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Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-07
Eureka HO

Attend special meeting THIS Thursday EVEN
ING, at O'Clock. By order Of Foreman
J. b. LEAMAN, Sec'y.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-07

JACoBLEvY,
Msrysville.
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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

BOYS, HELP YOUR MornERs.-Wc have
seen from two to six great hearty boys
sitting by the kitchen stove, toasting their
feet, and cracking nuts or jokes, willie their
mother, slender woman, has gone to the
wood-pile for wood, 10 the we'll for water
to the meat-honse to cut frozen steak 70,
dinner-this is not as it should be. There
is much work about houses too hard for wo
men-heavy lifting, hard extra steps, which
should be done by those moro able. Boys
don't let your mother do ii all, especially il
she is feeble woman. Dull, prosy house
work is irksome enough at best. It is a
long work, too, it being impossible to tell
when it is quito done, and then on the NOR,
row the whole is to be gone over with
again. There is more of it than one is apt
to think.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

DoN:r YOU DO lT-The man who
found out all tho philosophy contained in
these few receipts was Solomon:
When YOU are offered great bargain,
the value of which you know nothing
about, but which you arc to get at half
price, "being you'-don't you do it.
When young lady catches you alone.
lays violent hands on you, expressing "kiss"
in every glauce-don't you do it.
When horse kicks you, and you feel
strong disposition TO kick the horse in re-,
turn-don't you do 1t. ~
Should you happen to catch yourself
whistIing in printing Office, and the priu-
tiers tell you 10 whistle louder-sdont you
do it.
If on an occasion your wife should ex-
claim to you ''now tumble over the era
die and break your neck, do p don't YOU
do it.
When you have any business to trans-.
act with modern faancier, and he asks
you 10 60 and dine with him-dont't you
do it,
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

The PERTINAcIoUs REoRrr.-When
private Cotter had been few days at drill
as recruit, the sergeant in charge of the
squad had reason one morning to rep
rimand him for moving in the ranks
"Pnt you. hands down." he cried, "aud
keep them to your sides." Cotter did
SO !; but soaa forgetting the order, was
again checked for unsteadiuess, "You
must not move, cir, or lift finger while at
drill. If l have occasion to warn you
again, I'll cram you into the MILL" A sort
Of hornet now ,perched on Cotter's iu-
famed proboscis, in course Of ita peregri.
nations, performed variety Of disagreable
evolutions that made the recruit uneasy.
With The persecution OF The little pest be
bore up manfalIy,, tilt his patience at last
was exhausted; and not daring to move,
rebuked as hehad been for nnsteadiness, he
announced the sinconyeni encs to the serg-
cant. n "1silence f!"', interrupted the drill.
Sargent losing temper and shaking biz osne
y a mnst neither speak nor nor move So, lie lie
ranks ssDo itbut oucs again, saa I'iltake
sthsa Plan ,t cure VOW aIfs tm aets 10 70
|rnoEs5org spsakS,, roaysd . Cotssr; i auprily,
scome yourself thsnss md knock tbs c@on. @
founded fly of ny nose; onases ef Me
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her third day-her court education, at
present, toiling painfully over a-b, ab. If
there were any nursery garden for the
renewal of "od families" such flowers as
that girl should be transplantcd!
must record for history, before leaving
this interesting spot, a bit of Presidential
foresight on tho part of ex-Secretary Ken
nedy. A collection had been made, by
Judge Warren, from our various pockets,
to constitute prize for the smartest boy !;
and the distinguished statesman having
contributed his loose change, like the rest,
the fund was deposited on the top of rusty
stove in the centre Of the school ROOM
Our party then took leave, and were mostly
on their way to the cars-mysclf alone
remaining on the log doorstep to bring up
the rear when tho ex-Secratary should pass
out; but he fingered. looked back once
more, and thus Glanced to see him steal up
to the stove, and quietly deposit another
popular dollar on the democratic fund !
Future Presidents, you sec, like to make
sure of being the CHM for infant minds"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14
UsHS OF ICE.

