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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13
ADVERTISING TERMS.
Effect of Railroads on the
Weather.

The opinion seems to be
gradually gaining strength
that the Pacific Railroad is
working great change in the
climate of the plains. Instead
OF continued droughts all along
The railroad rain now falls in
refreshing abundance. This
result has been remarkaed up
on in other sections of the
West. In Central Ohio, for ex-
ample, it said the climate has
been completely revolutioniz-
ed sin ce iron rails have formed
a network all over that region.
Instead Of the destru :tive
droughts formerly suffered
there, for some 4 or 5 years
there has been rain in abund-
ance-even more than enough
to satisfy all the wants Of farm
ers. This change is thought
to be the work of an equilir
bnum produced in the electti-
cal currents, which has brought
about a more uniform dispen>
sation Of the rain. 1t is a. fact
within the observation of oil
who remember ante-railroad
times, that We have now few
or no such thunder storms as
we formerly had in New Eng
land. The iron rails which
touch and cross each other in
every direction, serve as con.
ductors and equalizers of the
electric currents, and so pre-
vent the terrible explosions
which used to terrify US in
former years. The telegraphic
wires which accompany the
iron rails everywhere, also act
an important part in dilfusing
electricity equally through the
atmosphere, thus preventing
the occurrence of these severe
thunder storm.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13


LYMAN ALIEN, an old man
was found dead in his bed al
Taylor's Hotel in Jersey City
Thursday morning last. He
was a merchant worth $780,
900, who has lived there five
years in a miserly manner. He
took but one meal daily, and his
wardrobe at his death was valu
ed at twenty-five cents.
Friends in Newtown, Connecti.
cut, got the money yesterday.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13
Am Awful Old Musket.

olaTh IVAN tells the l0ll0W.
ing story, related by a fellow
passenger who, beng banter.
ed about his timidity, said he
had never been scared since
he loaded an old Queen Anne's
musket for his father once,
whereupon he gave the follow.
ing:
"You see, the old man was
trying to learn me to shoot
blackbirds and beasts that tore
up the young corn and such
things, so that l could be of
some use about the farm, be-
cause | wasn't big enough to
do much. My gun was a sim
gle barrelled shot gun, and the
old man carried an old Queen
Anne musket that weigl ed
a tun, made a report like a
thunder'clap, and kicked like
a mule. The old man wanted
me to shoot the musket some>
time, but l was afraid. One
day, though, | got her down,
and so | took her to the hired
man, and asked him how to
load her, because it was out in
the field. "Iliram," said he,
"do you see those. marks on
the stock, an X and a V, on
each side of the Queens crown?
Well, that means ten balls and
five slugs-that's her load"
"But how much Iowder?"
"Oh," he says, "it don't mat
ter; put in three or 1our hand.
fulls"
So I loaded her up that way,
and ii was an awful CHARGE
had sense enough to see .that
and started out. | levelled
her on a good many blackbirds;
but every time | went to pull
her trigger, l shut my eyes and
winked. l was afraid of her
kick" Towards sundown
fetched up at the house, and
there was the old man resting
on the porch.
"Been out hunting, have YEP
eyes, sir" says l."
"What did you killW
"Didn't kill anything, sir
didn't shoot her on-was afraid
she would kick [Iknew blam.
ed we'll she would p
"Gimme that gun?" the old
man said, as mad as sin.
And he took aim at a sap.
ling on the other side of the
road, and | began to drop back
out of danger. And the next
momentlheard the earthquake,
and heard the Queen Anne
whirling end over end in the
air, and the old man spinning
around on one heel with one
leg up and both hands On his
jaw, and the bark was torn of
from that sappling like there
was a hail storm. The old
mans shoulder was set back
three inches and his jaw turns
ed black and blue, and he had.
to lay up for three days. Chol-
era nor nothing else can scare
me the way | was scared that
time"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13


