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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
Protection From Lightning.

During recent thunderstorm in
the village OF Trumbull, Conn, n fam.
lily OF three persons, husband, wife and
child, who had taken refuge on ieath-
er bed, were instantly killed by light
ming the house had no rods. In the
same village, during the same storm, o
dwelling house, which had two light.
ming rods upon IL, was seriously dam.
aged. Several OF odr readers, who have
seen the accounts of these disasters,
and others who cite analogous ex.
amples, have had their faith In feather
beds, as place Of safety during thun-
der.storms, severely shaken; while
some Of them would fain believe that
lightning rods serve to destroy rather
than to preserve life and property.
Feather beds are not protection
from lightning, and the popular belief
that they are, doubtless results from 0
misapprehension Of the laws that gov.
ern the passage OF electricity. The
human body 10 o better conductor OF
electricity than feather beds or other
objects ordinarily contained in the
apartments Of dwellings, and therefore,
a priori, when the lightning enters an
apartment, the human body Is likely 10
form one in q chain Of induetlons, de.
termining the path Of an electrical dis.
charge, unless better conductors are in
It's vicinity 10 divert this action.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
Swell at the Gallows.

The first Earl OF Holland was great
dandy, who played prominent and not
altogether reputable part in the history
OF his time. He was o favorite at the
courts Of James I. and Charles l., but
when the civil war broke out he OF first
sided with the parliament against the
king. In an unlucky hour he went over
to the royalist side, took up arms
against the Commonwealth, was defeat
ed, made prisoner, put to trial, and
duly sentenced to lose his head. He
appeared upon the scaffold in o white
satin vest and cap trimmed with silver
lace. His costly garments were the
lawful perquisites Of the executioner, to
whom the earl said, as he approached
the block Here, my friend, let my
body and my clothes alone there is ten
pounds for thee; that is better than my
clothes, I am sure. And when you take
up my head, do not take of my cap"
Then, laying his neck upon the block,
he added: "Stay, while I give the
sign" After o brief prayer he stretched
out his hand, saying, "Nowl now r.
The word had hardly left his lips when
the axe fell, and the head was severed
from the body at o single stroke.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
The Black Hills.

The publication Of the results Of
Gen. Clusters explorations OF the Black
Hills country has excited much interest
East and West. Gen. Forsyth's letter
and diary have been widely read. In
the Chicago tribune he writes from
Bear Butte:
The two miners we have with us tell
me that that they found "color" In
every pan Of dirt they washed near
Harney's Peak that the diggings there
in Clusters Gulch will pay SO per day
now that they only had two or three
days In which 10 prospect, as wo kept
moving so fast, but that, In their opin.
ion, when the Eastern Hills are rightly
prospected gold will be found there in
abundance. ! am inclined TO think 80,
for the very roots Of the grass would
pan 8 cents to the pan in our camp near
Harney's Peak.
There have been signs Of q gold fever
here as the consequence OF these dis.
coveries. Expeditions are now forming
in this city and at different points in
Iowa, Dakota, and Wyoming, to 40 TO
the new diggings. They have forgotten
these lands are secured as a reservation
to the Sioux Indians, and that they
have no right 10 enter them. Gen.
Sheridan, through his Adjutant- Gen.
eral, recalls this fact to their notice in
an order published as follows:
"The Lieutenant. General command.
ing, directs me to soy that unofficial In
formation has reached these headquar.
terS, Of the organization OF parties at
Sioux City, Yankton, and Bismarck, to
invade the Sioux Indian Reservation,
with the view Of visiting the country
known as the Black Hills. Should
such information be correct, you will
please notify to such parties, that they
will not be permitted TO 60 unless un.
der authority from the Hon. Secretary
Of the Interior or Congress-"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14

