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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11
result of Democratic ECONOMY.

The reduction Of the public debt for
March was Sl4.089 SS4 Last March
(ISS5) lhe reduction was less than $500
600 For the nine months OF the cur
rent fiscal year ending April lst, the re.
duction of the debt Was over S87,OO0,-
600. These comparisons show what q
Democratic administration is doing to
reduce tho great national burden as com
pared with the preceding Republican
regime.
The net cash in the Treasury Anril lat
was S76,3Sl 900, an increase OF S40s2,.
S96 since March lst The store of sill.
yer dollars is now s474,600 935, or
about 100000 more than month
ago. There has been reduction durir g
the month in the interest bearing debt oi
$4,000, coo per cents. under the last
matured call, and the total nterest-bear-
ing debt is now s240, ,6Sl .462 Cus'oms
receipts for March amounted to 2lS,.
I76 1862, or 81 250,000 more than in
March year ago. Internal revenue re-
ceipts we're 80 $50, or nearlv S750,00O
more than In March, 1855, and miscel.
laneous receipts we're $3.50 600 greater
than in March a year ago. Compared
With the 6rst nine months OF the precee.
ding fiscal year Government receipts
from all sources this year show an in
crease of nearly $4,000 600. sn(
amount to s247 TIA ,s20, while expendi
turcs for ths first niue months OF th'
current fscal year were Sl87,5 ,5eS, l04, o
nearly S23 0D0, ,000 lees than for the cor
responding period OF 18St-5.-Poia
Pleasant Register.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11
1t Was the Stairs.

A boy was sitting on the steps OF O
house on Fort street east yesterday, bis
arm 10 q sling and several pieces OF
courl-plsster on bis face, when a mar
came along and observed:
"Let's see, but didn't you have toy
cannon out here the other day p
"Yes."
"And didn't tell you it was dan
gcrous plsything p
"Yes." a
Sand warned you that sooner or later
it would bust on you2'
Eyes"
"Apd you have now discovered that
was talking for your good. / hope this
will be Lesson to you."
"Say, mister" replied the boy, as he
exhibited the cannon, "ihis is one OF the
times when you get left, Cannon is all
right, powder lie all right, ard buckshoi
are all right. j got pulverized BY falling
down stairs while trying TO be an angel
TO please my mother. Go on with your
advicel"
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CHURCM DIRECTORY.

Christian Church.--No resident Minis
ter. Social meeting and communion every
Lords day morning at l0x o'clock. Sunday
school at 9 o'clock A..
st. Sylvester's Catholic Church,
Rev. Father WEIsINGER, Pastor. Services at
ana 10 o'clock A N. Sunday school at r.
NJ vespers and Benediction at +. M.
nj. f. Church.--Servioes at the NJ. E..
Church. Woods6eld, every Sabbath Preach
ing at 1880 A. N. and Z p. n. Sunday school
1880 A. NJ. Prayer meeting every Thursday
at7P.M. Pastor. Rev. II. d. STAUFFER
st. PauPs German Evangelical
Church. every two weeks at 10
o'clock 4 n. Sunday school every Sunday at
10 o'clock A: N. Services every alternate Sum
day at Lewisville at 10 O'Clock A. NJ Pastor,
Rev. A. J. WINTERICK.
Presbyterian Church. at the
Presbyterian Church, Woodsfeld. every two
weeks at ~ o'clock P. NJ Sunday school every
Sunday at o'clock z. N. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at ~ O'clock
Pastor, Rev W. T. GARRowAY.
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Auehv
A MONUMENTAL ODE.

A AVA Va " ODEs
The Monument in beauty stsnds,
Most wondrous slim and tall,
The highest thing man ever built
On this terrestrial ball.
The hapless men who long ego
Fell victims to the rain,
In it see safety for the race
Should foods descend again.
The architects of Babel's TOW er,
In mournful cadence cry,
SIT has been done, there stands the shaft
That reaches to the sky!"
Old Chsop's heart il fli'd with rage
And misery to know,
Contrasted with the monument,
His pyramid looks lowl
Egyptian Cleopatra, dark
With wrath and envy, groans
To see ber monolith collapsed.
By tiers Of many stones.
Poor Michael Angelo, the Great
Sets BUNDLED in bis pride,
"'Tis higher than St Peters domel"
He hears on every side.
Mad George, the Third. unhappy man,
Demands to know rs King"
Wko.gave has colonies the leave
To build the lofty thingl
But Washington. for whom twas built,
Lays down his harp for Joy,
And rises from his cloud to view
Tho monumental toy.
The Eagle aaps his wings and crows.
Then winks his fiery eye.
A if to say. 1--WE do not think
The thing so very highp'
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Big Nuggets of Gold.
Virginia City Enterprise.

