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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09

Wounded.-On Friday evening last, on
the occasion of Sol Smith Russell's entertain
ment, number Of boys were gathered about
the doorway leading up in Opera Hall, as is
usually the case Yhen any performance is to
be held there. Young Dennis Daily came along
and in a scufile which ensued between him
and a young Remsburg, in which the latter
tried to get revolver which the former had
in his pocket, the revolver discharged, the ball
passing thrOu Oh the Acshy part of young
Daily's arm below the elbow, then UPWARD
through window in Helms saloon, striking
the wall and gIuncing of into the back part of
the room. The wound inflicted in young
Daily's arm was severe but not dangerous, as
the bone was not injured. The wonder is that
more injury was not done.
Firearms-n the Legislature would pass
an act, making it punishable offense TO sell
reVolvers or other weapons to persons under
eighteen years of age, it would do praise
worthy act for which it would be entitled to
the gratitude of the people generally In this
city there is number of young Modocs who
carry firearms, and frequently exhibit them;
and though they may not use them against
each other, accidents occur like the one noted
elsewhere, even to the endangering OF life.
But recently pistol was discharged in a tos-
sic, and the ball plOWed furrow across the
forehead of one of the lads, and brought him
within half an inch of death, but they carry
them all the same. We have laws against the
carrying of concealed weapons, but they are not
enforced, and even when opportunity offers,
no effort is made to enforce them. Perhaps it
would be the same if We had such law as We
have referred to, but with ordinary vigilance
we think such law could be made effective
in keeping such weapons out of the hands Of
boVs
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09
4iie0.

May 7th, 1873, in this city, Mrs. JANE A.
HEFFNER, aged 80 years, months, and 10
days.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09

The Celebrated Buffalo and Cleveland
BootseanysalW be found at Dorr & Sons.
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Nj. e. TYLER,


Justice of the Peace and Notary Public,
will attend promptly to writing Deeds, Mort
cages, and any other business entrusted to his
care. He can be found during all business
hours at the Messenger office, in Tyler's Block
on Croghan Street 1919
Lsppelmsn's is head quarters for Fishing
Tackle.
New style Cake Baskets at Leppelman's
Emporium.
Cat your Engraving and watch-wOrk done
at Leppelman's.
-Lsppelman's Emporium is headquarters for
Watches and Chains.
A lot of fine Imitation Cola Chains just re-
c5iTed at Leppelman's.
Fine Watches repaired ana JswelEy made
to order at Leppelman's.
Leppelman has more than bushel of La
dies s. Gents Watches for sale.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09

YOuDgman proposes to make tn ings live
Iy this Spring in the Clothing trade.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09

Millinery.-Mrs. F. A. Barnard wishes to
announce to her lady friends in Fremont and
vicinity that she is now receiving her Spring
and Summer goods. She intends keeping
more extensive and attractive assortment than
can be found elsewhere in the city, and she
has engaged the services of a Trimmer from
Cincinnati thoroughly conversant with the
business She hopes therefore, by the super
ority of her work, her reasonable prices and
her honorable dealing, to merit continuance
of the patronage Of her friends. lott
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09


