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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04
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WHAT MAKES THE MAN.


Not numerous years, nor heightened life,
Nor pretty children and wife;
Nor pins and chains and fancy rings.
Nor any such like trumpery things;
Nor pipe, cigar, nor bottled wine,
Nor liberty with kings to dine;
Nor coat, nor boots, nor yet hat,
A dandy vest or trim cravat;
Nor house and lands, nor gold galore,
Nor all the worlds wealth laid in store,
Nor Mister. Knighthood, Sir. nor Squirss
With titles that The men0zS 0zS-ssses~
Nor ancestry traced back to Will,
Who went from Normandy to kill;
Nor Latin, Greek, nor Hebrew lore,
Nor thousand volumes rambled DER;
Nor judges robe, nor mayors mace,
Nor crown that deck the royal race;
These, all united, never can
Avail to make single mani
A truthful soul, loving mind
Full of affection for its kind;
A helper of the human race,
A soul Of beauty and Of grace,
A spirit firm, erect and free,
That never basely bends the knee,
That will not bear feathers weight
Of slavery's chain for small or great;
That truly speaks Of God within
And never makes league with sin;
That snaps the fetters despots make,
That loves the truth for its own sake;
That trembles at no tyrant's nod;
A soul that fears none but God,
And calmly smiles at curse and ban
That is the soul that makes the man.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04
He'd Jine Anything.

A New Hampshire woman has hus.
band who is addicted to joining secret
societies. One OF her exasperated out
bursts is thus reported bv the Manches.
ter Mirror: .Jine! He'd jine anything.
There can't nothing come along that's
dark and sly and hidden, but bell jine
it. II anybody should get up society
to hurn his house down, he'd jine it just
as soon as be could get in, and if he
had TO pay TO get in, he'd 60 all the sud-
dener."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04

A stalwart negro, with q scowling face
and gun across his shoulder, sauntered
into a farmyard near Shelbyville, Ind
and said that he had come to kill the
man who lived there. He did not know
this man, but had been told that he had
helped the enemy in recent drunken
fight. The intended victim was hastily
hidden, and summons sent for several
neighbors, who came and shot the negro.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04

EY Presence of mind and GOODNESS
are rare things in woman, and should
be appreciated. A southern lady, whiIS
preparing to osretire for the night; thought
she saw an eye of fall length portaie
of Washington wink. She had heard
of burglars hiding behind pictures, bat
she did not scream and faint. She took
off her diamonds, and. opening drawer
as il toput them In it, took out revol,
yer, andTquickly discharged, six sh0ts
into the head of The portrait, and the
servants rushed in and found there was
no burglar there, and the %. 500 picture
was spoiled for nothing. Presence Of
mind and GOODNESS don't want to he acs
companied by too much imagination. 5
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A COMPLICATED CASE.

Gentlemen My case is briefly as follows Ihar had
Verify, Fof nine years l. lad not hrrathcd though
one nostrii hal dropplnrs In thu throat, ycr bad
Ior IL at night before being able lie down and ee,
and constant dull pain in my head. Ny hca was
at times so iul OF Catarrhal matter to injui my
sense Of hearing ard comp me get up sevcraimcs
in the night 10 clear 1t and my threat b. fore oud
sleep. Every Of these distressing symptoms hs dis
appeared under the OF not quito three botts OF
SsSrpEps EApiosLCuRE. Ny hearing isfully rrsprcd.
IN ths throat no beadsche, and In every way litter
than Ihare been for years. c,uld feel tho cfcts Of
the CrRK On Inv appetite, on my kidneys and, ngact
eass.b wholly tho eject Of the RADICAL Cunv.
Very respectfully, c. II. LAWkXNtE,
FIrcHBuRG, Oct. IL & ft1s e q n - i-'s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04
A SELECT SNAKE STORY.
The First of the Season Uncoiled Be.
tore the Daisies Smiling.


