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Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-11-19
NAPOLEON THE GREAT.

The following particulars relative to the
forms and habits observed by Napoleon !, in
his campaigns, are not without interest at the
present times, as it is so much the custom to
institute comparisons between tho first Empe.
ror of the French and his successor.
Whenever Napoleon halted in the course
of Acampaign, whether he was lodged in a
palace or cottage, the first thing done was to
prepare for him n bed-chambcr and q writing
room. The lattse-was always the best of the
two, and he attached more importance to it
than any other apartments he might occupy.
When he bivouaced with bis troops on the
field, second tent adjoining the imperial tent
was prepared as the cabinet for business, and
1t was always arranged with the most minute
care.
In the middle OF tho cabinet stood large
table, on which was spread out the best exist.
ing map Of the theatre of the war. Along
with the map were placed pins, headed with
wax Of various cOlors for the purpose Of mark.
ing the positions occupied by the troops. The
Emperor attached more importance to his maD
than to any Of the necessariCs Of life, and It
was indispensable to place the map and the
pins upon the table before anything else was
attended to. At night twenty or thirty wax
candIc9w were placed round the map, and on II
was laId compass. fi'
During Marches recOnnoissances, and en-.
gagcments the Grand Equerry carried the
map; folded and fastened to his breast by
button, 50 that Il might always be At hand snd
ready to be presented 10 the Emperor whsu-
ever he uttered the words " La cOFta." In the
cabinet there were placed, whenever It was
possible, four small tables, for the secretaries
to write at
Every history Of the time records the mar.
vellOus facility with which Napoleon 1 eoald
dictate different orders to three or four persons
at once, and II was requisite to transUIbe fhSae
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-11-19
LIST OE LETTERS

ID EMAINING In the Post Office, PIacerve, November
18TH 1879. Persons calling for Letters In this List
will please say ADVERTISED,
ToIiaot
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-11-19

Two years had passed. It was in the late
May, and one Of those days that are the
Springs inspirations. The fresh Il iagrant
wind came up from the far of fields, and cir.
Oul&ted through the great heart Of the city,
and the sunshine lay in golden folds over Il
BY the open chamber window Of . hand.
some brick dwelling, ip one Of the plcasantest
streets, two young ladies were sitting, and the
wind often drew aside the curtains, and
showed them to the people opposite, or car.
ried down to the passer.6y, some sweet, sud.
den Outburst Of girliSh laughter.
You would have known Rowcna Strong at
once, reader; but, though her facc had lost
its bright. piquant character, it had toned
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
CHAPTER THE THREE.

" The course of true love never did run
smooth" p Webster.
Whirlwind Hall was a magnificent
palace situated in the basement story
Of blacksmith shop. In richly
furnished apartment sat the Countess
Fling Dang Dolororum surrounded by
all that could charm the most fastidi-
GUS beholder. Her right hand rested
upon an imported fax break, large as
life. Her invisible foot, enveloped in
an iron mask, rested on an inverted
wash tub of the most elegant work.
manship. Long, graceless stringlets
Of jetty red waved round her ebony
shoulders like aurora borealis at mid.
night look half earthly, half divine,
beamed from her orbs of gooseberry
green. Suddenly the door was thrown
open and Count Donald Duracher stood
before her with drawn boot jack in
his hand. With one wild shrek the
Countess Fling Dang Dolororum fell
with her back across the fax break, and
completely severed the jugular vein.
Triumphantly Count Donald Duracher
approached, and through cotton batting
the descending boot jack penetrated
her heart. Her life blood slowly drib-
bled out. The Countess Fling Dang
Dolororum was defunct.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
CHAPTER THE TWO.

