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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-15

A correspondent of the st. Joe Ga
zette. under date of Amazoaia, August
II savs.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

A WIFE of ten years, having
given her servant a holiday,
was attending to the culinary
matters herself and, hearing
her husband coming in the
kitchen, thought she would
surprise him as soon as he en-.
tered the door by throwing her
hands oyer his eyes and i'm.
printing a kiss on hie brow az
in the days of the honeymoon.
TIE husband returned the "a.
lutte with interest, and asked,
as ne diSengaged her hands,
MARY, darling, where is your
mistresss" The wife discharged
"Mary darling" the next day,
and adopted a new plfn of
Surprising" her husband.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

the purpose of narrowing up
the feelings of the iurymen,
who gave a verdict of $4,000
damages to the plaintiff, where
upon said plaintiff Immediately
began to organize war upon a
fresh man.
Jim Duffy is still single. |
know him well. He seems to
hate women; and whenever he
has to write a note TO one, he
always takes it out OF tho en-
velope fourteen or fifteen times
10 assure himself that he has
the right document and that a
chemical analysis could not de-
tect an offer of marriage in It.
To Dan.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

A SCHOLAR in a country
school was asked, "How do you
parse, Mary milks the cow|-
The last word was disposed of
as follows: "Cow is a noun,
feminine gender, singular num-
Der, third person, and stands
for Mary" "Stands for Mary9
How do you make that outs"
"Because," added the intelli-
gent pupil, "if the COW didn't
stand foi Mary, how could she
milk her~
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

SUNDAY school teachers ev-
erywLere will be pleased to
learn that the Chancellor of
England thinks it as an honor
to be among them. He has a
class OF twenty young men and
lads whom he teaches Sunday
after Sunday. He keeps up a
voluminous correspondence
with the old scholars and has
always a glance of remem-
brance and a cordial word for
all who are or have been in his
class
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06


"a CLOUD portends a storm, "
This was verified the other day
in Logan, when a certain clerk
was called to wait upon "a col
ored lady who enquirsd
tor flesh colored hose. He
handed her a case of black
stockings, and immediately sat
down behind the counter with
the impression that a mule had
kicked him. Logan Republic
can.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

AN exchange gives the fol,
lowing as a sure cure for the
Group. Itis said to afford in.
stant relief: '
"Take a knife or crater, and
shave or CRATE of, in small par.
ticIes, about teaspoonfdl OF
alum; mix it with about twice
its quantity of sugar, to make it
palatable and administer as
QUICK as possible"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

LITTLE words are the sweet.
est to hear; little charities fly
furthest and are longest on the
wing; little lakes are the still.
est; little hearts are the fullest, e,
and little farms the best titled;
little books the most read, and
little songs the dearest loved.
Magnitude is not value.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06
A Connecticut Local Item,

"A connecticut Local Item.
A retired clergyman sends
US an account OF a little affair
that happened in his place. 1t
appears that there was young
woman, a fine spirited girl, en-
gagged at a wash tab, opposite
an open door. Just behind her
was a young man, as is gener
ally the case, and in the yard
was an old buck that was al
lowed the freedom of the prem
iSes, which is not always the
case, we are glad to say. Well
this buck came up to the door
and looked in, and the young
man going close behind the
young woman, pointed his fin
ger straight at the buck and
the old fellow recognizing at
once the pressing character OF
this mute invitation put down
his head and dashed forward,
and the miserable man stepped
TO one side and fled, and the
young woman all unconscious
Of the arrangement received
the awful shock without warn
ing, and passed over the tub,
and the air for an instant ap
peared to be full of slippers,
and wet clothes, and soap and
hot water suds. And the next
minute that goat came flying
out of that door at a dreadful
speed, bald the whole length OF
his spine, and with a wild look
in his eye. And Tor an hour af-
terward he stood lack of the
barn, scratching his chin, and
trying to recall all the circum-
stances IN the unfortunate af-
fair.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

