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GET YOUR TICKETS.

Mr.. s. DENooN has been employed by
the Passenger Department of the Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh R. R. Persons going
West on business or pleasure, or for the
purpose of selecting and locating lands
areinvited to call on him before select
ing their route. For safety, speed. COM
fort, and satisfactory attention to travel
ers the Cleveland d. Pittsburgh and
Pittsburgh Ft. Wayne & Chicago roads
are unrivalled. Every iufor nation can
be had by addressing him at Woodsfeld,
Ohio. March 1881.
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ITEMS.

S~The LADIES' of Woodsfield who
propose TO receive" on New Year will
please notify this Office in person or by
postal card, as we desire to publish full
list for the convenience of gentlemen
friends. In cities generally the official
day to receive calls is fixed for Monday,
January ID.
AT Batesvile on Monday the stock
holders of the Bellaire, Beaver Valley
and Shawnee railway. voted TO extend
their charter TO Wheeling and Cincinnati
and to increase the capital stock to
S5,O00,e00 The name of the new or
ganization will be the Wheeling and
Cincinnati Mineral Railway Company
Belmont Chronicle, 22d, inst.
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E~The Sunday School class Of Miss
AGNES Craig and Mrs. H R. WEST vis-
tied the County In6rmary on Saturday
afternoon, carving with them presents
for each child. Tney trimmed tree
for them which delighted the little ones
very much. The older inmates were,
also, given presents.
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s9 The exercises in the Catholic
church on Christmas morning were the
fiuest ever had 10 any church in Woods
field. The church WAS handsomely
decorated they had the stable and man.
ger with Christ in the menger represent
ed; also, the Shepherds and sheep. The
Mass was grand lit was an entirely new
Mass never rendered here before, and
was conducted by Prof BECKER, assist
ell by Mrs. KETTERER, Mrs LoUIs HoEF
FLER, Miss BARBARA HoEFFLER, Messrs
MICHAEL and CHAs LATzELTER, NJ.
HoLFFLER and others.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
George 8. Algeo. Administrator,
vs..
Elisabeth Stewart.

Or virtue Of an order Of sale issued By .As
Probate Court Of Monroe County, Ohie,
aud to me directed, will Offer Cor sale &c
public auction, on the premises, on
Saturday the 3lst day of Decembe 1881,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock q. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. of said day, the following de.
scribed real estate, being the dover estate ef
Elisabeth Stewart, to wit:
The northeast quarter Of the southwest
quarter Of the southwest quarter, also, all
that part Of the northeast quarter Of the
southwest quarter lying north Of the creek;
also. part OF the northeast qusrtsf Of the
southwest quarter, beginning for the same
At the southwest corner OF said lot; thence
running north thirty rods; thence east sixty
rods; thence south thirty rods; thence west
sixty rods to the place Of beginning, contain
ing in all the above described premises thirty
four and seventy.fvs hundredth acres, Be
the same more or less, and being In section
three, township three and range Ave.
Said property so ordered to be sold ID ap.
praised at $3.50, and may sell for two. thirds
Of said appraissmsnt. Terms Of sale, eaah
before confirmation.
GEORGE s. ALgR0,
Administrator, de bonis non, Of the estate Of
BAIL Stewart, deceased.
nov2S, ,'slw5.
HUNTER & MALLORY, Atty's
&eE week in your own town. Terms
VVSand SIS outfit free, Address q HsLslys
Il Co.. Portland, Maine, mchS,siA
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s~ Rev. EDM, ,NDs, Pastor Of the
Woodsfield NJ. 4 Church, was presented
with a handsome gold headed cane,by his
Sunday School class, on Christmas eve.
The ladies of the PASTORS Christian
Union, at the same time, presented him
with handsome dressing gown. Miss
FRANK JONES presented the cane, and
Mrs o. o ALEXANDER the dressing
gown. The presentation took place at
the residence OF Mr.. n. B HILL.
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Baltimore Live Stock Market.
CALvERToN LIVE STocK SCALES,

