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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-01
MORTGAGE SALE.


nEpATJI, T having been made IN the conui-
tim. of a certain mortgage, whereby the power
tSsra;n contained to sell has become operative,
..S.,'ts5 Inv William u. Bronson and Laura
Rronaon. bis vito, OK Van Buren county,
Miobjgsn, to John Davenport, ira Davenpor,t
And Martin Adsit, Executors OF tne Is11 win
and testament OF Ira Davenport, iate Oh DA'ii,
New York, deceased, bearing oa'e rne .na
asv NJ August. A. ID. eighteen hundred ana
sdItv-nine. and recorded in the once OF tue
Pec,ster OF Deeds, for the County OF van bu"
RON IN sa,d State OF Michigan, ON the seven,
taenth day OF August n. -. elBnteen le on
ood s;,tv.nIne. IN liber q" x" OF Mortgages, on
neoe 470 upon winch mortgage thereis claiineu
10 ne due at the date Of this nouce the suin oi
Ave hundred and eixty-mne collars kS9o'l alu
no suit or proceedings at law haVps Eoen u =;
s,;,ntaa I'm recoyer any part thereof, Notice Is
sha~aSora hereby piyen that on Tuesday, the
n,nateen.h day OF March next, at ton CLOCK III
the loren Jon. / shall cell at public aucUop, 10
the h;ohest pdder, sale TO take place at tue
Yront door of Che Van Buren, County circuit
Court House, in the village or Jaw raw, tIe
pYemises described IN said mortgage, Vi
80 much thereof az shall be necessary 10 sGIlsly
the amount due OH slch mort6a?e' WIZ Sol
Y1er cent intereft and legal costs, toSetoec
with an attorney tee OF fifty dollars, covenantea
FOR therein, that is TO cay, the Following piece
or parcel of land, situated in Var Buren Coun-
nv IN the State OF Michigan. via The south
west quarter OF tho moth east quarter ana the
eoutl half OF the south cast quarter or section
nlpe co. in town one "a eouth OF range ,hlrteeh
(l8) west, containing 10 acres more or less.
Dated Kalamazoo, Dee. I9th, a. IL. Aoh'
John Ni DAyESP0 < Executors
MARTIN ADSIr,
SD. BURNS, Mortgages. ,.
ATTORNEYS for Mortgages 6f3ti5
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-01
AVOID QlJACKS.

',EN EMS y 20 sole Agents,
$50 nECi ~ W."
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-03-21

@anse 2pOle $40; babe 2ppit IS; ~ rt,nsce $ so.
az unfere 0rtterte If rom Stante : i, TIT RE 3te-
bnnsen fnbtn fets .ur fefsefesten 3ett un Il Ter Ger Nn-
fdt 9efhuprener GpmmiFGre fdtt.
E~- Die pf6,tele 3tebung rtrt in be- Ycuis Rldttern
perbHentltdt, uub allen Snbabern upn t'n'sa TO-. cine 60.
pie ~sueefantt.
~ Ntr DtrdnRalten etne 3iebuue RI" II" 9 lie ON, Ict.
ten Gage etres iebeu Npnats I'm SABRE 1872
aI- 9aeln ereuneen cuff infer Rtt'r IN ,:s'f ppftzCfs
hcesgelfsCrbre, 9e9iftrirfer Bci:ft, 3icbunaem
ooer GrpreR. Wan aoref,rs
Mturran Dsflfr 6 So.
~. SIS Daluut Sired, post Office Iox 244b) ct. eou>
IL. mp.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-03-21
Mft1puri Staats: S,D1teric.

l. -
lnter MutcritGt bes 6taatss nit *Fertii"en 3ie<
buneeu in St<2oC';.
@roRer Siebunss=p lan nit eins in>n sslr,n,ern.
@laHe - 9ejosen ben &c. ::.iia's 1872.
$3.50 Genuine i'm 8elauff t. 100000
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-03-21

