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Praise Your Wife.

Praise your wife, man; for pity's sake
give her little encouragement; it won't
hurt her. She has made your home com
Portable, your heart bright and shining,
your food agreeable; for PHYS sake tell
her you thank her, if nothing more. She
don't expect it; it will make her eyes open
wider than they have for these ten years;
but it will do her good for all that, and you
too 2 s
| There are many women to day thirsting
for the word ofpraise, the language of en-
couragement Through summers heat
and winters toll they have drudged uncom-
plainingly, and SO accustomed have their
fathers, brothers, and husbands become to
their monotonous labors, that they look
for and upon them as they do the daily RI
sing of the sun and and its daily going
down. Homely everyday life may be made
beautiful by appreciating its very home
illness. You know that if the floor is clean
manual labor has been performed to make
lit So You know that if you can take
from your drawer clean shirt when you
want it, somebody rs fingers have achsd in
| the toll ofinaking it so fresh and agreeable
| so smooth and lustrous. Everything
| that pleases the eye and the sense has
been produced by constant work, much
thought, great care, and untiring efforts,
bodily and mentally 49, = '7
1t is not that manysmen no not appre-
cia.e these things, and feel . glow Of graf
itude for the numberless attentions bestow-
1 ed upon them in sickness and health, but
they are SO selfish in that feeling. They
don't cone out with hearty, why, how
pleasant yeu make things look, wife, or
I am obliged to you for taking SO much
lpains." They thank the tailor for giving
them 'fits;' they thank the man in full ON
nibus who gives them seat; they thanl
the young lady who moves along in tn,
concert.room; in short, they thank every
liody and everything outofdoors, becous'
it is the custom, and come home, tip thei
) chairs back and their heels up, pull ou
the newspaper, grumble if wife asks then
to take the baby, scold if the fire has go
, down; or, ifseyerything is just right, shu
! htheir mouths with a mock satisfaction, bu
, never say to her 4 thank you..' ! .is ~
St / tell you what, men, young and old,
ybyou did but show any ordinary civility to
ol wards those common articles ofhouse-keer
,,d ling, your wives; ifiyou give the one hun
b dred and sixtieth part Of the compliment
you almost choke them. with before the
b were married; if you would stop the badir
: (age about whom you are going to hav
o when number one is, dead (such thing
: wives may laugh at, but they sink dee
# fEsometimes;)if if you would cease to spea
e of theirfaalts, however banteringly, befol
+ Others, fewer women would seek for oths
i sources of happiness than your cold, so-st
+ affection. Praise your wife, then, for a
|good qualities she has. and you may re-
. uIassured that her DEFICIENCIES are fully coul
( terbalanced by your own. q oBa et}
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-12
What an infatuated Young Man would
do for his Lady Love.

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For thee I'd climb Parnassus high.
And there I'd scan the weather;
I'd wrench the rainbow from the sky
And tie both ends together.
For thee I'd apple dumplings make,
And stuff 'em full of plumbs;
For thee I'd castor oil take,
And then I'd lick my thumbs.
For thee 1 would my bozum tear,
And then I'd wollow in the dirt;
For thee I'd pull out all my hair,
And then I'd tear my shirt.
For thee I'd meet either joy or care,
Commit any sort of folly,
And then I'd cover thee with kisses rare
q Indeed I would, by golly.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-12

IMpuDENT QUESTIONS. TO ask an un-
married lady how old she is. ,..'. +
To ask lawyer if he ever told q lie.
To5ask doctor how mauy persons he
has killed.
To ask minister if be ever done any
thing wrong -''s''' - -.'N
To ask an editor the names Of any ofhis
correspondents.
To ask merchant if he ever cheated a
customer,
TO ask young lady whether she would
like beau.
TO ask a subscriber whether be has
paid the printer, 80 {. s. ia =
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DIAMOND Ctr DiAMoSD..a a. coapisS7E
patent eisafeps ssharpers got hold ofassa3p-
posed greenhorn yesterday 5 AeaF saeee
the hotels, whom they found tn be "a dssfsi
traordinarily. yerdant that ce9tion on their
part was entirely laid aside. Gfssh5 WI
ready enough to go it bind oftheif silz::S
but bis wife had sall his money Handsh0
wanted a good. pretexte ytoi getq itdestkG
her. So he borrowed gold yatch RI ftai
sharpers. in order to show TO his wife = :
desired purchase entered the hotel
stepped out Of another door aud sharp
ers have not seen him since @-sN \. sSssa
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THE oUTRoST,
A Tale Of the Frontier.

