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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28

EE Recently man in Troy, n. Y,
applied at the Mount Ida cemetery, and
requested grave to be dug. to he ready
on the following day. The instructions
were needed. and at the appointed time
the cortege arrived at the, home of the
dead" The corpse was contained in an
elaborate coffin, lined with white eating
on the outside of which was the usual
inscription of birth and death. The
ceremony was performed, and the mourn
ers wended their way homeward. A
headboard was placed at the grave on
Which appeared the following inscrip-
ton: sour little adopted child" A day
or two subsequently the superintendent
of the cemetery, having his suspicion
excited, had tie grave opened, and upon
raising the coifin-lid the body of a dog
was found calmly reposfng in, DEATH
The unsentimental superintendent had
the collin and "our little adopted child'
pitched into the creek.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
What one Man Can DO.

During the six most active years of
Father Mathews labors, the number of
gallons of Intoxicating spirits used in
Ireland, compared with the six proceed
ing years, sank from about sixty mill
ions to about thirty millions; the num-
Der of persons convicted of serious
crime. from Ga, $50 to 37,027s and the
number of murderers executed from SO
to o.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
To cure Heartburn.

This common and distressing affec,
ton is generally connected with indig-
estion. To relieve it for the moment,
magnesia, soda, or Seltzer water, or wa
ter acidulated with sulphuric acid, may
be employed To cure the complaint
redaire5 tie digestive powers to be
trengtheiied By t6hics; bitters and some
preparation Of irot: The application
Of blister over the stomach may be Of
ncn Ss@
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
Lightning Conductors.

1t is fancied by many that it is quite
sufficient to put up an iron rod, with
ohe end in the ground and the other a
few feet higher than the roof, to pro-
tect the building from lightning. Ii
should be impressed on tile public, that
conductors, unless perfectly Insulated,
are calculated to produce tue disasters
they are intended to prevent The best
mode of insulating them is for them to
pass through glass rings, and in no part
to be in contact with anything but glass.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28

RyThe Ku-Klux Committee propose
to lay their report, including six thous-
and psges of testimony, before Con
sress., This testimony, when it reaches
the public. eye, will be like the "letters
home" from Kate Nickleby's school in
Devonshire. "The girls wrote all the
letters themselves" said Mrs; Niekleby,
land the writing master TOUCHED theW
up afterward with msgnifying, glass
and a silver per; at least | tliink they
wrote them, though Kate was meyer
quite certain about that, because she
didn't know the handwriting of hers
again; but, anyway, / know it was a cir
eular. that which they all copied, and of
course it was very gratifying thing
very gratifying y .,..,. /. ,,.s,s.-rs -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
Curing a vicious Horse.

have seen vicious horses in Egypt
cured of the habit of biting, by pre-
senting to them, while in the act of do
ing so, a leg of mutton just taken from
the fire. The pain which horse feels
in biting through the hot meat, causes
it, after few lessons, to abandon the
vicious habit. So.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28

gIf cleanliness is, as some people
say, one of the arts, ,all that helps it should
be made known. Doors, walls, or any
thing that's painted:may be cleaned with
a piece of soft flannel, dipped in warm
water, then wrung, and sprinkled with
finely powdered white CHALK. The paint
on being rubbed with this, will become
quite clean, and will be saved from the
destructive action of soap.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
Josh Billings Advice tew Young
DOktOrS.

Hire an olliss on the main, street Of
the village, and stay in the olfiss, i.
When yu do go out, alwus 60 on the
Jump. F, ,l IN,
Don't never,talk much on emmy sub
jek butssalwas look MYSTERIOUS
Seldum go to church, but when ,yu do,
alwus leave before the church dug. .i',l
Charge everybody like thunder and
liLening. sss "a .:,i
If you pholler these rules c!usslY,,,a and
don't suckceed, VA kan kun tcw the
konklusion that dokrine bnzziness amt
so good as it wuz last year. sed-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
In ENGLAND and Wales. with a popu.