otn e>jsr, uuo >sr :s=i}3e Der Sussaa.
Dauu.5 ..,la> MID piGcr, DEM Nusia1sp
BET buart m;;c Gir0olt aetban, uno &allz
sci. n:r2, r2n1 ol;N niGt INNER, 70 bod
fehr tluiq, rl;rA osn WcbrauG biz e5
D1&2s;ato 9snclit. sEtan cie d ulentlos<
dea ~;c:jiIrt, 81" lie Griicn eingetrrduet
cner at3:tort2" ND, 10 it 11aturli@ cine
2Sispe:hsrleuuNH os6 9aares unmD9li4.
Qlusin. MAS :,c;>.aertttet n2rren fa1n, 1pirD
nurNS pieces Mlittel oerettet. Gtatt Da6
5aor nit ein:m te;sartieen NieDerlAlog
ST leiur';ercu, Miro es la( elbe rein un0
froItla erbaltsn. Gin 9elegentliGer 0e=
byaulh 81, jes N:littels wirr Dem Orautper=
ntn crer Musiaucn onrbclJen UNI fomit
nsr &nAtAeit ~iieu2ru. "a rteits Saarltar=
flna5mlttet fr1i Ypn sl!ca jene11 lhapl1den
Suttan;er it, RE eiri%e o1pere Sraporate
f. 9ejIArli:A uno *aA:'ilia TN 1ie 5!aore
mndcn, 10 farm ct nur wubltbueno mtrfen,
ME ater jh1ptn. Ml1
G.;r0.:S gillette
fam e5 niGtG }S:;nl dsu1wcrthcre5 Achen.
81 es ~rrer Sri uph UnrbeitrTe eutp1lt,
10 fur1n ea leltjt bic fsiuite weiee 2cinwanp
nibt bel :Amuten, uno peuurA balt es fit
i1nAer oui Tenn joaar ais anpere Mitte(,
inrem es benz ltlten ,u9leiA einen appiz
gen Ola113 nj Wnbl9eruh eerleibt.
3utereitst Scn DR.. 8. G. SYsr & Co.,,
prsttiiden uno anal9tilden Gbemtfern,
&u,uel, I)sna.
preis $l.OO.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-03-21
~ Nyer's @ '
Datalrr- $ttdirkuuQsn>jttr(
ayers Hair Vigor),
tim nr1H": Saareu lire uatiIIii@e &Eais
I'D Uju1Je wi]soer3ns:bcN.

SiN S'thtHi''l; DH-
ribt mar anye'1c3W
unp as|anr, io"nt;h
al,th iebr ,rttslan' 1t,
It'll ra6 Scar au erhal=
tn. GctttiGte nSsr
grauc @|a@e bchsm-
1mcn DaanvD in aur5:;
Bs;t mirDer ilre nr-
fpruIualthe Gacbe mi;
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-27
School Books,

A complete stock Of School Books needed
at The Pualis Seheers can b. toahd N rtv
FoSF 0FBt0R NEWSROOSi. wv
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-27
AEOther Valuable Inyen.
tiOD.

tiOn.
Gates CK-sUCTION PRHvENTOR FOR
OIL WELLS, patented Angus. Is. 1871, which an.
tirey prevents the ingress Of air In oil wells. wbie
the tubing Is being drawn. 1t 10 well known isct
10 oil operators, that upon wells where Gas Pumps
are used 1t Is necessa to preserve a. nearly per
fect vacuum as possible, and that no air should b.
let nto the well, at any time, when IL car p,e.ibly
ne avoided; consequently, whenever tho tubing IA
drawn fr nj well 1t ia the cause OF great injury TO
H. a. the stufting box, being then necessarily omen
3D. the air Immediately rushes back between ,hs
tuoing and casing, isto the well going into The q
rock and gas veins, and COZ sequently causin Re
OIL and gas to rush back to a great distance. N
much 20, that 1t almost always takes several days
Ter pumping 10 resumed for a well to be brouab,
oaek to Its former condition. and offentmes il takes
several weeks; and quito frequently wells have been
almost completely ruined BY the air being thus let
In while drawing tubing
The BACK'sUCTION PREvHNTuRis is sstsehss
TO the stLmns box and works in such way that 1,
completely shuts up the space betweoa the etufbnp
oo1 and tnohg 30 effectuslly that not prriele OF
air can get through at any time while the tubing 4,
being drawn and replaced. It Itsuppes want lom |
felt and Ia, without question, ono Of the most VI.
liable inventions Of the day. TO tho eng g.d in th,
oil business No well should IN without II, az II n,
zen times saves ten times is cost by once usinp
~ lt 10 manufactured at the FOUNDRY AVN
MACHINE SHOP OF ANDREWS 4 CO TDS
W rk, Pa md for "a By Hardware Desiers.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-27
I'M AiNs EN % q. 1GErAREUHE OF

