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I'm the Pilot House.

"Yes, sir. this kind of work obliges man to
keep sober as judge, OF all men in the world,
steamboat pilots and railroad engineers should
let liquor alone. For on their clearness of sight
and coolness of head depends the safety of life
and property"
Keeping his hand on the wheel as he said this
Mr.. A. Brockman, of No. 291a Silver street, Chi
cago, added: "Of course, some of 'em drink but
the sober ones have the best positions and the
best pay. Yes, the work and exposure some
times tells on us; but for my part, find PAR
KER'S TONIC to be all the invigorantI need.
1 got a bottle aboard here now; never go on a
trip without it. When haven't any appetite,
or am in any way out of sorts, it sets me up in
no time. II drinking men would use the Tonic
It would help 'em to break off. (No, that isn't
ter9 AS was saying, the Tonic is new life bot
tied up. You see that Flagstaff? Well, with a
bottle of PARKER'sS Tonic in the locker / can
Keep malaria as far from me that, all the
time. My wife has used it for three years for
summer complaint and collie, and as an invigo-
rant, when she's tired out from overwork. She
says the Tonic is a daisy. Goodbye! Don't
break your neck going below.
This preparation which has been known as
PARKER's GINGEB Tonic, will hereafter be ad-
yertised and sold simply under the name of
PARKER'S TONIC. AS un principaled dealers are
constantly deceiving their custmers by substi-
tuting inferior articles under the name of gin
ger and as ginger is really an unimportant in
gredient, we drop the misleading word.
There Is no change, however, in the prepara-
ton, itself, and all bottles remaining in the
PARKER'S GINGER TONIC contain the genuine
medicine If the fac-simile signature of HIsCox
& Co., is at the bottom of the outside wrapper
Jan 17-lm.
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LITERARY NOTICES,


LITTELL's LIVING AGE.-The number of The Liv-
ing Age for January 10th and 26th contain Ancient
International Law, Contemporary Review; Outcast
Russia, and recent visit to the Beers, Nineteenth
Century Scraps from the Chronicles of Venice, Ma
tionaal Review; Greenstead Church, and Dream
Space, G Gentlemans Magazine; Marshal Berwick, and
Last "reminiscences of Anthony Trollope, Temple
Bar; The Oaks of Sherwood Forest, Forestry; Life
of Lord Lyndhurst, Times; Florentine Trades
mans Diary, Saturday Review; Canon Liddon on
secularism. Spectators with the conclusion of "a
Maiden Fair,' and instalmsnts of 1.-THE Babys
Grandmother" and 'Old Lady Mary: Story of the
Seen and the Unseen and the usual amount of poet
ry.
A new volume began January 1st. For fifty two
numbers of sixtyfour large pages each Cor than
pages year) the subscription price (ss is low
while for $050 the publishers offer to send any
the American $4.OO monthles weeklies with The
Living Age for year, both postpaid. Littell Co.,
Boston, are the publishers.
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PAssAIC, N. j.,
Ian 90 1894

To the Editors of the Standard:
wish to make known through your
highly appreciated and widely circu-
lated Journal, why it is that my wine
cannot be had from Druggists by the
Pint or Quart &c., drawn from the
Cask.
1t is because there are so MANY un-
principled men in the business that
dare not trust my wines to be dealt
out IN that way and remain pure.
Unless L have some security against
its adulteration, too many men would
make two bottles out of one by adul-
teration, as the wine is so rich that it
will stand that, and even more, and
yet sell for my pure wine, and not be
noticed by those who have been using
California Port Wine. The only Sc
curity the public have in getting my
wine pure, is for me to bottle it and
affix my signature over the cork of
each bottle. The price at one dollar
per bottle is no more than it would be
in bulk, except the cost of the bottling,
cork and label.
would be glad to sell it by the
barrel, could I be sure Of its being
dealt out to consumers in its pure
state. [ found years ago by experience
that the only way the public could
get my wine pure, was to seal every
package, with my signature over the
stopper.
Not long ago druggistin Tren-
ton, N. j., was approached by a Gus
tuner who wanted a bottle of Speer's
Port Grape Wine for his sick wife, 81
have it" said the druggist, who at
once repaired to the cellar and short
came up with a bottle part filled and
corked and no label, and delivered it
to the customer for Speer's Port
Grape Wine. That customer took it
home, it made his wife sick, he after
wards showed the wine to physician
who declared it was nothing like
Speer's wines, but miserable stuff
palmed off instead.
This shows the necessity of taking
every precaution to insure method
by which consumers may be sure
when they get my wine.
Yours Respectfully,
ALFRED SPEER.
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More Valuable than Ever.

