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a learned clergyman in Maine, was accosted in
the following manner by an ilierate preacher who
despised education: "SH, you have been at col
lege suppose. "Yes sir was the reply. 81
am thanAful," rejoned the former. "that that The
Lord has opened mp mouth TO preach withom anu
learning' "a similar euent,' replied the latter
'took place in Baiaam S time, but such things are
OF rare occurrence at The present day.
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WORTHY OF The Village Record,
published in the State of New York, has adopted
the plan of the English papers, and furnishes
weekly records births. We see good reason
why births may not be recorded as well as mar
riages aud Deaths
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The valuation committee of Massachusetts has
completed its labors. The whole value of the
property of all descriptions in the Commonwealth
is goo, 100000, of which 100000 is in Bos-
ton. The valuation shows increase Of SOL +.
0n0, 900 on that of 1881.
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A CoNTRADIorIoN-Th last English Naval
and Military Gazette coutradicts the report that
Sir John Harvey is to be removed from the adj
ministration of the government of the Province of
New Brunswick
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Swearing,

We can put but little confidence in the honesty
of that youth, who takes the name of his Maker in
vain For, if he has no regard for the honor oil
God, how can he presume that man will put conf
dence in hint
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Pretty FABIAN Ohio editor, in recording
the career OF mad dog, says" We are grieved
to say that the rabid animal, before it could be
killed, seriously bit DIR. Haag and several other
dogs"
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The EVERGREEN This is the title Of month
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DEATH OF A GREAT MAN. DR.. Francia, the
Dictator of Paragua, died on the goth of September
last. junto offv members of the Legislature
succeeded him in the government
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A Galveston paper says there is young lady in
Texas, each of whose feet measure eighteen inches
1t is the first time we ever heard of tco feet making
a yard.
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We copy the following from the Portland
Advertiser
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Maine is thus shown to have nearly IL of all
the tonnage in the T. s.. Portland is the sixth
port in the U. S. in the extent of its tonnage,
Bath the 9th and Waldoboro the 10th
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Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
GEORGETOWN, O., TUESDAY, JUNE 1, I84l

POWER. They were willing TO grant
the former, but we're from first TO last
inexorabe as fate in exactng the latter as
the condition.
We have not the slightest inclination
10 disguise our sinscere and unaffected
regret, that this bill is made 10 slain and
pollute our future statute books. II is
our deliberate conviction. that IT will ul-
limately prove itself worse than Pando-
ra box, scattering 'tlrebrans and GrrO~s'
over our peaceful commonwealth. Al
though for a brief season the terrible
brood Of shn.plasters which it will send
like the locusrs Of Egypt over our land,
may possibly produce the appearance ot
plenty, yet the day Of retribulion will just
as surely come to US, as it comes 10 the
individual, who has stimulated his sys-
TEN into a species of artificial joy by in
temperance, but whom the "Sober second
hOught' throws back into The fearful
spasms Of dissolution. The banks, by
the renewed PRIVILEGES which this
bill confers upon them, may. it is true, be
galvanized into something like the ap
pearance Of resuscilation, but it will be
galvanic animation after aIl-nothing
more? This bill may, it is true, enable
them to revel in the sweat of the ponl
mans brow and afford the miniature Bid
de's and Jaudon's and Cowperthwalle's
Of the Bnk party facilities for ENRICH
ING themselvs without LABOR. yet the
"aveng;ng hour ,rM Gomez" "The Pen
i'entiary will yet reclaim lis fugilives"
The administration of righteous and an
all-seeing GOD will yet arrest the
"BANDITTI" in their career, and strike
them, as it did Belshazzar of old, dump
with fear, III the very midst of their ILL.,
gotten treasured!
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
NO PARTY MAN.