In England and Wales, with a popu-
lation of less than 100000, there
we're Oh the lst Of January, 1871, no
less than l,0S6,OOo naupers. Thus one
out of every twenty -one persons is a
subject of charity. This is absolutely
frightful, and indicates a terrible, state
of social civilization. This state Of
things can not endare long without ter,
rible result, The number Of paupcrs
in the manufacturing distric,s is less by
one half than il the asticll ,uraI
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
Chicago.
October no, 1871.

Blackened and bleeding helpless, painting prone,
On the charred fragments of her shattered
throne,
Lies she who stood but yesterday alone.
Queen of the Vest by some enchanter taught
To lift the glory of Aladdin's court
Then lose the spell that all that wonder
wrought.
Like her own prairies by some chance seed
sown,
Like her own prairies in one brief day grown,
Like her own prairies in one brief night mown.
She lifts her voice, and in her piercing call
We hear the cry of Macedon to Paul
The cry for help that makes her hin to all.
But haply with wan fingers may she feel
The silver cup hid in the proffered meal
The gifts her kinship and our loves reveal
Bret Harte.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28
Hair OH.

OiiYe oil, two pints; otto Of roses,
one drachms dtl of rosemary, one
drachm. Mix, 1t may he colored red
by steepin! little a'canet root in the
heated oil before seeming it, as ss,.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28

TOO DEEP FOR THAT"

TOO DEEP FOR THAT"
"Yes." said Farmer Brown,
Bringing his hard fist down
On the old oak table;
''They say that men can talk,
From Paris to New York,
Through the sunken cable.
"'Tis perfectly absurd,
For to hear single word
No man is able;
And it's clear enough to me
That this widespread mystery
Is foolish fable.
"The news we get from Rome,
Is all made up at home,
'Tis my conviction:
And that you see, will account
For the terrible amount
Of contradiction.
"Yes," said Father Brown,
Bringing his hard fist down
On the old oak table;
"My wife and have tried
The experiment. we tied
A good stout bit of cable
"To the fence just over there,
And the rocker of this chair,
And we couldn't do it.
Though we screamed ourselves as hoarse
AS tree-toads; but of course
Not one word went through it!
Don't talk to me, pray,
Of fresh news every day
Through sunken cables.
Sea yarns are long and tough,
And have heard enough
Of such old fables" .
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-28

ETwelve liles, or less, viii be charged as
one square.
ALL Legal advertisements will be charged
by the line, and must be paid in advance Of
publication ~
SE Notices Of the appointment of Ad- 20
~ ministrator's and Executors; also ~
& Attachment Notices and Road noti- ~
q ces, two dollars and fifty cents, in %
a. advance. 80
'@ Advertising, done at published rates
and payment Required in advance, In all
cases.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05

There was that fat woman in the sky blue Six,
with her daughter in o gray poplin, did you
' eyes, what did they want p sellwen asked
carelessly.
"Tbe old woman says, Have you any Jaco,
net edgiug 2 says I, Yesmem, very hne iot,,
and took down the box. She commenced to
haul them over, pricing this, squirting at that,
and criticising the other. saw in minute
what sort Of q person had to deal with She
says, want it to trim a baby's dress, ana
1 mamma, y says the young one, yard and :
half then they had an argument whether 1T
should be a yard and half OF quarter quarter;
saws the old one So I showed her q little
over yard, making it short, SO she would take
the half Then she talked about prices, won:
dered, oh'dl and ah'd and finally took yard
and a half at eighty cents"
"What was it marked, Peter
"Sixty centsp
ITO be eontinued.)
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05
lFor the Morning Star and Catholic Messenger
MARDI GRAS;
A Tale of Ante Bellum Times.
BY TIM. LINKINwATER.
Continued
CHATTER III.

