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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

TRUTH WILL TRICMPH.-The press
has many vocations. One of them is
the dcnunciation of imposition an
other, the PRONUNCIATION of truth. We
don't mean to say that either of these
newspa ger fraternity, but it is quite
certain that both of them ought to be.
SO much by way of preface, to a few
plain truths which We mean t. cmbody
in this article. Probably. when W as
scrt that in nothing on earth is there
more humbug than in mc}icinc, the
universal response will be, too true.
But justice requires that We d;scrimin-
ate. Mankind ought not to be robbed
of the benefits derivable from a great
remedy, because it has given birth 10
Il host of vile limitations. Let us take
S~arsaparilla for example. The whole
medical world acknowledges the value
Of the root, and the preparation from it
known as BBISTOL's SARSAPARILLA,
has received the emphatic endorsements
of our most eminent practitioners. But
alas, this ~unc1ualcd remedy was tie in
voluntary parent of a host of humbugs.
No sooner were its marvellous cures of
Scrofula, Consumption, Skin diseases,
&c, noised abroad, than up sprang 4
crop of "Mushroom Sarsaparillas,"
with nothing but the root about them,
but its name. The press, which cannot
be supposed to be thoroughly posted on
such matters, helped to give this brood
of nostrums a feeting popularity. 1t
was universally conceded hat Bristol's
Sarsaparilla, had accomplished the most
astounding cures, and editors supposed
that the new claimants to public patron
age were preparations of the same class,
but the difference was soon discovered.
The bogus sarsaparillas were found to
be worse thar worthless. The stuff fer
mcntcd, and the bottles exploded. Every
body was disguised, and the unwise and
thoughtless declared there was no viz
tue in SarsaparilIa. If such persons
had ever visited Honduras, Brazil, or
any other country in which the best OF
Sarsaparilla grows, they would have
known that it is esteemed by the ma
tivcs a sovereign cure for all ulcerous
and skin diseases. And this is the true
character of its juices, where properly
expressed and concentrated. Lanman
& Co, the we'll known Wholesale Drug
gists of New York, have, VIC understand,
recently erected a large mandatory
with new and improved machinery for
the purpose of preparing an article of
superior strength to the Original Bris-
tolls S~arsaparilla, under the same name.
They have purchased the feEmula, and
the sole right to manufacture, from DR.
Bristol of Buffalo, the inventor, and We
venture to say that the article they
supply is the most valuable one of it's
kind now in existence London Mcdi-
cal RcriCW.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

re- The Cleveland Plaindealcr is
rather severe on Judge Warden. 1t
says:
r. B. WAIDEN.-R. 3. Warden, of
Columbus, is out in a long, windy letter
against the Democracy. Mr.. w. boasts
of having for seventeen years been 4
member Of the Democratic party. His
attachment to the party for this long
time was something like that of a sick
kitten to a warm brick, sufficiently
strong to keep him SC long as it afford,
ed comfort and relief; that cut off, the
affinity was at an cnl. Alr. Warden has
repeatedly sought Office from the Dem
ocratic party, but for some reason he
has not been a successful oiiice-huntcr.
1t was probably this which brought on
an affection of the craniun, commonly
called sore-hcad, which has resulted ia,
tally.
tAnd now the poor old boss is gone,
God bless him, let him 90"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

BRIsT0L's SUBSTANTIALLY say
that this celebrated preparation relieves
and cures diseases Of the lungs, the skin,
tho liver, the glands and the flesh, is
simply to condcnsc into a sentence the
accumulated, unchallenged testimony OF
the sick AID of the faculty, extending
over a period OF twenty-five years. Re
fcrring the reader to authentic records
for proof, We will merely remark that
the preparation is now in the hands of
D. 7. Lanman & Co, of New York, the
wcll-known Wholesale druggists, and
that none is genuine that lacks Il .Jac-
sinti1a of their signature on the outer
label. KEMP's Worm LoZENGERs, pre-
pared by the same firm, have the great
merit of doing their work thoroughly
and harmlcssly, and of being so agree
able to the eye and the palate that chill
dren are as eager for them as for ordi-
nary candies. They contain no MGR
curry, and none is necessary to assist
their operation
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

na- Father Giddings, in his sermon
to the Chaseitcs, at their Convention,
said that he had been warned by his
physicians that, if he made a speech, he
would be in great danger of another ap-
opletic cit; but. as he felt that he was as
near heaven there as he would be any
where else, he would take the risks
We have heard of many roads to heay-
en-, but that which leads through a
Chase convention, assembled in the Co
lumbus Theatre, is an entirely new route,
the exclusive merit of discovering which
belongs to our modern Joshua.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