CALvERgoN LIVE STocK ScALEs,l
MONDAY, December 10, 1881.
Very best on sale this week 25a6 so;
that generally rated first quality 25s5
rs; medium or good fair quality 8 50a
4 90: ordinary thin steers, oxen and
cows. 2 00s3 90; extreme range Of pri
ces 2 00,6 so; most of the sales were
from 4 00s5 so.
Mich Cows-Best grades $50 60 per
head retail, and no salts for common
cows.
Hogs-The quality will scarcely come
up to that of last weeks offerings, as in
most Of the wards it is reported as not
as good as last week Prices 71aS8c,
with few extra at Sc.
Sheer-We quote prices at 3s54c for
sheep, with an extra lat Ohio lot a, 64".
Lambs 34a5tc. Stock ewes 50a3 no
each, and wethers 3a4c pei To-. and slow
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wTbe Christmas exercises ia the
Luthern church last Sunday right were
very 6ne. They had beautiful tree
lighted with way candles. The pre-
gramme consisted OF speeches and sing
ing by the little folks, an address by the
Pastor, Rev. WINrERIcK, singing by the
Choir, presentation of books to each
scholar and finally the treat of candies
and goodies to all.
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@ We return sincere thanks to The
SPIRIr's patrons for their financial aid
and good words during the year 1881.
We commence the year 1882 with an
increased, and rapidly increasing, list OF
subscribers and advertisers, and shall
aim to furnish a better paper than ever
before. May our readers all enjoy their
Christmas and have happy new year!
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EE Mr. SANFORD WEpDLE,o of Browns.
vile, this county, has been fll;cted with
suffering and stammering from child
hood. Recently Dr.. RIvENBURG treated
him and his utterance is as clear and
di, tinct now IS that of any one never
afflicted in that way Mr. WEppLE is
authorized to treat persons who stam-
mer and stutter. His advertisement will
be found elsewhere in our Columns.
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REDEMPTION NOTICE.
Arp1ros,a orr1oE. MorRoE corNr,.

AupIroR's OFFICE, MONROE COUNTY, !
WooDsFIKLD, ONO, December 81, 1880.
TO Ma h;W Moo, 9, or Dhom IL may Coneern:
Notice is hereby given that A. X. ukey
has deposited In the County Treasury sum OF
money sufficient to redeem lot No. IS in the
town of Antioch. Said land was sold
for taxes by John Gatchell, Treasurer Of
Monroe County. Ohio, January 30, 1880, in
the name of A. E, 0key to Mathew Moore.
s. A. ATKINSON,
dec27,'Slt3. Auditor Monroe Co., Ohio.
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RiddIeherper Elected.

RICHMOND, Va, December 20.-In the
General Assembly, to-day the vote fol
United States Senator resulted in the
election of Fl. Fl. Riddleberger, Read
juster candidate, who received the soIid
party vote The Democrats voted SOL
idly for John w. Johnston, the presen
Senator. In the Senate the straightou
Republican vote was cast for Gen. W
G. Wickham!
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F School closed for the Holidays
las! Friday. A general review showed
that each pupil had advanced rapidly du
ring the term. We hope the children
will have merry Holidays, and start af-
ter their little vacation fresh and vigor-
Gus, with the determination to accom-
plish more than they have ever done be-
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H The law of the State of Ohio is
that license tc marry must be obtaintd d
in the county sshere the female resides. and
a penalty is fixed On any magistrate or
minister who shall celebrate any mar
rage contrary to the law. A knowledge
of these facts may prevent trouble.
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RF st. Clairsvile Gazette, 22l inst /:
Miss Lizzie Kennun started on Satur-
day to Chicago, where she expects to
remain all winter with her sister, Mrs.
Allen Miller.
Mrs. Mary Shannon, of Indianapolis,
is visiting her old friends and acquain-
tsnces in his place. She is stopping
with her son, j. W. Shannon, Esq, and
expects to remain here during the win.
tnr
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Bridge and Abutrlent Notice

