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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
TIIIILOOM OFLIFE.

All day, all night, can hear the jar
or the loom OF life; and near and far
II thrills with deep and mutEled sound,
As the tireless wheels 60 always round.
Dusty, eeAselcssly goes the loOmr
In thu light Of day and midnigh, gloomi
Tic wheels are turning early aud late,
And tho wool is wore in warp Of fate.
Click, Clack there's thread Of love wort
in;
Click, CIack and another Of love and sin /;
What a chsckercd thing this life will be,
When we sec It unroll 10 eternity.
Tine, with face like ,ysterJ,
And hands as busy rs hands can be,
Sits At the loom, with its warp ontspread,
To catch IN ii, ncshes each glaucing thread
When shall this wonderful life DO done?
III hundred years, perhaps. OF one;
Or tomorrow, who knoweth ? not yon or !;
But tue wheels turn on and tho shuttlcs f1y.
All, sad-cycd weaver, the years are slow,
but each one Is nearer the end | know;
sumo day the las, thread siHll bp wOvc in /;
God giaut it be love instead oil iiH.
We are sinners Of warp for this life web !
say.
Do we furnish the weaver a thread each day;
/, were better then, Q ny friends 10 SPIN
\ beautiful thread, than n thread OF sia.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
Using the Forces Of N0t,.rc.

An article in Scribnrr detailing
Mr.. E'liSon's effort to produce the
electric light, concludes with the
following:
Besides the enormous practical
value Of the electric light, as do
,nrstic illuminant and motor, it
furnishes n most striking and
beautiful illustration Of the convcr-
tihility Of force. Mr.. Etlison'S sys.
trlu or lighting gives Il completed
cycle Of change. Tho sunlight
poured upon the rank vegetation
Of the carboniirr"us forests, Twas
gathered and stored up, and has
been waiting through the ages to
he converted again into light in the
carbon horseshoe. The latent
force accumulated during the
primcvnl days, and garncrcd up in
The coal beds, is converted, after
passing in the steam engine
through the phases of chemical,
molecular and mechanical force,
into electricity, which only waits
the touch Of the inventors genius
to flash out into II million do
nestle suns to illuminate u myriad
homes.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
Famous Jrc,tii,g Trip.

John Gllpln was tim, cailow
and awkward; Ellie Sanford, /, bon
nlc, buxom and loving. They
worked on neIghborlng farms AZ
MiddIctown, Connecticut, and last
"Wednesday they went before tho
Squire and were married. lhe
next thing on the programme was
the Wedding tour; Neither haa
money; both had good, stout
shoes; Keeping excellent step as
both hearts beat as one they set
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
iRRITIL AND DEPARTURE
OF THE NAILS

Clnrksbrrg-scmi.daily except Sundays
leaves Wrs,0n At 6:55 4. N. aud l:3Or. NJ
arrives at II A. NJ, and CHARM.
puStnn Court liousc-dMly except sun,
lays-arrives Il, l'rs,on by $50 ?; N'' anu
leaves Weston came day at G:3O T. NJ
GlenvIlle-daily except Sand"ys-lc"Gsss
Weston NJ 8 4. NJ. and arrives NJ r NJ
Bucklannon--daily except Sundays-ar-
rivrs at W.s,un at II \. ~, and leaves
at l3M.
Philipri-arircs at Weston Tuesdays mad
Fridays ut Up. II leaves Weston hednes'
lay and Saturdays Nt I a. u.
Mount pleasant-icavGs Weston Mondays
mud / thursdays Mt 4. M.-arrIvcs Tuesdays
and Fridays by 8 p. N.
Wrsi Union-arrivCs Mondays al +. u
--Ip.ves Weston Tuesdays at : A. NJ:
Suud Fork-Once wrck-leavcs Weston
HGndaysats \. M.-a'rSes Tuesdays at
+. u. :,
ra- Parties having mail 10 90 should
bring I, 10 the Office half an hour before the
departure of the mails
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06

There are III England what are
cslloA burial societies, which l'ny
the members Il certain sum upon
the death Of their childrOn, and the
horrible charge is made that chill
drcn are 1scglcrtctl and their deaths
reiuicch over for the sake Of the e
or so their parents receive from the
society. As q remedy, il is pro-
pnscd that the societies so change
their laws as not .to give money to
the father, but to pay for tho burial
Of the child.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
GouMW Courts.

