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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-12-31
From thsAldlne for December. A frs
NEW YEARS BELLS.

Ring, bells. ring, with your mellow
s'73 din, Ile 1860 I1343I
Ring the old year OUT and the new
year In .a
Like the voice of birds from the old
gray spire,
Let your silv6ry music rise higher
- and higher; ''f.f eit7h
Floating abroad DER the hillside bare,
In pillows Of sound on the tremulous
air,
Let it rise aud fall with the fitful gale
Tell over city and wood the tale;
Say that Tonight the old year diesl
Bid the watchers look TO the eastern
skies, u III. 'l@
For the beautiful halo that. tells afar
OF the weldome rise OF the new years
~. sthrl ~ . 4i3.is-lS
Ring the old year out with Its sigh
and tears,
It's whitening heart-aches and tire.
some fears;
Away with Its memories of doubt and
wrong,
It's .cold deceits and Its envyings
strCng.
All its pSndering lures to the falter-
Ing sense, -f'
All its pilihIl shams and cold pre-
tense.
We VIII heap them together and bind
them. last
To the old mans load as he totters
past.
The ills that he brought he may take
again; >
Keep we the joys, let him bury the
pain!
Ring soft, oh bells, as lie goes to rest
Far In the shades of the darkenlng
west! ~ [.4.}/lt}
Ring, bells. ring. with merry din!
.Tbeold year has gone with its ca
Smiling and fair. at the eastern gates,
Clad in tinted light the new year
waits! ~ 7 -''
Welcome him In with the rosy band.
Who wait the wave Of his beckoning
a.. hand:
Hopewith her wreaths Of sweet spring
-Nt flowers. -
JOY for the summers glowing hours
Plenty and peace for the fruitful fall
And love for all seasons--best of all.
Ring merrily bells Der the blushing
skies .e
See the beautiful star Of the new year
p rise .....l
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life, and it is not hazardous 10
claim for the Cincinnati Com
merclal that it is at once the
most complete and trust
worthy journal issued in the
Ohio ValIey-the center of the
population and the seat of the
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PLAIN truth, AND PUBLISH ALL THE
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"Carry her intake her to
her old room," he said, with a
choking sob. aRun for a doc
tor. Abl Mr.. Hunter" as one
of his guests, the most eminent
practitioner in the city, rose
from Helen''s side where he
had been feeling her pulse, 81
forgot you was, here. Only
tainted, you say9 Thank Godl
She that was lost is lound," un
consciously breaking into the
words of Scripture, the tears
rolling down his cheeks, his
voice shaking, "She that was
dead is alive again"
"Oh, papal" cried Hetty,
throwing her arms around her
Ialher's neck, "bless you for
those words. We shall be-so
happy SO happy F"
She broke down In hysteric
sobs. '' '''' '''
What more have We to tell9
Helen recovered in time, all
her old health, though never
her old vivacity. Lille had been
too hard Tor her for that. But
she became what was better, a
calm, earnest woman whose ear
was ever open to the cry Of dis
tress, a daughter who made her
iather's home happier than ii
had ever been, at least since
the death OF his wife.
For Hetty married and left
Helen sole mistress. Helen
had recognized her sister walk
ing nm and do wn the room nc
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PREHISTORIC MEN.

Remarkable Discoveries Re-
Gently Made in the Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky. 81 aa5i
Mr.. w. F. Putnam, jr. of Sa,
lem, Mass, director OF the Pea.
body Academy and a Vice
President OF the EssexInstitute,
has been making a scientific
exploration Of the Mammoth
Cave Of Kentucky. He y took
home with him several specl.
mems of the eyeless fish which
abound in the rivers of the
cave, and a few fish hitherto
unknown to exist there, These
latter have eyes and are of a
blackish color-the blind fish
being nearly white. Mlcrosco
pic examination of the blind
fish showed, where the eyes
should be, a number of delicate
threads which would seem to
float above their heads. These
are nervous filaments by which
the sense Of touch is made to
replace that OF sight. The fish.
that have eyes swim close to
the bottom OF the water instead
OF near the surface, as the blind
fish do. A correspondent Of
the New York Mail, who gives
that paper an account OF the
discoveries, considers this fact
a staggerer to the theory OF Mr.
