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Saloon Destroyed with Dynamite,


WARREN. o., Feb l6.-Last October
Chsuncey Hawley established a saloon
IN West Pennington, little seminary
town in the northern part Of Trumbull
county. Indignation ran high: petitions
ami entreaties being Of no avail, threats
followed. Mr.. Hawley employed guards
10 protect bis property OF night. but be
coming weary and indifferent be aban'
doned this precaution. Yesterday morn.
ing at 8 O'CLOCK the saloon was blown to
atoms by o dynamite cartridge. The
dwelling 10 the rear. occupied by The
Hawley family, escaped injury and nc
one was hurt. The only clue is mar.
row footprint like waman's. The ex.
{ rIosion was heard distance Of five milea
The windows in q residence fifty fee
away we're broken.
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techs s,'sSsowr.
Sale of Real Estate.


TNpursuance Of an order of the Probate Court
i Of Monroe County, Ohio. we will offer for
sale. at public auction, upon the premises, on
TSas ssasyss tie s6sA day Of March. 1885,
at 4 oStlock p. m. the following described real
estate. situate in the township Of Switzerland,
county Of Monroe and State Of Ohio, to wit:
Part Of the east half Of the northwest quar-.
ter Of section twenty mine, township three Oi
range three: Beginning for the Same ut the
southwest corner of said half quarter; thence
north seventy-seven rods to stake; thence in q
southeast direction with the meanders of run
ninety two rods 10 stake; thence west forty.
Ave rods TO the place of beginning. containing
twelve acres, more or lees. being the sasue
premises conveyed by Jacob Urbaw and wife 10
Rudolph Herdi by deed dated August IA, lS47.
Appraised at $500 s1f s
Said premises may be sold for two.thirds Of
said appraised value. s.lsgf,soxsf afssss
Tssns oY sAlE-ons ihh d cash in hand,
one third in one year and one third in two
years from the day Of sale, With interest; the
deferred payments to be secured BY mortgage
upon the premises sold.
THE lNFIRMARY DIRECTORS
feb23. 'S6t5. Of Monroe County. Ohio,
DRIGGs s. MALLORY. Attys.
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The MonotOny of Lite.

individuals are praised for occasional
deeds Of daring or goodness, and masses
~ men are praised for uprising 10 be-
half o. decent cause, bnt who sde-
qns,elv recognizes the patience with
which men endure the inevitable mon.
ot )ry and snnl wearing routine OF life I
Man fr T. at times sgsinst the bars which
imprison him, hut in the main be sub.
mits with fair grace T., the tedium Of ex.
issence and il, fs,iguing repeti,ions.
He soon discovers that essentially there
is nothing new under the sun, ami ihs,
be can nearly count on the fingers ol
both hands the devices by which the
days and weeks and months can he pre-.
served from utter emf tiness. When b.
exhaust' the few toys that bis wit sng.
eests and bis search procures. be settles
down Witl dogged persistency to- the
business Of eating, drinking. sleeping
tie necessary attention TO the vocation
which be happens to he engaged 10. and
prepares to see youth and fancy fade and
the calender advise him that even tbs
dragging hours may speed fast enough
which terminate with the grave. His
acceptance Of the facts is as worthy ei
sdmiration ss the conspicuous deeds
which moment,rially challenge notice
Il is not the unreasoning submission oi
brute, hut the resignation oil . think.
ing animal who has found out that hs
cannot change the condition If his lo
or reverse 9 ngle Law nv which he il
hound. There is something patse,ic In
the philosophy with which be puts i.
good face upon the mater, and pathos
too. 10 his occasional protests that all i,
supremely lovely and satisfying. How
he does strive /, embellisb and beautify
this prison house. With the wanins
colors OF the paiLtr, the visions OF tt
poet, the charming notes Of the musician
the graceful strokes Of the sculptor
chisel. and tse more enduring and beau
tiful acts of sacrifice and tenderness 4
which be is often le I nv unseen angels
he makes the hest OF his strange situa
tion, and he also finds much true j'y il
the splendor of the physical world, II
he great armament. in benignant words
the CLEAN OF glad waters, the hue o
dreaming pastures and the caress o
winds that have kissed sweet G ,wers OF
t,ei- way. He is ny no means altogeth
er miserable. Sill there is desdenin.
uniformity, On aggrava,ing sameness,
f,ngning recurrence Of familiar ant
s,upsi tbings. and the conviction of tn
vanity and monotony Of the whole bust
mess often DEFY poetry and. resist tn
higher invocations Of religion itself
That this animal man bears it With sucl
constancy is the strongest EXPRESSION o
the courage that is IN him. E Sc suisil
would be universal.
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FROM SPIRIT LAND.
Mrs. Hendricks BEING Annoyed by
Several "Medlums." fa


