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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-01-08
GbriIling Story,
THE MER CH "A MT,
IN M MB
T n 3 NJ . 4 I E R.
by VIRGINIA F. TOWNSEND.

Have you ever sat, reader, when the
autumn evenings were growing cold and
long, by some glowing brentwood fire in
an old farm kitchen, among the noun
tains of New Hampshire? Those grand
old druidical mountains, about which the
summer streams hang their silver neck
laces, and over which the winter storms
weave their garments of snow Then,
while the fire flames dashed their yellow
light over the great brown rafters, and
with every break of wind the withered
leaves rattled against the panes, have you
listened to the story of some cold settler"
whose memory reached back to the time
when the bear and the wolf came down to
the fields; and sometimes of an autumn
morning the children would 60 softly
through the woods to school, almost ex-
pecting to see pair of wild, glaring eyes
among the bushes, and whispered how
they had heard the night before of some
neighbours sheep-eots which had been bro
ken into and the blood dragged grass had
told the story next day.
Well, listening to just such tales, in the
autumn evenings, we dreamed among
those gray old mountains the story we
are about to tell you.
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Istia Z ease was the child other moth
epig gold age. and daintierbit ofnature's
lhahdiwork you have seldom looled upon.
tThe next summer would count her TWEEN
tieth. and her blue eyes were clear and
bright as her New Hampshire skies, and
the mountain winds had kindled ruddy
glow in her fair cheeks. She WAS rather
short, but straight, with finely curved
figure, and plump as health and hearty
appetite could make her.
For her character was right
down good-hearted, little, spirited New
England girl. That pretty little head of
hers had been slightly turned by the flat
terry that sundry swains had poured into
it; but considering that she was the hand
soonest girl in the village, and knew ittoo,
Lefty conducted herself remarkably well.
And perhaps, after all, it was not so much
her fair face as it was the smiles that
broke up from the warm fountains of her
nature and always dimpled it, that won so
many hearts towards her. She was not
sentimental, or inclined to the blues
Alas the damsels of fifty years ago had
not so intimate acquaintance with these
matters as their defendants.
But now, reader, to do full penance for
this last remark, we just admit. that for
one, we don't believe that our grandmoth-
ers were any better than we are--not bit.
Nice pies and puddings they could in
disputably make, thrifty housekeepers,
faithful wives and loving mothers they
surely were, and for these things blessed
be their memory But, after all, spinning
wheels alone cannot enlarge one S sympa-
thies, or daily darned stockings enrich
ones intellect; and instinct and habit
down to the circle of their own
families, the views aud feelings, Of dhe
OF the last centiaEy -.
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"Coughing iua shady grove
Sat my Juliana;
Lczengers gave my love,
Ipccacuanha.
From the box the imprudcnt maid,
Three score of them did pick,
Till signing tenderly, she said,
"My Damon, / am sick"
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FANNY FERN ON DREss.-Itis my opin.
ion, after all that is sail, that woman
dress much more with an eye to their
own sex, than 10 the other. What man.
unless he be q dry goods merchanr,
knows whether woman weres IIonitoh
or cotton lace! What man else, knows
the value of the daiuty handkerchiefs
with which ladies so ostontatiously polish
their pretty noses! What man else.
knows, or cares to know the value of the
camel's hair shall, spread so' carefully
over their shoulders! By the rood!-
not one. But the delighted peacock
possessor rrjoices that every feminine
eye which rests upon it, computes fts
value to a fraction. Yes-women dress
much more for each others eyes than
men! never knew a man, whose opin. .
ion was worth asking, who did not pre-.
fer TO see pretty woman land imagine
the most demure Of 'em don't look long
at any otherD unostentatously eRa
modeslly dressed; and | never saw' a
pretty woman who did not look preHier
in her plainest home dress than in her.
most elaborate adornments. But alas!
for plain home. dresses--where are they
Where is the pretty de laineC Snd at
calico, none too good for little climllHel
feet (now fashion bauished!) Echo ass-
swers- Where!-NeU York Ledges.