Lewis. .-l'irs. Monday in February.
April. June, August, October aud
Deceuber-,hc Jnue aud October
terms for fiscal aud police business
ouly.
Gilner Second Monday in February
April. June, August, October and
December.
ITp.hur Second MOriay in February
April. June, August, October nn!
rrcembcr,
l3rax,un First tuesday in January
March. May, July, September mud
November.
Wcbstcr.-.Four,h Tuesday in Fcbrnn.
ry. April, June, August oc'oeer
aud December.
album Fourth Monday in Fehruo
ry. March, june, August, Seplen''
ber and November.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06

Fine Sample Rooms. Telegraph Of
fee, excellent Stabling, Bas 10 all
T:uin..
May i, 1878.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
fsyJSspyIl.LE HOTEL.
Rushville: Lewis Co., ". Va
WM. l.. WHITE, prnprictnr

WIN. l.. WHITE, rroprictor
The undersigned desires to info'm The
public that he has leased the above Hotel.
and has rcIurnisIie,l anIl rrfticd tic same.
lie offers the best Of accommodations to :he
travelling pabIic. Good Stabling mud
esi IN lii. prr.nisaI li,humtl''
arrangements for travellers au,l teams,crs
lie respectfully Invites call from his old
friends and ;raveleIs.
WM, l.. WHITE.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
TOWN OFFICERS,

.Myor-J. W. Wollln,Iln.
Rrurirr e. =. Hale.
aldermen -la IInn'-,I"hn Shea.
81 l!nri-A {. Hale.
81 nnri-James Burns.
4M Hunl-Josrph \. Watson.
.Sty'"Dt.--.I. $. Wilkinson.
S9eIaYtE3.
Ar.SA, M.--Stntcd cOmtnunlt ltit ms
Of Weston 1.nige No 10, 4. T. and \: M.'
will TIC held on the First and Third Non-
iavs Of Vrerr IOuth. a..
' CRAS. O'IiAEA, W w.
J.J. pErEnSOs. Sec. ...,
JANE LEw.-Slalctl communication. o.
jnrk.cn E.ndgc 40 rs, \. F."nd a. NJ :,
will lc held IN their !lall. in Jane Lew on
he second Saturday in each monilI'
ISAAC JACKSON, w. VI.
". y. CAREER, Sec ,,
St. Josel,ll's g. T. 4. u. Soclc'T.-Statcn
meetings Mrc held on the first Sahha, II lneS-
cry month. FATHER TRACY, Prest'
n. j. SiMrsOS, S~rtNrr.
CHURCHES
N. +. Church, Rev. 5. Il. Jones, Pas
tor, Preaching every Sabbath. PRAYER
meeting Wednesday night. Sunday school
- a, Bmrucs, Supctintenacnt-evcry Snn-
,lay nt O'Clock, 7. ". :,
preslvtrrian Church, Rev. George NJ
Fleming, Pastor. Services every alternate
SUNDAY. Sabbath Sclluol-Wm Ia. Dun
uingtnn, Suprrintrndcnt-rrcry Sunday nj
. urlurk. a. VI.
Catholic Church, Rev ]. A. Tracy, P"s-
tor. Services every first and third Sundays
at "A upd 10 A. NJ, and 7. VI. Sabbath
Srh1ol-Iacob Sclmilt, Superintendent
every Sunia, Mt? clock, ?. NJ. -.
Isl, Paul Church ll:piscopn', Rev. W.
II. Powers. Rector. Divine service S every
ID nud .,h Snmdnys nj II \ u. "nd : T..
II. Sunday School every Sunday UT no
p, M,---D. y. Bailey. acting SulSr'i!'
tenlrn,. Bible Glass Wednesday At TP NJ.
I;npris, Church, Rev. Join S. Fisher, Pas
Tor. Preaching every scrsnd Sabbath III
each month. Prayer mCeting every Tues
African NJ. f Church, Res. T. II. CyriS,,
rnsfor. Services every Sunday nj !Do'cIork
Sunday SC.oOl-GcnrEe I Jones, SNprf'h'
Irrdrn,-cvery Sunday ut o o'clock,
Colored ". +. Church, Err. John Hughes.
Pastor, Services every sunday ut II
o'clock. Sunday SclUnl.- Charles Lee, Sr'
perin,cuirut-cvery Sunday at oeIoeE'
| = A.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

