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Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-26

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amanuensis in writing letter for lady
friend, had the impudence to throw the
letter in the fire when nearly finished, for
the simple reason that the lady for
whom she was writing modestly requested
her to close the letter by saying: ''Please
excuse bad spelling and writing"
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-Ninety-one bears were slain in Maine
the last year, and bounties paid for them.
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A GENTS wANTED-CszE. moathl-uy the
Z =. Mss. o 81. Louis. No.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22
Ghost Seeing.

We find quite an interesting account of ghost
seeing in the pages of work entitled Area
ma of Spirtualism, and still more interesting
explanation of why ghosts are sometimes seen.
The author OF the work says that ghosts are
nothing more than luminous, gaseous fame
that arris from all bodies, and especially
those undergoing decomposition These ema-
ma ions, he Says, are of 50 ethereal nature that
only persons OF peculiar organizations can see
them, unless, on some occasions, where they
are present IN great force. OF cOui s., in grave.
yards, for instance, it Takes no great stretch
OF fancy TO j a &c the upright, luminous, wav-
ing cloud into human form" The author pro-
nounces this simple fact in chemistry, and
thinks 1t >lI guIar that from it ,hould have
arisen all the ntelievable Stoii Of ghosts and
hobgobllnS which float through p, Opl. S brains
ana terrlty them; all having 10 more exis
tence than wlsp OF flame or fog like cloud. 3"
singular instance is given as happening in
Germany, i'll "A locality known as Ptetfel's Car
den, at C0lmar. Pletfel will be remembered
rs the blind German poet, and he had Cngag-
ed young clergyman named Billing as his
amanucns'S The poet was always led by his
amanaen>i, when he walked out, which was
mot frequently in his garden After u time
Pteffel remarked that every time they came to
a particular spot in the garden Billings arm
trembed, aud he manifested uneasinesS Some
CONVERSATION ABOUT IL nnally occurred, when
the young clergyman reluctantly stated that as
often as they passed that spot certain scnsa-
tlOns attacked him, which he could not over.
come, aud which he always experienced at
places where human bodies were buried
When he came to such places at night he saw
strange sights. With view to cure this man
OF his deluSlOn, the poet returned with him to
the garden that night and, when near enough,
Billing said he saw what at tirstappeared to be
white, immateral flame. which then took the
form OF Il wOman--One arm laid across the body,
the other hanging down, wavering, or at rest,
the feet elevated about two hand bredths above
the ground. Pietfel walked up to it, as the
young man would not, and struck through the
spot with his cane but the spectre did not
move nor alter. 1t was as when one strikes
stick through flame the fiery shape always
recovered the same form. Many others also
saw it, and quite a sensation was created and
at last Pfetfel had the place dug up, when a
skeleton was found, covered with quick lime.
as in time of pestilence. The bones were tax
en- out, the hole filled up, and the spectre was
never seen again. -U,uper's s. Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A story is told at the expense of legal gen
tlcman who lives in Oshkosh. One Smith
had failed in business and sold out, and, hav-
ing two or three tough little bills, he had Civ
en- them to this lawyer for collection. Smith
went to the Office to receive the proceeds. II m
sorry you've been so unfortunate, Smith, for
| take great interestin you. shan't charge
you as much as | should if | didn't feel so
much interest inyOu." Here he handed Smith
fifteen dollars, and kept the balance "YOu
see, Smith, l know you when you were boy,
and [ knew your father before you, and |
take great deal of interest in you. Good
morning Come and see me againl' Smith,
moving slowly out of the door, and ruefully
contemplating the avals. was heard to mutter,
THANK God you didn't know my grandfath-
er"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22
How About that Marriage ?

