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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

"THERE has been a heated
discussion at Bethel, over in
Pike county, as to the shape
and motions of the earth. The
Christian Union (Nasbyite)
church members contending
that the "Scripter" teaches
that the earth is flat and square
and that the sun, moon and
stars, 60 clean around the earth
every twenty-four hours. The
members of that church no
doubt think that all who do
not believe the earth to be flat
and "squar," are lost sinners
Jackson Standard.
1t is with a heart overlooking
with emotion that we read the
above, and remember with
pride that right here, in Near.
thur, is the headquarters of this
society, and here from most fit
hands, is published their ma
tional organ," which will wipe
away these ancient fallacfes of
the astronomers, which are con-
trary to Scripter.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

An advertisement published for sim
gle day does duty beyond that day,
and its effect continues in q greater
ratiJ than most men imagine. In the
end it will make a mans name per
manent matter, piece of real proper
ty built up in the minds of men until
it becomes more valuable than any
corner lot in his locality.
If you lose watch, dog or q child,
or if you desire people not to trust
your wife, you rush t. your local pa
per, knowing that every one will read
che advertisement. But you will plOd
along in business year after year, with
out calculating how much you are los,
ing by not advertising lt-Reporter.
If those persons who profess to be.
lieve that newspaper advertisements
are not read by the public wish to be
convinced of their error, just let them
give publicity to some matter they
would not care to divulge to the world,
even in the most obscure corner of a
country paper, and see what notoriety
they would soon attain.-Adpertiser's
Gazette.
ADVERTISING is apt to give us that
gentle jog Of conscience which tells us
that we want new suit of clothes for
Sunday, or that we promised our wife
new dress as soon as the hay was in
Perhaps it would be good plan for
Madame to mark this passage and lay
the paper upon her husbands break.
fast plate. Who will say chat adver-
tising will not yet civiliSe che worldl-
Ez.
Why do people read advertisem ents2
To see who is enterprising and to learn
what is going on. TO see if there is
anything new, or anything that they
want. To see if the seasons styles
have come in, and to find out who has
them. To know if any one ia selling
of at reduced rates, or to watch the
chance of an auction. For amusement.
To satisfy curiosity. Because they
have read all the stories, marriages,
births, deaths, locals and accidents
Because they want to. Because they
cant help it.-Ohio State Journal
The power Of print is we'll known,
but not well understood. A printed
sentence has wonderful advantage
over one that is written or spoken
This is one of the many reasons which
gives an Importance to advertising. But
advertisers, even those of experience,
do not comprehend as we'll as they
might the capacity to influence, to per-
suade, to convince, which lies in print
ed matter. Spoken words require the
graces Of elocution and the force of
eloquence, yet even then fade away in.
tn nothingness if not caught in their
flight and printed. But there is some>
thing in the silent language, the quiet
assertion and the sense of permanence
about printed matter which gives it a
marvellous force and influence. Busi-
ness men should never permit them
selves TO loose sight of what may be
accomplished by persevering use of
the printing presses. Learn to adver>
tise, and then the chow, when and
where" Of it, and you will have o
knowledge worth having.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

The editor of the Noble
county Republican has been
treasuring up these many
years, as a precious relic,
an old shell from the battle
fields of the RappahaDnock.- -
On one of the recent. cold
days a roaring fire was kept up
in the Office stove, and the
she'll was put on top OF a re
fractory lid to keep it to its
place. 1t of course became
heated, and an explosion oc
Cured causing dire consterna.
ton among the employ yees, but
fortunately no one was hurt.
They are not likely to use
shells for that purpose again
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
Let 1t he Recorded.


James Madison McGilllvray,
Atty at Law, late Prosecuting
Attorney and would-be Mem
ber of Constitutional Conven-
ton, has vacated his office in
the Court House, and will
hereafter rent his office and
furnish his own coal like other
attorneys, 1t is right and prop
er now that the books should
be footed up between James
Madison ard the people of this
county whose house he has
been using, with pelquisites,
since the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1872. The man who lives
to see the amount Of that bill
handed into the Commission
ers has a wonderfully long
lease of life. The mere triflle
Of a dollar or two which will
be required to clear up the
dirt which he leaves, will, Of
course, be paid by the Com
missioners. And so we go!-
Who cares Tor expenses! The
people are rich, and love to be
taxed!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
Trees For The Infirmary.

