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Tests tor Railroad Employees.
Indinnanolis Nova

The reporter was next subjected to the
other tests required, and the results re-
corded in blank provided for that pur-
pose. At distance Of twenty feet be
was required to name letters displayed
on q card. 10 different sizes OF large type,
and the result wss that be could hardly
tell certain letters at twenty feet which 8
perfect vision should disting guish at thir.
ty. He was therefore marked two-thirds
for acuteness OF vision. For range OF
vision each eye was tested on fine print.
Another discovery was made that With
his left eye he could read It when no
closer than seven and one-half inches,
while with his right eye be could read il
as close as four and one.hsli inches
"In cases like that" said Mr.. Turner,
1.-THE enploye is first examined by pro.
fessional oculist, who prescribes q Ger.
tain kind OF glasses for him to wear, 80
as to make the sight Of both eyes equal,
and the expense Of this is defray ed by
be company"
The directions for the third teet-that
OF range OF vision-are as follows: "Let
the examiner stand in front Of the ex.
a anined at distance OF three feet, and.
hin to keep bis eyes fixed on
the right eve Of the examiner and keep
them so fged, let the examiner extend
his arms laterally, and, opening and shut
ting his hands. let him by questions sat-
isfy himself that bis hands are seen BY
the examined without changing the d.
rec,ion OF his eyes. recording the result
ss good or detective, as the case may
be-"
The test for hearing is as follows:-
"If person who has good ear hears
a watch tick at five feet distance, and
the person examined hears it only at one
foot, bis hearing would be one. fifth. and
may be recorded in fractions. Conver.
sation in an ordinary tone should be
heard at ten feet" The results OF the
various tests made we're recorded in de
tail and duly certified to by the examin-
ing committee, and then signed by the
superintendent.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
'Rough 6n Rats"
Clears out ra's, mice, reaches, dies, ants
bedbugs.

''R0ugh On Rats"
Clears out ra's, mice, reaches, dies, ants
bedbuss.
Heart Pains. ,,,,..,
Palpi,ation, Dropsical Swellings, DIE.
zinsss, Indiges ion, Headache, Sleepless.
ness cured by "Wells' Health Renewsr. y
"Rsuxh on Corns..
Ask for Wells Rough on Corns.' 15c.
Quick eomple'e cure. Hard or aoft corns'
wars, bunions. .
"Buchu. Palba."
Quick. complete cure. all Kidney, Blad.
der and Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Ir.
ri'ation, Stone, Gravel. Catarrh Of the
Bladder. 81. Druggists.
Bed.BHgs, Files.
Flies, roaches, ants, bed.bugs, rats
mice. gophers, chipmuuks, cleared cut BY
"Rough on Rats" l5e.
Thin People,
"wells' Health Remover" restore.
health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impo'
isnce, Sexual Debility. 81.
Rough on Palm"
Cures cholera, collie, cramps, diarrh
aches, paius. sprains, headache, neural.
gia, rheumatism. zoe. Rough on Pair
Plas.ers, l5c.
Mothers.
fyou are failing, broken, worn ou
and nervous, use "Wells' Health Renew
er." 81. Druggists.
Life Preserver.
If you are losing your grip on life, tr!
"Wells' Health Remover. Goes direc
to weak spots.
trough on Plles."
Cures Piles or Hemorrhoids, Itching
pro,ruding. Bleeding, Internal or o'her
Internsl and Ex ,ernal Remedy in eacf
package. Sure cure, SOC. Druggists.
Pretty Women.
Ladies who would retain freshness snc
vivacity don't fail to try "Wells' Health
Remover.
s.Rough on Itch.~
"Rough on Itch" cures humors, erup
tions. ringworm, tet'er, salt rheum, fros'
ed feet, chilblains.
''ROugh ON Catarrh."
Corrects offensive odors at once. Com
ple,e cure Of chronic cases, also unequal
ed as gargle for Diphtheria, Sore Throat
Foul Brea.h. 50c. i
The Hope Of the Nation.
Children, slow in development, puny
scrawny and delicate, use "Wells' Health
Renewer.". !.
Caiarrh Of the BLADDER. "
Singing, irritation, inflammation, al
Kidney aud Urinary complaints cured b.
"Buchu. Paiba." 81.
"Water Bugs, Reaches"
"Rough on Rats clears them out, ale,
Bee lies, Ants,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
The Boss Coon Dog.