An inventory Of all his property was
found in a portfolio, aud the value of
the same divided by the number OF his
children. He was buried this evening
with Masonic honors.
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun thus writes in regard
to the matter. He says:
Those who were favored with the CON
fdencc of the lamcnted Rusk, and who
frequently convcrscd with him in hours
of calm deliberation, entertain an opin-
ion that the affective death of his wife
about two years since had the effect to
overwhelm him to such an extent as to
unsettle his mind. Whenever he would
refer to his lost loved one, deep gloom
would almost invariably shadow his
~countcnance, and a sigh would involun-
tarily uphcavc his manly bosom.
Mrs. Rusk was a woman of more than
ordinary qualities. In early life she
had united her fortunes to the man of
her choice, and her devotion and wise
counscls had, in numerous instances,
strengthened his heart. On their re-
moval to the newly settled Texas, amidst
the perils incident to such a country, as
well as in frequent fights defending
themselves and their household from
the attacks of the Indians, Mrs. Rusk,
with fortitudo and heroism, was never
known to be absent from the side other
husband, ever cheering him by her
presence and counsel.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

INGRATITUDE.-Poor Judge Warden
left the Democratic party with the hope
that he would be the Black-Iiepublican
candidate for the State Senate in the
Franklin District. He has found out
the truth ofthc old adage that '.rcpubli-
cans arc ugratcfal." Another man was
nominated
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

Ely@ From decentralization we think
NE are safe in predicting a considerable
decline in all kinds of grain. Glorious
and cheering are the accounts from eve
~ section of our country. The gather
ing-in season is now about over, and
''peace and plenty" is the joyous burden
of every report that is sent forth from
the gatherers. The farmers face beams
with joy; the actors in the great drama
of pace their ''boards" with
evident satisfaction and all men who
live by eating bread, and mot bread
alone" and whose means have so long
been ovcr-taxed by high prices for food,
feel encouraged that the markets will
be supplied by an abundance and to
spare. The great soul of humanity is
made glad and invigorated by the assn
RANGES that come up, like 'the glad til
dings of great joy" from the East and
from the West, from the North and from
the South, that a year of plenty and
prosperity has been ~vouchsafcd u by a
blessing dispensing Providence. The
largest crop of wheat that has ever been
harvested in this country has been safe
ly house6 The aggregate yield will,
it is now manifest, exceed by hundreds
of thousands of bushels that of the most
plentiful harvest that has cyer blessed
the labors of American husbandry.-
The corr crop, too, promises exceeding
ly well, and will, we doubt not, be as
much in advance of any former year as
is that Of wheat. Oats and barley are
likewise unusually good and abundant.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

rSB~Thcre was Il meeting of the old
settlers in Indiana at Knightstown on
the 18th inst. From fuc to ten thous-
and people We're present. Speeches, old
rcmi nisccnccs and plenty of good fcs-
tive cheer were tie order Of the day.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20

BGg@The sickness of one of our hands
has prevented US from giving our edito-
rial columns the usual attention.
We had intended saying a few mo re
words in relation to our County Officers
to be nominated this fall, as we under
stood some of the sensitive, skill
~let-headcd, wire-working oieo-seekers,
were very indignant at what VIC said in
our last, and clustered considerably.
Keep your tempers,> gentlemen, we in
tend that the people of Preble county
shall be advised as to the honesty and
capacity of those who arc to fill the i'm
portant Offices, and the manner in which
they are nominated, and if they allow
themselves to be cheated and deceived
it will be with the facts before them.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20
The Elections in Missouri, Ten
neSSee, Iowa, North Carolina
and Alabama.

