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sounds Of waiIIng and Iamentation from
the people Of Ireland and Scotland;
brought 10 starvation by human laws,
the voice and vote and purse Of Lewis
Cass was ready to relieve their diss
tresses.
1t is for the distinguished services he
has rendered his country in war and id
peace-it is for his straight forward un.
deviating democracy is for The puri.
ty Of his political as well as for the ptis
fIty OF his private life, that the name
and fame Of Lewis Cass is dear 10 the
democracy Of the Union, and it Il Tor
this, that they will entrust TO his hands
the destinies Of this great nation, for
the four years, dating from the 4tii of
March next.-,Stdtesman, :" fist
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TOPPING Corn.

N
Topping corn, or cutting Off the stalks.
Just above the ear, as the corn begins To-
ripen, is the old way Of management.
and many still pursue it. Others lei the
corn remain till well glazed, o r tolerabIv
well rlpened, and then cut il up ar the
ground, bind itup and shock it. iss,s
Numerous experiments show, that
there isa loss in cutting the stalks before
the corn is pretty well ripened. When
the corn is so far advanced that the ton
may be cut without injury, the whole
may be cut at the bottom, as the ripen.
ing process can 60 on from me srutri-
ment IN the stalk. And plant thatsre-
ceives the most Of its nutrinent from
the atmosphere may as well be deprived
OF Its roots as its leaves, both being es-
sen,lal 10 its perfection. ,s.s. 4,
We hope that those farmers who top,
their corn, or cut it up at the, ground.
will make experiments By cutting some
and allowing some 10 remain, that thev
may note the result, unless they have
already settled the question. One thinp
is certain. that there is much less labor
in harvesting corn, to cot it up at The
ground; and the fodder is more vai6abla
by this mode. g. Boston Cnltivdiorsa'l
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Pitcairn's Island.

The Hoholula (Sandwich lsland)
Friend, Of May lst, has among its ad-
We easements, q card Of Mr.. George
Nobbs, for many years pastor and
schoolmaster on Pilcairn's Island, who
seeks employment a. Honolnla, with a
view to the removal OF his family Of ten
|children--the arable part Of Pitcairn's
Island being too small to produce sup
port offood adequate to the necessities
Of the rising generation. Mr.. Nobbs,
in private communication TO the edi-
tor ofthe Friend, gives The following
information: sn s stG .assaeabis r (
eMore than twenty years ago, left
England for the express purpose Of WIS.,
iting Pitcairn's Island, and to remain
there ifsl could render myitalents avail
able to the inhabitantsss The proprie-
tor Of small vessel Of but. eighteen
tons iburthen,s hearing me express my
anxiety 10 obtain passage to Pitcairn's
Island. rema rked. it was spot he had
long desired to visit, and III 1 would as
sist him i'm fitting out his vessel, he
would go with me. | accepted his
proposal, advanced him what at,money |
could command, and embarked from
Ca!ao de Lima, with no other person
than the wner of the little, cutter, and
in six weeks arrived here in safety.
sFiyemonths after my arrival, John
a 4 q
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WoODSFIELD, oHIa SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1s, 1s4s

litua affairs Of the Island. and the educa
ton of the children devolved on me
chiefly; and from that time to the pres
ent, with the exception of ten months
during which period was banished
from the Island by brute force, and re.
called by letters Of penitential apology,
have been with them, have lived to
see the labor OF my hands prosper; for
there is not person on the Island, be.
tween the ages Of six years and TWEEN
ty-6ve, whohas npt received, or is moi
receiving, a-tolerable education. zoe
"There is one untoward but promi.
nent object on the horizon of paternal
affection, and which, though impercep'
tibly, yet rapidly approaches our in.
creasing colony, and that is the imperi
ous necessity Of a. aSseparation; for so
very limited are the available portions
Of the Island, that some families who
number ten or twelve persons, have not
five acres of arabic land 10 divide a.
mong them.
"Animal- food is a luxury obtained
with difficulty once in the week, and
though we have, by dint of very hard
labor, been enabled to obtain cloth and
other indispensable necessaries from
whale ships in exchange for potatoes,
yet this resource is beginning to fail US;
not from scarcity Of visitors, but from
inability on our part TO supply them.
"This is the exact state of our affairs
at present; how much it will be aggra-
vated ten years from this may be i'm
agined, but cannot be fully realized by
ourselves. Whether the British Gov
ernment will again interest itself in our
bebalfis doubtful; if it does not, des.
pite the most assiduous industry, scan
ty allowance Of potatoes and salt and
the Tibuta and Maro will be the un-
changing food and rament Of the rising
generation. - t." 4"
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How to Get a Living.
BE INDUSTRIOUS