Walter Boner, OF Luray, Ind, has the
boss dog OF the country. Walter took
him coon hunting short time since, and
he tracked black coon TO hollow tree.
Nothing daunted he followed the coon
up the hollow, where they clinched.-
Being unable to pull his cconshir down.
be deliberately pushed him up and out
OF q hole. Getting a new and firmer
hole OF. the coon he boldly leaped to the
ground, distance Of thirty feet, where
it was killed, as much to bis satisfaction
as to that OF bis master, who sold the
skin Of the animal at fancy price. black
c"ons being very rare indeed Cincinnati
INQUIRER,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
Cheer Up! Help Is at Hand.

I'm sf',id shall haye to be take
to q hospital or to the. poorhouse. I've
been sick SO long that my husband, good
and patient ss be is, cant stand the
worry and expense much longer" M
you won't dear wife and mother. Set
what Parker's Tonic will do for you
Plenty OF women as badly of as you are
nave been rescued almost from the grave
by it 1t will build you up, curing oil
ailments OF the stomach, liver and kid
neys, and is simple. pleasant and safe.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
Not q Single Gray Hair.

"You may laugh and think me Q vain
,h,pg," writes Mrs. J. r C., of Sen
Francisco, to . friend in this city, "bus
I have not . gray hair in my head, and
vet (sad to say ! am fifty and day.
Recently my hair was not only quite
gray but quite thin. TOO. Parker's Hail
Balsam-- made IN New York, / think
did wot ders for me. Try it II you have
occasion 1t really does what / say, and
restores the color also." Not dye, moi
greasy, highly peifumed. Only reliable
SOC. dressing.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
How Statesmen Pay Small Debts. i.
Interview with Aged Messenger.

! remember Webster particularly %
often borrowing small sums Of money
from me, which sometimes be repaid and
sometimes forgot. Calhoun aiterwsrd,
following Websser's example, used fre.
quently to borrow small sums OF money
from myself and Others, hut, unlike Web
ster, Calhoun never forgot to pay up.
recall an instance Of Secretary Calhoun
stopping Ills carrisgp on the way to q
conference at the Presidents house to
pay fly cents which be had borrowed
the day before to give to an old beggsl
woman.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
Sought for the las, hundred years.

Sought for the last hundred years.
A ,emeuy iOr catarrh, hay fever and
cold in & e head. found at last in Ely's
Cream Balm Safe and pleasant to use
and easilv applied with the finger. Il
gives relief a, once and thorough treat
ment positively cures. Price Soc.
For all forms Of nassl catarrh where
there Is dr,ness Of the sir passage with
What is commonly called ..stuf1ng np.'
especially when going to bed, Ely'i
Cream Balm gives immediate relief. III
benefit to me has been priceless "A. G
Cuase, NJ. D, Millwood, Kas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20

CoNsEcf oss-Tolcdo with all lines enter
Ing the oity.
CoSSpcTIoSs-Prsmont. L. Z. 4 W. B r.
Clyde, h W 3 3, Bellevue N Y & st L.
RR. Mcproeville B 4 )RR Wellington c.
CC& B B, Craston N YP& o, Orrville B
&CRR, peat and PP w&CR R,
Msssillion, p FW &CRR, and CL & W B.
3. Valley junction Valley R &, Canal Dover,
C kPRR and C L Il W 3 &. New Comers-
town, P C & St L 4 z, Cambridge, B 30 R.
B, Point Pleasant, C W&NY RR, Marietta
C BRR.
u. D. WOODFORD. JAMES n. HALL.
Gen1 Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agt
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Grains run daily. tDaily except Sunday.
All trains between Columbus and ooin.
,.t fun through without change Of sars.
pnpeotipe in the Union Depots with sll di
srgteg lines
The Fast Rxprsss leaving Ciscinnati at
lnpm, Is q solid train to Pistsburgh via
wheeling. slesping car attachsd.
& P. PRABUDY. W. b. kbPfkkr.
Gsnr supt, 9,nr Pass. Agent.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20

Flag Stations are mayksd With hs('E All
others are regular stations. a which trains
will stop without being Jagged
Passing points Arc indicated By fuR-faced
figures.
v. T. MORRIS,
Superintendent, Wsedsfs.d, Ohio.
J.R RHopEs, Train Dispatcher,
Woodsasld, Obi
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20

Nos !, q, and 4 daily; = and daily
except Sunday. Nos and will stop on
signal at any point to let o. ~ take on pas
,engsrs aai freight. @ i
n CHAs L. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Sapsrintsndsnt.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1885.
A LECTURE TO MEN.
Some Reasons Why Wives Should
Be Posted Upon Their Husbands'
Affairs.