Towards the latter erpart Of the year lis l.
the French, aided by vast bodies of the
H6fons and Iroquois indians, had begun
to make themselves very disagreeable dis
neighbors to the British and American
cs16iies in northerns Virginia, Ohio, and
tl7e nofthvest portions Of New York state
+the french by their encroachment ont
the frontisf, and the Indians by their nu-
mtfons f0tays and savage barbarity to all
who were unfortunate enough TO fall into
their, hands. uestss q 81 90. a4gsss,
70 put = stop to these aggtl lesive pro-
ceeding, numeous bodies, both of tue 'sreg.
ultrz''l and the colonial militia, were dis
pdtched 70 the several points assailed; and
among the rest Col Henry Times, with
company of thirty men, was ordered to
occupy small outpost, orlogfort, which
ss7ahis period stood within q few miles
fSoen etke north fork of the Allegheny
r1Sef ~ tsss B
efIssihs arrived safely at their quarters
tfs little company set about righting up
the old POST tosmake it as comfortable as
stanoes would permit; and this being
d6h& ind order once more restored, sen
tsle{ WSfs placed at all the advanced points
Of Ne station. while the strictest Ivigilance
xks both e1joiaed and exercised by day
eid night. a. sa5.ssssa go,''' S -. :.
Among the Virginia ridemen who had
v6lnnteered into the company, was . tai
mtsly, fine looking young fellow, who from
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Making only 81 actual payment per an
mum, forah indefnite number sdf BSho6lsl
: "Were nations to embark in the caass
of education for the redemption Of man
kind, as they have in that Of war, for their
destruction, the darkest chapters in the
history of earthly calamities would sson
be brought to q close But where s1tts
have beer grudged for education, millions
have been, ,lavished for war. It is .esti.-
mated that during the ~ years preced ding
the general peace Of 1876, the tnih6
.nable sum of thirty billions Of doIlarshad
been expended in war by nations calling
themselves christians. The earth itself
could not be pawned for SO vast I sum -
this, were there any pawn brokers ONCE
which would accept such . pledge Were
it to be set up at auction in the preleneS
Of fierce competitors fdr the puEcha11t
would not sell for enough to pays itsswasis
bills for single century. p Herqce Mssasai
Let the intention of. the law be falRled,
and We MAY approximate ! ata1ddd q
teaching not hitherto known in this coan-
ty. The boards Of education bsxj
power Of welding an influence ups IL
subject, that would confer upon the lfssedtN
and future generations lasting good I
We will notice the third andslast prop
osition. The result Of the highest grade
Of teaching upon the humanlace x ]. 1
Weare pilgrims for a1other and. d.stsEhal
4S.-~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-12

W An. Irishman who lived in an
attic, being asked what part of the house
be occupied, answered-+.df the house was
turned topsy turvy, I'd be liyip' on the
first 6ure." -
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~ "A polite young lady recently AS
serted that she had lived near q barn yard,
and that it was impossible for her to sleep
in the morning on account of tue outcry
made by gentleman hem ~,
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"Aiwife may be lost, and we may marry
again; children may die. and others can
take their places; but We can have but one
mother.p et-a q fs9l - }ha s9s4att4ts
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j t@ !" You've destroyed my, peace Of
mind, Betsy" said q despairing lover tQ
. truant lass. = 80 sss''ss - -
ut can't do you much harm, John, atse1
twas anl-amazing small piece you hdd.
any way. 2 .sas.s5E. saa ssss.Ss sel ssahsEsrs
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The Late Gov. Marcy's Quick Percep-
ton and Bluntness.

