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The OHlJuOUS Taffcta.

Towards the close of the eighteenth
century, two French officers of the
Gardes Francaiss came to words, which
ended in one of them receiving a box on
the ear. Baron de c., who had suf-
fered the insult, forthwith gummed on
his check piece of taffeta, the exact
size of the palm Of his hand. He then
politely invited his adversary, the Chey-
alier de i, to accompany him to the
back of the Hotel DIES Invaldes. In
consequence of that meeting the Cheva-
lier was confined to his bed for two
months. The baron, on the other hand,
befole leaving the ground, drew pair of
scissors ont of his pocket and cut off a
narrow slip all around the tafeta. The
Chevalicr had hardly recovered of his
wounds when his valet came to him one
morning, and said that gentleman with
q piece of ta0eta on his cheek was at the
door, and had declared that the Cheva-
lior expected him.
,"Ycs," replied Monsieur dc r;
Tell him l will be with him in an in
stant"
Again the two disappeared behind the
Invalidcs, again the Chcvalier took to his
bed, again the talleta was trimmed all
around. This was repeated time after
time, and the tatfeta was reduced to q
small black speck
II have now come to my last scrap"
said the Baron to the Chevalier, ''and
you to the end of your troubles"
So saying he ran him through and
killed him on the spot
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Sale of Real Estate.

ON Wednesday, December Is, 1853, st L
" o'clock P. NJ, on the premises will be sold
to the highest bidder, the following real es@
tate in Monroe county, Ohio, as the property
of Elias Craig, deceased, to wit: The north
ives: quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
tion twenty-six township four range Eve; con-
tanning forty acres more OF less. fnga
Appraised at $500. ~. sisf
TERMS OF SALE-Two thirds in hand, ono
third in one year; deferred payment to bear
interest from day of sale and to be secured to,
the satisfaction of the undersigned.
WILLIAM A. TERRELL,
Guardian of minor heirs of said decedent 4.
noy16td. I,
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igThe Utah News says: "In no
community on the continent can "a stran-
ger express himself in antogonism to
the views and prejudices of the inhabi-
tants of that community with so great
impunity as in Salt Lake City. Hence
all this outcry about the daring and
courage Of Mr., Colfax amounts to no
more than froth and feathers; it is like
crying wolf, WOLF in the entire absence
of danger" And besides, Skier ran
away as soon as he closed his mouth, for
fear Brigham's avengers might catch
him. --',
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

Thus, while the grecnhack currency
has attained 4 higher purchasing power
for all articles we have to export, not the
least effect has been produced on ''pro-
tcctel" domestic manufactured goods,
and that for the sole reason that the mo-
nopolY which they enjoy defies the tiLc-
tuation of the currency.
Now, are our people and our farmers
so dull as not at once to see the great
and grievous wrong this outrageous tariff
is doing them? How much longer will
the country bear to see that every i'm
provement in our currency under the
present monopolcs has the effect to re
duce the money values Of all the farmer
has 10 sell, while making him pay the
same price for all he has to buy as if gold
was still at forty per cent. premium?
Yet, as We have often shown,thc main-
tenance of a deprecated currency is no
remedy but at best delusive, temporary
relief, which in the end only robs the
farmer the more enectually The only
real relief is to be found in the abolition
OF the munopolies.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16
Gold and Currency,

