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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
CHOICE VARIETY.

If there be no faith in our words, of what
use are they
HoNoRs como by igence-riches spring
from economy.
TINE flies like an arrow, days and months
like weavor's shuttle.
PAST events arc clear as q mirror, tho
future as obscure as varnish.
DOUBT and distractions on oarth-tho
brightness of truth in Heaven.
He who can suppress moments anger,
may prevent many days sorrow.
THE generations of men follow each other
like the waves of a swollen river.
THE rose has its thorns tho diamond its
spocks, and tho best man his failings.
Few men are driven to desperation without
themselves having u hand in the driving.
If man who affects singularity, docs not
obtain it, he rarely fails to obtain ridicue
PRosPERITY is no just scale advcrsity il
tho only balance to weigh friends in.-
! Piuidrch.
| Men arc sometimes accused of pride
moro because their accusers would be prouc
themselves, wore they in their piaces.-
! Shenstone.
Men, however poor, should not DO slaves
i Few mon can afford TO have their own car
riages; every man can afford to have his ow
opinion.
BooK-A thing formerly put aside to b
read now read to bo put aside. This worl
is divided into two classGs-those who for
get to read, aud those who read to forget
"BRDs," says Bulwer, shave ofte
seemed to me like the messengers fror
earth to heavcn-charged with tho homag
and gratitude of nature, and gifted with III
most eloquent of created voices to fulfill tn
! mission"
LIFE is what wo mako it. Lot us ca
back images of joy and gladness, ra.he
than those of grief and care. The latte
may sometimes bo our guests to sup an
dine, but let them never DO permitted t
} lodge with us.
} RICHES, state and supremacy, can secur
only customary respect, and make us tn
idols of an unthnking crowd, Will
knowledge and learning will always recon
; mend us to the love of such as are in a su
I perior class who always esteem the merl
, of mans understanding far more than th
bare sound Of birth or fortune.
ADDISON has left on record the followin!
important sentence Two persons wht
have chosen each other out Of all the species
with the design to zach others mutual com
fort and entertainment, have, in that yer,
action, bound themselves to be good
humOred. affable, joyful, torgiviug, patient
with respect to each others frailties and
imPerfectiOns, to the end Of their lives.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
Singular Chinese Habits.

Our readers have oftcu read of tho pecu-
liar customs and almost incredulous dishes of
our underground friends, tho Chinese. But
the following, by ono who mized with them
daily, in California, we give as related "In
the market, sucking pigs and dogs are
equally exposed for sale; the one being as
readily purchased as the other. The latter,
however, are not freely bought after they
have been fed on animal diet, except by tho
very poorest classes, but are nourished with
milk and rice on purpose for tho table. In
tho markets of Canton, I havo observed
| side by eide, pheasant and a cat, and upon
! Inquiry found thcm to bear precisely the
samo value. The cormorant, the wild duck
! tho hawk, and the pigeon, arc respectively
| indulged in by the bon pivant whiIo the
saltod rat, dried in the sun seemed to be an
object of peculiar relish.
previously 10 putting this animal to
death. they frequently inflct upon it the
most excruciating agony; whotbor or not
upon the same principle that we consider a
hunted hare moro delicate than one that has
been shot, leave my readers to determine
| had frequently seen wolkmcn catch a rat,
and with the frefnger and thumb. dox.
trously break all the animals teeth, leaving
it in that state uuIiltthc evening, when it is
killed aud fayed for sup&or. They are
moreover, constantly in the habit of mailing
the rat upon flat board by the fore paw
and leaving it in that position for man,
huurs, and seem amazed at any Quo tax inl
compassion on tho wrotched beast. Th
animal is generally saited and dried in tht
sun prior to being eaten. andIthey taste in
tinitelymoro delicate after their preparation
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
An Affecting Incident.