WHILE parties in this country
have started airesh the dogma
of Free Trade, and are pushing
its discussion TO its utmost linn.
it, and quoting England as
their model, the people of that
country, having had years of
experience in that direction,
are fast finding out that it is
not so profitable as its friends
promised. The rapid increase
Of pauperism and crime in that
country has shown that there
is something radically wrong
in its policy, and the remedy
for this state of things is being
eagerly sought after. The Lon
don Times, hitherto the lead
ing advocate of the Free Ira
ders, has its care for the ills of
the country-depression in
trade, pauperism and crime
in the consideration of that
policy it has long and ably de-
nounced. 1t intimates that
England has had enough of
Free Trade, and plainly says:
sit would be in vain 10 shut
our eyes to the fact that a
grave discussion is impending
on the policy of unrestricted
free trade" 1t would be wise
for this country to heed the
lesson that England furnishes
us. If Free Trade brings in its
train "de preston of business
pauperism and crime" and its
partial adoption in this coun,
try, in the past, are sure evil
dences that those things are its
fruits, then it is time. for the
American people to stop and
think, before entallIng this
curse upon American interests.
-GaIipoTs ,Iourmdl. &! 1o.
I~- a nI n
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13


In the Alabama Legislature,
one day recently it became
necessary to elect a President
of the Senate pro tem.-The on
ly negro in the Senate, a man
named Royal, a Radical, court
eousiy nominated the only
white Democrat, whose name
was Worthy. Worthy declined
the nomination and voted for
his dark complexioned friend
Royal. The New York Herald
thinks this was certainly a
Royal and Worthy compromise
as we'll as very interesting
affair in the Alabama of to, day.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13

VIRGINIA journals are rejoic.
ing over the revival Of cloth
manu- factories in that State.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13

The social sensation at Chill.
licotbe, Ohio, was the arrest,
on the 22d ult., of Rev. Charles
F. Blanc, pastor of the German
Lutheran Church, on the
charge of rape, the warrant
being sworn out by Mrs. An.
drew Meinfelder, wife Of the
sexton of the same church. 1t
became evident on trial that il
was an attempt.to black. mail
MIR. Blanc, and the case was dis.
missed.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13

The prisoners in the Coving-
ton Jail, numbering about thir-
ty were treated on Christmas
to eggnog, turkey, pies, &c.,
by the jailer, Mr.. G. B. Con-
nelly.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-13

HENRY WARD BEEcHER preach
ed his first sermon in the old
Presbyterian Church, in the
town of Batavia, Clermont
county, Ohio, nearly forty years
ago. The building stands yet,
and is now used as a livery
stable.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
The Farmers Security.

The high prizes Of life are not offered to
the farmer-not one in thousand acquires
a princely fortune by the cultivation of the
soil. This is so well understood by the
shrewd mon who "will be rich, that almost
every man OF them all avoids farming, as
by instinct. But there is an other side to
this subject, which is full of interest and
instruction.
Almost every farmer who has average
health and industry, acquires a competence
and independence. -Four out of five of all
the families to which the Ohio Farmer is
welcomed, will furnish proof Of the asser-
tion, that men, beginning with nothing but
vigorous industry and an unsullied name,
have, within the last twenty years, risen to
the possession Of comfort and abundance.
The exceptions to this remark are few, and
can be readily accounted for on the NEST
obvious pronciples. Now set down against
this fact, that other fact, which the obser-
vations, of the last fifty years have deveo-
ped, namely, that nine out of every ten of
all who engage in trade fail in business and
farmers have abundant reasons to felicitate
themselves on ther position and its bles-
sings.
D.. Where the farmer exercises care and
prudence, and does not 90 out of his bust
ness to make money, he is quite beyond
the reach Of bankruptcy,
We have taken some pains to learn the
actual condition of the farming interests in
the region Of our calculation, and it is our
belief that nearly every serious case of en-
barisment has arisen from one, or both of
the two following causes: Farmers have
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

purchased faster than necessity required,
or prudence permitted or they have gone
beyond their busitfess to engage in specu-
lation, more or less remote from their work
as farmers when they have become COM
mcrcial men, they have incurred the risk of
commerse, and these risks should not be set
down to the account Of agriculture for
where farmers have kept aloof from these,
they have avoided those entanglements
which have been the "ionss metz to go
many men.
We invite the attention of our young
men to these facts. They are worthy Of
the most thoughtful reflection. Other pro-
fessions are always crow led to.overflowing;
very few succeed in them. The present
commercial derans is scattering the
fcticious fabrics built on hollow credit, while
the farming interest passes comparatively
unscratched - Ohio Farmer,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
From the Hartford Tines
Adroit pooket-Picking.

