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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.


/ / That the principles OF the partv- as here
I tofOre expressed in its eonveDifonS- ars re-
I affirmed; and IL Is declared that events ba,-,
I proved tnat their practical enforcement 4
I essential 20 the welfare OF the country ane
/ the maintenance OF the interests rights ~
I liberties OF the people.
,. That We reaffirm our con nfdence in Pres
i0ent Grant and In the wisdom. INTEGRITY
ano success OF the administration OF hl
high office.
& That there shOuld be rigid economy In
STATE and national administrations. aHd
that the taxes should be continued to De re.
uuced as rapidly rs consistent with good
government, maintenance OF public credii
end certain extinguiShment OF state and
national debts
L. That public lands belong 70 the people
ana should De Sacredly reserved for homes
Ior actual settlers, and We pronounce against
ssIlher al luFlher grants Of these lands 10 corpora
D That adequate provision should be
MADE Oy law Tor the prutertiOu OF persons
shsaseI IN mining and other hazardous
forms Of labor.
9. That the producing, commercial and
lnduStrlaI interests OF the county should
have the best and cheapest modes OF trans
20 P9rt.ltlon "a possible. and while capital invest
ed IN Sucn means of transit, whether by
railway or otherwise, should be permitted
the right OF reasonable remuneration. All
abuse IN their management, excessive rates,
oppressive discrimination against localities,
persons, or interest should be corrected by
law, and the people protected from such
wrongs, and all improper and arbitrary use
Of the growing power OF railways and other
eOTporatlOnS. t ...l.
:. That we heartily applaud the active
m easures Of the late Congress in ferrsfine
out and exposing corruption. We have
seen with profound regret in the develop
meuts made thereby evidence OF political
and official corruption and abuse OF respOn-
Siole positions BY men of all political par
ties TO further personal ends, aud we ds-
mand pure official conduct and The PUNISH
ment of unfaithfui public men, who, hav-
ing betrayed tue confidence fresly extended
20 them, shall not By any partisanShip OF
ours be shielded from the disgrace OF their
acts and We tienOunee alt Credit NfObilier
transactions. whatever be their form.
s. That when required 10 tighten the bur
den of taxation and U continue the reduc-
IiOn of the public debt. the Increase OF sttla-
ries is unwiSe- We condemn withOut re-
serve the voting for or receiving increased
pay for services already rendered, and de-
nland that the provisions OF the late act OF
Congress, by which salaries were increased,
shall be promptly and Internationally re-
pealed.
9. That we cordially welcome to our short.s
the oppressed OF all countries, and remen-
bering with pleasure that adopted fellow
citizens have always proved loyal 10 the fag
OF the Republic we favor such mOdiheatiOH
OF our naturalization, laws as TO Inateri ally
shorten the uTae Of probation before voting.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
Nr. Nehster and Jenny LInd.

