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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
The Result OF Street Educa-
ton.

Keep your children off the street.
By that we mean, do not let them make
acquaintance on the sidewalks. IF they
frequent the public schools, you must es-
tablish sort of verbal quarantine at your
own door, and examine the youthful tongue
once a day to see if it has not secretion
Of slang upon it.
Mrs. Careful's little son Manfred, came
running into the paternal mansion the
other day shouting to the cook.
"Now then, old girl slap up that din
ner.''
"H'hy Manffedr' began the astonished
mother, where did you learn such Ian
guage? who have you been playing
WITH"
"Me," said the hopeful. ''I generally
play with Dick Turner cause he's bully
boy with glasseye. That's SO to"
The fond mother was about to express
some establishment at the optical misfcrl
tune of Dick when the son continued
"Ma, I'm going to buy plug! Jem
Smith wears one and / am as big as he
is"
"4A plug gaspsd mother"
'SYes stree, plug. / have got the
spondulicks salted down in my box, sure
it's bound to cothe. u
The mother at this juncture ordered thc
youngster up stairs, and sent for mar
servant to interpret the slang.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
THE Latest Mode.

For the exclusive information of lady
readers.we may remark that good, fash
ionable, authority in New York vouchss
for the fact that no lady of ton will dare
to appear on Fifth avenue or Broadway
with trailing dress or long petticoat
Short dresses are now the style. They
are scolloped around the edge, and are
worn over balmoral jupons, at a length to
display the kid boot; or else the skirt is
looped up at every seam. nearly to the
knee, showing the colored petticoat, of
mohair, cashmere or silk, trimmed either
to match the dress or in tasteful contrast
to it, and in correspondence with the
shade of the hat or mantle worn. The
leather boots have very high heels, color
ed, perhaps, and strings and tassels OF
leather, also. The petticoat is short
enough to disclose the instep, at least. TO
every dress, suitable for walking, French
n,odestes now attach little rings, through
which cords are run to the waist, to join
another cord, which is drawn at will
around the waist when the lady prepares
to go to promenade, and looscncd within
doors. thus allowing the dress to resume
its original length in salon. Hoops and
skirts are quite exploded in Paris. fiounc-
ed mohair skirts being used instead, to
enable the dress to fall gracefully.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
Speculation i'm the West.

A day. or two since, friend of ours, 8
merchant in this city, was.hailed in the
street by tall, rough-lookiug fellow
very plainly attired in linsey- -wcolsey
cowhide boots and slouched hat, who ac.
costed him with
'Hallow there, mister-I say amt your
name--2"
"That's my name, sir, replied the mer-
chant
"Well, how dye do? "Spose you dom
know me, though
81 do not recollect having seen you
before
"Well, spose not; but what I was
goin'to say was, hain't you got an eighty
acre lot in Wisconsin, ,--eh? ?"
81 believe [ do own lot there?"
"Well, now, perhaps you would like to
sell that ere let?''
Well, sir. l am in a hurry; do you
wish to buy it?''
swell, now, don't know; what do you
ask for that ere lot?'
"Two Thousand dollars, sir
"Twots sthou-two thousand dollars?
No; you're jokingN"
Ii yoe mioH W PulCHdoO, Sii, yOu Auon
my price"
"Well now, wouldn't you like to take
hundred, if you could get it,
chr"
"Why, sir, who would give it?" asked
the merchant eagerly, Gor he had bought
it only few months since, at the govern
n ent prics.)
"Well, will you take it2 that's what I'd
like to know"
"les, sir;III will take nineteen hun
dred"
"Make out your papers thenr" said the
stranger "I've got the money here's wit
nesses to the bargain; and SO saying, he
Grew from his pocket large bag labelled
,'shot, from which he counted the rhino
and took his deed, evidently well pleased
with his bargain.
"You seemed pleased with the trade,
sir, said the merchant.
well, 1 guess 1 might as WE'LL" said
he stranger.
Why returned the merchant, shave
you seen the lot"
"Well, guess l have"
''ls the land remarkably good?' con-
tinued the merchant, supposing he had
been trading with a green un.
It'll do!' said the buyer.
s'What Is it WORTH said the seller.
"Wel I don't know what it's worth,
but 1 We dug about ten thousand dollars
worth OF lead ore out ont already; [ can't
tell how much more ID git?'' and, with a
tbroad laugh, he stuffed the deed into his
pocket and left our chopfallen friend to
consider how much lead ore the balance
of his eighty lots in Wisconsin might
contain.
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have settled the bill, and ordered them discora
timed.
f. Ii subscribers remove to other place
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