Dean Swift, in passage in one ofhs
essays, thus feIicilousIy hits off the true
character ola 'noparty man.
A MAN OF NO Whosoever gives
himself this character you may depend
upon it, is ola party, but it is such par
" as he is ashamed to own. For evon
while he says he is Of no party, you may
observe from the whole drift Of his d Is.
course that he is plainly prejudiced in ia.
vor Of one party, aud that, too, always
the worst; aud the true reason Of his nol
declaring it is that the party is NOT YET
strong enough to protect him. The ins.
ice of The cause or goodness Of the in
lention seems to he wholly out of this
gentIeman's scheme. The only dislinc.
rion he goes by 10 be politically of no
party, that he may occasionally be of Ell
iher. Others there are who are reall Of
party aad don't know it; they carry on
designs. which are kept secret from them
these indeed are cuch insignificant tools
Of party that they may properly
enough he said to be of no party, they
they are maChiues purely passive,
and, without any will of their own, obey
The impulse Of the wheel that moves
them. But you shall never hear man
rtrue principles saying that he is Of no
parry; he declares he is Of a party, fires
oIulely to stand by and defend the Con
sti,ulion must be called being Of parry
Bul The other party it seems must he di,
vded into two sorts those who are of a
party. and those who are Of no party AT
all. With the gentlemen who apply the
the latter expression 10 themselves, !
would beg ave to reason thus: either
they are of party, ar they are not; II
they prevarica,e grossly (not 10 use a
mare unmannerly expression) while they
give out the contrary; il they are not
they ought 10 be ashamed ofsuch an in
famous nenteraIily, and Of deserving that
cause which they are hund in honOr and
conscience 10 defend" "
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01

How TO PREsERyE HIAIrH.--It ia
stated in a foreign paper that NJ. Four.
cauli, a French Physician, has recently
made some important discoveries and ex.
perimens. whicb go 10 show ihst an i'm.
poriant means of preserving or restoring
health is, due attention to the access of
air TO crcry part Of the external surface
ofhe body. lie succeeded in producing
at pleasure, in animals, before healthy
suppressions Of peTspiralion, conjeCtions
of ihe blood, the derangement of The iner-
nal organs. affections Oflhe heart, and the
foundation Of aggregation of matter in The
lungs, analogous 10 the IubercIes in pul-
monary consumption, and even death il.
self as the consequence.
The means BY which h' arrived al these
results was the simple prevention of the
access Of air TO the skin, which by check
ing the functions Of perspiration, caused
the matters usually carried of through
their agency, TO be thrown back upon
the inernal organs.-Boston Journal.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
A MATRIMONIAL ADVENTURE
OF GOVERNOR WENTWORTH.

The Knickerbocker for April has been
published for some time 1t contains
much agreeable mliter, a sample Of which
we suhioin. lis an anecdote of Cover.
nor Wentworth, the last Of the colonial
Governors Of New Hampshire, and is
sill related by the aged people Of the
negtborhnod in which he lived.
lie had, il seems, married very pref
ty little grl; some thirty years his iu
Nor, who, like most young wives was
fond Of gaety, and liked better 10 p's'
The evening in sirOlling through the woods
by moonlight, or in dancing at some mer-
ry making. than in the arms of her grG!y
haired husband. Nevertheless, al hIugh
she kept late hours, she was N every
oihev respeci an exemplary vile. Tue
Governor, who was a quiet, sober per
sonage, and careful of his health. prefer
ed ooinq 10 bed early, and rising before
he sun, TO inhaIe the cool breeze of'he
morning; and as the lady seldom came
home tiIl past midnight, he was not very
well pleased at being disturbed by her
late hours. At leRgth, after repeated
expostuIaiions, his patience was complet-
ly exhausted, and he frankly told her thai
he could bear il no longer, and that it she
did not return home in future before
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
NEW sERIEs-VOL. I. NO. A.

