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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
No Woman Could Make Fosi Of
Him.

."Of all the fools in this world" said
an elderly passenger on Michigan Cen
tral train. 81 think Senator Jones takes
the blue ribbon. The idea of q man OF
bis age making such Ounce of himself
over woman. The woman never lived
that could bit me 30 hard as that.
They can't throw none of their duet
In my eyes. am too old bird TO be
caught with feminine chaf."
These self-congratulatory remarks
we're uttered at IL q. m. AT noon q vo.
man with face once pretty and still
passable with the aid of q skillfully sp-
piled coat OF rouge, came aboard at
way-s'ation and occupied the seat next
to the elderly man. At IL 80 she struc-
gled vainly with the window. blind, and
al ii 81 her neighbor went to her res.
cue. At IL :45 they were seated side BY
aide. At 80 be took her out to din.
ner. At z:30 her head rested upon his
sholder, and bis nigh arm fingered along
the seal.back, With spasmodic tendency
to droop. At 8 sharp the train stopped
five minutes to change cars and tele-
graph messenger came into the car. At,
3:05 the woman was wringing her hands
and in despair and hen compsnion was
reading the telegram which she had +
placed in bis hands and trying to COM
fort her in her grief at this sudden in.
telligence OF the death Of her mother in
Boston and equally sudden call upon her
10 return Immediately. At S:l5 the ell
derly passenger was standing With bis
open pocketbook in hand, counting out
$40 In crisp bills and placing them in /,
the hands OF bis fellow traveller.
At4:20 the unhappy woman had con.
trolled her grief and stayed the food OF
tears. At $3.50 she alighted from the,
train, after an aEectionate and thankful.
parting with her bensfactor, promising
to write him from Boston, whittier she
was to ny, by the next train for the East.
At 3:3l she entered q cab which was
waiting near the platform and which wss
occupied by mcustsched man with q,
high hat, loud scarf q wicked eve
At 3 :32 the train started on its way, and
a rogush, laughing face looked out IL
the cab window and waved an arch and
gay good.by to the elderly passenger
AT :33 something seemed to come over
the old man. He few into fit Of rage.
showed his teeth, looked into his pock-
etbook, shook his head, clenched HE fis;s
and muttered: "Cuss an old woman fool
like me. anyhow."-Chicogo Herald.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06

"A Republican" says 10 the same ar
ticle, 1--WE know your party was success
ful in buying Senator Payne's seat in the
Senate" Senator Payne is an honest
democrat and citizen of our State, and
the fight made for him for U S. Senator
was a democratic one and not "repub-
lcan" one. 1t docs indeed seem strange
that Mr. IA R. pub" would cay as much
as she or be did about Senator Payne's
seat, when a Republican House OF Rep
resentatives has appointed an invesliga-
ting committee, headed by Tom Cowgill,
to examine into the affairs OF the election
OF democratic Senator, by democratic
Legislature. Mr.. "a Republican" Tom
Cowgirl is chairman OF said republican in
vesligsting committee and the committee
has not yet made its report to the House,
and when It does there will be time snfii
cient for you to make your charges. Your
own republican investigation committee
will undoubtedly report that they find
nothing against Senator Payne, and the
indications are that said committee will
have nothing to report against the Sena-
tor.
Mr.. IA Republican" spssks OF John
r Mclean, Of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
as having been an aspirant for U. 5 Sen.
a,or. Well, suppose be was. 1t would
have been Democratic 6ght as to who
should be Senator, and it would have
been the business of the Democratic
party and not at all the Republican par
tvs business, provided the Legislature
bad been Democratic.
Furthermore, Mr.. "a Republican, !"
"Pan- Electric" reference to Mr. Garland
does not "pan." Dut how does the fol.
lowing pan out for you: "The Credit
MohiIier Fraud The De GolyeI Bribs,
"The back pay grab aud the salary
STEAL" "The Indian Ring ""The San
horn Frauds" The Black Friday Scan.
dai." "1he Electoral Commission OF '76,
"The Pacific Steal" "Tbe Moth Swim.
de" and go on endless; and let me fur.
her say that the "'76 fraud will never
be forgotten by the true American citi
zen-never. No political party and nc
governmen. can stand and commit such
enormous "frauds" In the face OF the
millions OF freemen. A DEMocRAT.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Splendid Democratic Victory.
Mapsfield Shield and Banner.

