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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-02-09
Lazy BOYS.

A lazy boy makes lazy man, just as
sure as "a crooked twig makes crooked
tree. o,Who ever yet saw boy grow up
in idleneess that did not make shiftless
vagabond when he became a man. unless
he had fortune left him to keep up APP
pearancesi The great mass OF thieves,
paupers and criminals that fill our peni-
tentiares and aims houses, have come up
to what they are by being brought up in
idleness.lisThos who constitute the busi-
ness portion of community, ,pthose who
make our great and useful men, were
trained up in their tboyhood to be indus
trious.sIasa 91eei tRilalsl iid ! h-- seS9ti
-Whena boy is old enough to- begin to
play in the street, then he lis old enough
to be taught how to work. 2 OF course we
would mot deprive children Of healthfhl,
playful exercise. or the time they should
spend in, study, but teach them ton work,
little by little .Ias childis taught at school!
In this way they acquire habits ofindusiry
that will not forsake them whenstliey grow
up. esai;lik .gaoylsm1b .t1sWlA-sta3
+ Many persons let their, chldren grow
Fup to fourteen or sixteen years ofage, or
till they can supportthem no longer be.
fore aheYput, them tolabor. Such 'ehil-
sdren, not having an idea of what work is,
and having sacqniredihabitsT Of idleness,
igo forth to impose upon their employers
rwithlasinessl .,There is arepulsiveness in
lall labor set before them, and Ito get il
DONE. no, matter how, Is their only aim,
They are ambitious at play, but dull at
work. l,eT The ,consequancejisg they do not
istickato one thingiibut a short time; they
rove about the world, get into mischief,
and lfnallyfnd thainway to the prison Or
The alms.hollsal lIi1 inlat.lI lRiaihDL bH q
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Sketches Of Character.
THE so.cALLED GENTLEMAN.

Gentlemen are become 30 common nova
days, that the simple plain Saxon word, Man,
confers by far the greater distinction. The
term, Gentlemen, formerly meant q man Of
education. delicacy and refinement ut-now. il
il applied 70 persons who boast the possession
Of none Of these qualities a little money.
with the assistance Of The tailor tie halter,
and the shoemaker. ard you can manufacture
as many modern gentlemen in dag as il
would take Nature to rake up IN year. oi
the genuine stamp. The base Of a gentle
mans character is generosity No selfish man
can claim the title Poiitcness consists IN
sacrifices Of self fer the pleasure and conye.
nience of others, and although the selfish man
may feel constrained b. the usages Of society
TO make an occasional sacrifice, the act must
be deficient in that grace and dclicaey which
would mark il, were it the result Of a warm
and generous impulse. We meet men every
DAY who will perform the ordinary ciyiiities
Of life, 50 far as mere forms are concerned,
with all the ease Of dancing master, but the
low breeding Of the animal will display itself
By not having a good and considerate heart
the true source of all refnemcnt--to bestow
the finishing grace.
Never was there term so much abused as
that Of gentleman We bear it applied every
day to the lowest yagabonds and vilest wretchcs
brought to the bars Of our criminal courts and
police Offices A witness, in an English court
Of justice. stated, in lis evidence, that GER
tain man was very respectable. He was asked
what he meant by respectable. lie replied,
that the person alluded to, kept horse and
gig. So with the gentleman. ask eight out
Of every ten people, aud they will define a
gentleman to be man who dresses well, dimes
at Yictors, and pays his washerwoman.
Two men quarrel. call each other ont for
the innocent purpose Of measuring each other;
and this is called, in polite society, giving the
satisfaction Of geutlemen.-the revenge of
fools or fends would be better term to des-
gnate the folly
We like the reply amazingly a gentleman
once made TO clustering fellow who had told
him lie was no gentleman. Are you gen.
tleman % asked the former Yes am :"
Then" coolly remarked the other, am
very glad am not"
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THE POOR GENIUS.

Notwithstanding the expressed sympathy Of
the world for genius in rags and garrets, we
are just hard hearted enough to have no pity
for any such condition, because poverty is
neither the natural nor necessary consequence
Of being super-excellently blessed by nature
with a sensitive organization, or lofty intellect.
