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Just as Well,

An old farmer, mailing letter at the
Post office, yesterday, edged up to the
stamp window and inquired: .aia
II suppose you don't keep sheep
shears here, do you?'' laa So
''Of course not" was the reply. @
"Never did keep 'em, did your" al
B "No, sir, and never shall.'
ii swell, sheep.shears sell pretty well at
this time of the year, but il you hayn't
got 'em l must go somewhere else. It's
just as well, probably, for may con-
clude to get me some summer socks and
let the shears 60 until next year" 1850
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Flavor Of Eggs.

There is great difference in the flavor
Of eggs. Hens fed on clean, SOUND
grain, and kept on clean grass run, give
much finer favored eggs than hens dc
that have access to stable and manure
heaps, and eat all kinds of filthy food
Hens feeding on Ash and onions flavor
their eggs accordingly. the same as cows
eating onions or cabbage,or drinking Of
fensive water, impart bad taste to mill
and butter.
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What the Republican Revival of
knOsv Nothing ism Is Doing.
[St. Louis Time

The "Know Nothing" ''No Popery''
movement among the Republicans OF
Ohio is gaining strength for Governor
Allen every day. The Democratic par
ty of that State stands in no particular
dread either af the Vatican on the one
hand or Kaiser William on the other II
is too late in the history of our Repub-
lican institutions for honest patriots to
be bugabooed out of their principles by
any such nonsense. 5--e ~. ~
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Man is the creature OF interest and
ambition. His nature leads him forth
into the struggle and hustle Of the
world. Love is but the establishment
|of his early life, or song pipsd in the
intervals of his acts. But woman's
whole life is history Of the affections -
The heart is her world; it is there hel
lavariee seeks for hidden treasures. Sht
sends forth her sympathies ON adven
ture, she embarks her whole soul in tn,
traffic Of affection; and, if shipwrecked
her case is hopeless, for it is bank
ruItcy Of the heart.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-06

ET Republicans in this city and coun-
ty, who feel the great stringency in mon
eY, caused by the undue contraction Of
the currency by the party in power, are
numereusly declaring themselves in sup
port of the Democratic platform and
ticket. Among them is Henry Blandy,
Esq land other prominent citizens whom
we might name.-Zanesviile 20 Sig
naL
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L. p. FARQUHAR. M. ID.
8 fFormerly of Zanesvilie, Ohio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence in the Kirkbride property,
WOOD SFIELD,, . H To- :.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services. where he hopes BY
close attention to business to merit public
confdenca and patronage. .a-..
Chronic Diseases will receive specia
attention. a 81 1a may4,'!5Y.
lG} 1FJ; sa8 1ssaz d ffSs s.i sf g.
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In Philadelphia the whole edition OF
primer wac published containing the
following ludicrous mistake, in conse'
quence of the omission of the letter c.:
when the last trumpet soundeth,
We shall not all die "a
But we shall all be ic) hanged, ,-ea
In the twinkling of an eye" .,
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Evly man pickee up some gal,

-Four doctors tackled Johnnie Smith
They blistsred and they bled him;
With squills and anti-biIlious pills
And ipeca,, they fed him.
They stirred MIN up with calomel,
And tried to move his liver;
But all in vain-his little soul
Was waited Ger the river.
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Anehw.
TIE RAILROAD.

M, ~ -.,57 q, -, ~ n
Th,o,,h tho oo,.n .nd +hronrrh tha h.n
~ a. .L.,.l.a 2 hna ~.
ao,or a. .h.o,.L a. ,1ao
On ws b;a mr;,b .oraaoh ana 80
/; Splashins! flashing! - -,
Crashing! dashingl
oSer tne ridges gullles, bridges, 9 Iii
" tne Papbllng ny and mill, ,li,g HF
faz3z Ta7e hollow hill; es1 al
5uzqfp 1E1ns, rookhag, roaring, :.
~ & gM snoringl
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sComing Through the Rye"

sCOming Through the Rye"
III Pigeon English version by All Hang.l
Spose man lun slam bang font of gal e
Walkee though le lye; 8 blf
Spose man make kissee pidgin gal. :
What fo' cly?l 2 @
q Evly man pickee up some gal,
Speakee all loun' no got mi;
All same lookee SO evly gal loun' my way
Walkee tough le lye.
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Written for The Spirit of Demoeracy,l
Account of the Deluge