Hon. Henry S. Foote contributes to
the Washington Chronicle the follow
ing account of an incident which came
under his observation at the national
capital:
On arriving at the dooFOf theOpera
House Mr.. Webster entered in his
grandest manner, slowly passed down
the central aisle of the building. 1t
ehanced that Jenny Lind was then on
the platform, and was about 20 COM
mence singing our inspiring national
anthem, ''Fhe Star Spangled Banner
So soon as Mr.. Webster's approach
was perceived the assemblRge spon-
taneOusly broke forth with tempestu-
Ovs applause, evidently recognizing it
as q remarkable coincidence that the
renowned defender of the COnstitu-
ton should have happened TO come in
at the very moment that the sacred
emblem of the nations liberty and
union was on the eve of being raptur-
ously apostrophiZed in song, So soon
as the audience settled down into
quietude the inspiring tones of Jenny
lind's marvellous voice was heard.
| Never, either before or since, have ]
been made so Overwhelmingly sensi-
/ bic as on that occasion 1 was OF the
com mingled power of music and SEN
timent. The whole cOncOurse really
seemed to be electrified. Mr.. Webster
was so transported with delight that
he actually seemed almost to become
unconscious of the presence of others,
and hummed very distinctly in unison
with the varying tones of the song
stress. All the enthusiasm of his soul
seemed to have been kindled into
flame; all his patriotic pride to have
been awakened, and his whole moral
nature appeared to have been touched
and inspired" by the seraLhie sounds
to which he was an enraptured listener.
/ When the song had been concluded
Mr.. Webster, as. If impeiled by sense
of official duty, to offer, in the name
of the great nation which he felt him.
self entitled in some degree to repre-
sent on this occasion, the formal tfib-
ute of its respect, rose from his seat,
and, stepping forward to a central pO-
sition between the audience and the
platform upon which Jenny Lind was
standing, ne. made her one Of the
most hOnOring and majestic bows l
ever beheld. The amiable and accom-
plished recipient of homage as I'M
expected as It must have been gratify-
ing, manifested something of a grace
full blushipg embarrassment, but eOur-
tested Notwithstanding, most pro-
foundly in response; upon which the
assembled multitude gave vent to
their delight in most vOcifer0us ap.
p1ause. a second bow was admins
tered, with precisely similar occom-
paDiments. A third bow was rendered,
when the charming Swedish night
ingale," as she was called, incOnti-
neatly took wing aud became invisi-
bic TO our fond admiring eyes, per-
chance for ever.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
. eurIoa. frfbe Or Jew. IN HIndo.tan.:

In the city of Cochin. aHindostani
says the Jewish Times, live some q
600 colored IsraeIites, whose skin is
not quite so dark as that Of the genu-
inc Ethiopian. They are Jews in ev-
cry sense. worship the God Of theiI
fathers, the only true Jehovah, and
are Intellectually the superiors Of the
white inhabitants OF the place. Ae.
cording TO their own account their or.
fgin is Us follows: The conquest Of 9
portion of the East Indies by the Eu-
ropeans opened to commerce 8 wide
field and attracted 8 multitude ofspee-
ulators from all parts OF the world.
Among these were many young Is
raelites from BagdaA, B4ssorah, and
Yemen, who came to make their for
tunes iA-the- e-neNEfdorado. After
they had settled down they purchased
from the negroes black female slaves
many of whom were afterward con-
vefted and then married by their mas
terS It is nom these marriages thai
the present race deseends, Ancient
Hebrew manuscripts and law tables
written on parchment, hsye beer
found among the Cochin Jews. 3-1!-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
The Isle or Birds.

Far south, in the Indian Ocean,
writes a newspaper traveller, in the
midst of almost eternal surf and spray,
rIs0s what is appropriately termed
Danger Island. OfalI the lonely spots
on the giObe whose existence has been
aseertaIned, this is probably the most
lonely. Once only since tine creation
has it been known to have been visit
ed by man. The sea, for many hun
dred miles, rolls and flashes over a
shallow bottom, till, arriving at q GER
tain degree of latitude, the floor of
rock abruptly terminates. and the
ocean becomes, in q moment, of un-
fathOmable depth. On the very edge
of this abyss stands Danger Island,
which the least touch of an earth
quake, or an unusual stroke of hurri-
cane, may some day tOpple over into
the bOttomless gulf.
From this persuasion possibly man
has never attempted to erect his dwell
ling upon it. There it stands in the
midst of the surge, OvercanOpied by
the bluest of the blue skies, surround
ed by a bOundless ezpanse of waves
generally shining and beautiful, but
as little specked by sails as ii they
girdled an uninhabited planet. Yet
though no gale is astir, the pillows in-
cessantly fret and foam against the
ellis of Danger Island, which on all
sides descend sheer into the deep, so
as To appear from a distance perfectly
inaccessible. A surveying ship trav-
ersiug the ocean ia ali directions fol
scientific purposes once apprUa; sed
Z Ia Ii a
considerable distance along the tool
of tile precipIces, one gentleman dis
covered a small iissure through which
he :elE confident they cOul d get to the
summit, and the boat being pushed
quite close to the rocks, two or three
OF the most daring landed, and after
no slight toll and peril reached the
top.
The prospect which then presented
itself was truly extraordinary. Rem
dered green as an emerald by the
agency Of hidden springs, the whOle
surface of the isle6 was Jhiekly strewI
with eggs of innumerable oceanic
birds, which, rising from the task OF
incubation, formed a canopy Of Hut
tering wings overhead. The eggs
were of all colOrs-white, light, chO-
colate, and eerulean blue, dotted with
brown or crimson, or turquoise OF
black. Here or there little bills pro-
truded from the shells, and the
mothers, though scared away for the
moment by the unusual apparition OF
men, soon alighted near the young, be-
ing, in spite of the name of theiI
home, thoroughly unacquainted with
danger. It might also be said that
the whole surface of the isle formed
but one nest, divided into severa.
compartments, where the naturalist,
il he could live on eggs, might study
the appearance, habits and character
of half the winged dwellers OF the
deep.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
A Smart Agent-HOW 80 Sell Patent
liaS Burners. I