Two years passed by, and Percy MacVa ain
thought that he might now venture to visit
Sarah Murrey, and see the child, through
whom he had gratified his spirit of revenge.
As the summer came nearer he grew more I'M
patient to make the proposed visit, which ne
for fear that something might lead to his de-
lection. The cotton season was now nearly
over and he resolved to close up his accounts,
so that his clerks could, as usual, attend co
such business as required attention IN the
summer season. He had been moody and dull
of late, many invitations to social gatherings
had been neglected, the city had become irk-
some to him and he hoped that the excitement
of a fashionable tour would restore his former
self-possession and good spirits. AS he walk
ed along the street, O determination TO throw
off the gloom that oppressed him strengthened
his mind, and he resolved to, make social Wis
it. He had received many invitations to the
Mardi Gras entertainments this season, all OF
which had been allowed to remain unanswered
on his table. The most brilliant of these hac
been given by Mrs. Robert Mcdonald, and, al
though it was now long past Easter, he turned
his steps towards the tine mansion OF Mr.. NC
Donald, to tender his excuses for past unsocla
bility. He was ushered into the spacious ant
elegantly furnished parlor, where the lady o
the house soon Joined him. he had knowi
her in the old country, where she had been
scbool-mate and companion of Mrs. Macourty
She was q small lady, mild and pleasant, Will
n kind heart that won her friends, and mad
her welcome in every circle. her health wa
good, but she looked delicate, and this ha
given her friends the idea that she was no
well, and extra care must always be shown n 10
her, lest something should happen. Thi
caused herself and her husband to spend muc
of their time in travelling.
81 thought you had taken orders and retire
from the world" said Mrs. Mcdonald, as
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VhUME ".
mer]ng Star and Catholic Messenger:
Tor the Morning Star and Catholic Messenger
MEMENTO MORT.
BY uKRMINE.
" ORLEANS. SUNDAY. MARCH $. 1871.

Remom Der, man, Lnat tuou ~ ~ S'
To kindred earth return thou must.
Law down thy head beneath the SOIL
In spite Of tears, and prayers. and toll;
Fold up thy hands upon thy breast,
And stay thy feet in lonely rest,
Thy last look take on all that's fair,
And close thine eyes in darkness there!
Zen youth and beauty. joy and pride,
Are not exempt. They, too have died,
And shall again. The doom is one,
And through all ages still shall run
A,l-allsnust bow to this decree
The young, the old, the bond, the free
The gifted. proud and lofty spirit,
The poor, who heavenly grace inherit;
The frau must sleep beneath the sod
The soul may claim . home with God!
Remember, man, in guilt still dwelling,
The sentence of thy fate is kneiiingl q.
And thou who dealst upjustly here,
Shall hnd stern justice meeted there!
Remember man, in honors high
Who would'st not heed the orphans cry,
Nor stoop to soothe the widows pain.
Beosune her loss might prove thy gain
The hour 10 near when Death shall bow
Thy head As low % her's is nowi
Remember, man. who pawn'st thy soul
For burning draughts of Pleasures bowl,
Whose heart is set on sinful toys,
Whose hands lay hold on shameful joys
When heart and hand shall turn to dust.
What then, oh man, shall be thy trust!
Remember, maid, with flashing eye
And glowing check, and head 80 high,
And scornful words for virtuous worth,
And fattering smiles for wealth and BIRTH
The time will come when all shall stand
Uncrowned, within that heavenly land,
Whose King His great reward" shall give
To those who for His glory live,
Who in esch brothers features trace
Some likeness to Bis radiant face!
Remember, husband, child and wife.
But brief may be your dreams OF life!
Obi then lay hold en- treasures sure,
On actions high, on motives pure.
On generous impulse, loving words.
That cheer tho heart like songs OF birds,
On kindly aims IN mercy given
The golden key that openeth Heaven.
Remember all! The doom is spoken
OF this poor flesh with anguish broken
Alone 1t shall return to dust;
But for the soul-oh blessed trust
There 10 NO exile meath the sod
It springs Mt once to meet Its God!
70 Orleans, Ash Wednesday.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05

A man who was brought up at one of the
London police offices for assaulting and
nearly killing woman, excused himself
by saying that he thought it was his wife.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05

A negro, who sued Chicago saloon
keeper for s25OO damages, for putting him
out of his saloon after his refusal 70 comply
with g request to leave, has been awarded
one cent.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05