Every body knows that ind,Jstrv r
a fundamental virtue in the man Of busi.
ness. But it is not every sort tends
10 wealth. Many men work, hard, M
do great deal Of business, and, alter
all, make less money than If thew did
less. Industry should be expended Il
seeing to all the details of business-in
carefully finishing up each separate un.
dertaking, and in the maintenance of
such system as will keep every thing
under control. .sf
BE ECONOMICAL.
This rule isalso familiar tc every bodv,
Economy is a virtue to be practised ii
pence as well as in pounds. A shilling
a day saved, amounts to an estate in the
course OF life. Economy is espe ciall
ly important in the outset of Ii(e. until
the foundation of an estate is hid
Many men are poor all their days. be.
cause when their necessary expenses
were light, they did not seize The 81. 81
por:unity to save small capital, which
would have changed their fortunes for
the whole Of their lives.
STICK TO YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Let spectators make their thousands
in year or day--mind your own re-
gular lrade,never turning from il, 10 The
right hand nor 10 the left. II YOU are
a merchant, a professional man. or ,r., 3
mechanic, never buy lots nor stocks,
unless you have surplus money, which
you wish to invest. Your own busi.
ness you understand as well as other
men; but other peoples business Won
90 not understand. Let your business
be something which is useful TO COM
munlty. All occupations possess ths
elements OF profit to themselves, while
mere speculation has no such element.
NEVER TRADE AT GREAT HAZARD
Such hazards are seldom well balanc.
ed by the prospects Of profit--and n
they were, the habits Of mind which
are introduced, are unfavorable. and
the result is bad. To keep what Won
have, should be the first rule; to get
what you can fairly, the second.
DON'T BE IN A HURRY TO GET RICH
Gradual gains are the only natural
gains; they who are in haste to Ger
rich, break through sound rules, fall In.
to temptations and distress Of variois
sorts, and generally fail Of their object.
There is no use in getting rich saddenL
~. The man who keeps his business
under his control, aud saves from wear
to year, is always rich. At any rate
he possesses the highest enjoyment
which riches are able to afford. 'i's'a
DoN'TLoVE MoNEYExTRAvAGANTIy
We speak here, merely with refer.
ence to being. In morals the inord;.
nate love of money is one of The moss
degrading vices. But the extravaoanf
desire Of accumulation induces an eacer.
ness, many times, which is imprudent.
and SO misses its object from loo much
haste to grasp it. a'' (" ,'A
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e From the Journal Of Commerce.
Legend Of Owl Creek. e

II was a year long since forgotten by
lhe natives OF these forests, unmarked
and unrecorded save il the .innermost
lines Of the oak tree Of FIVE centuries or
more, that steady solemn recorder Of
the storm Of years-it was in a year
which must be nameless, since we know
nothing Of il, that chief Of the Wyan.
.doites, wandering on trail, came into
ibis beautiful country. The home Of
his tribe was on the southern bank Of
She Ohio where their thousands owned
4 royal land. stood not long ago, on
she grave of their chiellains. l stood
with reverance on the mound that press.
ed on the giant forms and stout hearts
Of the mighty dead. / had entered 9th.
or mounds, but shrank from that. |, for
some reason that | cannot now explain,
avoided penetrating into its silent secre-
~ and called away my workmen that
.wsse with me, and turned their spades
jaiosa smaller pile, in which we found
but few bones and arrow heads. |
know not bot that was the grave of the
chiefwho figured in this history. But !
must return to it. ~. sl,A, ,5t.
The stranger Indian looked with
longing eyes on the brown neck and
rudy cheek, the light form and beautiful
foot Of the maiden, The daughter of the
old CHIEF, IN whose lodge he ate venison
brought by her own hands; and before
hs had completed his first meal, with
the hauehtness Of one accustomed to
demand, he asked her in marriage. But
she had long been promised to chief
OF her own kindred, and mayhap had
learned TO love him. She and her iath-
er slike refused the Wyando.te, and he
'futurned to his tribe in wrath. He
came again. II was with a thousand
warriors at his back to take his bride.
One Of these long and bloody wars en-.
.soed, in which the Indian tribes Of our
country 20 often engaged. It lasted
through the winter, and id the spring
and as the summer sun grew warmer,
ths stranger had made his home in the
lodge Of the old chieftian. But his
bride was not yet won. Ii faith it's
easier, many men have found, to con.
iquer nations than to win an unwilling
bride. Somewhere in the forest linger-
ca astrusty band, guarding witkzealous
care, The maiden daughter Of their
siahghtered chiei. In vain the Invaders
searched, in vain sought trails Of their
snemies. The latter never LETT their
iastness but for food, and then con ceal,
"a their trail with a skill which was
matchlaas. Id the basin which l have
were gathered thirty warriors
and ths few female attendants Of the
maiden, guarding her retreat. The
ground il The angle Of the rock was COW
Sred with rich panther and wolf skins,
and the littie nook was rooted with The
came material, and the whole was 80
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Recent for Making Friendship.

