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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-05
How He Surprised Them.


1t is sald that at some point in every
mans life he will do something TO sur.
prise his f,iends, but chap in Detroit
did more than that the other day. He
was comparative stranger, who made
his headquarters in Michigan avenue
saloon. He was old and ragged, and it
was not ALWAYS that be had a nickel
about him. He broGeht in the fuel for.
the slove,. helped to scrub out, and was
tolerated on account of his good nature.
Everybody played him for a half wit,
and No one dreamed that he had it in /.
him to create a surprise, unless 1t was
by refusing drink. >
Two or three evenings since, boy
twelve years old; ragged, barefooted,
bareheaded, and with the stains Of tears
on his cHeees, entered the saloon and
softly asked one of the dozen men in
there for penny to buy bread with -
He was roughly refused, when up spoke
the old tramp and said.
"Gentlemen, here is poor orphan
boy who has asked for money to buy
bread, and heen refused. l am only q
poor old man, ragged and hungry, add
almost peniless, but can't stand that.
I've got whole quarter for that poor
boy"
That is the first surprise. For min
ute no one spoke. Then eight or ten
voices cried in chorus $50 have 2"
and il wasn't five minutes before pIrse
of 50 % was male up for the forlorn
and hungry lad. The old man rose rs
per cent. in the estimation of those who
knew him, and the boy cried some more
and went out with the money. Two
minutes later the old man slipped out,
and five minutes later he and the hoy
divided the proceeds under the gaslight
on the corner. 1t wasn't exactly
whack, for the old chap took 50 and left
the boy 20 cents When it was known
in the saloon, fourteen determined men
rushed cut and cantered up and down.,
and dpclalmed by the great horn spoon:
but tliey didn't fnd the big hearted old
tramp whose heart had been touched =
He had gone TO refresh himself with si
oyster stew.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-05
Shooting Sharpshootcr--aS Story OF
the Crimea.
All the Year Round

Ill tuc ear IlOuHu
Thereswas one Russian fellow who
had sand pit all of his own, right in
front OF our trenches. 1never saw any
body so perseTering as that man was
Early in the morning he'd be popping
away, and there he'd stay until night
fall, taking his food with him into the
pit. He seemed to take resi- pleasure
in it, and as he was very fine shot and
never let US get much of chance at
him, he was not popular character in
the advance trenches. Many good
fellow he sent to glory. 1t got such a
nuisance that we dropped shells at him
now and again, but he minded them no
tmoEe. thusSlf they had been so many
orfnges. One day was down in the
trenches, when Colonel Mancor, of the
4Sth--a splendid shot and great man
for sport--came along. A party with a
sergeant we're at work, and just as the
Colonel came up one OF them dropped
with ball through his head. "Deueed
good shot! Who fred that p says the
Colonel, putting on his eye-glass. "Man
in the ride pit TO the left, SIR answers
the sergeant. "Never saw a nea,er shot,
says the Colonel. "He only showed for
moment, and wouldn't have shown
then only that the edge of the trench is
a bit worn awsv. Dies he often shoot
like that?' Terribly dangerous man.
|realies the sergeant; "kills more than
all The guns in the R ,dap." s,Now
Msj)r says the Colonel, turning to an.
other off ;er who was with him, "what's
the odds against nv picking him off y
I'm how long2" within ter minutes. -
1.-TWO to one in ponies, I'll give you,''
says the Major. Say three. and it's a
bargain" Three to one in ponies
answered the Major, and the bet was
made He was great man for meas
uring his powder, was the Colonel, and
always emptied out a cartridge and then
filed it up again according to his taste
He took about half bis time getting the
sergeanl's gun loaded to please hlE.-
At last he got it right, and the glass
screwed we'll into his eve. IN Nv, my
lads" said he, lust push poor Smith
here up over the trench. Hes dead
enough. and another wound will make
little difference to him." The men be-.
gan to hoist the body up, and the Colo
mel stood, may be twenty yards off, peer
! ing over the edge with eyes like lJ nx.
As soon as the top of Smiths shake ap
peared, we saw the barrel of the gun
come slowly out of the ssnd-pit and
when bis poor dead face looks over the
edge, whizz comes bullet right through
his forehead. The Russian he peeps
out of the pit to see the effect of his
shot, and he never looks at anything
again until he sees the everlasting river.
The Colonel fired with sort of chuck
lie, and the riheman sprang up in the air
and ran a matter OF ten or twelve PAGES
toward us, and then down on bis face as
dead as door nail "D3uble or quits
on the man in the pit to the right" says
the Colonel, loading up his gun aesin.
but l think the Mi had dropped mon
ey enough for one day over his shoot
ing, for he wouldn't hesr OF another try.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-05
Jed Hit It.