From the beginning of May until the
tweutyt"urth of September the premium
on geld rarely fell below forty per cent,
and was at one time rs high as sixty i've
per cent. For the last rous weeks it has
steadily go4c down, and is now aJont
twcnty- scrcn per cent. or, on the ave
}agc, nearly fourteen per cent. lower
than from May until September. Per
haps nothing better shows the pcrnicious
evils Of ouT monopoly tariff than the re-
suits Of these fluctuations in gold Thus
we in,l thai while the comm plitie5 we
export have felt the fall of god to the
extent of from twelve to fifteen per cent,
Our home manufactures, protected by
the mon"polist tariff, have remained sta
tiona:y in price.
For instance, cotton has fallen from
32c for mi,ldling to 26,c Wheat from
81 60 to 81 IL per 5usltl. Corn, from
81 ID and 81 20 to 81. Indeed there
is not al article which we export that
has not had fall ol prices corrcspol-
ding with tic fail in gold.
Bat while the farmer or producer loses
in the price Of his products, the manu-
farturcr demands his pound of flesh as
usual. The prices OF the following ar
ticles, which, except salt, are not impor-
ted, because of the high duties, were and
are:
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I
Hog cholera is prevalent near Rock
port, Indiana.
There arc three hundred Baptist
Churches in Iowa.
Peat is used for fuel about Saltwater,
Minnesota.
Lumbcrmen are making ready for an
active campaign in the pine woods of
Michigan.
There are G09, 1863 children in Indians,
between the ages of and 81.
The rabbits killed about Dayton have
a disease that makes them unfit for food.
The new court house at Delaware, O.,
is so far finished as to be partially occu-
pied by the county officers.
The value ofthe Farley imported from
Canada, at Toledo, during October, was
S79,367 90.
A Western settlement has beer send
ing for large quantities of religious
tracts. But there is no revival in pro.
gress; they are used for wall paper.
Three ribs of human being, with
shell fastened in them, were picked up
near Battery Wagner, Charleston, last
week
A rich vein of copper has been dis
covered on the land of Dr. j. w, Gates,
in Blount County, eight miles cast of Ma
ryville. Tenn. A shaft has been sunk in
the base Of Little Pine Mountain, and
the diggings Indicate rich specimens of
iron ore rs well.
Near Mason City, Illinois, one day
last week, Bildad Richmond was walling
up Il well, when a brick fell from bucket
that was being let down to hiH, and
struck him on the head, and he, falling
to the bottom of the well, forty five feet,
was instantly Killed.
In Hampshire County, West Va, is 4
mountain 400 to 500 feet high, the west
ern side o: Which is covered with loose
stone of light color from top to bot
tom, and under this pure and solid ice is
found in the warmest days of summer.
A new sulphur well in Henry County,
Tennessee, is said to be in the center of
what was once large lake, near the Big
Sandy, and was bored some 800 or 400
feet for salt, but gives out copious
stream of white sulphur water, which is
being analyzed.
Joseph Baretta and wife, who were
passengers on the i'll fated Stonewall, ar
rived in the city yesterday. They lost
seven children in the flames, and are now
left old, homeless and childlc5s.-iHem
pllS Appeal. Nor. e,.s-e.s..az-g
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West Virginia Election.

Iii summing up the results of tic late
election, and pointing out their signlii-
cance, the Intclligcnccr omlts one little
fact which we submit for its considcra-
ton. 1t is that the Republicans were
beaten in the State upon the popular
vote not less than twelve hundred. is
a triliing matter, to be sure, compared
with the Democratic majorities to fol
low, but it might be we'll enough for the
In.clligencers readers to understand it.
Lay it before them, show them how in
twelve months Grants majority of nine
thousand has been melted away, and q
nice margin of votes cast upon the 9TH
er side, and then let them consider if it
isn't about time for them to abandon the
low grounds of prescription now being
swept by public opinion,
with progress like the tread
OF a flood that leaves its bed
Let them come into the Democratic
AK, "Comc in ou ofthe wet - Wheel
Jag Register.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16


Should the Radicals in the Ohio Leg
islatuie conclude to rescind the rejection
of. the eFifteenth Amendment 5y the last
Legislature, it would not amount TO very
muclE
The New York Legislature is Demo
cratic and would Immediately proceed to
rescind the ratification of the Amend
mentamade by the last Legislature.
The Negro Amendments ead,unless
the Radicals make some more States, ,and
manipulate their votcrs'to greater advan-
tagc than they have those who have
passed through reconstruction in the
South.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

gMr. PEABODY, twenty-five years
ago, offered his hand, heart and fortune
to an American lady then visiting Lon
don. They were accepted. Subsequently
Mr.. PEABODY learned that the lady was
already engaged when she accepted the
new smtor, and rcbuking her lack Of sin
cerity, he summarily broke the contract.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

g-FRANK WADDILL, Of Louisville, is
a young rascal who has amassed much
currency by begging in the successful
disguise of an old man. Whenever the
police attempted toAput hands on him he
WADDILLED of, and his gains for several
years are estimated-at $4,000.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

