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Paper Warehouse.

CYRUS ". FIELD d. co,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. IL Cliff Street,
NEW YORK.
Are sole Agents in the United states Tor
NusnTAius SUPERIOR Re1ehns Powder.
Victoria Mills Celebrated Writing PaHn'
E Essssi, +" "uTS"0' Printing
RswIiis & Sons English Tissue
First quality Ultramarlhe lI!Ge ,,...,.,.,
THEY are also Agents tor the principal Paper
ers In this country and oaer for sale b. T TIE l ek
knsiyr and anil desirable stock Of Et2tT eH4 FdI HanE
riETtrI NahEiais that DO found In thsoran! o'e
TLtT business strictly wholesale, and Writing Pirsrl
are sold By the case 0niy. =,
Their extraordinary Abilities cradle then, 10 oaer ~
Goods both Foreign and Domestic, Al the lowest possible
prices. .,.,-,. ,h.,,, Al
yArtts made OIL tOnsisunenS Of Paper, Paper Makers
stock aud other merchandise. v,,,
RAGS. SuB'-F'
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ASSIGNEE's NOTICE.

hSSIUNEho NUIIOh
G inieon d, Woodrow having, on the nth day Of
> Arl, 1854, hT FToPtt deed conveyed ~ trust to The
unabridged Tor tie btEet Of bis said WCOdfowS credit
O, al II BIZ teal and PertOa property and chooses
toni ell persons In any Wise Indebted 10 Said WOODROW
ave itqUlitd 10 make immediate PAYMENT 10 me, and al
tons having claims tgathst said woodrow are
Ia order 10 tettlTe any benehi under Siad tTUil Villain
tour months 10 e their claims With TIE rIortT
SoIdlnE 10 he teTnlS OF said deed. with
3piS GEO. ". SIGHTS, .issiglee.
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! BALTIMORE.

Soull & Thompson.
IMPORTERS AID WHOLESALE DEILr1sx
Tens, wines, Liquors, spices, Iudivo M,
Tobacco, Coffee, sugar, iIoia,ss,o WIS
..t#lH 1 AID otHRR uROcIRIIS
~ AZ. Ne,tt tVsisf dNl , 1 NeTn IHtay,,,
fer deere Ai'H area 'irt.t, PHILADELPHIA,
Established in 1898.
u.TnoaPsoN REYNOLDS, in,sr.,,sllp tL.,S.,
House, respectfully Invites Western NeCh,s,' sol,
hIniA eau, jsiA%?sEs'
'''' cANr1HLD, BROTHER, & Co ss'''"1
220 BdllinoFe Street, CoFnpr Of Cks,L.
WHOLKSALK IMPORTERS, MASUPACITSI,.
AND DEALERS ~ PiNE WATCHES, RtC1I IyW,,S
slLYER, rLtTED, ASp 4LsATA WARE ,yn
FANCY G00DSl
HAvRcpened their new store NTH 'EtnIiI r..,
Ill Goods.
uoLp ASD SILVER WATCHES!
From the most celebrated makers 10 Loado,. r,,..
and Geeva-sa extensive sOck always k.p; A, ia'foo
every one Of which Is guaranteed 10 TeI@;R Kt4,,S
line. ""H
siLYxR WARE OF OrR owS MASUy.c1tu,
Silver Tea and COGee Setl, GObietI, CU,,, IT,.
Ca.lors, Wallas, SPOONS, Forks, LieAE1 ca. ~,
Ice Cleam Knives, Napkin Rings, Ftth KLivs %I:S1
lara, 4e,, Of Kew designs.
PLATED wARE.
coaet and Tea Sets, Urn., Tea Kettles, layt u1,,.
waltels-OSal, ObIVRs and rogEl SblFesi Ci.ors,CI
Baskets, Bpe;gneaS, Flower aud Fruit t,lnis, Sc ~"
DIAMOND MORE!
4 SupeTh collection OF Diamond Braces at! pi,
Brooches. Crosses, Finger Ring, full IUttA OF DasS,
suitable for y eddlns Gins.
Rich IEwELRTl
This brauth Ofoat business is not aurra,ed Ay,r,.
tab>nRnt In tie eOuntTli having wUrknu tmroIti !.
der our own SupeT vision, Constantly making NEW it,
and b. every steamer we are supplied IoN TX EsEa,
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EASTERN ADVERTISEMENTS