''Sir," said tall, thin man, clad in
worn, very shining garb, suddenly
appearing in the rOOm,'I have ven
tured 20 call to lay before you one of
the most astonishing inventions Of
modern times" They all begin in
some such impressive way as that
"a gas-burner, sin" I was busy ar
ranging some papsEs in the corner,
and having both hands fall, with a
pen held crossways in my mouth, I
was for the moment quite at his mer-
ey. ''Perhaps, sir, you are aware that
is the case of every kind of burner
but this | now show you, gas gives
off n most nOxiOus effiuvium, having
a peculiarly ruinOus effect upon the
eyesight." By this time had emp
tied my hands and mouth. and was
advancing upon him. Fixing his
eyes upon mine, he started back In
distressful horror. Heaven help us,
sir" he exclaimed, show you have
suffered already Your sight, sir,
would not last six months longer.
This must not be-"
Before could say word or lift a
finger TO stop him he rapidly glide q
past me to the table on which the
/ lamp stood. With nhnbleness
which rooted me 10 the spot In appre-
hension he whipped off kheshade, then
/ the old burner. In q moment the
lamp was ruin. SIT is a mercy Ui
Providence, sir, that have happened
to call.
"StopI" called. Replace every
thing as 1t was, instantly"
"The number Of cases of premature
blindness" he calmly proceeded,
''that have had the qualification Oi
preventing makes my labor q more
/ pleasant One."
Thinking he might lie deaf. bawled,
''I don't want your burner; 1 wOn'l
have it; take it Off" For he was light
~ twirling the new one in its place.
/" There, sir, you will feel thankful
to me as long as you live the only
thing that troubles me in this matter
is, / know | am running the spectacle
makers"
"Do you hear 1 shall not pay yor
for it,"
He struck very effective attitude
Payment of what consequence !,
that? could not remove that inesti
mable burner for any amount Of mon
ey, when the alternative is the ruiz
Of yOnr valuable eyesight. For, sir
your eyes are worth many burners
l make you a present Of iE willingly.
l am a poor man, under heavy trav.
cling expenses, and I have family
in want" He sighed.
'But duty shall be done. The prics
is thTeepence halfpenny, or three shil
lings a dozen. know you will re
gret this mOmentary harshness in thu
long years to come, when you are en-.
iOying the benefits Of that burner
But that is not my affair, though
am sorry to think of it. Good morn
ing, sir. II at any time, by some in-
conceivable accident anything should
become out OF order in it, you vii
find tie name OF the manufactured
stamped on tine side. Be good
enough to drop a line to their wei
known house Of Glasgow and a mar
will instantly be sent to attend TO it,
was beaten. This offer 10 send 3
man IRON Scotland into the heart oI
England, after the lapse Of years, L
put gratuitously bestowed, three
pence, halfpenny gas burner to rights
was too much for me. 1 had TO make
a purehase.-ChdD5ber's Journal.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31

