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VOLUME 42.
WOODSFIELD, MONROE COUNTY, OHIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1885.
NUMBER 30.
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iflfi SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
rtBLISHED EVERY tftJlisbAY.
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tiUPnaY Tt, WEST,
tflltda AND PROPRIETOR. -
fa
tS)FFICE West Side of Main Street, two
;W Xtttfc 6f the Publlo Square. . -.-
, v'-y.. . TERMS:
W eopy, one year, :
vat eolT, tlx months.
$1 50
75
80
!B)n eepy, three months,
Kittfe opyi : : : : t 5
t Monro Connty, after
5
I v tt PublteUer$2 la advance
- 4 r?Jubrlptons- cun be eommenoed t any
; ' V ' Advertlslntr Rateat '
snare, one week, ' $1 00
Oiaa tnbseqnent insertion for nve weeks, - 60
'$ At square, two months, ' 4' 00
Xi taaare. three months ' 8 00
Das 4Are,slx months, 7 00
-,ni square, one year, - - , 10-40
f eighth solarao, one month, 8 00
as eighth column, three months, i 10 CO
. lgWth eolnmn, six months, .... 15 00
tfte eighth oolamn one year, . 30 00
One foarth eolnmn, one month, ' ft0
ItaS fenrth colttmn, three months, , ., . 15 00
ne lenrtk oolumn, six months, 20 00
ae learth oolnmn, one yeaf, VO 00
fcne half lumn, one month, I .10 00
a half telnmn. three months, 20 00
, ta kali eelnmn, six montha' " BO 00
ne kalf eelnmn, one year, ' - - W 00
fete eeltmn, one week, , ; 10 00
ne eelnmn. one month, . . " 10 00
; ne iettu, three months. : -80 00
, ae eeUma, il month, 45 00
One eelnmn, one year, 00
CSTLegal adrertisements charged at the rate
ot ne nellat per square fer ft rut insertion, and
. fcJty vents for eaehsnhneqnent Insertion.- rj. -.
AAministraUr,s"of ' Executor's,' Attachment
' tad Kead Ketioes, $3 00.
Leeal Kotioes, per line, first insertion, 10
tirtts, ami At oents per Una for each additional
- week. V- '
ATTORNEYS.
....WILtllK OUT.
NolaiTi Public
. OIEV- & SON,
'TOR NET S AT' LAW,
if "WOBSFlKLDQHIO.-v 2
Mill praolloe In Monroe and adjoining conn
Hies. Boe south of Pnblie Square, formerly
pieupMJ hy Helllster h Okey. - mohl4,'82,
lGhbot'ge G-'Jenningrs,
Attorney at law;
TUt-Tmn0nToV41(fltlni
IV aanatiea. Offioe south of Pablio Square
ttf ttnhl 4n ietterer'i huOdlng. apri4,'86
kturcey at Law & Notary Public,
6 Ver Pope & Castled torng 8tore,)"
V i1 d m 1 1 e 1 1 O h i o .
Will praetioe in ifonroo and other bounUes.
? JanlVSl . : .'. ' . . ... . j.
, ; . lamea "VVatsoii)
iTTORNEt AT LAW,
W OOD8FIELIN OHIO,
'jn8i,8i.' .. ;
james e. OrOIVES,
AT TO R E V A T LAW,
WOODSFIEt.D, oniO.
-7(U jpricUM In UonrOe and adjoining conn.
Hies. .Collections will receive prompt aVtrtu
tlen. . : JJOiHce orer Ketterers store.
-'ay88r.,
tlt.racy at Uf andNttry Pablic
WOODSPIBLO, O HIO. j
Vf rtotiee In Monroe and aoining ooun.
Ho 'fp' s'taiit In UonrOe Bank building.
' W B. MA.L'LOB,
iSdary Public,
it f.O RK E Y S AT.L A
'"WOODJSFIELD, OHIO, j .
Vriilpractlot In Monroe ind ad)olntfig ,4qnn-
Xlos. - Offioe ia the room Tormeny oooapiea
r& , ' . W X X B Y ,
raosRcrTino attorJjev,
TtRNEY AT L A W,
rik At- - JlSTATE AUENT,
Oie Hfp frf fa. the Cottrt ftonse.)
itf ill ARTISSVILLB, itEST VA.
FAHU LANDS FOR SALE.
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I.KoW ftffer tor sale tny entire farm, oon
i sisting of 1.3W0 acres of Talnable land,
00 acres .of which Is improved and mostly
at ia Centnokr bine grast. This land is all
Trcsh; narJVf been cleared In tbe last few
ears. The woodland Is Nearly all enclosed,
ee that It can be used for summer pasture.
" iTkfe Whole is Well Watered .
Wlbg situated en wat-rs of Big Run and
' ogar 'Trefl-Creek knd ! miles from tbe
tihio . Hirer and the t)hio Hirer Eailroad
There is a good dwelliDg house on the farm
ai U tenant houses, and twelre families
titing on the farm besides my owft, These
sea are nearly all engaged in clearing up
he land, and about fifty acres ol thii land is
olng Into grass ? ery year. It contains also
' 4 good barns; abont 700 yonng bearing apple
trees, Uo rarions kinds of small fruits, all
1 1 whiA kr Veil (elected;- also dOO well se
lected -apple t C6s which Were planted -out in
kpnfc of nii.
hls Farm IP Very Convenient
U a whole, yet It oan be divided to a good
' advantage into many small farms, which I
Will do to suit purchasers, and will sell at
reasonable rates considering the quality of
the land.
This famt is situated in tbe upper end of
r leu tats Connty, WestVa , audfcboatZO
miles front 5ardis. Ohio.
For further particulars oall on or address
UM at Twiggs Postoffl-e Pleasants County
t West Va., or Moses Qorrell. Bardie, Ohio.
