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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-22

have just ed another LOT OF those
-. ' Ssa9slu4 Bengal Hats. BLISS a OAMPBELL,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
Tine AeoIlan Harp.

During a great portion of the year
persons might enjoy the melancholy
music of this instrument, we therefore
give the following directions for its CON
struction:
1t consists of long narrow box of
very thin wood, about six inches deep,
with a circle in the middle of the up :
per side: of an inch and half in diam
eter, in which are to be drilled small
holes. On this side, seven, ten, or
more strings OF very fine catgut are to
be stretched over bridges at each end,
like the bridge uir a fiddle, and screwed
up or relaxed with. screw pins. The
strings must all be tuned to one and
the Same note Cd is perhaps the best,
and the Instrument should be placed in
window partly open, in which the
width is exactly equal to the length oi
the harp, with the sash just raised to
give the air admission. When the all
blows upon these strings with different
degrees of force. 1t will excite different
tones of sound. Sometimes the blast
brings out all the tones in full concert
and sometimes it sinks them to the soft
est murmurs. A colossal instrumen
of this description was invented at Mi
Ian, in 1856 by the Able Gattoni.-
He stretched seven strong wires, tune'
to the notes of the gamut, from the to-
of tower sixty feet high to the hous
of Signor Moscate, who was interest
ed in the success ofthe experiment; an
this apparatus, called the "giant's harp,
4 in blowing weather yielded fengthene
peals of harmonious music. In storr
this music was sometimes heard at tn
distance of several miles.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
. Shirt 'Mis!rIln1al.
a. washington City Gambling

A. "08nhNRtOm CITY OSi1NAOl1nS
House.
- The following description of a
Washington City sportsman and his
gambling house, We extract from an
exchange: so -sf 5-s,E -;.eta-
One of the most, celebrated and sue
cessful sportsmen of this or any other
country, was buried in this city on Sun
day week. The occasion of his death
affords me an opportunity of giving
your readers sketch of the man and a
description Of his gaming house. Let
IT. serve rs a warning, not as an ex-
ample.
He had been Sresident of Washing
ten some 6fteen or twenty years, during
which period he amassed great wealth
by gambling, or, to use the mild and
honest language of the avenue, ''ho re-
allied an ample fortune out of the she-
neutrality-suspicious. of his house /" His
.shOuse" being the most elegant, and his
bank the most Weighty and substantial
In the country, Il has been for years the
fashionable aud fascinating resort for
wealthy planters, fast Congressman, as
piFing diplomats, and ambitious sports
men from every part of the world
Fer many years past he has livedin the
most luxarient style, having like cer-
tain. other, rich man. sbeen clothed in
purple, and fine linen, aud Jared sump-
tuously every day." In person he was
above the medium size, fat and sleek,
ofpleasing address and generous dis
position; exhibiting in his general de-
pertinent to strangers the characteristics
of . Weil-fed, good natared clergyman,
rather than that of 4 heartless, nnre-
'aeRting gambler.
His reputation for generosity was
widely established IF college was to
be endowed, church built, or private
charities 10 be dispensed, his was sure
to be among the most muuifcent of the
donations. His wife, now a widow, was
of good parentage; a woman of rare
beauty and accom- pIishments, possessing
social qualities, which, combined with
the dazsling allurements of wealth, in
sured her troops of admirers and cour
texans. Rolling along the avenue il
her magnificent equipage, which far ex
ceeds in richness and style that of tn,
President of the United States, or tina
of any other gentleman IN Washington
she looked very queen-beiug undis
tprbed by any thought that her pres
ense sent q dagger to scores of heart
whose patrimony, unlawfully obtained
had contributed to her enjoyment in tn
same proportion that its loss had adde
to the woes and wretchedness of the be
holder. a,.,l ...t.,. ass -s-.....-.
His establishment was upon Penn
sylyania avenue, between the Nationa
Hotel and the Capitol. Let US approrc
and look at it. @ "a
Yoa enter by door of variegate
stained glass, which. byfgas light, re
fleets all the colors of the rainbow. A.
cending a fight of stairs you reach
door, pull bell, and instantly sma
aperture opensand you are greeted wit
a pair of red eyes and double row {
ivory, set in black, which nominally b'
long to Sambo, but which, in fact, Al
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
Shirt Buttru.
THE GlFF OF Love.

