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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
THE STORM.

The summer heat is at its full, the sun is toward
the west,
The burnt air strs no leaf or blade, shimmers
the heat at rest;
The aocks have sought the shading tree, the
kline the sheltered pool,
Birds cease their songs, and in the rill their
dropping wings would cool;
The harvesters their dewy brows wipe mid the
grain and hay,
And haste the lolling oxen's plod with the huge
loads away.
Below the sun, in heated blue, is seen neecy
The nimLus too-and rounded heads in crystal
brightness flow;
Tho donser, broader, darker base, like somber
pail of night,
Its shadow casts, in ominous frowns, across the
fields of light;
A fearful presence, error-winged, seems hover
ing in the gloom;
Dark phantoms brood the pregnant air with
some impending DOOM
And viewless mists in torrid heat take noun.
tain form and size;
Condensed in vapor, see them roll along the sui
len skicsl
The languid air now seeks its shade, and gusts
each other crowd,
Electric fires are kindling fierce to burn in wa
terry cloud,
While startling shocks, with frlshtfrl blaze
the thunder larrinS wmi-
Shakes down to earth the drenclinS flood ant
scstters wide the nan.
The forest trees rock to and fro, ,bowlng IN stale
iy form;
The leaves turn up their sllvefed sides aho
murmur TO the storn'
Through streamy sheen the heids we sce' ail'
sways the yellow srah'
And meadows move in veelant waves as drive
| the slanting rain;
The rivulet in noisy flow babbles along its bed
While fash and crash from cloud to cloud ar
! ceaseless overhead.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
Chassepot and Needlegun.

We shall probably hear no more from
Paris about the immeasurable superior
ity of the Chassepot over all other weap
ons; but it may be interesting to recall
what was said of it in the official report
of Messrs. A. 3. Norton and WI Val
entine to the United States Government
on arms and munitions of war in the
Paris Exhibition of 1867. 'sThe Prus-
sian gunmaker, ,Specht" says this report
.s'has received from Paris Chassepot
gun similar to those adopted by the
French army, and experiments have
been made with it which have furnished
important results. The Chassepot is
certainly superior to the Prussian nee
dle-gun. Competitive essays have been
made With the two. More than fifty Of.
ficers Of all arms witnessed them. The
Chassepot was in the hands of nj.
Specht; the needle gun in that of one
Of the best marksmen in the garrison
The arrangement was to fire .witil eacl
! weapon per minute. The needle-gur
was the first; il fired eight rounds and
struck. the target eight times. The
Chassepot fired ten shots and was load
ed the eleventh time within the minute
it,aIso reached the target eight times =
The two guns were stterward fired to
gether during half a minute !; the needle
gun discharged three shots, .he Chasse
pot iive." Both Weapons may be seel
ut sap,o of the New York oiln- shopS. - ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

EE.In frantic outburst as 70 what
the Radical party has accomplished, says
the State Journal, in the way OF grand
climax:
aShall this party now be permitted to
die? Is there nothing more for 1t to ac-
complish p
Not much Make arrangements for
the funeral, and tile Democracy will see
the corpse is provided. A. d. 1870 is
only half gone, and Connecticut, Oregon
New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, North
Carolina, Idaho and Montana have de
cidedly expressed themselves in favor o
funeral. The eroans OF the Journa
are bitiablc, but where dry rot has set il
there is no help for the animewel afiec-
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
Mcmahon Retreating to Paris
Napoleon Dangerously LII
French Loss Fifty Thousand

