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with the characters in high relief, passes to
the printer, who performs his work by
hand. The two points that he has to be
most careful about are to ink the charac.
tiers equally with his brush, and to avoid
tearing the paper when taking the impress
sion. From a good wooden block some
$4,000 copies may be printed, and when
the characters have been sharpened up
little, it is possible to obtain 5000 or 10000
more impressions.
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w" You ought to acquire the faculty
of being at home in the best society,"" said
a fashionable aunt to an honest nephew
81 manage that easily enough" replied
the nephew, "by staying at homo with my
wife and children"
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W Pompous school examiner" How is
the earth divided my lad?" Intelligent
lad-"By earthquakes, sir.''
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A GnEc1AN LEeENp.-When Bacchus
was boy he journeyed through Hellas to
60 to Naxia; and as the way was very long,
he grew tired and sat down upon stone
to rest. AS he sat there, with his eyes on
the ground, he saw a little plant spring up
between his feet and was so very much
pleased with it that he determined to take
it with him, and plant it in Na1ia. He
took it up and carried it away with him;
but, as the sun was very hot, he feared it
might wther before he had reached his
destination. He found a birds skeleton
into which he thrust it, and went on. But
in his hand the plant sprouted SO fast that
it started out of the bones above and below.
This gave him fresh fear of its whitening,
and he cast about for remedy. He found
lions bone, which was thicker than the
birds skeleton, and he stuck the skeleton,
with the plant in it, into the bone of the
lion. Ere long, however, the plant grew
out of the lions bone likewise. Then he
found the bone of an ass, larger than that
of the lion. So he put the lions, contain
ing the birds skeleton and the plant, into
the ass bone, and thus he made his way to
Naxia. When about to set the plant, he
found that the roots had entwined them
selves around the birds skeleton and the
lions bone and the ass bone; and he could
not take it out without damaging the roots,
he planted it as it was, and it came up
speedily, and bore to his great TO- .the
most delicious grapes, from w-ich he made
the first wine and gave it to men to drink.
But behold a miracle! When men drank
Of it they sang like birds; next, after
drinking little more they became vigor-
Gus and gallant like lions; but when they
drank more still, they began to behave like
asses.
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Carrier Pigeons.

Tho large numbers of carrier pigeons
used during the Franco Prussian war, for
the transmission of dispatches, and their
more recent proposed employment for car.
rying messages during transatlantic bal
loon voyage, have been the means of excit-
ing wider public interest in these curious
birds than has existed for many years past.
In Holland and France, the breed is care
fully guarded, and in all the European
countries fine specimens of the birds find
ready buyers. Prussia has pigeon COM
munication between her capital and the
fortresses of Metz and Strasbourg. In
Paris many of the daily journals receive
news of events transporting in the Legisla-
tive Assembly, at Versailles, through the
carrier pigeons, in preference to using the
telegraph. The birds traverse the distance
in from fifteen to twenty minutes, and the
intelligence thus reaches the newspaper
offices much quicker than would be the
case were the dispatches obliged to wait
their turn for transmission by the telegraph
operators, or otherwise delayed by official
formalities.
The long employment of the pigeons as
news carriers has been the means of prov
ing conclusively that no instinct guides
them back to their cotes. On foggy days
they will not attempt to return, nor during
the night, except at times when there is a
clear atmosphere and full moon. When
released, the bird flies upward and then
circles round until it sees certain features
of the landscape which it recognizes as
being adjacent to its home. These it has
learned to know during short flights which
it is allowed to make during the training
period; and therefore the instant the sur
roundiugs of its abode, often extending
over radius of several miles, meet the
pigeons eye, it at once travels with won
derful velocity in their direction. 1t is
said that, when bird fails to remember
any portion of the landscape beneath it, it
will fly for some miles without any refer
ence to course, and then circle about again,
and this will be repeated until a familiar
object is caught sight of; or else the bird
becomes exhausted, gives up the search,
and never returns.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-01-26
From the New York Tribune)
Please Explain This, Gen. Grant.

