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Emigration Turning!

Cheap Farms in Southwest Missouri
-T'rhe Atlantic S Pacific Railroad Com
pany offers 100000 acres of land in
Central and Southwest Missouri, at from
SO to Sl2 per acre, on seven years time,
with free transportation from St. Louis to
all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber,
mineral wealth, schools, churches, and
law-abiding society invite emigrants
from all points to-this land of fruits and
flowers. For particulars. address A
Tuck, Land Commissioner, st. Louis,
Mo- jan14y.
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Admitted to the Bar.

At the term of District Court on the
18th inst, the following named law
students made application for admission
to the Bar:
ROBERT E. TILFoRp, JOHN W. DoHER
TY, WICKLIrFE F. MALLORY, CHARLES
P. DoRR and JAMES NJ. .GoURLEY., va.t
The Court appointed the following
Attorneys a committee to conduct the
examination:
NATHAN HoLLIsTER-- JAMES o. AMOS
LOUIS HoEFFLER, A. j. PEARSON, JERE.
WILLIAMS w. F. HUNTER, Sr., JoHN B
DRIGGs, w. F. HUNTER, Jr., ]. t. Nor
RILL, WILLIAM OKEY, JOHN ?. SPRIGGs
and DAVID OKEY. IL '.... 80
The following named, attorneys ex
amined the applicants and reported II
favor Of their admission:
N HoLLIsTER, J. O. AMOS, L HoEr
FLER, A. J PEARSON. JERE. WILLIAMS
J.1B, DRIGGs and. J; I. MORRILL, I
Upon the report of the committee
being handed into Court, Judge WooI
administered the oath and the new made
lawyers retired well pleased with thei
success.
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p R o G L A NJ NJ r

Of Exercises for the Monroe
County Sabbath school eOnven-
ttOn, to be held i'm the MONT
Chapel, M. T. Church. JackSOn's
Ridge, on Tuesday and WeGnes-
day, OCtober1 aud 8, 1878.
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Transfers of Real Estate.

+ The following transfers have been
made since our last issue:
Yearsley Thornberry to NobleJ. Is
rael, Sunsbury township, 103 acres, ST.
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!. DAVIS MACHINE,

that this demand has been created without ad'
vertising, or resort to the many appliances
usually brought to bear in foisting upon the
public machines of inferior merit.
3 1t has become common practice among
large clothing houses to cat the under ply
longer than the upper one, to allow for the
fulling, SO that both ends shall come out
oven. This defect has brought a well merited
rsproach upon t.., t.- s.. f-7
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23

E%The advertisement Of tie Davis
Sewing Machine will be found in this
issue. The Agent, WILLIAM MINISTER
MANN, of Woodsfeld, has been very
successful in introducing this machine
in this county, having sold quite a num-
Der during the past three months.
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I wThe total receipts, from all
sources, including balances from former
years, into the treasury of Woodsfeld
Special School District during the year
ending August 31st, 1873,
were sS5,S9G 4S
The total expenditures were 1862 So
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23

HSHEpHERD B. PHILPor, Of Sum
mer6eld, Noble county, is the Republi.
can candidate for Senator in this Dis.
trict !. - : lLA,
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EEA telegram from New York, 18th
inst, announced the failure Of the ban
kers, JAY Cooke & Co., and a a1arge num-
bers of bankers, brokers and business
men in New York and Philadelphia
The panic in Wa street is represented
as being unequaled in the history Of
bull and bear movements. t~r
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eTresurr somcnW
ichal altsrena
December
-
Sepme I'd
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NOTICES.
FOR SALE.

Thirty-six aud one-half acres of land
within the corporate limits of Woods.
field East of town. Apply at this office
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EThere were thirty-eight appli-
cants, for certificates, al the Teachers
examination on the 18th inst. CertiH-
cafes were, issued as follows eFlD
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Ey-There are $50 scholars enrolled
in the Woodsfeld Union Schools.
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FOR THE YEAR 1879
Notice to Tax-Payers Of Monroe County Ohio

law VIM Monroe cunt OHIO hereby give notice to the
eser
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SEWING, MACHINES,

and forms the main reason why f,st class
tailors discard their use in seams requiring
strength. .gcsaa ,niaHsi
This great defect has existed since the first
introduction Of Sewing Machines, and the
world might have ever remained in ignorance
on that point except for the ingenuity of
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23

