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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14
: MEETINGS OF THE OCEANS.
supPosrD UNDERGROUND CONTAMINATION. OF III
GREAT WATERS.

The Academy Of Sciences of Paris has re
ceived highly interesting communication from
N. a. K9jas, Of Caracas, on the phenomena
which in various parts of South America oc-
CURED simultaneously with the terrible earth
quake Of the 18th of August, 1863, which con-
vulsed the whole of Peru The information
collected on this subject by the author is ex-
ceedingly striking. On the above mentioned
day, between half-past three and four o'clock,
P. NJ, tha Naters of the Atlantic receded from
the wessk~h coast of the island of Granada
and suddenly returned, rising above the ac-
customed level. At that same hour at Bolivar,
the Orinoco rose fully three feet; and at that
Identical time traveller, riding along the banks
of the Arauca, a tributary of the former river,
all at once saw the water rise and reach higher
up than his stirrups. At point correspond
ing to the longitude OF San Fernando the Apu-
ro suddenly overAowed, covering from Ii to
20 feet OF ground on each side; Immediately
after it returned to it's old bed, but the water
kept bubblng for some minutes, and then SUBJ
sided to its pristine tranquility. At the same
moment the inhabitants of Juan Criego, north
of the island of Magarita, opposite Cumana,
fled to the highest point of their villages Oh
seeing the waves of the ocean rise to the alti-
tude of twenty feet and more, advancing to the
ever. speedily retired, without doing any dam
age. The same phenomena occurred in the
port of Rio Caribe, on the side of Cumana
The level of the Jurnari is said to have risen
at the same time, but trustworthy particulars
are wanting From all these facts, observed
at points widely different from each other. M.
Rojas concludes that at the time of the great
earthquake of Peru there was general up
heavel of the earths crust throughout the
northern part of South America. The vol
canic axis of that continent passes precisely
between San Francisco and Bolivar, extends
westward of La Margarita and ends short
distance from the smaller West India Islands.
1t comedies very nearly with the great circle
of the pentagonal network designated as the
primitive one of Greenland and Chile by M.
Ellie de Beaumont This axis NJ. Roias con-
siders as exercising decided influence on the
cosmic phenomena which occur from time to
time in those islands, as in Venezuela and CO.
lumbia, and in support of this opinion quotes
several remarkable instances of synchrOnism,
which, in his opinion, prove the existence of
great subterranean fissure, establishing com.
munication between the Pacific and the basin
of the West Indies.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

SIZE OF PATAGoNIANS.-S0me interesting
observations were recently made i'll the Straits
of Magellan by a British Photographed and
Exploring Expedition. The much-vexed ques-
ton as to the actual hight of the Patagonians,
of which such fabulous accounts were current,
received, of course, some attention; and it
was found that they really are of stature
larger than the average; one chief measuring
six feet ten and half inches in hight; several
reaching six feet four; and the average of the
men amounting to five feet ten to FIVE feet
eleven inches, or several inches more than the
average of Englismen. The Patagonians are
of fine physique, which is ascribed to their
feeding upon the flesh of the guanoco, rather
than upon fish or mOllusks. '''a@
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

GETTING TO BE Lobbying
has heretofore been considered rather dis.
reputable vocation. Geo. G. Gorham was ter
ribly abused by his own party when he was a
candidate for Governor of California, on &c
count of his course as a lobby member at Sac
ramento. The business will, however, be con-
sidered hereafter as highly respectable call
ing by Radicals, as Grant has joined the Con-
gressional lobby and is laboring earnestly with
Senators for the ratification of the San Do
mingo treaty. i.ss@ltt2
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

BLTGHTED affection has caused a. Vermont
youth of fifty to sell hishouse, live inaa hay-
NOW in his barn., and never have his clothes
washed. Poor fellow!
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

