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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30

EF-A hale and hearty old gentleman
living in Columbus, Georgia, is the
proud father of thirteen handsome
daughters. He buys clothing for them
by the wholesale. Thus when he last
went shopping he bought $40 yards
of calico, 100 of lawn, l3 corsets, 2e
pairs Of shoes. and other goods in pro
portion. Unlike many fathers who
have only one daughter, he paid cash
all his purchases. Though an old man,
he has never bought bushel of corn
or pound of meat, but raised them
himself He has never sworn an oath
and does not owe dollar. A pattern
of industry, evidently.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30
Death to DOgs.-If0w II Is Admin.
istered at the New York Pound.
World, 18th.I

Every dog has his day the poundmas.
ter remarked yesterday as he surveyed
the vagrant ours whose time for asphyx-
iation had arrived, and about ten o'clock
1SO more dogs paid the penalty of cap.
ture. The poundmaster was determin-
ed if possible to despatch the dogs
without any unnecessary sufferings. The
tank from which the gas escaped so
freely Saturday has been tightly eaulked
with rubber. The carpenter who did
the work SAYS that while the box is now
air tight, it is not gas tight. The gas
and the instrument employed were un.
like those used Saturday. The gas was
brought to the pound in two iron CYL
inders, and was let into the box by
means of an ordinary gas pipe. The
dogs were then placed in the box-
some struggling hard 70 escape, while
others submitted quietly. The animals
were the veriest ours, and with the ex.
ception of four neat looking animals
were all put in the tank. The pound
master has determined to save every
dog from slaughter whose appearance
is such as to warrant belief that some
one owned him and cared for him
About ten o'clock the gas, already man
u'actured, was let Oh from the cylinders,
similar to those used in soda water ap.
paratuses. The gas whizzed into the
box, and as the dogs became enveloped
with its fumes, general tumbing with
in the box became audible. The tank,
which stood on roller, surged upward
and downward on either end at the
struggle Of the dogs within The
struggling then became gradually fain-
ter, and two minutes after the gas was
applied all noise in the interior of the
hox ceased. This poundmaster, anxious
to make the work effective, allowed the
box to stand for half an hour without
opening it, so that the dogs might have
ample time to suffocate. The box then
opened, but as faint struggle was OBJ
served in some of the dogs, the cover
was replaced and second stream Of
gas was turned on for nearly ten min
utes. Again did the pouudmaster leave
the box unopened for period of time.
When he opened it no signs of life were
visible, and the bodie, were thrown in
to a cart in waiting, which drove off to
the offal dock.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30

man, knew the frailty of some Of the
weak sisters, as Aunt Lizzie called them.
and as he was particular friend Of
Squire P.'s, requested him to say moth
ing of it to bis wife but the Squire took
the hint, and telling his wife there would
be parish meeting, requested her to be
ready at two o'clock, and he would call
for her.
Accordingly the hour of meeting
came, and the whole village hocked to
the room; all eyes turned to the Squire
and Susan B. alternately. Mrs. P. start
ed and Susan looked rs if she had been
crying for fortnight. The parson with
softened tone and delicate manner as
possible, stated the story about Susan
B which he observed was In everybody's s
mouth, and which he did not believe a
word ot,and Squire P. being called onto
the stand as a witness, after painting in
lively colors the. evils of slander with
which the Village had Become infested,
and particularly the church, called on
Aunt Lizzie in presence of the whole
meeting and church, to come out an6
make an acknowledgment for violating
Bible oath.
Aunt Lizzie's excuse was that she only
told.Deacon SIS wife ont and she took
an oath that she never would tell any
body else ont. Deacon SIS wife had, il
appears, sworn Rodgers sisters; but il
went through the whole church, ,and ther
through the whole village.
The Squire then acknowledged before
the whole meeting that he had, as he
told Aunt Lizzie, slept with church
member half the way up to Boston, and
he believed her to be one of the likelies
of their members, ,inasmuch as she never
would retail slander. All eyes were
alternately turned on Susan B. and the
'Squire's wife. Aunt Lizzie enjoyed .
diabolical triumph, which The Squire nc
sooner perceived than he finished by de
claring that the member alluded to wa!
his own lawful wife.
Aunt Lizzy drew in her head, made .
bound, as turtle does under his shell
and marched away to the corner OF th,
room, like dog that had been KILN!
sheep. The Squire, as usual, burst intc
a loud fit of laughter, in which his wife
Susan B.. and even the parson could no
refrain from joining, and Parson G. at
terwards acknowledged that Squire P
had given death blow to scandal in tn
village which all his preaching could no
have done.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30
A. III stephens on the Sunday
.. School.

