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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

Criminal Imposition.--A bad bill subs,i-
tated for a good one l. slmply loss 10 the
pocket Of the taker; but a poisoaogs sop sub
stituted for liie-sustaiuing medicine impeTils
the health Of those who imbibe Il. and The man
who coneocts. orsolls. or recommends such an
article Is a criminal impostor, and deserves 10
be visited With heavier penalty than II he
had eounterfeited sold pieces or forged bank
bills. Many vile. unwholesome poiions now
being offered for sale in various parts Of the
country a. TONES" aud restoratives." arc
recommended by their dishonest proprietors
and vendors AZ superiorto the famous national
speeias. Hosteiter's stomach Biiieu. pes-
perate attempts are made 10 thrust these per.
nieious compounds into the hands and down
the threats Of lifelong patrons Of he great
vegetable stimulant and stomachic; and al
though these conspiracics against health and
life very rarely succeed. u nevertheless seems
10 be a duty occasionally to warn the crcdu-
lous against them. HosietioF's Bitters. tho
unsquallsd remedy for casual Indigestion. con
6rmcd dyspepsia. hiliousness, liver complaint,
malarious fevers. constipation. constitutional
weakness, and The functional arrangement Of
the weaker sex. has Tor twenty years stood AZ
the head Of all medicines Of iis elass-so far
above them a. 10 render competition futile.
Il has not yet reached the meridian II IL pep
ularity. ils sale being larger nov than At any
period since its Introduction. fts utility a. a
preventive Of diss=asss ouecndeFed BY an insa-
luxurious ainosphsfs or unwholssome water 10
admitted by physicians rreciicing In I'M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
I1ni.ed Ancient order of Draids.

rruNrserE GR0yE. No. |. VI, A, 2, D.
mssts Al the Druid Hall, No, 81 South Court
slrest. on The ut and 81 tuesday evenings N
s@sh month. j., hslligsrf, n. Al J,
law, John l.. Eiehberg, Treasurer,
NHNrua 0ROvE. No. meets ~ the uInla
Hail yT Court street, every Thursday evening.
Wa NJ. Loeb. n. AT II. Oprtcl, y. Al j.
=. shide, Secretary barney ofhy, tSaf, atsii
Hail. 81 court street, On tho ist ana "a Moa-
day evenings In each month. A. Jaws
MAJ Ueorro W. Baxter, v. Al a. hreh'
Secretary, Martin Cohen, rreestrer. "a. -,
CoNuoEniA n. A. CHArrrR, No. l,-meeA ~
hs Druid Hall, on the "a and 4th Tuesday
svsninss In each month. J, beohlor. Is. D. A.
a. niiHicld, SECRETARY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
Onl Mnrriage.

Harry RKLIKp ron YouSo Mas from thu
effects Of Errors and Abuses in early lifo.
Manhood restored. Impedimentst to marriage
removed, New method OF treatment. New
and remarkable remedies. Books and circu-
lars sent free. In sealed envelopes.
Address. HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No.
South Ninth st.. Philadelphia. Pa.
l4ixiy-53xy -f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

y, WALKER, the cnterprising news
dealer, No. los Beal street, has all the
latest dailies, weeklies and monthly pub,
icslions. He has also many European
periodicals and literature that he makes
a specially Call and see him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

JOSH BnINes AiMiSAx for 1873 is
for sale ut Mansford's News Depot, Ex'
position building, aud corner OF Second
aud Monroe; also latest dailies, weeklies
aud mouthlies from everywhere, 4Ot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
pn.ohslOr,s Hair Dys.-This superb haI

BHtohelors Hair Dye,-This superb hair
dye is the Jest ~ The ,oorid-perfcctly harmless.
reliable and instantaneous; no disappoint-
inent; no Ridiculous tints or disagrecable
odor. The genuine VIM. A. Bachelors Hair
Dye produces IMMEDIATELY n splendid black
or natural brown. leaves tho hair clean. soit,
beautiful; docs not contain particle Of lead
or any injurious compound. Sold By all drug
slsis. Factory. 10 Bond street. New York. y
.aI0y o. - I'D .HH'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
UNIamTs or rvTHIAs.