"Come rest in this bosom, my own stricken
dear.'-Homer.
1t was evening-dame nature had put
on her night cap and gone to sleep up
on the bosom Of night - the refuIgent
glories of the invisible moon tipped
with dazzling luster the cupola Of dis
tant hen roost. Suddenly the door Of
distant magnificent Doggery was
thrown open, from which men issued
forth and walked down one Of the most
fashionable streets, commonly known
as Pig Alley. They were the Baron
Won Becker Split and his accomplished
friend Count Donald Duracher, Gener-
alissimo of a cabbage patch in the Bay
of Biscay, at present candidate for Sec
rotary Of Buchanan's Kitchen Cabinet.
With sudden start the young Count
Donald Duracher paused and turned
his eye upon his companion with look
of deep and intense meaning, then
STOPPING slowly down from the top of
his boot he drew forth an enormous
bottle Of cheap whisky. With heart
beating like an animated sledge ham,
mer it was pressed to the lips Of him
by whom it was so fondly loved, and
in voice terrible from its solemnity,
he exclaimed, 8" I will do it +! Yes, !
swear by the great Bald Eagle that
sings its matin songs over my head at
midnight, that | will unravel the mys-
terry that envelopes the invisible foot of
the Countess Fling Dang Dolororum, :"
and elevating high in the air glitter
ing two edged boot jack he rushed down
the street and disappeared in the dark
ness.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
CHAPTER THE ONE.

Something rotten in Denmark. "-Moth
En- Goose.
1t was blank midnight - darkness
brooded over the city like magni6-
cent Shanghai over her nest Of newly
laid eggs. The rain poured down in
torrents, the thunders beloved like an
Infatuated bull frog, and the lightning
played upon the concave Of the heav-
ems like glittering serpents rushing to
mortal combat.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

COMPARATIVE EXTENT OF TERRITORY.
When we read Of the wealth and
power Of England, it is not easy to
conceive that her territory, l. e., the
territory Of England proper, is less
than that of several Of our individual
States and that the area of the Uni
ted Kingdom, including England,
Scotland and Ireland, is less than half
the area Of Texas, and less than that
of California. The following figures
will show these things to lie true.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
AS GRENADE.
BY KITTY CARROLL.

Oh, wake fair lady, waken!
And listen to our lay;
Unloose thy pearly eyelids
And turn night into day; &
For yonder orbs of heaven,
That now SO brightly shine,
With all their glorious beauty
Are dim compared with thine,
Oh, wake! fair lady, wakenl
Purest and best of earth;
Beneath thy window, lady,
Are those that prize thy worth.
And wherever fortune leads us
On the land or on the sea-
We will cherish-fondly cherish
Remembrances of thee.
Oh, wake fair lady, waken!
The midnight moon is bright;
And in her peerless beauty
She walketh, queen Of night.
Awake and add the lustre
That beameth from thine eyes;
Oh, wake bright lady, wakenl
And earth is Paradise.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

The KILLED AND WOUNDED. The
following is said to be an authentic
statement Of the killed and wounded,
on both sides during the recent war in
Italy:
At Montebello-Allies, 1000 en-
gagged, $50 killed and wounded. Aus
TRANS, $4,000 engaged, 1850 killed
and wounded, and $50 prisoners.
At Palestro-Allies, $1,000 en-
gagged, 1,4O0 killed and wounded.
Austrians "a, 900 engaged, 2, 100 killed
and wounded, $50 prisoners, and six
pieces of cannon.
At Magenta and Turbigo-French
$4,000 engaged, 1850 killed and
wounded, 200 prisoners, and one can
non. Austrians, Is, 900 engaged, 49,
900 killed and wounded 7 1000 prison
ers, and four cannon.
At Malegnano-French, 16, 900 en-
gagged, 900 killed and wounded. Aus
TRANS, $4,000 engaged, $4,000 killed
and wounded, 900 prisoners.
At Solferino-Allies, 145, 900 en-
gagged, 16, 800 killed and wounded, $50
prisoners. Austrians, 100000 en-
gagged, 1000 killed and wounded, T.
900 prisoners, and thirty cannon.
It is thus seen that the total loss in
killed and wounded of the Allies was
"a $50, and of the Austrians 80, $50,
making difference against the Aus
trians Of 1880. The number Of
French taken prisoners was only 800,
while the Austrians lost IA 900. The
French took forty pieces Of cannon,
and the Austrians only one.
Gas FIRST UsED.-Gas was first
evolved from coal by DR.. Clayton in
1889, and was first employed for pur-
poses Of illumination by Mr.. Murdoch,
in Cornwall, Eng, in ITS, in Birm.
ingham, Eng, on the occasion of the
peace rejoicing. It was permanently
used in Manchester in 1906. 1t was
introduced into London streets in 1907,
and was in general use in 1914. Gas
was first introduced into New York in
1928, and the streets in this city were
first lighted with it in 1824.--Histor-
zeal Magazine.
SIDNEY SMITH ON ENJOYMENT
Mankind are always happier for having
been happy-so that if you make them
happy now you may make them happy
twenty years hence by the memory OF
it. A childhood passed with the dim
mixture of rational indulgence, under
fond and wise parents, diffuses over
the whole of life feeling Of calm
pleasure, and in extreme old age is the
very last remembrance which time can
erase from the mind Of man. No en-
joyment, however inconsiderable, is
confined to the present moment. A
man is the happier for life from having
once made an agreeable tour, or lived
for any length Of time with pleasant
people, or enjoyed any considerable in
terval Of innocent pleasure, which con-
tributes to render old men so inatten-
tive to the scenes before them, and
carries them back to world that is past
and to scenes never to be renewed
again.
B@ There is but one solid pleasure in
life and that is our duty. How misera-
BILE then, how unwise, how objectionable
are they who make that one pain.
p% There is only one thing which
we are ever willing to give to others at
the very time we need it ourselves -ad-
vice.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

