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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-22
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-22
THE TRIUMPH OF
/. - :. THE AGK : ,ss .

TNHO' NATIONS 'twixt whose shores three
IL Thousand; miles Of ocean ollnow converse
with speed Of thought in words of fre; tho
the sf
DI.ECTRIC LINM
now prone in oceans depths, binds in palpable
bonds two kindred, yet far sundered' people;
the wondrous deeds are achieved in such rapid
succession that, ere onss has passed into the
everyday experiences of he;world, another is
consummated, eclipsing in brifliancy its pre-
decessor. Tho these things are SO, still must
the smaller affairs Of life claim our attention.
stillmust welook toonrdaily paperstoread the
"NEWs ADVERTISEMENTS
of the arrival of New Stocks OF Goods,
and among others Of 'spi"e g "a ii'i =
.1,EHlbS. HUGHES
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-22

BY the arrival of o young man named
Herbert Brandon we have been furnished
with the the following information from
Salt Lake: 80 s.,,afis1
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
The Atlantic Cable.

The report OF Mr.. Varley, the " Elec-
trician of the Electric and International
Telegraph Company" says the Baltimore
American, pretty effectually dissipates what
little hope might have remained that the
Atlantic telegraph would recover from its
present state of speechless inaction. "He
finds fault of great magnitude, at a
distance of between 245 and 800 statute
miles from Valentia," and possibly in wa
ter of about 4l0 fathoms in depth. The
cable, he is of opinion, yet remains un-
broken, but the electrolytic decomposition,
caused by the use of two powerful cur
rents, will shortly eat away the gutta percha
insulation surrounding the faulty place,
and deprive it entirely of conducting pow
er. He is satisfied also that there is an
other fault" more distant than this, the
approximate locality of which he could
not properly estimate without communioa-
ton with Newfoundland From authentic
data shown him at Valenta, he is also of
opinion that there was a fault in the cable
on board the Agamemnon before it was
submerged, offering a resistance equal to
1000 or 1000 miles of cable, situated at
a distance of about $50 miles from one end
of the 1,200 mile coil, and supposed to be
the fault which caused so much alarm when
the ships were 500 miles from Ireland If
Mr.. Varley is correct in these conclusions,
we may be prepared to hear at any mo-
ment that signals have entirely ceased, and
the cable become practically dumb, as it is
already uselessly silent.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21

God of heaven? How many times hast
thou asked God to damn thee in the course
OF year, month, day; nay, how many
times in single hour hast thou called for
damnation? Art thou not yet in hell !?
Wonder, q heavens, and be astonished, O
earth, at the goodness and suffering of that
God, whose great name swearing persons
so often and so awfully profane! Swearer,
be thankful that God has not answered thy
prayer, thy tremendous prayer, and that his
mercy and patience have withheld the re-
quest of thy polluted lipsl Never let him
hear another oath from thy unhallowed
tongue, lest it should be thy last expression
upon earth, and thy swearing prayer should
be answered in hell Oh, let thine oaths
be turned into supplications Repent and
turn to Jesus, who died for swearers as well
as for his murderers. And then, oh! then,
(though thou mayest have sworn as many
oaths as there are ''stars in the heavens, and
sands upon the sea-shore innumerable, W
then thou shalt find, to thy eternal joy,
that there is love enough in his heart, and
merit sufficient in his blood, to pardon thy
sins, and save thy soul forever.
Swearer. canst thou ever again blaspheme
such God and Saviour as this? Does not
thy conscience cry, God forbid Even so,
amen-Brttth MesseRqer.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
The Swearer's Prayer, or His
Oath Explained.


