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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-02
"Where is All This to Sto d. "

James w. Newman, Secretary of State,
and candidate for reelection made the
opening speech Of his campaign at Ports.
mouth on last Saturday evening. 1t
was an able and brilliant address. In
his opening remarks he presented the
tire issue OF the present national CAM
paign in the following:
"When the patriot, proud ~ the his
tory OF the country and anxious for
its future looks for a serious moment in.
to the condition of affairs, be must be
impressed with the thought that change
of administration, change of parties
and u change Of men is desirable by the
highes, and best interests of the coun.
try. When he looks hack and reviews
the conduct Of public afflirs during the
past f teen years. and measures how far
we have drfted from the purity and hon.
est methods of the fathers, be must feel
that 3 change is desirable What does
he see2 Corruption stalking through
the corridors Of the capital and finding
lodgment in public places:
Credit Mobelier in Congress.
Post leadership sales in the cabinet.
Whisky rings in the revenue service.
Star route thieves in the revenue de.
partments.
The squandering OF public lands for
the benefi; OF private corporations.
The treasury assaulted through river
and harbor bills.
Exravagance everywhere crowned
With official bribery and known venalltY
Where is all this TO stop2
In the face of these facts we find the
party in power putting forward as its
candidate for the Presidency a man who
was twice defeated for the nomination
by his own party in two National Con.
ven,ions because he was tainted, because
he was unsafe. At last in this year, 1884
he has been given the nomination by the
strength Of the very element that has
figured and fnurished through thesr
years of pecrlation and corruption. The
very crowd that has brought shame up
On its party and upon the country named
this leader, whom hi. own confessions
show made merchandise of his decisions
in the Speakers chair, and sought to
profit by them. Against this nOnina
ton the better element, the enlightened
conscience of the party protested, and
has been driven to revolt. Let our Re-
publican friends pause and take heed -
Do thev desire correction Of admitted
abusesp Do they want an horest and
economical administration Do they
want purer methods which bring reduc.
ed taxation and increased confidence p
Then let them rehuke the men who have
betrayed the honor OF the party.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-02

District Court convepes to-day, the
I'd inst.
The County Commissioners are in
session this week.
Mrs DANL. WALTON, OF Wheeling, is
visiting friends in this place.
Mr.CLYDE FORD and sister, MISS ALTA,
are visiting relatives IN town.
Mr.. FRAxK SPRIGas, Of Caldwell. is
visiting at j. p. SpEIaas', Esq.
The time table of the Ohio River Rail-
road will be found in this paper.
S. D FORD and wife, Of New Athens,
are visiting friends in this place.
Mrs. JOHN ScHuMAcHER. OF Mounds.
vile, is visiting relatives IN this place.
Miss MoLLrE CURRAN, one of Bellaire's
sfair daughters. is visiting Miss MARY A
DoRR.
Can't. CHARLES H BooTH, OF Wheel
ang Island, died on the % ult., aged 6S
years.
II you want Road Receipts call at
TIE SPIRIT Office, or send your order to
the Office.
, About 221 business establishments in
this county are registered in the Recor-
der's Office.
The Directors of the Agricultural So
ciety will meet in Woodsteld next Sat.
urday, the 9th inst
Sheriff LuDE took JESSE JoY, Of Lee
township. to the Athens Asylum, last
week, for treatment.
Miss ALICE SPRlaas, leaves for Pitts.
Hburgb Thursday morning where she VIII
.attend the Female College.
Miss. EMzA HAYDEN will visit friends
In Wheeling and st. Ciairsville this week
and next and take in the fairs.
W. T. HURD, Esq, OF Darlington,
found aiblack snake skin near that place
last week that measured six feet in
length.
The Barnesville fair was almost 9
failure this year. On Thursday there
were less than one thousand people on
the ground.
FRANK MARTIN. Of the Journas, and
W. II CooLEg, of the Noble County Re
publican, took in the Base Ball game and
Fair last week.
DR.. JAS. NJ. SroUr. wife and daughter.
of GAINESVILLE, visited friends IN Monroe
last week. DR.. Stout formerly resided
In Calais, this county,
Capt. REUBEN THoMAs, OF Clarington,
/. this county, has been appointed United
States Inspector of steam boilers for the
District Of Wheeling.
Mr. ERNEST AMOS, OF Caldwell, Miss
KATE AMOS, Of Sidney, aud Miss CLARA
DYER, OF this place, made very pleas
ant call at our office lsst Tuesday.
Mr.. SEABoLD ScHUMAoHER. who has
been visiting bis parents during the last
week, retirned to Pittsburgh Monday
morning accompanied by his sister Miss
LIZZIE.
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6ashio,t NnffS.

