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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
From The JowHal u Chsmistrv.
10 Improve Furniture.


The humidity OF the aimos-
phere and The aciloh of the
gas cause q blueish white coat.
ing to collect on all furniture e,
and show consplcuously on
bright, polished surfaces, such
AS mirrors, pianos, cabinet
ware and polished metak To
remove III take a soft sponge.
wet with clean cold water, and
wash over the article. Then
lake a soft cham0is skin and
wipe 1t CLEAN Dry the skin as
well as you can by wrineing
IT in the hands and wipe The
water off the furniture, being
careful to wipe only one way.
Never use a dry chamois on
varnish work. If The varnish
is deiaced and shows white
marks, take linseed oil and
Iurpeniine in equal parts;
shake them we'll in phial and
apply a very small quantity on
soft rag until the color is re.
stored; then with a clean soft.
rag wipe the mixture off In
deeply carved work, the dust
can not be removed with a
sponge. Use a stiff haired paint
brush instead OF sponge.
To varhish old furniture, It
should be rubbed with pulver-
lied pumice-stOne and water
o take oh' The old surface, and
then vanished with varnish
reduced by adding iurpenllne,
to the consistency of cream. -
Apply with a stiff haired brush.
Il it does not look we'll, repeat
the rubbing with pumice stone.
and when dry, v.rnish it again!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
A Wild Cat story,


The Vicksburg miss. Times
tells the following in its is,us
of March 4: @Ons day last
week the residence OF Mr..
Powell, near head of haviga.
lion on Sunaower river, was
attacked by a gang of wild
cats, Mrs. Powell aud the color.
ed servant only being at homo.
The door being closed, one OF
the cats jumped through the
window, when Mrs. Powell
threw a blanket over 1t and
threw blanket out at The,
back door. This one was soon
followed by another, which she
killed with a small ak. BY thia
time the colored cook was at.
lacked a short distance from
the house, and she alarmed 5
white neighbo-, who, was at
work near the place, who came
to her assistance and killed
the cat with batchet, but lot,
ultil the cook had been . pretty
well "chawed" by the Kitten
Tie gentlemen then went to
the relief Of Mrs. Powell, at the
house, when two Of the cats at
lacked him and injured hint
quite severely before he sue. e.
ceeded in dispatching them -
Four Of the pack were killed.
and several wounded before
they could be scared of. The
hides of the four cats that were
slain were brought to this city
on the steamer Lizzie, .Ysster.
day. A day or two after this
attack the carcass Of a deer
was found buried near this
place, with evidence of its be-
ing the work of this same pack.
of cats. This account comes
to US through reliable source,
and We can vouch for the yer,
acity of it. The natives attrib-
ute the attack to hunger"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
Pcon as Nss York 7ribaa.,


IT seems as though its scien.
ti6c survey had almost effected
as great gain for Ohio as that
OF Dr. Cox did q few years ago
for Indiana, in laying the foun.
da,ion for the development of
its mineral wealth. While the
supply of Ohio coal in, the Ma.
honing Valley is limited be.
cause OF the numerous inter:
ruptions OF the seams, the sur.
vey has made known the fact
that there is in the southern
part oil the State a second coal
area similar to that In the
north, containing more accessl:
BILE measures of equally valua,
BILE mineral. Due credit 10
given in DR.. Newberry's report
TO Prof Andrews, the geolo.
gist, and Prot. wormleg the
chemist, by whose labors this
discovery has been attained.
a prospect opened of an enof.
nous extension Of the minipr
and manufacturing industries OF
Ohio Already the region OF
this discovery has been pens.
rrated by enterprise. and over
a single railroad, 100000 tons
OF this coal were narried In 1873
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
A NUMBER of the Senators