Brussels, August 90.-A Paris letter
to the Independence Beige says that
Marshal McMahon is retfeating to Paris,
and will avoid an engagement unless he
can form a junction with Marshal Ba-
zaine.
A council Of war was held at Paris,
and as a defensive measure have ordered
"a partial destruction of the Bois de
Boulognes
PARIs, August 20.-The inhabitants
of Chalons have received orders TO get
their grain away within twenty-four
hours. Part of the Prussian army have
relentered Nancy and named a mayor
for that city. The Prussian invasion OF
Luxemberg is considered imminent from
orders demanding grain for subsistence
of his troops.
LONDON, August 20.-lt is stated thai
there arc now more than 100000 Ger
mans between the Rhine and Paris
| The French have succeeded in yictual
| ling Strasburg. 1t is stated that th'
corps of Prince Frederick Charles has
suffered severely. 1t is stated that Mar
shal Bazaine had to weaken his fore
while under fire in order to send reSi
ments to defend the Einperors person
PARIS, August 20.-A Prussian Office
with flag Of truce, on Friday, demand
led a surrender of Strasburg. He wa
received with shouts of the populace
"We shall never surrender" The CON
maIdet Of Strasburg then dimissed tn
Prussian with the words: 1--WE have CIV
en- you our reply"
The Paris correspondent writes q
follows: Silence has settled OH the nam
of Napoleon Ill. More astoundln
titan even the Prussian victories. II
: lis dead, eivilly and imperially. Whel
will he lay his despised and worn OF
carcass for fortnight. His name hi
been pronounced in the Chamber aud
is as much disregarded as the Pope
e ST.. PETERSBURG, August 20.-Orlo
i the Russian Ambassador to Vienna, d
t gone to Paris on a special mission. ii
D Car has congratulated the Silesian re
Iiment, of which he is Colonel, on
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
Radical Theory ana Practice.

The Radical State Convention of Ohio
put plank in its platform opposing the
policy of granting subsidies of lands to
railroad corporations.
DIR. Peck, the Radical Congressman
from the Toledo district, was among the
Radical members who voted for these
subsidies, and the Radical Convention il
Lucas County declared that the ''princi
pies OF the Republican party find in
Dir. Peck ''faithful and efficient repre-
sentative" This means that it is righ
to pretend to condemn a wrong, and to
reward those who perpetrate the but
rage.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
i,oHiindriiri,s.

Why is milk like the treadmill? Be
cause it strengthens the calves.
When does a physician get paid by
the church? When he gets his amount
from chap i'll (chapel,)
What is the great motive for travel
ing? A locomotive.
When is iii alderman like a ghost
When hes goblin (gobbling.)
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

Ey-A few days ago the Radicals Of
Jefferson County, Missouri, passed this
resolution: a..
.3. We ask Congress to frame The
laws so chat the Western farmers and la
borers be protected as well as the East
ern capitalists" n
The carrying out of such resolution
by the Radical Congress is simply al
| impossibility. II would destroy the bal
ance of power held by New England
and with it the right of that favored re
glon to levy tribute on the remainder Q
i the country.
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ny spectators gathered on the beach and
witnessed the operation.
PARIS, August 22-The destruction
of the Bois de Boulogne has commenced
A large part of it, however, will not be
touched. Only those portions near the
wall of the city will be cleared away
The ramparts are strongly fortified with
large cannou,the forts are fully prepared,
and the entrances to the city may be
closed at any moment by drawbridgcs.-
It is reported that, in case of siege, all
strangers will be compclledto lesye.
LONDON, August 22.-All reliable ad-
vices from the seat of war show that the
Germans are seeking to surround Ba-.
zaine and prevent achievements from
Paris joining him..
y dispatch from Mezierers to-day
says: The loss OF sthe Prussians in the
last battles was Isarfal. More than 40-
600 wounded remained on the field of
battle withoutasslstance The Prussfans
have asked permission to send their
wounded home through Belgium.
Berlin journals print letter from the
King TO the Queen, dated Resonville,
August 10, of which the following is all
extract:
"About S30PM. the fighting ceased
gradually. Without this | should have
acted as at Konlgratz. Won Room saved
me this. alternative. The troops have
performed miracles of valor against an
enemy equally brave, who withdrew by
inches, ,resuming the offensive to be again
repulsed. cannot foretell the enemy s
fate. l shrink from learning our losses,
l had designed biyouacking here, but !
find after some hours that am without
my baggage; in fact, have not been rid
of my clothing for three days"
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