r,sx,sarr LopoE No. 81 Meets Ny
.,,srv Wedpesday night at Cyrene
Commandery Hall, No, aa Front street. J
Il KWsseli. Y. p; W. X, French, w. ca X
Shlpway. V. ca w. Il. Miller, b.i Z. n
Jask. FS.if q. niEclow, X. :.
Nrnrais l,oDUg No. G-Meois every Tues
Az nisht AZ Druid Hall, No. Sl's south Court
street, Ii, =. REYNOLDS, V. +. Charles T.
Anderson, w. Cal. Y, savage. v. N,i " a,
LeClerc, u. d. Il. Irving, \. 90 NJ. bren. lt's'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
MEDICAL.

n lTuE GREAT SOUTHERN
"a r'tnedy for the cure o. Sore,
\ lula, Scroiulous faint Rheuma.
. tsin, White Swelling, Gout,
ia Goltre, Consumption, Bronchi.
tbs, Nervous Debility and all dis
eases arising from an impure con
liliou OF the Blood.
| The merits ofthis valuable prcpar-
\ eiloR are 70 wollknown that passing
nWice Il but Necessary To remind the
roadsft Of this ouinal ofthe neceasi.
~ ~ always having = bottle Of this
tnedieine among thcir stock Of family
uecessiiios.
Ccfilhcsies can be presented from
tnfns leading Physicians, Ministers
aud heads oitAmllics throughout the
y. south, endorsing IN the highest terms
- fhf fiHid lsifaci " hasIiaiis.
br. II. Wilson Carr Of baltimore
s=Ss "hc has used ifiu eases Of S,'rul-
a ala and other disease with much sat
! islaction.
Dr. TIC. Pngh u baltimore, r.
+. eommcuds A. % an persons suffering
4 With diseased Blood, saving 10 A. su-
perior 10 any preparation he has ever
used,
Rev Dabnsy He'll Of The Baiti.
more NJ. y. Conference South say he
has hecnso much benefited by it, use
that he ehecrtuny recommends Il 10
all his friends aud acguaintancca.
Craven ~ Co., Druggists, At Cor
- dunsvillc, Va, say Il never has faded
20 give Satisfaction.
Sam'l g.. McF'Rdden, Mugff-er.
hofo, Tennessee, says Ia cured him u
Rhcumafiym when all else JAILED.
Rnssdaiis u not Asecrciquack prep
ara,ion. is inrrcdicuts are published
on every package. show it 90 year
y Physician ana he villa tel yen II u
icomposcl of The strongest Alternatives
that esist, and Il al cNecilent Blood
lpuriiifr. Did cur space admit ne
Icunid give YOU testimonial Il ffom
ierufy STATE IN the South and run
lpcflong knawn o. rveFg man, woman
and chlld cliAsf personally urbyrrp-
Iutuian,
aosails q soii " all Dfurgiss,
CO CLEMENTS b Co.,
BaETiNouE, Sole f'nqprisfgrs.
\ JOHN +. HENRY,
No. Z CouEGF PLkcE,
Ne,s "a Wlstesals Agalf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

Dy4qhe purokt and sweetest God Livcr OIL
in the world "a IInzardl& caswel'a. madc on
tho sea shore, from freah-soloeted iivers. by
cnswull, Hazard 4 Co.. New York. y u nb-
solutely pure and sweet. Patients whs have
once taken II prefer tito any other. For sale
by an druggiats. nj Di raYill xyi.90
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
n,EmrrRANoE SOCIETY.

HaroaA TrurtE or n, tNp r, No. meets
every TUESDAY uieht al hail Of cyrene Com
,nandory Nc 80 Front a. j, tsa=sss w. y.
b"w'c' r.. Jas N Warner NJ. II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

Best and Oldest Family Medicine. Som
ford's Licer fapiOorafor.--A purely Vegetable
Caihartte and 7onier-for Dyspepsia, constipa-
ton. Debility. siok-headache. Bilious At
tachs. and eli derangements OF Liver.
Stomach and Bowels. Ask your Druggist for
A. b Regare Of ssaifafiona. w il3-xvll2es
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
i Q. Q. ,. DIREUr0aT.
odd Follow Hall. corner Main and North
Court streets.