TRAINS ON o. q. 4 a. r. R r. VI
On and after Sunday, Nov. Sd, 1872,
trains will run as follows: '
NORTH NO, s. No w
Leave Irvine. II ssv 3 on -,
Leave Oil City s.OO n. 2.3Opr. 75spn
Pet.Cen $50 " 3,SY. $500
Titusv. ITO 4" 4.2S 4" s.Ib 4"
arrive Cory, $50 500 "lO.4o I"
NO e-Accommodation Freight.
- Leaves OH City 9 80 A u; Pet Centrs,
io'ls; Titusville, ll,o5; Ar. Cory, ~, 4opm
SOUTH. No. ,. MOI NO. 6.
Leave Cory, 1855 A n. 6.lOAx. 6,lO,pr
" Titusv. 1890 II. 7,3O 4" e.45 T."
+. Cen. l,30 " SIT " 7,5O g
Arrive Q. City 200 800 4" s,45 4"
Irvine. 500 " ll.38 m
No. l0-Accommodstion Freight.
Leaves Cory lao p N; Titn'v. 2,5s; Pet
Centre. 3,66; Ar et Oil City, $50 D IN.
~ No. S and 6 run on sunday.
"Commens nE Nov. Sd trains will yu,
BY PhiIsdslphis tins,. which 10 rsu MN.
uTEs PAs1sH than Our time
J. J. LAWRENCE, On esve.
q. J.' Sssss~1 AeAsa8
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-27

at tGAFFNQY.S. nun '''
kassruss in ,ssEscSa.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-27
I'he Drug.
rs selling Dru
ER than anV

rRE Or MARK Ers,
BY W. U. TEL. LINE
OFFICE or
rh9h0t'SRUx CkSrRR DAur RECORD
Nov. II 1872
The msrket is quiet aud dull to-d.x a,
$3.50. Nothing doing.
Philadelphia, Nov. 81.
c1h~lsk.
Rs6ned-27
Nov. II, Dec. 81
Asrke, quiet
Crude sPst, ilk.
B. Y. all year, lsS.
b. o. do. NJ
R+dned-Spos 22,< ooa
Market Nominal.
Nsw Yosk, Nov. 81.
Cs1le-ll.
Rennea, FIX.
Asrket-Quist
GOLD:iN NEW YUnK,
Nav YOsx. Nov. ~.
'Gold-ll2A.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-11-27

II you
Want . Salesman,
Want Q Servant Girl,
Want TO Sell Horse,
Want to Sell . Patent
Want to Lend Money,
Want to Buy Q House,
Want to Sell a Carrings,
Want to Borrow Money,
Want to Sell an Oh Well,
Want to Buy an Ensine.or Boilsn.
Want to Sell House and Lot,
Want to find Stra yrd Animal,
Want to Purchase an Oil Inierret,
Want to Sell Piece OF Furniture,
want to Buy Second. band Carriage.
Want to Sell Tubing, Casing, Gss Pipe,
>, want to Find an owner for anything
Found, advertise in the RECORD, rs no less
nan ten thousand people read it weekly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08

