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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
The wonders of a Century.

One hundred and ten years age
there was not q single white man ip
what is now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana
or Illinois. Then, what is now the
most fOprisbipg part Of the United
States, Mus as little knoWnaS The coun-
try in The heart of Africa. II was not
till l776 that Boone left bis home in
North Carolina TO become the FIRST set.
Ter in Kentucky. And the first Pic.
ncers Of Ohio did not settle till twenty
years later still. A hundred years ago
Canada belonged to France, and Wash.
ington was a modest Virginia Colonel,
and the United States tho most loyal
part Of the British Empire, and scarce
y speCk on the political horizon in.
dicatsd the struggle that in ScOro Of
years was to lay the foundation Of the
greatest Republic Of the world.
A hundred years ago there were but
four small newspapers in America ;
steam engines bad NOT been imagined,
aud Locomotives. and steamboats,, and
railroads, and tslegraphs, and pOsta
cards, and friction matches, and re-
yolysrs, and percussion caps, and
breeeh.lCading guns, and stoves and
furnace, and gas for dwellings, and
India rubber shoes, and spaulding's
glue, and sewing machines, and an.
thrapitc coal, and photographs, and
chrome paintings, and kerosene oil.
and the safety lamp, and tho compound
blOw.pipe, and free schools, and spring
mattresses, and wood engraving, and
Brussels carpets, and lever watches,
and greenbacks, and cotton and woolcu
factories, in anything like the present
meaning Of these terms, were utterly
unknown.
A hundred years ago the spinning
wheel was in almost every family, and
clothing was spun and woven. and
made up in tho household /; and The
printing press was u cumbrOus ma.
chine, worked by hand, and nail, OF
a brick, or knife, or pair Of shear,
or scissors, or a razor, or a woven pail
Of stockings, or an axe, or hoe, OF
shovel, or lock or key, or a plate Of
glass Of any size, was not made in what
is now tho United States. Even il
1900 there were only seyenty.fyc post
Offices in tho country, aud the Who'll,
extent Of our post routes was less thar
nineteen hundred miles. Cheap post.
age was unhcard Of, and had any ON
suggested tho Transmission Of mes
sagCs with lightning speed hc wOul,
have hsOn thought utterly insane
The microscope on the one hand, ant
telescope on tho other, were in thei
infancy US instruments Of science ant
geology and chemistry were almos
unknown, In word, il is true tha
to the century passed have been oil
lotlod more improvements in theiI
bearing on the comfort and happiness
Of mankind, than to any other whicl
has elapsed since tho creation Of Ii,
world Baltimore American.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
salaam.

A late issue ofthe Clarksburg Con.
serratire, this time with its editor &C.
w. Walters in the chair, reads US q
gentle rcrroof; and exposes to us its
mighty dignity as a "city" daily,
when compared with rural rooster"
like oursetf. We feel "likO the good
little boy in tho Sunday School book -
aud We humble ourselfat sight Of the
magnanimity Of our high and mighty
friend, who is editor Of the largest
daily, and the one having the largest
circulation, in the great "city" Of
Clarksburg-population 100000, 900
and still growing-in bestowing ap.
pies Of gold upon any one SO unfortu-
nate as to exist outside Of the limits Of
the "ci.y" AFORESAID; for those who
are posted in geographical matters
know that West Virginia iS in Harri-
son County, and Harrison County is in
Clarksburg.
Testing aside, we trust that our
friend Walters, whom We highly .ss.
teen, will DO tribe more particular
as to. who no gets to occupy the edito.
rial chair Of the Conservative, when he
isabsent. Otherwise, he must not
grumble at sharp, but deserved cri.i.
cism. We expect, from q paper OK.
pressing the views entertained by the
Conservative, fright smart spriut.
lin, Of error; but when We are as.
sailed personally and falsely, We shall
resentlt. That's all.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
TEIEgElgeRN1
Mewaas MwcM 9
A Repu6Ilcan on the sala n GIa b

