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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
The Dead Alive.

z The Birmingham Eng News give:
the following account Of the singular re-
suscitation of Ameifa Kinks, a young
tgirl twelve or thirteen years ole, who
was supposed. to have died near that
place: t9eS s--t s,-z'1
For more than 18 hours the supposed
corpse lay beneath the winding sheet,
RheR e happaneds that her granafather,
on going with female relative to see
the corpse, the old man removed one of
the copper coins, aud although the eye
remained closed he fancied he saw a
movement beneath the lid. The woman
with him at first ridiculed the idea, but
on looking more closely she, too, OBJ
served a movement. The medical at
tendant was then apprised of the cir
cumstances and, although he at first
treated the matter as delusiou, the
application of an instrument to the
region of the heart soon convinced him
that there was life within the apparent
corpse. -....r .-..
The body was then removed to a
warmer room, and the existence of life
soon became apparent. By degrees,
animation. was restored. loud sneeze
placing the fact of her being a living
subject beyond all doubt When speech
was restored, the girl described every
thing that had taken place from the
time of her supposed death. She knew
who closed her eyes and placed the cop
pers thereon. She also heard the order
given for her coffin, and could describe
the various remarks made over her as
she lay in her dead clothes.
At first, on her restoration, she re-
fused all sustenance, and upon some all
mcnt being forced upon her she became
|frightfully excited, and, though in a
state of extreme. debility, it required
great force to hold her. Since that Pc
riod her conduct has been very strange.
She entertains wish to destroy her ia
ther and mother; and on one occasion,
when they were asleep in the same
room with herself, she arose from her
bed in the dead of the night, went down
stairs for a light, aud having first de-
stroyed, sy burning, some needle We ork
which she knew her mother 'set great
store upon, she set fire TO the curtains,
and then retired to bed, from which it
was thought impossible she could have
moved.
In fact, so mysterious was the origin
of the fire, that her parents were quite
at loss to account for it, until the girl
herself confessed having been the cause
She now lies in such state that she
can neither be called alive nor dead, the
former state being ascertained by
careful examination of the pulse
We're it not that there is no motive for
deception, and the parents being cred
table, we would imagine there was
some ruse in this extraordinary affair
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
A Sunday school Teacher Suffers
for aA optical DcIusfon,

A young man in Chicago-a Sab
bath school teacher and the proprietor
of -daguerreOtype gallery-was recent
ly arrested, charged with having been
guilty of improper. fami1iarities with
some of the little girls of the Sabbath
School class, upon the occasion of their
visiting his picture gallery; 1t appear
ed from the. statemet of the children
that the little girls of the Sabbath school
class, ranging from six toa twelve years
of age, bad been in the habit of fire.
qnently visiting the defendants picture
rooms, where their teacher to amuse
them, would lift one and another of
them up before his camera oLscura,
while the others by looking in the oppo-
site end of the instrument, we're delight
ed at beholding the miniature reflected
on the object glass. According to the
child's statement, he committed the out
rageous act of farming them sorong end
up before the camera. He was convict
ed and sentenced to the bridewell, where
his whiskers were cropped, his head
shaved, and his body clothed in prison
uniform. An appeal was taken by his
counsel, the case was further in 7estiga-
ted and now it turns out that the facts
in this remarkable case were solely the
result of that simple law of optics, with
which every school boy is familiar,
which causes any object reflected by the
camora obscura to be inverted. The
child looking into the instrument, be-
held the reflection of their classmate on
the object glass in an inverted position,
and being ignorant of the cause. sup.
posed the teacher had placed her so.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
Touching Incident.