lHDIAxAPoLis, IND February l7.-A
gentleman who called upon Mrs Hen.
dricAs Yesterday says she has regained
her wouted cheerfulness, but whenever
the name OF her late husband was men.
toned ber voice fal,ered and grief became
apparent. She has beef away but little
since her hushsnd's death, and then only
for short time. She tells better st home,
surrounded by she objects and friends
with whom she and Mr.. Hendricks we're
intimately associated. In the course oi
ihe conversation an allusion was made
to spiritualism, etc., and Mrs. Hendricks
remarked that she had been considerably
annoyed by letters and alleged commu.
nicati,ns from Mr.. Hendricks, sent by
this class Of persons. A medium in
Washington bad sent her several pages
of poetry which she sail had been. In.
spired by spirit, 10 the spirit land, end
that she had risen at 3 80 10 the morn
ing t. t'ke them down. Mrs. Hem
bricks returned no answer, and q few
weeks later another batch of spirit po-
etry was received, with q letter mani
Testing displeasure that her first com.
munic { on had uot been answered.
Mrs Hendricks then wrote to her that
she had no confidence in her ability to
communic {, with spirits. Another let.
ter was received from a person in New
York who professed an ability for spirit
Communication. This person enclosed
letter from Mr.. Hendricks, claiming
that it was genuine and written in his
own peculiar style. There was an un-
doubted resemblance. hut Mrs. Hen
drieks characterized It only as . clever
piece Of imitation, remarking that abe
could ersily detect the difference. The
writing might deceive some people, but
her familiarity with bis chirography
enabled her to-see at once that it was
not his. Concluding her conversation
on this matter she said: "Of course /
do not believe in such things and do
not see tuat any good can come from
encouraging them."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

s~ The immsnse qrsntity of peanuts
grown in Africa, South America and in
our own Southern States, afford not only
an article Of food, but very large source
If oil production. The seed contains
from for,y.fye to ff;v per cent. OF q
nearly colorless, bland, fixed oil, not
unlike olive oil, and used for similar
purposes; it is non-dfying oil. which
changes but lite BY exposure to the air,
ami remains full even at several degrees
colder than thirty-two degrees, Fab. A
very great q1arti,y of soap is manafac.
tire from this KIND OF oil ; indeed. some
Of the finest toilet soaps Imported from
France are OF tlis material.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

Somebody says: life is shoit-oniy
tour letters in it. Three-qusrters OF II
is 'lie,' and half Of 1t an "if.'" Now
wasn't ths, somebody crte?
A scientific paper publishes this bic OF
infot nation: "Lsy q piece OF charcoal
upon burns and tie pain subsides imme-
distely. b, leaving the charcoal upon
the hurp an bOur it will he healed. The
remedy Is very cheap and simple.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

D9 A man cannot live In the world
Without being weighed all the iime.-
There Is only one story told in the Bibl,
Of man having the fact that be wss be
low, weight. like the stones OF false
balance. written fight down on the wal
of his diuing room and yet there may
be bundled persons all around us and
found Us wanting. A man really want.
ing in moral character Cannot conceal it
and he walks through the world with 9
hundred "hispering meme, aiene." behind
his back. He never sees the words writ.
ten down, ts Belshszzar did on the wall
but they are written down all the same
by the angel Of record, and one of these
days The book vii! be opened 10 bis sight
Belshazzer only got little the start oi
thousands OF other people; for he saw
the record ah hour before be died, and
they read its verdict an hour after. We
can better say that each man writes down
bis 0 sn weight by the side Of each oct
OF his in an indelibIe record which i,
will rearire no Daniel to read 10 him as
long as his soul exists. re-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
A Great Discovery.

