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RI MILL BuEsr. We learn from
Mr.. Julius White that the saw.mill
belonging to o. G, White and Broth
ers, situate at smi.hton, DOddridge
county, was destroyed by FIRE on the
night Of the 2Oth ult. Everything
except tho engine aud boiler was to-
tai loss,-No insurance. The cause Of
the Gre is not known.
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Ra- TnB RxLroIOus DISCUSSION
that has occupied some space in our
columns for few weeks past, seems
to have lost the interest which It frst
gained. We trust that both sides
will cut it short as possible. We're
cOived the copy ola reply to Nr.
Ohalfaut from Mr.. Hale, but were
compelled to defer its publication IN
ii next week.
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Eg- Tue Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road authorities, dcspniring Of pro-
curing home supply Of ice for use on
the cars aRd in their hotels during
next summer, have already commenced
tho shipment Of ice from Lake Erie.
The Grafton Sentinel says that twenty
car loads were brought to that place
last week.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09

E A VEIN of coal eleven feet thick
has recently been discovered in Fay
cite county. Its owned by an Eng
lish company, who will soon put two
hundred hands to work. This compa-
ny is said to be highly pleased with the
coal deposits Of the Kauawha Valley,
and report the quality equal to any
taken from the mines in England.
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Attention is respectfully invited to
my stock Of Hardware. Farmers,
Carpenters, and everybody else who
want anything in that line, give me a
call. ,. BRlSknAS.
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H R1OvER aud garden seeds oc-
cupy most Of the ladies' time uOW-a-
days; but wait until the spring bon
nets arrive, aud then We will sec arti-
fetal flowers assOrtthoir supremacy.
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ag' SGuRB WoorrER has made
two more couples happy, BY granting
marraiage permits as follows: Joshua
Percy to 0yrone Alexander; Charles
N. Depriest to Martha s. Rakes.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09

T Rev. r. b. DUNBAR has been
conducting very successful revival
meetings at Beolington aud Little
Bethel, Barbour county. Thirty per.
sons connected themselves with the
Church.
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re- sMGULAR.-WO learn that a
fow days ago, ayouug child, son Of
Mr.. W. G. Harrison, vas complaining
SO much, and apparently suffering SO
much pain, that its mother made a
minute examination Gifts person. 70
her horror she found a large needle
sticking about half way out Of its
body, just under the front ribs. 1t
required considerable force to withraw
The needle from the aesh, but 1t was
safely done. 1t is supposed that the
child swallowed The needle some
months ago, and that the instrument
had worked itself out in tho way rela.
ted. This is the opinion Of the mOdi-
cal men.
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E DR. GRoRax b. MpAms, Dent.
ist, writes tina. tho people Of Weston
and vicinity may look for him in May,
as usual.
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w osE robin can't make a Spring,
everybody knows, but a good many
have put in appearance in the freshly
plowcd fields in this vicinity.
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Eg ANOsa the nonresident law,
ysrs attending Court at this term, we
notice Thomas j. Arnold, Esq, Of
Beverley, and sx-Judge Maxwell, of
Clarksburg.
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Fresh CocOlnuIH. Figs Macaroni,
French Candies, Hominy, Fish, and
everything else you want at Brink
mans.
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re- WE learn that William Flesh
or has bsen appointed Postmaster at
Fiuks Greek, Lewis county, vice s.
n. McCluster declined.
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eaEDENl0CRRg
-MeMAaA, MaxeM 9

