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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-07
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-07

complishment of the profession-this emer-
gency skill-only needed in peaceful times
when shipwreck is imminent-which we fear
is rusting out in our service, and which It will
be we'll for those having naval education and
discipline in charge to burnish up. The loss
of the Oneida with nearly all on board-brave
fellows, who knew how to die-has brought
these thoughts back mournfully to our minds,
while no professional reproach can rest on
the memory of the dead, if the Navy Depart
ment sent them to distant and perilous seas
as Captain Williams with his dying words said
it did, unprovided with the means of escape.
''What can / do? 1 asked for more boats,
and they were not allowed me-"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-07

SECOND UAbin
TO PARIS,
Qncuding railway tickets Furnished on board)
First Cabin. .Sl45 Second Cabin Ss6
Medical attendance free of charge
American travellers going returning from the oo
unnecessary risks from transit by English railways
crossing the channel besides saving trouble
pense. GEORGE MAOKEN3TE, Agent.
No. b5 BROADWAY, New York.
For passage in Philadelphia, apply at Adams Express
Company to H. Il LEAE
1875 No. 30 OHFSNIrr atrasA
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
ASparagus.

Put the stalks into bundles
cut them the same length, tie
up with strings, and boil in hot
water without salt tor three
quarters of an hour. Remove
the strings, and serve on but.
tered toast; pour over some
pressed butter, and season with
pepper and Ealt; or the toast
may be omitted, and a little
vinegar added. The stalks
must be scraped below the
green head, before boiling, and
kept in water until ready to
cook.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
GENUINE IMPORTED
NORWAY OATS.

SAMPLES SENT FREE TO FARMERS.
EROM 100 to 13O bushels grown to the acre,
il weighs from 40 to IS pounds 10 the bushel.
This oats has been grown on every variety
ofsOll, and in every State ofthe Union with the
most perfect success.
The groin is very large, plump and hand
some, has a remarkable thin husk, and ripens
earlier than the common varieties.
The straw is bright, clear stout. and not liz
able to lodge, is perfectly clear OF rust, and
grows from to feet high.
We have both the White and Black Norway,
both the same price aud equally productive.
We will send one quart Of the above oals to
any address post paid for 81 OO
Two quarts post Dald, S2OO
One peck seut by express or freight, $500,
Half bushel, 20pOunds, $500.
One bushel 30 pounds. $1,000,
CAUTION. B5-We wish 1t distinctly under.
stood that this Is not light oats weighing
2s to 80 lbs, raised in New England. and sold
under the name Of Norway, but imported seed,
every bushel guaranteed to weigh 40 lbs, or
money refunded.
Samples ofboth kinds sent free for three
cent stamp, Also circulars and testimonials,
Address all orders to N, p, BOYEkS CO.
feh3 3m Parkersburg Chester Co., Pa.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The Portsmouth Times in
commenting upon the late Jail
breaking at that place. thinks
it some satisfaction to know
that neither the sheriff nor the
jailor attempted to escape.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

nected with the Worlds Progress IN Science,
Art, Domestic Ect nomy, the ant ofliving, the
comforts Of travelling, social scence, national
interests, and individual rights, will be spe
cinlly cnltl yated and developed, together with
stories and lighter llteratnr re for the family.
"At the head Of the Magazines Of to-
ddy.n-NOrrdlk Gazette.
"Pre-emiReat among the D1OathIieS.' y
-BUdlO Com. Adrertiser.
"1he admirable plan Of this puJlica-
tiOn takes in all topics Of modern
thought and study, lchile eUery subject is
Invariably treated lcith GJility."-AL-
bdny EUening Journal.
dec % 1869
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

Hon. JOHN L. TAYLOR, one of
the Oldest citizens of Chilli.
cothe, has taken up his resi-
dence in Washington City, hav-
ing been appointed to a re-
sponsible position in the Gen.
eral Land Office.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

AN effort is being made in
Boston to raise a fund for the
support and education of the
three orphan children of the
late Capt. Williams, Of the
Oneida.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

THE Ross County Register
says the additional fast train
will be put on the M. & @. R.
Il. in about two weeks. It's
time from Chillicothe to Gin
cinnati will be three hours and
a halt.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The decree has suddenly
gone forth that Glong dresses"
for ladies are to be the vogue.
The short dresses have every
thing in their favor-the long
dresses nothing.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

Col. AT. M. CoCKERILL, form,
erly Colonel Of The 9th, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, died at
the residence of his parents,
West Union, OF consumption,
on the 25 ult.EHe was promo,
ted to the command of his reg.
iment at the age OF twenty-five,
and was probably the youngest
Colonel in the service from
this State.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

DURING the delivery of a lec-
mre by Mrs. DR.. Mary Walker
in Kansas, a few days ago, a
precociOus youth in the audi.
ence cried out, care you the
Mary that had a little lambg'
"No" was the ready reply; "but
your mother had a little jack.
ass"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

NORTH CAROLINA is about to
construct a new penitentiary
near Raleigh, to cost S9,OOO,OOO.
All the contracts, except for
plastering and painting, have
been awarded to Cincinnati
firms.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The Chillicothe Advertiser
says the M. & O. Railroad is
about to build a new and ex-
tenSive machine shop, depot
and hotel in that city.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

Hon. HENRY A. TowNE, Of
Portsmouth, has resigned his
office of Judge of Common
Pleas. Judge johnson, ol
Ironton, will probably be his
successor.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

A PIECE of wood has drifted
ashore on the coast of Cornwall,
England, bearing the inscrip-
ton in large letters "City Of
Boston sinking, Feb 11th."
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
THE VINTON RECORD.
MoARTHUR r, OHIO,
THURSDAY, MAY, IL, 1870.
EurDle Ink.

