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Among the curiosities at Fort Yuma.
Arizona, is gigantic prairie schooner
of 10000 pounds capacity, said vessel
is drawn by IA mules, The smallest Of
which is l5 hanls high, and weighs 1850
pounds. s., -, ~
The highest price ever paid for real es-
tate was not either in London or New
York, but in Bowlder, Colorado, where
town lots are worth about Is cents front
foot Two adjoining proprietors have
gone to law about II inches on the divid-
ing line. The case has been in progress
only two years, and when last tried occu-
pied the time of onejudge, four lawyers,
one high sheriff, one crier, forty six wit
nesses, three constables, ,and twelve jury
men, for six days
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Written for The Spirit of Dsmocracy.l
From Washington Township.
GRAYsvILLE, MONROE COUNTY, OHIo.
December 10, 1878.

ORA1SNlLLE, NlONhOE COCNf1s OHlC.I
December 10, 1878
Ed. SPIRIT: As it has been some time
since we have seen anything concerning
Washington township, in The columns
of your most excellent paper, We pro
pose furnishing you with what we call
the latest transactions.
Mr.. R. S. Slack of this place has sold
his entire stock Of Drugs to Mr., Daniel
Cox, who has recently refitted his store
room and is now prepared to furnish
anything in the drug or notion line -
Mr.. Cox is man capable of the bnsi
ness and those wanting drugs will find
it to their advantage to give him a call
Mr.. James Dougherty has sold his
entire stock of merchandise to Abraham
Mackey and David Hendershot; they
propose moving the goods to the mouth
of Indian, Bethel township, this county
where they will commence business
Mr. Mackey and Hendershot are bott
respected young men and we wish them
success. Mr.. Mackey has been in the
store OF Oblinger & Way for some
length Of time and has filed his pos
satisfactorily.
Mr. John Ruckcr keeps the only
hotel in Graysville; he is now fitting
up his property for that business. Give
him a call. AS we have nothing more
that will interest your many readers
we will close. l. y.
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wThe Niagara Falls Gazette an
nounces the destruction of the Terrapin
Tower, which was built in 1923 on the
narrow ledge of rocks Upon the extreme
brink of the Horseshoe Falls,and which
afforded from the summit magnificent
view of the rapids above and the rush
of waters below. The tower was pro-
nounced unsafe last autumn, owing to
the continued action Of the spray, and
winds, and frost, and it was then closed
1t has just been mined and blown up te
make room for new iron tower. The
mast in the centre had become only &
shell, the core having almost disappear
ed in consequence of dry rot, anG
there were large assures opened in th'
masonry ne EF 'do9i 'a 'y 81
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Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
From Sunsbury Township.
REAILsYILLE. Quo

lALEs OLio'
ED. SPIRIT: Through the columns Of
your excellent paper wish to correct a
serious error in communication signed
"Clorinda." in the issue of November
IS. Tue writer says that Prof. Sprague
had been teaching vocal music in Bealls
vile, but had not been since Prof Gregg
came to town, as much as to say that
Prof. Sprague was not able to compete
with Prof. Gregg, and consequently had
to leave town. iaht
Prof. Sprague commenced 10 teach 8
series OF musical lessons in Beallsville,
ard about the same time Prof. Gregg
made up class aud commenced his Sc
#ries of instruction, each party using the
NJ E Church, and on separate nights,
continued to perform their respective la
bors until the expiration of their terms,
they closing about the same time. The
concert is also spoken of in terms Of the
highest commendation, but is. gene rally
regarded here as being somewhat SINH
lar to a concert that was held this fall in
Somerton, described to us as follows:
The company entered town little af
ter night singing the "Whip poor7will," ="
which SO excited the people that the old
men and boys gathered up their hats and
lit up town after the elephant. The Pro-
fessor, after ascertaining that the audi
ence was going to he small proceeded to
the church and commenced operations,
but the audience seemed inclined to stay
outside instead of going in the church
They certainly did not appreciate mu-
sic. 4 o-.gr .,-
John Jeffers met with quite an acci-
dent a few days ago,by which one of bis
ankles was dislocated., 1t happened in
this wise: Mr. Daniel Kimpton had built
quite fine barn latter building he added
an extra addition to his already spacious
building, and Jeffers in looking through
it fell out of the main building into the
addition, the fall being about five feet.
Samuel Gates the other day undertook
to couple pair of dogs,and after coup
ling them fell over the coupling and els.
located his knee. In each of the above
cases the bones were replaced by that
excellent surgeon P. D. Githens,who did
his work exceedingly well. JUSTICE.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Jackson Township.

