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has been used by DIR Bohannan in his private practice for
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the WORST CASES 1t gives vitality and imparts energy
with wonderful effect to those middeaged men who feel
weakness beyond their years Its invgoratg properties
felt Young suffering from the conse-
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this medicine with the of speedy and
PERMANENT The patient gains strength aud elias
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and tone and restoring them to their natural state the
if the banefu habit had never been INDUCED in The
ingredients simple productions of natuebaks roots
herbs, etc. and specific for the above diseases
All must, before contemplating marriage, reflect
that sound mind and body the most necessary requ
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these the Journey through life becomes pilgrimage
the mind becomes Swallowed with despair and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness of another be-
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Truth and soberness compeis US to
answer, Hop Bitters, being pure, perfect
and harmless. See Truths in another
coiumn.
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ALLAN HAY CO.,

11T9 Broadway. NEW YORK.
Among the most beautiful of the British pro-
auctions in the departments OF Wax and Candle
Works of the Great Exhibition are the OzokeIit
Candles of J. G. o. II. Field, London They include
large variety of coors and sizes. for the parior
the bouaoir and the banquet, but their purity and
briiliancy are wonderful, commanding uniyeIse.
admiration. One kind Ii marked 30 as 70 inolcete
the hours Of the night, certain length being oafn
ed in certain time. These beautiful candles may
be seen at the Allan bay Company Depot, l1s9
roadway, who are sole agents Tor the United
ytases.-INew York Observer
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Truth and Soberness.

What is the best family medicine in the
world to regulate the bowels, purify the
blood remove costiveness and biIousness,
aid digestion and stimulate the whole
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use, being made of LIBERIAN OIL from the
PALM TREE. Packed in boxes containing two,
three five or eight dozen. A liberal discount to
wholesale Dealers. Manufactured by GRAVES &
SON, 1905 Christian street, Philadelphia. 1t is
used by the Oldest resident families. physicians,
and many public inetitutions-4he Amer. can Hotel
Baths, Public Ledger Post Office, Water De-
partTneEt, and the Turkish Baths.
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take newspapers and periodicals from the post,
Office. or removing and leaving them uncalled
for. is prima faca evidence of intentional
fraud.
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A poor horseback rider always has
an eye to the name chance.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10
NOTICE IN PARTITION.

m W. RIDGWAY, nonresident Of the
". State of Ohio. and whose postofice ad;
dress is Dexter, Cowley County. in the State of
Kansas; William Ridgwsy, nonresident of
the State Of Ohio, and whose postoface address
is Gray Flats, Monroe County. in the State of
West Virginia; Eliza Morrell and William
Morrell her husband, non-residents of the State
81 Ohio, whose postofice address is St. Marys.
Peasants County, in the State of West Vir-
ginia; Mary Ridgway. John Ridgway and
Elizabsth Ridgway, heirs Of Benjamin Ridg-
way, deceased, who are non-residents of the
Stats of Ohio. and whose places of residence
and postofice address are unknown. will take
notice that on the 36th day Of November A.
D. 1878, Marshall Ridgway Hled his petition
in the court of common pleas Of Monroe coun.
ty, Ohio, the object and prayer Of which is to
obtain partition of the following described real
estate situate in Monroe county, Ohio. to wit:
The northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter and the northeast quarter Of tie south
west quarter and the southeast Quarter Of the
southwest quarter of section thirty two. town
ship three, range FIVE. containing seventy-four
and eighty.two hundredth xcres, except six and
half acres off Of the sotifh end Of the south
east quarter Of the southwest quarter sold to
Thomas Cline.
Also. the northeast quarter Of the southeast
quarter of section two, township four, range
six, containing forty and twenty hundredth
acres, except thirteen acres.onS rood and thirty.
six perches off Of the west side sold 70 George
Coss. in all ninety-6vs acres more or less. and
for equitable relief.
You are each required to answer said peti
tion on or before the 9Th day Of February, A
ID. 1879. &. yissss sE'safst v5assW ST
itSPp s.ls.l PEARSON & DOHERTY,f
dec10, T8t7. bra s4v, Att'ys for Plaintiff.
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Probate Notice.

