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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DoUGLAs-In County
~

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DoUGLAS-In County
~ Court. (No. So
In the matter of the Estate of William r. Smith deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Ann Smith Of Superior
said Couay representing that William Smith of said
county deceased the 9Th day of April A. D. 1873
leaving goods chattes and estate in this county and that
is the widow OF said deceased praying that
OF said estate be to her granted 1t ordered that petition
be heard before the Judge of this Court on
MONDAY THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE NEXT
at two O'Clock his office in the Coun,
~ In superior And IT further ordered that
to the heirs of said deceased persons
by publishing this order FOR three
prior to SAID day OF the Superior weekly
newspaper printed and published Superior County
TH0S. CLARK County Judge.
pated superior May "A, 1873. may31jun21
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
Plantation Life,

AS rule the negroes seem
contented with their pay and
general treatment, and are hap.
py as this class ever has been,
and perhaps ever will be, on
large plantations. 1 visited a
large plantation in Alabama
Of $500 acres, 1890 of which
are under cultivation, 45O be-
ing devoted to grain for do
mestic consumption, the bal
snce to cotton. One hundred
and twenty-five adults are en-
pioyed on this plantation, in.
cluding both sexes. Each oil
these is paid $65 per year In
money, and furnished with
food and quarters, and such as
can work on the plantation are
employed. Three acres are set
apart for each adult hand, upon
which they can cultivate what
they please, the planter fur
nisliihg the required seed, uten-
sils, and mules. They work
five days Of the week for the
planter, Saturday belng accord
ed them f0r working their own
acres and Sunday being de-
voted to rest and recreation
Some cultivate thelr three
acres with decided profit, while
others are too lazy or indifer-
ent to do anything to better
themselves. This Is the pre-
valllng system upon which
contracts are made between
the planters and the field
hands, and it seems to work to
the. satisfaction of both parties.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
NO. 1,2l5
How q Dog was "SOld."

Here is a true dog story: A
family down town having a
false crate ia one of the rooms
OF the house, placed some red
paper behind it TO give the eli
feet of fire: One of the cold
est days last winter, the dog
belonging to the household
came in from out of doors, and,
seeing the paper in the CRATE,
deliberately walked up to il
and laid down before it, curIed
up in the best way to receive
the glowing heat as it came
from the fire. He remained
motioniess for a few minutes;
feeling no warmth, he raised
his head and looked over his
shoulder at the CRATE; still feel
ing no heat, he arose and care
fully applied his nose to the
CRATE and smelt of it. 1t was
as cold as ice. With a look of
the most supreme disgust, his
tail curled down between his
legs, every hair on his body
saying "I'm sold," the dog trot-
ted out of the room, not even
deigning to cast a look at the
party in the room, who had
watched his actions and laugh.
ed SO heartily at bis misfortune.
That dog has reason as we'll as
lnstinct.-T0y Times.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
From the Columbus Journal
A Remarkable Difference of
Opinion.

/
AS usual about this time, d
solemn discussion is going on
among experts as to whether
the Democratic party ls really
dead or alive, and if alive,
whether it has survived Its USE
iulness. Hetiator Thurman
takes the negative side in the
debate with great warmth, and
affirms through an interviewer,
that his party is not only not
dead, but irrepressible. In et-
cry State, says he, its organiza-
ton is maintained, and only
politicians talk OF abandoning
it. The Allen county move
ment the Senator regards as a
mistake, and believes to be
sporadic. That his party Is
Odious on account OF anything
il did during the late unpleas-
antness, he dismisses as an Of
fensive if not trivial, insinua
llcn of "the papers" Intima
tions of this sort simply excite
the ire OF the Democratic mass. .
es, and make them more CON-
pact and indomita BILE than ev.
er. In short, the Senator on.
tertaiDs a decidedly hopeful
opinion of the situation, and
believes his party robust in
health, clear in record, and the
last hope of a distracted coun.
try. On the other hand the
Chicago Times another expert,
is equally oracular in pro
nouncing the exact opposite.
1t has carefully diagnosed the
case, and speaks with conf
dence, not to say diSrespecl
oil "lhe death Of that organic
aggregate of old fossils, the late
Democratic party" "The heart
oithe old FOSSIL" says the Times,
"has ceased to beat. The Or
ganism is dead" The Times
proceeds to show that linger-
ing appearances of the dead
body are deIusive, and that its
"process of dissolution Will go
on"
Such variance of opinion
among authorities equally we'll
informed is not reassuring.
Positively speaking, it is one
of the most dlspiriting signs Of
the times.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
The Arkansas River.

