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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09
THREE SUNDAYS In A WEEK,
BY EDGAR A. POE.

-r}as3b 8Hg s-lay.g .--assla sass g. g q
"You hard. hearted dunder.headed, OBJ
stinate., rusty, crusty. musty, fusty, old
saragep' said i, in fancy, one afternoon,
to my grand nncle Rumgudgeon- shaking
my fist at him in Imagination.
Only in Imagination. The fact is, some
trivial discrepancy did exist, just then,
between what said and what had not
the courage to say-between what did
and what had half q mind to do. y '
The old porpoise as opened the draw
ing-room door, was sitting with his feet
upon the maatel-piece, and q bumper OF
port in his paw. 80 ..'..,'',,' !, - Z
-s"My dear uncle,n said T., closing the
door gently, and approaching him with
the blandest Of smiles. "you are always
80 rery kind and considerate, and have
evinced your beuevolence in SO many-so
very many wsys-that-that feel ] have
only to suggeststhisl little point to you
sonoe more to make sure Of your full &C.
kquiesceucs.p .eosqaaag sv,.gfs -
ksaAHemlD said he, good boyl 60 onp'
spsAI sm sure, my dearest uncle, [you con.
founded old rascsll] that you have no
adesigus really. seriously, to oppose my
snnion with Kate. This is merely q joke
aof yours, / know-ha! ba! hal-how vsry
,Ayleassnt you are at times" sa ;ss~vr-y
VaaHHal hal bal" said be, Course youl
.syesl"Es 50 aoiiafili1sl sd3 @ YFss4s,ss
ITO be sure--of course! I knsw you
were jesting. Now, uncle, all that Kate
and myself wish at-present, is that you
,would oblige rs with your advice ss--as
regards the tims-you know uncle--in
short, when viii it be most convenient fol
yourself, that the wedding shall--shsll--
come of, you know7" .<-az Tssslg
"Come of, you coundrel!--what do
zyou mean by that? Better wait till it goes
on" seasE wg.l e e..lfte -.....-, &.
as "Hal hal hal = hel be! hel = hi! bill
hil--hol no! ho!--hu! hu! hu!--oh. that's
= capitsl--suck q will But all we want
just now, you know, uncle, is tsat you
would indicate the time precisely"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09
S IG n S,

1t is good sign to sec man enter your
sanctum with a friendly greeting: Here
in the money to pay for my paper for the
coming year"
1t is bad sign to hear man say he's
too poor to take paper-ten to one ke &
carries home jug Of ''red eye" that costs z
him half dollar. ..,.s-.-s.s- -.s..r
1t is good sign to see man doing au
act Of charity to his fellows.
1t is a bad sign to hea. him boasting of -
lit. r- .ss.1'-as szsys
1t is good sign to see the color of ~
health In q mans face. -- a.-. s.. .
1t is bad sign to see it all concentra-
ted in his nose.
It's good sign to sec an honest man 7
wearing his old clothes ss .z.Vsst
It's o bad sign to see them filling the sgg
holes In his windows. e. rz- s- -ss--s
It's good sign to see man wiping
the PRECIPITATION from his face.
It's bad sign to see man wipe his p
chops as he comes out of CELLAR $50 SzlHss
It's good sign to see a woman dressed ~
with taste and neatness ss------ aeza
It's bad sign to see her husband sued
for her Gnery. sa .s E.rr.-7s-s-5sss assS
It's q good sign for a man to ADVERTISE
in the paper. ss-.r a.-z. s..,, .-. u -
It's bad sign for the sheriff to adser.
tise for him. y z5.--. q -,.ssszegy,zs
It's a good sign to see man sending -
his children to school. % ~
It's bad sign to see them educated ataea
evening schools, on the court house pave= IS
ment &c, &c, ct cetera, and so forth.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

THE SANDS OF LIFE" PLAYED OUT u
Those who have for a long time swim.
died people in all parts of the country. BY
promising to send cures for all diseases
and means whereby large fortunes were to
be made, for very small considerations
have met with serious obstruction to
their business. BY consent Of the Post
master General, given at the request o1
Mayor Tiemann, Postmaster Fowler, o,
this city, took charge of all such CORES.
pondence as came to the Post Office yester.
day. There were about 100 letters in the
Office addressed 10 Drs. Wallace, Morton
James, whose sands of life have been SO
long running out. Monet, lie Brun, Dofon,
Tracy. De La Rome, and Professor james
T. Horn. These were assumed names
and the parties using them deal in genera
quackery. The letters will be opened ID
Washington, and such sums Of money al
they be found to contain viii be forwarded
to the address of the writer's thereof.-N
1. tunes. -=f E.ea asa "a sFs - -s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

losophical reason assigned why the idea
of one of Us should have preference over
that of the other" @
Uncle. "My eyesl--well, Kate-well.
Bobby!-this is a judgment upon me, as
you say. But / am man Of my
word-mark that you shall have her, boy
(plum and ALL when you please. Done
up, by Jovel Three Sundays all in row.
I'll 60, and take bubble L. Dee's opinion
upon that"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09
4petrp.
THE COLD-WATER MAN.
A BALLAD.