What a swearer pray? Yes, whether
thou thinkest so or not, each of thine oaths
is prayer-an appeal to the holy and al
nightly God, whose name thou darest so
impi6usly to take into thy lips.
And what is it, thinkest thou, swearer,
that thou dost call for, when the awful i'm
precautions damn and damnation, roll so fire.
quently from thy profane tongue? Trem-
bic swearer, while tell thee thy prayers
contains two parts thou praycst first, that
thou mayest be deprived of eternal happi-
ness; secondly that thou mayest be plunged
into eternal misery.
When, therefore, thou callest for damna-
ton dost thou not in fact, say as follows ::
"Oh, God thou hast power to punish me
in hell forever, therefore let not my sins be
forgiven. Let every oath that have sworn,
every lie that l have told, every Sabbath
that | have broken, and all the sins that
have committed, either in thought, word or
deed, rise up in judgement against me, and
eternally cemdemn me! Let me never par
take of thy salvation! May my soul and
body be deprived of all happiness both in
this world and the world to come. Let me
never enjoy thy favor and thy friendship,
and let me never enter into thy kingdom Of
heavea."
This is the first of thy prayer Let us
hear the second.
"Oh God, let me not only be shut out
of heaven, but also shut me up in hell
May all the members of my body be tor
tured with incopceivable agony, and all the
powers Of my soul tormented with horror
and despair, inexpressible and eternal
Let my dwelling be in blackness, and my
companions accursed devils Pour down
thy hottest anger; execute all thy wrath
and curse upon me arm and send forth all
thy terrors against me; in fine, let all
thy fearful indignation rest upon me- Be
mine eternal enemy and plague; punish and
torment me in hell for ever and ever, and
ever :"
Swearer, this is thy prayer! Oh, dread
full imprecatiop Oh, horrible! horrible
most horrible! Blaspheming mani dost
thou like thy petition? Art thou desirous
of eternal torment? ESQ, swear on, swear
hard. The more oaths the more misery,
and, perhaps, the sooner thou mayest be in
hell Art thou shocked at this language ?
Dost it harrow up thy soul? Does the very
blood run cold in thy veins? Art thou
convinced of the evil of profane swearing?
How many times hast thou blasphemed the
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1863.

to the position he now held When, lit
tie orange pedlar, he stood by the street
crossing, he had many rebuff. He had
outllved those days of hardship; he was
respected now. Should he care for stran-
gers roughness or taunt? Those who sat
near him waited curiously to see the end.
Presently the conductor came back
With steady energy he walked up to Mr.
| Warburton's side. He took his books from
his pocket, the bank bills, the tickets which
he had collected, and laid them in Mr..
Warburton hand
| resign my place, sir, he said
The President looked over the accounts
for moment, then motioning to the vacant
seat at his side, said:
Sit down, sir, | would like to talk with
you
AS the young man sat down, the Presi-
dent turned to him with face in which
was no angry feeling, and spoke to him in
al unuerCOne:
My young friend, | have no revengeful
feelings to crafty in thisematter; but you
have been very imprudent. Your manner,
had it been thus to stranger, would have
been very injurious to the interests of the
company. | might tell them Of this, but
[ will not BY doing so l should throw
you out of your situation, and you might
find it difficult to get another. But in fu-
ture, remember to be polite to all whom
you meet. You cannot judge of man by
the coat he wears, and even the poorest
should be treated with civility, Take up
your books, sir, l shall tell no one of what
has passed. If you change your course,
nothing which has happened shall injure
you. Your situation is still continued.
Good morning, sirp
The train of cars swept on, as many a
train had done before but within it les
son had been given and learned, and the
purport of the lesson ran somewhat thus
DON'T JUDGE FROM APPEARANCES.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
sS@M. Won Humboldt has celebrat

S9M. Won Humboldt has celebrated
his pinetieth birthday. An English cor
respondent, writing from Berlin, says that
"never did a conqueror receive congratu-
lations from so many persons and such great
distances, as the post-boy had to carry on
Tuesday morning to the well known house
in the Oransienburger strasse. Those who
have been fortunate enough to enjoy peep
at the fifth volume of Cosmos, which is
still under his hands, assert that neither in
style nor contents does ii, in the least, weld
to the four volumes which preceded it.
Humboldt himself, is said to be of opinion
that he will die next spring, just after hav-
ing completed the last of his task he has
undertaken. But his friends who observe
him, speak differently, and are bold enough
to predict that this time he viii prove to be
altogether in error, and that a very different
celebration from that which he anticipates
will next year take place in his house,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21