1t makes all the difference in the world
whether it is your ball that was gored, ,or
my OK. When Mr.. Kellogg chose to su.
perntend the organization Of the Loui-
siana Legislature the other day, and to
determine who had right to SIT in it, he
had no trouble in obtaining the services
of the United States Army to expel the
persons whom he judged MOTTO be mem.
bers and the President emphatically ap-
proved the transaction until the in digna
ton of the country and the threatened
uproar at Washington forced him to ac-
knowledge that its propricty was ''per'
haps debatahle question"
Bat it may be as we'll to remember
that three years ago United States Mar
shall Packard and other representative;
OF the Federal power at New Orleans ar
rested Gov. Warmoth on charge Of in
terfering with the organization of th'
Lsgislature--in other words, doing jus
what Kellogg has now done with the aic
of United States troops. The right o
the Governor to interfere with the or
ganization of the Legislature did no
seem to be "a debatable question then
did il2 The only difference between tn
two cases is that in 1872 the Governol
was opposed to the Custom House fac
ton, and in 1875 he is sustained by it.
What a gigantic fraud and false pre-
tense the connection of the Washington
government with this Louisiana scanda
/ has been from the first. Warmoth an
his supporters were arrested in orde
that the Custom House party might .ge
possession OF the Legislature durin
their absence; and while Packard wa
thus pretending to protect the Genert
Assembly from outside interference, CT
sey was sailing up and down the rive
with a cargo of Senators on board
revenue cutter, keeping them out of IN
reach Of the Sergeant at Arms so quo
rum could not be assembled until tn
! Custom House had secured majority
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Probate Notice


A CCoUNTS and vouchers have been 6led In
II the Probate Court of Monroe County.
Ohio, for settlement, by the following Exscu-
tors, Administrators and Guardians.
Chas. McGonigal Guardian Of chas, Gilmore.
fnal. ss,s9
e. W. Mason Guardian OF Minnie Mason, ,dnal.
Jacob fisher Admir- of Stephen knight. fnal.
Peter Schafsr Guardian Of Henry Beaumanis
heirs, partial.
Adam Hsnthorn Guardian Of Jacob clark's
heirs, final
Simon Dorr Guardian of Adam z~iok'shs,rs.
partial. 80
Any person interested may 6le written
exceptions to said accounts, or any item thsrs-
ofon or before the 20th day of February next,
when the same will be finally heard and ssn-
tinued from day 10 day until disposed Of.
,aa JAS. r. AORRIe,
jan26, ,'75w3. Probate Jldgs.
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H CHAPMAN, of the Meiss Count

EE CHAPMAN, of the Meigs County
Teleqroph, who is member Of the Leg
islature, in his correspondence to his pa
per, has something TO say about the de-
feat of the project for appointing official
reporters. CHAPMAN, as well as a good
many others, regarded this as an enter
prise, the chief benefits of which would
be received by the daily papers. In
other words, by its provisions the State
Treasury would be required to pay fol
services which the papers themselves
should pay for, if they want the services
performed.
Our representative, Mr.. WATSON, was
the leader of the opposition to the meas
ure in the House. CHAPMAN says o
him:
"Representasive Watson, of Monroe
and Senator Sites, of Seneca, held sor
of jolli6cation in the washroom OF th'
Senate Chamber, immediately after tn
defeat, where they pledged each other il
sundry glasses of ice cold water. Watson
proposes to inscribe upon it's tombston
The familiar lines written to commemo
rate the fate of still-born child
If so soon I am done for
What the dell was l ever begun for?
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democracy.]
From Benton Township.
BROWNSVILLE, o, Jan 81. 1876

