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The hydraulic press., 1858-10-23
Use Your Eyes.

There are some people who seem
to possess the gift of observation ina
very limited degree. They live for
years among the most curious and tho
most beautiful objects-pass by them
daily, and yet not see them. Indeed,
the divine faculty of seeing seems to
be enjoyed by but few. It is this
faculty which makes the poet or
painter, and excellence Of any kind
exists not separate from it, in some
degree. Walking one evening with
an acquaintance we wers amused by
having him arrest our steps for a mo-
ment, and, pointing to the milky way,
curiously ask, +" what was that white
streak across the sky 2" He had
noticed it., he said, for tao or three
weeks past, and did not know what
to make of it,. Wonderful observer
of nature! We endeayored to ex-
plain the mystery and wonder to him,
according to received scientific opin-
ions, but fear he was not much en-
lightened. Musing on his ignorance,
the question suggested itself-What
do we live for if it is not to learn and
to enjoy? True happiness consists
in the acquisition acknowledge; hence
men are dissatisfied with present at.
tainments, and strive ceaselsssly, to
penetrate the veil of nescience. Nor
is this knowledge such only as is to be
found in books, for, although these
may teach most things, yet their
teachings are incomprehensible to
those who see not. The best teacher
is nature. Gazing on her beautiful
face, and looking into those pure eyes
of hers, the stars, we may see into
the soul of things. There is an inf
mite variety in the lessons she con-
veys, and an infinite loneliness in tho
form of them. She instructs the spir-
it in its rights and duties by revealing
outward hkenesses-she binds it to
virtue by proclaiming its freedom.
Pleasing us through our organs Of
vision, she wins our affection and
stamps her image upon our hearts.
Like rich mems sons, we command
her services, yet are always her ODE
dent pupils. 30 aaosa
We should consider ourselves I'm.
der an obligation to use our eyes.
These organs Of outward vision edu-
cate the inner perceptive faculties.
This sort of self tuition-this acquir-
ing ofunwritten knowledge, will alone
fit us to appreciate the noble inter
pretations Of the poet and the phi1os-
opher. It will give US texts from the
universal scriptures. Without it We
are brutes with it, We are the fine
intelligences aspiring to immortality.
The hydraulic press., 1858-10-23

ExPREssIvE.-Columbus KY. is
a hard place. An old farmer, who
had been badly swindled there, said
of it: " If the Angel Gabriel hap
pens to light at Columbus, there'll be
no resurrection, for they'll swindle
him out of his trumpet before he can
make a single toot.!
The hydraulic press., 1858-10-23

A knitting machine that will knit a
perfect pair of stockings in less than
five minutes has been invented by a
New Yorker.
The hydraulic press., 1858-10-23
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS.

circulating Library of 1000 volumes, new, and i'll
good order, and constantly receiving the latest
and most desirable works published, direct from New
York and Philadelphia Magazines. Periodicals, News
papers, &c from all parts of the Globe.
Steamer papers and California Weeklies, neatly put
up for maling-Postage Free.
1t is useless for to try to enumerae the endless
variety of everything. And will say have good
assortment be found this side of San Francis
CO.
Persons wishing anything my line of business will
save money by calling me before purchasing else
where
Our Motto is We Strive to Please.
81 3m J. Z. HAMLIN.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
From the Eoening Post.
WHO STRUCK BILLY PATTER.