A pious lyceum lecture committee IN In
diana, has it's ticket printed, Blessed are
the pure in heart for they shall see Cod
Admit one"
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Morning starsf Catholic Messenger

Morning s'r,1c.'Ao''e Messenger
ri sHrD WEEKLY BY
On. n.n>1..n. 4tole Publication OompGny, at
~. 90. n,,.les street. between Poydras and
Lsrayetse str
rh. nh tors Of tho Company are;
Most Rev A,bishop N. J. PERcHE.
very rev. Vice President
Rev. J. Md FIHAN,
Rev. T. J. EMMY,
Rev. JoHSLANNAGAN.
Mr.. JoHNk. GIBBONS,
Mr.. oH4dccArvREy, Treasurer.
M. rHGia. HA'HH' Secretary.
An osnf unicaticns arc to be addressed to the
pa,..-. ! he Morning Star and Catholic Assssn0er
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27

MINCE PIEs.-The following receipt
ior mince pies, which are now in sea-
son, is confidently recommended be a
writer In the Germantown Telegraph,
after using 1t for many years:
boil a fresh beef tongue tender, let
It get cold, and then chop it fine with
one pound Of suet, one-half peck of ap-
pies, two pounds of currants, picked
and washed very carefully, one pound
Of citron sliced, half an ounce each of
powdered cloves, allspice, cinnamon
and ginger, three pints of sweet cider,
,one pint Of Madeira wine, half pint
sof brandy, with enough sugar to sweet
en TO your taste. This will make a
large jar full"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27

CORN OR OATs.-"I feed my horse
we'll, but somehow he looks rough.
coated and don't seem to be very WE'LL"
"What kind of provender do you
give him ?"
Y "Oats, and plenty of them"
That's what's the matter. Too many
oats. Half the amount of oats and the
rest in corn would, no doubt, work an
Improvement in him. We have found
out that horses should not be fed en-.
tirely with oats for provender. They
need something else. Give them corn
or cornmeal part Of the time, or mix
ture of oats and corn, and see if they
do not improve. And, by the way,
don't forget to give him, twice week,
mess of potatoes as medicine
Country Gentleman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27

C0UGH IN HoRsEs.-A cough is rath.
er symptom than a disease. 1t is of.
ten caused by the irritability of the air
passages, occasioned by previous dis.
ease. A chronic cough in horse is Of
ten occasioned by indiscretion in the
treatment of influenza, distemper, and
diseased respiratory apparatus. 1t is
also one of the effects of liver disease,
and sometimes of worms. Too much
dry fodder, especially chaff, often aggra-
Yates cough. Carrots and other roots
and green feed may be advantageously
used. Give your horse warm stall,
with bedding foot deep, with moist
cut feed, little laxative medicine, and
not much work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27
BONE FELoN.-Of all painful things

BONE FELON.-Of all painful things,
can there be any SO excrutiatingly
painful as bone felon? We know of
none that flesh is heir to, and as this
malady is quite frequent and the SUBJ
ject of much earnest consideration, we
give the latest recipe FOR its cure, which
u given by that high authority, the
London Lancet: Gas soon as the dis
ease is felt, put directly over the spot a
fly blister, about the size of your thumb
nail, and let it remain for six hours, at
the expiration Of which time, directly
under the surface of the blister, may be
seen the felon, which can be instantly
ffreR gut with the point of needle or
.ncet.n
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27
AGRICULTURAL & DOMESTIC.