Hon. Alexander H. Stephens ad
dressed the teachers and pupils gather
ed at recent Sunday School reunion
in Crawfordville, Ca, and in the course
of his remarks gave the following in
teresting personal "reminiscences: "It
is source of high qualification to mt
to say to you all, and especially to
these little boys, that the first awaken
ing Of such thoughts in my mind, as
we'll as my first taste for general read
ing, was quickened and brought into
active exercise in Sunday School II
was at the old Powder Creek Log Meet
ing house, not five miles from this place,
more than half century ago, I be.
came pupil in what was known as a
Union Sunday School The day en-.
tered it was great epoch in my life
1t was in the latter part of the summer
the school was opened. or when ! en-.
tered it, and though but small boy al
the time, still / had to do such work on
the farm as l was able to do during the
week This was picking cotton or peas,
or going to mill, or other light work OF
like character 1t was only at night
and by pine knot light that I had any
opportunity to study the lessons assign.
ed me, and yet so deeply did become
interested in the questions of the Union
Catechism that two o'clock often found
me poring over the chapters Of the
Bible set apart for the next Sundays
examination. To the impression thus
made l am indebted in no small degree
for my whole future course in life
whether it be for good or for evil. i
in the midst of any evil that has msrred
that course there is anything good tC
be found, or anything worthy of imita
tion, then it is due to that Sunday
School, and to that great cause which
you to-day celebrate with inspiring
notices, banners and music"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30
y Speaking of the Car in London,

EE Speaking of the Car in London,
o letter writer says: a.aee .; so;,-.,,,
sit was the Emperor's predecessor,
says the Times, who asked, after pass.
ing morning in the streets and parks
Of this capital, where the poor people
were. And it was Blucher,as the Times
forgets to add, who, after seeing the
same sight, exclaimed in his blunt way,
"Mein Gor, what town to plunder!"
And there was wise man who said to
Cr9sus, when he displayed his treasures.
"He who has better iron will some day
be master of all this gold"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30

"Sir," said the astonished landIady
to traveller who had sent his cup for.
ward for the seventh time, .you must
be very fond of coffee" Yes, madam,
l am" he replied, cor l should never
have drunk so much water to get a lit
flo - H1f Halsts
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-30
4uehy.
HARVEST HYMN.

Lord of the Harvest! through each changin,
year
Thy bounteous hand in goodness doth appear,
When smiling Spring with beauty crowns tn
earth.
Or laughing Summer wakes her songs of mirth
When Autumn bends beneath her golden store
Or Winter spreads her snowy mantle Ger
AH seasons show thy blessingl songs Of praise
We lift to Theel Lord of these harvest DAYS
Earth's myriad voices swell the choral strain
Uprising now from verdant hill and plain;
Each huttering leaf, each small and lowl.
blade,
Tells of the power by which the world wa
The dread omnipotence on all imprest,
Ssed-time and harvest still Thy love attest.
Homeward, at set Of sun, toil-loaded wains,
With cereal treasures from the smiling plains;
And Plenty crowns, with generous hand, tn
Year. --.... s.
Glowing with fruitage, 10! the trees appear,
With grateful heart our lips exulting sing
Hail, sovereign Lordl all praise to Thee, GU
King!
Christian Inteligeaeer.
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This Is the Best Hotel IN Barnesuille
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
The Arkansas TrOublc-ltS Vcii-
dCnCy.

