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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-29
Consistent Mule.

In Sonora County, California, a few
days ago, mule was drawing a load of
lime, which encouraged by brisk show
er, went into vigorous combustion The
wagon took fire, but the mule, resenting
this demonstration in the vehicle, and
with view, perhaps of investigating it,
stood still. The driver suggested that
he proceed but the mule put his fore
foot to the front and laid his ears to the
rear, and maintained his ground. In due
time the fire on the wagon singed the
mule. Then it scorched him. Then it
.blistered him. Then it roasted him
But he never moved. There was prin-
cipal at stake, and he calcinated in his
tracks in support of it, When the pro-
cess had ended all that was left of what
had been mule was half barrel of
ashes. Tribune giq
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@Castle Garden, New York, no
longer presents the busy scenes which
once animated it. Emigration has fal.
len off fifty per cent, and so general is
the report in Europe, circulated by re-
turning emigrants Of hard times in
America, that it will be several years
yet before the influx from the old coun-
try will be as great as in former times.
1t is estimated that the emigration this
year will not exceed 100000 persons,
against nearly twice that number last
year. Kapp,now member Of the Ger
man Parliament, but recently Com
missioner of Emigration, estimates the
immediate average gain to this country
on each emigrant landingion its shores
at Sl50 Taking this as a correct es-
innate, it will be seen that the loss to
the country by the falling off of emi.
grafton this year will reach some: hing
like nineteen millions of dollars. rr
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~A country clerk in rural town
had pet calf, which lie was training up
in the ways of the OK. The calf walked
around very peacefully under one end
OF the yoke, while Mr.. Clerk held up
the other end. Bat in an unfortunate
moment the man conceived the idea Of
putting his own neck in the yoke to let
the calf see how it would seem to work
with partner. This frightened the
calf, and, elevating his tail and voice,
he struck "dead run" for the village,
and Mr.. Clerk went along, with his head
down and his plug hat in his hand,
straining every nerve to keep up, and
CRYING out at the top of his voice =
"Here we come blast our foolish souls
Head us, somebody"
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EA new and novel religious belief,

AB A new and novel religious belief,
probably an outgrowth of the spiritual
lstic idea of naturalization, is gaining
converts in the northern counties of
Ohio. Z 1t involves, too,s an elaborate
principle of metempsychosis An out
line Of its teachings is as follows: The
soul is immortal, beginning with the
original creation of the universe and
lasting forever. In the course of its
existence it occupies a varied success
ion of bodies on earth When disem-
bodied by the death of It's corporal
form, it hovers an unseen power ID the
air until, BY q subtle process Of materi-
alization, it forms for itself . new in
fantile body. This body is built up by
what We regard as the natural process
of growth, and occupies it until death
again frees it,, when the same thing
takes place again. While disembodied
the soul understands this scheme of ex-
istence, but when clothed in form .of
flesl It looses the knowledge, except in
those vague glimpses which people are
supposed to have at times of some pre-
y;shbs and ditferent coHaiti6n. The foI
lowers Of the new religion call them.
selves Eternalists, and their number is
increasing rapidly. They believe that
souls may advance or depreciate in at
tainment, rising high enough to take on
the forms of men great in some partic
ular, or falling low enough to animate
drunkaras, criminals, savages, or even
animals. They do not believe the BIZ
BILE or the Christian scheme of salve-
ton; but they teach culture and moral,
ity as means of development for the
soul, and as a training for higher form
of organization when the soul shall
next materialize an earthly body.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-29
MisrfAa,,n.
Borrowing and Lending.