AZ ASONIC,-stated communications Of
MI the Weston Lodge No. 10, A; y. and
4. r., will be held o. the First and Third
Mondays Of every month. -,
J. W. woFTispiS, Sec.
JANE LRw.-Stated communication Of
jackson Lodge No. 81, A. P. and A. NJ
vii be held IA their Hall, In Jane Lew, on
The second and fourth Wednesdays In each
month. N. 9IowH0RTER, W. "
]. p. ALLNANi Sec.
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Rg SHEEP As. Dods.-Tho intol-
cradle nuisance Of q legion of aOa-
breeding and sheop.killing ours "of
high and low degree" is once more at
tracing attention; and the County
Court Of Boone county, at it's levy
term, passed an order requiring the
dogs to be assessed in 1874, with ref
orSnce to their being taxed thereafter.
The tax was not laid Immediately, as
it was thought best frst to have the
asscssor'srcpOrt as to the number Of
dogs in the county, and the number Of
sheep destroyed or injured by them.
Moreover, il is prudent not to run
counter TO tho affections or prejudices
Of the people. The dog law must DO
enforced gradually aud cautiously.
The people must be oducatod.to It's
adoption. We shall look with inter-
est TO tho development and completion
Of this effort Of Boone county TO i'm
prove her condition.
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All lhoworli and tho rest Of man
kind arc invited 10 call and examine
Btinkmin's Hardware.
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Fair warning is hereby given to all
who arc indebted to mo to call and
settle at once. II you don't fork over
10 me, you will to an officer.
b. BRlSKMAM
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OUR LAMP DEPARTMENT
Is large, and VIC sell at wholesale and retail
We shall receive constantly new supplies o.
LAMPS, CHIblNEYs, &c.. and will dupli-
cate free offrOights any bill Of Lamps pur-
chased in Wheeling.
TT CHURCHES SUPPLIED AT COST
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Pursuant 10 decree ftbc Circuit Courtof
Randolph county, Vest Virginia, rendered
on the 9lst day Of October, 1873, in the
case Of
Martha Ward,
Abraham Q. Ward ct al
Thomas Hartley,
Abraham @. ward,et al
Patrick Orchard,
Abraham Q, Ward, ct al
Matthew L. Ward,
Abraham @, Ward, ct al
Noah s. Channel, &c.,
VS.. In chancery
Abraham @. Ward, otal
We, the undersigned Commissioners, will,
on the 23d day Of fcbruary,hls7l, II being
tho LIST dAy;of the February term, 1874, or
The County Court OF Randolph county, pro.
coed 10 sell TO tile hlgIest bidder, before the
front door Of the Court 5ouic OF Randolph
county, theinterest Of Abraham @. Yard in
200 00-lG0 acres ofland lying and being in
Ran dOlph county, West Virginia, mentioned
and described In deed from Martha Ward
10 John n. Ball and the said Abraham O.
Ward, dated November 7th, 1906, and reeor-
ded Ia Randolph county, Book o, page 81
from the report Of the Commissioners, tap
pears ''thatthe interest off the said Abraham
b. Ward In the said 200 00-lGo acres ofland
Is one undivided moicty thereof, subject, LIST,
10 the life estate therein Of the dciendsnt Alb
raham Carper and bis vile Margaret Catpor
and tile survivors Of them, and secondly, to
the life estate Of defendant Burgess Oarper in
one undivided halfof the said molely Of 200
e0-leO acres ofland, to commence at the ter
mination OF said oGtate for life Of the defend.
ants Abraham Catper and Margaret Carpsr,
and Of the survivors Of them" The said 100
9O.lgO acres Of land Is the farm lately,owned
by Abraham Catper, lying on the east side OF
the Valley River, adjoining tho farms oil
Washington ]. Long aud Nehemiah Carper,
and embraces fine 6ody Of the river bottom.
TERhiSOF SALE.-Enough cash In hand
10 pay and satisfy tic costs Of suits and the
cosu huu eNpenAes AtleHulHB wv tNu t@iet
and tic residue on credit of6, u, 10 and
"a months, with interest from tic day Of
sale, taking from tue purchaser bonds with
good perSonal security for tho said unpaid
purchase money and a lien will be reialned
upon said land ass further security.
SAMUEL WooDs,
DAVID Corr, Com'rs.
o j. P. CAESAR,
January 9, ls74-4W
Tho atore sale Is continued until the
Fourth Monday IN March, 1874.
sANuSL WOODS,
DAVID Corr, Cori'rL
@. y. =. OREsAP,
February y, ls14-mar a'4v
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Commissioners Sale ola
VALUABLE FARM
In Randolph County, West Virginia

Pursuant TO decree Of tho Circuit courtof
Randolph county, Vest Virginia, rendered
on the 9lst day Of October, 1873, in the
ra.e nf
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We pay the HIGHEST CASH PRI.
CEs FOR WOOL, GIN
sENG, &c.
We still TEND gu. our
TRADING WAGON;

in charge Of Mr. Charles Fleshcr, and the
people will be supplied with goods as
cheaply as they could purchase them In
town. The wagon will mako itI regular
trip, 10 Hackers Crock, BAileyS, Walkers.
vile, and other points throughout this and
Gilmer countisI.
, 1874-05-17

