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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-09-10

citizens of the place told me he
had tried Reub ON the time
question on both clear and
cloudy days, and also on dark
nights, and he always gave the
correct time. Reuben asked
the gentleman we were talk
ing with to write down col
5umn OF figures, which, he did;
they were then read to him,
two figures In each number
and he at once gave their SUN,
and then could repeat the num-
bers in the order in which they
were written, either forward or
backward.
The tax collector got Reub to
look over his work last fall, and
Reuben said that he could re-
member the numbers in the
column and the SUN yet. Coun.
ty clerks have sent from Kan
sas for yhlm torheIp straighten
their books. A wholesale firm
in Kansas City heard Of him,
and sent for him to do some
invoicing. He told them he
cobd do the work of ten clerks
IN making computations. They
told him if he could he should
have the pay OF ten men. He
mounted high stool with the
clerks around him, and he kept
them busy giving the number
of articles, price of each, and
taking down his answers. They
gaye him torty-five dollars Tor
his days work. A firm in Fa-
yelteville- selling out took an
invoice of their goods. Reub
was sick at the time, but they
made 1t out and submitted l. to
him; he found mistake of
Three hundred dollars. aHH
Sometimes a witty person
will try and make a little fun
at Reub S expense. One asked
him what he would do if the
doctors should catch him and
lake out his brains to see, in
what respect they varied from
others. "Go around without
any brains like you go' was the
ready yreplylq3 7" i2s' ~
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have taken hold, unmisktaka-
Bile signs OF marks that might
have been made by teeth. So
soon as the doctor arrived he
took hold Of 1t and drewit out,
it making efforts to get down,
but coming up with The use of
but little strength. ,8.
STATEMENT OF DIR. BURGER.
@ Dr.J M. Burger, d praciic.
ing physician in said county
and statement upon his profess
slonal honoE-oll.mI 4tB
aihThat lust after dark on the
night OF The 26fh Of June,
1874, ] was sent for in a great
hurry to attend Thankful Tay
lor, and in company with Miss
Johnnie Baton, Lat once pro-
ceeded to her home, a short
distance off, aDd found her up
on the ground and her step
father holding her, and her
mother holding to something
in her mouth. / at once took
hold OF it and extracted it,
which proved to be living
snake twenty.tlIree inches
long and two thirds of an inch
in diamter. The girl, when |
reached her, was in a strang
ling condition, but was in
sIantly relieved upon its ex
traction. 1t appeared, from
the position in which l found
The snake, that it came up head
foremost, and in attempting to
go back was caught with its
head down the e 'ophagus, l
should think six or eight inch.
es. The reptile lived four or
five minutes, and was covered
with a light mucuous sub
stance. | am satisfied that the
snake came from the stomach
of the girl, and was satisfied
nom the beginning OF my
treatment OF her, in January
last, that she was afflicted with
reptile of soma character In
her stOm ach. She now seems
perfectly recoved, and is able
TO walk about, 90 to church, or
anywhere, which she has not
been able to do before since l
began to treat her. a
j. NJ. BURGER, M. D."
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Doing a Dun.


Il have a small bill against
.you," said pernicious looking
collector as he entered the
store of one who had acquired
the character of a hard Gus.
toner. aSv S.i" ha
,rYes, sir, a very fine day, in
Decd" was the reply. n.w
Il am not speaking OF
The weather, but your BILL" re-
piled the collector in a loud
key.
sit would be better if we
had d llttie rain 4"
''Coniound the rain" contip-
ned The collector; and raising
ms voice added: "Have you
The money TO paw this biIlp
beg your pardon. I'm hard
of hearing. I've made it a
rule not to lend my funds to
strangers, and l really don't
recognize you.r ,a
I'm collector for the Daily
Ex'inguisher newspaper, sir,
and ] have a bin against you,"
persisted the collector at the
top OF his voice. producing the
bill, and thrusting it in the
face Of his drbtor. ....-l
I've deter mined to Indorss
bills for no one; Won NAV put
the bill back into your pocket
book; / reallv can't indorse: liiH
"Contound vonr Endorsement!
Will Won paw itg'
"You'll paw 1t. no doubt. sir;
hut there's a'wavs a risk about
these matters, YOU know. So
| mnst decline IT," T..