CoRNEHs.-Corners hate always been
popular. The chimney corner, for in
stance, is endeared to the heart from the
earliest to the latest hours of existence
The corner cupboard? What stores Of
sweet things it contained Cor us in youth
with what luxuries its shelves have
sroaned in manhood! A snug corner in
will Whoever objected to such a
thing? A corner in a wofnan's heart -
Once get there and you may soon COM
mand the whole domain. a corner in the
Temple of Fame Arrived at that and
YOU become immortal A street corner.
Hang around that and you soon become a
loafer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

A LoNG-L1vED FAMILY.-Seven chill.
dren of Rev. Ambrose Dudley, deceased
who removed from Virginia to Fayette
County, KY in the year 1856, are now
alive. Their respective ages are as fol-
lows Jatnes, Sc; Jeptha, 81; Polly, so;
Benjamin, 7Sj Peter rs, Ambrose, ii and
Thomas. II. Col. Ambrose Dudley was
formerly an old resideht Of Cincinnati
but now resides in Keoknk, Iowa. Polly.
Dudley is living in St. Louis, Mo-, and 4
the remainder of the children in Fayetts
County, KY. H's
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
A DAMAGING CoNAIcT.-On Thursday

A DAMAGING CoNAIcT.--On Thursday
a convict in the Ohio Penitentiary from
Cincinnati, by the name of James Nc
Donald, asked leave to 90 to the hospital
to procure some medicine, and passing
back to his skop entered a building used
by Messrs. Brotherlin & Hahn. contract.
ors for storing cane bottomed chairs when
finished, until they are removed to their
places of business in the city, and in less
than ten minutes cut and destroyed the
seats and mutilated the backs of FIVE dozen
and destroying several bundles of cane.
The Warden very properly gave him thir-
ty days in solitary confinement. the extent
of the law. This Mcdonald is desper.
ate man, and the officers are compelled to
be on the alert all the time in order to
Illustrate his evil designs.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

SNAILs roR CoNsUnprros-A clersv-
mans daughter in Ireland cures con- M
sumption with dose Of snails. She
collects common garden snails, those with
shells, puts them into dish with cover
on 1t, to prevent their running away, and
sprinkle les them plentifully with dark si,. sn.
gar The next day, the syrup thus rnads
is bottled for use. Dose for consun ptiou
Tablespoonful three times daily. She
also advises snails bottled in real broth
snalls were Used for curing consumption
at very remote period. o Us
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
. oetrp.
THE HUSM EElS.
BY JOHN q. WHITTIER.

HEAP high the Farmers wintery hoard
Heap high the golden cornl
No richer gift has autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.
Let other lands exulting CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from the glossy green,
The cluster from the vine.
We better love the hardy gift
! Our rugged wales bestow,
To cheer US when the storm shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow.
When spring time came with flower and bud
And grasses green and young,
And merry bob links in the wood
Like mad musicians sung.
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain,
Beneath the sun of May,
And frightened from the sprouting grain
The robber crows away.
And through the long bright days of June
Its leaves grew thin and fair,
And waved in hot midsumer's noon
Its soft and yellow hair.
And now with autumns moonit ewes
Its harvest time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves
And bear the treasure home.
There. richer than the tabled gift
Of golden showers of old,
Fair hands the golden grain shall sift,
And knead its meal of gold
Let vapid idlers loll in silk
Around the costly board SO.
Give us the bowl Of samp and milk,
By homespun beauty poured.
Wher'er the wide old kitchen hearth
Sends up the smoky curls.
Who will not thank the kindly earth,
And bless our coru-fed girls
Let earth withhold the goodly root,
Let mildew blight the rye.
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
The wheat field to the ay.
But LET the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod
Still let US for his golden corn
Send up our thanks to God.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