some quarters to indulge in levity over
that portion of the Presidents message in
which he congratulates himself and the
country on the great success which has at
tended his efforts in the direction of sep
arating official station from party work, or,
TO be more explicit, his efforts in behalf
of civil-service reform. If THE REPUDLI-
CAN is determined on any one thing more
than on another, it is that it will not make
itself disagreeable. Tolerance of opinion
is its guiding principle. If we could be
swayed from this determination, it would
be now TO resent, in words of fitting as
perity, those censorious persons who can
not indulge the Chief Magistrate in this
regard. We are now convinced that there
never has been any substantial disagree
ment between the President and "the
machine men" They reach the same OBJ
ject through different methods. That is
National Republican., 1880-12-07
TIE many friends and acquaintances of
POLITICAL POINTS,

The beginning of the end Of the Briga-
diers was yesterday.
There can be no doubt of one thing
about Malone. lie spells Nation with big N.
The Illinois Democracy will hold
post.mortem on the remains of their party Mt
Springfield, Illinois, Januarys
Hewitt says he gave Garfield Jersey
COW, and yet Garfield never came to visit him.
This Is why he weeps.- C9cre,and Leader.
Poor Forney. What "Progrcss" he
makes backward. lie is now talked of as the Dem
ocratic candidate for mayor of Philadelphia
1t seems like great waste of money to
pay twenty-five cents a mile each way for carrying
Democratic electoral voters to Washington this
year.
Ex-Speaker A. J. Herr, of the Pennsyl-
vania House of Representatives, thinks exGov-
ernor Hoyt will be the coming United States Sem
ator.
Will the Democratic party swear off on
the lst of January and then treat resolution the
balance of the year? That's what we want to
know.
Hewitt can no more escape the ignom-
my for his scandalous fostering of the Morey
forgery than he can produce the original Morey
himself.
Don't let us have SO much politics."
shouts Democratic reformer. The eaverage Demo-
crat had little more politics than he could digest
the past summer.
Joseph II. Rainey, eX-member from
South Carolina, is a candidate for clerk of the
House. He was the Republican caucus nominee
when Adams was selected for the last time.
Chairman Barnum has gone West, to
Colorado We him N of his
little games on the boys out there. They have a
way of getting the drop on man who doesn't
play square-Cgedroldnd Leader.
Nothing definite yet from David Davis
lie got Off the fence the Democratic side because
he thought the people wanted o "change." lie is
likely to get back the fence because David Davis
wants change.-New York Tribune.
1t is intimated that Chalmers may de-
cline TO take the seat which has been stolen for
him in Congress. He is not that kind of a man.
He has occupied the same seat for two terms when
he had right to 1t than he has for the next
nCGpOlis Tribune.
The Senatorial contest in New Jersey
is between Halsey aud sewell Robson has many
| friends, but has very strong influence against
him, not because he Is eX.Secretary, but because
of local affairs Hobart is not contesting, but is
a very dark horse, A little break would run him
into the curule chair.-Nep FORK Herald.
There is one man in Nebraska who
thinks he has n claim on General Garfield for Office
that man is Professor Wilder, State geologlSt They
were cowboys together at the time when the Presi.
dentcect run with n Canaboat, and there Is q
tradition that the future statesman once whipped
the other fellow within an inch of his life, That
claim ought TO be recognized Boston 1raueler.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