The following incident occurred in q
town not 100 miles from BOSTON,
Scene-The Kitchen in an oldifashioned
farm house Mr.. Blank had ist return
ed from visit to the "Hub,'r and for
the first time in his life possessed q
watch he "bought in Bpsto@n, and the
man said 1t was a sumner for time.
keeper" Turning to his son he says:
Come here jed, and see tie inside OF
the thing There, that thing" pointing
to the regulator, ssthe man sed made it
90 j ,st a yer wanted it ter, but what do
yer spose that F and S means on that
piece that's marked off? Hanged IL I
can make it out" "Let,s see, dad" says
jed. "l'il bet know; it's to regulate
the thing, and tells yer when to do it.
( is for forenoon and S is for ,,'ssf.ef
noon" Mr.. Blank gszed at his son
With admiration, and says. "There, ma.
didn't l alias tell We Jed was smart
one he hit it z z,ctly "-Bosson Journal,
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UNIT for a Juryman.
Philadelphia News

81 would like to be excused, your
honor" said Chicago man who had
been drawn on jury. "What for p
IL owe q man IS and want to hunt him
up and pay it." "Do you mean to say
that you would hunt up man to pay a
bill instead of waiting for him TO hunt
YOU up2" "Yes, your honor" "Do
you belong in Chicago 2" "Yes, sir
"You are excused. don't want a mar
on the Jury who will lie like that"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-05
Nice Nonsense In Stationery.
Boston Transcript.

English authorities state that youth
ful damsels make use of polar blue pa.
per with a lily thereon inscribed, for
epis,olary purposes. Engaged people
adopt orange flowers as fitting emblem
for their writing paper from the moment
of betrnthal to that of marriage. Sport
ing characters are naturally lavish oi
horseshoes and jockey caps, even where
billetdoux are concerned. A successful
menage proclaims its happiness to the
world by choosing two par:ridges con
tentedly sitting side ny side on tuft o
green's ward, as the description of the
family note-paper.
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wAs remely for scrofulous and

GyA As remedy for scrofulous and
cachectlc aiImenis DR.. O C. Farquhaf
of Z,nesville, Ohio. strongly recoma
mends the use OF black walnut leaves,
and refers to M. Neerier's memoir on
the same SUBJECT published so far back
as 184l: "The infusion is made with an
ounce of leaves ito twelve ounces or
boiling water! 1t NAV be sweetened
with sugar or the syrup presently to be
noticed. Two or three or even five cup
fuls may be given daily. The decoction
is to be male with handful of the
leaves boiled Is minutes in a q iart Of
water. the extract may be made in the
usual manner from the dried leaves
For the syrup eight grains Of the extract
are mixed with thirty-two scruples OF
common syrup. Infauts and young
children may take two or three tea
spoonfuls in the day; aialts three
drams. The pills may be made from
the extract, four grains in each, from
two to four in the day."
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Extinguished.

81 suppose when women get their
rights" said the young man in the fat
hat, "vou girls will be making love to
the fellows. 1t must be awfully nice to
be made love to, you know" "Yes," !"
replied Angelina, "ouly one wants to
choose ones lovers" The next mo-
ment the young man in the fiat hat was
standing alone, feeling 1atter than his
fat hat.-Boston Transcript.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-05
An Actors Superstition:
Dramatic News i

John A Stevens is very superstitious.
His company left last Frilay morning
for Amsterdam, n. Y: where he opened
on Monday night. When be got on the
boat lie found there were thirteen in the
party. He knew there should be only
twelve, so bunting up the extra one
found him TO be the husband of his lead
ing lady who had followed her over FROM
England. He refused to pay fie fara
and had him put off the boat: That
nigh. it rained and the boat was in dan
ger of going down, and John swore it
was all owing to the number thirteen,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-05
Wondered.