II was an honest fisherman,
knew him passing W ell,-
And he lived by little pond,
Within little dell.
A grave and quiet man was he,
r Who loved his hook and rod
So even ran his line of life,
His neighbors thought it odd,
- For science and for books, he said
He never had wish,-
No school to him was worth, fig,
.y Except a school of fish.
He ne'er aspirsd to rank or wealth,
Nor cared about naIne,- s
For though much famed for fish was he
He never fshed for fame! l
Let others bend their necks at sight
OF Fashions gilded wheels, i-
He ne'er had learned the art to bob
Sa For any thing but eels! .rasr tEss
A cunning fisherman was he,
"a, His angles all were right; s.--
The smallest nibbls at his bait
Was sure to prove bite ..
All day this fisherman would sit -a
D Upon an ancient log, 7& 81 Fg
And gaze upon the water, like -ra-. 4.
Some sedentary frog. +@% aa" "-
~ .fSTz-1s ETas' za..r Hs aaa
sB With all the seeming innocence serz
gz And that unconscious looks hiss
That other people often wear z-a.ias.
s8, When they intend 10 'hook.' aF.
,- To charm the fish he never SPOKE
s.,.- Although his voice was fine,
lie found the most convenient way
Goa Was just to drop line!
And many gudgcon of the pond,
If they could speak to-day; 'i a..s
Would own, with grief; this angler had
A mighty taking way!
II Alas! one day this fisherman -s,- y &
-ea Had taken too much grog, f rs a.-s
Aud being but landsman, too, as g.
-as He couldn't keep the log! .asaz 2
Twas all in vsia with might and main
-gnu He strove to rea, h the shore
Downtown he went, to feed the fish
He'd b,ited oft I,,forst
go, The jury gave their verdict that
- Twas nothing else but gin
Had caused the fisherman to be
So sadly taken in;
Though one stood out upon a whim, @
- si And said TIE anglers slaughter, 90,
To be exact about the fact, .r,z. .afa.g-
ai@H Was, clearly, gin and -udtcr! Esa 81
d The moral of tnis mournful tale, E-.
.woEs To all is plain and clear,- a. So. A..
& e That drinking habits bring a man
es7ss1T Too often to his bier: 7- a.4...T
D.. Aud he who scorns to take the pledge
- And keep the promise fast, 30 0
May be, in spite Of fate, stiff 81
Cold-pafer man at last! 90 '-'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09
wI 1t will not always do to follow the

wIt will not always do to follow the
examples of aillustrous men. To illus.
trate this we viii give the following story,
told by newspaper writer of himself
When young, he had read the we'll.
known story Of George Washington's lose
of truth, and the fathers love of the noble
principle of his son. SO we'll manifested on
the occasion referred to, of Georges cut
ting down thecherry-tree, acknowledging
his transaction, aud receiving full and
free pardon, besides praises and kind c.
resses from bis father So Jim, actuated
by SO noble an example, thought he
would try the experiment, on. He supplied
himself with the hatchet. and. going into
his fathers orchard, cut down some choice
fruit-trees. He then coolly sat down to
await the old mans coming, aud as soou
as he made his appearance. marched up 70
him with very important air and sacknowl-
edged the deed, expecting the next thing
on the programme to be tears, benediction
and embraces from the offended parent
but SAD to relate, instead Of this, the old
gentlemen caught upa hickory and gave
him an ALFRED lsmmipg.' - -,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

MonE ABOUT THE GARrER.-A lady in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. .dissusses.th the gar
ter question. and insists that they should
be placed below. the knee. The lady
says: .-s---s
"You aciN take notice that just above
the knee there is no hollow or depression
in which o garter could be retained, no
projection on which it could make
hold" s.s
Will IRE take notice. Couldn't think or
it. We don't know anything about
lgarters. Don't want to know. May be
worn about the waist for all We know
Take uotice." indeed. -Bu6alo Repud.
Ee WV S@
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

