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What a Farmer Ought to Know.

A farmer ought to be not only an ac-
cOmplished tiller Of the soil, but also an
excellent machanic, fair harness maker
and mender Of shoes, tolerab.e carpen-
ter, pretty good blacksmith or machinist,
and also wide-awahe, thorough Judge
and breeder ofstock, knowing how and
caring for their ailments--not only horses
and cattle, but sheep, hogs, mules, po1l.
try, or anything that money can be made
out of. With all this be should be . civil
engineer, acquainted with levels and BY
draulics, and repairs Of pumps, and Il, In
addition to these requirements, he under.
stands laying stone and brick, and putt
ting on plastering, as well as mixing and
Supplying paints, he will find plenty to do,
to say nothing ofwhat be ought to know
about grain and milling it. His wife, and
in fact good housewives generally, must
not only understand housekeeping, but
she must be good cook, baker and con.
fectioner, know howto make and tit gar
ments OF all sorts for both sexes, and
not only be tailoress, but milliner and
mantua maker also. She must under
stand canning fruit and vegetables, and
making both pickles and preserves. With
these, theexperieuce of a~few years OBJ
servation as mother, ought to make her
something more than an ordinary phy-
sician. Most ailments pertaining both 70
human beings and brntes are but trifing
at first, and if taken in tiGe, are easily
cured II is only by neglect that they be-
come serious. Prairie Farmer sea
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An Old Puzzle Rewritten.

''lf you please, sir, I'm poor boy,
but Tn awfully smart and l want to
work" % a:'f
The storekeeper looked at bis custom.
er in astonishment; the boy was little
bit OF fellow, and his chin came just
over the top Of the counter. s
"Well," said the store-keeper, syou
seem to have a pretty good idea OF your
selfn a.a q Issm, =
"That,s so,e said the boy; II lost my
last place cause / was smart"
"All right, then; I'll show you where
you mako great mistake when you say
you're smart. Do you see that jug over
there 2" 1875 ~ 1ss9 e0
"No. sir" said the boy, looking hard
at greer box marked, "Six gross safety
pins"
"Not there; way back in the store"
"Oh, yes," said the boy.
"Now that jug is full Of vinegar 10
holds eight quarts. I've an order for
four quarts, but haven't sny empty meas.
ures excepting one holding three and an
other Eve quarts. Now II you're GO smart
as .you say you are, perhaps you can
measure the four quarts from the eight
quarts by using the three and Eve ?"
II can do it," said the boy, 'just -
easy as fishing" 84
"If you do, i'll give you two dollars
q week and your clothes. No guessing,
now; you must measure exactly"
"All right; have your tailor here in
fifteen minutes to measure me, please"
The tailor might have come even earli-
er, as the boy had the four quarts Of vim
|egar measured out in less than Eve min.
utes.
"How did he do itl =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
The Uses of the Lemon.

A piece of lemon bound upon a corn
will relieve in day or so. Itshould be
renewed night and morning. The free
use oflemon juice and sugar will always
relieve cough. A lemon eaten before
breakfast every day for week or two
will entirely prevent that feeling of las
situde peculiar to the approach of spring.
Perhaps its most valuable property is its
absolute power of detecting any of the
injurious and even dangerous ingredi
ents entering into the composition of so
very many Of the cosmetics and face
powders In the market. Every lady
should subject her toilet powder to this
test. Place teaspoonful of the sus
pected powder in glass and add the
Juice of lemon, II effervescence takes
place 1t is an infallible proof that the
powder is dangerous, and its use should
be avoided, as it will ultimately injure
the skin and destroy the beauty of the
complexion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
Religious Chat.

