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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
RaOIs fOr Plain, OntO q Organ.

When the preacher comes in and
meals down in the pOOlpit, pool out all
the shoppers. That's wOt the stcppers
is for.
When g. lin IS gave out to be sung,
play over the toOn before singin; but
be sure to play it so they can't tell
whether it's that tOOn or some other
tOon. II will amoose the people to
CESS,
When you play the interlude, sum-
times pull all the stOppers out, and
stlFatifaes pun them All Ia. riIs su,s.,-
peTa il made to pull out and in.
Play the interloOds about twice as
long as the toOn. The interIoods is
the best part of the mewsio, and
should be the longest.
ElaY froIl the inteFloods into the
tqne without letting them know when
the tune begins. This will teach
them to mind their bizness.
fthe preacher gives out 5 virees
play 4. Tew many virces is teeius,
DOOrin the surmOp 90 out out Of the
church and cum back In time fer the
next tune. This will show you don't
mean to be bard on the preacher by
heviR tew Iaany listenln to him at
WOnst-Thc Occident.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
q. H. EYES.

T-roRNFY AT LAW, Thin, Ohio. Office
A corner Main and Perry streets.
Nav
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
sunaOHers as a bed Cror.

The Western, Eli-0k has a letter from
. resident of Michigan, who has taken
to cultivating the Mammoth Russian
SqnfoweFn a. o field ercp. He plants
ia drills four feet apart, and eighteen
inches in the drill, using two quarts of
seed per acre. Many of thessaIks grow
sixteen feet high. They want rich land.
From eight 10 ten tons Of leaves have
Geen gathered from an acre, making
feed for COWS, horses and pigs. The first
leaves to the height Of four II. or so, are
pulled in July, The next pulling is as
high as a man can reach. These make
good green food when pastures are
dry. The tops with the seeds are ont
with sickle &C high as a man can
roach, putting q dozen bundles IN q
shock, as 'soo2 as the seed glazes, In
winte- the seed is tbTeshed with
fail The main heads reserved for seed,
sHs The small ones thFeshed separate
The main heads gave thirty-one
Ddshels per acre, and the small ones
sixteen bushels-fOrty-seven per acre.
The seeds have commercial yalne, g
pure oil being extracted from them,
and nitFate az potash can be obtain
eq IN paying quantities nom the
stalks.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
VOLUME 23-NUMBER 26
An 4#fnl Looking Nan.

In small village in Western New
York, several years ago, lived an in
dividual named Amos BragdOn. He
was large in stature, weighing some
three hundred pounds. His skin was
{ red, his head nearly bald, and the
whole expression Of his eOuntenanca
fOrbidding in the extreme. He was n
blacksmith, and always wore q red
flannel shirt open at the throat. Not
withstanding his ill-lOOks, however,
none knew any evil of him.
His wife was as nearly opposite as
could be imagined. She was a tall,
slim old lady, the incarnation of neat
ness, and exceedingly quiet in her
manners. Her cOuntenance, on which
an expression Of placid serenity dwelt,
was seldom moved by a smile, and
still more rarely ruffied by frOwn.-
One day she was taking tea with g
neighbOr, a lady who liked to be re-
garded as possessed of extremely deli
cate sensibilities, and who was wont
to 60 into an ecstacy Of horror on the
slightest prOyOeatiOn. Several other
good danes were present also.
As they were all sitting at the table
the lady Of the house, happening to
glance out Of the window, saw Amos
BragdOn with whom she was unae-
quainted) coming up the street. Here
was her opportunity. She dropped
her tea-cup, with 3 shrek, and ex.
claimed:
''Oh, oh mercy on US g.! Who Is that
coming up the street? Just loOk!-I
What an GlgfIR looking man! Oh,
Pm so afraid ne is coming here :"
The attention of all was, of course,
directed toward the object Of her ex-
and nearly all saw the
situation at once. The embarraSs- |
ment was painful.
But Mrs. Bragdon was equal to the /
With a sedateness Of de- !
mcanOE and an equaninity Of temper
that nothing could disturb, she said, /
in calm, measured, perfectly distinct /
tone:
'Why, that's my husband. He's |
an awful-looking man, bat God make |
him p
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Communicated.
MEYER WAS THE MORNING Sun
MORE WELCOME.

