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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21
Written for The Spirit of Democracy.
BROWN Co INp.. Jan. 6. 1879


Ed SPIRIT: fin the people of Btosn
are not all Hovsiers, as more than one
third Of the population are emigra t.
ttom Monroe, Belmont and Washington
Those OF Monroe being i'll the minority
Two papers are prioted in the count,
about The size of bulteIfgs wing, and
they have been, wranglmg at each olhel
40 mpch that their "fghting editors
have both become useless. g
Presumption will in no way affect
as as cord wood, slaves and hogs are
legsl tender Come and see US, Mason
After driving hogs fifteen and twenty
miles to market we get the amazing price
Of. two cents and half a pound. Corn
is twenty five cents bushel. =.
Schools as general thing are not in
a very fourishing condition, but the sup
position is, that under the management
of the present Superintendent there will
soon be a change for the better The
wages range from thirty to forty-two
dollars according to the grade of the
license that, The teacher holds Ths
teacher is compelled to hold an exsmin
alton at the end of each ninth, and send
report of the same to the parents OF
;; guardians sdp. ~ sEaa.-t ,t ...ss
There was quite an excitement raised
few weeks ago over silver mine thai
was discovered in the, southeastern par,
of the county but it proved to be like 6
diamond mine that was discovered ir
Monroe q few years back, no good.
| A word of advice to the rambling ones
of the "dark hills. and 1 have done fo
this time, stear clear OF. Brown il yol
have any regard for the health OF your
self and family. f, -4.- ~, HANKY.
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Bob Ingersol on stingy Men.

:. Tdespise stingy man. l don see
how it is possible for man to die worth
$4,000 600 or $40 OO0, 900 in a city full
of want, when he meets every day the
Uithered hand of beggary and the white
lips Of famine -
How man can withstand all that. and
hold in the clutch of his hand 100000,
600 OF $40, 600, 600 is past my cpmpre.
hension l do not see how be can do it.
l should not think he could do il any
more than he could keep pile of lum
Der when hundreds and thousands were
drowning in the sea Do you know
have known men who would trust theil
wives with their hearts and their honor
hut not with their pocket books-no,
with dollar When / see a man o.
that kind, I always think he know:
which is most valuable, Think of ma
king your wife beggar! Think of hel
asking you everv day for dollar or tc
humbly beg for fifty cents What die
you do with that dollar | gave your
Think of having wife that is afraid o.
YOU! What kind Of children do you ex
peer to have with beggar and a coward
FOR Their motherP Oh, I.tell you, If fyou
have but dollar in the world, and yor
have got to spend it, spend it as though
| it were a dry leaf, and YOU the owner O
unbounded forests. That's the way to
spend it had rather be beggar anG
spend my last dollar like king, than tc
he king aud spend my money like {
beggar II it's got to GO, let it go &c
the best you can for your family-anf
Hook as well as you ran yourself WheI
Won used to 60 courting, how nice ycl
lOokedt Ah, your eye was bright, You
Estep was light, and you just put on tn
VERY best you could Do you know tha
| it is insufferahle egotism in you to sup
[pose that woman is going to love yo,
always looking as bad as you can Thin
of it Any woman on earth will he tru
to YOU forever when you do your best
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/, The M,dpvsrI and the Widow.