GyLicut. Col. AuDENEIED, Of Gen.
SHERMANs staff, is said TO be the best
looking man now in Washington.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

EE-PIUs IN. sensibly deyotes two
hours daily to secretary who reads the
newspapers to him.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

The FIFTEENTH AMENDMENr.-Thc
CINCINNATI Enquirer insists that:
'If the fate of the Fifteenth Amend
ment is to be decided by the votes of the
Representatives from Hamilton County,
il is lost"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

Gy' NAPOLEON has given mp smoking !;
otherwise the doctors would have given
up NAPOLEON.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

Gg-The gifts of the late GEORGE
PEABODY amounted, during his life, to
over S7,000,000.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

Gy Madame PRE has been speaking
publicly in Paris with so much vehe-
mence that the police have requested
Pre- TO disappear.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

gAMBRosE HUMMEL, Of Green Bay,
Wis, and mighty hunter, has already
killed eighty three deer this season.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

|. EyHon. j. w. NEWMAN, of Ports
mouth, has given notice that he will con-
test L ovEE's claim to a seat in the lower
House of the Ohio Legislature. His
friends say they will prove that he re-
ceivcd 4 majority of the lega. votes given
in said county at the late election.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

Es~An Injunction against cxpelling
the Bible from the public Schools Of
Cincinnati, is petiLionel for BY a large
number of the. citizens.
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Ve(u a0butlseulents,
Sheriff Sale.
Rachel J. Martin
VS..
Jesse Jackson.

pY virtue of an order of sale to me Direct
II ed from the court of common pleas of
Monros county, Ohio, will offer fer sale 1t
the front door of the Court House in the
town of Wooisfeld, on
Thursday, the 3Oth dayof December, 1862
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4
O'Clock p. NJ, the following described real es-
tate situate in said county of Monroe, to wit,
The southwest quarter of section twenty seven
township four of range five, except ten acres
in the northwest corner.
Also, the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of section twenty six Of town.
ship four of range five, containing in all one
hundred and ninety acres. o.
Appraised at $500. g. Il " -
JOSEPH MYERS,
novl6w5. Sheriff NJ. C. o. q
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

Eg~1'he Female Seminary,at Mounds
vile, .West Va, was destroyed by fire
on the 7th inst Loss $4,000. Not in
surel.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16
WOOdSfcll. Noy EG, 1869.
Take NStiC2.

The Editor of THE SPIRIT has removed
his Office, to the front room Of the dwell
ling house, one door South of the print.
ing Office, where all business connected
with The SPIRIT will be transacted. No.
tice the sign: s4rSrIRlT OFFICE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

EgOne hundred and fifty thousand
dollars for the new Merchants Exchange
building, Cincinnati, has been subscribed.
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ES Gen LEE limits the newspaper
scholarships in his colItgetctwthg Gvee
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4 Fair Set Oh.

