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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Thurman for Governor.

The Toledo Post of the 2&gh, has an
editorial headed Allen G.. Thurman for
Governor, in which 1t says:
"The coming Democratic State Con-
vention has its duty marked out so plain
ly before it, that there should be no hes
itatiou or doubt 10 the minds OF the del
egates. There is one man 10 the State
who pre-eminently represents all that is
noble in Democratic principles; who has
q spotless record, an unassailable life ;
whose name Is known the length and
breadth of the Union, and houored bv
men OF oil parties; wto has sturdily rep.
resented the people in their war upon
monopolies, and who Is stronger than
his party or any party. That man is
Allen 9. Thurman. The people will
rally around his standard with hearts
full of enthusiasm. They respect him
for his simple, unpretentions lite for his
clean hands, on which il no taint or sus-
picion OF dishonesty or bribery for his
record against the giant evil OF railroad
monopoly.
That he does not want the office is
we'll known, hut he dare not refuse il the
peoples delegates speak to him in one
voice. The office would grandly round
out his noble life, and the simplicity and
grandeur OF the days OF Jefferson and
Jackson would once more return
With Thurman as our Chief Magistrate.
Ohio would take her place as the lead
ing state 10 the Union. Honorei by all
men. be would exert an influence in pub
lie aff.irs but little below the President.
Gentlemen OF the convention: Your
course Is plain; your opportunity grand.
Give us for our standard. bearer Allen
G.. Thurman, and victory is ours.
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OBITU Y.

MARrrN--Died 10 Salem township on
18th day of May, joan MARTIN Esq
This venerable person was born July
18th 1908 in Beaver Co., Pa, was mar
ried to NANcr ARCHER January 27th
by WIN ATKINSON, Esq. He moved
from Beaver Co., Pa, with his partner
and family to Pipe Creek Belmont Co.,
Ohio, in 1912 AMI in 1914 they removed
to near Opossom Creek in Ohio township
in this county (now in Salem) in which
township he and family resided during
the remainder OF his life.
The writer of this brief sketch
has had the acquaintance Of deceas-
ed for over IS years and would say
of him that he possessed warm
genial disposition and a more hos
pitable family was hard to find. He
was slow to make up his mind on
any subject, but when once decided
it was to be permanently so. He
had a high regard for his friends and
was of a courteous and kind temper
of mind. He was always willing to
award to others their rights, and
might be termed tenatious as to his
after ascertaining what they were.
He was buried in Darlington Gene.
terry on the 14th.
Two of our aged citizens, Stephen
Hathorn and Boston Rouch in front
of the procession, and Valentine
Schneider, William Rutter, Eliel
Smith, Samuel S. Sanford, Henry
Schutty and Jacob 7. Morrill, as pail
bearers, besides large number Of
relatives and fellow citizens. He
outlived a number of his children,
!. T. M.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Bellaire Tribune. 10Th ult.
A Grim joke.


It now turns out that John NJ Eberle
hiss been playing another grim jokes
Not long ago he had a store dummy OF
q negro dressed up as q corpse and laid
out in one oil the ssaoous Of Bellaire. By
which many people we're fooled into the
belief that It was the corpse Of drown.
ed negro. A few weeks ago, after some
rather questionable financial transactions
at home, he went East snd had the an
nouucement made that he had committed
suicide 10 New York The press of tue
country was filled With the report. and
now It turns out that be did this as .
sort OF Joke for his own amusement. as
his wife has just returned from visit to
him md let him in spparent good
health, with the assurance that he inten-
ded to 90 to Halifax. We think, prob
ably, that he will get there.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
His Resignation Wanted.