Jyi4.'l5a3. , . , OLim UJRRBLL,
BUM5,
-THE
EST T0H1C.
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fhts medicine, combining Iron with pure
refctabla Ionics, quickly end fmnnletrly
l urr lyprpla, IniliufKtl!., WrnknM,
Impure Blood, JlBuriR,C'klll and FeTero,
Nt.ralila. . - --
w'n an BiifaiHiiff rcraedsr Diseases of the
.Kidneys and liver. i
U is lnTiihiHble for ronlinr to
K Kmea, srtd til who lwtAientnry lives.
It doc Hot Injur the tetb.uw lieadacbe,or
produce constipation olAr Iron meiiicrnndo,
Ueqrlphesand purifies th(b!nod, stimulates
(he pp!tlt. aids tbe nssinitfation of food, ro
ltews Heartburn (tnd Belching, Bud strength
ens the muscles and nerveM
For Ihtettnlttent Fevers, lassitude, Lack of
. Eiienjy, Ae it b Do equal J
Sf-The (trnulns has aboe trade mark and
crossed red lines on wrappet , Take no Other.
uUwIrk; BaOWS CHElltAL (fati IULTMOU, BB,
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PHYSICIANS.
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DR, B. , H. E .If N I E.
PHYSICIAN ANQ & URGEON,
BSAXLSVILI, OHIO,
. V Oftoe in the Armstrong property.
aprS0,'78t' " '" ' .'-.yi .
v .D T . J WAT,
Physiotan and 3 Burgeon,
JCLM COVE, " Wailinjton Tp, Monroe
Ifrunty, Olio.
All oalli promptly Attended to, during the
dy or night. . . .5 V feba3,'69.
r
W. J. 5HlIMESeM.T).a
PHYSICIAN AKD SURGEON,
; tVOODSFIELll OHIO.
Office acd rBidence,Jhe Cnriatman property.
CALLS PRODIPTLV ATTESDEO.
- - maya.'SSma. j
DR. JAMES Al McCOY,
RALDWELIUUIO,
Visits Woodsfleld Itenlarly. I guar
antee better work and use better materials
than any Dentiat in the county, aprl5,'84
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131
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nOMo Farmers Fire Itsurance Com.
LEROT, OHIO
Insures nothing bnt Farm property. Rates
lower than those of any other Company doing
business in this county.
Assets, : : $1,187,236 03
All Lobncs promptly paid.
JOUIV JEFFERS,
. ' BeallBTlJle, Ohio,
noTl3,78. Agent for Monroe Connty.
pBTJRCH COMMITTERS. Sohool Boards ot
I 1 rvto f.mllloa (taairinv to Tinrchss an
XJB'QAW can pronre first class instruments
it lowest cash prices by calling on or acta res-
log BUY W. T. UaKUUWAI,
WoodsfleidS Ohio.
Cstcy Organs a Specialty.
A. Gr. W. POTTS,
General Insurance Agent,
IlVxa.xl.iTcvl, Oliio,
Ag'l lor me f oIIowIdc Uompaules:
Abo for Tornadoes, Cyolones, Hnrrloanes ,
. knd Wind StOrtts.
aMAOBf.- - CinatHftrt.
ROT4L Ol Liverpool Enzlnnd.
THE NORTHERN, - Englnud.
LONDON and LANCASHIRE
Enlaiid.
QtEEN T Liverpool, Ensjland.
OUIO, ol Dayton. a Dayton.
Applications also taken for Various other
Companies, ill of whtch are tbe most relia
We Companies in the United States. Ail
classes of
Town and Conntry Building,
Merchandise, Lumber. Stock,
' Grain and Farm Implements.
Insured at low ratei In good Companies. Ap
plications either by mall or in person
promptly attended to. - x ma27,'84T.
FURSlTtlRB;
IMMENSE STOCK
'' OF '
FURNITURE!
-AT-
HELBLINff & STOEHR'S,
NEAB THE DEPOT,
WOODSFIELD, OHIO
Extra indnoemenU to customers in tbe tray 0
GOOD G001IS F8H LOW PRICES
' - and aa ohdap as the cheapest,
WarflroDes, Chairs, TaMeS, Btt
reads, Bedsteads, Looking
Glasses, Hat Backs, Picture
Frames,
And everything else in the Furniture Line
Pictures Framed to Order
IN BR3T OK 8TYLR.
TJ3sri3TiirtTvirj:3sf
Promp'ly and carefully attended to, All
kinds of Undertaking Goods always on band,
consisting of Coffins, Caskets, Shrouds and
Burial Robes of all sues, dec78,,
Mfotit.
A USEPULLESSON.
Taught by the Interference of a
fjoasipy spinster.
Belty sighed. Now why ehe should
have sighed at this particular moment no
one ob ennh could tell. And it wets all
the more eXaspe'Stlng because John hid
juet generously put Into her little shapely
band a brand-new len-dollar-bill. And
here began the trouble
" Wbai s tbe matter f" he said, bis face
falling at the laint sound and hU moutb
clapping together in what those who
knew bim but little called an "obstlnrte
pucker;.Nc w what .is Jit, , ,
Uevty, wdo . lust oegao to caange tne
sigh into a merry little lauo.h,rippling all
over tne corners or tbe red lips, stopped
ouddenlv, tORsed her bead, and witb a
small Jerk no way conciliating sent out
ibe words
You needn't insinuate, John, that I'm
alwavs troublesome !' '
I didn t insinuate who's talking of
insinuating ?" cried be. thoroughly in
censed, at the very Idea he giartd down
from his tremendous height in extreme
irritation, "It's you yourself that's for
ever insinuating and all that, and then
for you to put it on me its really
abominable 1"
Tbe voice was harsh and tbe eyes that
looked down into hers were not pleasant
to behold.