The Arkansas River, says an
exchange, one Of the longest
in the Union, in its winding
course measures nearly 1000
miles. It's source Is in the
Rocky Mountains, at an alti-
tude of abont 10000 feet One
popularity OF this stream is,
that its banks are often full,
but never overflow. This is
accounted for in that its bed
is composed of sand and grav-
ell, and the subsoiI of the ada
cent lands of the same mate
rial. The water spreads itself
through the ground, instead of
Overlooking the country, as
would be the case if the sub
soil was composed of clay
Water for family use is abund-
ant, pure, and soft. A pipe is
driven in the ground twenty to
twenty five ieet, a pump at
tached, and in working order,
in a few hours, at an expense
of from fifteen to seven.
teen dollars. This soil will
produce, in great abundance,
corn, wheat, cotton, sweet and
IRISH potatoes, broom corn,
peanuts, tobacco and fruits.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
ADVERTISING TERMS.

The efforts of a few Demo-
cratic papers 10 make party
capital out of the back pay
matter, is fittingly rebuked by
the Memphis Avalan che, which
says:
"At any time The Democrats
could have defeated it. n
splendid opportunity TO plant
themselves on the solid rock
Of virtue and reform was with.
in their grasp: Did they avail
themselves of itg Not If the
official records tell the Truth,
A majority of item voted Tor
the Infamous measure. Others,
afraid ID vote for it but tearn-
ing for their prospective share
OF the robbery, lodged at roll
call; and when the bill becams
a law rushed to the Treasury
to secure their extra money
early, to avoid accidents"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

MEXICO is not one of the un
grateful republics. She has
voted $4,000 tor a rtionume h
to the late President Juarez.
The national flag is to be run
up every time his birthday
comes round, and each of his
daughters has been voted a
pension of $4,000 while single,
and $500 after marriage.
The best biographer of Juarez
will be rewarded with $4,000.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
Remarkable Facts:

Everything in nature indufy
ges in an amusement 0f some
kind. The lightningS play, the
winds whistle, the thunders
roll, the snow flies, the rills
and cascades sing and dance,
the waves leap, the fields
smile, the vines creep aud run,
and the buds shoot. But some
of them have their seasons Of
melancholy. The tempests
moan, the zephyfs sigh, the
brooks murmur, and the noun
tains look blue.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

MICHAEL HIGGINS, a farm la
borer of Cheshire, stabbed
John o'Ne;l Saturday night ia
the abdomen, from the effects
of which O'Neil died to day.
Search for Higgins resulted IN
the discovery of his deal body
IN a room in the farm house.
1t supposed he died from heart
disease superinduced by TX,
citemeut. Higgins insuited
0'Nell's wife, hence The mar.
der.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

The real estate of w. II.
Langley, bankrupt, of Galhpo.
liz, will be sold on the 22d of
August. It encloses 81 tracts,
and The total appraisement is
$7S,35S.68.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

KATE STANTON, in her lee.
ture on "The Loves OF Great
Men," asserts that planets re-
wolves around the sun by the
influence OF love, like a child
revolves about Its parent
When the writer was a boy, he
used to revolve afOdnd his par
ents a good deal, and may have
been melted thereto by love
but to an unprejd liced obser3
er 1t looked powerfully like q
trunk-strap. --DdA5ury Neaos
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

WILLIAM De EIAS and Jan es
Herrick, While resisting arrest
by Policeman Bradshaw, ii
Lansingbdrgh, o., July IA il,
were shot by the officer, De
.Egan fatally.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

Crop reports from Arkahsa /,
North Mississippi, and west
Tennessee are much more en-
couragiug, though a drought
is feared. Reports from NoFs,s
Alabama are conflicting, an |
the appearance of the GOTHAM
caterpillar is reported in rev
sral sections, likewise in tho
prairie region of Mississippi
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24


IT will not be many years
before America will have news
papers in every known Ian
guage. Ten years ago almost
any one would have ridiculed
the idea of a Chinese newspa-
per in California; yet we see
by a San Francisco paper that
the Quang Sc, which sailed for
China about a week ago, car
ried an order for one million
pieces of Chinese type, which
will be used for the publication
of a tri- weekly paper to be
printed in the Chinese lam
guage, in the city of San Fran
cisco. The proprietors will be
a company of Mongolian mer
chants. "We may therefore
expect says the Call, "to see
pigtailed reporters at meetings,
and be treated to scathing Chi
nese editorials" 1t begins to
look as though the "Damchina-
man" would become a recog
nized power. How long will
it be before the Chinaman will
make his first purchase of
American printing material!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