T'he money must be mine
to day."
"Oh, yes, ninety davs. hut |
would not indorse bill for
YOU at a week; so get ont nj
nv store. It is seldom that
am pressed upon tor an indorse
ment, even by a friend: or THE
rsrtaos a sirangpr.ksir. tits in,
explicahle. Do not force me
to put you out; leave the prem
ises." d-aI.: tIs ia44sI
The hill was returned ro the
Exlinguisher office, indorsed
so dreadfully deaf that he
couldn't understand 7ati
STEPPlNG down and out--Ht
!'wkpiis hanged. ss,s-.4 .eaa-,s q
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= ~.
SOUTHERN California enjoys a
climate of rare comfort an d
uniformity. For the week eR d.,
ing August 10, the avefS gs
temperature at Santa Barb ara ar
was 7O.91 degrees, while There :
was but Ave degrees varia.' :
tion in the daily average. AZ
Los Angeles for the week end !
ing July 80, the average was
694 degrees. and the range 'int
daily average 6 degrees ant
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Jackson Standard. II
EVER since Jim Hall escaped
from jail VIM, F. Owens has
been on his track. Last week
he got near enongh 10 send q
load oil shotinto him, and then
sent to Jackson for aid. 4 Dep.
uty Sheriff John NJ. Ewing, and
Marshal Thomas Easter1ing
went, and pursuing him north;
captured him near New HOE
land, in Pickaway county he
had been all the time near By
ers' Stationgin this county, and
1t was in that vicinity that
Owens Tshot him. Hall was
brought to this place Oh
w ednesday afternoon on the
mail train, and put into a cell
in Jail. ,.r..J T1l ayad
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j. M. BURGER, M. D."
From the oircleville Herald.
A Sad Case of Death.

A Sad Case of Death.
Much ado has, been made in
the city daiIies concerning The
dissolution OF Good Hope
Grange, in Illinois. We had
mot thought the matter to be
OF sufficient interest to our
Patrons.in Pickaway to require
an explanation, until the ap-
pearance Of a selection on this
subject from the Western Ru
raj, in the last Issue of the
Circleville Democrat. The
lacts are these: Good Hope
Grange never disbanded. Four.
teen members-who. deserve
the burIesque of being called
"Granger'-did get together
in a special meeting known
only 10 themselves, and passed
a resolution to % dioband. No
Grange can be dsbanded by
yoIe, except at a regular meet
ing, alter fair notice of The pro.
posed action having been Civ
Ell TO the entire mem bership.
The Master OF The Slate Grange
OF Illinoispubhshes statement
in which he says that Good
Hope Grange holds its regular
meetings; that it comprises
more than one hundred mem.
bers;that it owns valuable hall
and o'her necessary property;
and that it is one of the strong.
est and most in fuential Grahg-
es in Illinois. There is no such
thing as a dead" Grange. Ol
the twenty thousand Oranges
organized in this country with
in the past two years, not one
has yet been dIsbanded. %
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q. i =
In his reply to the petition.
of his nineteenth wife for di-
vorce Brigham Young declares
that all his property does not
exceed in value the sum of
5000, 1000, and that his income
does not exceed $4,000 per
month; that he has large FAM
lily, now consisting of sixty
lhree'persohs, all of whom are
dependent, upon him tor sup
port, and prays that her bill be
dismissed. gi 4, mon %
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WHEN a Chicago mad eaan1as ecaaann1s
lie on bis back and goltO sleep
without dreamingiofi his simothO'
er.in-law, itliscog. g..sidsrsd ssuf.o
fieiens sr0usS for divorces Ham
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ADvERTIsING TERMa:

him TO keep her, which be did
until her driver 50 brought oHt
her points that Mr.. Goldsmith,
in November. 1868, sold her t6
B. Jackman and Budd Dobie
Tor $4,000, These gentlemen
sold her to Mr.. q. N. Smith for
the sum Of $4,000. Mr.. pobls
still drives her, She made her
first appearance in public in
August, 1885," 80
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Washington Capital
Thurman's Opinion of IL,

N"is't1fis q
Thurman's Opinion of 1t.
swell, Senator, what do You
think of the Beecher case2'
asked a gentleman of Judge
Thurman in the cars yesterday.