Fans remain very large.
Crinolne is on the Increase.
Draperies grow less elaborate.
The Figaro IS the coming jacket.
Small Greuze bonnets are in vogue
Jetted bralds appear among dress
trimmings
Skirts are nearly all gathered in at The
waist.
No heels and full gathered skirts are
coming in.
Cameo clasps fasten belts to round.
WASTED dresses.
Belts and sashes tied on one side are
much in favor.
Satin corsst, are easier to wear than
those OF coutil.
Every woman Of fashion has at leas
one lace toilet.
Braids CT all kinds will be much used
for dress decorations.
Foulards are the favorile wear Of child
rem for fall dresses.
There is a rage at the moment for ex.
cessively small bonnets.
Figaro jackets are made OF velve
gauza for dressy fall wear.
Jackets Of ribhed velvet or velveteen
are correct for fall wear.
Handkerchiefs with fancy colored Dor
ders remain in high favor.
Stout women look better in gathered
skirts than in tight gored ones.
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The Fair.

The Fair opened on Tuesday with
fair crowd to see the game Of base ball
between the Woods6eld and Caldwell
clubs, which was won BY the former
The score stood, Woodsfeld l6; Cald-
we'll IA.
The races on Wednesday were tolera
bly, fair only, in the way Of speed. The
horses exhibited for harness and saddle
purposes we're fine animals
A lot of gamblers and swindlers were
on the ground engaged in aeecing the
crowd, but their games we're speedily
closed by Prosecuting Attorney DRraas
ordering the Police to arrest and take
them before the Mayor. The surprise
of the people was great that the Society
would permit such gang of swindlers
TO work their games on the grounds.
On Thursday the crowd was simply
immense. About noon q light rain fall
cooled the air, but did not interfere ma
terialy with the programme for the races
in the afternoon. The Board voted the
swindlers off the grounds. which action
saved the people several thousand dol
lars.
FRANK WILLIAMS horse won the stal.
lion race.
HARrsHoRN's roam colt won the coun
ty pace.
A horse from Marietta won the sweep
stakes trot.
/ ABE MANN's Gray Eagle won the run
ming race in three straight heats Th'
Texas pony. that beat the Eagle las
year, made poor showing. Seconc
money was taken by dun mare, enter
ed by BILLY SMITH, and the opinion pre-
vailed that with a good rider the du'
would have stood good show for frs
money.
The Floral Hall display was excellent
The exhibition Of farm products an'
implements was very good. The handi
work Of the ladies made a fine show
ing.
In the live stock department, the hor
ses, cattle and sheep were up to the ex
hibilions of former years.
The receipts amounted to about 81,
700, and would have run over 5000
had the weather been favorable on tn
last day.
The Grand Stand afforded rest and
good view of the races 10 many tire,
ones. Everybody approved that i'm
provement. The management ought t.
double its length for next year.
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Governor Bate of Tennessee has Of
f"red reward Of $1,000 for any or oil
of the parties engaged la the. massacre
of Mormon elders in Lewis county, that
state
Blaine was Known thing in 1855.
In 1882, when McSweenev, an Iri,b-
American citizen. was kept in q British
dungeon without trisl or even charge.
snd Blaine was Secretary OF State, be
was Do Nothing.
The Democrats OF Morrow county, in
convention. hy resolution denounced the
Cincinnati Enquirer for it's treachery to
he Democratic party. The Enquirer Il
rapidly losing it's hold upon the Demo.
Gratis OF the country.
The cry Of the Republican commit,
that it has no money 10 run the campaign
with is evidently ruse 10 cover NJ their
racks. while they will lavish money in
his State. They know that the Demo-
Gratis can be beaten In Ohio and sill
elect the President. but r publican de.
feat in this State in October, is certain
defeat for Blaine and Logan iu Nov m
her. Democrats, depend on it, the T.. .
pahlicans Mill food tue Stale With r.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-02

w Rev Edward Eggleston, who is
known at every 6reside by bis works,
writes to the National Democratic Com
mittee:
mo reasonable man, not blinded by
partisan zeal, can doub', it seems to me
that Gov. Cleveland is the man most
likely to administer the Government in
such a way as to leave it better and not
worse than 1t Is now. To elect Blaine
is to throw awsv about all that the best
citizens have striven to gain for ten years
or more. To put the administration Of
or reform of the civil service into the
hands of the Republican nominees is 10
set an experienced fox 10 watch pou'.
try-yard."
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You should see our ! cent BrOcades
MORRIS & AR MSTRONG.
augl9,'s4.
Swindliug the Farmers.