Assignment of Cases for the Fourth and
Fifth weeks of April Term, 1873. Sandusky
County Common Pleas:
No. MONDAY, May 12th.
1OS6 Bowlus vs. King.
11T2 Seneca Mutual Insurance Go. vs. Hendricks.
1881 Netcher VS. Wehr.
16 Ohio vs Moore.
81 rs Brittenburg.
TUESDAY, May 18th
IS Ohio rs Haynes.
So Lennon.
s. Smith and Norton
60 - -
WEDNESDAY, May 14th-
11s6 Homegardner VS. Lewis
11s6 Birdsell vs. Brittenburg.
1895 Ziegler vs Keifer.
1897 BoWlns & Co. vs. Tscumy and Doncyson.
1900 Smith rs Granger.
1901 Kline We u York Township.
1898 Bellevue Bank vs Alexander
THURSDAY, May 18th.
1904 Miller vs. Joseph.
120S Banner vs. Baumer.
1910 ReaTick vs. City Of Fremont.
1918 Baumer rs Baumer.
FRIDAY, May 1eth.
I2l6 MowTy VS. Martin.
l2lI Clyde vs. Granger.
12ls . q Bowery
1922 Keife vs Smith.
SATURDAY, May 18th.
1925 Mcquade VS. BrockInAn.
1874 Porter vH Porter.
1886 Duncan VS. Duncan.
l22S Ray KS Ray.
1913 Zimmerman vs. Zimmerman.
MONDAY, May 10th.
1921 Belding vs. Moore.
0230 LOfiand vs. Clyde Ind. ASS
1921 TutfIe a.
1882 Granger vs. Duncannon.
TUESDAY, May 10th.
1875 Lease vs. King.
1921 Purcell vs June.
1910 Mangle Us Mangle.
WEDNESDAY, May 21st.
1241 Jones We Yeaman.
1245 Rowe vs. G.. s. & G. r. r. Co.
124T johnson AS Brockman.
124s Kent vs Wendler.
1850 Keiff vs. Winnie.
3. C. WINTERS, Clerk.
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DOrr & Son have just opened fullline OF
1T. z Fine Shoes for ladies, misses and chill
dren, manufactured expressly for the falltrade
They are the bestin Observation-Disclosures
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oak wooa cemeLery Aggoeiatlon.

SECRETARY's OFFICE, FREMONT, May 8, 1873
Report of the Secretary and Treasurer for the
Year ending May Sd, 1873:
RFCTTPTe
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The Confessions Of an Invalid.

The Confessions OF an Invalid.
PUBLISHED AS A WARNING and for the benefit of
YOUNG MEN AND OTHERS who suffer from NERV-
GUS COMPLAINTS, DEBILITY, LOSS OF MAN
HOOD, etc. supplying the means Of selt-ciTe. Writ
ten by one who cured himself after undgoing con-
siderable quackery, and sent free on receiving
postpaid directed envelope.
I Sufferers are invited TO address the author,
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR,
1876 Box 1853, Brooklyn, Kings c., N. Y.
Ifyou want Boots. for 81 to 50, go to A.
Hoot & Son.
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By cash on hand. nd...............S5 IS 70
Received during the year. sos 6S
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
Anything for q Sensation.

Thursday night, says the Troy JVhig,
a report that an elopement in high life
had occurred in the city gained credence
among few persons. 1t originated in
the following manner: A lady well and
favorably known (whose name, for OBJ
vious reasons, we suppress), becoming
tired of the monotony of her life,
thought to change the current of it by
what she supposed to be "funny
trick" The lady, after carefully secre-
ting her jewels and elegant clothing,
hid in an out-of-the-way place in her
fathers house, where she remained
many tedious hours, waiting for the
search which she knew would be made
forher when her absence was discovered.
Night came, and as the maiden had not
made her appearance, inquiries concern
ing her were made of her friends, who,
OF course, knew nothing about her.
Her apartments were then searched by
her terrified parents, who became fran
tic when it was discovered that her Jew
els and clothing were missing. A letter
found in a jewel-box coolly informed
her parents that she had eloped because
1T was romantic to do so, but would re-
turn on the following day to beg their
forgiveness. An agonized scream from
the mother of the lady brought her
quickly from her hiding-place. And
thus joyfully ended the affair, which
at the beginning seemed, to the alarmed
parents, one of the bitterest incidents
of their life.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
The Log House of Norway.

