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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
French POIIteaeSs.

In a Strasbourg hotel some Algerian
tirailleurs, officers, sous officers and
privates were all at breakfast, the first
theythad eaten in peace for a week.
An intruder came in with many bows
and begged permission to place him
self at the table, offering to pay his
share. you don't know me, but
am not quite a stranger TO the great
army family. Capt. Brunei, twenty
one of the army line, is known to
some of you, 1 dare say. He is my
dearest friend, almost my brother. ~
Nobody knew Capt. Brunei, but his
name was a passport among soldiers.
The stranger took his cOtelette, and
was chatting easily with his eOmpan-
ions when an. officer of the Twenty
first came in. "Parbleu, here is the
very man to tell you all about, your
friend. Lieutenant, allow US to pre-
sent a friend of one of yours; you
know Capt. Brunei ~ uBrunet of the
Twenty-first >" mo such man in our
regiment since 1 joined it ten years
ago. The stranger is confused. His
lively tone is changed. Some TureOs
asked the Lieutenant "Are you sure
there was no such man as Capt. Bru-
net? ?' Gust as sure as yOuaTe stand
ing there" 'Why then he must be
@-," and they began to close
round the stranger. monsieur & in
my company" said the captain Of the
tirailleurs, q solid man. Go Onrwith
your breakfast, sir; shall I hand you
the cheese e? Take some of the con-
serve - Coffee and cbCgSee-braalr Z 81 sf
was over. The big tiraiileur called
for the bill and paid. Taking the
strangers arm, he walked out to the
drew his revolver and blew
out the spy's brains"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
VOLUME 22-NUMBER
JeddO.

JeddO, the capital city of the En-
pire of Japan, i in the 3Oth degree OF
latitude, and is said to be one Of the
finest cities in the world. The streets
are wide and clean, and the fine views
Of the Gulf of JeddO, with the high
hills beyond, and the picturesque gar
denS, trees, and temples nearer, make
'up many curious and beautiful views
for a stranger to see.
The Emperor lives in the middle of
the town, in the castle, surrounded
with three walls or Enclosures. The
mobiles and great people all have very
fine houses, built principally of wood,
carved, succeed, and Ornamented--
These houses are generally built in
squares, the middle being the resi-
denee of the owner, the rest those of
servants, dependents, &C. The gar
dens surrounding these places are laid
out in good taste; every bit of ground
taken advantage of, and mimic effects
OF scenery, such aS tiny waterfalls,
ponds, rOekwOrk, &c, very well got
up
The japanese bestow great care on
the growth and culture Of timber
trees. The eedars grow to great
height the oak tree, the mulberry
tree-many towns live upon the silk
manufacture-then the urusi, or var
nish tree, of which the people make
the celebrated varnish known every
where by the name of Japan most
Of their furniture is coated with this,
and all their plates, dishes and drink
ing vessels, as they do not appear to
use glass or china ones then the
eamphOr tree, of which the puzzle
boxes are made; the pepper tree,
chestnut tree, walnut tree, and many
Others too numerous to mention.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
noK to Live on sf.OOO a year.

There is no length of rope whose
ends can not be brought to gether iftOO
much isn't put in the inclOsure. Two
yards of line will not reach about a
hogshead, but try it on a barrel and
the ends meet nicely, with something
to spare. There may be limit of sal
ary below starvation wages; but q
man with a wife and one child, fouI
years old, can live comfortable on one
thousand dollars a year. He can not
rent a house on Fifth avenue, nor can
he dress his wife in cashmere robes
nor take a carriage to the opera. He
can not indeed, secure a dOmicil very
commOdious and Independent, nor
purchase many comforts he may have
deemed Indispensable; but if he viii
cut his coat according to the cloth in
4 cheerful, economical spirit; he Will
find his shelter, food, and raimnent
far above the limit OfpOsitive discom-
fort. The greatest burden in the at
tempt to support a family on the sum
mentioned, is the attempt, universal
in Americans to keep up appear
anees,U by which is meant to NAM
tain a show of being and having not
warranted by truth. This is why the
German immigrants are so much
more thrifty than the mas sOf native
born labOrers having equal pay. A
man who is content to appear what
he is, tOsacrifice nothing to pride,
and to accept his situation with a
cheerful purpose to make the best OF
it, has conquered nearly all Of its diff
ficulties at the start, and little care
fulness in management Of details will
do al the rest. Out of every $1,000
spent from salaries of this amount in
this city, how much goes for that
which brings no real comfort, and is
positively wasted If this portion
were saved and honestly applied to
real uses, the gulf at which so many
gaze despairingly would be bridged
over, and peace and comparative
plenty would oftener be the constant
attendant at the poor mans board
Neig York Journal Of Commerce.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
The Reason Why.