We see going the rounds of the papers
some anecdotes of Gov. Marcy's keen
ness Of perception and his bluntness, al.
most amounting to rudeness. We re-
member case of this kind which once
occurred in connection with former citi-
zen of New Albany, Mr.. Henry H. Green,
who had served in the Mexican War, and
was desirous of procuring heutenant's
commission in the army. He procured
the highest kind of recommendations as
to his qualifications and worth, and took
them in person to Washington He was
ushered into the presence of Gov. Marcy,
the Secretary of War, who, without look
ing up from the sheet Of paper on which
he was writing, asked him his business.
Mr.. Green briefly told him, and laid his
"papers" before the Secretary. Governor
Marcy ran over them, and raising up his
head gave the applicant a glance for the
first time. 1t was but momentary, but
Gov. Marcy remarked, q You have got
but one eye, STRIP and with that resumed
his writing. 1t was fact, Green was
blind in one eye; but not one-fourth of his
intimate daily associates knew it, so close
ly did the blind eye resemble the perfect
one. But Green got his commission, and
is now crcditably serving his country in
New Mexico.-New Albany (Indiana)
LedgeT. Eg.a,;1a --t..t ,gAF E.T
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Graphic Description Of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem correspondent of the
Boston Post graphically describes the ruin
and desolate condition of the Holy City.
He says: 'o9e; thS ,saa-}l go
+ The women, clothed, from head to foot
in white sheets, with their faces concealed
by black vail, resemble so many ghoules
Just risen from their subterranean abodes;
more especially as they have great fancy
for cemeteries, where they daily congre-
gate to howl No sound of youth
there are no boys in the streets no sound
of wheels-there' are no carriages the
dogs, NANCY and wolish, snarl and snap
when you disturb them in their daily work
as scavengers, and make the livelong night
hldeous with their contentious very
/ birds do not sing, but cry to each other
with a dissonant' chirp, or complain with
a harsh murniur. From the horrors o.
the city, if wei pass to- the enyirons, We
| find nought but bare rocks around stone:
and dust beneath 1.-The bright sun, reflect
ed from every object, burns into the brain
no grass, no trees, NO green thing-tht
iapromenades are cemeteries--the seats ar,
whited sepulchers. Here have been buriet
whole generations of Jews; here are TIN
bones of the Assyrian, the Egyptian, tn,
Chaldean, the Persian, the Greek, th
Syrian, the Roman, the Saracen, tn
Crusader, the Turk. In fine, Jerusalem
4 is nought but q !" heap" Of molderin,
|.bones and shattered houses. :
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tY-" John. y said 1 down east gzf f66s
her beau, ,.sou have beeaa paying ysa5P
tlistresses to me long enough; / hontirraz
to know what your seeate,stfons asAsxI
don't mes mean TO bc kept u, sSrps',re 4 = ssRyh
longer" S; - !
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! He that in thiswotla sxsuld ~ II ~
Should read the news and s5verflses
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~ The CENSUS nf K1pnnesj kISkaty
the marshall appoin by Gosernar f,Ie,
inson. makes the population 80 9, )ef z. -
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ELLIE'S WISH:
Or the joyful Surprise.
BY sAR 4.