A correspondent, writing from Phil
adelphia to the Louisville Democrat, re-
lates the following ~
Whilst an aged and poorly clad fe-
male was asking aims at the corner. OF
Fourth and Chestnut streets, a smart
looking sailor passed within few feet
of her, gazing intently for several sec
onds on her haggard face. She ap-
preached him, and extended her palm
in silence. Instantly his hand found
its way to his capacious pocket, and
when he drew it out it was filed with
gold and silver, which he forced her to
accept, saying -- --. -"'f
''There, good mother, take this; you
may as well have it as the landsharks
The last cruise 1 had out of New York
found me with four hundred dollars on
hand; but, as the neighbors told me my
old mother was dead, 1 got ON a spree
with money, spent it all inside Of a
week, and then shipped again.
"Oh good-good sill you are too
kind to an old body like me- For your
sake, Twill take it. Oh /! you remind
me of my poor son, George, who shipped
and was drowned. Oh! George-George
White where are you now ?"
"Gcorge White hurriedly exclaim
ed the now excited sailor. "Why, that's
my name And you-you are my mo-
ther y With this he seized her in his
arms and kissed her afectionately,
whilst the big tears of joy ran down his
bronzed check. The poor woman was
entirely overcome by the recovery of
her long-lost child, aud wcpt and groan-
ed alternately. A carriage shortly after
conveyed the mother and son away,
leaving many a moistencd eye among
the crowd who witnessed the scene.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

OF genius, the manifestation OF mighty
and resistless energies which point to
action, which are action, and can nc
more be still than the unclaimed winds,
or the heaving ocean. He could lead a
charge or storm a castle. This genius
belongs not only to those in the COM
mon busy scenes of life, but peculiarly
to that class of orators who grasping
practical thoughts and theories make
them the moving powers Of AZ age;--
- - lould tue .snius Of
action with action ITSELF, Even the great
Caesar had his exile, and every order Of
genius must have its Nicomedean court
in which silently to develop. It was
when Caesar. was a captive boy, that
Scylla saw in him the fire of the Ma
riusis.
The genius Of culture, shining in its
borrowed light, may charm the rosy
hours of the world prosperity and peace,
bat when trial comes, men turn to the
harder spirit, which will .triumphantly
stdnd the shock. The genius of culture
may form the legislative power of the
worids but in the mighty genins of ac-
tion we recognize the strong arm of the
Executive, The former rides in showy
splendor upon the car of civilization and
progress; bnt the latter draws it along,
and If perchanee the stalwart, form of
action should turn Antony to this Cleo
patra, Humanitys battles will want a
general, In no age or people was there
ever n higher developments of this gcni-
US than in ours. All through the his
tory Of our origin and progress as ma
iicn, We may trace its power 1t stood
upon the deck of the May Flower and
pointed west, It. planted colonies
When the key note of war was struck
at Lexi9gtons. it sounded back its. lofty
defiance. From every feld of battle its
war cry rung-'tdenth to tyrants."', IT
sounded out the Declaration of Inde=
pendence in. the. stiffness of q. July
morning, 1916 Over mountains of
difficulty we may trace its foot prints,
and on jctting crags of danger it bloody
hand marks, but We find no turning
back. It's deep toned voice comes roll
ing up to US from the conflicts of the
past and the keavings of the tumultu-
Gus prese1t. It tells US not that we
may all become great men through it,
influence, but that tive may all 10 some
thing for ourselves and the world The
humblest man who falls acting nobly
in his sphere, is hero, though no mon
ument marks his last resting pla e, and
few tears water tina cypress on his grave.
Culture preserves its name BY festoon-
ing it with the flowers of Rhetoric, and
gemming it with the jewels of. thought.
Over these at some future time the sui
len waves of Oblivion may -darkly flow,
but high above all, beyond the reach of
angry surges action, writes its name on
monuments its own hands have reared;
and these shall stand, the pilots guide
on the sea of life, the landmarks of all
time -,..---
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
AN EpIroR SoLD BY A DEVIL b

