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TAKES AND HOW THEY GET HEAVY

UNTIL the year 1925, the only tax on
lands was a State tax and these were
taxed according to grade Of first rate
second rate and third rate In 1921 the
tax 81 lands was s., p for each 100 acres
Of first rate; 81 cents an each 100 acres
OF second vote, and So cents on each Joe
acres of third rate. The counties and
corperate towns levied their taxes on
horses and cattle, and on town lots
while Tavernkeepers and Merchants
were required to have Iicenec.
InIS25 when the State began to make
Canals to improve the value of fpropery,
and to carry on the business Of keeping
schools through hired agents, it was de-
decided t6 tax all property and capital
according to a valuation.
twill thus be seen that farm lands
only paid q State tax and this was fol
the expense Of State Government. Now
we have the Same tax st a greatly adj
vanced rate, and we have had beside;
this, taxes 10 build Rail Roads, and
Turnpike Roads-taXes to make bitches,
support Schools Houses, Asylumns fol
the Deaf and Dumb, Asylumns for Lu.
uatics and Asylumns for the Blind
County Infirmaries- to enable
men to s5ulk the draft, taxes for county
fairs and other objects.
In order to show the general working
of this liberal system, We have selected
a quarter section of land three mile:
from Urbana, formerly owned by Benia.
min Doolittle, and now owned by Eliza
Newell. Itisdescribed on tax list as the
n. w. quarter of Sec. %, in Town 5,
Range I'm. r. s. In 1924 the tax on
this land was dollars and 50 cents fol
100 acres.
In 1876, under the new system this was
valued at 1926 and the tax for that year
was s., ,O8 thenext year it was S5,55, then
Sc, a, then So, GLAND in 1881 it was 81, 90.
To show the progressive increase, we
r.
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pAPAL TyFAE.s.IBELETY.

,r,..,-.,..r..r.,, g..., .,,
Ia" lLli..i'i'-l''y " .lle L ops ",
claimed by the Catholic church OF a'
understood to be claimed by it, is a thina
much obioc+ad tn Inv Protastapts TtLa,
- 80. -,
Dseil i'4uy.' li''s'''i''''.a''''',' anu SCENE
to be nothing more than the paramount
authority of the Church on matters %.
belief and di-cinIinc to which oII nam.
-. -. -.
Je.7 " 'l'y ll'i'IS Sll iii u5' 7''iili' OF c'-'
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in the present front yard of Jerry deuel.
and next picked up the brick residence
Of Charles Mathis On ihe spot where
Mrs. West now lives and crumbled it
to thelower floor, leaving Mrs. Mathis
sitting with small child in her arms
surrounded with the wreck Of the house,
F, ,lniniued ard unscathed, as a seeming
atonement for the work Of death at the
last named place. and then vee-ed
north uud demolished the oilmiII Of John
Mathis destroying his whole stock of
castor beans &e.s * --.
Al thispeintshe TnrnaEolef. our Towu
pursuingit= tumbiing, pitching swooptng
course through the Ryan woods, hurting
twisting aujup roofing the largest trees;
on, and ou it sped, ascending and de
Tcending, t9uchinE the earth here and
there, at Unequal distances, leaving a
track Of ss5He Cords .@Fi,lew hen in contact
with earth through the State Of Ohio,
nearly GcSioyiHg small Town in Rich
land County, reaching "a small Town
in North Eastern Pennsylvania about
> o'clock the same afternoon at the un-
paralleled speed of aooIt 50milos per
hour.
You need uy, tell m= gentle reader
that my effort Is a failure, know It. /
feel it. but console myself with the re-
Election, that uo uniuspirei pen however
ably welded can do Justice 10 such
subject. 7 have failed to cataioguc all
the destruction in th- Town; some 80
buildings including stables &c, were
either partially OF totally demolished in
the wake yf the storm, besides many
chimueys and Other fixtures in other
parts Of the Town.
ought 10 speak ui one Incident which
passed; I have already spoken Of the
Hamilton House; it was in process of
erection and Elijah Wolfkiu and anoth-
er carpenter were in it, and We're entire
" buried with the crumbled part Of one
Of the walls and were only saved by
cr0uching under theirworl bench, which
held up the weight Of brick and mortar.
! might here extend many diversified
Incidents some very sad, some mirthful,
and some indeed iaughinsjy lud;crous,
but viii forbcar, and will close by mere
" saying that Immediately after the
catastrophy, the citizens of the Town
and many from the Country, met with
the council and immediately inaugural
ed measures ofrclief TO the sufferers, and
early next morning marshaIled under
chosen leaders, commenced the recon
struction of the buildings that the hav-
oc Of the storm had demolished. 8Ier-
chants, Blacksmiths, Tailors, Shoemak-
ers, Hatters, Timers, Saddlers, Wheel
wrights, Tanners, Pump-makers, Cabin
et-makers, Pottcrs, Gunsmiths, and IN
deed all classes were metamorphosed,
into Carpenters, PIasterers and Brick
masons, and those who could not Ia boz
furnished means necessary, such as
Shingles, Nails, Glass, Lumber &c, Sc.
Also in addition to contributions from our
own citizens, the people Of Dayton and
perhaps some other neighboriug Towns
contributed and placed in the hands Of
the Town Council hans0me sums of mon
ey for distribution; all the unfortunate
families, were again provided with new
homes and manyindeed in less than
month were in q better condition than
before the storm; thus order and comfort
were restored by united effort,
WILLIAM PATRICE. I
URBANA, March 22nd, 1879.
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faith must be determined under that
power, else the words Of the Lord to Pc
ter would be disTegarded. This is prov
ed by results. IN the Apostolic See,
Catholic and immaculate, the doctrine
has always been fully maintained con-
sequently we inculcated with the concur
renee of the council and define as a dog
ma Of faith, that, thanks to divine assist
ance, the Roman Pontif, of whom il
was said in the person Of Peter by Christ,
4 have prayed for an cannot err when
acting a. supreme teacher Of All Chris
tians. The schema defines what the
Church must hold in faith and morals
and that the prerogative Of Papal infal-
iibity extends over the same matters TO
which the infallibility Of the Church Is
applicable. If any should dare, which
God forbid, to contToveTt the present de-
finiti0n let him know that he departs
fIOm the true faith.
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Notice.

