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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
A western wedding Fee.

A minister settled in one of our from
tier Western villages, in which the prim
tive manners of pioneer life had beel
smoothed aud polished by refnemen
and cultivation; he was seated in hi
study one day, endcavoring to arrang
the heads of his tomorrow discourse
when his attention was called by lout
knock at the door. -.. - z- P.
| The visitor proved to be tall, gawky
| sham bling countryman, evidently array
cd in his sunny suit, and stout girl
attired in dress of red calico, which
from the frequent and the comPlacent
r5fSSnGcs towards aiIs.Dy the afair1oWner
was considered quite magnificent af
fair.
"Won't you walk in ?"askcd the min
lister politely.
"Much oblecged, squire, don't know
but we will. 1 say, you're minister,
amt you?"
Yes"
II reekoned so. Betsy and me, >
that's Betsy, fust rate sort of girl !;
any how -
'Oh, lothian" simpered the bashful
Betsy.
''You are now, and you needn't go
for to deny it. Well, Betsy and me
have concluded to hitch teams, and we
want you to do it,
"You wish to be married"
"Yes, I believe that's what they call
it. l say, though before you begin,
let's know what is going to be the damage,
reckon tisn't best to go it blind"
"Oh, 1 never set any price! take
whatever they give me- .-,|
Well, that is all right; go ahead,
minister, if you please, we are in hur-
ry, as Joe's got to finish a plantin' the
potater patch, afore night, and Betsey
she's got to fotch the butter"
Thus abjured, the minister commenced
the ceremony, which occupied but few
"Kiss me, Betsy" said the delighted
bridegroom. You arc my old woman,
now. Amt it nice?'
First rate, was the satisfactory re-
ply.
Hold on a jerk, said lothian, as he
eft his bride abruptly, and darted out
o the gate where the wagon had been
eft.
whats your husband gone out
or?' asked the minister somewhat sur
,rised.- -s---
II expect it's the sassages, was the
confused reply.
Just then Jotham made his appear
nee, dangling in his hand pail full of
he 'sassages, 2 which he handed to the
minister, with the grin of one confer
ing a favor. ..r...s.. ......
"We hain't got much money" said
lc, land SO we thought we'd pay you
n sassagcs. Mother made 'cm, and [
eekon they are good. IF they ain't,
ust you send them back, and We II send
ou some more"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

A lady who has been reading law, is
in the most fearful and agonizing doubts
regarding the legality of her marital con-
dition. She says:
Lotteries are illegal, and marriage is
the greatest lottery in lifc!''
And there are great many more who
perfectly agree with the lady, who, not
having studied law, have at least stud
led eommQn sense
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
Never shrink from a woman of

EI5 Never ShfInk ITOH 4 WOnIdn OF
strong sense. If she becomes attached
to you, it will be from seeing and val
ueinS similar qualities in yourself
You may trust her, for she knows the
value of her confidence; you may con-
suit her, for she is able to advise, and
docs so at once, with the 6rmness of
reason and the consideration of affection
Her love will be lasting, for it will be
strong and ardent, for weak minds are
not capable of the loftier grades of pas
sion. If you prefer attaching yourself
to woman of feeble understanding, it
must be either from fearing to encoun-
ter superior person, or from the poor
vanity of prefering the admiration which
springs from ignorance, to that which
approaches to appreciation.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

sa- An Irish laborcr one day brought
to the Edinburgh infrmary, badly in
jured by fall from housetop. The
medical man in attendance asked tho
sufferer at what time the accident hap
pencd?
"At ? o'clock, yer honor hereplied
On being asked how he came to FIX
the hour SO accurately ne answered. =
BE jabers, and didn't l see the peo-
pie at dinner, through window, as
was coming down, sure
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
pea- -Doesticks the unique, amusing

nes- Doesticks the unique, amusing
contributor to the Detroit Advertiser,
has a new medicine. 1t is called Doe
sticks Patent Self Acting Four Horse
Power Balsam. He says it is designed
to cure all diseases of the mind or body
or estate, to give stength to the weak
money to the poor, boots to the bare
footed, deccncy to blackguards, common
sense to Know Nothings, whitewash to
Black Republicans. 1t acts philoso'
phically, morally, mentally, psychology
cally, and is calculated to make our sub
lunary sphere blissful paradise.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

