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~ sSpiritualistic' exr

IL 'Spiritualistic' explanations re
minds US very much of the old gentle
man who expounded so clearly to his in
quiring progeny the movement of the
steam-engine. You see, my dears, this
thingumbob here, goes down through
that hole, and fastens on to the-jigama
rec, aud that connects with the-orink,
um-crankum, and then that man, he's
the engineer, you know, kind O. stirs up
the what-d'ye-call-it, with his long poker,
and they all shove along, and the boat
goes ahead
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u The other day the conductor of
train on New York railroad discov-
cred an Irishman in the car, soon after
starting from Rome, and demanded his
fare
BE the piper O. Moses, an sure I've
got no money, your honor said Pat,
with the utmost coolncss.
The conductor, after lecturing him,
told him to leave at the first stopping
place, not far distant. Accordingly, Pat
was one of the first to get off at the next
station. But judge of the conductors
surprise and wrath, te find him aboard
when fairly under way.
Did not I tell you to get off p
FAX, an sure did too
why, then, are you here again p
BE Jabers and didn't yer honor call
out, tAll aboard Pr
The conductor gave in, told him to
get off at the next station, and he would
take care that he shouldn't come on
again. But the next station was as far
as he intended to go, and Pat left, well
satisfied with his ride.
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JENNY LIND COMING TO AMERICA
A correspondent of the "Christian En-.
quirer" writing from Vienna, says:
"While in Dresden we had the delight
full pleasure Of seeing Jenny Lind often
in her domestic capacity of wife and
mother, and it is great source of satis-
action to me to,fnd her in tn ose most in
teresting relations of life as happy as
it is possible to imagine. She has a
fine boy three and half years old. Her
voice is as excellent and touching as ev-
er if anything, more SO, and I am glad
TO be able to say we have at least a
chance of hearing her again in the United
States, for she will probably settle down
permanently, either in England or in
the United States, within six months ::
and although I think she will prefer the
former country, I am almost sure that
she would in such case visit US, as she
has great desire to revisit America,
not for the sake of making money, but
because she likes the country and the
people, Still, if once there, she Will
sing for <she must be singing"
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EE Tompkins bought fine horse
paid $500 for him. The horse, after a
few months, proved to be lame in the
right shoulder-Tompkins was distressed
about it. Tried all sorts of remedies
embrocations, -liniments, Mustang inclu-
ded, under the advice of the very best
veterinaries, still the lameness was OBJ
stihate and grew rather worse. He be-
came desperate, and hit upon this de-
vice, to sell the horse. He drove an ug-
ly tenpenny nail plump into the right
fore-foot, and left it there for ten days;
when he led the tortured animal limping
to neighbor blacksmith to be shod.-
The blacksmith was dealer in horses
and quite jockey in his way. After a
while, Tompkins called at the shop for
his horse. "That's a splendid gelding
of yours, Mr.. Tompkins-pity he is SO
lame," says the blacksmith. He is,
indeed" replied Tomkins-" But he is
very lame, and I am afraid he can't be
cured" Perhaps not, and may be he
can." says Vulcan. "How much would
you be willing to take for him, just as
he stands, Mr.. Tompkins, money down ?'
All well l don't know what to say to
that. If he is cured, he is worth all 1
p hid for him, and even much more, as no; =
ses go now; but if his lameness should
continue, you see he is worth nothing
not dollar" The blacksmith began
to chatter. First he offered $50 then
800; and, at last, 5000 for the animal.
Tompkins was persuaded, and accepted
the last offer. The money was paid and
the horse delivered on the spot. "Now,
says the blacksmith, Gas the bargain is
finished, I will be frank with you, Mr..
Tompkins. I suppose I can tell you just
exactly what allied that horse" "Can
you ?" says Tompkins, "well, I shall be
glad to hear it. thought you must
know all about it, or you would not have
paid me SO much money for him." The
blacksmith produced the nail and assured
Tompkins, with great apparent satisfac
ion that while pairing down the horse'l
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SOUND ADVICE.