Ha = O. l.
"Give me" said, "that ring,
Which on thy taper finger CLEANS;
Sweet thoughts to me twill bring,
When summer sunsets beams
-, Have faded o'er the western sea,
And left me dreaming, love, of thee. "
~ sCh no r. the maiden cried;
"This shining ring is bright, but cold;
That bond is loosely tied
7a Which must be clasped with gold
'-i The ring would soon forgotten be: .
-iie' Sepe better gift I'll give to thee r.
s "Then give me that red rose"
Said I, eEhieh on thy bosom heaves
In eestasied rePose,
And droOps its blushing leaves:
IF thou wouldst have me think of thee
Fair maiden, give the rose to me %
ss'Ohi no z, she softly said,
II will not give thee any lfower:1
This rose will surely fade ;agt.t er
II passes with the hour; s.e ses @
A faded rose can never be @ .
es,aivAn emblem Of my love for thee r.
$50 .AThen give me but thy word
A VOW Of love-'tweTe better yet,
cried :-"Who once has heard
Such vows, can nc'er forget
If thou wilt give such pledge to nae,
No ring nor roee I'll ask of thee!"
o. "OhI nef, she said again;
HFOr spoken VOWS are empty breath,
sr~l Whose memory is vain
When passion pcrisheth:
gas If e'er 1 lose my love for thee,
rs My VOWS must all forgotten be p
a. .rsaa
Then what" / asked, "wilt thou,
% dearest! to thy lover give?
= No ring. nor rose, nor VOW, aa.t.
May / from. thee receive;
-r And yet, some symbol should there be
To typify thy lore for mop
Then qdrooped her silvery voice ,,
Unto whisper soft and low:
"Here, take; this gift--my choice
The sweetest love can know r. az
She raised her head all lovingly, 81
b, And smiling, gaye-a kiss to me
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
Modest witness.

We find in Pennsylvania paper a
funny report of Grim. con. case, in
which one Jerry Slade, a rough coun-
tryman was the principal witness. We
give the nub of it, as it contains G reat
moral lesson. The parties to the dia-
logue are the counsel for plaintiff and
Jerry. ''Spondulix" is Jerry's phrase
for money, referring in this instance to
a couple of "saw horses" that is, ten
dollar bills:
"And do you know the reason Capt.
Dunbar gave Mrs. Nicely these two saw
horses as you call them r' "I don't,
sir; 1 hearn him say that them spondu-
lix would buy silk frock like Mrs
Wethereli's, and she said yes, it would
but l amt goin' to swear to anything
more n this ''Did Mrs. Nicely's dres;
appear much disordered ?" "I guess
not 1t acas d--d badly torn,
recollect. Mabby you mean that !"
do, and am much obliged to you fol-
your straightforward testimony. "HoW
did you come to see the parties in the
grove? "Well, 1 was there myself 9
lying off under an old tree, an seed
Mrs. Nicely kisscn old Captain Bum
Der, and if you ,oant to hnoto anything
further, .just tmn them tcin,nacn out o
court, that's all -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

flock of sheep. ~ ..z..,'a' .'aHit',t...'
S~ The smallest children are near-
est God, as the smallest plannets are
nearest the sun. T--s..f = xst-
nM- A frog under a harrow is not
supposed to be in tho enjoyment. Of en-
tire peace of mind.
pg Some men, like pictures, are dt-
ter for corner than full light. - /.
B@- Whoever is the foxs servant
must bear up his tail. .a=if as'a.t Il
pa-"You know, madam, that ana
quite lion." "Sir, if not the king Of
beasts, you are undoubtedly a very great
beast" =
n@- Pleasure is sometimes only q
change of pain. A man who has had
the gout, thinks he feels first rate when
he gets down to rheumatism again. -
B0r Then. Y. Independent desert
bes a ridiculous yet painful scene in
public school room in New York-a,ra ,raw
Irishman with "rich broe ue" trying 10
teach English to a stupid Germanl.
HA- Perhaps the reason why poets in
vest animals and iDanimate objects with
human affections and attributes is, that
they find men so generally devoid %
them.
nA- He that comes to seek after
knowledge with a mind to scern and
censure, shall be surd to fad matter
enough for his humer, but none fer his
instruction. -.-.--
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
ALaWYer.s Story.

