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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-06-04

NoTICE.-Express Train, East, and South
ern Express, West, run daily. All other
Trains daily. Sundays excepted.
n~ Elegant Sleeping Cars on all night
Trains. S. F. SCULL, Genr Ticket Ag't.
D. S. GRAY, I'd v. =. andl Columbus,
GenI Manager, Ohio.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

A GOOD story is told of Gen.
McCook and the king of the
Sandwich Islands. The former
had been sent out TO the king
by Mr.. Seward with a PROPOSE.
tion to buy the Islands and
annex them to the United
States, to which proposition the
king made answer in substance
thus: 81 am king of these Is
lands, and | get $4,000 year
it is more than you pay your
President. Besides, / would
only be a citizen in america
and not a very distinguished
one at that. Think I'd better
remain king here--don't you?'
TO which interrogatory the
General replied, after a sCrve!
ofthe guileless savage, who wa
calmly smoking a cheroot, ant
drinking a cobbler, "Your hea'
is sound"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

"TICKETs sir" said a railroad
conductor passing through one
of the trains the other day to a
passenger. my tace is my tick
et," replied the other. "Indeed?
said the conductor, rolling back
his wrist5and and displaying q
most powerful bunch of fves
swell, my orders are to punch
all tickets passing over this
road" And my business as
director Of this road" quietly
replied the passenger, "is to see
that conductors do not 'knocb
down" The conductor read.
justed his wristband.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

The japanese are not only
our antipodeS on the face Of
the globe, but some of their
customs are as much the op.
posite of ours. For instance,
the carpenters in using the
plane always draw it toward
them, instead of pushing it. So
with the saw, which they draw
when they wish to cut, the
teeth being set accordingly.
Another of their contrarieties
consists in always tying their
horses with their heads to the
door, or front of the stable, sc
that they can approach then
in front instead of behind. We
are not sure but this is a bet
ter plan than ours, the heels o
a horse are so unreliable.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07
Sowing not In Vain.

Henry Ward Beecher has the
following on the subject OF
sowing when there seems no
prospect of reaplng any profit
in return. he says:
A. mother has, perhaps, the
hardest lot of anybody. Her
life is one perpetual emp ying
Of herself of her own convent
enee in behalf OF her little
child, that for many years can
never make any adequate re.
tul n, 'or her care Of it. There is
no other instance of such spon'
taneous and thorough empty.
ing Of ones own nature for
another that We knew ofin this
life. And yet no mother wor>
thy of the name ever gave her
self thoroughly for the child
who did not feel that, after all,
she reaped what she had sown.
No person was ever called to
suffer for a principle, and suf-
fer manfully, that he was not
himself consious that he was
a victor. When your name is
cast out, and trodden under feet t
of men; when you are cOun, eds
the offscouring OF the earth for
faithfulness to duty, do you not
experience apeculiar joy9 Can
you not, then, understand what
the apostle meant when he
said, "My breathren, count it
all joy when you fall into
divers temptations"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07
TRUELovELINEss .


She who thinks a noble heart
Better thana noble mien; ~ p
HOnors vIRTURE more than art,
Though tits less in fashion seen;
Whatsoever her fortune be,
She's the bride the wife-for me.
She who deems that inward grace
Far surpasses outward show; g..
She who values less the face ...
Thanthat charm the soul can throw
Whatsoever her forturne be, 81.
She's the brile-the wife-for me.
She who knows the heart requires
Something more than lips Ofdew;
That when loves brief rose expires
Love itself dies with IL too
Whaisoc'er her fortune be- ..
She's lhe bride-the wifeTfor me.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

THD New York Tribune pub
fishes a communication from
E. A. Pollard, in which the wri
ter says Gen. Grant, at the
opening Of 1854, fought against
advantages at which McClel-
Ian would have been appalled,;
that the Confederacy, at least
in Virginia, was far stronger
then to expel him than it was
to drive Mcclellan from Man
assas or from Yorktown; that
he fought Lees army with de
cision, with spirit, and with sue
cess.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07
ADVERTISING TERMS,
The lcniptaliOn and FaH-A
Frenchman's Account or
How it Happened.

