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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS OF
BUCHAN'S HUNGARIAN BALsAM
OF

TTNHE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY for Colds,
l. Coughs, Asthma, and Consumption
READ The FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE e
Cure Of Serere Cough and ConSumpt,re ten
dency, treH attested.
CHESTER FACTORIES, Mass, Oct. 18th, 1913.
Or. Brddi g.;
Sir-l1aving been attacked, some two
months since. with n severe affection of the Lungs,
attended with severe cough that likely to
become habitual my friends expressed their opin-
ions freely, that | was fast going down with the
Consumption. | purchased of Messrs. Root, Briggs
4 Co., bottle of Buchan's Hungarian Balsam, and
found immediate relief. | have now finished the
second bottle, and call myself we'll 1t is but two
weeks since | commenced taking the Balsam, yet
have gained five pounds in flesh, and the affection
at the Lungs appears to have wholly vanished.
cheerfully recommend the medicine to Others who
have any kind of disease of the Lungs.
remain yours truly,
ALEXANDER FRANCIS.
DR. Bradiee; Strive have witnessed the effect
Of the Hungarian Balsam Mr.. Francis, and do
not hesitate to recommend it to others Of like dis
case &c. Yours truly,
Roor, BRIGGS Co.
Sole Proprietor, DAVID +. BRADLEE, Water
town, Mass, to whom all orders should be address
ed. Sold by Druggists and dealers in medicine in
every town in the United States and British
Provinces. THE0. A. PECK, Agent,
octl5wlm Burlington, VT.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
WIRES & SHAW,
Attorneys and COunSellOrS,

(oFFICE IN PEcKs BLocK,)
Burlington, Vermont.
are also agents for the following frst-class
LIFE, FIRE d INSURANCE,
Companies and will take risks and make insurance
promptly on application at the Office, by letter.
LNTNA INSURANCE CO.. Hartford, Connoc.
sLticut. Capital, 81 100000.
5gOME INSURANCE CO., New York. Capital,
4 100000.
4 CONNECTICUT FIRE CO., Hart
~ ford, Conn. Capital, 100000.
~ ORTII-W ESTERN INSURANCE. CO., Oswego,
New York. Capital, $3.50, 900.
VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
CO., Montpelier, Vt. Capital 100000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO., New
1NYork. Assets over 81 100000.
QUARTER OAK LIFE INSURANCE Co.,
~ Hartford, Conn. Capital and Assets, $500, 900.
OVERS HEALING EMBROCATIO
has been in iniment and internal remedy
in Burlington and vicinity, for the last six years.
and has established ats reputation, as a CURE 70
Rheumatism, Cuts, Bruises, Swelings, Headache,
and other affections which are mentioned in the
advertisement in another column. dawtf
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
FRESH IMPORTATION
FANCY GOODS AND TOYS.

= ELECTED with care from the principal man.
- ufactories in Europe, by Mr. HOLDEN, the
present The selection is particularly
adapted to the
FALL SA LES AND LIDAYS
Orders from the country solicited and promptly
answered
HOLDEN, CUTTER d CO.,
wl5m3 80 and 6 Federal ST., BOSTON,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
MEN IN WANT OF BUSINESS.

4 NY smart, active man, with n capital Of from
IA 500 to $500, wishing to engage in n profta-
BILE business of trading in any city or large town
in any of the New England States, obtain such
a chance by applying in person or by letter to
CHARLES BLANCHARD & CO., Basement of
Old State House, Room No. 2, State street. Boston,
Mass; and by giving reference as to honesty and
ability, can obtain good credit for goods This
presents favorable opportunity for merchants
now in business, as we'll as men seeking business.
Oct !, 1858. w3t
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TEACHERS, INSTITUTES.

VERMONT BoARp OF EnuC.rtoy.
Sccrcary's Office oct. 1855
Teachers Institutes for the Counties Of Grand
Isle, Franklin, Chittcndcn, Bennington Washing
ton. Essex, Orleans ard Lamoilc will be held as
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
Fall and Winter Goods,
Strange!
Astonishing !
AND
Almost Incredible -!
Il L L. II " Il.

