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More VetOes.

The President yesterday sent in to
Congress fifteen vetoes Of special pension
bills, in every instance we may he sure
for good and sufficient reasons. And
yet the President, although he has in
We. e.tigated and returned to Congress for
consideration upward or ninety special
pension bills, has signed upward Of five
hundred, or allowed them to become laws
without bis signature. 10 addition he
has signed the General Pension Appro-
priaticn bill, which provides for the
disbursement, during the fiscal year
commencing with July ], lSS6), oi
S76, ,055, ,200-a little over three-quarters
OF hundred millions of dollars The
President is disposed to 60 to the outer
verge of liberality in considering pen.
sion bills, and he veioes only such bills
appear to him 10 be fraudulent on thtir
lace and We don't doubt that the peo.
pie OF the county approve every veto
as they cannot fail TO see that each one
ia the honest expression of manly in.
dienatIon at fraud. His principle o
action is we'll laid down in this extract
from one of his recent vetoes:
The disposition to cuncede the mos
generous treatment TO the disabled, aged
and needy among our veterans ough
not ,o re restrained, and il must he AL
mitt' that in some cases justice snf
equity cannot he done nor the charita
BILE tendencies of the Government in "a
vor of worthy objects of its care indul
ged under fixed rules. These conditions
sometimes justify resort to specia
legislation: but | am convinced that lb,
inlerposltion by special enactment in th,
granting OF pension ahould he rare ant
exceptional. In the nature of things i
this is lightly done and upon slight oc
casiors, an invitation is offered for th
presentation Of claims to Congress
which upon their merits could not sur
vive the test of an examination by th
Pension Bureau, and whose only hope o
success depends upon sympathy, ofte
misdirected, instead of right and justice
The iDstrumentalily organized by 10,
for the deter minstion OF pension claim
is thus often overrued and discredited
and there Is danger that in the end pop
ular prejudice will hn created sgsins
those who are woItbily entitled to th
bounty Of the Government.
Could any words he wiser or bette
chosen than those, or that could com
mend themselves to the country wit
more force p Pittsburgh Post.
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ANTIOCH.

JULY 7. 1886.
EDS. SPIRIT: The Picnic held by the
G A. r. of this place, a.sis'ed by 9th
er pu.ts, at the Covert and Pennington
grove about q half mile east OF here.
seemed TO be the center OF gravity on
Saturday last Having procured II
pound cannon for the day. q few shots
ahout sunup seemed to arouse the peo-
pie for miles around, and the prevailing
watch wsa. Did you hear it2"
50 that af'er short elapse the people
we're 10 be seen traversing The hills from
all dir' c,ions. About ten o'clock the
members OF the severa. Posts, all in uni
form, formed in regular order and
marched 10 the ground A ter march.
ing through the grove, they crossed the
road about 200 Yards, TO a gradually
elevated field, where the time was spent
until noon IN sham battle Returning
to the ground, it was announced tat
the next thing on the prosra mme would
he dinner, sn in few minutes the crowd
was 10 he seen partaklng o' the psaia.
hles. After dinner sn hour was spen,
in recres;ioD, which was crrtairlv all en-
joysble portion cf the day. TIE exer-
cises of the afternoon were opened bv
prayer. Rev Dsihy OF Beall>vile. ss
chaplain. Song bv choir. "Columbls
the gem OF the ocean Speech by Jas
Watson. Song "Sherman's ms'ch."
Speech by VIM. Doughcrtv. Som.
marching through Georgia" S?eecl'
by Rev Poots Song" The same Can.
teen" Speech hp Jas. A Watson, SoE G
tArmv Bean" Speech Jno B. Driegs.
The Singing was done by a select ch' il
consisting OF seSeral OF An'iocb's enter.
pri.ng young ladies, with Miss Ga
Penn otganist anl Mr.. G. w Hub.
bard as choirester hy request we h~ye
the honor ofG A R. OF thanking the
choir for the exc c'llent mrs;c furnished
and to congratulate The speakers Be-
fore MIR. briggs vas through speaking
company IF Gorrlas. formed Of Gu
siGers, who lay hid short distance, fir
ed upon the crowi, the q. A. R. soor
hurried to the field, and a sham bst !e a
once took place in which the soIdier'
were so interest d that they all seenet
re uveuated. This lasted fully al houl
and half, and wss pronounced by man,
t. he the best they ever saw. The crowC
during the afternoon was the largest b,
hal ever OF any picnic in or around An
tioch; Good order prevailed without al
exception during The day A festva
was given at night by the young ladies'
the proceeds amounted TO Sl6 13 which
will 60 towards helping he sons of vet
erans. The collection would have beer
larger had il mol been for lack OF ice
Eli TOUCH
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The Rump Senate followers are sngry
because The United States Senate refuse
10 haze an investigation on nothing. The
Republicans Of Ohio bv their overzeal-
ous efforts to rake up campaign mud got
stuck IN the mire, and the United States
Senate declines to help tbom out, and OF
course The boys are mad. The little
barkers over the country are now sccns.
ing their late candidate for Vice Presl-
dent, Gen. LOGAN, OF being honght by
PAINE EvARTs was bought, anf Ed,
MUSDs was bought, 30 say the Republi.
cans. The best men OF the party bought
up. The facts are, the Republican Leg
islature OF Ohio stands convicted bv The
best men in The Republican party, and,
like every other disappointed and guilty
politician, they cry corruption II comes
from the Romp Senate with very bad
grace, 10 say that LOGAN, EvAKrs and
EDMUNDs were bought. It's enough Ia
MAZE o brass kettle blush with shame.
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old age before be has accomplished his

