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Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10

gJ@Lovers of fun will be glad TO learn thai
the splendid Menagere and Circus Company
of Van Amburgh & Co., will give two enter.
tainments in Eaton, on Thursday The 10tI
inst, when will be presented brilliant dis
play of rare attractions. Gather up you
qtrters for the occasion. This combined
company is sa id 10 be the best ever exhibiting
their performances more varied and enter,
tanning than any other now travelling.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10

u vANAusDAL & Co., have the largest,
cheapest, most fashionable and best stock of
goods they ever offered, and the way the peo-
pie carry off the beautiful styles is entirely
surprising. Their store is constantly crowded
aud II one leaves disappointed with the style,
quality or price. Tumble in
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10

GZ'OscAR j. WILLIAM MINOR, have most
magnificent stock Of goods, and customers
who visit their establishment are astonished
at the quality, delighted with the beauty and
cheapness Of their stock. Call in and see for
YOURSELF
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10

GYCAMPBELL & BRAsER are rolling out the
nice, new, cheap and fashionable goods Ia
crowds Of eager customers who throng theiI
store to get the worth of their money.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10

0CTMany a verdant Congressman, fresh
from his constituents, has found the floor Of
The national bear garden, quite different
iEeare for the display Of his abilities from ;he
tavern or the store up. country, where he has
been wont 10 hold forth to his admring friends.
Mr.. Collier who afterwards became ohe Of the
leaders in the Lower house was taken all
aback he was first on his legs in that hail.
lie rose and said, "Mr. Speaker
"Fhe gentleman from ew York." said the
Speaker.
BY this time attention was arrested, and the
Sndden silence was even more confounding
than the upr oar in which he had risen. Once
more he cried out, and now on the verge Of
OF despair, "Mr. Speaker"
"The gentleman from New I.ork." said The
Speaker, with the fain!eSt smile Of compassion
on his face.
But no words came to bear the thoughts
Of the embarrassed member, and turning TO
friend sitting next to him he burst forth, III
say Ellsworth, do you know where can char
ter knothole fora fortnighi!"
That was his maiden speech. His next was
decided hit, and he speedily rose to the front
rank of speakers in the House.
TLife is common property; but fame be-
longs to great souls on'y.-MetestGsia
GTForiune is the rod Of The weak and The
staff Of the Grave.-J. X. LO,reH.
GJIn the United States there are $4,000
Ipaupers, in Great Britain 9O4,6Q0
DTwenty five persons were baptiSed By
immersion on Sunday last in the Ohio river o.
Covington, Ky.
MA valuable lead mine, said TO contain
25 per cent. Of silver, has been discovered
near Riceville, Tennessee.
: pThe average daily attendance at The vari-
Gus Common Schools in Cincinnati, is e,4st;
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10

1.-THE Hamilton Mteihgencer suggests the
name of Major ". P. Yonng, OF Butler Coun-
ty, as a candidate for State Treasurer. Ii
says:
ave want lips men on our ticket this fall,
not old, worn ont party hacks. Major Young,
is young in every experimenting no pun;
he is energetic, active and worthy. We shall
continue 10 press his ella inns before the Con-
vention. Gin. Gazette,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

aHa
FLook at the career of man as he
passes through the world Of man, visi-
ted by misfortunel,, How often is he
left by his fellow man to sink under Che
weight of his Affections, unheeded,
aloneI One friend of his own sex for,
gets him, another neglects him., and d
third perhaps betrsys him; but woman,
faithful, woman. follows him in his mis-
cry with mistaken affection, braves the
changes of Lis. temper, embittered by
the thedisappointnents Of the world; with
the highest of all the passive virtues, a
resigned patience, ministers to his wants
even when her own are, hard and pres
sing weeps with him tears for tears, in
his distress, and is the FIRST to catch
andto reflect Q ray, of Joy. should but
one light up BIG ianguid leodntenance in
the midst Of his sdfferings; and never
leaves him to his misery, whilst there
remains one act Of love, duty, or COM
passion to be performed. And at the
last, when life and sorrow cease togeth-
er, follows him to the tomb with that
ardor Of affection which death alone can
destroy. ,d-a5oc be= 's.ess.E
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18
THE FOREST BURIAL.

