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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-14

QUEER BITs-If you want to make the
Hoodtide of bliss melt over a lady's head
give her dozen of Alexandre's gloves
two canary birds, half dozen of moon
beams, twelve yards of silk, an ice cream,
q rosebud, squeeze of the hand, and the
promise OF new bonnet. If she don't
melt, it will be because she cam, t,-lNaine
Water Lilly.
If you want to make young buck feel
as il. .he was walking on thrones, tell him
that Julia called him the handsomest man
in town-that Clara adores his muStache
and that Annabella says that--well-
she hadn't ought to-ah-ah!-bu she
really thinks he's irresistible. - CIdnsbanM
Register.
you want to rejoice the eternal soul OF
Il reporter, tell him that six women and
seven children have just been torn asunder,
limb from limb, in house around the
next eorner-that blood is gushing from
all the windows and doors--that steam
boat has just "burst, killing all on board
that the Rev. DR.. Exegesis has cut his
own throat-and that an impenetrable
and awful mystery surrounds everything.
alabama .Skeeter.
If you want to rejoice an editor, tell him
that his last great article on the cross cut
and tip and sitter question has been
copied and severely commented on, in the
London Times, and greatly praised in
the Allgemeine Zeitung. If you add
that club has been made up in your
ward to take his paper, and that you
heard that new patent medicine man
recently inquired his address, you will
greatly add to the effect.--N. Y. Times.
'Hyou want to delight young matron,
| tell her that her child is perfection, that
her husband must live in duck pond OF
bliss. Ifthis don't fetch her nothin' won't,
I-Pur.tun Recorder,
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Yankee Gourtshlp

Docs any of yoa know Deb Saucepan ?
Shouldn't wonder, for she's dreadful
nice critter. Daddy used to make great
fuss about my stickin' to hum so clus, and
said l might as well be out a courtin' Deb,
as to be squattin' round the fire doin'
nothing. Well | tclled him it want no
kind O. use; but the old man wouldn't
hear nothin' agin his own opinion; SO l
had to go, just to please the old man
Deb used to go to the olde church, you
know, up uncle Jarvis lane, near the
blacksmith's shop.
Well went of, dressed tarnation slick,
| kind O. guess | rubbed to the matter of
about two pounds of taller candles in my
head; just to make it curl; but twan't no
use, it stuck out like hogs bristles. But
some how or other got myself in pretty
nice order; had on my new hat and coat, won
at the rattle, and off bolted to the church,
with my hands in my pockets, whistlin'
Hail Columbia;" felt as big as Bonypart
at Waterloo, and tue fust thing see was
Deb stepin' off her horse, and up l run to
speak to her when long come that 'tarnal
Joe Turner, dressed all-fred nice, looked
as if he had been put in band box, and
walked her right off, fore ] could say
"howd du Deb?"
If didn't look nation sheepish then,
'taint no matter; mushed just as blue
as indigo bag. "Never mind" says l.,
meetin will bust up some how or other,
and Deb will have to go hum. So went
up to the house to wait for her, and long
she came; by gosh she did look screamin'
nice.
l felt so Justified / didn't know what
OH earth to say to her; at last got out
"Deb don't my face look MI over goose
pimples?" and blame my buttons if Deb
and that 'tarnal Joe Turner didn't snort
right out. Anyhow, we all went in, and
Deb handed me a chair, but never look
ed where l was settin', and down went,
kerwollop, right on Deb's new bonnet and
fix ups; overset the chair, and sprawled
| right on the floor and split my new coat
down the back, wide open.
But Deb pinned it up and that gave
me kind OF an infection for her, and
staid to tea; but was so coufustrated,
split my tea all over Joe's pants, and he
called me darned awkward hog I never
said word the whole darn time; Deb
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GETTING In AT NIGHT:

or, RUNNING THE GAUNTLET IN THE DARK.
lathe door was locked when I got
home, - said Tom, 'and how to get in
without waking up the Governor, was the
difficulty knew he'd give me "partic-
;uler fitsn if he knew | was out after ten
and the clock had struck one The back
yard was an impossibility, and but one
chance remained. There was porch
over the front door, the roof of which
was but a foot below two windows. One
of them I knew was fastened down, and
the other opened from bedroom which
might or might not be occupied. An old
maiden sister of Toms wife had arrived
on the same day and it was very proba-
BILE that she was in the room; but I knew
the bed was in the corner farthest from
the window, and hoped I should be able
to get in and through the room without
awaking her, and then / would have a
comparatively easy thing Of it. So get
ting plank from neighboring board pile,
Irested 1t against the cave of the shed,
pulled off my shoes, put them into my
pocket, and "cooned up" All right so
far, but / thought it necessary, in order
not to arouse any suspicious iiasthe morn
ing, to remove the plank, SO dragging it
up, L threw off the end, and down Invent
with an awful clatter on stray dog that
had followed me for two or three squares,
who Immediately set up the most awful
howl whipped hound ever gave tongue
to. That started half dozen other dogs
in the neighborhood barking; mocking
bird in the window above commenced
singing as if he intended to split his
throat at it, and an old woman in heI
night clothes, with candle in her hand
appeared at window across the street
knew was safe as far as she was con.
cerned, but if any one came to our win
dows, the candle gave enough light to
very probably discover me-
20 Nobody did come, however, and the
old lady after peering up and down the
street for, q few minutes popped her heat
IN and retired. The mocking bird still
kept up its eternal whistle, and it was
half an hour before it and the dog settled
down and gave me chance to move
Creeping slowly along the WALL till
reached the window, put my hands OF
the sill, sprung in, and with my head ant
shoulders within, and my legs hanging
out, stopped to listen. Yes she was i,
that room for I could hear her breathing
After waiting for minute I cautiousl
drew up one leg, then the other, clewe,
them around SO as to enable me to pu
them down to the floor, was just consciou
thattI had stepped on something soft ant
Yielding andw about withdrawing them
when another yell broke out at my fee
aud the old maid jumped up from her be,
crying: sfie Murder Murderr' and tn
dogs andothe mocking bird started again
Isaw through it all, had "put my foo
in it more ways than one. A littl
dafkey' was ssiying on her back under tn,
Window eand Il 2 stepped on her face, ane
ofeoufse twokes.her ups Il decided in
fash what to edo. The house would bt
aroused and | caught to a certainty, un.
less Isooald get to my room before the
Governor was up. But hadn't mo-
ment to lose, for the little niger was yell
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S'si aTime is on tho autumn yellow,
yas Short will be the golden days,
i''4s Sad and short the glory mellow
OF the calm October haze.
eoihs aPaint for me the glory dying, s.u~
Swift must fly the pencil bold
sat That would seize the splendors flying
-silsg Der the autumn's cloth of gold.
,,;is-sup the rugged d-edged horizon,
Bei Catch the changes as they creep,
a., In chromatic ridges rising
80 From the valley-shadows deep.
,see aPurple-mantled sits the mountain,
MO- Cushioned on the yellow vale;
Silver-stemmed beside the fountain
sfsz CLEANS the lamp of the birch-tree pale
aThrough the golden, hazy reaches
.tsssss Radiant bars of sunlight come,
-ni 3 slanting down among the beeches,
.siGs giWhere the wood-grouse rolls his drum
ain the trembling light the spruces
Waver on the hill-sides old,
Jewellers in velvet raiment, IL
So Overlaid with larchen gold.
asszk.eh! like dreaming is the cleaning
81 sisof the autumn-tinted hills;
-s1s 5Sketcher, darker grows their beaming,
~sff7 ~ While thy hand the picture fills.
aes ~Passing is the autumn yellow,
Short viii be the golden days
s,ss OF the Indian Summer mellow,
ks And the bright October haze.
"For the wild-fowrs trumpet ringing,
Overhead the silence breaks,
See the phalanx southwark winging
From the marshy northern lakes.
.a;sza.clouds. ate curling smoke is whirling,
1sea Rain is in the driving racks;
SEsa Comes hand the dead leaves hurling,
Dreary days are on our tracks,"
Knickerbocker
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The Philosophy Of Rsin.

