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Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15
GREAT TRIUMPH OF FREE
DEMOCRACY!
TWELVE HUNDRED MAJORITY.


We have to record to-day another
glorious triumph of the Free Democ-
racv of ST. Louis, over a combination
of all the opposition in the city, by a
majority which viii range close upon
twelve hundred votes. We say it is
glorious triumph, and if we consider
the appliances that were used, the
prodigal expenditure of public monies,
the various elements that were consol-
iiated against us. and the almost SUI
perhuman exertions of our adversaries
at the polls. we may safely say that a
more signal victory the Free Democ-
racy of this city never achieved. The
vote will demonstrate that in those
wards where it was thought We should
have accessions from the American
party. the mass of that vote was, on
the contrary, united upon the opposi-
ton. The large organization of inde-
pendent fire companies went almost in
solid body against our ticket, and
struck hands with the national democ-
racv, who rallied all their forces under
the banner of the opposition. From
the custom house to the sub treasury,
from the Republican office, the Leader
office, the Herald. from all the nests of
the plunder-seekers, and the haunts of
the administration trained bands, active
partisans, and silent strikers, wire
workers, thimble-riggers and political
pigeons-droppers trooped forth, and
nothing that Ingenuity could invent,
or audacity could dare, was left un-
tried. The manufacture of lies was
upon scale enormous even for the
Foundry of Lies" The appeals were
made to every prejudice and every
passion, and our honest cotemporary
of the Republican, as last resort,
placar,led Mr.. Filley ''as having once
been Shareholder" and presented that
as reason why he should be voted
against. So much for the character OF
the contest. 1t is sufficient at this late
hour to say that the whole ticket has
triumphed by a magnificent average
majority of twelve hundred votes, that
we have carried both branches of the
City Council. and that the free soil
gain in st. Louis since April last,
when the party came in by a plurality.
and failed by nearly two hundred votes
of a majority, has been from fourteen
10 fifteen hundred votes. This is glory
enough for one day-S. Louis Demo
crot, 9Th
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15
From The Netr York Post. April I'd.
HENRY WARD BEEClIER On THE
HISTORY OF BURToN'S OLD
TIIEATER.

Henry Ward Bcccher having been
announced to preside at the Prayer
Meeting in Burton's old TheatT to-
day, the building was crowded TO ex-
cess.
In opening the exercises, he announ-
ced that the United States Govern
ment would take possession of the
building on Monday next. and that
consequently. the Prayer Meeting to-
day was the last one to be held there.
He then referred to the history of the
building, as follows:
"What history has been here
The history of this building in other
days, no man has written, and no man
can write; and only eternity itself can
ever disclose the fictitious joys and the
real sorrows-the seeming virtues that
masked corruption of manners, or the
ten thousand forms of external purity
which covered hideous vice. What
thoughts-what ripening feelings bios
soming in corruption! Wha: have
been the histories that have here had
their beginning and consumation?-
God Almighty knows, and none other
can know.
Then came the season of idleness-
The old building, where the lights had
flashed so long upon such varied scenes,
was deserted-the mice played and
gnawcd III it, and nobody disturbed
them.
'Thcn came this strange transfer
nation. 1t was opened for Gods
people to sing and pray in.
What history has been this, too,
God Almighty only can tell. Of this
we are sure. that tens and scores OF
men. who with reckless haste were
hurrying down to destruction, have
been plucked as brands from the burn
ing. and have here received an educa.
ton to Which their future life will bear
witness. o
"Thcrc are youths here whose gray
haired sires will tell their grandchil-
dren, ia coming years, how their faith
er went on in sin, until at last he was
won by Gods Spirit here.
"And in Europe there will be men
who will think of Burton's Old Thea
ter, and thank God. And men riding
through the forests of Oregon, shall
pause upon their lonely journey. and
drop a tear of gratitude in thinking OF
the meetings in this old building
Friendships have been here begun that
VIII Dc cousuliluidtcu III Aico'Oh, ahu
joys which here begun shall blossom
and exhale fragrance forever and for
ever.
God be thanked for these blessings
God bc thanked that Heavens gates
have been opened in the place of He'll. F"
1t is probable that the meetings will
be continued in some other place
Tammany Hall is spoken of,
A proposition is on foot for daily
concert prayer meetings in behalf OF
President Buchanan, the Members OF
Congress, and the heads Of depart
ments.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

