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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18
Ny Little Wife aud l.

We arc travelling DER life's road together,
Ny littlo wife aud 1;
We aro happy in fair aud stormy weather,
Ny little wife aud /.
The reason Why is v'ry p'nin,
There's nothing quser about 1t:
we never eivo each other pain,
When We can do withou. Il.
We have toiled o'er many road moat dreary,
My little wife and l.;
Dut our hearts were light, when our feet wer
weary,
Ny litt!o wifo and /.
The reason why wc journeyed on,
Since hand in hand We started:
We nc or had seen tho battle won
By those who were faint-hearted.
Though our homo bo plain, that mover teases
My littIe wife and mo;
Though humble cot, right well It pleAses
Ny little wife and mo.
The r ason why wo arc content,
We do not fear to labor,
And though in toll cur timc Is spent
We envy not Our nGighbOr.
We never dream OF III for the morrow,
My little wife and l.;
Dut take what may como, bo it Joy or sorrow,
Ny littls wife and /.
Tlie reason why-we do not fret,
Aud you'd do we'll to try It;
We meier have found a person yet
Thatw gamer by it.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18
An Underground Forest.

A man living in Essex county, Vir-
ginia, in digging n well recently, ut
depth OF about thirty feet came upon
tho trunks Of large trees several feet in
diameter, which were found to be
cypress. Fearing tho water would be
injured by the wood, he determined to
abandon his well, and dug another some
distance OF. When he had reached
about the same depth he rgain encoun.
tered the trees and third attempt, ut
n still greater distance from tho first
well, again brought him in contact with
this subterranean forest, the trees OF
which arc Of great size and well preserv-
ed, .,r
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18
Surprised.

A young merchant called on n young
lady a few evenings since, and wasshown
into the parlor to await her appearance.
when, the lamps being unit, ho removed
a large quid Of tobacco from his mouth
and threw it ont OF the window, us ho
supposed. When tho lady appeared
with light, the most prominent object
in the room was that young man staring
in a very embarrassed way at 70 big chunk
OF tobacco pinning the lace curtain to
the unopened window.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18
A Taste OF Art.

We were looking Mt some splenulu
photographs the other day. Magnificent
pictures they were! Having natural
taste for art, whenever we see any
thing remarkably fine wo get to think
ing. We thought what m advance the
art OF picture taking had made since We
were boy, and everyboty-partic'ilArly
printers-when they broke down under
the pressure Of their regular business,
followed the art OF taking daguerreo-
types, and compelled their unfortunate
victims to sit for three minutes-whlch
seemed three hours-their eyes directed
into the opening of the camera. What
agony these poor victims suffered, and
how eagerly they watched, and how
anxious they were, after the "picturc
was took" until it was cased, paid for
(price three dollars), and taken home to
be tile wonder Of the neighborhood.
And then we thought Of the photo
graph gallery on the same floor Of the
office IN which we were "devil to the
"art preservative," md how there came
stamping mp the stairs one day II great
lubberly boy, the sound Of whose heavy
shoes resounded through the building as
his feet came down with n crash. And
tho very funny voice in which lie asked
il this was where "protiles was took, y
and Of our answer that it was, and Of the
other devil that took possession OF us,
and which we regret every time we think
OF it.
Boys will be boys, aud printers devils
were then the worst-the very worst
imps in the world. We have not forgot
ten how we took TINT young granger's
profile; how we seated him on the high
editorial stool, and mnde him hold before
his face heavy wrapper, while we took
the old ball with which we linked the
form, and covering it with printers ink
more carefully than We did when beating
n form for old Matt, the pressmau, we
stood before the victim and told him
that all was ready, and when We said
drop, he must let go tho corners Of the
paper.
It is all before us to-day, the trembling
fingers holding up the paper and hiding
from view what was going on outside OF
it, somewhat suspicious, no doubt, that
ali was not right, vet hoping that it
might be, and that good picture for
Mary Ann would be the result, ourself
standing there, holding the bali ND be-
fore the paper and shaking with inside
laughter so TINT We could scarcel. utter
the word "drop," and Mike, the Junior
devil, off one side crowdinr tho inky
towel into his month TO keen from laugh
ING.
Then came the word "drop, and the
heavy wrapper fell, and tho ball was
pushed forward into the victims face.
His hands went M to keep of the blow,
but hands, face, hair and clothes were
one mass Of black, sticky ink, and such
n picture as was "took." Sad rs tho re-
suit was, it makes us smile today rs We
think OF the victim standing there, won
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18