The religious 'chat" of the New York
Herald contains some practical truths
that will bear repeating. We quote q
few of them: VI W
A man can profess more religion in
fifteen minutes than he can practice by
working hard for fifty years.
When we are young we waste great
deal of time in imagining what we will
do when we grow older, and when we
are old we waste an equal amount OF
time in wondering why we waited SO
long before we began to do anything.
It is well enough to hang up chrome
with "God bless our homen on it, but il
will do no harm to help on the matter
by little less fretting, A great many
people ask the Lord to do what they
won't lift up their hands to do them
selves.
There is a large class in the commu.
nifty who think it very wrong to pay
church debts on Sunday. The name Of
Kimball is a kind Of spiritual tired rag
which rouses their anger. They leave
the church in high dudgeon when any
financial enterprise is mentioned, and are
not visible until the money has beer
raised. This extreme sensitiveness may
be of the heart, but uacharitable people
are rash enough to say that it generally
proceeds from the pocketbook. They
have learned every word in the gospe
of "take," but deny the authenticity oi
the gospel of "give." They remind us
of the poem which says:
Old Farmer B., is stingy man.
Who keeps all he gets and gets all he can.
He goes to church and he rents pew,
But the dimes he gives to the Lord are few.
If he gets to heaven with the good and great
He will be let in at the smallest gate.S
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Keep Straight Ahead.

Pay no attention to slaDderers and
gossip-mongers. Keep straight on in
your course, and let their backbiting die
the death of neglect What is the use
of lying awake nights brooding over
the remark of some false friend, that
runs through your brain like lightning ?
What is the use Of getting into worry
and fret over gossip that has been set
aaost, to your disadvantage, by some
meddlesome husybody who has. more
time than character
These things cannot possibly injure
you, unless you take notice of them,
and, in combating them, give them o
standing and character.
II what is said about you Is true, set
yourself right; II it Is false, let it 60 for
what it will fetch.
If q bee sting you, would you go to
the hive to destroy III Would. not y
thousand come upon you?4 It is wis
dom to say little oftheinjuries you have
received. !,
We are generally losers in the end il
we stop to refnte all the backbiting and
gossiping we may hear by the way.
They are annoying, it is true, but not
dangerous-so long as we do not stop
to expostulate or scold. Our characters
are formed and sustained by ourselves
by our own actions and purposes, and
not by others.
Let US always bear la mind that "Ca.
lumniators may usually be trusted to
time and the slow but steady justice ol
public opinion" And o how much evil
designers fear public opinion!
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Formation of Character,

II you ever watched an icicle ss u
formed, you would have noticed how Il
froze one drop at time until Il was q
foot long or more. II the water was
clean the icicle remained clear, and il
sparkled brightly in the sun; but II the
water was slightly muddy the icicle look
ed foul, and Its beauty was spoiled. Just
so our characters are formed. One little
thorght or feeling at time adds It's in.
Auence. II every thought be pure and
right, the soul will be bright and lovely,
and will sparkle with happiness; but II
there be thoughts and feelings impure
and wrong, the mind will be soiled, the
character depraved and darkened, and
there will be final deformity and wretch
edness. How important, then, that We
should be on our guard against every
evil impulse and desire!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
why the Gas Was Turned Down
Fulton Times.)


When q Fulton man came home the
other evening and stepped into the par
lor to I'll the coal stove, he was startled
to see when the flame of his hand lamp
dissipated the darkness that his daughter
and her ducky-doodle, Adolphus, were
under the lowered gas jet
But they we're in separate chairs! And
we're engrossed in box OF 6gs.
He felt compelled to ask:
"Something the matter with the gas :"
And the time-tried youth, ,grasping one
Of the golden thoughts that overwhelm
us in time Of emergency, answered, as
he mechanically picked up another fig:
mo, sir; we turned it down so as not
to notice when we bit into . worm"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
Useful Family Hints.

Be kind.
Be prudent. EA
Do not scold.
Air your cellars.
Use a butter. knife.
Always keep clean dish cloth.
Do not pour cabbage water down the
kitchen sink. .s.s.s -.
Give catnip tea to, infants instead of
soothing syrup.
Exquisite neatness is necessary in the
sick room. vs a . es
Sprinkle rock-salt over q dusty car
pet before sweeping. s5fg,s
Washing soda and unslaked lime will
remove paint from wood.
A brick floor will cause iron mold al
most as soon as iron itself.
To look as beautiful as she can Is the
duty Of every true woman.
Clean oil cloth with milk and water !;
brush and soap will ruin them.
Don't forget your spectacles OF note
book when you 90 to the Faif.
Give your wives all the money they
can make from the butter and eggs.
Tumblers that have hail milk in them
ought never to be put into hot water.
So bring up your child that he has
but to act In company as he has done a,
home. A.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
THE BATH HORROR.
Particulars of the. Burning Of the
Steubcn County Almsh0use.

