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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
Remarkable Conduct Of a Dog.

A Broughty Ferry lady, writing to
her friends from Dublin, gives an &C.
count OF u strange occurrence by
which her husband was saved from
being run down In q ferry boat. The
gentleman was just about to step into
the ferrybOst to cross the river, when
large retriever rushed upon him,
caught hold OF his trousers with his
teeth, and at the same time kept up
q constant howl 1t was only after
considerable difficulty that he could
get himself released, and by that time
tte ferryb0at had been sIsG-oS "a I1I-
to the river. The gentleman natural
ly felt much annoyed at being pre-
vented from crossing, but his feelings
were changed, when, minute later,
he saw the ferryboat run down by q
steamer which had approached with
out noticing the boat. The passen-
gers were thrown into the water, but,
fortunately the crew Of the steamer
were successful in saving them all,
some being very much exhausted,
however. While thinking OF the siu-
guIsr means by which he had been
saved from the accident, the gentle.
men could not help noticing the con-
duct of the dog, which followed close
Iy at his heels. He tried every means
to get rid Of it during the day, but in
the afternoon the animal was still fol-
lowing him, and he was obliged to
take It home with him. The dog has
now been installed as watchman of
the house, and has already shown
great attachment to the gentleman
and his famIly.-DuHdee Advertiser.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
Death Of "WashDOard" Hale.

We see by the Jefferson county
papers that WashbOard" Hale died
In the poor house recently. He was
q character. For thirty years he had
lived in that vicinity on a washboard
as may be said. He made q few
washbosrds, and he would take one
under his arm and go to farm house
and allow the wife to use 1t. II she
bought it, all right, il not it was all
the same. He wonld have a dozen
washbOards seatterd around, and he
was always the guest of the house, got
his meals, moved his washboard to
another locality, and ate and drank
on the board. He always managed
to arrive at the house about meal
time, and as he had all the news to
tell, he was welcome. II a housewife
had wood to split, COW to milk, or
the man had steers to break, hogs to
kill, or 8 wagon to grease, old Hale
was ready to help. At times when
the good housewife had not much in
the house for dinner, the arrival Of
WashbOard Hale would cause a cloud
to rest on her brow, bat q cheerful
word from him would soon dispel it,
Ahu AO uOl CNCA WCAE
hungry q day of his life. He was 8
tramp, always on the mOve-in sum-
mer with his coat over his arm, and
in winter bundled up and always on
the march. However hard up he
might be, he could manage to get zinc
enough for a washbosrd, and any
friendly carpenter would allow him
TO do the work in his shop, and his
stock being completed' he was on the
road. In sll his thirty years. travel
about Jefferson county, no one ever
heard him use an unkind word and
he never injured q soul. Children
would chat him until he got an op.
portunity to be Of assistance to them,
after which they were his friends.
He would make kite for them or
draw them miles on q sled for the
asking. He was a great character,
and will be missed.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17

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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
Dickens Child Characters.

Much of Dickens art in painting
child characters generally lies in this
miugling the threads of their fate
with the schemes Of heartless and vii.
lainOus people. Oliver Twist may be
cited as another example. He, too, is
the helpless, innocent child, exciting
ones sympsthies because he Is con-
stsntly subjected to hesrtless and
cruel treatment. Mrs. Corney, Bum
bic, Noah ClsypOle, FsgiD, and Sykes
are his tOrmenters and tempters,-the
black shades which by contrast make
him appear good and virtuous. Like
little Nell, while he is made the sport
of harsh circumstances, he Is himself
passively, instinetively virtuOus.
Though the central figure OF the story,
he, too, Is only sketehed in outline,
while the characters which darken
his destiny are fully and dramatically
wrought out. In some Of his later
works the novelist dslineates his chill
dren with greater fGllness nevsrthe-
less, in the main, they are all made
to impress one less by the fullness of
their portraiture than by what one
perceives of the creatures who threat
en- to make their lives wretched. AS
in Turner's celebrated picture, the
slave-ship occupies but q slight pro-
portion OF the canvas, which Is main
ly filled with the mad waves OF the
sea, so the children OF Dickens are
small aerial figures floating amid
masses OF black cloud painted in to
give brilliancy to the whiteness.-
National Repository for September.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
ONE W0MAN'S LIFE.
Watching Nightly Tar the Husband
Who Was Brought Home 10
Her Bead Years Ago.

