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EJudge Leavitt, in the United States
Court, yesterday, issued an order by vir-
tue of the late amnesty proclamation re-
scinding the ''iron clad'' oath heretofore
administered to applicants for admission
at the bar of that Court, and reinstating
the oath in force before the rebellion,
which provides that the applicant shall
"support and defend the Constitution of
the United States, and bear true faith
and allegiance to the same" &c, not re-
quiring him to swear that he has "never
voluntarily borne arms against the Uni,
ted States, or given aid and assistance to
any one engaged in armed hostility
thereto. ."-Cin. Com. 23d ult.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-02

g-If Democratic editor were to
write that Lincoln was givemsuch pow
ers that 'ithe fathets Would not trust
General Washington" with, and that .'in
ninety days he gave us, with the sanction
of the loyal citizens, despotism that
would have been considered oppression
in France or Russia" he would be de-
nouneed as the veriest Of "Copperheads."
Yet it is true, and Dom Piatt SO writes
it down in the Cincinnati Commercial,
and in this connection he warns his read
ers that the Republican politicians "are
fastening to trust" General Grant with
an overwhelming powcr-power that
he .'would not trust st. Paul with" So,
the horse is stolen, and he would now
lock the stable.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-02

A Western editor has married e girl
named Church-and he says he has felt
happier since lie joiued the church than
he ever did before.
My first is what lies at the door, my
second is o kind Of corn; my third is
what nobody can do without, and my
whole is one Of the United States. Mat
ri'mony.
A witness, in speaking Of particulal
person, stated that he had seen him spar
TALLY clad" .Was he not quite nude ?
4 asked the examining counsel. no sir
replied the witness, he wore pair o
spectaclcs." 80 .a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-02

CORRUPTION AS AN EVIDENCE OF BUsI-
NESS TAcr.-The Chicago Times, re-
marking upon the petition to Congress
of George Opdyke and other capitalists
in New York city in regard to railroad
subsidies, says: "It is undoubtedly true
that there never has been time in this
country in which official corruption in
all departments of the government pre-
vailed to as great an extent as now, and
was as defiant of the penalties of the
law and of public opinion. Indeed il
threatens to SO debauch public opinion
that betrayal of official trust will be re-
garded as an evidence of business tact
rather than crime" ,s,i4ss,ag. s4rG.
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svNow that a gigantic and causeless

gN Now that gigantic and causeless
rebellion has been suppressed, says
Washburne, beloved of the General
commanding our armies" now that the
Union has been restored now that lib
erty has been established on broad and
enduring basis, let us reduce the expen-
ses of the Government; let us have an
honest collection of the revenues let us
''trooly loil'' men and brothers-let us
quit stealing. "John," said a grocer to
his attendant, "have you watered the
milk ?" ayes, sir" 'sHave you sanded
the sugar? p ayes, sir" "Have you
put enough chiccory in the coffee ?''
"Yes, sir" "Then come up to prayers.
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1t is telegraphed all the way from st.
Louis that reporter was robbed in that
city ON Friday last Of twenty-five dol
lars, the savings of life time. ~,
A charming style for young girls is to
comb the front hair back loosely and
join it with the back hair, making sin
gle chignon arranged over several Gre
pes. Band and bow are Of black velvet
ribbon. ....... ......... ...,...
In one of the girls school at Roches-
ter, there is teacher of gardening. The
Iowa Agricultural College takes yound
ladies, and there is to be a Profess6rship
of Theory and Practice Of Bdtter-mak;
ing. s,.,
A youig lady in Rochester who had
been standing with her back to the hot
fire, leaped up and shrieked violently the
moment she sat down on chair. The
duplex Elliptic" had steel wires in it.
The Central Pacific Railroad is com
pleted twenty-one miles beyond Elko,
four hundred and eighty-on miles east
of Sacramento, and within one hundred
aud eighty miles Of Monument Poirits,
at the the head of Salt Lake. The tack
is being laid at the fate Of two miles a
day. 5aE aa.s .. Ea aae'
At Danby, Illinois, Thursday svenins
Hannah Waidman, wealthy farmers
handsome daughter, sixteen years OF
1 age, was killed by throwing herself un.
der a moving train on the Northwestern
Railroad. The cause was her parents
refusing to let her marry Certain young
man. as bss las- asa9 sfaa SIS qq1
4 Heavy cloth, cloaks Will not be q
much worn as formerly; except in ex
tremeS cold westftf; as suits are no
only more fash7oHaae but far NOR
economical, aad are. rapidly obsainin!
I favor. 'ss' w. 4 '.- o .. "a
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WOODSFEID COUNTY OHIO TUESDAY FEBRUARY g. 1869