sp.ros, Feb. 90.
Mn. EDtroRi Without any political
bias Of uuy and, and for the sole ppr.
pore 81 correcting an error you labor
under in supposing iii you do) that
tho readers Of TINS DEMOCRAT will en-
torse tho sentiments Of an article in
last weeks isaae, harshly arraiguing
Hon. Frank Hereford, for his mag.
unanimous and correct action in dispo.
sing Of his surplus Congressional sala.
~, | write you at this time. That
MIR. Hereford manifested wisdom and
and correctly represented his constitu-
epey in disposing Of the fund as he
did, is plainly apparent by tho almost
unanimous endorsement here and
elsewhere in this District, by the in
telllgent part of all parties. What
ever bis private motives may have
been in thus acting, ] know not, and
caro- not, but freely and honestly give
hin credit for more tangible and last
ing service than VIC have heretofore
been willing or able TO extend to rep.
Tasentatiyes from this District. Al
regards the cppscientopI scruples Of
uling fund Of such q character, and
under such circumstances, for such Q
purpose, | totally fail To see tho point,
II point there point. there DO. That
starving children should stand on the
order 81 receiving bread and get credit
for .'pluck," may DO possible, however.
Bpt as regards the the legal right TO
receive aud dispose Of the money, nc
question can DO raised. Consequently
reflection upon the wise and conscien.
tOus action Of an able representative
in tho performance Of even more than
ordinary duty, is unealled for and
wrong. Three cheers for Hereford
G. n.
We stand corrected. The argu'
mcnts adducsd by the Republican bro
lher will doubtless convince the ma
ton Of It's foolishness in obj0clipg tc
the salary grab Law; and the Con
gress which voted almost unanimous ly
to repeal tue act because it was {
steal, will at once, without doubt, re
enact tho measure and pocket the pro-
eeeds, Our correspondent reminds VI
oftho juror who said that il tho o.hel
eleven hadn't been SO stubborn, they
could have returned q verdict; for il
defending the salary.grab.laW ho will
find but few adherentS in either party
and they will not DO Ct company fol
an honest man. Tho fact is, slr
Hereford confessed, publicly, that The
measure was q steal; he wanted tt
put his share of it where il would dc
him the most good; forgetting tha
there is q moral law, in pursuance o
which tho Courts Of Intelligence
throughout the entire country hav,
dscrOod the salary.grab swindle
fraud, But when our friend tells u
that the people approve Mr.. Here
ford's course 10 this particular, b.
stumbles into an error for which Their,
is no excuse. The people want lheil
children educated, but not on the pro
ceeds Of an iniquity which has reciyee,
their unqualified condemnation, ant
ensured the lasting disgrace Gifts au
thors and bencfciaries.
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Our Party-Its Organization and
EfRRnVfh

There is q plank in the platform o
The Changers which is necessary in ev'
cry political organization: I'm essen
tials, unity; 10 non.esscntiSls, liberal
ity; in all things, charity" Let THU
sentiment prevail in our party, and th,
Democracy Of West Virginia is irwin,
ciblo. We are Of those that believe
that the Democratic party Of this ST.
is now stronger than ii has been al
any time since the close Of the war,
and that this fact will be clearly dem.
onstrated whenever tho time for 1t.
demonstration arrives.
We have no doubt that gro long
there will DO q State Convention, e
which all true Democrats, Whatsye,
may have been their differences in tho
past, will Be represented, whose Object
will DO TO preserve the political power.
in the hands Of tho intelligent, conser.
vativo and political masses, and TO do.
yelop the int eligence and wealth Of the
State. Radi,alism may gnash her
teeth in vain. She has already indus.
triou.ly labored to spread dissension in
our ranks, aud the attempt was futile.
cue lOCk so. upon whas Is known as
"a. oSSyO us s.s.S a. n:s opportunity;
Dus . III nus !. asiIsa !" WIN , JACOB msn
sI ia, 70 snaOlO - asr 70 '; ~, nlow
Ma,sa q 9 1 S''n NV M0u na,; Ing au9er.
n aso wy " v ,n a,, .ass'i ".
T T ~ ara ' osn,,;,n y p. az
i've. WV ~ SSN ~ nAIi'
S".s, aIu ".O . a"u ~ sVti . ''us, Sul
ma..sI a,,l p.'''1 ., LOT ~ goiog 70 snelt
u .",ir n. a..o. "a, inT , whS were
i ~ i.,..s ~, ana "uo naa oees
!: asa 70 uSs'o wv .uas snoy were engagsa
~ q s . Iols s, T h tnsy uen'ea ' a
tavy VIZ sh UOuI ~ ~ ,ho AO'ITn oi Tue
a.. MAs .,..a 0I INV sU from 'ls
sa ,ss S Si w Hy H.. .O' aS'A:o, anu
10. .s.;. ;s.,. lucy arc J''n0a 10
'"y NJ VIZ r. IL. ,..,,a .,.., H.,
a..;,.d,a d;.rnnt tso n H'S'S ral never
~ .bsv csn b,ys 'r nv I n.s",SnSns pus
n.,.t;on Win lhos. VIZ ss0 ~. ns anu
ass,. IN, Ls.o a;,i,.s sis..Js y.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
Rises 10 Explain.