From the EUening Post.
WHO STRUCK BILLY PATTER
SON!
Who SAYS ever stood blow?
| am no niger, Mr.. Grow.
But to my very lioer-white!
Who dares to say would not fghtl
Twas but very slight mishap
And quite feather in my cap.
And NOT a rhite one. No. oh, 10!
did but fall and stub my toe,
Who dares to hint that I'm afraid
Or got knocked down, and never paidl
Ask Bully Brooks, if you can find him,
III did not stand behind him?
Aye, then faced my hated foe,
And felt my noble courage glow,
And loved to see his red blood flow,
And that obnoxious head laid low.
But in this case it can't be so.
feel, because-I STUDDED my toe,
Why, at that time of night, you know,
A man may be show come you sol
It's not my fault that Barksdale's rig
Was like John Gilpin's quite foo big:
How out of nothing things will grow.
| give my icord it wasn't so.
never even felt blow.
| feel-because-I stubbed my toe,
I'm not so very much to blame,
Nor have stained my honored name;
The great distinguished name of Keitt,
Who bearded Sumner in his seat.
What, coward. No! oh, no.
And you can't prone it Mr.. Grow,
For oh. for oh. you know. you know
/ only fell and sfub5ed my toe,
You needn't all keep laughing so,
And Massachusetts needn't crow;
Ny honor is as pure as snow.
What makes you look so, Mr.. Grow1
| should have stood like-Plymouth Rock,
Nor made myself a laughing stock;
Yes. and have cIvEN-perhaps-a blow.
IL I'd not chanced to stub my toe.
| tell YOU DID stub my toe,'
And he's a fool that says-oh, no.
PRAY, will the rascal let me know
Whoever dares tell me so?
Or has a single proof to show
Of any sort, or kind of blowl
Come one. Come ALL! I'll fght... Oh, nc
For might fall-and stub my toe.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

We give place to the platform
adopted by the Democratic Conven-
tion of the 23d February because we
promised to, and because we think
the room well occupied. For though
the Convention took no decided ac-
ton, yet we regard the movement as a
great one, and in the right direction.
In some remarks concerning the Sth
January Convention, we said there
was but little doubt as to the feeling
of the great popular heart on the Kan
sas Constitution question, and as little
as to the action to which that feeling
would prompt the masses if once cut
loose from the thraldom of party tram
mels. No one can doubt now. We
feel anxious that the North West
Convention be held" at rery "early
day." so that our recreant Congress
men may hear its thunders in time:
PLATFORM.
The Democratic Party of the State
of Indiana. in Mass Convention assem-
bled, make and publish these resolu-
tions:
l. That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that
this principle is recognized as funda-
mental by all American Constitutions,
and by the Democratic party.
2. That all Constitutions, State and
Federal, should be strictly construed,
and the reserved rights of the States
and the people sedulously guarded.
8. That the right Of the people to
form and regulate their domestic insti-
tutions in their own way, subject only
to the Constitution of the L. States,
as guaranteed to Kansas and Nebraska
by the organic law, inheres alike in
the people Of all other Territories Of
the United States.
4. That an application for the ad-
mission Of new State into the Union
can be known to Congress as the bona
yfde act of the people interested. only
by the fact that the Constitution &C.
companying such application has been
ratified by the people.
5. That by the principle Of the Kan.
ras- Nebraska Act, practically applied
Congress is bound to a uniform meth
cd of admitting new States into the
Union, only upon Constitutions which
have been ratified a: a fair election b,
a vote Of the people for whose govern
ment they arc framed.
8. That the last resolution adopted
by the Convention OF the Sth January
known as "thc popular sovereignt,
resolution" has been misinterpretec
in this State and elsewhere; that, il
the opinion Of the Democracy Of Indi
ana. the plain language Of that resolu
tion admits Of but one Interpretation
viz: That the Democracy of this STATE
re-affirm the great doctrine Of the Kan
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

TIE INDIANA REGULATORS.

The Lagrange Standard Of the 18th
says, 1.-The work Of our Regulators
goes bravely on" and states that the
Regulators Of Lagrange County have
been regularly organized under the
statute of the State, and are now le-
gally authorized TO finish the work
they have so encrgetically begun
That must be singular law Of Indi-
ana which legalizes mobs into Judge
Lynch Courts. A bogus money print
ing press was added to the trophies Of
the Regulators in Lagrange last week.
and two Black-Legs were added to tho
thirteen criminals already consigned to
jail by the Committee.-Cin. Com.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
For the Journal.
WHAT VOICE HATH THE EVEN.
ING BREEZE!