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SLEEP.-There is no Gilmore clearly
established in the physiology Of man than
Ibis, that the brain eXpends its energies
and itself during the hours Of wakeiut.
ness. and that these are recuperaied
during sleep; if tie recuperatiQn does
not educl the expenditure, the brain
withers-this is insanity. Thus it is that
in English history, persons who were
condemned 10 death by being prevented.
from sleeping, always died raying ma
MACS. Thus it is, also, that persons who
are starved TO death become insane; the
brain is not nourished, and they cannot
sleep. The practical inferences are
three:
First. Those who think most, who do.
most brain work, require most sleep. -
Second, That time saved from nec-
cssary sleep is infallibly destructive 10.
mind body, and estate,
Third. Give yourself, your servants,
give all that are under you the fullest a.
mount of sleep they will take, by COM
pelIing them TO 60 to bed al some reg
ula- hour. and 10 rise in the morning
the moment they wake Of Themselves;
and within fortnight, nature. with frs
regularity of the rising gun. will unloose
the bonds Of sleep The moment enough
has been procured for the wants Of the
system. This is the only safe and sufTi :
cient rule; and as 10 the question how
much sleep any one requires each must
be a rule for himself; that nature will
never fail 10 write it out TO The observer
under the regulations just Giyen.-JOHT-
nal Of Health.
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ExAcTLY.-Wise men are instructed h1
reason: men Of less undsrskpding<
per;enci The niost - an - s
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4 guess we shall have real warm day
of it Tomorrow said the widow Pease,
as she stood moment in the kitchen door
of the old farmhouse, at the close of an
April day, some two and a half years ago,
Just as the sun was resting on the tops OF
the mountains that bounded the horizon.
Sixty years. observation of the winds and
clouds had made Mrs. Pease kind of
weather oracle in the village, and the
good woman prided herself no little upon
her elemental foresight.
well, Lefty she continued, as she clos
ed the door and returned to her knitting
and the chair by the fireplace, 4 guess
i'l be frst-rate day to bile the sap.
I'll tell Enoch and Cyrus to pile up the
boughs tonight, and hang on the kettle,
so you can have it all ready to kindle in
the mornin'. You know they said the
trees we're running byiskly today, and
they'd have two tubs falhaioro night
They didn't though. moi = :id Let.
ty pausing a moments ", for she
was setting ,tto ~ 'Goody!
I'm 50 glad. Tor / ol6 loSe t6Shave sap a
.--sttT
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Il "a isH Gays SinoI
I"J. b. H." Of ST. L01
with one oflhe best Of
resident Of Cbamon coun
.An told the following aneg heeFiIf'e.
local preacher in hi fkje7x wbo.
being yeritabIe pcrsona why ynp-
press his name: At so1 meesxla Of
his fellow church members sunong other
things, each were relating bis causes for
joy and sorrow, when Rev. Mr..
said: in my family of,children, Fhave'
much cause ofjoy, and also much 10 dis.
lress me. There's my son --, II
good. reyerenf, duliiul boy; but there's
my son BiA-he's an audaciOus scamp.
lIe left his poor old grey headed father
many day ago, and it has been a long
time since I've heard on him, and when
last heared on him, he was way Upto the
Gaeners, raGln saw logs, playing.
'seyen-up' and hoss racing. but, thank
the Lord, he's makia' m0ney by the trip!
mn he, 8ister! Yes brolher, he is,
and no mi.takeP'- Enic&efGoctcr.
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A GooD WIFE.-In the 84lh year of
his age, DR.. CalFin Chaplin wrote -shis.
wife:
IN? domesti, enjoymenls have bee
perhaps, as near perfection as hug
condition permits .-"She made ms home
the pleasaniest SPOT on earth TO me. 4
And now she is g,ne, my worldly loss IA
perfect" How man7 poor fellow w5uII
be saved from suicide, from the neFie.z
lieries and the galiovs every I'd ac
he bean blessed viii such a Hiiel
made home the pleasantest spot on earIh.-
to me-" What grand tribute 10 thai
woman's love and piety, and earnmon
sense. Rather different lross the testi-
mony oi an old man some three years
ago, just before he was hung in the
Tombs' yard of New York; 81 did't IL
tend to kill my wife, but she a very az.
gravating woman" Let each iDqulfe,
(which wife am I?'F
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Eureka.