EDITOR RECORD: Il notice IN
last weeks Record that the
Commissioners have let a con
tract to j. & W. Gold 10 plant
300 apple trees on the infirma-
ry farm al 20 cents each. At
the time of the meeting oi
Commissioners when the pro-
posals for the Infirmary build
ing were to be opened | offered
to furnish them all the apple
and pear trees they wanted
for the Infrmary, from the
Troy Nurseries, at s cents a
plece-the trees to be fully
warranted to live, and to bear
fine fruit. l also offered to set
them at three cents each, max
ing II cents a piece for the
trees set in the ground and
warranted. / also said at the
same time to them that / did
not want to hear of them buy
ing at any greater price. Mr..
Kelley wanted to buy at that
price, and don't know that he
consented afterwards to buy at
20 cents, of Gold.
J.J. SHOCKEY.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
4 New Tribe.

A California paper describes
the discovery of three villages
ofZuni Indians, supposed to be
the survivors of the ancient
Aztecs. They dwell on the
great trail from Fort Mohave,
on the Colorado, 10 Albu-
querqe on the Rio Grande, and
are about a days journey from
the diamond fields. They num-
Der about 5000 and are very
different from other tribes, be-
ing, in looks, bearing and pride
of dress, a manifestly superior
race. The women are comelY
and modest In their dress, their
houses are clean, and their
cooking good. These people
have fields cf wheat, and vege-
tables, flocks of sheep and
goats, and they keep all the
domestic animals. They are
friendly to the whites, never
fight aggressively, but are stub
bora in defense. Their houses
are built of stone, three stories
high and built in terrace form
They worship the Great Spirit,
and believe he resides in the
san.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT.
OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY.
STATE OF OHIO,
DEPARTMENT or Insurance,

Columbus, D., Jan. 25th, 1873.
WHEREAS, The OHIO Insurance Compa.
w ny, located at Chlli0othe, in the State Of
Ohio, has hled in this office q sworn staten cut,
by the proper officers thereof, showing It's
condition and business, and has complied, in
all respects, with the laws ofthis State, Telat-
ing TO Fire Insurance Companies.
Now. therefore, in pursuance Of law, W.
F. Church, Superintendent Of INSURANCE. Of
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify ILL., said
20 npany isauthorizsd To transact its appropri.
ate business Of FIRE Insurance in this State IN
accordance with law, during the current year.
The condition and business of said Compa>
ny at the date of such statement, (Dec. 81,
1871 is shown as follows;
Amount of actual paid up
Capital....... ......."..... SbO, ,OOO.OO
Amount ofunpaid subscribed
Capital, (stock notes :. 100000
Aggregate amount ofavaila-
ble assets, including stock
notes, tes,..............,........ ll4,S9C "a
Aggreg gate amount of Liza
bilities Except capital
including 0,S007S for re-
insurance, being fifty per
cent.of premiums on risks
not terminated ......... 993l.l7
Amount of income for the
preceding year in cash.. l0,646,l2
Amount Of Income for Pres
miums on risks taken du-
ring the year, not paid in
cash ....................... S43.25
Amount of ExpendituresGn-
cluding losses )for the pre-
ceding year in cash,..... 6,4S4,S5
In witness whereof, | have hereunto sub
scribed my name and caused the Seal
OF said Office to he affixed, the day and
W.T.. CHURCH,
superintendent.
CASH ASSETS.
US. Bonds. market value ,S24, ,S75 90
Ross County Bonds, ......... 9,022 0O
Cash in office and in Bank E. 1900 80
Cash in hand Of Agents, see. 2,l37S4
Premiums due at home Office 84325
Loans on Mortgage of Real
Estate .................. 81 ,454 %
Accrued Interest thereon. l5S 81
Office furniture and supplies 10000
S74,S96.S4
Losses in 1872. 81 ,47000
e. p. Stafford, Sec'y.
2Ofebls72 1t
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
Saturday, the 9th day of March, AID.
1873,