", B. Frink, Of Honolulu, has sent
some OF this strange sand. taken from
a bank on the Island Of Kauai, to tho
Academy Of Sciences in Ban Francisco.
In his letter he thus describes Its peou::
liarity: The bank which Is composed
OF this sand commences OF o perpen:
dicular bluff at the southwest end OF
the island, and extends one and hall
miles almost due south, parallel with
the besch, which is about 100 yafas
distant from the base OF the sand BANK.
This sand. drift Is about 90 feet high,
and at tho extreme south end oil the
angle preserves II as steep as the nature
OF the sand will permit. The bank is
constantly extending to the south. "
Ia said by the natives that OF the blnh
and along the middle OF the bank the
sand Is not sonorous. But a. the ex'
treme south end and for half O mile
north II you slap two handfuls together
there is sound produced like the low
hooting OF IN owl-more or less sharp,
according as the motion Is quick or
slow. Sit down upon the sand and give
one hand o quick circular motion, and
the sound Is like the heavy bass Of
melodeon. Kneel upon the steer, IN
cline, extend the two hands and clasp
as much sand as possible, slide rapidly
down, carrying all the sand you can,
and the sound accumulates rs you de-
scend until 1t ID like distant thunder.
In this experiment the sound was sufti-
cient 10 frighten our horses, fastened
short distance from the base OF the drift.
But the greatest sound we produced
was by having one native lie down, and
another taking him by the feet and
dragging him rapidly down the incline,
carving as much sand 90 possible Will
them. With this experiment thesound
was terrific, and could have been heard
many hundred yards distant With a!l
the experiments that were made, u
seemed the sound was in proportion to
the amount OF sand put In motion with
a proportionate velocity. Another con-
sideration seems requisite-that 10 per.
feet drynesB. The dry sand would
sound on the surface, where six inches
beneath II wns wet; but II any OF the
wet sand became mingled with the dry,
It's property Of sounding ceased at once.
The sand appears to the eye like otdt-
nary beach.sand, but ordinary beach.
sand will not produce the sounds. ~
has been said that II lost Its sonorous
properties when taken away from the
bank. But I can discover no diminisn'
ing Of It's sonorous qualities, even WIN
tbe bottle uncorked, and We have had
rain frequently, and an atmosphere
more than ordinarily moist for TINS Time
of wear. Perhaps II exposed to 4 very
damp atmosphere II might nosorb
moisture enough to prevent its sopndt
ing. tf '
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
In a yen,,la,or.

The terrible stories Of death in chests
with secret springs, came near repeti.
tion lately In an English provincial
town. A Mr.. Kelk, quite recently mar.
ried, had invited q party Of friends to
his house, and his young wife, in her
anxiety get rid Of the hot air, ven.
tured upstairs, and seeing small closet
with o ventilator, she entered to open
II, when the current Of Dir closed the
door. In vain she called To the SER
wants, although she could hear the
door.bell ring, and her visitors enter |;
and as none suspected that the impris-
oned lady was in the roof Of the house,
all the other parts Of the dwelling and
grounds were searched. One Of the
visitors suggested that there might be
an old oak chest with secret spring,
aud this gave o clue to the closet, and
when at last found, Mrs. Kelk was Sc
riously i'll and hysterical. Violent cpl
leptic FITS followed, and the shock be-
ing more than the nervous system
could sustain, death shortly put an end
to the poor young lady's s9ferings.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14

A recent letter.writer says that one
Mexican town will generally serve as q
pattern for oil, though there may some.
times be individual departures from
the rule. The oldest feature Of Mexi-
can houses is the spouts which carry of
the rain from the roof. These spouts
are Of clay.ware, are cylinders, and
some two or three inches in diameterat
the mouth, which projects over the
sidewalk, or where the sidewalk often
should be. With their glazed, dark.red
color, these conduits look Just like so
many cannon thrusting their muzzles
out some two or three feet from the
front wall. The stranger who frat sees
these spouts can compare them to moth.
ing so titly as to cannon planted in o
breastwork, aud thus, as he casts his
eyes along o block, the hitter looks for
all the world like q fort. But let him
be underneath them when a genuine
Mexican thunder.shower comes on, and
the discharge will be Of q character thnt
will leave no doubt in his mind either
as to quality or quantity. The roofs OF
houses are here made fiat, generally Of
tiles, eyerlaid with tin or asphalt, or
other kind Of material. The doors are
Of red tiles, some two or three inches
thick, and about nine inches square.
Some Of the ceilings OF the better class
OF houses are formed OF tiles OF some
design or figure, and some Of the floor
tiles are figured in various patterns.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
The shop, said Lee, encouraged to 60