"Why, to telliyou The truth" !"
he replied, 81 am in the condi-
tion of the associate Judge
who, charging the jury In a
larceny case, said there was a
monslrousimprobable possibil
ity ol innocence, and the jury
must gi1e the defendant the
benefit Of the doubt" ,.,.,.,.s
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A Young Girl Carries a Snake
In Her Stomach Four Years.
For many months past it has
been reported that a young la
dy living near Christiana, in
this county, was afflicted in a
very singular manner, and a
great many said she was pos.
sessed either OF a devil 'nr a
reptile . of some character,
which was located in her stom-
ach. Many had been the re:
marks thereabout, some affirm-
ing its possibility. while others
"hooted" ct the bare mention
Of such a thing. The interest
had continued TO increase in
regard to IT till at different
Times most all the physicians
in that end of the county had
visited the afflicted young la.
dy, and We might say, without
exaggeraiion, two thirds Of the
people of the same sectlon.-
The grand elimination, how
ever, was reached on Friday
night last, 26lh of June, by
the extraction from the stom-
ach Of the girl, by DR.. j. NJ.
Burger, of the heretofore
mooted "thing," which was
nothing more nor less than a
live snake twenty three inches
long and thirds OF an inch
in diameter.
The girls name is Thankful
Taylor. Her iatherls dead. and
her mother has since marie
her present husband, William
Carroll. Her age IS twenty,
two years, and since her infan.
cy has been more or less deli
cate at times, She was first
troubled with the snake about
four years ago, and since that
time 1t has continued to grow
worse, till for the past two
years her life has been almost
continually one OF pain and
trouble. When she felt the
motions OF the snake in her
stomach they were frequently
percepitlble across the room,
with an ordinarybed quilt over
her, and were generally upon
one CT the other side of her
stomach. She would suffer
great pain, and frequently so
severe that it would produce
convulsions; she would lose
her mind, and remain some
times in death, ike state for
twenty-four or thirty.six hours.
AT times her suffering was so
great that her skin would split
open and the flesh upon her
head split so much it became
necessary to cut her hair of
very short. in which condition
it is now, and The scars are
percep,ibie to all.
She frequently remarked on
The 26(h that it was coming up
soon, and just after dark on
that evening, as the family
were seated about the door,
and some OF them on the out
side, she arose from her pallet
on the floor, rushed out OF the
west dooraof the cabin, and III
stran CLING manner ran some
fifteen or twenty steps and fell
upon her knees, The family,
'supposing her In spasm, ran
after her, and her little broth
er, reaching her first, called
back to his mother that "that
thing was in sis mouth" Her
step-brother caught and hell
her from behind, she 5all the
while making desperate efforts
to get loose, and appeared
strang!lng to death Her moth
er finding "the thing" in her
mouth, as though it had come
up head foremost, and In going
back the same way had
doubled itself, making a loop,
in which she put her finger and
held it till the doctor came,
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7 CHAD you, p,lifi sfir,' said HsbEyi
Erskine ito q. dllatoty carpsnri
ter, sheen there to build the
ark, we should not have. had,
the, flood yet" - -. 's
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Goldsmith Maids EARLY Career !.

A writer in the Evansville
Journal gives some particulars
concerning Goldsmith Maid,
who has just distinguished her
self by the remarkable time OF
2:l49: The Maid was a way
ward child. From the date Of
her birth, on the farm of John
b. Decker, in Vantage town,
ship, Sussex comfy, N. Y, in
the spring of 1857, to the age OF
six years she distinguished her.
sell In many ways, but never as
a trotter. She was understood,
nervous and lretful, and utterly
refused farm work Mr.. Deck.
er her owner says he never got
any work out of her but twice
One half day In plOwing corn
and one half day in draw ing
stones. Once she was hitched
to a harrow, but after a short
\
distance she reared backward
and entangled both her hind
lePs in the cross piece of the
harrow, and so Injured those
members that when. she goes
out Tor her morning walks it Is
said she still shows signs OF
stiffness behind, caused by this
fall in early life. From the
time she was. six months old
until Mr.. Decker sold her she
was used as race horse though
without her owners knowledge.