Yale College lost three men during
vacation by violent deaths. One shot
himself, one was drowned aud third
was killed while playing base ball,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

statesmen were killed at Columbus last
Monday when those Wood County
bribers were exhonerated.
We trust that all the members of
the Ohio Legislature will reach homo
in safety, and that few of them will
ever find the way back to Columbus.
The Ohio Legislature refused to
adopt any measure to relieve the Su-
preme Court by providing for the ap-
polntment of commission or other
wise The Supreme Court is seven
years behind with its work, and the
failure of the Legislature to afford re-
lief, practically amounts to denial OF
justice. This is one of the sins of
omission to be charged up to the late
worthless Legislature, and will serve
to set the people to thinking more
earnestly of the necessity of sending
men of force, character and integrity
to the Legislature.
Cincinnati Enquirer: The Ohio
House of Representatives, in the
closing hours of its session has dis
graced itself In the Wood County
investigation it was clearly shown that
in several eases bribery was attempted
or accomplished. The adjournment
cuts off the investigation, but in the
face of all the testim eny submitted the
House votes TO eXhonorate all the
members implicated by Gordon's In
vestigating Committee. This act was
shameful. 1t is nothing less than
shielding bribery and smothering its
exposure. The House of Represent
atives of our General Assembly has
chosen to pass out of. public sight,
advertising itself as a body whose
votes were purchasable by ''iokes"
ranging from SIS to 500 in value,
solemnizing that disgraceful fact, in
effect, by vote of approval. With
evidence before the House that some
of its members were corrupt it pats
them on the head, pronounces a bene-
diction on them and says, We'll done,
good and faithful servants. It has
placed premium on bribery, instead
of fixing upon it the seal of condem-
nation. The Legislature disbands ex-
haling odious odors. The individual
members who have brought disgrace
upon their constituents and upon the
State, precipitated shame enough up
on US, but when one branch of Legis
lature sanctions their corrupt proceed
ures that body ought to be dOubly
condemned. Let our people and our
party see to it that men incorruptible
and undefled are hereafter sent to the
General Assembly.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
From the Ohio State Journal.

A Columbus letter of August "a, to
the Cincinnati Times, reproduced this
morning, furnishes some startling
reading. The letter was written by
Mr.. Curtis, the regular correspondent
of the Times, whose reliability will
not be questioned in this city or where
ever else he is known. Mr.. Curtis has
succeeded in getting a glimpse at the
true inv ardness of the Geghan bill,
and what he has discovered is suffi.
cient to prove beyond doubt what has
already been more than suspected, that
the bill was pressed through the Leg
islature by the immediate influence of
the Catholic Church and at the per-
sonal dictation of Catholic priests
The surrender of the Democratic par
ty to the sect whose collar it wears
has scarcely been supposed to be so
humiliating and complete as it now ap-
pears, but since it has transpired that
priests ruled the party caucus, that
they uttered threats and shook their
fists in the faces of Democratic Sena-
tors, and that these craYen-hearted
men, chosen to be the representatives
of free people, meekly bowed their
necks TO the yoke of the Pops-sincs
we knew these things, we naturally
suspect great deal more, and feel as
sured that but half of the truth has yet
been revealed. But perchance it will
come out yet before the canvas is
over. The time has gone by for con-
verting the State Capital of Ohio into
a castle of the Inquisition.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
Cure for Drunkenness.