To understand the philosophy OF this
beautiful and often sublime phenomenon,
so often witnessed since the creation Of
the world, and so essential to the very cxis-
tence of plants and animals, few facts de-
rived from observation and a long tsain e.
experiments must be remembered: So
l. Were the atmosphere everywhere at.
all times of a uniform temperature, We.
should never have rain, or hail, or snow
The water absorbed by its evaporation,
from the sea and the earth's surface would,
descend in. an iinperceptible vapor or cease
to be absorbed by the air when it was ence,
fully saturated. ss,.s = sef
2. The air near the surface Of the Garth.
is warmer than it is in. the region Of the
clouds. The higher we ascend from tho
earth the colder do we find the atmosphere.
Hence the perpetual snow on very hl9h,
mountains in the hottest climate. s aslsi
Now, when, from continued evaporatienl
the air is highly saturated with vapor. tia
it be invisible and the sky cloudless, ifits:
temperature is suddenly reduced, by cold
currents descending from above Or by the.
motion of a saturated air to cold latitude,
its capacity to retain moisture is diminish
ed, clouds are formed, and the resnt h
rain. Air condenses as it cools, and, like
sponge filled with water and compressed,
pours out the water which its diminished
capacity cannot hold. How siguiar, Jet
how simple, the philosophy of rainl What
but Omuisciencc could have devised such
an admirable arrangement for watering the
earth?
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Wit

tf.- WIZ @e-t --+-t. =
A dispute arose between three noble-.
man, one Irish, one Scotch, and the other,
English, as to the respective traits Of their.
countrymen. A wager was laid, that the,
Irish were the wittiest, the Scotch the most
cunning, and the English most ffsnk..
They agreed to walk out in the streets Of.
London, and the first one Of either nati0ns
met should be inquired of as to what he.
would take and stand watch ell night IN,
the tower of St. Paul's church; pretty
soon John Bull came along and vas
accosted thus:
What will you take and stand all
night in the tower of St. Paul's ~ !:
II shouldn't want to Do il short Of \
guinea" frankly answered .Mr, Bull :
The next ono that they accosted was q
Scotchman; Sandy replied, 'dAnd what
will you give me ?n 49, se>s. - Z
Last bnt not least, Patrick was Inquired !.
of as to what he'd take, and 'stahtl Ill !,
night in st. Pau1's tower To ~hich
Pat answered.: ~
".An' sure, an Il think l. should take Z
divil Of cowld.' The wager was waat d
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.apottrp.
: AUTUMN IN THE HILLS.

BY C. D. S.
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~ saTime is on tho autumn yellow,
'ls Short will be the golden days,
'ii.s Sad and short the glory mellow
OF the calm October haze.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-21
RIVER ITEMS.

There was very heavy fog on the river
yesterday morning. lasting till late hour
- The Prairie Rose arrived here yester-
day morning from st. Louis. She merely put
off some goods she had taken by here on her
trip around last week.
. - The clerk of the VIM. Garvin denies
the report that said steamer is only in the Ev-
ansville. and Louisville trade temporarily. He
says7-"she in for life, and there she will remain
as long as there is plank left or a shot in the
locker" That's the talk.
. - The river was falling at Louisville
last report and rising at Cincinnati.
- The Louisville Journal is mistaken in
saying the Gazelle is at Evansville for sale.
She is just above Cincinnati.
- The big and invincible A. L. Shot
well will be here Sunday morning for New
Orleans.
- The VIM. Garvin arrived here at an
early hour yesterday afternoon. There are
no prompter boats on the river than our two
packets. The Garvin will be down again
next Sunday, and the Rainbow tomorrow;
- Business at the wharf dull yesterday.
But few steamboat arrivals, and weather very
hot
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RALr1MonE. Sent. Is.