There are ten reasons why Carrie
/ Winehen is not in favor Of female
/ suffrage:
( 1. The world is not ready for it.
?. We have more influence now
than we could have at the polls.
/ 3. The better class Of women would
not vote.
4. If we properly perform our duties
as wife, mother, and sister, We shall
I have no time left for "electiOneering'
! or Office seeking.
81 Women are not infallible, and il
exposed to all the temptations Of pub
lie life we would be mulch worse than
we are now, (which is not necessary y
We would see among Us the exact
cOunterparts OF the grasping pOliti-
clans we so much despise; in short,
we might as a class, be degraded to a
level with men in general, and then
we should all hasten to destruction.
8. We should lose our home infu-
ence, and without this we might be
unable to carry out our fred principle,
namely the principle Of always hav-
ing our own way.
lit would cause discussion in other
wise peaceable families.
8. 1t is unnatural and opposed to
the designs of the Creator.
9. 1t would strike at the root of our
home institutions, and be but the be-
ginning Of evil.
10. We do not want it.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
CEoRcE sENEY.
A. n. HYERs.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, TIfin, Oiiio. on,
"A corner Main and Perry streeta-
Nav q
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
No words. \ stunning.shoek on

No words. \ stunningeshoek on
The temple.
''Oh, my God! I did not think he
would bleed like thatri cried Ham
mel, who was shaking from head to
foot, and could not stand without sup
porting himself by the wall.
"COme, be a man p said BaldOck, Il
had no idea You were so chicken
hearted. You must rouse yourself
and help me carry him to the well at
once; then we will pocket the swag
and be of from this cursed place,
Here, take a drink of brandy, that
will set you all right"
He uneOrked the bottle and handed
it to Hammel, who took a long
draught and then he did the same.
'NOw, then, rouse yourself; il will
be daylight presently, and some shep-
I herd may be about. There is no time
to loss Why, what's the matter
nOw?r
'I don't know, "A sudden pain. Ihave
/ never felt anything like it before"
"Oh. cried BaldOck, with a bias
phemOus oath. 81 feel it too. The
[ cursed dog has poisoned the brandy"
/ a shepherd passing by the tower on
the afternoon of the day. following,
saw something lying outside theOpen
gate, and going up found that it was
/ the body of u man whose cramped-up
members and distorted features show
ed that he had died in great agony.
He ran down to the village and gave
the alarm; and when a further search
was made, another body was diseov-
cred on the stone staircase, blocking
up the passage. In the room called
the kitchen lay a third man, who had
evidently been murdered by blows on
the head in the midst of a heap ofgold
and silver coins; and in the depart
ment above lay old Ciaxton, the only
one who seemed to have died natUr-
al death. For some weeks the people
for miles round sUpPed full OfhOrrOrs,
and wonderful theories were started
I to account for the tragedy.
"JOhnny's Retreat" is now called
''The Tower of the -Four COrpses," and
the shepherds avoid il after nightfall.
1t is to be let at very low rent ifany
one would like to take it.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
FROM the London Lancet.
WpadIess HOFSeman.