CURTAINS,
CURTAIN MATERIAL,
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". II. OARRHl1s
CURTAIN ST ORE,
nm. leo cs"tsNt ST. pAi!s4sphti; cor"' I'm '''"h
""N' wv eppeSit ne STATE Ltont.
up has ,lyAys IA store full stock Of o.,.,.,
P'encb BTocstssja widths Lac Ana auSn ~ KY.
and eoioTsj TIL i tjisra ~ So"srss Ge 4
Prenth satin de lAinesi I94e rsaO |"'s'' "'''
India Satin DamAsESi Hiis S. M hands,
PIenth MOqUelieI StIk w y ~ ,sS"N''
DO plUsksi r Nun r....tts T..
S.Y. Painted WINDOW SHADES, Of al .tT.ss smS
rses, hui lOIaniS Shade Fixtures hrasses. psfs
.rtsSRinf esIASl.e for CuTAiGI, or The newest F"''
siyleS, and At The Ioettt PrittI.
PSTsoIs sending The kdSht and kiln Of theI SiTts
fsz,I can have their Curtains made aud tnnsH ~ Ie
XII nnneTI see Fashion Plates In August num0e'0 W.
aey ts, Iaa! hSe CIR BULDE RS and dealers sOer
.liv. supplied at The lsstit slttalt Prtett ,,,
Importer ofard healer In Furnishing Go9ds.
10 Chestnut street, corner otElIih,
m,rl7-tyi&w Opposite tho STATE Mnnte. rM!!2MA.:
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New Savings Bank Store
DIN pn4TOPPIrE

OLD POSTOPPICR.
mKEEP TN HIs.iD IND ERG7 COVERED"
EtlplZRSS Of Wheeling aud ytslnIiys-ILts old mlEtTs
u for hsaltA Tenhs ne that Il may not Be aHsS 10 calf
your attetlleA 10 ny Fall and wihh Slotknt Boot,,
Shes HAS, CAPS, Umbrellas end Carpet Sacks, attic
tnTpeT d Market and Monroe Ahee's, Mhets yoa viii
linda great variety OF letey received Goot'
suitable 10 The statcR, al loN pIites. ,.,-..
yeEy thanEGl for The iilefal PAtTcaase FsttiEtl NtS
coming SpohSt Jos, repeatedly solicit oaahotali
ard examine my ttoek, lit will * ny Pltai1it 70 see aha
wait on Jou,) thus uniting labor With res, tAt TAI
have their oRsptiks hsath aul 10 tia a4Ahs indeaI
aud economy ma! have wtSlta.
Laea II }od visa TO pultha&s fashSoaS.t ard Sss4PN
NinteT Ronnets, sure,
Gala the old Posi OAise, opposite The AtLa't.
GeAtlsAHa, x yea Wish 10 PSI ehate iasAStHatC car
or Hal,
CAllatti ABOVE rlttS, whtts you will eei-lht
Rtnltnlbtf, The ola Pot 0fEte corner.
To CoOMrY Mtehsnts haSt fen GUOhIo 10 .
law nIiCea, ...,.
II n WATSON.
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MEDICINAL.

The Nonpareil Nerve and Bone
IMMINENT,
PREPARED BY II, Il. CARR 4 CO., FROM
A PRESCRIPTION FURNISHED BY DR..
WATSON CARR, OF WHEELING,
LATE or MURGANTOWN.
Hh LsHd vptH AtLtsea 9TneiPt Mtt any remedy MAieA
eiH Ttlirt en- tritrHal PdiH, tstR. VWe7u!y eem'
teXRdtS, K tqH1lly httttIfRl IN TtNosing iHltr-
rel efteiisEiis Portr ehteh Il k<aUtfl|y
ItEtlgyt2 IN end ptepiisr 10 ht
N0NP.IREiL LlNLVEST.
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AND c0ACIl TRIMMING,
lust orh.d, laGe assortment oISaalleTs Hardware
Busfy BoWI IubbS, SP0NeS, Fellows, Carriage ard THE
RoiIy, MlItibt lions, Patent and EEinEIed Letter,
and used b. thstTads, TO- whsh inEs The At
tthIon Of tie public. JonN hHOdh,
mails Old SlAndI los AalhN.
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----- NOTICE. EXTRA,
have sEeal a,oCk Of common elohIngthat will "
rose VI sts OF even less, 10 make ToOH fUE my SpI
STICK 81 line EVodi' .,,v
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prOes,or Woods, Oriental suuu.irc
Imminent,