There is world of wisdom in the
quaint sayings of the people. We re-
GENTLY stumbled upon "westernism F."
which would be worthy of Poor Richard
himself, were he still publishing his in
valuable almanac When your funds
run low, tie up and wait for rise."-
The image is borrowed from river navi-
CATION, and the counsel is sound and
practical. The steamer which gets
aground has no choice; and it is pity
that navigators (metaphorieaD commit
the error of fancying that there are two
ways of doing what in fact can only be
safely done in one. Many youngman,
starting in life, draws too much water
for the stream he is to float upon. The
safe way is to "wait for rise," or what
amounts to the same thing, to tighten
his craft. Few, however, are ready to
consult this sound policy, and the conse-
quence is that they become strained and
unseaworthy, and never fairly get afoat
"Where cun you not take your boat?',
asked passenger of western skipper
whose abundance of expedient and su-
perfuity of fuss generally, relieved the
tedium of tortuous and somewhat
dilatory progress. "Well, stranger, 1
reckon I can't take her over the ALE
ghenies, but I calculate she'll try an
place where it's moist" Height, of
steam is attempted as remedy for shall
lawness of water; and if an explosion
takes place in consequence of this sort
of management, Of course the disaster
is quite unaccountable. SO are some
mercantile failures quite unexpected and
inexplicable, except to such cautious
men as hold to the maxim, "When your
funds are low, tie up and wait for rise" !"
Everybody, it may be answered, can
not do this. There are those who are
SO circumstanced that they can't wait.
1t is on or fail, do or die with them
But, with such mismanagers, the only
question as to the explosion. is one of
time. The catastrophe is impending,
and the utmost they can de is to make it
more mischievous, and involve more
friends in it,.by postponement. It were
wisdom, then, still to tie up in season,
and quietly submit to peaceable end,
rather than double the mischief by
new risks and forced pushes into "moist
places" He who keeps command Of
his business, can always tie up. II
is better not to make money than to
earn that which you never realize, but
which finds its way into the profit ac
count of Cent percent s. Co. The usurJ
laws would not form so much the sub
ject of discussion, were the cite up ant
wait" policy more prevalent United
States Gazette.
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To H. S. KNAPP, ESQ.

Mr.. BUCHANAN's RECEPTION OF Or
F1cE-BEGGARs-The Washington cor
respondent of the Richmond South says:
' The Office seekers are still in force
here, in expectation, I suppose, of the
foreign appointments, and their after
tions to Mr.. Buchanan must be very har-
assing. There were some thirty in his
ante-room this morning, waiting for an
audience; and when they were admitted,
it was curious to watch their proceed
ings, and the persistence of some of them
was really amusing. One individual
wanted small country Post Office, and
Mr.. Buchanan politely referred him to
the department. But the individual was
not so easily dismissed, and he forthwith
commenced prepared philippe on the
incumbent of the petty Office. He is
in coalition with the Freesoilers, he ran
on, tand he abused the successful candi-
date for the Presidency 'Ah, my dear
SIR replied old Buck, with that amia.
BILE cock of his eye, we will not 60 into
that now During the reception, an OLD
Lancaster acquaintance bustled up to
Mr.. Buchanan. Don't you want an Of
fce?' said the amiable President. =
mo SIR was the emphatic reply. 8
thought you did not rejoined the Pres
ident; you look fat and contented.'-
1t is really pleasure to witness th'
amiability, the genial humor and charm
ing simplicity with which Mr.. Buchan
an treats his visitors, alth ough it SEEM
he can scarcely forbear an allusion nov
and hen to the miserable vocation of of
| flee begging"
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the low cnlmney ana eHect uer Ssoapo.
For myself entertained no hope; but,
determined not to be taken alive, 1 re-
solved to sell my life dearly.
"With breathless anxiety watched
at the port hole. At length I saw them
emerge from the shadow of the stable
and advance across the vacant ground
towards my cabin. One-two-three-
great heaven six stalwars Indians,
arned to the teeth, and urged on by the
hope of revenge. And I alone to op-
pose them, with but one charge of pow
der. My case was desperate indeed
With quick yet stealthy step, in close
single file they approached, and were al
ready within few yards of the house,
when slight change in the movement
of the forward Indian, changed the
position of the entire six, so that por-
tion of the left side of each was un-
covered. They were all in range-one
aim would cover all. Quick as thought
I aimed and fired. AS the smoke clear
ed away, could hardly credit what my
senses showed me as the result Of
shot, The fifteen slugs with which 1
had loaded my musket had done their
work we'll. Five of the six Indians lay
dead upon the ground, and the sixth
had disappeared.
"Althoug b no enemy was now in sight,
1 did not venture forth until morning.
There lay the bodies of the five Indians
updisturbed, together with the rifle of
the other. Securing the arms and ammu-
milton of the fallen Indians, followed
up the trail of the missing one, until it
reached the river, beyond which point I
could discover no trace whatever. From
the amount of blood which marked the
trail, together with the unmistakable
evidence that he had picked his way
with difficulty, was led to believe that
he had been mortally wounded, and in or
der to prevent his body from falling into
the hands Of his white foe, had groped his
way to the river and thrown himself in
to the current, which had borne him
away.
'eThe Indians had killed my COW, and
that you may be assured was 10 trifing
loss, yet in my gratitude for my escape
from the mercilcss savages, would
have been entirely willing to have made
greater sacrifices. 1 was well provided
(by means of arms: and ammunition taken
from the slain Indians,) in case of Sec
ond attack, but this, fortunately, proved
to be my last adventure with the savages.
Not one of the band had escaped to tell
the tale, and .incite his brethren to
avenge the death of their comrades.
"Ahl exclaimed the old man, while
the tears gushed from his eyes at the
memory of that eventful night, "that
was glorious shot-the best I ever
made.
The hero of this adventure lived to
see the rude wilderness where he had
pitched his lonely cabin, transformed
into smiling fields, and peopled by hardy
and enterprising pale faces, among whom
his last days were passed in "peacc ant
plenty" undisturbed by the presence o
his old-tim foes.
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dpoetrg,
I Love the Night.
BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.

BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.
love the night when the moon streams bright
On flowers that drink the dew,
When cascades shout as the stars peep out
From boundless fields of blue
But dearer far than moon or star
Or flowers of gaudy hue,
Or bubbling trills of mountain rills,
1 love, 1 love, love-YoU
love to stray, at the close of day,
Through groves of linden trees,
When warbled notes from song-birds' throats
Are vocal in the breeze.
love the night, the glorious night,
When hearts beat warm and true;
But far above the night, love,
1 love, love, love-YoUl
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81 Mister, have you seen yaller

81 Mister, have you seen a yaller
dog going along here, about year, a
year and half, or two years old p
Yes replied the chopper, supposing
the Yankee was quizzing him, yes, I
saw yaller dog going along here, about
a year, year and half, or two years
old, about an hour, an hour and half,
or two hours ago, and you'll find him a
mile, mile and half, or. two miles
ahead, with tail about an inch, an inch
and half, or two inches long,
Hold on that'll do, stranger ! cal
kilate you are into me about feet, a
feet and half, or two feet
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per cwt., beef 25 cents per fb and 9th
er things in proportion.
The weather during the winter, was
rather severe, being colder than usual,
as much snow and rain having fallen, as
fell during any s0inter since gold was
discovered in California. During March
and April, the weather was remarkably
pleasant, being no rain, and the weather
was warm. May has been colder than
April, and also more stormy, last week
it showed several days, SO as to cover
the tops of the mountains,-it is now
pleasant.
The crops in the valleys have suffered
very materially for want of rain. It is
thought by many that provisions will be
very scarce for year to come.
Our town until recently has been one
of the most quiet and peaceable in the
mountains, but at present is rather the
reverse. There are no less than seven
teen drinking saloons, which together
with an indefinite number of gamblers
and rowdies, are the means of keeping
up a goodly number of fights, riots and
t'sich like"
On Tuesday night last some gamblers,
three in number attacked one of our best
citizens, a timer, by the name of Mason,
while at supper, and so seriously injured
him by throwing tumblers and striking
him over the head with the butt of re-
volver, that but little hopes is enter
taiped of his recovery, his skull being
very much fractured. No cause as yet
has been given for the brutal and coward
ly attack. Measures have been taken to
have the gamblers arrested, they having
escaped
A law has been passed providing for
the punishment of gamblers, both by
fine and Imprisonment, which think
will be likely to suppress the evil.
There has been considerable dissatis-
faction manifested by the miners on ac-
count of the passage of law for taxing
mining claims, which I think is very
unjust, it taxes the capital invested in
claim without reference to its value
A claim may have cost a large amount
of money and be worth nothing at the
present time, or may have cost nothing
and be valuable now.
Well Friend KNAPP, have tried to
give you faint idea of California, if I
failed SO to do, I hope you will pardon
miner who is not accustomed to give
descriptions of countries and other mat
ters. If you should think any extracts
from this hastily written epistle, would
prove interesting to your numerous read
ers, you are at liberty to make such ex-
tracts.
After wishing you success, and asking
you to pardon mistakes in the above, I
will close.
With profound respect,
I remain your
Democratic Friend,
VIM. o. PORTER.
To H. S. KNAPP, ESQ
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May 18th, 1857.