old age before be has accomplished his
purpose,
No doubt great deal OF care is me-
cessary in securing the right man to tske
hold Of the helm OF an Indian Agency.
1t requires q man Of great executive ss
well as legislative ability. To deal ami.
cably and cquiably with this peculiar
tpcople requires man of some knowl-
edge OF the class Of people with whom
he has 10 deal. II the President was
casting about fer man to fill Tie posi-
lion as Minisi'r to some foreign coun.
try, be doubtless would select a man &C.
customed TO dealing in such matters.
The same Judgment no doubt influences
him in all bis appolnim mis- i; vet we often
think this judgment set aside by some
one when an Indian agent is to be ap-
pointed. Often have we known OF men
being appointed to the position of Indian
Agent, solely on the recommendation of
friends withou, possessing q single other
trait necessary 10 fil him for the position
10 which he was appointed. Thus we
End as many as three different agents at
certain ogencies within the fiscal year
How then, we would ask, can anything
teit-r be expected of this agency, which
has known five agents within periodioI
about three yeras. This Agency is now
being shaken from cen'er to circumfer
enc" by Inspector Armstrong one of
Secretary Lsmar's special investigators.
He has been here since the middle OF
Nav. Special Agent Heih arrived here
by boat, June "a, and will take charge OF
the Agency until an Agent can he ap-
pointed 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Agent West a few days
ago All things are undergoing com.
plple change. In the language of In
spec,or Armstrong. "All things will be
pu, in complete order Immediately after
July l"
This has been o very warm and dry
summer Crops and gardens will he al
most total failure, unless we have rain
soon, and that we scarcely hope for. All
the rain of any amount we have had this
summer came too early in the season to
benefit the growing crop. Hay, we be-
] lieve, will be o complete failure, although
if we have rain soon it will vet make iar
grass. Fay ras been known to he hsr-
vested be,e IS late as November. Po,a
toes The main crop here, look moderately
we'll, considering the dry weather and
schOrching ravs nf th"s SIN
FIR Sc, elal days the thermometer has
registered bey ond 1907. Seldom a day
passes without the wind, during some
part OF The day, blowing at the rate oi
ID miles lsr houT. The creates, extremes
Of hest and cold co.'s antly prevail. Du
ring The day you will swelter under the
scorching r~,s NJ the sun with the tenn.
perature al 9Co in the shade, and al nigh,
rest comfortably under a blsnket.
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MILTONSBURG.