Henry Ward Beecher says of the marriage
of Cain:
" If Adam and Eve were the sole progeni
tors of the race, then Cain and Abel. it is in
terred, must have married their own sisters.
But many of the Fathers of the Church denied
that Adam and Eve, and their children were
the only people on the globe. They affirmed
that the text in Genesis very plainly implies
that there were other inhabitants besides
Adam s family. They allege that the four
teenth verse of the fourth chapter of Genesis
plainly implies that the earth was already
widely populated. For, when God declared
that Cain should be driven out from his tami-
y and made a vagabond on the earth, Cain de-
precatcd the sentence and plead that every
one that fndeth me shall slay me. 1t was
plainly not his family connections that he fear
ed, tor he desired not to be driven forth from
them. 1t was the people whom he should
meet when wanderer in the earth. Who
then, were these people who Cam so feared to
meet when he should have gone forth into the
earth
= Il is also reasoned by scholars that the
most natural method Of soothing his fears
would have been to say: There are no other
people on earth except your father children ,
Instead OF that the Lord is represented as fall
Ing III with Gains impression respecting the
population Of the world, and that He sat a
mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should
kill him, (Gen. 4 lj.l Still further, it is said
that Cain separating himself from his kindred,
went to the land of Nod east of Edom. and
he buided a city and called the name of the
city after the name Of his son Enoch.' The
Fathers very pertinently asked: w here did
the people come from that lived in this city 2
That would be an extraordinary state of things
which should have enabled Cain to fill up a
city. however small, with his own children
Aud it is inferred, therefore, that there were
other people in the la nd besides the immediate
poSterity Of Adam. If Adam was the only
progcritor, Cain must have married his sister.
If there were other peOpe-other Adams, as
IT were-then Cain might have married into
another stock"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22
WHOLE NO. 800
A Patriotic Jury.

Mr. Charles NJ. Lee was a well-known crimi-
nal lawyer OF Rochester n Y. He summed
up case with aupcrhuity Of gesture, and an
aitiuence of perspiration, that would have as
tonlshed even John Graham in his vehement
and melting moods. Lee was defending an
old Revolutionary soldier for passing forged
prommlSsory note for some thirty dollars.
There was hardly the faintest doubt of his
guilt but Lee contrived to get before the iury
the Tact that the prisoner, then a daredevil of
nineteen, was one Of the >torming party that
followed Mad Anthony Wayne in his desper-
ate assault upon Stony Point, and helped to
carry the wounded General into the fort dur
lug the terrible fight. In summing up. Lee.
after getting over the ugly points Of the evil
dcncG as best he could. undertook to carry the
jury hy escalade on the ground of the prison.
er 5 Revolutionary services. He described in
graphic language the bloody attack on Stony
Point, the impeluous valor Of Wayne, the dar-
ing exploit OF his client, and wound up with this
stunning lntcrr"Gft0ry Gentlemen of the
jury, will you send to the State Prison, for
passing contemplate thirty-dollar forged
note, an Old hero of thrcesc0re and.ten, who,
IN his youth, ch2crrd the heart Of his coun-
try in the darkest hour Of the Revolution by
storming Stony Point ?"
This was a poser The chins of some Of the
jury quiyered, but the foreman, IA bluff farmer,
put on an air which seemed tU say that storm
ing Stony Point was good thing enough in
its line, but what had it to DO with passing this
forged note? After being out couple of
hours, the jury returned to the Courtroom,
when the clerk went through the usual formu-
la:
"Gcnrernen Of the jury, have you agreed
upon a verdict"
I'VE have"
" Do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty,
or not guilty.
g Not guilty, Jccause he &torn,ed Stony
Point = hundred the stalwart foreman, who,
it was afterwards learned, was the last to come
to an agreement.
The audience applaudcd, the crier raped
to order, the District Attorney objected to the
recording Of the verdict, and the Judge sent
the jury out gain. telling the foreman in a
rather sharp tone that they must find an un-
conditional verdict of guilty or not guilty
After an absence Of a few minutes, they re-
turned, when the foreman rendered simple
verdict of not guilty, adding, however, as he
dropped into his seat, 1t was good thing,
though, Judge, for the old Revolutionary cuss
that he storIned Stony Point!'
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