na-Jean Paul, the celebrated writer
thus parcels out human life:
"Man has but two minutes and half
to live: one to smile-one to sigh-and
half to love ; for in the middle of this
minute he dies But the grave is not
deep-it is the shining tread ofan angel
that seeks us.
"When the unknown hand throws the
fatal dart at the end of man, then boweth
he his head, and the dart only lifts the
crown of thorns from his bleeding
wounds.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

Bg-It is wisely remarked that when
babies arc taken out riding in their lit
tie carts, it is little less than cruelty to
push them along backwards. \ child,
like a grown person, must, in order to
render ride healthful, be drawn be-
hind the mother, or servant, as the case
may be, aud not pushed before. Pro
prietors of babies and baby carts, will
please make note, and save their lit
tie ones from sickness.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
Scene of the Awful shipwrccIx.

| 0NCAAC VI AAAC "a ~ 1AA SbAAPNN ICCAA .
The St. Louis Democrat alluds as fol-
lows to the peculiar violence and dura=
ton of storms along the region in which
the Central America went down
The calamity occurred during tho
prevalence of one of those wild and ter
rife hurricanes, which, differing in char
acter from the storms of all other re-
gions of the globe, blow with a steady
and gradually increasing fury, now from
one and then from another point of the
compass, until, days after their inecp@
ton, they expend their strength in one
mighty effort of elemental rage The
desolation which they carry in their
train does not limit itself to our coast
ing trade, or the maratime interests of
the caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mex
leo. Skirting our south eastern coast
is long range of islands, stretching
from the southern coast of North Caro-
lima to mid Florida, celebrated for the
production of sea-island cotton. Ere
quently these storms oblige the planter
whose residence is contiguous to the
sea, to barricade the doors and windows
of his mansion, and take refuge with his
family in the staunchly built cotton
house Of his plantation, awaiting with
anxiety and fear the abatement of the
fearful storm riot, God help the poor
mariner who is caught off the coast of
Florida or Georgia, when such a tenn
pest comes down upon the yielding wa
ters! Let him be caught in the trough
of the sea, or driven upon the shoals
which at some points spread out for
twenty miles into the ocean, and his
fate is sealed. Fearful enough upon
land, these gales are infinitely more
dreadful to our coast-wise marine, which
has to accomplish the most difficult and
dangerous ocean navigation in the world.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
EATON, PREBLE COUNTY, O. OCT, g. 1857.

decent burial was provided for her
mother, and afterwards took her into
his house, educated her for high sta
sion in life; and on her marriage, pre-
sented her with paper or dowcry. He
lived to hear her children lisp her graft
tude.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

Miss Smith says she will never mar
nv widowcr with family, and for this
reason, She is down on second hand
children" Sensible girl, that.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

pg- 30 dear, Mr.. Foster, you jest
when you say that my baby is the most
handsome one you ever saw; you must
be soft-soaping it,
"Well, madam, I thought it needed
soap of some kind
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

A pretty definition of good wife {:
One who always takes care to have her
self and her dinner nicely dressed.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
NUMBER xxx.
Gov. Chase.