In stihed. crowded part ofNcw York
city is large house, old and dccaycd
and SO filthy in appearance that it hard
ly seems fit for stable.
Yet it is the hnm, of human beings,
some of which were brought thus low
by mistortunes which they could not
avert while others and by far the greater
number, found the poverty aaa dcgrada-
ton by which they were surrounded but
the legitimate results of their own ac-
tons. In small room in the fourth
story sat woman busily engaged in
binding shoes, and by her side a little
girl winding thread. both neatly, but
very plainly clad. The little room with
its meagre furnishings Of a bed, three
chairs, and a trunk seemed quite full,
and yet it wore an air Of scrupulous
neatness, not at all in keeping with the
rest Of the house. Mother" exclaimed
the child after nn interval of silence
"when will father come home - 81
don't know, Ellie soon | hope -
though even as the mother spoke her
voice faltcred and her eyes filed with
tears. telling plainly that hope had al
most died out of her heart. "When he
comes, will he take us away from here,
and give US better house to live in !:
perhaps so, darling" Ellie looked up
quickly, for the usually cheerful voice
was now sad and mournful, and tears
were coursing each other rapidly down
the thin, pale checks. In an instant the
childs arms were about her mothers :
neck, and her lips quivered. "Mother,
dear mother; what ails you. What
have done: Don't cry;' and with a
child's eagcrncss she tried to comfort and
soothe. For few moments the lady
wept bitterly; then by a strong effort
drying her tears, kissed and comtorted
the frightened child, then she told her
to put on her bonnet, and they would
90 to walk. While they arc making
their simple arrangements we will look
back few years, and learn something
of their history.
1t was evening, and in the parlor OF a
large and beautiful residence in New
York sat young merchant and hiswife,
Mr. and Mrs. Herriot.
This dwelling the merchant had rent
ed three years before, intending shortly
to purchase, but in an unlucky moment
he was induced to sign a note to the
amount Of ten thousand dollars by an
old merchant, who was thought to be
one Of the most wealthy and reliable in
the city. One week after it was rumor-
ed that the house of Lindly & Co., had
closed its doors, and Mr.. Herriot became
responsible for the note. This took from
him all the money so carefully saved,
leaving only his stock Of goods and
furniture and these must be sold to
meet the demands of his own creditors
whom he honorably determined to pay
though it took his last farthing.
The evening to which we have alluded
was the one before the sale, and the two
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REvoLUrioxARY AREcDorE.--ln the
Revolutionary, war while the British army
was in possession of New York city. petty
tyrannics were. of course. not unusual.
aud intolerable. An officer entered Q
barber's shop where only boy was in At
tendance, and after deal Of clustering
and swearing. because the master Was
out, he drew his sword, and laying il on
the table with great deal Of flourish.
thus addressed the lsd,--
"Now, my boy. shave me. and. sir. by
the Lord Harry, il you draw one drop Of
blood on my face with your blusdcring
work, l will run that sword through
your body. You hear, do you. And
now take care how you go to work"
The lad proceeded deliberately with
his business. shaved the officer a. well
as he was abl., and fortunately without
nickins the skin of the elegant English
man, who surveyed himself in the glsss,
and again addressed the youngster,-
" Now tell me how You dared TO shave
me at all, after | had threatened 70 kill
you if you cut my face: Because"
said the boy. Il knew | had The advan.
tase of you. for if had been so unfortu-
nate as to nick you, would have cut
your throat from ear TO ear J"
The cold sweat broke out on the off,
GERS brow at the thought of his own
escape, and he marched out Of the shop.
at the kind Of rebels with
whom his country had to contend.
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fAs Lac Of Nsvspspsvs.

]. subssribe-swho do not sxprsss sssSss y ~
ctntrary, are considered - wisAiae - ssaAinus
thsir subscriptions.
2. II subscribers order the diseossissases sf
their papers, the psblishcr esntinus ~ ssud
them until all arrcarges are paid.
j. II subscribers negiess os refuse 70 take
shcir papers from the oabcs 70 which thsv ass u.
reeted, they are held rsspos.ik,s Gn tksy sstsis
their bills and order the pspsrs dissoutisasd.
4. If any subscribers remove " anothss plscs
without informing the publishers, and The papers
sent 10 the former direction. they are hsld
sponsble.
s. The courts have decided that rsfusiag v
take a newspaper frcn the. o0cs. for rsosviag cd
rcAying ii ancsllsd for 10 prins fsSs sviasass -
Intentional fraud,
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At midnight hour, when silence rcigns
Through all the woodland spaces.
Begin the bushes and the trees
To wave and whisper il. tho breeze,
All talking in their places.
The Rosebush flames with look OF joy.
And perfume brcathes in glowing;
"a hose's life is quickly past ---. ---.--
Then let mo. white my time shall last.
Be richly, gaiiy blowing :"
The Aspen whispers, "Sunkcn day
No, me thy glare dccciveth,
Thy slabsln Is deadly d,rt.
Iha, quivers ia the Roses heart
My shuddcrins soul it gricveth -
The slender Poplar speaks, and seems
To stretch her green hands higher;
"Up yonder life's pure river flows
So swcc;ly murmur., brightly glow.
To ,hs, still aspire -
Tn. Willow looks 20 earth and speaks:
~ toiAa tiiSf
I let my hair aoa, down to thee:
Eutwlne the rein thy flowers for me;
.As mother her child adorneth -
Ard nextthe wealthy Pium-.rer ,i,hs
Ala : my treasures crush me
This load with which my shoulders groan.
Take oft " no, mine alone
D. rolaing. yoa refresh me
TAs f,r-,rce speaks in chccrful mood
"a blossom bJre never;
But stcadfasInes- Is all my store;
/, SINNERS hca'. in winters
keep my greea forever =
Tn, ptIal a1l l1tsy O..-tree spet.>;
.Gois ,huudcrboi, cunfoand, mt
And yet 40 storm can blow me down.
Stfcasth j. my stem and ,,reag,h NV crow i,
Y weak ones. gather round me -
The Ivy vine kept c.o'e - him.
Her tcndrilS round HIM hiagins.
oil who no strength ha, of has o~a.
o. loves no, well TO sand aioac.
May to friend bc el.nsne..
NJ -hel's. now haff flrso,. they SAID
All 'ti.i u M cane creeping,
L,s ~hisptts satl.. uppn the air.
Wailc by the grave alone .loal there
The cfpfeo "a iseIy weeping.
. m'.it t1,y zach pi- hanan heart.
rhe'e sea i,r ,ccen;' creeping
WAA' w,3ltr II thy do NJ, rssch:
i'h' trees y stasitti' 1aiy preach.
Wa " N t.sne' /. b. 'lccpiag
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CIR :5.orll- -GeIIrr.
RUNNING A BL0CKADEi
OF
How the Yankee Schooner did il.
A Sketch o! tho War OF l8l2-lA.
NJ syLvASUs coBB, IN.