Patrick Daily, Janilor at tho State
House, (says the Charleston Courier, }
says that the Radical press arc ma
king sundry uncomplimentary remarks
about him, calling him "GoyernOr,"
aud other yituporativs names; that il
Robert Simms, colorsd, of Baltimore,
who used to be bis ralet de chamJrt, is
fs to represent the United States at a
foreign court, by Radical appoint.
ment, and Reyels, colored, is good
enough TO associate with the high dig.
nitariOs at Washington as a United
States Senator from Mississippi, scr-
tainly tho Democratic party cannot be
s .Is by calling au Irishnan
Governor"
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was not provCrbial, enc would be sur.
prised at tho COolness with which o
little batch Of men, with not sufficient
numerical responsibility to DO hardly
called tho fragment Of a faction, calls
the united people Of the Great Demo-
cratic party "a Ringln Ever since
the delegates Of the party met at Par
kersburg and unanimously nominated
j. N. Camden as their candidate for
Governor, when Governor Jacob, after
finding he had not even a respectable
minority, refused to permit his name to
be used in the Convention, the sore.
heads have continually cried out
against "ths Ripg"-the said "Ring"
being simply the whole Democratic
party in mass. Whenever a Democrat
wanted an Office Very bad, and knew
that he did not deserve il, he howled
"RipgH-coalesced with tho Ropubli.
cans, who pStled him on the back,
called him q much abused man, and
said that ".ho Ring"-tAat is, the
Democratic party, had treated him
shampfully, and where they stood no
chance Of success themselves, kindly
offered to right his wrongs by elcctipg
him TO an office. provided Ae would
Join them against the candidates and
measures Of his former associates. The
Republicans took the sast.cff old
clolher ofths Democrats and ran Jacob
for Governor, and supported Davis for
Congress 10 the first district; they on
their part, as il has been charged and
never denied to our knowledge, agree.
ing to oppose tho Democratic candi.
date for Governor and the new Con.
stitution, which was the leading meas.
uro Of tho Democratic party. Each Of
the contracting PARTIES faithfully car
RED out the conditions Of tho bargain.
The Republicans elected their can.
didates. Jacob and Davis took SER
vice in thsiRepublican ranks-iought
its battles against tho Democracy
their old friends, aud became the can.
didates Of tho Republicans. And now
after their dGsertion Of, and treason To,
the Democratic party, these shameless
renegade maleontents claim to DO The
only "trne DenlosratS"-tha III. great
Democratic party, as n whole, is moth.
ing but "a Ring ~ Heaven save ths
mark Was there ever such brazen,
arrogant aiirontery2 We can hardl,
restrain eur resibilities when we thini
Of it. And they are organizing, We
. are told, to defeat the Democratic
party! Everybody knows that with
out tho Republicans they could mol
, carry a county in the State, and ",
very much doubt il they could carry
single election district! Thank for,
: tune, the Indications are that the JAG
obins, name synonymous with ICON
, muuists" and "dOstruCtiycs," canno
much longer conceal their purpose!
We wish 1t distinctly understood
tina. in tho above remarks, we do no
+ include the many good men who were
a inviegled into tho support of tho las
! Republican candidate for Governor
, Having seen their mistake they ar
now more ca rnest in their support 0
their old friends, il possible, than DO
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
This Makes "Two ION ,em.p

Hon. L. S. johnson, of prunty.
town, TaylOr.cOunty, says tho Regtsttr,
was appointed by the Jacob ring in
Charleston ono Of the Executive Com.
mittoc Of their faction. HO declines
the appointment and has sent to A. G.
Roger, Esq, Of Phillippi, copies Of
the letters addressed by him to lion.
r. b. Sherrard. We find them in tho
Barbour County Plaiadealer Of this
week. Mr.. johnson believes that a
thorough reorganization of the Demo.
cratic party is very desirable, but he
IL unwilling to lend bis aid to any
third party" movement, or to tho 70.
menting Of faction, by which tho Dem
ocrats may be defeated. The Jacob
Ring seems to have some difficulty in
persuading prominent Democrats to
join in their little game for Radical
restoration in West Virginia.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
'GlLps WHEELING RAW BONE
PHOSPHATE.
Narmrh Read and Prea.