In health no one onght to drink ice
water, for it has occasioned fatal inAamma-
tions of the stomach and bowels, and some
times sudden death. The temptations to
drink it is very great i'll summer to use it
at all with any safety the person should take
but single swallow at ti,ne-take the
glass from the lips for half a minute, and
then another swallow, and SO on. 1t will
be found that in this way it becomes disa-
grceable after n few mouthfuls. On the
other hand, ice may be taken as freely as
possible, not only without injury, but with
the most striking advantage IN dangerous
forms Of disease If broken in sizes of a
pea or bean, and swallowed as freely rs
practicable, without much chewing or
crushing between the tee.h. it will often be
efficient in checking various kinds Of diar-
rLea; aud has cured violent cases of Asiatic
cholera. A kind of cushion of powdered
ice kept TO the entire scalp has allaycd vio-
lent inflammation Of the brain, and arrested
fearful convulsions, induced by too. mucl,
blood there. Water, rs cold as ice can
make it, applied freely to,le throat, Jpeck
and chest with sponge, in Group, very
often affords an almost miraculous refef;E ;Eand
II this bo followed by drinking copiously of
tho same ice cold clement. the wetted parts
wiped dry, and the child be wrapped up
we'll in the bed clothes, it falls into delight
fnl and life-giving sIumber. All inaamma-
tions, internal or external, arc properly sub
dued by the application Of ice or ice water,
because it is converted into steam and rap
IDLY conveys away the extra heat, and also
diminishes the quantity Of blood in the ves-
sells of the part. "A piece Of ice laid on the
wrist will often arrest violent bleeding of the
nose. To drink any ice.cold liquid at
meals retards digestion, chills the body,
and has been known to induce the most
dangerous internal congression. If ice is
put in milk or on butter, and they arc not
used at the time, they lose their freshness,
and become.sour and stale; for the essen
tial nature of both is changed, when once
frozen and then thawed,
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

The Spy SYSTEM. The New York Her.
aid states that a system of espionage is ex-
ercised in this country, just as despotic as
that which is rile in France, and perhaps
more potent This system is carried on by
means OF mercantile agencies, whose rarni,
tications extend throughout the whole coun-
try; and any one paying them for tho
privilege may inspect from their books, the
most secret actions, including even the pri-
vatc matters Of southern merchants. If
New York merchant is about to sell bill
OF goods TO one in Alabama, he goes to an.
agency and states that fact. Immediately
tho clerk who has charge of that particular
sectlon is called, and lays open the private
life of the Alabamian TO the eye Of the in
quircr. Even his marital relations are dis
covered, and the kind of beverage with
which lie regales himself, as well as the con,
dition of his finances. by this means,
those agencies have it within their power
to blast the prospects Of southern mer-
chant, and ruin bis character forever. The
espionage practised by the French Emperor
cannot do more among lis own people. In
view Of these facts, southern merchants
should be extremely cautious as to whom
they deal with in the North.
ADVERTISER.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

ELOQUENT ExrnAcr.-The best thing
yet written by Edward Everett in his Mount
Vernon Papers" is an article on the late
comet. After describing its approach to
the earth, and the beautiful picture it pre-
sented, ho says:
. "Return, then, mysterious traveller, to
the depths Of the heavens, never again to
be seen by tho eyes of men now living
Thou hast run thy race with glory Mil
lions Of eyes have gazed upon thee with
wonder, but they shall never look upon
thee again. Since thy last appearance in
these skies, empires, languages, and races of
men have died away-thc Macedonian, the
Alcxandrian, the Augustan, the par.hiau
the byzantine, the Saracenic, the Ottoman
dynasties have sunk or are sinking into the
gulf of ages. Since thy last appearance
old continents have relapscd into ignorance,
and new worlds have come out from behind
he veil Of waters. The Magian fires arc
quenchcd on the hi!l-tops Of Asia the
Cha'dean is blind the Egyptian hicrogram.
Ist lost his cunning; the Oraclcs are dumb
Wisdom now dwelIs in the farthest Thules,
or in ly-discQvercd worlds beyond the
sea. 1Iaply, when wheeling up again
from celestial abysses, thou art once more
seen by the dwcllcrs Of tho earth, the Ian
guage we speak shall bc forgotten, and
science shall have fled 10 the utmost corners
OF the earth. But even there His hand
that now marks out thy wondrous circuit,
shall still guide thy course; and then, as
now, llesper will smile at thy approach,
and Arcturus with lis sun rejoice at thy
coming"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14
A CONVERTED BALLROOM.