AN EDITOR SOLD BY DEVIL Boy.
Perhaps not very uncommon thing,
the reader will say, but no matter, it is
seldom the devil makes so good bar
gain as in this case. The Seneca Falls
Reveile relates the following 81 =,
Efforts had been made by the editor
of the Courier to procure an American
ticket, so that he might print counter
feits. On Monday, one of the attaches
of the establishment accosted lad COD
nected with the Revellie Office, and Of
fered him IS if he would furnish them
an American ticket. Devil wanted the
money-in fact, thought he would have
'small-sized spree out efthat 150, 900
which was raised by the Republicans to
cover deficiencies and he consented,
Accordingly, being somewhat initiated
into the mysteries of the topographic
art, he set up ticket entirely differ
ent from that of the Americans, and fur
nished it to the Courier for $5. 'Coun-
-terfeits' were printed, andemisaries sent
post haste with them al over the coun-
try but 10! when Mr.. Editor, on elec-
ton day, secured the 'Genoine' Ameri-
can ticket, he found he had been sold =
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

rea- Converse not with a liar or
swearer. or man of obscene or wan.on
language; for either he will corrupt
you or at least it will hazard your rep
utation to be one of the Ike making,
and if it doth neither, yet it wi ELL
your memory with such. discourses that
it will be troublesome to you after time;
and the returns of the membrance of tho
passages which you have long since
heard of, this nature will haunt you
when your thoughts should be better
emrloyed.-Sir i,enry Hale.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
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Consequence OF Vain Love OF
Dress.

ccs which are apt to follow The indul-
gence of any foolish passion at the ex-
pense of thesbetter feelings, has lately
eome,tO our knowledge. .aAswideWlady
of much worth and, responsibilities, who
by misfortune, had been reduced to tha
necessity of living on a small annuity,
succeeded in getting a situation for her
4sOn Robert ailnd Of fffaaR seara of are.
His income from the office #ue-gixca
faithfullyto his mother, aud it was q
tpleasure and pride to- hiutFto gladden..
her heart by the thought that he was
helping her. She had other children,
but they were younger than heaBdw were
two littlo girls just rising oneaaboFesan-s
another from the cradle to woman hood.
Her scanty income and his salary made,
every one happy. But over this youth
came love of dress He had not the
| strength of mind to see how IN ueh more
truly beautiful pure mind is than a
finely decorated exterior, He took
pleasure in helping his mother and sis
ters, but did not take greater pleasureius
thinking than TO do this Kindness to
them, he must be contented, for time,
to dress little worse than his fellow
clerks; his clotliestmigh appear 1ittie"
wern but they were like tlrespot on the&
dress of soldier,yarising from the dis
charge of duty, they were no marks of
undue carelessness- Necessity had caus-
ed them His mother, good kind erea-
ture, weIl knew that ia stitch In time
saves nine," so that his clothes, lwhilsSz
they indicated necessity. marked also
the path of honor, and without such
spots duty must have been neglected. =
! But this youth did not think of such
great thoughts as these He felt asbaTl-
ed of his threadbare. but clean cont sG<z
The smart, new shining dress of other
clerks mort. fed him They had no
mother to assist, nor sister dependcnt
on them,s and probably some among
them would have gladly come ia ashab-ss'
| by coat, rather than; lessen 4healeeessas
ries Of dear relatives at home. Robert,
tfufy loved his mother and sisters, and
did not wish. to lesson their income, but.
he wanted to appear finer In an evil
hour he ordered suit of clother from a.
fashionable tailor. His situation aud
connectioss procured him aashorte eFedit
But bills must be. paid, and Robert was
again and again importune1 TO pay his
debt. 70 relieve himself Of his eredi-
tor, he stole letter containing a City
dollar bank note. = His tailor was paid,
but the injured party knew the umber 3
of the note. 1t was traced to the tailor q
by him to Robert, and the unhappy
boys prospects were at onoe and forever
blighted, and his mother plunged into
unspeakable grief and agony. SSes -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

sA- DIR. Nettleton adopted the fol-
lowing as maxim for the government
of his life ado all the good you can in
the world; and make as little noise about
it as possible"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

neA-"I have some idea of offering
myself to the Legislature. Do you think
l will make a good run ?"
"WhY, yes, WILL judging from the
sample I saw the other day, when that
big stick was drawn on you, think
you will make frstrate run"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

: B9- The children are SO dirty in a
place on Cape Cod, that a mother fire.
quently goes into the street and washes
the faces of halfa dozen children before
she finds her own,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

G9~We often hear of a man ''bcing
in advance of his age" but who ever
heard of Nbmah being in. the same
predicament - sg-sa
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

nA- The Lynn News thinks that if
We had war with England, the ladies
will fight because of late years they
have been accustomed to bare arms,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

b~ Doubt is at once the richest and
the poorest of potentates, for he has
locked up immense wealth in his treas
ury, but he cannot find the key. .-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

seGSnooks says the ladies no longer
set their caps" to catch tho heau-they
spread their skirts.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

m- "Doctor," said a hypochondrio
to his physician, 81 can neither sit
down, lio down or stand up! What
shall do ?" ''Go instantly and hang
yourself" was the reply. @ DIR =
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
5flrrt poettq.
sitting ON the Sofa.