A better report comes, at last, con-
eerning the future King of England.
For many years past he has been rep
resented not only as brainless snob,
but withal hardened and dissolute-a
source Of sorrow to his noble mother
and a reproach to the nation. At the
time of his serious illness the hope
was freely expressed that. this might
prove lesson to him, and win him
to better courses. But now comes
Bull Run Russeli-who has always
been very reliable save when he mis-.
judged the scope and character Of ouI
late ''unpleasantness"- with q most
excellent certificate of character for
the coming king. According to DR..
Russell, the Prince ot Wales is far
from being the trifiing fellow be has
been represented to be. He takes q
deep interest in the politics of Eng
land, carries on q heavy correspon-
fdence with some of the leading men
of Europe, and is really laying the
foundation for great usefulness in the
future. He says 'iIf the forms oi
our government and the Jealousy oil
the House OF Commons did not pre-
vent his direct participation in affairs,
he would be most valuable minister,
sans portlfe,dHe, of our Foreign Sec
retary or Prime Minister DIR, Rus
sell adds 'There is not minister, a
man of note in Europe, with whom
he is not personally acquainted, and
his wonderful insight into personal
character serves him better than a
long apprenticeship to blue books and
papers does other men," While the
crowned monarch OF England is we'll
nigh shorn of the autoeratic power
welded by many of his predecessors,
and is wisely held by law and prece-
dent and public opinion In a position
to do little or no harm, this statement
will be received with pleasure wher-
ever it is read. It is vastly better,
with all the possibilities before him Of
usefulness to his people and the world
that he should be an intelligent and
upright man.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
EmbalmIng Dead Bodies.

The Scientific American says: "The
Brunetti method for the preservation
of the dead consists of several process
es obi l..E .l- Abb --
{ 1.-The circnlatOry system Is cleared
thoroughly out by washing with cold
water till 1t issues quite clear from the
body. This may occupy two to five
hours. bass -8 clj sai1 L-.Loi &
2. Alcohol Is injected 50 as to ab-
stract as much water as possible.
This occupies about a quarter Of an
hour. I -1-'l 1E-.1 t--T l.sl
3. Ether is then injected 10 abstract
the fatty matters. This occupies two
to ten hours. l5tiuh u11s iEgL1-
4. A strong solution of tannin Is
then injected. This occupies for i'm
bibition two to ten hours
5. The body lie then dried in current
Of warm air passed over heated chic,
ride OF calcium. This may occupy
two to five hours. The body isthen
perfectly preserved, and nesists decay.
The Italians are said TO eHfbit spec
linens as bard as stone, and retain
the shape perfectly, and are equal "a
the best wax models. A more simple
form Of preparation for injection, vel
suited for anatomical purposes, e0n-
sists OF glycerine, fourteen parts; soft
sugar, two parts; nitrate of potash
one part. It is found that, after satu-
ration for some days in this solution,
the parts become comparatively in
desnuetible, and change neither in
size nor 6gure.p 20 gGG tla
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
VOLUME 25-NUMBER 43.
Dentists Chair.