The Harrison (Ark.) Times says: re-.
On Tuesday last Germsn butcher by
the name OF Hans Wiger passed through.
our town, en- route for Little Rock, where,
he stated, be had fhany friends. Aftet
travelling as far as the first crossing Of
Savis creek he became fatigued and, ss,
there was no house in sight, concluded
to rest himself upon some fiat aroCks,
which formed quite an inviting yesting
place by the roadside. Exhausted In
mind as well as in body. be soon fell
asleep, and was blank to him until he
was aroused with start and the. .rea-
lzatibn that he was in the clutches Of
some one or something. Looking down,
sBch a sight met bis eyes as would have
made the etoutest heart bound with
agitation. Clasping both right and lett
legs were two faltlesnakes OF the diai
mond species, coiled from the feet look
ing him greedijy in the fate from both
sides. 1t was moment to try the nerve
Of the bravest hero known to history,
and we need hardly say Mr. Wiger uem-
bled from head to foot. but knowing
that his salvation was inaction rather
than action, he dropped back ss Il
shot and lay as one dead ! how Icng be
remained in this predicament is hard 10
tell, as under such circumstances min.
utes lengthen into hours and hours into
days. but some time after dark t6th
snakes. becoming wearied, no doubt,
slowly uncoiIeds themselves, aud, after
crawling under his neck and aroupdehis
head several times, moved quietly away:,
It Is needless to say that our Toutonic
friend made tracks for The nearest house
and fell fainting while trying to climb
the fence to enter After some liliIs
trouble be was revived, but it was found
that during his lying still, bloed had
oosed from i his eyes and mouth; his
hair, which be said before was raven,
black, bad almost an iron gray cast.
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A Sure Remedy.

just before going to bed each night,
let every boy sit down and think over
the day that has just closed, and if be
remembers any falsehood or bad word
be has said, let him take piece of com
mon brown soap, and wash out his
mouth with great care and thorough.
ness. We knew OF mother who tried
this remedy with her young son, who
was addicted to lying, and it worked
we'll.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04
wA cheyenne man win bet 4, On AZ /,

GyeA Cheyenne man will bet on any.
thing. Two of 'em put IS apiece on
wager that one could hold Wasp in his
hand longer than the other could, and
the fellow who rubbed chloruform on
his hand expected to win, but the other
fellow happened 10 know that male
wasps don't sting. and got one Of thst
sex,and they grabbed their wasbs aud sat
and smiled at each other while the crowd
wondered, until the chloroform bad
evaporated, and then the fellow Who
used it suddenly let 60 Of his wasp, and
let the audience into the secret Of how
10 swear the shingles of the reef
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04

A little boy, watching the burning of
the school house until the novelty Of the
thing had ceased, started down the street
saying: "pm glad the old things burned
down; didn's have my jogfry lesson, no
how"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04

| Each Supervisor having first been sworn by
q Justice of the Peace. Notary Public, or other
4 officer authorized to administer oaths. "that he
| is q legal voter of said township, and that he
will correctly and faithfully conduct said cleo
tion, protect it against all frauds and unfair
ness carefully and truly canvass all the votes
cast theiest, and return the same according to
the call of the Democratic Central Committee
of Monroe County, Ohio. and the provisions of
the primary election law" shall then call upon
the Democratic electors present at the polls,
and possessing the qualifications of persons en-
titled co vote under this notice, to choose TIVE
judges of elections and two clerks to assist in
receiving and taking account of the votes cast
to each of whom shall be administered the
came oath as has already been taken by the Su-
pervisor.
The Judges and Clerks shall then proceed, as
in general elections to receive the votes, hear
challenges, examine parties challenged under
oath, and conduct said elections under the pro-
visions Of the primary election law.
| The following resolution of the Central Com
mittee defines the publications of voters:
| Resolved, That men who supported the DEM
acratic State ticket at the preceding general
election; men known to be. members of the
Democratic party; Democrats who move into
the county and will be legal voters at the next
general election; young men known to be DEM
ocrats who will be Of age in time to vote at the
neyt general election, and Democratic foreign
ers who may be entitled to naturalization pa
pers in time to vote at the next general cleo.
tion, shall be entitled to vote.
It is made the duty Of Supervisors to see that
this resolution is carried into complete effect
and to conduct said election fairly and impair
TALLY.
In case Supervisor appointed is not present
to open the polls, any Democratic elector of
the township may be chosen to act
| The following is the resolution providing
for the return Of the poll.books and tslly-sheets
| Rssolosd, That the Supervisor and Judges Of
the Convention endorse the name of the new
Central Committeeman on the back of tha re-
turns, and that the new Committeeman return
the poll-books and tally-sheets duly certified
and sealed up. and st o'clock on Monday, May
81, they shall meet in the court house in
Woodsfeld. elect Chairman and Secretary
from their number. and proceed to canvass the
returns and announce the result.
By order of the Democratic Central Commit
tee of Monroe County. Ohio.
| u. w. MASON,
Chairman Democratic Central Committed
T. o. LITTLE, Secretary.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SURVEYOR.