at the hour Of O'Clock, p. NJ of said day, the
following described lands and tenemen is, TO
wit:
The east half OF the northwest quarter of
section No. twelve, (l2) township No. nine, (9)
and range No. nineteen, l9) Vinton count, /,
ONO, containing seventy eight and sixty four
hundreuths Us 6t) acres.
And the west halt of the north west duarte er
OF section No. twelve, (l2) toSnship No nine,
ls) and rance No. nineteen, (l9) in SAID cOun.
~, excepting the following tract, sold to John
Graves by sad Joseph Graves CONNIE nclng
at the south cGgaer Oi tne hurth west
quarter OF SAID section No. twelve, (l2) thence
west eighty (s0) rods, thence north seventy
TWO (72) rods, thence southwest along the
creek, forty (iO) rods. thence north thirtee n
V3) rods, thence west forty.three (i3) rods,
to the west line of said quarter section, and
lIence to. the sevtnty-one (7l) rods to the
place OF beginning, containing thirty>hye 1857
acres and forty (4D rods more or less.
-, Also nineteen (l9) acres off the west side of
the north part OF said tract, being nineteen
(l9l acres on The west side of said tract of the
cutting otf OF the Aforesaid tract, leaving IN the
SAID tract twenty-five and threeSfOurths (g53l)
acres, There being In sald first tract, se ven
ty>eight and sixty >four hundredths acres, all
d SAID lands heng and lying IN VintOn Coun.
~, ono. The entire tract containing one
hundred and four and thirty nine hundredlhs
(lHl.39) acres.
Appraised at one thousand SIX hundred and
nlnely'elght dollars; (sl,69S .OO) subject TO the
Dover Estate OF Jane Graves, widow of Jo.
seph Graves and to be sold on order IN partI
ton on the application of Mary H utt and 9th.
ers against Joseph Graves and Others, accord
ing to writ OF partition issued from the
Court Of Common Pleas OF Vinton county,
ONO, IN sWd case, and must sell for two. thirds
OF the appraised value.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
ADVERTISE.

Euery merchant, manufacturer
or business man whO has become
prominently rich, has made has
fortune by JudiciOus ADVERTISING.
No exception TO this rule can be
cited! Mewart, The Prince of
Merchants, when a poor man, aOas
driven 10 advertising, as a last
resort, to get his stock turned into
money so as TO meet note. Ar.
guing from this that If IL was
good for him IN adversity, he
could make ii still better IN pros.
perity, he became Il persistent ad
vertiser, and thus gained his CO.
lOssal fortune.
Some merchants say it is not worth
while TO advertise; for no person reads
advert isements; yet every merchant in
this county will read this ADVERTISE
ment, and if he is wise he will profit
by its suggestion, if he has anything to
offer worth advertising How much
more then will those read them who
are not so largely supplied with read-
ing matter, are at leisure in the eyen-
ing, and must depend ON their paper for
their local news, the most Important
item cf which is where they can find
just what they want when they come to
town to make their purchases. If youi
stock is so old, rusty, dusty and out Of
style that it is worth esq, or il it is run
down so that you have nothing left that
people would W mt, it is not worth
while for you to advertise. But if it is
new, fresh and sparkling, up to the
times, and such as the people want,
don't hide them, but publish to the
world that you have them, and want
to sell them at fair price.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

The weather has been intense
ly cold in London, and on the
1st, I'd and Sd days of February,
over one hundred persons frOze
to death. Coal was very scarce
and went up in price to SO shil-
lings per ton, on the 4th.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
Standard
PlOnOglaphy.
BY ANDR EWJ. GRAHAM.
AUTHOR AND PuRLIsHEs,
563 Broadway, New York,

rs the best system Of modern short hand
lwrting. By its aid reporters are 1abled
10 write verbatim the speeches of the most
rapid takers, with the greatest ease. 1t is a
branch of study as easily learned as any Of
the common branches, such as reading, W rit.
ing, arithmetic OF grammar, and may be &C.
Qulred by any child tnat can read common
pnnt readily. Its characters are as fixed
ana certain in their meanings, as leglble, rs
philosophical, az beautiful as those now IN
common use, are more systematic, and more
readily learned.
The great utility of Photography is fully
conceded by teachers. students, business and
professional men. The demand for Ph onog.
raphers IL greater than the supply and con
stantly increasing. II IS sure and easy
stepping stone for young man or woman to
immediate, permanent AMI respectable EN-
ployment, at salaries Of from 81 500 TO So, 900
per year, as reporters for newspapers, civil
and military courts, legislatures, Conven.
tons, etc, or as clerks IN the Offices of rail
roads, telegraphs, lawyers. physicians, mer.
chant and manufacturing houses, and IN all
the nepartments OF tht National Government
and az secretaries and ameDusses. There 10
no field Of labor so certainty Te;;Snneratye,
and o uBeful art so easily acquired.
To the lawyer in noting down testimony
and references, and in preparing first dra II of
briefs and otter legal papers IT'S invaluable.
10 the clergyman, in preparing his sermons,
to the public speaker IN preparing a dis.
course, 10 any person having studies or cler.
icaI duties 1t will save 20 per cent. of time.
PARENTS, why not have your children
learn Phonography-a useful and beautiful
art, refining amusement, q uniqe accom-
plishment. In any vocation OF fe IL will re-.
pay many times its cost in money time and
labor.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