Mr.. Wm. Thomas, Of Newton, la.,
says: "My wife has been seriously sf'
( cted with cough for twenty-five years
and this so,iug more severely than ever
before. She had used many remedies
without relief, and being urged to try
Dr.. Kings New Discovery. did so, with
most grst fying results. The first hottie
relieved her very much, and the second
bottle has absolutely cured her. She
has not bad 40 good heath for thirty
years."
T,ial Bottles Free at R. W. Pope'i
Drug Store. Large size Sl.00.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1885.
vALEDIcroRY.

We have sold THE SPIRIT OF DEMoc
aAcS. property and good will, to GEoReI
w. HAMILTON, e O., who has taken pos
session, and We bespeak fer him con
tinpation Of the liberal patronage tha1
ever since our connection with the pc,
per hes been accorded to Us.
IN taking leave OF the SPIRIT, our FRS
duty is to tender our sincere thanks tc
our patrons for their generous and stead
fast support They have made and KEEP
this paper one Of the most prosperous
weeslies 10 the State.
To each Of our exchanges we offer ouI
hsnd Tor friendly goodbye.
II st any time We have been. or seem
ed 10 be, harsh or unjust to any person
We ssk him TO forgive and forget, and
:
remember only those things In our inter.
course which IL is pleasant TO recall
Bsnishing all uncharitableness, let US
part 10 kindness.
The old Office which for half lie
lime has been 90 closely interviewer With
our tolls and our rewards, our hopes and
our fears, our failures and our successes,
our jpys and our sorrows. We give up to
another with ell the sadness Of . final
separation from dear old home.
Ia bidding adieu to on: readers we ex-
perience more emotion than We would
publicly express. In preparing every
issss Of sbe paper their wishes and their
welfare have been studied. They have
seemed TO he our immediate neighboy
with whom We we're meeting weekly to
converse Familiarity OF passing events,
and to exchange acts OF courtesy and
kindness. Out Of this has grown up an
sisachmeni 30 warm as tc be closely akin
10 affection. The sunderiug Of such ties
is no Idle thing, and We cannot mediate
upon It without profound sorrow.
To each and oil We sincerely wish
health, happiness and prosperity, and in
return eek to be remembered kindly
Aud now, correspondents, patrons, read
ers, friends, 10 the words Of TSTim
We devos.ly ssy, "God bless Us. every
ope." II 3. WEST.
MARY G. WEsr.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
Never Givo Up.

II you are suffering With low and de,
pressed spirits. loss Of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood, weak consti.
tuition. headache, or any disease of 9
bilious nature. bv all means procure 9
hottie of Elect ic Bi tars. You will be
SURPRISED to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will he inspired
with new life; strength and actlvt ty vii
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the prais,
OF Electric B tiers. Sold Ut Fifty cent
q bottle by r W. Pope.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
NOTICE.

iIITILLIAM p. RlcHNBR, whose plaes Of
wv residence and postofhce addpsssIs Bir.
ninghan- JsssEsoa counry. N The STATE u
AlabemA, VIA take nstios thai On The 2Sd
day Of January, 1856, Mary A. Riehnss 1Isd
her certain petition against hin, n the
court Of common pleas Of Monroe eernsy,
Ohio, ths object and prayer Of which. h %
obtain divorce from said WilIssD 2. Usb-
ner, on the srounds that said wiIIfsu 2.
Richnsr has been guilty Of gross nsgleo. Of
duty toward said Mary a klohpss sos rsfss-
Ing 10 provide for her the means Of support
fSr more than three yssrs Intpat.s n
NARY a. RICHNKR,
B, BRIGGS 4 MALLORY, her Att'ys.
jana6, ,'66w6.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
A BIaspherner Punished.