The total i1uded debt of Oaio on the
10Th of November, 1878. just before the
Democratic party got control of the
State, was S4,522,5l5. At that date
there was in .ha Sinking Fund $l61 .564
As. Ga the 15.h OF November, 1885
two years afterward, when Judge Fora.
ker had been elected Governor, the total
funded debt of OHIO was &3, ,720,229 l9
$500, ,285 81 less than 1t was Two years
before. That il. the public debt of Ohio
was reduced SS02.5S5 81 during Gov.
Hoadlv's administration. There was
too, $8S974 81 in the Sinking Fund
Not so bad for an administration that
has been charged with proflgate extrav-
sgance The redeemable part Of the
public debt would have been paid before
this had no. the Republican Legislature
in 1915 cut down the Sinking Fund levy.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
NUMBER 9.

weaken their sense Ct obligation to make
sacrifices for the instruction Of the young,
strikes dead!ysnd demoralizing blow
at the sprinps and incentives of all edu.
catioDal Improvement. Our people have
yet to learn that one Of the highest ben.
e6ts OF q popular educational system is
in training parents and citizens to the ef.
dcient discharge OF their social duties,
and national policy that undermines
these obligations cannot be too strongly
reprobated.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Christian Church, resident Minis
tsr. Social meeting and communion every
Lords day morning at 10h o'clock. Sunday
school at . o'clock AN.
SC. Sylyester's Catholic Church,
Rsv. Father WEIsrNeER. Pastor. Services at
3 and 10 o'clock A NJ. Sunday school at z r.
~ vsapersana Benediction at r NJ.
8 M. E. Church. h.--Services ct the NJ. Z.
Uharch, Woods6sld, every Sabbath. Preach.
fnr ct 1880 A. n and 2 p. N. Sunday school
1850 4. u. Prayer meeting every Thursday
st7P.M. Pastor, Rev. h. d. STAuFFER.
st. Paurs German Evangelical
Church. every two weeks at IL
o'clock NJ. Sunday school every Sunday al
. O'Clock A. II. Services every alternate Sun
DAY at Lswisville at 10 o'clock A. n. Pastor
Rev. A. J. WINTERICK.
Presbyterian Church. --Servioes at the
Pressyterian Church, Woodsfeld, every two
wesks at ~ o'clock r. N Sunday scheol every
Bunday ct I O'Clock r. N. Prayer meeting
svsry Wednesday evening at "a ociook.-
esstor, Rev. W. T. GARRowAY.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
FROM SENECA TOWNSHIP.

Ed. SPIRIT: By your permission will
say a few more words on the subject of
Prohibition In yonr paper OF Februa-
nv l6, 1885, noticed an article In reply
TO What had said in your issue of
Janusry IL l don't write to get up a
political discussion; that I won't do
Our article Is before your readers and
they can decide it. / want to notice q
few things friend Carpenter said. think
he did not understand me. He took the
ground that intemperance was not the
great hesetting Elm of The human family
We will look ct it little. No man can
describe the horrors of intenperance-it
cannot be done. Nine hundred million
dollars are spent annually for the use Of
strong drinks, and l00, 900 men and wo-
men die annually from it's use and fill
drankards' graves and 60 to drunk
ards hell. But that is only start. Look.
if you please,at our almshouses and jails
and penilen.iaries crowded to their ut.
most extent. 1t is said from good au.
thority that three-f,urths OF all crime is
committed under the influence Of strong
drink.
My friend says everybody is not ad
dicted to this great evil. Is not every
one in danger of being disturbed, killed,
robbed and maltreated ia various ways
by those who are under the influence o.
strong drink? Don't every tax. payer
have to pay his share OF the expense OF
the various prosecutions of the crimes
committed by those under the influence
OF strong drinkf So we soc that all are
directly or indirectly affected by intem-
perance. NV friend uses great deal Of
Scripture to show thet moral suasion is
Gods plan to overthrow this great evil
1t is good In its place. Moral suasion
for the man who drinks mental suasiop
for the man who thinks; legal suasion
for the drunkard. maker; prison suasion
for the statute breaker. Ii moral sna.
sion is sufficient remedy for intemrer.
ance, WHY not for polygamy and all 9th
er eyilsg Why Is it that J. B. Cough.
Sam Jones, the W. c. T. o., as we'll as
other temperance organizations, are call
ing for legal suasion to give moral sua-
sion q chancef What does the rnm.sel-
Ter cafe for moral suasion? About as
much ss the wicked Jews did for the Son
OF Gods examples. They cruci6ed Him,
and go would the rum sellers the tenn
perance men II il were not for the strong
arm Of the law. 1t is the law, and the
llaw alone, that can stop theaccurssd
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Too Many school onicers.