Sometimes people borrow and lend
very curious property.
A gentleman and his wife, in the gol.
den days, when people "struck oil" were
rejoicing in the comfortable allowance Of
several hundred dollaIs-a day. They
boarded at fine hotel, and spent their
money literally. You would suppose
such folks would be above borrowing
But they were not. They sent over, al
most every day, to the house of hum
bic friend, to borrow possession they
could not buy for love nor money. No,
not if they had heaped up its weight in
solitaire diamonds! They sent to bor-
row the baby! 1t suited the dear little
dimpled darling to crawl about over the
bright carpet and pat the roses, but it
loved best to cuddle up in its mothers
bosom, when ''sleepy time" came, if the
home was never so plain and humble
Two thousand dollars week was no bet
ter than twelve dollars week, as far as
| it knew. No doubt it was great deal
better for him that he was not born heir
to an oil well. s.-.1 ....o s..'--r,f
Baby-lending is quite common in the
circle of street ,beggars, in our large cit
| les, and terrible is the abuse the poor lit
tie ones sometimes receive, in order thai
they may the more readily extort sym.
pathy and pennies. "A secret order ex
lists in London and Paris for deformine
children for this purpose. Poor,helplesl
little creatures are distorted in hundred
ways, until they become too shocking tt
look upon. The backs are bent, tn,
arms twisted. and the features distorted
in most fearful ways. There is salool
in Paris, where these grown up monsters
meet to dine by themselvcs,and it is sait
to be at his peril, that any one, from CT
riosity, intrudes upon them. Most o
them had been deformed in infancy, ant
loaned or hired out from an institution
which kept them sor sale. 1t is no NOR,
wonderful that such things should 60 OF
in spite of the public, than that ther,
should be frequent secret sales to th,
highest bidder. Of poor Italian children
in our own cities.
In Scotland, they often lend their shep
herd dogs,ana though they perform thei
duty well,they never make a mistake ant
adopt the new master "for good ant
all" - 9 y
A gentleman stopping for few days
with shepherds family observed a fut
dog come in every day just at Dime
time. He received his -ations and thel
went away. u. -
81 never see that dog except at Dime
time" remarked the guest inquiringly
"The reason is" said the farmer, "w,
have lent him to our neighbor, .Tami
Nicol, an we tell him to. come home ilk,
Iday for dinner. When he gets his din
ner, puir beast, he goes ava back till hi
l,work."
I Ia Ffssne working dogs-tAsy isaHs 10 soo.
land, with great deal of national goo,
sense. Three dogs were lying asleep be
fore the fire, when some one whistle,
them out. Two arose,and the other on
lay still.
"It is odd," said the visitor, "that thi
dog does not get up like the others :
1T is not his turn,'' remarked the far
mer; che was out a the mornin'.''
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the FIRST .CHRIsTMAs.

