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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-10-24

the frost In their service. Thus Toodles
had accumulated claims on their gratitude,
and for long time they hesitated before
sacrificing him. But although the ties of
friendship are hard to break, the calls of
q hungry stomach will not be satisfied with
sentiment, and consequently Toodles was
doomed. The pistol was already loaded,
and the stew pan prepared which was to
convert the shaggy body of Toodles into
a savory rago"t, when, providential inter-
ference! one of tho party made his ap-
pearance with seal, which he had just
succeeded in capturing. The appearance
of a numerous head Of seai in that vicinity,
prevented a recurrence of actual starva-
tioa, and thus Poodles was saved.
A northern latitude is eminently con-
duciye to the development of hair and fat.
AT least the samples of its effects in the
persons of the returning Arctic naviga-
tors would lead us to this conclusion.
Every one was stout and rosy, and as no
razor had marred the boards of the mari
ners since their departure from these shores,
every face was covered with sturdy
growth Of hair that was perfectly refresh
ing TO behold. DR.. Kane himself had a
beard Oh patriarchal proportions, in the
corners of which still fingered tho silver
traces Of his residence in the frigid zone
His little body was wrapped in multitude
nous layers OF tanneis and skins, and over
all was drawn n tight worsted shirt, so
that his person was Of almost FaIstaffian
proportions. The doctor looked quite
tieshy in the face, and altogether his Arc
tic s0Jonrn seemed to agree with him.
Between the doctor and his men an almost
! iaIheriy feeling seemed to exist, they look
ing up to him with pride and veneration,
feelings which he returned by an affection
for them that was truly paternal At an
early moment after anchoring, Dr.. Kane,
Lieut.. Hartstein, DR. kancs officers and
several of his men, went on shore accom-
panied by their numerous friends, who had
already put off to the ship to welcome
them home.
The vessels are in good trim, staunch
and ready for another tussel with the ele-
ments; but no doubt for the present they
will be laid up in ordinary We observed
numerous articles of Esquimaux manufae-
turc on board; among them ladies' seal
skin breeches, elegant leggns and mocea-
sins that looked externally big enough for
"a giant, so small on the inside that only
a very delicate foot could don thcm But
we must draw to close, and take another
occasion for minute examination of the
curios,ies
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The Largest YET.

sisEsq MRAcLEs of Wayne township, pre-
sented US, on Tuesday last. with the largest
apples That have yet come to our sanctnm.
They we're Of the mammoth pippiil variety.
One weighed ID. 6 or, and measured i !
4 hea been pulled some weeks.
and had a small piece broken5oH. We ehaye-
no doubt it would have weighed rs lbs.
when first taken from the tree. Another
sweighed II lbs,
nv Another apple. from JOSHUA McEI-
FRESH, of Franklin township, measured IA
inches, and weighed / lbs. 3
If.4apy one can beat these apples, just
bring them on. s..,ss .s..Assa ~,
49,. ~ The Ohio State Democrat seems
isdisposed to make merry over our state
afneutsthat lsme expected to announce a
Democratic victory in bothsthe county and
State. next week. /" Well, we didn't quite
get it oil aeeomplished but We did an
snonnoe asictery in theicouity; and, now,
sCHARIEY, awUf appeal to your .ownaexpe-
srfiesnfce to knoWif the editor ofga political
paper is not doing well to tell the.tratii
half the. time, i, bas 9ad s -1.
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THE WINTER OF 1S54-'55.

The extreme. severity OF, the previous
season made it evident to him that the
brig could not be liberated before the
Winter set in. She was first imprisoned
in large field of ice. The provisions
though abundant, were not calculated to
resist the scurvy, and the fuel, owing to
the emergency of the present winter, was
deficient in quantity. Under these cir
cumstances DR.. Kane, with a party of
volunteers, made an attempt to reach the
mouth of Lancaster Sound, in hopes of
meeting the English expeditions, and thus
giving relief to his associates. They
passed in an open boat over the track of
Balin's travel, riding out heavy gale.
They found an uninterrupted barrier of
ice, extending in one great horse shoe
from Joues' to Murchison's Sounds, and
were forced, after various escapes, to re-
turn to the brig.
During the winter which ensued they
adopted the habits of the Esquimaux
living upon raw walrus meat, and sur
rounding themselves by walls Of moss.
In spite of these precautions the scurvy
advanced with steady progress; but by
the aid of sin gle team of dogs, DR..
Kane succeeded in eifeeting q communi-
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GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS.