THE lesses of the Public
Works of Ohio re oT.d . pr I
cesd at once to put the Hoe !
ing Ca nalin repair. The dam ,
age to this canal BY the lats
fresbets was over S56'OOO.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

Since ? It >Barnum's 'Grea'.
Show left New York, last
April, he has paid StSs,OOl
for rare wild living animals.
A beautiful saddle-back Malay
an tapir, " hich arrived ib New
York last week, cost alone
$1,000.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN
ROSS COUNTY.
From the Chilllcothe Advert SER

Mr.. Joseph Hillhouse, ol
Twin to wDsbip, gives US an in
teresting description of a terri.
BILE cyclone which passed ovet
q track OF about a mile, in twin
township, taking in its range
the farm upon which he re-
sides. He was in the field on
the morning of the third of this
month, setting his reaper, when
he heard a rumbling noise
something like the folling of a
locomotive over . bridge, and
casting his eyes skyward, he
saw two immense clouds, one a
white one comit from the
north east, and q black one,
from the direction Of the south
west, approaching each other
at a furious pace. He forebode
langer, unhitched bis horses,
sent them to the barn, and
went to his house aud sent his
family into the cellar. The
two clouds struck each other
about a half a mile from his
residence, and after twisting
about each other tor some mo-
ments, formed the shape of a
tunnel, small end downwards,
an2 reaching the ground, with
the rim fully two hundred fee t
in the air, and Immediately
commenced travelling in his di.
rection. lie says 1t was the
most frightful sight that he
ever witnessed. The interior
of the funnel seemed to be a
mass of electricity, sending its
serpent like tongue out in ev
cry direction, with sharp cracks
like rafting musketry, reliev-
ing the monotony of the rum
bling noise which gathered vol
ume as it approached. 1t pass
ed thr ugh several open fields
and belt OF timber, carrying
The rails and massive trees up
into the funnel, ard bearipg G
hem along twisting and toying
them as though they had been
sIraws. II soon reached a two
story log house with an ell, oc.
cupied by a family by The name
of Hustead. 1t took the roof
and top logs of Of the ell, in
which the family fortunately
happened to be at The time, and
carried the main house from
the ground up into the funnel,
TO a distance of two hundred
feet. The house was taken up
almost intact, and was broken
to pieces in the furious vortex
and scattered for the distance oi
half a mile. The chimney of the
house was made of stone, some
of them weighing two hundred
pounds, and it was taken to
the very top of the funnel. II
was a terrible spectacle to see
a large house caught up in such
a hell and then dashed to
pieces. The air was full of
shingles and flying logs and
boards after the demon had re-
leased them from its grasp For
tunately the family escaped a
horrible death by being in the
ell which only lost the roof and
few logs. 1t spent much OF
ITS force in graphing with this
building, but passed on through
an orchard tearing up the trees,
and broke about a half a mile
further on. Its track was about
fifty feet in width and one mile
in height, and the destruction
along it complete. The resi-
dence of MIR. HiIlhouse was
saved by a few feet.
ToUcHING the progressive
spirit of journalism in this
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

We have been informed Il d.
on Thursday last a colpred wo-
man living In the First Ward,
as a punishment for a boy liv.
ing with her, put a clothes lins
around his neck and passin {
1t over a joist pulled him some
distance from the floor: A boy
living near informed his father
what the woman was dong.
He entered the house and
found the boy hanging as above
with the tongue protruding
from his..moulh. The woman's
husband, who was. present and
taking a smoke, ,eiorbiding his
interference but he cut the fope
and let the boy down. Such IS
the statemect made,to us. No
arreSt.-Meigs Co. Ne,os.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

The total value of all taxa,
BILE property in Jackson coun
ty tor the present year Is S2,.
180,509.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

ToUcuINa the progressive
spirit of journalism in this
country, the st. Louis Demo
crat justly remarks that the
Congressman of to day is not
half as great a man in the eyes
Of his constituents as his pie-
decessor of twenty years ago
was; and it Is not because he
knows less than his preieces
sor knew, but because his con-
stituents of to-day know much
more, through the newspapers,
than the constituents OF TWEEN
ty years ago.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

CAPTAIN JACK is said to havs
asked to be tried by a jury of
Indians.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

a woMAv who tell, fortunes
from a tea-cup..ls a sa1' e:tss.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24

Spots on the sun-FreckIes
on your boys face.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
AROOKFOR THE MILLION! !
NotIs. to tho Afflicted and Unfortunate.