"MRs. JENKINS requests the
pleasure of Capt. Browns com.
pany to a small party on Fri
day evening next. 81 Sprig,
gins place, Monday" "Capt,
Brown presents his compli-
ments to Mrs. Jenkins, and re.
grets that seventeen prlvates
will be detained by habeas cor
pus writs and two sergeants
are on the sick list; the rest oI
Capt Browns company will
have much pleasure in waiting
on Mrs. Jenkins on Friday
evening""
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

"WHAT is TO become of me
If you dies" asked an affection
ate wife of her receding hus-
band. 81 don t know" he snap
ped out querulously. "It woul |
be better in you to beIthinking 6
what's to become of me-"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

KATY, aged three years, was
trying to think of a pleasant
surprise for her father on his
birthday. at last she cried:-
81 know, mamma, 1 know
"What, my dear~ 'sGet me a
little sister without saying any.
thing to papa.''
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

A MAN in Eddyville, KY,
aged go years, has just been
married to his seventh wife,
who is only %. He has been
married eight times, having
been married twice to his sixth
wife, owing 10 a mistake made
by the clerk who issued the
license.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

Mr.. FRoUDE says that aeither
liberty must prevent corrup.
ton, or corruption will destroy
liberty" a remark which the
present generation will do we'll
to ponder.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

A WYOMING woman, being
obliged to sit on ajury, took
her baby along, and the baby
set up such a racket that the
Judge was glad to excuse the
shrewd juror.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

THAT boy of Dalton, in the
State Of New York, is a cool
one. He saved a maps life
who had been caught in a re-
volving shaft by throwing a
dipper of soap on the main
belt, causing it to slip.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

"HoNEsTY is the best policy
my boy" said old Jones to
young Jones. "How do you
know, fatherG' asked the anx
lous son and heir. "Because |
have tried both," SAID the wor-
thy tradesman.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

THERE is a rumor prevalent
at the clubs in London that
the London Times, intends to
offer to pay the expenses Of
the Arctic expedition which the
English Government have de.
clined to undertake.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

FoRTY-NINE new iron furnaces
we're reported to be building
in the United states in August
last. Since then twenty more
have been started.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06
MIR. DUFFY,s IlTsrAKE.

| Il w
supply from my imagination a
story suitable to Saint Valen-
tines Day. Rather, Twill re.
late with what tenderness can,
the simple and pathetic facts in
the case of Duffy.
Jim Duffy loved. He was
not singular in this-other
Dufys had done the same
thing; but It was Jim Dufy's
peculiar fortune That while he
loved but one woman, two wo.
men loved him. Miss Smith
was the beautiful blne-eyed be
ing to whom he had gwen his
heart, and to whom he would
cheerfully have given his liver
or his ribs, or any other portion
of his framework, ifthe custom
of society had made such an
anatomical surrender. proper
Miss ClaInm was the faded
flower who had Gxed her bat
tered and venerable affections
upon Mr.. Duffy without any
provocation having been of
fered by him, and Mr.. Duffy
hated Clamm with quite as
much intensity as he loved
Smith, because Clamm would
always fastep to him at the
church meetings and The even
ing companies, and gush over
to him in the presence of other
people, and insist upon his
company home at the very mo-
mAnt when he determined to
escort Miss Smith.
And so when st. Valentines
Day came around, Duffy
thought it would be a clever
idea to send a proposal of mar,
riage to Miss Smith, and at the
same time to cool the enthusi-
asm OF Clamm with an outra-
geous comic valentine OF some
kind. He procured one of
these Immediately, and then
wrote to his only Smith note
beginning with "Dearest" and
ending with "yours till DEATH
Unhapplly, it came to pass that
Mr.. Duffy placed each of these
papers in the wrong envelope;
and while the comic affair went
10 Smith, a direct proposal
proceeded TO Clamm. Nothing
could have been more uniortu.
nate, Tor no sooner did the
aforesaid Clamm receive Duf-
fy's note than she suddenly did |
up her back hair, put on her
bonnet, assumed her umbrella
and gum shoes, and started by
the shortest route to James
DulTy's residence.
When the front door was
opened she dashed past the
hired girl and into the sitting
room, where finding Jim read
ing a newspaper, she flung her
arms about his neck, dropped |
her head upon his shoulder, and
her umbrella upon his corn,
and exclaimed:
"Take me, take me, James!
Take me, dearest, l am yours
yours forever rp
AS soon as Mr.. Duffy regain.
ed his presence of mind he
struggled to disengage bimselE
while he attempted to explain
to her that he should not take
her; that he did not want her;
that she was not his forever, ur
for five minutes; and that if she
did not remove her forehead |
from his vest and her umbrella |
from the vicinity of his toe, he
should be compelled to call the
police. But Miss Clamm would
hear no explanation. She
nestled closer and closer to his
waistcoat, and cried into his
watch.pocket, and kept plung-
ing her umbrella about with
such erratlc vigor that Mr.. DuL-
fy's left foot continually exc
cuted half of the waltz move
ments in an effort to save its
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06