CEALED BIDS for the construction of
~ abutments, on which to erect single
Truss, covered wooden Bridge so feet long
l6 feet wide. Also bids for the construc-
tion of the Bridge, across Atkinson's run at
Cam eron, Monroe County, Ohio, will be re-
ceivad at the Auditors Office until the Esd Of
January A. D 1892 till IL O'Clock N. Speci-
fcations for abutments may be seen in Audi
tors Office, and persons bidding on the bridge
arelrequirsd to hls specifications with bid,
and state what amount extra it will be worth
to paint the same. The time in which to
complete the work will be fixed at the time
of opening bids.
By order of Commissioners.
S. A, ATKINSON Aud.
dec27 ,Slw4.
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eg The following is partial list OF
ladies who will receive on New Years
day. We are not able 10 get the names
of all: Miss MATTE JUDKINs, Miss BELL
SINCLAIR and Miss AGGIE KoTzEBUE, of
Malaga, will receive at the residence of
Mr.. J T. JuDKINs, Misses HATTIE and
PUss DIEHL and Miss LOUISE PoGeBN-
BURG at Mr.. P DIEHLs, Miss KATE
MOONEY, MATTE OKEY, DORA SMITH,
ANNIE and RENA WAY at Mrs. NJ. A..
Wars.
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FREIE!
Contributions for the Holidays

One pound choice mixed candy given
10 every one by j D. HEINLEIN, pro-
prietor Boston boot and shoe house,
new bank building, Bellaire, Ohio Du,
ring tine next two weeks the above presR
ent will be given to the purchaser of ev-
cry 81 SO worth of goods. Remember,
we do not expect to make this up by
adding extra profit, but will guarantee
10 sell you good goods for less than any
other house in the city We take this
method of extending cur appreciation
to our customers for their liberal pat
ronage Our slipper department is i'm
mense. Please call early. Remember,
at the Boston boot and shoe house, near
bank building, Bellaire, Ohio.
respectfully, ]. D. HEINLEIN.
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b@The trustees of Adams township,
last week, appointed W. A. Ross, Clerk
BIGGER, recently deceased
The Directors OF Cameron district ap-
pointed AARON HEADLY, Dist, Treasurer
vice ELlEL BROCK. deceased.
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~ Mrs. THos. WILLIAMS, OF Mus
kingum county, near Zanesville, was
burned to death on the 18th inst. She
was sleeping in front of the fire when
her clothing ignited, and she vas burn
ed to crisp before assistance arrived.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-12-27

EE Mrs WEEKLY, near Stewartsville,
Belmont county, cut her throat with a
razor the other day A physician sewed
up the wound, and the chances are that
Mrs. W. will not climb the golden stairs
this time.
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The Spirit Of Democracy
FOR $3.50.

Clubs of subscribers $40 SO and
Copy free 10 Club Agent
Single copy l year 81 so
&" I" months rs
A list of our Club Agents will be
found elsewhere in this paper
H. R. WEST, Publisher.
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INSURANCE STATEMENT
SrArE OF OHIO, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, !

Il. 7
COLUMBUS, February IL, 1881.
A7HERBAS,ths Glens Falls Insurance Com.
w pany, located at Glens Falls in the state
of New York, has filed In this Office sworn
statement, by the proper officers thereof.
showing its condition ami business, and has
complied in all respects with the laws Of this
State relating 10 Fire Insurance Companies,
incorporated by other States Of the United
States.
Now, therefore, in pursuance Of law, l.,
Joseph F. Wright, Superintendent Of Insur-
ance, of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify
that said Company is authorized to transact
its appropriate business of Fire Insurance
in this State, in accordanc4 with law, during
the current year. The condition and business
Of said company, at the date Of such state ,
ment. December 81, lSs0,) is shown as fol-
lows:
Aggregate amount of available
Assets. $l,o34, ,165 20
Aggregate amount of Liabilities
except eapital), including
Ts-lnsurance, 1885 %
Net Assets, 73s,l7I SO
Amsunt of actual paid up Capi:
tai, $2aOo
Surplus, $535,l7l 50
Amount of Income for the year
in cash, 34s, ,2ss 80
Amount of Expenditures for the
year in cash, 305,s54 s5
In witness whereof, have hereunto sub:
soribed nay name, and caused the seal of my
office to be affixed, the day and year above
written. JOSEPH F. WRIGHT.
Superintendent.
JOHN JKFFERs Agent at Bsallsvills, Mon
roe County Ohie, dec27,'slt1
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H Call at TIE SPIRIT Office for job
printing from visiting card up to full
sheet poster Letter heads, business
card on envelopes, statements and bill
heads printed on short notice
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T HELBtlKG & SroEHR have opened
a fine stock of furniture in the old hard
ware store on Main street They can
furnish any articles in their line at rea
sonable prices. Give them call.
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Now open in VIM Scheufele's building. I am
now all ready for making your sttings. Don't
let cloudy days stop you, as the best work is
done on light, cloudy days. Bring your chill
dren in the forenoon, During these short days
the light is of little good after 2 o'clock.
Old Pictures copied for Albums and Frames.
Prices reasonable. Remember that my time
in Woodsfeld lie limited, therefore don't delay
Having had over 80 years. experience in the
art. 1 certainly will please all who give me
their patronage. Everybody call and examine
my work. c. HEMPSTED,
deci3, Slw4. Photographer.
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Barnesville Real Estate Agency.
Eight Farms in this AID adjacent
Counties and fifteen pieces of Town prop
erty now Offering. Address
]. T. ScoF1ELD, Agent.
feb8.'Siy1.
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es fo e9hper day at nome, Samples vesth
W w JAWS5 free. Address SrNsoNA 4 Co.,
Cortland, Msins, rcAs .Sfr.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
Election Saturday, Dec. 81, 1881.

