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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-07
NUMBER 43.
Solomon and the Blacksmith.
Blacksmith and Wheelwright.

N
Inc story goes thst, during toe DalIQ-
ing OF Solomon's Temple, that wise ruler
decided to treat the artisans employed
on MS famous edldce to 9. .banq1ets--
While the men were enjoying the good
things ms bounty had provided, King
solomon moved about from table to ts-
DIG, enoesvorlng 10 become better &C.
quainsed with his workmen. TO one No
SAID s..,s
"my friend, what Is your trsoe z
a carpenter. s,-,,-. -, ,-. s-.s..-. !.
"a. Ano VINO msses yeu, 1ools
ne olacRsmitn' repl'ed Tue cafpen-
ser; =, S.
lo. ahotner solomon saiu -
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A Cabbage and a Crowd.
San Francisco Evening Post.

The other morning two gentlemen
were looking out OF the window of q
house on Market street. when they OBJ.
served cabbage roll off market wag-
on that was passing. Instantly more
than dozen well-dressed end apparent.
| ly sane persons began yelling after. the
wagon ss though the vegetable had been
gold watch or thousand dollar bill
The driver stopped about half a square
of, looked back at the cabbage, yawned
and drove on.
"What an absurd fuss people in the
street make over trivial occurrences
said one of the gentlemen. "Now, I'll
bet q silk hat that l could get crowd
iof FIVE hundred persons around thai
l6ab.segez;sside ee thirty minutes, and
Iyet not leave this room.'
II take the bet" said his friend, pull.
1ing OUT his watch. Are you ready p
"Yes; give the word"
sit is now eleven-thirty Cor
The proposer Of the wager led bis
friend to the window, threw up the sash
and taking cane pointed earnestly al
the Undiscovered cabbage with terrified
expression. Presently q hack driver
noticed the action and began to stare a,
the vegetable from the curb-stone; ther
bootblack stopped then bill poster,
a messenger boy and a merchant.
"What's the matter 2" inquired Ger.
man approaching the innocent base oi
his national dish.
"Dnn't touch it! Look out there =
Stand backp shouted the gentleman a,
the window. At his horror stricken
tones the crowd fell back precipitately
and formed q dense circle around the
innoc cabbage. Hundreds came run.
ming ap and the excitement increased
rapidly.
"Look out there!" frantically scream.
ed the better, waving his cane. "Take
that dog away. quickr'
Several stones were thrown at cut
that was shifting around the cabbage.
/ "Take care!' said a Car driver to q
policeman, who was shouldering his
way through mass. "It's an internal
machine, nitro glycerine-or something
/ Meanwhile the sidewalk was blocked,
the street became impsssable, women
screamed and rushed into shops, and q
store-keeper underneath began to tie a
bucket on the end of a long pole with
which to pour water on the devilish in
vention. The crowd BY this time mum.
bering more than thousand the two
gentlemen moved away from the window
and sat down. In few moments there
was hurried tap at the door, and there
appeared man who had been sent as a
delegate from the mass meeting outside
81 should like to know, gentlemen y
be said, "what the facts are p
What facts3"
"Why. Whist there is peculiar about
that cabbage out there p
"Nothing in the word," was the soft
reply. "except that il seems to be sur
ro6haed by about Thousand Of the
biggest fools n town. Do. anything
else for you 2"
The man reflected moment, said he
ssguessed not and retired. Before he
handed in his report, however, Captain
Shorts watch had dispersed the mob
and dubbed two hundred and eleven
separate persons for creating a disturb
ance.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-07

A San Francisco man has been indict.
ed for snoring. 1t was shown that his
nose could be heard clear across The
street and that on certain nights he had
kept as many as ten persons awake.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-07

Winnie Ream's statue of Farragut is
in position upon its pedestal in Farragut
Square, Washington, but will be kept
yelled until the ceremonies ofdedication
after Congress- meets.
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1. p. FARQUHAR. M. ID.
<po~vra~l~ ~ Z.na.v;lta 0hioN

Physician and Surgeon,
ONCE and residence in the Walton property,
WOOD SFI e L D, D II o.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention TO business to merit public
con6denca and patronage.
Chronic Diseases -i'' receive special
attention. maya, ,..Sr
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Casner Weitzel. officer No. 10,