The Memphis -1deocatc, publishes a
letter from Rev. w. II. Gillian, giving an
account of revival in Hampstead, Texas
lie says:-For three successive nights we
had 10 contend with opposition balls, which
came off in room adjoining the house we
occupied for worship. The music and
dancing were as distinc: as the preaching.
Our congregations however, increased. Cnc
night we were. waited on by three men, who
represented themselves as committee
appointed by the authorities controlling
the house, to ask lis to desist. Their pre-.
tensions, however, turned out to lie false,
and we continued there. After week Of
continued labor and PRAYER, for there were
only a few faithful souls, the power Of Al
mighty God came down upon the people,
and we had n time long to he remembered.
The most remarkable circumstance connec-
ted with it is this The ball room in the
commencement, was purchased before the
meeting closed for Il Methodist Church and
some of the dancing party were at the altar
for prayer. This occurrence has greatly
encouraged me in the abors for the promo
ton Of the cause Of Christ Every day
live am more and more convinced Of tho
adaptation Of Methodist economy to the
universal wants Of the world. And in no
country are its practical workings better il.
lustrated than in Texas.
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I'm WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN.
by GEORGE L. MORRIS.

I'm with you once again, my friends
No more my footsteps roam,
Where it began my journey ends,
Amid the cccncs Of home.
No other cline has skies SO blue,
Or streams so broad and clear,
And where are hearts so warm and true
AS those that meet me here
Since last, with spirits wild and free,
pressed my native strand,
I've wandered many miles at sea,
And many miles on land
I've seen fair realms of the earth,
BY rude commotion torn,
Which taught me how to prize the worth
OF that where was born.
In other countries, when heard
The language Of my own,
uIow fopdly each familiar word
Awoke au answering tone!
But when our woodland songs were sung.
Upon foreign mart.
The vows that faltered OH the tongue
With rapture thrilled the heart!
My native land, Turn to you,
With blessing and with prayer,
Where man is brave and woman true.
And free as mountain air.
Long may our flag in triumph wave
Against the world combined,
And friends wclcome-foes a grave,
Within our borders find.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

The YANKEE ORRRAT1yE.-The Man
chester Guardian publishes the following
extract from speech delivered by the in
.cumbent of Habergham, at meeting of
operatives in Berkeley. The speaker indulg-
es in the following description Of Yankee
factory arrangements for labor:
@What kind OF a factory operative was
tie Yankee. When Yankee wants en-
ploymenthe puts on suit of good black
cloth, and a styleisb shirt, and with segar
in his mouth, and his hands in bis pockets,
be went to the facsory slapped the master
on the shoulder, and said, sWell, old boss,
do you, want a: help, to-day 2, Tho boss
turned round, knowing bis customer, aud
said, Iewiil just look and sse!' He looked
otet bis book and :. said, 'Itbink we can do
with help, what can you dor The man
replied, 4 can superintend the looms but II
you can wait ill I have smoked my segsr,
will tell you He.thsn crossed his legs,
putting the smoke in The eyes Of the mas
ter, winked bis eyes, and enjoyed himself.
After smokipg bis segar he would say, Now
then, boss,.I' ear take four looms;, What
will you pay HE ;'it' must bs The regular
thing, Othevwiselws II shall have a, difficulty.
Difaealt meant that ths 7iYankss opsrato,
wodidstake,his bowis knifetand: :boYead boat
thsss inShsscf it hi hisznastss's sibs. We
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

MAN AND WoMAN.-Man is stror e.
woman is beautiful. Man is daring 10 con.
duct, woman is difident and unassuming
Man shines abroad woman at home. Man
talks to convince-woman to persuade and
please. Man has rugged heart.woman
a soft and lender one. Man prevents misc,
ry-woman relievesit. Man has SCIENCE
woman taste. Man has asjudgment-woman
sensibility. Man is being of jus,ice-wo-
man Of mercy,
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Tie CREEDs or THE WoRD.-1hc
following classification of the inhabitants
of the earth, according to crceds, is made by
c. +. w. Dciterice, a very thorough and
careful statislician, and Director of the
Statistical Department of Bdflin. Taking
the number l oo,oOo,0oo as the total pop
ulation Of the earth, he classiles them as
follows:
Christians, 35,ooo,ooo, or o5.77 per
cent.
Jews, 100000 or o.ss per cent.
Asiatic religions, 00O,ooo,ooo, or 4G.l5
per cent.
Mahommedan, lGo,ooo,ooo, or 1881
per cent.
R-gan:s, 2oo,ooo,ooo, or $500 per cent.
Total, 1,2oo,ooo,ooo, 100 per cent.
The 335,OOO,OOo of Christians are again
divided into
l7o,OoO,oOo Roman Catholics, 5O.7 per
cent.
s9,O00,OO0 Protestants, ESQ per cent
76,ooo,ooo Greek Catholics, 22.7 pcr
cent.
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"WHEN I was in Paris" says Lord Sand
wich, II had dancing-master, to whose
instructions, I did small credit. The man
wasyery civil, and san taking leave Of him,
Ioffered him any service in London. s'Theu
said he, -bowing, ! should take It as a psrii-
cular favor if your slordship; would never
tell any one ofwhon you have, learned to
dance" z.;.f ,.e IS Is, e ia i. {. e.
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CONSTANT EMrLoyMESr.-Th man
who is obliged to be constantly employed
to earn the necessaries Of life and support
his family, knows not the unbappiess he
prays for when lie desires To be constant
Iy busy is to be always happy. Persons
who have suddenly acquired wealth, broken
up their active pursuits, and begun to live
at their case, waste away and die a very
short time. Thousands would have been
blessings to the world, and added to the
common stock Of happiness, if they had
been content 10 remain in an humble
sphere, and earned every mouthful of food
that nourished their bodies. But no fash
ion and wealth took possession of them
and they were completely ruined. They
ran away from peace and pleasure, and
embraced lingering death. Ye who are
signing for the pomp and splendor of life,
beware Ie know not what ye wish. Nc
situation however exalted no wealth
however magnificent; no honors, however
glorious, can yield you solid enjoy men
while discomfort turks in your bosom. The
secret of happiness lies in this-to be al
ways contented with your lot, and never
sigh for the splendor Of riches, or the mag.
nificence of fashion and power. Persons
who are always busy, and 60 cheerfuly tc
their daily tasks, arc the least disturbed by
the fluctuations of business, and at night
sleep with perfect composure.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