twelve O'Clock, she should not be admit
ted TO the house.
"The lady laughed at her spouse, as
pretty ladies are wont 10 DO in such cas-
es; and on the very next occasion Of
merry making, she did not return ill pTsl
two in the morning. The Governor
heard the carriage drive to the dooI. aud
the ponderous knocker claug for admit
ance; but he did not stir. The lady
then bade her servant try the windows; /;
but this the Governor had foreseen, they
we're secured. Determined not to be
ourgeneralled, she alighied from the car
riage, and drawing heavy key from her
pocket, sent it ringing through the via
dow into the very chamber Of her good
man. This answered the purpose. Pres
emily night capped head peered from
the window, and demanded the cause Of
the d slurbance. Let me into the house.
sirr sharply demanded the vile. The
Governor was immnveable. and very un-
CALAMITY declared she should remain with
uu: all night. The fair culprit coaxed.
enireaied, exposruated, and threatened; /;
but it was all in vain. At length becom,
ing f.anlc at his imperiurable ob'iinacy.
she declared that unless she was admitted
a, once she would throw herself into the
lake, and he might console himself with
The reflection that he was the cause Pf
her death. The Governor begged she
would do so, If it would afford her any
pleasure; and shutting the window he re-
tired again To bed.
"The GorFrneSS now instructed her ser
wants to run swiftly to the water, as it in
pursuit of her, and to throw hrge stone
over the bank, screaming as if IN terror
at the moment of doing it, while she
would remain concealed behind the door.
The good Governor, Notwithstanding all
his decision aud nonchalance, was not
quite al ease when he heard his wife
express her determination. Listning
therfore, very attenlively, he heard the
rush to the water side-eXpostull,ions
of the servants-the plunge, and the
screams; and knowing his wife TO he We
~ rash, in her moments If vexation, and
really loving her most 'enderly, he no lon
ger doubted the reality. "GoOd God! is
il possib'em said he; and springing frum
his bed, he ranio the door with nothing
about him, save his robe de mutt, and cry
ing out "save her. you rascals! leap IN
and save your ms,ressw made for the
lake. In the mean time his wife hasten
pd.in doors, locke d and made all fus', and
shortly afierward appeared at the window
from which her husband had addressed
her. The Governor discovered the ruSe
but it was too late, and he became in his
turn the expostuaiOr. II was all in vain
however; The fair lady b dc him a peas,
ant good night, and shutting the window
retired to bed, leaving The little man to
shift for himself, as best he might, until
morning. Whether the Governor for
gave his fair lady, tradition does not say:
but it is reasonable to presume that he
never again interfered with the house she
might choose ln keep"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01

READER BE NOT sTARrLED!-We avow
10 you our solemn conviction, that the
special call Of Congress now proclaimed
is Stock Jobbing operation! 1t mai =
ters not what motives may have actuated
the President; it matters not that other
measures intended to be permanent are
in contemplation; every thing of that sort
could have been as we'll done al The next
regular session. To arrest the downward
progress of these stocks, to restore them
10 par, 10 save stockholders, banks and
brukers, at home and abroad, from I'M
pending disasters, TO secure some from
impending disasters, to secure some from
lnss and enable others 10 make fortunes 8.
was the predominant motive with those
who originated, pressed, and finally
brought about this extraordinary meas
ure. without necessity and contrary to the
adVicH of their moreuprudent political as
Enthusiastically ErpOsitor.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
Frm the Iiarr;sburgh Yeoman.
TIE BANK BILL.

If we should atiemp tp furnish an accn.
rate dclnealion nfthe Kaleidoscope, we
do not think the effort wnul be a more
ruitlcss one. than would he the task oC
tracing tha misshapen, mis,CalIed and in
ouitous" "Rrlicf" b Il in all its circu,t"us
wipdinas Though The Legislature. Be.
tween the period Of its introduction into
,hole halls and its final bassage by nj
iorily Of iwoihirds, il has undergone" such
an endless diversity Of "ciange" and
has been made to wend lis way
through such an undifnable IAbyrinth oI
ochnicaIily aud sophrsm, that we at leas
will moi attempt 10 furnish biographical
ke,ch or the mo Ster," " although we may
r some ,'iIrure time lend our hand TO The
task Of di.ssectimg his grim uncouh pro
rmnions. Suffice it to say that from the
moment the bill was introducod,the FEEDER
aIs,s in be-, h houses seemed to have writ
en- The motto "Cesar or Nothing" above
tie doors Of their council chambers, ant
made the very existancs Of governmen
depend npEn unconditional submission
10 the insolent demands Of the MO&El
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
BALTIMORE, May IL, lS4l.

s>b,mefu, cowssdlv, dup'iciy. "!Tersg''ted
nv dismissal very much!' Hhy' 'fhe la ue'-
er sent my name do"n 10 the S'c.etafy "'tha'
of nns to be dism,ssed, Should'm have been s-
m,s.d What pNllry and contemplate tn'
4 ns and stuffi;ng, and what disgusting hyP'cFIcy
and lal,ehnpd!
+sti Sc his namsm Why, il hohad'nt used
mins should have had No Use i'r MS hs
couldn't give ma wi1tt'n statement, thAl thsie
were n, charges SgansI me, BECAUSE IL ne ula
he would have to give writ en- 'tHtement'tpnta
prs--And il has been 80 with e'ery one"t mem
there we no cha tges agtiast them. Why
not give the Others written statements to mat
efecl! Can't he bear 10 pu' the truth IN Wf'-
hng! Is he Affaid ofperpet'aAnS the truth OF
she rather afraid Of i" rising Ups SOME day 10
plague hun!
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01

b1siness-and it's good business-exceI-
lent business
Thought so--how much might il bring
yon a month";
'Forty dollars, sir
Forty dollars a month! well, It's good
business any how that pays you that
What is IA! if Imay be so bold.'
Not bold al all, sir-I take pleasure in
informing you. You must know, in the
first place, make twenty dollars month
simply by minding my ORA busi mess
and again. | make twenty dollars by lei.
ting other peoples Glone!'
Our informant adds that I be interropa-
tor forgot to impart the resultofhis enqui-
res 10 his curious neighbors.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
A GOOD BUSINESS.