NUMBER OF SEEDS IN A BUsHBL.-
A Scotch paper gives the following
table, said to be based upon actual
trials, CT the number of various kinds
of seeds in q bushel. 1t also adds the
weight, by which we can Judge how the
bushel measures compare With ours
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
CHAPTER THE FOUR.

Mans curiosity does beat the DEVIL
Lon9felloao.
Count Donald Duracher had achieved
his BLOODY purpose, and with a smile
playing around the corners Of his
moustaohe he gazedupon the iron mask.
Then coming gracefully down upon all
fours, he touched the secret spring with
the front Of the boot jack it few open
and revealed the hidden foot, enveloped
in buck skin, tightly sewed up and the
thread bit off. Count Donald Durach-
This is all Of this interesting narra-
tive we can publish in our columns !;
the rest will be found in the Mammoth
Seed IIck, an ably conducted period
ical, edited by Peter Spondulix. Ad-
dress, post paid, Bay Alley office, in
the second story Of the calaboose.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
THE INVISIBLE FOOT.
BY PROFESSOR U. KNOW.

Author ofs The Forsaken Pig Pen," "7hs
Distorted Moustache, ""7hs Broken Broom
Sticko
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

A FINE PARTY.-People poured in.
The rooms began to swarm. There
was a warm odo: Of kid gloves, scent
bags and heliotrope. There was an in
cessant futtering of fans and bobbing
Of heads. One hundred gentlemen
said, Chow warm it is 20 One hundred
ladies Of the highest fashion answered,
every" Fifty young men, who all
wore coats, collars and waistcoats that
seemed to have been made in the lump,
and all after the same pattern, stood
speeches. about the rooms, wondering
what under heaven to do with their
hands. Fifty older married men, who
have solved that problem, folded their
hands behind their backs, and dreamed
vaguely about, nodding their heads
whenever they recognized any other
head, and saying ''good evening"" and
then after little more dreaming, chow
are yer 20 Walters pushed with trays
covered with little glasses Of lemonade
and port sangaree, which offered favor
able opening to the unemployed young
men and the married gentlemen, who
crowded along with a glass in each
hand, frightening all the ladies and
begging every body's pardon
EssTrumps,' G. w. Curtis.
WHENEVER q man gets desperate and
rails against his hard luck, you can
safely place him in the category with
the fellow who made bear trap and
put his foot in it to see how it worked.
lie lost his foot and fell TO "cussin'
the trap. Your railer against the hard
luck makes his own trap, is the first to
fall into it, and condemns the handi-
work of his own invention.
There is many sermon that has
altogether too much ornamentation for
good. If I recollect right, there is
FEVER an urchin that is be whipped,
VINO would not prefer that all the leaves
should be left on the stick. But those
who have experience know that if you
wish to make the child tingle, you must
strip of the leaves.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

pLANTs Upon One AcRE.-Count-
ing plants one foot apart each way, We
shall have 43 $50 upon an acre, be-
cause an acre contains that number of
superficial feet. Take the figure in
the first column Of the following table
as the distance apart, and an acre will
contain the number Of plants in the
second column.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