A NUMBER of the Senators
are seriously unwell. Mr.. Fer
ry, Of Connecticut; Mr.. Ed.
munds, OF Vermont; Mr. Brown
low, of Tennessee; Mr.. Morton,
of Indiana, and Mr.. Lewis, oi
Virginia, are all reported to be
in very feeble health, and are
not seen in the Senate. Mir,
Ferry, of Michigan, who has
been i'll, will Soon be out, as
will Mr.. Morton, of Indiana,
whenever the vote shall be ia
ken on The curren cy question
The latter gentleman has had
abacess in the foot, which has
been troublesome, though bis
general health ID very good
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
A Beautiful Ornament.

l send you the following
beau'liul and easily made or
namen, Tor winter, suitable Tor
either window, mantelpiece,
center or dining table:
Take a goblet with ibe foot
and stem broken of cut off so
that the bowl will be perfect
take coarse red flannel, the
reddef the batter, stitch it
neatly around the bowl or COB
let, so as to cover ii completely
on the outside; dip 1t 10 water,
so as to wet il thoroughly,
then roll 1t in faxseed; the
seed will stick in and on the
flannel; he sure that the seed
is distributed even, then stand
it on it's mouth, or large end,
in saucer or small plate; put
water In the small plate or
saucer, and renew or add to 1t
as il absorbs. Never let the
vessel get dry, nor suftr 1t TO
chill or freeze. Ii can and
will grow in any part OF the
room, and will be a deep green
with red ground Western
Farm JoSrmoA
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
ADVERTISING TERMS,

One square,. ...i,,.s..... 81 90
Each additiorA. assertion -. 30
Cards, per yea, ........... 10 OO
Local notice ,,er line. 49,. IL
Yearly Advertisements 800 90
column, and at proportionate rate pei
less space. Payable In advance.
B- The Record being the ofi1cIhi
paper Of the town, and having IL 8
largest circulation Of any paper in u .
county, offers superior inducements
TO advertisers. $50
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
Paint Your Floors.

The Journal OF the Farm of
'ers a lew good suggestions up.
on kitchens. 1t recommends
that the house wife, instead ol
wearing out her muscle and
ber temper scrubbIng floors,
should resort TO the simple ex
pedient Of painting. All tina,
is necessary Is two Quarts oi
oil, three pounds of ochre and
one pitt OF japsn, which will
paint a floor, twelve by eigh.
teen ieet The ,sihe taken Il
clean a painted floor, and the
labor saved, are equal TO ter
times the cost.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

The women Of eHarle stoh.
South Carolina, have beelf
working for temperance in &
very quiet, and as they bellows
a very effective way for over I
year past. At the hour Gf
twelve each day hundreds of
them by concert offer up pray ?
ers in their homes that Ear
rooms may be closed and The
drunkard reformed. And the.
rum selling business b really
going do ~n. ' tii'h'1a
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
Education OF Boys and Girls.
"Uncle," said Sarah, what Is
educauoni"
"Whyp

"WhyT
"Because our teacher, to-day
said Mr.. Thornton is a very ID.
tellgent man, has excellent
judgment and is an excellent
farmer, but he is not educated.
| thought he was one of the
best educated men in our
neighborhood. He seems to
know something about every
thing
"And, Uncle" said Samuel,
''1rememter Mr.. Thornton once
met me Oh my way to school
and stopped me and SAID, We'll,
Sammy, going to school, ehT
Yes, SIR That's right my boy;
learn all you can, but, don't for
gett. learn how lodo all things
as we'll as all about things 1t
is not the best scholar always
that knows the most. Remem-
her that, Ssmhry;' and then he
stepped out on he side of the
road and pulled a plant up by
the roots and handed it to me
saying, Take that to your
teacher and ask her to tell you
The name Of it and what il is
good loJ II she can not do II,
bring it TO me and we'll see
what we can learn about it,"
"Well. Sammy, could the
teacher tell youT
mo, Uucle, she could not; so
| took it to Mr. Thornton as
he told me to. lie said, |
thought as mucll Now, Sam.
my, sid he, this is plant you
have seen a hundred times
haven't your Yes, sir | said
AND you don't know the name
OF il2' No, SIR We'll, it Is
E'ecampane hula Helenium
and | want you To find out from
the books what 1t is good tor
and remember how it looks, 81
that you will always know it
when you see III and the next
time you see me tell me whal
YOU have learned about II; per
haps l may be able TO tell you
something more about it than
you can learn from your
books
"Did you do as he asked you
10 do, Samm,T
"Yes, sir! and ] learned
e cd deaI;, but Mr.. Thornton
told me a good deal more."
"Well, my little boy and girl,
Mr. Thornton was educating
yuu jnst as much as the teach
er was. The teacher made
mistake when she said that Mr..
Mr.. Thornton was an uBeducat
ed man. True, he was not ed.
ucated in schools and colleges;
but 1t it Is only a small portion
of ones education that is OBJ
tained there. No matter how
much you know, you are only
half educated if you do not
learn how to make your knowl-
edge useful. Mr.. Thornton was
right when he told you not TO
forget TO learn how to do things
That is The most important part
of education. Remember that,
children
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