a few words upon piece of paper, and
placed it where his eyes fell upon it daily.
1t was a Life Lesson which he wrote
there-a lesson which thousands of us
should learn and practices
"Suffer no word to escape thee of thy
neighbor which thou wouldst not have
thy neighbor know" -.......
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NUMBER a9


s rom the N. u ueYafos
Galled Jades-.The hestSp4per
Press and the RlnEsin Cohsress.
Senators Harlan, Pomeroy. and Con
ness are excited in view of the shape in
which the press puts its exposures Of
Congressional jobbery. So long as the
papers denounce Congressional rings
organized in railroad and other interests
the gentlemen can stand it; but 30 soon
as papers tell the composition Of thc
rings andprint the name of the Senators
who manage the jobbery the Senators
become uneasy, indignant and abusive.
But we do not see that their uneasiness
Hor Indignation takes any practical shape.
III Senator is maligned and can de-
nounce the man by name who bas NAL
lgned him, can he not make this fact q
point of privilege before the Senate apd
REQUIRE tile man TO show his reasons or
bear g penalty This would be better
than abuse; and when this Is not done
what reason can there be but the fact that
the Senstaf Il conscious the correspon
dent can sKeHSa good foundation for bis
stories s.s..ss,sz zs,.,...sS :. s
Senator Harlan adopts the, very an.
cient plan Of enaeavoring to throw dis
credit on the witness against him--the
newspaper press. He would have the
country to understand that WHAT'S said
against him in the papers is sort of tax
he pays for his greatness; but we fancy
the people know pretty well BY this time
that the jobbiug Congressman is. com
moner article than purchased prcss.-
Mr.. Harlan's wrath takes the form of
classification of journalists. He says
there are three classes-first, are the men
whose talents give the press dignity;
second, are the mediocre men, who exc
out its respectability third, are the laz-
zaroni, or scavengers. who are respon-
sible for all the rascality. @
Well, this amounts to saying that there
are rogues on the press as in other pls,
ces--especially Congress. SO there arc
three classes Of Senators. There are
the very few whose character and prob
ity keep the name of Senator honora-
BILE; There are the Intermediate nobo-
dies, who are kept respectable by ass6i
ciation with the former class, and thera
are the rogues, who are stepped to the
lips in jobbery-the scavengers, whose
fa,orite filth is filthy lucre. II there is
anything in this sort of abusive CLASH
fication there is nothing affords ampler
field for it than the material in Congress.
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EyrOn Wednesday; the s7ti uit.;,
there died in Putnum, Ohio, a child
aged twelve years, that was born with
out a spinal column. and durisg its cX-
istenGe never gave itttefapce 70 an arti-
culate or audible sound. fKs zanes-
vile Signal, which makes the statement,
adds: at was, probably, one of the
most remarkable instances Of malforma-
ton on record, where animal life con-
tinucd for SO long period. apparently
in defiance of every known law of phys.
iology."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-02

ES-A negro philosopher discussing
the relations of races, said: ,.;sYou know
dc turkey he roost on lie fence, an dc
goose he roost on de ground. You fall
de turkey off dc Tense an he get up
again. Youerap his wings, but some
how or nudder, he gwine to get back on
de fence an he fall off; he don't belong
dar. Dc turkey and de white man
Heze down but is gwine up again. De
nigger is dc goose. He better stay
whar he belongs" - ..- y.
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rrOn Christmas dax Genera, Pr