Ed SPIRIT: Please announce that F
NJ. BEARD is a candidate for reelection
TO the office Of Justice of the Peace OF
Center township.
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NEW LOCALS.

RFRITZ REEF has just received
his new stock of Jewelry and Silver
Ware for the Holidays.
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co NJ NJ E. RCI AL
sVOOdsfIeId Produce Market.

CORRECTED WEEKLY BY ?. scHrMAcpER. JR.
MONDAY. December 26 1881.
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@sE week In your own town. Terms
vVSand SIS outfit free, Address q HsLhsys
Il Co.. Portland, Maine, mchS, slN
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New Line of Fail and Winter ca,hmsr4
Blankets Ladies' ChIen
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Gor Aoung Headtrs,
MYIDoGGY DEAR.

On who has seen my doggy dear-he OF the
He of the soft and liquid eyes, and melancholy
No more Ihear his gentle step, nor see. his
When licking of his dinner-plate. or. r,nrning
He was as ugly as they grow upon the Isle of
And that's what makes his loss 50 great re and
made his price SO hight s,es..t - : -
80 tell me now" We winged winds that round
my pathway roar 49, =
Will my dear doggy ne'er come back? Shall 7
al $50 s = sec ni mores "a II tfal sege
He was a brown and curly thing, who ran
80 about the house., al ELL ,sffS
And up and down the stairs he'd, go. as still
I've ! never seen dog so small, so horrible to
And will that darling, precious thing come
Oh, no! he's gonel My heart will breaki That
terrier from Skye
ffas lett me for some other home!, The tears
fall from my eye. #-s' sTfr
Alas! If should search the world. know if
could not be Ets'k@ l--zF1-F
That Ishould find another dog az ugly as yvas
= he. skst2 < 5s7f 81 n II e = # IT. - 70
And 50 mourn my doggy lost. Good people
He was the dearest little dog that ever waiaggea
a tail
He 'cas 50 uglyll Precious deari So blest 1
cannot be
AS ever to possess dog as ugly as was he'll b
f.sa c'E-rr-f-r-r-r~r, Or, One, 0arro
but stay! what's that mellifiuous sound that
breaks upon my ear?
lslsts On, can it then be true! 1t Is his voice
ana now. dull Time. bring all thy woes--I care
not what they be- q
sin''e my delightful ugly pet has been restored
tgtEi a. e{ e, stsasas--St. Nicholas.
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8z1l v5sG a aesz NTETsNE
Big Water in the Mississippi in 1914.