The election in Iowa this year was
only for local offices in the different
counties. We learn from our exchan-
ges that the Democrats have made large
gains throughout the State, and that the
Black Republicans are generally badly
beaten. The new constitution is prob
ably carried by a small majority. The
Black Republican proposition to allow
negroes the same political privileges as
white men has been defeated by a large
majority.
In North Carolina it is asccrtained
that the Democrats have seven of the
eight members, which is a Democratic
gain of two. DR.. Shaw is elected in the
First District by twelve votes. The
following are the names of the delega-
ton: First District, Henry NJ. Shaw;
Second, Thomas Rufin; Third, Warren
Winslow; Fourth, l.. o. B. Branch;
Fifth, John A. Gilmer; Sixth, Alfred
NJ. Scales, jr.; Seventh, Burton Craige;
Eighth, Thomas L. Clingman-all of
whom, except Mr.. Gilmcr, are Demo
Gratis.
The Alabama delegation is unani-
mously Democratic. The following arc
their names First District, James Stall
worth, Second, E. S. Shorter; Third,
James f. Dowdell; Fourth, Sydney
Moore; Fifth, George S. Houston; Sixth,
w. r. w. Cobb; Seventh, j. L. NJ.
Curry.
In Missouri it is not yet certain who
is elected Governor, and it will require
the official canvass to decide. Rollins
prospects are a little the best. He is
three hundred ahead, with four counties
to hear from, which We fear will moi
overcome the majority.
In Tennessee the Democrats have 4;
majority of cLcrcn in the State Senate
and nine in the House, making twenty
on joint ballot. Harris, Democrat, fol
Governor, has upward of ten Thousand
majority. The delegation in Congress
will stand sever Democrats to three K
Nothings, which is 4 gain of two mem
bers for the Democrats.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

| CHARACTER BETTER THAN CREDT.-We of
ten hear young men, who have small means
dolefully contrasting their lot with that of ricf
| mems sons. Yet the longer we live the NOR,
we are convinced that the old merchant wa:
right, who said to US when we began life
Industry, my lad, is better than ingots Of
gold, aud character more valuable than credit ,
We could furnish, if need were, from our OWL
experience, score of illustrations to prove the
truth of his remarks.-In ~ branches of bus
ness, in all avocations, character, in the long
run, is the best capital Says Poor Richard
-" The sound of your hammer at FIVE in the
morning, or nine at night, heard by creditor
makes him easy six months longer but if he
sees you at billiard table, or hears your voice
at tavern, when you should be at work, he
sends for his money the next day"-What is
true OF the young mechanic, is true also of the
young merchant, or of the young lawyer Old
| and sagaciOns firms will not long continue to
give credit for thousands of dollars, when they
see the purchaser, if a young man, driving fast
horses or hanging about drinking saloons -
Clients will not entrust their cases to adyo-
Gates, however brilliant, who frequent the ca
table, the wine party or the race course. 1t
is better, in beginning life, to secure a reputa-
ton for industry and probity, than to own hou.
ses or lands, if, with them, you have no char
acter
facility of obtaining credit at the outset
Is often an injury instead of benefit 1t
makes the young beginner too venturesome
fills him with dreams of too early fortune, tempts
him too much to neglect hard work, forethought
caution and economy. Excessive capital is as
frequently snare to young man. 1t has al
most passed into proverb, in consequence.
that the sons of rich men never make good
business men. To succeed in life we must learn
the value fmoney. But superfuity of means
at the outset is nearly certain method of rem
derng US insensible to its value. No man ever
grew rich who had not learned and practiced
the adage q If you take care of the pennies
the dollars will take care of themselves y
knowledge of men, self-discipline a thorough
mastery OF our pursuit, and other qualifications,
which all persons of experience look for, are
necessary to give the world security that a
young man is of the right metal Capital NAV
be lost, but character never Credit once gone.
the man without character fails. But he who
has earned reputation for capacity, integrity
and economy, even if he loses his capital, re-
tains his credit, and rises triumphant over
bankruptcy itself A man with character can
never be ruined 1t is the first thing a Young
man should seek to secure and it may be had
by every one who desires it in earnest. A Door
boy with character is more fortunate BY far
than rich mans son without it-Bah SIM.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