IL HAND SHAKING How did people get in
" he habit OF shaking hands The answer is
g t far to seek. In early and baroarous times,
hen every savage or semi savage was his
own E v giver, judge, soldier ana policeman,
and b I'D / watch over his own safety, in de
fault Of d other protection, two friends and
acquaintances, or two strangers desiring to
be friends or acquaintance, when they
CHANGED to meet, offered each to the other
the right hand-the hand alike of offence
and defence. The hand that yields the
sword, the ga gger, the club, the tomahawk,
or other weapon of war. Each did this to
show thai the hand was empty, and neither
war nor trea cherry was intended. man
cannot well stab another while he is in the
act OF shaking hands with him. unless he be
a double-dyed traitor or villain, and strives
to aim cowardly blow with the left while
giving the right, and pretending to be on
good terms with his victim
The eastom of hand shaking prevails,
more or less, among all civilized nations,
and is he taclt avOwal of friendship and
good will, just as kiss is of warmer pas,
sion.
Ladies, as every one must have remarked,
seldom or never shake hands with the cordi-
atty of G2ntlemen, unless it be with each
other. The reason is obvious It is for them
to receive homage, not to give it. They
cannot he ext ectcd to show to persons of the
other sex warmth of greeting which might
be misiu rpreted, unless such persons are
affection IN which cases hand shaking is not
needed, tnd The lips 90 more agreeable duty.
Every laan shakes hands according to his
nature, Faether it be timid or aggressive,
proud o. humble, courteous or churllsh, ref
ned or l&ar, sincere or ypocritical enthu-
slastlc Indifferent. The incest refinement
and idi4sgncracies of character may not,
perhaps &c discoverable in this fashion, but
the salisat points of temperament and indi-
vlduali may doubtless be made clear to the
undersl nding of most people by a better
study 0 what may be called the physiology
of hand king.
To pI sent the left hand for the purpose of
friend greeting is piece of discourtesy-
sOmetiiae Intentional on the part of superb
ors inr Ii 20 their interiors, and an act that
no true @lntleman will commit. There is
no reas Why 1t should be considered more
discou1 3Us than it would be to kiss the left
cheek i. 5ead of the right but, doubtless
the Gus III that makes the right hand i'm =
perativ mall sincere salutations dates from
those rIy times when hand shaking first
began, nd the hand that shook or was sha-
ken in eadship was OF necessity weapon
less.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08

WHIT AND EARLY RoSE POTATOES HAY.
ing see different and conflicting statements
IN you paper relative to the productivenesa
and qu ny of the White Rose POTATO Twill
tell yoi 'whatI know about farming /" as far
as the W ate Rose potato is concerned Last
Spring obtained from Mr.. Young ten ponds
of seed, which planted in 14O hills. abont
June The ground on which they were
planted vas newly plowed the first time the
year before and corn was planted on the sod.
no n. uure or other fertilizers was used.
1hey re planted three and one-half feet
apart each way. They were plowed twice
eacn way Wth double shovel pillow, and
hoed twice. The Yield was 10 bushels of as
handsome, smooth potatoes as l ever saw,
quality i No. /. sas
One lalf acre of Early Rose planted on an
aoJolnih9 piece of ground, with same cult
NEaCion, produced IT'S bushels, decidedly the
3 80 ia mat | ever had any personal
h aitSH of. The bugs did no injury to
Satn ~ sa,lety: consider the White Rose
100 ,'Ot,, pa,,eGy. do not think they were fully
. lmaiopso wnen they were dug on Sept 25 I
1ri';oI pecuharity about the Early Rose.
r wnCn as, Inat the vines in nearly one
Io1rt IN u Inc mills died suddenly before the
POCaCoe5 were grown, aud such hills did not
others. "on "S ene
r, In conclusion [ will say I consider The
Whlte Bose the prince of potatoes. Anntbar
man calls 1t the prince of humbuos H.,
VIII those who know nothing about # or
the par les who disagree relative to ito 80 "a
It's, decide the question ?-P Prairie MR., =.
JOSEPH ATHHRroN'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08

WACO N>rIoN.-We find In late number
OF Hall Guide to Health the following i'm.
portan ooservations on vaccination, which
will be and Ofinterest just now:
/. In a,]le vaccination is an almost per.
rect sa uard until the fourteenth wear.
=. 4 ao beginning ofslourteen the system
gradua oses its capability of resistance.
until a ~ twenty one, when many persons
become most AS liable to smallpox as if
they hi not been yaccinated. =
.. II liability remains in full force until
ABOUT j two, when the susceptibility be.
gins to cline, and continues for seven years
30 grow ees and less, becoming extinct at
ABOUT " the period when the general rev
olutlon 7 he body begins to take place, du
ring w .4n he system yields to decay, or
taxes tew lease of life for two or three
terms G seven wears each. W
& IL cfeat practical use to be made of
these 1+ments is, let every youth be re.
Vacclna ID on enteeing fourteen. Let several
attemp DE made, so ar to be certain of
saIety the malady is liable to prevail in
cltles log the winter, special attention is
mYlted de subject at this time.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08

Adyices from st. Petersburg are very in.
s srass I'D Inc Russian Government consid.
cEs that neither attention or respect W os
SHOWN he Russian Ambassador. Nanv of of
81 The complaints against Catacaxv have
oeen satisfactorily refused, and upon others
Judgment will not be passed until he has fnlll
LIBERTY LIBERTY 10 present his case. The tone of
SGOrtt;Scnakon,s note to United States Minister
OuI'lh 10 SAID TO be that Of studied insolence.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08