A PARTISAN physician, considering
typhus fever to be kind Of paralysis or
asphyxia of the vital functions, OCCASION
ed by the inhalation of lethiferous atnios.
phere either from typhoid patient or
any other morbid source, admits air frseiv
to the invalid s bedrooms. to which plan
ne attributes many remarkable cures. He
says there can be no infection in the omen
airT-fresh air, moreover, enables patient
TO take stlnulants which he could, not
otherwise bear
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
CouNTRY NOT LAhoE EsotoH. -

COUNTRY NOT LARGE ENotaH. A
correspondent of London paper writes:
Il have Just returned from visit to Ger
many after months knocking about. I
had glorious weather, and saw all the lit
tie kings at Frankfort. There is good
anccdote of one of them. He wanted
an army instructed in the use of the
Armstrong gun, SO got one, but was OBJ
liged to ask leave ofthe next king to have
the target put up in his kingdom, his own
not being big enough for the Armrtrong
range!"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

@- A learned member of the French
Academy has made the profound discov-
cry, according to scale Of heights chfon.
ologically arranged, that Adam could have
been ne less than 123 feet 8 inches high,
while Eve was about 5 fbot icssi Sincs
that time humanity is supposed to have
been rapidly degenerating, as the acsde-
mician only grants 90 feet to Abraham.
and but 13 feet to Mosesi e saaa {
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
WOODSFIELD MONROE COUNTY, OHIO NOVEMBER Ii 1863

human beings who, dead-yet not decay
ed, are now under the mighty glaciers of
the Mount Blank chain. A villager or
hunter falls. into crevasse; years roll by
and he is forgotten, yet, perhaps half a
century afterwards. the glacier, in one of
Natures hours of remorse, will yield up
the forgotten man.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

A SAMPLE OF Arkansas ELoouENcR.
"The Court will please to observe, said
an Arkansas lawyer, .sthat the gentleman
from the East has given them very learn.
ed speech. He has roamed with old Rom.
ulus, secked with old Socrates, ripped
with old Euripides, and cantered with
Cantharides but what, your Honor, chot
does he know abont the Law of old Ark
ansaw?" s.f1i
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
From the Chicago Times.l
Political Generals.

A correspondent of an Abolition news
paper, writing from the army of the Cum.
berland, says
The news of thesfavcrabls tesult.of the
Ohio election was received here on Thurs.
day. An order as..immediaaely sent out
tosthe different divisions, brigades, and
regiments of the corps, of which the fol
lowingis copy
HEADQUARTERS 4TH ARMY CoRPs, ]
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. IA, 1863.
The following dispatch is just received
tromfdepartment headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS DEP'T,oF THE
CUMBERLAND, Oct IA, 1863 61 p. IN.
General Granger, Coo,,'g 4th Army Corps:
Ohio gone for Brough by 10000. Send
word for three times three through the
camps. No,information of the reason'foi
cheers to be given by our pickets. By
command of
Major General ROSECRANS.
j. J. REYNOLDS, Major General and
Chief of Staff.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

bsr Ayoung lady at ball was asked
by lover Of serious poetry whether she
had seen Crabbe's Tales.
Why, no." she answsredj at did not
know that crabs had tails"
i beg your pardon, Miss said he ;
i mean have you read Crabbe's Tales !?
;. And | assure you, Sir" said she, 81
did not know that red crabs had tails
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

Beg The New York Herald says the
Washington Chronicle is the organ of the
War and Treasury Department and of the
Satanic Committee in Congress, and is
very appropriately edited by the Chevalier
Forney, and assisted by his infarnal maj
esty the'Detil, in the disguise of fash
ionably dressed shoddy contractor. q. 3
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pa- It is worthy Of tsm.rt that ra..

