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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-22
LEGAL NOTICE.

~
csARAH McCAMIcK, and Isaac McCamick,
y her husband, who reside in Wellsburg,
Brooke County, West Virginia, and cathsriue
Harrison and Martin Harrison. her husband,
who reside in Monroe County, Ohio, will
take notice that petition was filed against
them on the llth day Of September, A. D.
1878, In the court Of common pleas within
and for the county Of Monroe. by Christian
.Cehre, and Is now pending, wherein said
Christian Cehrs demands partition Of the
following real estate, to wit:s The south half
Of the northwest quarter Of section twenty
one, township two Of range three. except
eight acres sold of Of the southeast corner
Of said tract BY Job Psarson to Lemuel
Pearsoll, by deed dated July 20 1878, con-
tanning sevsnty:four acres, more or less; and
that, at the next term Of said court, the said
Christian Cehrs will apply for an order that
partition may be made Of said premises.
- CHRISTIAN CEHRS,
By SPRIeas & DRIeGs, his Attys.
sepl7,T8w7.
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Notice to Teachers.

UyHK Board OF Examiners Of Monroe Coun-
ty will hold meetings foe the examina
ton Of Teachers, as follows:
Stafford, Tuesday, September II, 1873.
Beallsville, Saturday, ~ -,
woodsfeld, Saturday, October 5.
Bafesville. !. AZ,
Woodsfeld, November =,
:. Is, a
These examinations will commsnce At
o'clock .. m. xnd close at p. m.
A fee Of Sc cents is required from eacf
applicant as condition Of examination, and
must be paid In advance.
By order Of the Board.
aug27, ,'7std. 8. A. ATKINSON Clerk.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-22
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
Tuesday, October -. 1878.
Jakie on Watermelon Pickle.

Jalkie on Watermelon Pickle.
..Old lady Jones borrowed Mrs. Browns
recipe for making watermelon pickle the
other day, and being hard Of hearing,
and ss she couldn't see to read well, she
got her grandson, jake to read it for
her. jake took the paper like dutiful
child, and holding il upside down, com.
menced:
"rake green watermelon-"
"Why, Jakie, amt YOU mistakenf /
thought the melon must he ripe.'
20, what's the matter wild your jew
ever see watermelon that wasn't
green p
"Cut the melon into four halves"
"But there amt only two halves to
ANYTHING; don't believe you are read.
Ing that right, Jakie
well. don't halve to But anyhow
that's what the reseet says. Then soak
the watermelon in pint cup"
10, dear me, how in the world can
you put watermelon in pint cupF'
.sWell, amt here to tell you the
whereas and the howfores. I'm just
reading the facts, and you can put in the
philosophy to suit your taste. After
soaking the melon, put it in skillet and
fry 1t for four days"
III wonder IL Mrs. Brown sent me such
q receipt rs thatT said the old lady: but
Jakie kept on.
"Then put the watermelon in quart
bowl and pour over it gallon of vine.
gar. taking care not to spill the vinegar
I'D just like to know how you car
pour gallon into quart without spill
fng any of it," But Jakie continued:
"Then sift q peck OF red peppers
through milk strainer over the melon /;
and to one cup of butter add the white
and the yoIks of three eggs and throw 10
the old hen that laid 'em, and four sticks
Of cinnamon drops, and bottle Of DR.
Mary Walkers Vinegar Bitters, and two
teaspoonsful OF sassafras, and ten grains
of quinine, and run it through coffee
mill, and let it stand till It ferments, and
then put Il In tin can, and then tie it to
q dogs tsil-this will stir it up to the
right consistency-and then you can
turn It of into crooks and have it ready
fof.use. Serve it up cold,and then spread
It on mince pie, and it makes capital
dessert" and Jakie slid out of the door,
and left the old lady looking like wrin.
kle on monument.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-22

Peculiar people: Those who habiiual-
E borrow yous newspaper. The para
qrapher who don't like to see his 5ant
ling copied. Men who can withstand
the destinations of young widow
The man who can smile when q party
"gives him dead away. The woman
who goes to bed and sleeps till her hus-
band returns from the lodge. Young
men who don't stare every pretty girl
cut OF countenance. People who have
heento the Faris Exposition, and don't
drag it in by the heels at every cpportu-
Sity.
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,sHERIFF'S SALE.
Cornelius Knowlton
I. N. Cline ct al.