The boys on the farm. of course.
as boys do, were anxious to
know which was the speediest
horse, and at an early day they
found it was the Maid. And
so, alter the 'old man had gone
to bed they would take her out
of the pasture or stable, when
ever a race could be made up,
and ran her on the road after
night. She beat everything
that could be brought to run
with her, so that finally none
but The uniformed from a dis
tance could be found to bet
against her. These races were
made up at the country stores
and lounging places IN the
evening after farm work was
over, and the race run the same
night after The 'old man had
gone to bed. No training, no
grooms, no jockeys, no weight
for age-just man or a boy in
his bare feet, mounted bare
back, with his toes hugglng the
mares belly like a leech, was
the style; and the Maid no
doubt, enjoved it more than
she has some Of her late races
IN the trotting ring. One day
In the summer OF 1863 two men
were out buying horses for the
army, and stopped all night
at Mr.. Decker's, and in the
morning bought the Maid of
him for $3.50, and started for
home, leaving the mare behind
them. On their way they met
Mr.. Tompkins, who knew the
little mare and bought her of
them for $500. The two men
also knew her and believed
that. she could be made a trot.
ter, but were willing to to : make
300 by their morning's bar. BAL:
gain. The next day Tompkins
sold her to Allen Goldsmith, an
excellent judge of horse. flesh,
of Blooming Grove, Orange
County, New York for 5000,
from him she took the name of
Goldsmith Maid. He kept ber
under a pretty steady training
under William Bodine,t to whom,
more than any other living
man, should be awarded the
credit of first bringing the mare
out. The renowned Budd Do.
BILE, who now drives her 30
handsomely, had notrthen lei-
ther seen or heard of her,
While In training for the trot-
ting course she was so fretful
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A--.-----H1 1n@s1@
TabO (MO.) letter to the St Louis Republican.
A Mathematical Marvel An
Unlettered You Ii Perform
Ing the Work of Ten Entry
Clerks. GU, GS.E
We have quite a marvel of a
man in our community-a nat
ural mathematlcian His name.
is Reuben Fields Having ire,
quently heard of him through
farmers and Others, who get,
him to do their counting, Ide.'
termined a short time agoJto
make a visit and ascertain for
myself if the remarkable sto.
ries told OF him were really
true.
Proceeding to Fayetteville,
the small village IN which he
lives, | inquired orFReu5," and
was told that he was in town,
ard was shown his residence,
toward which l made my way.
When nearly there | met a
young man, apparently, about
twenty five years of age, who
see med to be lelsurely and va
cantly gazing about, and ac-
custed him with, "Does Renben
Fields live in that house yon
ders' l+ ~ -A ? At-s z
"Yes, slr,' ~
"Well Eve heard that Renb
was a great calculator, and |
must go and see him." and |
started forward, when he stop
ped me with, I'm him"
"Well, Reub," said l, shave a
lew questions l would like to
have you answer, and will
make it worth your while to
do So" 30 yl ssiaau a
Gazing around he answered:
"lhal's allrieht," and remark.
ed that he could "eount' any
thing that he could understand.
| may here remark that he
can not read or write letter
or figure; he says il he Gould he
should lose his gift. He has a
Enumeration table away on "be-
beyond The books" He re
marked: You commence at the
bottom and work up-I COM
hence at the top and work
down;iit IS tasier lalling out et
a lree than climbing one" He
frequently observes: "ll | could
read and write, | shouldn't
know any more than you do
ltis said he never makes mis-
takes. Of all the questions
gave him he madr but one, and
he corrected that on recount
ing. The following are some
OF the questions asked HIM:
II to the time pest noon there.
be added its 1, ! and 2,5 the
sum will be equalto 6 ol he
time 10 midnight, what is the
hOur9 r. t.
Divide $11 30 between two
persons 50 that one shall have
IS ceurS more than the other.
A Tree 1876 feet long fell and
was broken into two pieces; 8
OF The longer piece equals + #
the length OF the shorieI.
What Is the length. of The
piece? arsa. .i l aam
What is the interest of one
cent Tor one day at 6 per cent.
per annum.
What is the exact length OF
one side OF square acre?
These Questions Wergall cor
rectly answers d, his answer to
the last being, %It can't be
told" .nit.ia sI. .4.P .qe.rt,h|
Ithen said, "Reub, l hear
that you can tell what day OF
the week any given date was, or
will be; is that so3' Yes,
sir" "What was July 1, 1852"
"Wednesday" correct. Wha.