How SCHOLARS ARE MADE-Costly appara-
tus and splendid cabinets have no magical po-
wer to make scholars In all circumstances a
man is, under God, the master of his own for
tune, so is he the master of his mind The
Creator has so constituted the human intellect
that it can grow only by its own action, and
by It's own action 1t must certainly and ueces-
sarily grow. Every man must, therefore, in
an important sense, educate himself His
books and teacher are but helps the icorE is
his. A mau is not educated until he has the
ability to Snmmon in an act of emergency, all
his mental powers in vigorous exercise to effect
his proposed object. 1t is not the man who
has seen most, or who has read most, can do
this such an one is in danger of being borne
down, like beast of burden, by an overloaded
mass of other mems thoughts Nor is it the
man who can boast merely of native ygor and
capacity the greatest of all the warriors that
went to the seige of Troy had given him strength
and carried the largest bow but self disap-
ti"e had taught him how to bend It'd. u eb
isr
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

PRINTING OFFICE LOAFERs.-The following.
from an Eastern paper, is sensible to the last
and deserves a wide circulation -
- \ printing-office is like a school-it can
have no interlopers, hangers-on, or twaddlers,
without a serious Inconvenience, to say nothing
Of lost time, which is just as much gold to the
printer, as if metallically gittering in his hand
What would be thought of man who would
enter school, and twadde first with the
teacher, and then with the scholars interrupt
ing the studies of one, and breaking the diSci-
pline of the other ? And vet, this is the effect
of the loafer in the printing office He serious
~ interferes with the course of business dis
tracts the fixed attention which is necessary to
the good printer, and the interest of every es-
tablishment. No real man ever sacrifices the
interest, or interferes with the duties of others
The loafer does both. Let him think, if thought
he ever has, that the last place he should ever
inSinuate his worthless and unwelcome presence
inte, is the printing office"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

SORES on Horses AND CATrLE-A cores
respondent Of the 1Iaias Farmer, in reply to
an inquiry by another correspondent, for cure
OF bad sore on q horses shoulder, gives the
following prescription
Lime and lard are the best application To
old, bad sores, Of any kind, that | know, es-
pecially if the bone is any affected.
Take good stone lime, sake dry, and sift
through fine SeiYe. Put the -four in a bot
tie, cork tight, and keep it in dark place
from light and air, and it will keep good for
years. Take part of lime to parts of lard
in bulk, and mix them well, cold, aud apply q
proper quantity to the sore, twice day, and
cleanse well each time, with soap suds. If the
sore deScends below the outward opening. it
must be opened to the bottom, or it will not
heal sound. If the bone be affected, the sore
probably, will not heal, and ought not to, till
the bone shall be healed. Sores healed under
this treatment always heal sound If fungus
be in the sore, this ointment will clear it all
out and keep il out
The above proportions are about right, but
the applicant will soon learn to vary them if
necessary Some allowance will be necessary.
for the different strength of the lime
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

How COFFEE CANE TO BE UsED.-It is some
what singular to trace the manner in which
arose the use of the common beverage of cof.
fee, without which few, if any, half or civilized
country in the world, now make q breakfast
At the time Columbus discovered America, it
had never been known or used. 1t only grew
in Arabia and Upper Ethiopia. The discove-
ry of its use as beverage is aScribed to the
superior of q monastery in Arabia, who desi-
rous of preventing the monks from sleeping at
their nocturnal services, made them drink the
effusion of coffee, upon the report of shepherds,
who observed that their hocks were more lively
after browsing on the fruit of that plant. Its
reputation spread through the adjacent coun-
tries and in about two hundred years it had
reached Paris. 4 single plant brought there
u l744, became the parent stock of all the
French coffee plantations in the West Indies
The Dutch introduced it into Java and the
East Indies, and the French aud Spanish all
over South America and the West Indies =
The extent of the consumption can now hard
" be realized. The United States alone an-
nually consume it st the cost on its landing Of
from fifteen to sixteen millions of dollars That
of tea is over eight million of dollars You
NAV know the Arabian or Mocha, the best
coffee, by its small bean of dark yellow color
The Java and East Indian, next in quality,
are larger and of paler yellow. The West In-
dian aad Rio have blush or Grccnish grey
fi1r
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