Ihe temptations and Fall-A
Frenchman's Account or
How it Happened.
Monsieur Adam, he wake up,
he seea unee belle demoiselle
aslip in ze garden. VOLTA de
la chance. "BoDjour, Madame
w. Madame " she; holds her
IAN before her face. Adam put
up his eye glass adire 20 table,
au. ley make one pomenade;
Madame Iy she feel hungry;
she sees apple on re arbre. Ser
pent ze promene sur larbre
and make one walk on the
tree. "Mons le Snake, shake
me some apple, J'ai fain ~ Ser.
tainment, madame" says &c
serpent, "charm de vous voir."
"Hola, mon ami, arr reter vous
vous," say Adam, "stop, stop.
What madness is zees-you
must not peek ze appel" Ze
snake, he take one pinch Of
snuff, he say, "Ah! Mons Adam,
you know zere is nozzing pro-
phebeet for re ladies'? Madame
Iv, permeet me to offer you
some of this fruit defendu." lv,
she make one courtesy, ze
snake he fill her whole parasol
wiz appel. lie say "Eritis
Sicut Deus. Mons Adam will
eat re appel, he will become
like one Dieu, know re good
and re evil; but you, Madame
Iv, can not become more of q
goddess zan you are now"
And zis finish Madame ".
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

DURING q Wyoming murder
trial, the murdered man ap~
peared in court alive and we'll.
The trial, however, went on,
and the jury brought in a YER.
dict of guilty. SLOWS this"
says the judge. "There has
been no murdeT the man is
alive in court" "Well, your
honor" said the foreman, "the
jvry is convinced that the pris-
oner did not murder this man
but he stole my gray mare, and
we believe that hanging him
is necessary for the good Of the
country" ati
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07
WHOLE NO. 1922
Where the Wages Go.

thoughts for working.menr
presented by the New York
Evening Post:
Why is ii that so many ofthe
families of the laboring men in
our towns and cities live in
such a poor, beggarly way, and
in so many damp, dark base
ments, and in such close, con-
uned, rickely old atticS9 Many
of.the heads of these families
receive good wages, and get
their pay every week or month
regularly. But where, in too
many cases, do their wages go?
Not to the banker, the grocer,
the butcher, the merchant; they
go for strong drink, ale and
beeb which do not strengthen
the physical man. Franklin
taught the printers of London
that cold water was better than
ale; and cold water has lost
none of its virtues in one hun
dred and forty years.
The cost of tipping is in the
aggregate enormous. The in
uuiry is often made, how are so
many drinking houses sustain
ed? Let us see. Twenty men,
at 30 cents day will pay one OF
these "tippling shops" S2,19O a
year. A man who pays 80
cents a day for "drinks" pays
$780, so year. This is the in.
terest on Sl,564 at Z per cent,
at simple interest. This sum,
30 cents a day amounts in ten
years to S1.171.95. All this
wasted, paid out for van enemy
that steals away a mans BRAIN
and rcbs him and his family o.
every comfort. Intoxicating
liquors give neither strength
to the body, vigor to the mind
resolution to the will, elevation
10 morals, nor dignity TO char
acter. Strong drink draws
man down from his high estate
depraves his appetites, anc
leaves him in wan and misery
the mere wreck and semblanct
} of a man.
The constant use ofintoxica
F ting liquors makes hard time
for many man. Thus, a fam
lily five persons will consum
: four barrels of flour a year, o
1,056 pounds of bread. This i
nearly three pounds a day
Good flour can be bought nov
at 81 a barrel; four times seve
makes S28; and thirty cents
l day for drinks is S10O, so, or IS
80 more per year than tn
bread for a family of five pei
+ sonr costs. "But," says A.
) only take two drinks a day
! Very well; you pay, then, ft
your drinks S73 a year; only S4
. more than you pay for tn
u bread consumed by your Who'll
!, family, if it contains five pc
sons. This sum would provid
{ tea and coffee for them.
y Here, then, we see that tn
IS man who pays even twen'
d cents a day for liquor spends
d sum sufficient to supply his far
lily with bread, tea and cotf'
for the year. Is it strange tn
y times are hard-that men cor
9 plain of the government ar
" charge that 1t oppresses the
( with onerous taxes9 The aho,
figures show how men tax ther
b selves; and how they tar pro
" erty, too.
h FROM Maryland we have ii
is following curious story: %Eli
q abeth Cordrey, of Tyaskin Di
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

FROM Maryland we have the
following curious story: "Eliz.
abeth Cordrey, of Tyaskin Dis
trict, Somerset comfy, was
born a mute and was never
known to utter a syllable until
Saturday, on which day she was
fifty years old. She had been
confined to her bed by sick
ness for some time, when, on
the day mentioned, to the great
surprise of her family and
friends, she began talking flu
emily, and from then to the
hour of her death, which oc,
Cured OH the following day,
she prayed almost increasingly
in az audible soice and under
standingIy. The lady has two
sisters and a brother also
mutes.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