Casper Weitzel, Officer No. 10,
Lancaster. Pa, having been great sui
ferer for years With Kidney disease. re-
quests us 10 say that after using DAY''
KIDNEY PAD Is days he feels better thar
he has before In fifteen years.
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FALL and WINTER
MILLINERY GOODS.

seIhsve lust received nice stock Of
Hats, Bennets,- Collars, Ribbons,
Flswers, and ether articles connected with
Nillinery Rstablishment. Call and examine
my stsok 70 ADkLA coofAH.
syl,'ser. e ssss;
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She read all the books Of science,
Her fingers were covered with ink;
She hooted at marriage alliance,
She talked of the missing link,
She quoted savans and preachers
OF greater and less renown--
Plstonic in all her features,
She got q mash on q clown.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-07
The Lock Catch.
Brooklvu EaeIe.

You can talk about your wrestling
gentlemen, said q psn on the mackere
barrel. "bu5 unless / on know my famous
lock catchf you've no business in th,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-20

Praise your wife, man. For PHYS sake,
give her a little encouragement. 1t won't
hurt her. She has made your home COM
Portable, your hearth shining and bright,
your food agreeable-for PHYS sake, tell
her you thank her, if nothing more She
don't expect it; it will make her eyes
open wider than they have these ten
years but it will do her good for all that,
and you, too.
There are many women to-day Nirsting
for a word of praise, the language of en-
couragement. Through summers heat
and winters cold they have drudged nm
complainingly, and 80 accustomed have
their fathers, brothers and husbands be-
come to their monotonous labors, that
they look for and upon them as they do
the daily rising and going down of the
sun.
Homely, everyday life may be made
beautiful by an appreciation of its very
LONELINESS. You know that if the floor
is clean, manual labor has been performed
to make it SO. You know that if you take
from your drawer a clean shirt whenever
you want it, somebody's fingers have
ached in making it SO smooth and lustrous.
Everything that pleases the eye and sense
have been produced by constant work,
much thought, great care and untiring
efforts, bodily and mentally.
l tell you what, men, young and old, if
you did but show an ordinary civility to-
ward that common article of house-keep-
ing, your wives if you gave her the one
hundred and sixtieth of the compliments
you almost checked her with before mar
riage; if you would cease to speak of her
faults, however banteringly, before others,
few women would seek for other sources
of happiness than your cold, selfish affec-
tion. Praise your wife, then, for all the
good qualities she may possess, and rest
assured that her deficiencies are fully
counterbalanced by your own.
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70 dignify thsse rsporn b. aany encial
notice 81 acsion beyead 80 taken by
troops along Che line. / couaizer shs mill
ifary forue now emfloysds - tAiassrvioe
abundantly able 70 keep the Indian Ter
ritory free from unlawful intruders." Gen.
eral Pope then quotes q telegram from
the officer commanding ct Caldwell TO
the effect that the so-called " Payne's
colony consists of only three wagons,
and they are on their way to Texas.
The general impression among naval
officers in Warrington il, that spain ID
trying to hoodwink the Unitsd States in
the matter Of the recent firing upon Amer
lean vessels by Spanish armed boat.
The administration is determined to probe
the matter to the bottom, ~ is shown in
the orders to the United States men-of-
war Tennessee and Powhatan to 60 to
Cuba and the West Indies to investigate
the late outrages.
"A dispatch from Paris, dated July
14th, says: Henri Rochefort's new
paper, Zateransige0nt, was issued this
morning. Is declares bitter war against
the supporters of M. Gambetta. The ma
tional fete promises to be marvellous
success. The weather is supurb and the
streets are all decorated with flags and
garlands. There is an enormous crowd
but perfect order. Very few police are
seen in the streets.
Ten persons were Frustrated by sum-
stroke in New York on the 14th, of which
two have died. In Chicago the thermom-
eter registered from "a to 100 degrees,
and over seventeen cases of sunstroke
were reported, Of which eight resulted
fatally and two others are in critical
condition. On the 18th there were one
hundred and seventeen deaths, among
them seventy-one children under one
year, who died mostly from the effects Of
the heat. Four fatal cases of sunstroke
were reported.
AT a recent meeting of the Mississip-
pi Valley Cotton Planters Association,
at Vicksburg, Mississippi, it was resolved
to invite the cooperation of the chambers
of commerce and cotton exchanges Of
New Orleans, Memphis, Little Rock and
Montgomery in the arrangement of Sc
ries of fairs to be held in those places du-
ring the coming autumn and next spring
for the purpose Of exhibiting and compar-
ing the various patterns of agricultural
and manufacturing machinery in use on
the cotton plantations of the South.
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citissns for violasioa 81 fsvsaus laws,
where Il sppsAzed that the violation was
mot international and With the purpose 10
defrand the government, their attention
has been called TO the error, and they
have always expressed gratitude and
cheerfally obeyed Instructions Collector
Eagan says he has alwaysimpressed upon
the honest dealer that it was his duty to
report any and every violation of law on
the part of others, and in this he has
always succeeded beyond expectation, a.
many of the best citizens in different
parts of the State are in correspondence
with his Office. and report the least viola
ton that comes to their knowledge
There is not . district in the country
where all classes Of people are more will
ing to comply with the law or where
there is q better feeling bstween officers
and citizens.- Washington Correspond
ence Savannah Nescs.
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Jacksonville, PsasacdIa { Mobile
RAILROAD.

