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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
An Earthquake Era.

The Pacific Ocean is eviden
process of reconstruction. N
lands are making their appeal
showing that the myriads Of
insects are still hard at work 4
the foundations for future
ncnts. Then earthquakes an
canoes were never so active
that part Of the world rec
Last year Java and the adjacs
lands were the scene Of one
most frightful volcanic cru1
witnessed by man since the
ming of recorded history. A
accounts, New Zealand was c
encing an outbreak of volcani|
which terrified its inhabitant
is evident that there are seriou
turbances just inside the or
the earth, and the suspicion pr
among scientists that these TIN
nature presage the birth of n
lands, if not great continents.
red sunsets, which were noticed
the kilakua explosion of last
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
ARKASsAw ETIQUETTE


A travelling man happened
out-of-thc-way ncighborhood in
kansas last winter, and being
ed by a swollen stream to REM
night or two at a country tayer
cepted an invitation to atteI
country dance or ball with the
lord, who was an original Of TIL
time "Arkansaw Traveller" sch
The ballroom was about Il
feet square and the floor la
puncheons split from large
some of which we're rough and
ers smoother.
AS the "ball" or ''hoe-down''
on the smoother punchcons we
demand, and a stout, burly {
leading hisinamorata out for a
rs the music began, said;
e."
Now stick to yourpunchcon,
The traveller observing tha
ing, perhaps. to the scarcity of
leach man when not dancing he
of the girls seated on his lap
he also also being, desirons Of I
ing, asked his host, the tavern
er, for an introduction to one Z
girls.
sDon,t need any, stranger.
pick out yer gal, grab 'er )
hand, and go to dancin' with
was the answer.
Selecting one the traveller fol
instructions, but was paralyzed|
the burly Arkansan, on who's
she had been sitting, drew a
revolver, and, cooking it, aim
the new conner, saying:
"Sot 'er back thar, strangeI
'er back"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

beach, and startled, uneasy look
flashed into her glittering black eyes.
I'll have to get rid of that girl, l
see that" she muttered vindictively,
drawing her breath hard as she
watched them from her window.
"She is lovely, in her odd style
dangerously so; and it'll be impos-
sible to keep her in the background
any logger, now that he's insisted
upon having an Introduction to her.
| won't mention this affair, of course,
but I'll find some good excuse for
discharging her before two DAYS
have passed. | would die before
would admit that l looked upon her
as a rival"
Mrs. Harding kept her word. And
when, after several days had passed
without a glimpse of Miss Weir,
Mr.. Mansfield made some inquiries
concerning her, the young widow put
on pretty air of injured innocence.
''She left me very unexpectedly,
and | must own that i felt rather
hurt over it, since l had kept her so
long in my employ and done so much
for her." she said with a charming
little pont. ''But sne said she ex-
pected soon to be married, and him
ted at some old romance which had
just ended all right as an excuse for
leaving me SO suddenly. So | sup
pose / really ought not to blame her,
after all.
The look that swept over Hugh's
dark, handsome face, and settled
gloomily in the depths of his beauti-
ful dark eyes, as he heard the start
ling news, convinced the pretty sche-
mer that she. had not sent Leslie
away one moment too soon.
But the watering place suddenly
lost all attractions for the young
millionaire. He left at once, not
caring particularly where he went;
and by some strange fate, found
himself, at the end of the first day,
in the very same hotel at which Les
lie Weir was stopping on her way to
take new situation.
In the shock of the sudden meet
ing Hugh blundered forth the story
of his honest love, and Leslie, hav-
ing heard it. threw aside her cold
ness and reserve, and then the whole
truth came out. .si i
''5inco you have no relatives OF
friends to consult, my darling, ~let
us be married here at once, and we
will return to the fashionable water
ing place we have just left to spend
our honeymoon 10 iief
| And Leslie allowed the happy fell
low to plan the whole affair just to
suit himself. o
| When Fannie Remington received
her wedding cards she smiled and
nodded her sincere approval. When
Mrs. Lou Harding received hers
which chanccd to be at the break.
fast table, in presence of dozer
other guests, she tainted dead away
Within a week the beautiful Mrs
Mansfield was the reigning belle and
fashion, while Mrs. Harding, who
had lost not moment In packing
up her bewildering wardrobe and
fleeing to new fields of glory, listen
ed in bitter silence to the hated
echoes of her rivals fame.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

Petroleum is the topic Of the
drawingroom and workshop,
great part Of our people think
of oil, talk oil and dream oil.
Miss Jennie Smith, the ra
evangelist, who has been lal
here, when leaving the other d
preached at the train Capt. y
a well-known operator, who
standing on the platform, tool
by the hand, as is her custom
asked:
"Brothcr, how are you? Al
ON the rock or sandY"
The Captain absent-minded
excitedly replied: I'VE are tw
in the sand and gushing like bl
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
WIVES! MOTHERS! DAUGHTERS!

