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From the Scientific Americana
Ancient and Modern Stimulants.

In paper read before the British An
thropological Institute, Miss A. W. Buck
land described the stimulant5 of ancient
and modern savages, and showed that Al!
races have acquired the use Of them IN
some form. The stimulants of the lower
races, such as the Australian, consist
merely of leaves and roots, chewed for
their strengthening and invigorating
properties, this being only slight ad
vance upon the instinct which prompts
the inferior animals to seek out certain
plants for medicinal purposes. The first
step towards the manufacture OF stimula-
ting drinks is seen in the kava OF the
South Seas This art of producing fer
mentation by the masticating process can
be traced in line across the Pacific from
Formosa, where rice is the ingredient
thus employed, to Peru and Bolivia,
where maize is used for the same purpose,
the manufacturers being always women.
The next advance is that acquired by
agricultural races, who make kind OF
beer from the hief cereal grown by them.
This liquor probably reached Western
Europe from Egypt, where it was very
early known, through the lake dwellers.
and still forms the principal drink of all
African races. Pastoral tribes, mean
while, use the milk of their flocks and
herbs and the honey of wild bees in the
manufacture Of their fermented drinks
hence the celebrated k0uniSS and mead OF
Scythic nations, the same liquors'reap-
peaIing among the Kafhrs in South Atri-
ca, the vessels used IN both countries
being the skins of animals, which were
also used for storing wines in the East
Later, in Greece and Rome mead was Il
tavorite beverage OF the Scandinayians
and Anglo Saxons, and there seems to be
a shadow Of the Scythic kopnaiSs in the
Devonshire liquor known as white or
grout ale, while both liquors may be
traced more distinctly IN the famous
anl7,ita and soma aoine OF the Vedas Vari-
Gus plants and fruits have been used in
all civilized and semi civilized countries
from very ancient times in the manufact-
ure Of wines; but grape juices had for
merly circumscribed range, having been
confined to Western Asia, Egypt, Greece,
and Rome, but forbidden in China and
the vines extirpated The religious GER
emonies and prohibitions attached to
these various beverages were briefly no,
ticed, as also the dedication Of plants on
account OF their medicinal properties, and
the form and material OF drinking yes
sels while alcohol. the latest and most
manu- featuring stin' ulacts, was only men
toned as not having been included
among the beverages Of the ancients nor
known to savages until introduced by
Europeans.
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For the Last Time.

There is a touch of pathos about doing
even the simplest thing for the last
time. 1t is not alone kissing the dead
that gives US this strange pain. You feel
1t when you have looked your last time
upon some scene that you have loved
when you stand in some quiet city street
where you know that you will never
stand again The actor playing his part
for the last time, the singer whose voice
is cracked hopelessly, and who after this
once will never stand before the sea of
upturned faces disputing the plaudits
with fresher voices and fairer forms the
minister who has preached his last ser
mon-these all know the hidden bitter
ness of the two words "never aAain."
How they come to US on our birth days
as we grow older! Never again young,
always nearer and nearer to the very last
the end which is universal, 1.-The last
thing which shall follow all things, and
turn them, let US hope, from pains to
joy We put away our boyish toys with
an odd heartache. We are too old to
walk any longer on our stills, too tall to
play marbles on the sidewalk. Yet there
was a pang when we thought we had
played with our merry thoughts for the
last time, and life serious, grown-up work
was waiting for us. Now we do not want
the lost toys back. Life has other and
larger playthings for US. May it not be
that these too shall seem in the light of
some iar-of days as the boyish games
seem to our manhood, and we shall learn
that death is but the opening of the gate
into the new land of promise?
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All About a Billiard Table.