We hea:ed a story the other day which
amused us not 4 liule, and one which we
consider altogether too good to be lost.
A few weeks since, Pers1n Of respec-
table exterior and gemilemaniy depOrI-
menl made his appearance in lille
vi Iage not a thousand miles from New
Haven, where the inhabitants are some
what proverb al for keeping closer eye
upon their neighhors' affairs than to their
uwn. Tie stranger took lodgings at the
v llage inn, and having M y s BILE employ
ment t. perplex or DIS urb him, his time
passed of apparently quite agreeable To
himself, but much 10 The disquieiuIe OF
the ne ghborhood Curiosity, that ever
restless tomenor Of the village, was
all asog to learn the sIranser's business
and means 0fsLpport; and many were The
W Sc guesses aud sage surmses as 10 both,
until a pretty general consultation and
thorough canvassing oflhe pros and cons,
bv the board uf gossps, it was cOnc'u led
that he had neither, aud that he would
eventually Ieave the landlord with au un-
cancelled scnre as token Of remem.
branCe.
AT length one orthe most inveiera'e Of
the meddIers resolved in his own mind ia
broach the subject to the stranger, and
thus hv performing an act Of kindness for
MS neghbor, Observation-Disclosures easy ia
lure he WIS certain was being impos ID
npon--he would have an opportunity ia
satisfy himself as 10 to the Strangers re,
al character.
lie accordingly introduced himself
when the following dialogue ensued:
Well, stranger, you've been in thest
here parts considerable time aow, | rec
kon2'
The stranger nodded assent.
'Pretly dear travelling now; costs yo
considerable to live at the tavern, guess
/ Another nod.
.Must have some business 10 pay it.
pretty good business, eh?'
| Yes, sir, YOU are correct there's i hav
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01
TIlE SWISS HORNS

Formerly it was a custom among the
herdsInen of Switzerland to watch the,
setting sun. When he had already IefF
the vallies, and was only visible on the
tops of the snow.capped mountains, the
inhabitants Of the cottages which were
in the most elevated situations, would
seize their horns, and turning towards
their neighbours next beneath them .siOI
out through the instruments the words
Praise The Lord" The sounds were
then taken mp, in the same manner bv
those TO whom they were addressed. and
again by those beneath the latter, and
thus were repeated downwards from Ain
10 Alb! and The name of the Lord was
re,echoed and proclaimed in song riIl the
muse reached The valIies below. A deem
and solenn SILENCE then ensued, until
the list trace OF the splendid luminarv
disappeared; when the herdsmea on the
mountains tops sung out sGood niphI -
which was repeated by those beneath, Is
the other words had heen, Till every one
had Withdrawn to his resiing-place.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01

IalGmmation.-SINPLE REMEDY.-Ta
all those who are unfortunate enongh "a
he afl cted by this painful disease we
would offer for a trial very simple and
efficacippsremedy, which upon proof. has
been found 10 give immediate and effscI-
nal relief. II is merely POTATOES, boil
ed soft sahd applied as .poulticc il The
part affected--when It becomes dvy and
lhard renew the application.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01

GREAT FORTUNES OF TIE WooD Cur.
TER's WIFE E,-"SOme years ago." says a
foIeign journal, 'the captain Of eorsair
carried off the the wife of poor wood
cutter, residing in the neighbnrhood of
Messina. AGer OBTAINING her for sever :
al months on board his vessel, he landed
her on an island in the south seas. wholly
regardless of what might befaI her. 1t
happened that the woman was presented
10 the savage monarch Of the island, who
became enamUred fher. He made her
his wife, placed her Oh the throne, and
at his death left her sole sovereign of his
dominions. By European vessel, which
recently touched at the island, the Door
wood cutter has received intelligence of
his wife. She sent him presents Of such
vast value. that he will probably be one
oftle wea tn est private individuals inSci-
cly,nnIil it shall please her majesty, his
august spouse, to summon him 10 her
court"