HARNESS BLAcKISG.-The following
is = waterproof harness backing, which
also serves as q polish:
Mutton saet { 1;f9. * 2 OF
Beeswax - -.g| B 6 OF
INielt and add ~. k
Sugar candy lin fine pomdcr) O6 or
Soft soap | b - e : 5if2 or
Lampback q OF
Indigo Tin fine powder) ] or
When thoroughly incorporated, add
turpentine pint. and pour into pots
and tins.
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TIL q DAVIS MACHINE

and which is destined to take precedence and
to place it at :he head of the long list of first
class Saving Mashines at an early day.
The Feed used in The DAVIS is unlike any
other, and presents a new working principle
leng desired in Sewing Machines, combining
one of the most novel, valuable and import
ant features ever patented. 1t is known as
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23
Tho Household Panacea and Fam
ily Liniment.

Tho Household Panacea and FAM
lily Liniment @
ia the best remedy in the world Cor the fol-
lowing complaints, viz: Cramps in the Limbs
and Stomach, Pain in the Stomach, Bowels or
Side, rheumatism in all its,forms, Bilious
Collie. Neuralgia. Cholera, Dyssntery, Colds,
Fresh Wounds, Burns, Sore Throat, Spinal
Complaints, sprsins and Bruises, Chills and
Fever, Cor Internal and External Use.
Its operation is not ouly to relieve the pa
tient but entirely removes the cause OF the
complaint. It penetrates and pervadss the
whole system, restoring healthy action to all
its parts, and quiokening the blood. ..
The Household Panaesa 10 Purely
Vegetable and AL Healing. Prepared BY
,iF -; b.. CURTIS & BROWN, sg
No. Els Fulton street New York.
For sale by all druggists. AugS6. '7sr.
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+ K TR a 81 ., 8 9 Q

in tools, machinery and stock. and arrange.
ments have been completed and are now in
progress to quadruple the number Of ma
chimes in, 1874. over the number made in
1873. 1t is fattering tribute to the excel
lence of
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23
MR., JOB A. DAVIS,

a gentleman Of ability ,undoubted genius and
mechanical skill. This invention forms one
Of tie distinguishing features Of
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THE VERTICAL FEED.

5 This is arranged above the shuttle plate
the goods resting upon smooth surface, and
are held firmly down by the pfssssr foot until
the needle has punotused the fabric, at which
time the pressure on the fabric is being
transmitted from the pressure foot to the
vertical feed bar (which comes down on the
goods close behind the nsedls) by rnsaDs oil
lever connecting the two and also With the
needle bar SO that at the time the needle has
reached its lowest point the full pressure is
transmitted to the feed bar, and at which
time the needle bar and feed bar are bott
moved, lsterally the desired length of stitch
both moving in unison at their highest snt
! lowest points. T-lIs Eai
AH Machines carefully adjusted By tn
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fThp Directors in their ranort for tho
s,x months, ending Sentember lat 1874
saw - =, =. > 90 80 =
as;noo our Lost ronort Tho Infrm /, ~,
under On, ldirectioni has been renovated
t,nrInn, n,sIhonn Nearlv ali tho rooms have
heen renIsstered wbitewashed and clean,
ed ,oonerallv and If, now presents a clean
on,naors3ncaa 80 : ;! D s9a 655i
saTho farm ia un,ier erceJlent cn,tiva-
lion and credit 4 dne oIr present S,r
nerinfon don't fSSr ib;o ek;lfnl man mont
of the same.pas.s 80 =.
- - q I, E ~ - - -=------=
Arbvrhnbt. shannon g. CO, PITTS
-. burgh. .Pa,.-.;i,
This senternr;s;no Arm annonnce' in
onr.naner lfbis week, the arrival of their
stock of Dry Goods and Notions for
the Fall Trade Az ia yknnwn tn all
buvers, thew ,mrry the largest stock of
eoodsaof nnvhouse west of the noun.
tains. and their constantly increasing
trade is the best eyidence tyf their pop.
ularity With our country merchants =
Everything new in Dry Goods and No
tons will be found on their counters,
and new goods arriving daily. Theil
Warehouse, Nos 239 and 24I Liberty
street,ais centrally located, and is one
of the finest buildings in the country
being admirably adaptedifor the display
Of goods Oar country merchants arc
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FOR SALE.