At the battle of WOerth it is said
! that at the third charge Of the curias-
siers, a horse was to be seen going at
full speed with a headless rider. The
multilated corpse was that of NJ. della
Futzen de Lacarre, Colonel of the
Third Regiment Of French Cuirassiers
who had been decapitated by a can
non ball. Most people on reading
this would declare that it was a mere
sensation paragraph, totally devoid Of
/ truth. Such an occurrence, however,
would not by any means seem to be
an impOssibility. Not long ago we
/ directed our readers attention to an
interesting article published by DR..
Brinton, Surgeon to the Philadelphia.
Hospital, on the instantaneous rigidi-
I ty which forms the occasional accom-
/ payment Ofsudden and violent death
such as the result from Wounds.Of {
head or heart. The startling pheL
mena sometimes seen on the bait
field, of the retention in death of Il
/ last attitude in life. has not escape
/ the observation Of military surgeons
although the facts Herewith connecEi
| ed have not been studied with the ar-
/ LlAAAAOAA AAAEy NAEoGA ' C AAAOoC NAAO al 2
/ familiar with the descriptions that
were given of the Crimean battle
| fields, particularly that of Inkermann
| will remember that the various atti-
tudes and the expression Of the fea-
lures Of the dead were dwelt upon.
The report of NJ. Chenu contains a
short account, chiefly based upon the
communications of NJ. NJ. Armand
and Peter, of the attitudes of the dead
in battle during the Crimean and Ital-
ian campaign. At Magenta. a Hun
garian hussar, killed at the same
time as his horse, remained almost in
the saddle, resting on his right side,
the point of his sabre carried forward,
as at the charge. This rigidity gener-
ally follows sudden andviOlent death,
but not invariably. DR.. BrintOn,
| among his cases, gives one Of a very
striking kind. He says that a man
wounded in the left breast at Belmont,
Missouri, found a stray mule, which
he succeeded in mounting. While in
the act of riding the animal he died
but the corpse retained the upright
mounted position, and on its beeom-
ing necessary to appropriate the mule
to living wounded soldier, the body
was found to be so firmly and rigidly
set as to demand q certain amount Of
positive force to free the mule from
the clasp Of the legs. DR.. BrintOn is
led to conclude, from his own obser-
vations, and those of others, that this
battlefield rigidity is developed at the
moment of death, and that the eadav-
eric attitudes are those Of the last mo-
ment and act of life.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
Death Of General Robert E. Lee.

General Robert E Lee, the military
head of the defunct COnfederaey, died
in Lexington, Va, on Wednesday
morning, Oct. 18th, of congestion of
the brain, in the he-sixty-fOurth year of
his age. His death viii cause a feel
ing Of gloom throughout the South,
where he was greatly beloved, and
will also be regretted by very many
IN the North, although those most
true to his memory will regret that
his death had not taken place ten
years ago, before mis- previous fair
fame had been stained withrebelliOn.
General Lee was asOn Of the famous
General Harry Lee, of revolutionary
fame, and was a native of Virginia.
He.Was graduated at West Point, Sec
Ond in his class in 1929; entered the
Engineer Corps, became captain, in
1888, and served in the Mexican war
as chief engineer, was. brevetted ma
iOr, lieutenant-cOlOnel and colonel for
gallant conduct at CerrO-GOrdO, Con-
treras, CherIfbuscO and Chapultepec;
was superintendent of West Point
Academy 1925; Northumberland
of Second Cavalry in 1855, and COM
missioner cOlOnEl VI EnS1 NdN clAA 4.
March 10th, 1861.
His conduct at the breaking out of
the war of the rebellion will be re-
membered by most of our readers.
He hesitated as to his course, and
when n false idea of loyalty to his
State, instead of the nation, finally
swayed him, he took the irretrievable
step in no spirit OF braTadO and insult,
like some of the traitOrOus officers of
the army, but with sadness and an
apparent .premonitiOn of impending
evil. Once. the step was taken he
saw no other duty than that Of a sol
dier te the Government under which
he had taken service, and he remain
ed steadfast to the rebel cause to the
end. He resigned his position in the
United States army in April, 1861,
ives made General in the rebel army,
and after holding commands in Wes-
tern Virginia, and on the coast, sue
ceeded General johnson in command
of the rebel army in Richmond, June,
1862. He led the invasion into Ma
ryland, and was defeated atAntietam,
September, 1852. He was cOmman-
der-in-chief during the campaigns of
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Get
tysburg and Richmond, was appoin-
ted general-in-Ohief Of the rebel army
January 81, 1855, and held that posi-
ton until he capitulated to General
Grant in the following April. Since
the war he has been President of the
Virginia Military College at LeXing-
ton.-C Cleveland Herald.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

1t is strange how sensitive some
men are. They will get drunk, rave
about the streets, raving like savages,
turn their children out Of doors, being
50 proud of their achievements as to
make the neighbOrs conscious Of the
fact; pay a fine before a magistrate,
and having made themselves as no
tOriOus as possible, will slide around
to the editor and beg him, with tears
in their eyes, not to bring disgrace 10
their families by mentioning that
little affair in the paper.-Erch1nge.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

A gentleman from Norwich, con-
noeticut, being a neighbOring town
and not feeling well, ventUred 10 try
a glass Of bar-FOOm whisky. Before
swallowing he saw fly in the tum-
bier, and incautiOusly inserted his
finger 20 remove the insect. But an
horror Of horrors the fiery liquid
took Off his finger nail, and it was
floating before his eyes on the surface.
What became Of the fly Is not stated,
but it is very probably that it perish
ed.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
TALE OF HORROR.
An Old Hiser Cuts 4 Chlld'S Tongue
cut and his Fingers Oh-The Mon
SteF Shot Dead in His Tracks.