RoRAL journalists are corn- /,
planning that the long daylight
of this time of year induces . ,
runious scarcity Of kerosene
items. Il soss al5e3,s
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

A JERSEY paper describes a
man a. being "as sociable as d
batch Of candldates two weeks
before election"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
TaxDayetS,

Over sixty cents Of every
dollar you pay for taxes goes
to pay such bills as $4,000,
600 a year lor crime, $4,000.
600 for pauperism, and $12y
100000 for insanity, all induced
BY in'emperance- nos
economized by right hvingi
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

"EoUALtrY," says . French
writer, ameans a desire 10 ibe
equal to your superior, and sn.
periot to your equal" "rb sdi 10
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
From Zaleski.

wOmen's temperance move
ment has revolutionized busi-
ness with a lew of our town. In.
stead of vending out King Al
cohol they are now serting up a
more honorable business. Good
and quiet citizens can now pass
through town in any direction
wlthou: being moltsted by
drunken humanity, and most
especially on the Sabba'h day.
Yet 1t requires u vigilance to
preserve this order, and doubt.
less will for some time, for some
would even. dare break their
promise and pledge, esen have
to some extent, bnt seldom as
ct. The Ladies' League are
punciually on duty. IF keg
"f beer arrives, the chargh bell
sounds the alarm, tneylall with
one accord meet it alathe Sta
tion follow II home, sing, pray
and !enlreat the owner TO de
sist from his ruinOus traffic.
Surely this ihCyemtnt has sur
passed our most sangnine ex.
peclationS, Long may the TEN.
perahce banner wave over our
Town IN triumph
DR.. Byars, ot Columbus ably
addressed The people OF our
place Monday evening upon
he Suljeci, alter which a large
subscription was made to sus
ain tie ladies or 10 enforce The
aw, though we hope We will
not be compelled 10 resort TO
that.
A good and quiet cilIzen OF
our town. acting as sexton az
he M L. Church, ,was most bru
tally knocked down and disa-
bled to work for a We k, iy
me who had been kindly re
buked by him at church for
being a little rude, buta Q II. at.
t.r has been-cempromised, We
h 'pe Tor the bestt
The same day the peace wa,
brok en- by two other parties,
."vol,ing the bond OF "a peace
ffiter, which was also llmeiy
,dJusled, since which all has
been quiet, harmonizing with
he temperance reform, until
Ben Barnabas last week opened
aud like a lhunderbolt in an ar.
tlcle in the Enquirer, that so
con. plelely knocked some OF
our leading relormers that We
greatly fear their recovery
doubtful. Well. MIR. Il liIor,
his was IA powerful pressure in
Vi midst. II seems 10 Cap the
limax. No possible chance
.Ur redress, for nobody knew
nor could find out VINO Sir Bar
nabas was. But his pressure
sas on them and AkeIy TO be
,Or some days. Pressure! Well,
Mr.. Elilor, you know, and l
Nnow, and most every body
knows that there are flianl
kinds o. pressure. For instance,
th,re Is, efia' pressure, hy-
draulic pressure, steam pres
ure, high and low pressure,
financial pressure, temperance
r-ssnre, moral pressure, in
ward pressure, oulw ward pres
sure, political pressure under
ground pres, ure, such as pro-
dnce grounLswells, volcanic
eruptions, etc. Well there Is a
dandy pressure, the immortal
j. N. pressure, but none OF
these su heavy as Ben Barna-
bas in bis pressure on dandy
devils as he calls them. He
seems to have presented him
seil with the sons and daugh-
ers of the temperance pres
sure, with them making speech
es to bani,h King Alcohol from
the counter, as did ST.. Patrick
the snakes and frogs ircm Ire.
and, inasmu h as had freely
| iml,ibed il himself and 1t never
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21
Gov. keIlOgg Sued for 10000,

