The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-06-06
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his body in o horrible manner, has had
his sentence to death commuted to Inn
prisonment for life. 4se u 4
An engagement has taken place near
Monterey, Mexico, between the Mexi.
| can forces under Fnero and the revoiu
tionists under Nsranjo and Trevino, ia
which the latter we're defeated.
The Medlicott Compaly, Of Windsor
Locks, Connecticut, manufactures of IN.
derwear, has failed liabilities 3i09, 900.
The assets, 1t is hoped, will pay the IN.
debtedness dollar for dollar.
Never 60 back. What you attempt,
do it with your strength. Determine
ton SO omnipotent II the prospect be
somewhat darkeued, put the fire OF res
olution to your soul, and kindle flame
that nothing but death can eztinguish.
No other branch of industry can be
named in which there need be so little
loss in the paterial employed, or which
SO completely derives its profits from
the vast and exhaustless domains of na.
ture, as bee culture.
Two members of the staff of General
jackson. who were present at the bat
tie of New Orleans, now reside at Car.
rollton, Ky. They are Major Thomas
Butler, eighty seven years old. and Gen.
eral VIM. o. Butler, eighty.iive years
old. sa
The New England Farmer says:-
There are thirty species of insects
which snbsists on garden vegetables.
The grape vine has about fifty insect
enemies. The apple tree seventy-dve.
EOur different shade trees over a hundred.
and wheat and other grains Atty"
A writer in the Ohio Farmer says: !:
al was brought up to believe that q
light, thin coil was the best for beans.
But experience has proved this theory
to be radically defective. While small
crop of beans can be grow on very
poor land, large crop requires either q
good soil or plenty of manure"
DR.. Thomas W. Evans, of Paris, will
shortly arrive in this country. A part
Of his mission will be to induce sub
scriptions for the erection in Paris of q
monument commemorative of the SER
vices Of France to this country in the
American Revolution DR.. Evans heads
the list with a subscription of 10000.
To whiten lace, iron it slightly, and
sew it up in linen bag; let the bag re-
main 70: "a hours in pure olive oil ~
Then boil the bag in soap and water for
fifteen minutes, rinse in warm water, and
then dip into water containing slight
proportion of starch Take the lace
| from the bag and stretch it out to dry.
A Western cultivator finds the follow
ing mixture effectual Tor. destroying the
rose-slug: "Pnt the fourth Of pint OF
soft soap into pail Of water, and mix
we'll together. Apply this with garden
syringe every morning to the under
sides of the leaves. Apply promptly
and early, before the slugs have made
headway"
A new blasting powder, named "hera
clin," is being experimental with in sew.
eral French and Austrian mines. Il
contains picric acid, nitrate of potash,
and of soda, sulphur, and sawdust.-.
Engineers say that it burns compare.
tively slowly, SO that it only fractures
the mass, and does moi, ,scattert the pieces
about. 8 .arGf4 fizea es
OF the sixteen Presidents who have
| died natural death, the average age of
the first eight is eighty years; Of the
second eight, sixty eight years For
the first time since Washington's death,
an administration approaches its close
without there being one ex-President
alive; usually there have been two, or,
three, or four.
New York Sun: The lecture agent of
Mr.. Theodore Tilten sends word to the
Sun that he feels qualified to deny the
stories OF Tilton's drunkenness that are
now current In the Western papers =
He has been travelling with him through
the country up to recent date, and
never once saw him under the inAue,ce
Of liquor. The stories seemed in6edi-
ble s5s.ss
A countryman had sold 4 butcher
some hogs, and was to deliver them In
the afternoon at the re4idence OF the
purchaser, but did not know where the
said residence was The butcher then
gave himthe following directions: "You
choost goes pehind De Menger and turns
BIO de right till you comes to fence NIT
a hole in it, den you turns up to de
right for while till you sees . house
NIT big hog in dc yard. Dots me"
/ "A negro, very black, and white girl,
very pretty, we're recently married in
Cass, Iowa. The husband is forty years
old, and not only lacks comeliness OF
person, but has no mental attractions. -
The wife is the educated daughter of q
wealthy farmer, and aged sixteen. Her
father tried to prevent the marriage by
4 imprisoning her, and to invalidate 1t by
legal means, but succeeded in neither at
tempt. The negro, however, has been
driven out OF the town by mob.
4 Thomas d. Suplee, q smooth faced
young man, with the personal appear,
8 ance that is deemed to denote piety
started an Episcopal mission in Frank
. linyille, suburb Of Philadelphia. Ht
& worked hard, ostensibly for religion, but
, really for himself. he got up entertain
3 ments Of various kinds, and in othel
8 ways collected all the money possible il
4 90 small field--about S750-and nov
e he and the fund are missing. He woult
J. doubtless accomplish more in q plac
!, proportioned to his ability.
9 It is said that previous 10 Mar
n Twsin's marriage his prospective father
in.law asked for credentials Of charac
d ter. "That's very natural," said MARI
y s..It's just what should do were / i
|. your position. / guess / can give yo
o some names that will satisfy you. Nov
]. there's Mr.. Goodman. of the Terrtoris
lr Enterprise. And there's Mr. Frederic
;ol McCrellish, Of the Alta Californian :
u You write to them. guess they'll Civ
ss me good character. guess they wi
I lie for me I've done the same for thel
er whenever a requisition has been mad
upcu me. !"
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