Fa-sA- h@--
ny virtue Of certain order Of sale issued
|l from the ceurt Of common pleas, within
and for the County of Monroe, and State Of
Ohio, in . case pending in said court between
the above named parties, and to mo directed,
will offer tor sale atpublic auction at the
east door of the court house in Woodsield,
on .s4sesFgxsss 1i&sE5 5H (
Saturday, the Cd day Of November, 1878,
between the hours of 10 o'clock, a. M, and
4 o'clock p. mn of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county
Ohio, to-wit:
The northeast quarter Of the southwest
quarter Of section twenty, township three Of
range five, containing forty acres, more OF
less.. az 80
issta property so ordered to be sold 81 sp
praised At $500; and may sell for two thirds
Of said appraisemsnt. Terms of sale, cash be-
fore confirmation. KS ~ss''
WIN. READ,
octl,' ,'7sw5. Sheriff N. C. O.
BusrER 4 MALLosv, Att'ys. ~ = ~
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why the Practice was Abolished.
lFrom the Boston Transcript.

Why the Practice was Abolished.
JFrom the Boston Transcriptl
In palmy days Of the gentle craft. the
printer was allowed 10 wear sword
But there was such terrible slaughter
wrought by the long suffering typos up
en- the writer's Of illegible manuscripts
IN those days, that It was finally found
necessary to interdict writing for the
press altogether, or deprive the man Of
tyres OF his redoubtable weapon. The
first alternative was found OF impossible
execution; men would write though new
er so blindly. The printers were there
fore disarmed: and though it was con.
elusively shown that the number OF
deaths next year was less by several
thousand in each Of the large cities
alone, yet it was also developed that the
followers OF the art preservative had &C
suired habit OF profanity quite griev'
Gus to hear.
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An Arithmetical Calculation.

81 have calculated said the eminent
arithmetic man, that the average man
speaks three hours day, at the average
speed of one hundred words minute,
cay twenty.nine octave pages an hour,
or six hundred week; consequently, in
rhe course OF q year the average man
talks fifty-two large volumes.
'.Sir," said one OF the audience, q man
Of scant respect for the sex to which be
owed bic mother, s'does your calculation
apply also to women ?"
.s1t does, sir" coolly replied the arith
metic man ;.all you hare to do is this
and be puts an 0 after the 50.
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AssIeNEE's NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the UNDER
lN signed was. on the l9th day OF August,
1878, duly appointed and qualified By the
Probate Court csMonroe County, Ohio, as
Assignee Of John W.. 6uter, of Raresville,
Monroe, County. Ohio. Creditors of said
Suter are notified to present their claims to
the undersigned witkin six months for al
lowance or rejection. aA st
THOMAS g. ALLBN,
aug27,'78w3. - qi7a Assignee.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Estate of Andrew Menges Deceased.

TH8 undersigned has been appointed and
i quaisaed a. Executriz of the will of An
drew Mesges, late of Monroe county deceased.
Dated this 1st day Of August, A. D. lS7S.
.s -, . AMANDA ANN MRNGBS.
sepl7,'7sw2.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-10
DAILY 1878.