In the winter of 40 the writer of this
saw and hsndled the largest piece of gold
that bad yet been found in California. Il
weighed p pounds and 8 ounces, and
was estimated, by carefully Weighing in
water and otherwise, to contain about 5
pounds OF quartz, the rect heing pure
gold. The finder sold it for s. 900, and
it was subsequently sold in San Francis
co for $4,000. 1t was found at Sonora,
then known as the Sonorian Camp, 10
TuoIanue County, on the head waters OF
Woods Creek, BY lasy old Mexican
"greaser," who was roofing or "coyot-
ing" about in holes or pits that the
whites and others had dug out and a5an.
doned in the outskirts of the town. AS
soon as he found II be washed II efI took
1t to the Desront "monle" bank and LOST
$500 on 1t az soon as he could convent
entity. Naturally when the game" got
such hold on the "chunk" they did not
let go, but kept the old fellow drunk for
day or two or until they aned 1t In
full, allowing him $4,000 for 1t. He had
lots OF fun in very short space Of tune
for his 5000 nugget. In this connec-
tion the Grass Valley Union OF October
10 prints the following information:
Louis Blandlng says the generally &C.
cepted statement that the largest nugget
ever found in California was worth q lit.
tie more than $2l 900 is an erroneous
one He says that j. ]. Finney, '0ld
Virginia. found piece of gold about 9
miles from DownievllIe, Sierra County
on the 2lst day of August, 1851, tina
weighed 5000 ounces. The gold OF tha
vicinity was worth 8lS an ounce, which
would make the value of the nugge
some 100000. This would make thu
Kinney nugget the largest piece OF gold
ever discovered, 30 far as accounts go
Heretofore the Australian nugget founc
in the Ballarst gold fields has heen con.
sidered the largest. 1t was valued .
$4,000. Finney, or odd Virginia, a
be was familiarly called 10 those days, ,af
terward went TO Washoe when the grea
silver discoveries were frat made there
and from him the town OF Virgioia took
its name. The man who discovered th'
largest nugget in the California mines
and gave his nape to the richest minin!
camp ia the world, died In extreme pov
erty."
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Spiders for Ague.

Spiders we're formerly considered to
he cure iu rural districts for ague.
Some years ago q lady in Ireland was ia
nous for ber success in curing people
thus affected II appears that the only
medicine she employed was spider
rolled up in trescle. The patients we're
ignorant OF the contents oil this novel
bolus, SO that imagination had nothing
to do with the matter. In England, also,
the spider has been called in as an ague
doctor. In Lincolnshire the creature
was treated very much after the above
mentioned Irish fashion. heing rolled up
10 paste and swallowed but elsewhere
the aninsl is put into a bag aud worn
around the neck.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11
DEM WATAHMILLIONS.
Emotions of a joyful Darkey When
the First One of the Season Ar
rived.
Chicago News.

'Mid chilling winds that blow from off
the lake and 1eecY fakes OF snow the
Citrus fair at Battery D Armory stands
like hot house on the north pole.-
Wednesday afternoon there ambled
through the door huge colored man.
With gaping mouth and rolling eyes he
roamed amid the orange trees aud past
the drooping palms. In the exhibl,s
from the Pssadena settlement are two
huge watermelons. The colored victor
managed to keep himself together until
he reached the Pasadena exhibit. When
he caught sight OF the vatermelous his
face turned an ashy hue, his lower jaw
dropped and bis knees knocked togeth-
er. With straining eyes be tottered for
ward Until be was within q foot OF the
precious fruit.
"Ssv, boss" he stsmmered, shaking
with suppressed emotion, cam dem real
wattsh millions
The hronzed Californian standing near
said they were.
"Kin | jes' pu; my han on dst vat
tahmillion onct, jes' onetf" pleaded the
agitsted gentleman, glsriug at The pla-
card inscribed "Bands of"
"Well. reckon | can let you touch IL
just once, even II 1t is against the rules" !"
drawled the Californian. "What do yon
want to touch it forr he added, In q
suspicious tone.
81 jes' want to make sush dat it's dar :.
! wants ter know whether it's real,
sush 'nuff wsttabmillion.
at am. itHam. It's er real wastshmll-
lion," he chuokled, as his long fingers
played over the smooth rind With quiv-
erlng ecslscy. AMOS ub my 'sperience
wid millions bin in de dark, an Use tells
dem by de feel. Wattshmillions In
Marchi Lor's sskes, my sistum ANT
pared for de shock dis time ub de year
When tells de niggers down on State
street dat rs bin feelin' real live wat.
tahmillion yo' bet rs gwine ter get de
medal for lyin'."
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A Man Who Battles in Spriag Wa
ter with the Mercury 8 Degrees
Below Zero.
Boston Globe