BY the steamboat from Norfolk this morn
ing dates were received to noon of Monday
There were 48 deaths in the 48 hours preced-
ing. At Portsmouth there had been only IL
deaths in the previous two days, and the num-
Der of new cases very few. In some parts of
the city the disease has altogether disappeared.
Doctors Rogers and Briggs, Of Philadelphia,
have been attacked with the fever. The Rev.
Mr.. Bagnoe of the Baptist Church and the Rev.
Mr.. Cbrisholm of the Episcopal Church, of
Norfolk, have both fallen victims to the fever.
Mrs. Jane Dewey, very wealthy lady of Nor
folk, is also included among the deaths by
fever. ~.
-. New YoRK, Sept 49, q
The quarrel between. Capt Wright and
Dean, at the St. Nicholas originated in bust
ness matters, Dean charging unfairness in a
transaction, and Wright insisting upon a re-
traction. Dean refused to give the satisfaction
required Wright struck him according to his
own acknowledgment, with a cowhide, when
the fatal scene ensued as already described
Dean and his friend Montgomery, who was
implicated in the affray, have been committed
to the Tombs, the magistrate refusing to adj
nit them to bail. Bail to the amount of $50
600 was offered. Capt. Wright lies in a very
precarious situation. and slight hopes are en-
tertained Of his recovery.
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NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. The August No.
of this ublication-Leonard Scott's reprint
has been received. The following is the table
of contents:
I. Sir David Brewster's life of Newton;
2. Sir L. Bulwer Lytton's novels;
3. Alexandrian Christianity;
4. The Political Reformation in Holland;
5. Mahometanism East and West;
6. Doctor Peacock's Life of DR.. Thomas
Young;
z. The System Of Purchase in the Army;
s. The Non Existence Of Woman;
8. Terriers Theory Of Knowing and of
Being.
The terms of subscription to these reprints
are So year for any one of the Reviews ed
inburgh, North British Westminster and Lon
don Quarterly or Blackwoods Magazine, or
any two of them for So a year. The four Re-
views and Blackwood, "a library of themselves
of the best reading in the language) SO a
year. The postage on all is only 80 cents a
year-14 cents on each Review, and "a cents
on Blackwood. The present is a favorable
time for new subscribers to begin.
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DANIEL WoCLsEY. -. 80 HIR
AFFECTION ROOMS,

AOC1AON kkOOMS7
Old House. Corner of Main andhird Streets imme
diately opposite the Washington Hotel.
HEAYING leased for term of and fitted M the
III above we'll known stand prepared to re-
ceye for sale auction private SALE all kinds of goods
and household furniture. horses bug
Cssh advances made eonsignments when required.
Regular sales every ussday Thursday and Saturday,
mneRcing o'clock A. NJ Also Tuesday, Wedn e1day
and Friday lights. at early gf-s light.
lies sales of real estate promptly attended
to.
We weekly receiving. and have hand large
and general assortment of FURNITURE consisting otslat
spindle and bannistr backs scroll and scoop tops rim
back Office French. Jenny Lind. and Buste wood seat
Chairs rose wood sofa seat Chairs Elizabeth
chairs; spring seat rockers SOFAS socabes centre
card dining and breakfast tables light and wash stands
lounges mirrors. fine and misses bedsteads mat
tin and wire safes, which will sell at Gin
cinnati prices.
We have also hand variety of notions Jewelry.
volins, aeeordeons, pocket cutlery pistols whs
etc. which will sell reduced prices for cash.
wholesale retail. WOOLSEY q NELSON,
my9 Auct'J
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Gotal Department,

FINE CoRS.-Dr. Ross brought us over from
Kentucky yesterday some of the biggest ears
of corn we ever saw. He says he has $50
acres Of the same kind, too! Can't Wander
burgh county head the Doctor? We should
like to see some Of our brag samples by way of
experiment.
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INSURANCE AGENTS CERTIFICATE OF AU
THoRITY.
STATE OF INDIANA.
AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE.

AUDITOR STATES
INDIANAPoLIs, July 18th, 1856.
NHEREAs. The State Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance
Wv Co. Of Pennsylvania hasfed in thisoee,
ent Of its condition the LIST ofJul 1885, the act of
corporation and amendments properly certified and
written instrument nominating agents and authorizing
them fully and unreservedy acknowledge service of
cess in theeventof suftsj
Now therefore in of the requirements Of
act TO amend entitled for the incorporation of
Insurance Companies defining their powers and prescribing
their duties approved March 1855 having presented
isfaetory evidence of full compliance the require
mens and specifications Of that act l. Hiram E. Tolber
Auditor of the State of Indiana do hereby certify that Jee
mah Benin of Evansville the Agent of said Comrsny is
authorized the business Insurance. the
of the said State Mutual Fire Marine Insurance
of Pennsylvan the State December 3st 1885,
to the extent that he commissioned and appointed
the said COMPANY.
In Witness Whereof have hereto subscribed my name.
and caused the seal office be affixed this 18th day of
July, A. ID. 1855. lSeall II. E. TALBOT.
State Auditor.
sepifIm per t. G. Palmer.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-21
GIN CINNATI PAPER WAREHOUSES

