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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-24

HAVING been resident of this CITY but
- short time Mr.. o. would take this ocassion of
selecting one from among score of letters he re-
ceiVed from gentlemen for whom ne did work In his
former place of residence:
FORT WAYNE, IND, April s0th, 1859
Having had occasion to use the services OF A
plumber, was introduced to hIr Ogden, gentle-
man who had just arrived in our city. The lob
the incest kind OF mechanism. am happy to add
that the WORK was performed to my entiIe satsfae-
tion, and as master Of his art, take pleasure IN
recommending him to my fellow townsmen.
PHILO RUMSEY.
ne would also take the privilege OF giving one
since his residence here;
Mr.. Ogden has done considerable work in the
plumbing line in my house, which is very satlsfac
toFy. j. r. YOUNG.
Dnnr,,, ln4l, IAT.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-24
Farms.

ON ACRES in Illinois, miles from Sum
n L ner, on the o, 81 NJ. r. r. one hundred acres
Improved, the remainder timber oigoOd quality,
deep, rich, ailuvial soil.
Thereare two good Dwelling HouseHon tn prem
ises convenient out-houses, and in the midst OF
good settlement. . l.t
This faFmis offered at the low price Of sl2 per
acre, being much less than itB value, For sale by
iael CHAS. E. CLARKE,
Real Estate Agent, sd street.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-24
Grape Vines.

THE Subscriber has on hand and in the
best condition, n, 200 Catawba Grape Vine Roots
two years Old which he will sell for $50 per 1000
,ALso-ioOooo do, which he win sen for s26 per
call. ~ y IL. qCHt1T,IE
Nsr the Lunatie Asylum, on the Beavertown Road
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-24

nrnsadius Asiisf On Every Piss-n
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-24

w. H. P. DENNY & SON.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

and the patched jacket dispatched tC
the tune of the clamping boots, in whicl
Bills feet seemed nearly to lose them
selves at every step.
Harry sat thinking for some time
turning round and round the apple he
had purchased from the young pedlar
He looked very serious. BilPs visit
had somehow opened his eyes to good
many matters.
Father he said at length. i be-
lieve / will go around to school after
all, this morning.
What, so late?'
Never too late for a good thing
said Harry, laughing and reddening
i guess You were about right about the
laziness after all, father
Harry went to the school in spite
of the actual cold weather, imaginary
headache, and the real disinclinatior
for exertion, and when he came
home he did not grumble once the
whole evening, greatly to the surprise
and wonderment Of his mother and the
girls
For Bill's simple story had taugh,
Harry lesson that gave strength ant
coloring to his whole future life.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

There Is nothing more beautiful in
the young than simplicity of character.
Ii is honest, frank, and attractive.
How different is affcctaiionl The
simple minded are always natural.
They are at the same time original.
The affected arc never natural And
as for originality, il they ever had it.
they have crushed it out. and buried
it from sight utterly. De yourself.
then. young friendl To attempt to bc
any body else is worse than folly. IL
is al impossibi!ity to attain il. II IL
contemplate to try! But suppose yon
could succeed in initiating the greatest
man that ever figured in history. would
that make you any the greater. BY
no means. You would always suffer
in comparison with the initiated one.
and be thought of only a. the shadow
Va ouoSbauNt-Aut t(IlO VI ItAt
sound--thc counterfeit Of pure coin,
DIR. johnson aptly compared the heart
less imitator-for such Is hc who al
fects the character Of another-to tho
Empress of Russia, when she did the
frcakish thing Of erecting a palace OF
ice. 1t was splendid and conspicuous
while it lasted. But the sun soon
melted it. and caused its attractions
to dissolve into common water, while
the humblest stone cottage stood firm
and unmarried! Let the fabric of your
character, though ever SO humble. be
at least real. Avoid affecting the
character of another. however great.
Build up your own. Be what God
intended you to bc-yourse!f. and not
somebody else. Shun aflectation.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21
The Demoralized Democracy.