| When Thomas Thompson was court
ing The WIDOW who. became bis sixth
wife, said he, laking a pinch of snuff and
hooking wise, Ewill tell you what ex
lpect of you, my dear. Yousre aware
that 1 have bad : good deal OF matrimo-
tnims experiences Hohum. Il makes
! me, sad to thinkHf it,apd / may truly say
}that, my cup Of e:ssery would be thinning
lover a. this tHn1Snt Il ii were not for
Won. 4 But.td bps1ess 4 lswas about to-
lremark that Ja1e mgl fret wife, could
brpake better cotf5 sthan ,aay, other womsn
hh, the world. | Qst you will adopt her
receipt for tbe patatton Of that bev-
[erage.n isshs'l is'
aMy first hnsty ri frequently remark
led3i began the19 ax. asss s..
.ssAnd ttlesS Ssssaafe Y nteryupted1
fMr. sfhom pson, Eslle was the best mend
er that probably ever lived II was her
delight to find hutton Off and as for
rents in coats and things, Ihave seen.
her shed tears of joy when she saw them,
she was 80 desirous of using her needle
for their, repair, Oh, what a woman Su-
san was !" ''' i'''''s ts''is'''
aMany Is the time" began the-widow,
'sthat my first husband-",o = Il s7sa
j with, regard to Anna, who was my
fthird," said Mr.. Thompson, II think her
lforte, above, all others, was in the accom-
! plishment of the cake known asslapjack
ii have very pleasant visions at this mo-
mert of my angelic Anna as she appear
4 ed in the kitchen of a frosty morning,
tenveloped in smoke and the morning
4 sunshine that stole through the window,
or bearing to my plate particularly nice
: article of slapjack, with s.he remark,
That's the incest one yet, Thomas Fat
it while its hot. Sometimes, ! assure
you, my dear, these recollections are
quite overpowering ~" % s'f1' =
4, He applied his handkerchief to his
eyes, and THE widow said go syess ]
Eknow how,it is myself, sir Many is tbs
time that ! see in my lonely hours my
dear first hus-'" t.''S
"The pride and JOY Of Julia, my fonrth,
and may say, roo, of Clara, my fifth,s
!. Itutcilupltu nll AuQupSVus VIII SouiS
apparently accidental violence Of tone
lay in the art OF making overltheir spring
bonnets Ifyou will believe it, my dear
!, one bonnet lasted those tive blessed wo
a men through all the happy years the!
lived with me-they would turn then
: and make them over so many titnes-
; Dear, dear, what cnangeful worldAwha
r an unhappy, changefdt world. "a,
"a 81 dare say SO to myself hundre'
a times day, sir, said the widow With
8 lsigh.' frequently remarked tony frs
I Ehus--"si az haf9afg, qii - ,f-lsssst
Madam" said Mr.. Thomson sudden
lily and with great sternness, "oblige m
0 by never mentioning that chap again.
,. Are you not aware that ae must neeessa
!, rily be oit of the question forevermore
Can you. not see that your continual rel
O ences TO him sicken my sohlp Let y
q have peace, madam-let me have peace
J. "Very we'll, sir" said tue widow
o meekly II beg your pardon.and prom
ise not to do it again y j 8
And they we're married. and their live
q were as bright and peaceful as they coul
# wish.
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The proprietor Of q building, site ia
Wisconsin advertises his land for sale in
this wise, "Tbe town OF Poggis and
surrounding country is the most beauti.
full which nature ever made. The seen.
eryis celestial; also two wagons and
yoke Of steers eaa siss7 9f s7s
"What I want TO get OF Is the aninus
ofthe transaction, said the judge. eBut,
your honor" said the complainant,
"there wasn't any at all. He. came up.
.qliet like and grabbed the coat, and was
off with it before / saw what be was at.
No, sir, there wasn't any moss." 2 et 2
"Whataduck you are!" said an ad.
mirIng lover to his sweetheart when She
came down in full party dress. why,
Augustus, how absurd Don'tyou per.
ceive the difference between me and d
duck p" sASnre enough, Angelins.. You
are dressedto kill, anda duck 10 always;
killed to dress.haae igego44 4s4oes.s,rl
Venus is now at her greatest distance
from us--16, 600, 600 OF. miles--or 1867,
600, 900 farther away than when she is
nearest The earth. This may seem start.
ling, bnt it is true. She always gets as.
far away flom us as she eau as soon as
1 Congress- meets. And we don't blame
her. -No1ristv1n Herald. pa safss
s"Is the doctor in'7" asked an anxious
looking young man. mo. sir" replied
! theg person addressed :s,.hut you can
leave an, order on the slate. Is tia very
urgent case ?" swell, yee." the young
man said; "rslher urgent, Think, Just
as / started away from home my young.
est brother wss falling out of second
/ story window" Is.
1 81 am almost seventy -one," said Mrs.
4 Myra Clark Gaines to Washingten
correspondent the other day. "and eA .
cept to live till am one hundred and
City. come Of q long lived race. One
u OF my aunts lived to one hundred and
afteen,"" and seeing the oorresponden,
II scrutiniking her hair, "Il isn't dyed" she
4 said. sand It is very abundant, falling be-
llov ay wasss.."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21

A Danbury man who lectured recently
in an adjoining town, saiG that manv
persons failed to get into the hall L
subsequently transpired that they made
no attempt to.
One of Joe Cooks lectures il concern
ing "The Souls Laughter at Itself.h-
That is when the soul stoops in the twl
light to pick up quarter and finds thai
it is a gun wad rr. RVS
When a man has hole in the toe o
his socks, ana is pulling on tight boot
and the SOCKS work up around his instep
then it Is time to ask his private opinion
Of Psntheism as an orthodox doctrine.
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Conservation.

To put ones noblest self in command,
for Christ to sweep out Of the soul fts
self.seryice and self-worshlp; to be very
Jealous for the Lord Of hosts, lest any
treacherous thing within US rob Him OF
His rights; to see our Lord by faith, and
live for Him in love, and walk with Him
by grace; 10 be moulded by His power
and steeped in His peace, and lifted intp
His light, and renewed in His image from
day to day, we call this conservation. but
is it not Heaven begun in the heart? Ane
what would the church be, II the Spiri
of our Savior should fully possess 5us
all? The Light: Is it waningI ibs1
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President Taylor.