ayes. I do, and it does me good. 1t
cured me OF severe catarrhal ttonhle
with which had Tor some time been az
f,cted."
The speaker, vas Robert Porter, OF
Stoughton, Mass, stalvart, re bust
specimen OF humanity, rnddy OF face
and the picture of good health. The
practice that be referred to was not the
application OF patent medicine nos
trum OF decoction ofsany kind. 1t was
simply the practice Of bathing In cold
water every morning. The morning
was one of the coolest last week, the
thermometer having registered In some
Iplacesin town laisegrees beley zera.--
Yes, ] took my bath this morning as
usual, and enjored It, too," said Mr.
Porter. "Sfy place for taking my bath
is in a little rough built arbor hoase,
which covers an ever-running spring OF
the finest water / ever tasted In my life
The srbor Is very loosely built and the
weather inside the building is nearly as
cold as on the outside. / went down to
the bah this morning early, the ther
mometer considerably below zero. As
! pushed open the door and entered,
frosty, steamy vspor hung over the
spring, and The frost literally incrnsted
Tue loose nails, aud between the cracks 9
perfect net work OF frost, In some places
an inch thick, could be seen. I took 9
tumbler, which l kept there handy aud
which found had frozen down to the
window seat where it stood, and dipped
up brimming glassful Of the pure wa.
ter and drank it down. I then stripped
of my clothes and stepped into the
spring where the water was about six
inches deep, and, with sponge in my
hand, was about 6ve minutes In giving
myself q good bath, and then rubbed
myself dry with coarse towel. No, il
docs not affect me naoomfortably in the
least. In fact, ! now do it because
have come to like it. Il has been my
custom to take this morning bath sum
mer and winter, every day for about two
years, and to this habit pursued will
regularity attribute nv good health
and my cure from catarrh.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11

nILsdy teachers are ofteu heard 10
complain that they never receive the va
ges OF . man, for the same work. While
the distinction With regard to sex 10 frs-
quently made 10 hiring lsachp;s, The dis
,incuon is gradually growing lees frs-
quent and less In quantity. There ere
many ladies' who receive foil male sala.
ries. Yet . majority do not What 10
the troublei nT
1t 10 simply because Of sn inexorahle
law OF business, that people will get ths
beet they can for the least money. Ills
not . matter OF sentiment, or OF beauty,
or of romance. Il 10 q matter OF busi.
ness. A woman receives . loW salary
for the same resson . man does--not be-
cause rhe is woman, but because there
are many others who will take her price,
or less, II she refuses Il. There are more
women ready to take . given position
.bsn there are men. The women under
bid the men. In other words the supply
Is greater than the demand, hence low
prices.
What is the remedyf The ssms for
woman that It is for man. exactly. Men
realizing that they are crowded In the
lower ranks OF teaching BY the women
and men. proceed at ocos 10 prepare foe
the higher positions. There is always
room higher up. They DO not repine
because OF the abundance OF the supply,
or because their brothers or sisters no.
derbid them. They make better prepa-
ration, aud 90 are able 10 demand better
positions and better wages. II ihs CON.
plsining ladies will visit any aormal
school or college In the west, they viii
ind the ladies ere 10 surprisine minor
lity. The proportion is about one lady
to four gsntlscsn. Uhst doss this
meanf .f.
Yes, We understand. The ladies' are
paid so poorly they cano. afford Ii. They
|tave ZONES dependent on them, &c. dkc.
But again We remind them that "business
1 is business"-it is not tender sentiment.
or sweet appreciation, cc romantic jug.
tice.
We do not say all this Is Just or equi.
table, remember. There is undoubtedly,
much injustice IN the treatment which
woman receives by reason Of her sex.
But saying this affords no remedy. The
declaration Of q wrong 10 not its cure.
Men sufer innumersble wrongs, also.
They have advantages over women,
doubtless, bet they endure exactly the
same kind of injustice Of which woman
complains-ihe low wages constantly
resulting frora abundant supply. They
know the remedy and proceed to apply
lie The women mues do the same. When
there are as many women IS there are
men preparing themselves 10 teach, wo-
men may hope more reasonably for male
remuueration.-Normal Espoaent.
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NUMBER II.