ED. SPIRIT: The Teachers Associa
ton which was organized at Matamoras
recently, is not bounded by county lines,
but is for all in Washington, Monroe
and Tyler Counties who wish to identify
themselves with it.
The next regular meeting will be on
Saturday, January 10, at the school
house in Matamoras The subjects for
discussion on that day are:
First-ClassiGcation of ungraded
schools.
Second-Best methods Of tea ching
spelling
Third-Moral instruction.
Fourth-Writing.
FJth-Reading.
Siafh-Oral instruction
Teachers and all others interested in
vited to attend E D. JOHNSON.
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Regular Eating.

Hall of all ordinary diseases, says
DR.. Hall in his Journal of Health, would
be banished from civilized life, and dys-
pepsia become almost unknown,if every
body would eat but thrice day at reg
ular times, and not an atom between
meals, the intervals being not less than
five hours, that being the time required
to digest full meal, and pass it out Of
the stomach. ts.
If a person eats between meals, the
process of digestion of the food al
ready in the stomach is arrested. until
the last which has been eaten is brought
into the condition of the former meal /;
just as, if water is boiling and ice is put
in, the whole ceases to boil until the
ice has been melted and brought to the
boiling point, and then the whole boils
together.
But it is law of nature that all food
begins to decay after exposure to heat
and moisture for certain time If a
meal is eaten, and in two hours another,
the whole remains undigested for seven
hours, before which time the rottening
process commences, and the man has
his stomach full of carbon-the very
idea of which is horribly disgusting.
AS, then, all the food in the stomach
is in state of fermen,ive decay, it be-
comes unfit for the purpose of nutrition
and for making good, pure blood
Small wonder is it that dyspeptics have
such variety of symptoms, and aches.
and complaints in every part of the
system. for there is not one drop of
pure blood in the whole body; hence,
the nerves, which feed upon this impure
and imperfect blood, are not properly
nourished. and, as a consequence, be-
cones diseased. They "complain" they
are hungrv--and like hungry man
are peevish, fretful, restless. We call
lit nervousness, and no one ever knew a
dyspeptic who was not. restless, fgety
and essentially disagreeable, ftful, fret
full and uncertain.
The stomach is made o: number OF
muscles, all of which are brought into
requisition in the process of digestion.
But no muscle can work always. The
busy heart is in a state of perfect re-
pose for one third of its time. The eye
can work twice in a second, but this
could not be continued five minutes
The hands and feet must have rest, and
so with the muscles of the stomach, they
only can rest when there is no work for
them to do-no food in the stomach to
digest. Even at five hours interval land
eating thrice day, they are kept con-
stantly at work from breakfast until the
last meal is disposed Of, usually ten
o'clock at night. But multitudes eat
heartily within an hour of bedtime
thus while the other portions Of the
body are at rest, the stomach is KEEP,
laboring until about daylight, and made
to begin again at breakfast time. Nc
wonder is it that the stomach is worn
out-has lost its power of action
Many girls become dyspeptic before
they are out of their teens, in conse
quence of being about the house and
nibbling at everything they lay theil
eyes on that is good to eat.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
Christmas Eve az Rev. J. ID. Oim-
~ Sted's.

ED SPIRIT: On arriving at home
from Church, about O'Clock Christ
mas eve, in company with my family,
entirely unsuspecting anything unusual,
you may Judge of our surprise, howev-
er, upon unlocking our door (which we
had been so careful to secure against
all invadcrs) we found bright light
shining through the house. At first we
thought of crying fire, but upon taking
second look we saw not the least
cause for alarm, for, $50 and behold q
stable spread" with a "whole lot'' Of
good things entirely "too numerous to
mention," and then third look brought
to view house full of brethren, and
friends who, to tell the truth. were quite
noisy for little while. for they soon
found that they had succeeded in ma
king complete surprise of it, and we
soon found that they had made success
in something more than surprise. When
we were permitted to take survey Of
the good things they had brought with
them, we found chickens, (of course l
must mention them fl, st) hams, sausage,
pork, potatoes, apples, -four, coffee, gu
gar, canned fruit, cabbage, and in fact,
nearly everything in the eatabe line,
and then looking in another place we
found several articles of clothing: and
many other articles useful and ornamen-
tai as presents for all of us (for all had
been very kindly remembered Then
the next thing they called for speech,
don't you think, but of course they
didn't get it. I'd like to see the man
who could find material for speech
under such circumstances but l guess
if they had asked us to cat supper We
could have found plenty Of material tol
I that out of the very numerous pile ol
cake and pies appearing, hut there was
Istill another matter that I'll not forget
for very nice bunch of greenhacks
was also found among the things
brought along.
Then / will mention, that these samt
kind friends not only remembered us
so kindly, but they had also brought
along several very nice presents for oul
assistant laborer, from Bethany College
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fEFrom the New Y ork Tribune e,