A CC0UNTS and vouchers have been fled In
II the Probate Court of Monroe County
Ohio, for settlement by the following Ad.
ministrators, Executors and Guardians:i Fs.i
Second and fnal account Of Leonard Twinsm
Adm'rtof VIM. 2. Bigger. afir T,
Third partial account of David Lentz Exscu
tor Of Israel Lsnts. lEalsss3 sl Il
Third partial account Of Simon Fisher Guar.
dian OF James @. White. i5a6a, isgsga
Second partial account Of Samtel Mdgsway
Guatdiati 0f Elizabeth j. Payne Fss 5r4A
Thifd partial account Of John b. Noll Guat
dian of VIM. v. Bright. z r. .uaa
Second partial account of iJsrs williams
Guardixn Of Joseph Allen, ~ .53his,
First partial aoootnt Of Jacob Cehrs Guardian
Of Rinmaline and Frances Cshrs.4s aids
Second partial account Of Mary " Vs6tstson
Guardian Of Frances 3. White. iasl : !
First and final account of John xssiger Trus
tee for Rlizsbsth zssigsr; now Elisabeth
Smith, Fagads h,Gs5&sg 81 nt -;
Third partial account " WIN. Diotsy Guar.
dian Of Margaret DiSkSy's heirs--fnal a.
toMary and Maggie Bell Dicfsy! .s7zI
Second partial account of Benjamin Rouse
Guardian of James Davies hsirs.
Any person interested may die writer
exceptions to said accounts, or any item there
Of, on or before the I'd day Of January
next, when the same will BE- finally heard and
continued from day to day until disposed of
Jas K. MORRIS, ..
decle,'7S Probate Judge C, o.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10


O ~WILKENs & BEALL's tobacco cir.
cular of the 8 | inst, says: "ConsIder,
ing the present dull state of our market,
We have to Caution our friends again, by
no means to pay over % for good, sound
ayerage lots OF the new crop. Even al
this price, farmers will end it more profit
able to raise tobacco tliati other products,
and II still higher prices are paid, they
will be induced to raise q very large
crop next spring, then, With favorable
season, we will have next summer a
large crop in prospect, which will likely
cause collapse in our market disastrous
to all owners Of Nbacso." .sa.i
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10


EEThe Board of County Commis-
sioner's allowed the following bills last
week:
III. j. Bender $780, partial payment
for experimenting county Jail; Henry
Smith, $42,07 for 420a bushels of coal
for court house; JACOB Burgbacher, Is
cents putting lock on court house door !;
DR.. G. A. Clouse, el2,75. medical SER
vices and medicine for prisoners of Mon.
roe county confined in Belmont county
jail; N Koehler & Co., $3.50, merchan.
disc for Sheriff's Office; j. T. Judkins
sl05, 20 costs in State cases DC; John
Gatchell 81 80, recording official bonds /;
c. Fl. Wilson Sl9 for pump in Jail yard /;
M, Hoefier S., for fixing com bination
lock in Treasurer's Office; p. Schuma.
cher, Jr., S8,06, merchandise for county
officers; Thos Little $50 part salary as
janitor of court house; Morris e. Arm
strong 81.44 mdze,, for Treasurer's and
Sherifrs offices; j. T. Judkins S26,73
mdze, for county oflces; Siehert q LII.
ley S208, books, blanks and stationery
for county Offices; B. F. Wade & Co.,
Sl5l,25, hooks, blanks and stationery /;
Pope 4. Castle s4,66 mdse., furnished
county Chas Hoeffler Sl,00, notifying
Com'r Lentz of death of Auditor Wed
die; A. Okey 5l5, cross sectioning and
putting in grade on Lewisville and Calail
road; J. R Morris 81, approving Com
missioner's accounts. ,.rsrc- yiia.E ssl4
Adjourned to meet on Friday, the 20tl
inst. y 5f' ~ - 's'a'e
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Probate Notice,