I. Greenland has been followed and
charted by DR.. Kane toward the Atlantic
with u coast line pointing due north, un-
til superior glacier absolutely checked
their progress. This mass of ice rose in
a lofty preciPiee five hundred feet high,
abutting into the sea. It undoubtedly is
the only barrier between Greenland and
the Atlantic. 1t is an efsectual barrier to
all further exploration.
This glacier, in spite Of the dh1iculty Of
falling bergs, was followed out to sea by
means of sledges; the party rafting thon-
selves across open water spaces on masses
of ice. III this way they succeeded in
travelling eighty miles along its base, and
traced it into a new northern land. This
glacier is, we believe, the largest ever dis
covered by any navigator.
II. This new land thus cemented to
Greenland by protruding ice, was named
Washington The large bay which in
teryenes between it and Greenland bears
the name of Mr.. Peabody Of Baltimore,
one of the projectors of the expedition.
This icy connection OF the ol1~and new
world seems to US feature<of romantic
interest.
III. The range of~s6e sledge journeys
may be understooafroin the fact that the
entire circuit III Smith Sound has been
effected, aD1 lis shores completely charted
But tho orcal discovery Of the expedition is
tbesopen Polar Sea. The channel leading
to these waters was entirely free from ice,
and this mysterious feature was rendered
the more remarkable by the existence OF a
belt OF solid ice extending one hundred
and twenty-five miles to the southwark.
This sea veriGes the views of DIR. Kane as
Ssed 20 ti,o Gsa.sr=f.i-sssl Society be-
fore his departure. fitr--4eSllings- Of The
surf against the frozen beach of ice was
impressive beyond description. Several
gentlemen with whom we have conversed
speak Of the matter as one of peculiar IN
terest. An area Of three thousand square
miles has been seen entirely free from ice
This channel has been named after The
Hon. j. P. Kennedy, late Secretary oi
the United States Navy, under whose
auspices the expedition was undertaken
". The land to the north and west OF
this channel has been chartcd as high as
$50 so. This is the nearest land to the
Pole yet known. 1t bears the name oi
Mr.. Henry Grinnell, the founder of the
enterprise.
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o III. Editor Of the New York Herald.

DEAa SiR-Permit me. through the
columns Of your paper, to make . state.
ment to the public in reference 10 Mise
Josephine NJ. BunkIey. the Escaped No.
vice
The daily increasing inquiries By mail
and otherwise, az TO whether she 10 the
author OF book recently issued BY
Messrs. Dewitt, S Davenport, entitled
rhe Escaped Num- alone render j. nee.
essary ,l.at 4 general reply should bs
made. But other causes exs, to dsmand
II.
Many OF the agents are selling that
book a. hers. and well meaning persons
enqurlng after truth are thereby deceiv-
sl. The circulars issued by the publish
ers intimate that her statements are cer.-
,ained in that book. winch 70 no, the case,
doubtless to make sales for the work
through the prestige Of her name. No
novice or nun is known or believed 70
have escaped aud to be now a, liberty.
exec u Miss Bunkley, and her forthcom-
ing work will be found to disagree in ma
ny essential particulars with the state.
ments therein contained.
Miss Bunkley determined 10 publish
took only in consequence OF attempts
made by the Superior Of St. Joseph's to
Witty her character after her escape, and
as duty she owed TO her co.n,ry-iu-
ending to give true and correct history
or the dongs OF lie Mother House Of
the Sisters Of CnaIity' in the United
States, that pfotes,ants nigh. know the
facts from reliable source.
| From mercenary motives, OF from some
other cause which may appear in her
book--her manuscript vas revised. alter
ed aud garbled, aud sent from Norfolk
Va. where she resided. 10 Mes.rs. Da
venpori 4 Dewitt. New Yyrk. silhou,
her knowledge, or without al!ovlsg her
to read the mabuscrlp, after is revision
ana alteration.
! She and no, the JesulIs, as scpre
serted by Dewitt & Davenport
cu,ei the parties. obtained gn injunctisn
aud suppressed that book, which they
had s,ercotypet. and If which they hal
} printed 1000 copies; after they gere no
| ,ifed Of the facts by her attorney, enc
before the injunction vas kna'iy obtain
, ed
) Miss Bunk!sy beng thus "tengfull!
deprived Of her manuscript and papers
9 had to re-write her hook entirely, "ails
i in the meantime an anonymous work
; issued by d. 4 D.. and is being sold q
hers. She has issued card to the pub
lie, which is al! size can at present do 1
c the nremise., her only desire being TO dis
5 abuse the public mind as TO ber eonaee
,ft ton with ,he tss. Slled the 'FsnaTe
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NO. IL