! for special assessments. Once fairly started
! municipal expenditures never decrease, but al
why's Increase. The tax Of 1871 in the nbove
table owes its diminished proportions to the fact
that after the fire the levy was reduced so PEI
cent. In 1872 tho city had some OF the canal
redemption fund on hand but, in 1873 the ar pro
priations exceeded s60oo,ooo. To cover this
expenditure the assessed value Of taxable prop
erty in tho city has been advanced from
385. 100000, in 1866, to e312, ,o00, 900 in 1873
The expenditures BY the county govern
ment have also increased in proportion. The
regular and ordinary increase Of expenditure by
both these goyerpments, added to the present
taxes, ought to be consiuered quite enough from
d community that has paid for the improvement
OF private property, and for taxes, s10o o000,0 900
within tho three years since the fire.
Under these circumstances, to raise an extra
100000 each year for five years to build
City-Hall and Courthouse, which We can do
without, is Tanton exercise Of the taxing
power. Against it tho whole community pro-
test; and it is to be hoped there is sufficient
virtue and sufficient nerve in the Council to pre-
vent tbs consummation Of such an outrage.
, 1874-05-17

the Southern Confederscy or the United states.''
On March 2, 1861, just previous to the Inaugural
tion Of President Lincoln, over the name Of
s' Our Presidential Merry Man." they published
cartoon representing the future President in
room in the Astor House with an empty glass in
his hand, drunk and staggering, in the company
OF four others like himself under ths influence
Of liquor, with The leer Of the drunkard On their
faces, one Of the four looking out At funeral
the funeral, alas of the Union and Consti-
tuition!
Tho terrible realities which followed the IN
augu1ation Of President Lincoln had not made
such things impossible as yet, aud Of course
such cartoons we're popular at the South, where
the Harpers we're anxious to retain their circu-
lation. The very same objections that apply to
this caricature Of President Lincoln apply to
those Of Senator Bchurz. There was no real
foundation for either. They could not possibly
servo any good purpose We recommend Mr.
Mast to dip his pencil oftener in the truth, and
bear in mind Han1lees advice to the players
hold the mirror up to nature and remember
thst - This overdone, OF coue tardy Of, though
it make the unskillful laugh, cannot but make
the judicious grieve."
, 1874-05-17

discussed everywhere. A 1nass ~ ..
cuttings, full Of stories OF 1oatno sps
and mysterious hands, ind uueatth,.
and supernatural fests, lies before y, "',s: ~
Of science, especially in England, ara ;nr,., ~
Ing 1t. Mr. Wallace is but one star na,h.~
brightest, in gnla1y. Few pezBon, ~ ae
careful study of the subject, viii isn~ !
some OF the phenomena Of spiritusl;am ~@
explicao1e, in our present state Of lno.,,@
save By the theory Of spiritnalis1a. 7hn-
reject that theory but they nil find ). rn
to bring forward anything 10 supply il, s%< -,
These phenomena may be, most Of ther
1tely petty, but thst does not prevent tho;,,.
facts. We are bound, in these Darwini,, :,
to accept trnth in whatever garb it nav ,,
Something lies fellow these man;fest.tioa.
is the part OF science to discorerit, we,t,~,I
should shun it's fatal fascination. Tha ,o,,
Lies between two long rows Of mad -hona., ~
Medical Reoiezo says that 1850 out Of tn,a,"
cases Of insanity in this country can +.
directly to Spiritualism.
, 1874-05-17
DE HERETICO C0MBURENDD.

The argument Of Prot. Swing, delivered before
the Preebytery on Friday, 80 full Of humanity,
kindness, true religion, and keen, incieiyo logic,
has shiyered Prof. Patton's argument into frag-
ments. In one little hour he has 1,ndone the
three days work OF the prosecutor. Even in his
favorite department Of theology tho prosecutor
has been convicted of most glaring inconsisten-
cies. There is, however, ray OF hope for the
prosecutor yet Il he loses hiB case in the
PresbyterJ, ho can take it to the Synod: il he
should fail 20 convict Prot. Swing in the Synod,
he can take him up to the General Assembly.
md he may possibly procure conviction there.
Should such a result ensue then there is no
reason why the prosecutor should not at once
erect his stake, heap up the kindlng- wood, and
burn the Professor. The right to burn hore-
ties, though fallen into disrepnte, is part
and parcel OF tho common law. The
most Reverend Judge Anthony Fitz-Horbort,
in his standard work, entitled Tho
New Naturo Breuiuna, corrected and revised,
whereunto are added the authorities in law, and
some other caecs and notes collected by the
translator out Of the Year-Books and Abridc-
ments, Says concerning the writ 'Do Heretico
Comburando":
Now, itcppeareth by Britton, in his bool that those
persons than be burnt Who feouieasly burn others'
corn or others houses; and also those who are sor-
eere-s or s0rceresees: and Godo1nitea and hereuca
ehnn be burnt; and It nppea1eth by that book, LIB l.
Cap. H. that sttch tnas the common tcu. But note
that the person who aha be burnt for beresy ou1ht
to oo first convicted thereof by tho Bishop who Ia lis
diocesan where he dweeth, and abjured thereof and
afterwards. il be relapse into that heresy ar .nv
oher and thereof be condemned in tho said diocese
then be shall be a=n from the clergy to tho secular
power, to do with h as 1t shall please tao King, etc.,
and then, 1t eeemcth the King. he will may pardon
him the sane.
Then follows the text OF the urit. Tbs et.t
utes Of Henry ~. changed the writ somewhat,
so tha: it provided: That every Bishop in
his diocese may convict nan Of Heresy, and
abjure him, etc., and afterwards convict him
anew thereof, md condemn him. and warn the
Sheriff or other officer to apprehend him and
burn him, etc. aud that the Sheriff or other
officer ought to do the Fame by the precept Of
the Bishop and without any writ from the King
to do tbs aatue. Ana thai II ths causs {aa u
, 1874-05-17

