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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

The Mt. Pleasant Journal
tells a story of a Burlington
girl: ave felt sorry for a Bur-
lington girl who came up on
the bus one day last week.
AS she gracefully threw her
literary appendage over her
shoulder in order to sit down
comfortably it became slight
ly disarranged, and a copy OF
the Hawk-Eye made its ap.
pearance. This wasn't so bad,
but one particular advertise
ment read kind of funny, as
follows: "Wan'ed, a strong
man, for g'r ii work. In
quire of the I'm 'ersignel en-
The premises" We felt like tel
ling her to take down her avn
ing, but we didn't know but
that she was a travelling bulle-
tin board,so We kept our mouth
shut about it and always in
tend to-"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

The Chicago Times, which
has been intensely Democratic
until lately, certainly knows
whereof it afirms when 1t
says:
Hardly Democratic party
"leader" can be named who
has not favored all manner OF
special legislation; all manner
of protection to special inter
ests; all manner of monopolies,
and rings, and swindles, and
steals, from slave.owning to
salary grabbing"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21
A Joke on ~ BishOD,

The Bishop ofLitchfeld some
time ago walked from a church
in the Black Country to the
rail way station where he was
to take the cars for home. On
the way he happened to OBJ
serve a group of men, and inn
mediately olved TO "say a
word in season. to them
"Well, my good men," said his
his lordshlp Sincognito," "what
are you doing9' The response
Of one Of the men was not cal
culated to please the amiable
prelate. "We bin a loyin," he
said. "Lylng!" said the horri-
fled bishop; "what do you
mean9' "Why, yer see," was
the explanation, cone on us fun
a kettle, and we ben d tryin'
who can tell the biggest lie to
have it," "Shocking!" said the
bishop, and straightway inn
proving the occasion he pro-
ceeded to impress upon the
sinners the enormity of lying.
He informed them that he had
been taught that one of the
greatest sins was to tell a lie,
and, in fact, so strongly had
this been urged upon him that
never IN the whole course of
his life had he told a lie. No
sooner had the excellent bish-
op made this announcement
than there was a gleeful shout,
"Gie th' governor th' kettle;
gle tn governor th' kettle!"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

By adding the above totals
together it will be seen that
Mr.. Seymour realized at his
sale the sum of $500 for Two
Of The cows he bought of Mr..
Trimble, the produce of one, a
part of the produce of the 9th
er, and part Of the produce OF
The third. If he had kept the
produce of all of these animals
until the day of sale, it Is reas
enable to suppose the amount
would have reached the sum OF
$4,000. 1t is true, Mr.. Sey-
mour is an excellent judge Of
cattle and understands thor.
oughly the art of breeding
them. And, it Is not likely
that every one would be able
to do as well as he has done.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21
Sad Failure of q Brilliant and
Promising Speculation.

lsaratogs Correspondence Of the New York
Tribune.
Some years ago Mr.. McGrath.
got quite interested IN Splritu-
alism. There wasn't much
racing going on, so he could
give the subject his undivided
attention, He invited a friend to
go with him and see Foster
or some other circulating me-
dunn and my friend went. But
he told me that 1t surprised
him very much to see Mr.. Nc
Grath slip a full deck Of cards
into his coat pocket before
starting. 1t scarcely seemed
possible that MIR. McGrath in
tended to propose a game OF
spiritual seven-up, or TO at,
tempt TO beat some unhappy
ghost out of every rap he had
at draw poker-which is sup
posed to be an emphatically
bluegrass game. Well, away
they sailed and found Foster
In. l found him out once, i'm
mediately after finding him In.
Foster gave them his usual cir
Gus, and Mr.. McGrath sat it
through in solemn awe and 81
lence. Sometimes a shade of
impatience was visible, but his
face looked radiant at the con.
cluSion, "Mr. Foster" he said,
as he laid the usual honorar-
rum down on the table, "this is
wonderful, and you deal a
square game, you do, | do be-
heve. But there's just one
thing more | want you TO try.
and If you do it and | don't
give you just the best farm in
Kentucky, my name ain't Price
McGralh, and down went his
hands into his coat pocket, and
out he fished the pack of cards.
"Thero," giving them a scien-
tific blue gra'S shuttle, and slap.
ping them dowa on the table
backs up, "YOu just tell what
that first card is without turn.
ing it over" and his breath
came slow in expectation
Price McGrath's did. Foster
couldn't, and Mr.. McGrath
turned sadly away, leaving the
cards behind him in his bitter
disappointment. SIT Foster
could just told me what that
card was" he said to my friend
as they slowly walked mp
Broadway, "I'd a just made Our
everlasting fortunes. I'd a.ta.
ken him with me, and we'd
abusted every faro bank in this
country. And then ii l wouldn',
a-made their hair curl at Ba,
den-Baden and Monaco I'll be
Dee Deed.' Mr.. McGrath al
'ays says that he'll be Dee
Deed when he feels solemn ant
wants TO round a sentence
handsomely.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21
What to Drink I'm WaPm Wea.
ther.