APPLES AS FooD-Liebig SAYS "The i'm
portance of apples as food has not hitherto
been sufficiently estimated or understood Be-
sides contributing large portion Of sugar.
mucIlage and other nutritive matter in the form
OF food, they contain such fine combination
OF vegetable acids, extractive substances and
aromatic principles, with the nutritive matter.
as to act powerfully in the capacity of refrige-
rants, tOnics and antiseptics and when free
ly used at the period Of ripeness, by rural la
borers and Others, correct the putrebity,
strengthen digestion, correct the putrefactiye
tendencies of nitrogcnous food, avert scuryy,
and probably maintain and strengthen the pow
ers of productive labor. The operators of
Cornwall consider ripe apples nearly as nour-
Ishlng as bread, and more SO than potatoes
In the year 1901, year of scarcity, apples.
instead of being converted into cider, were
sold to the poor, and the laborcrs asserted that
they could stand their work on baked apples
without meat whereas potato diet required
either meat or fish. The French and Ger
mans use apples extensively indeed, it is rare
that they sit down in rural districts without
them, in some shape or other, even at the best
tables. The laborers and mechanics depend
on them, to very great extent, as an article
OF food, and frequently dine on sliced apples
and bread. Stewed with rice, red cabbage.
carrots, or themselves, with little sugar and
milk, they make both pleasant and nutricious
dlsh--ilOOre's Rural New Yorker.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

WHY Dew Hurts SHEEP-Erom time i'm
memorial, it has been precept with careful
shepherds, not to let the sheep turn out upon
the dewy grass, or Craze in the damp or mar
shy regions
Why was the dew of the morning, so dear
to poets considered dangerous to sheep No
one could tell, least of all, the bucolic guar
dian but if he could not tell why it was So
he still averred that it was So And now. SCI
ence comes with a very simple explanation TO
justify the EN- icll prcccpt. Sebold, the
great comparative anatomist, has given the ia
tionale in his curious treatise on entozoa.
Many of the creatures pass the early portion
of their predatory existence in the bodies of
one species of animal. and their maturity in
another. Tie eggs are deposited in these lat
ter domicileS. but not developed there they
have to be expelled, and the dear little limo
cents either as eggs or embryos, are cast upon
the wide world, to shift for themselves. But
bow
There they, lie, on the smoking dung heap,
and far away roam the sheep in whose lungs
they live, and they alone can develop them, and
find food. What chance have they? This
chance The rain washes them into the earth,
or the farmer filings them in manure upon the
soil. The humidity serves to develop them :;
they FIX themselves against the moist grass the
sheep nibbe the grass, and with it carry these
tiny entozoes into their stomach once there,
the business is soon accomplished J Thus it is,
that the dewy grass is dangerous. Thus it Is
that damp seasons are prejudicial to sheep null
tiplying the diseases of lungs and liver, TO which
these animals are subject.-H0rards Rrgister.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26

TME.-Time travels in divers PAGES with d.
vers persons I'll tell you who Time omJLes
withal, who Time frots withal, who Time eak
laps withal, ana who he stands siW wthal lie
trots hard with young maid, between the
contract of her marriage and the day it is to
be solemnized if the interim be but a se'unight
Times pace is so hard, that it seems the length
of seven years. He ambles with priest that
lacks Latin, aud rich man that hath not the
gout for the one sleeps easily, because he
cannot study and the other lives merriy be-
cause he feels no pain ; the one lacking the
burden of lean aud wastefuI learning the 9TH
er knowing no burden of tedious penury these
time ambles withal. He galIops with thief
to the gallows for though he go as softly as
foot can fall, he thinks himself too soou there
He stays still with lawyers in the vacation ;
for they sleep between term and term, and then
they perceive no, how Tine moves - Sk1tcs-