Darwin. all" he says, "as the
Darwiniahs claim, the blind
fish had lost fhe sense OF sight
from lack of need of 1T, and
had been. bleaohed out by The
darkness in which they lived,
these other fishes living still
below, and, j, possible, in a .
darker place than their eyeless
brethren, should be quite as
,bIind,and,e even more colorless."
Mr.. Putnam found strange va
riety OF fora, which was pretty
much all root. But The most
remarkable discovery Of all was
that OF human remains. Says
The Mail Correspondent: eMr
" Putnam has brought iotie sew.
- eral skeletons found im5edded
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NEW YEARS. EVE.
by TIE AUTHOR OF "CoBwEBs.'

III Iub hUlHlh NF 'CNBWEBS.
1t was New Years Eve, and
The snow, which had been fall
ing steadily all day, had nov
ceased A singing north west
wind was blowing. The streets
were deserted, and most OF the
houses closed. One, however,
and that the most imposing on
Fonileroy Square, blazed with
light, for ball was being given
within. atr.
Before one of the drawing.
roo4fi 1fhd1wsiof'4 hts lniansfoh,
holding on to the railing, snd
looking in, was a woman, ap.
tGTY NEiI I's~Fr- W1E
parenIly not over tweniy.one,
and who had once been bean
liful. But her form was now
attenualed, as il by long sick.
ness, perhaps even hunger, and
she was both poorly and thin.
Iy clad.
THAT is Hetiy,' she SAID, in
a hushed whisper. "How beau.
lliul she has grown"
In her eagerness she rose on
tlp-'oe, holding on to The rail-
lngs and lifting 7har head, tiU
her bonnet iell back wards. If
AZ that moment, a gay, we'll
remembered air rose, from a
superb band, within. ,,s
YAH The Beautiful Blue
Da'nube,'" she cried. allow |
used to love to waltz to it.'
She listened, breath lessly,
I'LL the last bars of the music
had died away. Then the
rromensding began again
'If only papa would come
this way" she murmered. "He
will never forgive me, | know;
he will never, never speak 10
me again; burif | could only
seechis dear face. only onceA'
| "HiIlo, there!" cried a rough
voice-beslde her, and,a police
mans hand was laid on hel
shoulder. '"Move on" move on
} She shrank as 1t polluted
and fled, frightened. from the
big, aburly policemap,9 But she
went no further han arohnC
the corner. There, hiding be
lhind a Tree, she watched till he
had disappeared on his beat
and then stealthy crept bacl
tozthe window. D. s~' 'L9D Ill
} "Dear Hetty," she said, as {
rslender, graceful girl again ap
fproached The. window, escorted
by a cavalier, who bent dowt
TO listen to- her in a way TIA
told a whole story of love ant
alteration, "the glamour Is oil
her too. God grant she ma!
iare better than, / didl" 3 aat .
| HELEN .Foriescpe, for tina
was the" wayfarer's name, 'ha,
,libeena a high-spirited petted, I'm
3.pulsiss girl, When When. I. At eighteen
In iio,ySee with,sa'slpIsusi
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Grange utlOOk.
A Kind Word of Caution.

Grange utOOk.
A Kind Word of Caution.
lhere is an evident lnclina-
ton with sUme Oranges TO es.
tabllsh co-operauve slOree.
We lhink they are wrong, with
due ueierence 10 them. Inc
more We examine The matter,
lhe more We are convinced that
II Is hazardous anu that The lar
mers will save money by let
ing 1t alone. The system has
been tried In other portions or
the country, but Win bad con-
SEQUENCES. There Is scarcely =
solltary instance where it haS
succeeded, aud it bS< Deeh
Abandoned by nine lenlhs o!
those who have gwen 1T a trial.
When the farmers conclude
To divide their tune, energy,
means and attention between,
senlng goods on The one maud,
they may look out for breakers
ahead, tor they are certain TO
be encountered, They will lay
The foundation for luture trou
Dle, annoyance and loss OF
money. 1t is dangerous to,
have 100 many irons In the fire.
