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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-06-11

The other generally is called
the "jack rabbit" which l be.
l'eve is the proper appellation
as they resemble the donkey
very closely and are much
larger than the common rab.
blt.
We have some insects here
as well as other wild animals.
1t Is supposed that there is
somewhere in this country a
mount similar to which Noah's
ark was launched, though more
elevated where it is supposed
that those insects found safety
during the flood, as the. scrip
ture gives no account OF any
such an insects ever being ad-
mited into the ark, and there
is no name for them by which
they may be called. There is
one gentlemen, however, that
is pretty well known to most
Kansas farmers. They call him
chlntz bug" They usually
have good appetites-have
been known to devour an en-.
tire wheat field In the short
space of twenty four hours
These insects are al present
preying upon the wheat. oats,
corn and rye, and the result IS
dreaded by the farmers. There
is no mineral here except coal,
and that IN Vlnton county,
would be regarded as almost
a nuisance. The VEINS are sell
dom thicker than ten inches,
though many hands are em
ployed in some of the mines
and succeed in producing con-
siderable coal. So with this
ends my history OF Kansas.
JAMES MILLER.
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Written for the VIntcn Rscord.]
THE WORKINGMAN.
oI Thou who and the iust and rreat.

OI Thou who art the just and great,
And reigns supreme Oh high;
Who didst at first all things create,
oh hear our humble cry.
Before Thee all our thoughts are bare |;
Our motives thou doth scan;
So from our hearts we raise this pray'r,
God bless the workingman.
A panic RACES through the land,
And long it may remain,
And nth- streets large numbers stand
And plead for work in vain.
Reductions in our pay are made,
Resist them now none can,
And still Eigh prices must be paid
By every workingnan.
Employers are themselves combined
But still they hate to see
The workingmen together Joined
In bonds of unity, lout:
'Tis just the same the world through-
They meet and scheme and plan /,
Some horrid means to bring about, ;
To crush the workingman.
And often when a man grows old,
And can not work so hard.
They giseto him In accents cold, (
A very strange reward.
~We'vekep thee ,'tohlm theysay.
s"As long as e'er we can. N
Therefore welnust send thee away,
And fnd a ayounger man."
And ,in,some churches where we may
! The blessed gospel hear,
There for the president they pray
Each Sunday in the year. Fl
But though they do so often pray,
That he may rightly plan,
'Tis very rare indeed, they say:
"God bless the workingman.n
Oh! hasten Thou that blessed day,
When workmen shall unite,
And for each other work and pray
And struggle for the right.
When this we do. Thou wilt.we know,
Smile OH our every plan.
Thou wilt to us thy favor show,
And bless the workiilgman.
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LETTER FROM KANSAS.


1--WE are permitted 10 copy
the following letter from James
Miller, formerly ol this county,
TO a lriend.] j Ed.
URBANA KANs. May Is, 1874,
Agreeable with my promise
| shalI attempt a description
of This country as it presents
itself to me. After a residence
here for TWO years | feel that /
have learned something of the
country and of the people who
jnhabi, II. Shortly alter my
advent in this country | took
up my abode in this thriving
little town OF Urbana, situated
within three miles of the geo
graphical center of this (Neo
sho) county, and on the line of
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railroad, about forty five miles
from the Missouri line and
about forty miles from the In
dian Territory, and about two
hundred and fifty miles from
The northern boundary OF Texas.
Within Tour miles of this town
is the Neosho River, The most
important stream in The coun
~. This river enters The coun
~ near the north corner
and runs diagonally through
the county and passes out near
the southeast corner of the
county, being a distance of
about lorty miles from the
point Of entrance TO the point
of exit. There is some timber
on this stIeam-the average
width of the timber belt is
about one mile, this is usually
scrubby, seldom ylel'Iing over
Two saw logs per tree. The
principal timber is walnut, oak,
cotton wood, hickory, hack
berry and pecan. There are
many small streams which
serve to supply the country
ganerally with good stock wa
ter. There are but lew good
springs In this portion of the
State. The soil found here on
the river bottoms IS in part
very good, though there are
portions that are very inferior
In quality, known. here as
"gumbo." The soil on those
bottoms is a black sandy loan
lormed by the decomposition
OF vegetable matter which &C
counts tor the depth of The soil
The land nearest the banks Of
the river is el, waited above
that which is near the frs
bluff or bench, consequently
the land near the river suffer
but little from overflow. Th'
soil on those smaller streams }
excellent, even better that
; that on the riser bottom. Ther,
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Louis FRANCIS, a soldier ofthe
Fourteenth New York Regt-
ment, whose leg was taken off
at the first Bull Run battle, and
who received fourteen Eayonet.
wounds in the war, returned
from decorating his dead oom-
rades' graves In Green wood oys
Saturday, and when @ had.
finished eating his supper fslg
back in his chair dead. Hsa
was we'll known In Brooklyn.
and always wore his war med
al. On Friday at the revieaY
of the National Guard he kob-
bled in frontofsGov DiG aud
gave The military salute. whials
the Governor returned amid
the applause OF The throng.
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Wine.