THNllE above, and much more can truly he said
. of the prices Of Goods JUS. reeci' ,I dld daily
10; az, .
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-29
Glass Preserve Jars.
ITH GROUND GLASS SHOPPERS

WITH GROUND GLASS SHOPPERS.
TINIIESE JARS are intended for keeping all
L kinds of Fruit, Vegetables, Meats, Oysters,
in state of perfect preservation, while at the
same time their condition may be examined with
out the necessity of opening.
The advantages of wide mouthed Glass Jars
with Glass Shoppers ground in over Jars closed
with tin or other metallic stopper or covers, is
apparent Being of incorruptible materials they
cannot oorrodv an. faint the contents; while the
smallest quantity OF salt, acid or fermentation
will dissolve tin other metal and tend to poison
all they may contain,
For sale at China Hall $50 Church street, by
; :, BROWN.
Burlington, August Sd, 1855 d&wtf
CRACKER AGENCY.
INOX'S " Excelsior and "Farina" Crackers are
II sold by the Dbl, and single h., by
d&w A. s. DEWEY.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
Thought n Beautiher.

A writer in the Home Journal thinks
that mental activity tends to keep the
body young:
We were speaking of handsome men
the other evening, and was wondering
why K had SO lost the beauty for which
five years ago he was famous. "Oh,
it's because he never did anything,
said 3; she nexeI-+erked, thought. suf-
fercd. You must have the mind CHS
cling away at the featurers, if you want
handsome middle aged men," Since
hearing that remark L have been on the
watch at the theater, opera. and other
places, to see whether it is generally
true, and it is. A handsome man who
does nothing but eat and drink, grows
habby. and the fine lines of his features
are lost; but the hard thinker has an
admirable sculptor at work, keeping his
fine lines in repair, and constantly go
ing over his face to improve the orisi.
nal design.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
Information Wanted.

1t is something of consolation to IA
candidate for Office, if he docs net get
elected, to know that his friends have
stood by him. In one of our changes
we find an account of gentleman who
was puzzled to find who his friends
were Here it is:
A POPULAR CANDIDATE.-A respec-
table gentleman in Windsor county,
many years ago, had an ambition to
represent his town in the State legisla-
ture. Though a man of good charac-
ter, and ever way able enough for the
Office he sought, he happened, as Aunt
Peggy used to say, to have "a great ma
ny winning ways to make folks hate
| HIM and was in tact the most unpopu.
lar man in town. Going to Squire X
an Influential man who happened to be
friendly to him. he laid his case before
him. and asked his influence; saying
that he didn't expect help without pay
ing for it. and declaring that if he coulc
rct rs influence he was sure to bt
elected. The disappointed candidate
called out to know how the votes st"ol
and learned that he had got just thre
rotes But 1 don't understand it,
said he turning to the Squire with
chop fallen counteuance. "Nor L ei
ther," said the Squire, L put in m.
vote; you put in another; but who tn
ID pat in the third is more than
can imagine y
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
St'stt MizgrlInnq.
A Midnight Adventure.

Females Cfteq possess presence OF
M n l. and the power OF self-control un
der circumstances of imminent peril,
which seem almost foreign to their ma
tire, and beyond the, endurance of a
delicate physical organisation. A stri
King instance of self-command, by q
lady whose fears must have been pow
erfulIy excited, aud whose life of afflu-
ence had probably never before given
her nerves any severer test than is incl
dent to the vexations of domestic cares,
is given in ChqmbnE's Journal of last
mouth. We copy the adventure, prom
ising by way of explanation that the
lady was daughter of a rector residing
in a Quiet English country village, and
was upon the eve of marriage:
The Wedding day was to be on the
morrow of that on which our adventure
happened Grand preparations were
made for the wedding; aud the rector S
fine old plate, and costly gifts cf the
bride, were discussed with pride and
Measure at the Hare and Hounds, in the
nresence of some strangers who had
come down to prize fight which had
taken place in the .ueighborhood..
That night, adelaide, who occupied
assenerate room from her sister, sat uT
late1iong after al the household hat
retired TO rest. She had a long inter
view with her father and had been read
ing a chapter to which he had directed
her attention, and since, had packed VI
her Jewels, &c She was consequently
still dressed when the church clock toll
ed midnight. As it ceased, she fanciei
sbo heard a low noise like that of i file
she listened but could distinguish moth
ing clearly. L might have been mad
by some of the servants sti about, o
perhaps it was only the creaking of tn
old, trees. She heard nothing but tn
signing of the winter winds for man,
n,Iantes, afterwards. 10 Housebreaker
were more myths in primitive Shyndun
aod the bride elect. without though
of fear, resumed her occupation Sh
was gazing on glitteripg7 set of dia
monds, destined to be worn at the wed
ding. when her bedroom door softl
opened. She turned, looked up, an
beheId man with a black mask, hole
ING pistol in his hand, stan1ing bt
fore her.
She did not scream, for her nel
thought was for her father, who slept
the next room, and to whom any sudde
alarm might be death, for he was oil
feeble. and suffering from heart cot
plaint. She copfron ted, the robb
boldly, and addressed him in a whispe
nYou are COME she said, "to rob l
Spare your soul the awful guilt OF mu
der. My father sleeps next to my roo
and to be startled from his sleep wou
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
Singular HnG:,tuation.