We desire to draw particular atten-
ton 30 a prescription which has been
printed by the Scientific American,
which is said to have proved practi.
cal and efficient remedy for the chronic
love of strong drink Is is described
as follows:
"There is a prescription in use in
England for the cure of drunkenness,
by which thousands are said to have
been assisted in recovering themselves.
The receipt came into notority
through the efforts of John Vine Hall,
commander of the Great Eastern steam
ship. He had fallen into such a ha-
bitual drunkenness that his most earn
est efforts to reclaim himself proved
unavailing. At length he sought the
advice of an eminent physician, who
gave him perscription-whicA he fol
lowed faithfully for seven months, and
at the end of that time he had lost all
desire for liquor although he had for
many years been led captive-which
he afterward published, and by which
so many drunkards have been assisted
to reform, as follows:
HuApAdG0 VI 1LOuS nF6 AaL4S PSp"
permint water, IL drachms; spirit oi
nutmeg, one drachm twice a day
This preparation acts as tonic, and
particularly supplies the place of the
accustomed liquor, and prevents thai
absolute physical and moral prostra
ton that follows a sudden breaking
off from the use of stimulating drinks.
We can scarcely conceive that the
Scientific American would have print
ed this without being satisfied of it,
efficiency. We commend it, therefore
to the consideration of our physicians
and druggists. There are many mer
addicted to strong drinks who are wOr
thy objects of commiseratiOn, lost be
yond their own mental and mora
powers for redemption and reform
If there is anything in the world tina
can help them out of the slough 0
despond in which they find themselves
it is blessing which ought to be dis
seminated."- Chicago Tribune.
If the Post has reader who is ad
dicted to drunkenness and really dc
sires to cure the habit, give the abOV
} fair trial, and if it proves success
rise up and call US blessed Wyom
ing Post
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

A citizen of Gratiot avenue called
on the Chief of Police yesterday, and,
without any skirmishing around, he in
quired:
'Ishn't dere ZONE law about dot"
"What is that p asked the Chief.
"Can dot be dot weller shall call
his dog 'Bismark 2 replied the man.
"Why man can name his dog any
thing he wants to, suppose
"Can he ?"
eyes"
And dot man schall call his dog
Bismark ?''
Eyes"
"An ze law ish ne good p
"No."
"He! ha! yes! 1 schall go NIT my
house and name my dog Shorge-
hashington-Sheneral- Grant Bostmas-
terShswell, pooty quick"
And he was red in the face as he
left.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
THERE CONES A TIME.

There comes time when we grow old,
And like the sunset down the sea,
Slope gradual and the night wind cold
Comes whispering sad and chillingly;
And locks are gray
As Winters day,
And eyes of saddest blue behold
The leaves all weary drift away,
And lips of faded coral say,
There comes a time when we grow old
There comes a time when joyous hearts,
Are dead to all save memory.
As prisoner in his dungeon chain,
And dawn of day
Hath passed away,
The moon hath into darkness rolled;
And by the embers warm and gray.
hear voice in whisper say,
There comes time when we grow old
There comes time when manhood's prime
Is shrouded in the mist Of years,
And beauty, fading like dream,
Hath passed away in silent tears;
And then how dark!
But oh the spark
That kindled youth to hues of gold,
Still burns with clear and steady ray,
And fond affections lingering say,
There comes a time when we grow old.
There comes time when laughing Spring
And golden Summer cease to be,
And we put on the Autumn robe
To tread the last declivity;
But now the slope,
With roSy hope,
Beyond the sunset we behold
Another dawn, with farer light,
While watchers whisper through the night
There comes time when we grow old.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

