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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

As our readers have been informed,
Rochester has the credit of originating
the patent tan, for hides, refractory
sch col boys, &c. One of its present
citizens was the inventor thereof. Some
time ago, he was selling county and
State rights in one of the New England
States, when he came across dry Yam
kce, to whom he tried to sell. Yankee
asked him where the patent tan origin
ated.
"In Rochester" said the tan person
"WeIl," said the Van zee, "didn't
Mormon ism originate near Rcchcster?' ~
eyes" said tanner
"Didn't Sam Patch jump the falls at
Rochester,"
Eyes, sir" said the the tanner with
an air of pride.
"Didn't the Fox girls commence their
career in Rochester p
"YEs, sIR-E-E!' exclaimed the tan
man.
Well, didn't the Robertson trial oc-
cur in Rochester,
eyes, said tanner, with little less en-
thusiasm.
"Well sir" said the Yankee, looking
ficrcely at the tanner, ''wasn't the bal
sam of wild cherry, and squatter sover-
eighty, first discovered in Rochester,
on your word, sir!''
'Y-e s." said tanner, subsiding into
a whine; "but then, you know, the tan
ners couidnt AcLp Hr'
well, then, L don't want anything
to do with patent tan!' And the tanner
disappeared.
Since then, patent tan has not been
heard of in New England.
! ByJust one line wanted.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01
SeIrrt MiaErllunll.
KATE WoED AND WON.
BY RoSELLA.

"What romps of girls Aunt Katie
has, l never saw the like, in my life, of
her Kate; she had on the schoolmastcr'
skates to-day, at school, and while he
was hunting for them, most all noon
time, she was gliding like swan all
over Moss Pond, mixed in among the
boys, while her laugh was as loud as
theTs, only more ringing and joyous,
and fuller of music" said Uncle Nat
Hammond to his wife and daughters
when he came home from the mill in
the afternoon of cold winter day.
We'll, nowl" said Aunt Mercy, and
she laughed until her whole body shook
and laughed too. Didn't Mr.. Miles
get his skates at all at nooniug?"
II don't know said her husband,
''for sch oil wasn't taken up yet, when
/ came on home, but l guess not, for l
called at the store, and while l was there
young Harper came in, and he said
when he came away Kate was still on
the pond, and the teacher was Watching
her and laughing, from behind the big
maSle tree, and that he didn't seem q
bit angry, for he over heard him say,
just as he came up slyly behind him.
sGod bless you, my sweet, wild Kate, y
and he got very red in the face when he
saw that he had been overheard"
'dt may turn out with Mr.. Miles and
Kate as it did with Kate's mother and
her teacher, when she was young, for
she was as wild romp as Kate is; Kate
comes honestly by her hoyden man
ners"
"How was that?'' said Uncle Nat, as
he took off his big capped, old fashioned,
drab overeoat. and hung it on its pin in
the closet, then rubbing his hands, sat
down to an afternoon lunch-a cup of
coffee and hot buckwheat cakes and
honey.
Aunt, Mercy swept the wet footprints
from the hearth; and took up her knit
ting, that lay in the cushioned rockir g
chair by the window.
'Why, you see the winter before
Katie was married father lived up on
Stony Greek, on rented farm, in real
backWoOds settlement, and all of us
grown girls went to district school that
winter. Oh, we did have good times
tell you The scholars were ell Sc
united, and the winter was mild
pleasant one, and the playground wal
grassy, and clean and spacious. The
teacher was an excellent young mar
from the East, and as the healthful par
of1our education, he recommended ex
ercise on the playground, and ramble'
on the surrounding hills. This jus
suited sister Kate, the pretty blackeye'
sromP.
! t.Many . time the first fortnight o
school, while she was whirling on on
foot, or playing "blackman" with tn
boys, saw the teachers pale face peep
ing out of window, with his brow rest
ing on his hand. No one thought 0
the like but myself, and from the yer
first judged from his conduct toward
Kate that he loved her better, than an.
other girl in school. Her copies wer
always 'set" the prettiest, and wer
generally sweet line or two of poetry
and if she carried her slate to him fo
assistance, his face lighted up with
real love smile that must have beanie
warmly upon her. fany of the rest c
us did the same he always said kindly
'piease wait till this class has recited,
or Sin a moment"
"When, boarding round" and hi
week was at our house, in the evening
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01
na.-The Printing office has indeed