.ue snop' saio Lee, encouraged TO go
aAre theyGp
Mrg. Lees voice was low, and had in
Il slight huskiness. She did not turn
her face, but her husband saw that she
leaned little towards him He had
broken the ice OF reserve, and all was
now easy. His hand was among the
clouds, and o feeble ray was already
struggling through the rift it had
made.
"Yes, Mary he answered, softly,
"and I've heard II more than once Whist
o good wife Andrew Lee must have"
Mrs. Lee turned her face toward her
husband. There was something light
in II and light in her eye. But there
was something in the expression OF the
countenance that little puzzled him.
"Do you think 30 2" she asked quite
soberly.
"What q queer question r. calculated
Andrew Lee, starting up and going
round to the side Of the table where
his wife was sitting. "What ques-
tion, Maryl" he repeated, as he stood
before her.
"Do youp" was all she said.
eyes, darlingl" was his warm.spoken
answer, and he stopped down and kissed
her. "How strange that you should
ask me such o question"
"If you would only tell me 80, now
aud then. Andrew, il would do me
good" Mrs. Lee arose, and leaning
her face against the manly breast OF her
husband, stood and wept.
What strong light broke in on the
mind OF Andrew Lee He had never
given his wife even the small reward Of
praise for the loving interest she had
manifested daily, until doubt OF his
love had entered her soul, and made
the light around her thick darkness.
No wonder that her face grew clouded,
or that what he considered moodiness
and ill-nature took possession OF her
spirit.
You are good and true, Mary, my
own dear wife. I an proud Of you, and
my first desire is for your happiness.
Oh, II I could always see your face in
sunshine, my home would be the dear.
est place on earth."
"How precious to me are your
words Of love and praise, Andrew" ("
said Mrs. Lee, smiling up through her
tears into his face. "With them in
my ears, my heart can never lie in
shadow"
How easy had been the work for An.
drew Leel He had swept his hand
across the cloudy horizon, and now
the bright sunshine was streaming
down and flooding that home with Joy
and beauty.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14

iieye ours caught dozen, some Of
which have been ordered to be kip.
pered" for friends aud families. I
have never tasted fish more succulent,
prodigal OF 1eshs OF delicious in favor.
The journey 10 ThingsElla and the
Geysers gives tis some anxiety. II Is
absolutely necessary To take a tent, as
every rm.byre in the nelghborhood is
sure to be crowded by family AID
friends, and the churches (the only
hotels TO be reckoned upon in Iceland)
will be opened to the multitude. In o
land like this, where the tavern Is un-
known and private hospitality Is so
limited by the scanty resources of the
people, / find II simply and entirely
Christian that the Church should be
opened to shelter the weary traveller, to
give him q roof in the season Of cold
and rain, and to guard his nightly
Slumbers. But we hear Of so many
families who are going to attend the
ceremonies OF Thingyalla that some
prudence Is absolutely prescribed.
The Kings guide, Zoego, promises us
thirty horses, with saddles, packs, and
provision.boxes.
During the two days Of the kings
stay, he has been gaining in popularity.
His frank, handsome face attracts the
people; they find him easily access.
ible, and the interest he takes in all
matters which concern them, Is evident
ly not assumed. To-day lie paid avisit
TO old Biane Thorsteinson Gather Of
the Sheriff., who is 94 years old. and
has been blind for q long time. Enter.
ing unannounced, His Majesty greeted
the old man, taking his hand. "Who
are you7" said the latter, 81 don't
know you; what is your name y ~
am called Christian the NINTH" said
the king. "Well, then," Bjarne re-
marked, "if you take blind man by
surprise, you must expect to hear such
questions"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
Good Times Among The Lowly,

"why you're o new conner, aren't
your haven't seen you before" we re-
marked 10 o lad OF about twelve years.
as he was giving us a shine in King
"Yes, sir; amt bin hero before,
but took IL in this trip-lots Of coal
ayes, where are you iroma"
"oh, I'm on my summer trip. I'm
from New York-always take o run out
OF town in the summer-done IL for.
oh, I dn know how long. Like the
country for q WHILE"
We'll are you having o good time 2"
g Hayin' a good time2 you bet, with
alittle laugh). Why m dinner costs
70 cents to-day-had a beeisteak and
turmatefs, an q rice puddin', an I got
35 csntsyet. Umph d good time 2 now
you're o shoutin' y
He was the happieBt summer tourist
we have seen this season, and his cash
capital was 40 cents, but who can com.
pute his satisfaction over that a beef.
steak, turmatera, an rice puddin'9" b
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14

HAsrr FmHd.-A French officer, who
fought in the crimea, related 10 me
how an English battalion OF infantry
destroyed two Russian regiments tho
Russians fred incessantly, and did not
lose q foot Of ground but they were OK.
cited and aimed badly. On the con.
traty, the English infantry avoided
undue haste, took steady aim, and
missed scarcely single shot. The
human being Ia ten times stronger
when his pulse continues calm, and
when his Judgment remains free.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14

Asyracuse newspaper says. aGold.
smith Maid went 10 be shod in Spring.
field the other day, and the nails from
her shoes were choicely preserved fol
watch.charms by the unfortunate fel.
lows who happened To be around.
One man, more audacious, pulled two
hairs from the sacred tail, and ayowed
his intention Of having Them braided
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OBJ Democrat.