What voice hath the evening breeze
As il sweeps DER the waving sea
Or dances among the fow'rs
OF the wood land and the Leaf
In thrilling tones it seems to say
In murmuring accents low.
81 come afar from the misty way
Where the crystal waters Aow,-
To bring you messages of love
From the home in heaven above"
What voice hath the evening breeze
As it steals Ger the blushing flower,
And watts its sweetest fragrance
At twilights holy bourl
As it creeps among the quivering leaves,
II whispers in murm'ring strain
81 come the garland mem'ry weaves
From the past to bring again.
am unseen to mortal eye
OF natur's heart-the throbbing sigh"
What voice hath the evening breeze
As il murmurs thro' the air
And lifts the clustering tresses
From beauty's brow so fairl
al come from the home of the spirit free,
On pinions OF light and love,
To bring bright gems of JOY to thee,
To whisper of joy above.
Guided alone by an unseen hand
am of life, the secret wand.'
What voice hath the evening breeze
As il steals thro' faded bowers
And rustles the dying leaves that once
Were fair and blooming flowers,
In medling tones it murmurs soft,
"Tis thus the joys of life are laid
That come more sad and sweet than oft,
To bloom awhile to bloom and fade.
'Tis thus, life's zephyrs watt away
The evening of its summer day."
ESTURAH..
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

ny A GAS FILTER.


Invent to church one evening to hear Beecher
And, may add, was greatly entertained
He is a worthy man and witty preacher;
I'm glad so good parsons we'll maintained
The house was crowded full from base to
summit,
And had one more attempted to get in
'Twould have been difficult for him to come
il;
Yet you might hear the dropping of pin.
Right in the very midst of the grafton,
And of a sudden, out went all the gas.
The house was dark as was the young creation
Ere light fell on the wild, chaotic mass.
But Beecher Is man you cannot bluff
He said, keep still; the speech this need not
shatter;'
The audience obeved, and, sure enough,
He kept right on 5 tho nothing was the
matters
am no chemist, yet to me it's plain
That when affairs did come to such pass,
Beccher'd have stopped short off if he had
been
What some have tried to make him out
all gas.
sAn actual occurrence in III. w. Beecher',
church not many weeks since.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
From the N. Y. Tribune.
TO JOHN w. FARMER.

o. generous man. o, happy man.
Nature must seem TO thee
As bright as Eden's blissful bowers,
Without the fatal tree.
Who, in this de-extended land,
Like thee with truth can say,
Tha, they have fed their gracious Lord
A thousand times day,
How sweet must be thy nightly rest.
How glad thy waking hour.
That with the will to help the poor,
Thou also hast the power
May every JOY that earth can lend
Around thy home be spread,
And every blessing God can send
Fall on thy noble head. l.E.p.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

EE The scarlet petticoat. Of the
latest fashionable notoriety. has made
its appearance on the streets Of Indi-
anapolis-attracting considerable at
tention from the public.-Ind. Jcsr.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

N \ law preventing the marriage
OF first cousins has passed in Kentucky.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
RANDOLPH DIVISION No. 2s,

sons OF Temperance of Winchester, meets
every Tuesday evening of each week. at
ihe Temperance Hall, on the corner of Main
and Washington Streets.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
IANEs BROWN. (wM u. FRAzEE
BROWN Il FRAZEE.

Atty's at Law & NOtaries Public.
Will give special attention to the collec-
tion of all claims entrusted to them. to taking
dispositions, acknowledgement of deeds, &c.
e Office, South side Public Square,
Winchester Ind
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
T. N. BROWNE. }. J. CHENEY
BROWNE & CHENEY,

Office in Strohm's brick, f. of Court House
Give especial attention to the collection
and security Of claims.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
Business 1irtttorp.


ltkz
Trains running on the Indianapolis, Pittsburg
and Cleveland Rail Road Passing Win
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

MANSION HOUSE,
wM. KIZER, ,................ Proprietor,
North East Corner Public Square,
Winchester Ind
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

i. u. Of G.. r. of Winchester, meets
every Monday evening Of each week at their
Hall, on the corner Of Main and Washington
Streets.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
SILAS COLGROVE.
Il Counselor at Law,

West Public Square Winchester, Ind.
Will promptly and diligently attend to all
business entrusted To his care.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

i. %. ID. =. Meets every Thursday even.
ing at 81 O'Clock, at their new Hall. on the
Public square. '" '"'
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

"iNCHESTER LODGE No. So, Of
Free and Accepted Masons, meets everv Sat.
urday evening proceeding each full moon /;
and II the moon falls on Saturday, then on
that evening.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
DRAY No. 1.

uah0 T. w. KIZER, respect
,--SSA fully tenders the citizens of
winchester his acknowledgements for their
former liberal patronage, and asks for con
unuAnce OF the same. lie can always be
iouna :" round about town" with one of his
vehicies, or at his residence, on Main Street.
North OF the railroad. dec All
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
PHILLIPS HOUSE.