HFrom the New York Tribune we
learn that 'dead-headsm is becoming q
National vice 1t has blunted, the Ma.
tional sensibilities. 1t has corrupted the
National conscience. 1t has dulled the
nice sense Of honor in Congress and
opened the way for the venal transactions
of Credit Mobilier. 1t has debased every
branch Of the Government, till legisla
tors stuff their pockets with railroad pas
ses, and Judges furnish their houses by
the liberality of suitors, and high officers
of State are not ashamed to sit by the
wayside like sturdy beggars with out
stretched hands," ,-,,,s;~,l
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.}
Proceedings of the Meeting Of the
Teachers Association Of New
lfatamOraS. Ohio.

Proceedings of the Meeting of the
Teachers Association Of New
MatamOraS, Ohio.
SECOND DAY.-Mr. Brown gave: a
short, but very instructive lecture on
teaching Grammar under the two heads,
Oral and Written. He spoke first of
the example of teacher and parent; if
they use bad language the pupils will
follow thei: example; if they speak
correctly, so will the children.
Next of the benefits of criticism
should be certain time for it, say i'm
mediately after calling school to order.
Let the pupils speak o. any mistakes
they may have noticed while on the play
eronad, and make the proper Drrec
ton. Under the second head he spoke
of sentence making, changing poetry
into prose &c, acquiring a correct use
Of language rather than mere kuowl-
edge of the rules of syntax.
Mr.. Piggott spoke on School Govern
meDt. Government is an Important
item; they who cannot govern cannot
succeed. Must be system. Parental
government is in measure handed
over to the teacher. Order may be
secured by affection: interest in the
scholars will bring over the most iricor:
rigible. Interest is better thanssystem.
! A school may be governed all the time
ard still not have order. The best gov
erned schools are those which are J APP
parently governed the least. Keep the
scholars busy. The teacher must be in
love with hi, business. The teacher
interest is the measure of his success
In comfortable room we'll ventilated
there will be energy enough if properly
directed. Train up the children to love
virtue. Lead them instead of trying
to drive them hut little faith in beating
and driving.
A model exercise in reading conduct
ed by Mr.. Brown Most of the time
was spent in remarks as to the manner
Of conducting such exercises; the ne
cessity of criticism, and care as to the
manner in which it is done; rivals
should not be allowed to crticise each
other; best done by the teacher, or by
designated members of the class. Pu-
pills should be able to read understand
lingly and become interested in the sub
|ject AS we'll listen to the one reading
as to keep the eye on the book, SO the
whole attention is on the lesson.
Mr.. States spoke on Hardness and
Truancv the cause and the remedy.
Mr.. Folger spoke on teaching Arith
metic; the Importance of beginning
early and making the subject practical
Mr.. Clark spoke on the subject Of
Awaking Interest Must have com
Portable room we'll ventilated; bad all
produces drowsiness Teachers shout
,cork, not six, but twelve hours day
don't earn his forty dollars when h
only works six. Should study ever,
subject he teaches; as necessary for tn,
teacher to study, as for the preachcr'tt
pray. .s'
Teachers spent half hour in relatin.
. anecdotes and "reminiscences of schOo
!, life. A number of queries had beel
assigned to the several teachers, bu
there was time for only q few to b
answered More anon. JED.
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Boston Wool Market,

~ December 24.-Wool firm, and hol-
ders are indifferent about selling. Sales
of extra and double extra Ohio and
Pennsylvania Heeces at 54@55c;- me.
dium and extra Michigan and Wiscon.
sin. 50@53c. Very little fleece Of any
kind in good condition to be had under
SOC. In superfines and extra pulled
sales have been at 40@6Oc. Sales ol
choice and fancy lots Of Eastern super.
fine and extra have been from Soc to
6(lr -s.-,.
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Notice.