MAKING SURE OF TENoR.-A French i'm
presSariO was taking ont to New Orleans an
opera company, which by special agreement
was only to include one tenor. Foreigners are
usually bad sailors, and for the first few days
all the members OF the company were sea-sick,
one OF the effects OF which malady is that it
weakcns the voice SO much that people are
frequently hOarSe for several days after their
recovery. Accordingly, as soon as the singers
could crawl on deck, they commenced to try
their voices, and among them the tenor, who,
always anxious to occupy distinguished posi-
tiOn, went on the bridge Of the steamer for the
purpose. What was his surprise on hearing
an echo OF his own voice-another tenor His
amazement became disgust when he heard a
third tenor running up the scale then fourth
and fifth He looked forward and saw two
men cycling him and each other with intense
hatred he looked att and saw two more men
similarly occupied. the five tenOrs simulta.
neOus Y made IA rush below to the managers
cabin, and demanded whether he had no; ex-
press!y stipulated to each of them that he was
to be his only tenor.
" know, know" replied the manager:
|" and will keep my word You see, none of
you have been in New Orleans before, or you
would understand. When We arrive there,
the yellow fever is sure to be raging, and as you
are fresh from Europe, two of you will proba-
bly, be carried off before you land, and two
more during the rehearSaiS. One will probably
survive he will be my first and only tenor"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

THE New YORK SECTARIAN GRANTS The
Methodist Preachers Association of New York
City had further discussion last week of the
principle of accepting corporation land grants
for sectarian ins ions. Rev Mr. Willis,
formerly of Delaware, thought the Methodist
Church ought not to be subsidized, but such
charitable institutions as the Old Ladies'
!, Home, he thought, should be in some degree
supported by the city If they did not accept
the lands offered them by the COZ olporation, the
Roman Catholics would get them Rev. DR..
Curry thought the acceptance of such gifts cal.
culated to do great deal of harm He would
advise Methodi>ts, therefore, to refuse all do,
nations of the kind When the church be.
came q stipendary of the State, it was certain
to become corrupt. The discussion was closed
by the unanimous adoption of a series OF reso-
lutions condemning the principle Of donations
and respectfully and earnestly advising all
Methodist churches and institutions neither to
ask nor accept such appropriations.
To which the New York Tiblne adds The
Methodists are wiser in their generation than
the Baptists, who lately accepted gift of city
property for sectarlan uses, for they have de
clined a like proposition. The Ncthodists
properly appreciated the offer as brbe to ST.
lence their complaints of like grants to the
Catholics, and weaken the opposition spring
ing up in all parts of the country to State and
Church unity i'll any sense.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

CORNs.-Hard cOrns are caused by too much
pressure of the shoe, or by its being SO loose as
to slide back and forth on the spot where a
corn afterwards shows itself Medical books
record several cases where hard corn has
caused a bleeding which 10 means could ar
rest, and death ensued Nothing harder than
the finger nail ought ever to be allowed to
touch corn. which can always be cured or
kept from causing Inconvenience by simply
bathing the part iii warm water Tor half an
hour for several days in succession; often a
single bathing will so soften the parts ad-
jacent the actual corn that it can be picked
out with the finger nail, and the shoe can be
instantly worn without discomfort, which an
hour before gave pain; it may return in a
week, or a month, or a year, but the same
treatment will always avail. PAIRING causes
them to spread and take deeper ROOT. Soft
cOrns are very troublesome, but are sometimes
removed by patiently bathing or soaking them
in strong alum water night and morning. 1t
is Sc much better to know safe and inexpcn-
Sive way of doing things, that it is really worth
while to teach these methods 20 every child in
the uschold.-HaWs Journal Of HeGlth
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A young lady observes of young man that
his face has a strange fascination for her be-
cause it looks so well at funeral This re-
calls an original recommendation of young
physician who was supposed to be "keepin'
company with young lady. The matronly
friend of the latter, having praised the young
man from all points OF view, returned one day
from the death bed of friend at which the
physician had been present She eulogized
the living fully as much as the dead man, and
finally, turning to the girl as if she had reach
ed the ne plus ultra of enthusiasm, she said
Z" Jane, he's the handiest man | ever seen
fixin' round corpse T. "..t
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