The Administration of Mr.. Bu-
chanan, signalized as it has been, by a
domestic and foreign policy eminently
calculated to establish peace and har-
mony at home, and respect, influence
and power abroad, has thus been de-
serted, opposed and denounced by the
Southern leaders and organs of the
scctionalized Democracy upon every
important public question, foreign and
domestic, from the PRONUNCIATION of
the Presidents inaugural down to the
present day. Thus the successes OF
his administration upon tine Mormon
question, the Kansas question, the fill
clustering question, and other import
ant issues, arc due to the patriotic sup
port Of the conservatives of the oppo-
stion side; while the failure OF these
bold, sagacious and timely recon
mendations in regard to Mexican and
Central American affairs, and in rela-
tion to Cuba, the treasury. the tariff,
the Pacific railroad, and the general
financial embarrassments of the coun.
try. bankrupts. banks. corporations,
&c, may be justly charged to the
Southern Congressional caucus mana.
gers for the Charleston Convention" ."
IN. Y. Herald.
Thus speaks the New York Herald
on the decentralization ami approach
ing dissolution of the Democratic party
If it be sincere. it is an example of the
most profound ignorance of American
politics. 1t charges upon "sectiona
parties" both at the North and tn,
South, what no ultraism of part,
could accomplish, but which spring.
directly from the want Of patriotism
and the excess Of corruption in tb'
Administration. No man ever disap
pointed the American people as mucl
as Buchanan. From Pierce little wa
expected, and little was got; but Blu
chanan came with the ideas of expert
cnce, conservatism, and statesmanship
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

ture of crooked spines, premature con
sumption, etc. where we received the
timely admonition OF some worthy
pedagogucs, is vet too fresh in our
memory 10 allow Us TO forget that
there are others Of like character stall
IN existence.
Our New England citizens take
great care to gain perfection in the arts
of business. and in every thing con
nected withit. Ii they would exercise
as much care in the proper physical
development of their children. if they
would only give them the benefit of
the pure air of heaven. male and fe-
male. by well-yentilatcd school-houscs.
by proper exercise in the open fields.
and by rigid adherence to natural
laws, We should have a basis upon
which to commence a reform in the
present system of instruction.
Mental development can not be die
connected from physical laws. The
body has power over the mini-thc
mind has power over the body. Hence
it can not be too strongly urged upon
those who have the charge Of our
public schools that they should at all
times act in harmony with this prin-
ciple. lll-adaptel school-rooms. ami
ill-adapted instructors should be placed
in the same category. let our teach
ers be required to do something more
than apply the principles of stcrco-
typed textbooks. Let them seek for
better knowledge Of natural princi-
Piles, as an Indispensable link in the
chain of Intellectual rrogrcssion.-
Waverly Magazine.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

How To DE HASDsoNE.-If the
young ladies knew how their habits of
life have to do with their beauty
Of form and feature. they would ven
turc to set aside some Of the customs
of fashionable life even. to secure so
desirable an end. Bayarl Taylor give,
the following account of the Polish la
dies:
Now it is perfectly natural Tor all
women to be beautiful. If they are
not so, the fault lies I'm their birth. or
trimming, or in both. An organism
which Is perfectly healthy in all it's
parts will be harmoniously developed.
and, whether male or female. II will
be beautiful. Hence there can be no
truc beauty without health, and there
can be no permanent health in the fu-
turc man or woman unless the child i
properly cared for. We would there
fore respecily remind American moth
ers. that. in Poland. perioi of child
hood is recognized. These, girls do
not jump from infancy to young lady
hood. They are not sent from the
cradle directly to the parlor, to dress.
sit still, and look pretty. No. they
are treated as children should be-
During childhood. which extci.ds thro'
period Of several years. they are
plainly and loosely dressed. and al
lowed to run, romp, aud play in the
open air. They take in sunshine a.
does the flower They are not loaded
down. girdcd about. and oppressed
every way with countless frills and
supcrabundant flounces. 50 as to be
admired fortheir much clothing. Nor
are they rendered delicate and ivspcp-
tic by continual stuffing with candies
and sweet cakes. as arc the majority
Of American children. Plain. simple
food, free and various exercise. anil
abundant sunshine. during the whole
period Of childhood. are the secrets OF
beauty in after life"
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