Eg-A newly discovered Chinese
poem, eli Sao,'' written three hundred
wears before Christ, is said to prove that
the existence Of America was. known tc
the Chinese at that time. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

EnIToRs OF THE SPIRIT: In a letter
which 1 received a few days ago from
my nearest neighbor, was the enclosed
poem. Although it was not written for
the public, / believe it is better than
much that is floating around in the news
papers under the name of poetry, and 1
venture to hand it to you for publlca-
ton. j. w. O.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
Save Fifty Dollars.

NY PERSON wishing to purchase one ol
"A Groy ssteef's Pianos, advertised in this
...,,.r can save fifty dollars of the price by
ssnrlsius to the editor of this paper june
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

fy- After the Radical leaders have do
mated 35 100000 acres of Government
land to the Union Pacific and AZ 900 ,00e
to the North Pacific railroads, and over
one hundred million acres to other rail
roads, the Ohio'Radical State Conven-
ton, after all the Government lands
worth anything have thus been squan
dered, grayely resolve ''that this fllchlne
of the peoples property is wrong. i
is now proposed to lock the stable doo1
after the horse is stolen.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

sf = w ELR Y EPOT,
AT his old stand one door North OF DiehIs
store,
MOODS FIsE Z d Q u Q
nRING exceedingly thankful to my great
number Of friends and patrons for past
favors, and adhering unilinchingly to my old
haxim,
FAIR DEALINGJ
/ solicit continuance of the same. faftlc
cular attention paid to the repairing OF
1Eatches, Clocks, Je,celry and lhusscd
ss, Instruments, aud Gold and
Sitrer Plating,
at reasonable rates and promptly, Wv, Woh'
WARRAETED. bEhihAND hANohn.
aug3lly.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

The Cinnamon of North Adams, Mass,
have dog whose name Is xii"
Mrs. Candsnce, of Hampshire County
Mass. has just completed her hpndredti
year.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

SpIcE-That was quite an amusing
circumstance, wnefi well known repre-
sentative from one Of the New England
States rose at a public dinner to make
speech, and spoke thus:
"Wnen | view this festive board, Mr.
President, can't help thinking Of thos'
beautiful lines of Longfellow's, in whlcl
he says-er-ah--er-which, say7er--
er tapping his forehead )-erZ Mr.
President, I've forgotten the lines | re
mcmbered." And lie sat down. ~ g
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30
.Roo,v toaGoose.

Ben Jonson having heard that Lord
Craven was very anxious to see him,
went to his lordship's house. Being In
a somewhat tattercd condition, the por,
ter refused to admit him, and gave him
some impertlncnt language. which Ben
did not fail to rcturnA While they were
wrangling Lord Craven happened to
come out, and desired TO know the cause
Of the quarrel. Jonson immediately
said: .ifss ii
"Iunderstood your ordslipsyishes te '1
see me-" A
aYou, friend . replied the lord; "wht
are you p
aBen .Ionson," replied the other.
mo, no !; you cannot be Ben lonson
who wrote the Silent Woman; you look
as If you could not say boo to a goose
"Boor' cried Ben. s -
"very well,p said his lordship, VIII
was better pleased at the joke than often
dcd at the affront; 81 am now convince'
that you are Ben Jonson."
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Tme Puin.,,k Inssa,n

Josh, Billings,in indtation of Gfbsley,
is writing series af. articles entitled.
"What Know of Farming" Here is
what he says: sAlsS. sssrv.n -,
"CoNcERNlkG THE PuMPfIN This bef-
ry is favorite with the natives of the
inteilor of New England, .who. prefer it
to the goose berry for the making Of
fruit cake, and who likewise give it the
preference over the raspberry 70. feed
I ing cows, as being more filliiig,saBd fiN
" as satisfying Tie pumpkin is the
only esEulent of the orange family that
will thrive in the North, except the
sourd, and one or .lt%b varieties Of the
squash But the CUSTOM Of planting it
in sthe front yard with the shrubbcry is
fast going out Of, vogue, for,it, is now
generally conceded that the pumpkin, as
La shade tree, is a failure.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30