Proposed SALE OF CUBA AND PORTo Rico
TO THE UNITED STATEs.-DiplOmatic circles
in Washington were intensely excited We'd
nesday afternoon at the rumOred reception at
the State Department of despatch from Min
lister Sickles containing proposition by the
Spanish government to sell to tie United
appears that King Amadeus of Spain thinks
his West India possessions are a source of
weakness to his kingdom and is willing to dis
pose of them for $l00, 900, the price for
merly demanded for Cuba alone.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22
P0eta.Y.
BILL MASON'S BRIDE.

Half an hour till train time, sir,
An a fearful dark night, too
Take look at the switch -lights. Tom.
Fetch in stick when you re through.
"on time !" we'll yes guess So
Left the last station all right
She II come round the curve. "A ilyiu'-
Bill Mason comes up tonight.
You know Bill? No Hes engineer;
Been on the road all his life
I'll never forget the mornin'
Tie married his chuhk of a wife.
Twas the summer the mill hands struck
jest left off work, every one
They kicked up a row in the village.
And shot old DonoVan's son.
Bill hadn'; been married MORN an hour.
Up comes message from Kress
Orderin' Bill to go up there
And bring down the night express
He left his gal in a hurry,
And went up on number one,
Thinkin OF nothin but Mary
And the train he had to run,
AMI Mary sat by the window
To wait for the night express,
And, sir, if she hadn't a done so
She been a widow I guess.
For it must a been nigh midnight
When them mill hands left the Ridge
They come down-the drunken devils,
Tore up a rail frsm the bridge
But Mary heard EN- workin'
And guessed there was something wrong
And In less than fifteen minutes,
Bill train 1t would be along.
She couldn't a come here TO tell RS
mile-it wouldn't a done
SO she lest grabbed up lantern
And made for the bridge alone.
Then down come the night express, sir,
And Bill was maxim her clmb
But Mary held the lantern,
swingin' it all the time.
Well! by Jove Blll'saw the signal.
And he stopped the night express,
And found his Mary cryin'
On the track, in he. Weddin dress:
Cryin' and laughin for joy, sir,
And holdin' on to the light
Hello here's the traIn-gpod-bve sir,
Bill MasOn's on time tonight.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

NILSSON SINGS THE Coon OLD SoNos.- =
A Washington paper thus speaks of Miss Nils
sons power in singing the good old songs:
Her wonderful power came home to all in
the touching beauty of ballads, such as Swanee
River, and Home, Sweet Home-barren, sim
pie, and worn out, and yet, coming from Nils
son, one seemed to listen to something new
and beautiful and oh, so pathetic! It was
striking to look over that audience after the
last note leaving her lips had winged its way
to heaven, to see the eyes Of hard, public men
glistening with tears and handkerchiefs held
to bright eyes, as if some sad, tragic tale had
been rected, bringing a sense of death and
DISSOLUTION to the households yet made sweet
and sacred by the strange power of that angel
lc voice. All this sounds extravagant to those
who have not heard her, aud tame to those
who have
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A German friend of ours got "on his ear
last week, upon the arrival Of his second pair
of twins, and said to his family physician:
"Ov you bleese, doctor, it ish peter dot
schtOp be boot to dose dings. One bair of
ounce, dinks, ish aller riot, but more, as dot
i,h blaid owit, dom d it? Dot 5 vot's 5 de matter
NIT me- You know how it is myself"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

Fletcher, Bishop of Nismes, was the son of
talIow chandler A proud duke once sndeav-
ored to nlortify the priest by saying at the le.
wee that lfe smelt tallow, to which the other
replied, " My lord, | am the son of,ia tallow
chandler, It's true, and if your Iordship had
been the same,syou would have remained
.tallow chatrdler all the days Of your life."
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