We maintain no man possesses a superior ge-
Mus who is not perfectly aware Of the fact
his modesty is displayed in not eyerlastingly
intruding it upon those who are thrown in his
path. 1t is this very knowledge Of his supe-
riority which often disarms his energy and
makes him rely too much upon its power to
obtain even the means Of life. The selfreli-
ance so often exhibited by men Of genius is
another evidence Of the consciousness Of pow
er. They are almost all procrastinators, and
often defer a work which would yield profit
and distinction, either until the last moment,
or it is altogether tDo late, because they think
they can accomplish it at any time they nay
cDndescend to commence the labor. We have
known a great many poor geniuses in the
course Of our life, but few, il any, whose pow
erty we could not trace to the lack Of energy
and promptitude in themselves Well mi ght
Farmer Ashland advise Henry not TO take the
horse Genius from the stable, for be was the
LATEST in the lot. Savage, the poet, Moreland,
the painter, who both ended their lives in the
most qbject poverty-and why they we're
both deficient in moral courage and energy.
The world was willing to "bend the plant
hinges Of the knee in acknowledgment Of
their genius. but they thought the world
should have gone little further, put clothes
on their backs, and food into their mouths,
aud, for aught We know, expected it ready
dgested Ii men Of genius will insist upon
not putting their talents to any practical use,
or thrusting ware upon the world which the
world does not want. they have no right TO 60
whining about aud condemning the public as
being Indifferent to the claims Of talent. The
world is ready enough to recognize and sup
port intrinsic talent when it is made applica.
bic to the worlds uses, and, for our own
part we are rather glad that its demands are
severe enough to require the man Of genius
to put his horses in training to draw some
useful goods to the general mart.
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death and fury y exclaimed the astonish.
ed bridegroom, leaping from his chair, and
clenching his hands. " Then | have been
most basely deceived"
Deceived! {! Mr. Barbour. How. what
has deceived you ?"
You sir. Everybody sir?" uttered the
excited man. 81 was led to believe that my
wife was worth half million Of dollars!n'
Really, sir, | don't see how You could
have entertained such an idea, said Capt.
Simpson without betraying anger at his Wis
itor's manner.
Il viii tell you how. sir. The world was
given to understand that your niece was veal
thy. and you have suffered them to think so
You knew that it was tlre impression, and yet
YOU did not contradict il"
"Whew :" came from the old mans lips in
a prolonged whistle. " Now l believe | be-
gin to see through it. Ohio, that's it! la
ha ha! Why Timothy gon haze caught
the arr0ng FISH, It's my other niece that is
salted down with half million Of dollars =
Your other niece ?" gasped Timothy,
catching at a chair for support and gradually
sinking into it.
"Yes, sir, my other niece That little
WITCH Of Lizzie Florence is the golden
niece"
Your sewing girl?" family ariiculated
Timothy.
Sewing aum-a-didde" /" responded the
old man, with an energetic expression. /" She
tried to sew herself out Of the company Of
those who wanted nothing but her money /;
and think she has succeeded Timothy,
had you asked me, or bad you even asked
Arabela concerning her fortune, you would
have learned the truth, but it seems you have
been steering the wrong course.
"Arabella and Lizzie are both my nieces
and though I must admit that. for her own
benefit, Miss Florence has practiced little
deception. yet your wife has not. If you have
been deceived, it was by your own cupidity !"
With a trembling step and bowed head,
Timothy Barbour left the house.
90, Lizzie" uttered Edward, as soon as
his brother had gone, it was not right to
deceive me thus =
And will you love me less now that you
find yourself deprived Of the pleasure Of in
cessant toll in my behalf?" archly asked the
fair girl, as she cast a look Of melting tender
ness into the face Of her companion.
One Of the first acts Of the gentle Lizzie,
after her marriage with Edward, was to be.
stow lpon Arabella a magnificent gift, meant,
Of course, as a delicate token from the young
or to the elder brother Timothy received
its benelt-he knew from whence 1t came ];
and he lived to be wiser and better man.
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/ Of writing. or some coarse work. The stones
Of Solohofen remain up to this time the only
resource Of the artist There are in Paris
200 establishments. employing 5000 work
men, and their Autographs are valued at
100000 francs annually The value Of
stone used in 1917. was 44SG kilogrammes,
or 14.269 pounds. In 1921, it had risen
to 1886 kilogrammes, or l76.749 pounds,
and in the last few years, 70 100000 kilo-
grammcs, at franc per kilogrammc, or $50.