The New York Legislature Is Demo
cratic in both branches. The Ohio Leg
islature, if we include with the Republi-
cans seven of the Reiormers from Ham
ilton county who were elected by Demo
cratic votcs,i is Republicanin both branch
es In Ohio. the "loyar' papers are de
manding that the Legislature rcscind the
rejection of the 18th Amendment and rat
ily that proposition. In New York the
Democratic papers are demanding that
the Legislature shall revoke the last Leg
islature's ratification of the Amendment
and reject the proposition. 1t is now
stated that the action of New York will
depend entirely upon the action in Ohio
If Ohio revokes her rejection, New York
wi!lrevoke her ratiiication. If Ohio rat
ilies New York will reject 1t looks rs
though each had the other so complete
y that the statue quo may be preserved.
In Putnam County, Ohio, one hundred
and sixty nine and half miles of ditch
es have been made during the past yeal.
John Root, an old citizen of Rchland
County, Ohio, was run over by his own
team, and killed, a few days ago.
Thos. j. Day, of Quincy, Ill, has been
arrested in Peoria County, charged with
completely in the Rogers murder at
Quincy. a.ta
c. A. Stephens has been victimizing
the New Workers by selling them $500
bonds of Lyon County, Iowa, for gen,
uine United States securities. He is in
Jail.
In the Fifth district of New jersey,
comprising Newark and Hudson county,
there is more beer manufactured than in
any other district in the United States,
the district paying tax of S3S5,329
The New York Times says: The fund
started for the widow of General Raw
ins falls short of the S50,0G0 proposed
to be raised, and subscriptions have al
most ceased. 1t will be little credit to
the Western States if the example early
shown by the merchants OF New York
is not quickly followed.
Mrs William a. Brooks, of Rockland
Me, owns copy of Martin Luther's
Bible, printed in 1869, in black letter,
and which was purchased in Germany
by the grandfather of John Cramer, the
first settler in Waldoboro, fl is profuse-
ly illustrated, finely printed and well pre-
served, only six chapters of the book of
Revelations being gone. 1t contains the
Old and New Testaments, Apocrypha,
Concordance, and Life Of Christ by
Martin Luther, ,e..s..r za.}
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Rg bonner S colt, Joe Elliott, made
. mile to wagon, Thursday in New YYrk,
il. ia, ss:.ess9
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GS-1f any nonsense gets into a news
the reader can skip it.-,San Fran
CISCO Alta.
If any other sense has got into the
Alta it has been our misfortune to skip
it.-Sdn Francisco Times.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16

EgThc young man who has been
travelling about lately and jumping off
the trains to kiss his sister, and then
apologizing when he found his mistake,
has become converted, and will lead a
different life, He tried the thing on at
New Haven the other day, and when the
damsel raised her vail he found she was
so black that charcoal would make a
white mark on her. She was put there
on purpose.
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ESsThe New York Sun speaks of
thosewho are glorifying the present ad-
ministration after this manner:
''bet his friends farmt their. gay col
rs1ke the gaudy butterfly for like him
their lease is but for aeeting summer
dayl'
This is meaning language from Rad
ical.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-16
TitfOr Tat.

sisa5 LuttOf hHtt "Sttos
WoensFIELpfo., Oct. 9. 1859.
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-17

Crew, cook, nurse and everything. In our
conversation with her we asked if she
know Mrs. Patten; the lady alluded to at
the commencement of four present narrative.
knew her WE'LL" she answered, d" she
was as good seawoman as ever went to
sea. l knew her husband, too. Both are
dead now"
Mrs. Mcguire is thoroughly sensible
woman, with undoubtedly good deal of
the masculine in her composition, but yet
entirely and pleasingly womanly. She is
tall, almost Amazonian, in fact, but though
strong and able bodied, shows none of those
physical peculiarities and angular pointed
ness characteristic of our modern school of
strong minded women. Captain Mcguire
IS convalescent and able to be about, though
still weak and unable to attend to his duties
as commanding officer of the ship. His
health promises to be fully restored in a
short time.-Ne1 York Herald
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-17
Ruskin on Judas.

John Ruskin, in the Crown of Wild
Olives, characterizes in his trenchant sty
those who like to make money as imitators
of Judas
owe do great injustice to Iscariot in
thinking him wicked above all common
wickedness. He was only a common mo-
ney-lover, and, like all money lovers, did
not understand Christ couldn't make out
the worth of him or meaning of him. He
didn't want him to be killed He was
horror-struck when he found that Christ
would be killed; threw his money away
instantly and hanged himself. How many
of our present moneyseekers, think you,
would have the grace to hang themselves,
whoever they killed But Judas was
common, selfish, muddlc- headed, pilfering
fellow his hand always in the bag of the
poor, not caring for them He didn't un-
derstand Christ, yet he believed in him
much more than most of us do; had seen
him do miracles, thought he was quite
strong enough to shift for himself, and he,
Judas, might as well make his own little
by-perquisites out of the affair Christ
NOuiu SuthC OuO VI II WCll CuOu0u, anu lt
have thirty pieces. Now, that is the mo-
ney-seeker's idea all over the world. He.
doesn't hate Christ, but can't understand
him; he doesn't care for him-sees no
ood in that benevolent business, but
makes his own little job of it, at all events,
come what will And thus out of every
mass of men you have a celtlin number
Of bagmen-your free first men, whose
main object is to make money; and they
do make it, make it in all sorts of unfair
ways, chiefly by the weight and force OF
money itself, or what is called the power
of capital; this is to say, the power which
money once obtained has over the labor
of the poor, so that the capitalist can take
all its produce to himself except the labor
er's food. That is the modern Judas way
of carrying the bag and bearing what
is put therein"
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-17
NUMBER 5

