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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
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Russian and French Soldiers.

A lively writer from Paris draws a par.
allel between the soldiers of.t,he different
nations now, fighting in Tthe Crimea, and
6rs, says of the Russians: s.,
The valor displayed by the, Russiens
in the night attacks ON The Allies has new
er been surpassed by the the soldiers OF
any.na,ion or people whatever. The Rus
sian soldier lacks strategy and quickness
OF movement, but he possesses a courage
almost without a parallel, a remarkable
strength Of body. and great, resistance TO
The exhausting effects Of wounds. l,.has
been common remark, from the day oil
Napoleon TO the present moment. thatthe
Russian soldiers are the most difficult sol.
diers in the world TO put hors du combat.
Marshal Ney said: I'll viii not suffice 10
shoot Russian soldier; he must be push
ed over Remarkable instances of this
power Of resistance to the loss ofhlood
and to the first Impressions of w6dnu
have been exhibited since the commence
ment Of the campaign in the Crimea, and
ii is no doubt due to tile rude life to which
the Russian soldier is subjected, not only
as a soldier, but as peasant"
Next he says of the Frenchman:
'While eatingis no part Of a soldiers
life in the Russian camp, in the French
camp it is quite the contrary. A French.
man mus, have his breakfast before he
fights, and he will cook and eat il in the
midst OF bursting bombs rather than miss
it; for between the fear of losing bis break
'ast and his life there is about an even
balance. Or the morning Of tie battle
of Inkermann 1900 Englishmen were
compelled to stand the shock Of $4,000
Russians ior three hours. beioreahe French
division arrived. the latter having stopped
to eat their breakfast before starting TO the
aid OF their suffering allies They fought
beautifully, as they always do, when they
did arrive, but in the meantime there had
been fearful slaughter Of Englishmen,
which otherwise might have been saved
This is one Of the facts which do not ap-
pear in print, for the good of the alliance,
bu, it is nevertheless true." ,i sgsr
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
"And who is this that you thus love -

"ADd who is this that you thus love -
81 will be frank with you, and you will
keep my secret
"Most religiously.
81, is the Baroness Won Waldorff,' he
said, with a sigh.
"And you really love her?''
"Alas ! only too dearly" said the SOL
dier sadly.
Nevertheless. must hold you to your
promise; here is the other half-of the
ring. can you produce its maie2'
"Here it is" said Eugene MervilIe.
Then, |, too. keep my promise - said
the domino raising her mask. and show
! ing to his astonished view the face OF lhe
Baroness Won Waldorf!
"Ah, it was the sympathy Of true love
that attracted me, after ali,,' exclaimed
the young soldier, as he pressed her 10 his
heart. ~
She had seen and loved him for his
manly spirit and character, and having
found by inquiry that he was worthy of
her love. she had managed this deiicate
intrigue, and had tested him, and now
gave TO him her wealth, title, and every
thing
They were married with great pomp,
and accompanied the arch duchess to
Paris. Napoleon, to crown the happiness
of his favori.e. made Col. Mervile at once
General of division.-GleaSon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
ETs cts of the Passions.

Every one knows the influence Of Tho
depressing passions OF, The human frame:
a beaten army has always moro rick Tex
elusive Of the wounded) than yictori-
Gus one; and in civil lifs, the effect Of
losses and di.appoinsnen,s III tiest3oyihe
the digestion. and wasting the. strongest
constitution are 2bu, TOO famihars tostAs
commonest observer. Blu, the picture has
a brighter side.s ~ - 8 - s
Hope and success are finer tonies .shalk !.
any to be found in apothecariss' shops.
and. even fear may boast its cures. A,
German physician so rdns the tale, suioG suo.s :
ceeded in curing an epidemic convnlsiotfts
among the children Of poor-houess Sys
the lear of a red hot ,peker.ssI The fla had,
spread byssympat athy and limitation; and
this great physician, mistrusting the ordi-
nary remedies III go grave q case, heated :
his instrument. and thre stened 10 burn fk1fs
frs, who Should fall into q fit. The coses
yulsions did notTspru.
A celebrated seholarewas oncs attack
ed with s feTsf sta small county inn.
tie Was Msi1ed by;two physicians; -endF,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
The airy officer
--OR-
The White Satin Domino.
BY LIEUTENANT MURRAY.