Last weeks Saginaw Republic saws:
1T has been known for some time
dirty, wretched old man lived out
side the city, about a mile or 50, in a
filthy little cabin, entirely alone, and
that he was ahermit. No one ever
went near him, for il was said that he
was a magician. His only eOmpan-
ion was a skeleton-!OOkiDg dog, He
came into the city sometimes to beg,
and would piteOusly implOre for mon
ey, stating that he was starving
Sometimes he would gather rags or
scraps Of paper and sell them. Ev-
erybOdy supposed him to be wretch
edly poor. He had an evil look, and
mothers would remove their children
when they saw him coming. One
day last week, however, a child, the
son of Mr.. Abraham Skinner, went
out alone to fish in the stream, and
happened to wander alone until, be-
fore he knew it, he came TO the hOvel
Of the old man.
"At first he was frightened, but
seeing no one around he plucked up
courage and went nearer. Every
thing was. silent. He went and peep
ed through crack in the side of the
hut. He almost screamed at what he
saw, for he beheld the old man bend
ing over bag of money that he was
counting. There We're other bags be-
side him containing large quantities
of money. Mr.. SINNERS son was so
terrified that, when he attempted to
move, he stumbled. Like lightning
The old man rushed out and seized
him. "Ha ~ he screamed 'I've
caught YOU, have /? You saw me did
you? Well, now you viii pay for it.n
And before Mr.. SINNERS son could
say q word, the old monster, with an
awful laugh, drew out knife and (oh,
horror , cut the child's tongue out
Then chopped off mis- fingers. ''Ncw,"
ne said, "nOw you can 20, for YOU
can't tell The poor boy ran of to
his fathers house only to fill them
with CONSERVATION. What was the
matter with their child? He could
not speak to tell them He could
not write, for his fingers were cut.
''Sti1, the poor boy, after efforts of
the most horrible pain, managed to
fix a pencil between his bloody
stumps of fingers and wrote the aw-
ful talel A party was Immediately
organized, and proceeded to the mis-
er's den. He was at the door as they
and fired a revolver six
times at them, wOunding two of the
party seriously. Mr.. Skinner return
cd the fire, and the aged william fell
with piercing yell, mortally wound
ed. "My mOney-my mOneytn he
"my beautiful money =" and
he crawled to his bags of gold and
sank upon them-a cOrpsei Over
$4,000 was discovered which was
presented to the Poor House and 9TH
er charitable institutions. The event
viii never be forgotten by our citi-
zens. The child is slowly recovering.
The miser was buried the day after,
and his hut was torn down.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

A lady in Fairhaven, 8Iassaehu-
sets, in making bed few morn
ings since, after turning it over felt
some thing move inside the ticking.
She called help, and found large adj
der about two feet in length and an
inch in diameter, eoiled away in it..
The snake probably erawled into the
house in the day time, and had been
in the bed the previous night with
the OCCUPANT.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

a fishing skipper, who lately visited
Bangor, Maine, with SO worth Of fisl
TO sell, was persuaded by n merchant
to take a barrel of rum at so in trade
saying that the police were 50 sharI
in enforcing the liquor law that there
was no chance to retail it in Bangor
Late at night the barrel was brought
on board, the trader telling the cap
tain he had better put of, as the police
were on his track. After some hours
hard work the vessel reached a secure
spot, and the skipper tapped his bar
rel only 70 find its contents brackish
well water. Rum being an unlawful
commodity, he could not seek legal
means to recover its value, and con-
seqUently his language was not strict
" orthodox.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

A horrible explosion Of nirO-gIyeer-
inc occurred afew days ago at Green
Ock, Scotland. Twelve young men,
caught in a shower, tOok-Fefuge in a
deserted smithy. One of the number
found there a tin box about a foot
square, and another observed a little
oil on a forge. Neither thought the
discovery Of moment, bat third of
the party took up a hammer, aimed a
careless blow at the box, and in an in
slant the whole building and eleven of
the ill-fated youths were blown to
atoms.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