FRIEND KNAPP: I have a few more
items to append that might prove inter
esting to you. You might suppose from
what I have written about the mines here
that there would be no difficulty, what
ever, in making "pile;" but it must be
borne in mind that claim that will pay
good wages, is sold for high price, and
is liable to fail before the purchase mon
ey is taken out, besides it costs great
deal to keep up expenses of claim, and
pay mans grub in this country
Flour sells for $40 per cwt., potatoes So
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EED DR.. Abernethy, the celebrated
physician, was never more displeased
than by hearing patient detail long
account of troubles. A woman, know
ing Abcrnethy's love of the laconic,
having burned her hand, called at his
house. Showing him her hand, she said,
ga burn" GA poultice," quietly an
swered the learned doctor. The next
day she returned, and said, "Better -
"Continue the pcultice," replied DIR.
Abernethy. In week she made her
last call, and her speech was heightened
to three words, ''Well. Your fee ?"-
!" Nothing" said the physician; "you
are the most sensible woman I ever
saw"
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n~ It bannened some wears apo. in

~ 1t happened some years ago, in
one of the northern counties of Vermont,
that the thsp. State Attorney, though a
man of greas legal ability, was rather
too fond of the 'critter,' and with per-
versity'of habit, which we have often
seen in others, was pretty sure to drink
too deep at the very time when it was
most necessary that he should be sober.
On one occasion an important criminal
case was called on by the Clerk, but the
Attorney, with ow,-like gravity, kept his
chair, being in fact, not fairly able to
stand on his feet.
'Mr. Attorney, is the State ready to
proceed p said the Judge.
'Yes-hic-no, your honor STAN
mered the lawyer, the State-hic-is
not in state to try this case to-day
the State,y your, honoris drunk =
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81 Conscience p said Mrs. Hop
kins, Indignantly, do you suppose that
nobody has got any conscience but your.
self? My conscience is as good as yours
yes, and better, too, for it has never
been used in the course of my aohole life,
while yours must bo nearly worn OUT
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Northeast.


DoN'T MENTION IT.-The Albany Ar.
gus has unearthed the following resolu.
ton, which, according to the Albany
Evening journal, was adopted by the
state conven tion of its political friends
in 1850 "by acclamation -
ssResozved, That we regard the cop.
stitution of the United States as the su-
preme law of the land, and as such to be
implicitly obeyed by the citizens of every
section, and by the authorities of every
statei that we will faithfully observe
all its provisions and compromises; that
we will resist promptly, firmly and by
all necessary means, any attempt from
any other quarter to overthrow it; that
in all cases Of doubt as TO its meaning,
zoe aoiU appeal TO and abide 6y the de.
cisions Of tie courts Of The U. States.n
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IL An empty co1comb, after hav-
ing engrossed the attention Of the COM
pany for some time with himself and his
petty ailments, observed to the celebra-
ted oaustic, DR.. Parr, that he could nev-
er go out without catching cold in his
head. NO wonder,' said the doctor,
rather pettishly; you always 60 out
without anything in it,
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E Did any of you ever see an ell
ephan't skin p asked the master of an
infant school in a fast neighborhood.
Il have' shouted a six-year old at
the foot of the class.
Where p inquired old spectaoles,
amused by his earnestness.
'On the elephant, was the reply.
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THE COUNTRY I'M DANGER.