BROWNSVILLE, o Jan 81. 1876.
Ep SpIRIT;s The HOLIDAYS passed of
quietly in Brownsville. No drunkenness
or misconduct Of any kind to mar the
pleasure of cny one The fact is,
Brownsville has come to be remarkable
for the sohriety, industry and good be-
hayior OF her citizens. She is also noted
for her fine churches, her exceeding suf-
fciency of ready medical aid. and The
beauty, number and vivacity Of her
young ladies
The wheat crop in Benton township
will be good this year If the winter is ia
.vorable to it's growth. The tobacco crop
of this coming season will probably be
heavy one in this township; many of
The farmers expect to plant largely of the
weed
On Thursday night,th Nth inst MIS-.
Ella Cline, aged 20, wife of John M.
Cline, died at her home two miles north.
west of Brownsville She has left a
husband and two small children. Her
remains we're buried in the cemetery of
Jericho Church on Saturday, the 10Th
inst. BENTON.
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EL1st week number of State Leg
islatures voted for United States Sena
tors. The result up to our latest dates
was az follows:
Michigan-IsAAe P. CHRIsTIANCr elec-
ted
Massachusetts, -HRNRY L. DAWES cleo
ted.
Tennessee -ANDr JOHNSON ahead, bat
his chances doubtful
Nebraska-A. S PADDOCK elected.
New York--FRANcIs NJ. HERMAN elec-
ted.
Observation-Disclosures A. WALLACE
elected
Minnesota-RAMsAY ahead.
Missouri. NJ. CocKRELL elected
Wisconsin-CARPENTER ahead.
Maine-HANNIBAL HAMLIN reelected
Rhode Island
Indiana-JosEPH E. MCDONALD cleo
ted
Delaware-THoMAs F. BAYARD re elec
ted.
West virsinia-H. S. WALKER ahead
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q asHERlFFls SALE
g. Cehrs
A. Mozeny ct ux.


QY virtue Of an order Of sale to me direct,
IL ed from the court Of common pless Of
Monroe county, Ohio, will Offer for sale st
the front door of the court houss,in the town
of Woods6eld, between the hours Of 10
o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. m. on
Redaesday, the 3D. day Of March. 1876,
the following described real estate situats q
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
Being 3 part ofathe northeast qunrtsf e
the northeast quarter Of section ninetsea,
township one of range three. bounded and
described as follows, to wit: Beginning Ats
| stake . the northeast corner Of n ss n
Stitson's lot on the west bank OF ~ GA.
River; thence down said river fonrtafa r6ds
to stake; thence south eighty Lit nd s
half degrees east sixty i've rods to the plass
Of beginning, containing Eve and thrss fsaril
acres more or less. 81 -
Appraised At $i66 So.
go T. o. LITTLR
jan26,'75w5. Sheriff n. C. o.
HoLLrsrKR & 0KsY. Att,ys.
4
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What the dell was ever begun for?'"
mThe election in each parish

H-The election in each parish of
Louisiana was held under the supervis-
ion of one Supervisor appointed by
KELLOGG, three Commissioners for each
poll, appointed by the lncal authorities,
and two United States Supervisors. In
case of fraud or Intimidation it was the
duty of any and all of these officers to
send in protest with the returns to the
Returning Board, whose duty it was to
make an investigation wherever such
protest was made; where there was nc
protest they appear TO have had nothing
more to do than to declare the result.
The manner in which this Returning
Board counted in Republican majority
can be understood by taking the parish
or>Sabine as an example.
| No paper was sent in with the returns
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w Of the people of Louisiana gene.
rally the New Orleans Investigating
Committee says:
Indeed, in our judgment, the substan
tial citizens of the State will submit tc
any fair determination of the State elec
lion, orto anything by which they can Sc
cure a firm and good government. Wha
they seek is peace and an opportunity fol
prosperity. To that end they will sup
port any form of government that viii
afford them just protection in their dis
tress. They have got beyond any mer
question of political party"
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EFSpeaking of the organization
known as the White League, and whose
members SHERIDAN wanted the privilege
of butchering, the New Orleans Investi-
eating Committee say:
aThat it was intended in any way t.
interfere with the rights Of colored ciii.
zans did not appear"
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.
From Franklin Township.
Our school Teacher.