RATHS OF ADvERTISIMG::
One square, tenllnes or lees one insertion sle9
For each subeoqusnt inSertion.. ~ ~
0ns Square, i2 months .:....,'.''aass'oSS "a
0ue-fourth Of column, u nontb ~ "a
0ho-hAlf column, u months. * "A
Ono column, u months. ....... t..ite'Vs
Local notices % cents per line, which mtes
be paid In advance. Five dollars VII pe
charged for announcing eAndldAteg tos
county, and ten dollars for stAte and u.
s. offices. Lengthy Obituary notices
must DO paid for. t5All legal ncticaa
arc charged to Tho attorney presenting
Special sii' rate. 10 part:s, aerriag more man one
TSR PRLNT ING
Neatly and Promptly Executed at slia Once.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14

In Missouri, after 1876, every voter
must be able 70 read and write, The
date for Florida 10 1880.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
Cheerfalness.

Tho world goes up and tho world goes down,
And the sunshine follows the rain
And yesterdays unoer and yesterdays froWn
Can never como over again,
swOO! wife,
No, mover como over again,
For woman Is warm though man bo cold,
And the night will hAllow tho day;
Til tho heart which at even wal weary and
old, r
Can rlso in the morning gay
Sweet wife,
ToIss work In the morning gay
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
A WORKING WOMAN.

what Good Health, system and Wilt
lug Heart Can Accomplished Model
for Housewives.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10
RnrnnrYIIle lo.l Nawa.
From Tho Hntsrpriie ]

From the Hntsrpriis1
ONE Of the results Of the Pan. Handle
strike was ne sending q nevnty cars d
stock over ne Baltimore 8 Ohio road one
day Last week. III \ VI
LEAF tobacco has been bought in The
nelshborhood Of Malaga at prices ranging
from "a 80 TO &50O. Lucas q Andrew
and Miles q Kotzebue are the principG
buyers.
Coon. CoRN CRoP.-We understand
that JAInea Edgerton, Of this township
has raised an immense crop Of corn on hiI
farm this season. Five hundred. buShels
was the product Of Eve acres Of land. We
doubt II the best prairies Of Illinois Of
Iowa can do better than this.
AoRD WoAKKRs.-A two.Story house
was built In this place last summer, II
which two very aged citizens took d hand
VIM. Piper, aged seventy eight, built thu
chimney, and Thomm Jones, aged 81
carried lup the brick and mortar. WI
haven't many such active sold boys LEFT
Ar meeting Of the Northern Ohio Hor
ticultural Society, held at ", K. Tipton's
on Saturday last, the following oflceri
were elected for the ensuing year: Sam
uel Price, President; W. N. Cowden and
I. z. Hall, Vice President; James Steer,
Recording Secretary; W. K. Upton, Cor
responding Secretary, and VIM. Stanton,
Treasurer. LII l-#.1T
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

A depressed, irritable state or mind
weak, nervous, exhausted feelInet
NO energy or anImauonJ eonfused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bilItating, involuntary discharges. Tia
Consequence Of excuses, mental oyerEork or
tndtScretionI. This NERVOUS. DEDILITY
finds sovereign cure in HUAIPHREYS,
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. 2s.
It tones up the system, arrests discharges, dipels
the mental gloom and despondsncy, and rejuve-
mates the entire system. It Is perfectly hlrm.
less and always Efficient. Price IS, for pscknpss
OF 1--WE boxes and large q Vial Of powder, when
Is important IN old, serious cases; OF q PER single
box Sold by ALL Drusgistu, or sent BY man
on receipt Of price, Address HUMPHREYS,
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co.
No, 662 BRoApwAT, n. v. Ilu -il'sr99 :,
For sale by Logan, List b Co.; Z. Booking;
0. ], Flnney; James Murry; Reed, Kratt q Co,
Wheeling; chas, FGtls, Wheeling Island; James
Elliott and ]. d N. N. Mercer. Bellalte, o.
febi2eodAw no
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10
TheReligioa s Faith of Agas,iz

