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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15
The Benefits of Advertising The
New York Ledger.

1t does MS good to occasionally secord
the signal benefits arising to single iu.
|dividnals. or firms, from liberal system
of advertising. In this go-ahead xags
when every honorable facility is & made
use Of by active business men to enlarge
their business, the medium of the Pfess
is found a most valuable auxiliary, The
article below, from the New York Trib.
une, OF the 18th ult., regarding the 'eiigs
terprising conductor Of the New York
Ledger, abundantly substantiates .his
fact. His justly popular paper has now
taken front rank among the best literary
publications of the day: ~
EFFECTS OF ADvERT1s1NG. The Ns,s.
York Ledger is "a weekly paper Of bpt
few years. experience, but its pubiisfer
has expended about a Quarter of Mil.
lion Dollars in advertising in the columns
of this and other Journals 100000 of
it within the last year. The results havs
justified this magnificent outlay. The
Ledger now issues some $4,000 copies
regularly; keeping eight single-cylinder
power dresses running on its weekly edi.
ion from Monday morning till Saturday
night. The white paper of each issue;
dry, weighs $4,000 pounds 1850 reans
weighing So pounds eacb;) aud each edi-
ton as it, comes damp from the press
must weigh some twenty-five or thirty
tuns. The publishers outlay i'm obtains
ing this enormous circulation has of
course been great; but he has made II al
out o. his business, and something more.
We do not mean to claim all The credit
of his success for his advertising, for; he.,
employs able and popular writer's, and has
much improved the quality of his journsl
within the last year; but without exten-ls.
siye advertising the merits of his sheet
would have remained to this hour un-,.
known to, and unappreciated by, the
great mass of those who are now his reai,,
de;s Business in our day has three
cardinal elements: l. The article ofer~
ed must be well worth the money; q. L.
must be adapted to the needs and the
taste of the million; 8. 1t must be so
advertised that the million are made fni.
| ly aware of its existence; and, 4. IL,
must be sold for cash down and nothing
short Based on these foundations, bSs-
sincss may succeed, in these dull. hard
! times sis5 IS ss..i,
"As an indication Of the enterprise n
the proprietor of The Ledger. we would
further state that he has procured the In
sertion of the first part of story, and
also a page of ordinary advertising, i'm
this weeks Tribune, for which he payssdss
the sum of Three Thousand Dolza,sAthe
largest amount, we believe that he or any.
other man ever paid for advertising in
single issue of one paper."as AZ ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

HOME PAPERS. Rs.-Stick, then, ye sturdy
yeomanry and tillefs of the soil, to your
home newspapers. No matter if you are
poor; remember that none are SO poor as
the ignorant, except it be the depraved,
and they too often go together. Stick to
your own local paper though it may not
be so large or SO imposing as some city
weekly; but remember that it is the ad-
vertiser of your neighborhood and daily
business, and tells you what is going on
around you instead of a. thousand miles
away. If it is not . nice paper and 'as
good as you wish to- have it, pay up your
subscriptions well and get your neighbors
to do the same. and rely upon it the nat
ural pride of the pablisher will prompt hiu
to improve it as fast as possible.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15
EXEMPLARY PATIENCE.

In court Judge Olin was violently atzs
tackled By ayoung and very impertineuti
attorney. but heard him quite through;
and made no reply. After the adiourn.,
ment fer the day and when oil had as Is.
sembled at the hotel, where the judge
and many of the court had their lodging
one of the company, referring to the scene
at court asked the judge why he did nos.
rebuke the impertinent fellow. 4
Permit me- said the Judge loud es
uongh to coll the attention of all the COM
pany among which was ,'the fellow IL,
question. permit me to tell my story -
My father. when he lived down the counsd
try, had dog-a mere puppy, may saya
Well. this puppy would go ont every
moonlight night, and bark at the, moon,
for hours together ase ssss.s g,
Here the isdge paused, as if he had,
done with his story, s.. 4 s,li sssa - 81,
We'll. well, what of itl' exclaimed haIr
q dozen of the audience at once. e3 s. .sgt
oh, nothing-nothing whateverl Tho,
moon kept right on as if nothing had hans
pened. ,gt5a i s9sse,r,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15
TEN CENTS A YARD.