~. s.....s.. - FssS F31 TEEBJ
They in nanger laid thee, ,aru rsgg9
Thou Monarch of the sky;
And men no homage paid thee,
. Thou Highest of the High. aG
While stars proclaimed thy woudrous ways
While hosts of angels sang thy praise,
Thou camest down to die.
so e.. - -esft
With humble heart thou tookest n
The lot thou hadst made thine; T.
Heavens glory thou forsookest
For huts where poor men pine.
Thou vert slave to make US free:
1t was thy gladness, Lord, to SEQ
All share thy grace divine. - 95&
Thou, Savior, vert the meekest-
Thy words gave peace of soul; $50
And still thou healing speakest If
To all who would be whole. ssE iE
A hope, trust, a Father mild,
Thou art to each srepentant child
That seeks the grandest goal. :, aaG
Shamed, tortured. lonely, friendless,
Mailed to the fatal tree,
Thou didst by anguish endless
Gain endless life for me-
Now in thy holy, holy name
pows every Knee--thy Jrinmphs fame
Sublime from sea to sea.
May thy example cheer US,
Strengthen. exalt. inspire;
May thou be ever near us;
A sacred mystic fire.
Dwell in the temple of our breast,
And when we sink to final rest
Be thou our sole desire. ,--a
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Finance Bill Agreed Upon by the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2O.-The Finance
Bill agreed to yesterday by the Senate
Republican caucus will be reported to
he Senate 70 morrow. Its leading fea.
lures are substantially as follows:an4 Q
|. Free banking to be open to all indi-
viduals and associations, without limita
tion of capital aaaal sdl
2 Retiring an amount of greenbacks
equal " 80 per cent of the new National
notes issued, till the greenhack circula
ton shall be reduced to $500, 900, 900;
after which no further reduction of
Igreenbacks Is to take place. tits claim
ed that by this provision there will be
neither expansion nor contraction of the
currency as ab,,ut 20 per centis now re-
Qnired as hank reserve. sEsf 6sIsf
be withdrawal and destenction of
1fraen I'cnrreEey, and substitution OF
the AHg lr coin arrangement to go into
effsc. as soon as practicable, under the
direction Of the~Sscretary of the Treas.
ury, Who is autherizedato use the sur.
plus money for supplying silver coin, and
il this is not sufficient to sell the requi-
site amount of bonds of the,new series,
to obtain funds for that purpose
4 Removing the cost of the coinage
of gold at the several mints. edi ts
D. The resumption of specie payments
to commence on the 1st of January,
1879.
| The Secretary is authorized to use the
surplus specie in the Treasury, but if that
lis not sufficient to sell bonds in order to
obtain gold to pay Treasury notes; but
this last provision does not, like the 9th.
er, 60 into immediate effect. The legal
tender act remains undisturbed.I The
bill having been agreed to almost unani-
mously by the caucus, there being only
four dissenting, ensures the passage oi
the bill by the Senate, and it will, it is
, thought by Senators, pass the House ol
Representatives by a respectable major
ity. In this case, no doubt is entertain
ed that it will receive the approval ofthe
President, as it is in accordance with his
recent recommendation to Congress. Il
is said that so much of the fractiona
fcurrency is mutilated and lost, as much
as 4 per cent annually, that silver car
take its place with no Inconvenience te
the public. The government is able to
purchase coin silver at profit, and can
at;an early period, effect substitution
The Secretarysof the Treasury says thai
the estimate made by the director of the
mint ssows gain in specie and bullior
in the last two fiscal years of about $38
000,000, and the stock of specie in the
country to be about Sl66, 100000. This
in connection with the annual produc
ton, of about $40, 900 of precious
metals, affords encouragement that thu
stock of coin may, within reasonable
time, and with favorable legislation, b
accumulated to an extent sufficient 20 en-
able the resumption of specie payments
to beundertaken and maintained.
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Guernsey County News.

Times, 17th anst.-Thomas Webster,
Secretary, informs US that the time
fixed for the next Quaker City Fair is
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
September 21st, I'D and 23d, 1876.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of
Cambridge now reports a membership
of $40. They will reoccupy their re-
paired house of worship on the first
Sabbath in January Their rent for
School Hall for the past year was $3.50,
the major part of which was raised by
subscription in the congregation last
Sabbath. ~, Sui5E. i7ey 1aA
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Slowed Him.

A grocer on Gratiot, street keeps "a
little brown Jug near his cider barrel,
and when he wants to do the fair thing
by customer, he iningles some of the
contents of the aforesaid jng with the
cider He made q mingle yesterday for
an old farmer, but got in good deal Of
whisky and very little cider. About an
hour after drinking the farmer was oh
served leaning against fence. and was
heard to solilloquise: "Ics too late for
sunstroke aud too early to freeze to
death, and guess it's touch of the
shakin' ager." ft H~
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Johnny Precosh on Dogs.