! I, .nu NJ " AK, o
ArH; !, ~ ~ ap.n o..ln sne ,pnlla-
.ns - w 9ssuos1 Soonsy 1oos-1cnse'
un'Iu "a uullel ~. easntosy peni,
.Isa ~ n W. ".o ~ y ss Vsle Rrsseu and
se s.ss .as W, gue noae of gsess rem
sasn aso.J IVY. n'gns !. wascnman WAS
snplo, su avou' soe ouiiuings anu mere
was no nIe apparatus, Al the partitions
Sele os pl.ca-p'ne ana burned like I'M
-" ". 's o.'ss lo.xeo =. waos set hte !o-'
msss .,s psu, s.,s auussu sue o.ne, inmates only
t ssa,,a e10 1a.'u'uk Vas I'ea W.n 1hnasng
.h.re .vn .s Aa .amr'e VINO nao rord IN
asmss hnrs. .e ~, "a 1.u gool anu sue
s;crs s .ss ~ -. ~ es.u asn s'oe sne ssu-
Se 5000 az s.s = '1S ~ l''l's ne 3 g "
~ - scconn. % J. ,ho 1,u as,e coa'S = 20. g seess
~. M I h"od ho.m.s :, suo ~ Ia'Ie ue nsu ,osceu
un, .o neau oesweea 'ne 0als o' the w,noo"
an" aou ..os. "as uuao'e 70 pun !. oack. ine up.
pI;,S.on! ; s! sSs ,as 1ooupleu oy 70 women ano
suuu..n' asa.:.' Jug 'cwe. ssory oy 10 men; .
y .asS r mste .olouc, crippled or very
80. aNs ou 'ne nrs; moor ana Ten on
.Isrm s oeSyu1 NJ; n4or psflsned. Al Inc nrat
a.s'm In harrington, tne keeper, knock
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Coal Ashes and Plun1s.
gainesville Telegraph.

W. H. johnson, Of Mentor, informs
US that be got fine crop Of plums last
year from tree that had previously fail
ed to mature its fruit in consequence OF
the curculio, by covering the soil about
the roots thickly with coal ashes-at
least he attributes the success to this
cause. 1t may be that the ashes were 80
thick as to smother the insects, or pre-
vent their rising out of their winter quar-
ters
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Misrena,w
Not a Marrying Girl.

NVC q HAdIIy yAhS ohh
They were seated together, side by
side, on the sofa, in the most approved
lovers fashion-his arm encircling her
taper waist, DC.
"Lizzie," he said, "you must have read
my heart ere this; you must know how
dearly love YOU"
eyes, Fred; you have certainly been
very attentive" said Lizzie. fI
"But, Lizzie, darling, do you love me 2
Will you be my wife :" e
"Your wife, Fred! OF all things, no /!
No. indeed, nor any else's."
Lizzie, what do you mean p
"Just what ! say, Fred, I've two mar
ried sisters.s
"Ccrtainly! and Mrs. Hopkins and
Mrs Skinner have very good husbands
believe"
$50 people say but I wouldn't like
to stand in either Mays or Nelrs shoes !;
that's all"
"Lizzie, you astonish me-"
"Look here, Fred; I've had over
twenty. five sleigh rides this winter, thanks
to you and my other gentlemen friends. :"
Fred WINGED little here, whether at
the remembrance of that unpaid livery
bill, or the idea of Lizzie's sleighing
with her other gentlemen friends I can
not positively answer.
"How manv do you think my sisters
have had1 Not the sign of one, either
of them. Such pretty girls as May and
Nellie were, too, and 80 much attention
they used to have"
s.Now, Lizzie"
1 81 am fond Of going to the theater
occasionally, as well as lecture or con-
lcert sometimes, and shouldn't like it il
1 proposed attending any such entertain.
ment to be invariably told that times
were hard and my husband couldn't af-
| ford 1t, and then to have him sneak of
alone"
"Lizzie, Lizzie"
"And then if once in dogs age he
Ibid consent to 60 with me anywhere iu
1.-The evening, shouldn't like to be lef,
to pick my way along the slippery places
!. | at the risk of breaking my neck, he
walking along unconscioosly py my sioe
I'm OF dependent, cllnglng nature, ano
need the protection OF strong arm.
"Lizzie, this is all nonsense"
"Im the youngest IN our family, and
perhaps I've oeen spoiled. AT all events
| Know 1t would preak my neart 10 nave
my husband vent all the iii,temper wnicn
ne conceals rom the world on my de'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
Josh Billings on = Beer.