~ NJ i -
4 CCOUNTs and yoiuiotihsrs have bsSa 6isa
n in the Probate Court Of Monroe Cod Wy
Ohio, for ssttlen4nt, BY the following Adhhhsa
is.ra.ors. Executors ana Gdatdiaus:bas esssol
First partial account Of Mary L. JohnstohI
Guardian dfeMary u and Jamssl II. Jshh.
stou. 20 sea- 9bs Iai .de9h-9e1ab 1gi sys
sscond partial a6todntiof Thomas Cline sur; /
living EXECUTOR Of George Cline, Sem; ,ad
Second partial, account Of Joh2 r. aThoepel
Guardian OF the minor heirs Of Alex. and
Elizabeth Thoenen. w t'Aie 9t5&s
Second partia account of Philip Chaser
Guardian Of George MiSkaSl wsissud. YlTo
First and hhai accouut u sMasyaB; Bradastdy
Guardian of SarahJAt and John 81 Tusi. Had
Sscond partial aoconn.I oflyass n. Fiskegs
Admir- Of John r. Rishss.4 al s,,y fieo.ss
First partial account OF Eswis Sykes Guard
ian of Lewis S. aud Denver, |. wllson -,
Third partial account Of Francisco Mofs:t
Guardian Of, the heirs Of Hannah Moistts ~
fnal as'to George r., Perry aud Marssfse
Mofets, "a
Second and final xcsouat Of Jonathan Coupet
Admir- Of Matthew S,ott =
FIRST partial account Of Matthias Dye auaarrd.
ian Of Mary Trigg. s9aiii 3Rse sss hsiiEl
Third partial aocvuut of T. J.. Hrifith Bxssaj
dor Of Jbhn Griffith. ,,sl4 a,j =, SEQ, ,,,.,,,
First partisl scoorn! 81 Samuel Thrail
Guardian Of ,Alleh G. smith.
Rinal account OF J. l.. Brock Adm'f 81, DAn'f
Brock. who was Guardian 81 Emmsfstt3
J. 0ouiiey. 3sisipei lsl1psg nsisot
Fourth partial account o, JonatExu EisuSaeu
Guardian 6f Milford, AlvaS. and AnnisE
Rucker--ntial as to Miff0td. ~ 5oiiv
Second part al sccouut Of Jasper Lisk Rxscu.
Il tor Of Nicholas r. Lisk,s ta.i,s.. r.. y,s,,,.,.
Third partial aooonnt Of q. L. Tyler Gu srdiaa
Of Joseph Mccullough. n" 'h
Fourth partial acconLt Of G.. T. Tyler Guxf
dian Of Alice and Little Archer r6nsI Il
to Alice. Gti sii esi4fhEs - f5fr
First partial account of Leoussd; Twiusnt
Gnardisn Of Vim. .. Hol fday o hsirs.ssq
Any person ipterestsd may nls .writssn
exceptions To said accounts. or any ityai
thereof, on or before ths s2eth day of Decent.
Der next, when the same will he finally hssrd
and continued from day to day until dispossd
Of. -. JAS. 4, MONKS, ''
dsc3, 7std Probate judge u. cu.p
.tihlf 2Eit .-h17 'ttf1t 1fsff it@Efrtu Yttpfia
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

Bsfiimore-Decem ter q Cat
tle-Very best on sale this week 4E@5c
that generally rated first QUALITY 3s@4sc
medium or good fair QUALITY i 6@35'
ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and Cav.
st@34c; General average Of the mar
ket this week. Extreme range of prices
2tM5c; Most Of the sales we're from
3i@44c; Quotations 24@5c; few sci
hug al the former price. i5ifiitiIi. {
Mich Cows-Common are in fill sup
ply and dull Quotations s20@50 pc
head.
Swine-Prices 33@4tr; most sale
heing entered at 4@41c; with exits
weight of at even 4. asa gl
SheepANcq cquote fair TO good sheep a
3t@4c; good 10 extra 5@4tc.. Lamb
4@5c. No sales of stock sneep tetor
ded. r...--
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Sd daf OF March. 1879.

gu O1y Ou u6rCN. 1873,
To eoDstrqet tue necessary maps and plate
to enable The several District Assessors. in
the county aforesaid to correctly reapptaisss
all thu real estate in said tounty Each,Ow
township must be plated separately upah Ii on
scale Of two and one half of ons inolrto the, 4
mile. Township. range Ard seoips lines isa
with their proper numbers must be dislinotIt 81.
marked and shown on said piats. 49,. -
Also the boundary lihsss of each trasst} traasst}Sttas u
par el Of laud in each ssction must bs s'hJ
shown, together With the owners name and 10
contents in acres, or parts OF an acrslpg 9di 10
In townships where villages, special dial
triots, or corporations are situsted suohj III,
sctions or special school districts or oorpd,s :,
rations must be plated on a separate plst,.,
| to scale of eight inches to the, mile, show. !.
| ing the villages; number Of lets and psrts
Of lots and all odt.lots or tracts or land III
| such District or Corporations with ownsrsai
names thereto attached. r'd sill q s;sa2is
| The bid must state the amount for each
township s6parste. The work must bs done 4
| in workmanike manner, and fuisAsd bsfi,
the first Monday in January, 1880. .Raeh BID !,
must be accompanied By a. good and suG, a
cient bond Of 81 600 to bseomS due and
payable in case the bidder shall fail or refuse
to enter into Contract in acccrdancs with ths
aforesaid proposals eeE a.uei esit n fcBii
The Commissioners reserve the right td,1
reject one or. all bids. slHGTl .batslpish ysIl
BY order OF The Commissioner. ,,,..i,,,,, !. ~
| 81 M. gHOEFELER, 3,1
dectO,lsw4
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