A correspondent, who has been hav-
ing week of uninterrupted sunshine
near the North Cape. gives the follow
ing description of Norwegian houses
which may interest our readers: You
may suppose that log houses were born
on Plymouth Rock, but 1 find the most
convincing evidence that they existed
in Norway centuries, perhaps, before
Plymouth Rock was known. A yet
more interesting fact--at least to me-
is that the fashion has not changed.
Improvements there have been in many
ways, but the log house of Norway is
the most fashionable, perhaps because
the most comfortable house. In regions
far removed from timber, and where
stone and lime and clay abound, even
there the log house obtains universal
preference. During my trip up and
down this long line of Norwegian coast,
L have had many opportunities to ex-
anime the old as well as the new con-
structions. Let me tell you first of the
old.
The logs are squared and nicely dove
tailed at the corners. Grooves are then
cut, with the broad axe, on both the
under and the upper surface. When
the log is finally laid in it's place, this
double groove is filed with moss, and
moss is afterward caulked into the log
seams. The partitions are built with
the house, and in the same thorough
manner as the outside walls. The
houses are never more than two stories
high, and the roofs are steep and heav-
lily timbered. A covering of slabs is
fitted, round side down, to the roof tim
bers; and over these slabs comes one or
more layers of birch bark. Then comes
heavy timber coping along the caves
and up the roof at eitl er end. On this
is laid sods of rich earth well packed to
these, in this moist climate, furnish an
abundant grassy finish. The only essen
tial differences between the old and the
new Norwegian styles of house building
are in the substitution of red tiles, and
occasionally of slate, tbr the sod roofs,
and the casing of TIE timber, which
forms the body of the house, with thin
boards, for looks sake.
Within a year the town of Namsos,
about one hundred miles north of Dron-
theim, was almost totally destroyed by
fire; and it is now in course of rebuild
ing. Here, notably, the work of build
ing is going on upon a considerable
scale, and the two modes appear side
by side. A few finished buildings there
are, which would hold high rank among
the best of our American country homes
in architecture; while in comfortable
exclusion of cold, we have not country
house, of whatever material, that would
bear rigid comparison with the poor
est of them. Double glazing of window
sashes-outside and in-the packing of
every windowand door frame with moss,
and careful papering of every room,
are some of the means taken to prevent
any circulation of tie frosty air. For
winter comfort, combined with the ut
most facility for every conceivable or
namentation, commend to me the Nor.
wegian log house.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
Excitement in the Oil Regions.

A correspondent writing to Boston
paper from Petroleum Centre, Penn,
says that the recent grand strikes In the
oil regions have caused intense excite
ment. At the oil towns of Pleasant
vile, Oil City, Reno, Franklin, Pithole,
and elsewhere, new wells are being
started daily, which produce largely,
and the oil is of excellent quality.
Most all these "strikes" have been
made on territory which has been con-
ators. Not only have these important
strikes caused CONSERVATION, but the
flowing" of the "dry holes," made by
disgusted prospectors in the days of
the great oil fevers of 1864 and 1865, is
n nine days wonder. These "dry
holes, which are located in all parts Of
the region, the larger proportion, how
ever, being made at Reno and Franklin,
are made productive by the use of nitro
glycerine torpedoes, which, being thrown
into the openings, produce sufficient
concussion to open the interstices in
which the petroleum is secreted. A
great number of these wells yield as
high as 200 barrels of "crude" per day.
Spectators from Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, and the Western cities,
and other places are prospecting"
and there is every probability of there
being as much excitement all through
the regions rs there was in the palmiest
days of the oil fever. The hotels are
filled with excited crowds of oil pro-
ducers, brokers, prospectors, and spec
ulators, and every train brings in more
people interested-or anxious to be in
terested-in the oil trade. AS is not
generally known, nothing in the agri-
cultural or horticultural line will grow
III the oil regions, and the birds never
come here. This is attributable to the
fact that the ground and atmosphere are
so thoroughly impregnated with the
smell of petroleum that neither veget-
able matter can germinate or the feath-
cred species exist. There is nothing
but dark cloud overshadowing the
whole region, and the particles of black
dirt which are continuously flying about
daughters of the coil pioneers and
kings never attire themselves in light
clothes, but the apparel generally con-
sists of sombre shades. Many places
are always in an Erebus-like state,
which is only heightened by the aid of
lamps. The streets are lighted with a
natural gas supplied from the wells,
which comes from the pipes in one solid,
kissing flame, which burns constantly
day and night. The people have be.
grimed appearance, looking as though
they had been smeared with "crude
petroleum" and then busted with black
dirt. But through this darkness will
be seen sparkling on the shirt of
an coil prince" q $4,000 or $50, ZOO
diamond"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
DanhnrY News Notions.