"And if you think, John Peabody.that
I'll stand and have such things sid to
me, yon rxiss your guess that's all I"
cried Betty witb two big red spots coming
in her cheeks as she tried to draw her
little erect figure up to its utmost dlmen
Sions.. Forever insinuating! I guess
yon wouldn't have said tbat before I
married von. ' Ob, now you cap, of
course!"
"Didn't you say H' first, I'd like to
know ?" cried John in great exci ea eut,
drawing nearer lo the email creatnre he
called wife, who was gazing at him with
blazing eyes of indicnalioc; ' I can t
endure erer thing!
"And if you bear more than I do,'
cried Betty Wholly beyond control now,
"why, then, 1 11 give and she gave a
bitler little laugh aud tossed her bead
agiin.
Here tbey were iu tbe midst oi- a q iar
rel ! These two wbo, but a year beiore.
bad promised to love and protect and
help each other through life!
'Now," said John, and be brought hit
hand down witb such a bang on tbe table
before him that Betty nearly skipped out
of ber little shoes, only she controlled
tbe start, lot she would have died before
she had let John eee it; "we 11 have no
more of this nonsense I'
His face was very pale and tbe lines
around the moutb so drawn tbat it would
have gone lo any one's heart to have
seen their expression.
. "I don't know how j'ou will change it
or help it," said Betty lightly, to conceal
her dismay St the turn affairs Lad taken,
'I'm sure!" and she pushed back tbe
ligbt,waving bair (rortj hef forehead with
a saucy, indifferent gesture.
That hair tbat John always smoothed
when he petted her when tired or dir
heartened and called her "thUd.1" Her
gesture struck to bis freart as be glanced
at her sunnv locks and the cod indiffer
ent face underneath, and before be knew
it he was saving:
"There's no help for it too w, I sup
posp." .
"Ob, yes, there is," said Betty in the
cool, calm way tbat ought not t'O have
deceived him ; but men know so little of
women's hearts although lhey ttay liVe
witb them for years in closest frrebdsbip.
' You needn't try to endure l, John tea
body, If you don't want to. I'm etore I
don't care."
" What 'do you mean t
. tier husband grasped her arms and
compelled tbe merry brown eyes lo fook
up to b'm.
1 can go back to tnoi'herS said B
ty provnkingly. "She wants t&e any tiay,
and then you can live quietly and live to
suit yourself, and it will be better all
srouud "
Instead of bringing oof a violent pro
testation of Tond affec'ion and remorse
which she fully expected lohn idrew
himself op, !ookd at bet fixedly Tor s
long, long minute ttieln dropped ber
arm and said, through white lips very
slowly:
Yes, it rosy be, a yon sav, better all
Around. You know best;" and was
gone from the room before she could re
cover from her astonishment enough to
utter a sound
With a wild cry Bstty rushed bcross
the room, first tossing tbe ten-dollar bill
sivagely as far as she could throw it,
and, fl nging herself on the comfortable
o'd sofa, broke into a flood of bitter
tears tbe first she bid sue I during ber
married life
"How could be have done 1t ob,
what have I said? Ob, John, John'"
Tbe bird twittered in bis little cage
over in the window among the plants,
Betty remembered like a flash bow J jbn
and she filled the 86ed cup that very
morning, how he laughed when She tried
to put It tn between the bars, and when
she Couldn't reach without getting upon
cbaii be took ber in bis arms and held
her up, Just like a 5h 11, that she miah
Bxitto suit hei self. And the "bits '
tbat hfc had said ir. his tender way, thev
had gone down to the deptiJs of her fool
ish little heart, sending her about sing
ing for very gladness of spirit. And
now I
Betty stuffed ber fingers hard Into ber
rosy eats to. shut out tbe bird's chirping.
If be knew why I sighed," she moan
ed. "O'a, my husband! Birthdays
nothing will make any difference now.
Ob, Why can't 1 die?"
How long she stayed there, crouched
down on the old sofa, she neVer knew.
Over and over the dreadful scene she
went, realising its woist features each
time in despair, until. heavy footsteps
proclaimed tbat Some one was on the
point of breaking in upon her Uninvited,
and a Voice out ia the little kitchen
cried 1
"B.:tty!" .
Betty spring up, choked hack her
sobs, and tried with all ber might to
compose herself and remove all trattis
of her trouble.
The visitor was tbe worst possible one
she could have under the circumstances.
Crowding herself on terms of the closest
intimacy with the pretty bride, who with
her husband bad moved Into tbe village,
a twelvemonth previous. Miss Elvira
Simmons had made the most of heff'-op-
portunities, and by dint of making great
parade -over helping her in some domes'
tio work, such as house-keeping, dress
making and the like, the maiden .laify.
had managed to ply her other vocatiot,
that of news-gatherer, one and the sr. tne
time, pretty tS 'dually. ' " :, f
She always called her by her first
name, though fiettv resented-it; end-she
made a great handle of bar friendship
on every occasion, mailing joa rage
violently and vow a thousand times tbe
old maid" should Walk! Vj V- V
But she never bad and now, scent
ing dimly, like a carrion after Us prey,
that trouble, might come to hevj5fity
little white house, the make-mischief had
come to do her work, tf devastation bad
really commenced
'Been crying 1" she said, more plainly
than politely, and sinking down into the
pretty chintl-covered rocking-chair with
an energy that showed she meant to stay,
and made the chair creak fearfully.
"Only folks do say that you and your
husband don't live happy but la! I
wouldn't mind I know 'tain't your
fault.
