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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
To the Girls.

Here is n paragraph Of plain talk to
the girls, by an anonymous author, which
IS worth Library OF Yonng Ladies'
Books or Young Ladies Friends, or what
ever may be the title Of the wshy-washy
compounds lha; are sold for the benefit Of
that interesting portion Of the community:
"Men who are worth having, want
women for wives. A bundle of gew .gaws
bound with a string Of fats and quavers.
sprinkled with cologne, and set in a car
mine saucer this is no help for man
who expects to raise family on veritable
bread and meat. The piano and lace
frame are good in their places, and so are
fril!s and linses; but you canno:
make a djuncr Of the former, nor bed
blanket of the latter. And, awful as the
idea may seem 10 you, both dinners and
bed-blankcts are necessary TO domestic
happiness. Life has its realities as we'll
rs tancies but you may make it all a
matter OF decoration, remembering the
tassels and curtains, but forgetting the
Ledstead. Suppose man Of good sense.
and of course good prospects, 10 be look
ing for wife-what chance have you 10
be chosen? You may cap him, or you
may trap him or catch him, but how much
better 10 make it an obi ct for him 10 each
you. Render yourself worth catching,
and you will need no shrewd mother or
brother 10 help you find market"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
THE DISTANT LAND.

Where dost thou lie, o Land of Peace
Across what foaming oceans swcli
NV heart. with sighs that never cease,
Yearns in thy palaces to dwell;
But yet, o fair aud distant land,
cannot see tiny shining strand.
Sometimes when mornings iris light
ls.tlamng in the eastern sky,
! say, beneath that rose and white
The blessed realm must surely lie!
But mornings brow by noon is famed,
And thou ART still the distant land.
And oft when sunsets FURNISHED gold
Falls warm upon the waters breast,
l say, beyond that glorious fold
Must CLEAN the islands of the hlesi
But stars steal out, silent band,
And thou art still the distant land.
And then dream hlissful dream
That have gained thy tranquil bowers,
And 10 lite's sorrows only seem
Winds lhata moment bent its flowers
wake, clasp no angel hand,
And thou art still the distant land.
1wn,ch, long, faint for thee!
Can'st thou not open wide the door,
That may enter in aud be
b Part Of thy peace for evermore
O send that sleep, so sweet, so grand,
And thou shalt be no distant land
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
FRyycu FASHIONS Tho senior editor q

FRENcH FASHIONS Tho senior editor oi
the New York Express is in Paris.and writes
gossippy letters for his paper. lie says tho
Parisiau ladies do not wear crinUline in the
srrecrs. but short dresses, exposing tho ankle
tuly. This. however, is rendered necessary
by tho muddy condition of the streets. 1t
is othurwise at homo lia says: ;" But in
society. crinoinc is frighuul-nnd the OK
pausc is greater than evor. The hustle
however. is gone, and tho hius are left nat
ural, nay, displayed by having tho skirt at
tached to the waist in very broad plaits.-
Oftcntimcs. indeed, tho skirts are gorei at
the waist, but spreading widely at the bot.
tom, and producing that enormous expan-
sion which hides the understandings of men
in tho saloon. and which makes II almost
impossible TO drive wiEh bail going ladies in
carriage Over this expanded crinolino
are scattered scores of tusses, buttons, rib
ton. bows, ruchrs of Iaco and ribbon, tringes,
&C.. &C.. SO that woman. below tho waist,
looks like pyramid. With various colored
6as reiieCs (hieroglyphics) all over her !!
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