In Mr.. Charles NordhoA7s
new book, just published by
Harper d Brothers, and euti-
tied "Norlh California and
the Sandwich Islands," we find,
on page 122, the following:
II have now seen the grape
in almost every part OF Caliior-
MIA where wine is made. The
temptation to a Eew settler
in this State is always strong
to plant whey ard; and am
moved, by much that / have
seen, TO repeat here publicly
advice / have often given to
persons newly coming into the
State; DO not make sosne /
remmember a wine-cellar,
cheaply built, but with substan-
tlal and costly casks contain.
ing a mean, thin, fiery wine;
and on a pleasant, sunny after
noon, around these casks, a
group of upsy men-hOpeless,
irredeemable beasts, with moth
ing much to do except TO en-
courage each other to another.
glass, and to wonder at the
Eastern man who would not
drink. There were two or
three Indians staggering about
The door; there was swearing
anc filthy talk inside; there
was a pretentlous tasting oil
this, that, and the other cask,
by a parcel of sots, who in
their hearts would have pre-
lerred forty rod whisky. And
a little way off, there was a
house with women and chill
dren in it, who had only to
look out of the dour to see
this miserable sight of hus-
band, father, friends, visitors,
and hired men, spending the
afternoon in getting drunk"
Mark you, this is a pure
WINE scene; none of your mix
ed logwood and copparas pic
lures. II the pure juice can
do this much Tor men, what
may we not hope for when the
juics and copperas are judi
ciously. mingled9 It is true
that Mr.. Nordhoff, in another
part of the chapter quoted
from, states that not ever,
vineyard Is a nest of drunk
ards, yet he adds these EN-
phalio words: "Bnt every
where, and in my own experi :
ence, nearly as often you will
see the proprietor, or his IONS,
or his hired mep, bearing the
marks of strong drink; and too
often, if you come unexpected
'ly on to vineyard, or to a
wine-ceIlar rather, you will
lind some poor wretch that,
by about tour o'clock, is maud
lin; that is, too drunk to know
you, or to stand" s1
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0FPI0E---N. W. Corner Of Main and
logan StS,, Opposite Court House.
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land prairie is that it is good
for pasture, though it can be
improved by cultivation and
fertilizing. | will next attempt
a description of the towns stu
ated in this county. First in
Importance is Usage Mission.
This place was estab hshed
about twenty four years ago by
Catholic priest, and was for
merly known as the Catholic
Mission. 1t is at present the
county seat OF this county con
tanning a population of two
sandinhabitants, Thenext
lis Chanute, situated elghtmiles
above here at the junction OF
the L. L. G. H. r. with the Nj.
K. & Il. Il, r This town
was laid out less than four years
ago andsnow conlains a popu-
lation oftwelve hundred. The.
nextin importance is Tbayer
situated on the line OF the l.
L g, r. r. six miles from this
place. Besides those already
mentioned there are several
smaller towns In the county,
among which Is Gales burg, Erie
and Urbana, ell towns Of no
mean Importance. There are
at present four printing Offices
in the county, each publishing
d county paper. Aud now,
permit me, for q short time, to
dwell on a partial description
of the people who inhabit this
county. Germany, France,
England, Ireland, Sweden, and
in fact every known sect and
nation is represented here, as
also every SiAte in the Union,
and to give, an accurate de-
scriptlon of their habits and
customs would baffla the pen Of
a Thackeray. AS a general
rule they cultivate no hablIs of
industry, depending rather on
their sagacity and chicanery
Tor success in business. ANA
Jority OF the business men are
from that class who, having
met with misforlunes in the
East, have cume west to better
their condition.
The majority of the people
here come from Ohio and Indi-
ana, and those who come now
with the view of buying a fool,
Will not be likely to invest
their money. As regards socl-
ETY., it is not what it should be,
though the people are gener
allv hospilable. As for religlon
and Christianity, it is a thing
much needed though little
sought for. The temperance
movement and the currency
bill, | presume have both mis-
carried, as we have not yet felt
the effects oi either. | suppose
they have both been vetoed.
With reference to legal trans
actions in this Slate there is a
lack of similarity to those of
Ohio. Within fifteen miles OF
This place there have been
twenty-one murders committed
and oil this number the court
has failed to convict a single
individual Two oil the murder
ers have been executed by
"Judge Lynch" and two others
shot by a mob. Five others
were hung Tor committing what
| term a ia rape" on the per-
sons of some women of "lll
shape" None of The Bender
crew have been arrested in
in this state, though the old
gentleman, | suppose, was ar
rested in Utah, at least a man
supposed to be him, was arrest.
ed and is now IN custody in To,
peka, and if this proves to be
Bender and is not convicted by
Judge Goodwin,"J Lynch
will in,erpose and be very sure
TO convict him and execute him
as well. was summoned as q
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BY THE "PAT CONTRIBUTION"