49,
The Nashville Banner, abiding to
the civil strife IN Arkansas, between
two men, each contcnding he is the
Governor, and each backed ~ troops,
guns, artillery, DC, says:
"While the action Of the President,
should he cut The Gordiah knot, VIII
be generally commended, as bringing
peace to Il State boiling over with al
archy, see the precedent it sets for the
exercise Of dcspotlc power. Alter the
Arkansas troubles have subsidized, who
cen tell what State viii stand in need
or Federal interference to say IL from
anarchy For to this point have we
verify come through a system Of inter
!crencc and bayonet rule, resorted to
tor the purpose OF maintaining Tools Ol
The Administration IN power III The
Southern States. Like begets like
Capitalization has created Il necessity
Tor Capitalization. WantOp end wick.
ed in the beginning, it has now become
the only Oreakwater between the pCo-
pie IN several States and the advancing
FOOD Of anarchy, absolute and de
slructiyc. For, if Brooks may s.eze
nc Slate-housc on the strength OF a
judicial swind.c, must sat out high
Haymcn to captIle Judges OF the Su-
premG Court, while armed men in the
service OF each prepare their weapons
tor the fray, wherein does the situa
ton differ from that 50 often presented
across the border Of unhappy Mexico ?
What refuge or hope can the people
have but in the interference OF some
armed force strong enough to restore
Oldcr, AMI make industry and com
mcrcc possible
Even with Brooks turned out, the
situation will present II strange anon
ally, The very men who PLACED BaX
ter in office now openly confess that
the election was Il fraud, and that
Brooks and not Baxter should have
been awarded the certificate, OF
course we don't expect anything Of the
kind, but if the President would again
command the thanks Of sensible men
Of all parties, he has only, after rccog.
ujzing Baxter as the lawful Governor
Of Arkansas, to send to Congress 4
ringing message, pointing out that the
men who placed Baxter in office now
confess that the election was Il fraud
and an outrage, and recommending
that new election be ordered by act
Of Congress. Dental Of freedom un-
der local scll-government to the PEG.
pie OF the Southern States is the cause
of all these outrages and ra3caljtics
which disgrace the very name Of re
publican government.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
TIE CHANGERS AND RETAIL
MERCHANTS.
Reply to j. Il. II.

ElLor LoDc ,JOu1,ul:
!, ,lu,o 7,h inc, soo 81
r,;..,
Wv" '"0"T"'" ''""9''9
ec"homN' written Sy "J' Ii D., 10
prove that retail merchants III a coun-
try are INDISPENSABLE to the interest Of
,Lo IoL,,f,., ,L,.- al man
~, , ,c.u.
Nv "'''o' "'''' '''I' $50"
d. H. - VINO 1t IS lh"J proposes o
abolish that Legitimate tradc--tbe re-
tail trade?
,o,Ll Lo,o ,lo ,rsr,,oo,
I
'"9 " Oc''e'c '''' 'l"'' VII" '"'"' ''e
farmers movement ISno"e all classes
Of business but labor, which is not the
rosr I,Lnrnrs think if necessary I'm
,,, ,,,,, ,,i,r :. -,
"''' '''' ""' ''"
''fel} necessary 'llaV U''e terms merchant
and cXtorlion should he synonymous.
Iac question could hc asked j K b.,
upon his principle Of economy, it the
profits OF one half of the merchants OF
the country was deducted FROM the
cost OF what consumers purchase from
The other halt, II there would not be Il
large per ccnDag" in favor Of the buyer.
Prrhaps j. Il b, as well posted rs
he seems t" be, from the many articles
noticed over his signature, has never
oscrrlalnrd the nunhc! OF retail mrr
chants IN the comfy, amt compared
that with the statistics of what the same
county produces. Look, for instance,
at the number Of retail business houses
IN our own debt ridden county, and
then notice what the same county pro
d0ces, There are thirty or 'arty bust
ness houses in tie county, all to do
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
The New Party FiascO.

The Memphis Ledger, in abiding tc
the late convention Of about thirty mel
in answer to the call Of Col. A. S. Col
var, and the decided failure to agree
among themselves, and the mortified.
ton which Mr.. Colyar, as n man OF
brain and worth, must have felt at its
failure, says.
The fact will now begin to dawn
on the minds Of the gentleman that
there is no room for factions or thir!
parties in this State. The masses of
the Democrats and Conservatives were
divided unfortunately in = recent con-
test, but the excitement has passed
away and the people are not disposed
again to register their own defeat when
victory is within reach by the exercise
OF prudence and common scnsl. II
was Il little family difficulty, which is
IN a fair way of adjustment. and when
the breach IS healed over the bonds of
union will be more closely ccmrnted
than ever, for the people see that fur.
thcr division means to turn the State
over into the hands Of the Radicals for
at least ten years To come. We see
that Colonel Thomas Boyers, editor off
the Gallatln examiner, who was a warm
supporter Of Mr. Johnson and attended
the Colyar meeting in good faith, has
since come out /; N a strong letter repI
It's action in toto. He says he
IS or a State convention and thor
organization, and closes by say
~: The emergencies of the hour
lemand a sinking of personal views
an unbrokcn front in our ranks if
We "on'd preserve our ~ascendency in
:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21