Tom strikes Dick oFer the shoulders
with a rattan as big as your little 7fih-
ger. A lawyer in his indictment, would
tell you the story as follows:
And that whereas the said ThomSs,
at.thes said place, ON the year aud d AZ
aforesaid, in and upou the body of the
said Richard, against the people Of the
State of Ohio, and their dignity, did
make most violent assault, aud infiio-
ted great many and divers blows,
kicks. cuffs, thumps, humps, contusions.
gashes, hurts, wounds. damages and in
juries in and upon the head, neck.
breast, stomach, hips, knees, shins, and
heels ofsaid Richard, with divers sticks.
canes, clubs, logs of wood, stones, dag
gers, dirks, swords. pistols, cutlasses,
bludgeons, blunderbusses, and board
ing pixies, then and there held in the
hands, fists, claws and clutches Of him
the said Richard. is'b - ',et't.t
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

BAD. Is THE BEsr.-A friend of ours
was travelling lately while afflicted with
a very Bad cold ne ahnoycd his fcI-
low travellers greatly, till finally one Of
them remarked in tone of displsas-
ure- sG : u
''Sir, that is very bad cough of
yours.
"True, SIR" replied our friend, "bus
you will excuse me-its the bcsf Tca
Qot !' .-- :. E---v
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

@- Mother you mustn't whip mo foy,
running away from school any more ~
"Why ?" Because my school boks says
that .pnts are the most industrious be-
ings in the world; and aip't I tr~-
ant ?" t--5-'
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

N1ufhdufs the secret sweet.
There's not dew-steeped blossom,
Or glistening orange tree,
But furnish its leaves glee-laden,
To breathe this JOY to me.
List! that is the sound of rowing
Stealing along the air;
[ must gather round my temples
This weigh. of braided hair;
And trust to glowing darkness,
And evening shadows dim,
To hide with their wing the traces
OF tears I've shed for him.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

n@- There is a man in West Cam
bridge whose lege are SO long, that he
makes his pantaloons out of hose pipe ;
and another so crooked that they can t
get him into the watch house door.
ssa- Our Southern friends are under
the impression that, if a ankee were to
meet Death on the pale horse, he would
banter him to swap horses.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
A strict Temperance Man.

We were accosted the other evening,
says the editor of Boston paper, '6y
gentlemanly looking man, evidentlybal
ancipg q clever sized buick 10 his castor.
81 say, mister win you be kind
enough to tell mo the way to Broad
way?" :" 7'''1 is'a sA'
No Broadway here, sir; this'is'hOt
"oh, aht yes, that's a fact, Well, I
tey your pardon4youf pardon; show
me to. 4th street. Mii-M filler Hotel"
Now you're in nPhiiadelPhia,ol old boy.
Wrong again" q ziaAs he
ala! hal well, Tn darn'd confuse3.
that's fact. An right. Please TO tell
me whe-whether it's left or fighF I
take to Holiday street?Yv liz 80 -1ss
"That'sfa streeti that amt got this
way yet. Perhaps you are thinking. Of
the city of Baltimere?'
'sWell, where the deuce am I, stran.
ger, anyhow?' T7'ls2c3fs does &4sE
We told him in Boston. - sit as
He jammed his fists into his pockets,
after hitting his hat smash, and stepped
out observing. ia ''i'~''
20 swell, I'm darned If I follow this
temperance caravan any longer *
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

w 1t is recorded that an extraordi.
nary surgical operation was lately per.
formed which killed the patient. The
doctor, at the last accounts WAS doing
WELL s-.......
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

p~ A few nights since, in New
York, a serenading party, after spending
an hour in producing the most dulcea
strains. were Informed by polite watch
man that "nobody lived there"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

RS A western college professor thus
illustrates very important branch of a
young lady's education besides this
there is the piano, where the fingers
are compelled to travel more in one day
than the feet do in one term; and the
mind must be kept in stretch over spi-
der-tracked music till reason reels and
the brain swims, and the notes on the
page before her carry no more idea to
the mind than so many tadpoles trying
to climb orer q fire buried rail fence
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

BG At the fourth of Jnly celebration
in Marion county, Illinois, young q;
dy offered the following toast: The
young men of America: Their arms our
support. Or arms their reward. AyE-3
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

DG- Wealth brings care and appre-
hension. The colchian ram with the
golden fleece, though furnished with
wings, was probably in constant fear Of
getting sheared.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

B~ Politeness is the just mediue
between ceremony and rudenesa., h.:57
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
Marriage.