600 pounds at 10 cents per pound. making
value Of s55.000
The true photographic stone Is compact
limestone, and the process Of the art founded
upon the adhesion to this stone Of fatty ink,
with which the picture is formed. ,, Upon
the power Of Tie ink thus applied to hold the
oily printers ink spread over it for working.
Upon the interposition Of film Of water
to prevent the adhesion Of the ink to the stone.
These conditions are said to be more fully full
flled by the Kentucky stone than BY even the
German.
The company which posses this article own
46 600 acres of land running twenty miles
from opposite Portsmouth, Ohio, to Maysyllle
Ky. The land is thickly timbered, and is diyi-
ded longitudinally BY the Big Sandy Railroad
for which the lettings from AIaysyille to the
Big Sandy was awarded April 2 The quar-
ry Of the company is situated one and three
quarter miles from the river, and the road de-
scends to it gradually At half the distance
the steam mills Of the company, for saving
lumber and stone. are located, as also kilns
for manufacturing lime Of superior quality
from the fragments Of the sawn s,one The
activity and enterprise Of the managers Of
this concern, promise to make it one Of the
most valuable Western properties. We un-
derstand German artist is on the spot direct
ing the mode Of preparing the lithograph
stones for market, and the facilities Of the
company enable them to offer it at a nominal
cost.-N Y. Economist.
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CURE ron TooTnAcHE.-Mr. JAS. Balsou.
Of Airdrie, says: Gum Copal, when dissolved
in chloroform. forms an excellent compound
for stufing tho holes Of decayed teeth. 1
have used It very frequently, and the benefits
my patients have derived from il have been
truly astonishing. The application is simple
and easy clean out the hole, and niolsten
a little piece Of cotton with the solution; |
introduce this into the dccayed part, and in
every instance the relief has been almost in-
stantancous. The chloroform removes tho
pain. and the Gum Copal resists the action oe
the saliva; and as the application is so agree
able those who may labor under this dreadful
malady would do well to make trial Of il.
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Number IS.

The HEROINE Or THE AusTRALrAs DiGi
GINS The Dublin Commercial Journal, in
a letter from the heroine herself. tells a re-
markable story Of young lady who, with her
brother. we're both very suddenly left orph.
ans with only e300 They we're both very
Young and quite accomplished. having been
well raised and well educated by proud and
extravagant parents. No doubt az she says,
that She and her brother were the sole rem
nan,s Of 50 much prosperity and 30 littlo
produce" Having the battle Of life to fight,
and these children being but raw recruits, il
became a matter Of serious concern with them.
After debating their case, they determined
to lay aside their pride and ornamental nc
complishmenls and sail for Australia. and
therc 60 to digging gold to repair their for
tunes. Aware Of the exposure and hazards
she was about to incur. the resolute girl. for
greater security, disguised herself in male at
tire; and like Sebastian and Viola. did tho
Two set off to try their fortunes IN the world.
At the diggins she represents herself as cook
ing and washing, and taking care Of the gold.
while her brother aud a young partner who
bal joined him. were digging in their placer,
which was on the side Of as pretty valley az
you could wish to visit says she. Her sex.
she says, IS knogn in the mines, and she 10
called Mr. Harry" an abbreyiation Of her
real name-IIarrict but she says no one in
trudcs the more on that account She says,
indeed, that her disposition to oblige has
made her popular and that She is greatly re-
spected She says the life is exciting, aud
she does not went to give it up. Che also
Intimates that she and her prother are get.
ting riab
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CLEAR AS MuD.-" Mr. Cheetum, I've
just dropt in to engage your services in a
question at law'
"Ah. Mr.. Green. there's nothing in the
universe like law and justice. What is the
trouble?"
why you sec. Squib, across the way,
owes me FIVE dollars for bull dog he bought
Of me about a month ago the dog has run of
and now he refuses to fork over the T."