DARING the Summer of 1914 the Brit.
i,h took possession of all that part OF the
State OF Main lyiag east Of the Penc b:
scot. ani claimed i, as a part OF their
lawful territory. They established a
sort of naval h ada iartcrs a. CAstinc.
anl from thence seat out their cruisers
Upon the kennebec River at that time
were many thriving towns, arri quite a
number of Yankee privateers were fitted
out there. Several sailed from Bath ;
and even as high up as Hallowcll were
fitted and IN ,nled some Of these trouble
some little craft. In consequence OF all
this the Bits turac | their attention TO
this latter river. an established \ block
ad, a. It's mouth. They knew that 50 ne
privataers were being fitted out some
where up the stream, and they were de-
ternincd to take them if they came out.
Aud there was another thing which
the enemy had in view in this blockade.
There was a fort up the river short
distance and also several military store
houses; and they the British had learn
ed that provisions and ammunition were
< osxpocted from Boston or Salem for these
places. So they meant to kill two birds
with one stone: rhey would prevent
the privateers from coming out; and also
prevent the stores from going in,
Many still living. who resided upon
tn, Kennebec during that war, remem-
Der we'll the season of the blockade
They depended for much of their pro
vision upon the coasters which came from
NJ ,ssachusstts, ard now that the small
vessels were prevented from coming in
they suffered much. In Hallowell, Wa.
tesville, Gardiner, and other places, pro
visions were so scarce that many people
who were considered we'll off in ordina
ry times, lived upon the swill- gathering
OF the more wealthy; and silver dol
lars worth of meal could be carried ava,
in common pocket.hankerchicf. Ths
suffering was great. The people knew
that there were several vessels anxious
to get in. but the British war brig at tht
rivers mouth prevented them.
Among the vessels which were expect
ed at Hallowell was a heavy schoone
named 1.-THE Polly Ann" She wa
owned and commanded by man name'
Eben Wait Also another schooner
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A SCHOOL EXERCISE on WATER"
"Well,' said the teacher, "'if you will all
be attentive, will soon teach you how
to write very easily. We will take for
our s-bject to-day, Water"
4fiter pause Of few minutes, tho
teacher said:
''Now, Harry, begin
Henry.-"No animal could live with.
out water
Horace.-"Mcn sail round the world
on water. 1t is water that connects the
continents together
Eugene.-"Father says the Croton
water is great blessing to our city"
.John-'It is better to drink water
than liquor or any thing else.'
Frank.-"We could not be kept clean
without water"
WiHie.-"I love to swim and bathe
in the water
"You have all done very well," said
the teacher.
81 will tell you one thing more to say.
boys" said the teacher. Tell me, is
water a good gift, a blessing to u.s."
"Oh. yes, yes" said the b"ys; land
God gives it to u.s."
Yes, said Miss r.. "that is what {
want you to say. 1t com.s from God.
and that all our good gifts como from
Him. He is the bountiful and allwise
Dispenser of every good and perfect
gift