It is the cthcrial tincture Of Valtrian,
spiinkled inside the boxes, that gives
Yankee cigars the fine Havana flavor.
Anybody can make Havanas in this wSy,s
and save duties 'zss g =
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-10

EoW MONKEYS ARE CAUGHT.-From the
chapter of Menageries, in Olive Logan's "Be-
fore the Foot Lights and Behind the Scenes,
we make the following extract:
Monkeys are such cunning creatures, one
would suppose them more difficult to catch than
other wild animals. Pitfalls will take lion,
and the famished monarch of the forest will,
after a few days starvation dart into cage
containing food, and thus be secured. But how
are monkeys caught? The ape family resem-
bles man. Their vices are human. They love
liouor and fall. In Dufour and Sanaar the ma
tives make fermented beer, of which the mon
KEYS are passonately fond. Aware of this, the
natives 90 to the parts of the forest frequented
by the monkeys, and set on the ground Gala
bashes full of the enticing liquor. AS soon as
the monkey sees and tastes it, he utters loud
cries of Joy, that soon attract his comrades
Then an orgie begins, and in short time the
beasts show all degrees of into1ication. Then
the negroes appear. They are too far gone to dis
distrust them but take them for larger species OF
their own genus. The negroes take some up and
then begin Immediately to weep and cover them
with kisses When negro takes one by the hand
to lead him off, the nearest monkey will cling
to the one who thus finds a support, and en-
deavor to go off also. Another will grasp at
him, and SO on, till the negro leads staggering
line of ten or a dozen tipsy monkeys When
finally brought to the village they are securely
Gagged, and gradually sobered down; but for
two or three days gradually diminishing sup
ply of liquor is given them, so as to reconcile
them by degrees to their state of captivity.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-10
TIE MOUNT OF o11vEs-Writing from Je-

TIE MOUNT OF OL1vEs.-Writing from Je-
rusalem. "Eusebius' says:
Apart from the sacred associations of the
Mount of Olives, it is one of the most interest
ing places in the region of Jerusalem. The
view of the city itself is the finest to be had
from any point. The summit of the Mount
of Olives is three hundred feet above the area
of the temple, on which it looks directly down
as upon the whole city which lies spread out
like map before ones eyes Every point in
the city can be distinguished, and every noun
tain roundabout can be seen and, looking east
ward, we see the Valley of the Jordan. The
Dead Sea itself, although nearly twenty miles
distant and three thousand nine hundred and
thirty-fve feet below, is as plain to the sight as
Jerusalem. IF the view is so interesting now,
what must it have been when Jerusalem was in
its glory and the land of the Palestines was like
garden?
I was greatly interested when ascending the
Mount Of Olives at different times, in tracing
out the path that David took-which think
may be quite closely identifed-when he fled
from the treachery of Absalom. "And David
went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet, and
wept as he went up and had his head covered,
and barefoot; and all the people that was with
him covered every man his head, and they went
up, weeping as they went up" Nothing in
the history of the reverses which kings have
suffered could be more touching than this. The
scene was constantly occurring to my mind as
I went up the mountain from time to time. I
was almost expecting to meet Shimei as passed
over its summit. The Mohammadans were
there with their curses if he was not
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-10