We direct our readers attention
elsewhere to the advantage, impor-
tance, and direct profit, of supplying
themselves this year with the Ameri-
can Agricultwist, (New York; the
cheapest as well as the most valuable
journal in the country. Every num-
ber contains one hundred columns of
original reading matter, by the leading
writers of the country, upon all topics
connected with the Farm, Garden, and
Household, and nearly one hundred
engravings made specially for the
american Agricultwist. The paper,
now in it's 43d year, is unquestionably
more valuable than ever before. Each
number brings fresh evidence that no
time or money is considered where the
interest of the paper is at stake. Its
''House Plans and Improvements"
profusely illustrated, are worth more
than any costly architectural works.
Its persistent and fearless exposure Of
Humbugs and swindling schemes, is
of great value to the whole country,
particularly the farming community.
In short it has something good and
valuable for everybody. Owing to
special arrangement with the Publish
ers, we are enabled to offer the Jackson
Standard and the american Agricul-
turisi for one year, and the Engra-
wings Foes or Friends?" and SIN the
Meadow" for 1926. 10 cents for
packing and postage.)
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In little village near Urbana, Ohio,
a few days ago, man went to drug
store to get some cream of tartar for
the use Of his family. The proprietor
was out, and the clerk was drunk, CIV
ing the man arsenic instead Of cream
Of tartar. The family partook hearth
ly of a mess of biscuits made with ar
senic. ALI were taken violently sick,
but prompt medical aid saved their
lives.
But don't .censure the young drug
clerk. He has right to get drunk.
He must not be held down to the nom
sense Of the Temperance fanatics. 1t
is of far more Importance for him to
get drunk than it is to save the lives
of whole family.
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The Ironton Bee says there is much
destitution and suffering in Ironton,
The Infrmary is crowded to overflow
ing, and the Township Trustees have
done all they can, and now the people
must act.
Here is how the article closes:
Among the many incidents tend
ing to show the condition Of affairs,
we can not refrain from mentioning
one. A man asked butcher to give
him some meat and wait for the mon
ey. The butcher refused, when the
man grabbed steak and ran. The
butcher called an officer and sent him
in hot pursuit. The man with the
meat got home, left it with his fam
lily, and continued his flight. When
the officer arrived, the half-starved
children were eating the raw and
bloody meat. There was hardly an
ember Of fire in the house, and the
man Of the law spoke with a husky
voice, and his eyes were swimming, as
he swore he wouldn't arrest that man,
if he lost his place on the force"
Now what we would like to know
is, how much this man paid last year
for beer, tobacco and whisky? How
much money was paid during last year
in Ironton for these poisons?
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suow-balling in the streets ought to
be stopped. We believe the officers do
stop it whenever it occurs in their
presence, but there ought to be such
active measures taken against it as to
deter boys from engaging in it. We
had the exquisite pleasure, on Mon
day, while passing street corner, of
being whacked over the eye with a
chunk of snow and ice, by a boy not
more than five or six feet away. This
blow, while we paid no attention to it,
would have seriously hurt a child.
And we have noticed that many boys
pay no attention whittier they are
throwing. Boys, quit snow=balling.
If the officers do not get hold of you,
some vigorous citizen may be impelled
to give you warming that will give
you a lasting distaste Of snow.
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ssNO General Engagement! !"