A young husband, deslrous Of provo
king chance to pay compliment to
his young wife aud OF receiving an as
sursnce of affection, says, With an as.
pect of surprise: "My dear, heard
very remarkable thing to-day. WHIST
shisname told me that he had been LOOK.
ing into the matter ve-y closely and had
discovered that there was only one mar
ried woman in this street who wasn't a
flirt, and really loved her dear hubby
hetter than suy other man in the world.n
The wife, after mature reflection: II
wonder, now, who it can be / thought
| knew everybody on the street."
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WOODSFIELD COUNTY, OHIO DECEMBER s.

They had wandered out Of sight and
hearing OF the rest on pretense of exam
ining some curlously shaped rocks.
"How still the air is under the SUM-
sal Ada stopping at a low fence that
crossed the hillside. 4
For a moment her companion did not
answer and she cast casual glance up
ward at his face.
What Ada saw there made her start
and slightly shiver
eyes," he said with q hoarse and
mighty effort, "this is just the turn Of
the seasons, and this hush ia frequent
and very suggestive then. You and |
have c,me to turIing-point too, Miss
Carft, and must break the stiffness by
very important question. Can you
not guess what it is--the story l have to
! tell, Miss Car[it-Ada?" ?"
"No, no. We hal better return,
think. We shall be lost, Mr.. Herle-
stone"
Ada was keeping her composure won
derfullv, and she hoped by this coldly
spoken hint the confession sne feared
might he averted.
She did not know the speaker.
wait an instant, Ada" Roger cried
abandoning the last shelter OF reserve
81 have this to tell, that you are more tr
me than any one else in the wide world
ever can he. l love you, Ada surely
you must have OWNED it. Can you love
me back again, however little? Viii
You some day be my wife ?"
His words were coming swiftly enougt
now aud bis beseeching eyes emphasized
thei- truth
The man was transformed, and a fain
response of admiration was raised in The
girls heart.
But he was-could be-no more thar
others she had rejected.
This triumph she was used to and
Clio led in, though u'ually she had beer
better on her gusrd, and had stopped
the deluded one before this stage was
reached.
81 am sorry. Mr.. Herles,one,von have
said such things" she replied; Il thought
yoa were above romance. That ispart
lv why I trusted you. You seemed so
so sensible"
ut must surely be sign OF that to
admire and to love-"
Pray don't Mr. Herlestone. tits all
mistake, assure you."
"A mistake that you can ever care for
me2"
"Yes, certainly"
There was levity about the assurance
that stung the young man well nigh into
madness.
He had heard rumors Of the girls
heartlessness and had paid no heed treat
ing them as idle scandal born of envy.
Now he could believe.
The very reality of his own love re-
veaed the hollowness OF the Maiden
smiles
lis is also an error that encouraged
me to think differently p be asked, that
you accepted my advances p
at was your own fault you did as
you pleased. Blu: you are forgetting
yourself row, Mr.. Herlestone."
81 admit it and I apologize, Miss Car.
it," he replied bitterly. ut was truly
my own fault that did not understand
do now. You will let me see you back
to the psrtg2'
The return walk was whiled away by
very constrained conversation, and
both were glad when it was over.
A strange silence fell upon Ada Car
fit for the rest Of the afternoon.
Even the mirth of her other courtiers
failed to do more than to gaIvsnize her
into an outward semblance Of interest
and good humor.
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/ I