AS look over the pages Of my lit
tie memorandum, the only relic in my
possession which calls to mind the
dark and bright times, as they occur
red alternately with myself and fel-
low soldiers during the strife between
the boastful southern chivalry and
the loyal American, it brings back
pleasant and unpleasant feelings that
cannot well be obliterated. 1t is some
times thought that much of the his
tory of the late rebellion was largely
exaggerated, but of this we desire to
say nothing. I will not put my judg-
ment up against any one who ought
to know the difficulties historians
must encounter, the prosecutions they
receive, and the unjust rewards dealt
out promiscuousIy for their strenuous
labor. The object is not to bring up
the dark side of the picture, but simp-
ly to relate some events that will be
more pleasant to the mind. While
some of US have seen what was COM
monty called hard times with soldiers,
we have also seen sEeh times that, to
q civilian, would not be pleasant, but
10 US they were furloughs-a leave Of
absence from the turmoil Of life to the
iLand Of Paradise"
Just now it seems to me hear a
hundred voices all exelaiming, as il
shocked with electricity. "Let the
past rest undisturbed, and talk about
the present; this is getting too old
Dear reader, let me put flea in your
ear-don't tell any one your thoughts
for fear some one might enjoy a treat
if you did so. If this has become OBJ
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Hushana,s Gaaa.Ryrs.

Some husbands mover leave home
in the morning without kissing their
wives and bidding them "Good-bye,
dear" in the tones of unwearied love;
and whether it be policy or fact, it has
oil tho effect OF fact, and those Aones
are generally PLEASANT GGSs, provided
always that tha wires are apprecia-
tive, aud welcome the discipline in 4
kindly spirit. We know an old gem
tleman who lived with his wife over
fifty years, and never lefs home with
out the kiss and goodbye, DEAR
Some husbands shake hands with
their wives and hurry or "a fast as
possible, as though the effort were q
RQGG.kine that they We're anxious to
forget holding their heads down and
dartiHg around the first corner. Some
husbands will leave home without
saying anything at all; but thinking
a good deal, as eyinccd hY their turns
ing around at the last point Of Ohser.
vatiCn and waving an adieu at the
pleazant face or faces at the window.
Some husbands never say word
rising from the breakfast table with
the lofty Indifference Of alOrd, and co.
ing out with a heartless disregard OF
those left behind. Il is i fortunate
thing for their wives Shat tley can
fnd sympathy elsewhere.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Close Share.

we have heard Of = great MANY
mean transactions in the way OF close
bargaining and shaving. but we don't
remember to have met anything clos
er or smaller In that line than the
following:
ParG1 Judkins was a Justice in 4
Western 6istTict-a grasping, miserly
close fistef, dinty-hearted man, who
had grown old and gray in money
making. One day he hired a poor man
to come and do some work about his
house. Upon removing his coat pre-
paratOry 10 setting to work, the labor
ers pipe slipped out upon the ground
and old Judkins saw it and picked it
up. After working a while the man
thought he would smoke, but upon
looking for his pipe it was not TO be
found. Judkins came out while he
was searching, and asked him what
he had lost.
1--WE lost my pipe" said the man.
as this it 81 asked JudkinS, holding
up the pipe.
The man said it was, and reached
out his hand to take it.
"HOld," said Judkins. 1T is
small thing, I know; but since j am
a Justice, we may as well proceed le-
sally. In order to make a proper
av0wal of ownership you must be
sworn. Hold up your hand"
The man held up his hand, and
Ju dkins administered the oath, after
which the labOrer still peFsisting in
his ownership, the pipe wassurrender-
ed.
When the JOB for which the poor
fellow had been engaged was done, he
came for his pay. He had worked
half day, and wanted fifty cents.
Gan right" said JUdkins. "YOu
owe me half a dOliaT-sO we are just
"HEowe yOu, Squire ,"
Yes, The ldJU alO5Vs me fifty cents
jOr administering the Oath Don't you
see ?'
The poor fellow saw to his sorrow
for upon that basis Judkins forced the
settlement.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Too Expensive for Him.

The Sparta wisconsin, Eagle tells
of a specimen of the genus homo who
went into 4 lawyers office this other
day, wanting 20 know II he could get
q divorce from his wife at the next
term of court. Being told the time
was too short, as court mel in 8 foEt
night, he retorfed vehemently;
~ gave . lawyer in town $40 over a
month age 10 get me divorce, and
he hasn't got Il get; now what will
you charge and how long will it take
to get it ~
The Lawyer iaiOrmed him AZ to the
time and expense neeessitated by the
laws delay. After rejecting with
clouded brow for some time, he raised
his face, beaming with sqtisfaGtian,
raised his long aud ALMOST fieshlesS
arm, ana Drought down his b0nY hand
upon a leg which seemed too slender
to withstand the shock, and raising
his gaunt form to its majestic height,
he exclaimed in stentorian tones:
"Sir, I've got $1,000 in greenbacks
and I am going West, onto the from
tier, to buy mo farm, and when ! get
Fe8oY to keep house, / can buy a
squaw for S25, and that Is id sight
better than getting q divorce In Wis
cOnsln."
And he strobe Indignantly from the
office.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Beautiful E1perIment with Llghl.