! hav finally cum to the conclusion
that lager beer as beverage is NOT in
toxicaiing.
/ have been told bY German who
said he had drunk it ali night long, lust
to try the experiment, and was Obliged
to 90 home entirely sober IA the morn.
ing. have seen this same man drink
eighteen glasses, and II be was drunk It
was in German, and nobody could uns
derstand it,
It is proper enuff to state, that this
man kept lager beer saloon, and. could
have no object in stating what was not
strictly thus. s g
I believe him TO the full extent Of my
ability / never drank but three glasses
of lager in my ME Which made my head
|go. round astf hung on The end
|of a.string, sbut ] VAS informed Il Was
owing to my bile being out Of place I;
and l guess il was so, for | never billed
over wus than did when / arrived
home that mite. My wife believed I was
goin to die, snd / was afraid / shouldn't,
for 1t seemed as II everything / had ev.
er eaten in my life was comm up. and
believe If my wife hadn't pulled off my
boots as soon as she did, they would
have come rumbling up also.
o, how sick / wuz IA years ago, and
1 can taste it now.
never had 80 much experience in sc
short time.
If any man can tell me that lagel
beer was not intoxicating, shud believe
him; but if he should tell me that
wasn't drunk that mite but that my STUN
mick was out Of order, / shud ask him
to state over in few words just how /
man felt and acted when he was set up
If / warn't drunk that mite, ] hat
some ov the most natural simtums tina
a man ever had and kept sober.
In the first place it was about eight
rods from where drank the lager bee
to mi house, and was jest over tw,
hours on the road, and q hole busted ou
Through one Of my pantaloon neez, ani
didn't hav any hat, and tried to oper
1.-THE door by the bell pull, and hiccuped
lawfully and saw everythin' in the room
trying to get round on the back side o
me, and, sitting down on a chair, dit
not wait long enough for it to get ex
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30

How IS THIS Professor J. S. New.
berry charges dollar admission to a lee
ture in which he says be don't knowwhere
men came from. Colonel Ingersoll, on
the other hand. chargesiseventy- Eve cents
admission to lecture in which he tells MS
he don't know where we are going to-
Will some savant have the kindness to
tell us where we are.
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The Vexati0us Old Tom.
louisville ,Democrst.)

Tom Worthington vexes Gen. Sher
man about as sadly as "Bsnquo's' ghost
troubled our old friend "Macbeth. II
was the same Tom who saved the Union
Army from utter destruction at Shiloh
He lectured in Washington this week on
the "Shiloh Disaster" tickets only TWEEN.
ty-five cents. Wen bet a nickel the
Shermans didn't purchase many tickets
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30

The housefy crawls out of his crack in
the wall, and with wings stiff and feeble.
begins to practice flying at mark. In
another week he will be himself again, ,and
able to bite mans nose ninety seven
times out of every hundred.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
Fattening Sheen.

The English feed for fattening sheep
consists of cotton seed and turnips.-
They claim that it will put on the most
fat, is the safest feed, makes the best
mutton at a less cost and produces the
best and strongest manure.
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Anehy.
NO ROOM FOR JESUS,

NO ROOM FOR JESUS.
o Oplodding life! crowded SO full
Of earthly toll and carel
The body's daily need receives
The first and last concern, and leaves
No room for Jesus therel
obusy brainl by night and day
Working with patience rare
Problems Of worldly loss or gain,
Thinking till thought becomes pain;
No room for Jesus there.
o throbbing heartl SO quick to feel
In others woes share,
Yet human loves each power enthrall,
And sordid treasures Hll it all;
No room for Jesus there.
o sinful soull thus to debase
The being God doth sparei
Blood-bought thou art no more thine own;
Heart, brain, life, are His alone;
Lest soon the bitter day shall come
When vain will be thy prayer
To find in Jesus heart place;
Forever closed the door of grace,
Thou'lt gain no entrance there.
-NsU York Christian Adooeak.
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II young men knew all our postage
stamps were made ny eighty pretty girls
it isn't likely they would ever ask the post
Office man to lick another one for them.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