The Memphis Avalanche, giving an ac-
count of the failure of the Citizens Bank
in that city, mentioAs the following as
among the incidents of the day:
"When the crowd gathered around
composed most of mechanics and work
ing men, with here an6 there woman,
and at intervals some poor market-wo-
man, we observed little fellow with q
wonderfully exaggerated nose, who had a
package of the Bowleg's notes in his hand
some one asked how much he had; he
said these bills amounting to three hum
dred dollars are the profits on my labor
for six months past-look at my hard
hands and see how have toiled; have
wife and children, for whom must buy
bread, and for whom / must provide
shelter and home; but, gentleman, it is
all gone: they may be houseless wander
ers and homeless beggars, if / should
knuckle to this misfortune. Itis all gone.
The little gent leman with the Slankerber
gious nose, which we read about in iris
tram Shandy, at this point in his speech
bumped himself, and began 10 lay his
wildcat bills in row down the centre
of the street. When they were thus dis
tributed, he turned to the crowd, saying
Gentleman and ladies, / will sell this
~ N internal stuff at ten cents YARD
tape measure The crowd roared, and
good humor was thus substituted for The
angry feelings for sometime manifested
al d which by any accident, might has,
resu ted in the demolition Of the banl
building" a E3@t
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15
A CANDID CUSTOMER.

. q p
A good many stories arc told of Dr..
Thompson. hotel keeper of Atlanta, a
celebrated joker, and one of the best We
give below;
IA traveller called very late for break
fast, the meal was hurriedly prepared. -
Thompson feeling that the feed was not
quite up to the mark, made all sorts of
apologies all around the eater, who work
ed on in silence, never raising his head
beyond the affirmative influence of his
fork, or by any act acknowledging
even the presence Of mine host This
sulky dcmcanor rather s6ea'd' the doctor,
who changing the range Of his battery,
stuck his thumbs in his vest arm holes,
expanded his chest by robbing the room
of half its air, and said:
"Now, Mister dod durn me if havn't
made all The apology necessary. an more
too; considering the breakfast and who
gets it; and now / tell You, ] have seen
dirtier worse cooked, worse tasted, worse
looking, and of a sight smaller
breakfast than this is several times:"
The hungry one meekly laid down his
tools, swallowed. his bite in transitu
placed the palm of his hands together
and modestly looking up at the vexed and
fuming landlord, shot him dead with the
following word.
| Neutrality-suspicious.?
Eyes sir" came with vindictive
promptness.
'WelI then TIL be d-d, hoss, If you
hatnt out-traveled mel"
tB The most interesting field Of use.
fulness at the present day, is Cyrus W.
Field, of n. Y.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

Mosr STRANGE. man was once re-
lating story of being On a locomotive
that struck COW standing on the track,
and threw her several rods into field
where she lit squarely upon her feet. with
her head toward the train, and strange te
tell wasn't hurt mite.
"But didn't she look scared ?' enqui
red alistener.
Well, dont know whether she wa
scared or not, but she looked a good dea
discouraged.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15
f@e We ere sorry to say tive de

H We are sorry to say tive do
not wish to say it--but mnst, as faithful
chroniclers, say it--namely; Victories
daughter. Mrs. Princess of Prussia
quarrels with her husband; or, Mr.
Prince of Prussia quarrels with Mrs.
Princess--that is, they do not think ex.
actly alike. and Mrs. Victoria is with the
"happy pair" trying to tie the "true low
er's knot" little tighter. The ste-y thai
the young princess actually elected the
prince from the nuptial couch by placing
her royal little feet against bis royal high.
nesses ribs, and then suddenly extending
her royal curyed organs of locomotior
into . positive bee line, is doubted By
Prussian engineers. S
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

W blessed is he, saith the Book of
Mormon, "who bloweth his own horn; for
who bloweth not his own horn, the same
shall not be blowed." Likewise: "Whoso
b!oweth his own horn, the same shall be
blowcd with vengeance"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

How can FIVE persons divide FIVE eggs
SO that each man shall receive one, and
still one remain 10 the dish?
The last takes the dish with the egg,
and can let it he there as long as be
pleases.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

W Most females will forgive iliB.D
erty rather than a slight. fany women
were to- have man indicted for stealing,
her picture, although it were set in gold,
1t would be new case in law; but il he
carried off the setting and left the por.-
trait, there would be no mercy for him .ia
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

w Mother, can't | 60 and have my
daguerreotype taken?"
mo, my child. ! guess it isn't worth
while"
3. "Well, then, you might let me have .
tooth pulled; I never go anywhere"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

