The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-03-20
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resiSts the soresi temptations from with
in aud without; who bears the heaviest
burdens cheeHully who is The calmest
in storm and the most fearless under
meOaces and frowns whose reliance on
truth, on'viriue, on God, Is most unial-
tering''-Dr. Claiming.
M. Sheridan died JuIy,7, 1916, aged
90 years; but the man who engaved the
flale for his coffin, knowing that so was
fifty, concluded that sos would express
90, which he really epgraved,-M York
ChrOn,cLe.
Do not sigh for this worlds goods,
nor lament thy poverty. Out OF the
meanest hoyel is obtained as fair a sight
Of heaven as from the most gorgeous
palace. '.-. .mH
How absurd is svarice in an old man!
Ii is like a man scraping money anxious
ly together TO pay his turnplkes, after he
has got TO the end Of the road.
You may win afriend by doing him
a service; but, in nine cases out Of ten,
you will probably lose him again, lfyou
require him 10 do you one.
Tommy, haveyo got the ducks inl'
'Yes, sir 'All Of theml' 'Yes, sir.
Did you count theml' Yes, SIR 'IIow
many was therel' 'One.' THAT'S
right my boy .
Thursday. April Cd, is appointed by
Governor Morton, Of Massachusetts,
with advice and consent of the Execu-
tive Council, 10 be observed as day Of
fast, humiliation, and prayer, through
out The Commonwealth.
A volunteer company has been form
ed at Frankford. KY, no member of
which is under five feet ten inches in
height. Most ofthe members measures
six feet-the tallesl OF them being six
ieet -four inches.
The Secretary Of War has directed a
Medical Board, 10 consist Of Surgeons
T.. e. Mowar, c. II. Finley, Fl. S.
Hawkins and w. D. Wharton. TO cons
yeoe at this city, on or abou, the fire.,
ofnext May, to examine applicants for
appointment in the medical staff of The
Army, and for other purposes. ...
Benjamin Clarke, Esq, died in New
York on Monday last. The CONNER
csl sayr,-'He mas been known as the
Gnaker lawver'-the only lawyer Oflhat
peaceful sect whom We have ever
known. lie was just man and a good,
and in taking his departure for another
and better world, it may safely be said
the. he has not left an enemy in this
The Vicksburgh Sentinel says: tllern
who was brough, up for keeping faro
table, and ordered 10 Jail, in default of
security for 5000 dollars, made his es-
cape by giving leg ball Officer
Shockney fred after him twice, when
no fell, and was caught and lodged in
jail. The Seulhrons turned ou, to pro-
tee, the city from a mob; all was soon
restored to peace and quie'ness. We
believe Hern tas given ball
Cut up cedar boughs fine, and mix
with proyeuder, as cure for cough in
horses.
A witness in the Court Of Sessions
the other day, being intenogated as TO
his knowledge of the prisoner at the bar
said; u know him we'll have supped
with him, sailed with him, and horse-
whipped him.
The Harrisburg Chonicle chonicles
The following as something unusual:
Lumber arks aud rats have already
zone down the river in sreat numbers.
ihis ia ll,e flst time within orr recol-
tactioh, that lumber passed down the
rver, so eariy as the ending of Febru-
a'y, und the beginning Of March.
We are requested by tho Pnymaster
General to state, that MAJ. Robt. A..
Forsyth, late Paymaster United States
army, has refunded lhe balance due by
him to the United States and that the
Department will not lose centby his
official transactions. Globe.
The Pn.sburgher Of the 3rd says, the
River continues in fine navigable order,
and numerous arrivals and departures o
steamboats, take place daily. The wealth
er lor several days pact has been excee
dingIy warm and pieasan, for the sea-
son.
The New Orleans Sun says ,his-S
it speaks trulh;- .t..
'ltis full as impertinent 10 ask Of al
editor the names Of his correspondents
as ofan old maid her age; and you'll
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