Betty's heart stood still. Had it come
to this ? John and she not to live hap
py ! To be sure they didn't, as she re
membered with a pang the dreadful
scene of words and hot tempers ; but
bad it gotten around ro often a story
in everybody's mouth?. With all her
distress ot mind she was saved from
opening her mouth. So Miss Simmons,
failing in that, was forced to go on,
. "An' I tell folks si." s'ie said, rock
ing herself back and forth to witness tbe
effect of her words, "when tbey git to
talkin', so yon can't blame me if tbings
don't go easy for you. I'm sure!
"You tell folks so ?" repeated Betty
vaguely, and standing qui'e . 8 ill
"What? - I don't understand you."
"Why, that ttie blame is all his'n,"
cried the old ,xald, exasperated at her
strange mood and ber dullness. "I say,
savs I, whv they couldn't no one live
witb birn, let alone tbat pretty wife he's
got. That's what I sav, Betty. And
then, I tell 'em what a q leer man he is,
how cross, and"
And you dare to tell people such
tbings of ray husband ?'' cried Belly,
drawing herself up to her extremes!
height, and towering so over tbe old wo
man in the chair that she Jumped in con
fusion at the storm she bad raised, and
stared blindly into the blazing eye and
face rosy. with indignation; her only
thought was how to get away from tbe
storm she had raised, hut could not stop
But she was forced to stay, for Betty
stood just in front of the chair and
blocked no tbe way, so she slunk back
into the -smallest .corner of it sndtook
it as best she could '" My husband!"
c led Betty, dwelling With pride on tbe
pronoun at least, if they were to part
she would say it over lovingly as much
as she could till the last moment, and
then, whn tbe time did come, why pec
pie should know that it wasn't John's
fault "the best, tbe kindest, tbe noblest
husband that ever was given to a wo
man. I've made him more trouble than
you can guess; my hot temper hes rex-
el bim; I've been cross, impatient, and
11 - m
"Hold!" cried a voice, "youre talk
ing against my wife!" and in a moment
big John teabody rushed t'irough tbe
door, grasped the little woman in his
arms and folded her to his heart right
before the old maid.
"Ob!" said Miss Si unions, sitting up
straight and setting her spectacles more
firmly
"And now tbat you've Jearned all tbat
yon can," stid John, turning around to
her. still holding Botry, " wby you may
go P
The Chair wai vacant-. A dissolving
view through the door was all that was
to be seen of the gossip, who started up
the road hurriedly leaving peace be
hind. . : '?
"Betty,' sftid John some half hour if
terward, "what was the Sigh for. I don't
care now but I did think, dear, and it
cut me to tbe heart, bow yoa migbPfaave
married richer. I longed to put ten times
ten ltitb ydar bandr Bdttv, aud it galded
me because I conldn't."
Bettie smile and twis'ed away from his
grasp. Running into 1 he bed room she
presently returned, still smiling with s
bundle rolled up in a clean towel. This
she put on her husband's knee, wbo
slated, at her wonderingly.
I didn't ifitran," she said Unpinning
the bundle, "to let it on now, but l
ebail have to. Why, John, day after
to-morrow is your birth-day !
"So 'tis V aid John. Gracious, has
it come round so soon ?' ,
"And, you dear boy," said B'ty.
shaking out before his eyes a prettv
brown affair, all edged witb silk of tbe
bluest shade that presently assumed the
proportions of a dressing-gown, "this
is to be your present. But you must be
dreadfully surprised, John, when you
get it, ' for ob, I didn't want you lo
know!"
John made the answer he thought
best. When be spoke again he said per
plexedly, while a small pucker of be
wi'derment settled between his eyest
But I don't see. Bitty, what this
thing,", laying one fi iger on tbe dressing-gown,
"btd to do with.tbe sigh ?"
"Tbat," said B rtty, and then she broke
into a marry laugh that got so mixed up
with tbe dimples and the dancing brown
yp8 tbat for a m ment phe could not
finish; "Ob, John, I was worrying so
oer those buttons! They Weren't good,
but thev were the ben I couM do then.
And I'd only bought them yesterday
Two whole doaen And when you put
that ten dollar bill in mv hand I didn'i
hardly know it, hut I suppose I did give
one little bit of a eigh for 1 was so pro
voked that I hadn't waited buying them
till to-day."
John caught up tbe tittle woman dress
ing.gown and all, I don't think thev
have ever quarreled since at least I
hv never heafd of it. Philadelphia
Call
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toirj;f Good,
lie who docs good lo another man
does good also to bimsialf, not only in
consequence, but in the Very act of do
ing it, for the consciousness of well-doing
is an ample reward.. '
FltOM SOUTUWUSf MISSOtfKl.
Bolivar, Polk CoBNtr, Missouri )
August, 18, 18S5. J
Ed. Spirit: I take pleasute in giving
to your readers a brief description of
Polk County, Missouri, '
Tbe county embraces an area of 41,-
000 acres, nearly equally divided between
piairie and timber lands Tbe timber
Ian. la are principally oak, black jack.
hickory, and in tbe bottoms fine black
wajnut. Tbe Coil on. tbe prairies are a
rich black and reddish loam and very
productive The timber lands jq tally
so. 1 here are some very rough lands
in the county." The coumv is well wa
tered by tbe Pomme-de Terre and Sac
Rivers and tributaries and never failing
springs of pur? so't water.
We have in Bolivar three pubile
spring's deeUed to the" town, which with
proper reservoir will supply 100,000 peo
pie with water .
1 Plenty of water la found by digging In
25 to 60 feet. The princ pal productions
are core, wheat, hay and potatoes. Sor
ghum rye and tobacco are grown lo
some extent.