~ A man writing from Arkansas to,
his friends in this State, says this i q
queer country; if man goes there with 81
hve-doilar gold peice, they tar and fsath,s
er him for being an a,istocrat, and il, he
is poor they let the ague shake him to
death. ~ aa iiig aT As'as's. ~ st'G %
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q
BEAUTIFUL, Answers "A pupil of the
Able Sicord, gave the following extraor-
dinary answers: 5..,...
What is gratitude?' ~
Gratitude is the memory Of the heart.
What is hope?'
Hope is the blossom Of happiness
What is the difference between hope
and desire?' 81 al
Desire is tree in leaf, hope is tree
in. flower, and enjoyment is tree in
What is eternity .yes sa. e4..gs 7.
Eternity is day without yesterday OF
|to-morrow-s, line that has no end.' IS.
What is time?' .4l - 3a IS
Time is line that has two ends-a
path which begins in the cradle and ends
in the tomb.'
What is God?' D sf b l1sa
The necessary Being, the son of eter-
nifty, the machine of nature, the eye oi
Justice, the wateh.maker Of the universe,
the sonl of the world @
Does God reason?' sr
Man reasons because he doubts; be
deliberates-he decides. God is omni.
scient, he never doubts-he therefore nev.
er reasons 4a
!. y q n - 1 I
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

To CuRE THE Sick HEADAcHE.-Two,
teaspoonsful of finely powdered charcoslt
drank in half tnmbler of water ap esxa
change says, caused, as in most cases II is.
by q superabundance of acid on the stom--
ach, The ladies' who usually complain.
very much of this illuess, should try the
merit 81 this remedy. Ia sfar 4sa
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THE LOST MEXICAN CITY,

-sI fFrom the Journal Of Commerce.]
"A large city once stood here; Its name IS
S... ~. history unknown. For centuries it
h,s been a. completely buried as if covered
with the lava of Vesuvius." s3rs
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

The following ebony pioture Of s'big.
foot" is decidedly rich: an
And we'en dis foot comes OF de groun' u,
Twas death to dc creepin' insects roun';; !;
It wakes de lizards, scares de moles
And makes de wood chuck leve dere holes.
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e Nameless city Of the dead.
Round about, like monarchs reigning,
Riss the cid woods green and tall,
with their crown that knows no waning,
With their thick and tangled wall,
With, their long, dark aisles, that never
Wake to human voice or tread;
Green they stand; their gloom forever
Locks the city Of the dead; u,
!, Locks the vast and silent city, pl
Nameless city Of the dead.
Once these voiceless streets resounded
s'lf with the rush Of surging throngs;
Here lifs's free, wild pulses bounded
-s's 70 the sound Of flutes and gongs;
Here mid pomp and trampet's clamor
Was the battle banner spread.
Tramp Of toll and .clang of hammer
' Shook the city of the dead; i
Shock Che vast, tulnultucus city,
as, Nov the city Of the dead. a't
heE0 tno sun SAoAc VA tAAS SA"AS0o ~
Az the warning host rollsd by.
And the fount's pellucid glances
Answered childhood's lustrous eye;
All are gone : the mirth, the anguish,
Cream Of slave and kingly head,
And the strength and glory ianguish
In the city of the dead,
In the vast and silent city,
Nameless city of the dead.
Here the keen-eyed panther, prowling,
$50 Roves the mouidering hannts Of men,
And the haggard wild-wolf, howling,
Z, With the adder makes his den;
On crushed arsh and mossy column
- Falls the tigers bloody tread,
And the owlet's cry rolls solemn
Through the city of the dead;
Through hevast and silent city,
~ Nameiess city Of the dead.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

w If twelve dozen make one gross
how many will make one groceIy
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15
Epigrams on the Cable.
ROYAL WIRE-pULLlNG.