We have had quite an excitement in
town on account of billiard saloon be,
ing opened There is no prohibitory law
in Ohio; but Oberlin has kept out all IL
quor saloors. Once, when one is opened
tie people rose en- maSSe had big meet
ing at the church, appointed a committee,
crusaded, and did everything to break up
the business, until the man left. Well,
this saloon was opened and the billiard
tables brought in week before last There
was nothing sold in it except cigars and
pop" Sunday notice was given in all
the churches that there would be a mass
meeting of all the Christian citizens in
t.ie Second church, Monday morning, at
9 o'clock. | went, of course, with the
rest. 1t was a rousing meeting. The
college professors, all the m inisters, doc
tors, and lawyers-everyb was there
The saloon was discussed, and its proba-
BILE influence on the youth of the town
and the college; and the probability, if
it gained toothold, of liquor saloon
being opened A committee Of seven Of
the best people was appointed to wait on
the proprietor and labor with him; and
another committee to examine the laws
in relation to the matter. A paper was
passed for all the ladies to sign who would
serve in regular appoin tments to sit, two
at a time, by the door of the saloon and
watch those who went in, thereby keep
ing out all young men who had any self
respect left The committee waited on
the man again and again. but nothing
could be done. During the week many
of the best citizens saw him and talked
to him in the kindest and most earnest
manner; but all to 70 purpose The
next Sunday evening all the churches in
town held a union service in the First
church, seating 400 people.
sermon was delivered on the sub
ject by Rev Prof Ryder, followed by
other addresses. The whole town was
aroused, and for week the saloon has
been guarded by noble Christian people
Large audiences collect there every even
ing, with songs prayers, and speeches.
| am busy during the week; but last Sat
urday night | went. | wish | was at
home, to tell you all about it. 1t was my
first regular Crusade" We ladies and
gentlemen were surrounded by large
crowd. The roughs came as close as
they could and puffed cigar smoke right
into our faces As it did not make me
sick, ! did not mind it. AS we began
singing, they shut all their doors and
windows and closed the blinds. As soon
as we ceased, they began to mock US and
to scream and howl. Sticks came flying
from some place in the darkness. One
hit me on the shoulder; but sang right
on. II was contest between Christ and
all his people and Satan and his people
There is one good thing about this place
The rich and distinguished people care
more for right than for appearances and
personal comfort The man may hold
out some time but we will hold out too,
and financially he cannot stand it long
We are to have another mass meeting
to day, to devise further ways and
means - Letter from Lady in Oberlin.
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cities where the strongholds of Satan are
found, and il follows that the great need
OF men Of power and untrammeled devo-
ton is there. We have observed too that
our layman, be he needed never so much
in his society, will not let a good chance
slip to trade off his farm though it may
take him into a society which has abso-
lutely no need of him.
The whole truth is, the law of supply
and demand holds good here as else
where. If man has anything people
want, there will be some one to pay for
and appropriate it. / does not follow,
either, that the brain power worth five
thousand dollars to a New York or Bos-
ton pulpit would be worth as many cents
to another society when compared with
some very ordinary man. And we con-
clude, therefore, that minister has as
much right to reap the commercial value
OF his brains as the layman has, and inf
nitely more right to get five thousand
dollars for his preaching if he can
than any church has to get it for
nothing; and further, we believe it a re-
llgious duty to do so. The complaint
that men preach for money under such
circumstances is senseless penuriousness
and all the more ridiculous when it is
remembered that of all the professions of
the world the ministry is the only one
which does not put a price on its own
work. Farmers, merchants tradesmen,
mechanics, doctors, and lawyers. all price
their work and their services, and people
must pay for them accordingly;, but the
church dictates what the minister shall
have. No no, brother; the people are
paying infinitely more dog tax in the
United States than for the preaching of
the gospel, while the religious tobacco of
the land would endow all the preachers
handsomely, support all their widows,
educate all their orphans, and leave many
thousands in the treasury. We have the
first complaint of preachers large salaries
yet to hear from man who had any true
liberality toward the church; but we have
heard 1T a few times from men who
puff and spit away during the year
five or ten times as much during the year
as they were ever asked to contribute for
the ministry
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the public taste, at elevating the public
morals, at leading public opinion In
stead of being lower in moral tone than
the average of its readers, as a newspaper
too often is, it ought to be little higher.
The press has a great mission, and it is
no defence for its failure to perform it to
say hat it is no worse than the public
1t ought to be better
Meanwhile, to our friend and to all
others who sympathize with him, q word
of advice. You can help to correct this
monstrous evil. Don't patronize the
papers that do this thing. Don't bry
them, don't read them. don't admit them
to your fa4lilies. There are papers that
are measurably free from this taint, and
lew have thus far escaped it wholly. We
cannot remember the time when any
thing Of the sost has appeared in the
columns Of the Evening Post, of this city.
AID seldom are the columns Of the Tri
brne soiled with it. There are similar
papers in other cities. If the journals
which offend most in this regard were
deprived of the patronage of those who
now Intellectually protest, they would
find that the publication of indecent news
would not pay them. The argumentum ad
P9cEetlm is often the most effectual of all
IrX it. friands
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Wages and the Cost of Living.