OrrIcn ox MAsxsa o. TRlIMsPoRFAFIon. :
TALLAzAssxn, IA, FEBRUARY 8. iS00
On and after Monday Februazil q 1854, Passenv,,
Trains on this road VII run - ff3ows:
RAssRN0RR TRAJN-,DAILY.
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At Live Oak daily with the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway to and from Savannah, and an
Northern, Eastern and Western Cfsiea
At Lake City daily with the Florida Central Rail-
road to and from Jacksonville, s.. Augustine. "a.
latka, Enterprise and all Landings on the 81 John
River. "a
At Baldwin daily with the Atlantic, Calf and We.t
India Transit Railway to and from RernsDdIns
Gainesville, Cedar Key, and with Steamers Sor Tam.
pa, Key West and Havana
At Chattahoochee three times weekly with the
Peoples Line and Central Line Boats to and from
Columbus, Eufaula, Fort Gaines. Apalachicola and
other River Landings.
T.esans S.ecpins sIu IoL.OoAe1es, WOOD
and Jacksonville.
~ Quick time, sure connection, perfect safety.
EDGAR vLIET,
Master Of transportation.
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No change Of cars between Savannah and Jack
sonvie and Savannah and Albany.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cara daily between g.
vaHnah and jacksonville.
Sleeping cars run through to and from Savannah
and Albany, and Jacksonville and Albany, without
change
Passengers from Savannah for Fernandina, Gaines
vile and Cedar Keys take this train.
Passengers for DaFien take this traiN.
Passengers from Savannah for Brunswick take
this train, arriving at Brunswick 600 u. II.
Passengers leaving Brunswick at sou P. n. arrive
at Savannah 800 A. u.
Passengers leaving Macon at 1lE A. n (daily
including Sunday connect at Jesup Sith this train
for Florida
Passengers from Florida by this train connect at
Jesup with train arriving in Macon q as P. n.
daily including Sunday.
Connect At Albany with Passenger trains both
ways ON Southwestern Railroad to and from Ma
con, Eufaula, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans,
etc.
Mail steamer leaves Bainbridge for ApalachicolA
Sunday aud Thursday evening for Columbus eve
~ Tuesday and Saturday afternoon.
Close connection at Jacks0nville daily Sundays
exceptedl for Green Cove Springs, b. Augustine,
Palatka, Enterprise, and all landings on St Johns
river
Trains on B. and A r. r. leave Jup.ction, going
west, at 11-S7 A. NJ, and for Brunswick 1t 40 p
NJ. daily except Sunday.
Through Tickets sold, and Sleeping Gar Berths Sc
cured at Brens Ticket ONCE No. 20 Bull street, and
at Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Passen-
ger Depot. :
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN-EAsTlsRN DIvI
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n az WNBK 70 your own town, and'no eapI s.,
Nh II rieksd Yea can Eve he eesss.s, s w..
s:::s $. s.: NM q: &: 9 ssE
W - ~ tt nothing che untn yo1 - Es yoSs. -
what Jon can do a. TIE bazness We gG 70 - 80
plain here Yon can desp&a ~ yczr tine q
that Jon work. Wnm@ maka - M1cn g No. Lsii ~
SS Outfit nee. Dont CO.. iof lard times Hhis =
As sss ~ ia''is z zfasss %. r-s No.
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On Making Preserves.