1t is not our purpose, in the present
article, to make a theoretical argument
upon the principles of mental develop
ment. The laws that govern the hu-
man mind arc Of the most intricate
character. yet at the same time the
most sclf-evidcnt. The elements Of
universal progression every where
seen in the works of nature, and of
natures God, are not without a home
in the mind of man. Created for a
purpose, known only to Him who
spoke creation into existence, and
placed in a position calling for the
exercise of power, no less mental than
physical, man would be hardly more
elevated in the scale of animal life
than the brute creation, if he did not
possess a mind capable of progress, OF
activity. and Of development.
Thus. by the very instincts Of ma
ture, we are made acquainted with the
simple, yet majestic laws which gov
ern that part of mans existence that
distinguishes him from other forms OF
life. Observation and experience
teach us in some measure the laws OF
our physical nature; and although the
distance may be greater between cause
and effect, they point with none the
less certainty to the mental organiza-
tion. We do not contend that all
minds arc alike, or even, with the same
education. that they would occupy al
equal space in the world Of thought
The connection between the physical
aud mental is such that the one Is nee
essariIy affected by the ills of the
other. Where the highest degree oI
strength anil development is attaine'l
by the mental faculties. the perfection
Of the physical is almost surely blend
ed with il.
In following out the principle o.
progress in the mind, aid in making
practical application of it in educa
tional instruction. we should not los,
sight Of important connecting circum
stances Undoubtedly our system 0
education in New England is superior
to any other system in existence; bu
yet, is it not to be feared that there il
much that is wrong herc-many i'm
projections and inef1iciencies that d,
not exactly agree with the correc
principles Of mental development
The cold. uncomfortable school-house
SO admirably adapted to the manufac
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21
For the Journal.

For the Journal.
Press Onward.
press onward" in the cause Of truth,
Ne'er faltering by the way.
But ever moving, never still
Press onward night and day.
BE ever found in progress van.
With banner floating high,
And weapoas bright with constant use
BE there To do or die.
Press onward with burning zeal,
Unquenchablc by time,
And make thy age abiding mark,
In characters sublime,
At every step which thou dost take
Along thy pathway high,
SO that when thou art done with earth,
Thy dust will only die.
Press onward" with motive high
And free from errors stain;
Let virtue guide thee in thy course
Aud in thy bosom reign.
Let every impulse of thy soul
BE onward in the right,
And every act thou dost perform
BE done with all thy might.
"Press onward" with steady pace,
a firm unwavering step,
Look ere you step, be sure you're right,
And ever 60 ahead:
And thine will he "A rich reward,
When time with life shall end.
And all thy ransomed prowess of mind
In higher spheres shall blend.
P.S. L.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

but then You know II Is part OF their
education. Their fathers played in the
dirt before them. and it does not by
any means follow that. because they
soil their aprons and tear their breech-
es, they should be kept all the time in
dirty clothes.
Dress the boys neatly, and with as
much display of taste as the laws Of
health and your means will allow, and
they will be orderly and cleanly in
their habits when they grow up. do
not believe in making a boy resemble
walking tailor shop, so fixed up and
adorned with all sort of finery that
there is nothing child-like about him.
But let his stockings and flannel be
whole and clean, his shoes bright, his
jacket and trowsers well-fitting, if they
are ever so coarse, and his face, and
hands. and hair well kept, and he will
acquire habits of neatness that will
prove invaluable to him in after life.
Many persons think it makes no
kind of difference what boys have;
anything is good enough for them. If
there is any cast-off clothing, it will
do for the boys; if there are any old
quilts and blankets about the house,
they will do for the boys bed; if there
is any old rickety furniture that has
been in the family for generations,
that will do for the boys room. All
the stale bread and broken bits Of cake,
and spccked apples, will do for the
boys. They will never know the
difference, you say. Don't you
believe it. They like good things as
well as other folks. A clean, we'll
furnished room is just as acceptable
and just as much appreciated by them
as by the girls. A boy thinks just as
much of whole piece of pie as girl
does, and when he passes his plate at
the table, he don't want the tail of the
fish, or all the bones in the meat, any
more than You do.
People like to amuse themselves
with little boys, and make them show
off their smart capers and funny
speeches, just as they would make use
of young monkey or cub, or smart
pup, to kill time and afford them q
laugh. But they forget, when they
talk about boy knowing his place,
that to make him an equal, and caress
and praise him one minute, and shove
him out of the way the next. is not
the way to make him know his place,
or keep it either.
We often expect too much Of chill
dren, l think, and our treatment ot
them is not uniform enough to bt
salutary. We pet them and scold
them alternately, and sometimes the
punishment is in no degree proper
toned to the offcnse. We reprov,
and punish them for petty annoyance.
that worry and vex as, and at another
ti'nc pass over some serious misde
meanor that ought to be noticed ant
corrected. The boy is father to tn,
man."
Let us, then, train these eccentric
but still tender twigs in the righ
direction. while they are yet plan
and flexible. So shall they stanc
firm as a rock for truth and righ
when they come to manhood. Th,
bread we have cast on the waters shal
be found again in gladncss anC
rejoicing.
REBEcCA.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

