The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-12-28


Many people write long letters
and before mailing them are uncer
tain about the amount of postage
they will require to carry them
through. 1t is an easy matter to
settle Any letter not heavier than
q silver dollar will go for a single
two-eent stamp. If you haven't the
dollar to balance with the letter you
can borrow it of the first editor you
meet.
DrEp-At Monroe County Infrm-
airy:
Mary Goudy, Dec. 6, 1886, aged
72 years. Received at Infirmary
April %, 1883.
John Hntchison. j zee. 9, 1856,
aged rs years. Received at Inlirm
airy Sept. Is, 1856.
Isaac McVey, Dec. IL, 1886, aged
~ years. Received at Infrmary
Sept. 10, 1874.
John Schwitzer, Dec. l3, 1856.
aged 46 years. Received st Infirm-
ary Sept 6, 1886.
The postoflice department has
decided to issue on the lst of Janu-
airy, new 2 cent pastage stamp.
There is a time -honored tradition
that letter mail would not have good
luck In transit unless the letter
stamp comprised a portrait of Wash
ington, and the new design repre-
sents an embossed head of the father
of his country in profile upon blue
tinted background. 1t is said by
those who have seen the design that
it is more artistic and handsomer
than anything that has been hereto
fore issued.
The days Of 1855 are fast draw
ing to close, and the year will
soon be part of the past, and as a
tale that is told. 1t has brought its
light and its darkness, its seed
times, its haryests, its joys and its
sorrows, like all the years that went
before, and as all will that are to
come. Its memories, its influences,
have gone into millions of sonls. and
will be living and fresh when the
historic pages and the marble by
which art strives to preserve human
record from decay, have mouldered
back to dust. The ushering in of
the new year in one short week, will
be consummated, aud again the
same round of months and weeks
and days will be gone over.
Many of the roads leading to
Woodsfield were in bad condition
last week, and considerable grum-
bling was done by those whom nee
essity forced to travel What we.
want in Monroe are roads that are
piked. We have plenty of good
material all along the different
thoroughfares, that might as we'll be
utilized as allowed to 60 to waste
True, piked road costs money, but
then an enterprise of this kind need
not necessarily be completed in two
or three years The money spent
on the roads Of this County in the
past fifteen years would have given
lis well piked roads by this time
Something should be done to better
their condition, as every one knows
that our present system of road
workingis dismal failure.
We have now reached the last
month Of the year, and we will only
turn a few more pages in its open
book, before we will enter upon the
beginning Of a new volume of time.
December is one of the most disagree
able months of the year. The days
are the shortest, darkness settling
over the earth at an early hour in
the evening, and holding undisputed
sway until late in the eevening. Then,
too, the weather is of a mixed char
acter-snow, hail, sleet and rain
intermingling. making it altogether
one eff the most unpleasant of the
year. So far, in this month, we have
had delightful winter weather and
no reason to complain. But it is
the month of festivals and its drea-
riness is lighted up with the Christ
mas festiyival, with its attendant
ljoys and pleasures.
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