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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

their money investigating the
country'S resources, etc, un'
less we show that We have
faith ourselves.
I'M
THERE is nothing that will
induce children to read as soon
as a home newspaper intro
duced into the family. As it
contains every week many
items that will directly inter.
est them, they very naturally
form a desire to take it up and
peruse its columns, and it grad.
ually but surely indicates h
disposition for information, that
no other class OF reading mat.
ter does, thus laying the found.
alton for an early and practic1
al education, treating as it does
on the everyday affairs OF life.
School teachers, finding the
taste of their scholars improv.
ed by reading local papers,
have in numerous instances
freely and even urgently re.
commend them in every fami'
ly, one of whom writes to a CO.
temporary: sit would be for
the interest of every school
teacher to do the same for his
district throughout The coun-
try. l teach in the same place
l did last year, and coming
back find the children who
have not been in the habit of
reading a newspaper, back
ward; hence an anxiety" The
home newspaper can be made
an important auxiliary to
teachers, by introducing it in.
to every household in the
country, and thus foster and
build up a desire for knowl'
edge, the groundwork for high.
er educational triumphs. . We
hope our friends throughout
the country will consider and
act upon this suggestion.
Put This and That Together.
Drs. French and Grimes
passed New Years at Macarthur.
They report that busting vii
lage as abonnding with evil
dences of industry and conse-
-H
quent prosperity. In the course
of centuries, Macarthur bids
fair 10 rival our own Hope.
town. Its newspapers are nu.
merous and influential, and
may probably make it do even
better than is above indicated.
Ross County Register.
We see by the Chillicothe
Register that in a suit brought
by certain parties against the
City Council to resist the an
nexation of certain lands to
the city, the following was
proved: "The present popula'
ton OF the city (Chillicothe)
was shown to be, according to
the census of 1870, eight thou
sand nine hundred and terty
four, (S,944) The census of
1906 shows that the population
was then seventy.One hundred,
0,1OO J" According. to the
above,t the gain in population in
sinty.tOur years has been eight
hundred and forty-f0ur, (S44.)
Chillicothe is gaining--gain.
ing sure but Slow ircleviWe
Herald.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK thought il
would be very funny to cut of
O Cbinaman's meme. The
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

In this District, for the year
just closed, of the total tax OF
the year, amounting to $751;
03O o., six hundred and seven
ty eight thousand six hundred
and six dollars and fifty five
cents are paid on spirits and
~tobacco-mostly by two houses
in Portsmouth, namely, Geo
Davis & Co., distillers, and
Doerr, tobacconist. The bulk
Of the taxes of the district are
paid in Portsmouth.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12
Railroads,

Land Commissioner the fact is
developed that the working OF
the transcontinental lines re-
suits in a profit of so per cent.
upon the gross receipts mostly
from local traffic. This fact
seems to'indi cate that railway
enterprise will hereafter find
IN local traffic its most. cifec.
tive scope Of action. The rail.
road statistics are especially
interesting, showing that our
present mileage is over 10000
miles and rapidly growing.
Our railway transportation to-
day is twenty times what it
was in 1887, with less than
double the population of that
year, that is, the same popula'
ton now requires ten times
the amount Of transportation
that it then required. The
freight traffic is gaining upon
the passenger traffic. 1t is even
agitated whether it is not on
the whole more profitable to
ship -four from California to
New York at 81 so per barrel
than by sail vessels at 81 90
per barrel. The railway is also
gaining upon the canal, and
even upon sea navigation in
its relative amount of business.
1t is destined to an immense
expansion.
These facts fully exhibited
in this report should encourage
our people to make still more
liberal subscriptions than they
have done heretofore. Many
make their subscriptions with
the full expectation that they
will loose the amount of stock
subscribed, but this report
shows US that the value OF
railroad stock is increasing, es-
pecially on roads which com
mand a large local traffic; and
surely the g., McA. & Q. Road
will mover lack for local traffic,
running as it does through in
exhaustible beds of coal and
iron. There is no end to the
freight now lying on the banks
OF this road awaiting transpor
tation, and there is no end to
the demand for the particular
kind of freight-coal and iron
upon which the road would
principally depend. Then, il
local freightS pay a profit OF
so per cent, as the Land Com
missioner shows, and there is
more of this freight than the
road, with the greatest possible
facilities, could move in hun.
dreds Of years, we can not see
any reason for the apparent
timidity of persons interested
in subscribing to the capital
stock. Surely, they do not
take the right view of the
value of the road, when they
look upon their subscriptions
as a kind of a donation. Even
with the greatest mismanage.
ment-which is not to be pre-
from the character of
the principal stockholders
the road could not fail to pay
handsomely. And, with good
management, such as it will
surely have, it will pay better
than any road in the State;
for where is the road OF The
same length, which has its
abundance of freight laid out
along the whole route before it
is built, which connects with SO
many roads, and is at the same
time an important connecting
link in the great through route
from the Atlantic to the lakes
Then throw your timidity
aside. The e., McA. & Q. Road
is the greatest and most prom
Using enterprise in the State to-
day, and it only needs that we
raise a reasonable amount 10
place ourselves on a firm basis,
and capitalists will gladly fur
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