her hands to her head as though in dem
pain. Then she opened her eyes which were
fixed and CLASSY, and stared In a horror
stricken way about her. Mr.. Conner. who
was the first to enter the house, saws he is
positive that he heard the steps of the two
men as they crossed the TIN roof Of the extern
sion in the rear. Their entrance and exit
we're made through a secvn,. story window
opening on the roof, and which had been IeIu
Enclosed on account of the weather. Who
the men were is still mystery, although
they betrayed knowledge of the premises
unusual to strangers. bliss Heuser said that
they were well dressed and that the hands Of
the tail man, Who SEIZED her first; were as soft
as those of a woman. What renders the case
more extraordinary Is the fact that the party
OF the lawn of Mr.. Townsend's. house were
less than fifty yards distant, and should have
been able to hear any unusual noise IN Or.
Hasbrook's premises The interval between
the discovery of her insensible body in the
hallway could not been over fifteen minutes
at the utmost. Drs. Hasbrook and Gedney
are emphatic . in their testimony that the
young lady suffered no harm at the hands of
the scoundrels beyond the indignits to which
she was submitted in being stripped and
chioroformed. The news of the outrage
spread like wiidhre, and a thorough search
was made for the perpetrators, but without
success. Patrols of excited citizens secured
the nelghborlng country, and every effort was
made to find the two men described by Miss
Heuser and the Misses Lefevre. No arrests
had been made up to late hour last night.
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CITY COUNCIL.
second Monthly Meetfug-S PROPOSE
ton Looking to Economy In the Con-
structiOn OF the CustOmhOuse-Re-
consideration of the Anchor
Line Wharfboat Privilege
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The board met at half-past three o'clock
yesterday evening.
Various accounts passed as prior meet
ing passed second reading
Petition Of ". Fitzpatrick to single a
house, rejected.
Ordered that the city treasurer make
monthly report as ordinances require.
Amended resolution to repair the city s
wagon 10y giving it into the hands OF the city
engineer, with power to act.
Refused to reconsider the potion of the st.
Louis packet company for a wharfboat.
p, ttion of A. Schwalmeyer, referred.
Adjourned to next regular meeting.
ROARD OF COUNCILuEN-
At the usual hour yes terday afternoon the
board of councilmen met d: the city hall. A
quorum was present. Councilman Goodyear
oceupied the chair. The monthly bill OF city
accounts passed on last reading.
A gas-lamp vas ordered to be placed at the
corner of Seventh and Georgia streets. 1t was
finally referred to the lights and lamp COM
mittee, as was also the proposition to place
oil-lamps on Carolina street.
Councilman Boyle moved that track be
laid from the customhouse grounds to the in
tersection of the Charleston railroad track on
Washington street, for the purpose OF trans
ferripg the Tennessee marble to the custom
house grounds at as little expense as possible.
Referred to the committee on railroads.
The memorial of the Memphis and st.
Louis packet company for permission to place
a wharfboat at the landing, etc was recon-
sidered and referred to the wharf and land
ing committee. As to the petition of the
Memphis and st. Louis packet company or
granting permission to erect wharfboat at
the landing, the board Of aldermen insisted
on granting the privilege, but the council re-
fused to concur, and the matter was referred
to the wharf aud landing committee, as be-
fore.
On motion an adjournment was had to the
next regular meeting on the first Wednesday
in August next
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-10
OIL INSPECTION.
The Judge of the Criminal Court Holds
That the Ofl-Inspection Law Is
Constitutional and sustains
the Indictments.

AT the criminal court the following 6t'si-
ness was transacted yesterday: Jesse Cannon,
assault with intent to murder, appeal from
bill of exceptions taken; Wetter x Co, re-
fusipg to allow Inspection Of illuminating
oils, etc motion to quash overrphed, and on
plea of not guilty tried by the court, WITH 2
verdict of guilty and fine OF twenty dollars
imposed on each; Wetter d Co, selling
illuminating oils without having them In
spected, same verdict as above; J. II. Il h.
Clffin, refusing TO allow inspection OF oils,
etc, verdict as above; j IL. a II. Coffin
selling Illuminating oils, etc without having
them inspected, verdict same rs above. The
defendants refused TO be governed by the IN
spection law so far as 1t applied to the inspec-
ton of illuminating oils sold to people living IN
Arkansas Mississippi and other States, and the
defendants shipped such OILS ont of the State
without inspection in order 20 test the con-
stitutionality of the law. The gra.d jury
found bills of indictment against them, and
the cases were disposed of as above stated,
the verdict being against the defendants.
The defendants were represented by Humes
& Poston and the State by L. w. Miller, all
of whom made very able speeches. The
speech of Mr.. Miller was hne legal argu-
ment and most convincing to the court. The
cases will be tally argued before the supreme
court of the State, and the question to the
constitutionality of the law NH be fully de-
termlned and settled.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-10
THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE,
One Hundred and Fifty Feet in the
Air, Deal in Screams, GrOans and
ImprecatiOns, Aroused by In
tense Alarm.