People who cross City hall square at
night have noticed little old woman
dressed In an odd brown gown, q
tight sacque. and frilled cap scrupu-
lOusly clean. She walks the square
from p. NJ. till past midnight to and
fro, scanning every mans face, ald
after many dissppointments every
night goes slowly, very late, up to
her home in Mulberry street. A About
four years ago John Reilley, her husr
band, was employed in the press-room
of the Herald. About 8 o'clock every
night he mat his wife, who brought
down his lunch and carried back the
dishes. One cold dark night be did
not meet her, and as she did not
know the way to the press-rOom she
waited some time and then went
home. In her room she found his
dead body upon the bed. He had
been killed by the falling of q roll of
paper. She did not die, though she
was near dying, and she still waits
every night to meet her husband.
Winter and summer are alike to her,
and no weather delays her, though
she is sixty years OF age.-M Y
World,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
The Tricks or the Cigar Trade.

Cigars are being made here in al
most exact imitation OF Havana
brands. They are made In every way
like the imported article, and are sold
ss such without detection. The tricks
of the trade have been exposed in the
Custom House in the seizure OF %, Go
fine regalias, reinas, and Henry Clays
by an officer OF the night watch, who
saw them being driven through West
street, and became suspicious that
they had been smuggled from an
Havana steamship. The offer of $500
by the driver to let him go made the
officer feel certain that they had been
smuggled. Some OF the cigars were
shown to the government expert for
Rppraisement, and he reported them
to he imported, and worth at the rate
Of Sl25 thousand. The seizing off,
Ger rubbed his hands over an expected
mOiety from Washington. On Sstur-
day three cigar makers called on
Deputy Collector Phelps and said that
they believed the lot to be cigars that
had been stolen from them q few days
ago, and they gave trademarks
and numbers which coTresponded
with those on the boxes in the seizure
room. They admitted that their busi-
ness was to manufacture cigars In
imitation OF any Havana brand want
ed by their customers. When shown
the cigars they made affidayits thst
they were the ones stolen from them
and they were given up to them.
The officer lost his moiety and the
government the duties.-M Y. Sun.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
Dentistry on q Monkey.

One of the large monkeys at the
Alexandra Palace has been for some
time suffering from decay Of the right
lower canine and an abscess, form
ing q large prOtuberance on the jaw,
had resulted. The pain seemed go
great 1t was decided TO consult q dent
ist as to what should be done, and as
the poor creature was at times very
savage it was thought that il the
tooth had to be extracted the gas
should be used for the safety o the
operator. Preparations were made
accordingly, but tie behavior OF the
monkey was quite q surprise to all
who were concerned. He showed
great fight on being taken out OF his
cage, and not only struggled against
being put into sack prepared, with
hole cut for his head, but forced one
OF his hands out and snapped and
screamed and gave great promise OF
being very troublesome. Directly,
however, Mr.. levin MOsely, who had
undertaken the operation, managed
to get bis hand on the abscess and
gave relief, the monkeys demeanUr
changed entirely. He laid his head
down quietly for examination, and
without the use Of the gas submitted
to the removal OF q stump and q
tooth IS quietly as pOssible.-LORdOn
Nature.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
Parental Responsibility.