In PlInY's National History we find
a very curious. receipt for making Ro-
man friendship, the principal ingredients
of which were union Of hearts, a flower
that grew in several parts Of the empire
sincerity. .frankness, s,disinterestedness,
pity, and tenderness, Of each an equal
quantity. These were all made up to-.
gether, with two rich oils, which they
called perpetual kind wishes, and sere-
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nifty oftemper,and the whole was strong.
~ perfumed with the desire OF pleasing,
which gave il most grateful smell, and
was sure restorative against vapors of
all sorts. The cordial, thus prepared,
was ofso durable nature, that no length
oftime could waste it; but what is more
remarkable, says our author, it increas.
ed in weight and value the longer you
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Copper Region Singular Discovery

A correspondent Of the Buffalo ex
press, writing under date OF June IA
from Onlonagon Lake Superior, says
Mr.. Knapp, OF the Vulcan Mining
Company has lately made very singular
discoveries here in working one Of the
veins, which he lately found. He
worked into an old cave which had
been excavated centuries ago. This
led them to look for other works Of the
same sort, and they have found mum.
Der of sinks in the earth which they
have traced a long distance. By dig.
ing into these sinks they find them to
have been made by the hands of man.
|: appears that the ancient miners went
on a different principle from what they
DO at the present time. The greatest
depth yet found in these holes is thirty
leet-after getting down TO certain
depth, they dyifted along the vein near.
Iy to. an open cut. These cuts have
been filled nearly TO level by the ac-
,cumulation of soil, and we find trees OF
the largest growth standing in this gut
ter; and also find that trees of a very
large growth have grown up and died,
and decaycd many years since; in the
same places there are now standing
trees Of over three hundred years
growth. .fs,7
Last week they dug down into a ne W
place, and about twelve feet below the
surface found a mass of copper that
will weigh from eight to ten tons. This
mass was buried in, ashes, and it ap-
pears that they could not handle it, had
no means Of cutting it, and probably
built fire to melt or separate :he rock
from it, which might be done by heat
ing, and then dashing on cold water.
This piece Of copper is as pure and
clean as new cent: the upper surface
has beengpounded clear and smooth
1t appears that this mass Of copper was
ta6en from the bottom ofa shaft, at the
depth Of about thirty ieet.. ln sinking
This shaft from where the mass now lies,
they followed the course Of the vain
which pitches considerably; this ena-
bled them to raise it as far as the hole
came up with slant. At the bottom
of the shalt they found skids Of black
oak, from eight toctwelyel inches in di.
ameter--these sticks were charred
through, as il burnt;l they found large
wooden wedges in the same situation.
In this shaft they found a miners gad
and a narrow chisel made OF copper.
.Hl do not know whether these copper
tools are tempered or not, but their
make displays good Workmanship
They have taken out more than a ton
Of cobble-stones, which have been used
as mallets. These stones were nearly
round, with al score cut around the cen.
Ire. ndylooked as il this score was cut
(os the purpose ofputting withe round
or ashandle. The Chippewa Indians
III say that this work was never done
BY lndiansa This discovery will lead
oaa new method Of finding veins in |
his country, and may be Of great BEN
fit to some. suppose they will keep
hiding new wonders for some time vel,
IS i is but a short time since they. first |
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found the old mine. There is copper
here in abundance. and think people
will begin to dig it in few years. Mr..
Knapp has found considerable silver
during the past winter.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