Written for The Spirit of Demoeracy,]
ChaIdean Account Of the Deluge.
Mr. EDITOR: Many Of your readers
are aware that Mr.. George Smith has
been for some years engaged in examin-
ing the sites of ancient aNineyah, under
the auspices of the British Museum. A
book containinglan account of his dis
coveries has recently appeared, ,and some
of its revelations are so wonderful that
they will prove interesting to all, and es-
peciaEy to those who have been watch
ing his progress ,is.s .,E,
select from it an account of the del
uge composed during the period of the
early Babylonish Empire, 2, 900 years be.
fore the Christian era. This is-an ex
tract from the translations of what are
known as the "cuneiform inscriptions"
| The dots, it need hardly be stated
represent such portions of the inscrip
ton as were so dis6gured as to be illeg-
ible: s.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

THE undersigned. haeing been appointed
i Notary Public, would inferm his
ffiands, and thes public generally, that he is
prepared TO fill Pensioners Blanks, administer
Oaths, take Depositions, acknowledge Deeds,
Mortgages. aud other instruments of writing.
aug4,74tf. WIN. WORKMAN.
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I his will was hearing and he spake to
me:
"Surippakite son of Ubaratutu
:. make ship after this
{. / destroy? the sinner and life
/. cause to 60 IN the seed of life all of
it to the midst Of the ship. s.
The ship which thou shalt make, 20
600? cubits shall be the measure of its
length, and ,iret tns2 2atdj 1ol he
60? cubits the amount Of its breadth and
its height. 0 0
.. into the deep launcE it. II
1 perceived and said to Hea my lord:
"The ship making which thou command
est me,
when I shall have made, laancia
young and old will deride me-"
Hea opened his mouth and spake and
said TO me his servant: ~-.fe--
|. thou shalt say unto
them, e-e.jII
a. he has turned from
. fixed over me
|. like caves z.,. -.
|. above and below ,
- Z. closed the ship grtf
the food which l will send to
you,
into it enter and the door of the ship
turn. Into the midst of it thy grain,th
furniture, and thy goods, @
thy wealth, thy women servants, thy fe'
male slaves, and the young men,
the beasts of the field, the animals of the
field all. will gather and
l will send to thee, and they shall be in.
closed in thy door" -.
Adrahasis his mouth opened and spake
and said to Hea his lord: ~
l.'Any one the ship will not make
on the earth fixed
/ may see also the ship -
l.. on the ground the ship
the ship making which thou comnandes,
! me
sa.y
All / possessed the strength of it, all
| possessed the strength of it silver,
lall I possessed the strength Of it gold,
all possessed the strength of it the seet
of life, the whole m taa
I caused to 60 up into the ship; all my
male servants and my female servants
Ithe beast of the field, the animal of th
ield,the sons of the people all of them
| ! caused to 90 up. 2sa g
A flood Shamas made and h51TTa.
he spake saying in the night: 81 will
cause il to rain heavily, ~.
enter to the midst of the ship and shu
thy door" ser
A food he raised and
he spake saying in the night: 81 vii
: cause it to
rain Tor it will rain) from heaven heavi
ly." r. -.
In the day celebrated his festival, r..
the day Of his appointment? fear bad
/ entered TO the midst of the ship an,
shut my door. 7. ,-s,
, To close the chip the Buzur- -sadarabi til
boatman a.-e
the palace | gave with its goods.
The raging of storm in the morning
arose, from the horizon Of heaven e1
tending and wide.
Vul in the midst of it thundered. and
Nebo and Saru went in front,
t the throne-bearers went over mountain
and plains, 4eH
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-06

The raging of storm in the morning
arose, from the horizon OF heaven ex
tending and wide.
Vul in the midst of it thundered. and
Nebo and Saru went in front,
the throne-bearers went over mountain;
and plains, .,,.s...
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uis VIII WAS uearluS auo' ne spahe W
me:
''Surippakite son of Ubaratutu
|. make ship after this
i. / destroy the sinner and life
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A Wife's Trick.
cincinnati Times.1