The importance OF mothers teach
ing their daughters everything that
would qualify them for wives and
mothers, must be admitted by all !;
while 1t is equally true, that, to a
great extent, iT is neglected. The eff
fort OF many mothers seems now, to
be, chiefly, to prepare their daughters
to figure in the gay circles of society,
anu give them only an ornamental
training, to the neglect OF the more
essential knowledge. Music, both in
strumental and vocal, is useful and
slevating, and should not be neglect
ed. But the study OF Physiology is
the one most important, and without
this study no one is properly prepared
to take care OF herself, or her chill
dren. There are q great variety of
cares and duties to be performed for
the children that cannot be done as
they shnnId, il the mother IL isz1OIa aut
of the laws or health. How many
unfortunate ones We see around US,
who are 30 in In consequence OF ig-
nOrAnce, or neglect. on the part Of
those whom God has intended to I've
their guardians. The thousand and
life, may be traced directly to this
cause.
How few even OF protesting Chris
tian parents, appreciate or compre-
hend the early spiritual yearnings of
their children. Doubtless, IL, at an
early age, they were taught to fear
God, 1t would save them from falling
into many evils, Often their young
minds reach out after the unknown,
and are too timid TO even let pa or ma
know the hunger that is within,
while they are struggling with doubt,
and fear, and are Conscious of their
responsibility, and their need OF help
from higher power than their
parents. How tenderly should these
young buds OF promise be dealt with,
lest the blast of some uncOngenial or
destroying influence may utterly dis
courage them, or perhaps turn their
thirsty souls Into channel that will
lead them away from God, and prove
their ruin. Often has our heart been
made to cry out to the great Father
for wisdom and guidance, to enable
US to lead Alright the dear, but erring
one, to that fountain OF all knowl-
edge, and OF the only true wisdom
for we are told, "The fear Of the Lord
is the beginning OF wisdom" II our
children have not this fear before
their eyes, they must be in q state Of
the saddest Ignorance. May God help
every parent to feel their RESPONSE
bility.-M. C. b. IN Golden CenSer.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
Fail Shadows.

"Gem'len," said Brother Gardner,
as he smiled down upon the brethren,
"it am needless to remark dat de fall
seZun am srrove. De days am gittin'
in hurry, and de nights am putin
in heaps o. time, for de money. Folks
who heZ been IN de habit OF exhibitin'
demselves on de front dOah steps for
an hour or two after supper am
now to be fOun' arOun' de kitchen
stove, and Ice cream begins to bite de
cOnfidin' tongue. De long evenin's am
sort o. tiresOme to de general run o.
men, an l want to sEy q word right
heah an now. From and after dis
date de club library will be open
ebery evenin', an members ar inVit-
ed to drop in an read up on history,
science, finance. astronomy, ami all
de Odder cOnsistcneies OF de age. Dsr
will be states al' pencils heah to fig
ger wild dar will be luXuFies beah for
writln' letters dar will be war maps
o. New Jersey heah dsr will be glee
books, hymn books, an q good fire,
an de man VINO dOan' know muffin
kin drop in heah an fine cut all about
Il, an go home to his family wild 3
clean conscience an 3 marble brow.
De ideAh am to keep off de streets an
outer de low places, an at de same
time plug de mind wild richness an
wisdom. ."-DetrOt Free Press.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
A Dead Failure.

a small nswshOy who is every
morning to be found on the steps OF
tho pooPlOis S~1inRs Bank was yes-
terday morning observed by q police
man to remove his stockings and
shoes at an early hour and hide them
under the steps. The lad then took
great pains to exhibit his bare feet to
all passeTs, and was often noticed
standing on one leg, as il the cold
pavement was very painful. Man
after man passed without q word Of
sympathy, and the sales OF papers did
not increase by one. BY and by along
came q man with q red nose and =
gOOd-natured look, and the boy held
out q paper and said :
"Have a paper-my feet are almost
frozen"
"Eh ? BarefOoted ?" queried the
old man, as he halted and looked
down.
"Yes, and my feet are freezing"
"Are, eh ? See here, bub, I'II put
you up 10 snuff. Let 'em freeze, and
then take lay-off in the hospital for
all winter Nice fries-chicken soup
nothing to do, and your feet'lI thaW
out early in the spring and shed every
stOne-bruise Fact, bub-tried it
seven winters myself"
The boy looked after him In q
doubtful way, and then made for his
shoes on q skip, muttering
"Mebbe he lies and mebbe he don't,
but Pm busted up as clean as the
chap who held his watermelOns over
winter for a rise Ouch Whar's
them stockuns add eOW-hides ?"-De:
trOi Free Press.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
On the Banks Of the D.