BE YOUR OWN PHYSICIAN,
A lady who WAS for years great
sufferer from Female Complaints and
weaknesses, so common TO her sex
and despaired of being cured, finally
found remedies which completely
cured her, after all else had failed
Any lady can use the,remedies and
cure herself, without being subject.
ed to a medical examination. From
gratitude she will send FREE, Re
clpes, Illustrated Treatise and full
directions, sealed. Address (witl
stamp, Mrs. ". G. HOLMES, 65S
Broadway, N, Y, (Name paper)
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
Nothing Like 1t.


No medicine has ever been known
so effectual in the cure of all those
diseases arising from an impure con
dition of the blood as ScoynL's S4R-
sApARILLA, or Blood AND LIVER SrR-
UP, for the cure Of Scrofula, White
Swellings, Rheumatism, Pimples,
Blotches, Eruptions, Venereal Sores
and Diseases, Consumption, Goitre,
Boils, Cancers, and all kindred dis.
eases. No better means of securing
a beautiful complexion can be OBJ
tanned than by using SCOVILLS :
BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP
which clcanses the bleed and gives
beauty to the skin.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
What n Change!

A few short weeks ago that young
girl was the personification of health,
vigor and beauty. The blush upon
her cheeks rivalled that of the pose;
her step was light and buoyant, her
every movement wps revelation of
perfect physical health. Yet. now
she is pallid and haggard, and her
superabundant vitality has given
place to Il strange dullness and las
situde. What has caused this change?
Functional Irregularities, which can
be cured by Dr. Pierce's ''Favorite
Prescription, a remedy to which
thousands of women to-day owe their
lives. All druggists.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
Salt in India,

There are weeds that can be eaten
by people in distress, but salt is in
dispensable to make them hearable.
Salt Is, however, a government mon
opoly and Il costly luxury to the poor
East Indians. England sells for
from $15 to $40 salt whose cost val
ne is 81. Next to water, salt is a
necessity of Indian diet. Many used
to make ''earth salt by washing sa-
line earth found on the surface, and
to boil their food in the liquid, For
this they were punished. They stole
out at night TO lick it MP from the
earth In the dark, and then police
destroyed the salt licks.n
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
Hay Fever.

| have been hay fever sufferer
for three years; have often heard
Ely's Cream Balm spoken of in the
highest terms; did not take much
stock init because of the many quacb
medicines. A friend persuaded me
to try the Balm, and | did So with
wonderful sueces.-T, 5. Geer, Syra
euse, n. Y.
l can recommend Ely's Cream
Balm to all hay fever sufferers, it is
in my opinion, sure cure. l was
afflicted for 25 years, and never be
fore found permanent relief.-W. H
Haskins, Marshfield, Vt.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
TO YOUNG LADIES.

III your life Is made n burden ov
Blackheads, Pimples, and other crupfi
the facc, marring Your beauty and Gnu
much cfagrIn. II Is no longer ncccss
you TO endure u. Dr. Flagg's FamilJ
ment viii certainly rcniove all such bio
and leave your Skin Son, Smooth aud !
nj. Sold by all druggists, and mailed
ceipt of price, p cents.
WILLIAMSBURG CO.. Props, t'leveI
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

Street Car Philosophy, Calm Con
ductnl4r~'gan't take that quarter
sirw
Indignant passenger-"Pd like to
know why not.e'
C. C.-"It's too smooth
|, P,-aWelll That's cool. You
gave me that very quarter on this
car this morning, | took it from
you in change" /.
"Well, you see, we are more par
tieular than you are"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