Mr.. j. q 4. Fellows has ins,i,u-
ted suit in the Fifth District Court
against Nv III Pitt Kellogg, Cover
nor of the State" claiming the sum of
$1,000 for professional services and
advice ndcrcd bin as on attorney
and counsalor-at-law in the United
States Circuit Court, in the Supreme
Court and in The various district
courts "f New Orleans.
Mi : flows alleges that in these
suits are included those in which the
entire financial movements Of the
present state Administration were in
volvei and that by his labor alone
the way was prepared for the meas
urcs adopted for the redemption Of
he State from financial cmharrass-
ments He also AYERS that hy act
No. 20 approved March 2n'h, 1873,
there was appropriated for special at
torncvs' fees $1,000, which said kcl-
logr. on bis own warrant. has drawn
from the treasury and taken into his
possession and control.
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21
Facina;inC Face.

itnay vo becn fancy. or it may have
p-,a dr,nm.
Or tie +, of idir mn-irs by laughing sun
Upstream.
II may ", been a ! iie,are in tie M = .on2
A. an Of vi'cliag music sung by voices
sUgnJ low.
1t n,ay.ovc been the 2'o.y Of a pcc-cxi.'en'
htl,
Ora n, Of heay~a'y beauty Lon with m,
wen wa. born:
Rut ,cnovh here | have seen tt know nei,l-
c5tii:c nor r.arc-
| Lavesecn he lovely i.nasr Of a strangely
lovely face.
50 pys'cr.ou-'y beautiful and marveloo-Iy
With IL, IigLt brown eve. rc~pIcnd,ut an is
wealth. Of licht brown ha.r.
No, pale aud cold and ra>-lon'e->, maeu.i-
Gently 4aul;
Neither royalty lmperio"s, a bonn bu; t.
command;
But sweet ard pare and lovely. with a moi
3rarr and mcn.
With a womau.> derlrst feelings and girl
i.h hate Of spleen.
\ being mir,orcd IA the fac, that On,
would like H. love
v .i, Ia. h.cAes-. pG.c~r passion jlat vii
ing nina cogid move.
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21
Va1yant, ard tie warrant Law.