Ed SPIRIT: Announce JeHN E MIRA
GLE, of Franklin township. as candidate for
County Surveyor; subject to the decision of the
Democratic Nominating Convention.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04

Sediment or mucus in the urine is a
sure indication Of disease. Take Kidney:
Wort.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04
C,ATARRIA \
IS II CuRABLE2

1sHosE who have suffered from the variouna com.
have tried many physicians a re reSies witnt riic
q cure await nc answer to this question witonsider
eors o G AM weil they may ior no dase tha
destrucsive to health as Catarrh. BronchtiNstim,.
ISoughs, M serious and frequently fat ati,tions
put neglected Catarrh.. Other sympathetic secsor,
SHc as dratness, impaired eyrsigt, and lossof Srs
serious suits of ncrected Catarrh, bad rlonghln
tn.mscives mt as nothing compared with tn danpr
Gus ancctions Of the throat md nrr1 kelr ~ fnii
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04
IT CAN BE CURED,

1T can be cured. There ID no doubt abcut H. Thin.
l. 4 mediat, r. lief afoqlel by sANFoED's RAI5AL
t OvkE @ Fon CATAnRH is hut slight evdcncS o,fhaf
i Apf he niccrs ard
innammstlon snhdued and healed the entire lemhra-
stitutionAly its action is that OF powerful prfyinc
agent, destroying IN Its course through the ystem
the 0cM poison, the destructive agent In caIrrhal
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-04

Adams-W. F. WIRE.
Benton-G. S. ALGEo.
Bethel-ALEx CRAWFORD.
Center-W. II. SIMMONS.
Franklin-G. W. MASON. -
Green-N. H. EDDY.
Jackson-WM HArHoKN.
Lee-JAMEs ANDERSON.
Malaga--J. II. EaGER.
Ohio-CHRIs. MosER.
Perry-ELlsHA LYNCH.
Salem-WEsI.EY B. HuRD.
Seneca-CAsPER YocxEY.
/. Summit-JoAk DouaHSRrf.
Sunsbury- john S. MELLorf.
Switzerland-JoHN RUEGsEGGER.
Washington-CHAs. HILL.
Wayne-J. W. STRIcKLrNG.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Saturday, May 2e, 1880.
To tie Democracy Of Tie County Of Monroe ind

To Tie Democracy Of tie County Of Monroe ind
State of Ohio
You are hereby notified that an election will
be held on Saturday, the 10th day Of May 1880.
for the purpose of nominating one candidate
for each Of the following offices, to be support
ed by the party at the ensuing fall election,
viz: Recorder. Surveyor, Commissioner and In.
AA'Ty AThsy DsOs1s the several townships
viii. at the same tme,and in the same manner,
[alaet-.ne Committeeman for their respective
townships to serve for the ensuing year on the
Democratic Central Committee Of the county.
The polls will be opened in the several town.
ships between the hours of Q and 10 O'Clock a.
m. and close at o'clock p. m. of said day, at
the usual places of holding elections in ths
townships.
The nominations will be by the popular vote
system. the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes to be declared nominated.
The election will be conducted in all respects
in conformity with the laws of the State regu-
lating general elections, but only the votes Of
such persons as are qualified under the resolu-
tion' of the Central Committee, hereafter set
forth, shall be received.
The Democratic Central Committee of Mon
roe County, Ohio, have resolved. by vote. to in
woke the protection and subject said nomina-
ting election to the provisions of the primary
election law, entitled IAN act to protect the
election Of voluntary political associations and
to punish frauds therein" passed by the Gene
raj Assembly Of Ohio. February "a. 1871, and
the amendments thereto. and appointed the
following Supervisors to open and preside at
said elections: .tf,tF tfA le4i. rs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05
Mrs HOuStnn living in thn nninhhnrhnnd Of |