To cure Rheumatic or other pains,
take a piece of thick flannel saturatc
it well with DIR. j. H. McLean's Vol
canic Oil Liniment, bind it round
the limb, or wherever the pain is,
and place over 1t hot iron, or hold
to the fire, so as to apply as much
heat as possible. - 49,;
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

MOTHERS. Beware of those
robbers of your baby's quie'
health; those slcepless nights
long hours oftiresome vigil arc
ed by those terrible enemies Of
hood -worms-destroy them
DR.. j. II. McLean's Vcrmifug'
cents a bottle.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

THE dank end decaying vegeta.
ton of regions newly cleared of tim
Der, exposed to the rays of the sun
is>sure to breed malaria. DIR. j. H
McLean's Chills and Fever Cure, by
mild and gentle action will radically
cure them. so cents bottle. =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

TAKE one of DR.. j. HI. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Pillets at night
before going to bed and you will be
surprised how buoyant and vigorous
you will feel next day, only rs cents
a vial. SO
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

A Connecticut peddler VIII
been selling clocks like hot 8
in Kentucky, the terms beinI
dollars down and the buyers
time for the remaining three d
explained tos an Eastern dru
that he had a profit of one
apiece out Of the first paymen
the rush of business was to
planned by the fact that the
chasers thought they were each
ing him out of three dollars.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

r. W. POPE is the authorized
agent of the sale Of DIR, J, H. Nc
Leans Family Medicines for Woods
field. tss'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

Adolf 1Lalloz, carriage manu-
rer, ll9 Carroll street, Buffa
Y. states: II was troabled Will
sea Of the stomach, sick hea'
and general debility. Blu
Blood Bitters cured me-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07

"Why that cruel, relentless
George, dear" she asked; shaw
ceased to love mey' slHush
whispered, hoarsely, "the nat,I
my business demands it'll
George, does opening oysters rd
such u cold, unpitying expresd
II aim no longer an oyster-op}
he replied, and the cruel, rcle1
look becamestill more cruel M
lentless; '1m a baggage-mastd
iii f s7------ % .-------T-
Mrs. X, of Germantown,
went into a shoe store the othd
to make u purchase. After /
discussion about the price, tho
or, by wayof argument, told he
the late roller skating craze
made shoes go up. "Well," 81
piled, pocketing her money; III
have made bonnets come d
And she wended her way tow
milliner's. 80! 4
A perfect specife-Dr Sage
| farrh Ro,nadx- flt ~ II.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-07
Representative Houses


,In this column arc to be found the leading
and most reliable Business Houses aud Indus
tries OF Woodsheld arranged in alphabetical
order. Consult tho list for your daily wants
and inform tho merchant you saw his address
In this column. rer 1850 ~ qgV Z
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

drift of nublic opinion indicates anything
Mr.. Baines will hold over; at least TINS Is
the opinion of visitors from all parts OF
the state. H.
The work of putting the senate cnam-
Der in order for the Legislature commehc-
ed yesterday, and it was being thorouSu:y
cleaned out, something it was sadly IN
need of. A.
The total valuation of property IN Che
state this year reaches $629,OOO,OOo' AN
increase of SSOOO,0O0 over last year.
The total occupation tax paid the state
by Bexar county is $31, 1925, of which the
liquor dealers pay S19,70O.
Bexar county heads the list for first class
merchants, having twenty one.
The walls of the third-story of the new
capitol are about completed, and yester
dav Mr.. Wilke was having the derrlckS
raised to commence work on the cornict
and dome.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
PERSONAL.

Herbert Gladstone has sailed for lnole
on visit to his brother at Calcutta.
Lord Wolseley, as Adjutant General OF
the British army, gets salary OF 9lo'oo' I"
year.
Secretary Lamar considers james Rus
sell lowell the hest writer of pure English
now living.
In His Thanksgiving sermon Mr.. Beecher
said. ct have to sympathy with eight hour
men who have fourteen hour wives"
president Cleveland's message to Con.
oress VISA in his own handwrighting,
not a line of it having been intrusted to
clerks.
Colonel James Forney is to be married
TO Miss Jane Stamps Richardson, of Lex
inqton, Kentucky, on the first of December
next.
Ex-senator Spencer, once the carpet-bag
Senator from Alabama, has recently made
small mint of money operating Nevada
mines.
Verdi has the artists who are. to sing
the chief parts of his "Otello" visiting
him at Saint Agata, infusing into them the
spirit of the work.
William Rockefeller, of the Standard
OIL Company, is negotiating for the pur-
chase of Greystone, the late Mr.. Tidens
home, near Yonkers.
Cluverius, the condemned Richmond
murderer, has SO little anticipation Of
execution that he has had his teeth placed
in good order by dentist.
Mr.. Bruce, son of Lord Elgin, formerly
Governor General of Canada, and Mr..
Buchanan, both Liberal members of Par
Lament, have been visiting Ex-P President
Porter at Yale.
G. E. Ashburner, assistant geologis5 to
Professor Lesley, of the State Survey, has
resigned his position and accepted another
with the Westing house Safety Appliance
} Company,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
STATE PRESS.
ITEM CITLLED FROM OUR LEAD
ING EXCHANGES.