AT a recent meeting of
Rochefort and his friend Count
Rupert, OF OIL City, Pa, he ex-
pressed the opinion that either
Theirs or Gambetta would un-
d doubtedly be the future Presi-
dent of the French Republic,
which would be definitely es-
tabliShed after the new elec-
tion which the approaching
dissolution of the Assembly
will necessitate. He said a
dissolution must inevitably oc
cur shortly. He feels no re
sentiment against Theirs, who
procured his 'banishment, but
will, on his return TO Europe,
CO operate with him and other
members of the Lett to over
throw the Mac Mahon Govern
ment.
We will furnish the Record and the
Cincinnati Gazette to subscribers at
IS. so per year
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the next term Of the district
court at which time he will
doubtless be acquitted.
The climate of Kansas which
has been the subject Of much
comment by eastern tourists
and others is usually mild ex.
cepting the cold wind which
constantly blows from early
until late fall, and from the
middle of March until the mid
die of May, and even during
the summer months there Is al,
ways good breeze which mod
ifies the heat of the sun in a
great measure. Thefe. lie sell
aom Ion an $ excess 'I'' OF ralngal' 9nI mere
during the winter The roads
are generally IN excellent con-
dition at allseasons Of the year
,"e SEASONS s'nOs nave ;, use"
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WHOLE NO. l,26l
Class In Natural History