One dwelling house and shoe shop in
Woodsfeld- Apply to. or address,
F. KooNTz, u
aaa. ~ sa -. Woods6eld, Ohio.
August 10, 1s7S-tf.
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MOnrOe County Farmers,
Improve your land and set your, fields in
rich meadow or grass, Gilrs Raw Bone
Phosphate of Lime is guaranteed to do
this, and increase ,your crops of wheat
Use it this Fall in your, seeding. Price
reduced to $50 per ton Of 1000 pounds.
Send for circular and learn all about
Phosphate. Agents wanted in every
township. Bones wanted
''.' ,.' - '''''' HARRY Fl. GlIL,
Manufacturer, Wheelings W. Va.
August 26, 1S7sw8 -sq.5 q 'sssos4 s.s,
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new \, Advertisements.

Boots and Shoes, Gill. & Bro.
Dry Goods, ARBUTHNor, SHANNON q Co.
Sewing Machines, WIN. MINsTERMANN
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LOCAL..
Baltimore & Ohio RailrO ad.

CENTRAL OHIO DIvIsIoN.)
Trains Leave Barnesville
.GeISa .EAsT-sS56 A. NJ; 40 P. NJ; ,S,54 T, NJ
Gone WEsfA 9.Rs A. M; 1888 p A.: 725ssP, NJ
& Ti I gss & Es3 ii EA
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Inflrmary Directors Report.

The Directors in their report Tor the
six months ending September lst, 1878,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

HOW OUR LEADING TOWNS HAVE VARIED SINCE
THE ADMISSION or VERMONT INToTHE UNION.
The town Of Guilforl, Wiudham county,
was the most populouz of any in the State,
until after the taking of the census of
$500.
The -ix largest towns in I79I were As fol-
lows Guildford, 2.l32 Bennington.
3,:77 Salisbury. 1888; Putncy. Isis /:
PownaI, LAG, and Woodstock, l.6o5.
In 1900 they were Guilord, 256 !:
Bennington, 2,2l3lIWind~or, 2,2ll Wood
stock, 2,l32 Rutland, 2,l25. and Spring
field, 2,023. There We're no other towns
that had as much as 1000 inhabitants.
InIsl0 the largest towns were IN this or
der Windsor. 2.7j7 Woodstock. > .672
Springfield, 2,5j6, Bennington. 2,53i
Rutland, 2,379 Chester, $50.
In ls2O the order was: Windsor. > $50
Springfield, 2,7O2; Woodstock. 900
llartland. :. .jj3 Middlebury. :. .53j Cho~-
ter, :, ,l93. Five of these towns We're in
Windsor county. Bennington and Rutland
fell in the rear Bennington being the Sth
in the order. and Rutland the 9th.
In 1880 the leading towns were Middle
bury, Bios Bennington. 3,il9 Burling-
ton, 3,226 y indsor.- 3, ,l3i Woodstock.
3,0ll Montpelier, :, $50. The next larger
towns We're Rutland, Springfield and Ran
doiph.
In $40 Burlington steps to the front
with i,27l inhabitants, followed by Mont
pelier. 3,725 Bennington, 3,429 Wood
stock, 3,3lj; Middlebury, ,, ,l6l. and Wind
Sor, 2,7ll. Next follow Rutland, 81. Al
bans and Randolph.
In 1850 the order was Burlington,
7,5o5 Bennington. 3,923 Brattleboro,
3,ol6 Rutland, 3,7lj; St. Albans, :, ,j67. .
and .Aiiddlebury, 3,5i7. Only two other
towns had each 1900 inhabitants, viz,
Woodstock and Castleton.
In 1860 Burlington had 7.7l3 Rutland.
: 81 Bennington. 1859 Brattleboro,
3s55 St. Albans, , .637 and St John-bury
3,i69. The next towns in order. and hay
ing over 5000 population. were Brandon,
Woodstock and Colchester.
The last census reveals the following fig
ures Burlington. li,3s7 Rutland, g.
s3l St. Albans, 7.0li . Bennington, D
go; Brattehoro, / .g33, and st. Johnsbury,
I l,G65. Six other towns have each over
5000 population, Colchester, Brandon,
Mortified, Castleton. Middlebury and
Montpelier.
1t Is noticeable that not one Of the above
twelve towns belongs to Windsor county.
{. p. {. M RuidHd H.roh.
Jamaica April T.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18
From the Washington Chronicle.
Agricultural Rep0rt for 1872.