lDr. Peabody's Memorial sermonl
l cannot close this hasty and made
quate, yet iervent and hearty tribute,
without recalling to your memory the
reverent spirit in which he pursued his
scientific labors. Nearly fortyyears ago,
in his first great work on fossil fishes, in
developing his principle of Classification
he wrote: "An invisible thread IN ali
ages runs tnrouga this immense diversity
eHniDiung u . genet@result The tact that
there Is a continual progrtsa in devotion
ment, and in man. The four SIsssoS ~
vertebrates present the intermediate |,or Va
and invertebrates constant accessory H.
compartment Have we not hero an i'm
mense mind as powerful as prolific. tho
acts Of an intelligence as sublime as prov.
ident, the marks Of q goodness as infinite
aswise, the most palpable demonstrated
Of the existence Of a personal God, tbe
author of oil things, ruler OF the mi
verse, and the dispenser of all good. This
at least, Is what ] read in the works OF ere.
sien." But 1t Is what he ever Rad, and
read with profound awe and admiration
To this exalted faith he was inyincibIv
loyal. No laws OF nature were to him
the eternal word Of God. His repupnance
70 Darwinism grew in q great part from
his apprehension OF ils atheiStical tenden.
cyan apprehension which at best Icap.
mol snare, iot ! forget not that those the.
cries now m The ascendant are adopted by
n9t alsW determined Christian men; and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10

BRIIAIRE NEws.-Mr. ]. B. Longley
late Auditor Of Belmont county, has re,
sumed his editorial connection with the
Independent We quote the following
items from his issue for Thursday last: ..
By tile card Of the Cashier, in our col,
umns this issue, it viii be seen that the
First National Bank declares lis usual
semtannual dividend Of 8 per cent. y
Mr.. Walter s. Cowen, son Of Judge
Cowen, fst Clairsville, was recently ap:
pointed special agent OF the Pension Blu
reau, and started Tor Washington Satur-
day evening. ~ z. - .ral ~
Mr.: r. N. Clark, at one time Auditor
OF this county, Ia very III OF consump.
ton at his home In Cleveland. s?1s.
Mr.. Thomas Armstrong, well known
in the southern part Of this county, was
taken to the insane asylum al Athens
yesterday morning, g1l9l ~ :. ,, i.5-lflI5i
COUNTRY PRoDUoE.-Th following
are the prices paid for country produce
by our city dealers Butter, CSC per lb !:
eggs, 25c; chickens, 10c per ID; turkeys,
19c per b.; ducks, Sc; geese, So; beans,
50 26 per bushel; potatoes, $40; cab
bage, 50c per dozen; beets, tTi5c per bush !;
parsnips, SOC per bush.
ELRCTIoNs.-The stockholders OF the
National Glass Company, Of this city, held
their annual meeting on Monday. The
following gentlemen were elected Direc-
tors: Cap. James Nicoll, John A. Nlchol,
Capt.-Andrew Smith; a. Dunlap, Z. F.
Cash, VIM. Morgan and A. Anderson,
The Board organized by eIecting Can't,
James Nicoll. President; e. 3, Cash, Sec.
rotary, and John "A, Michel, Shipping
Clerk and Travelling Agent o
The annual meeting d tie stockholders
Of the Baron Manufacturing Company
resulted in the choice Of the following
Directors: ]. T. Mercer, A. P. Tallman,
NJ. w. Junkins, A. W. Anderson, A. O.
Mellott, O. 8. s. Baron, A. L. Baron,
Thomas G. Baron. The Board re- elected
]. T. Mercer, President; G. s. s. Baron,
Superintendent; c. q. Tallman, Secretary
David Rankin, Travelling Salesman, and
T. g. Baron, Manager retail department,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10

A LETTER in the Hancock County
Courier, from a traveller over the Balti.
more & Ohio road, speaks Of the village
of Bolton, Marshall county, as "a place
noted for the Wickedness oil its inhabi.
tants." The writer remarks that "there
is not a Church Of any determination in
the place" This is a sad reputation for
the home Ola member of the late Legis.
laturc Of West Virginia We sympathize
with Bro. WHITE, and we are certain that
he, like Deacon sMTH, iss "trnly good
man. even il there. is not another one in
the place. j aH4 i4 b at4.iJil. i.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10

JUDeE Gown, Of 81. claIrsyille, gives
1t as his opinion that the Ohio ConstituI
tionsl Convention will not get through
withits laborsiu time to submit the new
Constitution at the April election. he
fayors submittlnsit at . special election.
he also thinks 1t possible that the con.
vention will adopt an article in favor Of
biennial elections. .t.
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The Cambridge, o. Times says thai
business on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Is decidedly brisk. On Sunday
afternoon, ave freight trains were side
tracked At one time at the Cambridge
station, and from Saturday evening to I
P. M,ssunday, twenty-five trains passed
that point! .sd l!laJ g --7I a3 =