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The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-01-29
The Frozen WeIIS of Brandon.


from the Scientific Americsn.1
About a mile Southeast Of
Brandon, Vermont, there is sit
uated a well about forty-one
feet deep, the water ofswhich
has the peculiarity Of remaining
frozen all the year round. In
1859 the owner of the property
began the usual excavations for
water. After passing through
four feet Of clay and ten feet
of soil, bed Of frozen gravel,
sixteen feet in thickness, was
encountered, which rapidly
changed to mud when exposed
to heat. Further digging PEN
etrated another bed of clay,
and finally a layer of clean
gravel, in which water was
found. AS the Winter months
approached, ice began to form
in the we'll at the rate of from
two to four inches over night,
while during the succeeding
Summer, though the well re-
NAMED open, an occasional
skim of ice would appear on
the surface. etr-
Eventually the well was
abandoned, but since it has re-
mained unused it is found that
if the Winter ice is not remov-
ed when the weather is quite
warm, the water remains frozen
through the hottest months.
During April last, ice twenty
inches in thickness was taken
out, but as the atmosphere at
that time was chilly, freezing
again took place. On July 16,
of this year, the temperature in
the shade was IS degrees; at
two feet from the surface of the
ice in the well the mercury
sank to 80 degrees.
In 1860 four shafts were
sunk in immediate proximity to
the well without striking frozen
ground; a fifth endeavor was
more successful, but the expert
ment was never completed,
though we learn that it will be
once more undertaken next
Summer. There is consider
able speculation in the scientif-
ic circles as to why this partic-
ular locality, possibly two hum
dred feet square, should permit
the Winter cold to descend
through from twelve to twenty
nine feet of clay and gravel,
and freeze a mass of material
averaging fourteen feet thick,
and yet not effect any other
spot composed of similar strata.
Professor Hager is of opinion
that the phenomenon is due to
glacial remains. The beds of
clay which intercept the suns
heat and besides shed off sur
face water, together with favor
able arrangement of the strata
in connection with its dip, and
the proximity of the outcrop-
ping limestone, it is believed,
have protected the frozen mass
from thawing for thousands of
years, while the remainder of
the glacier has long since melt
ed away, leaving only it's
moraines in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Clarence Sterling, of
Bridgeport, Conn, who has al
ready spent some time in the
investigation of the subject, pro-
poses next year to carry down
the fifth well to a greater dis
tance.
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THE DEATH OF A DISHONEST
MAN.

1t is all over. He was buried
to-day, He did not live to be
old, and yet his life was not a
short one. He did a great deal
of business, and was widely
known. The flags hung at
half-mast, for his name had
been a good deal before the
public.
Yet nobody respected him.
He was not honest; and that
was the fatal drawback which
always kept him under. He
was shrewd enough and smart
enough, but he never had any
solid substantial prosperity, and
the sole reason was because he
had no inborn, abiding integrity.
Providence so orders things
that dishonesty thwarts the
most cunningly devised schemes
for making money. Were it
not SO, thieves would become
rich; but thieves never become
rich in the true sense Of the
word. Their gains are uncer-
tain, and their lives are thrift
less as well as unhappy.
Apart from all reference to a
future state Of existence, there
is no better platform for this
world, no better basis to do
business upon, than that Of the
Ten Commandments.
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ORIGINAL POETRY.
ForTHEMcARTHUR ESoUiRER.
OUR HB. A RTS-
By CLARA LAwRENcE.