Choose & room where the sun shines
in through the window, and then
block out all the light; by means of 4
shutter or otherwise, taking care that
all cracks are stopped. Then cut q
no about six inches square in the
shutter, and stop the hole with TWO or
three thieklesses of rich deep blue or
blush purple glass. A broad beam Of
deep blue or purple light FROM the sun
will thus stream down Into the other
wise dark room. Tnen hold in the
deep blue a bottle or other article
made Of uranium glass. Ornamental
bottles made Of this glass, which is
sometimes called 'canaTy': glass, be.
cause CT its light yellow color, are
commonly on sale at chemists shops.
They are plentifqlly made TO hold
smelling salts. and may cost from six
pence to three shiL,ugs each. The
blue light should be deep and not very
brilliant. When the uranium glass
bottle is held IN, the bottle will appear
to glow with great beauty, with al
tile brilliancy Of q glOwwOrHI, as il
white hot.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Ku-KIuxlsm In the South.

Among the evidence recently given
before the Congressional Committee
on Southern outrages was the follow
intr-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Progress OF the Northern Pacific Rail
Road.

The energy with which the building
of this great thoroughfare is being
push forward is an added guaranty
0f j, early completion and its wise
II Iagement. We learn from the f.
II ;ncial agents of the Road, Messrs
Jay Cooke & Co. that at the present
date, the grading Is nearly finished for
286 miles from Lake Superior, through
Central Minnesota, to the eastern
border Of Dakota {; trains are running
over $50 miles Of completed track: the
Mississippi River is bridged at Brain.
erd and oRae more joined 20 the lakes
by Taili and track=laying ia rapidly
progressing westward. By Septemb Der
na2t, trains will run to the Red River
and the grading viii probably be far
advanced toward the Great-Rend of
he Missouri River in Central Dakota.
In The meantime work has been
commenced the present season on the
Pacific coast; a large force CT men are
Al 'eady employed IL the valley Of the
Columbia River, in Washington Ter
TitOry, and hereafter the work Gf con-
struction will be pushed both east
ward and westward toward the centre
with such rapidity as the best inter
ests Of the Road may justify,
Including its purchase Of the st.
Paul and Pacific Road, the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company has Alb
miles of road now in operation, and
before the close of the present season
the length of finished track will be at
least $50 miles. the new highway to
the hacito IS being constructed at the
loTest cost Compatible with first-elass
work.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13

tie Woodstock Sentinel Of March
5Oth, says: "a somewhat singular
accident occurred about half a mile
east OF Harvard, on Thursday after-
noon last, which resulted y the in
slant death Of air. JeTIY HalaservS.-- who
;.ysa ePcn what = known e Iibs
5sEtnd- > IN the sSsn OF Dunbar
HaieSsy was upon horseback. and was
some ten or fifteen rods aeross TIE
raliroad track, where the highway
fllis IN almost parallel with It, when a
LIelgnt tram coming from the east
all1 .slu;led his horsa unmanagealle.
and, in spite of LIS utraosf. s5f:,-t. Z,
raE EaoE 30 tiJe crossing. ana fbre,r g
the unfortunate man imT1e,liat.iv : r., \,
'front.' Of the locomotive. and bc was
instantly crushed By its pondgrous
wheels, wheels and mangled beyond recognl-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Arsenic in the Soda Of Commerce

DT. Eresenius calls attention to q
fact, aecidently discovered By him,
that the carbonate Of soda neutral J,
as met with in 2 crystal,ised state, and
as manUfact-Ied at the alkali works.
now often contains a very perceptible
quantity of arseniate Of soda, un-
uoubtedly due to the use Of sulphuric
acid for converting the cOmmCH salt
into suiphate Of soda, which acid con-
tains arsenic, derived from the pyrites
Of which few are quite free from ar
senic, and some Of which coEtains
that substance in ccEsideFa be cuanti-
ty. The test applied for the detection
pf this arsenic were not the most deli
cate Ia use fCT this purpose; and the
found, though small. 8 sufil-
cient to affect the purity OF prepara-
tiOns for medl, inal and chemical use
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Ineedote Of Sterne.