w udJ 10 DrlBk III vtAEIn w ca
ther. 7
The Country Gentleman says
this season OF the year the far.
mer and his laboreIs require
some cooling but palatable
beverage that will quench
their thirst, and not heat or in.
tOxicate their blood, yet will
afford a grateful stimulant to
their digestive powers. And
among all stimulating substan-
ces which are employed in
making these drinks, tbere are
none superior to ginger, aud
none more easily procured or
equally refreshing. Almost
every man likes ii, and a mix
lure of it with maple sugar and
water, or honey and sirup and
water, is an extempt rized
drink of which thousands par.
take with great relish, while
some will add to it a teaspoon
full of cream of tartar, and then
stir in half a teaspooDful OF sal
eratus or soda, and thus pre-
pare a tumbler of foaming llq
uid, which is wholesome ton,
lc, as well as palatable drink,
Tor carbonic acid, which is
formed by the fermentation,
adds greatly TO the pleasant
taste of any drink. II is also a
good plan for every farmers
wife to make keg of hop beer,
and keep 1t upon tap during
The haying and harvesting OF
he summer months. Spiritu.
Gus liquors, containing alcohol,
are not conducive to the health
fulness of any man; but The bit
ter tonic of hops favored with
The essence Of spruce, sassafras
roots, or wlntergreen leaves, is
always desirable.
HIP Beer-Take a three
quart kettle tull Of boiling wa
ter and add to it one quart oil
hop blossoms, or a small guam.
'ity of pressed hops; boil TWEEN.
" minutes, adding anything
sou please for flavofmg ani il
nothing else can be had, three
table spoonful OF powdered
ginger will answer your pur,
pose. Strain through a cloth
or sieve into a jug or bucket
md add to 1t three quarts Of
molasses; stir il until we'll mix
ed; then let it stand until milk
warm, and add half a coffee
cup of bakers yeast turned
over a slice Of toasted bread
Let ii ferment over night. Mex
morning remove the scum ant
if fermented in a bucket, bot
lie it and cork tightly; if in E
jug, pour off the foam, and alsC
cork tightly. Keep in the ice
house or CELLAR, so it will no
sour quickly. 1t is we'll or
large farms to make a Gfleer
gallon keg OF it, and let The
men drink of it freely, anC
they will rarely care or ask TO
rum or whisky, and when thu
evil can be done away, surel,
the housewife will no. grudg,
the extra labor she incurs il
preparing a beverage whicl
will cheer but not lntoXicate
Ginger Beer.-This is also
very agreeable drink, and high
ly relished by ladies of veal
digestive powers, as well as b.
strong laborers in the fields
Take four ounces of race gin
ger, we'll pounded, and thre
ounces OF cream of tartar, an,
NIX them well with five pound
of white or brown sugar an,
six lemons sliced fine. Pou
over this mixture five gallon
of boiling water. Let 1t stand
after stirrlngit we'll, for twelv
hours (it is we'll to mix it owe
nighD, and then add one tea
cupful OF yeast; let it stand si
hours, and then bottle, faster
Al.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

THE grave Of Hon Tom Cor
win, it is stated on good au-
thority, is still unmarked, not
having so much as the simplest
headstone to indicate who
sleeps below. Why should not
the State which was SO honor
ed by her loved and dlstin.
guished son rescue his grave
from oblivion which will soon
blot it from the knowledge OF
mem
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21
Notice 10 tha Aflicted and untortunata.

before applying the notorious quaets who advertise 10
public papers, using any qusek remedies peruse Dr..
Butts work matter what your disease or how depor
able your condition.
DR.. Butts occupies double house Of tuenty.seven
rooms sindorsed by some the most celebrated medi
professors this country and Europe, and be
suited personally or by mall the diseases noned In
his works. Once and parlors No, IL n. Eighth street
between Market and CheSnut, St. Louis, No.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

Mr.. BAILEY, of Danbury,
says: 81 do not lecture myse {;
| am married"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

Dr.. Bowers, Dentist, Near
thur, o.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

Total for Queen and Produce. $3.50
Second. Of Gross Bluebell'
and produce, owned by Mr..
Seymour on day of sale, sold
as follows:
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

DR.. Bowers dentist, McArl
thur, o.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

Third. Of "Raspberry Dds"
produce sold on day of sale,
COWS and bulls, were as fol-
lows:
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21

Advertisements A inserted at fair prices.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-08-21
AGENTS WANTED
'ABOOKF FOR THE MILLION!

