The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-08-19

manent organization at J o'clock P. NJ.
A full attendance of Delegates is re-
qucsted
w:If you wish to be certain that
your eggs are good and fresh, put them
in water. If the butts turn up they are
fresh. This is an infallible rule to dis
tinguish good egg from bad one.
SERENADE.-The editors of the SPIRIT
return thanks to the Woodsfeld Brass
Band for the compliment of serenade
at the SPIRIT Office the evening of the
11th inst. The music discoursed was
excellent.
HWe print a greater number of
quires this week, and mail papers to more
regular subscribers than were ever before
printed, in one edition, in Monroe Coun-
ty! We are adding new names to our
list every day.
EgNot more than thirty or forty
years ago, that now popular esculent
the tomato, was used only as a parlol
ornament, and he must have been ;
brave man who drove his teeth into the
first one.
g-Any number of counterfeit fifty
cent postal currency in circulation since
the show. Look out for them. They
ares good imitation of the genuine. The
silk fiber woven in the paper of the genu
inc is initiated by printing in the counter
| felt
HWe have recently heard severa
people remark that they wished it was
colder weather again. or course they
do, and when the cold weather comes
they will wish it was warm weather
again. That is the way it goes. "Mar
never is; but always to be blest."
~Mr. JOHN NJ. GooDwIN, of Sar
dis, called at our office on the 10Th inst
JOHN is one of the best men and soun
dest Democrats in Monroe County. Tht
Democrats of Lee appre ciate his abili
ties by electing him each year to attent
10 the financial affairs of the township
as Treasurer.
EFMr. JOHN VANCE, resident o
Warren township, Belmont county, hat
one of his legs broken in two places
Above the knee, on the 7th inst, by .
wagon passing over him. His horse.
frightened at passing train on tht
railroad and were running away at th'
time of the accident.
~In showing visitor up or down
stairs, always precede him or her. There
is common error upon this subjec
which ought to be corrected. Som,
lpersons will suffer you to precede then
even when they hold the light. Gen
tlemen should always precede ladies VI
and down stairs.
EEA man once took piece Of whit,
cloth to a dyer to have it dyed black =
He was so pleased with the result tina
after time he went to him with piece
of black cloth and asked to have i
made white. But the dyer answered
"a piece of white cloth is like man.
reputation; it can be dyed black, blu
you cannot make it white again."
EFThe white of an egg, well beatel
with granulated or white sugar, sufi
ciently to make it ropy, given in dos
of three or four teaspoonfnls and on
each half hour, it is said, will cure th,
worst case of cholera morbus. 1t il
also good for cholera infantum an(
summer complaint, in proportional
quantities.
EFSome chap says that 'for th
first twelve years boys and girls con
ltinue nearly equal in weight, but bey9nt
that time males acquire decided pre-
Iponderance" And it doesn't require
prophet to explain why this is thus. A
the age of dozen years girls com
mence to eat slate-pencils and pickle
and things for lunch.
| NIn chronic diarrhes, gather
handful of green peach twigs; lay theu
across tin cup partly filled with bran
dy, fire the brandy and then lay o.
common sugar, about two tablespoon
| fuls; let the brandy burn till the sugs
is absorbed A tablespoonful of th
liquid is required. This remedy ha
never been known to fail--Erchanq,
| ETThe Guernsey Times, in recer
number, Informed the public that DAME
! MASTERS, avery old man, was Demo
crat and could neither read nor writ,
In its last issue the Times says: "T
fact, DANIEL MASTERS is Republics
| and is destined TO die in the faith an
fold"
just so.
i ~Mr. Thomas HAYDEN and j. N
E BURKHEAD CARED four hundred sheep {
! Barnesville the first of last week b
tween Barnesville and Bellaire five of th
) cars were thrown from the track, and tw
J hundred sheep were killed and crippled
, Welearn that the officers of the Bait
more and Ohio Railroad Company,
BelIaire, will settle with the owners.
Il EgCitizens of Woodsfeld, are yo
f prepared for epidemics Are yol
3 cellars and outhouses clean and neat
Is there no standing water, or putri
: substances on or about your. premise
that needs to be cared for? Be acti,
!, !, and clean up, for time is now very pr
! cious, and you may be the first to suffe
Delays are dangerous, and the victim
of sloveliness and filth, are tosbe pitie,
! Citizens clean up and be prepared
wThe Dramatic Troupe Of Wood
o field purpose giving entertainments til
first and second evenings Of the Fai
Wednesday and Thursday, Septemb
9th and 10th. The performances WI
consist of first-class Drama intersper
: ed with Music and to conclude with
roaring Farce. The talent of the laei
and gentlemen engaged is of hig
c order. The proceeds are to be donate
|, to the M. E. Church.
IRON CRY COLLEGE call attentic
} to the advertisement, in another colum
: of this popular and successful busine
college. 1t is an institution of lol
j. standing, with an established reputatit
e for thoroughness and efficiency, and h
n long been regarded as the leading Coz
: mercial School of the United States.