1t was many months later and the
storms OF, perhaps, the widest winter
within living memorv had descended
upon these Northern Midlands.
For day after day, and week after
week, there was scarcely break in the
clouds or pause in the gale.
Wind and rain. wind and rain was the
dreary record, until The lakes were swol-
len, the streams impossible. and miles OF
low-lying pasture lands submerged.
Scarborough was not pleasant place
under such circumstances.
Upon the very brightest heavens its
huge manufacturing chimneys hung q
yellow blot, and now the funeral.l like
pail of fog and smoke lowered overhead
in perpetual frown.
Ada Cirit grew sick Of it and betook
herself on visit to her uncle at Bays
ditch, five miles away.
There it rsined still, it is true, and
seemed likely 10 rain.
But Baysditch was in the open coun-
try. and behind it were the Porley Hills.
The glrl was better content and could
grumhle there with sense of less op-
preston.
Of Roger Herlestone, since her dis
missal Of him, che had seen very little.
He was grown graver and more ret,.
cent. it appeared. than ever.
And he had lately been taken in as q
junior partner bv Marston & Marsh.
That was all she knew.
But somehow hi, face frequently
haunted her
He had looked so resolute and. manly
o, those Porley Downs.
She even sighed thinking Of it.
Ada's own image, despite his utmost
efforts, was equally present with the
young manufacturer.
81 think l despise and hate her as
much as | once cared for her," he told
his brother; "but forget her can't
"Fall in love with some one else, -
was Martins sage recommendation.
But Roger shook his bead.
"Not vet he said d;"I have not sutii.
cient confidence in female goodness
since then That was the greatest evi
the girl did me. She destroyed faith a.
a blow"
IA stormy afternoon, Roger" sale
bis uncle two davs later. "Do you mint
driving to North Fulton to see abou
those missing orders2 1t will be best fo
one of the firm to 60, as it is such del
ica'e question"
81 am perfectly willing, sir. I am no
afraid Of the weather in the least"
"Better start at once"
$50 | will. l shall be back, then, By
niehtfall "
North Fulton was over the hills, tel
miles CT.
He had u pass through Baysditch ant
he was aware of Ada Curtis presenc,
there.
But it was nothing to him whether sh
saw him o. not.
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DISSOLUTION.

U,HB partnership heretofore existing be.
tween A. L. Griffith and G. A. Keepers,
known as A. L. Griffith & Co., in the Buckeye
Road Grader, has been dissolved By mutual
consent.
A. L GRIFFITH.
noy2l.'S2A3. @. A. KRBPRaS.
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'Tis the will that makes the actfon
good Or i'll.
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Little things console us because !ittls
things afiict US:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
ENGLISH Mutton.

1t is fact not known to all political econo-
msts that the taste for mutton in England is on
the decline. The agricultural returns just issued
show that there are fewer sheep kept in Great
Britain now than for twelve years past, and that
the falling Off in this item of live stock in the
case of England alone has amounted in the last
eleven years to overs, SEQ, 900. Moreover, in the
case of England, the decrease has been going
on at an accelerated pace up to this year. the
total for 1882 being no less than 5, 500 900 below
1879. whereas in Scotland the figures for the
two years, and, indeed, for the whole period do
not vary materially. Such being the state Of
the home supply of sheep, 1t may be supposed
that the deficiency would be made up by an In
crease Of exports from abroad. Here, however,
we are confronted with condition of affairs
altogether belying such expectations For
the foreign supplies of live sheep brought to our
cattle markets are seen to have diminished in
stead Of increasing within the last short period
A steady decline ever since 1876 brought the
number down from $4,000 to $4,000, and the
falling of was greater than usual in 1881,
amounting to no less than Is, OO0 On the whole
taking the home and foreign supply together,
there is a loss of 125, 600 head on the year, and
800, 600 on the total for 1863 which Is the first
year included in the report Under these circum-
stances, it will be imagined likely that the sup
ply of meat and dead animals from abroad would
proportionately increase. It has not, however,
done SO, for the tables show heavy decline
under each of these headings. What is the ex-
plantation Of this remarkable phenomenon? It
is not to be accounted for by saying that the
flesh of the sheep was dearer for the price paid
WAS somewhat less. There u.s. therefore, only
t.ie conclusion to be drawn-that the English
people have been losing that appetite for mutton
which once prevailed so extensively among
tIsem.-L0ndon Globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
The snaGeqHacy of tke Police.
THE EXPERIENCES OF ANOTHER CITIZEN.
To the Eiitor of TEE EyENINa STAR:

THE EXPERIENCES OF ANOTHER CITIZEN.
To the Etiitor of TEE EVENING STAR:
Your recent editorial reference to the made
quacy OF the police protection afforded house
holders in this city and the communication of IF"
on that subject, are of interest and importance
Believing it TO be the duty of every citizen who
can do so to let in all the light possible, add
my mite of facts and figures. ''F' states that
within the past two years nearly every house in
his neghborhood has been burglarized or the
less than twenty houses known to me on the
street on which / live Qst, between G. and ID
sOutheast). can count up t,celUe cases of bur-
glary and robbery during the past six years. It
would be curious if this was fair sample of the
whole city. Twelve houses burglarized out of
every twenty
What shall be done about it, Mr.. Editor? As at
present managed our police force is incapable of
guarding our houses at night / believe they
are good men. individually. and would do rood
service in day time against mob or disorderly
and turbulent assemblage. or in dispensing
gangs OF roughs or rude and noisy boys. But
in the prevention of burglary they are hone
lessly inefficient. And it's no wonder Instead of
going silently and singly through alleys in the
rear OF the houses (nne times in ten the entrance
OF the burglar is effected from the rear). listen
ing Tor unusual sounds or Indications of the
burglars presence. and giving themselves o
chance to catch the said burglar in the act they
20 jogging along IN pairs. on regular beats
(Which are as well known to the criminal class
as to the policeman himself), on front streets.
They take no pains to move silently They
wear the big-plated signs and buttons. and can
be distinguished a square away.
The private citizen who goes about the
streets at night usually goes alone and
unarmed. Why then should our police fear
to brave the night singly? This coupling prac-
tice, of course. subtracts one-half of the force.
as to availability. But even if this were stop
ped. we cannot expect efficient night service
from slow-moving, uniformed men. of resound-
ing tread. on regular BEATS What we need is
body of ununif0rmed. quick-steppng, alert
men who will not be afraid to traverse alleys
and dark corners at all hours of the night, in
eccentric and unexpected fashion. Under the
present system, the house-breakeT knows when
the 'cop" has passed on his regular beat, that
he will have one or two or three hours or more,
as the case may be, to work his sweet will on
the defenseless domicil he is proposing to
'crack. NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
THE FORMATION OF COAL.
A Paper Read by j. s. Neyyberry at the
National Academy Of Science.

From the New York Tribune.
At the meeting of the National Academy of
Sciences on Thursday J. s. Newberry, of Column
bia college, read an essay on ''The physical con-
dittOns under which coal was formed" The
paper was in substance as follows
The peat-bog theory of the formation of coal
has generally been accepted. This view is to
the effect that coal is the residual hydro-carbon
OF plants which have grown where their remains
are found and that it has been found precisely
as peat accumulated in marshes Mr. Grand
eury has recently endeayOred to refute this
theory, and that makes it necessary to discuss
the matter again. He holds that the plants
from which the coal is formed have been trans
ported from their place of growth to greater
or less distance in the bottom of some water
basin. Nature has in most instances left full
and faithful record OF her work in the facts to
which we have given an imperfect study;
will confne myself to one Of the coal beds i'm
Ohio This is of the lowest coal In the
series. This coal lies In a series of narrow
trOughs or basins which were evidently once
marshes occupying local depressions. and the
valleys of streams upon the then existing sur
face. Many Ofthese deposits have been worked
into and expose the following phenomena to
view:
l. A fire-claim below each seam penetrated in
every direction with roots and rOOtlets of stig-
maria.
n wal scdil u HdA1tIltu fIllck0eSS
of six feet In the bottom of the basins thinning
out to feather edges.
3. The coal on the margins of the basins Is
sometimes thirty or forty feet above its place on
the bottom.
4. An average of 215 per cent of ash.
5. A roof composed of argillaceous sh ale, of
which the lower layers are crowded with i'm
pressiOns of plants.
From these facts derive the history of the
forIoation Of coal which has made the peat-bog
theory the accepted one.