RAvE AN AIM IN LIFE.-Every man. ricf
or OOr, ought TO have some absorbing pur
pose, some active engagement, to which hii
energies are devoted. Not enjoyment. but
duty, daily must be tho aim of each life. M
man has right to live upon this fair earth
to breathe its air, to consume its food. and
to enjoy its many beauties, and produce
nothing in return. He has no right to en-.
jOv the blessings of civilization, or of society,
and of civil liberty, without contributing
earnest and solt-denying labor of head, heart
or hand. to the welfare of mankind Ger
tainly no man can be truly religious who
makes qualification. as distinct from seIf-do
nying exortiou. tho great object of life, aud
he puts pleasure exactly in tho place of
duty. This principle of ifo admitted, how
ever manifested. will produce daily detcro.
ration OF charac or. until thoroughly abun.
donod. Every bodily appetite.every mental
appetite. every mental fancy. every momen.
tarv fashion. will clamOr tll induIged. The
body will be panprrod. appetite led on to
gluItouv. wine to drunkenness. luxury to
every indulgence. while tho mind excited
only by novBltics and enfrrbl"d by the lack
or continual rxrrtiou. sirks into utter vupld-
ity and uSelrssncss. There is no moro hone
of thn idirr P0'orIy will sometimes scnnrge
tho vice of idlcness out of n man, hut tho
love of higher and h"ttrr mode of life, if
ouCe tasted, is tho Chief bone.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

CHARITY.

When you meet with one suspected
OF fsomo secret deed Of shame,
And tor this by all rejected
As thing of evil lame;
Guard thine every look and action,
Speak 10 word Of hcnrtless blame,
Fer the sldndcrcr's vile dctraclion
Yet may soil thy goodly name.
When you meet with one pursuing
Ways the lost have entered in,
Working out his own undoiug,
With his rccklcssness and sin;
Think il placed in his condition,
Would kind word be in vaini
Or look Of cold suspicion
Win thee back to truth again,
There are spots that have no flowers,
Not because tie soil is bad,
But the summers genial showers
Never make their blossoms glad;
Better have an act thal's kindly
Treated sometimes with disdain,
Than by judging others blindly,
Doom the innocent to pain.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

How TO GO TO BED. Halls Journal Of
Health, in speaking On tlis ubject, says :
" IN freezing Winner time do it iu hur-
rv, if there is no FIRE in the room, and
there ought not to be unless you are quite
an invalid. But if Il person is not in good
health it is bes! 10 undress by good fire.
warm and dry the teet well, draw on the
stockings, run into the room without a
FIRE, jump into bed, bundle up, with head
aad ears under cover for minute or more,
until you feel little warmth; then un-
cover your head, next draw oil your stock
ings, straighten out. turn over on your
right side and go 10 sleep. If a sense Of
chiIliness comes ever you on getting into
bed, it will always do you an injury ; and
its repetition increases The i'll effects with
out having any tendency to harden you.
Nature ever abhors violence. We are
never shocked into good health. Hard
usage makes no garment last longer"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

VALUE OF Coon School HOUsE.-Yic,
exists everywhere, but it loves most to dwcI
with tho ignorant. 1t canno, bear tho hph
shed from tho Church aud School House -
Nothing begets vice in tho Young more thar
truancy. hazard nothing in saying tina
our jals and our prisons AFRO tenantud by
those who have to u greater or less extenl
played truant. What is bettor calculated
to lead to truancy than an old,rickoty school
house, with its broken doors, its unglazod
windows, its smoky ceiling. its dirty floors
its whitfield desks. and its loathsome atm0s-
phore. On the other hand. what will serve
to counteract such disposition bctter than
u neat school room. well ventilated, with II
pleasant and wcll.shaded playground Such
IA house would lurc to lis walls those who
otherwise would be forming habits of indo.
lence. deception and crime.
There is an immense moral power in the
School House alone. Superstition aud big
otry shun il. Error dreaGs its .ight. Vice
rrcedos from it. Deusion finds hcr surcst
victims out of its reach. A good School
House serves as II beacon light. guiding to
port tho well-aden merchant ship,but warn.
ing away the privatecr. Much more might
no said on this point, but it would be hnt rr
pratiug what has been included in other di
visions nf tho subject lis political and sn.
cial values Worn prcdlctIrd upon its health.
iul moral influences tn n great extent.
hn good SchOnl llous" has valne pccu.
MARY, political social and moral LIS vulue
is. lnwrvrr, much enhanced or vnry mitGri-
ally diminished by the nature of ITS furnish.
ings. This NAV serve as "a subject hereafter.
-P. IL WiscOasia JOurGGI Of EducGtiOS.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
FUN ITEMS.

