The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-10-12
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Genius and Labor. asa s5 as -lsiz.tla1
- Alexander Hamilton once said to an init
mate friend Men give me some credit for
genius. All the genius that have lies lust in
this When have a subject in hand I, study
it profoundly. Day and nightit is before me
! explore it 10 all its bearings. Nv mind be-
comes pervaded with it. Then the effort which
i make is what the people please to call the
3 fruit of genius It is the fruit of labor and
thought go ~e e9 rs
IA Mr.. Webster once replied to a gentleman
who pressed him to speak on subject ofI
great Importance The snbiect interests me
deeply, but / have not time There, SIR
pointing to a huge pile of letters on the table,
tis a pile of unanswered letters. to which I
: must reply before the close Of the session,
& (which was then three dsys off1 I have no
time TO master the subject 80 as to do It ;us.
tice' sara p sssfssis 55 sen ssa: -
But, Mr.. Webster few words from Won
would do so much to awaken public attention
tn IT,, -a oe sa,:4sts 4zr.Li.. 4
-. s1aIf there he such weight in nv words as
Won represent. It is because do not allow
: mvself To sneak ON any subiect t;ll have i'm.
bued ms mind with it.' 'sa5sss sas4
Demosthenes was once urged to speak on
I great and sudden emergency. Il am not pre.
pared said he, an d obstinateiy refused. ai.
The law of labor is equally binding on gen
ius and mediocrity ybso
: aro,rsr,. Tecbn ;calit;e, s. 80 =. 4
sThompson's Bank Note Reporter, thus de-
fines some of the phrases Used in Stock circles
!. and By newspapers: = 4sfS
:, A Bull is one who buys stocks Oh specua-
tion, thinking they will rise, so that he can sell
at profit 1t is to his interest to have stocks
rise. and he will resort to every means to bring
about the desired result. is-ezz All i.
A. bear is one who sells stocks on specula.
ton, thinking they will fall so thathe can buy
in for less money to ill bis contracts. 1t is to
his interest to break down the market, and he
will resort to the most desperate means to &C.
complish his object. hes 9a q
Corner is when the Bears cannot buy or
,Aborrow the stock to deliver in fulfllment 1of
- their contracts sfa1sr1 sdr
A Deposit is earnest money. lodged in the
hands Of a third party as guarantee; 5 up,
10 up &C., is the language expressive of a
deposit. aia s2ea
Overloaded is when the bulls cannot take
and pay for the stock they have purchased.
Short is yhen person or party sells stockl
when they have none, and expect to buy o.
borrow them in time to deliver.
Long is when person or party has plen-
, tiful supply of stocks.
~ A Flyey is to buy some stock with a viev
=, to selling it in a few days, and either make o
lose as luck will have it,.
Wash is pretended sale, by-specis
agreement between the seller and buyer. fu
the purpose of getting quotation reported
Narrow Escape from Wealth
There is true philosophy in the followiD
extract of a letter from the Rev. DR.. Humpl
-rey to the New Y York Evangelist. The Doc
tor wrote from Chicago where he was visiting
9.sz How marselons has been the r;se of nro,
- erty in Chicago Hannenine to be there
y tbe simmer of 1890 when. the Dearhorn re.
81. s...,.;a, no. ,..o,..LL,.s. h.,
3 :, 70 -. rn,o1 ,ot. and ,o,s ,ho,. 49,. .auon
I. a;ch. ,oar. o,,o f,r ,,,o ,,o..rs
! .a ,,- 80 !, - =, - .
"neA .eN, % s'e W ue ia'r Pfic
] o. NOW the new w t, richmond Holel one OF tt
b finest in Chicago, stands on the same groun
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