A lady occupying high position at
Washington, whose husband was of sthe
Government, made trip to Europe
with him. She "doted" on lace, and
here was her opportunity. Talking of
the acquisitions she would make in this
line, lie told her she should purchase
any reasonable quantity, provided she
would not smuggle any. To this she
acceded. The gentleman took as part
of bis wardrobe dressing-gown, for
like most Americans in the privacy of
his room he liked to pull off his coat
Several times on the trip he observed
the care his wife took of this garment,
and was gratifed for her anxiety for his
comfort. Once when smoking, while
lighting his cigar, he set his gown on
fire and quite hole was burned iu the
skirt. His wife was considerably aeita-
ted, ard he was flattered that so trifling
a danger to him had so moved her
One morning Immediately after their
return to this country he found before
be reached his office that keys he needed
he bad left at home, and retraced his
steps to get them. Letting himself in
with his latch key he proceeded to his
chamber, and ON opening the door found
his wife on her knees on the floor, his
dressing gown divested of its lining aud
spread before her, and she, scissors in
hand, disengaging from it white, ,himsy
fabric with which it was covered She
sprang up on seeing him, laughed, and
exclaimed, "You are the smuggler. You
wore that lace all over Europe, and
brought it home"
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The SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
Tuesday, July 20. 1875.
"COaI.OIl JOhnny.o

The country is familiar with the pc
troleum bubble of years ago; how men
rose in the morning beggars and retired
at night millionaires; how nabobs be-
came mendicants in the breath of a
wind.s One of the heroes of those no
table days was Johnny Steele, or Coal
Oil Johnny as he is now familiarly
called. His history is known to all
newspaper readers, and they will re
member how he went to bed one night
laborer at $50 month and awoks in
the morning the heir Of the richest oil
well in Venango County. He didn't
know what to do with the money which
flowed from his well He it was who
purchased hotel in Philadelphia at ex-
travagant figures and gave it away next
day; who would bny dance house at a
big price for the privilege of running
it one night; who woull purchase a
fancy team use it and give it away who
bought minstrel troupe and ran it a
whole season for the fun of it; who
never refused to lend money nor asked
its return. He stepped from penury
through one million and half of dol
lars, back to penury in sixteen short
mouths. Then he came West, and now
he is at work with a gang of bridge
builders in Shelby county on the Rock
Island Road, at a salary of IT'S cents a
day. He is just as happy and conten-
ted with his frugal fare and lowly lot as
when he hasked in the smiles of For
tunes favors. His wife clings to him
in adversely with true hearted love and
accepts the situation with all the grace
which characteriEes a noble woman
She joined his fortunes when sunshine
gilded his path; she now seeks to make
his pathway bright beneath the shadows
of adversity Their home is at Dunlap.
Johnny saws many stories of his waste
full extravaganza are false. His reverses
came from loans made to friends, who
failed TO repay them. A broken bank
carried away $120,000 at one swoop,
and another took $4,000 Out of the
wreck of the latter he hopes to get
his wife a beautiful dress and nice,
new house.
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A Chillan Nlethuselah.

Many persons have doubted the exist
enee in this province Of man who is
l35 years of age, but there is nothing
more certain, as is proved by the partic-
ulars obtained by the census collector =
His name is Felix Rojas, and he was
born in 1740, and under the Spaniards
held the position of Sergeant Major in a
line regiment. When Carlos Ill. issued
the celebrated order to expel the Jesuits,
Rojas took in charge two members of the
Order and carried them from Linares to
Santiago. This venerable man remem-
bers with great clearness all the events ol
those times, and to converse with him
about Chill is to listen to the minute his
tory of nearly a century and half. He
passes onr printing office nearly every
day. ina portable chair, which is carried
by two servants, and our readers can see
him whenever they please in his place at
the church hearing mass.-Tulca (Chih)
Opinion.
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Probate Notice