A DRUNKARD's nose is said to be light
house, warning US of the little water That
passes underneath.
( THERE is young man in Vermont,
who feeds his geese on iron fIiuss, and
gathers steel pens from their wings
MYNHEEE DRrNRERnooF makes dis
tinctiun thus "Too much whisky is too
much, but too mu.h lager. bier is shoost
enough"
/ WHAT is the difference between a good
soldier and a fashionable lady? Ans.
One faces the powder, and the other pow
dcrs the face.
A PHILADELPHIA paper says OF dis.
appointed oiiic eseekcr in that city, that
he had such an itching for Office that lis
friends concluded TO scratch him.
IN SweLen,a man who is seen four times
drunk, is deprived Of a vote at elections
IN some ot our large cities. this rule is re-
vcrsed-a drunken man is made to vote
tour times.
"a FATHER, winding his watch, said,
play to bis little girl--"Let me wind
up your nose !" NO." said the little
child, Il don'' wan, my nose wound up,
for don't1Vunt Il TO run oil day |'
$50, there's another rupture of Mount
Voci;erous," said Mrs. Parlngton, as
she put up her specs "thc paper tells
us abou: he burning l"ther running down
the mountain, but it don't tell now it got
airc."
81 KNOW am perfect bear in my
Manners" said fine young farmer to his
swcGthcart.'
mo indeed. you are not. John you
have never Rugged me yet; you are
more sheep than bear"
y LEARNED young lady, the other
evening, astnnished the company by ask
ing for ,ke "loan Of diminu,ive argrn-
tcous, uuncated cone, convex on It's sum
nit, and semi perforated With symmetrical
indentatjons." She wanted thmbe.
Mr.. SNuB perceived that the milk he
was pouring into his cotlre-cup was none
OF the richest. On this he said TO his
hosiess-"ilavcn't you any milk that is
more cheerful than Iii, ." "What do
you mean by that ?" "Why, tbs milk
seems ovcrpowered by the J!Hes."
"MY dearest Maria" wrote quite af-
fecionate husband TO his wife, a strong
minded woman. She wrote him back,
Dearest, let me correct either your
grammar or your morals. You addressed
me, My Dearest Maria Am to sup
pose you have another dear Maria -
A GENTLEMAN was travelling, while af.
lliclcd with II very bad cough. lie an
noyed his teI!ow travellers greatly, till one
OF .hem remarked, in tone Of displaGs.
ure: "Sir, that is very bad cou sh Of
yours ~ "rruc, sir" replied he, "but
you will excuse mc---it's the bestl've got.
A COUPLE of Yankee giils put bull.
frog in the hired mans bed, 10 see il they
couldn't get him TO talk. Daniel threw it
out of the window. and never said word.
Soon after, he put bushe! OF chestnut
burrs in Ihe girls bed, and, about the
time he thought they would make the least
shadow, Daniel went TO The door and rat
tied the latch furiously. OuL went the
candle, and in went the girls but they
didn't stick, though the burrs did. Ca,l
ing to them, he begged them 10 be quiet,
for he only wanted to know if they "had
seen anything Of that pcsky bulifrog."-
He would gin two dollars 20 find it,"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

BEAUTIFUL TnoUGHr.-Here is one Of
the very many beautiful thoughts Fanny
Forester has given expression TO -" 0
lei me die in The country, where ] shall
not fall ike The single leaf unheeded +;
where hose that love me, need not mask
their heart TO meet the careless multitude
and strive as duty to foige mt Bury
me in the country amid The prayers OF tho
good, and the tears Of the loving not in
me damp, dark vault. away from The
sweet air, and the cheerful sunshine
but in the open fields, among the flowers,
thal loved and cherished while living"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
WHAT CoN,rrrUTEs A HoME.-A bee

WHAT CoN,rrrUTEs A HoME.-A bed
10 sleep in and table 10 eat at. do not
constitute home. Any old bachelor.
wi h a salary. can purchase so much Of the
worlds comfort. But the magnetic fire.
side circle; the smiles OF mother OF
wife the talk OF the sensible old FOLKS
the songs. OF swce. voiced sister 4; the
alIrcionste good.nights of children (who
should be put 10 bed early, } the whole.
some occupation OF heart and mind, in SO
cial and intellectual enjoyments-these
ore q LONE.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
TWILIGHT.