HARRIsBURa, Pa, Feb. 9.-News OF q
strange and mysterious occurrence at
Millersburg, Dauphin County, has been
received here. On Thursday morning
there was a jovisl crowd at hotel al
that place, and while they we're imbibine
Samuel Mottes entered. Motter IS vel
known throughout. the country ss pet.
ent medicine peddler, and is about 55
years of age. His wife died in the aims
houss some time ago and since then be
has been living near this place. Shortly
after Motter entered discussion on re.
ligious subjects arose. The sacrament
Of the Lords Supper was talked about.
Motter became very earnest in his talk,
and finally dared the men to indulge in
an imitation OF the Lords Supper.
They agreed to have It With beer and
bread. and accordingly glass was filed
with that beverage. They then knelt iu
mock humility and with the beer 10 one
hand and the bread In the other, Motter
vent along. distributing . bite snd cup
to each. Suddenly. when be was about
half way through, q strange noise was
heard, and looking up the men nav .
sight that made. their blood ran cold and
froze the marrow in their bones. As near
as the scared men could describe il, thev
declare 1t was an immense, lily formed
and foul beast, with great, cloven feet,
pointed horns, and eyes that dashed Gre.
With wild yels the men rushed out into
the open air and scattered in every di
rection., Finally all OF them reached
their homes except Motter, who was
away for q long time; a.-last when he
arrived he was found to be a maniac.
He was put to bed and physicians sum.
uoned, but they could do noiLing for
him He raved, hnwled and prayed, de.
clsring that be had seen the evil one and
that be was lost.
His torture was terrible, but nothing
could be done to relieve him and he died
in the widest agony. The deathbed
scene is said to have equalled horrors
that can hardly be described,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

Now tbst bankers.are being 30 gene.
rally credited with inpallibility on nnan.
cIal qrestions It is worth wb,ie to recall
the fact that 10 1881 when the CARLIaLs
three-per-ceut funding bill was pending
they vehementIy asserted that It would
inevitably drive all the bank-notes out ol
existence. They showed figures which
could not lie to prove that snv bank
which attempted to base circulation on
bonds paying but three per cent interest
would be speedily bankrup'ed. and they
began 10 hot haste TO cancel th ir circo.
lAsion.
Yet In less than three months these
same bankers we're ereedily grabbing fol
these ssse three-per-ceut bonds at Q
considerable premium as basis for cir
eulation
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

Why suffer sleepless nigi T. with die.
tres Ing cough, while quarter OF dol.
lar invested i'd "Sellers' Congh Syrup"
will give insiant relief.
A woman was picked up in the street,
Of Columbus. perishing from hunger and
cold. She hsc followed her husband,
who vas sentenced from Astabuls to the
State penitentiary, go ss to be in tae
came city with hin, hut failed to find
emp Low ment as she hoped.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
LEGAL NOTICE.

EDWARD SINS, whose Postohics address
u and place Of residence is Welcome Mar
shall County in tbs State Of West Virginia,
will take notice ,thst % ne sth day Of Jan.
nary. 1895, John B. briggs als'' TN petition
in the court Of common pleas ssid county
Of Monroe, against him and another. the OBJ
ject and prayer OF which 10 TO forecloss IS
mortgage given BY said Edward Sims 10 ore
A. B. Michel, september %, 1884. on lot No.
three in the town Of Clsrington. Monroe
county Ohio, to secure the payment Of .
note given BY sold Sims to said Michel. esp-
tembef, 29, 1884, for $500, said note and
mortgage having been transferred TO said
briggs. X:
YoH are required 20 answer on or, before
yAo 19h day Of karch. 1885.
janl2. .'86w6, J. B. briggs.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

Tag Democratic members OF the
Hasss from Hamikon County were yir-
tualy uobbsd ont Of their seats.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

What would be thought of this kind
Of case 10 court OF iustice2 A eues
, for possession Of piece OF property
A introduces bis testimony which makes
. psiua fscss esse, whereupon the cour'
ejects B. puts Ain possession. and says
TO b: "Some time or other, when the
court 10 st leisure 1t may listen to youl
side Of the csse I"
This is exactly what the Republican
members OF the House has done In The
Hamilton County contested election ca
ses.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

TIE Democratic members Of the Leg
isla,ure did wisely In casting their votes
in favor OF THURMAN for U. S. Senstor
All they could do was to pay compli
nent, but it wss well TO bestow that upor
che most worthy.
In the caucus THURMAN received thir'
,ty.eipbt votes, and HoADLY twenty
three. HoADLY was probably pat for.
ward as dummy for somebody who il
not yet ready TO unmask.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
Ytp ( 9obsriist
Notice to Creditors OF Thomas L.
TWinem.

