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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

Supervisors !fceting,-Ihc last meeting of
the prcsen. Board of Jefferson, will convene
a. Court Hall in this town on to-day. (Tues-
day, for tho purpose of winding up its trans
actions for the year. Its session may be con-
tinued for several days, and those having mat
tors Of business more appropriate to DO acted
upon by the old Board, should give to it their
immediate attention.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12
FURS, FURS.

GREAT 81 CRIFYCE FOR CASH
French corscts reduced from 81 to IS eents Nine.
iuch all silk Sash Ribbon. now SLIM per yard;
Sever. inch all silk Sash Ribbon, now S6 cents per
yard; Six.inch all SILK Sath Ribbon, now 62l cts.
per yard. Linen Collars 5, =, 10, 70 aud Is cents.
Liurn Cuffs IL, IL and Is cts. Hamburg Edsingat
half price. Gents pure Linen Hsndserchies At
10, Is and 95 cents; Gents Paper Collars 10 and Is
ceut. per box; Gents Kid Gloves 81; Cent?
Lined Buck Gloves 10 and s7i cts.; Gents' Cloth
G lUvcs IS and 6O cents; Ladies Lisle Thread do.
lined, IS and 80 cents; Chldren's Gloves in small
SiZes IL aud Is cents, An Kid Glnves at lees than
old prices. Lsdirs' plain and embroidered Hand.
kerchiefi 20. Is and ~ cents. bonnet Ribbons and
Velvets 50 PR cent below regular prices.
FLOWERS AND FEATHERS.
Flower. 10. Is and 90 cents ,ptig. Feathers Is
md 20 centn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

Small Por, The small pOx is still fear
fully ravugius Philadelphia. For tho week
ending last Sunday there wero one hundred
and tilty>three deaths. 1t is estimated that
there are now fully Eve thousand cases Of
this dreadful malady under treatment, aud
the mortality is still increasing. The Balti.
more San OF yesterday, suites that tho disease
has appeared in PrtersviIlo district Frederick
couuty, tfd, whittier it was brought by res
idcnt who had been on visit to Philadelphia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

Death cfan e,timaJle man.-Tho ITALIA.
hassec Floralian announces the death in that
city on the 10th of November, after long pro.
traoted illness from Pulmonary Consumption,
Mr., DAVID @. WILSON, ut au advanced age.
Mr.. W. was we'll known and highly esteemed
in this community for his manly virtues and
christian integrity. lTo was born in this
county July IS, 1904, and in the FalloflS2S
moved to Tallahassee, where he continued to
reside until his death.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12
pRATTS ASTRAL OIL

DURNS odorle,s. Is always uniform. require, no
ID charge Of Lamps, 10 perfectly safe and will not
eIplnde, for sale by
Feb. .. KEARSLEY SiiEERER
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

from EarrlSonburg TO Staunton was unani-
mOusly adopted, it being two miles shorter
and less costly.
The following resolutions were passed:
lst Resolred, That the President be re.
ouestcd at once to advertise for thirty days in
such manner MS lie shall deem proper for
proposals for tho constructions Of tho road
from Ilarrisouburg to Staun'on.
Pad. Resoiccd, That it is the settled policy
aud purpose Of this company to put the whole
line OF road to its terminal point at or uear
Salem, under contract as rapidly us the engi.
ucers shull repnrt as TO lOcation.
". q o. Il. R.-llle' extension Of the
Washington aud Ohio Railroad from IlnniI'
ton to purcelville in Loudouu county will, it
is understood DO commenced within few
days, aud pushed rapidly to completion
Tho estimated cost Of the work is Ouly twenty.
SIX thousand dollars. Bonds to the amount
of fifteen thousand have been sold to land
owners along tho proposed route, aud the con-
tractor Inns agreed to take bonds Tor tho re-
nlaiudcr. From PurcOlsiIe tbs road will, it
is said, DO extended to Snickersville, at the
foot Of the Blue Ridge, eleven miles farther
ON toward the cnal fields
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

FULL Hoes oiF.,eJ God. $
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

Working under d!5icutties,-lf it is hard
to row against wind aud tide, it is equally SO
to prosecute buiIding.wOrk this piuchiug
weather. Yet tho energetic Contractors for
the repair Of our Court House seem in no wise
discouraged, aud Messrs. Tutwiler with tho
brick work md COckrill with the carpeutoriug,
still hope to have the structure under roof be.
fore continuous winter shall ovCrtakc them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-12