A PERSONAL NARATIvE.-Mr. Walter
II. Shube, formerly editor of the Shield
and Banner, at Mansfield, Ohio, gives q
clear account of his sensation at the time
of the accident on the N. Y. Central Rail-
road, at Sanquoit Greek, by which six
persons were killed, and about forty woun-
ded He says it is the third time he has
been through similar scene within nine
months. . ..... = ..---.,.. -,
The FIRST intimation Mr.. Shube had shat
all was not right on the train, he heard q
shrek apparently from female voice, i'm
mediately followed by cracking sound.
Having made up his mind that the sarest
way of escaping injuries upon such occa-
sions, was to make fast to something, be
grasped his seat firmly, and immediate
ly carried, scat and all, over the head oi
the man in front of him He felt the fire
fash from his eyes by coming in collision
with the head of the unknown man, who
way lying dead in the baggage room
Mr.. Shube says he distinctly heard the
crushing sound of breaking bones as the
old man was thrown against the side of the
car. He says in sounded in his ears like
that produced by dog "crannchtng the
bones of partridge" and was to him the
most horrible noise he ever heard III
thinks the old man died Instantly
Mr.. Shube was in the second car; be
saw shower of splinte.s flying and got /,
glimpse of daylight shining through th,
end car as he went down, following tn,
engine, tender, baggage and first passenge
car. The third car struck the second II
the end and dashed it in pieces, q heap o
ruins. Mr.. Shube was assisted out of tn,
midst of the wreck by friendly hands; hi
injuries are sprained hip and one Of th'
small bones of leg broken. He says tn
hip is injured in the same place where it
6rmness was severely tried on the Fri
road, but he speaks confidently Of beini
on his way again in few days. Few mel
live to pass through such scenes as MI
Shube has experienced. His own escap
as we'll as that of many others, stops littl
short of the miraculous. 3 ss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

UNPRECEDENTED REcKLEssNEss.- The
author of the following has thrown once
happy circle of friends into the most ag-
onizing suspense by perpetrating such an
unblushing production, without FIRST pre-
pairing the public mind for its receptions,
When does COW become real estate.
When turned into a fe[I'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

. A BLACK REPUBLICAN, ON SLAvERY.--~
Mr.. Hiram Fuller ALIAS Belle Britain, late
of the New York Mirror, on intense Ere
mont paper, thus writes from Savannah
to the New Orleans Picayune on Slave-
lry: a @1s vs. esse'ss ~ s1G q
Thus far in my rambling notes Izhayes
nottouched upon the peculiar institution
and ticklish subject of slavery. But +
can no longer refrain from expressing the.
opinion have long entertained, and which
has settled into conviction, that the mas
ter is far greater sufferer under the systems
than the Slave. The latter, SO far as my
observations have extended, is everywhere,
we'll cared for, well treated, and not over
tasked. have not yet seen one unkap.
py negro in the South, and have heard but
one cross word uttered by master tozas
slave. Let Mrs sBeecher Stowe, put this,
in her pipe and smoke il. -.
have Witnessed more unkindness,
more suffering, more inhumanity, in the
city of New Y ork in one day, than / lave
seen in the south in three MONTHS In fact
Ishsve seen here no suffering at all; no
evidence of hunger, or cold, OF, destitutior
or wrctchedness Of any description among
the blacks. The malignant philanthropy
of the Northern abolitionists is utterly
wastedsin their dolorous selamoursoyer the
'miseries of the poor sslave.' They know
nothing of the practical working Of tha,
system they are SO poisily aAd 80 nischicv-
ously berating." ~ 1-' ''ssas s>s ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

E A drunkard's nose is said to be
q lighthouse, warning US of the little
water that passes underneath. s,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

~ The amount of specie accumuia-
ted in the banks of New York and Boston
at this time, is not far from fifty millions
of dollars. .- .-. .sE
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

@-T To destroy bed.bags: catch them
and pinch their heads off,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

4 H Why is petticoat government
stronger now than formerly? Because i,
is iron hcopcd.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

To destroy Rats-Catch them one by
one aatten their heads in the lemon squee-
ger. E rs@s-sE IS s.a=.a Z
To prevent your hair from coming ont
never lot your wife catch you kissing the
servant girl. +
E.| -.. ..- .-a6 sgzsrsz1zasg
The last words of the Old Testa
ment are fearful threatening: "Lest l
come and smite the earth with q curse"
~T The last words Of the New Tests.
ment ar a benedictiou: "The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with You ALL
Amen" Es5
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