Comparing the present market prices
OF all the articles of necessity and luxury
that 90 to make up the cost of living,
with the prices that obtained when wages
were higher, it will be seen that wages
have fairly held their own And if men
will make the same parison with re-
gard to mems earnings and purchases
twenty, fifty, hundred years ago, they
will see that-thanks to cheaper and
more rapid means of production and car
riage through mechanical inventions-in
every element of living, in housing, cloth
ing, food, luXuries and the rest, the work
man of today has infinite advantages
over his father, grandfather or great
grandfather. And he enjoys multitude
of privileges and benefits, in stable gov
ernment, personal liberty and protection,
gratuitous education for his children, free
medical attendance, pure water, lighted
streets, and other untaxed advantages
which his ancestors never dreamed of or
hoped for His wages are higher, and
his money will buy more, dollar for dol
lar, than his fathers would.
We do not say that the real as well as
relative cost Of living is not advanced by
every step forward in civilization For
ten day. work an East India Islander,
according to Wallace, can manufacture or
earn sago cakes enough to last him n
year; aud less labor will keep him sup
piled with the limited clothing he needs.
A man needs more clothing here and
greater variety of food yet when it comes
to the absolute necessities of men-the
minimum cost of living-a very small
portion Of mans yearly wages will keep
him alive and comfortable. Thoreau
built him shanty in Waldon Woods and
lived a year in it al total cost of twenty
seven dollars, and never approached
either squalor or starvation. The exper-
iment is Of value only in that it proves
it possible for man to get as much bare
living here for q given amount of labor
as a Polynesian can. If one wants more
and very properly most men do want
more-one must work for it, and our
civilization happily offers at once more
opportunity for labor and infinitely more
to be had for the proceeds of such labor,
than have been attainable in any other
land, under any other social or industrial
conditions. And we doubt whether
there was ever a time when industry and
cconomy--using the term in its true
sense, Of judicious management-would
or could have met with q surer or more
generous reward than in our own land
to day Scientific American.
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The Jackson County Coal.

The following communication to the
Sprinfield Republic speaks for itself:
EDITOR REPUBLIC: For two months |
have been using the Jackson county coal,
and my expectations have been more
than realized. The report that'this coal
burned very freely, had led me to suppose
that while it might be nicer and cleaner
and less SCOT and smoke than other coal,
it would De less economical. Bat 10 this
latter | find / was mistaken. On the
contrary, if used properly, it is very
considerable per cent. more economical, ,
and for the following reasons: The Ohio
coal in general use in Spring field, con
tains no smaller per cent. OF slate or
stone. The jackson coal has none of this,
so far as | have tested from two mines,
absolutely none y bucket OF ashes from
the jackson coaI is 40 heavier than the
same measure o! ashes from common fire
wood. Bat the same measure of ashes
taken rom the Oalo eoal heretofore in
use in this citY wsu:l wei Lt, jud 4e, four
times - much And any one will see
that tI.s slate or stone which gives the
additional weight to the bucket of ashes
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is so much rnconsumed matter, and of
course the Jackson coal having none OF
it, has so much an additional heating
power over the other coal; and | believe
the Jackson coal is not less than twenty
per cent. superior in its heating quality
to any Ohio coal ever in common use in
Springfield This coal also has much less
dust and smut than the other Goals, and
is so much the more cleanly for CRATE
purposes In the CRATE it burns freely
with a beautiful white blaze, and such are
its burning qualities that in moderate
weather, when little fire is needed, three
or four Jumps of coal will keep fire, and
continue burning until consumed. The
only care necessary is, to see that the
quantity OF coal put in the CRATE bears
proper proportion to the temperature
For the cooking stove, this coal is equally
good. Heating up speedily, less coal Will
do your baking, and you must learn to
put in a less amount if you would not
burn the bread. Here is the economy,
that a less weight of coal will do the
same service, the whole being consumed,
leaving no residuum of stone or slate.
Again, there is so much less dust and
SCOT from this coal that | believe, by its
general use, the roofs Of our houses will
be more cleanly and and our cistern wa
ter will be improved, and the walls Of our
houses less smoked and blackened.
Finally, I say, that by getting access TO
the coal mines of Jackson county, a
source of wealth and comfort is opened
up to this community far beyond what
any of US anticipated | write in the in
terest OF no coal mine company or coal
dealer, nor any one else, but in the inter
est Of our people, suggesting that they
try for themselves, and not take the word
of parties who may have an interest
somewhere. D.
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VOL. 34----NO. Al.
DIRECTORY.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIAL DIREC-
TORY.
L s. = s. =.