From a reported interview Win Gen
cral Forrest, published in the st. Louis
Globe, it would seem that the Old cav.
airy hero is sorry that General John
son, in his book, brings himselfin con
lict Of the Southern people to heal all
Old wounds. He says he did not think
at the time, that it was good policy in
Davis ~ remove General Johnson
from the command Of the army in
front Of Atlanta, because he lad the
confidence Of the soldiers, and that is
the great point Of strength in a com.
handing officer. He says that there
were others who could have done as
we'll as Davis as President Of the Con
federacy, though Davis did rs well rs
could have been done. lie further
says, that there were some turning
points in the war, which, hGd they been
property managed, would have made
the struggle a success, ard that the
battles Of Shiloh and ChicEamauga
were two Of them. He is Of opinion
that had these two victories been Wig
]orousIy followed up the South w"uI&
now be an independent nation. He
says that the Federal troops were com
pIetcly panic stricken after the battle
Of Cnickamaugo, and that Bragg's fail
ure to push on at that fight was one Of
the greatest disasters Of the war. He
regards Genera Beaurcgard's tailure..to
push on at Shiloh as another great
disaster.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
The Civil Rights Question.

The Upton Record, in commenting
upon recent remarks Of the Memphis
Ledger in reference to the late Colorcd
convention at Nashville. says We
think that the white people OF Tcnncs
see should not hold all of her colOrcd
citizens responsible for the insane
rawlings of a few impudcnt and malig-
nant negro politicians. Even these
are bounded on by 4 still more despi.
cable pack Of desperate white advcn
%turcrs, the breath of whose nostrils
depends upon the continued cstrlngc
ment of the two races in the South.
With the exception Of such agitators
rs were lately convened at Nashville.
we have yet to find a single colorcd
man who insists upon amalgamatiun
IN the public schools. 1t is manileslly
to the interest of the State to educate
all the children within its limits, both
white and black, and were it not for
some such d%amnable invention as the
Rights Bill, Tennessee would
soon have a system of free schools that
would challenge the admiration of the
country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
THE BRASS COLLAR.
No "Chcatham" or "JOhnsOn'
Men Wanted in the
Coming Fight,
From the Brownsville Sratcs.l

] Olh ~ INV 49, WV
There are no Chcatham and Johnson
men among the Democracy that we
know Of. Nobody wears a brass col
lar around his neck, and nobody either
belongs to Chcutham or to Johnson
1t is true, that their unfortunate can
vass dvided the party at a cr'tIca'
juncture and caused its defeat, hut 1t is
well for them to remember thai the
unfortunate occurrence happened III
1872 and this is 1874, We consider 1t
the height Of folly, and as being alto
gcthcr absurd, for free white Demo
Gratis to call themselves Cheatham men
or Johnson men. Be your own men
and DO not belong to anybody but
yourselves, and vote Tor men or meas
ures if they approach true Democratic
principles, and you will always be
right,
The support Of Chcatham or John
son in 1872 did not give either oltheSe
distinguished gentlemen Il bill oi-saIe
TO the Democratic voter. We were en-
%deavoring to elect one OF the other 10
Congress as servants OF the people,
and not as masters and it is s:cken'
ing in n Republican country and among
Democrats to hear men called AFTER
them, as negroes used in the days OF
s~laypry to bear the names Of their own
cIs. We had our preference in that
race, and gave our editorial ana per-
sonal support to our choice in u man
ner not to be misunderstood; but we
never dreamed 10y doing SO that wc
should become the political property
Of anybody. We are sick and tired oil
hearing the party divided by two
names, who allowed the NarrNgansctl
"Injun" to get away with both ofthem'
to use the somewhat expressive Ian
guagc Of the race course. Let us stol
all Of this foolishness, and let it be w
der5tood that we are neither Chcatham
men or Johnson men, but freeman and
Democrats, who are determined &c
give our support to the men and meas
ures that viii. best cOndu.c to the vita.
interest Of our country, State and Ma
tiOnal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
CCUcnt.