4 CcoUNfs and vouchers hsvs been iilsdin
IL the Probate Court Of Monroe County.
Ohio, for settlement, by the following Execu-
tors, Administr ators and Guardians.
Nancy Lands Adm'x of Reuben Landis, final.
Seth i. Ward Admir- of Carey Smith, fnal.J
Eliza J. Mclean Adm'k Of Charles Mclean,
Jesse - Miracle Admir- Of John i. Topic, partial.
Jonathan Conner Guardian Of Corwin E Fer
| gason, partial. fsE4e esFasSaiggsE
Robert Anderson Guardian of Jas, w. s. Alice
S. Schrawger, partial. gsf. rs 10 ss.If
Jos. F, Oden Guardian Of Robert Watson's
heirs. final. ,.-I'st l-....-.
Leonard Jackson Guardian Of John T. Craig,
| partial
Harvey Wright Guardian Of NJ L. N. Wright
partial.
ANY person interested may file written
exceptions to said aceounts,or any item there
Iof, on or before the 3Ist day Of July next
when the same will be finally heard and con-
tinued from day TO day until disposed Of,
ata JAS. R. MORRIs,
july6,'75w2 Probate Judge.
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.g.Y VALUABLE
STEAM { WATER Mill TOR SALE,
Important. From West Va,

A NY person desiring to move to West Vir-
N ginia, on or near the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad or the Little Kanawha River, (now
improved with locks and dams can, by send
ing name and post-ofice address to the under
signed. receive by the earliest mail, o pamphlet
descriptive Of Parkersburg and the Little Ka-
nawha Valley and adjacent country, advanta-
ges, prospects and resources
! ~ Gi~ft-f< CYRUS HALL,
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
apr6, ,'15m4.
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BACON FOR SALE,

win pay the highest market price fol
Bacon. And to those in town wanting good
hams, shoulders or sidss, l Willsupply, at the
lowest market rstes. Call and examine my
stock.
odec7Y. y3o3 WILLIAM SCHEUFKLE.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTp
Senate Joint, Resolution
Relative to an amendment of AsHs1eI
Four Of the Constitution relatingt 10 fhs

F0ur 0f the Constitutions relating 10 tie,
Judiciary. $S --'---
ResolUed, By the General AssemJlv cfskhs
Statei of Ohio, rfthreesffths of the membsrs
elected to each House agreeing thereto that
1t be and ID hereby proposed to the electofs
of this State to vote, at the next annual o.
tober election, upon the approval or fejec.
tion Of the following amendment, - addi.E
tional section to Article four of the .Censti.
tuition Of the State Of Ohio, to wit:
dsection q. "A commission, which shsn
consist OF i've members. shall be, appointed
by the Governor. with the sdvics and CON-
sent Of the Senate, the members of which
shall hold office for theatsrm Of three years
from and after the 6rst day, Of February,
1875, to dispose Of such part Of the business
then on the dockets Of the Supreme cetTs
as shall, BY arrangement betwSen said csiall
mission and said coart be transferred 70
such commiseieas and ssia csnAission shall
have IKE jerlsdicsion and power n saapsst
TO spcn business q are Qf may be vested h
ssld court; and me members 0f said conAis-'
sion snafl receive . Ike fcon1&tsation ff4l
the time being, with the judges OF said csuFt.
A majority OF the membsrs OF said eonnis'
sion shall be necessary to form quorum er
pronounce decision, and Its decision shkl
pe certinea, entered ana enforced - theJudSs
ments OF the supreme Court, and at the ex-,
piration OF the term oi-se'd commission, sil
business onaasposed OF, snail py II % setsi-
neo 70 the onpreme Cont ana disposed q =
II salo commission nao never existed. The
CLERK ana reporter OF SAID court eAaal ~ -:
oiefA ana reporter OF said commission, ~
the commission shall have such other atten-
aants, not exoeeains In number those prsyi.
oea oy law ior saia court, which attendants
ia,1 ann may appoint ana .snoss 9
comm;ss;on sb.u hs s,,aS - .~..,.s...s -
the Governor MN ths' - 49,. ~ .pp ~ ..s.s. -
,hs. Ss,s.a. ;t .ss $50. - s ss..cS s.u 0v.eAs :,
if the Senate be rot in sessic. - d.
Governor, but in such last oasesuch appoint-
ment shall expire At the and ~ ~ NJ -.
sion of the Gsnaral Aes.mh,v Tts ts.,.,,a
Assembly NAV. on, snni;c.t,.r - ths S..
pre me Court. dulv entered an ~. isnrpsT a
the court and certified provide bv l.v
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The decrease In immigration,
New York Tribune.l