Judge, Court of Common Pieas-Porter Du-
Hallway.
Observation-Disclosures B. N1onahan.
Probate Judge-John ]. G. Evans.
Auditor-Thomas w. Patterson.
TreaSuIer-JameS X. Hunter.
Clerk-William H. Horton.
Sheriff. ohm NJ Ewing.
Prosecuting Attorney-C. a. Atkinson.
Surveyor-John d. Brown.
Recorder-Enoch H. Lewis.
CommiSsiOners-John ). McGhee, Geo. " =.
Brown and Van Buren, Johnson. -
Doi'l anu J. JUsricEs OF THE PEACE.
Lick Township-James A. A1eshire, David
Davis, Ambrose Scott.
Scioto Township = James Davis, hopsIe
Beatty, JOS l.. Wiseman. ~
Hamilton-Harrison Canter George Gillliano
Jefferson-J. Edward Jones, Ed. ID. Davis.
Madison Jonathan Davis, Edward HUNT
ioomffeId-Williamson scurlock, Grimsley
Poor. -, 49,,
Washing;on-J H. Wilson, John g. Ray.
Jackson-Joseph Rowland, L. III: Mccormick.
Franklin = Armpstead Scurlock, Joseph D.
Spriggs. ,..r,,u+,,o,-
PosroFFIcEs AND PosTMAsrERs.
Jackson-S P. Baldridge.
Berlin X Roads-BIrS. Electa Erwin.
Wellston-W. w. Sylvester.
Dawkins Mills-Mrs. Kirkendall
I.eo-C. C. McKinniss.
Meadow Branch-John MotZ
WeberS-J. Calm.
Mabees-Samuel Jackson.
Grahamsville-Jacob Pierce.
Monroe Furnace-W. H. Sloan.
Oak Hill-W. W. Morgan.
Jimes-C. H Shiers.
Byers-W. w. Kennedy.
Rays-I. H. Mccormick.
Keystone-B. H. Moore.
Camba-B. B. Evans:
Rocky Hill-E. w. Marvin.
Standardization Winfough.
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q Gold Mine in New York City.

When the Appleton building in Bond
street was burned last year. the watches,
jewelry, and silverware destroyed amour
ted to about a million dollars. The ru-
las were carefully worked over by the
insurance companies, and all the larger
masses of metal were taken out. Then
the owners of the property subjected
what was left to thorough washing anu
secured a handsome sum for their labor
For months after number of juvenile
miners worked at the rubbish, and one
enterprising little fellow, it is said, secur-
ed enough to set himself up in business,
with stand and newspaper route, Last
spring the attention of two Western min
ers was attracted to the mine" and after
testing a bag of the dirt made liberal
bid for the privilege of working over the
refuse scientifically. The offer W s ac-
cepted, and for the next two or three
months their operations afforded, much
e-Itertainment if not instruction to
crowds of curious spectators A real
working gold mine in the heart of a great
city was something of novelty. The
miners, Messrs. Pier and Roberts, have
finished their work at last, and declare
that the find was one of the richest
they ever wor--ed: that they secured over
100000 worth of precious metal, clearing
some $4,000 above expenses and the cost
of their privilege. The average yield
was over $1,000 day, one days work
bringing 81, 700 Scientific American.
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From Elizabeth Akers Allen, in Baldwin
Monthly"
An Air-Castle.