There is but one solid pleasure in
life and that is our duty. How misera-
BILE then, how unwise, how objectionable
are they who make that one pain.
s@ There is only one thing which
we are ever willing to give to others at
the very time we need it ourselves -ad-
vice.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-20


We have been shown 3 letter from gentleman IN
Marshall county, in which il is stated that report
is current in that county aud in Lincoln, that the
Hon. JAMES H. THOMAS, in 1851, in the contest for
Congress Of that year. had By letter published ia
the AMERICAN disparagsd his competitor, Hon. W.
II, POLK, and oomplimented himself Without in
tending TO take any part in the contest between
Messrs THOMAS aud Polk, it is but simple justice
that we should say, as We now do, that M THOMAS
never, on any occasion, wrote any such letter or
communication for this paper its predecessor and
that he never asked to publish any thing to pro-
mote his election in 1851, or to injure MAjar
POLK
In the hope that it will Ob7iate the necessity Of
another reference to this subject, add that, in
1884, there were several candidates for Congress in
the Maury District A Convention at Lawrence
burg nominated Col JoSAD E. THoAfAs for the place
He declined the nomination. In publishing his lst>
ter of declension, the AMERICAN, on the authority
of letter from Columbia taied that this decensiOn
left but one candidate in the fod-Major W. Ii. POLK
and urgcd for the sake of harmony, that no other
nomination should be made This article was greatly
complained of by the friends of Col THOMAS; and
in an article on the 20th May, 1851 "fOr the pur-
pose of putting the matter where We found it, we
wrote another article, into whioh We incorporated
extract from private letter. complain ng of cur
course as unjust TO Hon. JAMES II. THoMAs and Col
G. H NIXON, and asking US - correct the mistlke
Of the former article. The cny tbiag improper in
this in our public use of private letter, not
intended for publication. We used it with no i'm
proper or unkad motive, bat az the easiest way of
setting cur own position towards the Candidates
right This is the whole story. The letter bang
private, We have not given up the Oftke writer
because no one had the right to demand it, and be-
cause the whole responsibility of the publication
belonged properly to US, editor of the AMERICAN
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position would seek 10 conceal from the view. But
the case different with Mr.. Netherlands he e5uld
not be induced 70 face the records Of Congress and
our own State Legislature. They presented no in
Siiirg field for his investigation, but disclosed his
tory which he preferred had never been recorded.
The partnership which he and his friends had
formed With their Abolition allies in constructing
great Opposition party, could elicit no defence from
him; oh, no, he turned from the subject with sick
eniog disgust, without even ventufing denial. 1t
was q matter Of very little consequence to him
what the position Of parties were upon all these i'm
portaEt issues, it enough for the people to kAow
that large amount Of the pnblic Moneys had been
expended. or flched from the treasury, without
showing by whose votes they were ordered, or who
the guilty GARDENERS, Gslphins, Culloms, Burtons,
and Lutres we're, that helped themselves literally
to an enormous share Of lhe public plumber. II
was matter Of extreme Indifference to him which
faction held the reins Of Government, whether the
Northern or Southern wing Of the Opposition parry,
SO the Deuoeracy-that modern party, which, he
said was only trshty-three years old-Were routed
and put deWn. But the Governor exposed this
dodge, and showed whose fingers had been creased
with Tho fat spois, where the corruption lay who it
was that had voted oil the extravsgant aPpropris
tons, and Why the s1ltel mush, as Mr.. Netherland
called the nigger question, was so unpalatable to
him
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Virgfnfa.