Court streets.
MnMrufA LopQN, No, H-meeN every Tus9s-
day, n. n. Alexander, M. a.. Goo' W
Mathowa. Y. a.; Jno, W. WaynesburE, Doc
rotaryi n. n. Risk. Treasurer.
CHaKAsAw Lopee, No, s-moets every Men
dny nlrht, d. schiosS, N. a. IL Holt. Y.
al Geo, w. l.. Crook, X. 81 ThoA bacon, r.
SAIL. ID, Oonnall, Treasurer. -,
ScunIFR lnpoE, No. l40-fneeta every We'd
nssday night. II dronauor, N, CT y. Hon
nirsr. ". a.; n. Shilling, Seorotary' T.
NnasSsn LonaE, No. ii1-meots every Friday
nisht ii. n. Jack, N. a. j. i. Fischer, Y.
an WIN, Henry, II. ST. II. Backer, T. 81
dec, A. Waring, treasurer.
nraRFE L0nan
Memphis DKOREn Lop0K No. S-mceta let
SATURDAY. of each mouth. w, II. Moyston,
ID. M b. bingham, d, ID. NJ J. E, Rus
sell. A. d. Nj 4. s. Jukes. Secretary Leon
Levy. Treasurer
QAY0so EgcAafMrNf, No. s~-meeis on me
ir and "a Thursday nights OF each month.
Itohn Gordon, o. PTS, M Norwood, II. Pit
W NJ Alexander, IS. w. Geo. W. Mathows,
H. W, Thoa. Bacon, Scribe.
MFnrnfa EsoAMrNnSr. No, Al-mceia ~ ana
sth Thursday nights Of each month. Il. y.
ninsham, Z, PA. W, Newsom. II. RI \.
NJ handle, 5. vi J, =. Fischer, J. MtT.
3. Jukss, Treasurer, Geo, w. smith, Scribe
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
Memphis Office, No. II Madison Street.
II. It. ToMLINsoN. Agent and Adjuster.
GROCERIES.
l. et.I GROCERIES.
SPICER & RYAN,
GROCERS,
NO. asa Main street.
Fresh Arrivals--New Goods.

WE WOULD REsPECTFULLY INVITE
w the Intention OF dealers and families to
our large stock ofchoice groceries. Our goods
are fresh. and bought direct from first hands
at lowest prices.
Choice Mocha, Old Government Java,
Laguira, and Rio COffees.
Cut, Loaf; and other Refined Sugars.
Teas--iie finest TO be had-all kinds.
English Pickles and Sauces--a large
stock. a Na
Canned Goods Of every klnd-Fruits
and Vegetables.
Canned Fish--a fine variety. q-=-
RaIslns, Nuts and Currants.
Jellies--in great variety and Styles.
COx's, Nelson's and COOper's Gelatine.
Canton Preserved Ginger--large lot.
Imp. MaccarOni-Italia1 and Swiss.
Desslcated COcoanuts, for pies.
In fact. a most complete stock. carefully
BOUGHT expressly for frst-class trade. Give.
Ms a trial-we think We can please you.
N-l0i Sfl.Ga " ~ AN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

ng-chapped hands. face. rough skin. PIN
pies. rinKworms. aalt-fheum. and other
cutaneous affections cured and tho skin
made soft and smooth By ualng tho Juniper
Tar soap. made BY caqwoli. Hazard 4 Co..
New York. aiaefhua AiiH NfA'' xvi-30
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
rNrINE nIFrERNNT rDITIONs
Ready.Printed OutSldes, mSides
and Supplements,

,...,, ". ......' Pftrs. In STYLE equal % any
! -f'..,... ~ p tnr Ftina huliuess, and ~
New Ys,t ear CHICAGO. MilWaukoe, on
,..,-....9- i a.tl rrfmrtiv ailca Ser ans
senthr4. ,-ia. kadfsas.
Nrrhf|lIr. Team,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

pnrrs rrIl.. ID JelIer.on .. gsi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
PUBLICATIONS..
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS,

UuR SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER UNION,
il al Nashville, Tenn. are furuishinr
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EXTRACTS FROM FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
.aftt .as7h,rsa ssa4s 1sas OF THE sFsF~r~r,
QUEEN. INSURANCE COMPANY,
'tra s' 80 Year Ending s1st December, 1871 t,n
FIRE BRANCH.
Year ENDING alst pecember, 1s7l.

the Propr accordance WITH
Deed Settlement the Company for the ending St DECEMBER
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05

Express train does not run on sunday; a.,
Ticket Onioo. g7s Main street. cornsi OF oou'h
Court.
Ferryboat will leave wharfhoat. foot OF
Poplar atroot. daily, at 100 am.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-28
MolASSlS HANDY.