A queer case was that Of a physician of
this city. Dir, who, on going to the
opera with friend, was cautioned at the
ticket-ohice- to lookout for pickpockets.
lie clapped his hand to his watch, a valua-
ble gold one, engraved with his name, and
tie name Of the sos;ety or fri, nd who gave
it to him. 1t was there, all right; and he
made sure Of keeping it there, by keeping
his hand on it all through the performance
OF the opera. On coming out, what was
his aston!shment to find his watch gone
1t had been taken, in spite Of his watchful,
ness. Refcting that a watch so engraved
could not well be disposed OF easily even
in New York, he advertised his loss in the
next mornings papers, and added that q
reward 1--WE believe S10O) would be paid for
its recovery, and ono questions asked" Be-
fore noon the bell rang, and very elegant
y-dressed man, in appearance a perfect
gentleman, inquired for the advertiser of
lost watch.
"Havc you got it ?" asked the Doctor,
quietly.
81 have" coolly replied the stranger;
here it is. claim the reward.
Here ls the money" said the doctor
"and now | want to ask"
go, but you said there would be mo
questions asked answered the moustache.
"True," said the Doctor, "bnt 1 only
want to know how under heaven you got
that watch when I kept my hand on it all
the time ?"
care you sure that you kept your hand
over it all the time ?"
"Yes-positive."
"Now, let me refresh your memory.
Don't you remember, at one interesting
stage of the performance, there was a fy
lit on your ear, and you raised your hand
to brush it off"
"Ies, it's fact, said the Doctor, 'I do
remember that."
"Well sir" said the elegant stranger.
"that was the time you lost your watch.
tickeled the top Of your ear with straw,
and you brushed off the supposed fly, and
didn't notice, when your land went back,
that your watch was ne longer there. Good
morning, sir"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
Select $a1listellanp,
From the Religious Telescope
Letter from Bishop Glosshrenner.

After leaving Laramie and its beautiful
valley, we again entered into a most DESC
late-lookinS country. 1t appeared to me
that it would he difficult for wild beasts to
live in this dreary country yet men are to
he found who have passed over some of the
finest country in the world and settled
down here to exc out miserable existence.
Wyoming Territory will never be much
moro than it is, unless rich mines of nina,
raj treasure can be found among its barren
hills and valleys. 1t is trae, you may read
in the books and newspapers Of a number
of cities in this territory, but the most of
them or insignificant villages, composed Of
mud hovels covered with canvas or earth.
This morning, May 9Th, I took break
fast at Bryan, This is a freight and pas
senger station. The country around is
barren iu the extreme, and, from all appear
ances, the place is becoming beautifully
less.
Eighteen miles from Bryan we come to
Granger Station. Hore we enter into Utah
Territory. So far the country presents the
same barren appearance. Far off to the
left we have a splendid view of the Utah
Mountains, covered with snow perpet-
ually, I believe. At this point L am eight
hundred and seventy miles from Omaha !;
and on the whole route have not seen as
much timber as could grow on fifty acres OF
land, and what l have seen is of very
inferior kind, principally scrubby pine.
Aspir, eight hundred and thirty five
miles from Omaha. This is the second
highest point on the Union Pacific Rail
road, the elevation being seven thousand
four hundred and sixty-three feet, 1t de-
rives its name from the high mountain TO
the north called Quaking Asp. This
mountain is covered with snow during most
Of the year.
Bear River City is little further west.
At one time this place was quite populous,
and was supposed likely to become a per-
manent town. The town, however, de-
clned as soon as the road passed that point,
and now there is nothing left to mark the
pa,e except few posts and old chimneys,
broken bottles and shattered oyster cans
About two miles beyond the old town we
crossed Bear River over trestle bridge six
hundred feet long, and following down the
west bank for eleven miles over fine bot
tom nearly level, The bluffs are high and
broken, coming down to the road and leav-
ing but narrow valley.
Wahsatch Station is nine hundred aud
sixty-eight miles from Omaha. This place
presents a rather struggling appearance.
The town contains about thirty small houses,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