Mr.. Elias Crandall gave a number of
friends, a few evenings since, some of his
recollections of the war, and among other
things this amusing anecdote: When
John Morgan was raiding through por-
tions of Southern Ohio, a command of
militia was mustered at Camp Ports
mouth to resist the bold invader. The
command of the post was given to Col.
Peter Kinney, of the seth Ohio, who was
at home at the time. Hearing that Nor
gan was coming that way, Col. Kinney
sent three men up the road to reconnoi-
ter, instructing them if they saw the ar
my of Morgan approaching to come back
and report, but the three were cautioned.
particularly, not 10 bring ON q general en-
g0genneatt.
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Hamburg" Butler, Senator from
South Carolina, was interviewed in
Washington on Sunday, regarding the
proposed resolution, by Senator Sher-
man, to investigate the Copiah, Miss
issippi, and Danville, Va, murders.
''If I had my way about it" said he,
II would let Mr.. Sherman, and the
entire Republican side, scream unmo-
Tested. The people are tired Of it."
Yes, the people are tired of it; they
are tired of having Confederate bull
les and thugs shoot down men for
voting the Republican ticket; they
are tired Of having the boasted ''South' n
gentleman, sab" carry on in man
ner which would disgrace the most
degraded and murderous foot-pad in
the universe; they are tired of a good
many characteristics Of the Southern
Democracy.
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The present cold winter has admonish-
ed many persons that good stoves, and
good CRATES, are absolute necessities |;
hence the dealers in these articles have
had large run of custom. G. Graham,
having full supply, has done thriving
business. He has been encouraged to
keep his stock full, and is at all times pre-
pared to fill all orders.
In the line of tinware, and every article
usually found in first class establishments
of this kind, he keeps full stock.
Outdoor work is now suspended, but it
is good. time to make arrangements and
leave your orders
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Probate Court.

S. 7. Boggess VS.. S. M. Pollock, assign.
ee of Alex. Dickson; motion relating to
preferred claim. Set for hearing Feb. II
L. @. Branson, Admir- of j. c. Branson
Representation in insolvency filed, and
declaration of probable insolvency made
and notice ordered given by publication
The accounts of the following appoint
ees were filed, ordered published, and set
for hearing Feb. %, to-wit:
Joseph F. Jacobs, admr. of Samuel Tur-
ner;
G. G. James, gdn. of Chas. Watson;
VIM. Thomas, admir- of John w. Thom-
as;
]. L. Ramsey, admr. of Susan Shelton
Samuel McGhee, admr. of Robt. Smith
]. L. Ramsey, gdn. of Clayton Perkins;
Elizabeth Herbert, gdn. of John Her
bert, ct al.
David Davis, assignee of Ambrose
Scott. Inventory filed, Petition to sell
real estate also filed; inventory approved
and ordered recorded. Order to sell real
estate made.
VIM. Cunningham, deceased. Will filed
for probate. Notice to next of kin Or
dered and hearing set for Feb. 6.
J. H. Roseboom, drug store) assignee
of Ambrose Scott. Hearing of exceptions
to account, and motion to remove as
signee; exceptions sustained, and balance
found due paid into court, assignee dis
charged, and David Davis appointed his
successor.
Jane Powers, deceased. viii admitted
to probate.
Stephen J. Morgan appointed admins
TRAITOR of Thos. Jay Morgan, deceased.
Bond $27OO.
Morgan & Thomas, partnership. Ap-
pointment of appraisers asked by admin
istrator, and Mark stefnberger, Henry
Jones and R. w. Thomas appointed ap-
praiSers.
David E. Evans, executor of Edward
d. Evans. Inventory and sale bill filed,
approved, and ordered of record.
MARRIAGE L+CENsEs ISSUED.
VIM. A. Leonard and Emma f. john
son.
Allen Clark and Gala LantZ.
Branson Martin and Rosa A. Jenkins.
James Morrison and Alice Eckley.
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A Righteous Verdict.

At the trial Of James Mutt, at
Pittsburgh, Pa, one day last week,
the jury returned the verdict of mot
guilty" This boy was charged with
the murder of N. L. Dukes, promi-
nent Democratic politician, at Union
town, Pa, in last June.
The history Of the case is sad
story of wrong and suffering on the
part of the Mutt family, and Of most
diabolical scoundrelism on the part of
Dukes. The latter was engaged to
Miss Lizzie Mutt, beautiful girl, of
excellent reputation. When Dukes was
elected to the Legislature, he became
self-important, and desired to break
the engagement, on account OF the
lack of wealth Of the Nuts. Instead
Of breaking the engagement in a
gentlemanly way, he wrote long
letter-flled with the vilest slander
of the girl-to her father, who was a
prominent Republican politician.
Capt. Mutt requested Dukes to call at
his (Nutt's) Office, and talk the matter
over. He called there and murdered
Capt. Mutt. Dukes was tried and ac-
quilted, on the ground that he acted
in self-defense.
1t is not to be wondered at that
Young James Nuts heart was filled
with a longing and determination to
kill this notorious scoundrel who had
blasted his sisters reputation, and
murdered his father. In addition to
all this load Of wrong, young Mutt
claimed that Dukes would sneer at
him on the streets. He met Dukes at
the Postoffice, in uniontown in last
June, and deliberately shot him to
death. There can be no doubt of the
righteousness Of young Nuts action,
and the verdict Of the jury caused
great enthusiasm in Pittsburgh. Ii
every-murderous scoundrel who blasts
female reputation were treated as
young Mutt treated Dukes, it would
not be great calamity to society or
civilization.
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Hello! Another Surprise Party /!