Washington Latter to New York Herald.1
President Taylor was probably, the
only President to whom the Presidency
was an uncoveted and unsought-fo boona
Mrs. Taylor was SO averse to public life
that it was said she prayed every night
during his candidacy for his defeat, and
when told of his election, said: .Why
could they not Jet US alonep We are so.
happy here. Why do thev want to drag
US to Washington?" Who that ever
saw General Taylor at levee could for.i
get himf Hegrasped every new conner
cordially by the hand and salutsd all,
high aud low, old maids, brides, young
girls--alt with the words, "Glad to see
you. Glad 10 see you. How's you.
familyY Hope the children are all WELL"
His greeting was almost equal to Rips
toast, Here's to you and your family.
May you live long and prosper He
hardly ever opened his mouth without
making q mistake, and people laughed
heartily. Still they loved him, trusted
his Judgment and knew his heart and /
hand were true as steel, and when he
died the whole, Nation was mourner at
his grave, When Major D. returned
from Europe he introduced MIN at dins
ner party as "My friend D., just from
Berlin, Austria" During his candidacy,
Colonel Wa,aState elector Of -2---, aftet
discussing several public topics,a asked
him what were his views on the tariff -s
fThe what, Jack y said General Taylor,
who suffered dreadfully, aThe tariff,
General" said Colonel W. 's'Why, what's
tha,ss 'FIts a sine qsa sos,' said Colo.
incl W., who was one of the greatest
| wags that ever lived,~ sthat the people
are mach excited about now" "a sind
qua mos," said General Taylor, slowlys
III believe. Jack, ] saw one in Mexico,
but l forget what 1t looked like, and I'll
be blamed II I have any views on the
ltafif.seis iiiE sIi @sfes hA &
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21

Cotton pads prove to bs as valuable as
life .preservers TO women ae Testaments
were to soldiers during the war. A Mas
sachusetts lover tried to put bullet
through his beloved. but bulwark of
cotton saved her. The public will be
glad to know that these accessories have
some real value, but unfortunately no re.
ligiousuoral can be drawn.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21
Grant and the CorkoniaDs.
Catholic Herald

The Catholics of Cork do not forget
that, when Grant aspired for athird term
to the Presidency of The United States,
he tried to strengthen his position as the
Republican candidate by importing in
the most invidious manner the religious
and anti Catholic element into the politi:
cal agitation. He appealed to the relig
ious passions of the native American ell.
ement in our population, and that apPea
has now risen in judgment before him In
Ireland. -'',.s sse' 7'.'
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COLD WEATHER.
How to Protect the Body from It's
- Bad Effects. :"

The london Medical Press and Crcu'
lar saws: We are in the midst Of se
we're winter, and as hygiene is the orde'
ofsthe day, we cannot he too particula'
in Expressing upon the public certain
facts which are too often disregafded -
Few are aware OF the killing powers OF
intense cold and great heat, even inthis
comparatively temperate climate Those
who have been in the habit, as we have,
Of watching the returns of The Registrar
General, we'll know now quickly the death
rate rises during even short continu-
anee of cold weather
Na9, the fact that the increase in the
'fnortaiity affacts cafieaa the Young and
the old, as we'll as those who are either
suffering from, or are predisposed TO, at.
iections Of the chest aud throat, indicates
the class of people who should he espe
ciaIly careful to, protect themselves
against the inclemency Of the weather
With regard to chiliren, the system, OF
'hardening" them by allowing them to
90 thinly clad, and exposing them to all
sorts of weather, is delusion from
which the minds of some parents are
even now not altogether free. 1t is
thought that il their chest is kept warm
there Is no need OF caring about theil
arms and legs But that is great mis-
take. ss'sf a-' 81 a
In proportion as the upper and lowe
extremities are well clothed will the cir
culation he kept up and determined tt
those parts, and in proportion to tn
quickness and equahle distribution OF th'
Icirculation will be The protection agains
those internal cnngestions which are hu
| the FIRST stage of the most fatal disease
OF infancy and childhood, The same ob
Iservation holds good with respect tt
grown.up people who are predisp 1sed t
\ pulmonary complaints There is no ex
laggeration in saying that the NOR ALT
from these and other affections would b
considerably diminished were people t
Iavo.d that catching cold" of whic
Ithey so often and so lightly speak; an
lit is matter Of surprise to us that thi
tact, OF which most OF us are aware doe
not lead to more precautions being ts
ken by those who are anxious abou
Ieither their own health or thar OF otl
Iers
! To take care, that the body,is- thol
oughly warm and well clothed Just befor
4 going out in very cold or very WI
weather; to keep up the circulation an
warmth of the body rather by exefcis
Of snme kind than by sitting over gres
fires in overheated rooms; to he SUI
that the temperature of the sleepin
apartment is not ever so many degree
; below that OF the sitting room these al
> three golden maxims, attention to whlc
would prevent thousands from catchln
3 that ..chill' or "cold'' to the results
which so many valuable lives have bee
: prematurely sacrificed
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21
Persons of Taste.