VIOLATING THE SABBATH.--It Is related,
of Daniel Whistler, that he once defended
man charged with the awful crime Of mur-
der, and at the conclusion of the trial he
asked, "what could have induced bin 70
stain his hands with the blood of his fellow
beinga" Turning his blood-sbot eyes upon,
him, the prisoner replied, in voice of de-
lspalr: sMr. Webster, in my youth spent
the holy sabbath in evil amusemsnts, instead
of frequentiDg tho house Of prayer and,
praise" No doubt If we could ascertain;
the beginning Of the downward caresr o.
those who disgracs thsi, hmi,ies and;
friends. iniure the reputation Of the city.:
and finally pay tho penalty in the PRISON.
or on the gallows, we should find thatiU
first begun BY violating the Sabbath -,
Bait. Patriat. ~ .,.,. IA ID 40; ss;.
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LOVE AND LIGHTNING,

A lady who her love had sold,
Asked if O reason could be told
Why wedding rings were made Of golds
! Iventured thust instruct her:
Love, ma'am, and lightning are the samo-
On earth they glance. from Heaven they came
Love Is the souls electric flame,
And acid its best conductor.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

-TorAI DEPRAvIrY.-A rainiser, Hhile.
travelling through the West ia q missiouasv
ry capacity, several yeass ago. vas, holding
an animated theelogicsl senyssa.ion, vitA Ao /,
an old lady npon wb0aA hsahad ,callsiksins |,
The course Of which Tho asked rhss whst9,
idea she had fosnea Of lie dpcsssass Sess- 10
sat dspsasi.y,, s y, saisd dc, SC ,kiak 81 8,
q good doctrips. people would epR Ess.s.
! up to it." b " q.
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LAUGHTER AND HEALrn.-Ch -Cheerfulness
is tho elixir of life. A hearty laugh is
more potential for health and virtue than
all the potions Of pill-bags and the crceds
of all the semi-infidel pulpits in the land.
Are you unwella Dangerously bad p
Well, do you expect that health will come
TO you, and take possession Of your torpid
system as you sit communing with your
blue spirits?
fyou wish to remain comfortable thro'
lifes ceasoless din, you must cultivate hope
fulness in your soul. Look on the pleasant
side-not forgetting realities-'fear not,
only believe How plain and simple ma
ture portrays! how she laughs in the full
ness ofjoy. All beings on the earth or in
the air unite with one voice of the purest
praise and exultation to natures God. Why
despair Away with melancholy-laugh
at something, anything, and nothing; but
laugh. Play off pleasant, innocent jokes on
your associates, and let them return similar
ones.
Laughter is panaoea for ills, bodily and
mental. It dissipates gloom, lightens care
and drives pain and blue devils off in a
hurry. Try laugh.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14

An eminent modern writer beautifully
says: "Tbe foundation of domestic happ,.
ness is faith in the virtue of woman the
foundation Of all political happ;nesssiiis CON
fidence in the integrity of man sand }the
foundation Of all happiness, temporal and
eternal, is.relauce on tho goddess Of God.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-14
VOLUME V1I.---NO. a