We will have a fine corn crop this
vear.- Vegetables 01 all Kinds do well
Fruit grows, to perfection and is an im
portant industry. One firm in this place
shipped last season to Texas and South
em Kansas over 10,000 barrels of ap
ples. All the lame grasses grow luxuri
antly. Blue grass is indigenous and
grows every place it has a chance The
Warren, Ohio, Advertiser ot August 1,
lays: -
P.Ik County, Missouri, the future
blue grass region of the West is attract
ins the attention of stockmen through
out the Country .. There is no doubt about
the adaptability of tbe soil and climate
for winter pastures.' Bolivar, Polk Conn
ty, will be one place reached by C F.
Clapp Si Co's Land Explorers' Excursion
this fall."
Stock raising and feeding are carried
on to a great extent, a little feed is re
quired in tbe winter. Folk County ship
ped last season to St. Louis and Chicago
more live stock than any other point in
tbe southwest.
Tbe climate of Southwest Missouri is
about the same as Richmond, Virginia
Rain falls regularly. Lands are cheap
and rapidly advancing. The price of raw
lands are from 85 to 910, improved
from $15 to 840 per acre as to location
and improvements. There are some very
cheap rough lands in the county tbat
would make fine hog fancms, well wa
tered and plenty of mast (acorn). Hog
cholera is unknown.
We have in Polk Connty 90 public
school ' districts : a permanent county
school fund of 891,750 loaned to citizens
of the county on real estate, of which
only tbe interest is used. The State has
a large fund. Polk County's share of the
State fund last year was 81573, which
'wfrtnhe county fund, is divided pro raTa
among tbe districts; bnlance raised by
taxes. State and county IsXpS are low.
The Southwest Baptist College is loca
ted at Bolivar; attendance last year 240
The Methodists have a Conference Col
lege at Morrisville, Bolivar, Hamansville
and Pleasant Hope; each have graded
and high schools Tbe Methodists, Bap:
tists, Prcsbyteii-ns and Disciples have
each neat churches in Bolivar.- Through
out tbe county scarcely a neighborhood
ex s s without a neat Church. The peo
ple as a rule are church goers, and as
high a state of morality exists in Polk
County as in any section of our country
We have three fi suclass bote's ia Bol
ivar. We have four weekly papers in
tbe county. BoliVa-, the county seat, has
a population of 2 000, situa'ed on the
Bolivar branch of the St. Louis and San
F ancisco ftiilroad, 241 mites southwest
from St. Luis. Hamansville, 15 miles
northwest from Bolivar, has a popula
tion of 500 We have two o'her rail
roads in Polk County under rapid con
struction the Kansas City Southern (1
continuation of and owned by the St, L.
St S. P R. R. Company) building from
Kansas City to B-.iliVar, and the Kansas
City, Springfield and Memphis Short
Line which is now working in the west
ern part ef tbe couoty. We have two
strong banks in tbe county Polk Coun
ty Bank of Bolivar and the Farmers'
Bank.ot Hamansville.
There wefe over $1C0,000 worlh of
buildings elected In Bolivar last year.
and quite a boom this year. Building
material is plenty and cheap We have
two lumber yards, but need a small plan
ing mill and wagon factory. We have
tbe finest building stnne in tbe West.
We copy the following from'the Polk
County Leaden -
"Polk County rH?rs a fairer field to
men of capital, energy and experience
than any other point in the great south
west. Bolivar, with one railroad in op
eration and two othe-'S in the county in
rapid construc.ion. will open up good
and proQ'able markets for her products
in Wis'ern Arkansas, Indian Territory,
Trxis, Southern Kansas, Colorado anri
New Mexico, all of which will soon he
directly onnected w'u"i us by an air line
of ra'iroads
Bolivar needs a small foundry .machine
shop, flax aii'.l, stavo and spoke factory,
creamery and cheese factory, (we have
fine blue grass pastures and abundance
of pure spring water) a stone pump and
tile factory our beds of fine potter's
day are inrxhaustiblet. .We have strong
indications of Coal in tbe Eastern part of
the county :"
The New York IForW savs :
"Southwest Mi souri presents a fairer
field for tbe emigrant '.ban most any sec
tion of our doma"n. Good society,
schools cbnrthes, spring, water, and a
mild, salubrious climate, cheap lands,;
tbe capacity lor Varied productions-, are
not the least of the many inducements
that invite the restless enterprise of the
eastern and middle Slates to seek homs
iu Southwestern Missouri."
Any other information will be cbeev
fnllv given by sddrpssitig Dr James :S
McCabe Secretary of the P Ik County
Immigration Bureau, Bolivar,Polk Coun
ty, Missouri. L.
Gentle woman is so often tbe victim
ot sick headache that she hails as the
dawn of a new era, the introduction of a
medicine that is guaranteed as a sure
cure. Mrs Morris Tanner, of Hoboken,
N J., writes I ' I baVa been a martyr to
sick headache, the result of indigestiou.
Oie bottle, of Mishlrr's Herb Bitters
used according to directions, has cured
me."
tfltOJl S ALKU TOWNSHIP.
A few thoughts insy not be' am'ss as
to tbe political situation In this section.