EEOn Christmas day General Prim
received a present of magnificent box,
which he determined tp opep before his
guests during the dessert. On its being
opened it was found to contain minia
ture figure of himself suspended from a
gallows, and diniinutive guillotine, on
the block Of which counterpart of him
self Was bound. In the bottom of the
box, in letters of silver, the following
intrlptiUn was placed: Either one OF
the other" Marshal Scrrano is report.
ed to have received similar Gift.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-02

Rev, Mr.. Wakefield, Of the Universal
list Church in Owatonna, Minnesota, was
recently presented watch guard in
which every lady member Of his corgre-
CATION was represented by a hair. !.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-02

What Is the meaning Of flossin French ::
said q cab to foreign gentleman.
.'Pd aue," answered the ge ,tleman--
well, then yoar trunk is pSrduer sail
the cap-driver.
There now" cried little girl, while
rummaging drawer in burcau-"thcre
grand pa has gone to heaven without his
srectaclcs what will he Go ?"
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*This poem originally appeared in the
Dublin University Magazine about a
dozen years ago. 1t has "gone the
rounds" every few years since that time,
and has often been attributed to N. P.
Willis and several other American poets.
The authors name has never, to onr
knowledge, been made public. T,"
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Eg"John Panl'' has beer to see the
woman on the flying trapoze, in New
York, and thus he reports "She was
quite pretty woman, neatly and simply
dressed IN a gir1le made of stripe or
two from q small American flag, circling
her waist l never felt so proud of my
country's flag before. l had seen it
waving over thriving cities, happy villa
ges and majestic mountain heights, but
this was the first time that ]. had ever
seen it generously protecting the waste
places. I shan't attempt to describe
what that plucky little woman did ON the
trapezc, the rings, and the incidental
ropes. She accomplished feats tina,
made my hair run cold and every drop Of
blood in my veins stand on end. She
swung head downward by one foot
from the trapeze bar, holding her hus
band by one ear with the tips Of hel
thumb and forefinger, and in that posi-
ton turned ten somersaults over the bar
swinging her husband over, her head
each time. This feat she afterward re
peated, varying it slightly by holding hel
husband in her teeth,a Messrs. Jarrett
and Palmer by the hair-one in each
hand. Then she supported herself by
twisting her back hair round the bar, ,fas
tening it with single hair-pin, and af
terward fearlessly ate mince pie-which
the programme assured us was bought in
Fulton Markct-while shudder of hor
ror ran through the audience" !
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~A bold and adroit system Of rob-
berry is being practiced in Boston. 1t
consists of cutting out piece of win
dow-pane by means of a diamond, and
removing the same with what is termed
sucker" placed upon the piece cut.
On Saturday evening, jewelry worth
$3.50 was stolen from q store through
such an aperture. and on Monday even
ing a brokers' Office was relieved of
watches and diamonds worth 1876.
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Il e C 1 r e s..

DROP CAKE.-Take half pound o.
-four, half pound of butter, half pound
of sugar, half pound of currants; mi,
all together, then add two eggs, a glas.
of brandy, aud the rind and juice of :
lemon.
To DRESS MUTToN HAMs.-Soak tht
ham for FIVE or six hours In cold spring
water, unless it has only recently beer
cured, then one hour will suffice, put il
into cold water, boil gently; it will be
done in two hours and half. 1t is ca.
en- cold.
Quick WAFFLEs.--Mix -four and colo
milk together to make thick batter
To quart of the flour put six beater
eggs, a tablespoonful of melted butter
and teaspoonful. of salt. Some cook.
add quarter of a pound of sugar, anG
half nutmeg. Bake them immediate
ly.
Poor MANS RIcE.-One quart of milk
four tablespoonfuls Of flour, stirred W
with little milk, then stirred into the
boiling milk. Take from the fire ant
pour into dish; beat four eggs and
stir in while hot. After it becomes f..
little cool, sprinkle over the top one cur
of white sugar and little grated nut
meg; pour over that one cup Of wine.
PoTTED Ok ToNauE.--Boil tender ar
unsmoked tongue of good flavor, anG
the following day cut from it the quaint
ty designed for potting, or take for this
purpose the remains of one that has al
ready been served at table. Trim of
the skin and rind, weigh the meat, minct
it very small, then pound it as fine al
possible with four ounces of butter tt
each pound of tongue, teaspoonful O
mace, half as much Of nutmeg ant
cloves, and q tolerably high seasoning
of cayenne. After the species are wei
beaten with the meat, taste it, and ado
more if required.
To Boil CoRNED BEEF.-Wash it thor
oughly and put into pot that will holt
plenty of water. The water should b,
hot; the same care is necessary in skim
ming it as for fresh meat 1t is not too
much to allow half an hour for ever,
pound of meat after it has begun to boil
The goodness of corned beef depend
much on its being boiled gently ant
long. If it is to be eaten cold, lay it
when boiled, into coarse earthen disl
Or pan, and over it q piece of board th'
size of the meat. Upon this put cleal
stone, Or n couple of flat-irons, or som
other heavy weight. Salt meat is yer,
much improved BY Being pressed.
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THE BURIAL OF MOSES, :