Mrs. Houston, living in the neighborhood Of
Austin, Texas, in fit of insanity on the 9th,
attempted to murder her five children by driv-
ing knitting-needles into their brain through
their ears. One was killed and two others seri-
ously injured.
James Loomer shot and killed George De-
camp at Lawe's ranch, opposite Rosebud land
ing. on the Missouri river, on the 26th. Cause,
undue familiarity with Loomer's wife.
Policeman Tom Perkins was fatally shot at
Buena Vista, Cal, on the 9th, by three bunko
steerers, whom he was trying to arrest.
At Bradford, Pa, on the 28th, John Fully and
Luke Kane, of Clean, went to the house of John
Smith and beat him terribly, when Smiths son,
a lad of 13 shot Kane dead.
Hiram Kelley, an inmate of the state lllnatic
asylum, at Columbia, s. c., killed his room
mate, q man named Calabacher, by fracturing
his skull with stone bowl on the 28th.
On the night of the 9th, at Kansas City, Mo-,
VIM. CASTOR and Thomas Wright had fight
about divorced wife, who was living with Gas
ton in adultery, and CASTOR was badly beaten.
next morning Cast hunted up Wright and
shot him dead.
At Norborne Station, Mo-, on the 28th one
Lynch, saloon keeper, became involved i'm
difficulty with a man named Worth, and shot
him dead
John w. Phillips, police officer, was fatally
stabbed at Kalamazoo, Mich, on the 9th, by
David ID. Mason, whom he was arresting.
Mate Tate, of the steamer [. N Phillips, was
knocked down and had his neck broken at
Pittsburg, Pa, on the 9th, i'll a quarrel with
Jacob G. MerT1man steamboat engineer
White stock thieves killed John Deffebach
and run off $50 head of horses from Invan
Kara mountain, fifty miles west of Deadwood,
on the Goth. Deffebach was one of the heaviest
stockmen in the west.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05

Grace Methodist Episcopal church. Paterson,
n. J., burned on the LIST. Loss $4,000.
The residence and barn of Mr.. Bernadean, at
Claymouth, Del. were destroyed by fire on the
I'd inst. young girl, servant in the family,
was burned to death, and a nurse and three
children narrowly escaped. Pecl1niary loss
heavy.
Memorial Hail. of the Soldiers home, at Day
ton, o., was destroyed on the night of the 1st
inst The building was erected by the national
government in the fall of 1878, at cost of $685.
900. A large number of war relics, among them
the flags and uniform of Gen. Thomas, placed
at the Home for safe-keeping at the recent meet
ing of the army of the Cumberland, were burned.
No clue to the origin of the fire.
Seventy houses were burned at Radoanyse,
government of Tchermigoff, Russia, and $50 at
Nemeroff, in Padolia. Upwards of 200 families
were thus rendered homeless.
At Omaha, Neb., ON the LIST inst, block of
stores and a boarding house were destroyed.
Loss $4,000; partially insured.
French. Potter & Wilson's china and glass
store on Wabash avenue, Chicago, was damaged
to the extent of $4,000 by fire on the LIST.
A fire at Jacksonville Ill, on the 3Oth ult.,
caused the loss of $50, 900. The city postoffice
was one of the buildings burned. Insurance
about $48, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05

THE tide of immigration from the Old World
continues to increase. Should the present rate
continue this year will show the greatest number
of immigrants landed at Castle Garden for sew
eral seasons. Two steamers from Liverpool re-
Gently brought over jointly 2,021 souls and still
they come in swarms every week. The famine
in Ireland and the German system of army re-
craiting drives young and able men over to the
Mecca of the world in great numbers. Indeed
the ratio has been almost four hundred a day
for nearly month landed at Castle Garden
Most of the people are ticketed through to Kan
sas, Nebraska, or the far west. A notable fea-
ture of the immigration this year is said to be
the great proportion of strong and able men
Among them are many skilled artizans, such as
glass-blowers, silk-weayers, cutters and glove
Makers who will be valuable acquisitions to
American shops and factories, and enable us to
compete with the Old World in classes of goods
hitherto considered almost exclusively out of
the American line. But there is more room in
the great west for farmers and stock-growers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05

and IN addition to the road and railroad,
the course will be accessible by steam
boat. Gravesend is a very ancient town.
In days gone by it was quite pleasure
resort for Londoners, but of late years
the railroad has brought the open sea so
near them that river watering places
have declined in popularity The manor
OF Gravesand was granted, with the es-
tate of Gotham, after confscation of the
property of the Cobhams by James [. to
his cousin Esme Stuart, Duke of Lencx.
1t now belongs to the Earl of Darnley,
who is the representative of the Lenoxes
In the female line. The country around
Gravesend is highly picturesque. From
Swanscomb hill, in the neighborhood,
may be seen view surprising any from
Epson downs, and taking in circuit of
about $50 miles. The trees in Gotham
park are magnificent. A chestnut, called
the -Four Sisters, from it's putting out
four immense arms, is a famous speci-
men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05
A Murderer's Toy House.
[From the Thomaston (Me. Herald