U'If you want to buy farm, Advertise
GTIf you want to sell farm, Advertise
UIfyou want employment, Advertise
D'Ifyou want to buy or sell cattle, Advertise!
ITTf you want to sell goods, Advertise
U1f you want to employ help, Advertise
GFIfyou want to buy or sell grain, Advertise!
GTIf you want to buy or sell house, Ad.
vertise
GJIfyOu want to buy or sell lot, Advertise
G7If you want to advance your Interests
generally,
GPADV
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0CTA poor woman went to an eminent
but eccentric surgeon to inquire the prop
er treatment for some bodily wound
"Put on a Cataplasm,' was the answer.
"But, doctor it for little child Then
put on KiiLen plasm."
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The young mems question broke the
spell of horror which had transfxed Lefty
Pease. With low shrek she sprang
past her companions. and with cry fear
full in its rage and hunger the animals
rushed out.
Jason Williams followed her, for the
men had no weapons--those beasts were
wild, savage, hunger mad, and the love
of life was strong within him--no wonder
that he soon outstripped the girl, whose
trembling limbs were a poor match a
gainst her pursuers.
1t was a fearful lace. They gained
upon her in the first few rods God of
Heaven help her!' groaned the white lips
of Seth Peters. And God heard that
prayer, moaned out in that terriblcagony.
There CLEANED ont suddenly upon him,
from among the gray, tangled grass OF the
last year, large axe, which Enoch had
ground sharply three days before, 10 make
an incisioh, in the maple trunks, and
thrown down there in hase or Careless
ness.
Seth caught it up eagerly a, II With a
loud shout he bounded forw1d. Lefty
was nearly half across the loI bat it was
not a large one, and in her Bind terror
she had taken a cirssiTuw Reute, which
the bears had followed, 50 e dIAnce
between Seth and them VA few
rods. He 1yted to Lefty g. I5'nd
inlo IL PJg; il was s!rauaa sat she
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-11-30
L A T ES r NE w S
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-As lar as can
be ascertained, the Cabinet are united in
sustaining the action of the Kansas con-
stitutional convention. Whatever pref
erence there may have been for submitting
the entire constitution to the people, it is
understood that all are agreed to the mode
proposed for the inhabitants to settle the
question Of slavery, as one of their do
mestic institutions, for themselves, in &C
cordance with the letter and the spirit of
the kansas-Nebraska act.
Gov Walker has had another long in
terview with the President on the subject
of Kansas affairs, and these also to-day
occupied,a large share of the cabinet DELHI
erations.
No arrangement has yet been made in
regard to the transmission of the Presi-
dents message in advance of its delivery.
1t is probable, however, that the news
paper presses will be supplied with copies
by the means heretofore adopted.
All the reports of the heads Of the de
partments are in a sufficient stage of for
wardness for copying
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A STORY FOR THE CREDULoUs.-Gali-
gnani must have the credit of this story.
Seventeen years ago a French officer, Com
mandant Urrich, at the battle of Col. de
la Monzaia, in Algiera, was struck in the
eye by ball which penetrated the head
and remained there, Notwithstanding the
efforts made to eXtractit it. This officer has
since risen to the rank of Co.., experience
ing occasionally great inconvenience from
the ball, especially when riding on horse
back. Latterly, feeling i'll, he went to the
watering place OF Allevard, where he was
seized with slight attack Of apoplexy.
Awakening from his sleep with sense
of suffocation, he felt the ball dropping
from the upper part of his mouth to the
throat. He seized it, and obtained a deli
verance from his old enemy. Though
corroded, the ball weighs four-tifths of an
ounce.
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SAVE IT-Yes, young man, save it,
Put it in safe place, and add to it often.
We refer to the half-dime you are about
to expend for cigar, or the dime you are
on the point Of exchanging for drink.