ED. SPIRIT: AS you have not heard q
voice from the hills of Stafford for some
time, will wlite you, not with regard
to political affairs, that matter rests al
together or may with the hungry office
seeker, but with regard to our school
teacher. 1t appears that Stafford had
pretty much LIST confidence in herself,
especially in matters appertairing to
home interest And people began 10
think that she would never be recogniz-
ed in our common school Biographies.
In fact there was no hopes of her ever
standing in the same ranks with other
villages, such as Jacobsburg, Lewisville,
dc but there is change. Since time
proves all things, each and every one
are now buoyant with hope.
Prof. Enocll Martin, that most excel
lent educator, has located himself in
our little town among the thunder riven
hills, and is now doing good work, as
teacher and in the general improve
ment of the mind of the youths of our
vicinity. The people of Stafford uni
versally, are suited in their selection OF
teacher. The name of Martin is spoken
of frequently, but not without venera-
ton and respect which is due him AS
a man his fame tells abroad and as a
teacher. beat him if you can. His cor
diali,v and filial regard towards his fe.'
| low man has secured the confidence Of
all around him Stafford was in pitia
ble condition, already the wheels of so
eiety dampened, so long by neglect bac
come to a stand still, until our worthy
friend removed the rust and all hinder
t ing causes by exemplary conduct, ant
acts of virtuous living. The man o
letters should be more highly esteemed
than al other men, because they are in
strumental in laying the foundation o
all future good and usefulness. 1t i
natural that the gratitude of mankin'
should be drawn toward them as th
common benefactors of our race Fo
in their soul is the moving machinery @
thought that guide the world into sue
cess. Our Professor is no less distin
guished for TIE elevation of his virtue
Than the lustre of his talent. He seem
mot to have baen born for himself, bu
for the good and benefit of others. Th
truly wise, good man, appears along tn
highway of life to his fellow like tn
light house situated on the sea coast, h
CLEANS in upon the surrounding dark
ness with an inextinguishable splendo
like the star seen through the mist, t
cheer, to guide and to save. The Pre-
fessor is every whit a whole man, hi
school is decided success. Orde
moves on in obedience to his will an
each and every one are well pleased
the manner in which he conducts rec
tation. May the name of Martin b
!, sounded ten ages hence when this pre-
ent generation cease to act. move, an
live. More anon. L D. W.
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T GRANT recommended in his an
nuaI Message that there be either an in
crease OF the revenue or decreasein the
expenditures. Hesent to Congress few
DAYS ago another Message, in WHICH he
URGES an increase in the revenue. His
friends will no doubt derive greater, ad-
vantages from this course than they
would from retrenchment.
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oratod lhe Other day in b

~LoGAN Grated the Other day in his
most tremendous tones about the fact
that on the day of the last election in
Louisiana, many white and black Repub
Iicans found fastened on their doors a
printed notice that if the voter domiciled
within should dare to vote the republican
ticket he would be killed. There seems
to be no doubt Of the truth Of the story,
as a corresp ondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial verified the statement by
personal investigation.
His investigation unexpectedly reveal
ed another fact in connexion with this,
which was calculated to slightly impair
its efficiency as an outrage story. This
other fact was that the notices were print.
ed and posted up by the scallawags them
selves to sustain the charge that Republi
cans were threatened and intimidated.
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Philadelphia Wool Market.

PHILApELrurA, Jan. 22.-Wool in
good demand, quiet and firm; supply re-
dnced, but sufficient for the demand !;
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
double extra and above 55a56c; extra
54a56c ;medium 55a56c ;coarse 5Oa53lc
Michigan, Indiana and western fine 4Sa
Soc; medium SEC; coarse 4lc:i combing
washed 60c ,combing unwashed 45a46c
fine unwashed 35c; coarse and medium
washed 42c; tub washed 55a60c; extrs
and merino pulled 42a49c, No ! and .su
| perGne pulled 45a4ee,
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CURIOUS AND sCIEyTIFIC.