Oar attention las Just been called
( to State Jaw on the subject of va.
/ gcaHcv, or in The vcrnacuIpr Of that
profession. gentlemen Of leisure
The stature may be found in nay's
EcviSions, section 2S17, which reads
a. follows:
"AiI idle persons not having yisi-
bic means to maintain themselves,
/ live without employment # 81
shall be deemed yagrants."
Under this lev q man bv the name
Of Miller was arrested in he town Of
Monroe, and upon trial hefore Judge
/ Ray, Of the Fourteenth Judicial Dis
/ lric, Court, the accused made volun-
tary statement that he followed gan-
bling for n living and it was further
proved TIA, he was hot in the habit
of working when lie could get around
it. This was drcmcd hy tie court -
sufficient evidence !"r conviction, and
Miller was sent to Jail fox three
, months
In cnr own city there is n large
class Q. able boGicd men, who. it =
well known have 10 property to sus-
tain them iron honest toll, yct they
are always seen upon the streets
ba~hiug il the beautiful sunshine,
neither seeking or accepting employ
me"t hy which to earn an honest live
!ihooi. These men may be gentle
men Of leisure, but where Is their cap
itai to sustain them IL this incidence:
IL is well known that such capital cx-
iS;- only in a deck Of well creased
pa,tcbcards made to via them their
scanty food and rGimcnt at five cent
ante.
H. is Wei known, too, that when
nickcio arc scarce, II they are now,
is vcry d4.i.cuit matter for such
characters t. sui si-t in Til, way, and
that any dyiiri, it, their cNcAcquer
must necessarily hc made up hy petty
thnfj- Every week we record many
casco of this kind. and tie only reason
which can b, assigned lor the grow
ing on ount of petty larceny cases is
the large number OF vagrants-non
-pr0dIccr>-who ore allowed to
crowd iato the purlicus Of Our city. 7
and to boldly strut the streets of the (,
town from one years end to another .
without ever striking one lick of
work. ioa HopJe Adcoc0'e.
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21
More About Girls.

Girls are often wild, wayward and
hard to govern. They give their any
ious mothers and fond fathers many
serious hours Of thought and care
They principally delight in having
their own way; they are impatient
under home restraints, and they frc-
quently fancy that they know a good
deal more than their mothers do.
They gisgle and act very fooliahly
sometimes when any thing happens to
please them: They pout and make
up faces when they feel cross aud un-
comfortable, or when any one is un-
fortunate enough to incur their youth
ful disp!casures, and they resort to
tears ard find great deal Of comfort
in a good cry when the world does
not move on its axis exactly in con-
formity with their wishes.
They are very romantic with re-
gard to their expectations Of the future.
They have an uncor trollabe passion
for cheap sensational literature, and
they usually entertain about as unrca!
and exaggerated ideas Of life as they
find pictu in the startling narra-
tives which tfev are in the habit Of
reading. They look forward to find
themselves in the same impossible
situations as the imaginary beroiHcs,
whose cheQucred careers they follow
with such thrilling interest, anxiety
and enthusiasm.
They condescend sometimes to fiat
ter and Hirt with the tcnder-heartcd
and cOnfiding youths Of their acquain-
tance, who at an early age are SO
unfortunate as to feel that
~The rosy boy with cherub wing
Has many ,haf for his slender ,liagr'
The girls somehow seem to delight
in tormenting and teasing such boys,
nor appear to feel one atom Of pity or
compassion for what these tender
youths suffer and endure by reason of
hopelessly loving them.
Girls sometimes make old and gray
headed men say and do a great many
foolish and undignitied things. Such
instances are not uncommon, and who
'an fancy more ridiculous picture
ttal that Of an old man, with hair
and whiskers freshly and ingeniously
dyed, vainly endeayoring to conceal
tue fact that be has the rheumatism,
frisking around like a young colt in q
green pasture, in futile endeavOrs to
persuade some girl of sweet sixteen
that he is as young as ever he was.
Girls are very communicative with
each other. They are in the habit of
talking ovcr between themselves all
their joy ana sorrows, enjoining up
on each 5.Aa, The most solemn obi
cations .erec to tell what they hear
to anyboGy else; how well ;Aey obey
these mutual injuncjions, is evident
from their subsequent course Of con-
iuct. ItyOu would s'w Il secret broad
cast over the land, tell it 10 a young
girl, and make her promise to reiig-
iously keep il
: gi,! lecon.es complete girl oniy
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21
MANHOOD;
How. Lost, How Restored!