Longfellow thus happily describes the grad
coming on Of its shadows;
Slowly, slowly, up the wall
Steals the sunshine, steals the shade,
Evening damps begin to fall,
Evening chadows are displayed
Round me, DER me, everywhere,
AL the sky sgrond with clouds,
And athwart tho evening air,
Wheel the swallows home in crowds.
Shafts Of sunshine from ihe-wcst,
Paint the dusky windows red,
Darker shadows deeper rest,
Underneath ami overhead.
Deeper, darker, and more wan,
lnmy breast the shadows fall;
Upward steals the life of man,
As the sunshine from the wall.
From the wall into the sky,
From the roof along the spire;
All the souls Of those that die,
Are but sunboams lifted higher.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

PARENTAL REsPoNsIBILITY.-lho no iatn aw.
fnl tragedy in the Goudy family of New
York City. in which Frank Gluldy horribly
murdered his father, mother. sister, brother
servants aud ireEd. and then killed himself
is well calculated to awaken IN the minds
parents the necessity of kOoping children
from running about at night. as woll as
against idlcness and incompetence. The
prompting cause of this, can be traced to
late hnurs, bad company, plenty of money,
idio habits and incompetence. Sucha course
will soon ruin any boy0ven an angel of light
could not stand such course uncontamina.
ted. No wonder that murders and thcfts
and suicides abound while these things are
permitted to be prac,iced. Parents. think
of il. aud practice rigid reform in these
particulars Your own and your childrcn's
peace. happiness and oven salvation, depend
upon your doing So
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..ss ''' '''.s.' So %
Advertisements should be marked the num-
Der of times they are designed to be inserted; those
not so mlrked will he continued until ordered out,
and chlrgol according ~ the above terms.
The privileges of yearly advertisers will lie con.
fined to their re tular business.
Attorneys will be holden for the price of inserting
advertise nents brought by them.
acS- All communications must he addressed to the
proprietor, postage paid TO receive attention.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

BUCHANAN AND DOUGLAs Tho organ Of
rho President. tho Union. concludes an
editorial on tho Chicago Times. tho organ
of Douglas. as fnlin"s: The Chicago Timrs
is now engaged in rho work of degrading tho
Democratic party by impraching the wisdom
and fairness OF irs or'iiutnc"s, which it has
broken Bv This course nlrnr its recent a. d
present conduct can 10 justified. and itself
aud friends saved from political perdliion
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

zz-It is said that C,lonel Fremont is ma.
king from $1,000 10 I.500 per week of his
Mariposa claim. More proi'abJo for him
than running for tho Presidency.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
W. 0. F R R I S T
NEY A T 4 "

a y ~ " II n 4 Z = "
NTOTECE.-The undersigned, having
~ withdrawn from the firm Of Dnriee, Forristt
g. Hathaway" has opened an office in the suit oi
wav," Immediately over the Store OF Wilkins Il
Kelley, Chardon, 0 where he may Of all times be
found5y his old clients and by all others who may
de sire his assistance as an Attorney and solicitor
A continuance Of former confidence and business
is respectfully solicited. W.O. FORREST.
October 2ath, 1887 Aus u
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Che Jeffcrsonian Democrat
IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, AT
CHARDoN, Geauga County, Ohio.
Office directly oUsr fle Drug Store ot Cook A. Ham
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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

WANT Ed, Sheep Pelts. Grain, Butetr, Rags,
w and Cheese, for which we will pay the
highest market pTico.
Nov. ~ WILKINS & KELLEY.
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II. K. SMITH,

TTORNEY Al LAW,-Otce with W.
N o. Fnrrs,, Immediately over the Store OF
wilkins & Kelley. o..
Cnardon, Apri! /, 1883. aoItl
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted as FOL
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sequent nsertion, p cts. n square.
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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