Before applying 10 the notorious quaeks vho advertise In
public papers using any quaek remedies psruse DR..
Butts work matter what Jour dseAseis or how dspor
able your condition.
Or. Butts occupies . double house Of twenty seven
rooms sindorisd BY the most celebrated medi.
sAprossora fthis country and Europe md be
suited personally By mail the diseases mentioned In
his vofks. once and parors No. IL N Eighth street
between Market and Chestnut, 3d. Louis. No.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-24
A Fine German Chrome.
WE SEND AN ELEGANT CHRoNo, MOUNTED AND
RLADY FUR FRAMING, FREE TO EVERY AGENT FOR
U N De- R CIR UND
LIFE BELOW THi SURFACE,
BYTHOS. w. KNOX,
o42 P'gs Octave. 1870 Fine Engravings

Relates incidents and accidents beyoud the
light OF day; startling adv entures in all parts
OF the world mines and mode of working
them; undercurrents Of society, gambling
nnd itS h0rr Irs; caverns and Their mysteries
he dark ways of woke ineSs; prisons ani
,heIr secrets; down in the depth~ Of The sea
IrInge stoves of the detectIn Of CRIME.
The book treats ot the experience wlh brig
nds; IN opium dens and g,mhling hells, III,
prison; stories Of exlles; ADVENT lre-
among Indians; Journeys through sewers and
catacOmbs, accidents IN mines; pirates and
pIracies: toriures Of the inqlisit On; wonder.
Iul burglariesi underworld Of the great cites
etc., etc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-09-17

1 Here is new outburst of the
Western sal ltatory mania: sNith ur
publication we want to please every
body, but never acquired the knack of
placing each PERSONS advertisement at
the head Of the first column, we don't
expect to. We don't mean to he very
"touching" in our personal remarks,
but, if as reform educator, OF any
thing of the kind, we displease any
parties, 1t may he well for them to con-
slider the fact, before taking means of
summary vengeance in their hands,
that our weight is always over one
hundred and fifty pounds, aud that III
many leisure moments we have had
the pleasure of entertaining in our ear
lier career, we went heavy into the
practice of boisting two hundred
pound anvils over our head, holding
bags OF -four at arms length, and other
feats for muscular developemeut.-
This is not told as dampeler to any
of the pugilistic spirits OF this commu-
nifty, but to let people know that we
are "indepeudent and fearless.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-09-17
W Mr.. Lit, residing near Sta

~ Mr.. Lit, residing near Stanis-
laus, Cal, while sinking a well, and
after passing through hard pan and
several strata of sand, at forty i've feet
reached bed of gravel, and with it
an abundance OF good water. Imbed-
ded in the top of the gravel was the
skeleton of a mastodon. Several OF
the bones, in a good state of preserva-
ton, were brought to the surface. lu
one of the bones was discovered flint
arrow head, such as is in common use
by the present Indians of this cont.
nent. The arrow head was SO COM
pletely imbcdded in the bone tina,
there can I've little doul t that it was
shot into the monster animal near the
time of its death. This would seem tC
Indicate that these monster animals de
not antedute tile present Indian race
inhabiting our continent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-09-17


A Wires POwER.-The power of a
wife, for good or evil, is irresistible
Without one, home must be forever un-
known.
A good wife is to q man wisdom,
courage and strength; bad one is con-
fusion, weakness and despair. No con-
fusion is hopeless to man where the
wife possesses 6rnness, decision and
economy. There is no outwark pro-
prie,y which can counterfeit Incidence,
extravaganza and folly at home. No
spirit can long ennure bad influence.
Man is strong, but his heart ia not ada
mant. He delights in enterprise and
action. but to sustain him he needs a
tranquil mind; and especially if he is
an intellectual man, with a whole
head, he needs his moral forces in the
conflict of life. TO recover his COM
posu,e, home must be a place of peace.
of comfort. There his soul reviews its
strength, and goes forth with fresh Wig
or to encounter the labor and troubles
of life. But if at home he finds no
TEST, and there is met with bad temper,
su lenness, jealousy and gloom, or is
assaulted by complaints and censnre,
hope vanish9s and he sinks into des-
pair. Such is the case with too many
who, it might seem, have no conflicts
or trials OF life; for such is the wife's
power.