A SALT LAKE dispatch says
the snow drifts on the Union Pa.
cifc Railroad in some places
are sixteen feet high.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06
Meantime, Miss Smith

! ahy manu- w ilI
Ing upon the envelope, she wa
deeply panied, and she though
she might indirectly obtair
comfort and explanation of the
matterby calling upon her DO
som friend, the sister of Mr.
Duffy. So she sailed out and
reached the house. 1t hap
pened by a very strange coin
cidence that her bonnet and
cloak bore a general resem,
blance to those worn by
Clamm; and Duffy, when he
heard the dOor-bell ring, looked
out from the garret window
and felt perfectly certain that
the remorseless Miss Clamm
had returned for the purpose
ofimpressing more firmly upon
his mind that sne was his for.
ever and he could take her. So
Duffy did a most scandaIous
and .ungentlemanly thing. He
ehptied a bucket full of water
on the figure below.
Miss Smith went home damp
and indignant. A little while
after her return, Clamm being
in pursuit of her Duffy, called
upon Miss Smith, hoping to find
him there. She was in the par
ior while Miss Smith changed
her clothing, and neanw while it
really occurred to Mr.. Duffy to
90 to Smiths and ask for an an
swer to his proposal. 1t was a
sunny day and snow was upon
the ground. The parlor and
entry were gloomy, and when
Duffy went in he could hardly
see a hand breadth before him.
but the eye of Miss Olamm was
upon him. AS he came into
the parlor she flew toward him.
He perceived the indistinct out
line of n woman's figure. He
wps, of course, sure that it was
Miss Smith, and he felt certain
that she was about to express
her feelings by action rather
than in language. So Duffy
folded her in his arms and
kissed her forehead, and asked
her if she really loved him
She whispered yes, and as they
stood there, while his heart
overflow ed with joy, and he
wondered why Miss Smith
should sit in her own parlor
with her UNI mhrella in her hand,
the wind blew one of the shut
ters open suddenly, and at the
same moment in walked Miss
Smith.
1t was. But no. | shall
not attempt to describe her sit
uation. 1t is impossible. Ev-
erybody was agitated but
Oiamm. James Duffy was
dumbfounded and horror
stricken--Miss Smith was
amazed and furious; but Olamm
was collected, she was COOL
she appeared to enjoy every
thing; and she would probably
have fallen on Jim Duf'y's
shoulder again and cooed,
merely to let Miss Smith see
how nice it was, had not Duffy
lodged as he saw her coming,
and permitted her to smash her
bonnet against the cushion.
Then MIR. Duffy undertook to
tell Miss Smith how 1t was, but
naturally, after all that had
happened, she was too much
enraged 10 hearken to him, and
she ordered both visitors from
the house. They departed,
Clamm with the hook of her
umbrella handle firmly fixed
in j ames Duffy's overcoat.
But when they reached the
street, Duffy in his agony and
anger, expressed his feelings
upon the subject in such a vic
lent and unmlstakable manner,
that even she was convinced.
And when she asked him if he
intended to marry her and he
IA
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-03-06
ADVERTISING TERMS.