HAFTFoRD, CONN, or CHICAGO. ILL.
l5mny 1873
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
Jones-About thirty one years ago,
was seventeen when | left.

Jones-About thirty one years ago, !
was seventeen when left.
Rep.-Have you any familyl
Jones-Yes wife and eight children.
Afer thanking him for his information
we proceeded to call on the Drs. Brinton.
Rep.-Doctor, believe that you made
an examination of jones' wounds.
DR.. j. b. BrintOn-Yes, my son, Or
W. B. Brinton, and myself examined the
prisoner, but were unable TO find any
ball.
Rep.-Do you think It Is still in his legl
Dr. B.-Yes be was evidently shot at
The time he had his leg elevated, and the
ball has taken an upward course.
kep.-Do you think II will give him
any trouble
DIR. B.-I do not, as / think IL has
lodged in the fleshy part Of his calf, but
we shall again probe this afternoon.
Jones has secured the services OF Hon.
VIM. b. Waddell as his counsel There
will be a hearing of the case this after
neon, at five O'Clock, before Alderman
Hibbard.
Last night there was a small sized riet
between party of Irish and negroes, in
which some of the former were severely
cut about the head. At a hearing this
morning before Alderman Whitehead.
they were all bound over in the sum of
S3JO each for a second hearing on the Sth
inst. The affair originated in party by
the names Of VIM. and "RO1y " Meara,
attacking in Pat McCabes oyster saloon,
a young man ty the name Of James Nc
C'nskey. They commenced to heat him,
when JAS. Smith, Orish) Abram Brown
and Geo. Proctor, (eolored) came to his
rescue. The Mearas left the saloon and
waited until the coloied men came out,
when they made an attack upon thea
They fled to the planning mill yard of
Messrs. Baldwin, ard were shortly after
wards reinforced. From this point they
sailed cut of an alley and came in
contact with the Mearas. Here a
fight ensued, and the Irishmen were
forced to retreat followed by the negroes
AS they passed the residence OF officer
Miles he was made aware that something
more than usual was transpiring, from
loud words and the noise produced by
the throwing of stones. He hastened
out and succeeded in arrestiug the whole
party. Although Chester county has
voted against the sale Of spiritOus Ii
qnOrs, there seems to be large quantity
OF 1t used, and every one of our murders
and attempted murders have taken place
since "Local Option" We cannot see
any Improvement in regard to order, if
anything there is a decided change for
the WOIse.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
An InRenioua Convict.

fNtt aNi6bAiNCho SOtlNttAs
A singular discovery illustrative Of the
extraordinary fertility of convict ingenu-
ity, has Just been made at Sing sing
Prison, being no less surprising than the
finding of u whiskey still, which had
evidently been in operation for months,
to the pecuniary advantage of one con-
vict at least For some time past convicts
have occasionally been noticed to be
under the influence of strong drink, but
all efforts on the part Of the officials failed
10 elicit from them where the liquor had
been obtained. A couple Of nights ago,
however, an incident transpired which
Ultimately led the prison authorities to the
fountain of convict bliss.
A night guard while nOiselessly pacing
one OF the galleries, When all The jail
birds We're supposed to be slumberlng,
had his attention attracted to cell, oc-
cupied solely by cOmical character,
known in the prison as "lrsh Tom"
This individual appeared to be talking IN
conversational sort of way to some
person near him, whom he alternately
chded and caressed, using such terms OF
endearmCnt as a man, under clrcum-
stances Of u convivial nature, might ad-
dress to bosom friend or heuciactor.
On opening Toms cell the guard found
him in glorious slate of nto2leatiOr,
giving some aticctiOnate advice to black
bottle, the contents OF which had almost
evapOrattd through his dexterous man
| ipulation. Next morning On being told,
under penalty of severe punishment, that
| he mnst say where he procured the liquor,
| Tom at first hesitated, but finally stated
! that he had obtained it from another con-
/ vict named John Short, who was work
NJ in one Of the marble quNrrir9.
Without informing Short search OF
the quarry was immediately Instituted,
where in secluded corner, sheltered by
Il few rough boards, was found one ofthe
most remarkable contrlvances on record
for the manufacture of whisky. A
couple of the prison tubs, holding per-
haps twelve or fifteen gallons each, con
tanned the mask, which was composed Oi
potatoes, scraps of bread, a sprlnklng OF
tomatocs, with some corn AMI cOsr'I
mral, c1llec.ed in TIC prison stables. "A
iron kettle answered the purpose OF 8
still, while Il section of hali-lhch gas
pipe, artistieally hent, formed the worm
thus completing an apparatus which, It II
understood, WAS capable Of producing
about five gallons of homespun spirit
daily. This irightful liquor Short, wh'
conHllucttt anu oNheu tuo eNil' lt'nilo'
to his fellow convicts in sarsaparllla tot
Ties ut the moderate (one) price Of :
each. Before Short had received anOlih
cation of the seizure of his disiillcry b
was made TO undergo a search, when con
cealed on mis- person WAS toupd hel
: containing Over 5000, being the proceed
. of sales from his Illicit business.
1t is almost needless TO add that Sbor
! has for time, at least, abandoned th
Z distillery trade. The question as I
e whether his keepers were cognzant c
1 what was going on in that partlcula
O quarry need not be answered hcle.-Nt
4 York Herail.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
THE ROVER OF LoCHRYAE.

