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For Rent,
EHHE Store Room on t1e North west corner Of Main an,
Il URiou. Apply on the premises tn -
jNn7-tt SHEPPARD MORGAN
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TIE y CIV AUEEN- -l7IIE1V5 slys uIaE ONO OF inc
young ladies that visited the o. S. Ship Ports
mouth, the other day, who was not supposed to
have the slightest knowledge of nautical par
lance, asked Captain Dornin why the aftermost
sail was like a tyrannisal mother. The gallant
captain scratched his head over it awhile, and
then, gave it up Because it's tspanker,"
mOdestly lispedthe Important young miss
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ALSO. .,,rnRES
FANGYG3AISgAND.C CAPS ZOE Ct ~

LARGE Of children and youta5 ,IsgsssA
N on sIecfed 81 niy5e!S from he ne ~ ertsS
zoe and cap Manufactures Of aeF Iost' =
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h b HITS and Caps.

T.e,y,nF and spsIas lstss sstlii;'IS1s.
tt0cE oRIiAls and Caps - % - 80
eFt1 e that has ever been 9H
can and see. = 80. |y-ys..1,nv rs. ,rTRT
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We have the strongest assrTance7 - ~ A-'c 4bER
ms medicine 70 Cholera MorbuE DiaFrs s S S
ot Le noGesS incident TO the season II in T u ra,,
sto1eh anu bowels, and renders the system ,S'ta We
S 5ss ~ combating tie aPprOaeh Of indeed II asst
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To your Inquiries I would replr that vhsl ss ,,z
menced using Professor Wood's Hair estoFatye nv in
Was amostEhtte and had been so for the last Ten yn
anu u MAS very thin on the top Of my head and m
paIIsa out treelvi hat found that hIo.e had osd
tae second bottle (Which eight weekly my hair
Nv eaagEet 70 u. original color. ght brounl slS
r cut hye or six times since the change and have ls
seen any thing like white hair starting from the roo,s;l
IN as thck a. IL ever was, and does
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DO 5aTa and t6d 6osE 2 ssS5SW REg2;:
l..i.,.,a CIR. nlartet and Qalney -. Nes.
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For II ept.
house occupied By Q. 8. Laubdin, In Centr
Wheeling. Also, adjoining, now occupied by Tho
Taylor. For further Information. appIv to
tebl4 BONTIAAI, f3ILBRRTS0N e Co.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-08
What Makes Yellow SkInsp

Two-thirds of the men and women you
meet in the street have yellow compilations.
instead of the clear white clear roseate
which nature intended. Why is it,
The Philadelphia Ledger undertakes to
explain it, and as we have no doubt sue
cessfully as follows.
"If our Western friends can in any way
teach their wives, daughters or cooks to
keep the pearlash out of their bread--ali
the yellow PROFESSIONALLY the yellow
children, who are supposed to be turned
yellow by the fever and ague, bilious fe-
vers, &c., will soon be. re-tur,eed white. -
1t is o great mistake to suppose that the
yellow countenance of the West came from
bile, when it is only the enormous guam
titles of pearlash eaten in bread that Is re.
aected through the shin. Bread is the
staff of life--it is said--and so it is-but
it is the staff of death, too, in this country.
But bread kills about as many people as
bad rum. So many people eat poisonous
pearlash for bread that they die of it by
inches. Dyspepsia--that great monster
disease of our country that derapges the
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A MANY HORNED DILEMMA. We could
not but be amused at the centralizing ef-
forts of man on Main street, the other
might He had been to some grocery,
and was walking along the paveCent with
a cabbage under each arm, some potatoes
in the bosom of his shirt, beef steak in
one hand and two pullets in the other, be-
sides brick or two in his hat Here
histroubles commenced. He dropped one
cabbage; stopped to pick it up; spilled his
potatoes; laid down the steak and chick
ems; put the potatoes in his pockets, the
cabbage in his BOSOM; meanwhile one
chicken travelled off; laid the cabbag
down, and started in hot pursuit of the
truant chicken; caught it; found chicken
No. 2 had taken leg bail; wedged chicken
No. between the two cabbages and q
stone, and made after No 2; captured it,
and when we left was trying to arrange
matters for convenience Of carriage, to the
infinite amusement of quite crowd OF
lockers on. .--Keokuk Post.
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING.