If Spivens is TO he believed. there
{ was recently an extraordinary case oi
dental surgery in this city. He saws
that friend OF his visited 4 den.
tlst on - street for the purpose Oi
having a tooth extracted. II was an
eye LOOth- Spiyens ACCOMPANIED his
friend Tor the purpose OF favOring him
with a little sympathy over the shOul-
der. IL Is so pleasant to witness the
agony Of friend, and TO advise him
to bear it ike q man.
The dentist seated his patient I'm a
chair, lanced his gums. applied mis-
foFesps, and gave n vigorous pull
The tooth WAS wrenOhed from it,
socket, and came out easily enough,
but the root hung fire. Either it was
4 very long root OF it stretched. In
fact, the dentist had exhau-t .d his
reach, and the root was not yet en-
tirely out
Spivens ventured to inquire If the
root was not unusually long but the
dentist was not going to admit that
anything could happen that had not
already occurred in his experience.
mot at all" he replied. "I have
often pulled teeth whose roots reach
ed down to the hips.U
He mounted the chair and took an
other pull. He thus succeeded in get
ting away with about . yard of the
tooth, but the root continued to hang.
AT the same time the patients leg.
0elOw the knee, was violently jerked
up
Spivens ventured to say that surely
this was an unusual case.
"It Is a little singular" replied the
dentist ''but 1 once pulled a tooth
whose roots reached down To the
mans knees"
Having thus eXtinguished his ques-
TONER, he tied his patient to the chair
and straighted out his leg by putting
IL in splints. Then he took the for
eeps over his shoulder aud walked
away like deck hand going up a
bank with Il bow line.
When he reached the parlor door he
braced himself against the lamb, and
laid eack for 4 final pull.
The tooth popped out this time, but
the dentist made the most noise when
he reached the floor.
Spivens jumped forward and picked
up the latter end OF that tooth. The
root had two prOngS, and on the end
of each prong was q toe nail.
"That's what hurt you So" said
Spivens, cOnsOling his friend, whose
screams had been somewhat annoy
ing. "Never mind it will be all the
same hundred years hence" DJnit
you think, doctor, that this is rather
the most unusual case that ever hap
pened in your practice ?"
81 am inclined to believe that it Is
the most singul n case of its c.ass, ("
replied that impsrturbahle dentist !;
but once l ex ricted a tooth for one
of the Siamese twins, the roots OF
which extended through the bodies Of
bOCh, Land at the end was a correspond
ing tooth from the mouth of the 9TH
er. 1t was q good thing for Chang,
for whom / pulled the tooth, but bad
for Eng, whose tooth happened to be
sound"
-Spivens' friend had such high re-
spect for the dentist that he told him
that he might keep the tooth for his
pay.
Some ineredulOus people may ae-
cuse this story Of being too thin but
they are mistaken-it il tooth out
IftUsUille P'ess.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
Bon. FIde eIrediItsoa,y : I 22s
JOHN JANKIN,S SERMON

The minister said last night, says he,
Don't be afrcid of givin';
II your life amt nothin' to other folks,
Why, what's the use o. Hyin ~
And that's what lsay TO wife, says j,
There's Brown, the mis'rable sinner,
He'd sooner a beggar would starve than give
A cent toward buyln' a dinner.
/ tell you olr Ininistef d prime, he Is, @
But couldn't quite determine,
When heard him a-givin' IL right and lett
Just who was hit by his sermon.
or course there couldn't be no mistake
When he talked OF long -windSd prayin',
For Peters and johnson they sot and scowl-
At every word he was saytn'. led
And the minister he went on 10 say, 30
There's various kinds o clieatin',
And religions as good fOT every day
As T. Is to bring 70 meetln'.
don't think much of man that gives I
The Lord Amens at my preachin'.
And spends his time the followin' week
In chsatin' and ovefreachin'."
I guess that dose was bitter enough
For man like Jones TO swailer;
But L noticed he didn't open his mouth,
Not ouce. after that % holler.
Hnrrah, says 7, <of the minister
OF course, said IL quiet
Give us some more OF this open talk;
It's very refreshiH .csets y lsslNL
The minister hit 'em every time; .lEU u
And when he spoke OF fashion, y
And a-riggin out in bows and things, o.
And a-comin' TO church TO zee the styles,
couldn't help a-Winkin'
And a-nudgin' my wife, and, says /, tThatis
And guess II sot her thinkin'. lyOu,
Says to myself, that sermons pat;
But man is 2 queer creation;
And I'm much afraid that most o. the folks
Won't take the application,
Now If he had said word about
My personal mode o. sinnin',
I'd. have eon-a 10 work 10 Eight myEelf
And not set her a-grinnin'.
Just then the minister says, says he,
HAnd now I've come to the 1ellers
Who've lost this shower by usin' thelI
As so IT o. moral umbrellas, friends
Go home" says he, s'and md your faults,
Instead Of huntin' your brothers;
Go home, he says, "and wear the coats
You've tried TO ut for Others"
Ny wife she nudged, and Brown he winked
And there were lots o. sm1lin',
And lots o. iodkin' at our pew;
1t sot my blood a-bilin'.
Says 70 myself, our minister
Is gittfn' a little bitter; - b.
III tell him, when meetin's out, that =
Ain't at all that kind OF eritter. !,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
PaYmeut Of tbe Geneya Award.