.-....- e.. n.-
"And he buried him in valley in thu
and Of Moab, over against Bethpeor
,ut no man knoweth of his sepilehrt
ntil this day."-Deut. nn1ip, 6.
BY Nebo's lonely mountain,
-.nE On this side iordan's wave,
In vale in the laid of Moab,
There lies lonely grave.
And no man dug that sepulchre,
And no man suw it e'ef;
For the angels of God upturned the sod
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandest funeral
That ever passed on earth;
But no man heard the trampling
Or saw the train go forth. 81
Noiselessly as the daylight r, ii
Comes when the night is done, tl.
And the crimson streak on oceans theek
Grows into the great SUM-
Noiselessly as the spring-tims
l1eT CrOWu VI NeCuuTt WedfcSy
And all the trees on all the hills
Open their thousand leaves
So without sound of music
.. Or voice of them that wept,
Silently down from the mountain crown
The great procession swept ,..
Perchance the bald old eagle t
"s On gray Bethpeor's height,
Out of his rocky evry
Looked on the wondrous sight.
Perchance the lion stalking
Still shuns that hallowed spot,
For beast and bird have seen and heard
That which man knoweth not.
But when the warrior dieth, %.
His comrades in the war sr
With arms reversed and mufied drum
Follow the funeral car. se g. ,
They show the banners taken, lag .aa
They tell his battles won, sa =.
And after him lead his masterless steed
While peals the minute gun. .
Amid the noblest of the land -'-
Men lay the sage to rest, ..r...-
And give the bard an honored place
With costly marble dressed.
In the great minister transept a-
Where lights like glories fall
And the choir sings and the organ rings
- y
This was the bravest warrior
That ever buckled sword; '.
This was the most gifted poet .--.
That ever breathed word;
And never earth's philosopher
Traced with his golden pen,
On the deathless page, truths half 50 sage
As he wrote down for men.
a And hnd he not high honors
The hillside for his pail;
"a To lie in state while angels wait
-. With stars for tapers tall;
And the dark rock pines, like tossing plumes
Over his bier to wave;
And Gods own hand, in that lonely land,
To lay him in the grave;
In that deep grave without a name;
sL Whence his nncoffined clay -..s..
Shall break again-most wondrous though
Before the Judgment day,
And stand with glory wrapped around:
On the hills he never trod,
And speak of the strife that won our life,
With the incarnate Son of God.
o lonely tomb in Moabs land,
Odark Bethpeor's hill, .......--
Speak to these curious hearts of ours,
And teach them to be still.
God hath his mysteries of grace
Ways that we cannot tell; s.
He hides them deep, like the secret sleep
Of him he loved SO well.
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T Fl e s T A r H OF Ell,
ron the corner Rast Of Main Cross St.)
Henry Minsterman, :::. Proprietor.