TO JOAN C>s,eltUd. ofthe City ofLuayeuworth and
state of Kansas. AIczer Nopelaud Of the Parish Of
Aif1-i. A3sr, eau-Hire. Scotland, Barbara MiHtoe
Fud James NutDe her husband Cf the Parish Of Al
iuTl; A5,rdeeHshirc. Scotland You VIII take notice
.h7- -U
Tic l0H day Of Fejarury, 1870,
Tie undersigned hed petition in the Court Of Com
mon Pleas uf the- -ChlapaigA- -G0HHty- and state 0i
Ohio, where the same is now pending. demanding
partition Of the following premises, Situated In the
l-ty Of tr5aEl- County OF Champaign and State Of
Ohio, and described as follows:
LJ. no Il. as designated uu the record plaitcd by
Nos-rUNe, Wiley. W5uslOw and Young. addi-
ton 20 the Town of UrbaHa which Plat is recorded
az page % Of the Records Uf Town Plate, Of Cham
p8iEu County Ohio. - .-...
The undersigned demands that partition be made
Of the sail premises follows.
To The undersigned a part thereof 70 John Cope
land, Acxer Copeland and Barbara MintOc, each 4
par, thereof.
Al The next term Of sad Cont application viii be
made by the undersigned for au ordrE hst partition
may be made &c, Of said premises.
THos COPELAND.
isY TAYLOR Z LEEpOaI. At1'yS
4.tf-6W
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NOTICE is hereby given that at The March seS-
\ sion Of the Commissioners Of Champaign
Comfy, tO-wit March 9th, 1870 q petition was
presented to them signed by David Kite and
others, praying for the laying out and establish
ment ola county road, and for the improve
menJ OF, by grading, draining and grayeling the
same, on tncfOlOw1ng route, to-Wit: Beginning
ai the Mad River Valley Pike near the Baptist
Church in Mad River Township. where the
Township road leading from said Church to
what is called the Mud Pike, intersects said Mad
River Valley Pike thence West with said
Township road to where il makes an angle,
thence North about rods to the half section
line running through section 10, Township 4.
Range Il. n. Z. $, thence West with said Town
ship road and the half section line through
Sections It, -, y and st. Township 4, Range II,
to the center Of said Section g. to lntersCct with
the Township road running North and South
through the Centre of said Section g, thence
North along said last mentioned Township road
to the intersection of the Urbsna and Piqua
Turnpike and such proceedings were had that
George r. Kizer, Noble Osborn and Andrew
Hanna, three disintersted resident free holders
ofChampaign County, were appointed viewers,
and c. ". L Taylor, surveyor of said road and
It is ordered that they meet at the beginning Of
said road so asked to be laid out established and
improved, on Monday the 9th day of April 1870,
at 10 o'clock A. ~, and examine said road and
report their proceedings to the next session of
the Commissioners in June.
JNO NJ. FITZPATRICK.
Auditor of Champaign County, Ohio.
Irbuua, March, lS70.--3W
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EbacrIOy N KEW ENeLA,.1.