The ordinary religious service is compounded
Of praise, prayer, and preaching. 1t wonld e1,
cite the liveliest horror in the orthodox mind il
some notorious ecoffer should preach or pray
before 4 congregation Of the faithful, but he is
gladly allowed to take charge Of the praise, uay,
Is asked to do 80 and paid for doing so Why
should this difference exist2 It may be argued
that in singing. it is the melody not the woras,
that the hearers need in order to lift their
thoughts up to God, and that, therefore, it
makes no difference whether the melody makers
believe in the words they use or not. But the
melody is intended as praise Of certain definite
God, just as prayer is intended as = request to,
and preaching IS an explanation Of such
God. Is it right, then, to use in singing the
voices Of people to whom this God is either lie
or horror? # so. why not engage man to
read the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there is one
because he is an admirable reader, or another
orator? They may not believe in what they
read or speak, but the words OF tho prayer would
fall more soothingly, and the thoughts OF the
sermon would strike more strongly, upon the
hearers ear. This Argument, weak az it seems,
is the parallel Of that which defends the practice
Of hiring singers without regard to their re-
hGio1s sentiments. It is In vogue, people
say, because such singers, by their ex-
quisite execution, move the heart that would
be shocked and repelled by discortls. Very many
hearts, it might be said, are 50 affected by mo-
notony at the lectern and stupidity in the pulpit.
These three tnings-prayer, preaching. and
praise-are coordinate parts Of one service Of
equal holiness. II Christians can honestly hire
an infdel to do one Of them, they can with equal
honesty engage him for either or both Of the
others. Church ought to select its singers
from among persons Of we1l-known morals and |
:eGgions feelings.
, 1874-05-17
TIE LIMITS OF CARICATURE

That caricature has, and should be allowed II
have, place in literature and journalism, nj
one questions. It has its sphere, just as humor
Wit satire, and 1idicule have their spheres. Bu
then, like humor, wit, satre, and ridicule, it haf
it's laws and its limits. Among its Laws nre, tia,
it should conform to truth, and be enlisted ir
the cause Of truth. To tho extent that 1t has .
tatis in truth, and Gins against no right prin-
ciplo, to that extent it is iustiable, but no far
ther. Caricature that is not even decent, we
I need not soy, should not be tolerated.
! Among the illustrated journals Of this scount1y,
| Harper's Weekly has won no small notoriety for
| its caricatnres. Wa wish We could add that
| its Cartoons we're models, we do not mean in o1-
ecutiou, but in their adherence to the laws which
should be obeyod by artists Of every description.
We could wish, in the first place, that Mr. Nast's
pencil were employed in the service 6f truth
only, and not prostituted as it frequently is, to
the purely mercenary interests OF luis employers.
For some years past that journal has been
publishing very hideous cartoons Of 11r Carl
Schurz. It has been holding him up to the rid
icule Of its readers. In these caricatures Of the
Missouri Senator, however, that journal has diy-
played neither Wit nor humor; and, if it in-
tended these pictures as satires, its ener-
gies have been wofully misdirected. Sen
ator Schurz's course since he entered
the United States Senate has been statesmanliko
throughout, aud SO far as We can discover there
ia in real statesmanship nothing ridiculous or a
fit subject for 8 satirical pencil. The course of
Harper's Veeh4y, therefore, towards Senator
schurz has been unwarrantab1e, even according
to their Own admission; for in late num-
ber OF their weekly they remarked edi-
torially TINT the loss Of Senator Schurz
to public life would be q national l;fcalamity; and
yet ID the next subsequent number they had
cartoon representing him hur1ahing over the
Presidents veto, with most sinister and potty-
larceny cast OF countenance. The Harpers are
noto eounder On the financial; ;question than they
we're last fall They consider the veto q good
measure for the country. What aanse there is !
in ca-icaturing Bchurz because the President |
adopted his Arguments in the veto message and !
he (schurz) approved Of the veto, their readers |
Will hud it hard to discover. Why did they not |
in the same cartoon represent themselves with
ldtotic expressions cheering because the !
President vetoed tho Senate Finance bill2 There
would b. AZ much sense and as much point in
putting themselves as A1r. Schurz there.
Mr. schurz is not the first public man whom
:hsse toadioa have calumaia.ed In their cartoons.
The Harpe1s are supposed to have been exceed
ngly loyal and patriotic. Yat, in their paper Of
Feb. 2, 1861, they speak Of Jefferson Davis as
hs Ba1ard Of Congress, sons peur a sans re-
'rocae, and lsud him A. Ascholar, = high-minded
Gentleman, born to command, destined to
opaapy \ dis:tnax1aishsd position slthsf IN 4
, 1874-05-17