SJerne being one day in a coffee
house, observed a spruce young fellow
at the fireside who -as speaking OF
the clergy &c g body ofdisciplined i'm
kosters. SterRe got up while the
young man was speaking and ap-
preached the fire, patting and cOaxing
a favOrite little dog. Coming at
length close to the gentleman, he said.
''SiT, this would be the prettisst little
animal in the world, had he not one
disorder" i'What disorder is that 9''
asked the fellow. "Why sir" replied
Sterne, Zone that always makes LiM
bark when he sees a gertlGIaan in
black ''Tha. Is = singular disorder, 4"
replied the young fellow; ''Pray how
long has he had it >" ''Sir," replied
Sierne, looking at him with affected
gentleness, "ever since he was a pup-
py."
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Change OF Habits In Birds.

N. POuchet says that the common
swallow of Europe has modified the
shape Of its nest within fifty years. 7
is certain that many binds haYe chang
cd their ness building habits within a
historical period, Same have 10 us
thread in preference 10 grass, TIE
common swallow and the ehiinI y
swallow must have built different Oe-
fore they had the use of caves
and chimneys. The CID ~ allow
nests were Clc6ElaF, with very small
IG.uded Il opening. The new nests are
long and oval, and the opening is a
long slit, four or five times as long rs
high, close to the top OF tie nest,
where ii meets the wall above it.
This Is an improvement on the old
nest, as the young are not so crowded
and can reach out their Leads fII
fresh air, while their presence does
not impede tie iasfess OF the parents.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13

Some three years ago, the old \ I le-
mont House, in Dlnleith, since tDeu
destroyed by fire, was eftefe't . 2.
burglar, or raided by one ol Z. L-t'it-
eTs, and its prOprietorI .sols3 = renee -.Ii
robbed Of SEQ anG-a gold W.itcn- ihe
iden .iecI wafcil arri red from Caiiiorn-
n bv- express, neatly done UP IN
Daekage and directed 20 the Tigbtful
owner. No evidence was in ths pack
age a. to Lead to the sender thereof,
bat n person who was in Dunlleth at
the the time, and who departed the
next day for parts unknown, il sUs-
peeted.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13

\ clergyman, meeting q little boz
e ais acquaintance, said ''This i
suite a stormy day, my son." HYes,U
said the boy, ''this is quite aWet rain"
The clergyman, thinking to rebuke
such hyperbOle, asked the boy il he
knew Of other than wet rain. 81 new
er knew personally Of any other, Sad
the BOZ; shut have read In a-eertain'
book Of 3 time when il rained fire and
bFimsCone, and 1 guess that was not
wet rain-not much It wasn't
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13

LuttFel, in good spirits and highly
amusing, told of an Irishman who,
having jumped into the water to save
a man from drowning, upon receiving
a sixpence from the person as S re-
ward for his service, looked first at the
sixpelee and then at hin, aud at last
exclaimed: "By Jakus, Pm oreTpaid
for the job"
I think it is the most beautiful and
humane thing in the world, so 10 min
gle gravity with pleasure that the one
may not sink into melancholy, nor
the other rise up into wantonnsss.-
FlJlV.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Dr.. Purdy will give one Of his
Many Letters.
CHARLESTON, CLARK Co., ISD.
Enbruuryy x fsl-a


February 8, ls7n
pn. =. Y. pUEnY-Dear sir: In your -
let.er 70 me yOu wished me 70 give you n
statement Ofmy case, which viii endeayor
TO do truthfully. i entered the Untt-d State
army on the l7th OfApFil, 1851, and served in
various dcpa rtmcnts until lhe 9th Of SEN
tcInber, 1854, I was wOunded and taken
prisoner at the battle OF Chickamauga, Z
then weighed l9a pOunds. was sem n, Ca
hawba prison. aud remained fi,ere IN 49,.
Sth Of Al fiTii, 1855, exposed TO every priyatfOn
stlttt Z WAS possible TO expose fneu To. In
she fall Of 70 / caught q Violer l.Is which
settled on my lungs and dete "a tub
erculOus consumption. fiV aftcr I
was released was weighed hospital
steward OF Elm street hOsplts ..eridion
Mss, and j weighed but " pO.n1is. I Law n.
this Helpless condition % days, not Hbis ~
articulata y sentence. even ia n whisper, A.
the TOeal Organs were paFatlyesT nara
lyzsd. NDre thal twenty different physi.-
clans paid me a visit; as I was q medlessI
iiian they did everything in tkeir power for
me, but all agreed must de. At -fhIs Tim.
they watched me constantly 10 see tie iasf
spark Of life de ont. bEt lauks to God ana
Dr. Purdy, q claJs5dsate o nine. who heard
OF my cOndltiCg. came sse me- He beg
yea ot u. Martin, the rgeOu I'm chare--
4Dr tue n-iVilcge ol T. me me uude-~ Il
course of Phyzio-me, -rsafment- A
lass ihe sGr<e0m ~ald, ta -Ot Aim ~
has Few houT-. anyhn -1nn0f 'i,,---
hlst . hours i,5sfger." j IN cDe No.
afieF took the firsr dose fcine p No.
mated, or threw from my : moro ska.,
q PM o. yellow, ciirrFe ave co-runtiOD
ati'l IN if-,- ilinu iTu hOurs, j coald taf< a..
wen rs ever, and BOW my weight Il I'd
pounds. and tesloy al the blessings Of per
fcct hcalth-
e Z. HOPEWELL. MD.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
Sad and Probably Fatal Accident