A YOUNG lady school teach
er, not a thousand miles from
Ohio, caught a boy smiling the
other day. Said she: "What
are you smiling at Johnnyy'
"Nothing num-" was the an
swer. 81 know BETTER" said
the teacher, severely; snow
tell me what it was" Johnny
looked frightened as he stutter-
ingly said, "I--I-s-see yer
newspapers s-sticking out,
num-" The teacher sat down
suddenly and arranged things.
Ross County Register.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

THE Democratic Enquirer Is
as silent as the grave on the
Infrm ary question. As the
Enquirer is the organ of the
ring, it follows that the trans
action will not bear public
defense, and that the ring is
anxions to hush The thing up, in
the hope that The people will
forget it before they come
around again in the Fall ask
Ing for another lease Of power.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
FOR SALE!
A Good Business with an
Established Trade Of
Seveu Yaoro

nAVlS BROS. having business IN the South
(which claims their entire attention
desire TO sell their Boot and Shoe Store in
Athens. o. They have q well established
trade, clean stock, fine room with apartments
we'll suited 10 manufacturing, m and moderate
rent. Will sell en- liberal terms, giving time
on part II desired. will trade for real estate,
Address, DAVIS BROS
isdec Athens, Ohio,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20

We will furnish the Record and the
Cincinnati Gazette to subscribers at
$3.50 per year.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
The County Intirmary job.

but four weeks notice 10 be
given Tor proposals for building
an Infirmary. Even grant this
claim, and the law has not
been complied with; for the
notice was given January 9th,
and the bids opened January
31st. If they can torture
that into four weeks notice, 1t
will be no trouble for them to
torture the plans and specif-
cations now on file at the Au-
ditor's office into an old Earn of
a house, which will take from
five to ten thousand dollars to
make it habitable after it
comes from The hands of the
contractor. According 10 our
arithmetic, from the 9th 10 the
31st of January, is just three
weeks and one day.
And there is yet another
particular where the law has
been violated, we believe both
in spirit and letter. Before
entering into any contract for
a building or bridge which is TO
cost more than $1,000, four
weeks noilce must be given of
such intention, so that the peo-
pie may petition for or against
the expenditure. This notice
was pretended to have been
given in connection with the
advertisement for sealed pre-
posals. But the Commission.
ers had already spent $50, we
believe is the amount, on &C.
count of that building before
ever one word of this notice
had been given 10 the public,
having employed and paid Mr.
Gilman to make drawings, be
fore they had asked the pub
lie if they wanted u $4,000
house. They decided the whole
matter within themselves, paid
one bill against the Infrmary
building, and then rushed
through a three weeks notice
for petitions for and against
the building, and for proposals
at the same time.
1t is evident that the law
contemplates a four weeks no.
tice for petitions for and
against a building OF this kind
before any expense is incurred
on account of such building.
That after such notice as this
has been given, if it is decided
to erect a building costing
$4,000, the Commissioners
may then employ an architect,
and after another tour weeks
notice for proposals, may enter
into a contract.
Now, why does the law di
rect that this notice shall be
gwen IN this manner? Evi-
IDENTIFY, so that the public may
have ample time to inquire in
10 these transactions and petit
;ion for or against before the
matter Is consumated, and so
that it will be noised about
through the whole adjacent
country, and every person
whose business 1t is to build
houses will know that such a
house is to be built and will be
prepared to offer his bid, and
and the people will thus secure
the building at fair price.
NOW, why was this notice
rushed through with such in.
decent haste, there being but
three weeks and one day that
the public knew of any lnten.
lion Of the Commissioners to
build, before the whole matter
was consumated and the seal
ed proposals opened? Does it
appear that they were afraid
some person outside of the
ring would find out about this
building, and would make a
bid on it, or does it appear that
they strove to secure bidders?
The facts are before you, tax
payers. 1t is for you TO judge.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
KENTUCKY ships blooded
horses TO Scotland.