is true, the only exceptions being where the de-
fendant swea1s that the plaintiffs Justice Will
not Try the cause impartally, in order to take it
before his own Justice, before rhom he knows
be will hnve II great an advantage rs the plain-
tiN would have lad before the other. The cure
for these evils lies not in the selection Of the
Justices. We. cannot well hope to get better
ones under tho present system. It lies In
districting the city, in assigning single Justice
to each district in allowing the suit to be brought
in any district in which either the plaintiff
or the defendant may reside, or perhaps,
in come cases, in the district adjoining,
and in thus cutting OF the disgraceful scramble
for business and fees which now converts our
petty courts into mere stalls for vending corrupt
judgments.
Tho proper administration Of Justice in minor
cases has probably more to do With preserving
the peace OF society than tho influence Of the
higher courts. It is the poor Who in the main
commit crime, and who are forced into the
courts by persecution. They resort to the
courts for protection in the degree that they
have confidence. When they lack confidence in
the courts they resort to their Own physical
force.-i. O., to lawlssBness and--crime Lawless-
nees in the petty courts begets laWlessness
among the people.
The frequency With which the criminal powers
OF the courts Of Justices Of the Peace are used
by private Itigants as means of promoting
their personal ends, or frightening tinid adver-
saries into compliance with doubtful, and often
unlawful, demands, il another grave conse-
quenco OF the present competition between
Justices courts for business. at present such |!
attempts generally meet with m early check in
tho Grand-ju1y room and ar the hands Of tha |
stato'B Attorney. They would far more effectu-
ally disappear, however, il the system under |
which our Justices act were SO reformed as to |
remove the evils Of competition between them.
, 1874-05-17

seemetb) that tho writ is not put in the new
Registers because that writ ought not ut this
day to be sued forth, but is, as it wore. void by
reason OF tho said act. l. statute made in the
time OF Henry VII. repealed that OF Henry
| w. and enacted " That he who iH abiured for
| Horesie, and afterHa1d falleth into relapse and
| is convicted thereof before the Ordi-
nary, that yet the Ordinary ought not for
to commit him to the lay power to he
burnt, withont--the Kings writ first obtnined Tor
to burn him, as appeareth by the SAID Statute OF
Is H8, Cap. 40, more At large" This statute
has mover been repealed. It is part and parcel
Of the common law, and nothing, therefore,
stands in the way Of Prof. Patton. He may
haYe some difficulty In arranging little details.
but his warrant to 60 ahead and burn is IN the
learning and rare research among the folios Of
the fathers Gun undoubtedly find additional war-
rant in the ecclesiastical law which will mako the
statute precisely applicable to the case in hand,
and the public may waive its little prejudicos.
Smithfield and Geneva IN their PALM
lcst days would be put in tho shade
by the havoc Prof. Patton might make.
Tho Great Fire Of 1871 would hardly
rival the fire Of herosy. Prof. Swing, Prof.
swazey, Dr.. Patterson, DR.. Noyes, DR.. Walker,
DR.. McKaig, and host OF other professors
Ind doctors, aud nearly all the 1aynen Of
he Presbyterian Church Of Chicago, would !
make goodly procession, and would keep |
:he Professor. and such theological incen- |
hariea as he could get to assist him, (
'usy for a month. But there is an after
@lought to all this. When the last hereto has
,een burned and the Professor has been COM
yelled to pause in his work for want Of more
uel, will he not find, as he looks about him,
hat he has burned up pretty much the whole
Presbyterian Church hereabout?