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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
THE MERCHANTS EXCURSION.

THE MERCHANTS EXCURSION.
BUSINESS AND FESTIVITIES PLEASANTLY BIryprn
AN EXHIBITION or SAMPLES.
HAVANA, Feb. 5.-The English mail steamer
arrised to-day from Vera Cruz. bringing da,es
from the city Of Mexico 10 the Goth Of jam
The commercial visitors from the United
States bad been treated with great hOspitalv
and were highly gratihod with their reception
at the National Palace, where, in Indepen.
dence Hail. In prominent place among paintings q,
ancestral heroes OF Mexico, was hung portrait o;
Washington.
The Government had ven the American party s.ver.,
excursions to the surrounding country and was 10 sv
them ball. Mr. Foster the Ugited states Minister had
given them a reception and bail.
These festivities had caused much enthusiasm.
President DlaZ had established an exhibition OF tho
samples brought by the Americans.
committee OF observation has been formed for IN.
purpose Of collecting Information regarding Mexico for
publication In the United States Nj. hCrriD O., M.
cOnsn. was chosen chairman.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE PLAGUE
sT. PErERsBURG, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1870.
Numerous sanitary-municipal, provincial and
Other-cOmmt'es being organized, with the object
OF promoting cleanliness among the lower easaes es.
peciay In Moscow and st. Petersburg and lectures on
the subject Of the plague given At many Of the med
cal schools.
MALTA, Wednesday. Feb. 3, 1870.
Tho authorities have decided to impose twenty-ons
days quarantine vessels arriving from Russian ports
ia the Black Fea aud Sea OF AzOf.
TIE PLAGUE STILL SPREADING.
LONDON. Thursday. Feb 6, 1s79.
Tic st. Petersburg correspondent Of Tho
IeegrOph says four fatal Of the plague
reported at setrcnO The correspondent Is personally
cOguZnt OF successful eyasOns OF tue Iii Itdly
Gordon, which Is very inefficient.
lIor other Foreign Ssws see Ere, Pdg<I
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Throat ails promptly checked 10y
JAMES EXPBCToRAhE

Sufferers from coughs or colds will inc re-
iefby using PoRIRRs Cough BALsAM
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CONSUMPTION CONQUERED AT LAST.
now s1nrce ofnie IL Intro tuced by PHLLH PAi1
COP LIVER OIL combination Win Phg-th9 - o., y,
tonishing results It, All drugssts Dep0 ra'
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NERVOUS PROS rRATlON aud DlSEASL2
~ NIr% a snrcisltv Dr. JACQUES s BRODIE
I-nyersity.placc new York Hours 20 2 and 70 :
STRICTCRE, Impotence and Diseases OF lDe
Geurrativc Organs radically and slesdl ,neu - sv
TO and ) 10 :. HEN Rl ADANlkLS' ND l<' Le1IIe
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BUSINESS AND FESTIVITIES PLEASANTLY BITypr
-AN EXHIBITION sAMPI
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RETRIBUTION.

Digging His Own Grave--Youthful
Bravado no DefeDse Against the
Grim Monster.
The quleS little village OF Warnerville,
Scohsrie County. New York, was recent
ly the scene Of sensation which has
worked its rural inhabitants into state
of intense excitement The facts Of the
case are as follows: Several of the VII
lage youths, who, by the wav, are prone
to acts OF deviltry and youthful wicked
ness, met few days ago for the express
purpose of having what they termed q
glorious drunk One Of the prelimina.
ries was the construction Of coffin,
made of rough boards, into which it was
agreed that the one who first became 10
toxicsted should be placed. They then
proceeded 10 "punish" large quantities
of poor whisky, and one of. their nun.
ber, being the first to succumb to the cf
fects of the vile potions, was put into
the cofiia aud the lid nailed on. By this
time the whole party were in such a state
OF intoxication that thei were equal to
any act of devilish cruelty A rope was
then attached to the coffin, which they
proceeded to drag, together with its
drunken occupant,up ard down the high
way for long time. When at last they
grew tired of this sport and opened the
coffin, the young man was found to be
nearly dead from the close confinement
and the rough treatment TO which he had
been subjected One of their number, q
young fellow by the name of Marcie, vas
so warmed up by his severe exertions
that he caught heavy cold, was taken
sick, and in less than week there was q
genuine funeral and he occupied the cof-
On. Oaly few days before young Mar
Gle, being in cemetery with some COM
panions, remarked, The next grave you
dig here you NAV die for me-"
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GRAINS OF GOLD.