In Ohio there are more than fifty thou
sand school officers. Stand these gen.
tlemep in line, giving a yard to each,
and you will have column thirty miles
long, q column as long as Gen. Grants
line OF battle before Richmond ard Pc
tersburg in the spring oflS65. In some
districts in Ohio there are more school
officers than there are children in the
schools. This is Office holding carried
TO ridiculous excess. There is much
wisdom in the old saying that too many
cooks spoil the broth. There is good
sense in the saying that what is every.
body's business is nobody's business.
This suggests that either from too much
interference, or meddling. or from total
neglect the country schools are not doing
what they should for the people.
Those best qualified to judge, and hav.
ing none but patriotic motives to prompt
their statements, assert that relatively
the public schools of Ohio, 80 far as
country schools are concerned, are fall
ing behind such schools as found In To-.
diana, Wisconsin, Iowa and many other
States. The remedy suggested is the
substitution of the totonship system for
the present "double-headed or no head
ed" want Of system in the schools OF
township districts, or 10 other terms the
adoption OF tie village plan for country
schools.
In villages the schools sre ccnfessedly
superior to the schools in the rural dis
tricts. A single board OF education, pos.
sesiug all necessary authority in school
matters from the building Of school
house 10 the employing Of teachers, se-
cures unity in all school work. The head
teacher in village is the executive Off
Ger of the board OF education and be is
held responsible for the general progress
Of the schools. Instead of from twenty
to forty school effi ,ers in each township,
there ie need OF but one-third this num-
ber. With q smaller body Of men held
responsible for the welfare of the
schools, the children OF farmers can ir Q
half dozen years enjoy as good educa.
tional advantages as their cousins in vii.
lagos and cities True, some OF our
school officers would be retired to pri
vate life with the reorganization OF the
country schools on the village plan, bu,
who is not willing to give up a.rusal Of.
Gee for the benefit OF the childreni The
law already permits "townshir districts
to be organized as "village districts
(See Sec. 1894, Revised Statutes oil
Ohio. This law should be made man.
datory. COMPANY H,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

As WE promised on assuming control
OF the SPIRIT that one column would be
devoted TO the interest OF schools and
teachers, We dedicate it this week. The
welfare OF sour country" depends upon
nothing else so much as upon it's schools.
The boys and girls being educated and
trained ln the schools to-day will be the
molders Of society and government in
but few years. What our society and
laws in the fulure willbe, depends upon
the training in the schools by our teach
ers to-day.
This being true. too much importance
cannot be placed upon our common
schools. An evil cannot be wiped out,
as has been often tried, by sweeping
law commanding such and such to be
done, when the people are not prepared
for such change.
The only sure way Is TO educate, and
begin with the children. To try to edu.
cate the people who have their habits end
opinions formed is folly. "You can,
teach an old dog new tricks" is an old
saying and as true as It is old.
Deeming our schools Of such import.
ance We have concluded that they should
have some consideration IN our columns
and that teachers should have a medium
through which they can reach the public
10 general.
We shall expect the teachers Of the
county and elsewhere to edit this col
umn, and Company H" comes forward
to dedicate it with very excellent arti
Gle with whom we cannot only agree bu,
heartily endorse.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Degradation of the Public School.
Pref. e. L. Youmans in Popular Scien
Monthly for April.