A beautiful purple ink is
made by boiling one ounce OF
logwood, in one and half pints
of soft water, and half an ounce
of pulverized alum. Boil
twenty minutes, strain, and
bottle for use. Keep the air
out and it will keep a long
time.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The corporators of the Pat
tonville & Gallipolis R r. are
j. N. Wilson, Jacob Ribbet,
w. Taylor, Lewis Evans, VIM.
d. Lee, Jos. White and James
L. Blakeley.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

THE Legislature adjourned
without passing a bill to pay
themselves and the conse-
quence was, that many a poor
legislator was compelled to
borrow funds to get out of the
city.-C0lumbus Gazette.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

THE Buckeye running races
at Cincinnati begin on the LIST
of June, and last five days
Purses to the amount of 50, 400
will be awarded.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

IT is believed by those best
posted that the reduction of
the tariff on pig iron to $5 per
ton which passed the House
will fail to become a law.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

JAMES BUNCE was killed near
Kenton, Ohio, April %, by the
explosion Of the boiler of his
steam saw mill. His wife,
standing by, was fatally wound.
ed. Four Children were made
orphans.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

CARRIERS with monogram
clasps are now worn by the
pretty girls. They are rather a
novelty yet, but we hope to see
more of them.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The stationery account of
the Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate for the last session was
nearly $500 less than that Of
his pred ecessor.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

CONTRACTS for building the
Chesapeake q Ohio Railroad
have been let from the mouth
of Big Sandy to Miller's Ferry,
on New River, a distance OF
100 miles.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

LAST year the receipts Of
Portsmouth city Treasury
amounted to S7O,9SO,OO; dis
burSements $57,646,3O: Bonded
debt $93,S13,74,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

A YOUNG man in st. Paul,
Minnesota, outran two deputy
sherifs. The girl he left be-
hind him held the prize--a
nine pound baby.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

AT a recent locomotive ex.
plosion near Toledo, pieces of
the boiler were thrown a dis
tance of over a mile.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

THERE was snow at Macon,
Ga, on Easter Day, a thing
that never occurred there be.
fore, that the Oldest inhabitant
can remember.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

By a late act OF the Ohio
Legislature, owners of property
are made responsible for any
damage arising from the sale
of liquor on their premises,
when it was known at the time
of leasing that the property
was to be put to such a pur,
pose.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

CHlLLlcoTnE polled 1866
votes at the late election, indi-
eating a population of about
$500.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The Ohio Legislature has
passed the bill extending the
terms Of County Auditors from
March, until November. The
new lazy extends the term Of
all Auditors now in office, until
November of 1871, so that
there will be no election for
Auditor in this county this fall.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

THREE hundred thousand am.
nesty oaths have been taken
under the proclamations Of
Presidents Lincoln and John.
son.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The Chillicothe Advertiser
is still looking with longing
eyes at the railroad shops at
Zaleski.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
PREMIUM CHESTER WHITE PIGS.

DURE Blood Short Horn, (Durham,) Devon
i Alderney and Ayrshire Calves, Merino,
Southdown and Cotswold Sheep, Cashmere
Goats, Imported Suffolk, Essex, Berkshire and
Seton pigs and all choice breeds Of poultry for
sale. Send for circulars and prices. Address
Mp. BOYER a CO.,
: feb33m Parkersburg, Chester Co., IA
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
Agents Wanted to Sell the
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AN OCTAVE VOLUME Of $50 pages, con
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dec II 1868 Il
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The President will not nom>
mate a successor to General
Thomas until the army bill is
disposed of.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The Boston Transcript wants
to know what has become of
those people who used to de-
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

We will send the Record,
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Weekly Chronicle one year
or SO.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

CHILLICoTHE is to have a new
school house, the building and
material of which alone have
just been let at $55,570.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

ENGLISH judges receive from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year salary.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

PRESIDENT GRANT says of the
18th amendment: It looks to
me as the realization of the
Declaration of independence"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