The Philadelphia Press mentions a
curious circu instance connected with
the loss of the Austria. The wife Of
lI:. Theodore Gerck, of Baltimore, is
nowvisiting her relativesin Philadelphia,
and while they have no doubt Of his
loss, she alone has deep conviction
that he is not de I'd; either he was not
On board the Austria (though he wrote
to her that he had actually paid for his
passage) or if he was, that he must have
been among the few that were rescued
But hers is something still more strange
1t may be within the knowledge OF
many Of our readers that clergy man
of this city was among those who leil
for Europe on the Inflated President
and was never again heard of. His wife
who remained in Philadelphia, and wa.
deeply attached, never did, because sh,
never coald believe that he was lost t.
her. Eighteen gears have passed away
and yet that trusting lady-we canno
speak OF her as 4otje, aud she rcpudiate
the name OF continues fo ecpcc
his return. Ecefy dog u cocer IS j,kttcet
| far linn at Tie table achcrc StiJ stand
his accustomed chair. Every ring at til
bell, we are informed, awakens til
cherished conviction of her heart tia
the loved one will return.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
ass- Do be pleasant-why can't yo

na Do be pleasant-why can't you?
Will you fee any better for swapping
snarling or growing? You know you
won't. If your heart was really dir
ty dish, and ugly emotions and cross
words were the uncleapliness, it would
be a good plan to get them all out as
fast as possible, but unfortunately their
can be no such sudden cleansing of
mans Interior. The more objectiona-
Bile he throws out, the move there grows
to replace tits only smothering and
choking that suits this case. Speak
pleasant, then, especially to people in
any respect beneath you--whether they
be inferior to you in rank, learning
power, age, wealth, or only in sex, try
always to be pleasant toward them
whether you really feel good natured oil
not. If you get your mouth open to
throw out spike or dagger, shut il
till you can, like the juggle, transform
the weapon into flower. h do bt
kind and pleasant, everybody to every
body, and the millennium will come al
a ice
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
An1ndignant woman.

A lady-a young lady we will war
rant-thus expatiates, in the columns oi
Buffalo paper, upon very delicate to-
pic -
"a woman who loves unsought, de-
serves the scorn of the man she loves.
Heaven forgive me but may the mar
who penned that never see another bon
net May no white dimpled arms ev-
er encircle his cravat. or buttons vege
tate on his-shirts: May no slins.eT,
er press his mustacho, and tho 5atel
grant that his dickey strings break shor
off every morning. May no woman
heart ever learn to beat faster-excepi
with indignation-at the mention of his
name, and may his stockings alAays
need mending.
We feel greatly inclined to say amen
to that prayer, horrible as would be the
condition of him in whose behalf the
lady's fervent prayer might be answer
ed. But when the indignant fair one
adds
And when his nerves are all unstrung
by disease, and his head throbs with
pain, as though an earthquake were
brewing in it, may he have nothing in
his sick chamber but boot heels, and see
not one inch of muslin or calico.
We must hold back our assent to t.S
malediction, and dare wager our gold
pen against the largest nugget Califor-
MIA or Austalia ever produced, that
dear Ruth herself would be the first to
hasten to the poor wretch's sick cham
Der, and with those tender ministeries
which reveal the angelic nature of wo-
man, tenderly soothe and nurse the af-
ficted one.
But here is q smart hit:
Deserves scorn Because she gives
her love where there is no hope of re
turn? That does l1ok like bad spec
u lation; but she has the Bible on her
side: eff you love them that love you
what reward have you, for do not even
the Publicans SO p
And here, too, burst of true wo-
manly feeling: -.-.-
Gives her love unaskedl Oh! with
true hearted man, this would methinks,
be the reason of reasons why he should
love her. She gives to him her whole
heart-for in these thin-s woman does
not work by halves-not from graft
the, because he loves her: not from pit
Y or charity, because he has begged 1t
of her ;but because-because--dear me!
it will take more of philosopher than
I am to account for the undeniable fact,
that women do sometimes love those
horrid creatures called men.
RUTH CLAIMING.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
The Difficulties of Home.