Ex-senator Of I'd lie United STATE,
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lAr ouRRFoR DYSPEPSIA

iIlHR Tue Dig,ttirt FIX
i ia, ,GttiIie Juice, pre-
pared from RenHet, or the
Fourth Stomach Of The OK,
amer the objections Of IA
ION I.iebis, theSleat physi.
oloelesl Chemist, b. Us.
ll0r0HT0S, ". D., PhllA-
telphia, Pa.
This Is SLTuRE's own
REMEDY for an unhealthy
aInnssh M Art az man
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AnSpaon, brotne[ ~ W,
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS STORE,
No 70 Ntrh Tird At. tormr Of Cherry, Phtladelphia
John Ansplth, Jr.. John r. titobyi.. james Nj seIi
MllIla m lnsna chi.. llanrH L ElllmAn. eHlIil0m
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-04-25

A FoRMlnABLE UNpERTAxiNe.--Alc CO.
Temporary puts the tobacco question into
the following shape: s.Suppose tobacco.
chewer is addicted to abs hshit Of chew.
ing tobacco fifty years oi hislifs, and that
zach day OF that time he oonsumes fwn
ancIes Of solid ping il amouRts ia six
thousand four hundred aud seventy. Ave
iee.. making nearly one mile and = quarter
in length Of solid tobacco. halt an inch
thick. and two inches broad. Now wha,
would the young beginner think II he had
the whole amount stretched out before
him. and were told that 10 chew il would
be one Of theeexafoisss ofhis life. and al
so that il would tax his income TO the
amount Of Two thousand and ni,ety .fouv
dollars7" - -
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The Russian Secret Police.

The secre, police Of Russia is appa-
rently organized TO de,ect plots against
The sovereign, but through lis agency a
most terrific system Of espionage is estab.
lished in all circles. A Sub. delegate OF
the grand master, without any other mark
than the livery Of the secret police, If he
presents himself on the darkss, night be.
fore fortress OF the frontier, or the palace
Of a prince, governor or noble, must be
admilted--ths nuptial chamber or the bed
Of death are not exempt from his visits.
lie can arrest any one without assigning
the least reason. The family and friends
Of the delinquent are obligedio keep strict
silence on the subject, and when he re.
turns, il he does return, they say 'he has
been absent on business in the county.
Often he is himself ignoran, Of the cause
of his baniskment, as the following case
will illustrate: -li i..
lady. still living, was stepping out ol
her carriage in her ball dress. when she
was arrested-her destination was Sibe.
ria. When she arrived there she was
lodged in hut which contained two sep.
ara,e rooms. each eading 10 court some
feet square. surrounded by wall which
admitted only the light Of the sky. A sen.
,inel stood always Oh guard without-heI
jailer laid down her food without speak.
ing. When she had been two ears thus
immured. the court door opened. and 9
second prisoner was thrust in. He was O
noble looking Pole, who had long inhab
tied neighboring cell. and whom they
displaced to make room Tor another. lu
this chamber. or rather den, she rename q
twelve years with her unhappy compan
ion. One morning her door was opened
and a voice called her number, which wa.
the usual nude of accos,ing her on the
few occasions when she WAS spoken TO
She went out-ihe door was shut before
she could take leave of her comp anion
She was led to "a vessel which was il
readiness, made again a pilgrimage iol
many months. and one night found hersel
at St. Petersburg, in the bureau Of ih'
grand master Of police. From a LITTLE
closet was now taken the ball dress o
| which the functionsries had dismantles
fher on the night OF her exile. The orna
,nents were gone. but except these nolhin.
was missing-not a ribbon nor a flower
They even restored her withered boque,
in which successive generations Of spi
1ders had lived and died. She was thel
Sc, at liberty. but never learned the caus
Of her punishment or her pardon. Whel
asked if she had not sought to enlightel
herself on the subject. she replied, ! hav
not been so long in Siberia without hay
ing learned discrciion' And what sal,
they 10 your appearance2' .Noihing.'
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:. gtttssa 10 8 at.s.
per AnBum, u AdssssU
l!'|U|'MBER 9.
IA Great Work n Italy.