A most difficult casc, Mr. Green; exceed
ingly difficult, and it is fortunate that you
came to me for | have him like brceze.--
You see. we first must prove the identity Of
the dog by an aii5i. then after squashing the
writ Of mongri6as fiery faciaS, issue a
capias c90rUm and levy g00sibus paHacla-
rius on bis insignus fun, then We call a
nepopitnUs jury, and after conclusively prov
ing the sine gsta, have the case unanimously
decided in our favor, by virtue Of the DEUS
tt6uS piop0rd eronaS r
Lord Mr.. Cheetum, see through il all /;
how easy it is to folks that can understand.
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BEcGARs OurwIrrED-Many years ago
an ingenius plan was adopted BY the Grand
Duke TO rid Florence Of beggars. II was
proclaimed that every beggar who would ap-
pear in the grand plaza at q certain mentioned
time, would be provided by the Duke with
new suit Of clothes free of cost At the ap-
pointed time, the beggars Of the city all as
s,mbled, and the Grand Duke, causing all tho
avenues to the square to be closed, compelled
the beggars to strip Of all their old clothes,
and gave each one, according to promise,
new suit In the old clothes thus collected,
enough money was concealed to build beau
tifll bridge over the Arno, still called "the
beggar's bridge" and the city. for the time
being, was relieved Of the beggars BY which
it had been previously oyerrun as none would
give to the well.dresscd individuals who inn
plored charity, not believing their tale Of dis.
tress.--P0ltkand AdregtiScr.
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u The Washington correspondent Of tho
New York Evening Post writes that some Of
the Presidents appointments have too whig-
gish an aspect, and cites John Randolph
Cay's appointment as Minister TO Peru.
Theodore s. Fay, Minister to Switzerland A.
Dudley Mann. Assistant Secretary Of State.
the retention Of Fletcher Webster as Survey
or in Boston, and others. The Posts CORES
poudent says-" The politicians, Of course,
complain OF this as they do Of the alleged
preferences shown BY the President to the
military. and especially to Mexican campaigns
ers. The consequence Of this is that all the
whig subordinates expect to stay in, and thar
people here inrariabiy cali each other
colonel, or By some ether tcar-tike aPPetta-
figs =
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p 0 o r r. Y !.
What I Live For.
NJ o. riNErs BANKS.


live for those who love me-
For those know are true
For tic heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For an human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assignid me,
ror The bright hopes LEFT behind me,
Aud the good that I can 90.
live 10 learn their story
Who've suffered for my sake
10 emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake:
Bards. martyrs, patriots, sages,
Tie noble Of al ages,
Whose deeds crowd history's pages,
And Times great volume make.
live - hail that season,
By gifted minds foretold.
When men shall live BY reason,
And not alone by gold
When man 70 man united.
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall bo lighted,
Is Eden was Of old.
I live 70 hold communion
With all that Is divine
To feel there is a union
rwixt Natures heart and mine;
To profit by aflliciion,
Reap truth from fields OF fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
md fulfil each great design.
live for those who love nc
For those who know me true
Tor the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too.
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
Tor the future in the distance,
And the good that can do.
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A FAMILY ScExE.-A gentleman deeply
engaged in study, aud laiy. pretending to
knit is perplexing him with her questions.
Lady lin the drawling affectionato style }
Ma deah correctly speaking. what is dent
ist !-Gentleman (short, sharp, and rather
cross J Dentist is derived from dent French
for teeth; Dentist is a man 1ho pulls out teeth.
Lady, latter knitting once round, in order
to give the gentleman time to become i'm
mersed in his book again J Ma dcah you
said this morning that Prof. Musty was
great lingust Is not linguist derived from
the Latin iingua, a tongue ?-Gentleman.
(tartly,) Yes.-Lady; Well, then, is a lin
guist man who pulls tongues out Gen
tlcman, (very decidedly } No. madam, |
wish be did.-Exit lady IN huff.
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Mutual FoRBEARANcE.-Tha house viii
be kept in turmoil where there is no toler-
ance Of each others errors, solemnity shown
to failings, to meek submission, to injuries, no
soft answer to turn away wrath. Ii you lay
a stick Of wood on the andirons and apply
fire to it, it will 90 out, put on another stick
and it will burn and half dozen. and you
will have grand conaagration. There are
other fires subject to the same conditions. If
one member gets into passion and is let
alone, be will cool down, aud possibly be
ashamed and repent; but oppose temper to
temper, pile on the fuel, draw in others Of tho
group, aud let one harsh answer be followed
by another, and there will soon be blaze
which will enwrap them in its lurid splondor.