The many ways of obtaining the hard
earned dollars of the farmers, by men
who live of their wits, shows the fertil.
ity Of the brain of men who engage in
swindling enterprises. A correspondent
in Western state ventilates the opera
tions OF the Standard Machine Compa.
ny, OF Cleveland, Ohio. He says
"Their agent appears on the unwary far
mer and after praising every thing he
has, from his wife down to the dog, they
proceed to business. They state tha
they are in search Of place to set ul
their combined shelter and feed grinder
Just to have place where they car
show it, and please show it to you
neighbour etc. Now after thoroughly
bamboozling the careless old grange
they produce postal card with re
mark to please sign your name here.
and Il will ill out the blank with state
ment of your property just to let th
company know you are. responsible
party, you know Well, the postal carr
turns out to he supposed order AIT
CONTRACT to take one of their mills a
$40 Now next in order comes thei
fighting man and then system of bull
doing commences and it generally turn
out that the fighting man or agent Nc
2, leaves with about 800 OF the har
earned cash of the farmer.
SIN some cases that We could mentio
the farmers told the Cleveland Standar,
Machine Company to sue il they wante
to, but, after letting their mill stan
around the depot for about a month,
was shipped to another part OF the State
most likely to some other unwary faI
mer. They are, in our estimation a
unm tigated fraud, and should be drive
from the premises with blood thirst
bull dog, and at the muzzle Of she
gun"
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Blighted Hopes.

There are times in the history Of q
community when at single blow the
mantle OF sorrow falls on the hearts of
all. This was the case in Woodsfield
and vicinity, on the afternoon Of August
90 h, 1884, when the sad intelligence was
circulated that EDGAR W. ARMSTRONG,
son of Dr.. T. H. & H. R. ARMSTRONG
had died. For nineteen days he strug-
gled heroically with Typhoid fever which,
from the beginning presented the omin-
Gus symptoms of this much dreaded dis.
ease.
At times hopes of bis recovery were
entertained, hut when the crisis came
nature, though assisted by the most able
medical skill and the most tender nur-
sing, was forced TO give up the struggle
for victory. = :.
His death was not only shock, but
it blighted the hopes and obli;erated the
promises entertained by parents and
friends.
He had early selected the profession
Of medicine, and with unusual diligence
was aiming to become proficient prac
titioner. With this object in view he
attended Mount Union College and later
Scio College from which institution he
graduated in the Spring of 1882.
Since then he had been a student un-
der his lather, except three months las,
spring, during which time he attended
medical college at Cincinnati. Deter.
mined upon thoroughness he had con-
templated a two wears course at the Star
ling Medical College OF Columbus, to
begin the 10Th of September. But right
here, when life seemed TO promise most
disease besieged his vigorous form and
in few daYs, Death took hold of him
with an iron grl2 and carried him away
frustrating the plans that were made.
Fhata asnrning to his associates and
all the younsi SO many were the excel
encies Of his character that all had rea
sons for expecting OF him great things
He was a member of the N 4. Church
He was an obedient son, and an affec
tionate child
He always was busy and never idle
His habits were the hest and his dspo
: sition euch as characteriz the mode
young man.
By his death, society has been robbed
OF an ornament. the home has been com
PEELED to give up jewel. aud the pro
ression has been deprived of talented
young man.
The sorrow stricken family stand no
alone in their bereavement A commu
nifty of sympathizing friends gathe
about them and share in their grief.
The loss of the one is the loss of tn
other; the disappointment of the one i
. the disappointment Of the other; ant
together they will plant flowers ON Ed
GAR's grave and water them with lhei
tears Together in submission they bow
TO The will of the Divine ami hopeful,
await the day when mysteries shall b,
made plain and in the beauty of Heaven
light the severed shall dwell together
forever.
The obseqnies took place Thursday
August tae 2Sth, at IL A. NJ, and wer'
attended bg.msny relatives and latg'
number Of friends.
Pail Bearers Asher Okey, Fores
Gatchell, John Hawkins, James Sinclair
Charles Ketterer. Daniel Egger, Quo
C,ssil, Lincoln Vickers. Frank Diehl
Fred Scherer, G.. W. Hamilton, Wm
Cooke.
H. D. STAUFFER
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MARRIED August 2lst, 1884
'by Rev. W. T. GARRowAY, Miss MAG
GLE B. McCAMMoN to Mr.. j. M. GRAY.
August 27, by f. M. BEARD, Esq, o.
Center township, Miss ELIZABETH Will
LIS to Mr.. SAMUEL W. RIoHNER.
August %, by the same. Miss SARAH
E BuTcHIsoN to Mr.. NATHAN THOMAS
August 18th, bv Rev. Thomas CLINE,
Miss JENNIE L. BAKER to Mr.. ALBERT
HANDLoN.
August 18th, by Rev. S. CUMMINGS
Miss A. MIILs to Mr.. A. L HENDRIX.
August 10Th, by Rev. ] BAEHR, Miss
r. J. STEWART to Mr.. WILLIAM LoHR.
August oath. by JOHN S. MELLoTr,
ESQ.,, of Sunsbury township. Miss SA:
RAH e J. SINDLEDEcKER to Mr.. DAYID
SHAFFER.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-02