The Rover o. Lochryan he's game,
Wi his merry men sac brave;
Their hearts are o. the steel, and better
keel
Ne'er bowrd DER the back o. wave.
It's no when the loch. lies dead in itsitrough,
When naething disturbs n avai
But the rack an tho ride o. the restless tide
An the splash o. the gray sea-maw,
IT'S no when the yawi an the light skifs
owre the breast o the siiler sea.
That look TO the West for the bark I lo'e
hest
An the Rover that's dear to me.
But when that the ciud, lays its cheek TO
the fiud.
An the sea laws its shouther TO the shore;
When the wind sings high, an the sea
whaups sereech
An they rise frae the deafcnlng roar.
It's then that I look thro' the thickening
rock.
An watch bv The midnight tide:
7 ken the wind brings my Rover hame,
An the sea that he glories to ride.
Merrilv he stands 'maug his liovial crew,
WI the helm heft in his hand;
An he sings aloud 10 hiR hoys 10 blue,
As his e'e's upon Galloway's land.
&" Unstent and slack each reef and tack,
Gi'e her sail. bows. while II may sit.
She haa roared thrn' a heavier sen afore
An sho'll roar thro' a heavier yet.
"When landsmen drnuse or trembling rouse
To the tempests angry moan,
We dqeh thro' tho drift. an sing to the lift
o. the wave that heaves VA on.
It's braw. hovs 70 sec the morn's blvth e'e
when the night's been dark an drenr;
But it's better far to lie, wi our storm
locks dry.
In the bosom o. hel that is dear.
Gle her sail, gie her sail, till she buries
her vale.
Gi'e her sail hovs, while II may sit;
She has rOard thro' q heavier sea afnre
And she'll roar thro' heavier YETI"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

A project is on foot among the business
men of Wilmington, Delaware, to estab-
lish a steam ferry between that city and
some proper point in New Jersey. That
point should be PennsgrOve. There is a
good whaIf at that place, and in former
years a boat ran between the two
places to the acknowledged advan-
tage of both localities. Pennsgrove Is an
established headquarters of the produce
of large section of the river counties
of New jersey, aud from thence the mar
kets of Wilmington can be supplied in a
certain and accommodating manner.
This is required by the wants Of the pop
ulation oil that town, which is increasing
with great rapdity. Besides, Pennsgrove
will be the present terminus of cOntem-
plated spur road from the West Jersey
Railroad TO the Delaware. The line will
leave the main trunk near Woodbury.,
and from thence traverse the country
| yiug between the Travelled route and the
river. This road will open still more
extended range of country to the produce
merchants of Wilmington, when steam
communication is established between
that place and Pennsgrove, and aso at
tract buyers to that town by the cheap
ness of access. The steam ferry praiec
is we'll worthy the attention and support
of the people of Wilmington, and It's Jer
sey terminus should be Pennsgrove, II al
It's advantages are 10 be rear ed at thi
earliest possible moment.-Ibilddelphi
! Age.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