Everybody is on strike now, as is
usual in fly time.
What some country newspapers ought
to do is to firmly turn their back on
Latin and keep their rollers clean.
A facetious Massachusetts, grocer an
nounces on placard at the door-"A
fresh invoice of choice lickers," when
he receives new lot of smoked tongue.
A Danbury man who is rather I'M
fortunately married, being requested
by his wife to have the ice man stop
there, said it was scold enough now at
the house to suit him, and then
lodged.
Nineteen of every twenty persons who
write family letter, after closing with
the injunction to "write again as soon
as you can," tilt back and devoutly ex-
claim, "Thank heaven, that job is
done %
A Danbury farmer who saw drunk
en- individual carried to the lookup,
the other evening, asked his class last
Sunday where people learned to drink
the evil stuff, and was assured by a
freckled boy with pimple on his nose,
that it was in hay fields.
When there is not breath of air
stirring, and you are in danger of
sitting, attempt to light cigar out
doors, and you will be surprised at the
breeze that will start up. We have
seen man try this experiment in q
dead calm, and by the time he had
scratched thirteen matches it was really
so windy as to be uncomfortable.
The little girls are keeping house now
and inviting the other little girls to take
tea with them. The tea consists most.
ly of warm water served in minia,
ture wooden dishes, and slice of greer
apple with worm in it. The little
girls drink the tea and chew the apple
with proper solemnity. Then they say
81 shant p you're just as mean az
you can be - 81 shall go right home
noaO :" and kick each other on the legs
and disperse.
A Danbury young man who left on ;
far western expedition, was bidding his
friends good-by at the depot, when {
young girl cried out, "Bring me the
scalp of Modoc, won't you?' Th'
young man feeling little hurt at he
Indifference to his departure and th'
dangers he was about to encounter
sadly replied, "No, Emma, you should
not look for more hair until you have
paid for that you now wear" The re
mark appeared to subdue her.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
A Harmless Hair Dye.

In the list of hair-dyes one agent has
long been overlooked which is found in
the humblest households. It is too
common and humble, indeed, to excite
confidence at first but it is said that
the water in which potatoes have been
boiled with the skins on forms speedy
and harmless dye for the hair and eye
brows. The parings of potatoes be-
fore cooking may be boiled by them
selves, and the water strained off for
use. To apply if, the shoulders should
be covered with cloths to protect the
dress, fine comb dipped in the water
and drawn through the hair, wetting it
at each stroke, till the head is thor
oughly soaked. Let the hair dry
thoroughly before putting it up. If
the result is not satisfactory the first
time, repeat the wetting with a sponge,
taking care not to discolor the skin of
the brow and neck. Exposing the hair
to the sun out-of-doors will hasten the,
darkening, and set this dye. No hest
tation need be felt about trying this,
for potato water is a safe article used
in the household pharmacopeia in a
variety of ways. 1t relieves chilblains
if the feet are soaked in it while the
water is hot, and it is said TO ease
rheumatic gout.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11

Presently we got to broader stretch
of water, as clear as ever, interspersed
with huge patches of weed-between
which, every now and then, we watched
some goodly fish come up, and quietly
suck down q midge. So bright was the
water that even twenty yards away we
| could make out O noble trout, sailing
around in the sunshine, and quietly
feeding as he went. This quiet feed
ing was good sign, and in spite of the
CLASSY water 1 determined to begin at
once, and to hook that very fish. 1t
took long time to reach him, and as
luck would have it the sun came out
brighter and clearer than ever; but
worked steadily on, and gradually
heightened my throw till the fly touched
the water within yard of the trout.
He swan closely up to it, and even
broke the water close to it-but that
was all. After repeating this maneuvre
half dozen times, he sailed back to
the bank of weeds, and refused to
stir. .....
cts no CO." said Sylvester; "he's
too clever an old stager to be gulled in
to rising in such glaring sunshine"
Still L fished on; dropping my fly
again and again within foot of the
weeds. Suddenly, when had given up
all hope, the fish began feeding again; in
another moment he had swallowed the
quill gnat, and was rushing out into
deep water, in the middle of the lake.
1 gave him his fling for few yards, and
then worked him steadily back to the
shallow, where 1 could plainly see him
shortening my line as he came nearer,
and now giving him the full force OF
the butt. He fought nobly, leaped into
the air, and dashed toward his old lail
in the weeds-but for all these tricks ]
was prepared; and in five minutes time
[ had him within foot of the grassy
bank, though apparently as strong as
ever.
"Get below him." said I to Sylvester
"quietly drop the net underneath and
lift him out"
In trice he was on the grass; well.
made, prime fish, white in the belly,
and of steely gray along the sides and
back, spotted with black, and here and
there a sprinkle of brilliant crimson.
He weighed justa pound and a quarter.
By this time the morning clouds had
got well up into the sky, light breeze
rippled the water in all directions, and
before we had got hundred yards down
the lake L had killed two other trout,
nearly as large as the first: one of gold.
/ en- yellow spotted with crimson, and the
second of steely gray. As the breeze
freshened, the sport grew more and
more exciting; rose fish on all sides OF
me, hooked and lost four or five, and al
last landed one half-pounder, which
according to the squires rule) was al
once put into the lake again, where he
darted off unhurt, to tell his friends Of
his strange adventures on land.-ITnS.
ley'S Magazine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11