SOME Of the Journals devoted TO Com
etitutionaT Reform have been looking
bopefulIy to New England elecions-for
Damocratic maiorities. These hopes are
oreuature these States are All just
readv to turn, but until they see DEM
ocrafic Administration at Washington,
they will keep in Republican lockstcp-
When Jeferson was elected President
he did not receive an electors vote in all
New England Before he went ont OF
office. most Of the States tracked after
MIN. When Jackson WAS elected he
had no vote in all New England Be
fore he went out Of Office, every State
Int one had q jackson Legislature and a
fellow named BoutwelIran as jackson.
Governor Of Massachusetts.
"LitHe Bo-peep dc.
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NEW FAsEEEONs.

THE Finance Committee in Congress
have meetings with the President, and
the Secretary Of Treasury about the tax
es, and how much they shall lay on the
people. Congress was meant to represent
the people-since the Constitution was
done up and done for, they act by leave
Of the Executive.
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UNITED STATES BONDS.

o. the March, 1870. Mr.. Van Trump
Of Ohio, asked unanimous consent to Of
fer the following resolution:
ReSCIrcd, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be- and nc is hereby, directed
to furnish this House, at his earliest con-
yenieuce, aud in as condensed a form
as shall be consistent with a full state
meut of each class of expenditure, an
account of the disbursements of the sew
craI appropriations made by Congress to
pay the expenses Of issuing and sale Of
the public bonds Of the United States, for
commissions, cost Of engraving, cost of
paper, cost Of printing. and other eX-
penses, under the following acts Of Con-
gress, tO-Wit:
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SMALL PELLAGE.

\ BiIl has passed the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Ohio TO provide Blanks and
Stationery for Prosecuting Attorneys =
IN former days when Prosecuting Attor-
neys received SO a term they furnished
their own paper and drew their own in
dictments a. lawyers do in other cases
More leaks from the Treasury, more tax
cs for the people.
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LEGAL.
Notice.

JaIiit- H. Ruuyuu Court ul Common
w. Pleas. Champaign
MarJiulu Jane EuuNuu } County. Ohio Hetit-
ION for DlvOrce.
Tie defendant, MurJiIlH Jane RunyOu iS nou-
fed that on the i4th day of March, 1870 rhe Pc
titiOner filed his petition In the Court Qi Tom
mon Pleas Of Champaign County. Oaio- Where
the same is now pending, praying q divorce
from the said 11aTdUIa Jane Runyon, tor the
cause Of adultery committed by her with one
Alban Dixon, and said petition and cause viii he
for hearing at the next term ot Court, COM
manciHE June ~ 1870.
JAMES II. RI-NNON.
NsE,-.f 4 J'TtASCE. .AtI'yS for Pin.
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That completes the tenn Of 10 years
from the time when the tax was - so
with thrifty Legislatures to devise new
schemes for tax, and with plenty OF
sleek good looking officers to lay the
taxes and to spend them, the public may
yet look for q consistent increase.
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Monday, 4h dag Of Apra, 1870
aaAEEp PRQPosA6s
WILL be received at the office of the City Clel
VI in Urb8na, Ohio, until
TIL.,..aLIr,L I,n..i1 01 u IG-0

Thursday, ApTU Isl, IsIOl
at y o'clock at noon, for constructing ditch !,
feet wide, commencing at point 10 feet North
OF Gwynne Street, thence running in 2 North
western direction to the North Corporation line
also, for q ditch ten feet wide from said pOin1
I2l feet North of Gwynnc Steet, thence extend
ing il 20 the North Corporation line, according
10 plans and specifications on file in the office Of
the City Civil Engineer Each bid shall con.
tain the fun name of al the parties interested
in the same, and shall be accompanied by good
and sufficient Security, that II the bid is accept
ed q contract will be entered into and the work
faithfully performed.
The City Council reserve the right to object
amy or all bids at their descreti on.
J.. G. HONEG, City t'lerk
T-rbaua. March 24h, lS70.-iw.
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t0IES & QUERIES.