= u
OSCAR r. ToPPLg and Hook o. Toppls. Of
" the Regular Army Of the United Stssss,
will take notice that outhe 18th day Of De-
cetnber A. D. 1878 Jesse Miracle, ~ Admin
istrator Of the estate Of John B. Topple, d..
ceased, hled in the Probate Court Of konros,,
county, Ohio, his petition against them and
the other heirs and widow Of said decsdent;
the object of which petition i to obtain sd
order to sell the following real eatatsr Of de-
cedent to pay his debts, being in said county,
to wit: about thirteen and thrsslfourth
acres In the southwest quarter eof section
eight. township six, range seven, adjoining
the town of Stafford on the south side Of said
town. being tbs. land decided by, Con.s1
schnell and wife to decedent, April 3, 1857
except sos smnch thefeof Assvas sold BY said
Administrator by order Of said Court. Sep
tember 20. 1873. Said petition will Be tor
hearing ontThursday, January "a, 1874.F
HUNTER & HUNTER,
,Dec23, ,'73ts. a. Att'ys for Petitioner,
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j. NJ. Tribe, and so we were all made
glad together.
We desire herewith to extend our
very hearty ind sincere thanks to all
who have taken any part in the forego.
ing, and Will say that this has been a
Christmas that will long be greatfully
remembered by us all
j. D OLMsTED AND FAMILY.
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spefial Notitlss,;.. s.

Children Often Look Pale and Sick
from no other cause than having worms in
the stomach. BRowN's VERMIFUas CoMPrrs
will destroy Worms without injury to the
child, being perfectly WHITE, and free from
all coloring or other injurious ingredients
usually used in worm preparations.
CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors,
No. a15 Fulton street. New York.
Sold by Druggists and Chemists and dealers in
Medicines at TwENTy-FIvE CENTS A Box.
August rs, lS73Y.
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EyThe Pomeroy Telegraph tosses US
little compliment about, our swords of
truth and soberness' in regard to the
Spanish difficulty, then complains that
we do not "do Justice to the administra-
+tion," concluding with some we'll meant
advice for which we are just as thankful
as if we needed it.
We very readily agree that the admin
istraiion does not receive full justice at
our hands, and we regret, just as much
as the Telegraph can, our inability to
administer it.
With the exception Of Secretary FIsH
whom we have repeatedly mentioned in
complimentary terms. there is not an
other member of the administration. from
GRANT down, who is fit for his place.
In the two points Of ability and integri.
ty, we suspect that even the editor of the
Telegraph will privately admit that it
will suffer grievously in comparison with
any administration this country has ever
known. aj 6 .st1iasr
The Postmaster General and the Sec.
retaries of the Treasury and Navy are
generally treated with good natured con.
tempt: the Secretary of War is feeble
specimen: the Attorney General is al.
most unknown, and the Secretary of the
Interior is noted political scamp
GRANT himself is-well there is not room
enough in this paper to tell all he is tha,
he ought not to be-.
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" ~ The Constitutional Convention
has exhausted the appropriation made
for it, andinow awaits the pleasure Of
the Legislature for hash money.
This suggests the idea that the Con-
vention might devise some means for
starving long-winded Legislatures into
adjournment. 0
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Nttu .Abbntls
Legal Notice.

uiILIIAM BhAcKLEDGE and Lydia A.
w Blackledge, who reside in the State Of
West Virginia. are notified that on the, 2eth
day Of December, 1873. William Moore filed
in the court Of common pleas Of Monroe coun.
ty, Ohio, his petition against them and others,
the object and prayer Of which is to enforce .
lien on certain lands situate IN Monroe bounty,
Ohio. described as follows Beginning. At tho
northeast corner of section twenty-two, town
slip five Of range Ave; thence south one hum
dred and sixty rods thence east three rods;
thence north seven and g half degrees east
eighty rods; thence east six rods, thence, north
thirteen degrees east thirty-nine rods thence
east fifty-one rods and twentyfone links; themes
north thirty-si1 rods; thence west eighty rods 70
the beginning containing twenty six acres -
q, Amount demanded two, hundred and ffs3
dollars with interest from April 1, 1873, and
that an order to sell said reafestate win be ask
cd for at the February term of said court, 1874
WILLIAM MOORE.
By HoLLlsrER q oEET, his -Atty'es
dec30, ,'73w6.
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EF The explanation of The immense
sums voted by Congress to be spent in
decorating Washington City, is to he
found in the fact that many of the infu.
ential members of each branch own
property there. Grea. inducements are
offered to new members to buy. in order
10 secure their votes s,.t.
Four millions is the amount tho ring is
asking for now, to he expended under
Boss SHEPHERD, and it is confidently be.
lieved they will get it.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
From Malaga TaXEnAsiin.