In the silent parlor, r..
Cozily with Nell, -
Where the straying moonbeams.
On US gently fell :
Twas bliss exquisite
Never felt before,
Sitting on, the Sofa sss alssk
hs'l.iEf =
Poet surely errd
4 When he called old Time
"Slow, and leaden- footed
Just to be sublime .-aEF es s-a
Times remorseless 6eeting @
Sadly 1 deplore,
Sitting on the Sofa EF.s
just behind the door. ,s..it'
There were tender whisperings
In my listening ear,
Sweet as angel music,
And delicately clear; 3ii q
Twas indeed delicious, ya'
Who could ask for more? .a
Sitting on the sofa, -.',. Ill.,
just behind the door!
Yet, there was pleasure r-Efa- %.
Even more d;xine. ag. .
When, with youthful arder.
Daintylips mss nlifye;
OF that fssS 4sstsia grant as '"+'
Such BIZ m a@:e- .iEaois6
Bless ne how transporting: 81
kissing hind the door! 7sss.a,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

Bay" Although one swallow will not
make summer, still, pin maliciously
in chair, will make one spring.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

Bg IF you would rise in ahe world
you must not stop to Kick at every cur
that barks at you as you pass along.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

GGs- An Irishman he called to testify
in court as witness, was told by the
clerk to hold up his right hand. He
Immediately held up his left hand
"Hold up your rig ght hand" said the
clerk. PLEASE your HONOR said the
witness, still keeping his left hand up,
"piease yer honor, m left handed ~
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

ma- The poor man who travels with a
pack on his back, is dccentcr than the
black-leg who travels with pack in his
pocket.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

aas- A regular diet up to the point of
temperance cures more people than ply
sic.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

sM- He who stoops to pick up DEVILS
gold, inevitable drops his own soul.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

nea-In the worst Of times there is still
more cause to complain of an evil heart
than Of an evil and corrupt world.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

ny "Say, Mary Lizabcth," says Sa-
.rah Jane, "hev You heard the name of
this new woman They've got to sing at
the opera p
"No, l hain't."
DWELL, they call hor Picked Homo
n.y."
swell, de -c-l-a-r C !''-Me,o York;
PicaYWne.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
Political sermon,

[ A sketch Of the remarks made By a po
IfcaI Preacher Ia Mte Black RepuJi
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-30

We are indebted to Secretary kippart for a
copy of the pamphlet announcing the premiums
and regulations for the Ninth Annual Fair of
the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, to be held
at Sandusky City, on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday the 14th, 18th, 18th and
18th days September next. Competition will
be open to other States. The following will be
the terms of admission:
PRICE or ADMussIoN.-Any person paying
One Dollar, may enter as many different art-
cles for exhibition, as he or she may own in
any of the Departments, except horses and cat
tIe in these the entrance fee will be one dollar
for the first entry and fifty cents for each ad-
dtional entry.
No additional charge will be made for any an
mal previously entered, to permit it to compete
in the Sweepstakes.
Each exhibitor will be furnished with an er-
AiJitor's ticket, good during the Fair. An en-
trance gate will be set apart especially for erh6
itors and committee men at which alone, thes'
tickets, with name written thereon, will be re
ceived. These tickets will only be good at th'
one gate, and with the regular gate keeper there
stationed.
Each number of the awarding COMMITTEES
will be furnished with ticket, free, upon the
proper registry of name, with the clerk set apar
for that object whose location at the office viii
be designated by a sign. Single tickets, 2;
c,ats. Single tickets for Tuesday, so cents
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-30
Proportion of The slave states.