There Is crate deal Of human natur
In a stick of molasiS handy. | judge.
this, beeaus my little grandsun Is al
wus reddy tew invest his only penny
In It.; 1 don't kno rs want 10 bet
emmy money. aud Civ odds, oil the man
who Is alwuS anxious tew pray out
loud, every chance he can git. Next
10 the man who Is wuth nillyun, In
point of wealth, Is the man who don't
care 4 cu,S tor it. When yu strike lie,
9 stop boring; menny u man has bored
clean thru, aud let all the lie run ont
ut the bottom. Success don't consist
in never msking blunders. hut In never
the same one the second time. He
who trusts tew luck for his happiness
will be lucky when he gifts IL. While
we are poor the neccSsarys OF lille are
the luXurys; after we git rltcil the
luxurys are the necessarys. Death IS
All arrow, shot into crowd the only
reason why it hit anuther, Is becals II
missed us. When man doez good
turn, lust for thu phun of the thing, he
has got a crate deel more yirtew IN
him than he Il aware ov. As gen-
eral thing. we envy in uthers.
not what VIC aint got, but what
NC have got less than uthers.
The only thing about man that SIN
haz not and cannot pervert Is his con-
shence. Just edzactly In proporshun
ez man undertakes tew make a repu-
tashun by hiz personal appearance,
lust In that proporshun lie IL dead
beat. Early genus IL like early cab
bage; It don't head we'll. Menny n
man haz lost good posishen IN this
world bl letting go tew spit Oh biz
hands. The man who IL always brag-
ging of hiz wife In public duz It more
out ov pride ov himself than luv for
her. Ii n man has got 50 thousand
dollars at interest, and owns the hous
he lives In, IL aimt much trouble TO De
n filosofer. Tile hardest man In this
world 10 cheat is the man who IL al
ways honest with himself. Lite aint
long enough for any man to Know
hIm.eli. Virtew don't consist In the
absence of pashuns. but in the con-
troll ov them; man without any
pashuns Is simply rs virtewous ez u
Craven image. Don't forget one thing
yung man: There IL no accomplish
inent so easy to acquire ez politenes.,
aud none more profitable. fhare are
great menny excuses that arc wuSs
than the offensc. \ man you can
trust with secret yu can trust with
ennything. Common Sense IS the IA
vorite dawter of Reason, and altho
thare are many other wimmen more
attractive for time, thare il nothing
but deatlr can rob common sense Nv
her buty. Opinyuns should be formed
with great causheii, and changed with
greater. Silence IL one ov the hardest
arguments TO reftite.-JoSh Billings.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-28
A NAN WANTED AT VASE
- - - .aETNIH TNN- u" o.. ~. T.. ..

A MAN WANTED AT VASE
s-~ 80 IN9roN. 1at-a- -
We want man At the White House!
Not "an old wh te hat and coat"
Ready to turn. like the breeze, TO catch
Each political straw ahoat.
We want man. not an eihgy
Ofdoctrines strange and wild
A mass of bubblins froth
ofDcrnocracy, dirt defiled.
We want A man la the White House.
Notn .ham who would bend tho knee
When q ibvi chief in petticoats
From toe lawswould strive TO nee.
The -elfwilled sage may tell Us
"what he knows" of farming lie
But give us Q fruerhead and heart
To lead IN the hourof strife.
We want man ln the White House!
That man OF power and might
Whose valor saved the " Ship Of State
In seccssion's darkest niSht; -
Z Rne sstp tsf q me g goo, %,s'SA sA Sssset-
When stormy lightning flashes
Lii up the midnight tide.
We wan, man in the White House
Who wore the "army blue"
Who In the hour OF peril
Was calm, and brave, and true.
Whose heel crushed the monster serpent
In the Wilderness, coilsd To- spring
At the hszrt OF our fte.-born nation,
And leave Il loathsome thing.
We want q man In the White House.
One who can proudly stand
Enrooed In frecdom's purple,
"A sword This pure hand:
: Strong to uphold our-houor -
Before gazing world;
Proud o! our star-it banner,
where'er IL may be unfuried.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-28
NOTICE.