The late CoIored Convention al
Nashville passed Il sctt OF abominabIc
resolutions, and its members howlcd
madly for amalgamation and mixture
Of white and black in schools. Not
content with getting a fair proportion
of the school money raised by taxa.
ton, and ignoring the fact that the
white people nearly all the prop
erty' they go in for amalgamalion.
The question with them should have
been, Whether the rOuld have schools
at ali or not. From present appear
ances they will not. Right upon the
heels Of an cxcitcmcnC about the Civil
hN9hts bill they most ioolishly get up
q convention and rave about equal
rights. and see now the fruits. Many
county, as we stated in last weeks
Home Journal, has reduced her Free
iu'h NUN i've cents to one
mil OF taxation on the 500, And
Lincoln county has refused to he taxed
at all, and the Fayetteville Express
~pcrtincntIy says;
The colored people of Lincoln
county may thank their crack broiped
brethren Of the Nashville convention
Tor the defeat Of the school TAX last,
Saturday. The white people of the
State Will not lie afironted with hmm.
NIFTY and while we do not indorse nm.
defeat Of a wise measure calculated 10
confer the incstimable boon of free cd.
"catI"h upon tie poor Children of the
county, Tor the sake of proroc,tinn
itrn;sIed by = lot Of crazy ucaroo.
"ho we're about a3 Competent To dis
cu'S public affairs rs a Ike number nj
pctulalt balloons, we cannot a,tooribor
CONDEMN the very natural resentment
OF our people"
-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21

or the $50 members of Congress
ia are college graduates. OF the non.
graduates eighty five received an AGA
demic education sixty-Gve only a
common-school education. Four were
educated in private schools, and six
were self educated" or the remain.
ing sev~enty-six a large proportion
took partial courses at college, or sup
plemcnted Their early education by
study in law or other professional
schools. a classification of the l24
graduates reveals the fact that Yale
heads the list Of the colleges repre-
scented in Congress-the number of its
graduates being eight. These s~tatis-
ties were complied from the Congress.
'ional Directory.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21

The Department Of Agriculture has
received very full information concern
ing the appearance Of the wheat
throughout the country. The returns
cover a larger proportion Of the "inter
wheat area Of each State The winter
has been exceedingly favorable in all
sections, No previous season has
been more generally so since the in
auguration Of crop reports, CaliFor-
MIA alone will yield 40,00O,OO0 bushels
In the South, the growth is %luXuriant,
and everywhere the promise is re-
markablc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21

The floods OF 1874, which are tie.
luging the South and sweeping away
the rising crops, will have an effect
they never had before. In past years
the rising of the Mississippi has been
attended by much loss, but this year
promises to- 5e greater than ever. Pre-
viOus to the war, when the planter
owned his field hands, he fed before
the dcIugc TO the high land, taking
hands, cattle and implements with him.
The flight was only Il temporary re-
treat. When the waters subsidized the
whole plantation was recovered. The
soil was in excellent condition for a
late crep. and no time was lost in
taking advantage of it. The harvest
was always OF unusual richness, and
the abundance of Yield more than com
pensated for the previous loss. Now
the case is different. The hired farm
hands stampeded at the first alarm
leaving the cattle and Implements at
the mercy of the floods. There will
be no second crop this yeor when the
waters subside. The loss i n stock will
be total, 1t is n gloomy outlook for
planters, who will be poorer by
the waters than by the war; for they
avail themselves of the compen-I
which bountilul nature offers
for her rude tumult.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21

Inc importation Of coffee last year,
at the value returned to the Custom
House, amounted to A million dollars
oFtea, "a million; making GS millions
paid abroad for these stimuli ,nts in a
single year. These cost The consumers
not lie 5 than 100 millions, all Of which
could he saved by breaking OIL the
habit Of using these stimuIants, which
ny se"eral consen have no percepi IDLE
IutfIliEc properties.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21

The Jackson Wing and Tribune has
discovered that ''bctwe2n the oranges
and elections Il strange new fashion is
about to arise. 1t is Il fashion rather
peculiar to candidates, and is of course
Of pure agricultural origin. 1t con
slsts Of rye. Oat and wheat stlaw hats
trimmed with cotton blossoms; shirts
OF h0mcspun, with shuck collars ruf
He'd with potato vines and bound with
corn t%aSscls; coats manufactured from
corn and cotton stalks, cut long, with
rapacions pockets, and fringcd around
The tail and collar with coru silks and
clover blossoms; pants made of pea
vines, fastened with cymling buttons,
and held up by onion.top susprnlrrs.
These suit are SO coniri, ed that as the
moves along hay seed tall in
gentle showers along his path