WASHINGTON, May 28.-Pos,master
General Villas to-day requested the re-
signstion of j. L. Mead, recently ap-
pointed postmaster at Haxlehurst, Copiah
County, Mississippi. Mr.. Meade was
appointed upon the Recommendation of
Congressman Barksdale, representing
the Congressional district Of which Co.
piah County forms part. Mr.. Meade.
it is alleged, was concerned in what are
known as the ''Copiah oatrages." and
was implicated in the murder of POST
master Matthews. a Republican about
two years ago. 1t is stated at the Post.
office Department that the appointmen,
was made without the full knowledge OF
these facts; hence the request Tor his re-
signation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Notes of an Ocean Traveller.
New York Sun,

Like everything else, going to ses for
pleasure is falling into profession. 1t
is remarkable how large a proportion OF
the passengers have been over before =
There is an ocean.ierry public who know
the merits Of all the rival ships. are new
er sea-sick ana won't stop theit game TO
see sn iceterg.
Still, there are greenhorns, and one
infafIible sign-ore more infallible than
to talk about goiag cap stairs,' or TO
ask the Captain in mid-ocean when be
e1pec.s TO sigh. land lis to keep diary.
The two questions everybody asked
everybody when we got back to the
world: Has war broken out between
England aud Eussia2 and is General
Grant deadp
Feeling is eating worse and worse
aboard ship 1t seemed ALMOST Stabsy,
finally, to overlook the watch who reeied
topssils on windy night. That was q
piece Of work better worth sinking
than sweeping the hurricane deck or
bringing B. and S to the smoking room.
A feilo " voyaoer, an experienced man
Who had grown gray in travel, sat placid:
" on the dock at Liverpool amid his
luggage, with his purse in his hand
1T saves one the trouble of constantly
taking it out" explained this indolent
map. "This is the land Of the shilling"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Ohio.

The follow short geography lesson
OF Ohio is given for the benefit Of the
young reader: Ohio was admitted into
the Union as q Safe in 1902 and eS
tends from east to west 244 miles, and
from north to south 200 miles; has an
area of 3S,064 square miles, or 25.576,
250 acres. o. this - ,000. 900 are occu.
pied by farms. The average size Of Ohio
farms is I55 acres The coal beds in the
east cover about one-fourth of the State
Ia respect TO size Ohio ranks 24th. The
Ohio River forms the boundary for 426
miles. The extent Of the lake coast Is
$50 miles. The State is divided into 8S
counties. Ashtabula is the largest Gin
cinnati. Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton
aud Toledo are the five largest cities
There are 306 newspapers published in
the Slate. Nearly 1000 miles Of railway
are in operation. The highest point in
Ohio is at Bellefonta ne, Logan County,
which is l,540 feet above sea level. Tue
largest artificial body of water In the
world is the Celina reservoir, which Gov
ers over 1900 acres The soil OF the
greater part OF the State is supposed to
be the deposit OF icebergs during the
glacial period. The 8rss Governor OF
Ohio ss q territory was Arthur St. Clair.
as State E iward Titfin. Marietta was
settled in 1888, and is the Oldest town 10
the State
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
mWbst prompts meo away along IN

ESWhst prompts men away along IN
years 10 break ap their homes, leave
their old friends and emigrate to wild
unciviIized country where men must ex-
pect TO endure untold hardahips, is 9
mystery. It certainly cannot be the
love Of adventure at their time of life,
nor is II poverty that drives them to 1t,
and We caunot but believe that they will
be the worse for it. The West is just
the place for young men full Of the FIRE
of health and energy and adesire to be
Independent and make their own way
unimpeded by the customs and whims
OF an old and settled country, but the
old have no business there 10 the fever
ish rushing West and cannot cope with
the natives OF such country. mrch less
prosper there. Stay on the farm awhile
longer and spend your old age In peace
among the friends and acquaintances OF
your childhood who nave grown up with
you and are 30 endeared by constant as
sociaticn that they have become almost
part of your being.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
JACKSON TOWNSHIP ITEMS.
WIrrENs, OHro, May 2S, 1885.