10 modern invention is entirely due
the ease with which fruit can he nre-
served. 1t does not all lie as much with
the method of preparation as with the
cnarac OF the jars. If the receptacle
IN which the most delicate fruit is kent
can only be made alright, then the
metnod OF preserving food, whether II
De 1ruit or meat, is accomplished. So
True Is TINS that, providing there be only.
small quantity of some antiseptic sub.
stance-sugar or salt-placed with a
perlshable material and there be per-
!ect vacuum in the vessel containing
II, and no possible contact with the
outer ar, such material, theoretically.
9nght to keep undecomposed forever
lnose OF us who remember how the pre-
serves OF our mothers were made can
recall the trouble they gave, and how
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The Friendly Dog,

Poor Old Whitley! He fell lame, and
was turned out in a little field to starve.
And he would have starved, if it hadn't
been for Milo.
And who was MiloP He was a doc
who had lived in the stable with Old
Whitley. They had become great
friends. Each had found the other
trusty and kind. And l think Milo
must have reasoned in this way: ..Is it
not sad to see my old friend shut up in
that barren little field with nothing to
eatP He has nibblcd all the grass, and
there is nothing left for him. 1t is too
bad; and l can't stand it.''
In the cellar of the stable were some
turnips and beets. What does Milo do
but take long beet in his mouth, and
carry it to Old Whitley, who neigLs, as
# to say, '.Thank you, old frfend.'
Then he gobbles it up, and looks at
Milo, as if to say, "Another, if YOU
please" Milo trots off, and brings him
turnip. Oh, how it does relish! Old
Whitley begins to caper, in spite of his
lame legs.
Milo kept running to and fro for half
an hour, till Old Whitley had made good
dinner. Then the man who had shut
up the old horse found out what was
going on. He seized whip, and ran
at Milo to punish him. But it hap
peDed that the lady who owned the farm.
and who did not know how Old Whitley
had been treated, came back from the
city just at that time to pass a month in
the country. She saw what was going
on, asked what was the matter, and.
when she learned it. said to the man.
The dog is better Christian than Won
are. He shall stay, and you shall 90.
Come into the house, and let me pay
you your wages"
Thenceforth Old Whitley was well
taken care of; and as for Milo, he was
petted and praised to his hearts con-
tent. Cruelty to animals is an act
which no good man or child can be
guilty OF. l was not sorry to learn that
the man who had tried to starve Old
Whitley was dismissed from his place.
Nursery.
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How Long Baseball Pitcher Lasts,

Successful pitchers have very short
lives in their positions, the most diff
cult at first to hit becoming easy game
to the heavy hitters in about four Years.
Especially is this the case when he is
put in to pitch every game for a few
seasons. Batters become familiar to
his balls and his different motions in de-
hvering them. Spalding retired in his
glory after short period of six wears.
Matthews lasted seven years, but faced
no heavy hitters lately for any length of
time. Bond is now in his fifth success
full season, but gets it hard occasionally
this year, as does White, only in his
third year. Nicholas went out very sud-
denly, but did fine work for few sea-
sons after 1875. Cummings was great
in the days of the lively ball. This
chapter in pitchers history teaches that
the best pitcher will fail in about three
years if played without relief. Two
good pitchers will last long time if
changed every game.-Cincisnats En-
qairer.
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The Patent Revolving Spanker.
Some men get booty,
And some men get tight;
And some they are ugly,
And kiek nm a fivht

And some they are ugly,
And kick up fight.
Thus sang Bijah as he sprinkled clean
saw-~ust on the floor and made ready
for the performance. During the early
morning woman living on Rivard
street brought down her ten-years-old
boy to be prescribed for, and it was the
neatest job Bijah has ever turned out in
the spanking line. The Single took
right hold, and the machinery never
missed cog, and in four minutes the
boy rejoined his mother at the door with
such loving expression on his face that
she had to identify him by patch on
his knee. During the heated term the
charges for spanking boy with pres
sure of twenty-one pounds of steam on
will be thirty cents. The pins, tacks,
shingle-nails, burrs, buttons and thistle
heads worked out of the cloth by tho
spanker will be handed over to his
guardian for disposal. The machine
can be worked up to a pressure of fifty
two pounds if necessary, and it has
never failed yet to bring about COM
plete revulsion of feeling on the part of
the victims. The following beautiful
song and chorus is sung by Bijah dur
ing the operation:
Hush my boyle still and take it.
It will do your system good!
No use knocking-you can't break 1t,
Any more'n the last one could.
CHoRUs-Hush my dear,
1t is queer
How it does 'em good;
The badness goes,
The goodness grows,
As properly it should.
-Detr0it Free Press.
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AppLE-pUMpL1ses from the pot,