ing topic, I have purposely omitted
some very harsh words used by my
companion toward the Catholic Church,
feeling that it would do no good to re-
peat them, and have only referred to
the talk to showto what a sorry pass
we have come when priest or preach
er OF any particular faith dares- to. de-
mand OF our lawmakers special favors
in behalf of the particular faith they
represent, and this too in Ohio, a State
which boasts of her entire freedom
from entangling alliances between
Church and State
By the way, speaking of this child
OF the true Church, reminds me that l
met its fond parent the other day, on
the train, near Dayton. I refer to
the
HON. JOHN GEGHAN
now known in the new calendar of the
faithful as Saint Geghan.
Our strawberry blonde friend looks
as natural as life, and twists his car
mine -colored mustaGhe with as much
fondness as when he polished one of
the cushions in the House last winter.
.IO44J AS1AOH
and delights in the sensation his bill
has made
Almost as soon as we had passed
the ordinary salutation, his face light
ed up with glee, and after forcibly eject
ing tablespoonful of amber colored
saliva, he remarked: s'Well, nv old
boy, my little bill raised hell in the
state, didn't it? I rather expected it
would make something of stir, hut
what puzzles me is, the hell it raised
is getting hotter all the time. But
then, you know, a man might as well
never have been born as not to do
something that would make it lively
for the boys"
In answer to an inquiry as to wheth-
er he expected to be returned to the
Legislature this fall, he said: 81 don't
think want any more of it. 1t don't
pay, and am now enlarging my bus
mess, which will need my personal at
tentiOn more than ever. But don't
think can't come back if I want to,
for I can, just as easy as rolling off a
log, the Enquirer to the contrary not
withstanding,
And so we parted, he to buy new
machine for making fine cut tobacco,
and to figure on the difference be-
tween fame and noteriety. CURT.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

The amount of paper currency per
capita in the United States, according
to the last Treasury statement, is $19
II. The total paper circulation per
capita in Great Britain, according to
the latest and most reliable estimates,
is but SO "a, and in France Sc g.
The total currency in this country,
coin and paper, is $24 O5 per capita,
while in Great Britain it is only S15
So In France it is $25 o. We have,
therefore, nearly third more curren-
cy than Great Britain, which is the
leading commercial country of the
world, and nearly as much as France
which is a nation of money hoarders
and far exceeds the United States II
the aggregate Of its business and com
mereial transactiOns.-[C Columbus Ga
xette.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

Since JEFF. Davis is so anxious to
see the country and do little publ ic
speaking, why should he not be- invited
to come up and help Uncle William
He is a good Democrat and one Of the
authors of q great historical scheme
of imitation. 1t is pity that his tai
ents should rust while laborers are so
much needed in the Democratic vine
yard.-TO 70. S. Journal.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
THE GEGHAN ACT.

How the Measure was LObbied by
Catholic Priests.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
v E G. E. T I n E .
Purifies the Blood, Renovates and
InvigOrates the Whole
System.
Its Medical PrOner1ies ara
Alternative, TONIC, SOL
VENT AND DIURETIC.

vegetine is made exclusively from the juices
of carefully selected barks, roots and herbs, and
so strongly concentrated that it will efectIv ely
Ia, scrOfuious Humor, Tamors, Cancer, Cancer
GUS Humor, EryeSipelaS, Salt Rheum, Syphilitie
diseases. Canker, faintness at the Stemaeh, and
all diseases that arise from impure blood Scia-
tlGa, In1amatory and ChrUnic Rheumatism. Neu-
fectually cured through the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of the Skin,
Pustulas, Pimples Bfoches, Boils. letter. scaId,
to effect a permanent cure.
For Pains in the back, Kidney Complaints,
Dropsy, Female Weakness, Leucorrh9a, arising
from internal liberation, uterine diseases, and
causes of these complaints; it inVigorates and
strengthens the whole system, acts upon the Sc
creti7e organs, allays infamation cures uicera-
tion and Regulates the bowels.
For Catarah, Dyspepsia, Habitual COstiVeness,
business and general prostration of the Nervous
System, no medicine mas ever given such perfect
satisfaction as the Negetine; 1t purifes the
blood, cleanSGS all the organs, and possesses 4
controlling power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by Vegetine
own families.
covered for the above diseases, and is the only
reliable Blood Purifier yet placed before the pub
Are not the many testimonials given for the
different complaints satisfactory to any reasOna-
above, that they can be cured2 Read the differ
| ent testimonials given, and no one can doubt
l
pain and suffering cannot be expressed, as il
| cases of Scrofnla, where, apparently, the whole
| body was one mass of corruption. 1t Vegetint
| will relieve pain, cleanse purify and cure sucl
diseases res storing the patient to perfect healtl
after trying different physicians, many remedie
suffering for years, is not conclusive proof, i
you are a sufferer, you can be cured? Why j
this medicine performing such great cures? L
works in the blood, in the circulating fluid. 1
can truly be called the Great Blood Purifier
The great source of disease originates in the
blood; and no medicine that does not act direct
" upon 1t. to purity ana renovate, has any jus
claim upon the public attention When tn
blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either fron
change of weather or of climate, want of exer
else. irregular diet, or from any other cause. tn
Vegetine Will renew the blood, carry of the put
rid humors, cleanse the stomach, regulate tn
bowels and impart tone of Xigor to the Who'll
body. The cohY iction is in the public mind a
well as in the medical profession that the medl
cines supplied by the Vegetable Kingnom ar
more safe, more successful in the cure of dis
ease, than mineral medicines. Vegetine is com
posed of roots, harks and herbs; it is pleasant
take, and is perfectly safe to give to an infant
Do you need it? Do not hesitate to try it. Yo
will never regret it.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT
VEGETINE
FOR TEN TIMES ITS COST.