Pref. e. L. Youmans in Popular Science
Monthly for April.
Another exempli6cstion OF the inau-
ence of politics upon education is seen
in the "Blsir Bill" which proposes that
Congress shall make gift Of seventy
seven million dollars, to be divided
among the States OF the Union to help
them maintain their schools. The sue
cess al the bill, as we write, ts said t. be
uncertain; but, whether it pass or not, it
has had so extensive backing 81 to we'll
illustrate The sort OF influence which pol
iticians would bring to bear upon educa.
ton. The tendency to make education
charity, and to bring school houses
into the same category with poor houses,
is sufficiently strong; but the measure,
by the audacious stretch of constitutional
power, would give the stamp Of nation
ality to the charity policy. The scheme
proceeds upon the peculiarly American
assumption that anything can be done
with money, and that the Central Gov.
eminent has only to scatter millions
enough and all the people will be eduoa.
ted. But the assumption is false; there
are things which no amount Of money
can do, while the evils OF its lavish dis
tribution are not only palpable and GER
tain, but may result in the absolute de-
feat OF the object intended. That. the
distribution OF this venty-seven million
largess among the States would be pro.
injurious to the interests OF pop
ular education does not admit OF doubt {;
and the American Congress would have
to make the experiment but once more
to paralyze and destroy the existing COM
mon school system of the country. For,
BY the results OF all experience and the
very necessity Of things, those who ex-
pect to be helped will depend upon help,
and put forth less effort to help them.
selves, Whatever lessons the interest
taken by parents and citiEens in the
working and character OF the schools,
whatever tends to weaken their direct
responsibility in regard to them, aud to
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
The Civilized Ear.
Texas Sifttings.

Intellectual effort and training. study
and the like which constitutes so great .
portion Of the labor OF our modern civ.
ilization 10 comparison with the muscu.
lar or animal etfort Of former genera.
tions, has tendency 10 make the drum
nf the ear far more sensitive, and with
it to widely increase the disease OF in.
somnia. That disease, which in former
ages was chiefly confined to kings, states.
men and philosophers, has now grown
to be q mere democratic. not to say vul-
gar. disorder. And people are Just va
king to the fact that their suficular
nerves need pr protection.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
"I Don't Know What Ais Me-"

says many sufferer. have the 'hlues'
am troubled with headache
and dizziness; l have lost my appetite /;
there is bad taste in my mouth con-
stantly. What is the matter with me p
We will tell you you are "bilious." Get
a hntse of Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medic
al Discovery" use it faithfully, and you
will soon be new man again. Ali drug.
gis have it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
rA Santa Barbara, ,Califoruia, school

wA Santa Bsrbara, ,Califoruia, sch ool
teacher fell in love with pretty pupil
and she with him and they decided to
elope. They got away safely, boarded
steamer for Los Angeles, and the good.
natured captain ran the vessel outside
the three league limit 30 that the young
folks might be married Without a license
After II vas all over it was learned ,ha,
they might just as we'll have been mar
ried at home, because no one in the
world had the least objection.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
The Proprietors of Ely's Cream

The PrOprietors of Ely's Cream
Balm do no, claim 1t to be q cure-all, but
a sure remedy for Catarrh, Colds in the
Head and Hay Fever. II is not liquid
or snuff, hut is easily applied with the
finger. 1t gives relieve at once. Price
Soc,
have had nasal catarrh for ten vears
so bad that there, we're great sores 10 my
nose. AMI one place was eaten through.
| got Ely's Cresm Balm. Two, bottles
did the work. My nose and head is we'll,
feel like another nan-C. S. McMilleD,
Jackson c. Mo.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Purity Your Bio cd.

Among spring preparations. do not
neglect that ~hich is most important OF
all--your own body. During the winter
the blood abaorhs many impuri les,
which, II not expelled,ar liable 10 break
out In sosofula or o her disease. The
best spring medicines Hood's Ssrssps-
rilla. 1t expels every impurity from the
blood, and gives strength to every func-
ton of the body.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
WIVES! MOTHERS! DAUGnrERsl

BE fOUk OWN PHYSICIANl A
lady who was for years a great sufferer
from Female Complaints and weakuesses,
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 medical examination. From
gratitude she will send FREE, Recipes,
Illustrated Treatise and foil directions,
sealed Address with stamp1, MR..
W: c. HoLxEs, 65S Broadway, N. 7.
Name paper).
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Mr.. Cleveland and the Maryland
Politicians.