While tbe woulibe leading Kepuhtican
of the township is active, and teport
says has already considerable of a.fund
subscribed to aid in canvassing and po
litical 'meetings, there seems to he a
drowsiness and inattention on the Dem
ocatic side of tbe q lestion. Be It re
membered tbat at last spring's election
more than an ordinary effoit was made
by the oppos tion, and that they sue
ceeded in electing Trustees and some
other officers, while the Democrats seem
ed lo conclude that as they had been suc
cets'u! in tbe Presidential election there
was nothing more to do. And further
more th nominating Convention for
county cfTfcers being on tbesame day tbe
jDemocfacy wero almosf en'lreiy aDsorb
ed in their interest in the candidates in
this township, as can be s -en by the vote,
and were successlul in nominating tbe
mnjortty of the borne candidates These
and some other co alterations bad best
be known. While there has been changes
in other parts of the county in Govern
ment offices, there has been none here
W should not be too harsh in our judg
ment. As has been said by an ofllcial,
"It requires great care in order tbat in
justice may not be done " But one other
matter is worthy of consideration. This
township, as well as county, has been
wofully imposed upon bv so-called "In
dependent or "neutral" newspapers;
hence the remark, if a newspaper is Ke
publican there .is no mistaking i s inten
tion and meaning, but if it takes a name
not readily defined the proprietor always
has - a place to creep out at in bis deu.ii
nition of the beading. Those of ns re
siding in this part of tbe county fully
real zj that in the conduct o! apiintas
recent as last fall, a fu'l Bed :e 1 Ktp jbli
cac paper cou d not have dine as much
as was done, seeing tbe number of Dem
O rftt'c subscribers lhy had, snd all sab
senbid to aa in lep naent paper. As
much as to sav,Mwe publish an independ
ent pper, and have aright 10 aid the
R -publican party if we choose. As was
sa d of the scurrilous attacks made and
circulated over the dis'ric last fall, "We
have a quantity of them, hut as we are
not publishing a political paper any one
can have thtt will call." A conclusion
ia being anlved at that Democrats are
not r q lired, neither is it their duty, to
sustain a newspaper unless It is to their
interest politically as wll aa otherwise.
The opposition, it will be found, act
strictly on tbat principle. - If not, why
is it tbat for years ex' re me efforts have
been made to discourage the one and fen
courage the other. Yet it is not strange
when, the one cmnot be found where it
ought to be expected it would be, but in
stead you will find tbe Wheeling Intelli
gencer and Cincinnati or Pittsburgh
(Jammerdal-GazeUe. Let us wake up
Mobs Anon."
OBITUARY,
Died. At Clariugton, August 11,
1885. of liver affection and its results.
Cvbeha wi'e of Henri Wolff, aged 42
years and 4 months, formerly of Came
ton, Ohio.
Her maiden name was Mellott. My
information IS Ibat she was a consistent
member of be M E Chmch She has
left a large family but no Small children.
She expressed herself, as willing to leave
this world in exchange for a better one;
was very much of a home woman, seem
ing to regard it as one of her special du
ties to see to ber family. Tbe family all
felt their loss but especial svmpatby was
felt for tbe only daughter, Rose, wbo re
alized ber lonely situation
She was buried on the 12 b iu ths vil
lage of the dead, C-anngton Cemetery,
attended by a large following of relatives,
neighbors and frirnds. J T M.
OBITUARY.
Died. At Clarington, on Monday,
August 10. of di-rangement and irfl ra
mation of the bowels, Joseph Rodqeks.
Deceased was birn near MeadviUe.
Crawford CouatV. Pa , April 0. 1822
When a voung man be'a&d a comrade
came to Nw Castle, where he resided a
short time. In 1841 be went to Woods
fie'd, where he resided and raarr'el Mi-s
Charlotte Miller,' Snd continued to reside
i there and carry on his fade of machinist
or blacksmitbmg. In 1859 be and bis
family moved to this place where thev
resided up to tbe time of his death. He
engaged in his former business, but for a
number of years be bad been Sh engi
neer having made several trips South,
remaining during the winter and return
ing in the spring. F r a Considerable
time he had been engaged with his son,
Capt. William ttodgers, a' PittBhurgh,as
engineer on the steamer "Tide," tn which
he owned an interest He was a good
mechanic, a steady man, and led a quiet
and peaceable life, and it la believed
without an enemy. Tate writer of tbis
bumble tnhute had his acquaintance for
near for'.y years, and during all tbat time
be was always the Same even tempered
and useful ciilsen He loved bis family
and wes sociable and agreeable with bis
fellow citizen, ...
His remains were laid al rest the day
following, followed bv bis many relatives
and friend?, iu the beau iiui Crae'erv
that be and a number of ub as officers ol
the village purchased some fifteen years
ago. -
He was al wvs careful and pin4tasing
in all he undertook and but seldom, it
ever failed. They baVe raised a large
family, most of wiiora are men and wo
men, ai honored aoa respscte 1 a are
their prrent8-ata c'lildrea, fotrieen
grandchildren and five sons and daughters-in-law,
uHk.ng thirty including the
father and mother One of the Children
died in -infancy He was well cared for
during his last sickness, an I bad all the
attention that his family and three phy
sicians and neighbors could o
"Lost to sight li memory dear,
We shed the sympathetic ter."
' 3. T. M,
Gazette and Wheeling papers please
copy. . '
Bareft of wife, mother, father, sisters
and brothers, and the Calling away re
cently of Mother Morris, for whom 1
conceived so much respect and regard,
Snd then Chief Justice John W Okey,
my companion in youth, friend and ad
viber, and now my worthy and respected
acquaintance and neighbor, Joseph Rod
gers, aromes m re than ordinary sympathy.
f If AN KLIN TOWNSHIP 1TE313.
StafborD. Ohio. August 20, 1835.
Ed Spirit ; Thinking that perhaps "a
few Hems from th.ia. part of tbe "dark
hills"' might be interesting , to a m p'
the -many , readers of jyonr valuable pa
per, -we non our nomespnn garments
and assume the qniH for a few mrtments.
Everything in and about our n-iiet litu
tie Village appears to be looking up, and
we nope to soon bear tbe oldanq pearly
ost . yet true saying, "limes are getting
better. -
We understand tbat J. P.'Marlln; onr
enterprising carriage maker," intends to
put in steam and run b;s factory on a
larger scale. vV. ., ...
Miss Diel, of Dexter City, is visiting
friends in tbis vicinity,
'ySjreral of our boys and some of.the
ti. A', u memoers attended the reunion
at Caldwell last week and report the same
good old time.