THE Wasco (Texas) Examiner says that
few nights since q party of young gentlemen
determined to give fair young lady the COM
pliment of serenade. Near midnight they
repaired to her residence, and soon strains of
fairy-like music stole upon the balmy air. At
ter going through a choice programme, vocal
and instrumental, a second-story window was
raised, and the face of one of Africa's dark
hued daughters protruded, "Look heah," said
she ''mlsses amt here, but won't you please
play the Morkin Bird for me-"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

AN absent.lninded old bachelor is in the
habit, when he comes home to tea, of putting
the kettle on the stove, and taking snooze
until the kettle begins to sing, when he would
get up and make his tea. The other evening,
being little Frustrated on account of old
Simpkins' daughter cutting" him on the
street, he put the kettle on the lounge and got
on the stove himself, and never discovered his
mistake until he began to sing. sE2!ts al5 1a
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

ANOTHER PRESENT FOR GRANT. The
Turkish Minister has announced to the Presi-
dent that the Sultan, :. as a token of sympa-
thy,"is having q large carpet manufactured,
all in ore piece, for the, East Room Of the
White House. Grant needs sympathy; it has
been several weeks since he has received .
present, and the loss Of the bull pup weighs
heavily on his mind. 1,s' a ~ 4@4.'.' '''a
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

AN honest old darky, whose expectations
of getting forty acre plantation and domes-
tic jackass for voting the Radical ticket were
entirely sincere, now goes back on his friends
in this wise: "Dem carpet-baggin' scallawag
fellers, dey tell US dar war pervision in de Con-
stitution tor we cullud folk, but dat was lie
dem pervisions didn't come. Fore God,
massa, / ain't seed de fust mOu'ful." ae9 fA.e
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

AN intelligent gentleman from Germany, on
his first visit to an American church, had
contribution box with hole in the top pre-
sented to him, and whispered to the collector,
II don't got mein bapers, unit can't vote"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

In the Quaker town Of Nantucket there used
to be military company called the Nantucket
Guards, the first article in the Constitution Of
which was: /" Ia case of war this Company
shall Immediately disband."
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

MARK TwAIN's next work viii be called
'The Innocents at Home" [ ~ Yos ksp6'gs,s
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

IT is said that Mrs Stowe lost over. 900
by her Byron book. She also lost The respect
Of all decent people BY her filthy publication
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14

AT Norwich, Conn.,, some friends" Of mina
lister surprised him with . present of $50, and
then, hung about his house and stole his silver
ware, worth over $500. ~, ~. s,. 49,.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
General Grants Promptitude.

At meeting Of colored per.
sons in Baltimore on Wednes-
day night last Hon. j. j. Ste
ward related the following in.
cident:
l had occasion to apply. to
the President on behalf of a
poor widow lady in this city,
whose son was incarcerated in
a Missouri prison. He had
been a soldier in the regulars
before the rebellion, was court
martialed for an act Of insubor.
dination by Colonel r. E. Lee,
in Texas, and sentenced to ten
years imprisonment. He had
served out a short period Of his
Imprisonment when the rebelo
lion broke out, but escaped,
Joined the Union volunteers
and served all through the war
against the rebels. After the
rebellion he joined the regular
army again, was recognized,
and sent back to prison to serve
out the balance of his term.
The petition for his pardon
was presented and referred,
according to usage, to the War
Department where the official
having charge of the matter,
after the customary delay, gave
the usual decision against it.
1 then took a copy Of the re-
cord and went 10 the President,
called his attention to tho fact
that the prisoner had been
courtmartialed by Robert Z.
Lee before the rebellion, and
had fought against him on the
Union side till it was suppress
ed, and expressed my convicr
ton that he had earned his
title to freedom.
1t would have done your
heart good to see the alacrity
with which the President arose
from his seat, grasped his pap
ers, and gave his orders to
General Porter TO release this
man from custody, and remit
the penalty for '"services rem
dered the. United States since
conviction" He made no pal
aver about it, expressed no
opinion, entered into no argu.
ment, but just did the thing
right off, as ifhe could not be
too quick about it; and letter
of this day, received from the
delighted soldier, bedewed by
the grateful tears OF his widow.
ed mother, proves to me that
the President did a righteous
act, which will cause the pray
ers OF grateful hearts to ascend
for his welfare.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
A Game of Bluff.