This thing of wealthy gentlemen educating
young girls, designing to marry them some
time, ought to be stopped. A rich man in
Oshkosh, Wis, educated a young lady with
the intention of making her his wife. The
wedding day was near at hand, when a young
lover took her from the church, where she was
attending service last Sabbath, and they were
speedily made one, and set off to an Eastern
home, leaving the elderly ylovCr to console him
self as best he might.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A visitor to New York said he stopped at
house kept upon the European plan, which,
according to his experience, is to charge SO
much for the use of 4 ro)m that you have ne
money in the morning to invest in breakfast.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

The PRICES AT HOTELs-Mr. Roessle. pro-
prletor OF the Arlington House, Washington.
and the hotel at Lake George, tells the follow
Ing about prices to a newspaper reporter:
lake Tor example the prices which we re-
receive IN the Arlington, which is a small no
rel, with capacity for no more than three
hundred and twenty five persons. Senator
Cameron paid for himself and wife $3.50 per
month, aud had but two rooms. Senator Fen
ton had parlor, two bed rooms, and an Office
and paid 5 900 per month. Mr.. S. S. Cox
and wife paid $3.50 per week, and gave him
buffet supper, for one hundred persons.
which cost him 81 500. Mr.. w. S. Hunting
ton gave the japanese the finest spread ever
set IN the Arlington Hotel there were only
twenty persons and he paid 81, 1000. DR..
Helmbold paid 500 per day, and his bill for two
weeks was about 81 600. A parOr and three
bedrooms in the second story Of the Arlington,
with small family occupying them, are worth
to me S45O per week during the season; and
one guest here pays for paror, bedroom,
and bathroom $500 per month. At the Del,
evan House, Albany, DR.. Gauticr used to pay
1913 per week, and General Darling, with a
parlor' three ed-roOms, and four persons,
paid S4OO. Our hotel at Lake George had
5I,OOO names on the register last season. in
four months we took in that space of fine
$z94O OOO. and the net profits were $53. 600
The Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York rents
Tor 500, 600 year, including the stores be-
meath 1t. The st. Nicholas rents for sos 600
although it cost but $425 900. Mr.. A. r.
Stewart has Just rented to William NJ. Tweed
the Metropolitan Hotel, New York. for $S5 OO0
year, to put his son, Richard Tweed. into
business as a landlord and the Lelands. who
go out, paid $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A physician being asked by patient il he
thought little spirits now and then would
hurt him much, replied, " I DO not know that
a little occasionally would hurt you much but
II, you don't take any, it won't hurt you at
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

An eloquent divine of Sheboygan county,
Wisconsin, has woL and weeded female in
the State prison, and the local papers state
that = the friends of the bride were opposed to
the alliance"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A young wife of seventeen has got a divorce.
She married fellow who said he had S200,-
600, when he hadn't a cent Besides that he
pinched her.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

lfyOu have a screw rustcd into wood, or a
nut or bolt, that will not readily turn, pour on
it little kerosene and let it remain in short
time it will penetrate the interstices, so that the
screw may be ca silv moved.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A man in Charleston went to a doctor to
have rip in his abdomen sewed up, and when
asked how he got it, said, he was riding out
with another man $ wife and met her husband.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A sick man was told that his wife would
prabably marry again. ''All right" said he.
8 for there will be one man that will lament my
death"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A poet says: ooh, she was fair, bat sor-
row came and left its traces there !" What
became of the rest of the harness he does not
state.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

A man in Ossian, Iowa, was to be married
on the evening of the lst inst, but died on
that day. The lady to whom he was engag-
ed attended the funeral in what was to have
been her wedding dress. .. .....a
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

Whatever Midas touched-turned into gold.
ln these days. touch man with gold and he'll
turn into anything.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

An ant-kissing society has been formed by
the Gaena gu. girls. Z" No kissing before
marriage" is their motto.