WIrrExs. OHro, May 28, 1885.
Ed SPIRIT: The generous rains on the
2lst brought the corn through the ground
in hurry and the farmers are all busy
working it.
Rev. Hissom was home on visit a
few days from bis charge in Belmont
County; he is pleased with the people
there.
Mr.. A. Hoskinsou IL convalescing
from serious spell Of sickness.
A wedding is-well. not announced,
but rumored.
Jacob Rowles and wife are visiting
their daughter 10 Belmont County.
L. Smith, our road supervisor, has wi
dened, put in culverts and filed the low
places in our river road, which meets the
approval Of everybody.
Lou Colviu has returned home from
Belmont County to stay. Lou thinks
there is NO place like home, and bis head
Ia level.
Albert Stewart has sold up to this date
80, 900 plants this season.
Yours, LITTLE RosEsUD.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Father, Mother. and Three Sister. Dead.

Fatner, 0otner, ana Inree olBtorB dead
Mr.. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., N. J., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were so weak Iraised blood. Nobody
thought could live. Ny work (ship-
smithing)wa very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition /
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life. Because Il was SO
difficult to get it in this little place, and I
had improved so much, Istopped taking It
for time, and the result is that have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishlers Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and l must have .
dozen bottles at once. Use this commur
nication as you please, and If any one wants
to be convinced Of its truth, let them write
me and will make affidavit 10 ii, for /
owe my life to MishIer's Herb BittetsT
Thesecret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhea, dyspepsia, Indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by regular
physician; standard medicinal prepara-
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. Theseare four strong points in favor
Of Mishlers Herb BitteB. Mishler's Herb
Bitters issold by all druggists. Price 90
per large bottle. bottles for $500.
Ask your druggist for 1ffsHLEn's Hmm Brx1xna.
be does not keep It. do not take anything else but
send a postal card to MrsHfEB HIM BrxxxRs Co.
62S Commerce Street. PhiladelphiA IS
nov8 .'s4r.
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The Pantheon.

Victor Hugo is to be buried in the
Pantheon. There are two Pantheons.
There is the old Pantheon OF Rome,
built by order OF Augustus, who brought
glory to his country. There is the new
Pantheon OF Paris, built by order Of
Nine. de Pompadour, who brought dis
grace to France.
1t is in the new Pantheon that the poet
10 to be laid. Its fame is not SO great as
its builders hoped. The tombs Of it's
mighty dead are mostly cenotaphs. Vol,
taire and Rosseau sleep there only in
name. Victor Hugo will lie among the
mdgets OF French history as solitary as
Napoleon at the Iuvslides.
But the Pantheon will henceforth be a
national shrine. A poet will invest it
with the honors which king was unable
to confer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
The Pension Bureau.

A writer in the Post has the following
interesting matter about the Pension o.
fee and Commissioner Black. The
Pension Office now consists or a Com.
missioner, two Deputy Commissioners
chief clerk, an assistant chief clerk, a
law or appeal clerk, Bosrd OF Legal
Reviewers. Board OF Medical Review
ers, special examiners. examiners, clerks,
messengers, lshorers, and watchmen: in
all force Of about 1900 persons excu-
sive of pension agents and examining
surgeons scattered all over the country,
and inclnding those 1t makes total of
about 4 600 persons under the manage
ment and direction of the Commissioner
of Pensions. The salary list amounts
to over 81, 900 600 annually, exclusive
OF pension agents and examining sur
geons. The mail received averages
about 1900 pieces daily. The mail sen,
out is much larger. Cases are heing
finally settled at The tate of over 40 600
per year, and new cases are being fled
at the rate Of about 10000 annually. In
round numbers there have been filed In
the Prnsion Office from the beginning,
$4,000 claims. or these, 500. COO have
been admitted. There are 200 600 still
pending. and about 100000 have been
either rejected or abandoned.
ut can be seen at glance that the
Office of Commissioner OF Pensions is
one Of tremendous responsibility, requi-
ring the highest order of executive and
administrative ab lity. Probably no Of
6ce within the gift of the President is
less of sinecure than this one. With
him there are no regular hours of labor
all hours are working hours. There
are thousands OF personal interviews to
be granted; thousands of difficult and
intricate questions of law, practice and
discipline to hear and to decide; abuses
which will lcreep insinspite. OF eyer-faith
ful watchtullness tolcorrect; merit.to re-.
ward and inefficiencv, dishonesty and
fraud to punish. He must he courteous
and patient to listen; prompt to decide
stly-protecting both sides of every
question In all their rights, and fearless
TO do what the law and the facts show
to be right. Manv pitiful tales of woe
are poured into his ears; his sympathies
are often stirred to their very depths by
tales OF sorrow and suffering, and 10 all
this be has to protect the interests of the
Government, whose sworn officer he is,
as well as to extend the benefit in cases
OF doubt, which his discretion must de-
termine.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
New York World.
During the People.