E EDGAR ARMSTRONG, son OF Dr
T. H. ARMSTRONG. of this place. who
died OF typhoid lever last week, after
brief illness, was a young man OF prom
ise and great favorite with all our peo.
Pile. He had just started in the practice
of medicine, was a hard student, and
would have made his mark in the pro.
fession had he been spared. His loss
will be deeply felt by his many friends,
but especially at home where his true
worth was best known and appreciated
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II. Bowman. Sec.

~T The election for Directors OF the
Agricultural Society was held at the Of
fee on the grounds on the 2Sth ult.. with
the following result;
NJ. MOORE, EDWARD OKEY, DR.. I. p.
FARoUHAR, r. McCAMMoN, JOHN. b.
READ.
The meeting closed on Friday. The
double team and sweepstakes pacing
races failed to have the required number
of entries. consequently did not come
off. Had the rain not interferred the
exhibitions OF speed ca tde third and
fourth days would have been much bet.
ter than they were.
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Cleveland's Business-LikeV Views.

Boston Advertiser. Rep.
This is taking singular business-like
view OF the duties OF President and o
the proper attitude of the candidate be-
fore the people The steady-gOing poll
tlclan cannot comprehend that candi.
date should propose to administer the
government in an "honest, simple and
plain manner" as any other great inter-
est would require 10 be administered
Something more showy, appealing more
directly to The imagination, and afording
better opportunity for rhetorical fire.
works, seems 10 fall in better with The
notions OF the partisan. We believe
however, that the people who pay the
tayas have less interest than is supposed
in snowy and generally costly policies
that they are not so anxious to see the
public machine increase in intricacy and
display, or to see the range OF its opera
tions extended, as they are to reduce
both the activity and the cost of govern
uent.
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LoND IN. Aug 27.-Msjor Kitchener
telegraphs to Cairo from Dongola that a
spy has brought in the report thst Gen,
Gordon gained great victory over the
rebrls on Aug d, and that two Of the
rebel leaders were killed. There is some
reason to hope that Major Kitchener's
mission to Dongola will soon afford the
means of opening communications with
Gen Gordon again. BIT the Govern.
ment are Of tie opinion, having regard
for the approach Of the cool season, that
no time should he lost 10 proceeding to
Major Kitchener's assistanc. in case hl.
mission should fall
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-02