Life in the Mississippi swamp is
unique, but perhaps never so much so
as during that memorable summer. The
shallowest water. for indefinite miles in
any dire tion, was two feet deeu, the
nearest land, the g Hills of the Arkan-
saw thirty miles away. The mules
were CHARTERED on the upper floor of
the Clubhouse; the cattle had been all
drowned long ago; planter, negroes and
overseer were confined in their respect
i've domiciles; the grist-mill was under
water and there was no means of pre-
pairing corn for culinary purposes ex-
cept wooden hominy- mortar. The
hog -hominy diet $50 highly extolled
by some people who have never lived
ON lt) was adopted of necessity, the
former being represented by mess pork,
saltier than tongue can tell. There were
no visitors, except now and then soci-
able snake, which, no doubt bored by
swimming around indefinitely in the
overflow, and craving even human com
panionship, would glide up on the gal
lery OF some of the houses. There was
no mean OF loo ONO ton except the skiff
and the humble but ever serviceable
dug out-nowhere to go and nobody
within days journey otherwise or
more comfortably situated. The only
sense OF sympathy from without was
had from remote andinfrequent glimpses
OF the gallant steamer j. M. White.
which, leaping from point to point.
made better time from New Orleans to
st. Louis than was ever made before or
for many years after. m
That year nineteen plantations out of
twenty failed to produce single pound
OF cotton or single bushel of corr.
and when the flood was over and the
swamp Noahs came out of their respect
I've arks, they were, to say the least.
malcontent. They were not ruined. of
course, but they had lost whole wears
gross income. Moreover, the prestige
OF the swamp as a cotton country was
Woiully diminished. The planters in
the Hills" as the uplands are denom-
mated. began to hold up their heads.
no longer overcrowed by the extraor.
binary crops alleged to have been here
tofore produced in the swamp.
The swamp-planters set to work to re-
deem the. disaster, and to provide. as
lar as possible, against its recurrence.
With the purpose of retrieving their
financial fortunes they took some unique |
measures. There is a tradition that.
at public meeting held in GreenviIle. |
Miss. in October, 1914, among other |
more commonplace resolutions, one was !
gravely and unanimously adopted to
the effect that demand of payment |
within twelve months from that date of |
any debt. great or small upon any
lanter who had been oyerfiowed that
year, should be considered distinctly
personals clear casefor pistols and
coffee. The code was certainly curl.
ous institution. but probably this is the |
only instance in which it was expected
o do duty as a stay-law.- Wm. E. Mar.
rec, Sr., IN Scribner. -,
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the year round with their wives;'' and
this same authority quotes the anecdote
OF an intelligent Kandyan chief, of
ly scandaiized at the utter barbarian
ism OF living with only one wife, and
never parting until separated by death.
1t was" he cynically observed, .just
like the Wandered monkeys
Although each family lives separate,
it appears to be on social terms with
the other families of the tribe, and
when they remove their habitations all
travel together in large bands. Let lis
suppose that the little orphan previous
ly mentioned, now grown up and be-
come one of the leaders of the tribe, has
| taken unto himself wife from the most
attractive females of his species. Let us
suppose that they are a happy couple,
living in the social freedom of their
native wood, and knowing nothing of
the doings of the outer world, when
suddenly a party of travellers appear
upon the scene and ruthlessly despatch
the young bride. The sequel, to quote
Forbes in his Oriental Memoirs was
as follows:
"On shooting party, one of my
friends killed female monkey and car
ried it to his tent, which was soon sur
rounded by forty or fifty of the tribe,
who made great noise and in q men,
acing posture advanced toward him.
On his presenting his fowling piece
Inexperienced; butione stood his ground,
chattering and menacing in furious
manner He at length came close to
the tent door. and finding that lis
threatenings were of no avail, began a
lamentable moaning, and by every ex-
preston of grief and supplication
seemed to beg the body of the deceased.
On this it was given to him. He took
it up in his arms, eagerly pressed it to
his bosom and carried if off in sort of
triumph to his expecting companions.
The artless behavior OF this poor animal
wrought SO powerfully on the sports
men that they resolved never more
to level gun at one of the monkey
tribe.'
According to their custom of carry
ing away their dead and wounded, it
may be presumed that our hero bore off
his murdered bride and buried her, in
accordance with the habits of his tribe,
beneath cairn of leaves. These Great
ures, as we know, feel the most intense
and overpowering sorrow for their de-
ceased, and something closely approach
lngto human intelligence mingles with
their sense OF the ravages of death. =
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