"a PRUDENT man," says wit
ty Frenchman, sis like a pir. =
His head prevents him from
going too far"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12
NEWS.
PORTSMOUTH.

Inc mOulueIS dC murray,
Moore & Co.'s were on a strike
last week, but have resumed
work. The hub factory runs
on the eight hour SYSTEM
Gaylord Lodge of Good Tenn
plars was organized last week.
The machinery IN the new
agricultural works are said to
be the finest in the State; boil.
ers are being set and steam
will be raised within ten days.
Many fine buildings are TO be
erected The ensuing season,
and bricklayers, carpenters
and laborers are in demand
A new brass band is organized,
the instruments purchased by
subscription and owned by the
city. Martin Grain was elect
ed City Solicitor, and P. Fl.
Kelly, l.. q. Robinson. and
Ohas. S. Green, Trustees Of wa.
ter works; --politics was ignor>
ed. The skating mania is dy.
ing out, the Times says 9
cause the ladies are abandon
ing the sport. Two bear cubs
from West Virginia are in the
market at $50 each, and no
buyers. There are five bill
lard saloons in the city and
about five hundred knights of
the cue.
JACKSON.
Bro. Mack..ey has added over
seven and a half columns TO
size of the Standard, and gwen
1t a new dress throughout, ma
king it a very large and hand
some paper; we are glad to see
this evidence Of prosperity ;
the Standard is worthy of the
liberal patronage of Jackson
county. Business is brisk
Something wrong with the
town clock, to the annoyance
Of those who wish to know the
time Of day. Mr.. Hays, his
bride, with a large wedding
party all on horseback, passed
through the town, reminding
the older ones of such parties
in early times. Tandy Meeker,
and old citizen of Liberty town
ship died on the Goth ult. The
Herald publishes VIM. Hurl, of
Vinton county, for taking that
paper, and then refusing to
pay for it; the Herald intimates
that he is mean enough to
steal his nelghbors' chickens.
Columbus Weed was tried for
whipping John Haley for wills.
pering in school, and acquitted
on the ground that the whip.
ping was not too hard.
CHILLICoTHE.
The Emmltt House is being
thoroughly overhauled, and is
receiving new carpets, beds,
furniture, paint, paper, etc,
from cellar TO garrett. The
statesmen in NJ. Lewis & Co.'S
hardware establishment re-
Gently presented handsome
easy chair to John w. |. Ste
venson, the managing member
of the firm. Engineers report
that the cold bed"" can be
drained for $4,000, and a vote
will be taken to decide wheth-
er the work shall be done or
not. People are dissatisfied
with the measurement of coal
and want it weighed; it sells
for seventeen cents per bushel.
LOGAN.
Mead Bowen,in prime health
aRndd, strength, celebrated his
S9i6 birthday on the Sd inst.
In the country they blow a
horn before dinner; in Logan
they swallow three or four
Trains run regularly on The
Straisville Branch, and the q.
& Ii. V. r. R. is crowded with
both freight and passenger Blu.
siness. Business men keep
their accounts in a large. iron
safe. and carry their cash in a
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

Mr.. FITZPATRICK thought il
would be very funny to cut of
a Chinaman's queue. The
Judge of the Police Court
couldn't see the joke, aud sent
him to the workhouse for thir-
ty days. Fitz. will not make
merry over the peculiarities of
the next Chlnaman he meets.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12
Diuretic and Alternative Elixir
UIRETIC AND ALTERNATIVE ELIXIR.