Ew 1t is said that when Admiral Cour-
bet shall have sileLced all the forts and
battered down all the towns he can reach
he is to retire to the island of Formosa.
and take possession of it until China
consents to pay the entity which
France will demand. The plan is a sim
pie one and should be effective if it re-
lieve France from falling into unpleas-
ant complications in relation to the
treaty ports. The island is beautiful
piece of property, as its name implies
1t contains some 5000 square miles, is
wonderfully fertile, and has about three
million of inhabitants. of whom large
proportion consists of prosperous Chi
nese merchants and cuitivators.
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= ewThe Democrats OF Summer6eld.
Noble county, had grand meeting en-
che 25th inst, which was addressed by
Gen. WARNER. A pole i25 feet high
was raised onl the Main street, near
CLEvELAND's hotel. Mr.. WIN. READ and
Mr.. F. SroEHR, Of Woodsfeld, kindly
rendered their services for that part OF
the work. At least 1000 people from
Monroe put IN an appearance and Noble
swelled the crowd to 1000. which was
double the crowd in attendance at the
TAYLOR meeting. Gen. WARMERS speech
was a mastery effort and made an i'm
preston that will be felt on election day
Th, General addressed an enthusiastic
meeting at Williamsburg in the evening.
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Republican Irishnen Hard TO Find.
New York Times.

Whenever a search is made for disaf.
lection among Irish Democrats there
seems to be conspicuous failure to find
it. as in the case reported from Albany
/: is certainly to be hoped tina, Irishmep
are sufficiently independent in their wa.
Of thinking to be divided in politics
There are at all times good many Irish
Republicans. There we're some timr
ago a few Irishmen who imagined that
Blaine might in some way be useful to
their "cause," but that delusion seems to
be fairly exploded. There are, no doubt,
soms Irishmen who are carried away
with admiration OF Gen. Butler, but rs
a rule the Irishman who is Democra,
is disposed to accept the party ticket. l,
is certainly very difficult to point ou'
any reason why he should not be unless
he is ready TO admit that the better the
nomination the less be likes It, and the
worse the Republican nomination the
more it attracts him,
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B. z. s. G. Railroad.

A new time table went into operation
on the 3lst ult. The time at Woods
field is as follows:
Vest Leave BelIsire at 6 A. NJ, and
2:45 P. NJ. Arriving at Woodsfeld 10:
25 A. NJ. and :45 P. NJ.
Edst-Leave Summerlield at $50 A.
". Arrive at Woodsfeld at 6 :2l A
NJ, and Bellaire at 9:25 A. NJ. The
noon train leaves Summerfeld at IL
45 P. NJ; Wo,isfell 7:s9 P. NJ; ar
rive at Bellaire at 6 80 P. NJ
Leave Woodsfeld .Wesr-at 3 20 A
NJ Arrive at Z.nesville l0:25 A N,
East L,ave Z.nesville, 2:3) Z. M
Arrive at Woolslieli z :25 P. NJ.
The table will be changed next week.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-02

@W We clip the following from las
weeks issue Of the Catholic Columbian
the leading church organ OF the State
published at Columbus, Ohio 1t is
short, but speaks volumes. The Co
lumn nian says:
81. provokes a smile to hear the Irish
World alluded to as Representative
Irish Catholic paper" As an Irish pa
per its ultra character is sufH ciently wei
defined-in fact so much so as to leevt
room for nothing eIse-but its Catho
licity is below par. The church is moi
the patron Of communism axd incen
diarism
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Condemned by Halstead.

Muiat Halstsad, q most unrelenting
Republican, expressed his opinion o.
B aine. in the Cincinnati Commercial or
June l6, 1876, in the following Ian
guage:
1--WE make no personal war upon Mr.
Blaine. His public record condemns
him, and it would be the very madness
of the moon for the Republican party tc
60 to the country under his leadership.
This was at time when Blaine Wa:
posing before the country as u candidate
for nomination.
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Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and de,
pressed spirits, loss OF appetite, genera
debility, disordered blood, weak con-
stitu,ion, headache, or any disease Of {
bilious nature. by all means procure 6
bottle Of Electric Biiters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity viii
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforh you will rejrice ir the praise
Of Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents 6
bottle by R w. Pope.
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Reunion of the ead Ohio Regiment.

There will be Reunion OF the 62i 0
Y 7. at Old Camp Goddard, Zines.
vile. o.. on Thursday, Sept. ll,h, 1884
on the Sd day Of the Muskingum Coun
ty Fair. All Ex-Soldlers and Sailors
are cordially invited to be present and
help to make it one Of the grandest Re
unions in the history of the old 62i.
"Fall in Old Soldiers" and let as have
a jolly time.
Maj. T. J PLATT, Pres.
II RowMAN. Sec.