The editor ofa country paper
says. "W e d n esd a 3 post.
brought us a letter addressed
'Rev.' another The Hon. anoth~
er 'Col.,' one MR. and the last,
.Esq.' On the way to dinner
we accidentally stepped on g.
woman's trail, and she address.
ed US thus, You brutepn
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

CoLoNEL.L. S. BAKER reports
that as near as can be ascer-'
tanned, the number killed in
the Piegan village was 173, Of
whom 100 were ablebodied
men, and 53 women and child
ren; 14O women and children
were afterward captured and
released. Colonel Baker claims
that the women and children
who lost their lives were ac
cidentally killed.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

A CLERGYMAN in the country
had a stranger preaching for
him one day; and meeting his
beadIe, he said to him, swell,
Saund, rs, how did you like the
sermon to-day?" ~ watna, Sir,
it was rather DER plain and sim
pie for me," replied tie beadle.
Il like the sermons that be-
jumbles the joOdgment and
confounds the sense; cd, Sir, l
never saw and that could come
up to yourself at that"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

AwoMAN's rights advocate Inc
sists that divorced women have
a right to vote uil der the Fiji.
teenth Amendr nent, which
provides that the right Of suf-
ffage shall not be denied or
abridged on account Of rage,
color or "previous condition Of
servitude" . 4 Rdmsnt owf
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

A GENTLEMAN Of Brantord,
Conn. returning home on Sun
day from church, began to ex-
lol the merits oI the sermon 10
his son. Jack" said the old
gentleman, 81 have heard one
OF the most delightful sermons
ever delivered before a Christ.
ian society. 1t carried me to
the gate of heaven" "Why
didn't you dodge in3" replied
Jack, "you will never have
another such a chance" ."lGp.a
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

JOSH BILLINGS reckons as
among the Lost Arts-Pump-
kin Pi, Rum and Tanzy-Hon-
esty;; and the art of getting up
in the morning.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07
From the Ross County Register


80 IFrom the Ross COunly Rsgister,J = :
A Singular Case.
For some days past the att
tention of nearly all oufphySi,
clans, as we'll as that of a large
number Of citizens, has been
called to a most singular case
Of internal mallormation or ex.
treme muscular vigor on the
part of a colored man, who is
at present stopping in the city,
and who has been the subject
of much notice and comment
elsewhere. An Eastern paper
thus speaks of the man:
at is hardly correct, perhaps,
to call it a case OF malforma.
ton, as the phenomena are en-
tirely internal, the person pre-
senting no unusual appearance
whatever. BY some inward
muscular action, he seems to
possess the power of changing
the location of his heart at
pleasure. Placing our hand
upon his breast, at the proper
place, we could feel 1t beating
distinctly.
de then commences a series
of contortions with his abdo'
men, rolling it over and over
several times. At the conclu-
sion of this striking exhibition,
we placed our hand upon q
lump in his left side below his
waist, and there was the heart
humping away as if nothing
unusual was the matter. A
few more contortions and the
frisky organ passed the abdo'
men, and on the right side
kept up its work OF throwing
the blood through the system
as regularly as il in its natural
position. More contortions
and it travelled back home, its
course being easily traced un'
der the skin till it passed un'
der the ribs. The man then
commenced a sort Of rotary
motion of the bowels, appar'
emily turning them over sew
eral times, when we felt a com
plete set of ribs covering the
abdomen, the regular set being
in their usual place. Turning
the bowels in the opposite di
rection the false ribs disap
peared. On being asked if biz
mother had any more children
like him, he replied that he
had a brother over six fee
high, who could reduce his sta
ture to something less thar
three feet. We believe hin
readily after having witnessed
the above performances
. b. As stated above, the maj
has been carefully examined b!
our physicians here, who al
though they are not of th'
opinion that the man reall!
changes the position of hi
heart, still are none the les
astonished at the singular mus
|
cular power he possesses.
Another curious featur
about him is that he cannot b
choked-at least by any ordi
nary means. Being asked t
do so, Mr.. Nathan McFadder
who is no pigmy in strength
as is well known, caught th
d man by the throat and exerte
d his utmost power to choke hir
but without avail, the maj
q continuing to talk as if moth
ing at all was The matter.
tits a most singular case an
well worth a sight.
The New York Sun calls tn
!, President "Utter Silenc
Grant" True, he utterly s.
fenced the rebellion, and b,
will utterly silence the cavi
ers, and maleontents by hi
\ II.
successful administration Q
! the Government in the inter
es:s of the people. We lik
} this kind Of silence; it is gol(
en.-Cincinnati Chronicle.
!. JOSH BILLINGS reckons
-. among the Lost Arts-PumE
! kin Pi, Rum and Tanzy-HoI
esty;; and the art of getting U
IL, fI,a vonru,o0
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

Con pardons like a mother.
who Kisses the offense iato ey-
erlasting forgetfulness.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07
ROBACKeS
STOMACH BlTTERS.