THIS heading wts first used i'a l.llc OF Al journal
iorLitcrary men. And again IL has been used as Il
Department in Journal Of History. Il is adopted
here, with like intent for purposes purely local
and personal and may be used lor questions and
answers in regard to all matters pertaining to
Champaign County, and the people Of it. But is
not 20 be used for Elections puT0sc nor for Adyer-
itsemcnts under cover a. Notes s. Qacrics
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The Resolution was objected to by Mr..
Washbume Of Massachusetts, and could
not be offered. OF Course. Mr.. Repub-
Iican Washburn would object to letting
the people know what the debt has cost.
Eight Millions, Two Hundred and Sixty
Thousend Dollars, is gOOdly sum for
mere incidents and the people would
ike TO know.
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An ENIGMA.

A LADY gave a.g.f, which ssc had not.
Andl received her gift. waich took not g.:
She gave it me willingly, and Yet she woult not !;
and Ircccivcd it, albeit could not:
If She gives it me, I force not,
And IL she takes it again, she cares not
CoREtgue what this is, and tell not
For aa fast sworn, sud Lay not
VIII some Of Your fair readers give
olution. p.
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On N4farlIl,y, .4DfV 9H $50.
mayors Proclamation.

JFHEREAS, BY the laws OF the State af Ohio, 1t is
" made the duty OF the Mayor, il all Elections
for Municipal OlcerE 70 issue Proclamation to the
qualified electors of the City, setting forth the time
ard places Of election and the officers to be chosen.
THEREFORE. ], l.. II LONG. Mayor Of the City OF
fed electors Of SAID City, notifying them that on
Monday, 4th dag Of ApI1, 1870.
between the usual hours OF holding election an cIee
ton will be held for the following Officers, to-Wit:
Mayor.
Treasurer.
One Councilman for First Ward, for two years, and
one Assessor fOrOne year-Eection at Market House.
One Councilman for Second Ward, for two years.
and one Assessor, for one year Election at Conrt
House
One Councilman for Third Ward, for two years, aad
one Assessor for one yesr-EectiOn in buildng near
Warren IL Gaumer's Carriage shop, on West Court
Street L. II LONG, Mayor.
Dated Urbana Mach %. 1870. 2w.
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HEuvIoNo Isarts--th yuiOuo Hand.
The Union OF States none caHsevcr:
The Union ofi4akes-the Union 8 Lane
AudtheFLAs OF OUR CSIoSF F8reye.E
'Tae States Of the UHion with UHioH Of
the states"
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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS

TuE RUNS or THIS JEFICE aEE :-That no commu-
Hication viii be inserted, unless the name Of a re-
fponsible person be given to the publisher. Man
uscripts sent to zis oIce are to be considered The
property of the publisher and not liable TO he re-
turned. except as publishers option.
We have been informed that it IS un-
derstood By the public that the URBANA
UNION does not admit communications
from correspondents. We therefore say
that the admission Of communications
upon the nature of them. We
will insert communications useful to the
public, and shall atall times be glad to
receive such. We do not admit articles
of merely personal nature, and partic-
ularly when they relate tomatters which
have not appeared in this paper.
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Administrator Tgotiee.

Harrison Beaver Admr'
Of Tie Estate Of David Beaver deed
David ". Beaver aad others.
IN ubediance TO the order Of the Probate Court in
this case. Will offer at Public sale the prems
Cs.
On Saturday, 4prH 9th 1870.
Estate tu-Wit:
Situate in Champaign County Ohio and being 30
acres OF the East side Of the East half OF the North
East Quarter of Sec. %, Town 3, Range l2 N. R. s.
Appraised at 81 ,920.
Terms, Onc-third cash in hand, the balance in two
equal annual payments with interest, 70 be secured
by Mortgage ON the premises sold.
UAERIsON BEAVER. Admir-.
Of the Estate Of David Beaver Decd.
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Since gharluEa-ue, said ThrudoIa Parker 4 think
There hls NOT been such grand figure in an Chris
tendon. "A lHrEc uuu, dec1guus in dress dirnihcd
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Extract from the Boston Courier, Nov 18Th.
Mr. CARTS has produced no. bBya biography of mar.
veOus interest, but one OF extraordinary mcr,t I'm
literary point Of view.
1t may be considered great pgsisr bat We think
that Mr. Curtis has written fhc BE OF Daniel Webster
uE it ought TO ha written.
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Carriage Mandatory,
ST. PARIS, OHIO
.. Haso hand great variety Of
CARRIAGES & BUaaTES,
0I latesL styles. which be win SOL al tha Inz-eaL
CASH PRICES.
MR. G. T. CURTIS
LIFE OF
Daniel Webster,