horses TO Scotland.
AT White Pine, Nevada, ma
bogany is used for fuel.
OMAHA opens a 100000 To-
tel for spring business.
The late snow storm in Utah
covered some parts of the
Union Pacific Railway sixteen
feet deep.
The Ohio State Board of Ag-
riculture has decided to hold
the next State Fair at Mans
field, o., during the first week
of October.
AT Sardis, Mississippi, Satur
day, VIM. Boyles, after being
wounded, shot and killed two
colored men, his assailants.
ROBERT EMMETT, son of Thos.
Adds Emmett, the Irish patri
OF, and nephew of the celebrat-
ed Robert Emmett, died Satur-
day.
OUR Minister at Athens and
the King OF Greece are said 10
be boon companions, walking,
driving and dining together
five days out of the week.
HE total amount of land
granted by Congress to rail-
roads since the year 1850 is
276,s39,72O acres, worth $3.50
an acre-S442, O60,8O0.
The divorce of Mrs. McFar-
land Richardson from her first
husband was confirmed last
Friday by the Supreme Court
at indianapolis.
AMONG the measures con
telnplated by the new ministry
of Spain are the separation Of
Church and State and the ap.
pointment ol judges for life.
THE Missouri Republican asks:
"Where is that man who knew
that this was to be an open
winter because the frogs had
not banked up their houses?"
A FASHIONABLE woman has
as many different heads of hair
as an Apache chief of undoubt
ed bravery, but is more mod
est, and only displays one at a
time.
In Sharon, Pa, on the ooh
ult., a young man named Lee,
employed in hoop iron roll
ing mill was killed by being
drawn through between the
rolls and mashed to a jelly.
The Prince OF Wales is soon
10 visit Ireland and will he in
stalled President of the Order
Of Chivalry, a new grade re
Gently established or revived
in Masonry.
A BILL has been introduced in
Congress prohibiting the promo
ton of officers addicted to intem-
perance. The provision is u
good one, but ought to be ex-
tended to civil officers, as well.
A GEORGIA negro was over
paid $1,000 on a check by
bank, and he returned the
money. The local papers say
this is another evidence that
the race can never be civilized.
The case taken TO the Su
preme Court of Ohio, from
Ross county, to test the con-
stitutionality of the railroad
law, is set Tor hearing March
18th.
The Republican State Cen.
trail Commute met at Colum.
bus, on last Wednesday, and
agreed upon the 21st day of
May as the time for the State
Convention.
ADDING insult to injury
Telling a small boy, who has
just found that water freezes
with the slippery side up, that
he shall have an ice-cream if
he won't cry.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
THE HANDBOOK OF STANDARD
OR AMERICAN PHONOGRAPHY,

PRESENTS EVERY PRINCIPLE OF Ev.
cry style Of the art-comme hcing with the
analysis ofwords, and proceeding to the most
rapid reporting style IN such form and
manner, with auch fCllness OF explanation,
and completeness Of illustration, and with
such oti er features as to fully adapt the WORK
to the use Of schools and to seli.instruction
Pnce, 50; by mail s220.
Mr.. Graham is the author Of a Phonoeraph.
ic Dictionary, Readers, and other work, also
publisher OF newspaper called "The stu.
dents Journal" devoted to the adyancem ent
OF Photography. Send for specimen mum,
ber containing full description of the vars
lous works Oh Photography which are pub.
llshed by him.
Address: ANDREW J. GRAHAM.
6feb 563 Broadway, New York.
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TER MS OF SALE.

One third cash IN hand; one.thlrd IN one
year, one'thlrd IN two years. deferred pay.
ments to be secured by mortgage on the
premises, ond TO draw SIX per cent interest
GEORGE KALER,
Sheriff Of VntO.. County, o.
HOMER @. JoNE", Attorney for Plaintiff,
February q, 1873.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-02-20
GUARDIANS NOTICE,
Probate Court YintOn County, Ohio.

NOTICE Is hereby given that John Jack-
~ man, guardian OF Henry j., William s.,
Jane A., Margaret L., Hester c., and Gravitte
y. Jac fman, has fled his accounts with said
wards seyerally for final settlement, with the
hrst named, Henry j., and tor partial settles
ment with the others; and that the same is
Set Ie ior nearing on the sth day ofMareh, A. d.
1873 at II o'clock, A. NJ.
z. B: MAYO, Probate Judge.
February l3, 1873 4t