Jas. F. Charlesworth, editor of the
St. Clairsville Republican was one of
the Secretaries of the Black Republican
Convention which met at Flushing tho
other day. After giving Isaac Hollo-
way their nominee, big puff, he thus
speaks of Governor Chase Read it
Black Republicans, and see what some
of your friends think of your nomiRce
for Governor:
Governor Chase's friends are at this
time doing all they can to avert the dan
iger- of-'tfre stoFIH -wi1ielI Is fApidIy Sf,1s
preaching. But all will not do, the
people see what he really is, and know
him to be nothing but sly and scheme
| ing politician, who works for Aboli-
tionism and disunion at the expense of
the honest tax payers of the State of
Ohio. In place of devoting his time
and attention to the interest of the State,
as required by law he has been Shrek
ing for bleeding Kansas. And while
he has thus been grossly neglecting his
sworn duty, one of his brother Repub
licans has plundered the Treasury of
over a half million dollars, and to re-
plenish the same the taxes of the me-
chanic, the farmer-in short of every
class of the hard working and honest
portions of community-willh have to be
increased. .t
The Legislature passed law in. the
winter of 500 making the Governor
the special guardian of the Treasury,
placing the money under his care. But
in the place of being guarded by the
chief of the Republican party of Ohio
it would seem that he had something to
do, if not extracting the money from
the Treasury, in covering up and Sc
,reting the acts of Gibson, and this
alone should be enough to sink him In
The estimation of any people. Through
the recommendation and advice of Chase,
near one hundred thousand dollars were
ost, during Breslin's term, by deposit
IN the city bank of Cincinnati 5F
He was counsel for the bank at the
ime,. and for the especial benefit OF the
Institution, was willing to sacrifice the
public money of the State. By disre-
,arding the Constitution which he is
worn to support, the money of tho
Treasury has been flched, and Gov.
chase is borrowing money at 6 per cent.
% supply its place. The taxpayers OF
Ohio have not only got to max e up the half
million of dollars which Gibson, Chase
Co., have got, but the interest on tho
anne. This is one of the practical CT
ects of Kansas shrieking.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

u.s. y young lady being asked why
the noun bachelor was singular, replied
because it's very singular they don't
Get married.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

pR-" Have you much fish in your
bag?" asked person of fisherman,
who was returning home.
Yes, good eel" was the slippery
reply.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
Verbatim.

4 smart Irish lass was judy Me-
Twoustcr, and while servantin a family
in New York, her mistress told her to
hang the wash clothes on the horse in
the kitchen to dry Something called
the attention of the lady of the house.
about an hour after, to the kitchen, when
she visited, when 10! there stood the gem
tie family horse, which poor judy had
trotted in from the stable, and complete
ly covered with different articles which
had been washed that day. OF course
the lady was taken by surprise at this
new occupant of her kitchen, and so odd
" clothed withal She called her hus-
band to enjoy the comical sight. Upon
intcrrogating the girl, the account poor
Judy gave was this
"Och, an to be sure, ye tould me to
hang the clothes upon the horse in the
kitchen, and the bastc is the A,::dest L
ever seed, and so he is, ma am
After hearty laugh all round, and
Judy shown the right genus of horse the
animal was quietly led back to the stable.
EATING ONES MONEY WoRrH-The
Newport correspondent of tho I'rori-
dence Journal tells the following good
story
"a siekly looking man aecosted ano-
ther visitor by remarking, "You appear
we'll why do you visit this place?''
''To enjoy myself; are you ill?'
80, terribly So
''Then permit me to remark, as
friend, that, even if you were in the
most robust health, you eat altogether
too much"
At this the sickly man looked little
indignant, but the next moment he
cooled down, and replied:
II like your conversation very we'll,
but what on earth is man to do, who
is here, paying two dollars and half
per day
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
5rIrrt Miscrllnnq.
THE RICH MERCHANT.
a TOUCHING SKETCH.

It was night, and the streets nearly
deserted. the more especially, as it was
showing fast. A single traveller, how
aver might have been seen, wrapped in
a thick overcoat, urging his way against
thei tempest, by height of the dim
lamps. Suddenly, as he passed a runi-
nous tenement the figure of girl sud
denly started up before him..
tPlease, sir, said she, y if its. only a
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07
REPORTsOF THE GRAND JURY.