The latest motto for mer.
chants is:
"Late to bed and early to rise,
Never get tight-and advertise
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

was cured of Deafness and Catarrh by a
simple remedy and win send the receipt free.
MRS. NJ. G. LEGGETr Hoboken, N. j,
apr ls704w
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
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And such as an Intelligent family. "can-
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

can remember.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

CHlLLlCoTnE polled 1866
votes at the late election, indi-
eating a population of about
$500.
THE Chillicothe Advertiser
is still looking with longing
eyes at the railroad shops at
Zaleski.
The President will not nom>
mate a successor to General
Thomas until the army bill is
disposed of.
The Boston Transcript wants
to know what has become of
those people who used to de-
fend slavery from the Bible.
We will send the Record,
Stock Journal and Cincinnati
Weekly Chronicle one year
or SO.
CHILLICOTHE Is to have a new
school house, the building and
material of which alone have
just been let at $55,570.
A SUBSCRIPTION for the aid of
the sufferers by the Richmond
tragedy is being made in New
York City.
! PRESIDENT GRANT says OF the
18th amendment: "It looks to
me as the realization of the
Declaration of independence"
The latest motto for mer.
chants is:
slate to bed and early to rise,
| Never get tight-and advertise
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-16
Saved Inv aIady

lady of good social position in Cleve-
land, Ohio, while on her way to meeting
of the Young Mems Christian Association,
saw, as she passed drinking saloon, q
young man about to raise glass of liquor
to his lips. Following instantly the mo-
ton of the Spirit-would that Christians
always did this !-she left her companion
at the entrance, and stepping in, said to
the youth
"Oh, my friend, stop, don't touch it y"
Startled by the appearance of we'll
dressed lady in such a place, he turned,
and asked #- =E
"What brings you here2" f.f
"To save yos from ruin" she replied.
.sWhat do you want of me?" he again
asked, confused by the unexp sctedness OF
the scene.
Il want you to let me take your arm
and go with you to tho Young Men Z
Christian Association netting she an
swered.
'But you would be ashamed to wall
with me, he said.
Not in the least; would be reioiced tc
go there with you, she replied.
Unable to resist her persuasive manne
and heart felt interest III his welfare, tn,
| young man left the untouched glass, ant
went TO the meeting. Here prayer wal
| specially made fer him, and her act of i'm
mediate obedience resulted in his CONVEX
/ sion He became not only Christian
4 but one of the most active workers for tn
| Gospel III Cleveland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-16
About ManureS.

At a late discussion of manures at the
London Farmers Club, the following,
among other conclusions, were generally
concurred in:
If manure is taken directly from the
yard and plowed under, it Is handled but
once, loses nothing In the escape o. am.
monia, because no fermentation has taken
place, and is not injured at all by beating.
Covered two or three inches, it is soon in
warm and moist condition, SO that fer
mentation readily takes place and gases are
given off. These are srrested by the SOIL
as are also its juices, and are not only in q
state of readiness to be taken up by the
roots of plants, but act in double capaci.
ty by becoming food themselves, and act
ing upon other materials until they become
so.
In applying it in green state, much of
it will be in coarse condition, but fermen-
tation and the action of frost will tend to
pulverize it, so that second plowing will
usually incorporate it pretty thoroughly
with the soil. With these advantages,
then, we have no hesitation in recommend
ing this course with all the manure that
can be applied in the autumn. If COM
posted with any substance that Will divide
the wet manure % that 1t can be made
somewhat fine, then we would put it under
IN the spring as early as the condition OF
the soil would permit.
For these, and other reasons which
| might be urged, we are clearly of the opin-
ion that, so far as we can make it cOnye-
nient, it is best to put all the manure we
can under ground in it's fresh and crude
condition, and cover it not more than three
inches at the most.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-16
Ancient Gnnnery.
From Chambers Journal.


GunpOWder was at first placed ii the
guns loose, by means of long ladies; and,
in spite of the inconvenience and danger
of the practice, it was 800 years before any
attempt was made to place it in cartridges.
These were at first only used when rapid
firing was necessary, and their employ
ment did not become general, owing to
the danger in serving the guns with them.
Being made of parchment, paper, canvas
or linen, they were more or less incombus
tible. and left burning fragments in the
borge, which had to be carefully removed
before fresh charge was put in. The
vents of the gun were frequently choked,
and the pieces rendered unserviceable by
fragments of the cartridge box being forced
into them. 1t was not till ITS that Sir
Charles Douglas, then captain of 81. M. s.
Duke, suggested serge as q proper material
for cartridges; and, when his proposals
were not treated with the attention they
merited, he placed the whole ammunition of
his ship In proper cartridges at his own
expense. The advantages of serge as a
material for cartridges, the principal of
which is It's total consumption by the
fame of the powder, are so great that its
use soon became universal.
From instructions laid down for the ser
vice OF the great guns In the fifteenth GEN.
tury, they must have been nearly as for.
midable to friends as to foes. The actual
damage they inflicted on the enemy prob.
ably bore little relation to the moral effect
they produced, while, ON the other hand,
the charges of loose powder they carried
about in ''spoons," and fred by means Of
red-hot spikes. heated in a charcoal fire
with pair of bellows, must have been 6
frequent ca1se of accident in the field. Al
first. the heated spikes seem to have beer
actually thrust into the vents of the guns,
until the safer expedient of laying trair
of priming-powder W; thought of. This
in its turn, was superseded by piece O
quick-matoh placed in the vent; and it was
soon discovered that the action of the
match was much increased by placing it ir
small tube of paper. This led to the in
vention of the ''tubes," by which all guns
are fired at the present day. --ta-