Remember tie Poor may have been often
wrung in the ear Of those who are blessed
with epoughand to spare Of this worlds goods,
but at this peculiar season tho appeal should
reach the heart and the conscience of christian
aud philanthropi,t, Every community has its
number whom the hand of poverty and mis-
fortune has sOrOly stricken, and do not sup>
pose that our own is au exemption. Remem.
Der, that IN sharing or your ample stores with
the suffering aud the destitute 10 our midst,
you are but BLENDING to tho Lord"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
A Man and a Pair of Mules Carried
900 Feet on a Cow. Catcher.

Yesterday morning, at about 10
o'clock, as train No. 4, south-bound
from Indianapolis, on the Jacksonville,
Madison and Indianapolis railroad, was
approaching the first road-crossing south
of the starch factory, this side of Edin-
burg, man named Abraham Russell,
with a wagon and two mules, attempted
to pass the track in the face of the loco
motive. The consequence was that q
collision resulted, and the cow-catcher
caught up man, mules, and wagon. The
train was running at speed estimated
between twenty and thirty miles an
hour. The train having the Westipg-
ham atmospheric brakes on, they were
applied, and it was stopped in the short
space of not quite three hundred feet
from the crossing. Upon looking for
the man, the officers of the train found
him sitting on the fore part of the en-
CINE, with u few slight scratches, and the
mules were hanging on to the cow
catcher, believing at a terrible rate,
but upon being extricated, got up, and
were found not to be injured in the
least. The wagon and harness were the
only parts of the team injured; they
were torn into slivers. Had it not been.
for the efficiency of the Westingham
brake, the officers think the accident,
must have proved fatal. The Jefferson
vile road is now having the brake ap-i
piled to all its trains. The team was the
property of Jacob Multi, of Edinburg.
Courier.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

CoNUNDRUMs FOR THE SExEs.-For the
girls: Could you love man who wore
false hair on his head, when he had
enough of his own? who painted his
face and improved his form as you inn
prove (?) yours who pinch his feet with
small shoes, his hands with small gloves,
his waist with corsets; and then, as if he
had not already deformed himself
enough, tied huge hustle to his back,
and thrust tiny mountains of wire into
his bosom? For the boys: Could you
love girl who defiled her mouth with
tobacco and loaded the air with fumes
of cigars? who staggered home several
times a week the worse for liquor? who
indulged in fast horses, bet high at
races, and staggered around the streets
with questionable companions?
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23


THE NAMES a OF PAPER.-Printers are
sometimes asked why various kinds of
papers obtained the peculiar names they
bear. Here is the reason In ancient
times, when comparatively few people
could read, pictures of every kind were
much in use where writing would now
be employed. Every shop, for instance,
had its sign, as well as every public
houses and those signs were not then,
as they are often now, only painted
upon board, but were invariably actual
models of the thing which the sign ex-
pressed-as we still occasionally see
some such sign as bee hive, tea-can-
lister, or a doll, and the like. For the
same reason printers employed some de-
vice, which they put upon the title-pa-
ges at the end of their books. And pa
per-makers also introduced marks by
way of distinguishing the paper of their
manufacture from that of others which
marks, becoming common, naturally
gave their names to different sorts of
papera A favorite paper mark between
l540 and 1860 was the jug or pot,
and would appear to have originated
the term pot paper. The foolscap was
later device, and does not appear to
have been nearly of such long continu-
ance as the former. 1t has given place
to the figure of Britannia, or that of a
lion rampant, supporting the cap of lib
erty ON pole. The name, however,
has continued, and we still denominate
paper of particular size by the name
of Il" foolscap." Post paper seems to
have derived its name from the post
horn, which at one time was his distin-
gushing mark. 1t does not appear to
have been used prior to the establish
ment of the General Postofice (1670),
when it became custom to blow a
horn-to which circumstance, no
doubt, we may attribute its introduc.
ton. Bath past is so named after
that fashionable city.-L0ndon Printers
Reqister.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
Telegraph in Mexico.