Rest thee, young one! We have laid thee
Where the wild woods maketh sighs;.
Tears perfume tbe bed we made thee, /.
Where the iwithered foliage lies.
Distant from thy native dwelling,
Where we, chant thy requiem;
Few the hearts with sadness swelling,
Few to join the funeral hymn.
On the morrow we must leave thee,
Lonely in the Woodland grave,
Where the vine tomb shall weave thee,
Creeping where the branches wave.
All thy love! let nature breathe it,
When the vernal hour returned
Write thy name with flowers, and wreath
it. =, ,5''' : ~. 80, I,
Round thy lonely forest urn, pa e Z
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18
WIFE AND HOME.

Let rakes extol rowing life, -'
Of freedom pirate, aud all that;
OF noisy brats, ascolding wife,
And DOCTORS bills, and all that:
Though fools may rail, and jest, and
A wife's the thing, for all that;
The time, they'll find, is not far of,
When sokheyW think, for all that.
IT'S true, when youth and fortune smile,
And health is firm, and all that;
When wine, and song, and dance be-
guile, a---> 1'E' 'eSoi.
Variety, and all that; eb Fsat..
When every place, where'er you roam,
Has Jolly friends, and all that;
You want for neither wife nor home,
Nor sympathy, nor all Chat. o..
But age comes on with stealthy pace
And sober thoughts. and all that: I.
Trouble will show her frowning face, Z
Sickness and pain, and all that. q
The feast, the bowlwill lose their. pow
ers, G.-Jh -i'.- =
And revelry, and all that:
Then shall we need, to cheer the hours,
A wife and home, and all that.
Oh "when misfortune clouds thy
brow" I q r5a .-. ri
Disease and death, and all that,
Then, woman, then an angel thou!"
To soothe, and cheer. and all that.
Thy gentle cares beguile our pains,
Our sleepless nights, and all that;
Thy voice the sinking soul sustains,
With hope, and trust, and all that.
I.1ls7s.E S BACHELOR. 4
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18
Number rrD...47.

-PINkLE TO A OoURFsaff.-sPlora--
all dearest Floral am eone--to. OH
you can decide my fAte-I am come my
Flora
j, see you Malcorn, perfectly. Yoa
are come to tell me--interesting intelli-
geRce, certainly. 'e -Hs7ou70 sd'T
'Oh, Flora. l come to---to--'zi;1,s
To offer me your hand and heart, I
suppose.
Yes '-t3 aIoc 81 l.flg3 yTF
Well. do Il like a MAN. II you can
and not like monkey 10 -, r.
Plague take your self possession
exclaimed /, suddenly starting from NV.
knee, upon which l had fallen in an at
titude that might have won the apprO4
val Of Madame de Millsrd FEasier; you
make me ashamed of myself h $50
Proceed. SIR d. ,sio- ,e.is ,a.f
You like brevity it would SEEM
Yes said Flora. 80
'ThenATill you marry me?'sl s'l
Yes taE ssiras $40 i3t'o 0IT ssgit
9'WiH you give me kiss.' fpas5 b3s
You may take it, -,-t .l 81 ,..f
| took the profered kiss.
Now this is going to work rationale
ly,' said Flora, when thing is to be
said. why may it not be said in, two
seconds, instead Of suffering and stam-
mering two hours about itS Oh, how,
do hate all aiserie, exclaimed
the merry maiden, clapping her hands
energetic ally. aH ~ D o'l "na
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

An EDITOR K1LLED.--The Memphis
News of the 24th,3 says: ip1 ud
1--WE learn in private notet to the
editor from the postmaster at Helena,
Arkansss--who is a reliable gentleman
that an affray occurred in that place,
on Saturday last. between James NJ.
Cleveland, Esq. editor Of the Star and
@. K Underwood. Esq, editor Of the
Shield They fOught'with pistols and
knives. Mr.. Underwood was mortally
and Mr.. Cleveland dangerously woun-
ded. The difficulty grew out Of
newspaper controversy. When the note
was written Mr. o. was thought to be
dying. We have no further particu-
IaFsO . ...r O. 9... ..t O. ..f e
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