We heard a good SOAK" the
other day on one of the young
"bloods" OF Memphis, who
went down "to the edge Of Ar.
kansas" on business.
While down there he went
to a party and while at the
party danced with one of the
settlers wives. Rackensack
stood it as long as he could, but
finally becoming enraged, he
went up to the blood and says:
"Look here mister, that is
my wife you are dancing WITH
"Well, what of it~ said the
blood.
"Why, this; you dance with
her again and Pll blow the top
of your head off"
ssNow, look here" said the
blood coolly, edo you see that
umbraella setting thar"
"Well, spose l dos"
"Well, you handle that UNI
raella-.youtouch..t thai. .umbrel-
la, and III ram it down your
throat, and I'll spread itp
Rackensack "scooted.o
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
ADVERTISING TERMS,
That Harness.


A poet says: "Oh, she was
fair, but sorrow came and left
his traces there" What be.
came of tho rest of the harness
they don't state.-EErie Dis
patch.
Oh, mol Further Down the
hill ofpoetry it says: VCome
VII me, my lassie, and m take
thee to thy Hame." The bal
anee Of the harness is still miss
ing.-fLa Crosse Democrat.
You are mistaken about that.
The same poet, speaking of
the same young lady, says :
"And all the Lines that sorrow
left have faded into joy" The
rest of the harness is still mis-.
sing Exchange.
No; still another piece has
turned up, for further on the
muse informs us that "Lcving
hands and simple flowers have
decked her for the Bridal" No
thing has yet transpired as to
the whereabouts of the rest of
the harness.-[York Republi.
can.
All a mistake, for had not
Addison said: "Give me but
the Belt this waist hath bound,
a fig take all the rest the world
around" Don't be discourage
ed, friends, the rest of the har-
nessis bound to come.-[Ohio
State Journal.
OF course it is, for hath not
the poet said: "When Greek
meets Greek then comes the
Tug of war;" Pass along the
balance.-[Toledo Blade.
We found a part Of it "with.
in a mile OF Edinboro' town."
where "the lassie Elushed and
irowning cried, no, no, it will
not do; | cannot, cannot, won
not, wonnot, wonnot Buckle
to-" Who "can hitch up" the
remainder Of the harness ?
-[Cleveland Herald,
The remainder can be found.
Shakespeare makes Macbeth
say: Blow winds, come wreck
al last we'll die with Harness
on our backs" Find where
Macbeth is buried, and the har-
ness is thar.-[Cleve Lead
er.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
WINTER.

o Winter hast thou not thy charms
Who says that Nature sleeps?
Who says that all the winter time
She dreary sadness keeps?
Do not the sunshine's happy rays
Those vivifying beams
Enliven sylvan glooms and dells,
And sparkle DER the streams?
Although cold Winters hand is there,
Soft melody doth flow;
The stream sweet rushing music plays,
The trees wave to and fro.
Andwhen the changing skies look sad,
When gathering storms are near,
'Tis sweet to watch the spOtless snow
Come gently through the air,
Till fields and trees are robed In white,
In Natures winter dress,
And redbreasts plpetheir gentle songs,
Sweet notes are often heard,
They sing so sweet and chcerily,
Dear faYorite winter bird!
And when Jack Frost's cold ley touch
Is laid on all around, flow,
And stays the streamlets murm'ring
And hardens all the ground,
And tips the trees,and moss, sand stones
With silvery, sparkling dew,
Till every leatlet, shrub or tree
Seems decked with diamOpds too,
And every spiders web seems gemm'G
With gllttering jewels rare,
And crystal pendant iclcles
Seem dazzling bright aud fair;
And on the window panes are traced
AS il by magic wand,
Rocks, rivers, trees, and waterfalls,
AL done by Jack Frost's hand.
Then say not winter hath no charms
All Nature works delight,
Each season hath its own rare joys,
Each wears an aspect bright;
And all fair scenes cnchant the heart
And lofty thoughts refine.
In every shade or glade
We trace the hand Divine!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20