1t is stated that the telegraph line,
from Mier, near the Rio Grande, to Ger
ralvo, is now completed, and is the com
mencement of wire running through
Mexico, and forming connec-
tion with the lines of the United States.
The Legislatures of the States of Duran
go and Sinaloa have just authorized a
lottery, the profits of which, 10000, are
to be employed in building telegraph
line from Mazatlan, on the Pacific side,
to the cities of Sinaloa and Durango
The Federal Government of Mexico,
some time ago, abolished all kinds of
lotteries except those whose proceeds
should be destined for works of public
utility, and the profits of which should
not exceed one fifth of the amount
raised. Under these exceptions the
States of Durango and Sinaloa have es-
tablished the aforementioned lotteries.
1t is also stated that the Federal Gov
ernment of Mexico has just published a
decree, offering a donation of $25 for
each kilometer of telegraph laid be-
tween Tampico and Matamoras. This
assistance, which amounts to $40 mile,
does not seem to offer any substantial
encouragement for building such line.
1t is also stated that steamer recently
brought to Vera Cruz 100 packages of
material .Tor building the telegraph line
between that city and Minatitlan.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

IL Carspn county, Nevada, the other
day, 300 Cinnamon engaged in street
fight on the strength of the loss of fifty
cents sustained by one of the number
in a gambling saloon. The noise they
made alarmed the, whole white popula-
ton, who rushed to the scene of con-
fiict' expecting to find large number of
the celestials dead on the field; but
there was not a wound among them.
Yet the noise they had made was aston
ishing.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

The. statistics of Lowell for 1870, Just
published, give the following informa-
ton in reference to the manufacturing
establishments of that city: Capital
stock invested in manufacturing com
panies, Sl3,650,O0O; number Of mills,
SO; spindles, 526,7l0; looms, 12,940; !;
persons employed, 1898, consisting Of
6,035 males and 8,S63 females weekly
product, 2,240,00O yards of cotton goods,
2l ,667 yards of woolen goods, $4,000
yards Of carpeting, $500 shawIs, 10000
dozens of hosiery. Raw materials used
per week: 6l2,0O0 pounds of cotton,
81, 900 pounds of clean wool. Goods
dyed and printed per aDnum, 81 ,69I 200
yards. There were also used per an
mum, 39,890 tons of anthracite coal,
Is, 100 bushels of charcoal, 1875 cords
of wood, 102, $40 gallons of oil, 100000
pounds of starch, and l,275 barrels of
flour. The steam power consists of 50
engines, with an aggregate force of 4, ,430
horsepower. The manufacturing cor
porations support an hospital for the use
of sick and disabled operatives.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

COOP STUFF IN BoY.-The San Fran
cisco Alta California tells this incident;
"It is related of young son of Uriah
Brown, that falling TO receive the assist
ance of the Democratic Governor Of Ore
gon in an application for naval cadet
ship, he went boldly on TO Washington
to seek il for himself lie vas bat boy,
and son of fierce apostle of Democra-
cy; but he had a boys undaunted hope
and courage, and ardently desired TO
enter the navy Of his country. He pene-
trated the awful presence Of the Execu-
tive of the United States and told his
story. He was recommended by tho
Oregon and California Senators, IRE
spective OF party, and his expenses were
paid by similar friends at home best oi
all, he got his commission from the
President, and, as cadet at large, he en-
tiers the. Naval Academy"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
Trfnes.

The griefs that fall 30 every share.
Tho heavier sorrow that life brings.
The heart can nerve itself 70 bar
Great eOrrOws are half holy things-
But for the ills each hour must make.
The cares with every day renewed.
II seems scarce worth the while 20 take.
Such little things with fortitudo-
The strongest enemies must fall.
Il overcome by foes 30 slight.
He scorns 10 hold them foes at all
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

IcE-BoATNG, it is stated, is becoming
every year more popular in the Hudson.
The boat is placed on runners and is
driven along over the ice with great
velocity, by the force of the wind acting
on the sails. An ice-boat from Pough-
keepsie, it is reported, ran a race a few
days ago, with fast railroad train, and
with the smooth ice and the wind in its
favor made over mile minute.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