1t is BY far a more potent ana vfectual Alter
alive and Blood Purifier than Sarsaparilla, and
free from all objections that may be made
against the latter, and its usual adjunctS,
Iodide OF Potassium, or some preparations Of
Mercury.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

THERE will be four eclipses
in the year 1S71-two of the
sun and two OF the moon. The
first will be a partial eclipse OF
the moon, Jan. 9th, partly visi-
bic here; the second az annu-
lar eclipse Of The moon,J June II,
partly visible here; the third a
partial eclipse of the moon, in.
visible; the fourth a total
eclipse Of the sun, invisible.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

.|# "a aHN
The law passed by the last
Congress reducing the duty
upon certain articles of daily
use, per pound, vent into effect
Jan. LIST. The following is the
reduction
Teas all kinds 10 cts, coffees
2, cocoa ground 4, sugar 1, Gin.
namon 10, mace Is, currants p,
allspice 10, allspice ground Is,
pepper all kinds 10, ginger 8.
nutmegs 80, cloves II, prunes24
Let everybody bear this in
mind in buying their groceries
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

and the money will be readily
obtained. But we need not
expect them to go into it blind.
ly, and they will never spend
their money investigating the
country's resources, etc, un'
less we show that We have
faith ourselves.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12
ATHENS.

Capt. Alex. Cochran's house
was partly destroyed by fire.
DR.. johnson, formerly Senator,
and lady are visiting Athens.
Joseph Herrold has made H..
600 barrels of salt since last
May. Drunkenness is on the
increase. Capt. N. Warren ar
rested a thief who stole his
horse. The papers are too busy
abusing each other to devote
much of their valuable time
and space to home news,
clRCLEvILLE.
First shipment OF coal from
New Straitsville received last
week. 81 delinquent tax pay,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

FLEAs are so bad in Califor-
MIA that the ladies at balls car.
ry a little ivory tipped lnstru.
ment called a "scratcher."
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-01-12

a. .-aH. " . 49,
To those suffering from diseases OF the Kid
neys and Bladder, and the consequent train
Of distressing ailments, this remedy Is comb
IDENTIFY recommended asa relief, and needs but
a trial to prove Its great value in the cure Of
the above mentioned diseases. As an Altera-
tive, this Elixir will be found much more
beneficial than the preparations of sarsapa-
rilla, so popular, land We might say Of qies-
toned medicinal valued, and where a Blood
Purifier is needed, there is no question hit
that the o'l9a .
Diuretic and Alternative Elixir
VIII accomplish all that is desired. Those
living in malarious districts, West and South,
as a general thing need, on the approach Of
warm weather, such q remedy one that Will
remove languor, and restore tone and vigor to
the system. No preparation will moro ELECT
ually accomplish this than the s.o:5i'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-25
A STORY OF 4 REGIMENT.