The most refined nations have an sp-
preciation Of sweet pdors, and find pleas
ure in the use Of articles agreeable to the
sense of smell Dr. Prices Unique Per-
fumes are pronounced by the hest judges
to be superior in rich, fresh, Aowery fra.
grance to any coming from abrvsds
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21
Three Curious North Carolina Chill
dren,

A remarkable case Of defective vision,
says the Tarboro(N c. Southerner, is
that of three children of James Howard,
a seafaring man, whose family live on
Ocracoke Island They become totally
blind each day, Immediately after the sun
goes down If by chance they happen
to be in the yard playing when the sun
sets, their playthings are instantly laid
aside, and efforts made to reach the house
when they soon after retire and SLEEP
soundlv until sunrise, after which theil
sight is described as restored, and to al
appearance perfectly unimpaired Tit
youngest is three and the eldest ten years
old-two boys and one girl. all of ligh
complexion. Their eyes are light blue
and there is nothing about them that ap
pears at all strange.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21

EEIn % counties OF West Virginia,
reporting to the Pittsburgh agency OF K
G Dun & Co. there we're in the year
that is pasl % failures, involving liahili-
ties to the amount Of $25l 900, with as
sets to the amount of $4,000 During
the year previous there were Is failures
liabilities SOL ,002, and assets $30,500 a.
In Is counties of Ohio, reporting tc
the same agency, there were 67 failures
in 1878, liabilities Sl,516 722, and assets
sS47,440. During the previous veal
there we're 49 failures, $3.50, 243 liabili
ties, and Sl7l,759 assets.-Iatelltgen
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21

Il hold it to he fact says Pascal, 'that
if all persons knew what they said of
each other, there would not be any
friends in the world.
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,I.P.FkRQUHAR. NJ. ID.
fFormerly of Zauesville, Ohio,l s.fh

'sPhysician and Surgeon,
fass aud rssidsnes in the Kirkbrids property,
OOD S,FIEL D., % a. I,O.
Hsyins located at the above place, offers his
pfofessionsl services. where he4, hopes BY
dose attsuticn to business TO merit public
ssufAsnos aud patrone.sg $3.50 ~. :
Ohruuio Diseases will receive specisi
ssssnsiun. 0h 4 al may4,T5Y
essAYL sf1 rs , ~
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PENsIoN ..

s,~s ,As DENTISTRY. - "a
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NOTICE TO
PACIFIC COAST PIONEERS.
At THE LAST REGULAR xRrr.s

4 THE LASF REGULAR HRET1NG
- OF the Society, held April IT, 1879 the following
resolutions were passed unanimously:
WHEREAS The Association II Pacific Pioneers
originally designed and organized fOr he purpose of
pcrpeUating social brotherhood Of those who braVcd Inc
daners and harsps incident to Ihc early settlement Of
white the shores Of the Pacific Ocean and
WHEEE.s, Most of those fsmng the original organi2s
ton are by Of cnufagraton5 unstable stock
kst and unforeseen financial mshaps and huGrances
dere impecunous and unable 20 meet living eoatiR
genoieS; therefore, he il
ResnyUei BY the Association of Pacific Coast Pioneers
that all aIrearages OI monthly dues prior to April 1879
and hereby RENTED and that all delinquent for
such monthly dues hereby fully rensated to the full
participation in and privileges of original members of the
Association known az Pacific Coast Pioneers
ResoIred That reinstaed members of this Association
shall pledge themselves hencefOrth their best
the good of the Society and that they will not
fail comply with the requirements of the Constitution
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and that other Journals friendly to the organization
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Annual Picnic will brought before the Society, for the
purpose Of fixing and holding the and selection
Of grounds r. 3. STOREK Secretary.
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A
- CONPANf-Prncipal place or business, Carson CITY
Location OF works, Eagle and Washoe Valley Mining
Dstrct.-At meeting OF the Board Of Trustees, held
April oath No y Of Five Cents share
was levied upon the capital stock of TIE company payable
Immediately to the Secretary in United States gold coin at
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