The period OF Napoleon's career. when
~ its zenith, 10 full sf romantic adventures
- conneeted with the history Of the off.
ioefss lives that served under the great
6apssii.s 1s was quick to observe meri,
$n1ds prompt TO reward it., and this it was
shAtsnade his followers,so devoted to him.
md 90 anxious 10 distinguish themselves
1ysprtRe So in battle, aud strict soldiery
Aondacs in'iihe Esnperor's service.
Colonel Eugene Mervi!le was an ;aiache
81. rJapolssnS ; staff. He was soldier in
the true SENSE OF the word devoted to
alis profession, and as brave as a lion.-
Though very handsome, and Of fine bear
Ing. ne waso ofhumble birth--a mere child
SfI the camp. and had followed the drum
md bugle from ;boyhood. Every step in
9he line of promotion had been one by the
stroke OF his sabre; and his last promo
HAT deed which iranspired OIL the battle
4slds beneath the Emperor's own.aya.--
Murat, that prince ofcavslry officers, low
Cd him like a brother, and taught him all
ithst his own good taste, and natural in
-stinct had not led him to acquire before.
~ u wasssths carnival season in Paris.
sand Young Meryille found himself at the
.masked balm the French Opera House.
Better adapted in, his taste to the field
than the boudoir, he firts but little will,
S.lhs gay figures that cover the floor, and
joins bnt seldom in the giddy waltz. But
~ Hast, while standing ihoaghtfully. and
regarding the assembled throng with a va.
cent eye, his attention was suddenly a.
soussd by the. appearance Of a person in
. white satin domino, the universal ele-
xsnce of whose fgare. manner and bears
iug. oonyinoed all that her face and mind
-as9st equal to her person in grace and
-lovslinsss.s ets1s .ssse 54pr
10 Thonghin so mixed. an assembly, still
thsrs was . dignity and reserve in the
manner Of the white domino that rather
srup0lsed the idea Of a familiar address
esd il sas some time before the young
eoidisr found acourage to speak to hor.-
SsyIel alafm being given. there was VIC.
slsgh Fusk. &c Abe throng towards the door
lwksre, u1aless assisted, the lady would
-hxvs materially suffered. Eugene Mer
willie offers his arm. and with his broad
zshoulders and stout frameslwsrds, off the
f5danger. tIt'was delightful moment the
. lady spoke the purest French was witty
fanciful and-captivating. fe sr a.
so. Al, laiy pray raise that; mask. apd
isevsaE to sa. the charms Of a feature tina
npss aocoslpany so sweet voice and Sc
graceful form as you possess"
AYou would perhaps be disappointed
ars.sNo, am sure not.
..Are you so very confident r.
Yes. feel ihat,you are beautiful
II eanncAsbs otherwise" sas
q. s.Don't be too sure of that" said thu
sdomino. s.Have you never beard OF th'
.Isish poet Moors's story Of the yelled pro
sphes al Khorassan- an---how. when hs. disclo
sd his. counlsnapca. its hideous aspec
killed his beloved one How lido you knov
.shst / shall not turn out = yelled proPhe
ssofb Khosa ssau ~ ss
Il tsAh, lady, your every word seonyince'
me to the contsasy.' replied the enrap
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
Offsets.

The lovliest valley has muddy swamp.
the noblest mountain piercing blast. and
The prettiest face some ugly features. The
fairest face is fhost subject to treckles and
the handsomesi girl is apt 10 be proud;the
most sentimental lady loves cold pork, end
the gayes, mother let's her children'go reg,
ged. The fondest wife sometimes over
looks an absent shirt button. and the hus.
band forgets to kiss the wife every time
he steps outside the gate, and the bes,
dspositoned children in the world tge,
angry and squall; and the stnartest scholar
will miss lesson, and 2the wittiest say
something stupid. and The wisest essays,
write some nonsense; and stars will fall,
and the moon suffer eelpse--and men
won I be angels. nor earth heaven.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21

BREAD FROM A BARREL OF FLouR.-Ac.
cordng to statement made by Quarter
Master of the United States Amy. nne
barrel OF -four, or 1876 pounds. when ia
dough. contains about II gallons, or sc
pounds, OF water, 2 gallons Of yeast, and
three pounds Of salt--making a mass OF
3O6 pounds, which evaporates in knead'
ing and baking about 40 pounds, leaving
in bread about 265 pounds; the bread
thus exceeding in weight the flour employ.
ed by about $3.50 per cent. Dumas in.
forms us tha: 80 pounds OF the common
white bread OF Peris are oblaiEed from
100 pounds Of -four. To this he adds
that sthe flour contains II per cent. o.
water, the produce, then, being equivalent
to $50 pounds of -four. Boussingault, an
eminent agricultural writer gives the same
propor,ions. 1a,ss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
THE Ip1r,-The idle man is an annoy.

THE IpLE.--The idle man is an annoy
ance--a nuisance. -Ile is of no benefit TO
ANYBODY. He is an intruder in the busy
ofevery day life. He stands
in our path, and we push him contemptu-
ously aside! He is Of no advantage 10
anybody. He annoys busy men. lie
makes them unhatpy. He is q unit in
society. He may have an income to sup
port himin idleness. OF he may sponge"
on his.good naiured friends. Bu, in eth.
er case, heys -despised. Young man. do
something in this busy, bus,ling, vide a.
wake world Move about for The benefit
Of mankind, il not for yourself. Do not
be idle. Gods law IS, that by the sweat
Of our brow we shall earn our bread
That law is good one. and the bread
we earn is sweet. Do not beidie. Min
utes are too precious to- be sqnandered
tilough,lessly. Every man and every wo-
man, however excited. or however hum
BILE. can de good in This short life, if so
inclined. theseiore.do nothe idle. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
Fanny Fern Daguerreotyped.

The reader will perhaps get better
idea of Fanny Fern present appearance
by the annexed dasuerreoiype from a
Boston paper:
She is full forty, is Fanny. Sports
curls like gill OF seventeen They are
auhurn-posically so. Has keen, fash.
ing eye. Nose between Grecian and Ro-
man, rather thin and rather good looking.
Cheeks with good deal-qui,e too much
coloring. Comes OF rouge. Bad taste,
but no business of ours. Lips we'll turn.
ed, and indicative OF frmness rather than
.of-sugar Chin handsomely chisced
| Whole countenance betokens a woman OF
spirit and high nature generally. Form
fine. Ches, a model. Not surpassed
Carriage graceful and stately. Rather
tall, and emphatically genieel. Pretty
| feet. Ankle to match. Hand small
Likes to show it. Dresses in the cut-and
dash school. Fond of ribbons, laces mil.
linery, &c., generally. Talk rapidly. Is
witty and cutting and lashful
Proud as Lucifer. Fond of fun Hates
most of her relatives. Treats osr fathe,
and Nat N. P. Willis) almost bru,efully
Has three as pretty girls as ever wore
curls. Is proud of them, and Justly. Is
heartless. Is a firt. Lives in clover
Is worth $2o 900. Go. i, by pen and ink
When passing the street takes eight eyes
out Of ten. On the whole wonderful wo
man is Fanny.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21

? FIenrINe BY CoNruAcf a-.Fhe LondSA,
News disguised The opersioAs ssfsst
Sebastopol turns eits attention. 10 ssksi f0k
bellion'in China, audsssys:sea saifiis Ct
$50 anxious are the Chinese sa0tAosk
Ties TO regain Fat San. ihatthsy hasssek.
fered broken down Yankee $50. GOO ID,
take it, and $4,000 ifhe will take q smsItI
tort near w aaapba. The American Con-.
sul has insfffaser' to mis- free an asehIiet;St
ened d7.'citzen s,hasiif he goes on sthisssxs
petition, ha. carrot expect .ihsjr svetlAser
in stars and stripes 10 protect him If -Ee.
comes to grief" The imperislists haysea. hlsrsa
understand, already paid He'd his SxSss 3 g.
mount in advance. and : anothefs 1sijs;K
can holds secdrity for the baIan oss s -
has enlisted about 500 scamps ipf alt sofsSs
and only waits for written authority from
the mandarins Foreigners generally ase1t 3 !.
verse Is the whole a sffSsf as being fetie1
lead to a generals embroiamss4 Of. aal1kf4
ties. Fhis hes been poiA,e d. aAt sibs,Aie
Chinese government. and has made them.
ell at once feel very uncomfortable sbenr
giving. their open sanction 10 he thina..
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
THE THREE P's--PRlNTING Presses. Pol

THE THREE P's--PRINTING PRESSES, Pol.
PITS, AND PETrIcoATs--rhe are the
three great levers that cavern the world.
Without them the bottom would fall out.
and society would become chaos agaiaa
The press makes people patriotic! the pull
pit relieiousl but woman sways all things
There would be no going TO church il
there were no girls there, neither would
there be any going TO war were the soldiers
to meet with applause bu, from the mas
culines. Without the sunshine shed by
woman, the rose of effaction would never
grow. nor flowers OF eloquence germina,e
In short, she is the engine of the great mo-
tive power OF love, valor and civilization
In proof of this. truth in all history speaks
trumpet. tongued.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21

Poor PoLANp.--tt has already been
stated that consequence oflhe enormous
expense OF the present European war, the
En- peror Of Russia has ordered heavy
impos,t to be laid Upon the Polish provinces.
which few OF them will be able to pay.
The contingent TO be paid from the Polish
treasury is increased 100000 of silver
roubles. What the former contingent was
we have no means Of knowing, but how
great the whole sum must be, our readers
may Judge by The statement that TO meet
The demand, the land tax will be increased
SIX fold payable in twenty four lnstalments.
The local authorities affirm that the pro
.prietors will not be able To meet this de-
mand in twice AS many instalments. and
hence ii is said they are making exertions
10 induce the government TO relieve them
Of the enormous burthen BY finding some
other source oiincome. In this we may
read the cause which impel the Russian
government te seek peace by agreeing to
the four points laid down by the allies. The
cost Of the military operations OF Russia in
the pending war far'exceds the financial
capacity otthe government. All exterior
credit is OF course impossible. and the
countryeiiset is, n OF able to maiH.si.. war
carried on upon so gigantic a scale Ii
seems likely, ,here'ore, tha, il the war
should be protracted. lhe excessive burth-
lens of taxation will force the discontented
tprovinces into rebellion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21

= YouNG AMERICA IA few day ago. says
the Toledo to.) )Blade, smart little fellow
Of about seven summers, went up to fruit
stand, and raising on tip.toe. as he extend
ed dime said: i think will buy few
apples to take home TO the children
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21


SSHE MoNAD.---'Fhasnonnd .fise.stnansSr
Of ail living creatures. ss Atms by mysiade
in drop of water; for i, has been coms
pated that within Ills small space nc. flsss less
thar FIRE hundred million could be coal
prised; and this calculaiioH is norste ID.
regarded asznnworihy OF con6denee, jar
ssmach as the monad is never found 10,
attain Length greater than the twelve
thoussndth part of an inch. In cubic.
inch Of a certain kind Of mould, osRsiss.
ing entirely OF sninlalenies, mors Than
forty-one millions of distinct beings wers.,
estimated by Ehreriberg 10 exist; = sfktt
which; when taken id connaction With
Others Of the same nature; renders Il hiphE
" probable that the living beings of ssiS.
microscopic world surpass IN nhm6gs
those which are visible to the NAKED egS..
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
The Farm and the Desk,a,

The New Y ork Sun, truly rem srks, -
the young man who leaves the fern. .lieIi
for the merchants desk. or the u pyeri1
or Doctors Office. blinking 10 dignity 8 or s
ennoble his toll, makes sad iniSffSks.
He psssesaby thatsth tsteps from inasl
pendenees TO ysssalage. sHa Sbafsafs .
natural for. an artificial profession, and hp
must be the slave of the caprice, Of cner-
toners, and the chiesns of tratis, eiikd iji +
10 support himself or 10 acquire aforfunS,
The more artificial a mans pursuit Sk1-
more debasing il yisamoraaly and phySt
cally. To tes, it. contrast the mepchant,e
clerk with the plowboy. The former may
have most external polish. but ii laffsi.
under his rough outside, p0ssessestN1
true stamina. He is a atrser, isankex
happsces>and nobler man., Would Sasss,sS
young men nieht.isdge Of ihassS
labor more BY its ~
ness. than by The sui
wears Therefore we ileF &c.
nobility inshis hid gloves. nor.ass.
adarnmenisr but rather in that sipes
whose outlines Drowned ty tIa sun, ba,
token hardy and honest toiler,. un6es
whose farmers or mechanic 8 psAt Z kind.
ly Eeart may beat. 3 ! -.,sss =
a. ~ " tE.@a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21
CHoArs's LAST. Rpfss Cho sae -.

( CHoArs's aLAsT.---As Rufus Cho sae va
cross questenips awitness the otherday.
in one ofihe Boston. coarts, he asked hirr
what profession he followed for q livefit-
hood! The witness replied Il am seati.
die OF the tiord--a afini ster ofthe Gospel,r
OF what aenominatioilz 3 a SIX ed the coas,-
sellor. "A Baptist, replied the wi,nsss-
Then said Mr. Coate,y .you are 4 dipt.
hu, trust not aewick-ed candle slso3
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-21

Z 6J Soda has been found . reraedy far4
snakaiNes AMI poisonous slinsa = =,
sppliM skternaaly. '.s
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-01
Upper Mississippi Rapids

We noticed some time since movement
on the part of the Chamber of Commerce
of this city for the Improvement Of the Up
ner Mississippi Rapids. On that occasion,
Mr.. d. A. January was authorized 10 pre-
pare memorial to Congress, asking fursh-
er aid for the consummation ofttheproposed
object Ii is understood the memorial will
be submitted this morning to the Chamber
for adoption. This 10 an important matter
to the citizens OF St. Louis, and as the mer-
chants have it under their peculiar care and
attention, we have every reason TO believe
the subject will be laid before the repre-
senia,iyes Of the nation with all the force
Of which it susceptible, and with the una
nimity it deserves and requires. The i'm
procurement Of these Rapids, by which
navigation is 10 be rid of the formidable i'm
pcd,ment now presented by the rocky bar
rier. in tie channel Of the river, will prove
Of great advantage to the commercial inter-
ests Of the city-more go, perhaps, than
any other improvement in which we are en-
gagged. 1t is clearly national object, and
we presume Congress will not hesitate 10
give the requisite appropriation for the
1ork.-St. Louis Repub.
Well, weIealiy feel rejoiced that the col
ossa Republican has at length awakened to
the Importance Of this improvement, and
now that the trade Of the Upper Mississippi
is all seeking Chicago, has begun to make
an effort to re gain it. 1t would have been
easier to have retained than to recover it.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-01
The Kev York Aris,oc.acy.

A spondent of the Cincinnati Ca
zette, writing from New York, gives the fol.
lowing mixing of the progress" Of arstoc-
racy in Gotham:
"The aristocracy here do not patronize
cheap theatres, operas or concerts, and
hence to secure their patronage, high prices
are fixed for all per ormances calculated To
draw, and thus the upper and middle
classes are kept apart. There is great
deal more Of this feeling in New York, than
people would suppose could have been OBJ
tsiped in this country, and i. is steadily, if
not rapidly increasing. The first iveried
servant made bis appearance in New Fork
only few years ago, and now every fash.
ionabie family is attended by men in livery.
The press met the innovation upon Repub.
lican society. with most cutting rebukes,
but this avaiied but little, and families,
whose genealogy it would not do to trace,
now live in style and make display as
great as the frs, nobility Of England. The
practice is ccntsgous, and you may prepare
for lis appearance in Cincinnati. Indeed,
the only wonder is that the ladies of Gin.
cinnaii have net kept more closely 10 their
New York neighbors in this respect"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-01

Dawn PAUL BRowk-As this gentle
man has been engaged by the Young Mems
Association to deliver the next lecture of
The series, we copy from the Detroit Ad.
rertisr part Of a notice which that paper
makes Of Mr. BIS recent lecture in that
city
Running hastily through the lis, Of good
and evil passions Indigenous in the human
breast, tie lecturer embeliished bis portrait.
ures with epigrsm, satire, mirlh and pa,hos.
now enhfuisinghis hearers with laughter a
he advsr'ed 10 the sordid traits ofrhe miser
or the iucIcrcns vanity Of the selfish fool,
and amen rausing the tear Of parent or
child 10 siart as he limned in colors all
glowing with life the beauties OF pare ntal
love and flial devotion. The production,
which Detroit audience may ell feel
grateful to have heard read, bore evidence
in every line OF studious research and care
ful investigation, and sithout pedantry, dis
played tie results OF erudte labor while il
gave obundan, proof that the mind which
produced its truthful pictures and clustered
iis sparkling gems, owed much OF its power
to an abiding aud reliant pieiy."
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-01
Mormon Statistics.

An official document published Il Salt
Lake City states that the Mormon church
has abou. ninety five missionaries inEurope
an equal number in Asia. Africa and the Pa.
sifc islands. besid es large numbers Of native
elders in the various fields Of labor, including
the United States and British America. One
Mormon newspaper is published At Salt
Lake, which has . weekly circulation OF
1900; one at Liverpool with circulation OF
2a.Ooo; one in New York; one in South
Males; one in Copenhagen, in the Danish
language, and one in, India.