Recent letters is;pe is;pesk u "a unaefisksse
by the KING Of the two Siciliss, sbieh. =
accomplished will do more for lhis otSdit
than anything iha. hass yes aEaespissar
sincep his accession. We iTsfse .se1sshT
draining Of the Lake Fucine or CellaAs.-
This lies about. 10 miles nosskof Mr.
pies, and is surrounded by the highest
Appenines. The melted snow and me
rams flowing from these mountains Tss
into the lake. and az il has no outlsi, IL
surrounding land. whicR 10 OF erSss -
tili,y. is constantly liable 10 be sesabmslesds
Julius Cesar intended to have had the,
lake drained. tut did not live lsng eneee]f
to accomplish his design. The Enpsfee
Clsudius undertook Il. and had ikiis5
thousand men employed f6r sslsvea ysGf6i
in constructing esnalthrorkh il the 4sAouae
,sias. bat his work was deslroysd ,by hi4
successor. q ssst.
Through succeeding ages the, work 49,
repeatedly resumed but mover comptsss1.s :
A, length King Ferdinand llhsS Yrahssen
TO Neapolitan company ohia6y hevsas
er, composed Of Erenchmsp, ceEaaie ~.
vantsgeous terms,, and theY are a6ent
commencing operations On It'd old wste
Of fClaudids, and they arsto finish il wisslI
in eight years. Thelake ID TO- be enaipeey
drained. and the effect, il is saids VIZ NJ
the reclamation Of thir,y.thrss ihQpsapd
acres Of the richest land, which WIN bs.
come the property OF the company. WIN
the use of gun-powder andthe srPespttG
OF modern sciencs. sheewofl wilknqt ~.
near so, difficult AZ il was in the lieRe "a
Claudius Aniiauarians are IoOkina teSsr
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SIZE OF LoNpoN.--London extends over
an area Of 1909 acres. rsl2s sqirare
miles. and the number Of its inhabitants.
rapidly increasing. was some 2.362. .239
on the day Of tho las, csnsss. A concep-
tion Of this vast mass of people may be
formed by the fact that, IL the metropolis
were surrounded by a wall, having north
gate. south gate, en- east gate,s and q
west gate. and each the hour gates was
Of sufficient width to allow . column ol
persons 10 pass out freely fours abreast.
and peremptory necessity required iha
immediate evacuation ofthe Oily lii could
not he accomplished under four. .and.fwen
" hours. by thesexpirations ofswhich Tins
the head Of each Of the four columns
would have advanced a'no less. distance
than seventy five miles from their respsc.
tive gates. all the people being IN close,
deep. lls} sz9st ss'ssi1sss' ssfF
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THE "nEAplr UpAsn TasE.A Aes>e1s.
ing 10 Brooke. journal ol : Resideaeo
in tho Island Of ReFsees ~ Ilnps Ne.
which has come 70 hs sesaS1sd So fahle,
is somewhat of q reality stssS ~. TAie
eminent 'trsssler. upoa whsss sasssasas
the utmost reliance can - plscsA. A.:saSe
thai whsle nstipe aeoloeisss essnias~
|tioHs in search Of COAX Ne, With biz lyteh1e,
discovered an isola,ed supas tfs1S. .nesfly
forty teei high. lls truuh Wss. slness
straight. lite bark smooth, ahd 81 : red -
color. and iis head ! depse mass 81 dsijsk,
elossy foliage. The esoun1 bensssk iis
shade was crowded With tomba. YET 49,.
taiion hosrishes luxssisntly ssouSd ~
roots. In tapping II. no Aad iIeoas. ,usve
experienced from The ~fIluvja; bbt, 81 -.
ting il to obtain I portion 81 tks weed.
bark, and juice. msn wss - n.ssk ~ 10
|peaed that he was abteed 10 xes;st. =
sscertained thu the hresf frs;s sree, tke
mulberry. and the coz tree Of Scssk Aaasep-
|ica, belong 10 lhs sAns as.Sesl ssdss @
the deadly upas. ss'ss's
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THE YOUNG REBEL.
eA srALR OF THE CAROLINAs.
BY ). N. SANDERS.