WHAT is IN THE BEDRooM.--If two persons
are to occupy a bedroom during the night, let
them step on weighing scale as they retire,
and then again in the morning, and they will
find their actual weight is at least pound less
in the morning. frequently there will be loss
of two or more pounds, and the average loss
throughout the year will be pound of matter,
which has gone off from their bodies, partly
from the lungs and partly from the pores of the
skin. This escaped material is carbonic acid
and decayed animal matter or poisonous exha-
lation. This is diffused in the air in part, and
part absorbed by the bed clothes. If a single
ounce of cotton be burned in room, it will so
completely saturate the air with smoke that
one can hardly breathe, though there can only
be one ounce of foreign matter in the air. Ifan
ounce of cotton be burned every half hour du-
ring the night, the air will be kept continually
saturated with smoke, unless there be an open
window or door for its escape. Now the six
teen ounces of smoke thus formed is far less
poisonous than the sixteen exhalations from the
lungs and bodies of two persons who have lost
pound in weight during the hours of sleeping
for while the dry smoke is mainly taken into
the lungs, the damp odors from the body are
absorbed into the pores of the whole body.
Need more be said to show the importance of
having bed rooms well ventilated, and of thor
oughly airing the bed clothes in the morning,
before packing them up in the form of neatly
| made bed?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-10

FATTENING HoGs.-The season for fatten-
ing hogs is at hand, when the facts established
by experience in this important farm industry
may be of interest, at least to those who do not
have their hog-pens in the West 1t has been
found that corn, the best grain for fattening,
will yield ten to twelve pounds of pork to the
bushel, when fed in the ear. When ground,
several pounds are gained. When it is in adj
dition, steamed or scalded, there is an addi-
tional increase, running the bushel of corn up
to twenty pounds-double the amount of the
same corn when fed in the ear, much of which
will then only be cracked, and some pass away
whole. Grinding and steaming or scalding
well will give nearly all the strength of the corn,
if not fed too plcntifully, or crowded in feed
ing. Fed regularly, and eaten clean, and with
easy and perfect digestion-this is the way to
get the full strength of the corn. The manure
is worth less, but this is by no means to be con-
sidered, especially where farmers rely on COM
mercial fertilizers, instead of homemade COM
posts. 1t may be expensive to steam food to
scald it can hardly be so considered, as it only
requires little daily care, which there is usu-
ally some minor member of the family to be-
stow. 1t is of course easier to fling down the
the ears in the dirt, in the old wasteful way our
fathers followed, when corn was cheap. But
the application of heat prepares the food for
the stomach, and makes piggy grow like magic
1t is considered good economy. to fatten
spring pigs. They certainly make the choicest
bacon for family use.-Farmler and artisan.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-10
SINGULAR TABLEAu OF DEATH IN A TENT.

SINGULAR TABLEAU OF DEATH IN A TENT.
About three weeks ago, there passed over
Fort Sully terrible thunder storm, and in it
old Yellow Hawk, an Indian peddler, gave up
the ghost On the day following the storm, a
party of men happened to run upon little
canvass tent pitched upon the river bank.
There was no signs of life about it, and one OF
the men, out of curiosity, went up. to 1t, and
lifted the canvass door and stepped in. There,
in one end of the tent, sat Yellow Hawk, erect
and rigid as stature, with his eyes wide open,
and one hand firmly grasped on dogs neck,
and the dog standing on his fore legs, and part
ly sitting on his launches, staring. wildly IN
the same direction at his master, while on the
other side of the dog the wife of Yellow Hawk,
resting upon her elbow on the ground, and star
ing in the same direction that the other occu-
pants of the tent were gazing The man was
inexpressibly terrified by the spectacle, and his
first impulse was to run but there was some
thing so widely strange in their eyes and in the
general expression of their features, that ne
was bound to the spot. Not muscle of their
faces moved, and they held their positions like
statues-they were dead
It is presumed they were killed by lightning
during the storm of the previous night; still
there was no evidence that their death was
caused in this manner. Their features bore an
expression of intense fear, but there were no
81 gns of the lightining's work about them, or
about the tent. They were buried on the spot
where they were found by the Indians.-SiouS
City (IoUa) Times.