THNHE undergned Wholesale Paper Dealers invite the
attention dealers and their large aud
varied stock OF Papers Our arrangements with Eastern
and dealers such that enabled
keep hand all large stock q Caps and Letters
plain and ruled Flat CAPS Demys Mediums Royals and
Super Royals Blank Book Papers manufactured by Patner
az Smith, and other first class manufacturers.
We for the best Printers Cards. and keep
hand at all times complete stock of Printers Papers
every description. Lightbody's Book and News Inks
McCreary's Colored Inks, varDish and Gold Size.
We hand in large stock Of the best Four
drnier and Book Paper and supply orders to al
any with regular Sizes and irregular sizes
make to order on short notice.
We the highest market price in cash, for Rage Bag
ging. Rope and Cotton Waste. x u..~r
Wholesale Paper Dealers. Manufaeturers' AGENTS.
and 70 Walnut Cincinnati.
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MARBLE AT AUcTIoN.-Mr. John S. Mitchell
will sell at auction on the LIST day of October
fine lot of slab marble. See his advertise
ment
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OF" A good many people were in town yes
terday in attendance at the circus, but not so
many as generally come. 1t takes balloon
ascension to draw big crowd here now.
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FBy telegraph dispatches it will be seen
the Baltic has arrived Read the dispatches.
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o. See outside for interesting miscellane-
Gus matter
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, WHEELER & WILSON'S
S e W IN G. M A c. HIN E S,

ENHEsE Machines operate entirely new rrinci
IL pie, using shuttle ut needle and two threads
They have in operation in the hands families
manufacturers enty Icing give them thorough trial.
and have given entire satisfaction.
They are very simple construction and highly
tai useful adorn ady's rarlor
less conspicuous position in the shop the artisan
object furnish Machine that would
spplica bic family use well the of Taors
Dire Makers Shirt and Collar Manufacturers
&C. We ccnfdant that Machines the form
the best offered to the public.
Thousands families testify their merits all
kinds of family sewing while Shirt and Collar Manufaeu-
acknowledge their superiority all others for
their work.
An examination the Machines respectfully soil ned
at Hopkins 4 Reads, e. o. READ.
epI1tf Sole Agent for Southern Indiana.
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AUCTION SALES.
DpSXEsAR.E uESXnENCE

on FOURTH STREET FOR SALE.
for sale at bargain comfortable Cottage Resi-
w dence with good out-hcuses and cisteru, in
good neighborhood. For paI ticulars enquire of
SWEET & LEONARD,
Auetioaeers and General Agents.
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HOPKINS & READ.
, " HOLES LIE AND KETAIL
4 CT LOCUST AND WATER STREETS. EVA

VXT opening choice Embroideries Gloves
wv Trim nngs Prints:and Fine Dress Goods Alss the
finest stock of Carpets Oil Cloths Rugs and window Snad
offered in this city all at low bargains for cash.
ser7 dim.
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E. LAO CRESCENT AUCTION ROOMS : '"A


CRESCENT AUCTION ROOMS,
OPPOSITE THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
AUCTIONEERS & REAL ESTATE BROKERS.
tender their services she citizens of
Evansville and surrounding country for the sale Of Real
Personal Property Houses and Lots Furniture Dry
Goods Hardware Groceries etc etc also atten
paid all door sales of description
satisfactory We shall do exclusively Com
mission Business and not having goods of to place
petition with both ehe buyer and seller VIA
have fair and legitimate market We viii devote whole
time the Auction and Commission business and friends
customers rest assured that will efforts
please them With prudencean business
merit the confidence of all those who snrus their business
to care.
-REFEREKCES---
PIG. O'RmET & Co., Evansville Il
DUvALL, ALeo & Co., Memphis, Tenn.
JAMES BOYD, do.
X. b. SYKES New Orleans.
LEWIS SNAPP, do. - ~.
MILES E, FoIKEs, Vicksburg, Miss.
WIN. MCRAE, do
LOCKWOOD & BROS Cincinnati, Ohio.
KELLOGG L. FoOT. do do.
EDWARDS & BUSHNELL. st. Louis, Mo. s.-t'-t
Regular sale days Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays
clock and every evening during the commencing
at early gaslight. aP5 SWEET LEONARD.
Apetioneegs.