Art Okey,of Caldwell, paid our vil
fage a flying visit on the 17th. ;;..
John Okey, wbo has been Confined to
bis bed for some time with inflammatory
rheumatism, is again able to be out.
Miles Mallet met witb quite a serious
accident on last Tuesday in tbe way of
getting thrown from bis horse and get
ling badly bruised and sustaining a frac
ture of the shoulder blade. '.
Dr.' Curtis has one of the finest fish
nonds in this part of the country. ''The
Fish Pond Fever" that has been epidemic
here for some time we are sorry lo learn
is abating. We think tbat it will visit
us 'again about tbe time that tbe Asiatic
cholera strikes the on'skirts ot our. vil
lage, and we are fearful that it will not
be far distant if tbe Board of Health
don't take some of the back avenues into
consideration. Tbe fumes disseminating
from some of ths avenues are those 0
carbonic acid gas doubly distilled and
largely dilated with squalidity.
Dr. Brock, of HarrletsTille, was in
town on Monday.
- Our school, under the proficient roan
sgement of Prof. Flanagan, has 35 pu
pil in daily attendance . We understand
that the Professor will move to town as
soon as Rev. Shaffer leaves tbe brick on
Canada. We will be sorry to lose tbe
Rev. as we consider him one of the. finest
men that ever lived here, and we know
because we have the pedigree of the en
tire list on file.
Our Literary nciety meets at the
school house every Wednesday evening
Last Saturday morning there was
stranger drove into town with all the
pomp and dignity of an M. D and en
quired for the residence of Dr J. L. Ma
son. We have since understood that b
is to be an M. D , but he is rather small
mdae now. It is reported that tbe Dr
went to Brock early Saturday morning
and borrowed a pair of steelyards
John Flowers has torn down his Old
log cabin-amMs- ptittiBfr-Bfftfflwwo
story frame In its place, which will mak
a pleasing appearance on East Main
street.
Tbe bsnd gave ni some fine music last
Friday evening. They are in good trim
and ready for picnics and tbe campaign
Jerry Okey, of Iowa, is visiting in th
vicinity. :. . ,
Colored camp meeting will commence
here tbe 10th of September. ,
Fiesh watermelons in Own today,
. E J Wilson, having graduated at M
Union College, has returned home to
lake a little rest; although a little unde
the weather at present we hope tbat he
will soon be all - . OK
. :
A Difficult Problem. . -
Mrs. Blank is a rather young woman
with a rather aged husband. 'lie is a set'
entiat who spends most of his time In ob
tuse speculation although the neighbors
say he is compelled lo do most of the work
about tbe house, Tbis view of tbe case
was recently strengthened by what a lady
visitor saw. The ' wife of tbe scientist
was at home and greeted the visitor cor.
dially, who responded :
"How do ..you do!' I am glad to see
yon looking go well. And how is your
husband?"
He.i8 qiite wel'," replied the wife of
the scientist. "He ia in " his studio en
gaged in solving some difficult mathe.
matical problems"'
Just at this moment the voice tf the
scientist Was beard from tbe kitchen 5
"I've got through grluding coffee.
What shall I do next t'Siftingi
AS to Mfs. drdndy, '
Thti potent personage baa -heon al
lowed to rale too despotically in the
feminine world and the ladies esy that
it is lime her tvrannv received a check.
But not even Mrs. Grundy has dared to
speak against the value of Brown's Tron
Bitters aj a strengthening tonic for ladies
wbo suffer from debility. It enriches
the blod and completely restores fail
ing Health. MUs . Sallie L. Paules,
WrigbUvl le, Pa , was cured by Brown's
Iron Bitters of hack-ache, kidney troub
le, and liver complaint.
Balky Horses V
Balky drivers are apt to make balky
boises. It is apt to be the case when a
horse shows signs of balking the driver
coromebces to whip and gets the horse
excited so that be will not stretch a
trace. Now the best plan, wben tbe dri
ver sees that a horse la going to balk, is
J istto'pull ob the lines and stop bim
and let him stand a few minutes, and it
tbe other horse is a true puller speak to
bim and let bim srt the load, aud lit
loading light and working gently with
the balky horse v'ou can soon, have a
good puller of him Of course, there
are some horses that Lave been spoiled
by overloading knd bsd drivers that
nothing bnt force' will make them pull
"What a Socityciirl .Says.
- Pittsburgh Uhroniole-Telerraph.-"the
way her irreendieas fits ia 1
The fain last night was ...
The muaio of the hand is
Tin twaskfu.t nf-nr 10 1 1 tl
The way Mr Jones o-mie on is ' f Pefoctty
Tho way De Cearsey stole from I Dreadful.
that lank is
Just think of that men in Africa
carrying off 1,000 women to eat
them It is
tienrf Sc'iajihils, foreman Henry
Krug Packing Co , St. Joseph, Mo., uses
Dr. Thomas' Euleetril O I with bis men
for sprains, cuts, bruises,chspped hands,
eU. It is the bs.i,.
. ""' Joiiesianpa. .V
from the Roy. Bam Jones' "Swm'-m at'Lore
. land, Saturday, AugiMt o t - - -
There Is act ooe in ten of yon bere
. - . 1 1 .
ho
cares, a rap wunner 1 man, .gets a
place to eat or sleip just ss long as yoa
n 1 your wre and children set .enough.
Yes. tliat's so.j God is not golnjf to do
much for a concern like Ibis, t tell you.
He tbinks too much of Himself to mix
nb thatcTas." ' - T "
IV .jour guts', and I'm going to t
have myself, but while j m 10 tbe bu'uit
'm going to sav a fetr .things', ' and .if
yoa don't like Ibe j way .things go : yoa
now the way out. .. . - .