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n~ Wealth and Widowhood, when united,
are dangerous thugs to encounter. Money
may be called the widows m hht, when in
large quantities. as in poverty /. is Indeed
her mite.
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CooL.-The editor Of the Talequah a. C.)
Advocate, in an editorial, remarks that he has
the pleasure Of announcing that John Muskat
an Indian, was hung ct that place on the 10th
inst
The same editor, in noticing case Of sui
eide. says: "The individual meanly stole out
Of existence by hanging himself" A very
queer chap that editor.
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n The first book ever printed in the
New World. was in the city Of Mexico. To
was printed in the Spanish language in the
year 1914. and was entitled "Doctrina
Christiana, per co los Indos" The first pub
licatons made in English. in America. were
Tie Freeman's Oath, an Almanac for 1850,
nearly a hundred years afer the work pub
lished in Mexico In 1910 was published
the first book, entitled tho aBay Psalm
Book
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u II you want to keep horseradish, crate
a quantity while the root is in perfection. put
it in bottles, fill the bottles with strong vino
gar. and keep it corked tightly. You may
thus have q supply all the winter.
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1y- AT camp-mecting in the west
preacher delivered himselfof tho following -
!" / would that the gospel were wedge and
| beetle; I'd whack il into every sinners
heart among yoa."
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R%Some time ago the editor Of the Jour
nal struck upon tie charge Of treason against
Davis and others, because they opposed the
compromise. lie soon found himself in a
quandary on this subject His President and
Cabinet were involved in the charge. and lie
was likely to be implicated himself for the
general aid and comfort he gave to his polit-
ical friends He accordingly shifted his
ground, and didn't consider opposition to the
compromise quite reasonable but adYoca-
ting secession after the compromise measures
had passed that was the crime, and he pro-
ceeds to charge upon Davis and Suule with
as much flror, as if lie were not as ignorant
as an ass Of the position occupied by these
distinguished statesmen. Neither Davis nor
Soule ever advocated secession. The State
Rights party Of Mississippi never proposed it,
but repudiated the charge expressly in their
Convention. Davis and Soule only defended
before their constituents what they had done
in Congress.
We therefore suggest to our neighbor that
he, for his own sake, drop the terms traitor
and treason. We have a law agains. treason,
and man Of learning. such as he is, would
do well for his own credit to be careful.
We recollect when the editor Of the Jour.
nal denounced his own country when engaged
in a foreign war. lie declared the war un-
justifable-a war Of rapicity-a church rob-
bing war--a war against humanity and a.
gainst God
This sayored strongly Of treason. 1t Ger
tainly gave aid and comfort to the enemy"
At the same time DaciS. whom our very
fastideous neighbor denounces as a traitor,
was CALAMITY periling bis life on the bloody
field for his country's honor. Shame on you,
neighbor, don't you see how you look ! We
have been for years trying to make something
Of you. and didn't give you up when you had
but the immortal seCenteen to stand bY you
but you get no better fast.-Lou. Democrat.
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u The last invention in a small way is
that Of down Easter, who makes umbrellas
with a gutter all around them 50 that the
water pours of in single stream
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What is earth? The broad pathway over
which the funeral march is made to heaven
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GRAM - Railyoads.-We have already
referred to the rapid increase Of Chicago, in
consequence Of the lines Of railroad termina-
ting at that city and in the process Of con-
struction. 1t is now estimated that the
quantity Of grain that viii be brought there
four years hence. by the various lines Of rail
roads. win amount to twenty millions Of
bushels This Of course means wheat. corn
and oats, for the whole wheat crop Of Illinois,
Iowa and Wisconsin, is now much less than
fifteen millions, and four years hence it will
not exceed twenty millions.
The estimate Of grain to be received BY
railroads alone, in 1857. is seventeen mil
lions These are startling figures. but we
must look them in the face, and strive to re-
duce them by making every effort to com
plcte our system Of railroads-conccntrat
here. We annex the amount Of grain re-