island, New York might leave the sicNians behind
by naming the whole island onet Bernhard
SENATOR THURMAN will reside in Wash
ington and practice at the bar Of the Supreme
Court after his term ms Senator expires.
RAMsDETL says: "One thing has par.
ticuarly struck me since Garfield has been elected,
and that is the ungody number intimate friends
he has
THE Hon. J. Il. Doolittle is going up
and down the Western country and refusing to be
comfortod, because this pervorse Nation wouldn't
so Democratic.
COLONEL GEORGE w. GETTY, Sd Artillery,
has been assigned to'duty according to his brcvet
fmaJorgenerul while in command of the Artillery
School, Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Mrs. HAYES is said to be woman of
remarkable endurance. She has never had any
Illness except an occasional sick headache, ana
looks much younger than she is-forty-nine.
MILE. GREvY, the daughter of the Pre'i-
dent of the French Republic, says the American
girls are pretty but too independent and free In
their manners. We want none of Miss Grevys
sauce.
BERNHART gets along with her English
swimmingly. She can now say quite sweetly,
"Will you yourself ave ze sherry shoe.makaire, or
&c brandy knock-adownY'--Ne York CommerTl
1drertiser.
CITIZENS of Illinois will learn with great
pride That Governor Cn1lom has purchased new
hat since the election. During the campaign his
hend-genr was in very bad state of dilapidatOn;
but, them we suppose he had to look as mean as
Trumbul in some parts of the State If he COULD
Chicago Tribune.
THE New York Tribune says that Ralph
Waldo Emerson has, in lccturng, employed but
one gesture, and that very seldom. When he utters
some impressive sentence he makes graspinggcs-
ture, as though seizing some imaginary object in
front Of him." Chcagu people will recognize this
movement Mt once, but in this city Is followed by
gradual crooking Of the elbow. We are glad 20
see that Ralph has been out with the boys in his
time.
THE many friends and acquaintances of
Mrs Governor Davis Of Texas. will regret to learn
of the accident that occurred By the burning of her
trunks in the bnggage-car between Little Rock, Ar
kansas, and LonSvicw, Texas while en- route from
this city to her home in Austin, Texas. They con.
taincd nn elaborate and costly wardrobe. much OF
which was made up during her visit North this iall
very handsome and valuable gold watch and
chain was also lost-a present from relative to her
| son at West Point-besides another gold watch an
old relic, presented by the late General Sam Hous-
ton 10 her father, Captain Forbes Bitern, Of the
| rppulnr nrmy
National Republican., 1880-12-07
PERSONALITIES.
HERNDoN MoRsEIL, Washington's young
enor is at Hotel Muller, Paris.

HERNDoN MoRsELL, Washington's young
tenor, is at Hotel Muller, Paris
The late Sir Alexander Cockburn wore
No. 5H hat His shoes were probably No. II.
Miss RANSOM the artist, has returned to
the city and established herself in her old studio
Mr.. JAMES BIRNEY, Minister at the
Hague, with his wife and daughter, has gone TO
Berlin.
DEsDEMoNA PosT has been commissioned
postmstress of fwestville, New York. "Whats in
name2"
EX-QUEEN Isabella, Of Spain, is to be
the Godmother of NJ. Dc Lesseps infant SON.
Poor boy.
Mrs. GARFIELD has very sensibly re-
fused to let her photograph be sold or her likeness
engraved.
IF one could judge of the size of dog
by his howl, what Tremendous "purp" Sam
Cary would be-
MRs. CONGRESSMAN j, G. Burrows is said
to have remarkable artistic talents and win make
her mark with her brush
A NEW town in Sicily has been named
Patti In honor of the famed singer. When garbage
enough has been heaped in It's hOrbor to form an
National Republican., 1880-12-07
How Malone VIII Stand.