SIUMAUn BITIEKS,
tFrOm The Oxford, Butler Co, o.,
Citizen.
DIR. G. w. ROBACK,
having made himself
IL name i'm the world,
by. bis great Sean.
dinayian Remedies,
will again distin-
gushing himself 10y
the results Of his Gel
ebrated T" Stomach
Bitters," which he
is now introducing.
These Bitters are not
Of the kind that now
AGod the country,
made up ofpoisonous
liquors, spices, &C.,
but contain medical
properties, though
moi unpleasant to the
taste. They are cal
cuiated to purify
the :, blood, and to
strengthen and re-
stOre,a weak cOnsti-
'utiOn to its natural
state. We freely
recommend this new
article to our read
ers. n For sale at
McGraw & Richey's.
October II, 1861.
.sg)GROfice and manufac-
tory,,.Nos. Sc, So, go and 81
East Third Street,
q ~ Cincinnati, 0:
NA-.< ------ =.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-04-07

In this world, fnll often, our
joys are only the shadows
which our sorrows cast.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21
SHERIFF'S SALES.

BY virtue of Sundry wriis of Vend. FIX, issu-
ed out OF the Court OF Common Pleas of Columbia
coupy and 70 me directed will be exposed 10
sale by public yendue or outcry at the q ourt
House In Bloomsburg, at one o'clock in the after
noon OF Monday Oct Sist 1870, the foil lowing real
estate, to wit:
One lot beginning al a corner on Mummy al
ley ana Second street OF the town OF Bloomsbury
ana running thence along said street, north
WeSlwardly twenty'one and u half feet To lot Of
a. NJ. Rupert, thence along said lot southwest
wardly seNeni gone and "a half feet to lot No. 35
thence along said lot sOuihwesIw wardly twenty
one and a hall feet 10 Mummys alley, thence
along said alley northeustwardly seventy zone
and II hail feet to beginning, whereon is erected
large two-stury brick building with the APP
= tenanccs.
Also ON a certain other lot Of land situate in
the town uI BloumsbuTg, beglHning AT Il post ON
the northwest siue of second street and lot No
3, ana running thence along said lot north 2G34
degrees west 10 feet more or less To old road al
ley, thence along said alley south 10 degrees
west ieet To lot OF John X Girton, thence along
Snld lot south .bti degrees east 1870 feet more or
less 10 second street aforesaid, thence along
second street north b3l4 degrees east feet to be-
ginning, wherein are erected "A dwelling house,
bnleheishop aud out buildings with the appur-
tenanCts.
Seized, taken In execution and to be sold as the
property OF Joseph l.. shannon.
0.,-,-o MoRDECAI MILLARD,
oet19O sheriff
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21
GRAND EXPOSITION.

FOR THE FASHIONABLE WORLD
COMPLIMENTS OF MRS NJ. A. BINDER.
No. llOi, N. W. corner Eleventh and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia,
OF 1870, Wholesale aud Retail
which Paris and the first mahufactories supply.
Dresses, Mantle, Cloaks and Costumes for
Ladies aud Children
A special department of plain and elegantlv
trimmed patterns, OF the latest parisian and
English styles, at 50 per dozen,
II you want handsomely-fttng. well-made
suit, at short notice, go to Mrs. Binders for taste
ful trimmings and uainty stitches. Mourning
Travelling aud Wedding outfits, Walking and
Fancy Costumes. .
DRESS AND CLOAK TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS,
comprising the latest Paris novelties In black
and colored Frlhges Gimps, Ruches, Loops,
Flowers. Gloves, Brid " reaths. Neils, Ribbons
new shades in Velvet, satin and Tafleta Rib
bOns, Sa hes, Neck les,
MADE UP LACE GO0DS--GRAND DUCHEsSE
LACE FOR DRESS TRIMMING.
Pointe Applique, Naencieunes, Hamburg Edg-
ings, and insertions, Black Gnipure and Thread
Lacts, new in design and moderate In price
CHOICE INDIAN ORNAMENTS.
and Fancy Goods, selected by Mrs. Binder at
Elegant line OF Whtby Jet Goods in sets.
Brenstpins, Earrings, Necklaces and Bracelets
splendid line OF French Jet Goods, Coral and
French Gold sets, Charms, Sleeve Buttons,
cannot be surpassed
Strangers visiting our city are respectfully in
Vlted TO examine.
ri mixing and Goffering Cutting and Fitting.
Also, perfect system OF Dress Cutting taught
Patterns sent by mail or express to all parts OF
N. w. Corner Eleventh and Chestnut Sts, PHIL
octli703m.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21
A Torpid System.