What is nv opinion OF wives know.
ing their husbands business2 I think
every wife should know exactly all the
business OF her husband. 1t may not
he necessary to tell her the worries and
anxieties of II, but all that portion 10
which her suggestions and her tact
would be valuable. should be known to
ber, and she should have such knowl.
edge as would be OF vital Importance in
settling the estate. il case OF the death
OF Its head. Too many men think, be.
cause their wives are only women, they
don't have anv idea OF money except to
spend it, but I am here TO say that the
wives, on an average, have jus. az much
business SCI Sc as their husbands, and in
many casesery much more. as the re.
cords will show. II woman is exhsv-
agant and careless, q knowledge Of what
her husbands business is will often act
as restraint npon her, and unless she
is a natursl.born fool, will cause her to
make an effort to cut her garments &C.
cording to her cloth. Occasionally o
wife does not want to know anything OF
her husbands affairs because she thinks
she has enough care at home. but that
kind OF wife is scarce, and the man
who husbands her is an unfortunate.
whose lot would have been happier II be
had remained bachelor. I believe in
the unity OF husband and wife, and the
unity OF material matters is almost as
important as that OF the spirit, indeed.
true unity OF spirit means unity in ell
things. A good wife Is mans best
friend, and her sympathy is valuable,
even the ugh she has not the wisdom Of
Solomon. Mr.. Brown always told me
his business. and NJ, Brown left wild.
ow who is not dependent on the world,
nor does she have to ask o man to con
duct her business for her, now that ber
natural protector is no MORE Merchant {
Trdreler.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Estase Of Barbara Berger, Deceased.

rNHR undersigned has been appointed and
/ qualified rs Administrator with the will
annexed Of the Estate Of Barbara Berger.
late Of Monroe county. deceased;
Dated this 9Th day Of October, A. D. 1885.
oot6,' ,'s5v3, CHRISTIAN BHadkR,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
I A Dudes Fate.


There seems to be nothing in the
world 80 worthless or 40 useless as
dude. rhe Phlladelphia Times quotes
the warden Of the almshouse, who tells
how one Of the genus came to be pau
per:
"A dudish-looking fellow OF about
three and twenty, who sported kid gloves
and cane, was committed to the insti.
tuition the o'her day." said the warden,
"and he looked so out Of place that
when II came To his turn to be examined
before being assigned 10 cell, ques
toned him sharply. His face vas too
fresh looking. for vagrant, although be
was committed on the latter Charge
When I began to question him he broke
down completely and burst into tears -
Il haven't done snvtbing.' he cried. but
I never was brought up to work, and
mamma ALWAYS gave me spending mon.
ev. She got married about month ago
and her new husband does not like me.
He said I ought to work, and mamma
agreed with him. Because I refused
they had me sent here The fellows
griet and shame was ludicrously psthet.
ic, and bis horror OF work was q posi-
tive mania. took pitt on him and put
him In the kitchen securing pans, where
he yet remains"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20
GRANTS LIFE. HT
1.-THE MILITARY AND CIVIL LIFE1
GENERAL U. s. GRANT.

In one large volume Of nearly $50 pages. Is
new ready containing ever 100 illustrstions.
including all the most interesting scenes OF
agents average Sand 10 pei day. Outfit and
circulars free to Agents who viii give refer
ence and promise in good faith 10 canvassas
least one township thoroughly. Ssmpls poi
frtit Aent postpaid for ID cents: pels for 25cts.
2 Address VAN Alta & TURNER PUR
co.. Cincinnati. Ohio ,,iaF sepl, ,S5m3.A
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General Insurance Agent,
'sHomc, Sweet Home" Cook Stoves,

CHAMPION GRAIN DRILLS,
PIOvvs. MechantCs' Tools, Cutlery, ,
Builders' Hardware, &c.
In fact everything usually kept in Hard
ware Store. Call and compare prices before
buying. i. Z. NEUAAHT.
Apr28, 85Y.
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The way Of the wicked-The road 10

Canada.
The mistress of large establishment,
starting out on shopping expedition.
asked the cook what she would bring her
from the city. Tie cook replied, "l'd
like mighty we'll to have q pah er 6ne
shews, please, ma'am." She was asked
what size she wore. i kin wah numbah
threes easy. bnt on account ob de slzs
ob my feet. l reckon ye bettah git me
number nine"
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dior
numbeo in flota
Certificate
Of
OF ~
i towi
th order from wnshp Corporation
u
oo
to
ocI35 Treasurer MOneC Ety.
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b. Il. s. G.. R'Y co.
a TIME TABLE.
Take Eject 1 =. M, Oct. 1. 1855,
Trains Rom Daily, except sanaay
TRAINS GOING EAST.
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of
in
o property "A tn eTa
tai
to < sa a4 4s
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Wheeling & Lake Erie
CLEVELAND / MARIETTA r. RS.