was discovered by Captain Woodruff. He
commenced letting off the gas, and de-
scended in time to reach the boat as Ge
scribed. His escape was narrow one,
for if the boat crew had been unable to
secure the rope as he passed them at his
fearful rate of speed, he must have drown
led, as no person could withstand being
dragged through the water at a velocity
of fifty miles an hour for any great length
of time.
Captain Woodruff says that he was as
cool and deliberate, when he had got
through with the dangerous affair, as
though he had been sitting on the deck
as witness, instead of acting as the prin-
cipal participant. He called for some
brandy and water, and sat down to supper
as if nothing had happened. The loss of
the balloon seemed to be his only concern,
as it cost him $500, but he said that 1t
wouldn't take long to make another. He
hopes to recover it somewhere on the
Canada shore.
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ONE FOR DAN RIcE.-Dan Rice, the
wellknown clown, remitted in settlement of
account to the publisher of a paper in. the
west, three dollar BILL which was returned
with the brief remark. "This note is
counterfeit, Please send another" 1t was
two months before he heard from Dan
again, when he apologised for the delay,
saying that he had been unable till now to
find another. counterfeit three dollar bill, but
he hoped the one he now enclosed would
suit, protesting at the same time his ina
bility to discover what the objection was
to the other, which he thought was as good
q counterfeit as ever he saw.
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VALUABLE SUoGEsTIoSs-TREATMENT
OF AspHYXIA FROM PARTIAL DROWNING,
AS the season now approaches from
swimming and bathing, the following rules
put forth by the Medical Institute of
France, being ready method in restoring
suspended respiration from partial drown
ing, should be generally studied and pre-
served The same rules have been adopt
ed by the London Humane Society;
l. Treat the patient instantly, on the
spot, in the open air. exposing the face
aud chest to the breeze except in severe
weather,) to clear the throat
2. Place the patient gently on his face,
with one wrist under the forehead; (all
fluids and the tongue itself then fall for
ward, leaving the entrance into the wind
pipe free.)
If there be breathing and watch;
if not, or if it fail to excite respiration
8. Turn the patient well and instantly
on his side, and
4. Excite the nostrils, the throat, &c,
and dash cold water on the face, previous
ly rubbed warm.
Ii there be no success, lose not mo-
ment, but instantly to initiate respiration
5. Replace the patient on his face,
raising and supporting the chest well on
IA folded coat or other article OF Dress
6. Turn the body very gently on the
side and little beyond. and then briskly
on the face, alternately, repeating these
measures deliberately, efficiently, and per.
severingEy fifteen times in the minute, oc
casionally varying the side; when the pa
tient reposes on the chest, this cavity i.
compressed by the weight of the body; ane
expiration takes place; when he is turnet
on the side the pressure is removed, ant
4 inspiration occurs.
I When the prone position is remov
ed, with brisk movement, along the bacl
of the chest, removing it Immediately be
fore rotation on the side; the first measur
augments the expiration, the second com
mences inspiration to. induce circulation
and warmth, and the result is--Respira
tion--and, if not too late, life!
8. Meantime rub the limbs upwards
; with firm grasping pressure and with en-
ergy, using handkerchief. &C. by this meas
ure the blood is propelled along toward
: the heart.
8. Let the limbs be thus warmed an
and dried, and then clothed, each by-stand
er supplying coat, a ,waistcoat, &c.
E 10. Avoid the continuous warm bath
: and the position on or inclined to tn
! back.
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liver-brings on costiyeness, and thus
kills the human victims, is, half the time,
"pearlashu Hero in the east-out of
New England-we have nearly driven off
the pearlash saltaratus cooks-but not al
together. Pearlash lives here yet in bread,
but in cities & towns we have nearly whip
ped out the murderers. In the distant
Western towns-pearlash, however. un-
der the name of saleratus, is King. 1t is
pearlash for breakfast, pearlash for dinner,
and pearlash for supper. It is. not any
wonder, then, the white people Eastturn
yellow West, and sicken--not of Fever
and ague, bilious and .congestive feyers
but of pearlash, three times per day.
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SU 10y ENGe0D's SHIRT.
BIZ sL OF TENN.