ITEM CITLLED FROM OUR LEAD
ING EXCHANGES.
The pecan crop is an entire failure III
Bandera county this year.
Stockmen from the west are beginning
to complain OF drouth and the scarcity OF
water,
The cotton crop of San Saba county
will fall but little, if anything, behind that
of last year.
A seven year old son of Mr.. Johnson, of
Cooke county, committed suicide by hang
ing himself.
A pumpkin, of the Chill variety, weigh
ing sixty odd pounds, was brought into
Burnet recently.
Corpus Christi has two Chinese grocery
stores. situated on the hill John Is get
ting a foothold in the Bluff city.
The aged mother of Mr.. August Santle-
ben, of San Antonio, died Wednesday
from the effects of fall Tuesday, at Cas-
trovile.
Burglars forced the front door of
Minkwitz' store last Tuesday night, at
BRENNAN, robbed the till and helped them
selves to whisky and cigars.
Deer and antelope are now said to be
plentiful in some of the western counties,
and several of the citizens of San Saba
are out on hunting expedition.
James Villa, an old Mexican, fell in the
fire at his residence, in San Antonio,
across the Alosan, Monday morning, and
was seriously, if not fatally, burned.
Milt Alvey. carpenter working on Car
rington's residence, near San Marcos, fell
from quite an eminence last Tuesday and
had his thigh broken. At present he il
doing we'll.
The turnip crop at San Saba is the best
ever known. One of them weighed toul
pounds nine ounces. Many of the farm
ers have sufficient quantity to keep their
stock through the winter.
The iron industry of Rusk is no longel
an experiment. All that is necessary &c
make it one of the most profitable ant
extensive enterprises in the state is 6
liberal appropriation to secure cheat
transportation.
On Tuesday night a Mexican, named
Manuel Bodies, while walking the unlight
ed streets of Laredo, fell over water ny
drant and caught the full force of the blow
upon his stomach, from the effects Of
which he died Wednesday morning.
The Methodist conference assigned
Rev. Mr.. Biggs to San Marcos. He is al
excellent speaker and will no doubt give
general satisfaction. Rev. B. Harris has
been assigned to the San Antonio diocese
as presiding elder, and Rev. M. Gillet
goes to Luling.
Another artesian well has been bored al
Pecos, striking water at the depth of 2,
300 feet. The flow is 1000 gallons per
hour, and the water rises to the height OF
thirty-one feet above the surface, This
makes the fourth we'll there, and the
plains about Pecos will soon be one of the
best watered sections of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
Capital Business College
Begins its Fall Session the 18th inst

PROF. L. r. WALDEN, NJ. A., late Of lshs,
side Business College, Chicago, Will lltuse So
lie in the department Of Bookkeeping anu ~
manehip. iu intar-
PROF g. A. YARBROUGH, NJ. A.. WI WI iIsrd
est younc ladies and gentlemen with short LAM
and Type Writing. 4. stpdg
PROF q. B. WlLLETT invites all 70 S'n''
and practice the tongue OF Mexico m .isctive
Tie Business course il broadened lse .iosbrs
studies are Reading. suelhng Arithmetic, Alseoif-
Geometry, Rhetoric, spanish and German, I'd he
Former students and beginners be on DAN sHWe
5th inst. j. j. ANDhd hls oJ;55sit
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

If you suffer with dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, or loOseness of the bowels, make use
at once of Angostura Bitters. Be sure
you get the genuine article.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

are fourteen wholesale liquor dealers in
the city.
Dallas county paid $26,441.55, of which
the liquor dealers paid $20,950. There
are only two wholesale liquor dealers IN
the city.
CLASS OF PROP TY ASSESSED. NUMBERS. Val UE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