THg creditors Of the estate Of Thomss L.
i Twinsm, an iusolvent debtor, win take
notice tLst on the 9Th day Of February, 1855
the Probate Court Of Monroe county. Ohio,
declared . dividend on said estste Of ten per
cent, and ordered the same psid to the gem
eral creditors; and in pursuance Of said or.
der, on Monday, March I. 1896. at my sfacs
in the town Of Antioch, Monroe county Ohio
will proceed to pay said dividend.
L.LYNCH,
fsb23.,'s6tl Assignee Of 7. /. Twinem.
DlIaas & MyLLoRY, Att'ys.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23

INTELLIGENT people will not readily
beiisve that honest indignation alone i'm
PEELED the Republican members OF the
House to vote for expelling the Demo.
cratic members from Hamilton County
With such indecent haste. There vi
remain strong suspicion that to make
certain partisan object more secure wa'
the real motive.
A high sense Of justice does NO
prompt unjust meana to right wrong.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-23
COMMENT ON VARIOUS TOPICS.


A BILL to increase the pensions o
willows OF soldiers from So to el2 {
month, which passed the House last
week, ELECTED considerable discussion ID
the Hnuse. Il is substantially ,hssam'
bill! which was introduced by Gen. WAR
NER In the 4Stn Congress, and which
then passed the House. hut failed to he
come. law for the reason that the Sen.
ate, for political purposee, rejected it as
sn independent measure and incorpora.
ted In the Mexicsn Pension bill, which
failed to pass. The measure is q just
one, and should become law; but ite
passage was endangered In the House nv
the injudicious, efforts of members o.
hoth parties to load the bill for political
effect. On. the single proposition to in
crease the pc sions of widows, who mar
ried prior to the passage Of the BILL
there could he little opposition; but no
sooner is 3 AIair. l,dicious measure affect.
ing the soldier introduced, than some
demsgogue, who seeks to make himself
strong With the soldier vote, rnsAes for
ward with an amendment embracing mat
ters foreign to the purpose OF the bill.
which is sure to meet opposition. and
which probably should not become .
Law 10 any shape. Such efforts, instead
OF advancing the interests Of the soldier,
really impede legislation in his favor.
In the case Of the bill referred to
above; an amendment Vas offered. pro-
posing to repeal the limitation clause 10
the arrears act. This measure should
come up ss separate proposition, for
the opposition to it is placed upon en-.
tirely different ground from any objection
that could DO offered to the increase OF
widows' pensions. 1t not only endan-
gered its passage 10 the House, hut wonli
have probably defeated 1t 10 the Senate
also. That body is slow 10 change its
opinion, and Il will be remembered that
this same proposition came up IN the
Senate In 1884, and was defeated br quite
a majority, Notwithstanding the R"pub-
can platform had so emphatically declar-
ed in favor OF the removal Of the limi,a.
ton but few weeks before.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-09-09
A FUTURE FOR MIR. HAYES.

1T is certainly no discredit to Mr..
Hayes, writes an esteemed correspond
ent, "thst he was once book peddleT."
No; on the contrary, the publication
Of this interesting fact shows that Mr.
Hayes was at one time engaged In q
respectable aud honorable employment.
Since those days, however, he has drawn
the salary of an office to which he was
never elected, and has derived a part Of
his income from the rental of Omaha
real estate for gin mill, and, 1t has
been alleged for still more disreputable
purposes.
We are frequently asked whether the
Sun intends ever to "let up on Hayes"
whether we are not willing to allow
him to spend the remaining years Of his
life In peace on his Fremont hen farm
without constant reminders Of the part
which he bore In the events of 1860;
whether nothing that he can do, or
write, or say, In public or In private, is
ever likely to win from the Sun single
word Of kindness, or even federation.
We reply that If Mr.. Hayes should con-
fees the infamy of the crime whereof he
was the chief beneficiary, and restore to
tuO OuIuOu bb0vCb 11O0E WAbh AhhOA
est In full, the money which he obtained
by fraud. we should regard his conduct
with approval.
This might make Mr.. Hayes a poor
man again. 1t might compel him to go
to work at something besides chicken
raising for the support Of himself and
his family. But what gain for him In
the esteem Of the community He
would then be a man with future,
Everybody would lend him a helping
hand, Everybody would have kind
word for him in his struggles back to re-
spectability.
He might even rise once more to his
old vocation of book agent. We are sure
that Mr.. Hayes could earn good deal Of
money, and earn 1t honestly, by going
from house to house through the cOun.
try selling some standard publication
say Mr.. A. M. GibsOn's valuable histori.
cal work, "a Political Crime. or the
History Of the Great Fraud."-LN Y
Qnn