TIE ADVANTAGES OF DEBr-A dash
ing young woman having written to hor alb
sent husband for the means to pay off "a
few small debts received in reply the follow
ing advice:
My DEAR CHICKEN Never attemptto to
get out Of debt. The woman who owes
nobody is poor, miserable being nobody
manifests any interest in her welfarc-no-
body cares continental cent whether she
lives or dies. She is lean, hungry, and gen.
orally as poor and witcd as were the pin,
feathers Oh Jobs turkey. Look at our
great men: they are all deLtors-of science
mlnlsters-all the entire cohort of them
are deeper in debt than Pharaoh's army
were in the Red Sea. Debt ennobles a wo-
man gives her more expanded and liber-
al view of human nature: makes her cner-
getic healthy, and active, and keeps her
moving-cspecaly if she never pays rent
or anything else. Nothing will cure the
consumptive quicker than n good strong
doso of debt, properly taken. To o,ce is
h""ian: to pay, divinc. Therefore, until
woman becomes supcrhuman she shouldn't
attempt TO emulate divinity. The science of
payment-the true modern science is-get
IN debt TO somebody enough TO pay some.
body else who you owe. by this means,
you avoid getting out of debt, and yet
maintain reputation Of paying. The
greatness Of a nation increases with its ma
! tional debt. Make note of this at ninety
days. Your indebted husband, J.R.
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A SkETcII.-lIe clasped her to his sad
and bursting heart; for though ungrateful
-disobedicnt- vile-shc was his daughter
still. Not indeed the lovely child, who oft
in sportive mood had twined his silver
locks withetlowers. or at his side, with ben
dcd knees, and upraiscd eyes, poured forth
her evening prayer But poor, repent
ant wretch, whose tattcrcd garb, and sor-
row.stricken frame, bore witness to the
scenes through which she had been led.
Those golden ringlets, which had shaded
once neck Of snow, now wet with night
dews, streamed in wild disorder. The
bloom upon her check had faded, like the
roses planted by her little hands, around
her once-lovcd home-lhat peaceful home,
which sheltered her in infancy, and which
she now had sought tp take last farewell.
Alas! how changed tho scene since she
had fled. The whitening touch of desola-
ton had been there, and blasted every
charm on which her youthful gaze had
rested in the cloudless morn of life. But
not so altered were her childhood's haunts,
as she, who once had gambolled over them,
light as the floating gossamer, and beautiful
as dark-haired girls of Paradise. So great
the change from what she was, to what she
had become, that mono would eyer have
recognised her-save parent. lie, to his
bosom, caught the wandercr-pressed her
pallid lips, which he so oft had kissed, and
breathcd forgiveness in her ear. The suf.
ferer had not dared 10 hope for moro than
pity; but she met with love ! And her
he: unable to express its rapture, in the
~ ,lc-broke
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Nick aaid brioklayer 10 his labore,
'R you meet sPatrick, tell him to make
haste, aswe are8wsitiug for him ,.e,eix
T tshars aud j will replied PAT sbdl
Whist win ttell him i ] asa't Hess hin., .,is}
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GOLDEN DAYS OF YOUTH.

What feeling of regret steals over the
heart, as tho joyous days Of youth fit as
heaven-like dreams across our imagination,
to think that they are lost to us for ever !!
when the rare opportunity offers itself of
snatcEing few moments for contemplation
from the busy world, how readily do we
embrace it, brief though it he, to indulge
III the pleasing remembrance of the past, TO
compare it with the present, and trnst for
bright realization Of "tlings long sighed
Tor" in tho future! What glorious thing
syouth full of warm confidence, high hopes
and generous feelings, flowing from the heart
like gusl of music from an angels harp
How keen are its enjoyments, how novel
It's sensations, how exquisite its appreciation
of the true and beautiful What music is
there to compare with outpourings of a
youthful and generous heart What hight
is there for youthful heart, prompted by
noblo ambition, impossible to climb? But
the transient dream of youth soon fades
away, alas !! how soon and age comes creep
ing on us so imperceptibIy, that we start
and sigh for days now lost, when We feel
the icy hand upon us that "comcs to claim
US for its own" "With time VIC begin TO
analyse our sensations, examine the petals
of the flowers Of our youth, and let the oder
escape, till, one by one, the leaves fade anil
fall, and the withcrcd stem alone is left in
the gazcr's hand."-N. Y. Ledger.