We learn at the Department of Agrieul-
ture that the receipts Of letters there daily
aggregate from FIVE to ten hundred. and
that about one third of these ask for the De
partment Report Of ls72. 1t may save
much trouble to the public to know that
Congress adjourned without making any
provision for the printing or distribution Of
this report to the people. Mr.. Beatty Of
Ohio, Chairman Of the Printing Committee
Of the House, kept the resolution to print
in his pocket until within ten days of the
adjournment, and then reported 1t without
any recommendation, under a threat of the
Committee Of Agriculture that they would
offer a resolution to compel a report. 1t
was then reported, and the House immedi-
ately passed it, authorizing 255,OOO copies
to he printed for distribution, and the reso-
luton was sent to the Senate, where it was
referred to the Printing Committee, who
Immediately reported it with an amend
ment to print 81, 900 (the iranking priyi-
lege having been now abOlished), and that
they should be sold by the Agricultural De-
partment at fifty cents n copy.
The resolution came back to the House
the last day of the session, and 1t made the
impression that it was disreputable in the
Government that they should thus peddle
their documents TO the farmers of the cOun-
try, and the resolution, for want Of time,
was not again taken up, and was thus lost.
SO that no provision was made for the dis
tribution of the volume this year, although
tins valuable document, replete with the
discussion ofmost interesting subjects, is all
/ in manuscript, and would have been ready
for distribution at the adjournment of Con
! gress If the Committee on Printing of the
1 House had reported the resolution when it
was referred to them.
After the adjournment of Congress, the
Senate, pereeiving the mistake made, exer-
cised the doubtful power of calling for the
report, and ordering it to be printed for the
use of the Senate, but only the usual num-
ber-l 200 copies /; and, by an act of Con
gress Of 1864, the head of the Department
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The New York correspondent OF the
Buffalo Commercial Adrefiiser writes ~
case in my own intimate acquaintance has
this very week appalled, a large circle OF
frieAds in this city The victim was exactly
of my own years, and companion from
boyhood. For thirty years at least he has
been daily smoker of the choicest cigars,
but in all his other habits temperate and
regular. and of excellent cOnstitution-one
who of all men. would have laughed at the
suggestion that tobacco was killing him. 4
week ago last Sunday night he was stricken
with the progressive paralysis characteristic
of nicotine, and on Sunday night he died,
His death was most pitiful. First, sight
was lost, then speech, then motion Of the
neck. then motion of the arms, and so on
throughout the body, and he lay for a fort
night unable to move or make sign, save
a pitiful, tongueless, inarticulate sound,
which sometimes rose to almost frantic effort.
all in vain, to make known what he wished
to say to his family or friends-for his cons
eiousness and mental faculties were left
unimpaired till within two hours of the last
to aggravate to the uttermost the horrors of
his situation-a living soul in dead body.
The sense of hearing was left unimpaired,
50 that he was conscious of all around him,
while as incapable of communication with
them as if dead, save by slight sign of as
sent or dissent to question. The doctors
were fully agreed that tobacco was the sole
cause of this stroke.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The lecture recently delivered by Capt.
John y. Hills, before the Literary Associa-
ton OF RayenswOod, was replete with in
struction, and kept the audience intensely
interested for more than an hour One or
two OF his own experiences in telegraphy
are worthy of general publicity. Indeed,
we remember having seen a newspaper no.
tlce Of these long before our acquaintance
with Capt. Hills, but the item was too con-
densed to give conception of the matter.
On March ,, ls6S, a train on the Benning
ton and Portland railroad was snow-bOund
about three-iOurths of a mile from Shafts
bury. The weather was intensely cold fuel
was nearly exhausted; night was approach
ing, and the situation began to look des-
perate. Mr. Hills's two small children
were with him, and one of them, too young
to be fed with arguments, clamored for
something better, The Superintendent of
the road, F. {. White, was on the train.
but strange to say, the snow wouldn' clear
the track for railroad king. In his help
lessness he was entirely at loss for any
means OF relief, until Capt. Hills, without
instruments of any kind, except the wire
on the poles, proposed nevertheless. to tele-
graph TO Rutland. The superintendent was
lncredulous, but Capt. II. quickly cut the
wire, and communicated with the officers of
the road at Rutland, merely striking the
ends Of the wire together-thus making and
breaking the telegraphic circuitas he would
have done with the key of an ordinary
operating instrument. An engine was i'm
mediately sent to the relief Of the blockaded
train. But the entire operation required
the receiving. as well as the sending. Of
messages This was the crucial test Of
Capt llill's ingenuity skill. and nerve. and.
uuf1l this was gpeurNnli -bol tho sf,r.a~,r,-
tendent and passengers felt no assurance
that the message sent had been intelligibly
communicated TO the officers at Rutland.
Striking his wires together, he wrote'to the
operator at Rutland as follows: Trouble.
Answer slowly. ] am working without an
instrument | Will receive your answer
through my tongue Tie touched the froS-
ty wire TO his tongue, but with the same re-
suit, at first, As that enjoyed 10y the boy who
undertook TO lick the frost from his skate
steel. but found that the steel knew more
about licking than he did. The wire
wouldn { let 60 until ii was warmed. and
then kindly took the skin off with it, So
the wire was heightened and carried into the
ear. After it was warmed. Capt H. re-
ceiyed the messages by putting one end of
the wire above and the other under his
tongue and letting the electric current pass
through it. when he was able to read hy the
succession Of sharp and somewhat painful
electrical shocks. His success was perfect
and he not only sent and received messages
for the superintendent but for several of the
passengers. The only Ill conseq of the
exploit was the cotal loss of taste which
Capt. II. suffered for several days after
wards.
Another interesting scientific fact stated
m the lecture may be used TO sustain the
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The hOop-trundling season was opened on
Third street, yesterday afternoon, by boy
about two feet in length. \ long Winter
of total abstinence from field sports had
somewhat impaired the vigor OF his two
bow legs,-and being sadly out Of practice.
he failed to direct the hoop with that degree
of rectilinear precision which Is requisite on
a narrow sidewalk So it fell Oat that the
devious paths of the hoop and boy intersect-
ed then there was a tangled, writhins
mass of boy and hoop for q terrible two
minutes, with now and then a glimpse of
holes and areas Of abnormal thinness in the
youthful pants. the fruits of the Winters
sedentary occupation and when at length
the struggle ceased, and the little sufferer
lay supinely on his back, there was visible
one huge and ghastly rent from knee to
boot, tear past all the seamstress's art,
with ragged, raveled edges, and a complete
of the fabric. Just then
sinewy woman swept past the writer, with
hair outstreaming and a rushing sound Of
skirts like that of Spring freshets, and as
he turned the corner Of the street, the
sunny air was cleft by the shrill quayer-
ing shrIeks that follow in the fiery track Of
the maternal slipper.-Troy Times.
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"Reminiscences OF the 1.-The Late John
BarstOW and the Old Log sch0Ol-hOuSe.