Philadelphia Record: Three hundred peo-
pie were Gagged one hundred and fifty feet in
the air yesterday afternoon at the top of the
Lemon Hill observatory, and for three-quar-
tiers of an hour their screams, and groans,
and imprecations aroused most intense alarm.
The observatory at Lemon Hill is accorded a
fine patronage on holidays 1t is built on one
of the highest points in East Paramount park,
and from the pinnacle can be enjoyed thir-
ty-mile view of the surrounding country.
Pleasure seekers IN the East park yesterday
afternoon swarmed around this towering pile,
and at four o'clock about three hundred were
on top feasting upon the beauties OF nature.
The capacity of the elevator car is limited to
forty grown persons, but yesterday afternoon
the man in charge of 1t thought he would
tax its power a little beyond this number,
and so allowed ffty-two people to crowd into
it on the downward trip. Having thus over
crowded it, the conductor gave Il sudden jerk
at the rope, then there was short, sharp
crack, the report of some fallen object on the
ground a hundred feet below, and the car
and its passengers stuck one hundred and
fifty feet in the air. The sudden start given
the over-crowded car caused one of the guide
pulleys to break, and so wedged The car be-
tween the grooves, where it now remains
For a time the widest excitement prevailed
among the crowd Of sight-seers, who sup
posed themselves at that fearful hight with
no way to get down. Fortunately there was
another car in operation, working independ
ent of its mate. At the time of the accident
this car was ascending for the purpose OF as
sisting in bringing down the passengers.
The sudden shock caused by the accident at
the top of the elevator had the effect of
throwing the wire rope off from the worm of
the lower ear, and so that also stuck in the
air at a distance of twenty feet from the
ground. Mr.. Charles Upton, one of the park
guard who is an expert at climbing, clam
bered up one of the iron rods, and, with the
assistance of Sergeant Spear and two bystand
ers, succeeded in getting the rope for the
lower car into position. After three quarters
OF an hours hard work it was got inio work
ing order, and the three hundred anxious
souls, who had enjoyed more sight seeing
than they had paid for, were safely landed
on their native heath.
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LOCAL NOTICES.

MosQUITo BARS, all kinds, cheap at ". X.
Thixton's, $50 Second street.
GREEN BRIER improves every day-re-
ceiN es more volume with age than any whisky
In the market.
QUERY-"Wby will men smoke common
tobacco when they can buy Marburg BIOS.
Seal of North Carolina at the same prse?'
ONLY one in the worId-the genui, DIR.
M'Cabe medicated blackberry brand; the
standard cure for all bowel diseases. Bears
the written signature of DIR. M'Cabe on each
label. G. W. JONES & co.
The Wilson SEwING-MACHINEs; also
needles, oils, parts and attachments, will
hereafter be kept by the undersigned. Will
son machines needing repairs will receive
prompt attention. j. b. ALDRICH,
254 Second street.
N. B.-F. E. Keenan,, late OF Wilson Office,
will be found at above address.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-10
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
A Wolf In Sleeps Clothing.


EDITORS APPEAL-When | first heard of
he nominations of the National party for
county offices, | remarked to friends that 1t
was wolf in sleeps clothing. Since the
nomination of the Radicals | AN more con-
WINGED than ever that it is our old foe that we
are to fght-the Radicals, who want to get
power in their hands to run end control the
county of Shelby, the evil effects of which we
are just getting over. They cannot pull the
wool over my eyes.
woRKINGMAN.
An Answer.
EDITORS APPEAL-In your issue of Satur-
day there appeared communication signed.
Many Voters" IN which certain questions
were asked of certain candidates, and of the
candidates named in the communication am
one. Answering for myself, | will say to
"Many Voters that am squarely in favor
OF such laws as will materially economist the
administration of the affairs of national
State, county and municipal government to the
end that the now heavily laden and grooming
taxpayers may be relieved. l am squarely
in favor of the Legislature of Tennessee, at It's
next session, passing law fixing the salary
of every officer in the State at such sum
only as may be sufficient to support the officer
and his family comfortably and Justify HIM
In giving his undivided attentie n
to the Office, to the end that his
duty may be faithfully performed
When | became car didate for the Office of
attorney general | issued a circular to the
voters of Shelby county, wherein l stated my
position touching the question of reform.
shall stand by that circular to the end, come
veal or woe. MANY Voters" have deter
mined the true issue; let the people take it up
and determine it at the baIlot-box. Let this
test be applied 20 each candidate, viz is he
honest? is he capable? will he discharge his
duty faithfully and in the interest OF the peo-
nile Dh Very trulv ato
G. p. n. TURNER.
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ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION.
A Young Lady Seized in Her Own Par
Tor, ed, and Stripped Of
Her Clothing by two Masked
Men-The Villains Fright
ened Away by Wis
ft0P.

Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
NEW YORK, July miss Louise E. Heu-
ser, an attractive Brooklyn girl, seventeen
years old, was the victim of dastardly out
rage at the residence of her brother n-law,
DR.. Hasbrook, in Milton on the Hudson, on
the evening of July 4th. Her relatives were
absent IN an adjoining town, and she had
spent the evening with lawn party at a
neighbour house. She returned home at ten
o'clock, went into the parlor and sat down to
the piano. She sounded three or four notes,
and, as she was making up her mind what TO
play, she heard footstep behind her. Turn
ing about she saw tall. thin man, dressed
In dark clothes, with a thick. black cloth
mask covering his face. The scoundrel
attempted to seize her, but she eluded
his grasp and made for the window. The
fellow chased her about the room and out into
the hail. where a shorter man stood holding
the inside knob of the hall door. On'seeing
her he let go the knob and rushed to the
others aid, exclaiming, Catch her, Jack, or
sponge containing chloroform to her nose and
mouth, and she sank senseless in their arms
The rest was comparatively easy. The
wretches stripped the defenseless girl, leaving
on one garment only, and threw her clothing
through the open door into the parlor. Then
noise was heard as of some one opening
the garden gate, and the two fled, leaving
Louise unlDJureu, Guy stllI senselesS on the
floor. Her feet were against the door, and
the caller, who was Mr.. Charles H. Conner
found some difficulty IN getting the door open.
When ne did open 1t, and realized what had
happened, shout went up which summoned
many villagers to the spot. Without waiting
for aid, Mr.. Conner wrapped a tabled cover
over the inanimate girl carried her up
stairs, and laid her on the bed Mrs. Conner,
Mrs. Townsend, and other neighbors did
everything in their power for I,ouIse's COM
fort. and by the and of restoratives and
prompt medical assistance she revived. An
ordinary physicians sponge cut in two, SO as
to completely cover her nose and mouth, was
found tied over her face, with two strips torn
from towel which hung in her bedroom.
When first found, the body was almost cold.
On reyiving she sighed deeply. and pressed
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From Puneh.l
THE lay OF THE LIMP ONE,

1 can't conceive how fellahs can go swingin' wound
and wound
And iinglng out their legs like that wouldn't faw
pound!
1 think Soci-aw-aw!-Soc Georgei FL bweak
my jawi-
Society is don't you know, monstwous howwid
baw.
1t is beastiy warm an dancfn' makes fetIah such
guy,
With dwops of perspIwatlon hop-ho-hoppin down
his eye.
Why, standn here, feel as limp as-aw! we'll, as a
Niger go,
Just fancy me aw!-whizzn round I'd cut pretty
figgeri
The festive thwong''-that's rwot, you know, when
the therm- aw-thermom-aw!
by Georgel the thermo-mOmeter is maxim eighty
flaw!
Aw-yaw let's cut this sweltring shop an dwrop this
beastly dwess.
I'll make my fellah pack my things, an catch the
Scotch expwess.
There's Lady Flo has got her eye upon me-wants
to spoon.
Aw-pwetty Flo, my spoon "close-ttme" begins the
end of June!
WEAKLY wish they'd pass law to make hop a
cwime
Between the first of-aw-July and-aw-too hot for
wymei
Exit, very limp.l
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PERSONAL.

w. J. MURRILL, of Chattanooga, was a
visitor at the cotton exchange yesterday.
ONE and two-horse Studebaker wagons.
and platform spring wagons, at prices to suit
the times. R. D. WALLACE & co.
Mr.. C. w. PEARSON, connected with the
house of Schwab q Co., is in town. after a
delightful ramble through the Virginia
mountains.
CAPTAIN SnAs G. BARR. the able editor
of the CorInth SubsoiIer and Democrat, and
an earnest worker IN the cause of Democracy
in north Mississippi, is in the city on flying
trip of pleasure and business.
Mrs DR.. SALE and her charming daugh-
ter, Miss Jennie, left Memphis yesterday fer
San Francisco, California, where they intend
to sojourn for the season. They carry with
them the best wishes of a large circle of
friends.
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They All DO 1t!
Buy Floyd's candies
For the ladies.
To HOusekeepers.

The attention of heads of families is re-
spectfully invited to the superior quality.
in every respect. of Dooley's yeast powder.
1t is entirely free from adulteratlon of any
kind, and every package contains absolute
full weight. Consumers should bear in mind
the fact that strictly pure, full-weight
baking powder, such as Dooley's, although
it costs a little more than the adulterated,
cheap, lightweight or bulk powders, is by
far the cheapest, both in purse and health.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Steamboat Excursion Tonight.

NteambOat ENcurs1On EO-NISht.
The grand moonlight excursion by the
ladies and gentlemen of st. Patrick's church
comes off tonight on the elegant and popu-
lar steamer City of Augusta and barge. The
Little Democrat" will be out to awaken the
echoes of the bluff previous to the departure
of the boat. A splendid band of music has
been engaged for the occasion, whilst the
best of everything in the line of refresh
ments will be found on board. The boat
will leave the foot of Monroe street about
eight o'clock. Tickets fifty cents.