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less space. Payable in advance.
EB- The Record being the official
paper of the town, and having N q
largest circulation of any paper in II q
county, offers superior inlucemerts
to advertisers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-09
MONEY MADE,
By calling on DR.. McGiII, Private
Physician, Deadrick Street,
Nashville, Tennessee.

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% Those ladies whose misfortune has
been not to bring forth in due season can
consult the Doctor by letter or person. All
communication strictly confidential.
Patients treated at their homes, medicines
furnished and cures guaranteed. .-
DR. McGill, in Nashville, has the only
Genuine Medicated VapOr Baths
in the South, and is performing the most
wonderful cures with those Vapor Baths ev-
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| l treat in one-third the time Of any other
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/ lowing diseases: Constitutional or Secondary
| Syphilis, Ulcers of the throat or mouth, all
| Diseases of the Skin caused by Syphilis OF
! impure state Of the blood, Pains of the Bones
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/ Hair, rheumatism, Scrofula and Broken
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Ireturn the money. Office hours from 8 A. N
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-09
&apm an6 3uasehuIS.
9 e
So-called Ring.bone.

There is no cure for ring bone.
The idea of removing what is
termed ring-tone is preposterous.
No person who claims he can re-
move an adventurous growth of
bone, without removing a part Of
the limb also upon which it may
be situated, should in the least be
tolerated. Either be is a foolish,
ignorant individual, or a knave
(perhaps the most desirable po-
sition of the two.) No anatomist
would, for a single moment, en-
terrain such an outrageously rid.
iculous idea, excepting as knave
for the purpose of flching the
money fiom the pocket of his
credulo1s patron. Such a MAJ
is below the common average OF
honestly minded citizens, and if
not fool. knows and will admit
that l speak only the truth, yet
not quite all the truth upon this,
to me, pestiferous subject. That
enlargement of the bone may by
proper treatment often be arrest
ed and prevented from further
growth, is reasonably and usually
true. As a rule, not only may
further enlargement be prevented,
but the consequent lameness may
be and generally is entirely re-
moved. The applications ale lie.
gicn, no end to them, both i'll the
real and proper remedies and the
still greater number of never fail.
ing quack remedies. After the
infiammstory process is gotten rid
of, use diligently for a week or SO
acetate of cantharides. Apply
with a paint brush, after cutting
off the hair. Or second, apply
strong iodine ointment for about
three or five days, being careful
to keep the part we'll covered
with hogs lard afterwards, until
the hair grows out good. Better
than either, the most efficacious
of all, and without doubt, with
Inc at least, the best of all, is the
actual cautery (not irony in the
hands of the proper person.
have yet to learn of a real failure
in the properapplication Of the hot
iron. True, some are much Ion
ger than others in getting over the
effects of firing; but generally, il
properly cared for, the process is
sure. The care required is moi
very serious or much trouble; II
simply requires common-sense.
systematically applied Cor
WesterYs Farmer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-09
Noah Webster on Po-
tatO Culture.