Nature never did betray the soul that
loved her, and nature tells men and wo-
men to marry. just as the young man
is entering upon life-just as he comes
to independence and mans estate-just
the crisis of his being when it is to be
seen whether he decides with the good,
and the great, and the true, or whether
he sink md be lest tforever-matrimony
gives him ballast and the right impulse.
War with nature and she takes a sure
revenge. Tell young man not to have
an attachment that is yirtuous. and he
viii have ono that is vicious. Virtuous
love, the honesty of man for the woman
he is about to marry, gives him an an
chor for his heart-something pure and
beautiful to live and labor for. And
the woman, what a pure light is shed
upon her path; it makes life for her no
day dream, no idle hour, no painful
shadow, no passing show, but something
real, earnest, worthy of her heart and
hand. But most folks are towards and
dare not think so; we lack grace; and
we are of little faith; our inward eye is
dim and dark.
The modern young lady must marry
in style-the modern young gentleman
marries n fortune. But in the mean
while the young girl grows an old maid,
and the youth takes chambers-ogles
at the nursery maids, and becomes a
man about town-a man whom it is
dangerous to ask into your house for
his business is intrigue. The world
might have had happy couple; instead,
it gets fretful woman, plague to all
around her. He becomes sceptic in
all virtue; a corruptor of the youth of
both sexes; a curse in whatever circle
he may enter. Even worse may result.
Ste may be deceived and die of bro
ken heart. He may rush from one
folly to another, associate only with the
depraved, bring disgrace, and sorrow
upon himself and all around him, and
sink into an early grave.
Our great cities show what becomes
of men and women who do not marry.
Worldly fathers and mothers advise not
to marry till they can support wife,
and the boys wickedly expend double
the amount in bad company. Hence it
lis, all wise men-like Frankhn-advo-
cate early marriages; and that all our
great men, with few exceptions, were
men who married young. Wordsworth
had only -eae-huudred. pounds year
when he first married. Lord Eldon
was so poor that he had to go to Clare
market. London, to buy sprats for sup
per. Coleridge and Southey had no
income when they married. We ques-
ton, at any time, whether Luther had
more than fifty pounds year. We
blast humanity in its very drawn. Fa-
theirs, you say you teach your sons pru-
donee-you do nothing of the kind
your worldly-wise and clever son is al
ready ruined for life. You will find
him at the faro tables aud frec-lore cir
cles. Your wretchcd worldly wisIo m
taught him to avoid the snare of mar
rying young; and soon, if he is not in,
volvcd in embarrassment that will last
him for life, he is Llase fellew- heart
less, false, without single generous
sentiment or manly aim-hc has "no
God, no Heaven, in the wide world"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

p@ IF you play with fool alone, he
will play with you in society. ,-..
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

na- Dose no opportunity of doing .
good action time is short.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

na- Pride is Ike shepherd Il dri-
veth men WHITTIER it pleaseth, like =
flock of sheep. -.,la' -,,fl' itts'
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
HE'S COMING.

He's coming, the blushing rose a
Whispers it low to me,
And the starlight hastens with it,
Over the twilight sea. a,a# ..f
All trembling the zephyrs tell me,
On light winds hurrying past,
And my own heart quickly beating,
Coming, coming at last
The soft Tipped wave of the ocean,
511l Iuf horsr A fook
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
How the People in Kansas Feel