y similar confusion often arises In
the use of the verbs SCI and set ST. is
an instransitive, set transitive verb;
vet how often do we hear such express
sions as, Il have set sat with him
for hours" "She set (sa;) three nights
by the patients bedside" What did
they set?-plants, trees, traps, or
what? for, as an objective case is evi-
IDENTIFY implied by the use of an active
verb, an object is indispensable to com
plete the sense. No tense whatever OF
the verb '.to sit" is rendered set
and this last has but one rord through
out the whole verb, except the active
participle setting" and "sit" has but
two words, ..sit" and sat" except
the active partieiple sitting" there
fore it is easy to correct this error, by
the help Of little attention.
| will not suppose that YOU are so
illiterate as to say 1--WE dome this. "
You done that" instead Of I'VE did
this" You did that and vet this
gross blunder is too common even
among persons claiming to have some
education. Il did it." or Il have
done it," is phrase correct in its for
nation, its application being. OF
course, dependent on other circum-
stances. "You hadn't osgh TO do it,
is another blunder that we sometimes
hear. "You ought not to do it" is
the correct phrase. BE on your guard
against the misuse of language.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15
From the Atlantic Monthly.
(ORNUCOPlA.

There's a lodger lives on the first hoor,
(My lodgings are up in the garrett
At night and at morn he taketh a horn
And calleth his neighbors to share it,
A horn SO long, and horn 80 strong,
| wonder how they can bear IL.
don't mean to say that he drinks,
For that were joke or scandal;
But, every one knows it, he night and day
blows it,
| wish he'd blow out like a candle.
His horn is so long, and he blows it 50 strong,
He would make Handle fly off the handle
Bv taking horn | don't hint
That he swigs either rum, gin, or whiskey;
It's re who drink in his din worse than gin,
His strains that attempt to be frisky,
But are grievously sad.-A donky, add,
l. a. musical, braying in his Key.
It's a puzzle to know what he's at;
could pity him, if it were madness:
never vet knew him to play tune through
And il gives me more anger than sadness
TO hear his horn stutter and stammer to
Its various abortions of badness.
At his wide open window he stands,
Overlooking his bit of a garden;
One can see the great ass ut one end oil his
Blaring out, never asking your pardon:
This terrible burting he thinks is not hurt
ing
As long as his own ear-drums harden.
He thinks, I've no doupt, it is sweet,
While thus Time and Tune he is Having
The little house sparrows feel all through
their mdrrows
The Jar and the fuss of his PLAYING
The windows all shaking, the babies all
waking,
The very dogs bowling and baying.
One note out of twenty he hits,
Anu, CnttTtu, Dions P'0't"oc I'M 49,
His time is his own. lie goes sounding
alone,
"a sort of Columbus or Cortes,)
On perilous ocean, without any notion
Whereabouts in the dim deep his port is.
Like man late from club, he has lost
His key. and around stumbles moping,
Touching this, trying that. now sharp,
now Hat,
Till he strikes on the note he is hoping,
And a terrible blare at the end of the air
Shows he's got through at last with his
| groping.
There,-he's finished, at least, for a while
| He is tired, or come to his senses;
And out of his horn shakes the drops that
were borne
Bv the winds of his musical frenzies.
There's rest, thank our stars, of ninety
nine bars,
| Ere the tempest of sound recommences.
When all the bad players are sent
Where all their false notes are protested
am sure that Old Nick will play him a
trick,
When his bad trump and he are arrested,
And down in the regions of Discord's own
legions
His head with two French horns be
crested.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