the work Of a moment, nor was it the easy
work that the dashing down of few bot
ties, in a moment of terrible remorse, indi-
Gated The habit was one Of too long
standing to be rid of so speedily. And
after a few days the craving for stimulus
carried its poor slave to the "Importer of
Genuine Liquors" and the key Of the
closet was again turned on few bottles of
" genuine" poison for "private" consump-
ton.
And poor Tom His first drunk was not
his last. a few tears of contrition. A
few resolutions made in his own strength
broken in his own weakness. A few
strivings to do better chilled by the re-
Aection, q Father does it-why shouldn't
I?'' and poor Toms regular habit was to
get drunk. Poor boy He went into the
army. Forced marches and exposure in
all sorts of weather were too much for "a
constitution undermined by habitual intox-
ication. and kept up by the abominable
liquid fire supplied by the suffers. Tom is
gone.
Toms father survived him. Too late to
save Tom, he saw the error of his own
ways. God heard his earnest cry for de-
livcranee from the destroyer, aud the tenn
perance sermon preached by poor Toms
life and death took such hold on the old
mans saddened heart, that for three years
before his death not one drop Of strong
drink went down his throat
My boy, beware of your first Drunk"
Don't touch drop of the poison, no mat
ter who sets you the example.
Good father, smash your bottle, please,
if you have it in the closet Don't wait
till the power of your example has taken
such fast hold of your boy that he is a
drunkard.
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-17
Thrilling Adventure of DIR. Mary Walker.

"Jingle," of the n Y. Sunday News,
tells this story, which has the air of prob
ability
While with the Army of the Potomac,
in the summer of 1868, DR.. Mary Walker
visited the headquarters of Col Sam
Carroll, of the Second Army Corps
Failing in all her efforts to obtain regu-
lar commission as surgeon in the army, and
having only permission to remain with the
regiment in the capacity of nurse, the
" Doctor" was frequently obliged to accept
the hospitality Of the officers On the
occasion referred to, she plainly stated to
Gen. Carroll her intention to tarry at his
headquarters for few days for the laudable
purpose of looking after the sick. OF
course the General consented, and being
gallant as he was brave, offered her the use
of his tent, which she accepted. SO far
SO good. Early on the morning after her
arrival, field officer of the 9TH West Vir-
ginia regiment of Carroll's brigade bluff,
honest, brave, devil-may-care old back
woodsman-took walk over to brigade
headquarters, and noticing that the flies. of
CarrolPs tent were still tied, thought it
somewhat strange that his commanding
officer, generally an early riser, should re-
main in bed at so late an hour ''T have
it p said he, thinking moment-and ap-
preaching the tent, he quietly united the
the canvas doors, winking at the same time
to several staff officers, who were near by
endeavoring to control their risibilities.-
The face of the sleeper was hidden by the
bed covering, and the officer quietly lifting
the clothes at the foot of the couch, and
encircling two warm ankles with his brawny
paws, while he watched the bed intently to
see if the sleeper awoke, shouted at the
top Of his lungs as he dragged the body
out of the bed to the floor,
" Carroll, you lazy cuss, get up here Its
eight o -" The rest Of the sentence
was lost in piercing scream, such as only
a female in distress can furnish at short
notice, and the jolly old officer abashed
and dumfounded, bounded from the tent
like stag struck with three-ounce ball
The joke was altogether too good to keep,
and the result was that every soldier in the
Second Corps knew the story about Col
-, of the 7th Virginia, pulling DR.. Mary
Walker out of bed.