The following is an extract from pri-
vate letter recently written to a Western
friend by General Malone, of Virginia.
1t will be read with interest by those who
wish to know exactly the Generals posi-
ton:
1t may be very difficult thing to give up all the
preconCciycd notions of whole life on the down.
ward track to adopt new views and pursue new
lines yet wisdom tells us Of the folly in catching at
bubbles while the very air Is full of choicest bless,
ings awaiting our grasp. The South is weak and
stands in need of the capital and energy of the
North to give a prosperous motion 10 her Interests
but at the same time the North needs the Southern
products and the wide fields of hidden and idle
wealth with which to utilize her capital. Here
there can be common ground on which to advance
truly separate interests but NJ the time cement
the bonds of common union in the promotion of q
general welfare, productive OF policy which pro-
tects the whole from outside pressure, come whence
1t may 1t also protects the one against the other.
The bond of interest-selG If you will-will then
unite the several sections by a common tie whose
perpetuity win insure fraternity and union,
National Republican., 1880-12-07
Ex-senator james Harlan.

To The Editor Of The NCiiOnGl Republican!
The Presidential electors of Iowa have selected
Hon. James Harlan, of their number as messenger
to convey the electoral returns of that State to the
national capital. Mr.. Harlan was member of
the United States Senate from Iowa from 1855 to 1861
and from 1861 to 1865, when he resigned 10 accept
the Interior portfolio in President Lincoln's Cnbi-
net He remained in the Cabinet after Mr. Lin
coins death, under President johnson until
Johnson JOhnsonized, and then, being unable
to support Mr. JohnsOns policy, he resigned.
He was again reelected TO the United States
Senate from Iowa, and served from 1867 70 1873,
having served almost continuously for eighteen
years. ur Harlan Is stalwart Republican, and
one of the abcst and puTest statesmen the coun'
try has produced Many Republicans of Iowa,
Nebraska, and other Western States will warmly
urge him for position in President Gariield's
Cabinet. u. A. b.
National Republican., 1880-12-07
Civil Service Reform.

Joe Gargery related of his deceased
father that the energy with which he
pounded his mother on the head with
junk bottle was only equaled by the
energy with which he never did anything
else. 1t might be said, with equal truth,
that the positiveness of civil service order
No. l is only equaled by the negativeness
with which it is observed, The Presi-
dent was good to our party during the
recent campaign. He rose above the
plane of his favorite reform, or descended
below its heights-have it as you will
and while he and that grand old Stalwart,
Secretary Ramsey, rambled by the Peace
ful Sea-" the one nodded familiarly to the
Republican party as an old acquaintance,
while the other gave voice to his strong
desire for party success. This was not
all. The Attorney General sounded the
keynote of the campaign in front of the
Riggs House a few days after General
Garfield's nomination; and later,
the able Secretary of the Treasury
threw himself into the breach. That
Stalwart Puritan, Horace Maynard, left
his chair vacant in the Post-0flice Depart
ment TO arouse patriots to the duty of
defeating the Democracy. Where the
battle ragged the highest, along the banks
of the restless Wabash, laving in its
mighty course the farms of Republicans
and Democrats alike, there was found the
silver-tongued Secretary of the Navy pro-
claiming that Americans never should
be slaves From out his sybaritic and
double-sentinelcd quarters in Mullets
new State Department building the genial,
luxurious, and Unconditional Premier
emerged, and, submitting himself TO the
discomlorts of u railroad ride to New
York, lashed the Democrats and lauded
the Republicans in a public hall and
even the Interior Department delivered
up its Chief to do the bidding of the hated
machine" both in German and in
choicest English. The under-secretaries
were none the less active in the party
service, while the lesser officials gave Of
their substance and travelled miles TO vote
for the defeat Of the heunregenerated Democ-
racy The President himself failed not
to reach home on election day, and like
the true partisan he is in practice, depos-
tied in the ballot-boX his straight Repub-
lican ticket.
And yet despite all the well-known
facts above stated, We see disposition in
National Republican., 1880-12-07