na-The Printing office has indeed
proved a better college to many boy,
has graduated more conspicuous mem
bers of society, has brought more intel
lect out and turned it into practical,
useful channels, awakened more min ds
generated more active and elevated
thought, than many of the literary col
legcs of the country. A boy who COM
mences in such a school as the Printing
Office, will have his talGpts and ideas
brought out; and ifho is careful observ-
er, experience in his profession will
contribute more toward an education
than almost any other manner.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

ra-A young lawyer in Arkansas was
arguing case before judge whose
self-conceit was in inverse proportion
to his knowledge of the law. The coun-
sci offered to quote Blackstone, and pro-
ceeded to read from him, when the Court
ordered him to desist, adding: "It is
presumed, Sir, that this Court knows
the law, and it will not be dictated to
with impunity if such an Infringement
be made again on the dignity of tho
Court it will Immediately order the offenz
der to Jail! "
The lawyer quietly replied, "If it
please your honor, [ was just reading
this to show what great fool Black
stone was!'
"Ah ! well, that alters the case you
can proceed said the judge-and he
proceeded.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01
NUMBER rs.
Foolish Virgins.

In olden time there were ':fre foolish
cirginS." We are afraid that there. are
fully as MANY as that number at this
present day. Some of them were borff
foolish; some were made foolish by tho
example of their weak minded mothers
and some of them have made then Ives
foolish.
See that dashing belle, Aounccd from
her heels to her arm pits, aud bedizens
ed souS with Jewellery, Perls, gems, and pree.
an angel; and she thinks herself an
archangel; but she is ''foolish virgin
that is all she is He who made her
endowed her with an immortal soul,
| and pointing her to an eternal hereaf-
ter, said to her, "Let not your adorn-
ing be outward, the adorning of plait
ing the hair, of wearing gold. or of put
ting on apparel, let it be the hidden
man of the heart, even the ornament of
meek and quiet spirit, which is in the
sight of God of great price." But all
the adO'ming this foolish virgin has is.
out,oard. She has no solid education,
no mental culture, and no noble and
generous heart. She is not qualified
for any usefulness in this world except
as frame on which to exhibit dry
goods and the dress makers skill
And when she shall appear before her
Maker, stripped of her ''outward adorn-
ing" and without that precious ''orna-
ment of the heart" what a miserable
figure that foolish virgin will cut. It
is awful to think of the future of these
mere butterflies of fashion. What is
she good for? She could not make a
nnf Of
bake a pudding. She could not knit a
tidy, though she often knits her brow.
She could not darn stockings, though
she could darn ever thing else. The
most simple article of dress that adorns
her useless body she could not make
"She tolls not, neither does she spin, yet
solomon, in his glory, is not arrayed
like her." She has very little mind
Her head is well nigh as yellow pump
kin. She can only talk of theaters,
balls, fashion and beaux. Her mortal
nature is wholly uhcultivated. She
spends more time in examining fashion
plates, than in examining her poor lit,
tie heart; more time in reading love sto-
ries than in reading the blessed Bible.
What on earth is she good for? She is
a bill of useless expense to her father,
and barren fig tree in the great morale
The world would be better 81
off if this foolish virgin no longer cum
bered the ground. And one of these
times the scythe of time will cut her
down and the miserable firt will go to
her account Girls, young women,
your ways. Have high and
worthy purpose. Make yourselves
blessing to this world. Abhor to be
Flora McFlimsy, as you would abhor to
De another fool. Be useful, be modest,
DC ''wise virgins" and when the great
bridegroom shall come, you shall go
With him to the marriage.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

moment he followed, and when he was
gone out of sight, ran too. They new
er knew, even to this day, that I wit
messed their avowal and betrothal. l
never told them yet; it was scene too
holy to make merry over.
After that Kate didn't 90 to school
any more. They were married the fol-
lowing year, and moved to Connecticut,
and staid there till her little Kate was
two or three years old, and then they
came to Ohio to reside.
ttzAud Is L urfC f0ufs v5Ty Same
schoolmaster?" said Annie, with wide
open eyes and parted lips.
"The very same" said her mother,
"and it not fortnight since 1 heard
you wondering how he got that scar on
his forehead, just under his hair. You
know he got it when he took his last
ride on a handsled.
How, Kate, the daughter, was cured
of her mischicv"us propensities [ will
tell some other time; but it is sad
story, would not oyershadow this mcr-
ry one with gloom.-LadicS Home Mag
dziHc.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