Get stout box made, and when ever you
are tempted to spend your coin for use
less indulgence, drop it in the said box in
stead and listen to its musical jingle. All!
you have no idea how three cent bits and
half dimes, and dimes, and quarters count
up. But try this savingsbank for year,
and then count your coin, and you will
learn how much money you might have
wasted-And not only wasted money,
but time-prccious, priceless time, and
formed habits of idleness and dissipation
which cling to the unfortunate possessor
as the tabled poisonous shirt of Nessus
chung to him who once put it on. Yes,save
your money, young man, and spend your
leisure hours at home with your mother
or your sisters, and occupy yourself with
earnest, iudicous study, and instead of
being a newer of wood and a drawer of
water for others in your declining days,
you will stand chance of taking rank
with the great and prosperous and honor
ed ones OF the earth.
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Ns- Listen, We Dyspeptics.-GO
a nd do Lik eWiSe. Permanent Cure

The Rev. James Hunnicutt, proprietor and
editor of that excellent paper, the Christian
Banner, published at Fredericksburg, Va,
in his editorial of June 9Th, 1857, thus speaks
of his cure:
HAMPTON'S VEGETABLE TlNCTURE.
1t will remembered by many of our readers,
that several years ago we stated in the edi-
torial columns of the Christian Banner, that
HAMproN's VEGETABLE TINoTURE had effected
a cure for Dyspepsia in our own case-that
we had labored long with this terrible dis
ease, and suffered most awfully, the pain and
melancholy which necessarily accompanies
this horrible enemy Of man and mans hap
piness For long time we lived in constant
fear that the fell monster would return.-
But, thank God, and thanks to Hampton's
Tincture, the gloomy demon has not yet re-
turned, and we begin to think he never will.
Wenow feel confident in saying that Hamp-
toms Vegetable Tincture has made a radical
cure ofDyspepsia in our own case. We have
not taken drop of it for the last two wears,
to the best of our recollection. We eat what
we please, and as much as we please and chew
tobacco to our hearts content and all is well.
We believe that twelve bottles, judiciously
taken, will cure nine cases out of every ten of
dyspeptics We conscientiously recommend
it to all dyspeptics. The spring time and
summer it is most recommended, therefore,
as a philanthropist, we call attention to it
Editor Of the Christian Banner.
Call and get Pamphlets, and see cures of
Cough, Rheumatism, Scrofula, &c. As res
torative and invigorator, it has been highly
recommended.
uAMPTON'S VEGETABLE TINCTURE.
N8~ Delicate Ladies and Children will
please give it a trial.
rs See advertisement in another place.
z
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The Weather and the Poor.

We should all remember the suffering
that was endured by the poor of the city
during the unprecedented cold Of last
winter, when wood was so scarce and
commanded such high prices. From pre-
sent indications we are likely to be again
compelled to witness like state Of affairs
during the winter which is upon US
The intense cold of the past week, we
may say, has been unusual for this sea-
son of the veal, land points clearly to anoth-
er cold, cold winter. Now, in view
of the fact, that the poor are unable to
provide against such a contingency, dire
full to them if not to us who are more
highly favored in worldly goods, would it
not be advisable for our citizens to move
at once in the matter Of laying in sup
ply of fuel to meet the wants of the indi-
gent portion of our population
Might we not suggest the propriety Of
Immediately calling meeting Of the citi-
zens to take prompt action in this matter,
and to appoint committees to solicit con-
tributions for the purpose of purchasing
a sufficiently large amount of wood now,
whilst it may be bought cheap, rather than
wait till it reaches such exorbitant figures
as it did last winter? We feel sure that
those who are able will cheerfully contri-
butte to so laudable an object. "The poor
we have with us always" and it is our
duty as Christians, nay as human, and
civilized communicate provide for
them. One dollar judiciously invested in
fuel, at this time will go as far as three,
two weeks hence; when it is likely wood
will command, as last year, from eight to
ten dollars cord-buying as the poor
have to buy in small quantities.
Much suffering might be prevented
during severe winter, by laying in a
large supply of wood, which could be
furnished to those in moderate circum-
stances at cost, whilst those unable
to pay could be supplied gratis. Many
families were forced to use the wood pro-
vided for the poor last winter, because
they could not afford to pay such prices
as the article was then selling at; whereas,
if they could have procured it at ordi-
nary rates, they could have readily paid
for it, and would thereby have been
q aved the necessity of resorting to the
public charity.