J. r. HUBBELL, Pronr;e,or
Re-opened September I. 1857.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04

'An actual occurrence in II. w. Beecher's
church not many weeks since.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-04
DIR. ID. FERGUSON.

Office at his old stand, cor. Main & South st.
Where he may at all times be found un-
less professionally engaged.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-19
Correct Speaking.

We advise all young people to &C.
quire in early life the habit of using good
language, both in speaking and writing,
and to abandon as early as possible any
use of slang words and phrases. The
longer they live the more difficult the
acquisition of such language will be;
and if the golden age of youth, the
proper season for the acquisition of lam
guage, be passed in its abuse, the un-
fortunate victim of neglected education
is very probably doomed to talk slang
for life. Money is not necessary to
procure this education. Every man
has it in his power. He has merely to
use the language which he reads instead
of the slang which he hears; to form
his taste from the best speakers and
poets OF the country; to treasure up
choice phrases in his memory, and hab-
ituate himself to their use-avoiding at
the same time that pedantic precision
and bombast which avow rather the
weakness of vain ambition than the
polish Of an educated mind.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-19
Statistics of Kansas.

The population of Kansas is 10000,
of which Leavenworth City furnishes
5000, Leavenworth county, $4,000.
The portion of the Territory North of
Kansas river embraces over half of the
population of the Territory, and only
one-third of the settled country.
Atchinson county contains 5000
population Doniphan, 5000; Nemaha,
1000; Brown, 1000; Marshall 1900 !;
Calhoun, 5000; Pottawattomie, $500 !;
Riley, 1900; Jefferson, 5000.
Leavenworth, Jefferson, Pottawatto-
mie, Brown and Doniphan, contain
Indian Reservations, unsettled by the
whites. The population of Indians
who still retain their tribal relations, is
about 5000.
Leavenworth county is the most
wealthy m IL the Territory. Atchinson,
Doniphan and Dodgiissss, Rsxt in order.
r The wealth of Leavenworth CITY IS
estimated at SlO,0OO,OOO; Atchinson
S2,OOO,000; Lawrence at 81 100000.
The principal towns along the river
are, commencing at the mouth of Kan
sas river, Wyandotte, situated at the
junction of the Kansas and Missouri
population 1900. Quindaro, on the
lands-populatlon 500.
Weimer, settled by Germans-probable
population 400. Delaware-population
500. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5000.
Fort ACKNOWLEDGEMENT popula-
ton 500. Kickapoo-population 500.
oumner-population 450. Atchison
city-population 1900. Doniphan-
population 1000. Palermo-population
800. Elyood-population 900. Iowa
Point-population 800. White Cloud
population 600.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-19
5IAC, CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN THURSDAY AUGUST 49, 1858

for premium, where there is no CONNIE
tition, shall be entitled to premium,
unless considered by the Board of
Managers to be of decided merit, and
shall then receive volume of transac-
tons or Patent Office Report. Nor
will any premium be awarded in any
evident case of fraud in the entry of an
article or animal .
1lth. Foreign articles owned out of
the county shall compete with foreign
articles Only, but will be received and
entered upon the same terms as those
owned in the county, and the several
committees are authorized to award
premiums on such articles in their dis
cretion.
18th. Cards will be furnished by the
Secretary, at the business Office on the
ground for each and every article or
animal entered for exhibition: desig-
mating thereon the DIVISION, CLASS
and NUMBER of the article or animal.
And the owner thereof will place the
same on such article or animal safely
secured, for the benefit of the Judges.
The name of the owner must in no in
stance be added thereto or otherwise
attached to the article or animal.
18th. All members of Viewing Com
mittees will report themselves to the
Secretary at the business office on the
grounds at o'clock of the second day
of the Fair, so as to enable the Execu-
tive Committee, who will be in attend
ance at that hour, to fill all vacancies
in said committee.
l4th. All premiums not called for
within six months from the day of
award, viii be considered as donated
to the Society.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-19