day who is plodding along 10 the same
old rut OF twenty years ago, and We will
show you failure In the school room.
There may be neig hborhoods where the
best methods are not the best--but We
doubt 1t. There may be country people
who have total depravisy for improve
mems, but We doubtit. Our sxpsrisncs
With the sversge farming people leads ps
to have hieh respect for their good
common seuss Tue leading farmsraof
. community who take On interest for or
sgsinst schools are generally compstsut
10 appreciate the good thing, II anything,
hotter than the came number OF persons
IN a village commrai,y. AZ general
thing the trouble "a i7sry essss is NOT
with the patrons, but Il l. The unldity or
inability OF the teacher to take hold
and succeed. Es is too scusItiys to crit.
icism. Ee has perhaps talked too much
about his new methods and what he
could do. Ee ehould iatroducs his
methods without saying anything about
them, HIndsigbt bossuns 10 more to be
depended upon thsn foresight bragado-
cia. The success Of any method depends
largely upon Ito enemies. yss, and its
friends, not knowing what the plan 10.
Coupsels kept are better Than counsals
conaded.
let the opinion Of either pupils or
patrons as to whetbsr method 10 good
or bad should have no effect on its en-
iorcement by the teacher. The only
question for the teacher to decide is, IL
III rightf II 1t is, and ,s new, no dnubs
ut will have its opposition In the neigh
borhood. But this opposition IL just
what every Ssterpr.isg seschsr continu.
ally hasto overcome and win to bis sup-
port. This 10 success. II 10 the duty OF
every teacher to teach his nsis hborhood,
to raise the level. Not that be should
proclaim himself missionary come 10
teach the heathen, or that be should be
all-wlse and kuow.evsryihing. Let
there be no great prstsptIons. Ls. him
work. "The way to success q to sue
ceed." II he fell, be has the consolation
that II will be In good cause. II As
shonld lose bic position By trying new
methods, he would probably have los, I,
J BY using the old. And ~ . general rule
country boards are rather opposed TO
keeping the same teacher two successive
terms and . teacher might ~ veil change
! by progression % suocessiou. In The
bargain be has the advantage OF prsc-
tics and experiments. Physioiaus az
pertinent With new medicines at the risk
OF losing lives; Why not teachers ,ry
, new methods attLs risk OF losins tAslr
, positions.
But the fact is, the teachers Who sssch
'"" oSss w uos toso sueu UonoOWs
. Those who teach lastly snd worry them
selves through term ere the ones Who
lose. Teachers win higher. and the bsst
positions by teaching their dead best.
The secret Of It oil is. BY teaching their
own school. confidently and quietly, and
not letting the school directors and
grandmothers teach Il for them.
The teacher Who seeks advice OF The
, whole nsighborhood, ~ 10 how be shall
. teach, Il not at for the school room, aud
he need not be surprised il the whole
> neighborhood comes to. this came COZ
clusion. RnsA.
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EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
The Best Methods.

How often We hear teachers say, ave
cannot use the best methods In our
schools because our patrons oppose 1t
and 1t is unpopular" We are aware that
such is often the case, but We will ven
ture that where one teacher becomes un-
popular on account OF new and good
method of teaching, a dozen make arep
utation by 1t. 1t Is because the one
teacher who fails cannot use any method
successfully. The young teachers to-day,
who are leading the profession, are the
ones who are quick and apt in applying
The best methods. Show US teacher to-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11
Food Values.

Professor Henry read an interesting
paper at the late meeting OF the Illinois
Dairyman's Association at Belvidere.
H., on the subject of feeding of corn
stalks, clover hay and mixed bay to cows
for producing butter.
1t was shown that by actual trials an
acre OF land produced 1890 pounds Of
corn stalks, together with 494l pounds
of ears Of corn. Tue following figures
we're given, showing the food required
in producing milk and butter according
to feeding tests made last winter.
Food required for 100 pounds of milk
when feeding corn stalks-l93 pounds
OF corn stalks; 25 pounds OF corn meal I;
35 pounds of wheat bran.
Food required for 100 pounds OF but
ter, when feeding corn s,alks-3SS0
pounds OF corn stalks; 5l4 pounds Of
corn meal; 719 pounds Of wheat bran.
Food required for 100 pounds of milk,
when feeding mixed hay-n pornds of
mixed hay; 26 pounds corn meal; SO
pounds Of wheat bran.
Food required for lOO pounds OF but
ter when feeding mixed hay--l34S
pounds OF mixed hay; 500 pounds Of
corn meal: 700 pounds OF wheat brsn.
Food required for 100 pounds of milk
when feeding clover hay-60 pounds OF
clover hay; 26 pounds OF corn meal; 81
pounds Of wbeat bran.
Food required for 100 pounds of but
ter when feeding clover hay-ll79
pounda clover bay 5l3 pounds of corn
meal; lis pounds of wheat bran.
The trials showed that the corn stalks
from an scre OF land produced 'roughess'
to use a southern word, sufficient TO
make lis pounds OF butter, and grain
sufficient to make 324 pounds of butter.
A careful comparison OF results by a
young farmer, OF the convention, showed
that be was doing equally as well as the
above By cutting up shock corn and
feeding.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11
Four score years and ten have. nc