One Is enoughin this instance!
TV Aarm successfully, the busf4
ness must haye the undivided
attention of the farmer, aud all
the capital and good sense he
Can command. He can nos
Withdraw any portion OF his
means from the soil and apply
them to mercantile operations.
Let HIM try il, and see II he IS
not swamped. Farming Is a
business, and a big one at that,
So much so, in fact, that 1t must
be closely stuck to all the tlmeJ
The cause OF its drawback Is
the want OF capital and ener-
getic action. We have this to
say'to all who have any desire
to- embark in CO operative
stores, that they Will confront
serious difficulties and proba-
BILE disasters. They must eth
er rent or build store houses OF
their own. They must hire
clerks or agents to buy and
sell their goods. They must
pay an income tax and other
expenses not apparent at presT
ent. They must run the risk OF
employing dishonest agents, OF
losing money at their sales, OF
making some bad debts and OF
final / ankruptcy and ruin. III
they have any capital to spare
IRON their farms it would be
far better for hem to put 1t a t
interest than to risk it In an adj.
venture of this sort. But how
can so many stockholders, who
would likely be concerned in a
cooperative store watch over
their interests Have they
time to do ils And then,
"what's everybody's businessis
nobody's business.' Hence tho
presumption is. a fair one that
it would get little or no atten,
ton from the stockholders.
Ii the farmers will only be
patio mt, and take pains to un-
derstand and apply the bust
ness system which our Order
has established, they will find
they have no need of co-opera
tive stores. We have two
CLEARLY defined ways ofImak;ng
our purchases, either one OF
which, il properly controlled,
would meet or demands. The
one is trading directly with GER
lam houses whose "con6dentiaI
circulars" are or should be i'm
the hands of every Grange; and
the other is buying through au :
| Aorised agents, who will effect
purchases for them alta nomin-
al per cent. Here is no risk;
no investment except icwhat
they actually need; no outlay
in the way of incidental expen-
sess sand no iears Of bankrabteY
Itand endless hbgatioDi ,so aG
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TIE CINCINNATI CONNERfIAL,

. - 80 - %
In addition to the universal
circulation Of the COMMERCIAL
in Cincinnati and vicinity it is
sold through over three hun.
dred agencies in Ohio. Indrar.,
Kentucky, Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia and Southern Illinois,and
on ALL ALL HI railroads in those
States, and nthere, is a SPECIAL
call fer it alopgitheereat rivers
from PiItsbarg to New Orleans.
The territory occupied by the
constituency Of the COMMERCIAL
is that within one days railroad
travel, Of Cincinnati, and there
are regular carriers routes tor
the CoNMFRCIAL in Columbus,
Ohio; indianapolis, .r Indiana;
F1r9arnlk 4 9rl fort Kentucky; Nash
vile, Tennessee; Charleston,
West Virginia; Chattanooga,
Tennessee; 'Xincennes, Lqfa-
yette. Evansville, and IhchI
moui, Indiana; Dayton. Xenia,
Springfield, Newark, Delaware
and GAINESVILLE, Ohios Lexing-
ton, Maysyille, Paris, and Gym.
lhlana, Kentucky, and in scores
of other superb and hourishing
cities. ..e..
Cincinnati is the most Cen
tral of the large cities Of the
Nation, and on all sides is sup
ported by, thrifty an, prosper
Gus communities, in which for
hundreds of miles 10 every di,
rec!tllon, the CQQM4MERcTAL is the he
fayyorite newspaper,4 10. $50
In a political sense, the, Com
MERcIAL is lhhorr,o'u,ghly iinnde''
pendent. ent It recognize. ee.n no lob:
legations to party organiza-
tions. Its sincerity, in this poc,-
s:tlon is poppplairl!y understood,
and SO largely appreciated that
its subscribers and ,habi'ual
purchasers in. either political
party loutnumber those of the
party organs, and its aggregate
ciHulatipn is greater than that
Of its competlt9rs combined.