The less men think, the more they
talk.
What ought not be done, DO not even
think Of doing. e
civil question. E
Never question servant orchid about
family matters. A
Death has nothing terrible in it bu'
what life has made so.
Never refer to gifs you have made or
q favor you have rendered.
Oae should seek for others the happi.
ness one desires )r ones self.
All / have seen teaches me to trust the
Creator for all l have not seen.
Return equity and justice for evil
done to you, and pay goodness by good
ness.
Be temperate. Liquor has made
more paupers than, all other vices com
bined. a
Actions, looks, words, steps, form the
steps by which we may spell charac
ters.
We can make our experience into
bridges to bear us safely over what is be-
fore US il we will
The way tor a man to secure himself
from wickedness is to withdraw from the
examples oft. -
Many man bears his own faults pa
tiently, and those Of his neighbors impa-
tiently.
1t is easy to pick flaws in other peo-
pies work, but N ore profitable to do bet.
ter work Yourself.
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Advice to those who Owe.

Make full estimate of all you owe.
and of all that is owing to you Reduce
the same to q note As fast as you col
lect pay over to those you owe. If you
cannot, renew your note every year, and
get the best security you can. Go to
business diligently and he Industrious
waste no idle moments; be very econo.
mical in all things; discard all pride; be
faithful in your duty to God by regular
and hearty prayer morning and night ;
attend church and meeting regular every
Sunday: and do unto all men as you
would they should do unto you. If you
are too needy in circumstances to give
to the poor, do whatever else is in your
power cheerfully, but if you can, helI
the poor and unfortunate. Pursue this
course diligently and sincerely for seven
years, and if you are not happy, com
Portable and independent in your circum'
stances come to me and ! will pay youl
debts Ben. Franklin.
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nuehy
BEGINNING AGAIN.

When. sometimes our feet grow weary,
On the rugged hills of life
The path stretching long and dreary
With trial and labor rife
We pause on the toilsome journey,
Glancing backward in valley and glen
And sigh with infinite longing
To return and begin aga.
For behind is the dew of the morning,
In all its freshness and light,
And before are doubts and shadows,
And the chill and gloom of the night.
We remember the sunny places
We passed SO carelessly then,
And ask, with . passionate longing:
To return and begin again.
All, vain, indeed, is the askingl
Life's duties press all Of US on,
And who dare shrink from the labor,
Or sigh for the sunshine that's gone!
And, it may be, not far on bafore US
Wait fairer places than then,
Life's paths may yet lead by still waters,
Though we may not begin again.
Fer evermore upward and onward
Be our paths on the hills Of life.
And soon with radiant dawning
Transfgure the toll and the strife,
And our Fathers hand will lead US
Tenderly upward then;
In the Joy and peace of fairsr world
He'll let us begin again.
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EA friend met YESTERDAY an old NO


RrA friend met yesterday an old NO.
man to whom he was in the habit Of Civ
ing aims, and finding her in the deepest
distress, asked what was the matter.
"What's the matter, your honor2 Tn
q ruined woman, that's what's the mat
ter. Me little grandchild, Jimmy, the
baby as was blind and had the swee
face, and that I've begged with on my
arm 30 long and never saw the day ht
wasn't worth three francs, is"-and grea
sobs choked her utterance
SIS dead p said the gentleman, kind
ly. aE sas
"Dead? Divil the luck! His eyes il
cured, and for business purposes he''
ruined entirely
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g q " u -
lENe cannot measure the value OF
brisk walk in the open air; but exer-
else like all things. may be overdone.--
People who pass from sedentary life
to, say, brisk walking tour, sometimes
think they can lay in good store OF
health by keeping on their legs as long
as they can stand, but there is no good
in coming i'll. We cannot measure the
value of exercise to our frames by the
amount we can get through with IAN eff,
fort. There is no true recreation in
heavy toll. A certain amount of grind.
ing will put an edge to tie tool, but too
much will grind it all away. When we
are cold we are content to warm our
selves at the FIRE. we do not wish to be
burnt. So in holiday exercise the pas
sage from wholesome exertion to fatigue
may not be always Immediately percepti-
BILE, but it brings its evil results and I
have known people, especially young wo.
men, fall into ban health simply from
having performed what they considered
wonderful feats in a walking tour. The
excitement keeps them up, after q fash
ion, for time. but when they get home
they lind out the harm they have done
themselves. Nature has been upset and
avenges herself 1t is well to develop
muscle, and strength and elasticity of
limb. but ordinary men and women are
not fitted to become contortionists.
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wIt is said that dark stables tend tc