"GoTTwi'frnoro'yTd'raD
mao. wjl! po.rlo,frhlmseilf. .That's
yobV own JSb, Snd some of yS bays got
aiiUgktor ttuttJohT .God will never. '
nit drinking whisky for von, and oolh-- -,
ing iq 'Odd's wcId will Iu ) a man sopr r"
wben he is pounng.ln ,uiaRy.. tjrut
and whiskv-won't atsy in the same bids
at the same time. -" "
Do yoa. yknow a pious politician in
America to day ? Do you? Rack me -
out one; I want to se him powerful
had. I've been banting for one for years.
tin t on. politics, but I. wanted to aav ,
this much. .. ' ' '
I've got tbe pn f undert contempt for
man or woman that will .drink wine. V
beer, or whiskt. It a these things that s
are debauching humanity ,v " "
There are lots f preachers who are
everlastingly preaching on tbe God side
of redemption, on the Dimity of Christ
and the aothentieity of tbe Scriptures
and of tbe mysteries of redemption and .
tbe incarnation. Lt me! tbe devil, don't
want any better joke on a preacher than
to s'srt him off on that line."'
"He tbat believelh cot shall be dam-
ned.''
That's in fl ielitv, an I ' that's a
curse. It Iso t Hob Ingersoll:
soli is a theoretical infUel so
Inger
called.
He doea no barm If you' want to know.
tbe infidels of this 0 untiy, It's the Kjetb
oditts, the PreBhylerlana, and the Bap.
Ms's They, are practical ir.fi-lels la
gersoll Is tnerwet'r-sl. Tirey believe ev
erytning in the Bioje, and woa't do . one
thing in it. That's the ii fidelity that's
curse . ( ... ...
It b ray religious vjduty. to .Jvoik as
well af bray. ' 1 never, aiw a real lesy
man i.i my li'e that I bad any coq jdence .
in 1 U reliii n. - ; , ; , . -
Tilde are women In this world wbo
have not struck a lien t.f work with their
on hands for many years. '.They board
and lay amund and about; all they do
is shop, shop, shop, Hell ts foil of such
women as that! TbS sort cannot go
to Hesven. . - v'
If 'his sad, rolrmn, drooping, dignified
pietv 11 what rxakts your religion, I want
it bif r t die, rur 1 don't wmt it until
Just about a minute before I die I don't.
want to he loaded with i while 1 live.'
If religion means 1 shall mop knd, Cry
1 vaaaiigatt
short to stretch mtself ia snd too nar
row to curl .myself up in.
Have you Y r been to S "prayrr meet,
ing in Cincinnati or a town prajer meet
ing? The preacher walks in Solmnlv
and slm st noisclesely, and tbe old
brettmn come in and scatter around the
church as far apart as poabIe. One
brother is called to ring "fend another to
pray, atad then after prayer tlie'll ?o
br me heaktngly" and Call it "growing in
faith " On, L rd, what a lonesome ti ne
tbey bave had. The Lrd don't go
within a mile of them and the devil gets
in. " . , , . ,
Whenever a malt bSn't lahgh he ts ia
nerd f a liver medicine, There is
something wrong with him . Many i
Fellow in tbi country lies mistaken a
disordered liver for religion a miserable
old dose it is to carry. T don't care
whether a man laugh orfii e al church
I want, to , know whether he's a good
hushand or f Oier and. a good neighbor
We have ni-gusted t't.t world witb oar
religion, Its not attrc'ie to the race
because our reltjon ft without joy,
gladness, smiles and songs.
Let's get a little mote get np and rU
in our religion It'll tio good. ,Tbis
tbrce-rbl!e-an-honr lick wobt keep ahead
of the devil .
f and here ind eet that staler beadei
for the thretre on Wednesday . rlgt't.
God wants her ID go to g raver meetibtf
and he will pull on, that line, and the
dt Vil wsnts ber to go. to the theatre, and
he trulls on the line-. '
Don't ci ici-e me, bbt critTcise yr
selfv' Yi'ti lo k out for yourselves. .Y04
r.an say anything worse about me than
I can abut you. If ther'a fthyihing I
despise iu a dull time, I like t see
things move up.
Monday Luck. -. '
... Friday, as every one knows, nis fot
many years been ' regarded 'by many aS
an unlucky day.' But there ars other
days of tbe week which are regarde! as
more or less unluckv.and hot a few look,
upon Mondays as indicative of what
they may ekpect dUiing. the following;
dat a of the week as to their business.
There is a large class who will bemoaa
a dell Monday and some of them will
court good luck by selling to tbe first
customer who appears Monday morning
at a nominal Biure. Others have for .
various reasons selected other davBO?
the week as lucky or unlucky. From
the tiomher of marriages on Thursdays ,
and Tuesdays it would appear that those
days are regards! as happy ones by the
matrimonially inclined. Tbe question
of the influence particular days mat
have upon the luck ol a couple does not
however appear to enter tbe ra'rtda of
those who run away from their honvs
for the purpose of marrying. Weihinj
ton. Stir. - - -
. . - .
Tired and languid Women. ;
How many women there are of fennel
those words are trrte: "They ftel lan
guid and tired, hardly ills to bear their
weight ob thrlr feet, the bloom all cone
from Iheir cheeks, irrs'able and cms
without meaning to be, nerve all upset
worried with the children, fretted over
little things, burden to. themselves, and
yet wi'b no acute disease." What a pity
it is. But a few bottles of Parkei's
Torio will drive all thii away and re
lieve tbe troubhs peculiar to their sex
" '
. Butler's Advantage.
Savanna (Oa.) News.
It is thought that Gen.' Butler w ll
make a very able cowbbyt IS he can Took
at one steer and lasso another one that .
is not expecting auj thing ol the kifid