David D0ldrom dOatlngly desired
Dolly DoubIechin. David devoted
days decorating, doubling Dolly's de.
votion, David's deeds delighted Dolly
dear duck. David obviously lodged
Dolly daily, devouring doughnuts
desperately, drinking deeply, dis
gusting dainty, delicate Dol
ly. David decided different
dOings, dutifully digging bitches
dirty difficult duty. DAvid's dole
fui demeanOr depressed Dolly dread.
fully, debating dreadful dreams, dis
turDiDg digestion, developing dys-
pepsls. David drove doctor down,
diagnosing disease, directing divers
doses, discreet diet, diluted decoc-
tions, domestic drugs. Dolly de-
INJURED, desiring dancing, driv-
ing, dIversion. David dismissed doc
tor, deliRhtedly devOting double de-
voirs, directly dlspelling DOlly's dole
fol disposition. Dolly deprecated
David's dubious demonstrations, dis
approving dilly-dallying. David
dRintily dressed, demanded DOlly's
decision, declaring definite devotion.
Dolly, desiring delay, discussed
dinners, dancing school, Dick Dig
worthy's dram drinking, d.
verting D3vid's dangerous direction.
David, dOughtily determined, dis
suaded DOlly's diffuse dissertations.
Dulcet dealings dissrming Dolly,
Dominic Dryasdust declared David
DOldrum, Dolly Doublechin definitely
doubled.-Rtilddell1hid Bulletin.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
One Way to Get Married.

Judge Richardson doesn't pretend
TO be q psHsOn and therefore isn't a
well up In the marriage ceremony as
the aimy supporter OF a dscaying
hierarchy. The young couple stood
up before him the other evening, and
the judge inquired In cross question
ing tone Of the groom:
"Are you citizen OF the United
States"
The groom took hold OF the waist.
band OF his trousers and tugged say
ing:
"I voted for Tilden, Jadge."
"Why James" )" exclaimed the blush
ing creature by his side.
"It's 3 fact, Emmer," protested
James rather Indignantly, and glsring
at the Judge.
His Honor cOughed and demanded
severely:
"Do you, sir, as q citizen Of Nevada
and a lawful voter OF Reno, sOlemnly
declare that you will fOrsake all other
evils and cIeavs to this Cne ?n
"I've money to bet on it :" respond
ed the groom growing pale, but plac-
ing his arm around the shrinking
bride.
"Tben," cried the judge, bringing
his fist down upon his desk, "GOd hAs
Joined you together and the
man than that puts you Rsunder.
The fee is just what you want % give,
young fellow"
1t was pretty liberal and the Court
set them up and kissed the new wife
several times.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
rHE VALUE OF CLEANLINESS.

The Leader in the following article
shows the value OF cleanliness, as 8
preventive Of yellow fever, which hs,
siain its thousands during the Issl
two months In the southern cities:
II has been = matter OF some sur
prise TO those who have observed the
spread OF yellow fever in the South
TINS year that Galveston, the city that
nAd suffered so grievOusly in 1867 and
other years, has this year been en-
tlrely exempt. A recent number of
the Galveston NelCs explains the
secret and gives some facts that
snould be carefully considered, NOT
only by the Yellow Fever Commits
sion, but by the authorities OF all
southern towns exposed to visitations
Of the plague. The writer of the arti-
Gle in question says OF the great epi-
demic OF 1867:
The disease was introduced from
IndiAnola, and it spread like fire
among dry prairie grass, to nearly siI
parts OF the city. AT that time there
was standing water under nearly ali
OF the older houses in the city, and
under many of the new ones, and IL
WAS noted that where this stagusnt
water was most abundant the fever
spread most rapidly and was most
fatal. After this discovery It was de-
termined TO raise the grade of the CITY
four feet, and TO require that the
space beneath every building that
had water under it should be filled up
with sand. At the same time,
the drainage Of the city, which,
like that of New Orleans, has to be
upon the surface, was greatly i'm
proved, and more strict sanitary regu.
lalions were adopted and enforced.
Ever since lSG7 there have been fire.
quent and thorough hOuse-to-hOuse
inspections during the summer
months, beginning on the first OF
May, the abatement of all nuisances
and careful cleansing and disinfection
Of alleys and passages. In this way
Galveston has been made the eleanest
city in the United States, and public
opinion there is such that no inter-
ference aUith the Board of Health,
l0hich consists of eminent physicldns
rho SERVE t0ithOut pay, lgiH be per-
The experience OF Galveston has
gone to show that where proper sani-
tary regulations are observed yellow
fever will not become epidem ic. It
Is required that cleanliness shall be
ell the time. A filthy |
city which has neglected its streets
and permitted its drains Rnd soil to be !
soaked with poisonous matter during
nine months Of the year, cannot by
any sudden Spssm OF cleanliness, |
the h0tbeds from which the |
ever receives its Encouragement. /
rhe experience Of Holly Springs this
pear proves that. Tne conclusion is |
hat in order to avoid periodical visi- |
.atlons OF the plague, all Southern |
owns and cities must not only main |
ain strict quarantine during the |
dangerous months OF summer and au. |
.umn, but must adopt and enforce rig |
dly at all times the sanitary princi- |
)les which experience has shown to be |
he religion OF municipal hygiene. |
water, nOisOme open drains |
md cesspoOls, deeaying garbage and |
slOvenlIness are the kind |
ing-wood with which the death an-
.el lights his ghaEtly path.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
INTEMPERAECE.