the fire il, 10 IN both cases consumed,
and otfords the food OF consumption 10
10th cases i, becomes combined with char
coal, which requires i. for combustion. aud
is removed by j, when this is over.
"i' is only the grdlln2, encireling air.'
says w.uer in the North B,iSsk Re-
rieg, "tha, flows above and around Us,
,ha, :smakes The world kin The cartonis
acid with which to-day our b,ea,hina
fills tie air, tomorrow seeks its way
around the world. The date trees .ha.
grew around the falls Of the Nile will
drink it in by their lsav.a The sedar Of
Lebanon will take Of i, 10 add to II. b
stature the cosoanus Of Tahiti VII grow
rapidly upon il, and the paine and
bananas Of Japan will change /, into
flowers. The oxygon we are breathing
was distilled for Us some ,h 1r tiue ago
by the magnolIas Of Susquehanna. and
the grea, trees ,ha, skirt the Orinoce and
the Amazon-the giant rhcdodendrcss
of the Himalayas contributed 70 il, and
the roses and myr,les of Cashmere. ths
cinnamon tree OF CsYlcn and The forests
older than the food, buried deep in the
heart Of Africa, far behind the Mountains
Of the Moon. The rain We see descsn.
ding was tina we'd for us on. Of the ice.
bergs watch have watched the Polar star
for ages; and the lotus lilies have soksd
up fron the Nile. and sgaied % vspsr,
SHOWS tina, rested on the top Of the Alps.'
The atmosphere, says Maun. (which
tormes the outer surface Of the habitabls
world, 10 vast reservoir into whiea he
supply Of food designed for living erea.
lures is THROWN or, in one word, il 10
itself food in lite simple form Of all living
creatures. The animal grinds down The
fibre aud the tissue Of the plant or the
nu,ri,isus store which has hesn laid "
within ito cells, and converts these in.s
the substance Of which It's own organs are
composed. The plau. acquires the or.
gans and nutritious eters thus Yielded up
as lood to the animal, from the invulne.
rable air surrounding il. But animals
are furnished with the means Of locomo.
tion and Of seizure--they can approach
their food. and lay holh OF and swallov
1t; plants mus, awsi. till thir foon come
to them. No solid particles find aosess
to ,hear frames; the restless, ambient air,
which rushes pas. them. loaded with the
carbon. the hydrogen, the oxygen, The
wa,er-esery,hing they need in the shape
of supplies is constantly q, hand 10 min.
lister 10 their wants, not only to afford
then food in due season. bat in the shaps
and fashion il which alone il can avail
them. Family Friend.
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Wonders of the Atmosphere.