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JOB PRINTING

Of every description neatly and expeditiously
executed at the Office ofthe Spirit of Democrscy
and at reasonable prices. 10
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10 EDITED AND PUBLISHED
1HtJAMHs r. MORRIS.
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY 9
hppblishsd every Saturday at the following ratsl
$iS0pef annum, II paid IN ADVANCE.
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~ AN communication sent BY mail must b.
6st-Psids haaa q ;slsq 5e
amws5a i has q From the Recruit.
Well, who dye mean to Vote for!''
"Wefl! who aye mean to vote ior'" ..wby Css.
of Michigan! y ''5', vi
~ sv'y body knows him. and they know him Is
sssnan; g''f ,'sst f'e tAe ~ n
Tsm going. TOO. Tor Butler. Ksntuckys glorious
hs't' SON tnEia 3;ii q ~ apsa
And certainly with such team, the battle viii be
btei Won. IA .a SD e.FgIi
10 'chset.up! cheer up! then, ev'ry mani
YTiasThs party must be lucky sl ept sd 'p.
b'sIThat votes for Csss Of Michigan, ,,f
,Aosil And Butler Of Kentucky! ~; 55c,s a
hEa S4t ~ tsii .5i.rvtge r4I. 9fi nat
'sWslll who dye mean to vote for!" "Why Cass,
,,a, Of Michigan!
And I'm going, too, for Butler-show me better
al, il you can:
They're patriots and statesmen both, and pure a
is the breeze 7V'. '9'
That sweeps, as Cass would have our fleets, in
90 freedom Ger the seas."
'swen! who d'ys mean to vote for" "Why Cass,
cs hiof Michigan! ,f8. a
And Butler of Kentucky-two worthier never
ran; tt.ta .sf.
The first has shown how his sword strikes--'twas
-IJai thirty years ogo- l'h3 sa1 .UjLt
And Butler needs no witness, save the plains Of
Mexico!"
"weil! who aye mean to vote for!" "wby Cass.
-H+@aof Michigan!
Yes, and Butler, of Kentucky-'tis the democratic
oI plan; Ialt - NftGag gI9t
\ plan that every democrat must enter into,
.b3xIsave aen' 1-gia ~ 3ef
The hypecrite. whose stepping stone to pow'r is
-is butthe SLAYER h1ua
sJsd!rA sii !le al .ysa
'.Well! who dye mean to vote for!" "Why Cass,
t,s,,. of Michigan!
Not Matty, or Zack Taylor. sir. or any other
I man
Not Genral Scott, or John Calhoun--not one Of all
the rest;
Cause wbys We think our candidates. among
them all the BEST" 4|
S'n Cheer up! cheer up! then, ev,ry man!
'''i The party must be lucky
bHtQ QThst votes for Cass Of Michigan,
And Butler of Kentucky! 1't
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Married.