BEST PLACE FOR A HoRsE.-"Gossip,
per-" in the Rural World says: Winter or
summer, except in stormy times there is no
place so comfortable for colts or tired work
horses as a good pasture lot, To tie up a
tired horse at night in narrow cell, with
plank floor to stand on, is a species of
cruelty that civilization ought to be asbam-
ed of. If the poor animal must be confined
like convict in dungeon, for PHYS sake
let him have his head, and give him at
least twelve feet square, with a soft dry
floor to stand or lie on.
In the large cities land is worth more in
money than horses but on the farm there
is no excuse for any such wicked economy.
Ask the horse what he wants and he will
tell you that place where he can walk
around, lie down and stretch his tired limbs
and roll over from one side to the other,
gives him more case and comfort, after
day Of hard work, than the most costly
plank stall, with all the Accomplishments Of
curry. y.comb, stiff bristlcd bruthes, rubber
cloths and dexterous hostlers that can be
produced.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

JOHN WESLEY, the founder of Metho-
dism, wbeu0ne one day riding through the
country, was saluted bya fellow who was
lying in ditch.
"Hellow Father Wesley, I'm glad to
see you. How do you do ?"
81 don't know you" said Mr.. W., regn-
ing up his horse. "Who are you ?"
"Don't know me? Why sir you are the
very man than converted me-"
IL recon am" said Mr.. W, putting
the spurs to his horse sat least, one thing
is evldeut-The Lord had nothing to do
with it."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

A Traveller, who demanded his trunk at
the Baltimore depot before all others, and
was told by the Irish baggage-master that
he must wait his turn, turned upon the bag
gage master with, "You're an impudent
dog !" To which be of the trunks replied:
"An' faith your monkey, and it's great
pity that, when we two were made bastes,
ye wasn't made an illiphant, SO that ye eoald
have yer blasted trunk under yer nose all
the time"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
A Wonderful Potato.

Mark Twain has been visiting Beccher'
farm, Greelys farm, aud the farm of many
Of our city farmers so that he has fallen
completely in love with the business, and
especially with that part Of it which raises
the wonderful seedlings. He starts his
"agricutural' line by the announcement of
new potato. He thus tells its origin: 1
obtained it by crossing the yam of the trop-
les with the Canada thistle and by care
fully selecting and culivating the best spec
linens for several seasons, | have secured
product that permantly combines the earli-
ness of the former with the endurance OF
the latter; in ether words, my new potato
is rare combination Of speed and bottom,
and it will do to bet on. have christened
it the early Stunner"-a name suggested
by its extraordinary qualities and perfor-
mances." Mr.. Twain, however, not hav-
ing had much experience in farming,
thought it best to place the thing in the
hands Of some reliable men in whom the
public had confidence, and published heaps
of testimonials, We give a specimen from
Mr.. John Smith, respectable butcher,
whose reputation for varacity is so well
known. He says" ~ am perfectly salts
fled with the "Early Sumner" The pound |
purchased of you will do. In fact, it |
has already done me, SO that l shall not
want to buy any more. The day after I
planted them my swine made raid on the
patch, and l supposed I had lost my crop.
You may imagine my disappointment when
| saw the former hog--a(ter greediy open
ing the first hill-suddenly drop the slice
Of "Stunner" which he found there, with
an expression of disgust and modification,
walk off on his car" salder aud wiser
hog, followed by the remainder of the
drove. My hogs usually range my potato
crop, and hog proof potato has been my
hope [ hail the 'Stunner" with enthus-
asm as being just the thing for poorly fenced
fields" DIR. Jones, the celebrated physi-
clan, also gives the following testimony -
Having no land of my own, 1 planted
a pound of "Ecarly Summers" in the ma
cadnmized road, opposite my residence.
One of m, neighbors recommended appl-
cation of plaster, as he thought the road
had been Summer loltcred" to raise crops
without a stimulant; and as this was my
first experience in agriculture, l acted on
his suggestion and applied one of Alcock's
Porous Plastcrs to each hill The result
was amazing. On the first Of July l had
100 bushels Of buckeyes; July fourth,
pair of black eyes; July fifth, delirium trc-
mems; July sixth, twins July seventh, had
to dig my potatoes or give bonds to keep
the peace Accordingly hired couble of
lrishmen, sunk shaft in my front yard,
under the road, and struck a mag
niticont vein of potatoes. shall never
know Eow many bushels there were, for
rumor got abroad that had opened po-
tato mine, and that night there Was an If
ruption Of predatory FeDians. Before the
potato had disappeared, I was ruincd"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
BUSINESS CARDS.
j. S. BORDWELL, NJ. D.
ECLECTIC R'SECE.g.Y