BAD 8ITs.-When boys or girls have
formed I'd habits, and desire to be rid Of
toem, nrSt step in the matter is to UNDER
stand ae he habit is injurious. Study the
sEFJect oEil convinced of It's evil tendency
Then i'd the place, the companions. and
the tho znls, even, that lead to the tnmn onu
lion, e ~ only to places where good infu.
ences dominate. Keep employed at some
tnlng' 5Usy people rarely tind time to Guilt.
Tate ba labits.
Shou you break your good resolutions
once, t. CT, or twenty times, do not give mn
trying. The very fact that YOU do not spcp
ceed In our first efforts TO do away with a
pad h" Z, shows you the strong hold that
naDlG r acquired upon you. SO. when Won
nave Ken your resolution, just think it
over, a. see why you broke it, and watch
yoursel nat you do not fail thronph the
same CO sc again. 1t is no trifing matter tn
break ID habits, They have wonderft J
strengt' aad tenacity, and cannot be shaken
on IN aoment.-Y Young Folks Rwrag.
80 Co 3 70 Por."-Various are the origin
phFf - which, by constant usage have
ccomt Incorporated into the language.
mong them the significant expression
gone pot " seems from its homely garb.
eculia suggestive. It arose from the
TACT TIL a tailor of Salamanca, Spain. who
lived n n the gates which led to the burial
ground outside of the city, conceived mas
sion loI registerlng the number Of funerale
Wnlcn cay passed his door. To accomplish
this he uung out an iron pot every noornino
into WI ii he put stone for every funeraii
Chat pa ID by, and counted the whole num-
per IN evening, before retiring from hi,
shop. one morning, however, the passers. hJ
missed ne familiar sight OF the pot, and. or
!nqulrll the cause, asceryained that the
tailor dead, or as the Salamanca wac,
express it, He has gone to the rot !;
which las passed into the above well know
proVert - Young Folks Rural.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08

If you value your Eyesight use these Perfect
Lenses, ground from minute Crystal Pebbles melt
ed together, and derive their name Diamond on
account of their hardness and brilliancy. They
will last many years without cnange, and are war
rantted superio" to all others, manufactured by j..
genuine unless stamped with our trade - mark.
Por Sale by Responsible Agents throughout the
Union r. o. GOttfredson, Jeweler and Optician.
they can only be obtained. No PedlcrA employed.
1y22
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30
THE OLD MEMS GRANT MEETING.



We'll, wife, we've had meetin' at the school
Eehou>e On the hill,
And WAS chosen chairman 10 keep the OLD
men still.
+But found 1 couhin't do il: each man down
= his cane would plant.
And shout with all the voice he had, I'm 60
= in in for Grant.'
We talked about the past four years, whal
great things had been done;
HeH the nations debt had melted like the
= snow before the sun;
We said, to keep it meltin', do better thing
- we can't,
Than to stick and hang together and all &c
- in for ,rant!
We all looked through our speetacles upon the
" Inaked facts,
Then drew the veil oil charity Ger giant sum-
We said, ave like you, sumner, but 90 your
way we can't" -. 'a ..a
Then made tile SchoOl-h0nse echo with rOuS-
-az-ing shout for Grant. .... -s.. ...
We didn't have much charity for Trumbull ol
Tor SchurZ;
They stand around the party gate, pair ol
snarling ours;
Their speeches cannot harm us nor make
= Grant toe the mark; TGf .u-
Hes an old Galena tanner, and knows how t.
We talked about Grants smokin'-we thought
il no great sin. +
To vote that out of ofice, we might vote a
worse one m;
And seein' we're smokers, 'twouldn't do fol
us TO rant, fcU 81 4lG = = y
So we lit our pipes together, and all smoked
the health of Grant.
or
In the days of the rebellion none of US could
go TO light.
But we read from morn till evening how he
battled for the right.
lie has been the nations servant in the days nj
peace and war,
AMI treason melts before him like the smoke
Of his cigar.
After I'd adjourned the meriin' | gave each I;
friendly grip;
We, every oHe, determined to stand by the wal
tried ship; ..r#E a.-.. .. .-
We will not iOddle over, we will not slant,
But put our canes down firm and strong, ant
stand up straight for Grant .-H e..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30