B0~ When people old and young
wore different dresses according to their
age, they naturslly adapted their conver-
sation and department. to their attire,
tended still further to produce individ
ual consistency and general variety
AS old and young now wear the same
habilimcnts, there is little difference
in their manners as in their coats-a
samcness which must be wrona in one
direction and may be in both
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

n@-A clergyman who had become
so onewhat mixed up in land spcculations
recently announced to his congregation
that his text could be found in St. Paul's
epistles to the Corinthians, section four,
range three, west. ss- =,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Bsg- A schoolmaster. in Wisconsin.
named Harp, whipped little girl SO oru'
ely that she died in four weeks: That
harp should be hung upon willow, or
some 9th or sort of a tree
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Rg~The following darkey talk is
characteristics:
$50 you had bad susanside at your
house last night, Sam said colorcd
gentleman, meeting his crony waiter at
a large hotel.
cob, yes, Lcmuel, dat we had--it al
most scared me into taking drink!''
~'You don't tell me!'
'Yes he was jus from Calforny, with
heaps of newspapers He cum ober de
Jerecipelus by de Niggerager route, an
but up at our house prcbious to his
rible in de city
"What den-what den Sam?"
Il tort de man was out ob his head
kase he CUB me shiiin as soon as he
laid his eyes on mc-from dat mint |
stuck by him for fear some interested
puSsen would get hold oh him.
''Zactly, Sam--go on.
"De next nornin, as de chambermaid
was gwyne up stairs with a scuttlc oh
cole for her breakfast, she smelt IodLum
passin de man S dOor!'
ooh, SAM"
eyes, fac, Lem-an' soon as she
smelt dat, she smelt rat. She knock
so de mans door but no answer. Den
she -tr.l1ca down dc door, an dcre lay
de man with his boots on, an he troat
was stickin bottle OBJ lodluml"
"Golly!-what dc gal do?''
''She hollcred, and we all kotched
hold oh de bottle, but it wouldn't come.
[ went for dc sturgeon: &c sturgeon
cum, slashcd in dc neck-in de borax,
which reached as far as de equilibrium
in de sarcashogus, and putin a cortven
in d. decision, glib it poke with dc
dispatchalus, out flew de bottle and all
was safc!''
"M hat was safe, Sam-de man?''
eNo, de bottle-de man was dead be-
fore dc sturgeon come; but he had to
do suffin to earn feeler."
"Wus dere about found in de pockets
Sam?"
GLOW you spose know? Does you
spose I put my hand in to feel? What
you mean to insinewate?"
80 muffin, only L never seed you hab
on such good clothes afore.''
The pair adjourned to take "snort,
and Lem learned the secret of Sans
flush pockets after an hour or two of
darkcy circumlocution.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

BE- Why is fly one of the ta1est in
sects? Because he stands over six feet
without shoes or stockings.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

pea- Franklin seized lightning by the
tail, held it fast, and tanned it. Morse
put clothes on it, and taught it how to
read and write and do errands.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

nm-A A certain waiter boasts that he
directs all his shots at error. 1t is all
that he has to shoot at, for he never
gets within gun-shot ofthe truth.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