After the reading Of tie address. on
motion. the chair was requested to ap-
point Committee of FIVE to draft rcso-
lutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting.
The resolutions were strongly con
demnatory of the destruction of the
press. and of the suppression of free
speech.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

A MODEL TEyAST.-"Jimmv. get
some kindlin' an be maxim fire.
"Plaze sir, | can'.-Misther o Brien
nsed the last banisther yistherday."
The bsnisthers gone? Then go on
the roof and ,hry the vartue O. them
shingles"
Exit Jimmy.
In week afterwards. Mr. Murphy
wants "a reduckshin o. the rint-'kase
why?-fhe roof iakes"'
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

ES- "My german friend. how long
have you been married."
"Vell. It's thing vat seldom don't
like to tauk about; but ven / does. il
seems to be so long as i, never vas. ="
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

THE COMING SuxAER-lt j. said
that the Earle of Rose. one e the frst
astronomers Of Europe, has tdd gen
tleman in England that hc anticipates
one OF the most Intensely hot summers
this year that has ever born known.
and he advises farmers 10 build Shells
for their cattle. by way Of protection
against the extreme heat. sf
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

xr- The following pertinent, ques-
ton was addressed TO a lawyer IN a
ncighboring village: -
..If distance lends cbchsn'meni io
the view. and the view refuses "a az
turn il, can distance obtain any legal
redress"
The LAWYER refuses 90 answer until
he receives q retainer. se-ts'4s@
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

E- Henry Jsmestein. a lagcr-bier
brewer residing in Avenue b. came
home drunk a few nights since. and
laying himself down upon the bed
where his infant child was sleeping
in his drunken stupor rolled upon the
babe. and smothercd and crushed it to
death.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

Fxr Six feet in his boots. exclaimed
old Mrs. Beeswax. "What will the
impudence of this world come 10,
wonder! Why they might just as
reasonably tell me that a man had six
heads in his hat
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15
@DBN qlSTRY .@
IL w. EOSDlCK.

ID ESPECTFULLY announces to the
II. Ladies and Gentlemen of Winchester
aud vicinity, that he has Located in the place
and opened an Office in Monks building,
above HATS Store. ON franklin street,
where he NAV be consulted for all oper-
ations on the Teeth, such as Cleaning,
Filling and Extracting. Also, inserting Ar
tiiicial Teeth on Gold, Silver, Platina or
Gutta Percha, in any number required from
one to an entire set, complete, in the most
approved style. Correcting irregularities IN
children's teeth. Particular attention will
be paid To all diseases of the mouth. All
operations warranted. Chloroform admins
tered when necessary. Examinations and
advice given free of charge. Mr.. Fosdick
will call at private residences by request
Having had some ten years practice in Den
tistry, he feels confident in assuring the
public that he is enabled to give entire sat
isfaction in all respects. feb %, 1905.
n. B.-Office hours from o'clock A. VI.
to 1 o'clock Z. VI. of each day.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

k1- The Supreme Court od Massa.
chusctts has dcciccl that lagcr-bier is
intoxicating.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15
From the School Monthly.
IMPROPRIETIES OF SPEECH.
CoSTTSUED.