built house in my youthful dreams,
In a sunny and pleasant nook,
Where [ might listen, the whole day long,
TO the voice of the guIgling brook;
\ cottage, with wide and airy rooms
And broad and shining floors
a house with the hidden charms of home
And the freedom of ut-Of-dOors.
Fair morn ing-GlCriCs climb and bloom
AT viii by the eastern caves,
And on the doorstep and Window-Sill
The roses shake their leaves;
And fair oid-faShioned liiacS toss
Their purple pluma9e high,
While honeysuckles drop their sweets
On every pasSer-by.
Down at the end of pleasant path,
Is a group of evergreen trees
Pine and hemlOck, and spruce and fir,
With their mighty fragrances
And, sweetest picture of calm content
That mortal ever saw,
Under low bOughed apple tree
Is beehive made of straw.
l have pictured it all hundred times
shall do il hundred more;
But | never shall own the pleasant home,
With the roses over the door.
Never q drea m of mine came true
1t is Fate's unbending law;
L never shall see the apple-tree,
Nor the beehive made of straw.
But yet in the airy realm Of dreams,
Where all my riches be,
l enter into the heritage
Which is else denied to me.
l have but to close my eyes to find
My Eden without flaw
The home, the garden, the apple-tree,
And the beehive made OF straw.
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From the Pacific Christian Advocated
The Pulpit and Brains.

Many people have settled into the re-
Isious conviction that any pulpit is enti
tied to the very best brains in the land,
whether it can pay for them or not In
other words, that the minister whose ser
vices are of value should ignore the
church which pays a large salary and
choose the one which pays little or moth
iDg-that the spirit OF the gospel requires
it, This is a grave mistake. Ii minis
ter by hard study and discipline through
years OF self denial, brings himself at last
where his brains are worth five thousand
dollars a year to the church, what law Of
not have the reward OF merit? The plea
that weak societies need such men will
hold Just as good with the poor farmer
who wants modern reaper. Rich and
powerful societies need just as much, and
ordinarily great deal more. The bust
ness of the minister is to save souls. If
he is true TO his calling other things
equal, he can more reach souls with a
liberal salary than a scanty one, for he
can touch them through benevolent en-
terprises; he can feed them at his table;
he can provide himself with books and
periodicals and other appliances for work,
and if he has something to pay another
for doing the ordinary home duties which
must otherwise fail upon himself, thus
consuming and dividing his time, he can
be q more efficient servant than other
wise. II is true, moreover, that our lib.
eral paying churches are all in the large
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Post Office Bulletin for Jackson, Ohio.

Post-O Office is open during the week from 700
a. M to $3.50 p. M, but never on Sunday
MAIL GOING NORTH-Closes at 1854 a. m
and GIT d. m. The mail closing at 5:24 p. m. is
a through mail to Cincinnati, Ohio, and all
points West and South of there, and Grafton,
w. Va, and all points East and North of there.
MAIL GOING sOUTH-Closes at 2:20 p. M,
daily, being all the mail South.
WEBER, GRAHANISyILLE & MABEE'S
Closes at z a. m. on Friday
MAIL ON NARROW GAUGE-Going West,
closes at lilo p. m. Pouches made up al this Of
flee for Meadow Branch, Beaver, Waverly,
cambridge, Greenfield, Washington G. H., and
Springfield. We will receive a Pouch from
each above named offices at I:l5 p. m. every day
No mails on Sundays.
EUREKAVILLE-Clos at l p. M every
Wednesday and Saturday.
S. p. BALDRIDGE, p. NJ.
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Our Paris Exposition correspondent
met with a serious mishap this morning
While descending the stairs leading to
our press room, he slipped and fell,
spraining his right wrist. As we can t
spare time to act as mis- amanuensis, his
Paris correspondence will not appear for
a few weeks
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Church Directory for Jackson, 0.-187S.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Elder j. P. Ewing,
Pastor. Preaching every Lords Day at l02 A.
NJ and at night. sabbath School every Lords
Day at 8 A. NJ.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Rev. j. X.
Gibson, Pastor. Pre- ching every Sabbath at
IOL A. NJ and at night. Sabbath School every
Sabbath at A. M. Teachers meeting Tuesday
evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
Choir meeting Friday evening. Woman's Mis-
sionary meeting lst Monday in every month.
Communion service lst Sabbath in March.
June, September and December.
BAPTIST CHURCH.-Rev. E. w. Lloyd, Pas
tor Preaching every Sabbath at l09 A. NJ.
and at Lamplighting. sabbath school every
Teachers Meeting every Wednesday evening.
Choir Meeting every Thursday evening.