well, and was about 10 send TO Eng
land for the old lady when hard times
came and he got broks. lie went into
fruit, then, and after that into milk-in-
to all sorts of things you know; but he
got disappointed every time, till his
present business fetched out all right
and he sent right off for the old wo-
man. She landed here four weeks ago,
but died the very same night. 1t was
hard, very hard, after all his waiting,
and toiling for fifteen years, to get her
over at last, and have her die on his
hands. He-he-well he was disguised.
However, he laid her ont, and he and
his friends sat up with her, and by and
by the memories of her virtues softened
his bitterness and turned TO tender
grief-a settled melancholy, that hung
about his spirit like a pail for many
days. However, by patiently striving
to keep sad thoughts out of his mind,
he was finally beginning to regain some
of his old-time cheerfulness, when your
shoe reminded him so painfully OF his
poor sainted grandmother's coffin
Mrs. L. That, you brute! (Slaps his
face.) And if you dare to come back
here again IN kick you out again. You
degraded old rufiian! Out of the house
with you. Exit, leading Mark out by
the ear .r ..r-. r........ .. -.-g,.,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30
Protecting Roofs from Fire.

The Firemda's Journal, which ought
to be a good authority on such matters,
says: A wash composed of lime, salt
and fine sand, or wood ashes, put on in
the ordinary way OF whitewash, is said
to render shingles fitty-fold more safe
against taking fire from falling cinders
or otherwise, in case OF fire in the VI
cinity. 1t pays the expenses hundred
fold in its preserving influence against
the effect of the weather. The older
and more weather-beaten the shingles,
the more benefit derived. Such shingles
are generally more or less warped,
rough and cracked. The application OF
wash, by wetting the upper surface, re-
stores them to their original or first
form, thereby closing the spaces be-
tween the shingles; and the lime and
sand, by filling up the cracks, prevents
its warping.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30
Signature of the Cross.

The mark which persons who are un-
able to write are required to make in
stead of their signatures, in the form OF
a cross, and this practice. having for
merly been followed by kings and no
bles, is constantly referred to as an in
stance Of the deplorable Ignorance, of
ancient times. This signature is not,
however, invariably a proof of such
Ignorance. Aneiently the use of the
mark was not confined to illiterate per-
sons; for among the Saxons the marx
of the cross, as an attestation of the
good faith OF the persons signing, was
required to be attached to the signature
of those who could write, as well As to
stand in the place of the signature OF
those who could not write. In those
times, if man could write, or even
read, his knowledge was considered
proof presumptive that he was in holy
orders. The clericus, or clerk, was syn
onymous with penman; and the laity,
or people who were not clerks, did not
feel any urgent necessity for the use Of
letters. The ancient use OF the cross
was therefore universal, alike by those
who could and those who could not
write; It was, indeed, the symbol of an
oath, from its sacred associations, as
we'll rs the mark generally adopted.
Hence the origin of the expression,
"God save the mark" as form OF
ejaculation approaching the character
1 OF an oath. --- .t la
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30
Ordered Out.

In little village in Virginia there
lived family named Ransom. They
were not pious people, and they never
went to church. Once, however, during
Il revival, the family were prevailed
upon to attend preaching. When they
made their reluctant and tardy appear
amce the services had begun, and they
had scarcely taken their seats, when
the preacher gave out the first hymn,
reading it somewhat thus:
/" Return, yc ransom sinners, home.
"All rightr' cried the head OF the
Ransoms, getting up i'm a rage, and
clapping his hat OH his head. ''Coms
along old woman and gals, well 81
home fast enough, and everybody In
the old church knows we didn't wanl
to come" .... ......F.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30
A Font of Type.

As a scrap of information, we give
the proportions in which the different
letters are east to font of type, and in
which they occur in print: Letter e,
l, 500; t, 800; a, $50; n, o, s, i, 500; b,
$40; r, go; d, 40; Il, 400; u, $40; C, m,
800; f, $50; W, y, 200; g, p, l7o; b, $50;
v, 12O; k, so; q, SO; j, X, 40; 2, 20. Be
sides, there are the combined letters, ii,
80; fl, 40; fl, 20; fiji, Is; FIJI, 10: e, 10;
OF, 3. The proportion for capitals and
small capitals differs from the small
letters. In those, l takes the first place,
then T, then A and Z, &c. W ars