/ It takes aheaFty interest in
! lhe politics Of Europe. which
lelegraphic commqnicationhas
brought into very intimate re
la,ions with MS. and. earn estly
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called himself a count, and
whom she clung to and be-
lieyed IN, even after she had
been told his real character
Had her mother lived, il might
have been different. But Mrs.
Fortescue had been dead for
more than ten years, and poor
Helen had grown up without,
that most invaluable of all
things to a young girl, a moth
er's constant supervisor & care.
For now her once loved faith
er- seemed both prejudiced and
tyrannlcal. There was a stormy
interview, in which Mr.. For
tescue forbade the suitorg his
house; an elOpement; a vain
appeal Of the young wife for
forgiveness; a curse, life rally
like that of the old Hebrews,
pronounced on the disObedient
child: and then a faintlng girl
was borne of, by terrified ser
wants, to the carriage, that had
waited for her, and which bore
her away, to wake, only TOO
soon, from her dream OF love
and happiness.
For her husband did not
even pretend TO care for her,
now that he found she had
come to him penniless. A few
months after, when the money
raised by the sale other jewels,
was spent, he brutally deserted
her. This h opened at an out
ol.lhe-way German town, and
the shock nearly cost Helen
her HE. Her baby, born in
thus hour of two.fold agony,
only survived for little while;
and then the poor, hopeless
girl was utterly desoIate; tor
as long as the oh lid lived,
Helen had something to love,
she was not wholly miserable
She had supported herself, dur.
ing all these sad months, part
by the sale OF her wardrobe,
and partly by her needle; but
when the tiny coffin was paid
for, and the innocent baby laid
IN ills humble grave, she was
destitute. Tben be.
gan a terrible struggle a strpg :
gley merely for bread 70 cal, ~
Hundreds Of times, Helen fsIt
that it would be a blessing il
she could. die; but death would
not come; she was lob healthy,
she had too much vitality, ito
sink even under such burdens
as opp essed her, She linger.
pd at,the obscure town, where
her infant was buried, as long
as she could, clinging TO the,
last 10 that glass.grewn lhil'
lock, where all that was lett TO
her was laid; but subsistence
was, from he first, difficult tn
be earned:ther and finally be-
came impossible; and then she
set her face homeward, with
sort Of desperate feelings
'Lpt me but see them once
again, and then | Will lie down
and die" rf'2r- i- fl' NF1n
BY what lonely wanderlngs,.
what hunger and sui
ferings, she fought her way,.
alter, back to Amer.
ca, who canlteIlg Yet she did
not return, because she hoped
to be forgiven. NJ! she knew
her father too we'll Tor thai
But at the end her health be
gan to fail, a racklng cough set
in, 'andlthe desire grew on her
to creep within sight OF the
old house, ,and lie down and die.
Sometimes, In her nights OF
fever, she thought that per
haps, she might catch 3 sglippse
OF He.'y' or her father, 'afar
of, they not seeing her. Or
perhaps they might brush by
her in the street, SO that she
could touch their garments, un-
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keener than ever. II feel so
tired, too. Oil If 1 could only
see papa" .7h 7il
Gradually she grew more
and more drowsy; But she did
not feel chilly now; only her
limbs seemed to be giving
away under her strangely, and
her brain got iduiIed and
stunned. ,uH talIRiip 'rsH'
II will rest awhife," she said
finally, sitting down on the
door stop. "By.and by l shall
feel stronger. No wonder !
am tired, have not slept any,
or so httle,i for solong." -
When, some time after, the
ball began to break up, and
the first carriages to aFflveS the
footmeh Iound an insensible
figure ioD the e'door steps, halt
lying, halt leaning against the
railing The news Of so strange
an event soon penetrated to
the master of the house, usual
ly kind-hearted almost to a
fault. tu.1I -'. i .r-.
"BIess me-" he cried. ga
homeless woman. Dead or
dying, did you savs Have her
carried, to the housekeeper's
room. + See that everything is
done that can be-. A beggar
almostsa That makes no differ
ence. Why on such night, I
wouldn't turn a dog from the
door, '3s I
Helen was being borne in
according to these directions,
when the old Butler, who had
been IN The family for years,
came busting along The. hail.