Clergyman Murdered IN Mississippi
We learn that the Rev. p E. Green, Meth
odist preacher in charge of the Warren
county circuit, was shot at Montalbon on
yesterday morning, by man named Fisher.
The wound is supposed to be mortal
Fisher has fed. All we could hear of the
cause of the shooting was that Fishers
wife had joined the church lately and
Fisher, meeting Mr.. Green, abused him,
terribly, and finally pulled out his pistol
and shot him. We hope the miscreant
will be apprehended and meet his just de-
serts.- Fichsburg Wig, 9Th,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21

WindtaU to Loater.-A lazy fellow
who had loafed about Columbia, California,
for long time, and had never done day s
work in the mines, was recently driven, by
want of means to live, to obtain pick and
shovel and sally forth to try his fortune at
gold digging. He worked with but little
success for two days, but on the third he
dug up lump of gold, nearly pure, which
weighed seuenty t,co pounds. The lucky
fellow took his piece to Wells, Fargo & Co.,
in Columbia, by whom it was valued at four
teen thousand doNarS! The place were
this monstrous nugget was dug is within a
mile or two of Columbia.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
INDEMNITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE.
Franklin Fire Insurance Compa-
nv of Philadelphia.

Office 435 and 437 Chestnut street, near Fifth.
C,TATEMENT OF ASSETS, January |, 1853,
} published agreeably TO an act of Assembly,
being
First Mortgages, amply secured, 81 ,59G, ,o20 ~
Real Estate, (present value $780,
500.l cost, Ii,2cU Us
Temporary Loans, on ample Col
lateral Securities, lOl ,OeS Ia
Stocks, (pres't val. SO, ,964 22) cost 7l,547 81
Notes and Bills Receivable, 4,30' 90
Cash, 1880 4S
81 1856, ,904 "a
Perpetual or Limited assurances made on every
desert ption Of property, in Town and Country.
Rates as low as are consistent with security.
Since their incorporation, period OF twenty
eight years, they have paid over Four Millions
of Dollars losses by fire, thereby affording cv-
idence Of the advantages Of Insurance, as well
as the ability and disposition to meet with
pr0mptHess all liabilities.
Losses by Fire.
Losses paid during the year 1851, S2O3, i69
DIRECTORS.
CIas n Dancker, Mordecai d. Lewis,
Tobias Wagner, | David S. Brown,
Samuel Grant, Isaac Lea,
Jacob r. Smith, Edward G. Dale,
Geo. w. Richards, George Fales.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, President.
Wm. A. STEEL, Sec'y pro TEN.
IFAgent for Miffln county, II. J. WAL
TERS, Esq, Lewistown. feb25
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
More Than 100000 Bottles
SOLD IN THE
N1W ENGLAND STATES
In One Year.

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hair perfectly and permanently, has never yet had
rival. Volume after volume might be given from all
parts of the world and from the intelligent prove
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with bald heads, and the only remedy heretofore known
has been those abomnabe wigs. BY discovery
of Professor Wood these articles being fast dispensed
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they have been often imposed upon by Hair
Tonics of different kinds. To all such persons
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for in Woods Restorative there snch thing fail
We know OF lady who was bald, who used the article
a short time, and her head is covered completely
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know of numerous where hair rapidly falling
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Philadelphia.
Cohocton, Ohio, Nov. II, 1856
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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21

Suicide eta y. S. Sotdier.-A United
States soldier named Bickler, belonging to
the permanent party at the Carlisle Bar
racks, last week committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with carbine.
The unhappy man had of late been drink
ing rather freely, and had in some manner
lost a sum of money. On this account he
became respondent, and it is thought this
loss was the motive which induced him to
commit selfdestruction. Bickier was a
German, had served about seven years in
the army, and was accounted a good SOL
dier.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
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Great God OF nations, now to thee
Our hymn of gratitude we raise;
With humble heart, and bending knee,
We offer thee our song of praise.
Thy name We bless. almighty God,
For all the kindness thou hast shown
70 this fair land the pilgrims trod--
This land we fondly call our own.
Here freedom spreads her banner wide,
And casts her soft and hallow'd ray;
Here thou our fathers steps didst guide
In safety through their dangerous way.
We praise thee that the gospels light
Through all our land its radiance sheds;
Dispels the shades of errors night.
And heavenly blessings round us spreads.
Great God, preserve us in thy fear;
In danger still our guardian be;
o, spread thy truths bright precepts here;
Let all the people worship thee.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
The West Branch Insurance Co,
OF LOCK HAVEN, PA,


rysURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer-
cbandise, Farm Property, and other Build
~, and their contents, at moderate rates
DIRECTORS.
Hon. John j. Pearce, Hon. G. c. Harvey,
him B. Hall, T. T. Abrams,
Charles A. Mayer, D. X: Jackman,
Charles Crist, w. Whlte,
Peter Dickinson, Thos. hltchen.
Hon. G c. HARVEY, Pres.
It. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Taos Kitchen, Sec'y.
REFERENCES.
samuel H, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, ID ID.
l. A. Winegardner, VIM, VANDERBILT
!. A. Mackey. VIM; Fearon'
! White. DIR. J. S. Crawford,
Imes Quiggle, A. Updegraf,
John W. Maynard, James Armstrong,
Han simon Cameron, Hon. VIM. Bigler.
IFAgent for Mitfiin county, u. W. S1EH-
iRT, Esq. APPS
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-10-21
uQSGglh B a II D D Us,
Be Polite to All.

DC O11LC ~ <111.
Halloa, Limpy, the cars will start in a
minute; hurry up or We shall leave you be-
! hindp
The cars were waiting at station on one
of our Western railroads. The engine was
putting and blowing; the baggage master
was busy with baggage and checks; the
men were hurrying to and fro with chests
and valises, packages and trunks. Men,
women and children were rushing for the
cars and hastily securing their seats, while
the locomotive puffed, and snorted, and
blowed
y man carelessly dressed was standing
on the platform of the depot. He was
looking around him, and seemingly paid
little attention to what was passing 1t Was
easy to see that he was lame. At q hasty
glance one might have supposed that he
was man of neither wealth nor influence
The conductor of the train gave him a con-
temptuous look, and slapping him familiar
ly on the shoulder, he called out:
'Halloa, Limpy, better get aboard or the
cars will leave you behind?
Time enough, / reckon, replied the
individual so roughly addressed, and he re-
tanned his seemingly listless position,
The last trunk was tumbled into the bag
Il /
tor Get on, Limpy,' said he as he passed
the carelessly dressed lame man,
The lame man made no reply. Just as
the train was slowly moving away, he step
ped on the platform Of the last car, and
walking in, quietly took seat. The train
moved on a few miles, when the conductor
appeared at the door of the car where our
friend was sitting Passing along he soon
discovered the stranger whom he had seen
at the station.
Hand out your money here"
i don't pay replied the lame man very
quietly.
Don't pay?
NO, sir
Wen see about that shall put you
out at the next station and he seized the
vaise which was on the rack over the head
of our friend.
Better not be so rough, young man, re-
turned the stranger.
The conductor released the carpet bag
for moment, and seeing he could do no
more then, he passed on to collect the fare
from the other passengers. As he stopped
at seat few PAGES off, gentleman who
had heard the conversation just mentioned,
looked up at the conductor and asked him:
do you know to whom you were speak
ing just now?
! No, sir
THAT was Peter Warburton, the Presi-
dent of the road
'Are you sure of that p replied the con-
ductor, trying to conceal his agitation.
Il know him
The color rose a little to the young man q
face, but with strong effort he controlled
himself, and went on collecting his fare as
usual.
Meanwhile Mr.. Warburton sat quietly In
his seat. None of those who were near
him could unrayel the expression Of his
countenance, nor tell what would be the
next movement in the scene. And he-oi
what thought he? He had been rudely
treated; he had been unkindly taunted with
the infrmity which had come perhaps
through no fault Of his. He could revenge
himself if he chose. He could tell the di-
rectors the simple truth, and the young
man would be deprived of his place at once
Should he do it? And yet, why should nc
care? He knew what he was worth. lie
| Lnar how he had risen bv his own exertlone
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