wIt is said that dark stables tend to
produce blindness in animals A veter.
mary surgeon says: Darkness produ-
ces blindness, because nature is outraged
in the fact that the sight of the eyes is
destroyed by want of light to present
objects properly to the vision, and thus,
by continued inactivity, producing blind
ness Even so is blindness, or imper-
feet vision, produced by an over action
Of light upon the retina Of the eye, as is
always the case when light is admitted
by a window directly in front Of the
horse. Nothing is worse than this light,
so admitted Natureis outraged, and as
q penalty we have nervous, fretful hor-
ses, shyers, cribbers, bakers, runaways,
and anything but q reliable and pleas.
ant horse"
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EYDaniel Webster had an anecdote
OF old Father Searl, the minister OF bis
boyhood, which is too good to be lost
1t VAS customary then TO wear buckskin
breeches in cool weather One Sunday
morning in autumn, Father Searl brought
his breeches down from the garret, but
the wasps had taken possession during
the summer, and were having nice time
Of 1t in them BY dint Of effort be got
out the intruders and dressed for meet
ing. But while reading the Scripture to
the congregation he felt dagger from
one of the enraged small wasted fellows,
and jumped around the pulpit slapping
his thighs. But the more he slapped
and danced the more they stung The
people thought him crazy, but he ex.
planned the matter by saying "Breth-
rem, don't be alarmed; the word OF the
Lord is in my mouth, but the devil is in
my breechesw Webster always told il
with great glee to the ministers.
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The Wrong Bottle.
Pittsburgh Leader

| flttsburgh Leader.
| Last evening we'll known liquor deal
Ter, who resides at Shadyside, was called
upon by gentleman whom be knew and
who was in thirsty and impecunious
condition.
"Excuse me-" said the thirsty gentle.
man when the liqnor dealer came to the
door, "hut was laundering dry, and I
thought would call in and get drink"
"All right" said the host, 'step in,a
and when the gentleman stepped in the
host produced a bottle of whisky from.
which the thirsty visitor took several
generous swigs and pronounced it good.
After brief conversation the host re.
marked: @ als
"You must excuse me, as / have some
friends in the back room" And after
the thirsty gentleman had taken part
ing snifter he was bowed out The liq.
uor dealer grasred the bottle and was
going into the next room, when he met
his wife, who said: 3 s'ai
"What are you doing7" ~.
"Mr. was here for q drink Of
whisky, and was giving it to him.. was
the answer. ssel 13N ftesi'F9e
"Where did you get that bottlei"
asked his wife gaf. YaJ
"In the cupboard" ."
es.Good heavens exclaimed she, '.that
bottle contains whisky that have used
for several weeks to wash the baby in. !"
The liquor dealer smiled sadly, and
ordered that the bottle be labeled here9
after ssc 2hifa { 80 se'
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slis;rflza,ws.
PUNIsHING AN ELEPHANT.
Thrustlng q Red-Hot Iron Into tho
Trunk Of One of the central Park
| Ay1in1aIq 81

Trunk of One of the central Park
Animals.
New York SUM- .
Emperor is the most vicious, as he IL
the finest elephant in this country. Du-
ring the winter months be and his six
companions are chained by their hind
llegssi an outbnilding 10 the Central
Park Boatswain, until the arrival OF
lEmperor, was the pride of all the female.
elephants, and Gipsy especially loved to
icaress him with her gentle trunk But
Boatswain once cried out under punish
ment and from that hour be lost his
place in the respect OF his associates.
and Gipsysransterred. her blaadIShmenls. !,
to the last conner.
The device of circus men Tor punish
ling an'elephantis cruel To the legs Of
an animal are fastened strong apullsyv,
which are attached to levers. At sig.
nal the legs are drawn asander. and the
animal sinks down mass of helpless
tortured flesh. Fhen the keepers armed
with long clubs, approach and beat him
on the legs and bottoms Of his feet The
elephant during punishment -curls his
trunk beneath him, and closes his eyes.
Hour after hour goes by sometimes, but
the keepers only relax when the elephant
either becomes insensible. or cries out.
which latter is a token OF submission
and q conquered spirit Boatswain cried
out, and was never again guilty Of Of
fence. Emperor, however, has stood
lthis terrible punishment several times
and With such extraordinary nerves that
the keepers are afraid Of him. !. He is
vicious, and whenever a missile comes
within his reach be discharges it at the
nearest keeper straig ~. t....l.
4 On Monday night Emperor watched
lone Of the attendants whom he particu-
larly dislikes 1t was bedtime, and the
man was making everything snug when
Emperor suddenly turned on him and
q knocked him down The keeper scresms
ed, as Emperor, with ashrill cry of rage,
was on the point Of dragging him be.
meath his feet and stamping him to death.
Help came, and the keeper was saved.
and then it was determined that Emper-,
or should suffer for what he had done.
i The attendants took the long iron po.
ker with which the fires are stirred, and
4 this they heated red hot. Emperor was
then bound down in the fashion that has
been described, and while one OF The
keepers held his trunk, the other ran the
red-hot poker up into it. The savage
, punishment nearly blinded Emperor, but
he did not squeal. He looked sullenly
lall the time at his keepers. Since then
the elephant has been unable to eat, and
stands alone and sullen, slapping his
horrible mutilated trunk wherever there
ia a oaal spnt in the shed The man call
lthis the extreme punishment, ind ssy
that it has never been applied before in
4 this country. 1t was not strong enough
to subdue Emperor.
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The Federal Election Law.
lPittsburg Post. /