Time Table--In Effect July 12, 'S5.
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wheeling Aeconmo dationr. leaves zsnss-
Vile 41e nm, Cambridge Is pm Bellsire
73l nm, wheeling 8 Is pm.
.TralDs run daily iD.ily except sunday
Sleeping cars on all through trains bt tween
Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Wheeling, Columbus and Cincinnati.
C.K. LORD Gen. Pass. Agt, Baltimore,
W. B. RBPPERT, Pass. Agt, Columbus.
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ZapesviIle Accommodation leaves Pitss
burgh 8 IS am, wheeling s IS pm, Bellaire
Is pm. arrive Zanesvii,s 90 pm.
ssndusky Accommodation leaves Colam-
Sss : am, Newark o5 am. ei
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-10-20

No is " Toledo 45am sr Norwalk4 O5pm
Ne II " Norwalk6 Scam ar Val Junc5 2Opm
No IS " Val Junol 30am ar Mariettai 30pm
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Louisville o & u,arl2 3s 6 80 II 40
s.. Louis....... $40 3oam
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

were opened to allow any blood that
might be in them to escape. The in
jecting apparatus was applied to the ar
terial system and after fifty minutes of
labor signs of revivifcation were OBJ
served. "The poor beast whined pite-
ously as life was being once more en-
throned within him." He remained
weak for several days, but great care
was taken of him and he was finally re-
stored to a good condition. A fourth
experiment, made upon dog strangled
and frozen-since he could not be frozen
without strangling-was unsuccessful,
but it is believed that life destroyed by
freezing will yet be restored. Suisse
quently dog whose death was effected
by bleeding, was successfully revivified
after he had been eighteen hours dead.
Mr.. Armitage does not describe any
experiments upon butchers sausage,
and the presumption is that he has not
yet reached that branch of these inter-
esting investigations. He is DESTROYS
of having his experiments repeated by
others and his own work corroborated
He believes they will be of value to
mankind and submits them to the pub
lie consideration. We hope his sug-
gestion will be everywhere needed by
scientists, amateur and professional.
Every community affords supera-
bundance of material for similar exper-
iments and if Mr.. Armitage's work A"
should not always be " corroborated, )"
the practical value to mankind " will
suffer no abridgment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

THE Newport Express says of THE
WATCHMAN's showing of the progress
lately made by the town school SYSTEM
"To the number given one more
should be added, Norton in Essex
county, just organized as town, max
ing at least thirty in all. This is a
very good showing; the leaven which
will surely in time leaven the whole
lump. Next March all these remaining
towns will be required to again vote
on the question. One thing is desira-
BILE. During the year the people should
secure all information possible on the
subject, and lay aside all prejudice and
seek honestly to find the best system
for our schools. With such discus
sion, and such an understanding of the
working of the system as the people
ought to have, in another year many
more towns will adopt it,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01
Letter from New Hampshire.
KEENE, n. H., March %, Il


Mr. Editor The appointment of Mr.. Ed
ward j. Phelps as minister to the Court of
st. James has suggested to a New Hamp-
shire republican thoughts germane to the
new administration and its policy, as indi-
Gated by its appointments thus far, and es-
pecially the appointment which confers so
much honor on my native state, and which
reflects credit on the appointing power.
Two things seem to be indicated thus far by
the new administration: One is that, in its
appointments at least, it intends to pursue
a thoughtful conservative course, looking
for men of conservative character and of
ability, rather than men of the noisy politi-
cal kind, whose main business in life seems
to be to seek office, and whose main ambi-
ton seems to be to attain it. Another indi-
cation is, that removals from office are not
10 be made merely 10 create vacancies TO be
filed by hungry offce-seekers, but that
where vacancies occur by the expiration of
the incumbent's official term, the vacancy
thus created is TO be filled by democrat.
The men chosen by President Cleveland for
his cabinet, and the few postotfice appoint
ment thus far made, strikingly illustrate this
view of the situation, and conspicuously is
this view impressed upon me by the appoint
ment of Judge Endicott OF Massachusetts to
a cabinet position and of Edward j. Phelps
TO the English mission. AS democrats, no
appointments could be more acceptable to
thoughtful, candid republicans. Vermont
republicans need not to be told who Mr..
Phelps is. have had a slight personal ac-
quaintance with him for more than quar-
ter of century, and his distinguished
father, whom personally knew for several
years when he was in public life, and can
therefore speak with some assurance of the
character Of both. When on the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise, in 1854, the
wing party dissolved, and the republic
can party was organized mainly from
its elements, Mr.. Phelps chose to cast
his lot with the democrats, although he
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