Sometimes, without any assignable cause, the
physical strength and animal spirits give way,
and strange torpor tails alike on the body and
intellect. There is little no pain perhaps but
the natural vigor and elasticity of the nervous
and muscular system seems to have departed
and Indifference to the plea ,ures of life and
even of its grave re possibilities takes the place
of that earnest interest in both which character
izes every well balanced mind when in healthy
condition.
This state of partial collapse Is often the pre-
monitory symptoms of some serious malady. 1t
indicates Enthusiastically that the vital powers are
languishing and need stimulant. In such cases
the effect of n few doses of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is wonderfully beneficial, TIE great ton
ic wakes up the system from its browse. The
secretions and the circulation receive new i'm
petus. The relaxed nerves recover their elastic
ity under the operations of the specific, like the
slackened strength of II musical instrument in
the process of tuning. Lethargy and debility
are replaced by energy and vigor, the spirits
rise, ana life that almost see med a burden while
the season Of depre Ssion lasted becomes once
more enjoyable. That such a radical change
should be produced by remedy entirely devoid
of the powerful alkaloids and minerals so ex-
tensively used in mo iern practice, may seem
incredible TO those who pin their faith on the
medicinal efficacy of active poisons, but If these
skeptics Will take the trouble to enquire of those
who have testcl the corrective and Alternative
virtues of the Bltters under the circumsta nces
described, they will lind the state ment to be
true. oct7 7O-lm.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21

Mr.. NJ. KLINE, of this place, is agent
of the Trenton Agricultural Works and
will be pleased to exhibit to farmers the
Peerless self regulating Thresher and
Cleaner which took the first premium
at the State fair and the recent exhibit
tion held in this county. This machine
is better adapted to the wants of the
farmer than any other now manufac.
tured. 1t embraces some new and nov
el features which simplify and Tighten
labor. A small amount Of power is re
durable, cheap and great favorite. q
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21
A DMINISTRATOR,S NOTICE.

IA ESTATE OF LEMUEL W. ROBERTS, DECD.
Letters OF administration on the estate of
Lemuel W. Roberts, late of Sugarloaf twp Col.
county, dec'n have been granted by the Register
OF said county TO Silas w. McHenry, residing in
Jackson township, Columbia CO., All persons
having claims against tho estate Of the decedent
are requested to present them for settlement,
and those indebted to the estate to make pay
ment to the undersigned, administrators, without
delay. SlLAS w. MCHENRY
p. o., Benton Pa. Administrator.
scplUTU-6w.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21

LADIES aud childreh's fancy furs, at
John Fareira's popular Fur Emporium,
us Arch Street, Philadelphia. He has
enlarged, remodeled and much i'm
proved his store for the convenience of
customers. Read his advertisement and
give him a call.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21

OUR CoNsTABLE,-Were reg ret to learn
that, few nights since, whilst in dis
charge of his duty, Mr.. Woodward re-
ceived severe injuries at the hands of q
party of rogues, who were noisy and
turbulent. The affair occurred at the r.
II. Depot and the parties engaged in the
disturbance made their escape. 1t is al
ways to be deplored, that a popular otfi
Ger land that he is popular, the vote at
the recent election shows is injured
whilst performing the duties for which
he was chosen, and he has the sympa-
thy of our people. His injuries, though
severe, are not dangerous and he is al
ready on duty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-21

THE FALL STYLES. Already the
shop windows are filed with bright
tinted stuffs which compose the dress
of the fair sex during the Autumn and
the pretty white and colored goods of
Summer are retiring before the gayer
incomes. The ladies with charming
eye to propriety assr ne gay colors as
nature puts on hers. Certain it is that
woman is never more charming, than
when
Gay Autumn passes by
And joy lights every eye."