LIFE OF
Daniel Webster.
This GREAT NATIONAL WORK,
written in fulfillment of Mr. Webster's
testamentary injUnctions, will be pub
lished in two volumes, 8vO, 600 pages
each, illustrated with elegant steel pOr-
traits Of. Mr.. Webster, and a fine Wood
cuts Of different views at franklin and
MaTshfeld
Volume One Now Ready.
"As soon as Nr. Curtis' work is published, the
present generaticn will have much fuller and moro
ION rounded eo1sep4o2 q this extraordinary
man tnan was possessed by his immediate cOtcmp6
FariCs. D. ... ..... d.. ...--0 =
Mr.. Webster viii again come into view as perhaps
the foremost man OF this country on the American
cOntenant. II was he that sualfgd the ideas which
triumphed in the late war FOR the Union ..Thc
Union, now and forever one and inseparable, was
santlment Which he bad 70 infused into all uEgner-
Gus hearts thatthcy were ready 20 pour out every
drop Of theig blood in ifs support lie is the one
man without whom success could not have been
achieved, ~ J IIdril. ..-......
i is probobly the last Life OF Daniel Webster that
VIII ever be written, and il is boyond comp,lrisOn
tuC besJ. As biography l has the rare Ouglify of
usefulness being suited 70 the taste Of the GENERAL
sSoi5, as wy az answering the requirements Of the
The extracts from his speeches and correspou-
bey 5enCT 4Fe t eqpious bnt le selection of them is
enough for Inc book or its syGiect 10 5aT ny =
Mr.. Gcorys Tickpor Curtis, lii, or r,,i.I yz-oh
VIII meet 3 warm welcome rom the American pub.
nSS ~,
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Rseporis Of all the Sales OF Petroleum
Ia Scyv YOrkEesterd ay.

Petroleum crude in huld steadily hc'd,
moderate demand, 500 bbIs sold 15lG. Re.
lined less active. lew shipoing orders. little
business, speculative demand subsided.
general tone Of trade unsatisfactory, no dis.
position to concede farther ia prices, sales
20CO bbls 5. W. 81; 25OO hbls from April to
August 3sll. Philadelphia deiveey, sales
1000 bbs refned s. W. spot 2G$l, 5000 bbls
Grade sold on creek delivered Parkers Land.
ing seile:s option Is days ll1a.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE

rS'he copartnershp heretofore cxistirg under the
firm name # : :. Grswod \ Co. Is from
this 9TH day OF January $50 dissolved by mutual
0On.'ri. All part e. indebted or having any claims
on said firm arc requested 10 CAL for -citlcmert
IS GR!SWCLO.
q, W. kDErON
aus ~
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Dissolution NctiCc.

NNhc firm of ,iearcs & Cornwell coal dsaers at
l. this place, is this day dissolved by muiuql
cnnsent, Mr. Searlcs retiring from The business.
The business W II hrelfjer be conducted at the old
stand by mc'srs Colington a Comwoll, who will
settle the accounts Of the late firm.
j. G.. SFARIFS
Pct LCen're, March 1910, J. Z. CORNWFLL.
r.arch.3S.
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FEE GsI MARKETS,
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF
PETROLEUM CENTRE DAILY Recon-
PETROLEUM CENTRE March l2\
The Market is, fat to-day fas is usual
on Saturdays. pisces are lower than yester-
days, 1926 q $3.50 being about the figure.
No sales 10 report.
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This Means Business.

the first Of April coming, and MY BOOKS MUST
BE.CLOsED. Those who have claims against me
Will please present them for adjustment at my
And those Indebted to me will please call md settle
at once Nesleetng this, they will aflor that date
hnd their accounts in the hands of the proper
authority for collection with interest and cost added.
March ;, 1870. JAMES A. SIEHRIFF.
mach 5trr
an For fnn lnh WON. 90 10 d. lrcnr,rn