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DIRECT TRADE IN GEoRGIA.-A mum
Der of cotton planters in Central Georgia
have called meeting for the purpose Of
organizing into All association to send
cotton by means of an agent of their own,
direct to Liverpool.
Here is at least grain of substantial
common-sense-a precious bit of wisdom
"a little spot Of dry land-in the chaos
of vague folly, indefinite nonsense and
"sound and fury signifying nothing" with
which the especially called preachers of
Southern commercial independence have
annually made Confusion worse confoun-
founded" We hail it as an augury Of
hope-as the beginning of glorious end
1t is one practical movement, which al
though comparatively humble, limited
and unpretentious. is yet entirely ade-
quate to the purpose it proposes, and
which will, Furthermore, act by way of
salutary instance, in demonstrating the
entire feasibility of direct trade between
Southern and European ports without
any aid from Northern Intermediates
Its success, which we most undoubt-
ingly anticipate, will induce correspon-
ding action amongst the planters of other
sections of the South. A real political
dignity, the acknowledgment of the sa-
cred inviolateness of the vested rights of
a community, can be secured and MAIN
tanned only by a possession Of the ele-
ments of physical power and commercial
strength. The association Of Cotton plan
tiers mentioned in the paragraph which is
the subject Of our comment, is of itself a
blow at the imperitnent isms, and the
general RIGHTEOUSNESS of Northern party
politics. Only by such arguments can
this wanton meddling with the domestic
matters of this section be corrected.
my% A powerful argument in favor of
the James River and Kanawha Improve
ment is presented in the following para
graph which we clip from one of our
exchanges:
CLOSING OF THE NEW YORK CANALS
Navigation is now entirely closed on the
New York canals. The sudden change in
the weather to almost extreme cold has had
the effect to freeze over nearly the whole
extent between Albany and Buffalo, and
unless the weather should greatly mod
crate the hopes entertained of being able
to forward produce between Rochester
and Albany for two weeks longer will be
defeated. A large number of boats are
detained in Cayuga Marsh and elsewhere
between Lyons and Buffalo. The only two
years on record in which navigation closed
as early as the 25th of November were
1888 and 1916. In 1927 it closed on the
9th of November, but afterward reopened
and remained open until the 28th of
December.
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va The Largest Circulation in
the City. "E@
The News.

The journalists base upon the details Of
advices brought by the Vanderbilt pre-
dictions of a sweeping financial revolution
and readjustment in Europe and a great
consequent increase in American inhu-
ence in the money matters of the world
It is understood that Mr.. Buchanan
and Gov: Walker radically differ in re-
gard to the action of the late Kansas Con-
stitutional Convention. The position Of
the President appears to be that the LIE
compton Convention, in submitting to
the people for ratification the slavery
clause solely, did in fact submit the only
material question at issue; while Gov.
Walker contends that submission of the
entire instrument to a popular vote was
necessary in order to proper compliance
with the spirit of the Kansas-Nebraska
act.
The Legislature of South Caroline fail
ed to elect U. S. Senator to succeed the
lamented Judge Butlerat their first ballot
on Friday.
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New York Markets.

New YORK, November 28.--Flour-
The market to-day closed heavy sales
of $500 barrels. Common to good State
at 81 .90a5 90, Ohio $5.30a5.75; South
ern $5.25a5.50.
Wheat-Is heavy; sales of 27 900 bush
els-Southern white at 125a14O CENTS
Chicago spring 102 cts.
Corn-The market is firm sales of
$500 bushels at 80 cents for Western
mixed.
Pork-Mess has declined 4Oc. and
Prime 25 cts; sales at $751; Oa19.0O for
for Mess. Prime $16 5Oa16.75.
Whisky-Is irn-sales Of Ohio at 233
aga cts.
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a% A specimen Of the improved mar
quetry or ornamental wooden flooring of
Messrs. GRoEBL & VoLKMAR, of Balti-
more, mention of which has been made
in these columns, has been forwarded to
this city, and may be seen at the office of
Mr.. PETER G. HULL, Architect, in john
sons new building. Some Of the detach-
ed pieces of which this surface is COM
posed are on exhibition, with accompany
ing designs, at the Merchants and Me-
chanics' Exchange, for few days, aftel
which they will be placed with Mr.. HULL