\ common error may be observed
in the use of the ogectire case of personal
pronouns instead of the nominafire A
lady inquiries of her friend, WHO
was that gentleman walking with you
yesterdy?" 1T was my brother. who
has just returned from Europe" Il
thought it was him (he). from his re-
semblance to your father" "llary
attempted to surprise me this evening.
but as soon as | heard lady's step
knew it was her (she)." The words
in parentheses are Of course the proper
ones to be used in these expressions.
A very common blunder is the SUBJ
stitution of the transitive verb lay for
the intransitive verb lie { to lie DOWN.. l."
Nothing can be more erroneous than
to say, as persons who ought to know
better constantly do, Il shall 20 and
lag down What are you going TO
lay down-money, carpets, plans, or
what? for. as transitive verb is used,
an object is wanted to complete the
sense. The speaker means, in fact, to
tell us that he (hiinself) is going to iic
dorm; instead of which he gives us to
understand that he is going to lag
down or put down something which
he has not named, but which It is nec-
cssary to name before We can under
stand the sentence; and this sentence,
when completed according to the rules
of grammer, will never convey the
meaning he intends.
How often are critical ears wounded
by such expressions as the following:
My brother lays (lics } i'll of fever
''rhe ship lays (lies) at the end OF
Long Wharf," The books were lay
ing (lying) on the floor;;' "IIe iaid
(lay) on a sofa three weeks" After
| had laid Claim down, l remembered
that ! had left my pistols laying (lyins
ON the table" You must perceive
that in every one of these instances the
wrong verb is used, the right one be-
ing given in parenthcsis. The error
probably originates in the circum-
stance of the present tense of the verb
"being similar to the past tense of the
verb ''to lie."
In such sentences as the following.
wherein the verb is used reliectiyely,-
"Now / lay me down to Sleep" IF
lay myself down on the grass, / shall
catch cold" "He laid himself down on
the ilOor, the verb ito lay Is cor
rectlv substituted for the verb Ito lie;"
for the addition of the emphatic pro-
noun myself or himse!f, constituting
an objective case, and coming immedi-
ately after the verb without the inter
.yention of proposition, renders it
necessary that the verb employed
should be tronstive, that is, verb in
which the sense passes across from it
to some noun.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15

I. q. of &. Il. 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, 1858-04-15
RANDOLPH DI.IsIoN No. ee,

Sons Of Temperance OF Winchester, meets
every Tuesday evening OF each week. a;
she Temperance Hall. 90 the corner of Main
and Washington sir,sts
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-15
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Trains running on the indianapolis, Pitt-burs
and Cleveland Rail Road Passing Win
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-12-30
Winter Evenings.

The long winter evenings are now
fast approaching. Those who have at.
tanned to years of maturity look back
upon the evenings at home as the most
delightful part of their early life.
In the home of the opulent, no part
of the day can be so delightful rs the
winter evening. From their sumptuous
evening repast the family withdraw to
the parlors, which are enlivened by the
glow Of the fire and the brilliant light
Of the chandelier.
e Now stir the fire, and close lhe cnrtuln fast,
Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round"
Father and mother are seated in the
easiest chairs; before them are placed
the books they like best to read
The little ones have their toys and
story-books at hand. An older, loving
sister reads to them, tells fairy tales,
and helps them build block houses,
/ have no sympathy with those hard
hearted persons who would Danish the
little darlings from the family CIRCLE
They are the sunshine and Joy of every
household. We need the influence of
their pure, innocent ways, to bring us
back to the paths from which we have
wandered. When they are tired each
receives a goodnight kiss, and the
nurse takes them away, that they may
rest their little pattering feet and weary
bodies Part of the evening is devoted
to music.
Pleasant, happy evenings at home
are attainable by others than the veal
thy. True, the parlor may be small
II may be unadorned with paintings or
statuary. No gilded mirror may reflect
back its cheerfulness Tho window may
be screened with unostentatious shades.
But the ere burns brightly; on a table,
in front of il, stands a solar lamp, sur
rounded with books, magazines and pa
pers, The chairs may be easy, even
though they are not cushioned with vel
vet AS tho weary father seats himself
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-12-30

mishaps happened 10 the old codgcr in
tho same barn. In one Of his abstrac-
tions he shingled over his spare hatohet.
and cutting small aperture in the build
ing to let a little daylight in, this man
actually set in a wooden pane as being
economical and not likely TO be brokenl
Uncle r., in one Of his oblivious freaks
nailed his left arm so firmly betwizt two
boards Of a fence he was putting up,
that he bad to call help to get extrioat
ed from his solf-imprisonmont. He
once put a button on the gate instead
of the post. But the rarest freak of al
was when he ran through the streets,
with his hands about three feet asunder.
held before him, begging the passer-by
not not TO disturb him as he had, cot
the measure Of a doorway with himl
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-12-30
A Novel Expedition.