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-
Z The Democracy have hem
a State Convention and nomifA>
ated the following ticket :2a'
Judge W. ). Gilmore, ,Sf
PEBBLE county, for Judge Of IN
Supreme Court;g William Bell,
OF Licking county, for Secretary
of State; O.S. Smart, of PicA-
way, for School Commissioner;
Arnold Green of Cuyahoga, br
Clerk OF g the Supreme Codfl,
and Martin Schilder of'Ross, for
Member Of the Board of Public
Works. @ .au 49,. l.e '. 10
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Mr.. JOS, McCoNNELL, says
the Chillicothe Register, bro't
back with him from the West
a wonderful grasshopper sto?
ry. He was RELIABLY inform:
ed" that they had devastated
In Colorado a section OF coup-'
try 300 miles wide and 1900
,ohg. AT Denver a man vent
Into his garden to drive them
off of his vegetables, when tho
hoppers turned on him and ate
the shirt off Of his back before
he could get out of the ,yafa.
This is simply, a sample, ana
not a good one at that. .,,d
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Fifty four counties gave ma:
jorlties against license, and
thirty ,iodr gave rnajorities fof
it. The cities all went for IL
cense. i''9 '''' s'ed' ei'''
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STEPPlNG down and out--He'
'wkpiis hanged. ss.s-.4 .,a1-, y. :
..stsitFr
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The official vote on the new
Constitution was published in
the papers last Saturday. Ths
majority against the several
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might elapse before my fate was known. Il
was not even yet beyond the time I had fixed
for reaching home. No; the men were rail
way workmen, perhaps going to do nights
shift of work on the bridge; and I couldn't
make them hear.
Suddenly heard a sharp, quick bark, and
then a growl as of anger or inquiry, and
was conscious that there was dog with the
men above. The dogs faculties were keeuer
than the mems, perhaps it was possible
might make him hear so l barked a shrill
swapping bark, with which had often de-
ceived nv own terrier, jock The dog &C
knowledged the challenge, and replied furi
ously. Then I heard the voice of man
shouting to the dog to be quiet, but the dog
barked still more furiously, standing at the
very verge of the platform, as though it would
throw itself over. Then some men came to
the edge of the platform, too, and peered over
and then in my extremity I gave cry-a
wild, despairing cry. Then a huge, hoarse
wave dashed over me.
If it had not been for the consciousness
that help was near, l could not have held on
against that furious rush of water; but did
hold on, at least I think so; and when the
wave receded, bright, dazzling light shone
into my eyes, light from the bridge, where
some one was holding what seemed to be a
portable sun, but which was actually piece
of burning magnesium wire. Then everything
disappeared in tie blacklist darkness.
"Did you see anything?" cried voice.
"I'm not sure; I thought thought saw
something move"
A couple of lamps from the engine were
now brought, and placed at the edge of the
platform they lit up the beams and rafters OF
the bridge; but the light seemed to be lost in
the dark waters! All q! they would never see
me!
Once more I had strength to cry.
"Ah it's man down there" | heard some,
body shout.
A long plank was run over the gap in the
bridge; then another; along the two porta'
BILE windlass was quickly wheeled; bucket
descended, in it a man with lantern.
"Halloa, mate !" he cried, as he caught sight
of my white face in the focus of his lamp
"what the deuce are you doing here?'
In another moment was standing in safe.
ty on the farther side of the bridge. l owed
my rescue to the unexpected visit Of the chief
engineer of the line, who had come down to
see with his own eyes the manner in which the
bridge behaved in heavy gale, and had
driven with the engine to the farthest accessi'
bic point of the platform.
. What comforting glass of brandy and
water that was Of which 1 partook by the
warmth of the engine furnace, and how ex-
hilarating the run homeward on the swift,
shrieking engine!
was at Dolbadarn in time for dinner, after
all. As sat down to the cheerful meal with
friends who were discussing the light, ordina'
ry topics of the day, 1 looked upon me, won,
dering if I were really here in actual corpo'
real presence, or if my life had ended in that
last rush of water, and 1 we're only dreaming,
"for in that sleep of death what dreams may
come !"