R3-Red checks are only Oxygen. in
another shape. Girls anxieus to wear
pair will ind them W ere the roses do
out of doors. ..r.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

n@-Insults are counterfeit; We can t
help their being offered, but we needn't
take them.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Ha-If you wish to dream of wedding
rings and fruit cake, waltz with IL book
muslin dress stuffed with health and
palpitatiOn.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Ha- Kirwin says that pious Seotchmar
used to pray; " o Lord, keep me right
for thou knowest if go wrong, it is very
hard to turn me-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

nm.The man who tried to whistle
bar of soap has attempted to sing
stave off a molasses cask.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Gm-To reform the world, begin first
with yourself, then with your neigh
Dor.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Ha-A man passes fora sage ifhe seeks
for wisdom; if he thinks he has found it:
he is q fool.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

nG~ Like provisions, dresses are COM
ing down. The sign before mantua
makers shop reads thus: "Dresses made
lowe than ever
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

n@-"A tale Of terror"--A spaniel's
continuation with four punches of fire.
crackers and three tin pans fastened to
it
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Da"The rage for the scarlet petticoa
is, perhaps, on the whole, rather a
harmless kind of scarlet feve;,..
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Or Fho, when shaving in morning cold,
Hdth gashad his chin with razor old,
A14 c0nid this powerful word withhold:
s.Thunder r.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Orswho, on ices OF slippery stone,
Hath fallen and Jared his ''crazy bono" /"
And not exclaimed, with angry tone:
.ADEe = rag "Thunder u
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Breathes there. man- with soul so dead,
Who never to himself has said,
When he hath heedless hit. his head:
IA 90 . '.Thunder ~
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Ha.Some one h"-s said: at NAV be
til at an honest :; tbo noblest work
OF "oo' Uut a woman is the prettiest.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

When ones suspcnders give away,
Whilst dancing briskly with ladies gay,
Where is the man that can help but say;
-. ss..,n .t. 'Thunder ~
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

'Tis a convenient interjection,
To use at news Of lost election,
Depending on party question
Sc. .,,.,5!-, ...,,. ssThunder I
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01
5rlrtt p0rtrp,
THUNDER.

,,-y = $1,000 -s--a --
Who never to himself has said,
When he hath heedless hit his head
Ia 9 Thunder ~
svgs17 - 3
Hqh gashad his chin with razor old,
A1a Souid this powerful word withhold !:
Thunder r
ess
OrsEho, on ice. or slippery stone. :.
Hath fallen and Jared his "erazy bone,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

GB~A ,,ne coat may cover fool, but
he' er conceals one.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Or when ones notes or bills fall due,
And banks are hard, and won't renew,
In saying this there's comfort true
s'Thunder -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Or when ores bent on writing rhymes,
And tries in vain a hundred times,
How well this word with any chimes:
"Thunder "
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Bg just one line wanted.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-11-26
A Speech on ScoIdimg Wives.

Alta Young Mems Debating Society.
somewhere out in Illinois, the question of
discussion was, (Which is the greatest
evil-scolding wife or smoking chin
Iney?" After the appointed disputants
had concluded the debate, a spectator rose
and begged the privilege Of making few
rem rks on the occasion Permission be,
ing granted, be delivered himself in this
way .3e ,.stgsd t.se.,el tsi
"Mr. President-I've been almost mad
listening to the debate Of these youngsters.
They don't know anything abouta scold-
ing wie!- Wait until they have one up.
wards Of eight years, and hammered and
hammered and jawed at, all the time.
wait until they have been scolded because
the fire wouldn't burn. because the oven
WAS too hot, because the COW kicked over
the milk, b, cause the sun shined. because
hens didn't lay, becauae The butter would
not come, because they are too soon for
dinner because they slapped the young
ones, because they tore their trowsrrs. or
bee, Use they did anything. whether they
could help It or not. before they talk ol
the evils Of, = scolding wife why. Mr..
President. I'D rather bear the claiter of
hamm,r and stones. and tn pans. and
nine brass kettles. than din, din, of
scold ny wife. Yes. sir ee. them's my
snlimrnts., To my mind, Mr.. Presid-n;
a smoky chimney is nomore tn be compar
ed TO scolding wife than little negro
is to dark night" NI
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-11-26