Receives Deposits, Discounts Paper, buys
and sells Coin and Government Bonds, slnd
pays Interest on Coupons at maturity.
Jan. I7.-tE
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

The editor of the Willimantic Jour-
nal has received the following espistle
advocating town assistance to the Air
Line Railroad:
WNDHAM, Conn, Sept. Is, 1870.
EDITOR: ] want my paper stopped
l can't stand it to have you tell me
how to spent my money nor won't.
When you told foxes to vote YES you
over stpd your orthorty. AS a pub
lick journalist I hold your no rite 10
advereate what you do. NapOlin you
say is a crate man and say he amt,
and your piniOn amt no better an
mine. Railroads is a humbug. Taxes
is burden and yure q fule. Stop mi
paper I'll never pay another cent
Yours etc.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
New HaT Bake.

Josh Billings thus spealIs Of a new
agricultural implement, to which the
attention Of farmers is invited: John
Rodgers revolving, expanding, I'm
ceremOniOUs, self-adjusting, self con-
trakting, self-sharpening, self-greas-
ing and self-righteOus hOss rake IL
now and forever offered 20 a generous
publik. These rakes are az easy to
keep in repair AZ hitching post, and
viii rake up paper Of pins sOved
broadcast in a ten akre field Of wheat
stubble. TheZe rakes kan be used in
winter for a hen roOst, or sawed up in
stove wood for the kitchen fire. No
farmer Ov good moral karakter should
be without this rake even if he has to
steal one.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
AGENTS WANTED FOR

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I whole subject laid bare and its hifeOusness
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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
OIL YOUR HARNESS
Preserve Your Leather /,

PRANK BIILLERs Prepared Harness OIL
u Backing, in new style cans, neat and
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
iFrom the New York Sum-
The Beath OF the Tlckedest Man.

John Allen, noted two years ago as
the "Wickedest Man in New York, "
died oil the 10th of last month, at
West Perth, in this State, where his
father resides. John, it may be re-
membered, kept a dance house and a
drinking saloon in Water street, and
turned his establishment into a place
of daily prayer, under the influence of
several gentlemen connected with the
Howard Mission. More than year
ago he moved into large brick build
ing, which he had erected at Roosevelt
and Batavia streets, and kept a gro
Gerry on the ground floor. The upper
stories he rented to families. At first
he attended to business and pTOspered;
but after the death of his wife his old
habit of drinking Overcame him. He
lived in idleness for six months pre-
vious to his death, and his store was
without goods. In August he went to
his fathers farm and remained there
until his -decease. He leaves over
SIO0, 900, earned chiefly in his nefar-
iOus Water street pursuit. While re-
siding in Roosevelt street he frequently
visited the Howard Mission in his so
Der moments, and professed religion
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

WIN egar made from Cider, &c In 10 hours
LIN without Drugs. Send 10 cents for
Circular TO +. SAGE, Cromwell, Conn.
n5l-4W
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

DR.. Thompson, in an interesting
"chat about Farragut," tells this an
ecdOte: At the same dinner, taking in
his hand a glass of wine, he said to
me: 'The wine goes round pretty
freely to night. take a glass with
my dinner but when / am on duty,
and especially when gOingintO action,
1 never allow myself to take drop OF
any kind Of stimulant. For when my
country has trusted me with grave
responsibilities, 1 could not bear the
thought Of doing anything that might
lead me TO distrUst myself, or might
shake the confidence Of officers and
men in my command. To do my
duty I must respect myself"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Notary Pub
sb lie, and Licensed Claim Agent. Prompt
attention given 20 all kinds Of collections
soldiers claims, pensions, &c, oDtained ~
the shortest time possible. Office ID door Il
the right in Town Hall, Republic, Ohio.
auril %
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
GEnRGE GAesMAN

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR At
"A LAW, and Interpreter IN the German,
French and Italian languages before the
civil and criminal Courlc Of the oiase. =
close study and application 10 these ana
other languages, fn a Egl0urn Of I'VE years
im France Germany, Switzerland ltaiy-
fireece. syria. Palestine, Turkey-PrOPer ana
England, viii, a. IS believed, the better rec
Ornfueud him in this branch Of his proles-
sion. once with DR.. Chamberlain
Feb IL