of the death of Jacob Thompson of
Mississippi, secretary of the interior
under Buchanan's administration, was
an outrage upon the loyal and patriotic
people of the Nation. Besides being
in bad taste, honor and decency cry out
against the sacrilegious homage. Sec
rotary Lamar may have had any private
personal sentiments he chose to cherish
for Thompson, but when he became
again a citizen of the Union and was
intrusted with one of its high executive
offices, he was bound to respect, at
least, the Union view of Thompson's
traitorous deeds, stained as they were
by acts of personal dishonor and by a
course of conduct that placed him be-
yond the pale of the rules of honorable
warfare. For Lee, Jackson, Stephens,
the respect we have for brave and
honorable, but mistaken and misguided
men, may be felt. For traitors like
Davis, Floyd, Cobb and Thompson,
there can be only execration and I'M
ending odium. Smuggling Union hon
ors upon the man who retained till the
last moment his Office in the govern
ment to play the spy upon its move
ments, who stole for his confederates
the Indian funds of which he was the
custodian, who hung on our northern
border organizing forays to rob and kill ,
who plotted to burn northern cities and
spread yellow fever through northern
communities-smuggling federal honors
upon such man, because he had once
been at the head of department of the
government, is as if Lucifer should give
up the ghost and sympathetic spirit
should lower the banner of the church
at half-mast because the defunct angel
had once been the " son of the morn
ing" The incident is to be deeply re-
GREETED. 1t will not help on the " era
of good feeling" The judicious grieve
and the fading hues of the bloody shirt
acquire little fresh coloring. Confed-
crates should not use the federal service
to honor unrepentant and unrecon-
structed rebels. In outward practice,
if not in their heart of hearts, they
should conform to the doctrine " that
the North was right, eternally right,
and the South wrong, eternally wrong"
or there will be hitch in the work of
reconciliation and confederate cabinet
officers for another quarter of century
will be very scarce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01
@attbmam 4 Journal.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL /, 1885.

THE end of General Grants suffer-
ings, it is feared, is near at hand. The
improvement in his condition has not
been sustained. He has grown weaker,
all visitors have been excluded and his
physicians are in constant attendance.
His death is hourly expected, though
he may rally from the attack, the
doctors say, and live for some time.
Innumerable messages are sent to his
household from all parts of the coun-
try. The New York and Massachu-
sets legislatures have adopted resolu-
tons of sympathy and expressions of
hope that he will recover.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

AMERICA has reason to bless the
providence that placed two thousand
miles of water between her and con-
tentious Europe. Peace reigns from
shore to shore, and there is not speck
of war on the radiant horizon of the
land. Across the wave the nations
hold in their grasp the leashes of their
dogs of war. England has let slip one
of her pack against the Mahdi, and
others are fierce for a spring at the
throat of Russia. Rumors of war de-
clared between these powers were rife,
but later advices are of a more pacific
nature. Neither country desires to
fight, but with England it is matter
of necessity if Russia persits in her adj
vance into Afghanistan. France has
met with disaster in Tonquin. AT
Langson her army has been defeated
with great loss and forced to beat re-
treat. John Chinaman has learned
how to "puttee pill in gum" and
Johnny Crapaud IS beside himself with
rage. Paris is in ferment, and the
military is required to protect the min
istry. War, it is believed, will be de-
clared against China, her ports BON.
barded and an army marched against
Pekin. On this side the water, in
Mexico the war spirit is rising against
Barrios. In Honduras, reckoned as
the ally of Barrios, the people are re-
ported 10 be ripe for revolution against
the schemes of the would-be dictator
The ambitious Guatemalan's dream of q
Central American kingdom, with him.
self as its head, is likely to fail of real
ization.