Haines, the Rockland murderer, has
lately made toy house after the French
style. It is about four feet high by
two deep and four long; is as nicely
built as the best mansion, with slate
roof and fancy chimneys; has two stor-
les, the lower one being devoted to a
kitchen and a dining-hall, the upper
story to a drawing-room and best cham
Der. The floor of the dining-hall is in
laid with cherry and mahogany, 1920
separate pieces of wood being used in
laying it; the kitchen is also inlaid, but
less extensively. The furnishings are
somewhat regal for small parsonage.
They consist Of the kitchen parapher-
MALTA, including hardwood tables with
drawers in them, roller for long towel,
dishes, and an old lady with "specs !"
who eyes the visitor very suspiciously.
In the dining-room or hall large chan
delier ponds above a black walnut table
on which rests handsome tete-a-tete
set, made of wood, painted blue. A
sideboard stands at the back of the room,
merely as an ornament. The sets in the
drawing-room and chamber are perfect
marvels of mechanical skill and Yankee
ingenuity. The floors are tastefully
carpeted. A marble fireplace is in the
drawing-room, and in rack at it's side
stands the shovel and tongs all ready to
"poke up the fire, :" which merely burns
behind the CRATE. The chairs are just
as nicely made and upholstered as
though they had been intended for the
president of the United States. The
walls and windows of the room are well
adorned. and the house as whole is
a complete gem.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05
The Loss of the AtaIanta.

But little doubt now remains that the Eng
lish school ship ATLANTA, with more Than three
hundred persons on board has been sunk in a
storm and all the young sailors and officers
drowned. 1t is now many days since the vessel
was heard from and it should have already ar
rived in England. The vessel, it will be remem-
bered, a sister ship of the school ship Euri-
dyce, which was sunk in sudden squall off
Portsmouth, and its crew of 1926 young sailors
and officers drowned in plain sight of persons on
the piers. A bottle has been found III the Mer
sey containing slip of paper on which is writ
ten a statement, dated March 10Th, and to the
effect that the Atalanta was sinking off Lizard
point, at Lands End, in a terrible hurricane.
There is nothing to prove the authenticity of
the document, and were this the only founda
ton for belief i'll the loss of the vessel, The case
would be hopeful one yet. The great najori-
ty of the bottles containing alleged acc9nts of
the loss of vessels in which the public are inter-
ested are placed in the water by persons on
shore, and generally but little credence is
placed in them. Whether or not the bottle coz
tanned the statement about the Atalanta's con-
dition was thrown from the vessel the British
admiralty and the people generally have given
up all hope of the vessel ever being seen again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05
The storm King.

Quite storm prevailed in various portions of
Texas on the Doth ult., doing considerable dam
age. At Plano the Methodist church and q gin
shed was leveled, and crops of all kinds injured.
Several buildings were demolished at Davilla, in
Guiding NIurray's hotel; quite number of peo-
pie were injured at this point. The seminary
building at Greenvile was destroyed, but no
loss OF life is reported.
A cyclone swept the sOutheartern portion of
Columbia. S. c., on the 18th uIt. Two houses
occupied by large families of colored people
were completely wrecked, and a woman and
three children badly hurt. Outhouses and
barns on the outlying farms were generally
shaken.
On the night Of the 25th a severe storm passed
over Macon, Miss, blowing down % houses,
including the Mississippi and Ohio railroad
machine shops, round-house, depot, telegraph
Office and master mechanics Office. Sixteen
cars were thrown from the track. Eighteen
persons were killed outright and forty more or
less wounded, some perhaps, fatally. Bodies
were found a quarter of q mile from their
homes, decapitated, limbs torn assunder and
otherwise mutlated. The pecuniary loss is es-
timated at from $685. to S200,000
Oakyille, Ont, was visited by violent wind
rain and hail storm on the afternoon Of the
26th. Houses were unroofed barns destroyed
and trees uprooted. James Pickett, at work on
a scow, attempted to swim ashore and was
drowned.
The south experienced the same storm which
swept Iowa and Illinois on the night of the 25th.
In Giles county, Tenn. three children were
drowned and at Point Rock, Ala, five houses
were demolished and three children killed. t.
J. Mann was killed by Lightning near Nashville.
A Presbyterian church at Dechred, on the Chat
tanooga road. was totally wrecked.