THE New York Express says: "Acci-
dents of painful and fatal character
occur in the Hoosac Tunnel at short in
tervals, throughrthe use Of nitro-glyce-
rine. These accidents may be the re
suit Of carelessness or of ignorance, or Of
both combined. They are too frequent
to be continued, whatever the cause,
and measures should be taken to put a
stop to them. If nitro-glycerine cannot
be employed in works Of usefulness and
importancs, without a tolerably sure
risk Of killing dozens of men every day
or two, something less effective, but
safer, had better be employed instead. +"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
- EATON OHIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1871

" You naughty Hu,' said Mrs. Corne-
liza. " You've been telling. You think
that love story is interesting to others
because you enjoy it. SO much V'i.sa
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
WHOLE NUMBER 200.
A. Doctor In Horrible Spell-HOW
- Quacks Get their Diplomas.
From the South Bend BeRister

I, A prominent physician in this county
hands us the following letter received
by him from an individual who pre-
tends to practice medicine in Michigan
town, not thousand miles from here.
1t is worthy of publication, as showing
to what devices and ways that are
dark" quack doctors have to resort to
get their diplomas. 1t is hardly neces
sary to say that his request in the fol
lowing letter was not complied with
DR-----SIR: take this opportu-
nifty to inform you that am well and
dozen pretty good business in Fraction
Medicine l have the Best cind of luck
mr.. --S Sir wont a favor of you
if you pleas / wunt you to send me a
copy of your diplomea and where your
name is assorted put my name in 1
havea am objic in view not to- do Eney
body harm but to doe good if you will
fulfil my request will pay you well mr.
- - L beseach you to send me a
true Copy of your Diplomea gest like
yours but put my name IN where yours
is git big sheat of paper and rite it on
Send it right of if you pleas and gest as
soon as 1 git it 1 will send you good
presentiif you Ever kindness doe il to
me if you pleas .-...-.'...-
Yours with car and a friend To you
r ---sH3 o. sfoC From Dr--
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
Inclose Ioct to .paypostage.3

AN AMERIcNN's EXPERIENCE IN PARIS
DURING THE SIEGE.-A letter received at
Washington from Paris by prominent
official, written by an American who has
stayed there during the siege, gives a
graphic account of lite in the French
metropolis under the present circum-
stances. Affairs are said to be in a most
deplorable condition. Coal gave out
some time ago, hence there are no such
things as light or fire in the city. Even
the most wealthy classes suffer from
want of the commonest necessaries of
life, while among the poor and desti-
/ tute the suffering is beyond description.
Even the most sanguine do not expect
that the city can hold out against the
Germans beyond February 1, unless by
proVidentia1 interposition. As an in,
instance illustrating the scarcity of
food, the letter gives the following rates
for the articles mentioned: Rats read
lily bring francs pair; cats are consid-
cred cheap at 81 each mule meat is
scarce at 81. SO a pound; while turkey,
on the day the letter was mailed,
brought $50 francs. AS a general thing,
the people are said to be despondent.
Trochu, it is said, has lost his popular
ity, and has come to be regarded as a
total failure. He endeayored to leave
Paris by balloon short time ago, under
the plea of gathering an army outside,
but was prevented, it being shown that
such conduct on his part would cause
the people to lose what confidence they
had left. Trochu himself, IL is stated,
has become completely spoiled by the
praise lavished upon him, and has come
to think that he only can save France,
and consequently will listen to no ad-
vice orpay attention to instructions. A
significant political feature is said to be
observed in number of the nobility
joining the Mobile Guards as privates,
preferring this course to accepting COM
missions in thesRepublican armies, on
the ground that the latter would in
some way commit them to the French
Republic. ,4af.,i f..- -rr4rff..r4 I
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
Don't Leave the Farm.