II was an honest fisherman,
/ knew him passing W ell,-
And he lived by little pond,
Within q little dell.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16

A MODERN TREScH.-The Olney, Ills, Press
gives the following account of the extraor-
binary escape of two prisoners from Jail in
that town.
Some two weeks since, self crazed
blacksmith by the name OF Martin, was
confined in the Jail for abusing has wife,
and another man for larceny, were placed in
a cell, both within the outer wall, l9 inches
thick, lined with iron, and a two-inch oak
floor. The foundation walls of the Jail, for
there are two, an innes and an outer, are
three feet in depth of stone We would
suppose without help from abroad, escape
was impossible and yet strange to say, on
Tuesday morning last Mr.. Jones observed
that his boarders were gone. They had cut
a hole through the oak floor between the
sleepcrs, which were only foot apart, and
had undermined the foundation and making
a short turn just without the outer wall, and
were of; all the dirt is within. A case
knife, roughened on the edge, was found
outside, and with it, By perseverance, they
had penetrated solid oak floor without
crack or crevice,) and dug and moved under
two foundations three feet in depth. How
they breathed, is a mystery OF the numbers
that viewed it; we do not suppose that any
price would have induced single individual
to have passed through the opening.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16

81 Mr.. Rudd informs the public through
the Enquirer that he has succeeded in ex-
torting a petty fine from the editor Of this
paper. The facts are simply these; publish
ers Of newspapers have an unrestricted right
to enclose their claims against subscribers,
made out in such form as they may choose
printed or writen--in a copy of their
paper, without being subject to postage
The law being silent in regard to the form
and nature of such enclosure, an enquiry
was made of Mr. Whittlesy-who is sup
posed to be the custodian of the brains Of
the ofice-if the construction of the clause,
allowed publisher to ask payment of the
bill. In his opinion, as we understood him,
j: did. Under this opinion bill was sent
- a subscriber, with an endorsement re-
questing payment, Tor which, By the testi-
Inony Of Mr.. Rudd and the profound opinion
Of Justice Walker, who claims jurisdiction
under q. S. Laws as we'll as the strtutes of
Indiana, AMI would assume to adjudicate a
case between two sovereign States of the
Union, without hesitation, if there was fifty
cent fee at the end of it, wewere mulct in a
fine of FIVE dollars. This zeal in protecting
the revenues of the post Office we presume
was stimulated by some late remarks in the
Journal At future time, when we have
room and leisure, we will show his care OF
the government interest in the management
OF the affairs Of bis Office.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16

PROTECTIVE TARIFF.-The Cincinnati
Enquirer, in a ecent paragraph in regard
to a new hotel in Philadelphia, the front of
which is TO be of iron, remarks:
Thus it is seen that as nature has given
us iron mountains, we might also have iron
cities, if the Government did not interpose
policy which almost prostrates the iron in
terest."
The enormous increase Of the expendi-
lures of the Federal Government, will re-
qure a large increase of duties on imports,
10 sustain them and if, in the revision of
the tariff, the subject can be kept free from
party combinations and the schemes of as
pirants for the presidency, the duties can be
SO arranged as TO give effectual protection
to some of our most important manufac-
turing interests. The great masses of the
people, everywhere, are in favor of en-
couraging our own industry by duties on
foreign rival articles. The great principle
OF protection hs been sacrificed to the
schemes of politicians who have raised preju-
dices against it by propSsating the grossest
sophistries and making it party test.
Those who would cid to restore il, should
-a-efUlly avoid alludi-g 70 il as 3 Dence-it-
i ora Republican naaau-e.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16

c5ys The North Carolina election, which
occurred on the Sd inst, was for Governor
-one member of Congress to fill vacancy
for members of the Legislature and for
Sherifs of the counties. The candidates for
Governor were Hon. j. w. Ellis, Democrat,
and D. X. McRea q di:tributionist. The
Democrats have elected their candidate for
Governor by some fifteen or twenty thous-
and majority, and have carried both branches
of the Legislature by large najorities.-
Judge Ellis has gained in all the counties
thus far heard from, and that upon the vote
for Bragg and elmer the majority for Gov.
Bragg in the State in 1856 being 1854.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16