On Monday evening last, as the Ex-
press train on the /. 9. 6 "a. s. rail-
road was approaching Elyria, about
Gaze mile east of the village, the fire.
man, Patrick Mackin, Of this place,
while out oiling the engine, slipped
eff, and was severely snd probably IA
tally injured. The engineer did not
miss him until near the village, and as
soon os the eastern bound train had
passed, his train was backed uD TO
where Maekir vas found and he was
-aken hack tOthe station from whence
on the same train, by the advice Of q
physician on board, he was brought TO
his home in this place The train
must have been going, when lie fell
off, at the rate Of thirty milesper hour
and the ouly wonder is that he was
not instantly killed. His head was
badly cut, we understand, and one arm
PrOkeen, and It Is supposed he has al
50 received internal Injuries which at
this writing Saturday viii soon ter
inmate in death.
Young Maekin died Yesterday
mOrning.-Ps2scj0r
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13

Brother Smith, what does tEt
mean?o '''
What does what Laean 90
bringing a Niger to this church. ~
s'Ihe pew Is my own"
Your own! Is that auy reason WHY
youshOuld insult the whole eoDgregi-
tiOn %
ted"
"Who cares for thata he Is a mig
ger"
"But he Is a friend Of mine.n
"What Of that? Must you there
fore insult the whole CONGREGATION 81
"But he is a christian, and belongs
TO the same denomination"
"What do / care for that? Let
him go and worship with his fellov-
niggers."
"But he Is worth eve million dol
lar" said the merchant.
Worth what ~
Give million dollars.u
worth five raillicr doll2EJ .Ee.
rusalem Worth five milli6ns} Broth
er Saith introduce me"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
MERCHANT TAILoRs.

HERCHANT TAILORS and dealers IN
MI Ready-made Clothing, Gents Furnish
ing Goods, Hats, Csps, &c. Constantly on
hand Broadcloths, CaSslmeres and Nestings
Washington street, Tifiin, Ohio. Particular
attention given TO Custom Work All order
viii meet with prompt attention. y. b
We have the agency for the best Sewing Ma
chine now in use. lNcS. 5
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
6TEKART.

T oCKsMITH & CUTLER, repairs locks
clocks, Sewing Machines, Trunks, Um'
brellas, &C. Grinds Surgeons instruments
razors, knives, shears, and all kinds OF small
edged tools. All work attended TO prompt
u and satisfaction guaranteed.
National Hall Block, under Marquardt.
Drug Store, THIN, o.
Mar. 8, ls71-ly.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-13
War Hlsfnrr

IT. AN article just published in tine
G1laTY, the rebel Gen. ImbOden, who,
after the defeat of Ice ut Gettysburg,
was charged with the duty Of with
drawing the rebel wounded, and de-
Tending the tra Isp0rtatiOn trains Of
she retreating rebel array, tolls Us that
il he had been more vigorously at
tackled by Alfard and Fitzpatrick, the
war 'Rould have been ended in the
summer OF 1893. The federal forces
attacked him 0a the bank Of 9, sw0l-
len stream, which could not be csoss-
ed The rebels wora OUtnGmbercd
four u one. Imb0deB says there was
nothing LEFT for. him to do but 10 show
q bold frOnt-ta try the game Of
NRlufI,n as be phrases it-and he did
this with such effect rs to inspire Bu-
ford and Fitzpatrick with the heIief
that a superior force confronted them.
Gen. ImbOden says "a bold charge
would haze broken our lines, and we
sGOGid have fallen an easy prey to tie
federais;" and he adds that fhe can
ture OF Lees transportation train, and
ten thousand anin3a!9 accompanying
itwOJ'lq have been fatal TO the FsUs.s,
% that Richmond w01ld probably
have fallen in the Autumn Of 1883.