,ny.ANp AFTER JUNE TEETHx~
the Ordinance 10 relation to JM
Hoes. DOGS and GOATS will bed As.
stiotly enforced. i. F. BERRY,
' Town Marshal,
Gold Hill, June u, lsn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-28
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
A. VILLA NJ 8 ,
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
w N. ny. DO a N e

OE GOLD HILL, RESPECTFULLY AN.
~ nouuces himself as candidate for the
ofice OF County Clerk Of Storey County subIcct
10 the decision OF the Republican County Con-
yentlon. .-.- -
Gold IIill. August -. lsTa r..s .ans3 ii.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-28
NOTICE.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
y ceived BY the Board OF County CommI s.ion.
eI. OF Storey county until the 4ih day OF Sep.
,embcr, 1872 for furnishing said county 100
CORDS OF WOOD. 10 be delivered prior TO
The Is, day Of October. 5000 cords To be de-
hre.ed st the County Hospital, and 80 cords to
be delivered a. the Court House. Proposals
mus, state the kind ofwood.
BY order Of the Board OF County Commission
ers Of Storey county. ,p,
VIRGINIA August o. 1874. auy1 I'd
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

WHEN business 10 dull 20 10
Hork and make business. Keep
stirring. II everyb 'dy sat dow u
and waited Tor better times,
they would never come until
doomsdAy. II . million OI
people make = liille ezra ei-
tort to realize their desires IN
business, hsr,l times give way
10 their efforts like an ice dam
before u flOd, and currents OF
business set IN fresh once
more. II is the same in a small
way with each individual.-
Don't help to block the wheels
oi busines 9 by keeping STILL
Hard times is but another
name Tor stagnstion of bust
ness, and there is no way to
make a stagnant pool fresh, ex
cept to stir 1t. II you. try to
inIuse Ii INTO your business
your neiyhbor will follow your
example, and you will be sur.
prised to see how much you
can do to keep business going.
Activity is lite; stagnation is
death.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19
A Hariilar Man Shoots Hi
Nll0.

A Harinar Man shoots His
WIle. u ,
A man named L. Masters
the keeper Oi y saloon in the
lower part Ui Il armsr, met bis
Vile Oh Wednesday night Vi
last week on the Railroad
track, near the Rolling Mill, in
company with some dIsrepulS.
bic characters. tie questioned
her in regard 10 where she was
going, and received The reply
that she was going 10. churcl',
Masters said that he under.
sl"Od this church going, and
grasped her by the should,
AMI drew forth y pistol ami fir.
ed. The ball struck the W.
man on the breast, passsI
around the collar bone and
lodged near the shoulder. Htl
screams soon brought assist.
ance which prevented her iniu'
rated husband from inflicting
further injury. The wound j.
severe but not dangerous
Masters was arrested and held
ip $500 bail for his appearance
al court. We understand tha,
since his release be has lett fol
parts unkn. .wn.--Maristta
Times.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19
Teaeiiefs' Institute.

The Executive COMMITTEES
hereby annodheS 10 TIE teach.
srs Of JackSUn and surround-
ing counties, that there viii be
an Institute at jackson Q. q,
he'd under the auspices Of the
Jackson county Teachers, AZ.
sociatiOn, commtRcing Mon.
day, December %, and cOn,in.
uing during the week. III The
Christmas holidays.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19
Trabsfers Of Rial Estates.

Transfers Of Heal EBcace8.
Cornelius Murphy TO Mary,
Murphy, 30 heres. Brown tp,
$500. .q .,a
R Il McCliItick 10 A. j.
Martindill, 40 acres, Riehlahd
ip,. $3.50. a'I' Urae
Daniel Maui to John Young,
part Of in,lot 81, Hamdeu, $40o.
Elias Ward TO J. E. Frazer,
81 acres, Clinton tp., $3.50.
Mary g. Howell TO Nancy
N. SWAIN, in.lot 265, McArthun
$2S7.
@. s. Randall to Mary A.
Stuck, 40 acres, Richland tp,
S400.
Henry Hofhines 10 william
Shook. quit claim, 81 acres,
Elk tp., $3.50.
Patrick Murdoch 10 Sarah j.
Grafton, quit claim, 4S3 acres,
Clinton ip, $1,000.
Sarah j, Grafton, ct al, to
Patrick Murdoch, quit claim,
80 acres, Clinton tp., $500. t
E. Il. a.. Mcknight to O. w.
Miller, 40 acres, Jackson tp;
5000. . .a~,: 4.
F. N. Shoskey to W. N. Tharp,
quit claim. 10 acres Richland
tp, $40. .... ...t,
W. NJ. Tharp to Mildred
Sesy, quit clam, IL acres,
Richland ,p., $500.
Auditor Vinton County,
10 Daniel Flahiva, 81 acres,
Richland lP, d 90.
Mildred Seay to Daniel Fla
hiva, quit claim, 4S. acres.
RIchland tp, 100.
B.rryman Hancock TO j, X
Davis, l67 acres, E'kle tp.
50 QUO
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