as to find the true and legitimate rep
resentativc of Mexican sovereignty
about these days.
a correspondent of the Mobile Ad-
vertiser. urging the re election Of Mr..
Dowdell, declining" Democrat, adj
mits, as to the members Of that party,
that they are known to be "now di-
vided into Conference Bill and Anti
Conference Bill mcn-into advocates
and opponents of Gen. Walkers Mica
raguan cntcrprise-into Leaguers and
Anti -Leaguers-into Administration
and Anti Administration partizans-
into State Rights Democrats and Ma
tional Democrats" The Advertiser
itself says that:
mo Democrat can defend the here
sizes promulgated by Mr.. Buchanan in
reference to our tariff duties. nor can
he defend the Paulding outrage, noi
the Kansas settlement. nor. in fact.
several other prominent measures oi
this Administration. The Confeder.
alton (Georgia) J differs with the Presi.
dent about specific duties, the Pacific
Railroad, and possibly one or two
other measures of even some impor.
tance, but supports him upon the
great measures Of the Somh-Slavery
in the Territories; the acquisition o.
Cuba; our foreign policy generally"
The Washington States says, "thc
country rcjoiccs at the defeat Of the
Pacific Railroad, Protective Tariff
Military Dictatorship in Mexico, Thir.
ty Million Bribery bill, and the ag-
grandizement of the Executive by the
addition of the warmaking power,
while the Washington Union, Mr.
Buchanan's organ, is indignant be-
cause Congress declined to adopt these
Executive suggestions. Judge Doug
las, of Illinois, holds the doctrine o.
squatter sovereignty as part of the
Democratic creed, while Mr.. Yancey
and other Democrats, repudiate it,
Mr.. Brown, Of Mississippi. demands o
Congress a "Slave codc," to protec
Slavery in the Territories, while Mr.
Pugh of Ohio, dcnounces il as "a mon
strous demand, in violation Of th,
plighted faith between the Democrac,
of the South and the Democracy o
the North. again and again. and il
their legislation and in their platform.
Mr.. Letcher, the Democratic abolition
candidate for Governor of Virginia
repudiates Mr. Buchanan's Cuba poll
cy, while the Confederation support
it as a "great measure of the South.
The Richmond Enquirer. the leading
Democratic paper in Virginia, threat
ems that if Mr.. Letchcr does not repu
diate Mr.. Buchanan, it will repudiat'
Mr.. Letcher. Mr. Brown of Miss.
wants Cuba for the extension o
slavery" The Washington UnioI
wants Cuba, not because it will ex
tend slavery; for (says the Union) i
will, in our hands, effect no such end
II piH limit and circumscribe siavery.'
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21
For the Journal.
The Tree Frog.

When earth puts of her snowy shroud,
And wakes 10 JOY and life again;
When the streamlet's prattling tongue -
lOosed,
And merry music fills the glen;
When the woods are ringing with the songs
or chirping Robin, and carOlling Wren;
The Tree Frog sounds the ominOus strain,-
R-r-r-r-a ain ain, R-r-r-r-ain ain.
He looks abroad Ger all the land,
From his watch-tower high in the forest tree;
lie feels the wind go sweeping by,
On unseen pinions light and free;
He sees the clouds come floating up,
Like great white ships in the airy sea;
And he fills his throat with the swelling
strain
R-r-r-r- ain ain, R-r-rr ainai
The rain clouds come all laden down
With moisture, gathered far away,
And drop il on the dreary earth;
Till green grass springs from lifeless clay,
And the tall trees laugh and nod their
heads,
And a thousand flowers are borr in day;
Then the Tree Frog looks aud sings again.
R-r-r-r-ain.ain, R.r-r-r- ain ain.
april l0H, 1859.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21
From the Cincinnati Gazette. J
Democracy at the south.