lNt By CLARA LAWRENCE rs
concealed within each human breast q
Are chambers vast and deep, = 80
Where eye of strangers meier may rest, rs
Ne'er may see what welcome guest,
Gladly there we keep.
Qr see what ghosts Of joys long fed
Silent wander there; ia rQnl
Haunting those chambers, as the dead n,
inc churchyard, when the day has fled =
I 4ahostly once so fair. ~. ~ ~ e
Oar hearts have hooks, where light and swee
Hopes of ours may hide;
And whether storm and winter sleet
| Are round us, or the sunlight meet
| Ever they abide. nI 'is.
and memories, too, of long ago, n.yl
Gather in each breast;
| Yelled, lest the scornful world should know
And smile bccatisew love them So Z
Sacred they, and blest,
lAhd SO our spirits, clad in wells
4 Walk on earth below;
~ l,tleepest grief the heart eonceals,
What hopes and fears 1t meier reveals
Only God may know.
~ ..
For some we've loved and trusted long,
Kindred to our souls;
We lift the outer veil, and they
See something of ourselves, that lay
Hid by curtain folds.
But all is not revealed on earth
Human hearts are deep;
And ever keep we sacred things
Hid from each eye, but His who brings
"To His beloved slOep."
So live we strangers and unknown
In this world of ours,
But where the light of God doth glow,
Heart to heart that light will show
In the heavenly bowers.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1878
How to Read.

Ahomas wentworth Higgin-
son says, in a recent number Of
the Woman's Journal.
| was once called upon to
prescribe Intellectually for a
young girl Of fair abilities who
showed no want of brains in
conversation, but had a perfect
indifference to books. She read
dutifully and torpidly whatever
was set before her-novels,
travels, history-all were the
same; each page drove out the
previous page, and her memory
was a blank. Her parents ask
ed me to teach her to read ;she
joined in the request, and /
consented to the experiment,
on condition that she would
faithfully read a single book in
the way / should direct. She
consented.
1t was in the time of
Kossuth's visit, when every
body was talking about the
Hungarian revolution. The book
| chose was Hungary in 184S,"
by Bruce, of far more interest
then than now-I prescribed it
in daily doses of one chapter.
lfpossible she was to read that
the chapters being short
but under no conceivable cir
cumstances was she to read
more. After each chapter she
was to put down in a blank
book | gave her, some remark
suggested by it. She must men
tion something that had in
terested her, or seen the expla-
nation Of some word, or any
thing else she pleased. Her
comment might be only to say
that Gorgy was a traitor, or to
inquire how his name should be
pronounced; but at least there
should be one sentence of re-
mark per chapter. From time
to time [ was to see what she
had written, and answer her
questions, if any. This was
the prescription, and she took
it courageously.
| knew in advance what
would be the greatest difficulty.
1t was to keep her to one chap
ter. 1t seemed to her such a
mistake, such a waste of op-
portunity, when she could so
easily manage five or six chap
ters in a day. Had she done
so, all would have been lost; so
| was inexorable. The conse-
quence was that she never fail
ed to read her chapter; and when
she got to the end of it, for
want of anything better to do,
she read it over again, OF went
to work with her notebook. 1t
was a very nice notebook, and
she wrote beautiful hand.
When | came to look over the
pages, every few days, I was
astonished at the copiousness
and variety of her notes. On
some days, to be sure, there
would be but a single sentence,
and that visibly written with
effort; but almost always there
were questions, doubts and crit
icisms, all of which, l met as |
could. | found my own mind
taxed by hers, and finally re-
read every chapter carefully
that | might be ready for her.
And at the end she told me
with delight that for the first
time in her life she had read a
book.
Where was the magic of the
process? ? ! suppose mainly in
the restraint, the moderate
pace, and the necessity of
writing something. Reading"
says my Lord Bacon, "maketh
a full man; writing, an exact
man." To clearly define and
systematic what you know,
write.
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NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
The WEEKLY Is the ablest and most pow
erful illustrated periodical published In this
vincing and carry much weight It's illustra-
tions OF current events are full and fresh, and
are prepared by our best designers. with a
circulation Of 100000 the WEEKLY is read by
at least half million persons, and its in
fiuence as an organ Of opinion Is simply tre-
mendous. The WEEKLY maintains positive
position, and expresses decided views on po.-
litical and social roblems.--Louisrile Ooar-
i6r Journal.
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A Great Offer ! Horace o, 70. watsr. :. !,