S
ROYAL WIRE-pULLlNG.
Of old, by every loyal heart and grave.
Cabals were deemed unworthy of the brave
But now, in this our own Augustan Age,
Illumed by Genius, "Orator and Sage"
See Vic and Buck deep in the letters mystic
Fall to "wire. pulling" through signals
Cable-istic
TIE MISSION OF THE CARLE
What is your mission to the world.
l asked the Telegraphic wire;
What are the feelings that you seek,
Amongst the nations to inspire?
Will you not peaceful thoughts instil?
"Aye, amicable! that ,viH"
OLD OCEAN MEDIUM
Methinks, from England's shores there
Congratulating clappings,
Old oceans grown medium,
We all shall hear the "rappings;"
Two continents are linked at last
by moorings strong and stable,
And hopes symbolic anchor now
Is fastened to the cable.
II Boston Post.
THE QUEENS MESSAGE.
"Dear Buchanan: send this by my rope" :"
TUE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
"Dear Victoria: l send this to Europe :"
THE LAST LAY.
Sound the banjo, beat the drum,
The telegraphic cables come;
Thump as hard as you are able,
In honor of the ocean cable;
And while you're at it never yield
Without nine cheers for "Cyrus Field. I"
And also, young one, "let her rip
For "Hudson" and his gallant ship;
So rise, ye freemen, hip hurra!
For this successful "cable lay"
AN ECONOMICAL LYRIC.
John Bull and Brother Jonathan
Each other ought to greet;
They've always been extravagant,
But now 'make both ends meet"
II Boston Post.
NERVE OF THE WORLD
Nerve of the worlds gigantic form,
Quivering with thy mysterious life,
Speed only feelings pure and warm.
Nor thrill with pain, nor swell with strife!
Boston Transcript Sc
SITTING ABOVE THE SALT.
Well may the proud imperial sea
To-day his voice exalt;
He bids us TO his nuptial feast,
We sit above the salt.
SPARKLING OUT OF SIGHT.
The custom is-for wrong or right
To practice sparkling" out of sight;
So our Old Buck and Epgland's daughter
despatch" their business under water!
= Hoburn Budget.
CABLE GABBLE.
The Atlantic cable
Amt fable. sas.s
Bring forth several bottles Of champagne
and place them on the table.
We intend to be slowed as Cain slew Abel
Till we can't stand, but must sit on oul
gable.
(Here the rhymster tainted. J
THE PRINCE OF WHALES. @
When the telegraph cable securely was laid
From Old to New England thought.
channel marking,
The Queen of Great Britain impatiently
made,
With our bachelor Buck an affectionats
sparkling; p or
Twas wrong for the Queen thus to fir
through the brine,
Though ruled at its top, by her steam
and her sails, ea
More oily by far would have been the frs
line, o 1q1
If sent through the SEQ by young
| ~ Prince Of Whales.'. 81
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Of old, by every loyal heart and grave.
Cabals were deemed unworthy ofthe brave
But now, in this our own Augustan Age,
Illumed by Genius, "Orator and Sage"
See Vic and Buck deep in the letters mystic
Fall to "wire. pulling" through signals
Gable -istic
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

NJ rev. T. nKMrsrKAD.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

Far away within the glowing
~ Valleys Of the suns domain,
{ Where Pofnona's bands o'erfowing,
Drown in bloom the Tropic plain,
with the moCking smileof summer
"a Hound its crambling columns shed,
: Barred from toll and trafac's murmur,
Lars city of the dead;
Lies . vast and silent city,
Nsmeless city Of the dead.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

E The most interesting field Of use-
fulness at the present day, is Cyrus W.
Field, of n. Y.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

How can man ride from one place to
another in the shade, when at intervals
the sun shines full upon him? 3l'si
AT such intervals be has only to dis.
monnt and walk.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-09
For tie Tribune.
A Word to Farmers.