AN unsophisiica'ed citizen
sus sesis that MrGilliSray
should occupy the apartment
under he stairs now occupied
as q store house for public
property which should be
kept IN an accessible place,
and the room now occupied
by him be used Tor public
purposes. That would never
do. II would put either McGil-
livray Lr .he county to the ex.
pense Of purchasing u new sign,
with Ill The chances OF the
county having to foot the bill.
II might be economically done
by changing the present sign
which reads--"Mt(iIllivrsy's
Law Office, Up Stairs" to "Mc-
GillivrayS Law Office Under
The Stars; but then We don't
look Tor things to be done il,
that way by the present reg.
ime, who have adopted and
work on q wise saw OF their
own Economy Is the road Ia
ruin" '
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

JuDeiYa from the newspapers
out West, the human ear.ctop
grows to IN iinmense size.--
Thus one editor says q brother
contemporary can wag his left
ear. Then the editor who Is
accused of wagglng his lefi
ear, says the aceuser has to
cut slits 10 the rim oi his hat
to make room for bis ears An,
other man out there uses hi.
ear Tor y napkin. Another Can
tan himself with his aural ap
psndages; and still another
employs his ear Tor an uinbrel.
Ia. The champion earist, how.
ever, is an editor who wears
several reefs in his ear 10 pre-.
vsns his ireadlng upon them
a. be walks along the street,
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19
Lamp Explosion.

A coal oIl lamp burning in
he room al J. ira Bell +xploi.
ed one night last week, slnns,
causing a serious conf grafton
II appears that he had turned
the light low and had retired
About, 1.o'clock he was aroused
by the explosion, and iound
the apartment about his bed u
sheet ol fl .me. BY the prompt
application of the bed clothes
the fire was smOlhered out, not
however. until Mr. Bell had re-
ceiyed severe burns about the
hands and feet. II is hardly
necessary TO add that Mr. Bell
has vowed never, never more
to leave a coal oil lamp burn.
ing in the house ai.er h. reiires
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19
ScIOtO Isiyer ImprOyenent,

SciOtO River Improvement. /,
The Ohio Legislsturs will
be asked for $1,000 additional
for the Improvement Of The
Ohio Canal at the mouth 4Oi
the SciOto river, The amount
appropriated last winter WaS
found to be insuAicieiii, and
no work has been done. 1t
was thought advisable by the
Board Of Pablic Works topost
zone action until an amount
sufficient Tor the successful
completion Of the work was
secured. We have no Doubt
the Legislature will make the
necessary appropriations for
this much. needed improve.
menL=POrtsmOutA Tmss.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

JuDeE POTTEK appesrs in this
weeks Enquirer with another
composition. L. was seen too
late 10 give it an elaborate
anal. zaiion. II 10 verbose
throughout and full OF tautol.
ogy. The Judge says he never
belonged TO the Grant Club.
Nearly everybody around here
knows better than that. lie
says every body in the Repnb.
'lican party is dishonest, and he
alone, was the ark that bore
all The honesty there was lei,
Ia 1t safely through this grea,
deluge OF c0rrupiion; but in.
adverten,ly commits hlmself in
81, ing that ho ran a hur,e
down one Sunday morning To
overtake Mr. Coultrap. TO give
him q three dollar bill (who
ever heard of q three dollar
bill to vote for John P. Dun!
kle lie says Coultrsp and
Holland ate hash ut his house.
and they oughint TO tell things
on him that he said in fun.
(The Boys rations are now cut
of But that which interests
US most Is, in the closing part
ot his effort, he says he has de-
posiIed five dollars with our
neighbor of the Democratic
Enquirer to be paid to us. We
are ready to receive, and ss our
nelghbor is . man Of business,
we presume he will respond
with bis characteristic prompt
ness.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

THERE will be q grand ball
given, by the employees Of the
M, O. R. r. shops, at the school
house in Za'eski, on Christmas
Eve.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-12-19

JosEPH WOLTE had 25 sheep
killed by dogs, and 8 severely
wounded, on his farm, three
miles east Of Zalsski, one
night last week.