The house mother also has her trou-
bles; ay, be she ever so gifted with that
blessed quality of taking them lightly
and cheerfully; weighing them at their
just value and no more never torment
ing herself AMI everybody else by that
popularity of selfish and narrow minds,
which makes the breaking of plate as
terrible as the crash of an empire. No
one can hold the reins of family gov
ernment for so brief time without feel
ing what a difficult position it is; how
great is daily need of self ntrol, as
the very first means of controlling 9TH
ers; of incessant individual activity, and
a personal carrying out of all regula-
tions for the ordering of the establish
ment-which, unless faithfully observed
by the mistress, the eye and heart of the
house, are no more than dead letter
to the rest of the establishment. No
doubt this entails considerable self-sac-
rifce. 1t is not pleasant for lazy ladies
to get breakfast over at that regular
early hour which alone sets house
hold fairly going for the day; nor for
unarithmetical ladies, who have always
reckoned their accounts by sixpences,
to put down each item, and persevere in
balancing periodically receipts and ex-
penditure; nor for weakly, nervous,
selfengrossed ladies to rouse themselves
sufficiently to put their house in order,
and keep it so, not by occasional spas
motto setting to rights but by gen
eral methodical overlooking of all that
is going on therein
Yet, unless all this is done, it is in
vain to insist on early rising, or grum-
bic about waste, or lecture upon neat
ness, cleanliness and order, the servants
get to learn that 'missls is never in
time p and laugh at her complaints of
their unpunctuality. They see no use
in good management or avoidance of
waste. ''Missis never knows about any
thing She may lecture until she is
weary about ncatuess and cleanliness
Just put your head into her room and
see = For all moral qualities, good
temper, truth, kindness, and above all,
conscientiousness, if these are deficient
in a mistress, it is idle to expect it in
servants or children, or any member of
the family circle.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
Tom CoryYisns Last.

At trial recently held at Yellow
Springs; growing out ofa difficulty be-
tween some Of the students and the fac
ulty of Antioch, the Old Wagon Boy,
who represented the faculty, was exhib-
iting to the jury foil. or cane, belong
ing to one of the students, which was
probably used in the melee. Tom was
in his usual happy mood, and brought
down the house frequently by his wit
ty illustrations of the noble science oI
fencing; now parrying imaginary thrust
anon throwing himself fiercely upon the
attack, At last, ha7ing exhausted hi:
full store Of pleasantries, with one Eel
thrust he made feint to strike one of the
students, Mr.. Fisher who sat near by
and with lock of unfathomable gloon
and the voice Of a senator he thundere'
out: And What would yea Go =ir, te
ing unarmed, if l should attempt t
pierce you through? Imagine tine roa
of laughter which greeted this last elo
qucnt effort of the ':old stumper,' whe
the half frightened student, col,ectin
again his wits, sprang to his feet, an
successfully mimicing Corwins mos
bonn bastie style exclaimed: "l'd ace
come .you. si' ac til Jloody hands to q ho
lpiIuGie Grucc-I{uiaReu{cr
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