EXTRA GOLDEN AND IMPERIAL
Il SYRUPS, by
Nov. l2 WILKINS s. KELLEY
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MORTGAGE DEEDS-Jus, printed
1Vl nj this Office, Mortgage Deeds suitable for
Attorneys to attach TO foreclosures; also, large
quantity Of the same OF the common size.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-28

VTHE BES TEA FOR As, warranted
l. to suit.
Nov. - WILKINS 81 X ELLEY.
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VXJASH TUBS, PALS, WOOD BOW LIS
w POTATOE WASHERS, ROLLING
PINS, MOP STICKS, BRO0MS. CLOTHES
PINS, BUTTER STAMPS and LADIES, con-
stantly on hand by
Nov. IL WILKINS e. KELLEY.
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CsTEARINE AND TALLOW CANDLES
- by the pound or box, constantly on hand.
Nov. l2 WILKINS g. KELLEY
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A LARGE Assortment of TRUNKS, VAL
IA iSES anl FANCY HAT and BONNET
BOXES. on hand by
Nov. i2. WILKINS & KELLEY.
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A GOOD Assortment Of LADIES' DOM ESIIC
~ CALF BOO TEES, warranted TO suit by
Nov, ~ WILKINS L. KELLEY
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-07
A Few OF FrankIin's Mnxims.
lie that by the plow would thrive,
nius,lr ,,,,.t al thar h,l1 M Irtxc

dlmsel must eltner holu OF urlNc
The following from the pen OF the great
American philosopher, DR.. franklin, is worthy
Of being printed in letters of gold and hung up
in every school room in the land:
Plow deep while sluSgNrds sleep, and you
shall have corn to sell aud to keep.
Pride is as loud beggar as Wants and a
great deal more saucy.
Silks and satins, scarle;s and velvets, put
out the kitchen fire.
Diligence is the mother Of good luck.
Pride brcakfasted with Plenty, dined with
Poverty, aud supped with Inramy.
Extravugance and improvidcnce eat at the
prison door,
1t is easier to build two chimnies than to
keep one in fuel.
If you would know the value of money 60
and try to borrow some.
The eye ofa master will do more work than
both his hands
Wha; maintains one vice would bring up
two children.
He that goes borrowing, returns sorrowing
Rather 60 to bed supperless than rise in debt
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labo
wears.
A life Of leisure and life Of .asness are two
different things.
Three removes are as bad as fire.
Creditors have better memories than debtors
The rolling stone gathers no moss.
If you wonld have your business done, go
il not, send.
1t is not foolish TO lay out money in tn,
purchase of repentance.
Buy what thou neete;t not, and 1t will obig
thee to sell thy necessaries.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-07
MARRlED.

At Pemhervillc. in the NJ. +. Church. Sunday
July Sd, 1889. by Rev. W. ii. Taylor Mr. PETER BELL
and Miss ELIZA J. BELL, ofthat village.
These two hearts thus united by Hymen's gentle
powers have wnrmest wishes for their happiness
as they pass through the rugged realities of life
This life. at best, affords but little pleasure to those
who have one with whom they can share their
joys; and how heavily atcton's blows fall upon the
shoulders of those who must bear their troubles all
alone.
But happy they, the happicst of their kind
Whom gentle stars unite, and in one fate
Their hearts their fortune ',and their beings blend" "
Such, trust will he the fate of our young friends
who have united to make each other happy and share
each others lre.carcs and sorrows.
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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-07

8s-W We have just received communication
from our young friend &C. dated " Cove
Springs March 18Th, 1859" When it is re.
membered that Cove Springs sin Miami County
Ohio, and that tn letter was mailed almost five
months ago. the reader can form some idea Of
the manner in which our mails are conducted
under the present Administration. Perhaps the
aforesaid letter has been sent down South and
examined as au'" neeudiury" document. Who
knows? 1t treats of Spring and its promises,
which have gone into realities, and therefore
would be stale now.