foi biVHuWhyi ~ Il
tciH dispose Of NE W PIANOS, MEL0DE0NS
and ORG1 NS, Of sig. .ftst-cidss makers, inciud-
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ments. New 7-ocfdge Rrst.cidss PA NOS, mod
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9 OONCERTO PdPL0R ORGAN, Inc most
beautiful style and perfect tame eger made. H.
Illustrated Catalogues matted. Sheet music and
Music Merchandise. [noy2y-am.w&el
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just published new edition Of DR.. Cul-
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CONSUMPTION, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by
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The celebrated author, In this admirable
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pointing ont u mode OF cure at once simple, by
means OF which oyory sufferer, no matter what
his condition may be- may cure himself cheap
ly, privately and radically.
R7s"rhis Lecture should be In the hands of
every youth and every man In the land. III
Sent, under seal, IN o plain envelope to any
address, postpaid, on receipt Of six cents, or
two postage stamps.
Also, Df. Culverwcll's "Marriagc Guldc,'
price 10 cents,
Address the Publishers,
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. Legal Adycrtisements-$ 90 per square for
first insertion; and 80 cents per square for
each additional insertion.
business Cards, not exceeding lines, IS
iOer luaa ~ ~ = :. !, I. = y ~, \ iEi "
Albills ducon first insertion Of advertise
-ments.
quarterly.
Business Notices 10 cents line. Marriage
Notices-aecoi9ng to the liberality of the
parties.
Yearly advertisers entitled to quarterly
changes.
Advertisements not otherwise ordered, will
be continued until ordered discontinued, and
charged accordingly.
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A BITTER FACT.
HOW A PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
WENT TO RUIN.

HOW A PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
WENT TO RUIN.
1t is but a few years since,
says the Chicago Journal, that
the house Of Bennett Pieters &
Co., wholesale liquor dealers,
and proprietors of the cred
Jacket Bitters," stood HIGH
among our best-known, most
enterprising and responsible
firms. In almost every paper
in the country their advertise
ments were to be seen. Mr..
Pieters was a man Of fine abili-
ties, and besides being shrewd
and successful in business, he
was possessed of superior schol-
arly attainments. His home was
among the most elegant and
refined in the city, adorned in
the most chaste and beautiful
manner, and gracefully pre-
sided over by his wife, an esti-
mable, accomplished lady
While in the full tide of pros
perity, with wealth pouring up
on him, PieterS fell. He could
not resist the temptation offered
by the demon concealed be-
meath the rosy hue of the wine
cup, and his imagination was
heightened and his brain ex-
hilarated by the sparkling
champagne or his own bitters.
The high reputation of his firm
began to feel the effects of his
downward course, and finally
came the crash. Pieters was
ruined he struggled vainly for
a time, but the power of the
fiend with which he had so
long tampered was too great,
and neryeless, and unresistingly
he was hurried to the consum-
Of his career. His ele-
giant home soon followed his
business house ; rich and valu-
able presents made to his fam
lily were swallowed up in the
general ruin, or went to crafty
still more his unceasing thirst
for drink, until at last he and
they were homeless and we'll
nigh friendless. A few months
since he enlisted in the United
States service as a private SOL
der, and is now with his regi-
ment somewhere on the great
Plains Of the West. His bro
ken-hearted wife has filed a
petition for legal separation
from him, alleging that she has
been reduced to utter poverty
and misery through her hus-
bands love of Intoxicating
drink. The story Of her mis-
fortunes is indeed heartrending,
and ifanything were yet needed
to urge on the friends of tenn
perance and reform it would be
found in the terrible fate of
pieters and his innooont family
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columbus G. H, Valley r. R.

Close connection made at Lancaster fpr Cir
cleYillc, GAINESVILLE and all points ON the Gin
cinnati and Muskingum Valley RailrOud,
Direct connections made ut Columbus for
Dayton, Springfield, indianapolis, Chicago
and all points West. Also, for Cleveland
BHiiplo, Pittsburgh, aad all points East.
Take the Hooking Valley and Pan Handle
route to Chicago and the Northwest; il is the
shortest by siXty-siX miles, giving passengers
the benefit of quicker time and lower rates
than by any other line.
j. W. DOHERrY, Sup't.
T.. A. BUELL., Gen'l Ticket Agent.
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TERMS.
30 DEF nnnnm In ndYlnnn. with OIL nhrnrnna Rren.
III ARPER'S BAZAAR.
"a Repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and
Instruction."

NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
The BAZAAR is edited with contribution Of
tact and talent that we seldom find in any
Journal: and the journal itself is the organ Of
the great world Of fashion Boston TydgeIIer
The BAZAAR commepds itself to every men,
Der of the household-to the children by droll
and pretty pictures, to the young ladies' by
its fashion plates in endless variety, to the
proyldent matron by its patterns for the chill
designs for embroidered slippers and luXuri-
Gus dressing-gowns. But the readng-matteI
OF the Bazaar is uniformly Of great excellence
The paper has acquired a wide popularity for
the ilreside enjoyment it anords.-N. y. Ere
MiRn POSt.
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A mericau Submerged Pump.
Il n --
"THE BEST PUMP IN THE WORLD.

OUR AGENTS report over 100000 worth Of
property Saved from Fire this year by these
pumps, being the most powerful force pumps
In the world, as well as NoN-FREEzIN0.
See October number, page 800, also the Pre-
turist. This paper never dcceivos the farmers.
See notice In February number, page 45. Try
ono. III u don't do the work claimed, send Il
back aud get your money, az WE WARRANT
our pumps TO do all wo claim for them on our
circulars.
Send for circulars or orders to the Bridge
port Mtg Goa No. % Chambers ST., New York.
An order for nine MOL Pumps secures an
exclusive town agency. iT-tf.
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The Macarthur Enquirer.
J. w. BOWEN, EaIto. and Proprietor
Terms OF Subscription. .

One copy, one year.$l 30 One copy, smos 81 O(
ldnot paid within the year. ". OF
Clubs of Twenty $40 OK
The Macarthur ENQUIRER crculates FREh
OF POSTAGE within the limits Of VintOn
County.
The Macarthur ENQUIRER and The chris.
Hdn Witness viii be sent to one person ono
year for 81 90.
failure to notify dlscontinnance at the
end of the time subscribed for, will be taken
as u new cnga cement for subscription.
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Ind, Gin, Il Lafayette Railroad.
Great Through Passenger Railway
TO all Points West. northwest and
Southwest.
This Is the Short Line Via Indianapolis


The Great Thio igh Mail and Express Pas
sengcy Line 20 So lou,., KiNsasrlty, ST. Jo-
leph, Denver, san - .itis,o nd all points In
Missouri !, Kansas aad colo aiO
Tho shDrtost AMI only direct iOutG 10 In
dianapols, Lafayette. TcIrc llaute, Cam
bridge City, Springfield, Peoria, Burlington,
Chicago, milwaukee,, ST. Paul, and all points
in the Northwest.
The indianapolis, Cincinnati 4 Lafayette
Railroad, with its connections, now Oncrs
passengers more facilities In Through Coach
and Sleeping Car Service than any other line
from Cincinnati, having the advantage of
Through Daily Cars from Cincinnati to Sc,
Louis Kansas City, 50. Joseph, Peoria, BUR-
llngt0n, Chicago, Omaha, and all intermediate
points, presenting to COlonst8 and Families
such comforts and accommodations ~ are
afforded by no other route.
Through Tickets and Baggage Checks to all
points
Trains leave Cincinnati 0t T;9O a, M, 800 p.
M, and 900 IN.
Tickets can be obtained at No. | Bunct
House, corner Third and Vine, Public Land
ing, corner Main and Eiypl also, at Depot,
corner Plum and Peal streets, Cincinnati.
BE sure tO purchase tickets via mdMnap.
oils, Cincinnati 4 Lafayette Railroad.
G.. l.. BARRiNGER,
Master 'rIanaDol titlon, Cincinnati.
OK. LORD,
chief Ticket Clerk. Cincinnati.
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ObiO and Mississippi Railway.