It is the twilight hour,
The daylight toll is done,
Andthe last rays are departing
VI OF the cold and wintry sun.
It is the time when friendship
Holds converse fair aud free,
II is the time when children
= Dance round the mothers knee.
But my soul is faint and heavy,
With a yearning sad and deep;
BY the freside lone and dreary
Ia sit me down and weepi
Where are sc merry voices,
Whose clear and birdlike tone
Some other ear now blesses ...
Less anxious than mine own?
Where are ye, steps of hghtncss,
Which fell like blossom showers?
Where are ye, sounds of laughter,
a'i That cheered the pleasant hours?
Through the dim light slow declining,
Where, my wistfui glances fall.
I can see your pictures hanging
Against the silent wall.
They glcam athwart the darkness
o. With their sweet and changless eyes
But mute are ye, my children,
81. No voice to mine replies
Where are ye? Are you playing
BY the strangers blazing hearth;
Forget ng in your gladness
Your old homes former mirth?
Are We dancing? Are-ye singing?
Are ye full of childish glee?
Or do y,us light hearts sadden
with the memory OF me?
Round whom, D gentle darlings,
p.Do your young arms fendly twine?
Does she press you to her bosom,
Who hath taken, you from mine?
Oh. boys, the twilight hour
Such heavy time hath grown
1t recalls with such deep anguish,
All used to call my own
That the harshest word that ever
Was spoken to ME there,
Would be trivial-would be welcome
In thissdepth of my despair.
Yet no despair shall sink not,
While life and love remain
Though the weary struggle haunt me,
And my prayers be made IN vain,
Though at times my spirit fail me,
And the bitter tear drops fall,
Though my lot be hard and lonely,
Yet hope-I hope through all
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
PuD or Kitten

A friend, says the New Bedford Mer-
curry, tells us story, which he says is
quite authentic and has been in print
As we have no access to the printed au-
thority, we tell it as he told it to us:
In certain fourishing village down
eastward, where fourishes a literary
institution, 4 gentleman took one of q
family of infant puppies, and gaining
entrance into neighbor's house be-
fore the folks were wide awake enough
to know what he was about, chucked the
little creature among litter of kittens
of Il like tender age Puss made no dis
tinction between the stranger and her
offspring, and he on his part took kind
ly and contidingly to his new purse
Great WAS the astonishment of the house
hold when their cat was the dam of q
puppy,
The news of so portentous a birth
spread over town like wild6re. People
came in focks to see the sight. The for
tunate possessor was offered fifty dollar:
for the little monster, but declared ht
would not part with it for FIVE hundred
That case might not fail of due authen
tication two physicians Of the first re
Spectability where summoned to inspec
and report upon it. They jointly anc
severely scrutinized the animal, ant
found that it was certainly puppy, hav
ing all the characteristics of the dos
race, e.rcept the pars. Those were pro
nounced to resemble cats claws. Th,
perpetrator of the joke couldn't hold il
any longer. The cat was out of the bas
in twinkling.and if the doctors out
live the memory of their essay in com
parative zoology they will be more lu *
y than most victims of sell:"-T"o
| (N, ~ Wig.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
IA. Many of Surgeons s

Bg- Many of Surgeons senten-
ces are impressive from the bold, origi-
nal, though rather eccentric language
in which they are expressed. Here is a
short paragraph of his which aptly il
Illustrates this remark:
Il the devil comes to my door with
his horns visible, l will never let him
in: but If he comes with his hat on, as &;
respectable gentleman, ho is at once ad
mitteI. The metaphor may be very
quaint, but is quite true. Many MAI
has taken in an evil; and he has tho
in his heart there is not much harm il
it; 50 he has let in the little thing, ant
ii has been like the breaking forth o
water-the first drop has brought afte
it a torrent, The beginning of fearful
end"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02
sa-A speaker charging upon the

aa-A speaker enIarging upon the
rascality of the Devil. got off the follow
ing:
Il tell you that the Devil is an old Ii
ar, for when 1 was about getting relig
ion, he told me that if did get religion
[ could not go into gay company, and
lie and cheat or any such thing, but
gentleman, l have found him out to be
great liar"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

ress The times are said to be so hard
in Halifax that the two editors Of the
newspaper published there smoke the
same taking it by turns.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

ge3y~ Ne won't indulge in such hor-
rid anticipat;ons, i,s hen rocked hus,
band said when the parson told him he
would be Joined to his wife in another
world, never to separate.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

R9~ They have got fast operator in
Arkansas-he cuts up clover and hay.
and sells it for black tea.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

Hg- A pious writer says, 1--WE cannot
ex pect to stay in this world" But GER
tainly the ladies expect to stay in it.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

ga Intellect is better than position.
Brains inside the head are better than a
crow n outside.