EDS SPIRIT: For the last two W. eks
we Fave been watching the sun Use every
morning in his splendor, and all day
long be darts bis hot rays down upon
the head Of The farmer; hut The farmer
rejoices that once more the fruitful har
vest has heenn. from which he lays ap
the stores % all mapkinG Farmers
don't fret when sometimes thing does
not go exactly right, and remember that
you can always make living that you
don't have 10 rely upon your neighhn'
to so great an e. tent as others.
The wheat crop in this section is bet.
ter than it has been Tor years. And the
farmers don't seem to enjoy the idea o
having to sell their wheat at from 60 ,C
sc cents per bushel But they mu t re
memher that the products which they
buy are reduced in prices wig sugar coi
fee, nails aud almost everything o. whicl
they are ~ need
Mr.. Sch. rer has sold his property ca
this place, 10 Mr.. Adolp Becker OF Bel
laire. b, the trade we loose Demo
crst TO ..be balanced bv Republican
Although a Republican Mr.. Beckc
seems to be a gentleman and We hop
be will erj,y living in this Democrati
Township.
The hay crop OF this vicinity is though
to he the largest we have had for years
We understand that Fred Groux, M
D. intends banging out his single il
this place He seems to hsve the ener
gy and that is The foundation Of success
in any profession. Success 10 you D,c
tor.
Hurrah, for Monroe County! 18th,
dark hills of Monroe, are not so dark a
they look to outsiders, we have plenty
OF oil now to make them chine.
Rev Htnry Keller and fam 'lv, OF Co
lumbus are visiting their parents Of tsi
! place. And VIM Keller who has heer
studying Jor the ministry the past ler
months is also visiting his parents.
Fourth of Inly passed Of very quietly
here, we had not even one fight to hoas
OI. w Uhb Couttob Nhch VIZ UOmpni'
the 4th of t.day with the 4,h OF q
years ago in this .own. About 20 year.
ago this town was the 4th OF July resor
for everybody for miles around Peo
pie come from all the neighboring pla
ces to witness the horse races. foot rs
ces, and drink the good whiskey TO
which the town was noted Fourth o
July was not fourth of July unless tber'
was several fights. However there hat
been q great reform made sine. then.
Some of our young man spent the 4t'
at LewisviIle, others along the river
Miss Lizzie Johnston of Malaga
breathed her las, on Monday the 81
inst. On Tuesday, 'be remains were fol
lowed to their last resting place, in tn
cemetery near the 'own.
Another soul has breathed its last
And gone to live with its Redesmer.
Where it will sing at each request
The praise of its Redeemer.
j. W Dougher,y appeared ON ih
street the other morning with q hroa'
smile upon his face-'t was boy.
A wedding in the near future. Boi,
get your tin pans and horns ready t
give them "send off " GUESS AGAIN
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
W1rrEN. OH1o. JulY.7 1885,

W1TTEN, OHIo, July.7. 1856.
EDS SPIRIT: In reply to "guess again,
we will say that we belong TO the mss
culine gender
Mis- Ida Tchoit Of S.. Louis, ia vili
ting friends here,
Willie Rinehart and wife, of Wheeling
are circulating amongst relatives on TGai
Run.
RI Pratt sud wife, of Bellaire, are Wis
Ting par'nts on Bridgtmsn's ridge.
Early Saturday morning, almost every
person 10 this Township were burryina
to usher in the glorious Fourth, and The
day was more generally observed than
usual. Tue people did not conine them
selves TO their own Picnic, as some wen
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original, as owned by George Weshing.
ton, that laid low the English cherry Tree
20 cents admits any one into the pres
ence OF this august hatchet-Henry Neu
hart, owner. Another OF tie ancient,
family OF mons,rosi,ies ia pepper rhox
of China ware OF rare qrali'y. ebony
blue, glis'ened end cmbszoned with one
Of the last coiors, the grnealogy 'f
which can he traced backward nearly 800
wears. 1t is Owned by Jas. H. Hamilo on.
The u ost famous CURIOSITY of any sge or
cline is owned by Herman Craig, of this
city, and it is a dog-a dog without any
iorelees. which dog is bat eight weeks
old and doing we'll It is also being
trained to walk or jump in kangaroo
style We have heard CT the head on
the wrong end and Of many other strange
things, but this dog is no myth, and the
monstrosily is more than Dar~n or
Huxley can see through. This dog will
make any one millionaire.
There is man not far from Calais
who has put IN 20 years studying per
petual notion" ard has made one or ibe
most curious machines of "perpetuals'
you ever hrard of-in word, it can't be
describ'd II is 80 curious that it nearly
has blood in it.
Another curiosity in piece If timber
near town is double Tree About ten
feet from the ground the smaller tree
penetrates The larger, and at the point oil
penetration the thickness OF the larger
is not much more than it naturally Honld
have been. One is about l6 and the
other about inches in diameter
PERSONALS, sc.
Henry Cleveland, Sheriff of Noble
County, was here on business the last ol
last week.
The fourth (3) at Calais was dull in.
deed, and the day passed off in kind o
insignificant lull OF notbingness About
verybody in town and bercabout wen,
to Batesville, accompanied by the Calais
Cornet Band.
Calais people would like TO try for oil
here, and tongue pi ospects are verv ia
vorable since the boom" at Stafford
but as to the penetration Of the DO vel;
Of the esrth, is matter Of spontoneeu:
conjecture only. We have oil here bu,
We can't get it.
The sale on Saturday last OF the per
sonal property of D. Stephen, deceased
amounted 10 about 1,200.
The death OF little Matte, daughter o'
John Brister, occurred last evening. Sht
had been lingering in sickness for long
time We sympathize with the family ir
their sad bereavement.
Rev B. E. Danford snd son, Jesse, o
Nero Station, passed through town TO-
day with their clip OF wool.
B. F. Howiler and James Stepher
passed through town last week with {
fine flock OF sheep, purchased by them
Sheep are selling quite actively now, 'o
BUYERS here and adjoining counties.
Wheat harvest was one week late-w:
had too much rain-hnt 1t was ell put ir
shock in good order last week.
P. H. English, the Guernsey County
horse buyer, who lives at An.rcm, ,Gre'n
sey County, vas looking after horses here
to day. Mr.. R. Ogg accompanied him
Mr. EnglisH is paying from 500 {
S14O
D. Cline's new building in town va
completed to-day, and the workme'
commenced R o. Wehr's new dwelling
W. Bunting lie doing The foundation
work. G. W. Coultas will socn cnm
mence A. ]. Hannahs' new dwelling.
WY
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CORRESPONDENCE
SWAZEY.
July Z, 1885,