TIE distinguished persons
whe died in 1869 make an i'm.
posing list:
Senator Bates, of Mo-, Gen.
L. Ii. Rousseau, John Minor
Bolts, Gov. Pickens, of s. c.,
Gov. Hubbard, of Me-, Maj. Gen.
Barnes, Senator Guthrie, of KY,
James Harper, Henry Ray
mond, John A. Roebllng, Hon.
Isaac Toucey, Gen. John A.
Rawlins, Senator W. P. Fessen-
den, Hon. John Bell, of Tenn,
Elk President franklin Pierce,
Admiral Chas. Stewart, Maj.
Gen. Wool, Hon. Robert j.
Walker, Hon. Amos Kendall.
Gov. Pratt, of Nd, George Pea
body, Hon. Edwin M. Stanton,
Lamartine, Sainte-Beuve, Earl
of Darby, Marquis of Westmin-
ster.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
Death of an Agcd Lady.

Mrs. Deborah Wallace, who
came from Virginia to this city
over forty years ago, died at
the residence of her grand
daughter, Mrs. Lucy Hardman,
on Second street. She was
eighty years of age, and but a
short time before her death,
expressed a desire to live till
January. She was born in Jan
uary, was married in January,
and died OH the 1st of that
month at an advanced age,
much respected by all who
knew her, Chillic0the Adrer-
tiSer.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
ROBACKeS ...
STOMACH BITTERS,
From TIC Oxford, Butler Co., o.,
Cftizen.l

TFrom Tic Oxford, Butler Co., o.,
Citizen.
DIR. G. w. ROBACK,
having made himself
IL name in the world,
by his great Sean
dinayian Remedies,
will again distin-
gushing himself 10y
the results of his Gel
ebrated &" Stomach
Bitters," which he
is now introducing.
These Bitters are not
of the kind that now
food the country,
made up of poisonous
liquors, spices, &C.,
but contain medical
properties, though
not unpleasant to the
taste. They are cal
culated to purify
the blood, and to
strengthen and re-
store a weak cOnsti-
4ution to its natural
state. We freely
recommend this new
article to our read
erS.g T For I. sale at
McGraw &Richey's.
October II, 1861.
re&Office and manufac-
tory, Nos. So, 58, 60 and 62
East Third Street,
Cincinnati, O.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20

STAR FURNACE made nearly
five thousand tons of pig iron
last year. The company paid
out about one hundred thous.
and dollars for stock--ore, coal
and limestone. Taking this as
the highest, it is yet pretty cer-
tain that one million dollars
per year goes into the pockets
of our people, the direct result
of the iron business in our
county. And yet we have men
among us who would wipe this
great business out, for partisan
purposes.-JackSon Standard.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20

TIE New York Commercial
Advertiser says "The peoples
cry" is, "Reduce taxation."-
The New York Times is of the
same opinion. Democratic
journals generally join in the
cry. But the immediate and
radical reduction Of taxation
means acquiescence in the
perpetuity of the public debt.
We ought to continue paying
off one hundred millions of
dollars of national debt per
anpum; until we can refund it
at a low rate OF interest, Re.
duce the burden in that way,
and put the debt plainly in the
course of ultimate extinction.
We protest against any policy
that assumes the perpetuity of
the public debt. The indus,
trial interests of the country
are not suffering SO much from
heavy taxation as from taxa,
ton in the interest of the
Washington lobby. Let US
equalize taxation and substan.
TALLY keep up the revenue.
At the same time we must rig
idly cultivate economy-re.
duce the navy, cut off the su.
perhuities of the army, abolish
the franking privilege and the
Congressional Globe. Then,
presently, we may see light
ahead.-Cinoinnati Commer
cial.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20

