never!
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
MFRcRANT TaILoRs .
NolEnHAEIRcMNER,

arERCHANT TAILCRs and dealers In
MI ReadY-made Clothing, Cents Eurnisn-
n Goods, Hata, Caps, &C. Constantly on
h6nd Rroadcioths, C6aEtmereg and Fe9tings-
WnEhlngton street, Limu, Ohio. Particnlar
nrtsnfio1 gwen 70 Custom Work. AL oreers
viii msst with prompt attention. n. e.
We have the agency for the boSt sewing Ma
ehi1e noW In use. sNoV'G
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22

A lady, upon being told a friend
wished TO see her, desired her little
daughter, about eight or nine years ol
age, TO say that she was not in, upon
this, the friend being anxious % nave
an interview, asked the child Wnen
her mother would be likely to return;
The little thing very innoeently said
calling up stairs:
"SIamnna, the lady wishes to know
when YOU t0iU be in ~
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
Business DIRECTORY.
50aN n NIDGELT.

!. = UEBTED,
A TrORNEY AT Law, tina, Ohio, o.
"A ncs No. " WaEhington street.
June ~, H7g.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22

An Ohio widow was requested by
the dear depaTted's aristOeratic rela-
tives to give a false name when she
went cut washing, 80 as not n dis
grace the family. Such thoughtful.
ness d touching.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
aEoRqE qAeaMAN

A TroRNEY AND CoUEsELLoR AT
A Law, and intsrprsser IN sae German
tFruch and ftaiian langunfe9 before ne
eiEil auf criminal Ecurt1 q ne ote.e- =
49,. .-1I1i.asr ~ nusIfonfton % tho14 e1o
lsEIIrr IanrrnEls a. 3 eo1ouru of ave yeera
81 srancs, Germany, eWttEerianos AS.-s
Grseca EFrza. Paie.tlne, Turkey -fropsI - -
Enriand WiIl Il d believed, the better rec
r-rreslnd hin 10 this branch Of aia protes-
sIon- OGcs with DT. Chamberlain-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22

RTOTARY PUBLIC and L4eeused claim
n AGENT Prolnpt attention given 70 Al
kindI of collsctio1s. Soldier claims pen
SON, &e1 obtal1eo y tas sn9Ls. .-..- el,s
Hall, Repablie, Ohio.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
BOOK AGENTS MAKE
FORTUNES

Ank How They We're Made. By ]. D. Nc
Cabe, Jr. New, fresh and original. Prcfuse-
shows how a poor schOOl-uaster made So
0O0.O 600; how a poor, half-blind sailor became
a great banker, a butchers apprentice the
Wealthiest man in America, an unknown
mechanic a millionaire In seven years, with
many more such examples; how energy. tai
ent and patient industry have alWay8met
with success when properly exerted; how
money can be made honestly and without
sacrifice OF principle. Send for circular, q c.,
and notice extra terms. Address =. Hanna
ford & Co., cincinnati and Chicago. n7-4w
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-22
D. .. 10. O'CONMOR,

TlVJN9 nov permanently loc9ted IN
n Tim, has opened An once In Tomb
Ele,ck, over ulrtsh 4 6oa'a DEug Store. he
kopoa, by strlCt attention % ousine1AI Wlth
twenty -lour years' exp4r1eEce IN Ene proIss-
afou = mertI liberal share q the public
patronaEs. Oface hourH from : A. ~. 70 4.
II. RsEidence One mtle south Of Tim On
fhe Pienk Road. NOV. =.