To the Hon TIC Court Of Sessions:
The Grand Jury, empanneled for the January
Term, 1857, in concluding their labors, submit
the following summary:
The cases in Jail awaiting examination at the
commencementof their session. have all been
disposed of True bills have been returned for
the following offences:
For murder, 1; assault with intent to commit
murder, 3; assault with intent to commit rape.
D for drawing and exhibiting deadly weapons,
l. embezzemeat |; grand larceny, l. dealing
in certain securities OF debt ,; removing monu-
ments, i perjury, l. and mayhem, l.
In addition to the foregoing bills, the Jury
also make aprescntment for official misconduct
Complaints dismissed, G.
1t will be seen from the foregoing schedule,
that, although he session OF the Jury has been
unusually prolonged, they have not been idle
sanrc cases of serious import to persons charged
with offences, and to the public at large have
been presented, and required the most careful
investigation. We regret that we have been
obliged to present bills against some of the
County Oficials-the more so, from the fact
that the present Board of Supervisors indicate,
by the orders, and proceedings of their last
session, that the official transactions of the
County Officers shall, hereafter be conducted
more nearly in accordance with the statutes
governing them respectively, than they have
been heretofore done.
rI,o T,r,- Al n co,,,tx on,l ro
satisfied that due provision and accommodation
are made for the maintenance and safc-keeping
of the prisoners therein confined, and their
comfort, so far as circumstances will allow.
Complaint having been made that parties
were illegally imprisoned, the Jury have care
fully examined as to its truth, and find that q
custom obtains with the magistrates when fines
arc imposed for trivial offencesl of imprison-
ing defendants, in default of payment, for
longer period than the statutes in such cases
provide. The attention of magistrates should
be directed to the correction of this public
wrong. Through Ignorance or inattention in
this regard, the county has been put to great
expense by having to maintain persons-fre-
quently for months-longer than proper SEN
tence of Imprisonment should demand, unless
indeed the prisoner has money or friends when
he can readily be released from confinement by
writ of ha5eas corpus, thereby partially esca-
ping punishment for his offence, and creating
larger items of expense in his prosecution and
transportation hither.
mitments from the same magistrate, which in
duces the belief that he is either wholly igno-
rant OF the law, or nattentive TO hs duty in this
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

connection. We hope, by thus publicly attract
ing the attention of magistrates to the subject
that similar errors will not again occur The
Jury refrain from passing more particular cen
sure.
In conclusion. we acknowledge our obliga-
tons to VIM. JEFF. Gatewood, Esq our newly
appointed District Attorney. for his attendance
and the able manner in which he has assisted
us in our investigation of affairs brought to
notice. Also, to Deputy Sheriff A. c. Adams
for the prompt attention shewn US during our
session.
The Jury would respectfully submit the above
and ask to be discharged.
NJ. C. FERGUSON, Foreman.
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

County AFFAIRS.-Our Mokeumne Hill cor
respondent gives few outline exhibits which,
to the rejecting mind, may be useful in trac-
ing the history of county affairs. We in
tend to give full display, so far rs our cores
pondent knows, of all the official delinquencies
of our present and previous county officers. so
that taxpayers may see and know where the
blame rests such an exhibit is due to vindi-
cate the innocent as also to place the blame
( where it rightly belongs. Every day. COM
T plants reach u.s. in reference to our county
affairs, involving differences of opinion about
court house tax, road tax foreign miners tax,
and a dozen other taxes, of grieyous nature,
which are patiently borne, yet our county
obligations quoted at one-thirl the val
ue they represent, and are hawl1cd about IN
other markets at ruinous rates. The following
extract is from private letter, written to us by
a man we'll informed on the subject:
SrocKroN. January 10th, 1857
see by the Report of
Your County Board of Supervisors, that your
County Warrants are very low in market value
and they wonder at this, which they need not
if ! am correctly informed, as to the manage
ment Of some of your county officers. ] intend,
some of these days, to give you some hints as
to how things are or may be managed. | am
told that your Warrants have been offered in
this market as low as thirty cents on the dol
lar, and declined. There is no need of your
County Warrants rating so low, if your county
affairs are properly managed. More anon"
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