IOlIVlCl3nSs
Baltimore American.
The delegation from the Bar Associa.
ton OF Baltimore called on the Presi.
dent on Friday. and filed a formal pro
test against the nomination of ]. F. G.
Talbot for District Attorney at Balti.
more
"How large is your association p
asked President Cleveland.
I'VE have about $50 members" was
the reply.
"Was the meeting q large one a,
which these resolutions we're adopted p
asked the President.
YES" was the reply, "there were q.
bout City present.. indeed. one Of the
largest meetings We have held for some
time"
The delegation then said they came
here to present the protest in person,
and the President asked why they had
not gone TO the delegation in Congress.
Some remark was made about the
delegation not vOicing the sentiments,
and President Cleveland asked hurriedly,
"How did they get here How did they
get here then3"
"By some strange combination Of cir
cumstances," was Mr.. Packard's reply,
whereupon the President began to talk
about the delegation aud their endorse.
ments.
"And they unanimous in their endorse.
ment Of Messrs. Talbot and Fsuton p
Was asked him. :.
"They appear to be-" was the Presi.
dents reply "but somehow am no,
certain of it,"
Then the President continued :"Mary.
laud politics sesms 70 be very bard to
fa,hom. l have bad more delegations
protests, &C., against appointments ther,
than anywhere. don't like it. II the
appointments don't suit, why don't you
get up come kind OF public demonstra
ton against them have had enough
delegations visit me to make up first.
class meeting; but no, they prefer to
come in delegations can't listen to
all. l want to be guided to some exten,
hV the men you send here to Congress
Now, If the people of Baltimore dom,
want the men named they ought to pub
licly protest. Is your association o
Baltimore ?" be asked !'Being a lawyer
| see perfectly your right to protest a.
gainst man whom you think unfit fo
the Office. As q lawyer, / am we'll &C
quainted with the kind OF man needed
for District Attorney. You sbouIt
see your Senators 10 this matter. ! ad.
wise you to send copies of the resolu
tions to them"
The President continued to talk abou
the rights OF lawyers, and that he would
carefully read the protest. The Presi
dent throughout the interview was nos
cordial. He talked freer than usual
and his remarks about Maryland politics
showed his opinion of them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
"Said Aaron to Moses
Let's cut eff our noses ,

Aaron must have been sufferer from
catarrh. The desperation which catarrh
produces is often sufficient to make peo
pie say and do many rash things and
many continue suffering just as il no
such cure as Dr.. Sage's c tarrh Remedy
existed. It cures every case from the
simplest to The most complicated, and
all the consequences! OF cstarrh. A per-
son once cured by DR.. Saee's Catarrh
Remedy will not be apt 10 tske cold
again, ss it leaves the mucuous mem
branss healthy and strong. BY drug
gists.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06

The BuRDoeK PLANT is one of the
best diuretics or kidney regulators in the
vegetable world, and the compound
known as Burdock Blood Bitters, is un.
surpassed in all diseases Of the kidaeys,
liver and blood,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06

fw Washington County, Penusylva-
MIA, is said to be the largest wool.erow.
ing county in the Union. and produces
annually 100000 to 100000 pounds
of wool, worth 10 cash 81 900 600 for
the wool alone, besides the sale of fne
sheep for breeding purposes, and NUT
ton sheep and lambs for the meat mar.
ket of the East.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Highest Mountain ON the Globe.

The highest mountain on the globe
Mr.. BIckuore considers are two volca.
noes OF the Sandwich Islands whose
peaks are $4,000 feet above the wster.
and whose bases are ct the bottom OF
5000 fathoms OF the sea, making them
more than $1,000 feet in height.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-06
Use the surest remedy for catarrh--
NJ Caoos.

use .he surest remedy for catarrh--
Dr.. Sage's.
"Have used DR.. Thomas' Eclecsrio
Oil for Group and colds, and declare It q
positive cure" Contributed BY VIM.
Kay, $40 Plymouth Ave-, Buffalo, N. r.
A new law in Kansss forbids q man
TO make an ass OF himself. The statute
is very ingeniously worded, the reading
being that no person shall marry within
six months aft'' obtaining a DIVORCE.
Bsrdette IL Brook ya Eagle.