It is understood semi-offieiaiiy that
the payment OF the Geneva award WIN
be made to the United States Of The
Treasury, and that the Secretary viii
accept such payment. The Secretary
OF the Treasury will certify 10 the re-
eeipt of the money, when the Seere-
tary of State will give his receipt fgr
the United States 70 the British gov
ernment. In this way any disturb
anee Of exchanges VIII be avoided, and
tie law, which reqdires the money 10
be invested, win be complied with,
The impression that these claims VIII
resemble the French spoiiatlon claims,
in the indefinite time OF reaching a
settlement, is erroneous The eyi-
denee Of tie claims Is already in pos
session Of the government and they
viii be paid to the parties. Is soon As
Congress defines the rule OF action TO
be pursued, and without the necessity
Of middle men.
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and then adds /:

And dambed be he who first eriSs
enough 70
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PETITION
To Vae,tfe part Of Afi1serra Street and cerfr
4AHe5s in Secoad Wdrdof TTgih,O


AHeys in Second Wayd,of TTg'h,O
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 3sl
IN day OF July, 1878. the Tiffin Agricultural
Works. of Thin. Ohio, died its petition In
the Court Of Common Pleas, Of Seneca Co.,
Ohio, wherein. in substance, 50 says: Thn,
it is Corporation legally incorporated un-
der the statute OfOhfO for the manufacture
and sale OF agricultural implements at Tit
nm, Ohio; that IL IS the owner OF lots 64i, Gfj,
dB. OIl- 672, 673 6f4, b76, 81 and north part Of
Gl5, in Mobiles Addition 10 the City Of Tif-
I'm, Ohio; that Minerva Noble was prior 10
September Ist, 1855, the owner OF the fee Of
the whole OF said real estate, covered by said
lots together with the streets aud alleys
hereinafter referred TO; that on said date the
said Harrison Noble, and Minerva Noble, his
wife, laid said lots, streets and alleys ont,
plated and recorded the said Mobiles Addl-
uun; that by the construction % the Mans
field, Coldwater 3 Lake, Michigan Railroad,
the following part Of Minerva street andtiie
following alleys I'm said Mobiles Addition
are rendered useless 10 the public: All that
part of Minerva srrceC south OF Harrison
street; al alley running eirst frpsq Minerva
street n Water street, bounded north By lots
90, y, 653 and 67i aud south by lot 67i:I an
alley running west from Minerva street,
bOnnds1 nOrthby l0ts 50 q . and G45, afI,l
south y lot gls; A ailey lying ,etwssn lol';
the Zee nf said par. or SAID street. aud alleys,
subject to the easement Of the public there
In; that PetitiDneF Is now erecting
ssliGl lots and reqnif9s the vacafion % said
part OF said streets and alleys for the pfif-
pose OF such manufactOry, and that such va
cation VIII eonduce 70 tl5s general Interests
Minervn street and laid alleys may BE vaea-
Ted; thai sQci- petiiiop MIA come mp for
hearing at the mex. term Of the said Court
OF Common Pleas. ALI)i. is734 n l.i- -
by y l. BnEwEf., Atty
July 3, iszG--nf0-JJ5 .liGlr ltif I.s