THE estimated cost of con-
struction per mile, OF the rail-
road from Pomeroy to Athens,
is $4,000. The route from
here to Hamden is over much
better ground, and can be
built for full one-third less than
the road from Pomeroy to
Athens. Say $6,333. Thirty
one miles is the distance. En-
tire cost of construction, $780,
323. Is it possible that We are
to poor to raise that much for
IN improvement which will do
30 much for us2-G Gallipoks
Journal. ls
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20

PASTOR OF ROBERT CHAPEL.
indianapolis, Oct. 6, 1857.
DIR. G. w. ROBACK,
Dear Sir:-I have
1sed your Blood Pu-
rifer for a nervous
affection, from which
1 have suffered much
at times. While it
is pleasant to taste,
it certainly has a
happy effect upon
the nerves. Please
accept my thanks
fer your kind re-
CARDS, and believe
me yours,
G.. w. Z. McMULLEN.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
An American on u European
Railway.


These foreigners take on new
habits awkwardly, no matter
how far superior to their old
ones. Innovations sit on them
as unbecomingly as does a
"Melica mans" hat on a China.
man, or a uniform coat on a
wild Indian. 1t is hard to
teach an old dog new tricks.
Things that we Yankees have
mastered in our youth these
foreigners have had thrust up,
on them in their old age, and
such things they take hard, as
an adult does the measles. The
great railway system is an ap-
palllngly dangerous'innovation
to them, and they take hold Of
it very cautiously. | venture
to say that there Is more life
lost on European railways than
on american. Not that any
one is ever killed on them, but
that many lives are wasted for
ear one should be lost. On
the roads one 1iEds moderate
speed, moderate charges, sufli'
cient comfort, and a burden
some superluity of caution and
safety! OF Nature, Tennysop
says:
$50 careful of the type she seems
SO careless of the single lifew
But here (another illustra
ton of how far they have travel
ed from Nature) they have re.
versed the apOthegm ; SO care
less of the type they seem, SC
careful of the single life. Al
all the turns Of the railway, SC
as to be in sight OF each other
stand pretty and we'll built
brick cottages, each occupied
by one or more signal, mon, who
watch the track, close the gates
at all the road crossings on the
approach of a train, and stand
in prescribed uniform, carrying
flag or lantern in hand, to in,
dicate safety to the train and
to the next signal.man. AS the
train enters a station, at every
switch stands a switch Imam, his
hand on the lever. At the
station mailagent, in uniform
comes for the mail, and a full
supply of hands, all in uniform
are in attendance. On the
train is one general conductor,
several ticket conductors, and
several brakemen, all in uni
form, of course. Before the
tain leaves a station the sta
tlon-bellringS, the general con.
ductor whistles or blows a few
notes on his horn, and the en-,
gine whistles. Then every car
door is shut and locked. This
being done, the station bell
rings again; the conductor tootS
again, the engine whistles
again, and then, and not till
then, the train moves slowly
off! This, with slight varia'
tions, is the programme or
every continental railway we
have used. Before we became
accustomed to the farcica,
ceremony, the writer los
twelve hours and missed ar
important business engage,
ment because he only arrived
at the platform as the train wa
slowly leaving it, He coul(
have got on and off a dozel
times before the train was ou
ofreach; but shouting and geS
ticulating conductors warned
him that he was in the charge
not of himself, but of q pater
nal government and protective
arrangements Vest. Monthly
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20
What Becomes of Old Shoes

WnaC becomes OF Ulu SnOcS.
Cosmos answers this ques,
tion by stating that they are
cut up in small pieces, and
these are put for a few days in
chloride Of sulphur, which
makes the leather very hard
and brittle. After this is eff,
fected, the material is washed
with water, dried, ground to
powder, and mixed with some
substance which makes the
particles adhere together, as
shellac, good glue, or thick so,
luton of gum. 1t is then
pressed into molds and shaped
into combs, buttons, knife han.
dies and many other articles.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-20

AN editor out West says be
is so short sighted that he fre.
quently rubs out with his nose
what he writes with his pencil.