BATTLE AMONG TIE INDIAYs.--A letter
from Fort Kearney gives the following de-
scription of a battle fought between the
Pawnees and Cheyennes Indians, in sight of
the Fort:
The whole Pswnee Nation, with all their
belongings, are encamped one mile above
the Fort. They have been driven, by the
rapacity of the Cheyennes lShiraum), their
inveterate enemies to seek protection be-
meath the Star Spangled Banner. The poor
devils are in deplorable situation, because
they are afraid to leave their camp 10 hunt
the buffalo, and are therefore almost without
food. | presume that you have, ere this,
heard Of the great battle between the Paw
nees and a meranding band of Cheyennes
fought on the 22d ult. The greater part OF
Pawnee braves had started out on a buffalo
hunt most of the others were about the
Fort, begging, as usual, when this daring
band of Cheyennes pounced down upon their
camp, set some of their lodges on fire, killed
several squaws and children, and drove off
six or seven hundred of their pouies.-
Luckily, the Pawnee hunting party had not
got far from camp; and when the alarm was
given, their whole available force was now
concentrated, and gave chase to the maraud-
ing party, whom they "headed off four or
five miles below the Fort.
Then came the tug of war. The two
hostile parties Of savages swaying too and
fro in mortal combat--in deadly conflict
fighting with lances, bows and arrows,
tomahawk and war-clubs. The battle last
cd five or six hours; and the Pawnees FIN
ally got the best OF it, putting their enemies
to flight, recovering their stolen property,
and obtaining more than enough of Chey-
enne plumber to pay them for their hard
days work. ~ that time there was but
two small companies of foot artillery in
garrison. and they did not leave the fort To
interfere. Several officers and guartermas-
ter men rode out 10 the scene Of action TO
witness the sport They report thst
the fight was a grand one, aud intensely e .
citing. The Pawnee5 had one Chief son
killed, and three braves pretty severely
wounded The loss of the other party is
| unknown, as they carried off their dead and
wounded.
These PawneeS are great pest about the
Fort. They hang about every door and
window in the garrison, and continually
beg for something to eat. In fact some OF
them seem TO demand rationS as their just
/ dues, and in justification of their demands,
claim that by treaty with Great Father at
Washington, they were promised protection
on their own hunting ground from the over
whelming numbers, powers and rapacity OF
other tribes; and, whereas, their Great
Father has failed to keep his promise, they
should of right be furnished with food to
| keep them from starvation.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
N0RP0R.sTTO.V' NOTICE. = on

AI0RPOR.{T{o.F sNOffcE' - vs.
SDERED, that the owners # Lot IN Block 4,
and Lot in Block 5, in tho Eastern EnlaTg
and Lcts e., S. 50 and 90, and 3 L. ,, t. ana
s-thc last named eight lots in McCowan's subdi.
vision of out lot B. all in the upper enlargement OF
the City of Eyansville-cause the sidewalks IN 'front.'
along side of-the above described property on
Second street, 10 be brought TO the proper grade.
and lay down upcn the same good plank sidewalk
Of the usual width. s.t
Also ordered That the owners II Lots in BLOCKS
H. Is, 10, l. and lS in Stockvells Enlargement OF
the City Of Evansville, fronting on lnge street,
the sidewalks said Inge street and IN front
or along side of the above described Lots to be
brought to the proper City grade, and lay good sub
stantiai plank sidewalks Of the usual Width upon
the same.
All Of the above must be done within Thirty days
from the publication Of this notice. and in default
thereof the Common Council of the City Of Evans
willie will proceed TO perform said WORK, aud the
costs and expenses accrung thereby, will be assess
ed and collected by sale Of said property, or so
much threof as will satisfy said lien and costs
Ry order Of the Common Council Of the City oil
OF Evansville. A. LEhCkE, CLERK.
liz IyoTI F.ofe
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-16

rS" The Vincenucs Sun says Judge Nib
lack did rot receive Judge Hoveys commu-
nicatiou, proposing all arrangement for the
canvas of the District, till the second instant,
when Judge n. had made his appointments.
We are ready and desire to correct any mis-
statement we may fall into, and to do full
justice TO Niblack But our authority for
our statement is quite as good as the declar-
ations Of the Sun. We may have misun-
derstood our informant, and may possibly
be in error. Judge Niblack was nominated
on the 22d, and Judge II. was absent in Spen-
Ger till the oath, as Judge y. knew, and
could not be at home till the Goth, and on
the I'd Of August Judge Niblack had his ap-
pointmentS made and printed; so il is quite
evident, according to the Suns own state
ment, that Niblack did not wait long to re-
ceive Judge Hoyey's proposals. IN courte-
sy, Niblsck vas as much bound to address
Hoyey first as HOvey was to make over
lures to Niblack. The former was the first
in the field and the oldest candidate.