The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-11-23

able to give our readers some goot
articles from his pen.
III was never exactly huriet
alive said an old clerk, recount
ing his experiences, but once
worked week in store that die
not adver ise When | came on,
my head was almost -as white 4:
you now see it. Solitary conline
ment was the cause.-Ex.
Read our Premium and Clul
offers in this issue. They are The
best ever yet offered and you viii
do well to consider them. Get ups
Club and lift a premium. The SPIRIT
is the easiest paperin Monroe Coun,
ty to canvass for. Remember the
offer expires January 10th, 1887,
Rev. w. Ii. Devore, of the
| Christian Church, closed a most
interesting and enthusiastic Sc
lilies of meetings at Calais last
week, during which the Church
received twenty seven accessions.
Unusually large contributions
were received amounting in all
to 1858.
Thanksgiving Social at the
NJ. L. Church on next Thursday,
at 3 o'clock p IN Members from
the other appointments of Rev.
Douglas Circuit are cordially in
vited to be present, and lend their
assistance in making TIE event a
grand success. Remember the
hour.
ANY honorably discharged sol
dier or sailor in the late war is en-
titled to burial in National Gene
terry, and the Government bears the
cost of interment. This should be
remembered and 10 gallant soldier
who faithfully served his country
should be allowed to rest in obscure
burial places. Give the glorious
dead all honor.
Have to tell it. There is nc
getting around it. The senior edi-
tor (of course) wds made happy on
Monday evening by the appearance
of a little stranger at his house-his
first .daughter-Nelsoa { Nsb. J Ga
zette.
Bro. Bottcnfield will please accept
our congratulations. - Claringtoa
| Independent.
And ours, too.
An exchange argues that law
yer is happiest when his friends are
! in trcnble, doctor when his friends
are seriously sick, an undertaken
when his friends are dead, and q
printer when his friends have mon
ey to pay him what they owe him
Marietta Register.
Yes, and you might add that ths
printer has the fewcst opportunitie;
of any Of the gang Of being made
happy.
i We call the attention of ou1
readers o the new advertisement O
j Mrs. Carrie Hoffman, furniture deal
Ter, of Bellaire. We take pleasur,
in recommending this establishment
/ and will say that a finer stock a
| prices to suit all classes of custom
ers, need not be looked for elsewhere
J, Call and examine their goods ant
we promise you to be satisfied will
the result.
:, Another sensational newspape
J, yarn has been exploded by simpl
reference to the public records a
, Washington. Some correspondent
with more regard for fiction thai
truth, started the story that th
Presidents recently acquired coun
try place near Washington was
gift from certain real estate dealer
having property in the same vicin
ity. The records, however, prov
conclusively that the President no
only bought it, but paid cash for il
, "A novel marriage ceremon,
took place in Indianapolis, Ind
last week. Some time ago a clio
thing company advertised that j
would give q handsome set o
bedroom furniture to any coupl
i that would get married in th
show window Of the house. fh
offer was accepted and the coupl
were married in the show window
the ceremony attracting thous
/ lands of neopie to witness it.
Ex.
Wires run by electricity are to
| dangerous to be fooled with, espt
E cially when the insulating wrappin
l is of. At Cleveland one evening II
| Gently an employee 'of an electri
!, light company attempted to fix
\ light in front of the Grand Centr,
n theater and was instantly killed.
The insulating on the pincers i
4 carried had slipped off, leaving a
+ uncovered space on which his lit
4 finger was burned to the bone, an
the foot by which the electric flui
# left his body was completely charre'
It Receiver Burgoon has inaug1
L rated a number Of important chang'
and improvements along the line,
J. the way of convenien ces for his pc