PLAeUE m NokForx.-To illustrate
the awful condition Of Norfolk, we NAV
be permitted to mention very briefly
our personal experience Of the disease.
When 1t broke out, we engaged a eorres-
pondent at Norfolk, and as usual pro.
vided him with substitute in case of
his Illness or absence. He wrote one
or two letters, then fell i'll, and his sub
stitute entered upon the discharge Of
the duty of correspondent. In the third
or fourth letter we received from him
he stated that he had been attacked,
and must resign the post, but that he
had requested friend to supply his
place, This third correspondent had
scarcely entered upon the work when
we heard that his two predecessors had
died. Their successor wrote for some
time, till one day we received, instead
of his letter.. a note from his wife, sta.
ting that he was i'll. and begging that be
might be excused. The next mail
brought a second letter from the wife,
containing the account Of her husbands
death, leaving her a widow with seven
children. She added that she would
be glad to discharge the duties of cor
respondent, and wound up her afec-
tionate letter with few paragraphs Of
news. She wrote for short while
The other day her letter was missing
We were addressed by her brother, who
said that his sister had fallen i'll, and
that he would try TO send us some ac-
count of the awful scenes around him.
Is there anything in any history of
any plague or epidemic more heart.ren-I
ding than these few facts?--Nelo York
Herald.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

MY FIRST LOVE. ;
BY ALARIo wars. ~

Ell ALAhlO Is. 1T--.-i
stWe met when hope and life were new,
When all we looked on smiled, ,fi,-
And Faney's wand around us,threw
Enchantments sweet and wild:
Ours were the light snd bounding
hearts, Z iiaQ rslfrsg 4
The world had'yet to wiring; 3io,
The bloom, that when it oaee departs,
Can know, no second spring. Y.is sno'
II " fis4r5-r Etfsy-f 49,,
S'What though our love was never told,
0r bpeathed ia sighs alone;, Z n 10.
BY signs that would not be controlled,
Its growing strength was shown:
The touch,T that thrilled us with delight;
The glance, by art untamed;
In one short moon, as brief as bright, (
That tender truth proclaimed 20
1--WE parted. chilling looks among; Z q, :,
Ny inmost soul was bowed; ~ -
And blessings died upon my tongue
darednot breathe aloud ~
A pensive smile, serene and bland,
One thFillipg glaace--how vain!
A pressure Of thy yielding hand;
We nsyer meet again! ,IL ,-g7
"Yet still a spell was in thy name,
Of fmagic power to me; p 's.s ~
That bade me strive for wealth and
fame, -
To make me worthy thee; -
And long through many an after-year,
When boyhood's dream had flown,
With nothing left to hope or fear,
1 loved, 10 silence on!', .., = 4.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

FAsHIoE. when will men and wo-
men assume and exercise the right to
determine the styles of dress best suited
to their personal peculiarities and indi-
vidual tastes? We Americans, indie
pendent as we claim to be, and Jealous,
too, of foreign influence live under a
sumptuaryr despotism of the most ex-
acting character, the seat of which is
in Paris. There Fashion has erected
her throne, and thence she issues those
periodical edicts which regulate the
length,- the breadth, the shape, the
color. and the cost of our apparel. The
long and the short, the fat and the lean,
the dark and the fair, must all submit
to the Same exorable rule. Whether
the cap fits or not, We must put it on
Nothing can be more ludicrous, for in
stance, than the spectacle Of large,
round, female face. prouuding froml a
bonnet about the size Of half an egg
shell; but the mode is nonconform-
ist, and will not change a hair breadth
to avoid the most hideous incongruities
The portly body. thus ridIculously sur
mounted, requires no ratification, yet,its
proportions must be exaggerated by
buckram and whalebone, and the ineyi-
table eight breadths,' for Fashion, like
omnipotence, is no respeeter of per-
sons. A very short-legged man in a
very long-talled coat is the beau ideal
of absurdIty; but nobody has the tenn
erity to laugh at the spectacle-for the
'cut of the season is absolute, and to
rebel against it is to lose caste in gen
teel society," A round, hard. black
cylinder, like stove pipe with hange
to it, is certainly neither graceful nor
a comfortable covering for the sensori-
UNI; but custom has prescribed it, and
there seems to be no escape from the
decree. gH ra u9r. aTrr-. o. ..rfH
Fashion is audacious. - 1t not only
fixes the shade and shape of our boots,
hats, and habits. but imprudentlY in
vades the sanctity of the human heart,
and presumingly ia rl.'r er e.
Directs how grief may tastefully be borne,
Instructs bereavement just how long to mourn;
And how, by nice degrees 20 fade,
Making IT'S measures in aIibbOn,s shaded sol
The monotony which Fashion i'm
parts to costume, especially. to male Co.'S
tune, IS worrisome. The long lines of
sombre colored coats and Shiny black
hats which move in procession through
our thorougfares, are positively oppres-
Siye to the eye. Cannot we break loose
from the bondage which chains us to al
commonidentity of shapes and hues in
dress? Can we not muster up sufficient
to use taste, with which
God has endowed us, in adopting our
attire to our figures, complications, and
various intellectual expressions. If;
few hundred of the slaves of Fashion
would revolt, and set good example
to the rest, we should soon be emanci-
pated.-NeaO York Leader 1rT1d aii 4
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