nsr 1t is worthy of remark that moro
men have voted to make Mr.. Vallandie-
ham Governor than ever cast their suf-
frages to put Mr.. Chase in Office. The
fsst Sine Chase was elected, eight years
ago, he had 146. 900 votes. fhe second
time ae was chosen was In 1857, be had
100000 votes. vallahdigham now has
at least IT'S, 700.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

The cup and chest of Alexander sefl
kirk, the worldiamed Robinson Ctr.ns,
OF Defoe, has now became the property
OF mr, James Hutchinson, Of the Scotch
warehouse, 4S Regent street, London
These interesting relics have up to
this time remained in the possession of
oeiklrk's defendants, in Lorgo, Fife,
where he was bern.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

nA- A cabin-boy ON board ship, the
captain Of which was religious man, was
called up to be whipped for some iDisde.'
meanor. Little Jack went crying and
trembling and said to the captain: N
"Pray. sir, will you wait until say my
prayers?" ao !
eyes" was the stern reply.
"Well, then, replied Jack, looking up
and smiling triumphantly, "I'll say them
when get ashore" "a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
Division Commanders Will see that the
above order is complied With.

obONC OiuSi 10 COupilCu WILL
BY order of Maj. Gen. GRANGER.
"Glorious Old Rosy" had not then
been informed that his own defoat had
been deter mined upon by the Admins
tration. Had he known that the ''Gov-
ernment'' had only suspended his decap-
itation until after the election, in order
that his influence in the army, and that OF
his brother the Bishop, and of his friend,
the Archbishop; in Ohio, might be fully
and earnestly exefted, We doubt if he
would have received the return of the elec-
tion with such hearty enthusiasm. He
thought "full surely his greatness was a
ripening," because of the obsequiousness
with which he had obeyed the partisan
ship of his former political foes. BE
little dreamed then that in few short
hours be would be deprived of his COM
mand, retired in disgrace, and charged
by his w-found political allies with
cowardice, superstitious bigotry, drunken
ness and imbecility; with being an envet-
crate opium eater, and, what was mis-
fortune rather than crime, yet mister
tune entirely disqualifying him from com
mand, with being subject to epileptic fits.
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Business Card s.
a,laifsa a gesacy

Th. subscriber has formed partnership
with AxpREws vASsIcKLE and Mccoy. OF CO.
lu,nhus for III. prosecution of all military
claims whatever such as hack pay, Boapty
P-uss sons. &c &c. The long experiences AMI
extensive practice of this FIRM will it is hoped
secur- public s,aG isnce. The subscriber WI
attsnd at his ofic. on Main Street. Woodsfeld
nearly opposite nr. Smiths.
EDWARD ARCHBOLD,
Feb. 4-l863 9.no Atty at Law.
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MS One Of the heaviest snow storm,

saa. One Of the heaviest snow stornls
ever witnessed in ST. Louis prevailed all
day, Oct. 23d ult., ending with clear,
freezing night. Mercury "a degrees at Q
clock the next morning and was below
freezing point all day. The storm extend.
ed over large portion of Missouri and
Illinois Over six inches of snow fell at
ST. Louis. .-tH =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

"WHERE is your fathei," said an angry
master to the son of his habitually tip
pling domestic. 81
"He is down stairs, sir.
"GeSsl1g drunk. | suppose?"
"No, sir, he amt"
s'What then?"
tsi,ettinn snhar sir y
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
'Getting sober, sir. =

ABOLITION LoGIc.-"Why is the negro
the equal of the white man? "Recausc
6 cd created them BOTH ''On that prin-
cip!es a jackass is equal TO Brigadiel
? "0f course. Sunday Mcr-
curry.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

neg The human race is divided into two
classes-those who 60 ahead and do some
thing. and those who sit still and inquire:
'-Why, wasn't it done the other way ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

s@ "sonny, what are wages hefcf'
'sDon't know" ott
"What does your father got on Satar-
day night?" G ,
Tight as brick pr -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

nm That's a fine strain, said one
gentleman to another, alluding to the
tones of singer at a concert, the other
evening. Eyes" said countryman who
sat near, "but if he strains much more
he II bust"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11
THE MUMBEEEs OF MOUNT
BEANC.
Glaciers Giving up Their Dead