Changed as she was, he recog.
nized heTat, ,onces %sO ~
"Whdt are you dolngw he
cried, in a frightened tone,-
"Told to carry her to the house.
keepers room, you say9 There
must be some mistake. Put,
her down here" and he point !
ed to a'louage in the hall. ~ d
de was. so dazed he hardly
knew, what he said, or did; HE
voice trembled till it, ended in
a qnaver. ,,l' jlup,ptl ,.,.,l"i" 10 4
"a crowd Of curious servants
and sympathizing guest gath
cred. Immediately around the
PROSTATE form, and the noise
a,trac ed The attention toi Mr..
Eorlescue, who, with Hetty,
stood an -theo back drawing !.
room, rec9iting The 'adieths' Of +
their departing guests: .,,,-, -,
"Whats James wont let her
te carried in9' he' cried. NWe'll
see about thai! b, He's lived
with me till be- lhinbs he's
master. But this IS insafera
BILE" ."aur.' .r' aoe,t,'. - 20, 4
'f'ist f..l s.i 1R lrt - . '..' I
AS ne spoke, he moved to-
ward the ,halls1 Hettypb pbysomsi
lnscrutabe, instinct, siollowed,
pulting heraarm In his, .. ,
The crowd parted 10 make
way Tor the bost.i : II 8 :
The moment Hetty saw that
pale, wan face, she recognized
her sislerSl - ga'
"Ohr rpapd 'oh, Papal SitAis
Helen," she cried, in a breath
ess Whisper and bursting into
tears, she, lung herselIon her
knees by the couch. y ,,,4' !, .,.'' ,.
HELEN, dear Hellen-don't
ycu know mee' she ssob,bed.-. b
"Ohl she is dead, she is dead"
she cried, almost in a shrek.
For a moment Mr., Fortescue
seemed about to stoop and'
drag Hstly" angfily away from
her sis er. But something IN
the pale, ,inanimate face re-
minde,, him of his dead wife,
as he had last seen her, just be-
fore the cofin-lid was shut on
her forever. He turned asheii /.
pale, staggered, and would
have fallen, if the butler, who
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-08-13
The Pleasure ornoing NothIng.

NJ. Berger, who was one of the great
est French statesmen of the present cen
tury, in his youth was very lazy. His
masters had great trouble in making him
submit to school discipline. The under
master quite despaired of him, and went
one day to tell the head-master that this
boy would never do anything, and they
could not make anything Of him. He
sent for him into his study, and said to
him: "My boy, work is disagreeable to
YOU, and you think that happiness con-
sists in doing nothing. Well, come into
my study; you can look at me while am
at work; that won't fatigne you, and
you will do nothing. But let us under
stand each other = nothing of any kind,
remember"
The boy was delighted. The first hour
passed away to the great pleasure OF the
scholar. He congratulated hims' If on
neither having to open his dictionary
nor learn his rudiments by heart. AT
the end of an hour and half, however,
he had sufficiently enjoyed the delights
of fancy. He put out his arm to take a
book. The master stopped him at once.
You forget our agreement; you are to
do nothing. To read is to do something.
Enjoy the permission 1 have given you,
do nothing"
The boy soon began to discover that
the pleasure of doing nothing soon be-
came monotonous. He hazarded some
questions; the master did not reply.
Then, when he had come to the end OF
the page he was writing, he said, My
boy; each has his taste; you have that
of doing nothing, have that of working.
l do not trouble you, so do not disturb
me-"
Young Berryer could scarcely help
saying that it would be difficult for him
to find happiness much longer In such
patience. At the end of three hours the
master got up and went to take walk
under the shade of the trees in the park.
As soon as he came into the garden he
wished to leave his master and go with
his schoolfellows, who were having a
merry game. The master held him by
the arm. "You are not thinking OF our
agreement. Playing is doing something.
Remain by my side; we will walk up
and down this avenue, or you can sit
down if you like it better"
But the boy had had enough OF doing
nothing. He was very willing to promise
to learn his lessons in order to escape to
his companions.