J.
. The first one I met was 'sSat,n (after
crossing the IIiwassee,) weaving along y
in his usual rambling, uncertain gait
HIS appearance at once satisfied Inc tn, Il
something was wrong He had been sick,
whipped IN free fight. or wassjust ont
growing one of his big drunks. But
upon CHS point / was soon enlightened
q why, Sui; what's wrong now 2"
~ e Heaps wrong; durn my skin eff Ihain't
n,ost dead. Lite off on that ar hoss,
George an, take horn, while 1 take two,
fshakine that everlasting flask of his at
{ 8 -. i an nlant eeyerself on that ar log. au'
sIsI,f te,t "a ef I ken hut it's most beyont
s.fsi,;,, reckon I'm the flarndest fool
/ soafs ,sn Utaw. ,cept nv dad, for he acted
.;iI,,ass al, I shaitt 1un that yet--allers in
sum transfthat c,,dent kech sheep. Pn
: s3.o,.,, :, ,,;self sum 'tlav see ef don't
Zee. j, s.os J family d;snersition to make
=, - f,aIs an. fbemsej1es -
- !. ca. hove ,on ,,een boa !
.,..;as, cards oydr;nkinps which is it2,
s ~ Ne me. that can't be did IN these
-. s.o;n, ;,,s vo,, caorra IlI toll
rsn In, / swar + I'm ;shamed--sicl-
ssss, 49, ~ aadand--mad + am
auyou ~ L,ow T hoards with Blll Carr ut
-. = Z -, :. tha nonnto;n an, navs fur
Ia .ss'. = ,sa.s s ,vben nev monev on, when
= 'ss',A = 30 ~ ~ i. 800 anath;rd ~.
-, guy sn' s"ng - - 80, H. tl,a,,s h;s
- ea,su -. ~ sse -. .,a.,o -, so - nj
s1.ss oss al,
g's4 s..e -. r,auo,, ~ ,,r;n
~ p;,s,,bsan q 1s, = more nor sbs,s tte ,cnssedest
~ / r. ever s.oe,Ionvb how fur law hreedin,
- c. 80 sooIa : la;ster onto
~ nsi,,s fsaa rio on tho curl IN two minis
e. ~, aa.shrseds M sev,rvtl,ipr' ON the river
an, nsttrens arter ev,ry fashun she hears
talt an. from buss;Is TO bricIess oh ! she's
onarsf ian and sonatines she's two or
t,res WeIl ve see pa rot sum home
,sesda cottop' trnck to make. a new shut
antsn sT snd coaxed Betts tu make it. and
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Christianity the Ground Work of our
-F Institutions

In the early part of the present year,
when Gen. Pierce was still in the Presiden-
tial chair, the American Bible Society pre-
sented him, in his official capacity, copy
of the standard edition of the Bible--a
gift fit to be made, aud proper to be re-
ceived by the Chief Magistrate of a Chris
tian people-''to remain a sacred deposit,
through many generations; SO that every
successive incumbent of that great Office
will have his eyes turned to this book as a
safe counsellor in the discharge of his high
duties" The society has just given pub
licity to the Presidents reply. After ack-
nowledging the receipt of the priceless
volume, he says:
Although in our political institutions
there is no union of Church and State,
yet the religion of our divine Saviour is
not less an all pervading principle of the
laws, the sentiments, the moral and social
existence Of the people of the United
States Christianity animates our ma
tionality: it is the true spirit of good gov
eminent; it is the characteristic and pecu-
liar quality of modern civilizations; it is
the noble bond of connection, which, by
community of religious convictions, attach
les together, and elevates into relative SUI
periority of intelligence and power, the
sovereign States of Europe and America.
And wherever Christianity ditfuses itself
among all it is the herald Of civilization as
well as of salvation.
OF this last and best gift of the merciful
Creator to his creatures, the Holy Book
is the inspired record. It'is full of all hu-
man wisdom, but still more of that loftier,
heavenly wisdom which descends to US from
on high as the audible voice of the Al
mighty.
AS memorial of your pious labors to
the end of placing copy OF the Bible in
every household of the habitable world
and first of Oll in every household of oul
own beloved country, and as sacred de-
posit, this copy will he transmitted by mt
to my successors, to be their intimate coun
seller an1 sure guide in the arduous duty
of administering Tie executive affairs o
The Union.
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NUMBER II.