There is not a:-spider hanging on the
kings wall but has his errand ; there
is not On animal, vegetable, or any,
thing Noah saved in his Ark but what
was made and saved for good. And l
will have It that God never oreatsd
man to be a blank and 70 DO q nothing;
therefore | announce myself
West Yirginia's phospha 10 Manu-,
facturer.
Egr Send for circulars and learn 10
increase your crops and set your Zelda
in rich meadows Of grass. All inqui.
ries answered Agents wanted in ev.
cry Township.
H. Il. GlLt, Manufacturer,
Lock Drawer III, Wheeling, W. Va.
Oct 81, 1878, 9 months.
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State Of Vest Virginia.
A I RULES held In tho clerks Office oI
~, the ceunty'coart for the county Of
Lewis, on the stMOndAy in March, isit
Porter w Watson aud others,
u.
Charlotte Underwood and others.
In Chaactry.
The object Of this suit IL 10 partition be.
tween the plaintiffs, and the heirs Of Geo
Blair deed, and Charlotte Underwood ma
her children, according 10 their rrspeeiiye
rights tract Of 0s acres Of land III LAWS
county, on the len hand fork Of the West
Fork River, and the mouth Of Laurel Run
and formerly owned by LAban Racer and
wife. Andit appearing by affidavit 6Ied
II the papers Of this cause that james r
Underwood, Joseph Underwood and svlo.
mon Underwood, three OF the defendants.
are not residents Of this State, and they mol
appearing, 1t Is ordered that they do ap.
pear here at April rules, to DO held on III,
last Monday In March, 1874, and do what
Is necessary 10 protect their interest In This
cult. JESSE WooFTER, Cletk.
GU Arnold pa March 0 At
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09
AS TO "RI4Gs."

MsjOr ooOpcr,-so long and. favor
ably known as the editor Of the Clarks
J burg Conservative, at the time whor
flhat paper was enjoying its palmy days
ef prosperity, and when It was recog'
t,ized as an exponent Of Democratic
priuciples--has just issued the initial
humber Of tho Fairmoat hdez
bis new sheet, like the Old Ceastrpa.
ys, bears the imprint Of the mastery
aBAity aud upainching devotion u
Democracy, which Major Cooper has
tlways shown in his conduct Of pub.
lAjournal. That our esteemed broth.
CT will 10 successful in bis new enter.
prise. there can be no doubt; and we
congratulate him upon bis re.OntrancC
into the field Of journalism. From the
First number Of the Iade1, we take
The following truthful article rs to
htngs,' and commend il to tho con.
!, tidero'ion Of Ill whom II doth OF may
Nncern: n
The JAe9bin aud Republican press
continually Ling,ag tic charges on
s,lkhS people about f'tho Ringh--"a
Ring "tho Camden Ring, /" and We
do not know how many other "iIisrs5
.-lAborlDg most earnestly 10 produce
the impression that The Democratic
party Is controlled by tsw ,olisb
leaders for their own private iptereSls,
tFliis is done in The hope Of creating a
prejudice against tho party Tia. has
been tho author Of all the good tia, has
made tho country great. Futile in nr.
gumenB, they resort TO slang, md
charges they know 10 10 without he
Shadow VI truth. II their cllrOntcry
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We desire to know by what author.
iLy, or under what statute. Mr.. Byrno,
tho State Superintendent Of Free
Schools, received and applied Mr..
Frank HorofOtds back pay 10 the
School Fund.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09

Tue patriotism Of our friends who
SO Justify shouted for "GOd and native
land" during the war, was illustrated
by tho late application of the Pitts
burgers TO Congress for pay for work.
ing in the rife pits there at the time
Of Lees last invasion Of Pennsylvania.
Although the work was done for the
purpose Of saving their city and pro.
testIng their own homes, they now
seem to think they ought to have pay
for it. This is in exact accordance
with tho spirit which seems to animate
the whole. "Pay" was what they
seem 10 want the most, aud pay" ha.
ever since bean their object. What
wonder, then, that their Pitt.burg
contemporaries should want to DO paid
for protecting their own fircsides3-
Kf
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09

Al tho Vienna Exhibition The SINGER
received the Medal OF Merit, the Medal OIL
Progress, and three other Medals for superb
GRITTY ofprOduetiOnS.
These are the HigheSl Seeing Ma
chine AIrards at Hienaa.
Tho SINGER received all the medals
awarded 10 either Of the competing Ma
chimes and two medals more than any
other obtained. Then, In the name OIL
truth, what Is II that prompts people 10
claim recommendations for the Diploma Of
IIonorl ThsfaCt is, no Diploma Of Honor
has been given TO any Sewing Machine
Company, but immeasurably better 10
THE WORLDS AWARD,
as shown by sales, proved by sworn re.
turns 10 the owners Of the principal sewing
machine pAlents--whieh last year amount
cd 10 two hundred and nineteen thousand,
seven hundred and fity.eight (2l9, Ise. J
machines, rine out Of len OF them being for
family use. This Is over $4,000 more SOW
ing machines than were sold by any other
company for the same period, and over one
quarter ofAll tic machines sold In ls12.-
These enormous sales are owing 10 the long
tested merits Of the Singer Machines, which
meet the wants OF the public 10 superiority
and simplicity Of construction, and caps.
bility for great variety and excellence Of
work. That the users Of Sowing Machines
ind these desirable qualities In the
SIN G Err
above ali others, 10 shown by the GALES above
given, aside from the awards Of Information
al JuriEs, either at home or abroad.
]. II. HANSON, Gen. Ast.,
CLARksBuRO. W. Va.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-09