1t Is the shortest, quickest and only Road
running it, entire trains through to
| Sr. LOUIS AND LOUISVILLE
without Change.
Our arrangements AMI connections with all
lines from ~ Louis aud Louisville are per-
feet. Tcliable and complete for AL points
WEST AND SOUTH.
.lrhis is thy shortest and Best Route to Kan
sas City, Leaycnwoth, Atnson SC,joscph,
and to all points in Missouri Kansas and Ne
braska.
Through Tickets AID full information rs to
time and fare. can he obtained at amy Il. Il.
onicc or our Office In Cincinnati.
Il. GALLUP, Gen. East Passenger Agent,
CINCINNATI.
w. Il. HALE, Gen. Pass and Ticket Agt.,
ST. LOUIS
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In 1857 the Delaware &
Hudson Canal company sued
the Pennsylvania Coal com
pany for transportation. That
suit has been pending fifteen
years, and is just now decided
by the New York Court of APP
peals, to which Court both par
ties had appealed from the re-
port of referee. The testi-
mony taken before the referee
filed ten large printed volumes,
giving to the referee. twenty
thousand dollars for his fees
The whole amount of taxable
costs reached nearly two hun
dred thousand dollars. Verify,
law suits are profitable things
to have about the house-to all
except the parties
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DEE LINE.
CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI
n INDIANAPOLIS RAILWAY,

On and after, Monday, May 2Sth, 1871, Ex-
press Trains will leave Columbus and Irest.
line and arrive at points named below as fol.
lows. -" " ~
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The fear Of III exceeds the III w'F
fear.
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CINCINNATI EXPRESS will run daily. All
other Il aims daily oNtvlt sunday.
CINCINNATI EXPRESS, EAST, makes no
stop between uupdcn and Athens
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Adyertlslne Rates.

Advertising Rates.
Tho space 0tcupied by 10 lines of this Non.
parei) type shall constitute a square.
KulN and Fignfe Work-hO rnnfe nldiLinn nj
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portsm outh Branch.

TRAINS CONNECT AT i,OYELAND
For all points on the Little Mtani Rail load
and ut the indianapolis 4 Cincinnati Rail-
road Junction l0l all points West.
". w, PEABODY,
Master OF TYansg sgDrtatiOn.
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THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT

will continue under the care of Mr.. RICH
ARD HENRY ST0DDARD, assisted by tn
best writers and poets of the day, who wi
strive to havr the ltel aturc OF THE ALDIN
always in keeping with its Artistic attIac
tiOns.
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4 reat Through Passenger Route,
Hannibal & 81. Josc ph

TO KANSAS, NEBRA SKA, OOLORA no.
VIEW NFlIC0, UTAH g PA0TFf0 OOA 81,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-16
n a.m.-sales for January. ~.
GENERAL MARKET.


APPLEs-Dull at 81 OY5 %, as to qlal'
ity from store. 49,,
BEbf-Fresh forequarters, 4Z@6c; hind.
@lOe; mess. SIS y Dbl,
BUIIEk-Choiee held az 2)92Sc; fair to
prime; 2geZ2o common. 99l5c;
BAGGING-Ranges from lS@ll1Sc for light
and heavy brands, so. ooao- ~ !,
BhAN-firm az SD OO4ZI " n ton at the
lsvee and 81 4O91 50 y 100 lbs from store csrn
bran, 81 q ton.
BACON-No clear sides or shoulders in mar
ket; sugar-cured hams, l31a9lic; breakfast
bacon, new, 9lg@lOc.
BEANS-Quiet; 81 1903 60 v bushel.
CHIgkENs-Mixed and full grown. IS OO9
. SO. Dressed, Si96.
CA,NDLEs-Firm. Light and full weight.
CHEEsE--FiTm and scarce; factory. 15@
l6lsc; English dairy, legl91Sc.
leyses e., '
fair to prime, 23S24c; Laguyra, 22@25c; ia
va. 26g29c
choice.
CORN-MEAI-Easy ats 20 on the levee; in
store, So 1903 30.
CRANBEkRIES-Dull at Sl0@l2 90 D Dbl.
!C0RE-Rirm at 55957c fer yellow and
DRIED APPLES Quiet at S1z@4c y n;
peaches, 4lz056c.
DUCKS-Sales at So 90 D doE. for live.
EGGS Firm al Og32c.
FL0UR-Firm and unchanged. Low grades,
81 50g6 50 medium, 81 009S so; family and
fancy. 81 00@l050. r I'LL,
GEESE-Steady at s6@S D dozen for live.