The journal da HaUre, of June 8, after having
examined the origin of the population of the
several free and slave States of the Union, and
remarked that slavery is decreasing from day
to day, enls as follows:
ain 1890 the slaves were there in the proper
ton Of l to so of the whole population; in 1880
it was only ono ont of ~; now ! out of is
scarcely the proportion. This benevolent evo-
luton has gradually heen obtained by the ru-
merouS em;grantS who have gone to the North
west TO fcrtalize the deserts and populate the
solitudeS. 1t is 10 that fact that one has to look
for the dcterminative causes Of the prepCndcr-
ance, more and more taken by the Northern up
on the Southern States. The eyuiluhrium OF
the two great halves of the Union, which until
now one hal tried to maintain at all hazlrdS,
has been broken BY the admission OF two new
free States Minnesota and Oregon. 1t follows,
then, that there are now II free against u
slave States, and it is nearly certain that the is
sue of the Kansas affair will add an eighteenth
free star to the azure fed Of the American
Flag"
That the above statement is correct in all it;
particulars no one cah successfully controvcrt
and the moral to be deducel thereirom is evident
to every man of ordinary capacity. To the fiooC
tide of free emigration, that has hitherto beer
directed towards the fertile regions of the grea
Northwest, more than to any other cause, are
we indebted for the present prepondcrancc o
! Free over Slave institutions in the land; and il
is significant fact, that the great majority o
our foreign born population and their immedi
atedeSccndants are strenuous advocates of Dem
ocratic principles. The silent, vital operation
these principles, which permcate, animate, an'
constitute the very soul of our government, tn
present glory OF the nation is attributable, an
if they had been left to unobstructed action;
the fanatica efforts of shallow -pated mercenar.
office seekers who sought to control the ineyita
Bile decree OF nature by proclamation, had nc
been brought to bear upon the mere blind i'm
pulses of the multitude; if Black Itepublcanisr
had not set up its doleful howl of "bleedin
Kansas" and prostituted the sacred name c
liberty to the foul embrace Of treason; if Know
Nothingism had not raised its hidcous front, an
ranged It's votaries to drive back the influx {
freemcn to our shorSs--no man can for a singl
moment doubt the assertion that we would C
day have been fifty years in advance of our pre-
sent position. Let every honest man in the ma
ton read; and ponder these facts well. E0er
foot of free soil vitltin our vast domainlsas bee
created through the influence Of Democratic prT
ciples aid under Democratic Administrations
SLen Tninl
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-30

to get they brought a wagon and team, and
started the boys for Old Virginia, to haul them
ar niggers" home. They soon returned, and
the family gave the darkies hearty reception
so much so that they surrendered their beds
and chairs to them.
The good old lady of tho house, whom they
called Miss Betsey, was SO delighted with her
good fortune, she remained awake during the
first night after the arrival of "thcm ar niggers'
At short intervals she would call out to one OF
the negroes
" "IIannah o, TIannahm
what you want, Miss Betsey?'
"Nothing, Hannah! just wanted to hear
you call me Mss Betseyr'
A few days after, Hannah was washing at the
spring, when Miss Betsey would go the door
and call out
"IIannah! o, IIannah'
What you want, Miss Betsey?"
"Nothing Hannah! l only wanted to hear
YOU call me Miss Betsey from the spring.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-30
New Engla md spunls.

Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,, having in
tfmated in the Senate that Senator Gwinn, Of
California, was thief Gwinn sent him an in
vitation to come out of the District of Column
bia and settle the matter; Wilson supposed that
the invention had fghtin it, and he graceful.
ly declined to accept it upon the ground that it
was both unlawful and contrary to his own res
olutions to fight. What is the reason that these
New England senator's ,Vin use the insults Of
fighting men and yet wiH not fght?-we depre-
ciate fighting and are not particularly fond o.
the business, but we do most unhesitatingly say
that man is a coward who will deliberately
use fighting language, and afterward refuse tc
support it with his grit and muscle, II mar
does not intend to fight let him keep civi
tongue in his head.