IuST Published, Il new edition Of DR.. CuI
81 verwell's Celebrated Essay on the radi
odI cure (wiihout mcdicirel of SPEgMAToR
RHOEA or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary
Seminal Losses, lmpcicncy, also, Consump-
tion, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by serin.
dulgence or sexual eNtravagance
E-D~ Price in sealed envelope only SIX
cents
The celebrated author, in this admirable
essay, clearly demonstrates from thirty years
successful practice, that the alarming con.e-
quences OF self abuse may be radically cured
without the dangerous use of internal medi-
cine or the application of the knife pointing
out mode of cure az once simple, certain.
and citeciual, 10y means OF which every suffer
~, no matter what his coalition may be, may
cure himself cheaply, privately and Radical
"
This lecture should be in the hands of every
youth AMI every man in the land
Sent under seal. in plain envelope, to any
address, postpaid, on receipt of six cents, or
two post stamps.
Address the Publishers,
CHAS. J. {. kLINE&CO,
I27 Bowery New York Post Office BoxI5s6.
Oct. 25th, 1873. ly.
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21

-. lHuu0FlOI-. ~. -NCdt.
One thousand Grst-ra;c places are
open fox = thousand boys who come
up to this reasonable standard.
Each boy can suit bis taste as to
the kind of business lie would prefer
TIE places are ready in every kind Of
occupation.
Many of these places Of trade and
art are already Gi!ed by boys who
lack some Of the most important points,
but they will soon be vacant.
One has an Office where the lad who
has the situation is losing his first
point. He likes to attend the singing
saloon and the theater. This costs
more money than he can afford, but
somehow lie manages to be there frc-
qTeHtiy.
His employers are quietly watching
TO learn how he gets so much spend
lag money; they viii soon discover
a leak in the money drawer, detect
the dishonest boy, and his place will
be ready for some one who Is now
getting ready for it by Observing point
No l, and being tru:Lfgi in all his
ways.
Scuc situations viii soon be vacant
because the boys have been poisoned
by reading bad books, such a they
would pot dare to show their fathers
and would be ashamed % have their
mothers see.
The impure thoughts suggested by
these books will lead to vicious acts
the boys will be ruined, and their
places must be filed.
Who will be ready for one Of these
vacancies?
Distinguished lawyers. useful min
istcrs, skil,ful physicians, successful
merchants, must all soon leave their
places for somebody else to fll. One
by one they are removed by death.
Mind vour ten points, boys; they
will prepare yoa to step into vacancie,
in the front rank. Every man who is
worthy to employ a boy is looking
for you if YOU have these points.
Do not fear thai you will he over
looked. ii young person having
tiese qualities will shine as plainly as
a star at night.
We have named ten points to go
tow ard making up the character Of a
successful boy, so that they can be
very easily remembered Iou can
imagine one On each finger, and so
keep them in mind; ther will be
worth more ;han diamond rings, and
you will then never be ashamed "to
show your hand"
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21

Here are fgares for you; In 1872
the receipts Of American retail liquor
saloons amounted to 81 ,j0U9.0C0, or
enough to support all the paupcrs in
the Bni;ed States, and pay half tie
.atic-a! debt
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21

k"n'urky has introduced Il new
feature into It's schools. When one
Of the girls fails TO spell a word cor
recily, the boy who spells it right has
permission to kiss hor. Several e:rls
are fast forgetting all they ever knew
about spelling, while the boys are i'm
proving with uucXampled rapidity.
Richland beacon., 1874-03-21

In the SIKH District curt Of New
Orleans, Wan. Il. Rutland has iusti-
tuted suit AGAINST Olivia Williams,
claiming the sum Of $1,000 for scrvi-
ces rer dcrcd her as an attorney and
coun,eli0r at law in the prosecution
Of SUIT for damages against W. $.
Calhoun
Olivia, who is a lady Of color, sued
said Calhoun in the parish Of Grant
breach Of promise and obtained iulg-
mcnt in her favor for the sgm Of 500
900. She is tie first colorcd woman
who has brought an action a-qius, Il
white man in ,hi. S,ato FOR i,rach Of
proMisc.-OU0,isa T.ao,opt.