SECRETARY THOMPSON has decided on
George W. Curtis as the orator on the oc-
casion of the unveiling of the Farragut
statue. This ought to allay any feelings
of Indignation thatmay have been created
in Mr.. Curtis's mind by the recent partisan
conduct Of the Secretary in supporting one
party so much more than he did the other
Mr.. Curtis is an excellent selection, and
from him the country will expect a model
effort.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

PoTer's american Monthly for Deem
Der has very interesting and finely
illustrated paper entitled "our Citizen
Soldiery," which gives very interesting
sketch of the First regiment of National
Guards of PENNSYLVANIA.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

GENERAL WEAVER is of the opinion that
the same hand which forged the Morey
letter perpetrated the forgery on himself.
This opinion is strengthened by experts
who have examined both letters. The
conspiracy was broad and deep.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

THE message was not stolen after all,
but comes to the public through author
lied channels. Our readers receive it
this morning in the form of n supplement
National Republican., 1880-12-07

IT appears that the law which Gov.
Colquitt obcyed in summoning Georgia's
electors was made in pursuance of the
constitution of the Confederate States, en-
acted in 1863.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

THE Vicksburg Hcrald published an ex-
pose of the manner in which Chalmers
was counted in, but the Northern Demo-
cratic press is careful not to publish it.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

IT is now suggested that John W. For
ney will try his hand as the Democratic
candidate for mayor of the city of Phila-
delphia at its next municipal election.
That will bury John so deep that the
arm of resurrection will have to be
heightened to reach him.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

CoLoNELA. X. McCLuRE, of the Phiadel-
phia Times, has gone South on an extended
tour, in pursuit of his heart, no doubt,
which has been there since June last
National Republican., 1880-12-07

SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia, is
given rest by the action of the Demo-
cratic Senate caucus in dropping the spc-
cial committee on Treasury bookkeeping.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

THE average Democrat has q great
aversion for politics since the late cleo
ton. "The burned child breads the fire."
you know.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

SOUTH CARoLISA leading Democrats
express themselves ready to affiliate
with any new movement that will secure
them perpetuation of white supremacy
in the south" South Carolina leading
foxes express themselves equally ready to
nfiiliate with any animals by whose aid
they can perpetuate their supremacy over
chicken-roosts.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

CoNoREss would be more favorable to
rcclaiming the flats at the river front were
1t not for the fear entertained that they
might fall into the hands of sharps. 1t
might even be better that individuals
should profit by the reclamation than that
pestilenco should be annually invited by
the present condition
National Republican., 1880-12-07

TIE New York Times says that Pres
dent Hayes has pursued II "halting and
inconsequential course" toward civil SER
vice reform. 1t also remarks that "a pol
icy of reform which should confne the
selections for Office to the party in power
would be mere farce" The people have
just voted to have the offices held by Re-
publicans. They like flrces.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

Mn. WILLIAM Henry SMITH, head of the Western
Associated Press, has been sued for alleged libel
With this example following that Of Gath, we
pause TO ask When and where is any newspaper
man safe ClCrEidRd Herald.
Every newspaper man is reasonably
safe 50 long as he abstains from libeling
his fellow-men. 1t is only the offender
ngainst law and right who need have any
fear of its penalties.
National Republican., 1880-12-07

WASHINGTON, y. C., DECEMBER 7,1sso,
National Republican., 1880-12-07

On, DEAR, oh, dear, this country is GO
ing to the dickens Immediately, if, in
deed, it has not already passed that much
frequented station! We read all about il
i'll morning paper. Concentration of
political power" political corruption
likely to more than double" tide of
Capitalization" "travesties upon consti-
tutional liberty" surrender of selfgov-
ernment," government of n moneyed oil
garchy," Washington Babylon" "peo-
pie in servitude," "boasted sovereignty u
farce" vice and corruption," prohigacy
and venality," etc, etc. Oh, dear, why
did we go for Garfield? Why didn't we
know all this before, and then we could
have followed Barnum and Hewitt, and
Josh Hart, and John Kelly and company.