ORIGIN OF THE F. F. V.'s.-Many Of
our readers have heard Of the First Fam.
lilies Of Virginia." but few, we take it,.
know how the term originated. An ex,
change explains it thus:
In the early settlement Of that State, it
was found impossible to colonise it unless
woman went there. Accordingly, ship
load was sent out, but no planter was
allowed to marry one of them until he had
first paid one hundred pounds OF tobacco
for her passage. When the second ship
load came, no one would pay more than
seventy five pounds Ior tie matrimonial
privilege. except it were u very superior
article. Cons, quenily; the descendants
Of all those who were sold for one hun
drel pounds Of tobacco were ranked as
the first families. While those who bro't
but seventy.fve pounds are now ranked
as the second families, and the reason why
no one can ever find any Of The second
families, is because you can't get Vir-
ginian to admit that his mother only
brought seventy five pounds of tobacco.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-11-26
NoyrL WAGER A Young man named

NOVEL WAGER "A young man named
Al. xander Duncan, arrived last Saturday
IN Cincinnati, having, p riormed Prdrs'
ran journey from NV York, tie u"
lertook the tax upon bet OF two hun
lred and City dollars. and was TO com
ple,e /, e task in eighteen days. He did
il with niae hours to spare. Hewas ac'
companied by the individual who bet
against him. and who drove buggy, anu
carried his carpet SAX. the 'xp nses oil
travelling 10 be borne by The loo-er The
pedestrian appeared less used up than e''
her the horse or the driver.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-11-26
OUR IDOL.

We know not the auther Of the following
ch aste and equisite lines, but our readers will
thank us for re-printipg them for their peru
sal, tho Oh they are unheralded by any name
known to fame:
Close the door lightly.
Bride the breath,
Our little earth angel
" Is talking with death
Gently he woos her, ,'JA 1aht
She wishes 10 stay, fsa ruHfg
His arms are about her 5sst
He bears her away. .l.....
Music comes floating
Down from the dome;
Angels are chanting
The sweet welcome home.
Com> stricken weaper!
Come to the bed,
.r9 Gaze ON the sleeper
iil s. Our Idol is dead.l l4qir .
Smooth out the ringlets.
Close the blue eye
No won Ter such beauty -'
Was claimed in the sky ill
Cross the hands gently saaJay ssl
Der the white breast, .,a;t,.,
So like wild spirit 5,f..,-,
Strayed from the blest
...J Bear her out soflly.,o .-,r4no...t
This idalof ours, lo 1rs g..
Let her gave slumbes
Be mid the sweet flowers.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-11-26

1t is singular to trace the manner in
which arose the u,e Of the common bev.
erage, coffee, without which few persons.
in any half or wholly civilized country in
the world, would seem hardly able to ex-
ist. AT the time Columbus discovered
America, it had never been known o,
used. 1t only grew in Arabia and Upper
Ethiopia. The discovery Of it, use as a
beverage, is ascribed to the superior Of
monastery, in Arabia, who, desirous of
preventing the monks from sleeping at
their nocturnal services, made them drink
the infusion Of coffee, upon the report of
some shepherd, who observed that their
flocks were more lively after browsing on
the fruit of that plant. Its reputation
spread through the adjacent countries,
and in about 2 % years il reached Paris.
A single plant brought there in l7l4, be
came the parent stalk of all the French
coffee plantations in the West Indas.
The extent of the consumption can now
hardly be realized. The United States
alone annually consume it at the cost of
its landing Of from fifteen 10 sixteen mil
lions Of dollars. You may know the A i.
rabia or Mocha, The best coffee, by its small
bean Of dark yellow color The Java
and East Indian, tho mex, in quslity, and
larger and Of apaler yellow. The West
Indian, Rio has blueish or greenish,
gray tin. suisga .9..5.a ....s
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-11-26
IvTho Lancaster Express = speaking

wThc Lancaster Express speaking
Of the new sleeping car On the p. X. r..
says. "each car thus made. contains fify-
five couches. Mr.. Woodruff charges fif.
ty certs extra for through "bed," and
the other night all were taken long before
the train left the depot 9, Philadelphia
more being in demand. The car costs
$4,000. and it will be seen that this ar
rangement pays a good interest on the
investmenl--S27 50 per day. We uu-
derstand that The company are having a
number OF these cars built ON their own
account. They are indispensable on all
through lines. and have already been in
,lroduced on ten different lines Of railway.
The only difficulty is in getting them
built as fast as required.