T,HN undersigned, having been appointed
/ Notary Public, would inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to fll Pensioners Blanks. admin
ster Oaths, take Dispositions, acknowledge
Deeds. Mortgages, and other instruments Of
writing. JOHN JRFFRRS.
aprls,76Y. Beallsville. Monroe Co., Ohio.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30

An Eastern paper has for its motto:
The pen is mightier than the sword, but
the scissors are easier to handle" Solo
mon didn't getaway with all the wisdom.
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1. p. FARQUHAR. M. ID.
fRormerly of Zsuesyille, 0hio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
Ofice and residence in the Kirkbrids property,
woo DSFIEL D, Oh o.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention to business to merit public
conhdenes and patronage.
Chronic Diseases will receive special
attention, msy4,'!5Y
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JOHN e. MIRACLE,
C 0 U NTY SU RVEY0R,
STAFFORD, MONROE CO., o.
promptly attended to on applica.
ton or by letter. moh14,'76Y,
WANTED.
WALNUT LUMBER,

A DDRRSS, stating what amount you have
II and how long It has been on stick,
WATT 4 McKBBVRR,
mayl5,'77E Barnes ,ills, Ohio.
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Affections OF the BYE, Ear, Throat Lunss and Bron-
chial Tubes which in many cases accompany severe
case OF Catarrh. The infsued and diseased condition
OF the mucous membrane s the cause Of all these
properly under the infaencs q the RAIiSAL CURR.
perfect frosdom from them cannot hs rvssonaby e.
sc d but three years since sANroRp,s RADICAL.
Cu was placed before the public but IN that short
1 everywhere acknowledged by druggists and physi.
clans 70 be the most successful preparation for the
thorough treatment Of Catarrh compounded. The
fact xn be Be deemed Of mere imPoIta1ce port ace wnsn 4 g
20 dnerent remedies for Catarrh have been placed
sale, and to-day, with one or two exceptions, their
names cannot DO recalled by the bestinformed drug
Est Advertsing may succeed in forcing few SALES.
medca! properties. It Is absolutely certain to fall into
: Each package Of sANFoRDs RADICAL CURE con.
tans Or. senfordt Improved Inhang Tube, with full
directions for its use In all cases Price ti Sold By
a Wholesale and retail druggists and dealers through
out the United States and Canadas. WEEKS POT
TER, General and Wholesale pruggsts, Boston,
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Advertising Rates:

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Parents are often puzzled to help their
children when they get beans, buttons,
etc., in their noses The Medical Record
says: "Blow the pstient's nose for him,
by clossiug the empty nostril with your
finger and blowing suddenly and strongly
into the mouth -an efficient method
which has often succeeded when instru-
ments have failed. The glottis closes
spasmodically, and the whole force Of
your breath goes to expel the button OF
bean, which commonly flies out at the
FIRST effort
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SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

:, Tas value q this remedy must not be Ovsriceks
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-02

While the Legislature whose
closing hours are running through
the glass as we write has been in
no sense great one-while, in
deed, it has rather earned for it.
self the character of weak and
vacillating body-it has yet done
no wicked things--not one. 1t is
all very easy to talk vi subservience
to the Railways aud corporations,
but what man of note in either
body = what would-be leader oil
either party in either House has
dared to sound the rallying note?
With the exception of that politi-
cal Ishmaelite, Greed Raymond,
not one. five have had no radi-
cal legislation on the Railway
question the Hart bill at least leaves
US in better plight than the
Railway legislation of two years
ago. Those legislators who failed
to meet their pledges to their con-
stituents will simply be dropped,
and that is all there is to the mat
ter
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-02

THE appropriation of $500 to
the Horticultural Society is anoth-
er evidence Of how vigilantly our
own membtrs of the Legislature
have attended to our local inter-
ests. 1t is useless to deny the fact
that the Democratic majority OF
the California Legislature have
not, in many respects, been respon-
sive to the just demands Of the
people, but the Los Angeles dele
CATION have made brilliant record
for themselves. Senator George II.
Smith, at all stages of the session,
sought steadily to bring all parties
to q remembrance of their pledges
on railway matters, and the con-
| cessions to this county, brought
about by all our members working
tremendously together, while they
have not been all we hal u right tc
expect, have at least been without
precedent.