The great dIslnclination of farmers to part
with their wheat and other grain is one of the
chief causes ofthe present and recent financial
distress. Few of them submit to the market ex-
cept to realize small amounts for their immedi-
ate necessity neither farmers will gain or
lose IN the end by this course, time alone can
determine, asa general rule it.is better for the
farmers 10 meet the marketas his crops come in.
Ii Imparts more steadiness and better FEELING
IN all branches of business to have the crops
promptly handled There Is no business which
/ is not presented with more or less reference to-
and dependence on prompt sale or conversion
OF the regular crops of the country, and when
ever they are held back as at present, every
branch of trade is more or less embarrassed ia
/ consequence. The liabilities of merchant
mature at specified times, and they must nav
promptly or run the risk of loss of credit. VIII
they sell goods 10 farmers on credit. they do co
upon the understanding that the latter ara -
pay a. soon IS they can harvestand copvart ,b,i
crops, and upon this expectation the farmer. in
/ cur their Liabilities and arrange to meet Thorn
but Ii prices do not suit, the farmer hold, back
his produce and deters payment to his merchant
knowing that his credit will suffer no material
shock, and that he may gam instead of lose bv
rms procedure. But the merchant depending
upon payment after the crops are harvested.
without reference to high CT low prices of nro-
duce' finds himself unable Il meet his own oh
legations As they become payable. and thereby
suffers lrretrlevable injury. The fa.-oer bv s,.I-
ing his wheat and pork at current nr,,as r,.,
pay has merchant; but the merchant il NOT ,,,,-,
may have no other resources to save him from,
me discredlt OF protest-nay not be able to
borrow money at any rate of interest to mect
his notes.
1t Is not just that merchant should be scri-
""SIy emoaTra 'sed IN his business, simply be-
cause the farmer to whom he has sold goods does
not choose to part with his produce except at an
arbitrary price. 1t was no part of the unde-.
standing that the merchant should wait NV
ment until the produce ruled at certain prices
ana FARMERS are unreasonable to expect or re-
ql'Fe such indulgence. Whenever our merchants
can buy goods III the eastern cities upder a,,ra.-
ment to pay for them as soon as sold here o,J
proceeds Collected then, no doubt, they viii he
willing aud able to ob!i,e the farmer =, -
search for high prices
w ''' 'ief' II Is presumed, Will deny the lust
ness OF the merchants claims. The debts 49,,
que and farmers have right to say that tbev
VIII not pay their debts unless they can pot
more than half dollar bushel for their wbea.
ne west has much to answer for Had I,s,
''' crop been promptly forwarded to nav dah,.
'.'leS-some of them long pas,
,,.--;.t VI sue failures that have occurred
, ,,,,.''- ne past months. might probably have
Let not the mistaken policy of Eoyy;n, 90 e.
n'g" prices be followed hereafter. % -O'
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-09
New York, Jan. 80.

a letter from George Seward, Esq, Secretary
OF the Atlantic Telegraph Company, dated Lon
dol' jan 10Th, says - Our arrangements here
15r the completion of the work We nave IN Land
are progressing satisfactorily, and 1 trust and
believe that our attempt will be crowned with
success The machinery being overh. ulcd
under the direction of British and a tnercan en-
gIneers, and experiments will be tried before
sailing next time, with view to meet every
known and anticipated difficulty The British
government has again granted US the use of ships
and the manufacture of a cable TO suppiv
The place of that which was lost Is gong az,
satisfactorily. 1t Is at present intended TO take
out 2SOO miles of cable, being is miles ~ ore
than was thought sufficient last time.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-09

II The following from the pen OF ex-senator Hanni-
gan, OF Indiana, will lie appreciated by all:
" We cannot refrain from calling the attention Of our
readers 10 the Hair Restorative of Prof O. J. Wood
1t will be that he numerous certificates from,
persons of the highest character to the merits Of his
Restorative. From positive knowledge are also en
bed to say that it is in every what it processes to
be- and we do not hesitate pronounce it the finest
preparation for the headand hair which has far been
deTised4by human ingenuity. We have it arrest
threatened badness and head its original
profuson Unnatural and glossy hair and when the lat
Ter has been Prenlaturey tnged with gray
H. IKE magic restore the colors OF youth and health
The distinguishing property of this tlu,y saw
miraculous Restorative is that gives to the person
who uses it the head of hair they wore in youth
thus acting in strict compliance the first and great
est OF all toetmak ers-Nature. No who has used
it will hesitate to unite 18th in this testimony to il
peculiar merts."- CoriagtoH (Ind) Peoples Friend
Sold by all respectable Druggists in city and county
sH Sold by r. d. PULFoRD, Mineral Point Iowa
County, Wis, and E c. STEPHENS Co .podreviIIe.
Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-09
" ashiu gton, Jan. 81.

Mr.. Clarkson, with the Lecompton Constitu-
tion, arrived last night. He Immediately placed
ii in the hand of the President. The Constitu-
ton is accompanied by letter from Calhoun.
Ciarkson says that the vote of Delaware Cross
ing precint had been returned to the Commits
sioner Tor Leavenworth county, and In his
possession at the time when the returns were
opened and counted in the presence of the
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
and the Governor, and that it amounts to some
thing over 300 votes. This gives the democrats
a majority III Leavenworth county, and conse-
quently a majority in both branches of the Leg
islature. Calhoun Is expected to arrive in a few
days. The Union is informed that the free
State vote said to have been rejected by Cal
noun because 1t was returned TO Denver, was
the vote on the Constitution alone-not for the
State oftIcers-and was therefore rejected