vHyhe word eclectic means TO choose or sc.
lect medicines from all the different
schools of medicine; using remedies that are
safe, and discarding from practice all medi-
cines that have an injurious effect on the sys-
ten, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop
per, sc.
/ lay aside the lanco--the old bloodletter,
reluccr or depleter, and eqnali7c the circula'
ticn and restore the system to its natural
state by alternatives and tories. l shall here
after give particular attention to chronic dis
eases, such as Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver
complaint, Catarrh; Ne lralgia, diseases Of the
throat, urinary organs, md all diseases pecu-
liar TO females, &C.
CATARRH treat with new instrument Of
a late invention which cures every case.
TEETH extracted without pain.
Office and residence South of the Jail on
Centre st. Office hours from TO s a. jp II
20 P. m; 6 TO p. In.
Dec. 23'G7.-ly. J. S. BORDWELL.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

TWO OF three OF Wnlcn are stores OF traul0s
houses, one principal eating house, and two
or three second-class houses, where, for Q
good price, you may get enough to keep
you from starving. The surrounding
country is rather broken, though not Sc
rough compared with other portions through
which we have passed Grass covers the
hills, and it is claimed that small grain can
be grown SUCCESSFULLY. I do not think many
believe this, for | have not seen where a
| furrow has ever been turn. My opinion is
the crop would be very short one. An
hour or two ago / saw a wagon with two
horses attached, the first saw in the last
seven hundred miles. When 1 get to
where [ can see wagons, plows, harrows
and cultivated fields, shall feel like being
in civilized country. Game is here found
in the hills-deer, elk, and antelopes.
Castle Rock derives its name from the
long line of sandstone bluffs on the right
hand side of the canon, which are worn and
torn away until, in the distance, they have
the appearauceot old castles. For long
distance these rocks line the 1ight-hand
bank of the canon, towering from five hun
dred to two thousand feet above the little
valley bearing the name Of "Castle Rock"
Echo Canon Now we descend the canon
amid some of the grandcst aud widest
scenery imaginable And be it remember
ed we do not creep along as though we
were afraid Of some terrible calamity and
mistrusted the iron horse and his driver,
but we plunge down the defe, which be-
comes, in short distance, grand and aw-
tul chasm. The beauties Of Echo Cancn
are so many and so exceedingly grand, that
the observing traveller can not but notice
many of them, yet we pass SO rapidly by
those towering nights that many objects
worthy OF note are not observed. After
taking final leave of Echo Canon, with its
towering columns, rugged battlcments, deep
ravnes, and overhanging walls, we rush on
past many objects Of interest, and in forty
minutes reach Weber River and Echo City
Station.
We are now in Utah Territory, passing
doHn Sith ropidity, Wober River, tribu-
tary Of Salt Lake. This is called Salt Lake
Valley 1t is sometimes so narrow that
The river, the railroad track, aud the old
stage road take up the space between the
ridges. At other places it is wider, and we
ind some Mormon villages and well-culti-
vated fields.
At o'clock p NJ. we reached Ogdon,
.he terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad.
This is place Of some importance, having
, population Of nearly six thousand. The
own is Mormon the churches, schools,
&C., are all Mormon. Here we change
;ars for Cacramento. After an hours ride
We pass in fair view of Salt Lake, and keep
n sight for q number of miles. Night,
however, closes in upon us and we must
,lose our observations for the day.
j. GLossBRENNER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

CUT WoRM-The Practical Parnrey
recomends the application of refuse salt
broadcast, at the rate Of six to eight BUSH
to the acre, as remedy for cut-worms and
other worms. Salt seems particularly OBJ
noxiOus to every form of insect life, and
spread broadcast on fresh!y-plowed sur.
face often has powerful effect.