A dog is 4 legged quadrooped of the
Gao s2eshees. Itsfore legs are in front,
and its rear legs are behind. l suppose
all blamed fools know this, but Aunt
Betsey says In ritin of a composishun l
must be careful to get in all details, and
/ reckon all the legs must 90 in too
Each dog has one tail Of different sizes,
unless it has been cut oph iby some ma
lishus person for fun. ,rhe tail is on the
end next to the hind legs. Butcher s
dogs don't generally have but short
tail. I suppose this is for you not to tic
pans TO. If had dog would notcut
his tail vph, unless 1 was butcher, and
then woodent keep any dog sept a bull
|purp, which l could swap even for a
small caff. 1 once had a new founding
dog that traded a led for, but be took
mad and died before he bit anybody
which gave me much grief i used to
in swimming on Sundays when had
that dog,csuse they wud save folks from
drowning, bnt now I'm skeered to 60
The rat tearers are useful dog, and car
be trained to tear as many rats as you
can set EN- on, if You can get EN- train
ed right, but if you don't, they are al
feared of EN- as l am, which is wusserI
snakes. A coach dog is as purity as !,
girl in striped sack, and l asked dad t
get me one, an he said wait until he wa
able to buy coach and four, though
what he wants with four I don't know
A house-dog is useful to have when bur
glars are about, One good house-do!
amt no better than two fees, only in DAN
Igerous places like you read abont. Th
sheppard is the most accountable do;
with sheep, and expeck Mary had on
TO take care or the little lamb, ha,
rather have dog thar lamb, or both
but girls amt got no sense. / know NOR
about dogs than I let on, but Aunt Bet
sey says don't tell all you know at once
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psoau 'u's n''q .f.s nsti Sl'rfneyl
ous.V 3 auu siS Ns1s T'nse. .Se tipss sns1a!
! .ihe aouDseSDrsasted English w walking
jacket ~ mucu worn tnls season. ~ IS
. a.y iis's ~ : ~ - ~ ss''"u ne''''
Eye9 aian2uas are cneap now, ana
elere;l ;ls 10 excuse FOR ye'urseoo ook ana
lannaress not wearing 'nem. ssibsi .
| There is scarcely any overskirt at all
behlnd now. Al the material saprears
to have been rushed into tue '.apron
front. @ 35s..
Holiday jewelry Cont amount to
much. It is otgthe Pdtais Royal kind,
cheap, gaudy, and-you know the rest.
Evening dresses are cut very low 1T
the neck, and many have the rather in
decent band or tape sleeve.
| Many of the handsomest suits seer
are Of embroidered cloth Of dark col.
ors. They are genteel and comfortable
/ In the matter OF back hair The oueut
prevails. II there ,is any change i,
seems to he triae longer in the neck
Sasbes are no longer worn tied around
the waist in the good old-casbioned
stvle but tucked under tbe dress SONG
where to save length 76a ffIo {
ponno,. aare .. rnuch .. a,or :. -,
sidsS, and are m worn % ON ersrv r. @ sias . ans a
mart of tho head imao;nab,e I Erar, @
cnarna ~ of tho k;nd !. snnnnsaa - LII ", y
the sfvle = 's
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-29

A clergyman writes - Did you ever
have an eye fight-have some person
look at you persistently, catching your
eye every time you looked toward him 7
Did you ever get annoyed and fix your
eyes on him, and struggle and wrestle
with him, and finally throw him ? l
have, many a time. was once lidipg
in the cars with beautiful young lady
who was in my charge A man sitting
near fixed his wicked green eyes on her,
and she was greatly annoyed. / got in
good range, and fought that mans eyes
all the way from Cleveland to Buffalo.
His eyes both needed what no minister,
what no good Christian could give
them, and if any wicked man had come
into that car and had given him pair
of black eyes, should have thanked
the Lord" ,aA3h -
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i Our Hairs Numbered.

Somebody has been at the trouble OF
calculating the averagelnumber of hairs
which grow on, an average persons
head. 1t is found that the number
varies according to the color OF the
hair. Light or blonde hair is the most
luxuriant, the average of this color be.
ing 100000. When the hair is brown.
the usual number is much less, being
only 10000, while black hairs reach
only the average amount of 100000 1t
might naturally be supposed that a
light haired person having the most hair
would have the greatest weight to carry,
but it is not So That which is lightest
in color is also highest in weight; aud
lady with abundant faxen locks is as
light headed as one whose tresses are
of raven-hue. Hence il follows that
the former is of finer texture than the
latter. ae a Tfef
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-29

If you want to live to be Ill years
old, vote the Democratic ticket every
time, as George Labor did, who died at
that age in Pennsylvania the other day
A young girl has just left Portland,
Oregon, on curious errand When 3
years old she was given away, to be re-
turned, if living, at Is. She reached that
4 years ago, and had just learned that
her parents are in Florence, Italy. She
has gone after them. In her separation
she has been in Germany, England, India,
Australia, China and America in circus
troupe. She was in printing office in
Portland.
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New style of Barrels.