Surprise parties being the order of the
day, the daughters (h1rs. Boggs and Mary
Haines) of Mrs Ann B. Williams, thought
they would surprise their mother, on the
fifty-third anniversary of her birthday;
so arrangements were made, and relatives
and friends were invited to be present on
the evening of January II, 1884. She,
knowing nothing of it until returning
from neighbor's house, found her home
prise. After interchanging social greet
ings, and listening to some fine music,
Miss Emma Hunt presiding at the organ,
friends joining in singing. The friends
called to order by DR.. Grifiths, who made
a short and appropriate address, after
which he presented, giving the names of
the donors as follows:
VIM. D. Williams, molasses pitcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Davis, preserve
dish.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith, vases.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. III. Roberts, bread
plate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith, celery glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jenkins, pillow
shams.
MI. and Mrs. David Wynne, jelly dish.
Mr.. and Mrs. David ]. Williams, pickle
dish.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Boggs, cake.
Mrs. NJ. E. Griffiths, two dollars.
Mrs. E. Hunt, sugar bowl.
Miss Annie Campbell, salt stand.
Miss Mollie Boggs, apron.
Mrs. Mary Haines, cake.
Miss Mamie jenkins, glass pitcher.
Then repast was served, all feeling
that they had spent a pleasant evening.
JENNIE r, JONES.
OAK HILL, O., January 20, 1884.
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Administrators Sale.
State of Ohio, Jackson County, So.
COrrt Of Hnp1non plans

State of Ohio, Jackson County, So.
Court of Common Pleas.
Berry U. Jackson ct al. VS.. Robert M. Kent ct al.
In pursuance of an order and decree made by
said Court in this cause, and pursuant also to
an order of sale issued therein by said Court and
to me directed as Master Commissioner thereof,
will offer for sale at public auction, on
Saturday, the 1st Dag of March, 4.
d. 1884,
at one o'clock P. M, at the door of the Court
House, in said county, the following lands and
tenements, situated in the county of Jackson.
and State of Ohio, and bounded and described
as follows, tO-wit:
The n. e. or. of the n. or. of Sec. 13, TIP. g,
Range 20. Appraised $2S0O0.
The s. e. or. of the n. g. or. of Sec. 13, TIP. 6,
Range 20. Appraised at $4,000.
The n. e. or. of the s. or. of Sec. 13, TIP. 6,
Range 20. Appraised at $4,000.
Also the following lands and tenements in
Pike County Ohio, fo-wit:
The n. W. or. of the n. W. or. OF Sec. 10, Tp g.,
Range 20. Appraised at 5000.
The n u OF the S. W. or. of the u. W. or. of Sec.
10, TIP. 6, Range 20. Appraised at 5000.
TermS-CaSh in hand on the day of sale.
Given under m y hand this 26ih day of Janu-
ary, A. D. 1884. J. w. LONGBON,
jan3lw5 Master Commissioner.
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assailed as swindlers and falsifers.
And why? Simply because of the
pernicious habits of some newspaper
proprietors claiming more circulation
than they really have, and which the
entire community know they have
not. We do not assail any paper in
particular, but mean to war against
the habit which is sapping the best
blood Of the business and lowering
the members of the fourth estate.
We aim to induce change from this
premeditated enlargement of circula-
ton on paper and bring all publishers
to deal fairly with their fe, low busi-
ness men, as men generally do who
buy and sell by some standard. Hon
est publishers nowadays have very
hard lines. If they give their real
circulation some rival will brazenly
assert double his circulation, and both
will be measured up by the same rule
and neither believed. The most feas-
ible plan that we can now suggest is
to have Congress enact law ordering
the publication of the exact circula-
ton at the head of the editorial col
umn of each issue, under oath from
the publisher. This we know would
be favorably entertained by all hon
est publishers, and we see no good
reason why those who feel in earnest
in this matter should not voluntary
commence to do this very thing"
The subscription list Of the Jackson
Standard is carefully corrected every
Tuesday afternoon, printed, and hung
over our desk, and we invite any one,
especially any one who desires to ad-
vertise, to inspect it and count the
names, if so inclined. Any publisher
who is not willing to show his SUBJ
scription list, is cheat and fraud.
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That History "a