The glaciers of Mount Blanc have Civ
en- up their dead and the bodies of men
who perished generations ago have been
brought to light almost as fresh and natu-
raj as when living.
In the year 1874, man of the COM
munc Of Passy, situated between Cham
ounix aud Sallenches, went on pilgrim
age of devotion to the celebrated hospice
of St. Barnard. He accomplished his
journey, paid his devotions ut the peril
Gus shrine. and returned by the mountain
road to Martigny.
But the pilgrim of St. Barnard never
reached his home in Passy His wife
mourned his absence, the villagers won
dered for few days, and gradually. as
years glided along, he was comparatively
forgotten, and his memory deemed to be
lost in obscurity.
DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES.
Last Friday, however, young Alpine
hunter, was Gro ossing the glacier du Buet,
and was just about to leap a wide though
! not deep crevasse, when his attention was
attracted by dark object below, and
peering down into the ehasm he saw,
beneath transparent sheet of pale blue
ice, human form laid as in an icy sarco-
phagus The features were ruddy and
natural, though in horrid contrast to this
were eyeless sockets, whence the eyes
had fallen away. The astonished hunter
hastened to inform the village authorities
cf the discovery. but, the Circumlocution
Office having branch establishment at
Chamounix, eight days elapsed before the
legal formalities were accomplished, after
which only the body could be raised. II
was recognized as that of the unfortunate
resident of Pasay, and further identified
by the roll of cloth bought nineteen years
before at Martigry fair, and which was
lying near the glacier preserved corpse
1t was evident that the smuggling noun
taineer, in trying to avoid the frontier au
thorjties, and regain his home by circuit
Gus Alpine passes, had fallen into some
crevasse. and the slow motion eff the great
tglacier had gradually brought the life
less, frozen body to the track of the
Chamois hunter The man had fallen in
to his icy coffin, which had borne hin
down the slope of Mount Blanc for the
greater part Of generation. His funer
ial took place at Passy on Sunday-th'
funeral of man who had been dead fol
nineteen years.
! FoRTY-THREE YEARS IN A GLACIER.
But to the scientific world, and to the
general reader, the case of Pierre Balmat
| the famous guide of Dr. Hamel, is still
more remarkable The past week has
also been marked by the discovery por
tions of the body of this guide, pho ua
lost forty-tlres years ago have before
NE DR. Hamels own account of the dis
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INTERESTING ITEMS.


A. G. Proctor arrived here Wednesday,
from NeoshO, looking for all the world like an
Indian agent, in which capacity be has been
acting for several months for the refugee
Cherokees, at Neosho.
Mr.. p. has just visited Col. Phillips's
command, now at Bentonville, Arkansas,
to arrange important matters with the mill
tAry authorities in regard 10 the removal of
the Indians to their country, which mission
he accomplished to the entire satisfaction of
the chief Agent. Mr.. P. has secured
the contract for transporting the goods of
the Indians from Fort Scott to Fort Gibson,
and visits this place to procure teams for
the trip, which will take about eight weeks.
From Mr.. Proctor we learn the following
interesting items from the country which he
visited
The wounded Kansas soldiers, from the
fields of Prairie Grove and Cane Hill, about
$50 in all, came up on the last train from
Fayetteville. Most of them are doing well.
They are at Fort Scott Capt. Heritage,
Lieut.. Drake of Americas, Chas. Hyde, and
Mr.. Anderson, are among the number
They have been well cared for at Fayette-
vile. and all speak in the highest terms Of
their surgeon, DR.. Patee.
The last train up from the army was at
tackled by the bushwhacker Livingston
men. Lieut.. Spencer, of the>eth regiment
q citizen of Geneva, Allen county, was
among the killed on our side. He was q
brave officer. Col. Cloud vas in the vicin-
ity OF Spring river, with several companies
Of the Kansas ed, for the purpose of meet
ing Livingston; and it is fair to presume
from Clouds reputation, that Livingston
will stand poor show if he falls into thei
hands.