w On Friday last, the 9Th inst, the
Commissioners met on the KERR road,
leading from Ford's bridge on Sunfsh
creek to JoHN KERR's. on the Lewis 7ille
road, and sold it out by sections as fol
lows, commencing at the bridge;
lst Section, 1925 feet, to LEWIS JOHN
sroN for S99.
I'd Section, /. .223 feet to HENRY SMITH
for S45.
Sd Section LII feet, to,g. C. YoHe
for S29
To be completed on or before Apri
10Th, 1879
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$500 Reward,

THEY cure all diseases Of the Stom-
ach, Bowels, Blood. Liver, Nerves, Kid
news and Urinary Organs, and $500 will
be paid for q case they wilsnot cure or
help, or for anything impure or injuri.
Gus found in tbemAHop Bitters. Test
it. See Truths" or proverbs" ia an.
ether coltnfn. a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10
The Ghost Of Pugh Ridge.

This little fiction, calculated to make
the superstitious on Pugh Ridge, Bel.
mont county, remain indoors at the
time O. night when "grave yards yawn,"
appeared in the Barnesville Enterprise Of
the 9Th inst. The parties are Mr.. Ham
MoND, in the flesh, and the departed
spirit of Mr. LoUDEN: sa
On or about the 4th of November,
1878, Mr.. Hammond was visiting Mr..
Noffsinger, one OF his neighbors, and
his general conversation was regarding
the new director to be appointed for the
school, and general topics that will come
up during the evenings intercourse
About nine o'clock he started for home.
We let him tell the rest of the story: .r,-
"After I had been out of the house
and walked, say two hundred yards, at q
point in the road where lays black wal.
nut top blown down, I discovered some
one walking towards me, and in a mo.
ment he was so near me that / involun-
tarilv put out my hand, so as to lay it
on him, and found that l could not. l.
however, continued walking with him
along the road until / come to the gate
of the lane that leads into my house l
knew all the time who it was, and recog.
nized distinctly Mr.. Louden. Although
/ was not home at the time of his funer.
al, | saw him dressed in black clothes,
with shoes on, in his bare head and with
a handkerchief tied under his chin. His
ewes, mouth, teeth, whiskers and gener-
al expression of his face were as dis.
tinctly outlined to me, as they were the
last time saw him before his death.
did not speak to him, nor he to me, bdl
all the time along the road he continued
to walk, keeping up with me, and | con
fess was walking pretty fast At the
gate spoken of, l had to slip my hand
around the post to unfasten the gate
and did so very quickly, passed through
so as to avoid having further company
with him, but quick as I was, when
had closed the gate, found that he wa:
SIlil near 1e. AZ tulS Was cOmptiieO
to place both hands on my hat, for al
that ! could do, felt it rising, as though
it would leave me. I could distinctly
hear the old man walking, could see bi:
motions, and if 80 disposed could have
/ touched him. The lane from the mair
road to my house is about two or three
hundred yards long, and at a point in
the road, where I had newly graded il
to avoid little hill, and where The
i ground is lower than any other point or
the road my companion seemed to stoE
and hesitate, as though he would spesh
to me, and then turned and walked rap
idly away in the direction of the grave
yard where he was buried. The dis
tance to my house not being far, l wa
soon within the house, relating this won
derful phenomena to nv family. Why
the old gentleman should be disturbed
or why be should seek me, especially, t
relate any grievances from which he may
he suffering, cannot surmise, but th,
facts are as have related them to you
without exaggeration or equivocation.
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The South on the Presidency