Some Of the Southern papers have
undertaken to portray the glorious
state Of harmonious confusion and
chaotic organism which characterize
the Democratic party. so-callcd. One,
very Daniel in judgment--asserts
that it would be as hard to discover
who is the head Of that party proper,
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

From Life illustrated.

oh, dear. what cold day it is!
one might as well live in Greenland, :"
grumblcd Harry Browne, drawing his
face into the shape of rheumatic
nut-cracker, as he came down to break
fast on glorious February morning.
when the sun was beginning to turn
the icicles into diamonds. and keen,
cutting wind was driving whirlwinds
Of sparkling snow hither and thither.
This coffee has not bit of heat in
it; there's nothing on the table to
tempt my appetite. don't see what
makes me so uncomfortable this morn
ing; think it mus. be the cold
Harry's mother knew what it was
perfectly well-it was not the first
time the young gentlcman's "uncom-
Portable feelings" had kept the whole
family circle. fguratively speaking, on
pins and needles.
Harry said she, mildly, L wish
you would overcome this habit OF
fault t-fnding. l do not think you ap-
preciate all the advantages you enjoy,
or you would not magnify every little
drawback as YOU do
Il don't see that | have such won
dcrful number Of advantages, mutter-
ed Harry, in rather surly tone
kept studying in school till my brain
reels like a red-hot stew pan; sent on
errands when l am at home, and huff.
ell around generally by the girls; called
in always just when / begin to be en-
gagged in skating; can't have watcl
because I'm not old enough to TAX,
care OF it, and mustn't think of a new
sled because I'm getting too old for it
Advantages, hey?'
: His mother could not help laughin:
in spite of herself.
: What a very unfortunate boy yo,
are. said she. But. Harry. it is tim'
you were off for school; come, get you
books together
Immediately the forehead wrinkle,
up again. until. as his sister whisper
ell, it looked like an old quilt.
Il don't think I'd better GO to schoo
to-day. Ny head aches little. and
don't feel very well. Besides. it is s.
cold
Nonsense, Harry. go along! Whcl
do you ever expect to make a man.
YOU stay home from school for ever.
] imaginary ache or pain?'
Harry felt terribly aggr;sved.
L really don't feel able to 60; be
side, was so sleepy last night, tina
/ forgot to study Latin
i told you how it would be il yo
stayed out so late skating with tn
other boys
As dernier resort. Harry appeale
to his father.
Father. need | go to school ii m
head aches?'
(, No, certainly not, if you don't fe'
well. my sor,' replied Mr.. Browns
D who had been too much absorbed
4 his letters to hear or heed any of IL
10 previous conversation.
!. Harry looked triumphantly at h
ir mother, who replied:
IN Very well; only if you remain
home, Harry, wish you would p'
Is away some Of your things. There a
a. a. your new shoes lying in the chair;
that the place for thcm?'
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21

fE Every young lady has . Eight
to faint when she plesses. il her lover
is by her side to catch her.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-21
RANDOLPH DIVISION No. ss,

Sons OF Temperance of Winchester, meets
every Tuesday evening Of each week, al
the Temperance Hall. on the corner Of Main
aud Washington Streets.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-02-25
A Veto.-No Mediation.

The bill recently passed by Congress donating six
millions Of for the establishment of Agricultural
Colleges in the States is now in the hands of the Pres
dent, by whom it will certainly be vetoed The Pres
dents Message returning the bill with his objections td
the house in which it originated, will probably be sent
in to-day. Gifts being sent in there be no doubt.
A majority of the Southern States would refuse tc
have anything to do with donation to the States from
their mere agent which has not cent of its own nor
cent entrusted to it for any such purpose We re-
jOiced to know that during Mr. Buchanans administra
ton, at least this land stealing, and squandering and
donating and distributing will meet with some check in
the Executive Veto
1t would appear that the rumored offer of Brazil to
mediate between Paraguay and the United States is
wholly without foundation. There belief, however
in official quarters that there will be no necessity for
resort to actual hostities with Paraguay now that that
State finds out that we are in earnest.