To the Editor Of the KenneJec Journal:
One of the Senators elect who has a mill
tary record, is Col. j. w. Spaulding of Sag
adahoc. He went to the war as First Lieuten-
ant in the Nineteenth Maine, and at the close
of the war, two and half years later, re-
turned home in command of his regiment
His yalor and efficiency were several times
conspicuously recognized by superior officers
of the brigade, division and corps--and he
possessed in an enviable degree the confidence
and regard Of his interiors. When the histo-
ry of the surrender of Lee shall all have been
written, it viii appear that, while Gen. Cham
berlain received the sword of the rebel cem-
mander, the decision and bravery of another
| Maine officer fastened the capitulation by
the rescuing from imminent destruction a
bridge over the Appomattox that enabled our
entire army to give instant pursuit to Lee.
When first approached by Col. Spaulding s
Recommendation. Starbird, a Kennebec boy,
another soldier ''without fear ard without re-
proach" was very soon struck down and borne
bleeding from the field,-the bridge was in
flames and a line of rebel infantry on the op-
posite shore sought by murderous musket-
ry to make certain its demolition. But the
brave Maine Boys, with heroism that made
immortal the men at Thermopyla, rushed
across the burning structure, shielding their
firelocks and cartridges with their clothing,
and with an impetuous charge drove the as
founded enemy from their position and far
away across the field. Then, with their Dip
pers and canteens and three or four buckets
taken from houses near at hand, the flames
of the burning bridge were subdued, and in
less than two hours the right of the grand,
conquering Army of the Potomac had safely
crossed the rescued bridge and was in hot
pursuit of Lee, who, on the afternoon of that
day, found his forces so completely in the
meshes, that he wrote his first letter of sur
render to Grant. Had the bridge been de-
stroyed as planned and ordered by the rebel
| commander, he would have gained many
hours time and the day of surrender would
have been delayed-nobody can tell how long.
| And the bridge Was sared by Maine 5oysl
the 10Th Maine,-and thus TRUE history will
record.
| ELvENToN.
| Sapt 0Otb 1871
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The object in establishing this institution
was to attain the greatest perfection in the
preparation, practice and use Of Vegetable
Remedies, and to secure permanent place
where Families, Invalids, or any person could
obtain the best medical advice, and such rem.
edies as each might require, without the use
Of poisonous drugs.
DR.. Greene has been Physician of the Insti-
tute since its foundation, now more than
twenty-five years. Few men have had SO
large experience in the treatment of chronic
diseases. DR.. Greene is in his ffty-ffth year
and has devoted his life to this branch Of his
profession, and his success, we believe is with.
out parallel.
Among the diseases to which he gives es-
pecial attention may be noticed Cancer, Scrof-
ala, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Consumption, Heart
Disease, Neuralgia, Asthma, Nervousness,
Rheumatism, Paralysis, Spinal Diseases, Dys-
pepsia, Liver Complaint, Female Complaints,
Faint Stomach, Erysipelas, White Swelling,
Salt Rheum, Canker, Deafness, Kidney Dis
sases, Seminal Weakness, SC.
DR.. Greenes Medical Pamphlet, descrip-
i've Of diseases and their proper treatment, will
20 sent free to invalids. ,
Address, r. GREENE, M. D.,
"a Temple Place, R9stQR:T Mass
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brook, which is one of the branches of Ellis