MERcURIAL OINTMENT IN BoIbs AND
CARBUNcLEs. DR. I, Roth lands, in the
Dentsche Kiinik, thelocal application OF
gray ointment in ;ooils and carbuncles,es-
pecially the early stages. He annoints
the affected part with the ointment four
times daily, and thereby reduces the in
dammation and .sbackens" the boil most
satisfactorily. a.
A recent patent for map consists in
having those portions intended to repre-
sent the rivers, lakes and oceans filled
with actual water. This is done by at
taching the map to a block Of wood Of
sufficient thickness The rivers, etc, are
dug out, filled with water. and glazed
Such maps may be hung upon the wall In
the usual manner.
Ithas recently been discovered that
the bamboo contains dangerous poison
which the natives of Java extractin the
following manner: The cane is cut at
each Joint, and in the cavity is found a
certain quantity of small fibrous black
matter, covered with an almost impereep-
tible coating of tissue which contains the
poison If swallowed, the flaments do
not pass into the stomach, but remain IN
the throat and produce violent iniiamma-
ton and ultimately death. Experiments
are to be made with various kinds OF
bamboo, to test the existence and nature
of this alleged poison. 80
A SUICIDAL ScoRPIoN.-The statement
that scorpion, when driveyto bay by Its
enemies ana unable to escape, will kill 1t
self by blow from its venomous sting,
has usually beenregarded as rather myth
ical A well-attested instance, however
of the suicide of the insect has lately
been published by DR.. DeBellesme. Tue
writer states that ,baving captured seor
pion, he converged the rays OF the sun on
it's back by means of burning glass;
The insect became furiously enraged and
finally raised its sting and struck ltsell
diving within half minute afterward.
Among other discoveries made BY the
Wheeler expedition in Arizona wss wha'
is believed will prove new variety o.
deer. 1t is of very diminutive size, ane
with this exception, nearly resembles tht
common white-tailed deer. tits found il
great numbers all through the southern
portion of Arizona Territory. The mea
of a full grown doe, after being divestet
of the entrails, hide, etc, only filled
camp-kettle, and was very delicious eat
ing. A fat four-pronged buck only weigh
ed sixty pounds Grasshoppers wef'
found with colors brilliant and beautliu
as the butterfly, and of great size. A ful
Iy developed black grasshopper was owe
three. e.inches long.
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< E4 GRANT sends a Message to Con.
gressin wllichlle implores that body to
{ take the KELLOGG elephant off his lands,
and virtually says to them that they had
iiono their duty he would not have put
his foot in it as he has.
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FROM COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. II, 1875

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. II, 1915.
ED. SPIRIT: / have thought that your
readers would probably like to see
about an average programme of days
work in the House. / will this week en-
deavor to crafty them.
And first. precisely at 10 O'Clock the
Speakers gavel falls, and the session
commences. The following is the or
der Of business: es..
l. Presentation of memorials and pc
tiUions.
2. Bills for second reading.
3 Bills for third reading.
4. Introduction of bills.
5. Reports of standing committees.
6. Reports Of Select committees.
QUESTIONS OF PRECEDENCE.
l To adjourn.
2. To take recess.
3. To proceed to the orders of the
dav.
4. To lie on the table. &
5 Previous question.
G. To postpone TO day certain.
Z To commit.
s To amend.
8. To postpone indefinitely.
T The calander for day sent by our
correspondent is very long, and as he
has fully indicated above the routine of
business, we omit it
Bills on their second reading are gen.
orally referred to standing committee
for consideration sometimes to select
committee. When they are reported
back to the house by the committee they
are amended, engrossed for third read
ing or indefinitely postponed, as the
committee may recommend, and the
House conceeG, and the question when
shall the bill be read third timer is
generally settled by the author OF the
bill naming day; and when the day
arrives the bill is placed on the calendar
! for that day, y,and when read on that day
the question is, sshall the bill pass =
When the discussion, if there is any, or
the merits of the bill generally takes
place. BY looking at the above ordel
of business you can readily see thu
great number of motions which can b'
made even at this stage of the proceed
ings, either to retard its passage or to
get time to further amend and conside
!, it before it is put Oh its final passage
The message Of the Governor to th
Legislature aud the resolution paeset
by the two Houses in relation to tn
Louisiana troubles have been the excl
ting topic during the past week, yo'
: will see reports Of the discussions il
: the different papers. Haag, Drummer
Hight and EsIielman on. the Democrat
/ side and McLain, Grosqenor and How
e land on the Republican side. The
r made the dry bonds rattle, there was n
| bleodshed, each party claims the victor
/ in this rebellion of words All VIII
!, participated seem well pleased with the
$ efforts themselves, and with all else b.
: sides. The members generally SCENE
d to think il was the best opportunity
e the season to read newspapers. and the
c improved it, and still the speakers res
l their pile of manuscript to the end, an
(; are happy.
More next week. w.
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except the oath of the United States Su
pervisor, that the election was in all re
spects full, fair and free. There was no
contest, and the people of the parish did
not know that their election was qnes
toned until the Board announced that
the Republican candidates were elected
The Board felt that the administration
would back them in the fraud, and they
did not think it worth while to offer
reasonable excuse for it.
This vas one of the parishes in which
the Investigating Committee sought IN
vain for man, black or white, who
would testify to case of intimidation OF
unfairness of any other kind.
AND it is majority made by such
means, that GRANT and SHERIDAN violate
the Constitution to sustain