After all the bowling and shrieking
of the Black Republicans of Ohio over
the recent decision of the Supreme Court
in the Drcd Scott case, that same party,
at the recent session of the Legislature Of
this State, passed militia Law under
the provisions of which none but "aohits
male citizens" are allowed to perform
military duty, thus virtually refusing
to recognize "gemmen of COLOR as citi-
zens of Ohio! In the estimation Of that
party, niggers answer we'll enough "to
enliven political campaign with, I" but
are little too odoriferous to be permit
ted to unite with them in a ginger bread
and ccrn-stalk muster.
s.Stand back darkey, you can't come nigh,
Dey knows you's niggah by de white OBJ yer
eye"
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Durllorous.

E@ Mrs. Smith, hearing strange
sounds, inquired of her new servant if
she snored in her sleep Il don't know,
marm,' replied Becky, quite innocently;
Il never lay awake long enought to dis
kiver'
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.@ Ned Shutter thus explained his
reasons for preferring to wear stockings
with holes to having them darned : "A
hole. said he, may be the accident of a
day. and will pass upon the best gentle
man, but darn is premeditated power
ty.'
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LoGIc.-Eadie IA very smart boy).-
Pa, how many chickens are there on that
dish p
Parent. Two, my son.
Eddie. mo, there are three. This
one is one, and that is two-and don't
one and two make three p
Parent. well, then,. your mother
may have one, I'll take the other, and
you may have the third for your din
neyp
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EE DO you understand me now P
thuadered country pedagogue to an
urohin at whose head he threw an ink
stand.
I've got an inhling of what you
mean,' replied the boy.
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D. B. Fox.

NOTARY PUBLIC, Ashland, Ohio, will
in draw Deeds, Bonds. Mortgages, Articles
Of Agreement, de-. at reasonable rates. Depo-
sitions taken with neatness and despatch. Of.
fee in the Law Office of Kenny d Jacobs
November 9th, 1855. 26tf
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pWY8ggggW9.


nR. PHI CLARK, Physician and Surgeon.
- Office near the Sampsel House adjoining
tention paid to diseases of the Chest as well as
all chronic cases.
Ashland, May 6, 1857. 46H
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Willard Slocum,

A TTORNEY Al. LAW, Office on corner Of
N Church and Sanduslzy Sts,, Ashland, o
Particular attention paid to collections.
November 9th, 1855. 26f
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Thomas ]. Bull,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Loudonville, Ash
"A land County, Ohio, will attend promptly
TO all business entrusted to his care.
Nozenber 9th, 1855. 26f
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Music TeachinS.

UUIS ZITTERBART, ProtessoT
IL of Music in the Yermillion Institute, vii l
give instruction TO GLASSES in any town of Ash
land county private instruction to any fam
lilies in Hayesyille or Ashland. He gives in
etruetion on the Piano, Melodeon and Violin.
He will also teach Bands in any town in the
county.
TERMS reasonable.
April !, 1857 43tf
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William Ralston,
New Livery Stable.

c=AD B. GRAY, Proprietor. Fam
EsAEl(. ly and Pleasure Carriages, and
2.40 Horses, to be had at all hours Passengers
conveyed to any of the neighboring towns on
the shortest notice. Prices reduced to suit the
hard times 9Stables in the rear of McNulty
House. Nov. 9th, lS55-26tf
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P. DE PuY.
c. P. EpsoS.
Bdson 60 DeRuz,

Attorneys at Lao, Kantoert, Ohio
WILL attend to all business entrusted to
wv their care, in the counties of Vanwert
and Mercer. Particular attention paid to the
collection of claims and payments of taxes for
aonresidents. Also agents for the sale of real
estate 40
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Dr.. Il. Buck

DI. IL Buck,
DRAoTITIONER OF MEDICINE AND
u SURGERY, Rowsburg, Ashland County
Ohio Nov, 9th, 1s55.-26tf
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II /, Crane NJ d

L L. Crane, N. D.,
CURGEoN AND oCCULIsT, Office in
y Dulin & Cranes Drug Store, Main ST.
Ashland, Ohio. Nov. 9th, lS55-26f
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) uN1oN-1T MUST AND sHALL BE PRESERVED"