Editor Of the Free Press and Times
4 notice in your paper April 4th, Of the
death of the venerable Mr.. John Barstow,
has caused in my heart feeling of sadness,
and would much like to tell how well |
knew him a long time ago.
In the winter Of 1918, Mr.. Barstow taught
school in the Pioneer log schooI-house in
the south part Of Burlington. He had
qualifications rare in those days-was com
petent to teach the rising generation.
1t was my good fortune to be one of his
little pupils, and | well remember his ad-
vice TO older boys, which | have never for
gotten. but treasured in my mind a. very
valuable Mr. Barstow was Z noble speci-
men Of a man in every respect, and good
teacher. He gave Us long hours Of instruc-
ton; a good drilling in spelling, which
cannot be be beat in the modern and high
toned schools. He was careful TO see that
the younger members had their rights, and
the older boys he would challenge to u
game Of snOw-balling at noon. His modes
Of punishment were novel and very anus
ing, never in anger, but with wish that
all would do better If one would not
profit by his advice-wOe to him, when the
Governors thumb and finger came in play
ss an assistant the disobedient scholar
would remember the punishment for sew
eral days. | never saw a rod. - much
talked Of. in old schools; indeed, all the
better children were governed by kindness
and politeness.
We were allowed to take our turn before
the large wood fire, and our part was com
Portable. while the other side was freezing.
The seats were made of slabs fiat side up,
and too high for little children. When our
feet were tired Of dangling down, we were
allowed to stand up.
Mr.. Barstow was at this time engaged in
clearing a piece of woods near the school
house, and his axe could be heard ut "early
morn" and dewy eve," no matter how
cold the weather. He has told me since his
prosperous days, that he earned enough in
chOpping wood that winter to pay for his
board, besides teaching school all day.
That ancient seat of learning was long
since removed, and when | pass that beau
tiful location and the bank of 4 pretty
brook my thoughts involuntarily turn back
to the time when our excellent teacher and
scholars were all in hopes Of prosperous
and useful life
There are four graduates Of that date
spared to tell of the smiles and tears in the
old log school house, and to speak in praise
Of our worthy and long respected school
master.
" An honest man i the noblest work Of
God 9" g. l..