July 7, 1885.
EDS. SPIRIT: News is very scarce thi:
week.
The 4th !'assed IF very quietly here
Our young folks all attended The con
cert at SummeIfield last Saturday night
and from appearances must have return
ed home rather early Sunday morning.
VIM. Warfeld, who has heen sick fol
quite while, is convalescent,
Rev. George Wilson and wife, of Sum.
merfeld, visited friends here this week.
D. D Jackson and wife are spending
q few days with friends in West Virginia
Our school, which has been under the
management Of Miss Maggie Draper for
the past two months, closed last Friday.
WILD ROSE.
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MONTANA.
Fort PECK AGENCY, M. T.,)
June 26, 1885

Once more we lit tie pen 10 chroni.
Gle the vents OF this distant part o!
Gods universe. The Indian population
here is not as great as hereto ore Bands
of from Is to 20 have been stealing away
during the night, until severs camrs are
destitute of population Many would
leaye The ,eepe standing, indicative oil
temporary absence for wood or water
They claim to be starving. and, in fac, O
great many have "psssed in their chrcks u
for want Of subsistence
At Wolf Point, 25 m'e west Of this
Agency, yet part OF tie Agercy
scarcely q pohy, dog or even cat es-
cap-d from the eager one II his quest ior
food Scores now lie rDouIdering into
dust from as many new made graves
Yet we don't anticipate better times 'ot
the Indian that torsskcs his camp to gn
in search Of luxu'ies,
This Agency bears the name Of being
in the poorest condition OF any of the
many Indian Agencies. Instead OF en-
couraging the Indian 10 move out, bull /
himself comforts be house ant instruct
him to provide for timsrlt. .hereby ma.
king him sel'-suppoFting, as lh usaads
Of others have done, The obj CT seem. 10
have been to keep them all ip some smaI
villages and work on he a'ge Agency
farm. Most Of the pro :ucls raised 60
to replenish The wasted commiss4ry,
under the direction %! the agenl as We
understand. Most OF the school farm
here, consisting OF 40 acres, has been
cultivated in corn and oa's, not one par
tiCle Of which (except what roasting ears
they may eat will ever benefit the chill.
dren OF that school. except what tiey
learn in its cultivation Had lbe farm.
as should have heen done, been regular
ly laid out into lots, and farmed by the
boys and girls OF the school, giving TO
each the produc: of his labor, something .
in the way OF self susttDanee might have
been accomplished, but ss has ever been
the practice here, the peoplr has never
been tsught except to be dependent upon
the whites for subsistence and when III at
subsistence is wanting in great degree
the scene before narrated invariably lnl.
lows. In all our kDo wledge sc inow o!
but one Indian Oh this ageDev SELF sus.
tanning. At this rate OF civilization We
feel that Uncle Sam will grow weary in
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(REPuBLIcAN meeting Democrat.
"Well. what do you think OF CLEVELAND
nowi My paper says be has just vetoed
fifteen more pension bills" Great friend
OF the soldier indeed
(Democrst.) Alb, yer, my paper made
that statement tor, hut It also added
that be bad signed 565 rension bills
since June 90.
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GALLlPoLIs is Republican town and
for years has been numerically corrupt
The Republican Councilmen and munic'
ipal officers believe that sshes tell nc
ts!es. The records OF the town were
stolen a few weeks ago and carried ,
mile ont OF town and burned.
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Woodane1d
Normal School.