The South on the Presidency.
m. r. ...n .h, foi,o,;n, !,
aN p.'s
as 'ne Sens'neh' vi .ue 0ou'u 'of 'ne
Presidency in 1881:
3 In Delaware Republicans almost upan
;mo,s for Grant. Democrats for Bsy-
ard
In MARYLAND. Democrats all for Bay.
ard. nobody for Tilden. Grant the Ra.
d;csl favorite
Viroinia il a good deal divided. Int
apoarently for Bayard. Republicans for
Grant. fi6da = t'4se $3.50
West Virginia is for Thurman !; Re.
Epubiicans for Blaine. " ~ 81
In North Carolina the Democrats are
for Thurman: Republicans for Grant.
In Georgia, Hendricks has the inside
track with the Democrats, with Thurman
DcI.o,lr
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

ChicagO-Nov. l5-The Drover's-
Journal rep,r,s-Hngs-Prime heavy
2 1902 Too; light 2 45@2 60c; pack
ing 2 40@2 60.
s Cat,le-Market active and steady /;
shipping 1905 0OS; feeders and stock.
ers 2 40@2 6Uc; butchers firm; cows
2 oo@2 4oc; bulls q oo@2 zoe; steers
3 4O@S 10.
Skeep-Msrket trnter at 2 40@2 60.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

HTbe meeting called by DR.. FAR
QyHaRs President of the Agricultural So.
ciety, for the 7th inst, was not well at.
tended. The principal subject discussed
by those present was, what is the best
planfo advancing the interests OF the
Monroe County Agricultural Society
Life membership cards at $40 each were
suggested, but nothing definite was de-
cided upcH. 80
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

MARRIED.-On October 26th, 1878, by
L.O. OKEr, Mayor of Graysville, Miss
LIZZIE j. PEARSON to Mr.. SIMON J
DoRR.
On November 7th, by Rev. DAVID
GRA EssLE, Miss MARY ENsINaER to Mr.
FREpsRIok HARrLIEB. sFF&k#Ef
On the same Gay, by the same, Miss
MAeDALENA HARTLIEB to Mr.. ADoLpH
MARTY. Titi.
On November 9th. BY e CIsNE, Esq
of Perry township, Miss LILLE BEvER
to Mr.. SAMUEL r THOMAS.
On November 2Sth, by C. W. CLrrr
Esq, Of Bethel township, Miss MARY
A. LINDAMooD to Mr.. WESTERN T. MAR
TIN esd,55rs 80. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

EThe county. papers are suggesting
the division Of this judicisl sub-district
and the formation Of new one to con.
sist of this county alone. The reason
given is that there is business enough il
this county to keep one Judge busy al
of his time. This statement is true, but
scarcely all Of the truth The way case,
are now tried it would take all the tim,
of two judges in this county alone
Bellaire Independent, 5th inst.
Exactly. The lawyers are not ready
therefore the cases hang on term afte
term. - = A.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-10

LEG BRoKEN.-Mr. Leonard Jane.
who resides near Hendrysbdrg, met with
a severe accident Sal trday evening. He
was riding a colt, which stumbled end
fell, throwing Mr.. James B. with his leg
under the atiirnal. The limb was broke II
below the khee and also fractured for
some distance above it.-Barnesuills
EntetpTiss, 5th inst.
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wThe Committee appointed to ex.

TT The Committee appointed to ex-
anime the Annual Report of the Com
missioners OF Franklin county, say in
their report to the Court:
"Your committee End that under the
present statute regulating the payment
of claims against the Infirmary, it would
seem that the County Auditor has NO
discretion in the matter, but must draw
his warrant on the treasury for the
amount claimed when signed by the In
firmary Directors; likewise that the
County Commissioners have no control
over disbursements for supplies on ac-
count of the Inilrmary, and that the
itemized bills for such supplies only
come before them in their semi annual
settlement with the Infrmary Directors,
at which time said claims for supplies,
etc, have already been paid" 7
sin view Of the increasing expendi-
lures, on behalf of the Infirmary, and
in order that the disbursements of pub.
lie moneys may be confined to as few
officials as possible, the committee here
by suggest the following amendments to
the statutes which now exist"
First-That all claims against the In
6rmary should be verified under oath, to
be correct as to the amount and value
by the person or persons furnishing such
supplies. ar
Second-That all such claims, before
payment, should be audited and allowed
by the Commissioners as other claims
against the county are audited and al
lowed. "A ~ .fFi}
Third-Applications for relief should
be made under oath, specifying that the
person applying is needy, and is with
out the available means of support.
If the Legislature will not abolish the
useless office Of Inirmary Director, it
ought to adopt the above amendments.