The first American oriental expedition
is about to set out from New York. A
company has been organized by a num-
ber Of entcrprising Yankees, Of various
trades and professions, for the settlement
of one of the Papuan Islands in Central
Oocanica. They propose to go into tho
cultivation Of sugar cotton, coffee, and
other tropical products, and to establish
free port for the supply and reftting
of American whaling ships in the Pacific,
and for general trade. The island
which the colonists have fixed upon is
said to be very fertile and beautiful, and
is not claimed by any European power,
few powerless and inefficient natives
occupying it, who will welcome peaceful
adyenmrers. The enterprise is a novel
and interesting one, and its progress will
be watched with interest.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-12-30

and one of flint glass; let each be sepa-
rately reduced to finest powder, and
worked mp into a paste with drying oil.
II is said this compound will acquire a
great degree Of hardness when immers-
ed in water and is very durable.
The following "Curo for Cancer" is
going the rounds, endorsed by the Mil
waukie Free Democrat, and we give it
to our readers for justwhat it is worth:
A piece Of sticking plaster was put
over che cancer, with a circular piece
cut out of the center a little larger than
the cancer, so that the cancer and a
small circular rim of healthy skin next
to it were exposed. Then a plaster
made Of chloride Of zinc, blood-root
and wheat -four, was spread on a piece
Of muslin of the size of this circular
opening, and applied to the cancer for
twenty-fOUr hours. On removing it.
the cancer will be found to be burnt in
to, and appear Of the color of an old
shoe-solo, and the circular rim outside
Of it will appear white and parboiled.
as if scalded by hot steam. The wound
is now dressed, and the outside rim soon
suppUrutes, and the cancer comes out
in a hard lump. The plaster kills the
cancer, so that it sloughs out like dead
tosh, and neUer gro1rs again. The rem
ody was discovered by Dr. Bell, Of Lon
don, and has been used by him for six
or eight years, with unfailing success,
and not a case has been known of the
temperance of the cancer, where the
remedy has been applied,
To DESTROY RATS. The Griffin
Empire State says:
We have been informed bv lady in .
our city, whose house became infested .
with these troublesome "varmints, .
that the simple remedy of dissolving /
2Opperas in cold water (make it strOng) F.
and sprinkled in the most prominent
places of resort, will make them leave
At a "two-forty" rate, and no mistake.
She tried it successfully, and has not
been troubled with rats or mice since.
1t is simple, and will not cost much to
ry it.
PIE-PLANT PUDDING.-Poel q dozen
ticks Of rhuborb or pie-plant cut it up
md stew it in II pan with the grated .
ind Of lemon, half pound Of sugar
md teaspoonful of cinnamon. When
t is sufficiently done, run it through a
rair sieve, and pour it into a pie dish
ined with puff paste. Bake half an
lOur.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-12-30
The Broken Saw.

A boy went to live with a man who
was accounted a hard master. He
never kept his boys; they ran away, or
gave notice that they meant to quit;
so he was half his time without or in
search of a boy. The work was not
very hard--opening and sweeping out
the shop, chopping wood, going err
rands, and helping round. At last,
Sam Fisher went to live with him.
"Sam's a good boy" said his mother
81 should like to see a boy now-a-
days that has a spark Of goodness in
him" growled the new master
1t is always bad to begin with a man
that has no confidence in you; be-
cause, do your best, you are likely to
have little credit for it, However, Sam
thought he would try; the wages we're
good, and his mother wanted him TO 20.
Sam had been there but three days, be-
fore, in saving a orOss-grained stick of
wood, he broke tho saw. He was a lit
tle frightened He knew he was care.
ful, and he knew he was a pretty good
sawyer, too, for a boy Of his age; never
theless, the saw broke in his hands