ENowla-days parents entertain a
silly notion that their children must be
instructed in genteel profession; they
repudiate the vulgar" notion Of bring
ing a boy up as carpenter, cabinet
maker, shipright, or IN fact any occu-
patton that involves labor He must
be educated for the church, the bar, the
law, or for the post Of civil eieineepS-
hence these professions are 6vgrTun,
and hundreds. may thousands 81, f,yoang
men, are asbarthen upon thsirlfamilies,
being unable to End anything to do.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

E- "John. whati is gentleman?" ?
"Stub-toe boots, long tail coat. and
high,shirt collar. RI d. i91d 90 7oir.qr-
"wbat is the chief end of gentle-
mani"
"His coat tall !"
"what is the work of gentleman?" ,
"To borrow money, to eat large
dinner, to goto the opera, and petition :
for an office, ,,l.a fedt ..-.-,. ..-f,
"What is a gentlemsn's FIRST duty to
bimself?p 'I 'a
40 buy pair Of plaid pantalOons,
and To raise huge pair OF wbiskers.p
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

SAVE THE MAN WITH THE RED HAIR2
1t requires great GOODNESS and. expe-,
rience to steer course down the rapids
Of the Sault st. Marie, and short time
before our arrival, two Americans had
ventured to descend them without
bOatmen, and were consequently upset.
As the story was reported to us, one of
them owed his salvation to a singular
coincidence. As the accident took
place Immediately opposite the town,
many Of the inhabitants were attracted
to the bank Of the river TO watch the
struggles of the unfortunate men, thin
king any attempt at a rescue would be
hopeless. Suddenly however, person
appeared rushing to the ground frantic
with excitement. Save the man with
the. red hair, he vehemently shouted;
and the,exertions which were made in
consequence of his earnest, appeals
proved successful and the red haired in
dividual, in an exhausted condition, was
safely landed He owes me eighteen
dollars, said his rescuer, drawing q
long breath and looking approyingly on
his assistants. The red haired mans
friend had not creditor at the Sault,
and, in default Of a competing claim,
was allowed to pay his debt to nature.
And I'll tell you whs. it is stranger
said the narralorof the foregoing incl
dent, complacently drawing moral
therefrom, "a man II never know how
necessary he is in society. if he don't
make his life valuable 70 his friends, as
well as to his self .-.y r.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

A MoDEL Law SUIr.-The advan-
tages Of litigation are Illustrated in the
case Of school district in Cornish, N.
H., against Ariel Comings, for the re-
coyery of an old broken box-stoYe,
worth probably from SO to rs cents.
The Court of Common Pleas, at New
port, last week gave a verdict in favor
of the district, giving 81 81 damages.
The verdict carries with it taxable costs
amounting in all to more than FIVE hun
dred dollars, to say nothing Of the.
amount expended which cannot be taxed
to the defeated party. ''a'a q" p
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