On the 10Th inst., by the Rev. A. H. Myers. Mr..
JOHN r. ELDER. Qrinter) TO Miss JULIA ANN, daugh-
ter of HENRY Ons. Esq. all of this city.
i meeting of the g Cnapel" was called around the
stone to discuss the merits of the accompaniment
May there be 'squabbng" when " locked F" IN
No.. Let their every effort be centred In one i.
that meeting 4 /, their s may be productive of
happiness, and long time elapse before their obltu-
airy is required.
\ happy home, with abundance of the good things
Of the world - long lie, with the memory of good
deeds and may they at last be found where all
The good Printers go!"
May the quality of the cake prove "type" of the
disposition OF the bride
May hey lave long life and happiness. and plenty
of IT."
May the gmft of the Elder on the Ohr produce
skoots that Will blossom, bud and ill ani cling 10
the parent stock I'LL ripe enough to iranspla
May he be bl,s matrmonially with what we
trust may fall to bis lot professionally -" dub
lets"
May their undertakings and ends be Justified"
May Elders essays, IN the sheets, exhibit " clear
proof" and from the ''presS F." " in register,
that the "ioggIng up" may prove easy to the binder
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d.
il is very generally known that the people of Ind-
ana decided AT tn, August election in favor of n law
establishing FIRE Srs~'s. The diversity in opinion
OF The details "a such law, has no parallel in hIsto-
". except ~ the Apostles church 1T Cprinth where
every had doctrine. Yet there re some gen.
era' features. lint present strong cuims TO the
s''eraon of every friend Of popular education. and
winch are, aud must b. The basis of any practical sys
TEN, for maintaining free common schools IN our
State.
We ought, in the first place. to know the number
of children have 10 provide for ind That sugg. IS
indispensable feature IN The law. What shall he
the school age Now if We say from ) to q, we
have. surprising the State contains 100000 nhab-
tants 3sj,7li II we say from ) TO Is, there we
have 10 provide for 225.u0o Another important
question nrses;-how many months in each year are
Tie schools to be kept open! The answers To these
two questions, have much to do in approxim ating the
amount of funds required.
In the second place, what is now the reliable amount
OF funds, that can lawfully be distributed to each
scholar in the State. annually! When this is ascer-
TUNED. we can understand how much more need.
aud then how are we To raise the deficit Ia orde
to have more definite understanding of the amount
of money 10 be ralscd il seems also necessary to
to make estimate of the number Of schools, the
teachers wages the amour. TO be paid for collecting
and discussing the school funds and the special
pervision of the schools.
In the third place what officers ire required to car
efficient. that the State my receive quid pro quo for
her ibcray in the improved condition aud character
of the scholars! With the exception of an induce
ment sufficiently powerful with our young men and
women. 10 qualify themselves for school tea chers the
above suggestions and nterrogaions enora the
prominent features required in bill to establish Free
Schools
In a subsequent number of the Sentinel. intend to
give outline of the bl, To provide for FIRE. Schools,
that has been submitted to the JOINT Committee on
Education. The bill referred To, has less than forty
sections: and It's leading features were suggested by
personal knowledge of educational necessities.
All ask IS that It's provisions may be fairly consider
ed, and that only upon the investigation Of It's merits,
shall any portion OF II be adopted rejected For
heartily censure the credulity that ind lcntly and
bndly adopts, much do the arrogance or stu-
pidy that bindly rejects. There are two reasons,
that by deemed sufficient to reject any sug-
gesiion; one IS the want Of antiquity upon the face
OF II, and the other is, the Nazareth from whence it
emannted. The doctrine is, however, that an plan
for reform and Improvement that appears to the eye
to be adapted necessities, practical in It's operation
and safe, is entitled toa fair trial. w.
(Tp L. CONTINUED
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0L'CiNNdI1, Monday, December Is, lSi5-FIour
- Inc market was very quiet to-day, aud the only sale
heard of n lot of l6} brls from canal at s3 Is Re-
cepts IN last 45 hours $500 hrs
PT0cisons-Ihere is some demand for Pork and 800
brls Prime Mess sold private Terms For Mess
Si0 is oiered-mosi holders out OF market Prime Lard
III kegs is mostly he'll 7c of market but 1000
Kegs were sold today. tare % per cent. nj ca.
Hgs-Ae have siili report alv amcng market.
We hear OF additional sales last Friday aud Saturday
q" 2"OO hsnd IN lots nj GO 10 % Subsequent 10 our
report on Saturday l3O head 2J0 lbs nj 60
1900 aud 300 head, good Indians 10 300 coo aud
300 do do. AT 10 81 do 260 lbs nj ~ 400 do
nv w leo lbs, al 3 GA 10 do oven 800 lbs, AT
90 100 do three lots at 3 80 to g. 100 do nv vi
2O lbs at 3 90 100 do 200 lbs at 20 62J do
WI LOO lbs al Cd 100 do from railroad dead 30
los at az 100 do in Covngion, 220 lbs NJ 67t
several ct these lots sold to-day. The market
closes hm at 7Oa3 10 for Hogs although the weather
is unavorable.
We hear OF sale at Louisville to party in
ket OF 1000 hogs, about 3 CO.
Cheese-SaIe of 800 boxes selected w r. nj 6 3.Sc TO
days bO do choice selected SC $50 d. on Saturday
days.
Groceries-Sales Of 30 bags fair Rio Coffee at Che and
10 hi'ds good fair Sugar at 4a4 l-4c.--Gaz.
The market for flour ia steady bu, not active Gene
see ranges from 50 so Sc, including faucy brands
Western So 2oa5 81
The foreign has depressed the marke, for Whea,
and Corn, and sales could be effected 10 any extent
excepting nj decline.
The foreign is favorable for provisions and Pork
has advanced Zoe per br. Prime Lard is held firmly.
baltimore, Dec. IL, P Nj
The foreign news has caused a heavy market for Flour
and The sales very moderate 81 Toad S7 for IT,
S. and city mills
Sales OF Prime Rel Whea, at 95alO2c and Corn at 46
a45c for yellow, and 44a46 for white
PHILADELPHIA Dec. Is. p NJ
The market for Flour l. steady but Stand
ard brands for export brought So.
The market for Wheat has downward tendency Sales
OF Red 106al0S
yellow Corn brings 52a55c, and Rye 62c