-sa ssg ---
BY J. N. SANDERS.
Tn. .maltiarm. house 10 wards the close
~ ,hs v.sr i7sO, al an old man. and his
rifsI and an only son. The face OF the
fsahsr anneared troubled; at times he
ieofSi ihoush,fully 10 the floor, and then
Ks gonld eszs iong and wistfuily al his
~ ~ q q fne. manly youth Of twenty. A,
Idsnsssfh Isss IL aid: IS lia 80 sfiss 't, g
ssbay;d ibis 4 disastrous news from
Camden. God knows what viii become
az The country nowt Con gress needs ey.
ery ~ Srm q that is capable; ah., me! wish
Ejs old wound | Rot in the French war
kSd moi lsmeds ne; but for il, | should be
S6w ~, ss,houlderiup my ny musket and march
IN To- sdsiend my country .
Both son and vile looked up at these
verds. The old lady ceased knitting:
end gazed inquiringiy q. her boy. and il,
6as evident, from the expression Of her
hoe, that pstriotism and motherly affrc-
Non we're II variance in her bosom. The
~ sys for 4 moment. turned confuse,lly
asay. The old mans brow darkened.
and he exclaimed warmly:
.Dayid, Why do you hnger about the
village when your country needs your
sSfvices 60 snuchl Why, my son. am
xsksmed Of you. Twice before this have
1 spoken 10 you Upon this subject but you
absear 10 have no spi.iG What! will you
sse u. ,ra,npled upon by the brutal ,nerce-
kaifiiss of Hriisin, and still lie here su
pikslyi For shame. David, Tor shame! |
sifi noi call you my son. Long since
YOU suqht 10 have been in the army
rssJoshus, 10 .hua.,' in,erposed ihe old
s,oihsr, David is but a you,h; then do
}6t. SPEAK so, ,harsbly to him. He canno,
VI tssa what you teel. who have fought 81
Sksd Against your coun,ry's enemies;
Jeshua, he = bu, 1bny."
"A bow. indeed Deborah! such boys
g. xDAyid have already gained i,nperisha-
Sie lsnrel. since the war commenced.
eepld name Z host of ,heml-why. were
iirno,. torv the boys Of this land where
spuld be our army, which. | dare say, j.
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snsues; splashing sounds are heard, and
shrieks. like those which come from the
drowning. Soon the light sinks beneath
the surface, and silence and darkness re.
sumo their reign over the 'nNsty mid
REGION" s...f.. s.1.
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Beautiful Sentiments.

Shortly before the departure of the la
mented Heber. toalDdia. he preached a
sermon which contain ed this beautiful H.
bears US on the stream
of mighty river. Our boat a, first glides
down the narrow channel--through the
playful murmuring OF the little brook, apd
the winding of its grassy borders. The
trees shed their blossoms over our young
heads, rhe flowers OF the brink seem 10
offer themselves to ouri young hands: we
are happy in, hope. and we grasp eagerly
at the beauties around Us. but the stream,
hurries on. and still OH, hands are empty.
Our course in youth and manhood is
along q wider and deeper flood. amid OBJ.
-jects more striking and magnificent. We
are animated by the moving picture oI
enjoymsnt and industry passing US; we
are excited by some shortsiived disaP-
pointments The stream bears us on,
and our joys. and our grieis are alike lei
behind us. We may be shipwrecked
but we cannot be delayed-whe.her rough
or smooth, the river hastens towards its
home till the roar of the ocean IL in oul
ears, and the tossing Of the waves beneath
our feet, and the land lessons from oul
eyes. and the foods are lifted up around
us, and we take our leave Of earth and il
inhabitants. until Of our further voyag.
there is no witness save The infinite aht
eterral:' 5'<NV $50
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Atan assocission dinner. = dsbase
arose to the bens6, Of whipping in bring.
ing up children. Old Df. Morss took the
affirmative; bic opponent, = young min.
lister whose Re eputation Tor vsracity vas moi
very high. affirmed that parents ofisn did
harm to their children by punishmsni
from notknowing the fact Of tho osses--
Why said he. the only time my father
whipped me was for telling the truth. -
swell. 'retoried the Doctor, sit cured you
didn't iti' The Doctor besa. sE
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Wars Yure !. Hoss.
By 4 M1ssouRlAN.