The paper barrel factory at Decorah,
lows, has already turned out several hun
dred barrels. Much interest centers upon
the experiment there. II that is success
full, as it promises to be, the barrel-mak
ing business will be revolutionized. By
this process barrels are made entirely
out of-paper. They can be made at half
the cost of the wooden material, and as
they weigh only one third as much, there
will also be great saving of freight.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-29

Tall and bulky people require more
sleep than thin people In o state of
health, the amount of sleep required to
restore nervous energy averages from 6
to hours. Sleep on the right side, land
eat nothing heavy before retiring
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

HNHE undersigned. having beon appointed
j Notary Public, wonld inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to fill Pensioners Blanks administer
Oaths, take Dispositions. acknowledge Deeds
Mortgages. and other instruments OF writing
aug4,74tf WIN. WORkMAN.
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California sheep are treated with a
bath of sulphur and lime dissolved in
water as q cure for the scab.
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Bonner Purchases Another steed.

CINCINNATI, Dec 1l-Robert Bonner
has purchased of Richard Pennington, of
Lexington, Ky, his famous three-year
old mare, Lady Stout, paying $4,000
for her. At the meeting last fall at Lex
ington, the mare made the fastest time
on record for three year olds. u
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oF ApyERrIs1Aa:

{ - RTwelvs liaes, or less, will be charged Is
one square.
.teEr rAnlsssi advertisements will be charged
bv the line, and must be paid in advance OF
x Notices Of the appointments OF Ad-- q
- ministrator's and Executors; also -
~ Attachment Notices aud Road nou- -
TT ces, two dollars, in advance. =
80 ~ Advertising done at published rates
risssnd paymeut required In advance, in all
osses' s,e!.ss5t kfs ags
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-29

A New Orleans correspondent. writing
of Gen Longstreets condition, says he
is in very poor state Of health in Iced.
His right ley is crippled with the disease
which has kept him indoors fora month,
and his face bears every evidence of allx-
iety and suffering. The excitement of
September,14 dill him no good, and his
fortunate escape, a ball having passed
through his coat and vest--just grazing
his chest-must have proved q reminder
to him of theother days when the balls
came from another direction. He talks
bat little, ,an6 seems to take no interest in
politics since the election. 5q
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Noble County News.

Republican, ,17th inst-A nine months
old calf, sold by R. Fl. Downey of No.
BILE township, weighed TAO pounds, and
brought S24.
The wife of John Mcfarland, resi-
ding near Hiramsburg station, died OF
consumption, last Saturday morning.
Moses Connor, of Brookfeld town
ship, has sold his farm of 120 acres to
George Smith and Lucius Spencer for
$500.
James Kyle, a soldier of the war Of
1912, who died in Sharon township,
December 18th, was born near York,
Pennsylvania, in 1888, and come to Bel
mont county when boy. He entered
the army from that county, and at the
close of the war settled upon the land
on which he died living there fifty-eight
years. -
The condition of the Summerfield
and Williamsburg Pike is becoming the
subject of comment by those who have
occasion to travel over it, and people
are beginning to wonder whose gross
negligence it is that the stone that has
been broken and corded up along the
road from one end to the other is moi
spread on the road bed, where it is SC
badly needed.
Press, 17th inst. O. Morris an6
Fl. Ulrich have bought all the tobacco
in this vicinity at prices ranging from
six to nine dollars per hundred pounds
James F. Young has sold his farm
and is preparing to move to West Vir
ginia, where he has purchased q farm
of three hundred acres. ..,-...f
At the Ava tunnel last Thursday
morning, piece of rock fell, killing 6
scotchman named Scott and injurine
another man named Kennedy. Scott's
remains were buried near Halley's
school house ON the 11th inst.
Over eighty pupils attend the Catholic
school at Fuldah. Mr.. Morris Alden
hoven is the teacher, and receives $500
per annum for his services The Ger.
man language is taught exclusively al
present, but ss soon as the new church
is finished the old one will be used as q
school-house, and with these increased
facilities, and an additional teacher, the
English language will be taught in al
its branches. -