The election in Virginia takes place next Thursday
Asin 1866. that glorious old Commonwealth is placed
in The van of the Democratic hosts, and meets the
first shock of the allied army. What was Know
NOthingism then is Opposition" now. The major
ity for Governor WISE. in 1856, was 10,l80. We
shall be disappointed if the majority for LETcnER
in this election falls below these figures; and it is
too much, perhaps to expect it to be materially in
creased. A most bitter contest in regard to the
candidacy for Governor preceded the nomination of
Mr.. LErcHER; and although most of those wac op-
posed his nomination, now yield him nominal sup
port, yet there is evidently heart cOrdiaity in
this support on the part Governor WISE and his
friends. Every act of his life has been mis-
represented, and the most shameless falsehoods in
regard to his opioiOn of the Fugitive Slave Law,
have been circulated. Add to all this that he has
been for some weeks seriously i'll, and unable to
prosecute the canvass on the stump, and our read
ers have the grounds of our opinion that the me-
jOrity fer Mr.. LETcHER may not exceed ten thou.
sand
1t is also TO the disadvantage of Mr.. LETcHER,
that in several of the Congressional Districts, two
Democrats are running for Congress. In other dis
ricts, two Democrats against one Opposilionis are
candidates. In the first of these cases, LETcHER
must lose many votes In the latter it will be won
derul if the oppO5iiOnists do not elect their can
didates.
Our confidence in the Old Dominion is unbounded
The causes we have enumerated may reduce her
Democratic majority; but they cannot defeat the
party, nor will they operate at all in Presidential
election. -------
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GOOD Nevs fro,, AtIk,ns.

correspondent Of the Memphis Avalanche Wri-
ting fiom Trenton, says:
In this Congressional District the contest viii be
warm snd exciting; but Atkins will again triumph.
and that, too by decisive and encouraging msjor-
ity. lie has not only the ability and frmness to
lee. his cnn1iug adversary, but is familiar with all
his little tricks and stratagemz TO votes The
local question of whish Mr awaited himselG, in
the former contest, to detach few hundred Demo
cratic votes from tho support of Atkins will not be
of any advantage now, but will recoil upon him with
more power and force. The prestige of success
which buoyed Gp his friends BEFORE and contributed
materially TO his support, is now changed and
Ethridge's defeat is not only looked upon as pos
sibiliy or doubt, but q oertaiby. Their canvass
opens rext Monday, at Paris, and they will be here
on the 2lst
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ave can get along without government pap, and
have concluded to wait until after 1860, before We
seek for treasury patronage. "-Aemphis Enquirer.
Here the motives of Opposition leaders in the
present movement is fully revealed. Their subssr-
viency to Black Republcanism is TO be rewarded by
government pap aud treasury patronage" when
their efforts shall have helped to place the abolition
lists in power. They are serving hard tssk-masters,
and are performing much dirty work A pittance
of the public plumber is all they ask in return They
have sold their birthright as Southern men for a
mess of Black Republican pottaga.
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SHELBY CoUNTY.-The Democratic convention
for Shelby county nominated JHo. P. FARRELLY
Esq, of Memphis, aud W. 7. FARLEY, Esq. CT
the 6th civil district, for representatives in the
next Legislature. A convention will be held at
Somerville on the 14th of June, to inmate q can
didate for Senator from Shelby and Fayette and a
candidate for Joint Representative for Shelby,
Fsyette, and Upton.
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Friday MORNING, MAY go, 1859.
Ranking Capital of New York and Penn
albania.

kylVanias
1t was stated in our impression Of yesterday that
the banking capital of New York and Pennsylvania
was over million and quarter. Ii shonld have
been one hundred and twenty millions. InJanuary
1857 the capital of ell the Banks in New York was
sec, 3SI, 3O1.
In Pennsylvania S2S, 659, S44. Since the date of
these statistics the Banking capital in these States
has been considerably increased.
All these Banks, with this immense capital are
incorporated with reservation of power to the
Legislature to amend or repeal their charters at the
pleasure Of the Legislature.
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NEW BOOK,

HISTORY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: OR, LIFE AND TIMES
OF GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON, By \ W. Putnam, Esq,
President of the Tennessee Historical Society. Fer sale by
CHAs. W. SMITH,
May 90, 1853. NO.4l, College street,
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THE ROARK SULPHUR SPRINGS,

ON PuNcHEoN CAMP CREEK in Macon county, Tennessee,
Ga miles north Of Laiaye cite, ready for the
ton Of visitors These springs have been lately improved and
the has proved be ecacons in the
Diseases Dropzy kidney Complaints Cutaneous diseases
&c Charges unusually low The proprietor would also sell
these Springs reasonable terms any person DESTROYS Of
making it permanent watering place.
May 2O-w3ms ELIJAH ROARK, Proprietor.
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Eighth congregational District.

THOMAS MEEEEs and JAMES NJ. QUAELEs, eandi-
dida:es for Congress in the Eighth District, will
address their fellow-ctzens at the following times
and places: