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A Word for Girls

Remember that the first princi.
pie Of reform are III your bands,
American girls. Remember that
a chance word from your lips will
have more weight with young
men than all the laws that ever
were enacted. They can stand
the station house, and the police
court, but they can't endure your
scorn. Did you ever reflect that
when you admired young Monta-
gue's absurd mimicry Of half oh.
solete English fashions, You impos.
ed on poor little Penniless the
stringent necessity Of straightway
buying a costume as near like it as
possible, even though lie went with
one meal a day for the next three
months 2 Do you know that wien
you offer the temperate Smith q
glass Of wine with the pretty i'm.
perative little way you sometimes
have, be feels himself as peremp-
torily obliged to drink il as if you
held q loaded pistol to his head 2
Are you aware that Jones affects
his {" fast" ways, and spends his
money reckiessly, just because he
wants to find favor in your eyes 2
1t is for you that thousand dollar
horses are driven diamonds sport.
ed parties given and expensive
excursions gotten up. You are
royel sovereigns, every one of you,
and your subjects are mankind |
Show us the girl, however plain and
uripretentious she may be, who
has not at least one bearded slave
who hangs on her simplest word,
and believes in her as the fire.wor-
shipper of the East believes in the
sun | And we know some who
number their captives by the
score. ..-
[Cor. chronological Journal.
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From the Rural carolinian for May.
Tho Texas Saddle,

| Mr.. EdSt0r- Travelling a few
days since in company with some
gentlemen from your section of
the South, our conversation ran
generally upon the subject of stock,
and rearing cattle, horses, etc.
One South Carolina friend remark.
ed he had often wondered why the
Texans always rode such huge
saddles, and Why The Texas sad,
die always had a "horn" in the
front or on the pommel3 sd.
As this finish has a reason, /
hope it may be of utility to your
thousands of readers, to know why
the Texas saddles: are always thus
made. In riding over the pampas
of our State, hunting wild horses
or cattle, or even in looking
through a herd of cattle for the
Eastern market, the rider invaria-
bly, carries his "lasso" "a rope
about thirty feet long, with moose
or slip knot OH one eud) tied to his
saddle. t''..-r-ii,. - - ed. .,>.s.v
One end Of this alasson is tied
firmly TO the foan of the saddle,
and tho lasso itself carried in the
hand when about to. be used.-
The purchaser IF cattle for market,
while riding through an immense
herd of fine beeves, Wishes to select
one, for instance, that Is rather
wild and cannot be driven, he
charges his horse mp to this beef,
throws his lasso around tho horns
or neck. and Immediately checks
his horse. The beef pitches off at
n fearful rate, but the rider, with
complete control, only allows him
the length of the lasso, for as soon
as he observes he has caught the
beef, he turns his horse in an op-
posite direction, and puts off at
full speed. The beef of course
resists with all his power, but it is
no use, for the momentum of the
horse and rider soon overcomes
him, and he follows, noIens volens,
the direction of the lasso, at half
speed. j
l have seen the mustang ponies
so thoroughly trained to this bust
ness, that the moment the lasso
was thrown, they would whirl and
go at full speed in an opposite di.
rection and as soon as the weight
of the beef was felt on the rope,
the pony would bend to t h 9
draught like a dray horse to his
collar. Hence the necessity of the
horn and the cumbersome leverage
girths always attached to the Tex.
as saddles. PLANTER.
BelIeUieao, Teras.
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Ex-Pesident Fillmore's Habits.

A gentleman who recently met
ex-Presidept Fillmore at social
entertainment, on being struck
with his vigorous appearance, was
told by Mr.. Fillmore that be had
taken but one dose of medicine in
thirty.seven years, and that was
forced upon him unnecessarily
II attribute my good health" )" said
he, "to the fact of an originally
strong constitution, to an educa.
ton on farm, and to lifelong
habits of regularity and temper
ance. / never smoked or chewed
tobacco. I never knew intoxica.
ton. Throughout all my public
life, I maintained the same regu.
lar and systematic habits of living
to which I had previously been
accustomed. I never allowed my
usual hours for sleep to be inter
rupted. The Sabbath I always
kept as a day Of rest. Besides be-
ing a religious duty, it was essen.
tial to health. On commencing
my Presidential career, I found
that the Sabbath had frequently
been employed by visitors for pri.
vate interviews with the President.
l determined to put an end to the
custom, and ordered a doorkeeper
to meet all Sunday visitors with
an indiscriminate refusal. While
Chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means in Congress, and
during my entire Presidential ca
reer, my labors were always oner.
ous and often excessive, but / nev-
er suffered an hour of sickness
through them all.
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5targ fur tbs Iaaies.
sUsIE's +
a " Ew ARD L Owe p
BY HANNAH HOPPER.

"1'm tired Of living such hum.
drum, monotonous life. Dear me,
rm disgusted with it. It's cook
and wash dishes, sweep and dust,
right over, from one weeks end 10
another. Sometimes I almost wish
the house would get a fire, SO there
would be some excitement. And
now. to make the matter worse,
mother wants me to marry Amos
and 60 right to keeping house, as
though / were not tired to death
of doing house.work. Well, / de-
cl re, / haven't a friend in the
worlL that understands me-" and
with these words Susie Lists face
grew red as a rose, and nhally sue
covered it with her hands and
burst out crying. .
snow Susie, do think you are
very FOOLS to take on So" saiG
nlatter-offact Kate. just think
how kind father end mother are,
and what q good man Amos is,
and - els ~ It
Don't, for mercy's sake, com.
mence praising Am.s. You have
enumerated his good qualities over
to me 90 often already that ] know
them all by heart. /, don't think
he's 30 much better than every
body else, and If you do, you'd bet
ter marry him yourself. In the
first place. he can't step without
making q blunder, either treading
on the cat, knocking chair over.
or tearing somebody's dress all to
pieces. ] say there's something i'm
appearance, and ! know there are
as good men as Amos in the world
who are not greenhorns either"
These two sisters, Kate and Su.
sic, were out under the old apple
tree by the spring, when tho above
conversation took place. Kate
was very commonplace looking
girl, and sat on asstone near the
brook, with her knitting work in
her hand. Snsie bad q pretty face
and graceful form, and sat on the
other side Of the brook from Kate,
picking wild rose to pieces.
Their conversation had been ov-
erleard, but they were unconscious
of it at the time. Amos Knight,
thsir stibject 6fremarks, was pass.
ing along q few feet from them,
behind q .clnmp Of bushes, and
hearing his name mentioned he
stopped and listened. As the
words concerning himself fell from
the red lips Of fthe girl no loved
his broad face bIanehed ashe,
white, and, waiting to hear nc
more, he fed as If pursued, and
never slackened bis pace until Ia
stood nj the door of his own little
cottage. = :ars
"Dear me, what is the matter
Amos . said his good mother, com
ing to the door in o tremor Of OK
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

WHAT SLACKED LIME WILL Do.
"A thrifty farmer, who believes
in making old things last in
these times" says: There is
one thing that nearly everybody
knows, and hardly anybody at.
tends to-that is, to sprinkle lime
on their roofs once a year, either
in fall or spring. If the shingles
are covered ever 80 thick with
moss, the lime clears it of, ieav-
ing tho roof clean and white, and
good for a dozen years longer. 1t
ought to be put on pretty thick,
and a rainy day is best for the
work. Strong wood ashes will an.
swer almost as well to keep old
roofs in repair, but they will not
look as nice. To make shingles
last three or four times their usual
period, they need only to be soak
ed few Gays in a tank half full Of
thick lime water, which must be
stirred up we'll before the shingles
are put in.
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q. r. TOwNEs, EDITOR.
J. @. BAILEY, ASSOCIATE

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A Good Wife
Archhishon Secke

Archbishop Seeker, in his
" Wedding Ring" has the follow.
ing, which is worth reading twice {:
Hast thou a soft hearts it is of
Gods making. Hast thou a
sweet wife she is Gods making.
The Hebrews have a saying, He
is not a man that hath not a wo-
man. Though man alone may he
good, yet il is not good that a man
should e, be alone. Every good
gift, and every perfect gift, is from
above A wife, though she be
not a perfect gift, is good gift, a
beam darted from the sun of mer-
cy. How happy are those mar.
riages where Christ Is at the wed.
dingl Let mono but those who
have found favor in Gods eyes
find favor in yours. Husbands
should spread mantle of charity
over their wives infiirmities. Do
not put out the candle because of
the snuff. Husbands and wives
should provoke one another to
love; and they should love one
another, Notwithstanding provoca-
tions. The tree of love should
grow up in the midst of the fam.
lily, as the tree of life grew in the
garden Of Eden. Good servants
are g. eat blessing; good children
a greater blessing; but good wife
is the geatest blessing ; and such a
help let him seek for that lacks one :;
let him sigh for her that hath lost
one let him delight in her that
enjoys one."
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

Mrs. PARrINeToN has been read.
ing the health officers weekly re.
ports, and thinks "total" " nust be
an awful malignant disease, since
as many die Of it as Of all the rest
put together.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

AN EDrroR's TRrA1s.-As many
subscribers as an editor has, just so
many tastes he has to consult
One wants something smart and
something sound. One likes an
ecdotes, fun and frolic, and his
next-door neighbor wonders that a
man of sense will pnt such stuff in
his paper. Something spicy comes
ont, and the editor Is a black
guard next comes something ar.
gumentative, and the editor is a
dull fool. And so, between them
all, the poor fellow gets the worst
oft. They never reflect that what
does not please them will please
the next man but they insist that
If the paper does not suit them, il
is good for nothing, and stop ia
king it Immediately.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

A TIGER was recently shot. on
the road between Mool and Chan
dab, India, who is supposed TO
have killed and devoured 127 hu-
man Victims. - -.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

GRIEF.-The first thing to be
conquered in grief is the pleasure
we feel in indulging it. There is
but one pardonable sorrow-that
for the departed. This pleasing
grief is but q variety of comfort |;
the signs we have are but a mourn
ful mode of loving them. We
shed tears when we think Of their
departure; and we do 60, too,
when we think on reuniting with
,hem, and our tears. at both times
gre not very different. That which
Is past, however, should be sub.
mitted to with perfect submission.
1t is as foolish to complain OF a
loss we cannot remedy, as to re.
gret that we have not wings, or
that we cannot pay a visit to the
moon. .....
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

Why 10 man who has no child
rem invisibles Because he's not
APPARENT.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25

TIE income of Henry Ward
Beecher, in his early days, aver
aged $50 per year, and in his
literal poverty he built his own
honse, painted it at leisure hours,
raised his own vegetables and tend
ed b 8 pigs, while letters from
home, on which the postage was
eighteen to twenty four cents, re-
NAMED in the post office, weeks at
a time, because he had no eighteen
cents to pay for them. ..a
Tue famous tro,tiug mare Flora
Temple, for some time past the
property of A. Welch, Esq, of
Chestnut Hill, has been purchased
by Daniel Mace, of New York
city, for $4,000. The mare is
now fourteen years old. :.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07

simplicity, honesty and econo'
my and the country to its for
mer state Of prosperity. The
Radical party will not loosen
its iron grasp upon the pecks
of the people, and its leaders
are hard at work to retain
their ill,gotten power. We
must meet and repel their at
tacks at every point. Let us
all Join hearts and hands and
90 to work in earnest for a
thorough organization of the
friends Of Democracy, never
forgetting that in union there
is strength, that individual eff
forts must be concentrated and
directed to one common object
Organization, that without
organization we can do nothing;
but with it we can accomplish
wonders.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Glass LGpiSl2dOl.

Every candidate on the Rad
ical ticket, from Secretary of
State down to Coroner, is in
favor of all the class legislation
and unfair and pernicious dis
against the poor
and in favor of the rich and
powerful, that has character
lied and rendered odious the
action of every Radical legisla'
tive assembly that has conven-
ed, since the first advent of
that party in power; and in IA
vor of continuing, ad infnitum,
all the errors and abuses and
wrongs that have crept into our
governmental system through
the incapacity of unscrupulous
knavery of those who have had
control of the affairs of the gov.
ernment. Vote against all on
that ticket.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Land Grabs.

The poor men Of the Elev-
enth Congressional district can
plainly see that the Radical
party leaders are in favor OF
the huge swindling Congress
sional Gland grabs whereby
the principle and most valuable
portion of the public lands have
been taken from those desiring
to make homes thereon-the
poor-and given over to rich
railroad corporations, already
too rich and powerful for the
good Of the country.
Go to the polls and vote for
Leete, who is the poor mans
friend, and who is in favor of
a portion of the public
lands to soldiers and poor men
instead of to rich railroad cor
porations.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Tired of 1t.

The people of Vinton county
are tired of toiling from day to
day to pay deputy internal rev.
enue assessors and government
pimps five dollars per day
even the Republicans them
selves are tired Of that kind of
business, andl they declared
that when they were at their
County Convention, when they
selected delegates favorable to
the nomination of Bundy for
Congress. They do not want
any more Wilson. But the
revenue officers were victorious
over them in the denomination
of Wilson. The question is a
plain one: The revenue officers
want Wilson reelected; the
people are heartily sick Of him,
and will vote against him or
not vote at all next October.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
HDebaSiMS.

The Radical party is in favor
of debasing and degrading the
white race to the level of the
negro and mongolian by ma
king them social and political
thus seeking to accom-
plish, by legal enactments, that
which, the Almighty, in his in
finite wisdom saw fit to decree
otherwise. Vote for Leete for
Congress, and every other man
on the ticket with him.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
VictOry !!

The very best interests of
our country call for II Demo-
cratic victory at the coming
election. To attain this desir-
able end, it is needful that
Democrats shall be wakeful,
active and earnest, that their
thoughts be directed to the
adoption Of whatever means
may hold out the best prospect
of increasing the Democratic
vote, and giving a death blow
to the destructive party that
has been ruling the country to
its ruin.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
THE FURNACE BUILDINGS AND
MACHINERY,
situate thereon, and all other
Improvements and Appurtenances
thereuato belonging.

thereuAto belonging.
All of the above described Tracts of Land and
Town Lots to be sold as an entirety.
The following are the
TERMS OF SALE:
One-thlrd of the purchuce money to be paid in
cash on the day of sale; and the residue in two
equal annual inStalmCnts i'm one and two years
with interest from said day. The
purchaser TO take said premises subject to any
claim, or title, or lien that is or may he against
said Southwest Quarter Of Section Number
Sixteen mo. l6 Township Number Nine NO
81 and Range Number Sixteen NO IL and con
tainng One Hundred and Sixty IlG0l acres; or
against said Section Number Tlrty-twO No.
81. OragainSt said Fractional Section Number
Thirty No. b. in said Township Number
Nine No 0, Of Range Number sixteen No. IL
containing Nine Hundred and Two acres
Said Tracts ofLand and Town Lots with the
Furnace Buildings and Machinery situat-
thereon, and all the Improvements and Appur-
tenancCS thereunto belonging, are appraised us
an entirety ut FOrty-iour Thousand Dollars
l$4OOO,l and must bring two-thirds Of that
sum.
AS the best ofIrOn is at present being manu-
factured from he use OfStone Coal by Furnaces
vein Of Coal so successfully used by the nUighbOr-
lug Furnaces In making Iron underlies the sur
face of these Eagle Furnace Lands and aS
there is ilatterng prospect of the location OC
the Gallipoiis, Macarthur 4 Columbus Railroad
by way the Furnace, the property is much
more valuable than any other fora great many
purposes.
DANIEL BOOTH,
Sherin Ninton County, and
Action Special Master Commissioner in this
cause.
Sept. T. 1s7O-5w
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
[From the Jackson Standard, Radical'l
Hon. Ralph Leete.

Hon. Ralph Leete, of Iron
ton, was nominated as candi,
date for Congress by the De-
mocracy of this District, at
their convention at Portsmouth
on Wednesday of last week.
We feel it our duty to oppose
the election of Mr.. Leete, for
reasons hereafter to be given.
But we wish to say in advance,
that Mr.. Leete is our personal
friend, and a gentleman whom
we very highly esteem. And
further, we will say that he is a
gentleman whose talents and
ability would render him an
honor to this District, should
he be elected to Congress. And
further, we will say that there
is more real craftsmanship
about Mr.. Lcete than any 9th
er man, of either party, in this
District.
[Trom the Portsmouth Tribune, Radlcal.l
The Democratic nominee for
Congress is this district, Hon.
Ralph Leete, is a very clever
gentleman, socially, and Of
considerable experience as a
legislator, having served two
terms in the Ohio Legislature
1859 and 1869. In the
last Legislature he was chair
man of the Finance Committee.
From the Wayne County Democrat,l
Ralph Leete, Of Lawrence
county, one Of the best known
public men Of south eastern
Ohio, was, on the Oath ult,
nominated for Congress in the
Eleventh District. He will
work with vigor to secure an
election, and we shall be sur
prised if he does not succeed.
He is a gentleman of great per.
Sonal popularity and unbound
ability.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Hon. Ralph Leete.

On the fourth and second
pages of to,day's paper the
reader will find a number OF
complimentary notices of Hon
Ralph Leete, our candidate for
Congress, which we copy from
a number of papers. The
Portsmouth Convention select
ed the right man, and the
PEOPLE are determined that
lie shall be elected. The PEG
Pile want change, and they
now have a good opportunity
to make it.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
EAabOH'GH'S! q!

The voters surely know that
the Radicalsleaders are in favor
Of a high tariff on imports for
the purpose Of protecting the
large manufacturing establish
ments Of the East, at the ex'
pense of the consumers-the
laboring and agricultural inter
eSts of the whole country. Don't
vote with that party this fall
See that the name of Ralph
Leete is on your ticket.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Taxes.

Almost one.third of the peo-
pies money goes into the pock-
cts of the Internal idle revenue
officers. The bond.holder sits
in his easy chair and counts his
bonds while the poor man
works all day to get from one
dollar to two dollars and give
the bond-holder one.third at
night.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07

The corruption which has
crcpt into our public affairs
can only be corrected by the
people-the voters-and at the
next election in this State is
the most proper time to correct
a great portion of it. The Con
gress is responsible for all the
corruption. Vote for Leete
Scratch Wilson off !
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Can't Vote it any Longer.

Can't Vote it any Longer.
We learn that. there are a
great number Of Republicans
in this county who are unable
to swallow the buck nigger
suffrage pill, and propose to
vote with those opposed to
niggers voting, sitting on ju-
ries, ETC., or not vote at all
We do not know what the
Radical leaders expect to gain
by forcing the niger up to the
ballot box and into the jury
box, when they well know
that a great majority of the
white people of not only Vim.
ton county, but of the State
are strongly opposed to being
placed on a level with Afri.
cans. Ask your Republican
neighbor if he is in favor Of
going to the polls and of sit
ting on juries with niggers. II
he is not a nigger equality man,
ask him to vote against the
party that elevated the niger
and degraded the white race.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
EXenlpting.

The whole Radical party are
in favor of exempting the Ma.
tional Bonds from taxation !;
thus creating bonded aristoc-
racy, founded upon wealth, to
flourish and grow still wealth.
ier, off of the substance wrung
from the sweat and toll Of the
honest, industrious laborers Of
the country. Vote against
Wilson for Congress, and every
man on the ticket with him.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Think of H.

Radical capitalists demand
"cheap labor They invite
Chinese here and employ them
because they get their labor
for almost nothing, which COM
pels our laborers to work for
the same price Or starve. Think
of it, workingmen.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07
Our Candidate for Supreme
Judge.

The Democratic. candidate for Su.
prcme Judge of Ohio-Hon. r. A,
HARRIsoN-is ore of the best and
ablest men in the State-as all the
old-line Wings, of whom he was
one, will admit. Let the people Of
Vinton county give him a large vote.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-09-07

who will do what they can to
change it. l promise you, I
will exert myself to the umost
to defeat such schemes Of un-
Just and unequal taxation, if
you should send me. Cheers.