The central figure is not in the chair Of
the presiding officer, nor on the miuiste
rial bench. 1t is Theirs in one of the
seats of the Left CeHter, where he occa-
sionally appears a careful observer of the
proceedings. In the flesh, he is the
shortest man in the Chamber, and in in-
telect, head and shoulders taller than the
most gifted. The name of Little Giant
would be still more appropriate to hun
than it was to stephen A. Douglas, for he
is shorter. He is rather burly than
fat, for his shoulders are broad and
he is thick through he carries his
head as erect as 1t is possible to do.
| Like most men with a big boiy and short
| legs, he has an iron constitution, that
stands, even at his advanced age, any
sudden and extraordinary demand made
upon it and this healthy organization
evidently contributes to the unfailing
good nature which he exhibits. Most Of
the time there is a smile lwinkling behind
the spectacles and turning up the corners
of his large mouth ; but there are two
smiles, one for bis opponents and another
for his friends the first has malice in it,
and the second is good mature itself. He
10 essentially Gallic tlnesse and rapidity
Of thought. In reply, whether in tht
I hllbuAI VI III AAbuAo Vi obAAAA lNlAAAAblA
no man is quicker than he. Some Of hii
countrymen show a tendency to tall
without a purpose, but this is not one 0
his faults. He is an indefaigable worker
and whatever he undertakes he doe
thoroughly, be it negotiating treaties
speaking in the tribune, or writing his
tory. He is complete man, who find
time in the midst of his literary an
political labors to hunt up rare objects i
the wav Of books, pictures, and genera
bric-d brdc. Where his duties admit of il
he is regular and temperate in his habits
, and is seldom if ever known to eOmplai
of illness or any incapaciIy for WORK
He is somewhat of a statesman of th
| Talleyrand school, where diplomacy an
i expediency exert too great an iniuenC
] to admit of very high moral aims. Som
1 thing of. the bourgeois, too, adheres
him, and prevents the growth of NOR
grandeur, which, in the crisis throug
which he has passed, would appear to
a the complement of man of his gent
! and sterling qualities. lu word, he
4 not a Washington, although he has q
= ambition to initiate that great characte
a be is incapable of great personal sacriti
= for the good of his country in the matt
n of material interests, and this is the mo
y disqgreeabe blemish in the man.-A d.
;, IN the French assembly, By Albert hhOdt
- Soribntr's far October.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11


fragrance of the orange groves was In
the air. Becky, who had maintained
utter silence since their escape from the
cottonwood, was no less silent now. Fred
himself did not appear particularly COM
muuieative, and many miles of the long
ride were taken without remark from
either. It was Becky who spoke first.
Fred" " she said.
Yes -
"You have saved my life, have You
not ~
"Happy to do II any day." he remarked,
not knowing exactly what else to say.
81 thank you very much"
"Qute welcome, Pm sure"
There was another long silence, broken
only by the sound of the horses hoofs
upon the road. Fred himself seemed to
have lost some Of his hahitual ease, for
he kept his whip in constant motion and
held the reins nervouzly.
Erred %
eye. -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

The DanDury Acirs te Is of an aged
couple, Of Wooster sueet, who are very
fond of CHI ckers, and pay quite fire.
pnently. " heu he beais at the game
shv loses her temper, and declares she
will not play again. 1t veXes him to
have her act 81, hut he controls the irri-
tatiun, and talks to her about il. lie
tells her how WONG 1t is for people al
their aye to be disturbed by such triilrs,
and shows her 80 clearly the folly of such
a course that she hecOmes ashamed OF
her weakness, and returns to the game
and plays ii SO well that she beats him
/ Then he throws the checkers in one direc
| tiuu and kicks the boa I'd in another, and
says lie Will never play with any body
who cleals 20 alllredly, and stalk
moe lilly to bed and leaves her to pick ~
the things.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

Thou aavest-I have no lot or hand in
slumber;
am Light. supreme.
My robes Of glory quench the planet number,
As Day paleq Dream.
In grassland shall arise a sound Of heifers,
A voice Of herda:
l bathe my glowing hands in breathing
zephyrs.
call the birds.
In ripple, and perfume, and deep breezy
lustre
NV flame feet tread
My girdle sprinkles moons IN many a cluster,
As sand is shed.
I am the gates Of life. NY dawn is burning
With foam Of stars.
Bright as the margin Of wave returning
In renuent bars.
The planets veil their burning faces near
me;
The green worlds ends
Flash up through miles Of ether that uprear
me;
Pale vapor blends.
In underneath, unfolds itself or closes,
Divides. dilates
The sea, my pathway, spreads her deep
with roses
To my red gates.