The papers generally are down on
the History of the Lower Scioto VAL
ley. It certainly is miserably
botched affair. We have only had time
to look at few things, in which we
are Immediately interested. It states
that R. G. Hoffman and Davis Mack
ley took charge of the Jackson STAN
dard in the year 1856. Now Mr..
Hoffman never owned an interest in
the Standard, and never had any con-
troll over it. This history (D also
states that Davis Mackley took charge
of the Iron Valley Erpress, Demo-
cratic paper, and gave it good start,
&c. That was Irvine DUNCAN, and
not Mackley.
When the historians were here,
they asked US good many questions
about the Standard, its circulation,
&c. We told them that in some polit-
ical campaigns the circulation ran up
to 2,200, and for the past several years
it had not run down below 300, and
that we had made oath to the average
circulation, for the newspaper Direc-
tories, for the past three years, putting
it at 1,72S. Now this history states
that the circulation of the Standard
has run up to 1900! And so on.
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Near Charleston, West Va. two
men were walking on the Railroad
track. when they saw colored woman
walking in front of them. They Or
dered her to stop, and she kept on,
when one of them shot and wounded
her. Four colored men now rushed
out and shot the two scoundrels, kill
ing one Of them. Two Of these col
ored men were arrested, and we are
assured ''there is strong talk of lynch
ing" That's it? If any colored man
attempt to interfere with the right Of
a white man to shoot a colored wo-
man he must be lynched, according to
the Virginia idea. 1t is a sad pity
that the colored men did not kill both
the scoundrels, and escape.
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The Young America Corn and Cob Mill.

The Young America Corn and Cob Mill.
This mill is to-day one of the most re-
liable and satisfactory implements made
in the United States. 1t will grind corn
ON the cob, shelled corn, oats, rye, screen
ings, &C., sc. Can be regulated to grind
coarse or fine, as desired, and is so simple
that it cannot be worked wrong. 1t is
durable and strong. The grinding plates
are made of steel and will therefore wear
long time, and when worn out can be
replaced at small cost. Nothing else
about the mill wears out.
W. W. Gibson, of Liberty Township, is
agent for the sale of these machines. He
took two of them through town one day
last week, and we saw them. They are
very substantial machine. We believe
the price is $40.
The great saving of grain to farmers is
what constitutes the value of this mill.
Every farmer knows that grain fed to
stock is largely wasted, by not being
chewed, and a large portion of it being
undigested.
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They have a case of genuine ro-
nance, or genuine 'scussedness" in
Sing Sing Prison, New York. One
George W. Lake, Of Massachusetts,,
went to sea when fifteen years of age,
and upon reaching Japan he began
trading in japanese curiosities, SELL
ing to foreign visitors, and finally es-
tablished quite trade. Then he re-
turned to Massachusetts. Before
leaving his native State in the first
place, he was quite intimate with a
neighbor girl of doubtful character,
named Sweeney. Upon his return he
found a destitute young girl named
Sweeney roaming the streets of his
native town. He took an enterest in
her, sent her to school, she graduated,
they went to New. York, and there
they have been living as husband and
wife. A child was born to them, and
the police arrested Lake for cohabit-
ing with his own daughter-for it is
claimed that Ella Sweeney is the
daughter of Lake and his Massachu-
setts neighbor. About the worst mix
ed up one Of the whole crowd is this
last child, as Lake is both father and
grandfather to it. Then he is both
the father and husband Of his wife.
Taken all together, the family is so
badly mixed that the only hope for
them is to ioin the Mormons.
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We have received from DR.. Caleb
DuHadway, Coroner Of Jersey County,
Illinois, a Jerseyville paper containing
the particulars Of the burning of the
Court House and Jail at that place, in
which confagration four prisoners
confined in Jail were burned to death.
1t was a horrible, sickening affair.
We have also received copy Of the
st. Louis Republican containing par
ticulars Of the horror at Belleville, IL
linois. This was the burning of a
Convent resulting in the death Of some
twenty-five persons.