The half-ytarly report, up to July l,
Of the Commissioners of Emigration,
which was made yesterday, shows a de-
crease of immigration during the first
six months of this year, in comparison
with that of the same period of 1874,
of 20. .662. The Commissioners are Of
theopinion that the total immigration
will not amount to 10000 for the year
and of this fully 10000 will not pay
any head tax whatever. They do moi
expect the actual receipts to be half ol
those for 1874 Notwithstanding ar
expected loan of $500, 600 on the Wards
Island property, including the present
mortgage, the Commissioners fear tha
at the close of the year the Board vii
he greatly IN debt, and that they vii
have to close the institution before th'
winter sets in.
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EF General B F Butler writes to the
New York Arcadian approving the
Ohio Democratic platform. Ben should
by al means he invited to the State to
stump for the Democrats -Gazette
y General Butler, on the question o
finance, has always been on the side o.
the people He is, with all his faults, 6
man of brains, ard the Democracy
would not object to listen to him, ant
10 Congressman Kelley, of Pennsylva
mia, on the financial issues. We pre-
sume more than half the Republican,
of Ohio are in favor Of the legal-tende
VS.: the National Bank and bondholdinl
-poliey-Ga. Eaq.
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Mark Twain says: 81 have seen slower
people than ] am-even quieter, and
mole listlcss, and lazier people than ]
am. But they were dead"
There's where man has the advan.
tage He can andYess in a. cold room
ard have his bed warm before woman
has got her hair pins out and her shoes
united Detroit Free Press.
When an Italian youth has arrived at
the age of l6 lie is told to stand up be-
fore his father and mother and say
whether he would like 10 join the elerg,
or the brigands.
Why are sheep the least moral of ami.
mails? Because they gambol in theil
youth, spend much of their time the
turf, many of them are blacklegs, and
they all get fceced at last
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Senate Joint Resolution,
Proposing an amendment to the Conssits
ton of the State of Ohio. rs. I

Proposing an amendment to the Conssifss-
ton of the State of Ohio. Is.
Resoloed Bg The General Assem5ly ef no
State of Ohio, That an amendment TO the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Ohio be proposed In
the following words, to wit Notwithstanding
the provisions Of the second section Of this
Article, the General Assembly shall have
power to provide by law, for the assessments
of a especial tax on dogs without regard to
value, and to provide for the connscstfon and
killing of such animals upon failure or rets-
sal of the owner, Keeper or harboref thsssSf
to pay saeh speeial,tax. II this amsndmen
TO the Constitution Of the Stats Of Ohio shall
be adopted by . majority of the electors Of
the State of Ohio, voting at the next election
holden for the election ot Senator'S and Rep.
ressntativss. shall become sectionl seven ~
the twelfth Article Of the. Consultation ~
the State Of Ohio. Al. such election thevo-
ters desiring TO vote In favor Of said smsnd.
ment, shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words, aFor amsndmsnt saxisE
Dogs;;h those desiring sel ypts against Ne
amendment the words, 'sAgaiust anendmess
taxing Dogs" 49, 'h''s's's''s. !"
80; d.zl -.,. GEO. L. coNvHRHH
spea ker Of the House Of Representative.
F '2niG1otfl gEba9sADPHONSO HART;
fiJeI ,E9oso'e President Of the Senate.
EAAdopted March 20, ls7544Apr6, ,s7sms. o2
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Notice ogtoitT Teachers.

~ FI75@FtI fiI-IiA - hIJ tliIaJ IT II
HyHE Board Of Examiners of Monroe county
viii hold meetingsfor the ee1xamination i
Teachers, as follows alilsalE !9IITof
Saturday, juno -, 1875.
e"o! a7-is July 10, n@sot ~ go
7These examinations will Commences d .
O'Clock q. m. and close at4 p. ~. sra tsdt
- A fee of so cents is required from each
applicant as condition Of examination, and
must be paid in advance. 'aGl ! 3 3zEds
By order of the Beard.
junel5, '76-td. a j. PEARSON, Clask
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RICHARD FARMERS ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign.
IN ed has been qualified as Executor, under
the will, of Richard Farmer, deceased.
All persons having claims against said estate
are requested to present them for adjustment
and settlement; and, persons indebted to thu
same, are requested to make payment to The
undeFsigned.iu stcGGdEihHl L. .i8istI
ALEXANDER STRAIGHT,