Some years since, when the State OF
Missouri was considered '.Far West, I"
there lived on the bank Of the river of the
same name Of the State, q substantial
farmer, who, by years of toll, had accu-
mula,ed pretty pile Of castings; owing
as he said. principally to the fact that he
didn't raise much tateIs and unyuns, but
right smart Of corn. This farmer. hear
ing that good land was much cheaper
further south. concluded 10 move there.
Accordingly, he provided his son with 3
good horse, and q suticiency Of the need
full to defray his travelling expenses and
instructed him to purchase two hundred
acres Of good land, at the lowest possible
price. and return Immediately home. The
mex, day Jeems started for Ark kansas, and
after an absence OF six weeks returned
home.
"Well, Jeems, - said the old man, how d
you hne land in Arkansaw2' E1sA af5t
'.Tolerable cheap, dad. .'is! ,i.lts u
"You didn't buy morn two hundred
acres did yu. Jeems?"
"No, dad, not over tu huadred reck.
on Sss IS
"IIow much money hev yu go,lehl"
"Nsrry red, dad; cleaned right ouil'
"Wby. | had no idee travelin' was
'spensive inthem parts. Jeems."
swell. just you try il wonst, and you'll
find out, reckon" s. >is,si..
"Wal, never mind thai. let's hear 'boul
the land, and--but wars yure hoss7'' 3.
why. yu see. dad. Twas goin' along
one day 4,.ss
..But wars yure hoss7"
You hold on dad. and I'll tell you all
bout il. You see, was goin' along one
day, and met Teller 40 said he wai
agoin' my way tu---"' .l ...s
but wars yurs hoss?"
dad darn mi hide, ef you don't shut
up dad, I'll never git to the hoss. Wal
as was both goin' the same way. me and
this Teller jined cumpenny. and 'bou, noon
we hi.ched our critters, and sot down aside
Nv branch. and went TO satin' snack
Arter we'd got thru, this teller seq tu me
TRY drap Nv this here red-eye. strangsri
Wal. l dent mind, sez -
..But whar's yurs hossi''
"Kummin tu him bime-by, dad. 81
me al, this fsIier sot there. sorter torkin
anU duo tuCb uo otAs Z
let's play q little game Nv Seven up
,akin' ou, Nv his pocket . greasy. round
corned deck Nv kerds. .Dont kser
| do seq !. So we sot up side Nv 4 stomI
and kummenced to bet quarter up, Al,
| WAS slayin him orfnl-" ,.'
.iBut wars yure hoss7'
| ..Kummip' tu him. dad. Bime. by, lucl
changed an he got tu winnin', an pretts
soon hadn't nary nuiher dollar. rhel
sez he, Stranger. III gin yn chanes i
get even. an play yu one more game.
Wal, we played rite lite that game.
sware, an we was both six. an, -
Wars yure hoss?" - 2
/ "Kummin TO him dad. We was six ii
six. dad, an twas his desl---'' e-'''3 =
.'Will tell me wars yurs hossi" sai'
the old man, getting tired.
/ "Yes. we was six an six, an he turns'
up the jack!" ..s.t@ '7'sls =
WARS yure hess?"
h "'rhe stranger won him. . taxnin the
lack. Polly Peablossons. sss =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-04-25
A Gem.

- A tdisconsolsie PER- stood one, morn
at the gate of Eden suing for admission.
1t was told the entrances could only be ob.
tanned in one way, and that was 10 trav-
erse 10 earth aud procure gem. the rich.
est il contained, and presep,it it 10 the keep
er Of the celestial gate. whichsit approved, /,
would be .passpor, to the world OF spirits.
The Peri accepted the proposal. and wen,
in search ofthe mostvaluable Of all ear,h's
riches - II explored land and sea from
pole to pole. and fin ally found lump OF
pure and solid gold. Thisi, deemed most
Priceless eraspsd it in serial fingers. and
struck its pinions for the celestial world.
The gold wss refused and the Peri das.
patched to seek anokher gem more price.
less still. il roamed through grove and
flowers. by the deep oceans shore, the
wild mountains brow. and the silver
stream--wentto the battle field and caugh,
the last drob OF blood which strean,ed
from the young warrior heart. as he sunk
in death in cause of liberty. Width that
and other gems it struck itspinions once
more Tor the abode ofhsppiness, but was
refused at the gate. its Offering being un-
worthy. A third time the Peri sought to
find the richest gem. 1t. after many days
OF weary search, while passing through Q
deep dark glen. robed in autumn hue, es.
pied nslseping infant. II stopped and
gszed upon the habe absorbed in admirine
sweetness and innocence Of its fauldesa
face.-was about 10 bear of as the first born
prize, (.tor such is the kingdom Of heas
en, when Hdark and hsggard robbie,
came from tho thick ened- lowest through
the rus,ling leaves. and stood bending owe,
the sleeping child; herobber gazed with
awe and admiration-he thought Of hii
infantile days. when he was as the slum
bering child before him---centrasted hi.
present life. his degraded virtues and hi.
adaman,ine heart. with tho sleeping inno
cent al his murdeous feet--his breast NOV
ed with compassion. his eyes melted, he
dropped tear. the angel snatched il
plumed his pinions for paradise - offered
the boon-it was the tear Of penitence and
found sdrpis.iop.