The great benefit have received from the use
of Yegetine indu ces me to give my testimony in
its favor. believe it to be not only OF great
Of diseases peculiar 10 the spring and summer
seasons. would not be without it for ten times
Its cost. EDWARD TILDEN
Attorney and General Agent for Massachusetts
Of the Craftsman's Life Assurance Company.
No 49 Sears Building, Boston, Mass. 4lw4
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Common Pleas Judges-THOs- NJ. GRAY. 5.
-TEELE.
Probate Judge-JOHN B. RRIDDY-
Prosecuting Att0rney-ACE GREGG
Sherin-JOHN MILLIKAE.
Clerk of CouFt-JosEPH Z. PLUME.
Auditor-JAMKs P ROBINSON
Treasurer-C. GARIs
RecOrder-Z. W HEAGLER-
CorOher-E. 3. UPDBGROVE.
Comm mmissioners-ABRAN BUSH, r. L. FORD,
ROBERT s. SUTHERLAND.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

Something for Ohio Voters to Read
and Ponder
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

AND DEMOCRATIC SENATORS SUR
RENDERED TO THEIR THREATS
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09

A Significant Chapter of Sectarian In
science.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-09
Renovating & Repairing Clothing.
.ERAEAN KROLL

W ILL attend promptly and carefully to Rem
; az ovating and Repairing Clothing, at rea-
sghable rates, at his residence near the Fail
Grounds. Orders solicited. a. ah+R
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-06
A New Kind of Glass.

The Paris correspondent of the London
DaiZv Neaos writes: ''The Bastie glass exhib-
tied at the las, meeting of the Society for the
Encouragement of Manufactures is note
worthy invention. Brittle as glass is IA
miliar simile. The substance l speak of is
tough, as well as hard, and resists the action
of the irc. 1t can be applied to water con-
duits and number of culinary utensils in
stead of enamel, OF the loaded tin, so much
used in the hardware trade in Paris. The
experiments made the other night were highly
satisfactory. Thin plates of this glass were
thrown on tiled floor from height OF three
metres !. e., little more than nine feet, with
out injury. They were then flung with vio-
lence about the room and against the walls,
and held over gas jets. A weight OF 100
grammes was also dropped on them from the
height of three metres. The resisting temper
of the Bastie glass is obtained by means OF
chemical bath, to which it is subjected when
hot from the furnace. Some specimens
showed more resisting power than others.
Those which yielded to the blows they re-
ceivcd only broke in the spots where they
were bit. There was remarkable absence
of continuous cracks. Wherever the hammer
took effect, the glass lost cohesion and trans
parency, and was reduced to granulous parti-
clcs. A company is in course OF formation
to work the patent"