The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-08-05
~Gold closed in New York on the

~Gold closed in New York on the
1st inst, at 81 log.
EEThe proceedings Of the Monroe
County Teachers Institute, an interest
iny account of the Indian, CoRNsTALK,
written by resident OF our county, and
other readable matter, will be found on
our outside.
~ALExANDER BUCHANAN, of Lew
isville, was elected Justice Of the Peace,
in Summit township, on the 2Sth ult,
pice SIDNER STARKEY resigned. ESD.
BUCHANAN has served several terms as
Justice, and makes good one.
RMr. SAMUEL Blowers, of this
township, sent us bunch of Michigan
wheat, last week, that is hard to beat
BLOWERS and SCHUMACHER are ahead
in the wheat line, thus far We desire
specimens from all parts of the county
w-"Stringtown," ,""J W. S,"sAjax,"
spectator" 'An Old Subscriber and
49," contribute to our County Cores
pondence column this week. "Old Set
tier" failed this week, because of press
ing business, but will be on time next
week.
EFrom all sides come reports of
farm houses being plundered by thieves.
With one ortwo exceptions. in which the
thieves got little for their labor, our coun-
ty has.escaped. More than usual care
may not he trouble for nothing.
EAbout 500 or $500 is the amount
realized by the pick-pockets on the day
of the show here.
Why will people carry so much money
into the crowd which surrounds ticket
wagon9 Somebody will always risk it,
and the pick-pockets know it.
sTKatydids, for the season, were
fist heard last week. Some say that is
a sign Of there being frost in six weeks.
If such is fact, we think farmers had
better build hot houses and keep their
corn over winter for early transplanting
next spring.
~It was country chap, who after
coming to railroad crossing the other
day aud reading the sign, 'Look out
for the Locomotive" climbed to the
top, and gazing down the track, wanted
to know, "Where in thunder the old
thing was.
HAt the Guernsey County Demo
cratic Convention held on the 29th ult,
Capt. JOHN w. LAUaHLIN was indorsed
as the choice of that county for the po-
sition of State Senator, in the 18th Sem
atorial District, composed of Guernsey,
Monroe and part of Noble county.
EThere is no prospect OF the Post
Office Department putting on two mails
per week from Woodsfeld to Claring-
ton. The Department claims that the
business transacted between the two
points doesn't any more than pay the ex-
pense, if that, Of one trip per week.
wThere we're forty applicants al the
school examination at Antioch, July g.
Eight received certificates for twelve
months, six fo- six months and twenty
six were rejected.
Our Examiners seem determined that
the standard shall not be lowered.
~A prominent Democlat, who re.
sides in the Southern part Of the coun-
ty, said to US one day last week:
"The SPIRIT is in greater demand
now than ever before in our section"
We are making the SPrRITs live news
paper, which the people always seek
| for.
~Mr. JARED THOMAS, who left
Woodefield in 1857, sixteen years since,
returned on visit on the 29h ult He
went from here to New Orleans and has
resided in that city and on The coast.
near there, during his absence. He
lived in the city when capture. by the
Federal army under General BrrLER.
~We hope our Correspondents will
not shorten their letters because of the
fear that they will encroach upon our
space and patience. We have IN abun-
dance of both. This correspondence is
exactly what the people of Monroe
COunty WanC
~If you wish to know WHITTIER it
is gong to rain or not, all you laveto
do is to find the storm vortex, and then
see which side of it is the most moist.
Multiply this by the square of the lat
emf heat, subtract the time of day, and
divide by the weather cock. The result
will be the aerial ratification, phs the
thermometric evolutions of the North
Pole, and child can tell what will fol-
low.
i sA.A remarkable echo is to beheard
at point a short distance west of St
Clairsville, Belmont county. Visitors
to that place are often interested in try
ing it, From point on the Nitional
road, short distance west of tie old
Neiswanger tavern, sound will be
very distinctly echoed from the rising
ground east of it, twice and sometimes
thrice-the second more distinctly than
the first or the third -