case transcribing index Of Vol. 4, s and 6,of
execution docket. asFs1 sssssSsYf
The proposals for altering court-h house Laid
aside without letting said contract. ssa SE
Entered into a contract with Wm. Davis and
Milton Patton to cell the court room oYar-hsai,
for the sum of 125 dollars and 90 cents.
Richard Glegg, Esq, having resigned the
Office OF In6rinary Director; the GommissiSn-
appointed J. T. Williamson to fH tho va
caucy. g - zssrss<zsz = = =
The case of Henry andsArthur Aksyrsxes
County Commissioners Of Monroe <ouatyf pend
ing in the Court Of Common Pleas, inseuiatioa
to the building Of the County IHfrmsa3skas
this day settled by the parties and tlsirssit-
torneys at the costs Of the. Plaintiff, ih2thsfsL
lowing manner: .4 sssessszr.,as;s.s<
consideration Of the Commissioners allow
ing to the said Plaintiff s. one thopsands dol
lars, to be paid to. Wm okcy ON the scpntraet
of the Infrmary. Said WilAamaQ Qkey sasryes
and binds himself to pay all claims for SEsplus
Revenue due fromsC Cornelius Okey to ths Eunl
Commissioners including interest.
JrSE SESSION, 1851.
A view and survey granted ON petition Of C.
Cehrs, for County road. arg ss9 sssfs %
A view and survey Df ansAlteration ,ofsths
road pesitioned for BY !. w Irusket, was or
dered.
i Ordered that Simon Horkheimer.s In fsr
clothing for Lunatics Of Ss IS be paid. Also
c. sDi.hps bilr Of ,S5 g9I for same Il. nail =
James MitchelI CIerk made his aanan,n.i -.
port as the law REQUIRES: VIM. Read. report6d a
Sheriff. and VIM. p. Richardson as prosecutiuo
Attorney. which several renorts ,rere filsd .nd
ordered to be recorded. s.
James M;tcbell nresental lie iii for f..s An.
him amonntine a. sa14 so wI,;cl, y Il .l,o,r.d
commissioners proceeded "a settle with b.
Kcchler, Treasurer. See appendix B,
Commissioners order that tho follow Nc 49,
| he made uuor, the taxable properfv of MoarSs
County Ohio for the year Is57 for the ,3iff.,-
ent nmrnoses. AS follows. to wit.s
| For exnense of County Intirnarv. on.sshslf
of one mill on the dollar: for thu, .nsv,nsnt
Comfy debt and inter.st 81 e,,e nm
on the dollar: and for County expenses. % The
/ 6rst two millions of dollars two and one.half
! mills ON the dollar. on the balance of taxabls
property. one and one-half mills on the dollar.
Joseph Hines' road Vas established.
John Sloan's road established.
The Baresville and WoodsfIsld road xltsrn-
ltion was established. and thu old Rad - fnrau
supplied by the new vacated.
Newton Shepherds road established.
Ordered that the Auditor occupy the ney9h
east room In court-houso Tor the Auf&t0rt
Office.
Ordered that the Auditor have tho four high
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A ToLERApLE MARRIAGE Portion.

A ToLERABLE MARRIAGE PORTION. -
There is an agreeable story of Sir Ashley
Cooper now mentioned in connection with
medical baronetcies. On the marriage OF
his nephew to q young lady, the daughter
of very plain old gentleman, patient,
the latter said: Well, Sir Ashley, if
you'll put down a few pounds for these
silly children, as they will be married In
put down the same" Sir Ashley was in
the zenith of his fame; 100000 was his
first offer" 'Very good" said the old
|cobweb friend. double it if you wish. y
"All right, said Sir Ashley, "but hold hard,
1 haven't any gold mines" fl60,000
$500, ,000) was put down by the two old
men on the instant for the young couple
about to be married.
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ID etrp
When is the Time to Die9

~
q asked the glad and happy child,
Whose hands were filed with flowers.
Whose silyery laugh rang free and wild
~ Among the vine -wreathed flowers:
Z 6 <<6ssed der sunny path and cried,
Nm Is the time to die Z"
Not ri not yet !" the child replied.
! 4 7eks snaiden; back she threw
he fresses ofher hair;
3 traces DER her cheeksI knew
Like pearls they glistened there;
"a 11sh passed DER her lily brow,
heard her spirit sigh;
Not now she cried, "Oh not now,
Yonth IS no time to die"
a61ed mother, as she pressed !.
Her FIRST born ia her arms,
Is gently on her tender breast
She hushed her babes alarms:
"a In qaiYering tones her accents came
Her eyes were dim with tears,
eMy boy his mothers life must claim
For many, many years"
questioned one in manhood's prime,
OF proud and fearless air;
His brow was furrowed not by time,
Or dimmed by woe or care,
In angry accents he replied,
And flashed with scorn his eye
slTalk not to ME of DEATH" be cried,
..For only age should die"
II questioned age; for him the tomb
= = Had long been alfprepared;
But death, who withers youth aud bloom
This man of years had spared.
Once more his natures dying fire
Flashed high, and thus he cried:
sal life only life is my desire!"
Then gasped, ana groaned, and died.
j asked Christian: answer thou,
When is the hour of death l''
Asloily calm was ouhis brow,
Aud peaceful was his breath.
And sweetly DER his features stole:
a smile, OF light divine,
And spoke tle language of his soul
AMy Masters time is mine ~
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The Man in the Balloon on Lake Erie
TIE Detroit Free Press gives the par