We ARE INDEBTED TO ]. w. SULLIVAN, News
paper and Periodical Agent, for large bundle
of Eastern papers. Thank'ee:
The California 4merican, says, of the receipt
of the great Atlantic mail intended for Sacra-
mento city. The Antelope left San Francisco
on Friday, Immediately after the arrival of the
Sonora, and consequently, did not bring the
mail but Jerry Sullivan, the great newspaper
dealer of California, who receives by each steam
er from the East, fifty thousand newspapers,
from three hundred different places, chartered
the steamer Surprise for the purpose of bring
ing up his newspapers for the northern mines,
and took aboard at the same time the Atlantic
mails. The boat arrived at the Levee on Sat
urday morning, at six o'clock, having been
about twelve hours on the trip. This makes
the second time that Jerry Sullivan has char
tered a steamer to carry his newspapers, and it
is a feat that never would be attempted in any
other State but California; but it gives him a
reputation that in the long run will bring him
remuneration"
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

DEATH OF FATHER MATHEw.-Rev. Theobold
Mathew the Irish Apostle of Temperance, bet
Ireland on the 8th of December. He was one
of the true reformers of the age-an enthusiast,
indeed, and an inspirer Of enthusiasm, in others
but at the same time a hard-working, devoted
and practical philanthropist, whose work still
survives in Ireland and other lands that he has
visited. lie was born of a good family, at
Thomastown Ireland, on the 10th of October,
1890.
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

Ks ne citizens of Mariposa have held a
meeting and resolved to resist the claim of Col
'ohn U fremont, to the Mariposa tract. on the
ground that the rights and claims of the miner
and settler are prior and paramount to those 81
fremont a notice from Fremonts agent in
New York. was read demanding possession Of
all the property of the Merced Mining Comma
ny of Bear Valley, and ordering the occunants
to leave the premises. The meeting appointed
permanent committee, with power to anno;n,
a subcommittee for each mining settlement
for the purpose of organizing the people to on.
pose the contemplated aggression of their rights
The meeting pledged itself to respond to th,
call OF the Committee.
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

ng Dr.. L. J. Czapkay.-Th

DsgA Dr.. L. J. Czapkay.-The gentleman
whose name forms the caption of this notice is
one Of the few modern physicians whose appli-
cation to his profession and devotion to the af-
ficted, render him alike ornament to the
one and u benefit to the other. 4 Hungarian
by BIRTH he sought with Kossuth to place his
country among the nations Of the earth beyond
the oppressors rule, that her sons might re-
joicc in the practice of those precepts which
are alike our glory and our pride. In his efforts
so to do, he has reaped the reward of Intellectual
resistance to oppression, and IA home and a
country know him 10 more" Apart, however,
from his claims upon our consideration as
patriot, the testimonials of character and ca
pacity which he brings entitle him to public
confidence, to the exclusion of those who pos
sess neither the one or the other. As gentle
man his character is untarnished: as physi-
clan, his skill unsurpassed; and to those whose
imprudence has left upon them the taints of
disease, can conscientiouslv commend him
with the assurance that in him they will find a
friend whom to know is great gain The Dr.'s
office is No and 4, Armory Hall. corner of
Sacramento and Montgomery streets, San Fran
cisco. dec 29-3m
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

The man who is without an idea has gem
orally the greatest idea Of himself"
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07

iluTcHNG's CALIFORNIA MAGAzINE.-We are
indebted to the publishers, Messrs. Hutchings &
hosenheld, of San Francisco, for the February
number of this excellent monthly The pictures
are superb, especially the illustrations of the
GRID IN California, and "Crossing the Sierra
Nevada We are glad to know the Magazine
Is wen supported, it having circulation of
6,000 monthly.
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07
TO L-E T.
no = lCE: .

~ Bounty Land warrants. al
YEvHE undersigned having completed arrange
ments with his Correspondent in Wash
ington, D. c., is now ready to procure Bounty
Land Warrants, granted by an Act of Con-
gress. passed March Sd, 1855, giving land (l60
acres) to oil connected with the Army or Nary
of the United States, in any of the wars in
which the United States have been engaged
Also State Troops, whose services have been
paid by the United States.
na. Information given gratis.
psA No charge, If said warrants are not OBJ
tanned r. THOMPSON, J. P.
nea Office. Centre street. next door to Stur-
pes Stone Building, Moh Hill. feb. I, 57-u