ED. SPIRIT: There is square field en-
closed by rail fence seven rails high,
two panels-l4 rails to the rod, and so
proportioned that the number Of rails and
number Of acres are the same, that is, ,one
rail to the acre. How mauy acres in the
field? SNIPE.
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East Liberty Cattle Market.

EAST LIBERTY, PENN; December "a.
CATTLE-Arrivals 81 cars. Best,
5 5O@6; medium, a 75@5; common,
AGA so; stockers, 3@3 80: Bulls, 20
3 25... .-..3s
HOGS-Arrivals, ] l cars. Best Phil
adelphia,.5 40@5 65; Workers., ,5@ so.
SHEEP Arrivals, 6 cars. Best, 5t9
5 %; medium, AGA SO; common, 3@3
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l%WiLIIAHs has not been confirmed
!, As Chief Justice by the Senate. It must
be very shabby appointment which the
Senate with CARpEN7ER at its head will
hesitate before confirming. Drag him
. hack, GkANr; to his normal obscurity,so
that the whole discreditable affair may
. betfoKgotten. .gi n oa' q
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Pittsburgh Cattle Market.

December "a.
CATTLE-The market is ffirm, and,
with reduced supply.pric are higher,
and there were scarcely any good cattle
here this week. Prime to extra, 6@64c
medium to good, 5@54c; common to
fair 31@4tc. zsea a'4e.i
HOGS-Market firm, and prices sd
vancing; Philadelphia hogs, s. 6O@S
10; Yorkers, 5@5 20
SHEEP-Marke. less active, and
prices shade lower, at 5@6c for GOOD
to extra, and 4@44c for common tc
fair. err --s -
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EyIhe, Jury in the case Of OKEl
HALL. ex Mayor OF New York, found 9
verdict Of not guilty. He submitted nc
testimony, hut rested his case on that Of.
fered by the prosecution. he was charg-
ed with neglect ofzdaty in connexion
With the TWEED frands.
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Cincinnati Lave stock Market.

December Zf.
CATTLE-Receipts have been most
ly of low grades, which are exceedingly
dull at quotations given yesterday. A
few shipping cattle sold to day at 64c.,
they were of an extra quality.
H0GS-Receipts light, and very lit
tie doing in the. better qualities. The
sales that we're made were generally ot
shipping and lower grades of packing
hogs, which ranged at from 4.70 to 4
80 for the former, and 4 95 to 5 10 70,
the latter! Choice qualities of packing
and butcher hogs are 4held out of th,
market. = r - a,ge O. sri7issf g resF .
SHEEP-Nothing doing, s5'' 1''a'
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UGRANr claims that the onlys rea
= IN he had for desiring second term,
was to vindicate his character from the
charges made against him
At the present rate he will need more
vindication in third term than. he did
In the second .g III.
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For Sale or Exchange.

T HAWK 1869 acres Of land in Richie conn.
l ty, West Virginia, which will sell very
low, OF exchange for land in Ohio, There Is
go acres Of 9
SECOND RIVER BOTTOM LAND,
(Hugh's River.) 1t is u miles from Smith
VILE, one.half mile from the ParkenbufE
and Staunton turnpike. Address,
THOMAS R, PACK,
Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio.
LOUIS HoErrLEs, Agent at Woodsheld, Ohio
Nov25, ,'7Sm2. s.iA
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ET SIcKLEs did his best to emhroil us
IN a, war with Spain Secretary Fisn Sc
cured peace b.. carrying on his CORES
pondence over SicKLEs head SicKLEs,
sthereupon got wrothy. and proposes to
resign. .itSa
DANIEL. dear DANIEL. come home