The Man in the Balloon on Lake Erie
The Detroit Free Press gives the par
ticulars of this affair as follows:
The balloon was about two and half
miles high when first seen. He procured
a telescope, and bringing it to bear on the
object, ascertained at once that it was a
large balloon, with man in the car at
tached underneath Comprehending the
danger to which the aeronaut was sub
jeeted, as night was coming on, and the
wind was blowing heavy gale and in
creasing fast; he Immediately ordered the
flag hoisted and the whistle sounded.
When this had been done, the aeronaut
waved small flag in return, and COM
menced descending. The balloon was at
this time about fifteen miles distant from
the propeller, and driving on toward her
at the terrific speed of sixty or seventy
miles an hour. The balloon continued
descending with great velocity until it
struck the water, about one mile to wind
ward of the propeller,
| The aeronaut was buried in the water,
but was soon released from his uncom-
Portable situation, as the balloon, with the
effects of the recoil, sprang into the al:
and made q hound of about hundred
feet in hight, and a quarter of a mile in
length. 1t then struck again, and re-
bounded in like manner, and continued
taking the same terrific leaps, dragging its
! 81, tha
pletely submerged, and again flying
through the air, in manner entirely un-
comfortable. 1t bore down upon the pre-
peller. however, in it's mad career and
passed some twenty-five rods astern, where
a boat, containing two mates and crew,
were waiting its arrival. 1t passed over
them, and the men caught the grapnel that
was hung out, and secured it in the bow of
the boat. Mr.. Steiner jumped out and
reached the boat by swimming, and an
effort was made to return to the propeller.
A tremendous gale was blowing by this
time, and the balloon started off to lee
ward, carrying the yawl-boat and its crew
off at rate of fifteen or twenty miles an
hour Captain Woodruff shouted to the
mate to shift the grapnel to the stern OF
the boat and pull with his oars, so as to
hold his way against it, until the propel-
ler could run down and pick them up. In
attempting to do this, the line to which
the grapnel was attached was jerked from
their hands with irresistible force, and the
balloon ascended, and was out of sight in
less than one minute The propeller was
then reached without much difficulty.
Mr. Steiner states that he started frem
Erie at about half-past three in the after
noon, with the intention of taking a trir
to Canada before night Hc had intend
ed to have started in the morning, but was
prevented by the rainy weather. The
balloon rose. to the hight of three miles
and was driven by favorable wind across
the lake, and arrived within three miles o
the Canada shore, when the wind changed
and blew him back, halfway across the
lake. Another strong current then struck
khin, which carried him down the lake to-
ward Buffalo at railroad speed. He wa.
on this course when he discovered tht
propeller, at nearly tho same time that hs
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-08

A GOOD NE-One of our neighbors
overheard the following conversation bet
ween two jolly sous of the Green Isle, a
day or two since, which has point in
it,
4 say. Jimmy, did you ever see such a
summer as this same?'
Faith an have
'When?'
Last winter, be jabers.'
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Last winter, be jabers.'

kW A western editor, having an eye
upon a rival city probably. took occasion
to vent his opinion, when another editor
replied, and drew out the following neat
apology: "In the mean time if we have
said anything that we are sorry for about
your city charter, We are glad of it."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-08

SCENE AT A CINCINNATI HOTEL. Gent
trying to masticate steak-"Landlord
we have the notion east of the Alleghenies
that this is an unhealthy country. think
now that it is a mistake"
Landiord-"Certainly, sir it's mis-
take sir, this is the finest country, in this
world, sir, and one of the healthiest."
Cent should think so; it must be o
remarkably Healthy country for cattle, for
/ notice they live to an extreme old age"
Exit landlord, disgusted =
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SHORT CoRaEsPoNDENcE.-'M Mr.. Browns
compliments to Mr.. Smith; thinks it un-
necessary his piggs should go throughhis
grounds" Reply-"Mr. Smiths COM
pliments to Mr. Brown; thinks it equally
unnecessary to spell pigs with two g's"