Noah Webster's world wide
fame does not rest on what he
knew of farming. but the follow,
ing letter, dated New York, April
30, 1897. and addressed TO Robt
r. Livingston, President OF the
"New York Agricultural Soc ety.
shows that he was a careful OBJ
server of some things else than
words. He writes:
You know my love of the first
and best occupation of man-ag
riculture-and how anxious | am
to see this most useful business
improved among my fellow coun.
trymen. In my present situation
| have no opportunity to make
experiments on a large scale; but
some observations made the last
year, on the growth of potatoes,
may possibly be worth the notice
of the Agricultural Society.
From single experiment, ] am
led to the following results:
l. The seed potatoes should BE-
those Of full growth.
2. Cuttings produce more than
whole potatoes.
3. The English Whites grow
to perfection in q shorter time,
and upon poorer soil than the red
The difference is essential. They
are, therefore, best for early pt ia
toes.
4. Potatoes will not come to
perfection without the sun.
Therefore nothing is so preiudical
as to plant them too thick, espe-
cially upon rich soil.
5. The cuttin-s in drills, where
the land is light, will answer we'll
at nine inches distance. This
seems to be a good distance for
the whites. But in rich land,
especially if the potatoes be of
the kind, the vines Of which grow
to a large size, the distance should
not be less than from II to Is
inches.
1t these observations contain
anything not generally known,
you are at liberty to lay them be-
fore the society. If not, the CON-
munication you will please sup
press.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-09

BAKED PoTATES.-Potatoes are
more nutritious baked than they
are cooked in any other manner,
and they relish better with those
who have not been accustomed to
eat them with out seasoning.
Wash them clean, but do not soak
them. Bake them as quickly as
possible, without burning in the
least. AS soon as they are done,
press each potato in q cloth SO as
to crack the skin and allow the
steam to escape. If this is omit
ted, the best potatoes will not be
mealy. They should be brought
Immediately 10 the table.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-09
Hay Uncut, Cut and
Chafed.

"How shall we feed our hay
and straw" is a question of i'm
portance to every farmer who
wishes to the best of his resour-
ces. an. l. H. gives in recent
number of the Ohio Farmer, some
original news upou this subject.
He says:
1t is stated in some of the ag-
ricultural papers that twenty five
pounds of hay uncut, nineteen
cut in pieces an inch long, or thir
teen chaffed are equal in value
for stock. If this statement be
correct, farmers might make a
great saving by reducing it to a
cut or chaffed condition. Of
course it is not argued that its al
tered mechanical condition makes
it more nutritious, but simply re-
duces it to q state from which the
animal can make available lar
ger portion of the nutriment 1t
contains. Food reduced to a high
degree of fneness is more thor
oughly mixed with saliva in chew.
lug, and in undergoing digestion
the gastric juice comes in more
immediate contact with it. I'm
der these conditions the food is
much better digested, and II lar
ger part of its nutritive value ap.
propriated to the wants of the
system, than when 1t is taken in
al unreduced state.
Oats or corn fed whole often
pass through the stomach and
bowels of animals haif digested,
and no doubt the same is true of
hay. When horses are required
to labor, peck of unground oats
or corn or ten pounds of hay not
very we'll mastlcated, will not
yield to their wants more than
two-thirds that amount finely
ground. The latter could be
thoroughly digested while the ami
NAL is at work if the former did
not. The saving of time to eat
it would also give them more r, st
Annals not required to labor
having sufficient lime to eat and
digest their food, would get more
nou,i3hmentf from the same amount
than those that ara worked.
1t is not clear, however, that
the increased value is just thai
indicated at the head of this ar
ticle. We need quite accurate
experiments to determine this
1t is only clear that by reducing
food to fine condition by cutting
chatting and grinding greatly in
creases its value.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-09

GREEN Corn FOR Bors.--Hap.
pening to pass along where my
near neighbor was cutting up some
green corn for bis horses, he re-
marked that it was the best thing
one could feed to his horses. The
food being sweet, when taken into
the stomach, the bots let go their
hold upon the lining of the stom-
ach to feed on the sweet food, and
so pass out. He says he has ma
ny times seen the dung alive with
them. And the horse felt better
afterward. AS the CAD fly depos-
lis the egg on the TANKS and legs
of the horse, if you will take the
pains to grease those places, with
any kind OF grease, say once a
week, those eggs will not hatch
even in the stomach, if they have
been creased before taken in
This is on the principle of an
ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure, aud oftentimes
more.-MinneSota Farmer.