Speaking IT President Cleveland, the
Tribune says: "It is more than likely
that be. in common with many other
Democratic politicians. is governed by
the belief that the people are too igno-
rant to understand what is done, and
can be duped with ease to any extent 81
long as the needful cant about reform is
kept up
The action of the people for twenty
four years has certainly been calculated
to create such belief. They have been
duped into keeping the Republican party
10 power despite it's notorious corrup.
tions and. its asgraut abuse Of confidence,
simply because thev havs been ready to
swallow "the needtul cant about reform"
which that party has kept up.
While Star Route thieves have been
purloining millions from the Treasury,
the people have been fed upon the snlv.
elling mendacity OF Hayes, the hypoc-
rlcy OF Garfield and the glittering
charlatanism Of o Blaine.
II the people were not too ignorant to
understand the misdeeds OF the Repub.
licsn party they were certainly indiffer.
ent or credulous to a degree which nigh,
readily be mistaken for ignorance. How
else can their patience be accounted for
under the lsnd grabbing corruptions OF
Congresses in the paw Of railroad cor.
poratious, the notorious plundering in
all the public offices, the refusal to pun
ish public robbers, the Whiskey. Ring
frauds, the Belknap frauds, the shame
ful dishonesty of the Naval Department
and the many and constant abuses under
all the Republican Presidents since
Lincolnf
But whatever the President and other
Democrats NAV have thought about the
case with which the people for years al.
lowed themselves to be duped by the
Republican "csnt about REFORM" they
know that no such deceptIons can be
successful in the future The country
now understands the advantages OF an
honest. upright administration Of the
Government The people have learned
that the Democrats are not dishonest,
incapable aad disloyal, as the R,pubii
can politicians represented them to be,
but are capable Of raising the standard
of the public honor and credit. OF, re.
storing confidence in business circles, OF
stopping public corruption, of protect
ing the rights of the American people
at home aud ahrosh, and OF giving the
Republic purer, stronger, more inteili-
gent. more economical and more honest
administration than it ever knew under
Republican rule.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
A AMADMAN AT THE THROTTLE
Running Away With a Freight
Train and Narrowly Missing a
Collision.

Running Away With a Freight
Train and Narrowly Missing q
Collision.
MACON, GA, May 26--Jesup is tbs
meeting point for the trains OF the lower
division of the East Tennessee, Virgins
and Georgia Railroad, and has negro
character known as "Crazy Bill" A, 3
O'Clock this morning freight train oI
thirty cars, bound for Macon, was wait
ing the arrival Of passenger train from
Mscon, Bill stole into the locomotiv.
cab, blew the whistle, and starting of,
shooting over many switches but keep
ing the track. The lunatic ran the train
Ave miles, but was stalled at the foot
a bill, as the water in the boiler ran low. /.
The engineer, yardmaster and others, on
seeing the train leave, ran after and
found 1t at the hill. The lunatic, in stop.
ping, blew the signal for swi.cbman.
and then sat down on the end OF a cross-
tie, and was found there reading bis
Testament. He was secured and no
time lost in side tracking the train. which
was accomplished just as the passenger
train came up. But for the stuppaee the
freight would have met the passenger
train in a'fr,ghtful collision The luns-
tic was placed ir Jail aud will be sent to
an asylum. The only damage done was
the tearing up Of the track Of the yard
at Jessup. sa
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Bogus Old Soldiers.