How the People in Kansas Feel.
The Republican editors and letter
writer's who arc speculating upon the
trouble which they imagine Kansas will
give Congress this winter, by applying
for admission into the Union, will be
interested in reading the following Kan
sas letter, of the date of October 23,
which we clip from that devoted aBleed-
ing Kansas" paper, the New York Trii-
bune. 1t says: ...s
"Our friends at the Hust arc urging
That we now take prompt action for the
future-form constitution and de-
mand immediate admission into the
Union. We thank them for their in
terest and their advice, but We think
the policy a bad one for the present
Had we not better leave the question of
assuming the responsibilities ola State
until the people are ready forit? know
what say when l tell you that the peo-
pie are not ready for this step. Why?
First, they are not prepared to sustain
the burdens ofthe government. Second,
they are tired of politics, political con
ventions, constitutions, political quaaks
hacks and mountebank. They desire
rest and opportunity to improve their
homes, cultivate aheir farms, and get in
state of independence. Our hope and
prayers now are that grace will be given
to the President to send US as good n
Governor as the last, and one that will
follow his policy, and that our friends
will allow us to act for ourselves"
IF it had not been for "our friends at
the East" to whom this correspondent
alludes, there would never have been
any trouble in. Kansas. "Our friends
at the East had better mind their own
business and let Kansas alone.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

pa- Little minds, like weak liquors,
are soonest soured. Ia
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

sA- Judgment is a faculty which very
few people have enough of to discover
that they want more.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

E@ Why is crinoline like an obsti
nate man? Because it of ten stands ou
about trifes.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

pA- A child may safely be left to find
out by his own experience that mustard
will bite his tongue, but he must be pre-
Iudiced. against ratsbane.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
About GirI's Names.

IF you are very precise man, and
wish to be certain of what you get, new
er marry girl named Ann; for we have
the authority of Lindley Murray and
others that san is an indefinite article" :"
If you would like to have wife who
is "one of thousand" you should
marry an Emily or Emma, for any prin-
ter can tell you that GEMS are always
counted by thousands.
If you do not wish to have bustling
fly about wife, you should not marry
one named Jenny; for every cotton
spinner knows that jennies are always
on the go.
If you want to marry Belle, it is
not necessary that you shonld be a sex
ton, just because you have tc ring her
at the altar.
IF you marry one named Margaret,
pyou may fear for the manner that she
| will end her days, for all the world
knows that "Pegs" were made for hang
ing.
If you wish to succeed in life as a
porter, you should marry Caroline, and
treat her kindly; for SO long as you con-
tinue to do this you will be good to
Carry.
| The most incessant writer in the world
is he who is always bound to Alkaline
You may adore your wife, but you
will be surpassed in love when your
wife is Dora.
Many men of high moral principles
and who would not gamble for the worlc
; still have not refused to take Bet
|.
n@Ohi the memory of the mother
heart--how groen, how fresh it is N,
flowers wither there, no lilies fade
But the dark eyes look still through tn,
spirit bars of earth and heaven; the,
are "my little baby's eyes" still. Tho
} the earth covers it, and grass shrouds it
3 the little body seems often Nesting clos
to her bosom, and she only adds pal
of snow-white wings and watts it to it
celestial home.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

the boy who has the most pluck makes
up to the prettiest girl, his heart in his
throat, and his tongue clinging to the
roof of his mouth, and crookiDg his el-
bow, stammers out the words, "Shall I
see you home ~ She touches her fin
gers to his arm, and they walk home
about q foot apart, feeling as awkward
as couple of young goslinss. As
soon as, she is safely inside or own
doors, he struts home, and thinks he
has really 1e,n and gone and dons it.
Sleep comes to him at last, with dreams
n6z1Ei1eliRe-andr calico, and he awakes
in the morning and finds the doors of
life open to him-and the pigs squeal-
ing for breakfast. -z ' 1-f''i"
CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS.
We have passed over churning and
learning the catechism, because we arc
fearful of making this article too long,
although we might have talked of butter
that would not be persuaded to come,
and perplexities of literary turn of
mind and head that measured seven
and quarter when asked what the
chief end of man was. Boyhood is a
green passage in mans experience in
more senses than one. 1t is pleasant
thing to think over AMI laugh about
now, though it was serious enough then
Many of our present trials are as ridic-
ulous as those which now touch the
risibles in the recollection and when we
get to the other world and look upon
this, and upon the infancy of the soul
through which we passed here, we have
no doubt that we shall grin o7er the
trials which we experienced when we
lost our fortunes, when our mills were
swept away or burned, and when we
didn't get elected to the Legislature
Men are but boys of larger growth.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

pg- The smallest children are near-
est God, as the smallest plaonets Are
nearest the sun. r .f 49,