APPROPRIATENESS from the pot
just dozen, steamiDg hot; -
And the old man, convalescent, says =
grace;
Then he takes them, one by one,
Eats eleven, while his son ,,.s.a
Sees them disappear with horror on MS issS
When the sick man takes the last
Speaks his little boy, aghast,. =. -
= Pa, haven't had one dumpling-na
ma"
WHAT" the old man cries, amazed
While he dropped his knife and gazea,, oor
"Would you take the last one from YOU ilaiRsJ IL
sick pa?' -Petf0tstsM H"s'
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WHEN man draws an inference ne sno1'
draw it mildly q. Picayuse.

THE Rev. Mr.. Potter, who has been , oblss
missionary work in Persia, finds ~ 'a. ~
brought to an unpleasant terminatloh zach
Shah has notified him that he must noI pms .enss
to Mussulmans, and that il ne conn arrsst
to do so he will be arrested. as an la sa,h
under the order of the Shah means osl zen
ing, Mr.. Potter will have to leave OF eiso A'sr
quiet.
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Two Clinton Comm men went
fishing the other day. One of them
was drowned, the other caught cold in
his head and died from lockjaw, and thew
were both buried on the same dav.
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THEY were walking in the fields, ana a Am
hesitated to pass through lane tnat cV "Why
ed a Notwithstanding goat ,hisIs
Mary" said Charles, "come along .hsn I
the first time you ever refused ny .'o,, this
asked you to pass the butter" UPoa ,gsr.
appeal, OF course she hesitated no loassnn
especially as she now noticed that WIZ
was tethered,
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A MINISTER stopped at a house and songm
TO improve the time By giving an eignf-Isss. CIV.
Old boy an instructive lesson IN mors W..
My boy" said the minister II have hssa
Iorty-hve years, and have never used tohaesD
In any form, nor toll lie, nor uttered y
oath, nor played truant, nor "GemIaaiI
crickets," interrupted the lad, "yer ain : ~
any fun at all, have yea''
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SOME married couples are welded togetnef'
Others only chained. Philadelphia Aevd
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PROF. SWING, of Chicago, in q discourse ~, \
a recent meeting Of Western farmers, WI
them that their lank bodies and soro ssa
faces came of too much work, too little slesn I,
and too little good food, and that the ssms Z
true as to their boys.
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flor nonng Readfrs.
Il RECIPE FOR A Racket

What does it take to make Racket?
Wen, bless me; certainly ought to know,
For I've made them score of times or so!
Here's the receipt-and can't be wrong
For making them hot, and sweet, and strong:
What does 1t take to make a Racket
Two small boys in pants and jacket;
An empty room and bare wood floor;
couple of sticks to bang the door;
A chair or two to break and to swing;
trumpet to blow and a bell to ring;
A stamp and tramp like great big man,
And, when you can get it, an old tin pan;
flight of stairs for climb and tumble;
A nursery maid to growl and grumble;
A chorus of howl, and cry, and shrek,
To drown your voice if you try to speak;
A dozen good blows on knees and back,
Each one coming down with terrible whack !;
couple of falls that would crack a nut,
And one good bump on your occiput;
A rush and skurry; tear and a clatter;
A mamma to cry, Nov what is the mat
You take these,
And shake these,
And put in packet,
And you'll have just the jolliest kind of a
Racket!
OF course am bound to confess
fOu can manage to make it with less,
tOr THIS is regular, rich receipt,
For pudding, and sauce and all complete:)
And still have very good show,
If you follow directions below:
I, on can leave out the room and the floor:
pon 20, anu INC DdHSS vi tue uOOF,
The bell and the sticks aud the stairs:
The trumpets, the bowls, and the chairs;
The whack, and the fall and the rise;
Inc shrleks, and the groans, and the cries;
mamma, and the pan, and the tramp;
me nurse, and the growl, and the stamp;
But one thing you must have, however you
get it,
tOr else, if you don't, you will sadly regret
it
For remember my words-if you happen to
lack it
You never can have the least bit of Rack
et-)
And that is, Ttoo small boys in pants and II.
Jacket!
-WidR. 1p1ke