The Federal Election Law, which the
Democrats insist shall be repealed, gives
the power to united States Marshals-
and they have often exercised ito
bride an unlimited number of voters in
every city of the Union having over 90
600 population, at prices varying from
ten to fifty dollars head. And Demo
Gratis are asked to help provide this cor
ruption fund. No wonder they have got
their med up. g se
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Okey, Washington, Chairman Ed. MOI

Okey, Washington, Chairman; Ed. Nor
ris, Green. o.
On motion, the following named were
appointed Central Committeeman for
their respective townships;
Bethel, John F Stewart; Center, Geo
Norris; Adams, VIM. Gillespie; Benton,
Chris. Wechter; Franklin, Thos For
shey Green, Ezra Lemons Seneca, 10
seph Wehr; Suusbury. Thos. Hamilton
Perry, John B,otb; Washington, Jas
Baker; Summit, Ed Milligan; Wayne,
Isaac Daugherty
Resoiced, That the Convention ad-
journ TO meet at the jackson Ridge
school house, on Saturday, April 19,
1879, at l O'Clock P NJ
EDWARD DAUGHERTY, SR s
@ President
JoHs F. STEWART secretor;es
H BAKER, O e
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r%A teacher in one of the Westl,e,t

EEA teacher In one of the Westfeld
public schools was startled the other day
at the answer che got from one bright
little fellow. On the blackboard was the
picture ot an ostrich, and the teacher
described its great strength and power
OF endurance, closing by saying it was
the only bird upon which man could
ride. II know another" spoke up lit
tie chap, "Well, what is it IA lark"
Unsuspectingly the teacher asked: aHow
can you prove that Johnnyia GAN /
know about it," said the boy, sis that
mother every little while says. fathers
off on lark, and when he comes home
be looks as II he had rode awful tsas.n
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Il. r. FARQUHAR. NJ. ID.
formerly Of zanesville, 0hio,)

Physician i and Surgeon,
ace and residencein the Kirkbride property,
= WOO SFIEL HI0.
Having located as the abOve place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes BY
slsss attention to business TO merit public
ssn6densa and pstrone.as ..s...
Ohrsnic Diseases WI receive speoi'
sylsnyipn. a'.',s = may4,-oY
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Digging His Own Grave--Youthful
Bravado no Defense Against the
Grim Monster.
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County Correspondence.

Reported for The Spirit Of Democracy.l
Greenback Convention at Daugh-
erty's School House, Wayne Town.
ship, Monroe County, Ohio. March
20, 1879.
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no W TO LIVE TO BE NINE
TY,

Mr.. Rufus Westersby Hicks. ol
Oshkosh, is now ninety years Of age
aud in robust health In response to
my inquiry, how he managed t:
keep himself in such condition he has
written me the following letter which
l publish for the benefit Of the pub
lie. Mr.. Hicks says
In the first place I have always
been careful to sleep with plenty Of
air in my bedroom. regard this. a
matter of vital i'm portance. The prac-
tice Of sleeping in vacuum will grad
pally UNDERMINE the strongest consti
tution. | have always found a great
advantage too, in sleeping IN bed,
and not on the wash stand or across
the fowl rack. My grandfather used
to say that tke towel rack was even
more dangerous to sleep on than the
mantel piece ..'....... 49,
/, Upon rising in the morning, / al
wavs jump at once into the bath tub
no matter how cold the weather is ;
and sit there thinking whether |
shall turn the water on or not. Gen.
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CHURCHES.

A.tlods! Ewscopm- -Rey. II p West
pastor. sabbath school at q. III, q.
". StocKsd lie, Supt.
Lutheraa-Hev w. G. Wire pastor. Sah-
bath school at a'o'clock p M. Jos +. Web
ster. Supt.
Un:t6l Brsthyen---R Rev J.. D Freed. pas,
tor. Sabbath school nj /! o clock; W. l..
Martin, Supe intcndcnl
.Moraoiun l.. P. CleweIl, pastor.
Sabbath school At 0 O'clock; James Cree
ger, Superintendent.
Rsman C4ttoltc Rev. Father Mchnr-
die.
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