Appointment Clerk Higgins Of
the Treasury has detailed three
clerks to examine the army and
navy discharges and other papers
filed in his division as credentials of
employees appointed on the claim
that they were ex.soldiers or sailors.
This action is caused by Mr.. Hig
gins suspicion that number OF
bogus discharges have been presen-
ted at various times by applicants
and have been instrumental in Sc.
curing appointments. The commit
tee will compare the discharges
with the War Department-records
in search for false representations,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
His Peculiar Situation.

MILWAUKEE, May 25 Alexander Hub
bard who swallowed silver dollar sew
eral weeks ago, is getting along much
better than would be expected after suf
fering such peculiar and dangerous ac-
cident Heis not confined to his room
at present, although his throat pains him
considerably. He eats everything he
wants in addition to a regular diet Of
fax seed three times day. He has LOST
nine pounds Of flesh in the last eleven
days.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Grand Jury at st. clairsvilIe.

Sr CLAIRsvILLE. O May 29.-Below "
We give the report OF the grand jury,
which was made to the court this morn.
ing: True Bills-Henry Stanley. bur.
glary.
John Keohnes. assault and battery.
Franci, Donsvin, rape { with recon-
mendalion to send to Reform Farm, as
he is under l6 years Of sge).
Alfred W,neer, petit larceny.
Pbineas Campbell, Incest.
The following cases we're returned en-.
dorced "not true bills:"
George Richardson, larceny.
Theodore Folger, burglary and larceny
Menander Calvin, burglary and larceny
John Campbell, keeping saloon open
on Sunday.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02

An olermargarine bill passed the Illi-
nois Senate providing q penalty Of from
S25 to 5000 Tor each violation.
The Ouio Legislature passed a Law re.
quiring railroads ip this State to place
spark .arresters on their locomotives
This will be great relief to passengers
and prevent fires along the railroads.
J H. Newton, editor OF the Newark
Advocate, was waited upon bv one Dr..
n. Williams the other dsv, who wished
10 dissect Newton for some article that
had appeared 10 bis paper. Such get
ting down stairs of that M. D. when
"Joe" brought his Gatlng gun to bear
upon his pill-basket, was never witnessed
in Ohio before.
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How Flies Walk on Glass.

/ have concluded from my expert
ments that it is not the pressure of the
sir nor the power of an adhesive liquid
that gives flies The faculty of running
over smooth bodies, but that the power
should be attributed to the molecular
action between solid earth and liquid
bodies, or, in other words, to capillary
adhesion. If we examine the under
part OF the puloilE with microscope,
we shall see distinctly thatit is furnished
with numerous hairs, regularly distribu
ted. These hairs terminate, at their
lower end, in kind OF bulb, the form
Of which varies, whence flows an oily
liquid that drys slowly AMI does not har.
den for long time. The minnte drops
left on the glass by the hairs may be is.
ken away, even after two or three DAYS
have passed. without one having to mois
ten them, by simply rubbing piece of
fine paper over them.
have devised an apparatus for col.
oring these drops by cutting hole in
piece OF board, over which fix glass
slide. Turning the board over 80 that
the glass shall be at the bottom, have
a little cell with q glass floor. With the
aid of piece of paper gummed to the
wings, introduce fy into this cavity
In such manner that the pulvilh shall
rest upon the f,or. Then, putting the
board under the microscope with the
glass slide uppermost, we have the fv's
feet under our eyes. The insect, strug-
gling for liberty. places his puluiM
agairs' the glass. leaving. after each ef-
fort, traces that may be observed very
distinctly, for they are perfectly visible
in good light We may discover, when
ever the feet Of the fly come again into
contact with these tracks or minute
drops. that they are composed OF a very
liquid substance, for they spread quite
rapidly on the glass. We cannot admit,
! ss some naturalis's assume, that the liq-
uid can hold the club.shaped hair-ends
by suction. II this we're the case, the
ends would change shape during the
suction, and would take the form OF o
disk. The fly put its feet down and lifts
them up with an Incompatible facility
that would not exist II the limb we're
really acted upon by the pressure of the
air.