(A@AI 1NOs lsSO
Class In Natural History
BY THE "PAT CONTRIBUTOR"
"Class in Natural History,
stand up. What Is a lioDG"
"Bob White, he's a lynn
alb out me half of the time."
"My CAD will lie on your
back pretty lively if you don't
look out. Go on"
(Boy murmurs, "My gadg'
and continues): ga lion is a
native of a mensgerie, and is
generally found in the show
business, though he is most at
home in the jungle. He is
very strong, as you will OBJ.
serve when you get a smell of
his cage. He pouncAs on his
prey by stealth, and in his pol.
ilics he's a tory"
"A tory9'
ayes, predatory"
"When does the lion reach
his greatest Slzes'
"When Russell & Morgan
put him on show bill"
"What are the different kinds
of lionsF'
"Asiatic lion, African lion,
malicious lynn. lynn in wait,
Richard Ceur de Lion, lie
on Macduff, dandylyon-"
"Hold on there. What is
the female lion calledW
"Lady Of Lyons"
You will be claude II you
keep on. Next boy-who was
the Oldest lion performer2"
"Daniel."
"Why didn't the lions hurt
him9"
cause he was SICK"
"Don't we read of Dan i'll IN
lions den?"
(The teacher takes the pre-
cocious lad across his knees
and works over him for a spell
and then tells him he can SIT
down, which he can't for some
time with any comfort.)
"Next boy, describe the ii.
ger"
"The royal Bengal tiger is 9
native of India, where he lives
in India-gent circumstances
until captured and brought to
this country, when he enters
upon a career of luxury and
Incidence. He makes a tri.
umphal procession through the
country on a gilded chariot,
and varies his diet occasional
-ly by chewing up performer.
He is partial to a sleight-of
hand man, as he is somewhat
in the jugular vein himself"
"ln what manner do men
fight the tiger9"
"At the faro bank with red
and white chips"
you'll pass in yours early if
you don't look out. Next boy
Ftell US something about the
leopard"
"The leopard is a native OF
Africa. He has a thlevlsh dis
position, but 1t is difficult for
him ever to get away with any
thing"
"Whyp
because he is always spot
ted"
"What is your advice about
the leopard"
If be is ever caught hauling
down the American flag shoot
him on one of his numerous
spots"
"That Is a quotation, but who
said it originally9"
"Lpsi Disit."
AT a recent meeting of
Rochefort and his friend Count
Rupert, OF OIL City, Pa, he ex-
pressed the opinion that either
Thlers or Gambetta would un-
nOuhtndlv hn tha fnfnra Proei
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lHsmden and return. every Tuesday, thurs
day, and Saturday for the arcommodation
OF passengers. making close connec tion with
the mail Trains on the NJ a @. RI VIII
also carry express psekages shipped 10 or
nom points by the Adams Express Co.
sept afllH - i q IsAAC MILLER,
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confraternity of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Last December, when His Grace inaugurated
the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, in the
Cathedral, he announced that at an early day
he would establish a Confraternity in her
homer. Application was at once made to
the Director of the Archconfraternity for
the diploma of utilization which is necessary
FOR the gaining of the indulgences; but as he
was only authorized to give such diplomas TO
the Confraternities established in France and
her colonies, His Grace had to refer the matter
to the Holy Father, that special permission
might be granted to the Director to affiliate
this Coufraternity with the Archcoufraternity.
by an iudult dated January 18th, 1S74 the
Sovereign Pontiff authorizes the Most Rev.
Archbishop to affiliate with the Archconfra;
ternity of Lourdes, the Confraternity estab.
l,shed in the Cathedral for this Archiepiscopal
city, and one Confraternity for each parish in
the country from which the pastor makes ap-
plicaton.
Having sent this to the Director a diploma
of utilization was at once returned, and we are
now authorized to state that all who desire to
have their names registered, get certi6-
Gates of membership by applying to the Rev.
G. \. RouNel, first curate of the Cathedral and
Director of the Confraternity
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ENTERTAINMENT IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT
Next Saturday (Pentecost eve), at Il P.X,a
grand concert and exhibition will be given at
st. Henry's Hall, corner of Berlin and Con-
stance streets, Sixth District, for the beneii
of the German Sisters of ST. Henry's parish.
The proceeds will be devoted to the furnish
ing of private chapel in the Convent OF til:
Sisters on Constance street. 1t must be 70
membered that these Sisters were the fr:s
victims of the Bismarckian persecution, who,
year ago, landed on American soil. They ara
now conducting very fouIishing school il
ST. Henry's parish, and appeal to all who an
generously disposed to aid them in their effort
to establish here o permanent home. rid
treat is in store for all lovers of fine music sn
for the friends of education in general. Th
pupils of St. Henry's school will take prOni
nent part in the entertainment, aided b! th
German Singing Club and the Variety Gaist
Comique Club of the Sixth District. Aans
sion fifty cents.
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The Pilgrimage.

Last Sunday the pilgrimage, the fourth
in the Novena, was made to the church OF
the Nativity of the Blessed virgir, i'll
Carrollton. Though some six miles re-
moved from the central portions of the city,
the church was crowded from early Mass
until the termination of the ceremonies IN
the evening. When the writer was pres
ent, late in the aft moon, there was
scarcely loom for an additional person to
find standing place, and numbers had to
wait at the door, until an opportunity
should present itself for entering. There
could not have been far from thirteen to
fourteen hundred persons in the church at
that time. We heard that the pressure had
been nearly as great throughout the whole
day, justify ing an estimate of at leas: from
ten to fifteen thousand visitors during the
occasion.
We have been informed that the day s
receipts on the cars were the heaviest ever
known on the Carrollton road in it's whole
existence of forty or fifty years, during the
larger portion of which steam trains were
used. We heard of several persons who, in
order to conform more closely to the spirit
of p'grimages, made the trip on foot. To
day the church in Algiers is the scene OF
the devotiors and will, no doubt, exhibit
similar proof of interest and enthusiasm.