T,HIs House has been thoroughly renovated
j audtepaired Having superior facilities,s ~
erything win be done TO make the guests
comfortable. sllis r. .is3a i! gFYl,; II
The table Is Islwsys supplied with the best
the market affords. Good rooms and clean
beds for travellers and regular guests.
Good stables are attached TO the House. Ev.
cry effort WILDE made for the comfort OF the
pstrous. BoarderI takan BY tbs day, week,
nontk o. ysss. 9af ~ 3safhnf y ser1y.
-Assfy,E s.. W. 49, -
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Twelve Ildes, or less, VIII Dc chafged Us
one square. rrT'i ~,
EAu legal advertisements will be charged
by the line, and must be paid in advance OF
publication.
sg Notices Of the appointment of Ad- a
q ministrator's and Executor's, also e
@ Attachment Notices aud Road mott. r.
q ces, two dollars and fifty cents, in. ~
g advance. - ic< l ual
&rAdvertising done at published rates,
and payment required in advance, in all
cases. .....s t.---... ..- ..
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M A R BILE W 0 r K S
UNIO N II O q S E
80 tSoutheast of Public square) ss
SIMON DORR, ::: Proprietor.

IHAVING recently taken charge Of this
Ill House, the Proprietor has reftted and
refurnished It throughout in . manner calcu-
lated to make It one Of the most desirable
J stopping places in this part Of the State.
| Guests will find the best accommodations
at this House, and no pains viii be spared to
make them comfortable. sf.-e. .a., .s.t5
| The Stables are commodious, and the trav.
elers' horses receive the best attention. 10.
sep1Y. -.... ,.... r..-.
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- 80 nieea Puraaers

-. FROM HON; GEO. W. wooDwARD,
phasf yuzies ef The Supreme cour. Of Pennsylvania
PHILApELPKIA, March 10, 1867.
2 Ifsd sHoc6anfs German Bitt~S" 9 not en- im!os.
fsass bergses Su isa good tonie asSt .. disovders
3sbi5iy sad ussf u nsssosis aetien IN fhs rstsm.
eif syss 1sff cio. ". WOODWARD.
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81 wouldn't trust him as far as l could
throw fat hog by the tail, up hill" as
serted Luke Wharton. He spoke Of Mr..
Samuel Lovejoy, man who lived in a
distant part of the town, and who was
the individual that had some talk of pur-
chasing the store. ai sHa'j. yJ.ls..1
"What do you mean by that!|l asked
Mrs. Wharton j. jasisHi ,sbsGI "
Il mean just what ! say" returned
Luke. II wouldn't trust him On inch"
y"But what do you know against him,
my son2''Ao ssaq sa4w. Il u ge..l
II know enough, He would have
bought our. store if he could and he
meant to- do. it in an underhand way He
knew that 1 wanted it, and yet he tried
his best to work me ont"
fsBut how,do you know .this%s2 IA
s. 4 -
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"a rom oc Hay 1u .Yeas,s,.e.

1t is q matter of considerable dispute
how much hay in the moo ought to be al
lowed, as a ton in weight. In some of the
Agricultural journals figures widely apart
are given as correct. Some assert that. q
cube of 10 feet square is required, or 1000
cubic feet; while othsss place tas low as 6
feet square and 8 feet deep, OF only sas u
bic feet. Now both of these cannot -
right-neither can any measure be fixed
upon to hold good under all circumstances.
Hay, at the bottom of the NOW, will be
more solid than at the surface. and the
whole will be very much affected by the
quantity of grain put on top of it, (if AMY
and the depth of the hay.
But, having occasion to sell ton in nv
barn, to be sure Of the quantity for future
reference, measured off a space s feet
square on one corner of the NOW, and cut
down feet deep, and found the hay re.
moved weighed z, 020 pounds, thus making
44S cubic feet, good measure for ton Of
hay; it was taken from a surface, upon
which 200 dozen of good oats had been
stored. The hay was 10 feet deep. Il
In this county, when hay is sold in the
barn, it is generally calculated 800 feet to
q ton, which, I am confident, win always
fall short. On the contrary, 448 is near
the correct number as actual trial win give
me.-C0r. Gernantoaca Tel. M " Jotgo