Four score years and ten have. not
seen the equal Of Ely's Cream Balm as a
remedy for Caiatrh, Colds, in The Head,
and Hay Fever. 1t works like magic,
giving relief at once, and permanent
henetit. A thorough treatment cures the
worst cases. Apply into the nOstrlls.
We have sold Ely's Cream Balm about
three yesrs, and have recommended lis
use in more than a hundred Special
Cases of Cstsrrh. The unanimous an,
swer to our inquiries Is, "l,s the heat
remedy that l have ever used Oar
experience is, thot where parties contin-
ueu its use. it never fsils TO cure.-J II.
Montgomery & Co., Druggists, Decorsh
Iowa.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.

Monroe Lodge, No. 1s9, F. and A.
M ,--Neets at Masonic Hall in Woodsfeld, on
Wednesday evenings. on or before each full
meon J. P. SpRIaGs, W. n; JAS. &. noRRIs,
Secretary.
WoOdsfield Chapter, No. S5, Il. a.
M.--Meets in Masonic Hail. Woodsfeld, on
Monday evening after full noon. J. T. srRIeae
N. +. II. P; JAS. R. KoRRIs, Secretary.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11

ET Tie business of painting the huge
signs upon the fences and barns which
assault the eye In all parts Of the coun-
try is in the hands OF few contractors
in New York and Chicago. One firm in
New York spends from 81 coo ,oS2 900
every year paying from 4 to 2 cents q
square foot for The work. The bigger
the sign the better. Many can be found
reaching 800 feet in length, and the big-
gest of all (at Newark, Ohio is more
than 500 feet long and con aims only one
word.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11

SICK HEADAoHE.-Thousands who
have suffered intensely with sick head
ache say that Hoods Sarsaparilla has
completely cured them. One gentleman
thus relieved, writes: "Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla is worth it's weight in gold" Read
er, if you are sufferer With sick head
ache, give Hood'd Sarssparilla trial. II
will do you positive good. Made by G
I. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass. Sold by
sll druggis,s. 100 Doses One Dollar.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-05-11

Young and middle aged men, suffering
from nervous debility and kindred Of
fections. as loss of memory and hypo
chondria. should enclosa 10 cents In
stamps for large illustrated treatise sug
eestng sure mesns Of care. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical ASSOCIATION
Buffalo, r. Y.
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The Brand on Cain

was not more fearful than ore the marks
OF skin diecnses and yet Dr.. Piercs's
"Gnlden Medical Discovery" isa certain
cure for all OF them. Bloohes, pimples,
eruptions. pna'ules, scsly incruststions.
lnmps, infamed patches, salt-rbcam, tet.
ter, boils, carhuncles, ulcers, old sores,
are by lis use healed quickly aud per-
Tanently.
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E1r Tha syernoe deynieh to fha emil

sag The average devoted to the cult.
vation OF tobacco in the United States
is said to have increased from 63S SAL
acres in 1880 TO 100000 acres at The
present time, while the product has in
creased from 472, 1851 900 ponds to 600.-
100000 pounds. Until 1870 Virginia
led as tobacco manufacturing State
Now Kentucky is irst. The late crop
OF that State is SAID to be the largest
ever raised, with the exception nt that Of
1877, which amounted 10 lS1 ,4S4, 600
pounds.
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Jefferson declared that cities we

Ew Jefferson declared that cities were
sores on the body polite. II this was
true 80 years ago, it is much more go
now, when the siza and the iniquities Of
the city have 80 enormously increased.
Detective as. farm life is, according to the
ideal stsndard,it furnishes the conditions
for more successful manhood than the
crowded city. "By their fruits ye shall
know them." The ranks OF eminent bu.
siness and professional men are msinly
recruited from rural homes.-American
Cultipat0r
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.spread tho butter thinly. dearest,

.Spread tho butter thinly. dearest,
Fer the COW is going dry,
When the milk of said COW fsllest,
Then for butter you win sigh"
Thusly spoke housewife charming
To her hubby while at tea,
AS he spread upon warm biscuit
Butter 'nough at least for three.
Then wondering glance he cast her,
And he asks. "What dost thou mean2
Soon I'll slay the bovine failing,
And make oleomargarine."