There are many beautiful botonical
experiments which can he conducted In
house during winter, which are not EN-.
braced generally in the list of flowers
and vines In our parlors and windows.
How many of the fair readers of the
Telegraph have the beautiful vine of
the sweet potato running over their
mantle-shelf? This pretty sight can be
enjoyed by placing sweet potato In a
tumbler or other glass vessel, filed
with water, passing Il pin through the
tube so as to keep the lower end from
one or two inches from the bottom of
The vessel. Keep on the mante.shelf,
In a warm room, and every day give it
sun for an hour or two, and in few
days rootlings will begin to appear,
aiming for the bottom of the vessel,
aud in two or three weeks the eye will
begin to shoot and rapidly grow and
run upon suspended twine or any little
trellis-work prepared foriit.
The "Morning Glory" can be propo.
gated In parlor windows, where there is
some sun, to perfection during winter (;
1t flowers with its natural colors, and
the delicate little vine can be made to
run over the window. A hanging vase
is the prettiest for this.
Suspend an acorn by cotton thread
30 as to nearly touch the water In glass
vessel, Ia hyacinth glass is perhaps the
best,) set upon the window or mantle,
and let 1t remain there for eight or ten
weeks, more or less, without being in
terfered with, except to supply the
evaporation Of the water, and the acorn
will burst, and as 1t throws a root down
into the water, a sprout or stem will be
sent upward, throwing out beautiful
little green leaves; thus giving you an
oak tree, in full life and health within
your parlor.
There are many of the MOSES which
can be very successfully grown in the
house through the winter, and with the
foregoing afford an interesting and re.
fined enjoyment for the feminines of a
family, and real pleasure for all who
have taste for the beautiful to wit
ness. We trust to see greater inclina.
tion on the part of the ladies to intro
duce into their houses this most agreea
ble addition to their domestic pleasure
- Germdatoioa Telegraph.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27
CEVEN REASONS WHY


FOR HORSES.
FIRsT.-It Is composed of the most POWERFUL
and PENETRATING liquids known in Chemis istrv.
SECoND.-Combined with the above is n MEDI-
CINAL OIL, made expressly for this Liniment
and mixed by an entirely new process.
THIRD.-The use of the pOlperfid and penetrdtinl
ingredients is to drive or force in this beautiful
MEDICINAL OIL, which lubrlcaes the Joints and
muscles. and Immediately throttles the disease
and compels II to loosen Its deathly, sickening
and poisonous tangs.
FouRTH.-This MEDICINAL OIL is used for the
same reason that good mechanic always uses
oil-to make his machinery work with ease and
precision. So In the same way the muscles and
Joints of our animals should be fabricated II we
wish to have them travel with rapidity and ease
FIFTH.-lt Is very soothing in Its action, Will
not burn or blister the animal like most of the
"red hot' liniments of the day.
SIXTH.-Not one drop OF tincture of cayenne
or red pepper can be found in its composition
for we hold that no liniment can be effective
which burns and blsters the animal until the
muscles al hard and dried almost to a crisp.
SEVENTH,-EVery bottle Is WARRANTED To give
good satisfaction, or your money will be refund
ed. This shows conclusivey that the proprie-
tors have full confidence in this preparation
and proves TOR the seventh time that q. IT, s. s,
Is the hest Ltnment in the world for horses
ture 0 Red Pepper and 4artshol7l, or other rds,
on you, but ask tor q. H. a. y. for Horses ana take
no other. sold by all druggists.
ID. q. CAREY q CO., Sole Proprietors
sep9TO-lyl H2 washington Street, New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27

$4,000 WILL BE PAID TO ANY PERSON
producing Preparation showing half as many
living genuine permanent cures as DIR. FITLER. s
VEGETABLE RHEUMATIC REMEDY, The scien-
tiic prescription of Prot. JOS. Z. FlTLt r. NJ. D.,
one OF Philadelphia's oldest regular Physicians,
who has made rheumatism speciality "a years,
permanently curing with this Remedy 95 in
every 100 patients Treated; so warranted under
oath, from Registered cases, a result unparallel-
ed. II is pleasant Medicine, free from injur-
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Prominent Physicians indorsing DIR. Filter ac-
company each bottlel. To protect sufferers from
risk n legal guarantee stating number of bottles
warranted to Cure will be forwarded without
charge to any person sending by letter n full,
truthful description of case, In case of failure
to cure, the amount paid will be refunded. Price
sl.50 per bottle o bottles $3.50. Medical advice
sent by letter gratis. Address DIR. FITLER,
Office No. 30 South FOURTH Street, Philadel-
phia, or No. 7Of BROADWAY, n. y. sold or
obtained by druggists.
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