for Emily's lover, that SIZE left for q
while the score of suitors at whose ,ex-
pense she had been amusing herself,
coqueting with them all by turns, and
giving hope to none. But Edward was
handsome, and winning, and elegant !;
and, above all, be had never knelt at
her shrine-the Unsuitable heart-hunter!
And so, for the eclat of new con-
quest, she came, daily over from her
fathers magnificent estate to Hadley
parsonage, to win away, with her be-
witching smile, the heart of her cousins
lover.
Emily saw her, riding lightly alone
on her white steed, with her dark locks
braided, and her snowy plume waving
to the breeze, her red lips smiling, and
her dark eyes beaming with the delight
Of anticipated triumph. Emily, sitting
with her father and her lover in the old
parsonage sfndy, saw her brilliant
cousin, and thought, How lovely He
lena is.'' But the thought was not
mingled with envy. She won a heart
without Helena's destinations; and her
soft cheek colored, and her clear hazel
eyes beamed with innocent happiness
as she looked at her lover.
A moment more, and the quiet of
that happy circle was broken by the
appearance of this beautiful enchant-
ress cousin. Emily and her father both
knew Helena's hollow heart, yet they
gave her kindly greeting. She was
their kin. They never dreamed with
what intent she had come. They, in
their charity for others could not con-
ceive that she had an idea of evil re-
garding them.
But Helena Windham laughed at
their charity. She did not scruple to
abuse it when it served her purpose SO
to do; and she glided in, in her elegant
attire, with her soft, yet brilliant beau
ty, her captivating manner, her keen.
delicate, lightsfashing wit, and placed
herself in bewildering, dazzling con-
trast to her fair, simple, uaworldly and
yet noble cousin Emily. 1t was not
the first time Edward had seen her:
but he had never viewed her so nearly.
never spoken to her before this evening.
Helena took care that his earlist i'm
preston of her should be only an
agreeable one.
She was peerless in her loneliness,
her grace, her mental gifts; she would
have adorned royal court. Edward
was scholar and gentleman, cultivated
and refined, and a passionate admirer
of beauty. 1t would have been mar
vel if one like him had resisted her en-
chantments, for she was the verv-~-;.;t
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-19
Rules and Regulations,

1st. Seventy-fve cents entities an,
person to Membership, without whici
no person can make an entry for pre-
MUM.
2. All members, with their families
under eighteen years of age, can have
free access to the Fair grounds at al
times during the hours of exhibition
and any person being upon the grounds
not being a member, nor having a tick.
ct, shall be required to pay twenty-five
cents.
Sd. All other persons will be required
to pay a fee of one dime at the gate.
for each day, before being allowed to
enter upon the Fair grounds.
4th. Horses, carriages and stock
other than that entered for premiums
without the payment of twenty-five
cents for every single horse or other
animal, and fifty cents for every pair of
horses, shall not be allowed to enter
upon the Fair ground.
5th. All animals when entered for
premiums, shall be subject to the
control of the committee HAVING the
of the grounds, and shall
not be allowed to go at large upon the
grounds.
9th. ALI articles for exhibition must
be registered on the first day of the
Fair, or previous thereto, and be deliv-
cred by nine A. M. of the second dav.
and the exhibitor should see that tbev
are properly labelled in order to insure
the attention of the judges: and for the
purpose of facilitating business, persons
wishing to enter articles for premiums
can do so by letter to the Secretary
describing the same, at any time pre,
vious to six o'clock p. M. of the first
lay of the Fair.
9TH. The examination of the JUDGES
Will commence at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon. of the second day of the Fair.
md their decisions will be made at 2
,'clock in the afternoon of the same
lay, before which time no animal or
lrticle shall be taken from the ground
without the express permission of the
committee upon that animal or article
Any person transgressing this rule for
eits his title to premium.
8th. In the examination or exhibition
+ horses, no riding or driving faster
han trot shall be allowed. A trans
'ression of this rule win subject the
ransgressor to forfeiture Of a pre-
lium, at the discretion of the Execu-
i've Committee.
9th. The awards of the Committee
nil be read at three o'clock p. M. of
he second day, Immediately after
'hich the election Of officers for the
nsuing year will be held.
10th. No article or animal entered j