A prominent Radical of Harrison
county, three or four years since, when
John ]. Davis was making bis ranting
Democratic speeches, said that before
three years Davis would DO in the Rad
iOal party. He only missed it two
years. Davis migrates speedily.
Wonder what has become Of bis me
gro on tho wOod-pilef". -PIaiadeaIer.
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WEST VA. UNIVERSITY

The yenrbes, As in all Departments on
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8, 1878.
Prof. F. $. Lyon, with full stat Of thor
oughly qualified assistants, has charge Of
the Preparatory Department.
Patrons seeking information in regard TO
the same will address him.
Catalogues describing the other Depart.
ments may 10 obtained from the Secretary
Of the Faculty, Prof. Geo. W. Glover, or
the undersigned.
ALEX. MARTIN, President,
MOrgansOwu, W. Va.
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- tAANHbhIs
The object Of this suit 10 10 enforce judg-
ment lien Ia favor OF zebulom MuSgtaye,
administrator &C., ofPinelkney b. Afnett,
&C.. against William Bennett for the sum Of
n, $40 "a cent?, with interest thereon from
The 24lh day Of August 1869, till paid.
And judgment lien ii favor Of A. N.
Priehard against William Bennett, for ,he
sum Of $3.50 81 cents, with interest thereon
from September 2sth, 1851, iubjeet 10 .
credit Of $50, paid November I'd, 1851, also
by $40 February 18th, 1851. Also hjudg-
ment for the sum CISCO 81 cents, with 70.
tertst from March 2eth, 1859, until paid
aud costs, against all The lands Of William
Bennett, lying In The counties Of RandolPh
and Upshur, and all lands sold BY said Ben-
nett since the doeketing Of the said judg-
ments, aud where the deeds executed BY
William Bennett 10 parties whose deed was
not recorded Al the date Of the doeketlng OF
said Judgments. And II appearing from
AFFIDAVIT fitd Ia this cause that William
Bennett; George W. Berlin and Frederick
Berlin, three Of the defendants 10 this cause,
arc not residents Of this State, and thay not
appearing, II Is ordered that they do appear
here within onu:month after the lirlt public
CA ton hereof and do what may 10 necessary
10 protect their interests 10 this suit.
- Teslsi
LELAND KTTTIE, ctras
Gu. p. otesap. pcq
feb l6.4w
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18
a French Account of the Beecher Case.

\ Nashville paper calls this Il .'gc-
theological puzzle :" "Thcrc is Il family
III tins county composed OF t"ur ladies.
which contains two widows. four on
plllnS. two >tcp-mothcr>. two step
daughters. one grand step mother. one
>tcp-'aughtcr ono half stcp-aunt
one halt->tcp- ncice. two half->iSter>.
one mother. one daughter. two aunt>.
three nciccS and fuur cousins" We
give it up, but we would like to see
tin" halt-stcp-aunt. She must he nice
KIND oi Il person to know.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18

- The misuse of the postal card. aS
Il means of insult and mischief making
WAS hardly ovcr1atcd in anticipation.
Probably there are few offices in the
country where every day does not com
pei tn" po>tma>tcr'S notice of misSiVeS
sent IN this way that come under the
head of obscene literature. 1t is Ger
talnlv 81 in ON city office. \ curious
question, i'll this connection. has been
raised 10y several postmastcrS. Since
the brooklyn scandal. filthy rvmcS. on
postal cards. have been disguStinglv
frequent III the mails. especially ont
West. The point the postmastcrs raise
Is. how they can with consistency re
fuse or destroy such miSSiyrS, while TIN,
newspapers. which have been polluted
with the most rcprchcnsiiNc language
during the whole affair. are allowed
free circulation. And the nrwSpIprrs.
on their part, might extend the problem
still further, and inquire why Cumstock.
the eradicator of obscenity, should not
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18
Desirable Place For Sale,

offer my place for sale. situated Central
street corner of Spring The buildings are in thor
"ugh repair, and the place is central pleasant and
every way desirable
portion of the purchase money can remain
mortgage. Fati j. L. MCCORMICK.