tFrom the Boston Daily Advertiser.l

II there should be disagreement between
the president of a savings bank or trust COM
pany and its auditor, resulting in the retirement
from the company of the latter, and the presi-
dent should then publicly charge him with hav-
ing been removed from characterization and in
competency, and he should publicly allege in
his defence that the sole cause OF the Presi.
dents dissatisfaction with him was his refusal
as auditor to certify the correctness OF accounts,
which he knew to have been Jdtsiied, by the
President and the said President should then,
without any explicit denial Of this launch upon
the Press an overwhelming amount Of ddUertis-
ing patronage, ingeniously contrived to lead
the public mind away from the true issue, who
ought to pay for this advertising-the company
or the President himself? 10
This question is respectfully submitted to the
policy-holders of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York, hundreds OF whom are
doubtless readers of the Advertiser 1t is of
some material interest to them. In reply to the
card of SHEPPARD HoMANs, lately printed in the
! Advertiser, stating rather pungently why Mr.
| WINSTON, then President, ,ciShed to get rid OF
him, very costly advertisement is going
through the leading newspapers from one end
of the country to the other, and the nearest il
comes to answering Homans' damning accusa-
| ton against the Presdent-not against the
| comDany-is this ''Mr. Homans was removed
from his position in this company for sufficient
cause by the unanimous action of its board Of
| trustees"
For anything that appears in this volumin
GUS and irrelevant advertisement the thirty
six trustees, whose names are appendedto i
may have unanimously" removed Mr.. Ho
mans-if they ever did anything of the sort
| Just because he refused to audit false accounts
The money is thrown away, even as a defence
of Winston and the company has not been at
tackled. How long are the policy-holders goint
to allow Winston to fight his battles with thei
money especially when he has nothing bette
than the Chinese weapons of fog and fragrance
to oppose to Mimic balls
August 9, 1873. ELIzUR WRIGHT.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
Fortune Telling.

A pleasant parlor amusement is af-
forded by a knowledge of palmistry,
and young people may find food for
mirth in the examination of the hand
for signs of character. 1t is absurd to
Judge any one by these signs, but the
process is pleasing. Some of the rules
are as follows Ii the palm of the hand
is long, and the fingers well proper
toned, not soft, but rater hard, it de-
notes the person to be ingenious,
changeable, and given to theft and vice.
If the hands are hollow, solid, and we'll
knit in the joints, it predicts long life.
Observe the finger of Mercury-that is
the little finger if the end of it exceeds
the joint of the third finger, such man
will rule his house, and his wife will be
pleasing and obedient 30 him f; but if it
be short, and does not reach to the
joint, he will have a shrew for a partner,
and she will rule her husband. Broad
nails show the person te be bashful and
fearful, but of gentle nature. Narrow
nails denote the person to be inclined
to mischief and to do injury to his
neighbors. Long nails show person
to be good-natured, but distrustful,
and loving reconciliation rather than
differences. Oblique nails signify de-
ceit and want of courage. Little round
nails denote obstinacy, anger, and
hatred. If they are crooked at the ex-
tremity they show pride and fierceness.
Round nails show choleric person, yet
reconciled honesty, lover of secret
silence. Fleshy nails denote the person
to be mild in temper, idle, and lazy.
Pale and black nails signify the person
to be deceitful to his neighbor, and
subject to many diseases. Red and
marked nails signify choleric and mar
tial nature, and as many little marks as
there are speak SO many evil desires.