The atmosphere forms Il spherical shell
surrounding the earth to depth which is
unknown to us by reason of It's growing
tenuiiy, as j, is released from the pres
sure Of it's own superintendent. mass
It's upper surface cannot be nearer to W
than five hundred miles. II surrounds
Us on all sides yet we see II cot; II presses
on US with a load Of fftcsn pounds on
every square inch OF surface oil our
todies or trom seventy u eae hundie /
tons on US all, ye, we Do not SO much as
feel its weight. Softer than the finest
gossamer---it leaves the cobweb un-
disturbed, aud sea cely stirs the slighes,
flower that feeds on the dsv II sup lies !;
vet it bears the fleets u nation. on IT'S
wings around the world aud crushes the
most refractory substa cas with It's we yat.
| When in motion, its force Is suthcl nj
level the most stately for, SIS and stable
buildings with the rlh--to raise the
waters OF ito oceaA into ridges Ike
| mountains, aud dash tie strongest SLIPS
| TO pieces like toys. !; warns and cool.
/ bg turI tie earth AMI the lsyag features
hat mhabi, il. IL draws Up yapors iro /
the sea and land, retains them dtsso.y Il
in itself or SUSPENDED IN clstegns d 0luls
aud throws them down again as rain q
dew when they are required 1t gives IL
the twilight OF evening and Of dawn--I
disperses and r.racts their various ;lnts t
beautjfy the approach ani the retreat Q
the orb of day But for the atmosphere
sunshine would burst OIL us and TAI! Us d
once, and al once remove lis from md
night darkness to the b'uze Of noon. w
should have 10 twilight 10 soften an
, beauty the landscape 10 clouds TO shaj
, us from the schorching heat-bnt the bal
earth, as il reyolved on It's axis, woul
turn its tanned aud weathered fr mt TO III
full and unmiugatea rays CT the lord
a day. |, affords the gas which yivlht
= AID warns our frames, and receives IN
: rself tina, which has been polluted by u:
, and IS thrown of as nox,ous. II iee'
). The fiame u life e1sSefy Is Il does that
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1fllsttllanp.


There is nothing that has more IN
healthy influence in society, especially
among the Young than unchaste language
and department, and yet, daily We see
the most eruel and outrageous violations
of chastity that can we'll be endured
forced upon youth. Some men can hardly
mass \ day without using language that
i, demoralzing and corruptlng to
shameful extent.
Young, and even older people, who
hitherto have always heard nothing bu'
cbas,e language, get in the habit very
soon if brought IN contact with i, OF near
iup il until faalIy they can even use II
with as much facility as the less 'ehneo'
Ibis abit of coming IN contacs WIN
vulgar aud obscene influences not oi''s
i,wsrs the person IN his or her standing
of refinement, bat it has tendency not
al, :, lead 10 imitation, but the Use oi
.,r,aes as a manner Of expression o.
This hahi, will constantly lead down.
wards IN The scale Of assoc'allohs' oh'''
!, is difficulty for the person maze OF
fa,,a,e. TO feel distinction between fe-
s,ement and vulgarism, Thus from sic :
- s,sn The taste IS lowered, until rehhe'
men, is a restraint, and will consequently
ho avoided when the person Is III
=, ,osi,ion for a more rapid rate o
as,ao, From this position : Withdraw
ea he more refined Influences Int
deportmen. becomes more careless, 1,a'a, u,,
:.a,,ohnce is looked upon with no aes'e'
g na,m-at which point there IS i''l'
chance or hope Of recovery
The fine and delicate sens'p,''''ss
,,s,, and refinement, once obl'iefa'eo
"a, never be recalled. In a young -
aao"n. -
wye, associate wa 'Aem-'o ~
:, !, unknown for any length o. '"e'
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WHAT Shall be Aite Them?