If your hair is coming out, or turning
gray, do not murmur over misfortune
you can easily avert. Ayers Hair Vigor
will remove the cause of your grief by re.
storing your hair to its natural color, and
Herewith your good looks and good ma
ture,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

The fine two story residence of j. w.
Scruggs, on Oak street, at Denton, with
all of it's contents, was consumed by fire
last Wednesday at $50 o'clock. Loss,
$3,oOO insured in the Hartford for $1,000.
The fire originated from a defective fue
and was beyond control before discoy-
cred
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

PONDS EXTRACT. Although
supreme over pain, it has high and
more useful field of action, for it strikes
at the root of many disorders. Try it!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

The governor is still absent and is not
expected home until next Saturday. A
lady from Fort Worth called to see him
yesterday to plead for the pardon of her
son who is in the penitentiary.
Just before Governor Ireland left the
city he appointed Major George w. Brack-
enridge, of San Antonio, regent, vice DR..
B. E. Hadra, resigned. SO far as known
Major breckenridge has not accepted, but
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

'-inciDal once. ssi Main St.. LOUISVILLE. XII
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

Special Telegram to the statesman
BuR>ET, December 6.Ihe case of Gus (iyegue.
who Is charged with breaking into and rGbbine he
store of Moore u Inks, at hoover's Val ey, in tbs
county, came NJ for preliminary examination be-
fore Justice Morgan, on saturday ! he defendant,
throurb mis- attorney r II Ward, waived exam,
nation. and his bond was nXed NJ IS T. In default Of
which he Vas committed 10 Jail to await the action
of the grand jury,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

Burnett county Is fast coming to the front In en-.
terurises The arrangements are now completed,
and the machinery is being negotiated for, TO op-
crate rope factory at Beitram The gentlemen
having this move in hand are some of our most
substantial and mCneyed men OF that portion Of
the county, and viii, no donbt, soon haze tbs mill
in one ;uiOn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
university people here and citizens gener-
ally sincerely trust he will.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

List of the balances in treasury, quarter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-22

:" say, don't you know enough to
take off your hat in the presence OF
ladies?" said an elderly man with q
SLOUGH hat in his hand as he tapped on
the shoulder of a misunderstanding young
man wearing a silk hat.
The young man had entered as quickly
as possible into a crowded public ele-
vatOr in a building devoted to stores and
Offices, finding just room enough to
enter. facing the door as the elevator,
with asudden start, rushed down through
the remaining floors.
My friend, who made you the Judge
Of courtesy on the subject of wearing
headgear in a public place" answered
the young man as he caught his breath,
but before he had finished his sentence
the elevator had bumped on the shaft,
and the bakers dozen of men and women
in it had hurried off, making room for
another crowd waiting to enter the
elevator to be carried for business pur,
poses to the offices rented on the eight
immense floors of the building.
The question Of elevator etiquette,
said a man who was in the elevator at
the time of the above incident, lis
matter to some exten: at least of per-
sonal taste, but in regard to certain
classes of elevators the rule has become
settled by general custom. Thus there
are certain class of private and semi
private elevators in entering which,
should lady be present or enter,
a gentleman would aiwavs remove his
hat. These include, of course, the
private elevators in the large flats, those
semi-private in hotels, and in dry goods,
notion, or otherstores where the patron
age almost exclusively consists of
ladies. In such cases no question
arises OF the requirements of elevator
etiquette"
"A class Of elevators in which general
custom has established that not to re-
move the hat is not breach of good
taste comprises elevators in the public
buildings, such as the Government,
county, and city buildings, and the
large Office buildings, in which there
are generally two to four elevators side
by side, and constant stream Of hui
mainly entering and leaving the same on
matters Of business.
1t is fair estimate that those
crowds that use elevators in the bust
ness portion OF the city Outnumber those
persons, by actual count, riding on one
in notion store on State street
in one day.
All of these elevators are crowded
with men and women who are on bust
ness intent and eager to transact it.
and the few seconds spent In the eleva-
tor are as much part of their travel to
their destination and as public as the
street, sidewalks, or cars by which they
have reached the building. chicago
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