THE first session of this school will COM
Il 'nenoe July I'D, 1886, and continue
ten weeks
The Principal having graduated at Mt. I'm
ion College in 1874 and since that time having
been engaged entirely in common. graded and
normal sohools,and having completed six years
earnest work as school examiner. thereby learn.
ing the defects in the TEACHERS profession and
the requirements of those contemplating en-
tering upon such an important profession. we
fe II prepared to give superior instruction to
that had elsewhere. We intend thi. session to
te the opening Of permanent Normal School
in Monroe County. Judging from the many
solicitations concerning this school W, feel
warranted in believing that it viii open with
large attendance
Glasses will be formed in any branches desir-
ed.
TUITION.
Higher Branches, 81 90
Common Z" B 90
Primary, 36O
For further particulars call on or addreps
JAS. a. WATSON, Principal.
apr27, s6td. woodrfield. Ohio.
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A Walking Skeleton.

Mr.. E. springer, Of Mechanicsburg
Pa, writes: 81 was afflicted with lung
ever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
to Dalking Skeleton. Got fee trial
hottie o. Dr.. KINGS Nav Discovery for
CONSUMPTION, which did me so much
good tina, | houeht du'!ar hottie Az.
ter nsing three bottles, 'outd mvseli
once more man, completely restored to
health, with hearty appetite, and gain
in a,sl of 4S lrs."
Gill al Il W. P,ppe's d ug Store anh &C
asfrre ,risl loule of t"is certain cure for
all Lung Diseases. Large hotties s 90.
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Sl.422 pension certificates were issued
during The year just closed, a larger
number by 6,72l than ever issued in any
previous year. This immense work has
been done with force Of 100 clerks less
than for the three years previous.
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Republicans, such as Senators LOGAN,
EvARTs and EDMUNDs acquit him, we are
satisfied, as every man ought To be, pol.
withstsudng the few quotations o tie
Gazette from newspspri' year old t"
the c"n'rarr.
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t, Antioch and Padens Valley, either to
make a mash or hlow up pickel hotties,
and as l was at the Locust grove Picnic
We will give the undeniable notes of tie
iav there.
The crowd was of very fair s;z, al d
we can say without any fsttPry, that the
ladies displayed great taste in their toi.
lets, and the only homely person that
were there, were the correspondents for
the SPIRIT OF this Township, and we are
glad TO say tlat there we're only two
persons on the ground that you could
no ice having too much of the "knock-
thpm-stif1" aboard, but they were not
the least hit offensive, as the opposition
and the Sunday School Plcnicks were in
sight The crowd kept going iiom Que
place of amusement 10 the ether Every
thing passed of nicely st both oftne pic
nirc's, but from the iumors before hand,
! thought there would he two or three
teams kept busy hauling away the dead
hut as we salt, there wasn't any pcrsnn
simple enough to 90 on another person s
premises to raise riot and des'rnv his
property.
GENERAL NOTES.
The Sistersvile Cornet band of eigft
pieces, furnished the--for the Sabbath
School. and the Ohio Valley Orches.
ira for the opposition.
The stands did not come Up TO the ex-
p"ctalinns Of the proprietors. When Won
get spoiled water down two glasses sor
a nickel, there is no profit in il.
John Mcknight had some of his own
raising oi peaches on the ground, and
thev we're nice ones too.
Mr.. Byers delivered a speech th$t
would he q credit to any OF the silver
,ongued orators We could not learn
where ne was from, only that he lived in
this county.
One of the hand brys kept the rest
busy running to the opposition Picnic
after him His girl and the platform was
to much at action for hin.
Harry Raiclif and wife Of Wheeling
took in the Picnic.
Mrs Addie Hubbard of Rellaiie, {
spending her Fourth with parents or
Miller's run.
Mrs Kate PfeI left with her hushsn!
for months visit on South Side Pitts
bursb. LITTLE ROSEBUD.