Alas how strange that men viii yield
To poison 5 deadly drink,
And sacrifice their name and worth,
And sever every link
THat bind them with a noble tie
To love aud 10 humanity.
rhtenperanee' way rules well the day,
Easy aEd smooth the track
The dimeuIties one would meet,
Would be In turning back
For entering once, theday within
is naBght beside deep depths OF sin.
Why not resist, in iife's first star.
This dread, prevailing curse
with horror from IFS sight,
And nom Us maddening use
The future which they know to be
Want, ruin, sin and misery.
doomed and Saddened life2
Team shed I'm vain, and prayers so Oft
Breathed by a drunkard's wife
Have such like mIseries failed 10 save,
And turn men from a drunKard's grave
o, when viii reformation come,
And spread his influence round;
T1rnlng the tide OF present blight,
And temperance pure abound?
Then welcome all such Joy as this.
Reality Of earthly bliss.
With patience, hope, and trust, we wait,
such future scenes TO see,
Longing for time TO turn the course
OF Immortality;
o, strive for this, our greatest aim,
From drunken vice mankind reclaim.
-EbCbGHge
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

WHE COuntenance IS pale and leaden-
l. COlOred, with occasional fushes, or
4 ClrcumsCribed spot on one or both
checks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dIlate; an azure semiCirCle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is IL
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds {;
a swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming OF throbbing
OF the ears, an unusual secretion of
saliva; Shiny or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning (;
appetitevariable, sometimes VOraCiOus,
with 4 gnawing sensation of the StOm-
ach, at others, entirely gone; feeting
pains IN the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels IL
regular, At times COstive; stools Shiny; {;
not unfrequently tinged with blood /;
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and conyulsiye; ; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of
the teeth; temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. c. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect 4 cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; 1t IS an innocent prepara.
ton, not capable Gf Going the slightest
igjnly TO tie most hcHder infant,
The genuine DR., MCLANE'S YER
mFUGE bears the signatures Of c. Nc
LAKE and FLEMING Bros, on the
WTlpDer- -:O.-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-17
now Barnum Became u TeetOTaIer.

P. T. Barnum told a reporter OF the
Buffalo Courier, in these words, how
he came to be q teetOtsler:
"One evening, In 1917, | went to
Saratoga with q party Of friends. and,
without noticing what / was coming
to, suddenly found myself talking
thick. / knew that l was boOzy. The
next morning, / said never should
drink another drop of liquor, and /
never have. l did not, st the time,
stop drinking champagne l did not
then consider that drinking. / be-
came from that day very much in
terested in the cause of temperance,
and was instrumental in getting the
Rev. DR.. E. H. Chaplin To lecture on
the subject, at Bridgeport. To my
surprise, the chief target OF his elO-
quence was moderate drinkers, and
champagne suppers. 1t changed my
views, considerably, and the next
morning 1 took DR.. Chaplin into my
wine-cellar, and told him to look at
the effect Of his arguments. / had
knocked the heads off all my cham
pagne-bottlss. He was astonished,
and said he thought was IeetOtaler.
i am | replied"