self directly under the middle of that
vast arch Of rocks, earth and trees He
must cut bis way in a new direction to
get over this overhanging mountain.
The inspiration of hope is dying IN bis
bosom; its vital heat is fed by the In
creased shouts Of hundreds perched
upon cliffs and trees, and others who
stand with ropes in their hands, on tn
bridge above, or with the ladders below
Fifty gains more must be cut before the
longest rope can reach him. His was-
ting blade again strikes into the lime
stone. 'id ar9ei-o @'ii '.ri'
The boy is emerging painfully, foot
by foot, from under the lofty arch.-
Splieed ropes areready inithe hands of
those who are leaning over the outer
edge of the bridge. Two minutes
more and all will be over. That blade
is worn to che last halfineh. The boys
head reels; his eyes are starting from
their sockets. His last hope is dying in
his heart-his life must hang upon the
last gain he cuts. That niche is his
last. At the last faint cash he makes.
his knife, his faithful knife, falls from
his hand, and ringing along the preci-
pice, falls at his mothers feet. tt
An involuntary groan of despair runs
like death -knell through the channel
below, and is as still as the grave. At
the height of nearly three hundred feet
the devoted boy lifts his hopeless heart
and closing eyes to commend his soul
to God. IT'S but moment-therei-
one foot swings off!-he is reeling--
mbling--topling over into eternityl
Hark!--a shout falls on his ear from
ahovel The man who is living with
half his length over the bridge, has
caught a glimpse of the boys head
and shoulders. Quick as thought the
noosed rope is within reach of the sin
king youth. No one breathes. With a
faint, convulsive effort, the swooning
boy drops his arms into the noose.--I
Darkness comes over him, with the /
words God! motherl whispered on his
lips, Just loud enough TO be heard in
heaven, the lightning rope lifts him out
of his last shallow niche. Not lip
moves while ::he is dangling over the
fearful abyss; but when a sturdy Vir-
ginian reaches down and draws up the
lad, and holds him up in his arms before
the fearful, breathless multitude, such
leaping and weeping for joy, never
greeted the ear Of human being SO re-
covered from the yawning gulf Of eter-
nifty. F-0ai' Ia'".H'a
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

NWe find the following afoat in
the newspapers and lay violent hands
omit as a lawful prey:'s sd o arsrI sr
An, English paper instructs theladies
in the art of placing the lips so as to
express different sensations, by The fol-.
lowing receipe:
"Wheh a lady would compose her
mouth 10 bland and serene character,
she should. just before entering the
room, say Bosom, and keep the express,
sion into which the mouth subsidies un-
til the desired effect upon the company
isreMdent If, on the other, hand, she
wishes to assume IA distinguished and
somewhatnoble bearing, not suggestive
odaweetnessa she should say brush, the
result of which is infalhble. II she.
would make her mouth small and pret-
~, she must Say Flip; buff the mouth
be already small and needs enlarging,
she must say e9b6GSs.'sibuss ai'rsoonsd
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-18

s;After an absence of two hours or
thereabouts, the negroes returned, haE-
ing succeeded in capturing Finley and
one of the strangers, who were that
night confined, and the next morning,
at the earnest solicitation of Judge
v, liberated on the promise of
amending their lives,
1t was in the month of October, Of
the same year, that Catharine v
was, sitting by an upper back window
in her fathers house knitting; though
autumn, the weather was mild, and the
window was ,hoisted about three inches.
About sixty or seventy feet from the
rear of the house was barn, huge
old fashioned edi6ce, with upper and
lower folding doofs; the doors were
closeds and accidentally casting hereyes
toward The barn, she saw a small door
ion ca range with the front door and
window at " hieh she was sitting J open,
and a number ofamen enter. The oc-
cuTrence of the, summer immediately
presented itself to her mind. and the
fact that her father and the. other males
of the family were at work in a field
some distance from the house, led her
to suspect that the opportunity had been
Improved. probably by some of Van
Zant's friends, to plunGer and revenge
his death. Concealing herself behind
the curtains, she nafrOwl y watched their
movements. She saw a mans head slow
ly rising above the door, and apparently
reconnOiteringci the premises-it was
FinIey's. Their object was now eYi-
dents Going t., the armory, she select
ed we'll loaded >musket, aand resumed
her place at the window Kneehhg
upon the floor, she laid the muzzle Of
the weapon upon the window sill, he
tween the curtains, and taking deliber-
ate aim, she fired, What effect she bad
produced she knew not. but saw several
men hurrying out of the barn by the
same dnnr they entered. The repert
brought her father and his workmeu to
the house. and on going, to the barn,
the dead body of Finley lay on the
floor. --rr o. av.,.. u. ioa Il ~aarT
Catharine v afterwRrd mar
ried a Captain of the Continental army, |
and she lives the bonored of numer- |
Gus and respectable line of defendants. |
The old house is also Sin the land of
the living" and has been the scene of
many pranks of the writer of this tale, |
in the hey-day of mischief and boy
hood hsr 5migg 90 IiHi - 30 iM0e /