Who shall bring him to see wha, shall be
after htin!'
II there be ought that can impress man
with sense of his own insignifcance 1t
is the certainty tnat the world viii sus-
tam no irreparable loss in his departure
AS we have recently seen great man
who represents in himself an empire with
unlimited resources, was called away
when he seemed needed but 10 pause
has taken place in the sublime march OF
events, the world can do without him,
though he filed so large a space IN It's
thoughts, and could he return, he might
refrain from grasping The scep,re ready
wielded BY another. If the waves Of time
can thus sweep over the great ones 0
earth, and roll on unimpeded, how car
they whose circle of action is bounded by
narrow limits hope to escape the oblivion
that is settled upon the multitude 7 II
wise this consideration brings no pang
with ii, Tor the memory that is enshrlned
! in faithful hearts is the sweetest incense
tha, can raise from the grave where the
mighty and the lowly alike have left ,Eteif
mortal sestmen,s.
With wha, ca ger, wishful, longing eye.
we watch the current OF passing events,
and how unmindlul are we OF that door
which suddenly closing upon US, cuts Us
off from the affairs OF men, and conslgns
our sphere Of action to the record 10 the
things thai were. The world has take
such grea, strides Of late IN the way O
discoveries, SO many things deemed IN
poss bic have been accomplished, that tae
imaginative and un,houshtul are con
sciou. of an intense longing to scrutInz
the future and learn "mhat shall lie ai!eJ
them Believing as We must il TIT
erea, law Of ogress some ne" anu sui
,,ne revelation viii, we are sure mari
each succeeding age while time endate5
, BIT these are Gods mysteries, that ca
no, be un.lmely wrested from his hand
To us is given the present. with ITS bur
dens Of cares and responsibilities al
: the solemn injunction, to-day IS the &C
, &C pied time" warns US alike II was giVei
: The humblest has his conscience 10 pre-
serve aspo,less before God he has II
: mite to bes,ow, which may weigh moi
in he scales Of Gods justice tnan IL
!. shining gold princes; ne mas his sn'el'e'
a sacred trus, for whose increase and III
}. provemen, he must give account, he II
sa .#.sa44sss .. ptagts ~ oo..t' '''e-A"'
: eoalmltted to ms keeping ana iof
oly ,rus, he must answer when
J. ste .ardship is ended !, he mas within HI
I. sell til. strength to fulfill all oi Cots =
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Upton, I0WA---W EDNESDAY. OCT. 10, 1855.

impossible. When this position is OBJ
,ained. the step to ruin is so easily taken
that j. is in most instances, effected with
a sense Of the transition - and oil is gone
beyond hope Of recovery.
In no place, perhaps can young per.
son, especially lady, be placed better
calculated to corrupt her sensibiIi,ies. than
a. circus, hearing the low, vulgar slang
oil the clown. No person can hear him
wl'hou, feeling modification at being
compelled to listen. There is not a
particle Of dignity or good sense about the
whole matter; the most Of his language
Is vulgar, gross, senseless, and only cal
culated to raise the utmost contemp. in
the feelings Of all persons OF any dignity.
For young ladies' to sit and hear such
obscene and uncnas,e language, is to
compel them TO take step downward in
the scale of life.
We can but advise all young persons,
especially ladies, OF any age, 10 keep
away from these affairs until the evil is
corrected, which would be done, as soon
as they would find the finances were
affected = Dispatch.
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Qoettp. y
From Tie Oska!oosa Times.
College Re mi inisCence.

College Re IN miniscence.
When above New Lnsiani's hill tops
Streams the crimson morning light,
And the ca u, first WAVING backward,
Kindly tarewelIs 20 the night,
Hastsns on to meet the com NJ
OF the happy smiling day
How sometimes the thought is saddening--
am far, am far away.
When the chapel bell is ringing,
Al the hour OF morning prayer,
And my noble classmate Fastening,
Quickly NEE, together there;
As af OH thev take the r places
As 4 old begins The dav,
As Of otd-aut ah! 'us fancy
am far, am far away.
When the gent.e evening cometh,
AMI like St juggling stars, are seen
Nov and then from students Windows,
Lights across the college grsea,
Well know how much II meanetb.
There the lamp lights feeble ray,
Well know---ba, sadiening seems il;
t. am far, am far away.
When my brothers meet to yether,
Meet within that sac ed hall,
Taking BY the hand each other,
As esca others names they call;
How the very tn uget is saddenlng.
Saiden,ng that they now mast say,
Speaking Of all absent brother,
He is far, IS far away.
Thus sometimes the thought $ saddenlns,
Saddening to me a the day.
That the green land Of my fathers
Is SO far, 50 far away;
But my hopes are turning westward,
Towards the sunsets golden sea,
And the prairie's ocean boundfes,
Seems The type Of hope to me.
WHILE
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ALLIES SUCCESS UL,!

The FACTs-CouRAaE OF THE ALLIEs--
RESOLUTION OF GoRrscHALoFE- -Posr.
rioS or THE kussIAHs-REroRrs,
Sc, &c. @# s.s .~.. ....
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Dental Surgery.
DIR. H.ARDMAN.

TT AvING established himself N me ao.ss ,ss
n Profession hereby proers his services 70 a,1
citizens Of Muse atine and vicinity. ne w.
can spscsaI attention TO the ''COntlmmv.u -
13usnn Mounting new improselnsa.at as.
great superiority. By long ekperisne. % rsnared to
~.vrsrt ..ftrs ,nttsfuctton. All are solicited 10
asu and examine specimens. NJ, harrs
Dental advice given eherrfaly ueshou' enaess
Ofice on and st.. over Pratt 4 Co.'S Lea''''
tore. Muse atine, Iowa.
June 27th, '55. n1'-u.
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I.e ~. a "a 80 t4- st Aae a." 'A's
no,n,ug, have e.a.4at q t4e outu side,
afser explutlpg their msguzlnes, and ST.
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her. .aar., .ire-atns, h- = Hss.:
and at each corner u man 0n AOfsc cOatA,
IN full ayE1uE
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north side Is broken.
Gen. Simpson telegraphed on the 10Th.
The casualties, | regre 10 say, are
somewhat heavy. e ...#t
No general officer killed.
Names shall be sen, as soon as pos
sible.
AckNowl rDGEMExr.
Prince Gortschakoff ,elegraphed:
yEBAsroroL, Sept, 8, 6 p. Al.
The enemy receives constantly rein.
iorcemen,s of fresh Ioops. The bom-
bardment is fiercely violent.
Ten AT NIoHr. The garrison of Ne
bastopol, after sustaining an internal fire
Oeu d'intsr) repuIsed six assaults, oul
could not drive the enemy from the kor-
nilef Bastton the Malakof Tower.)
Our brave troops, who resisted 10 the
last extremity, arc now crossing over TO
the northern part of Aebas,opol.
Tue enemy found nothing in the south.
ern part bu, blood stained ruins.
On The 9th o Sep,ember. the passage
oil the garrison from the southernt TO the
northern part was accomplished with ex-
raordlnary success, our loss on that oc-
caslon being but 100 men.
We LEFT, regret TO say, nearly SOC
men grlevously wounded on the southern
side.
WHAT WAS WON.
Gen. Simpson telegraphed:
CRiMEA, Sept. 10, II p. n.
l insp, c,ed, to-day, Sebas,opo! and its
lines OF defence the mind canno, iorn,
an cxac, picture of our victory the full
ex,en, of it can only be understood by an
examination Of the place itself; the null
uplcuy Of the works OF defence, and the
material means applied thereto, exceed
by far anything seen IN the history OF the
war. The capture of the Malakotf ha.
placed in the hands OF the Allies a large
amount of material and immense eslab'
lshmenis the importance OF which 1t i.
not possible to state exactly. 1o-mor,
row the allied troops will occupy the ka'
rabenaya and the town, and uuder thei
protection. an Ans 10. French commission
will be occupied with making out re-
turn OF the material abandoned to US BY
the enemy, the exul,alion Of our soldiers
IS very great
Sept. ~.
The enemy has destroyed the remain
der Of his feet. Nothing now remains
ahoat.
The Allies are Fastening preparations
in case Of Gortschakof attempting L
reach Perekop or TO unite with Linrandl