brook, which is one of the branches Of Ellis
river
The road passes through wild country
which is only cleared and cultivated in Sec
tons or neighborhoods, first a forest and then
settlement of four or five farms. The road
is, however, smooth and level and very easy
to travel for nearly the whole distance. We
cades without guide; and when we reached
the last settlement, we tried to find boy to
guide us; but, although the cascades were
only about two miles farther on. we found nc
boy who had ever been there, so we concluded
to take our chances. We obtained the best
directions we could get, both at Andover vii
lage and on the road. and then risked il. The
road continued 10 be very passable until VIC
reached the vicinity Of the cascades. Crossing
the brook by bridge Of round spruce poles
we came to clearing where there had for
merly been farm house and barn, but which
had been taken down and removed. There
we left our team and baggage, and struck in.
to a wood path. Fortunately it was not a
long distance, and there was travelled path
We lost it once but soon returned to it. II
led us to the brow of hill which overlooks
the cascades. Here was a scene both wild
and beautiful. A ledge of rocks, broken and
worn into every conceivable shape, forms the
bed of the brook and of the cascades. The
water falls in all probably more than hun
dred feet. At the top it passes under rock
through a crevice which some CONFUSION OF
nature has made, and falling about half the
distance into boiling caldron of unknown
depth, it only escapes again by running over
the brim thus forming the second cascade.
This, in turn, descends into another reservoir
and there passes under the confused mass Of
jagged rocks and finds its way down the chan
mel of the brook. We could not reach the
cadron but it is said to be of immense depth.
SENIOR.
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The people of New York city are in ex-
tacies of delight at finding that one of
their own judges is not thief. The pa
pers are full of the praises of Judge Bar
nard, for his Injunction forbidding a city
official to steal any more of the public
money. We would on no account, detrac,
from the merit of that righteous judgment
But any other judgment would have beer
simply infamous. Any other judgment
would have been a permission from the
bench to steal, premium on public rob-
berry. They do everything at such two.
forty pace in New York, that if they real
ly should get into the ways of honesty and
economy. no one can predict to what de-
gree they might carry their goodness and
saving. There would be reign of piety
quite frightful for ordinary Christians to
contemplate, and the economy would rival
that of the Irishman who, hearing that
new stove would save half the fuel, bought
two and SO declared that he would save
the whole. 6g 49,
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I n Observation-Disclosures Court of the United
l. States for the District OF Maine.
In the matter of HELEN NJ. WEBER, Bankrupt
This is to give notice, that pursuant to an order
of Court the third general meeting of the Creditors
of said Bankrupt viii be held before Seth May, one
of the Registers in Bankruptcy in said District, at
the Court House in Augusta, on the fourth Tuesday
of October, A. D. 1871, at ten O'clock A NJ, for the
purposes named in the twenty eighth section of the
Bankrupt Act of March q 1867.
Dated at Waterville, in the county of Kennebec,
in said District, Sept. IL, 1871.
EVERETT r. DRUMMOND, Assignee.
septlS- t2w&wlt
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a large number of suicides have occur |
red within the last few months our
reformatory institutions are found TO be
altogether too small for the insane and
unfortunate who flock to them for care
and treatment. Has not there been a
new departure from the society of good
morals and proper restraints? Long ago.
when young men had trades and occupa-
tons, and lived in plain houses, paid their
debts and made the two ends, that of need
and that of supply. meet at about Christ
mas, cases of insanity were confined to
insolvents who had not nerve to encounter
creditors, and young women momentarily
unmindful of the holiness of chastity, who
were abashed into lunacy from reviving
sense of shame now wholly obsolete.
Brown stone fronts, free love, woman's
rights, fifteen thousand dollars of annual
wants, linked to supplies depending on
adventure, forgetfulness of natural and
contempt for social ties, and discoveries
unnumbered, with all modern improve
ments, lead in these latter days, to the
innumerable instances of insanity. Men
kill theirSwives calmly and deliberately as
though they were doing Gods service. The
proofs by which the perilous stuff OF
mind diseased is detected, are startling.
IA recent case it was shown that a Wife
murderer was seen to sharpen knife,
which he had never been known to do
beiqre-so far as the testimony disclosed
that innocent mans history, II was held
that this proceeding was conclusive proof
OF alteration, because no man of sound
mind would sharpen knife which he
had no rational use for. The Justice OIL
this ruling was made conclusive when il
appeared that this knife was the instru-
ment by which the killing was done.
1t is not singular that an enlightened Jury
in vicinity where any conjugal ties, last
ing six months, are regarded as an limo
walton of wonan's rights, were convinced
of the utter absence of all felonious intent
in the commission Of this homicide. and
found the accused not guilty.
Much of this crime and insanity is ow-
ing to the dollhouse, artificial style of liv-
ing. Our circumstances ought to be worse
and our morals better. If men would
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work more and grumble less if the ambi-
ton of being snowy, and the Incidence of
being idle, were regarded as original lu-
macy by the mental authority OF the indi-
vidual, there would be an immense eur
tailment In the lists of insanity, and the
new departure" would eliminate in a
prompt and felicitous return.
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Composed OF Dock Root, sarsaparilla, Rock Rose,
Wintergreen, Dandelion, Wild Cherry, Thorough.
wort, Priekly Ash, Poplar Bark, Rhubarb, etc.
For Weakness, Loss OF Appetite, Jaun-
dice, Headache, Sour Stomach, Piles Of
long standing, HumOrs, and ali Diseases tchtch
arise from an unhealthy state Of the Stomach,
Bo,oels, and Blood, for which valuable Roots and
Herbs, and the knowledge of their great service to
10 Him who wisely provided US with all things.
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There is an intense anxiety on the part
of the. democrats to establish the principle
of one Presidential term. The same men
constantly iaform us that Grant has no
hold upon the people. that his administra-
tioa has been failure, aud that if he is
rouominatcd-which they strongly and
disinterestedly advise against-he is sure
to be beaten. 1t seems to us our demo-
cratic friends are hardly true to their own
party in this, that they carry their gene
rosity towards their political opponents
quite too far. Why not, on the other hand,
encourage them to make the denomination
which all the democratic authorities pro-
nounce such fatal mistake, and Their
give the democrats an opportunity to elec1
some such patriotic candidate as Alexan
der H. Stephens, or such an honest candi
date as Tweed.