Come. boys, have something to tell You.
< Come near, 1 would whisper it low.
4 You are thinking of leaving the homestead
Don't bein ahurryto gpt nt1Fsl :
y The city. has many attractions, kAif AN Ia
y But think OF tho vices and SINS ! II "a I'D
When once in the vortex of fashion,
How soon the downward course begins!
fou' talk Of the mines Of Australia4 II & .as
LFheylre wealth. yin gold Mithou tllou bk;t5Ii
But ah there is gold on the farm, boys, q Be
= If you'll only shovel it out.
The mercantile trade isAshnzRrd,
The goods are first high and then low:
Better risk the farm awhile longer
Don't be in ashurry to GosJ 10 IAHI
And SO has the busiest mart, . -
But wealth is not made in n day, boys
Don't be in a hurry to start z = 80 g. =
The bankers and brokers IRE wealthy; 'i.H t
They take in their thousands or So esp; -'
Ah think Of the frauds and deeeptions-
Don't be IN q hurry 20 80. ..s..ssss ~
The farm is the safest and surest,
The orchards are-loaded to-day; - sstisr =. g
You are as free as the air of the mountains,
And monarchs of all you surVeglC 10 rIfCssJ ;,
Better stay on the farm a while longer,
Though profits come in rather slow
Remember, you've nothing to risk boys
Don't be in hurry 10 gos zsN
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

MORMON PRoPAGANDIsM.-The peculiar
tactics resorted to by the Mormon mis-
sionaries in England to secure converts
are given in the Manchester Eng
Guardian. They urge the dark clouds
hanging over Europe aud the threaten
ing aspect of political affairs in England
at the present time, as reason why the
people of the latter country should en-
brace Mormonism, and by emigrating to
Utah escape the. terrible devastation,
woe and death for all unbelievers. The
"saints" were secure in Utah against
the Vaccinations of the worldly and
secular governments; for, said one of
the missionaries in a recent sermon,
when a large army entered the Territory
some years ago, backed by the whole
power of the United States, the threat
ened danger passed away, and the good
things brought by the soldiers fell into
the hands of the saints" for little or
nothing. Bacon was bought for lid.
and I'D. per pound, and the suffering
" "saints' who had bad teams were en-
abled to get new ones. And it is by such
falsehoods as these that the poorer class
es in England are beguiled into embrac-
ing Mormonism.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23
JOB PRINTING
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
;NEATLY AND Promptly EXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE
! On Reasonable Terms.

All orders for Job work or advertising, when sentby
Nla, will receive prompt attention az ii parties
called in person.
Advertisements not under csntract must be plainly
narked the length time derS or tney Will be con-
asinued and charged for till ordered out
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

THE LUMBER TRADE OF CANADA, it is
stated, has been extended beyond pru-
dent limits, and the directors of the
Bank of Toronto have issued circular,
announcing that it would be for the in
terest of all parties engaged in it to cur
tail their operations. The valuable
forests covering large portions of Canada
are being so rapidly cut away, that it is
believed the supply in the course of a
few yeais must be exhausted. The pro-
duction of sawed lumber for an over
stocked market, it is asserted, has the
simple result of giving away the forests
without recompense-it is said to be
questionable whether in some cases even
the cost of labor has been obtained for
lumber shipped.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

SENATOR WILSON proposes to establish
national standard for determining the
quality and character of the materials
used in the construction of all vessels
according to their merits. He has in
troduced into the Senate bill for this
purpose, which provides for the ap-
pointment by the President of com
mission of five members possessed of the
requisite scientific and practical skill,
who are to examine and certify the
ers of which shall require this service at
their hands. As an inducement to COM
ply with the act, a deduction of five per
cent is to be allowed from the duties on
all goods imported on vessels inspected
and found to have the national stand
ard rating provided for.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-23

The Western Reserve Historical So
ciety, of Northern Ohio, have recently
received valuable collection of copies
of documents in the English State-paper
Office, in reference to the capture by
the French, in 1852, of Pickawillany, an
English trading-post on Laramie's creek,
Shelby county, Ohio. The facts relat-
ing to this trapsaction have been very
obscure, some writers placing the date
of the capture in 1851, others in 1853,
while some doubted whether the occur
renee ever took place at all. The Brit
ish Government, on the application of
Mr.. Motley for these papers, ordered
copies to be made, free of expense, of
all the letters and documents in the
archives that related to the affairs in the
Ohio country about the period men,
toned. The collection comprises hith-
erto unpublished letters and reports of
Governor Robert Dinwiddie, of Virginia,
letters from the Lords of Trade to Din
widdie, and letters and "a manuscript
journal of Captain William Trent, agent
to the Western Indians. This journal,
commencing June, 1852, gives full ac-
count of the attack on Pickawillany,
and also various new facts of histori cal
importance in regard to the Twightwee
and Shawanese Indians.