Tho following, from the ST. Joseph Jour.
nal, is refreshing proof that tho milk of hu.
man kindness is not dried up 10 tho bosom
OF at least one member of tho human
family
A little incident took place in tho Post
Office yesterday, which shoue out in this
harsh, monoy-lovng age with light and
warmth truly refreshing. While thoro on
business, our attention was attracted to
bright-oyod. fair.haircd little girl of about
four summers, sitting near tho stoyc.-
Sho was but thinly clad and upon inquiry,
wo learned that she wasl waif upon tho
sea OF life, without a protector. llcr his.
tory, in brief was this Three years since,
her father left Gentry county for California.
lie had been absent but u short time. when
her mOthor, forgotful of hor plghted vows.
oloped with man to Kansas, carrying
tho child with them. As is always tho fate
OF the erring one, she was deserted by her
/ paramour, when, feeling that she was friend.
less aud an outcast, she became weary OF
! life, and soon the turf lay lightly upon her
bosom, and her child was motbcrlcss. A
/ friend, knowing tho little girls relatives,
/ brought her to the Post Onico to send her
to them in the stage, but failing in that, she
was lett to the mercy of strangers.
| hhle VIC wore conNerslhg on lno suuJccl,
q planly-dressed man camo in; he had
heard the history of the child, and his heart
melted at her talo of woe. Having nc
children Of his own. he determined at once
to adopt her, and with a smile on his lip anC
a tear in his eye, ho gathered the littl,
stranger to his bosom and went away.
We reflected upon his 'philanthropi
action; his heart was right; no thought o
dollars aud cents loomcd up before him.
He saw iorsaken child. and though hi
means apparently were small. he would pro
tect tho little one. That man can look into
the futuro without fear; and whon tn,
time shall arrive for him togo upon his las
journey, he will float away with the hope o.
u blisstul Immortality.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
FUN ITEMS,

"YoU look as though you wcro beside
yourself" said wag to top standing by a
donkey.
A CONTEMPORARY wants to know exactly
the number of toes in the foot of noun.
tain. Also, the number and color of teeth
in the mouth of n river.
Az old sailor at the ,beator, said ho sup.
posed that tho dancing girls wore their
dresses at half mast us sign of respect to
departed modosty.
a coUNTRYMAG was dragging a calf by a
rope in cruel manner, when an lrishman
asked him IF that was tho way he treated
his fellow orators"
Az Irishman. who was very near. sighted.
and about to fight duel, insisted that he
should stand six feet nearer his antagonist
than he did to him, aud that both should
fire at the same timo.
An editor down cast" thinks childrcn's
games arc becoming popular with older
persons nowadays, as he has recently
seen "soVcral tul. grown men chasing hoops
in our Streets
! An exchange papor advises young men tc
wrap themselves ny in their virtue A
contemporary says. "many OF them would
{ IIcCLc " hCblh 'hIs "lhtOIJ ~ huC1 hHu IN
| other covering"
"HADN'T better dye this moustacho !:
said young man with few light struggling
hairs on his upper lip, to a friend. NO
| let it alone, and it will die itself" was tht
reply.
A LAZY, over. fed lad, returning from hi
dinner to his work, ono day. was asked by
his mastor. "if he had no other motion than
/ that = "Yes." replied tho youth, drawline
out each letter, but its a little slower"
THE proprietor Of an Alabama paper
cougratulatcs himself upon having new
! pair of brecches-the cloth cost him "loui
! bits" a ward HIS wifo thinks they are 81
handsome that she wears them herself.
"WAsN'T that waste of powder - said al
Irishman to a Kentuckian, who had Jus
brought coon to tho ground, with hi7 rifle
i from largo tree. why so. Pat:' aske
the hunter, "Sure, the fall would hay
, kilt him
SOMEBODY, in speaking of the lecture o
. amusement, delivered by Rev. Mr.. Hatch. q
tho Town Hall, the othor evening, asko
Jim" how many there woro out. Jir
looked solemn, and promptly replied
Five hundred and seveRty-fve." "What
so many as that on n stormy night :" wa
the quick response. Yes" mildly re
spondcd Jim, "full that number; the ha
will hold just six hundred, and as there wor
only twenty-five IN il, there must have bee
five hundred and sevcnty-fivo ont"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
Famale Beauty and Ornaments.

For the sake of ornament aud beauty, the
ladies' of Japan gid their teeth. For tho
same purpose. tho ladies of India paint their
teeth red, and tho Gazaret beauty dyes hers
black.
The modern Porsians greatly dislike rod
hair. whilo, on Il o contrary, tho Turks mach
admire it as a mark OF beauty
In Greenland the women color thor faces
with blue and yellow paint, and the Musco-
vito woman, no matter bOw fresh and fair
! her complexion would think herself very
/ uglv, if she were not plasterod over with
| paint.
The women in Turkey paint their eye
brows with the tincture of black drug.
aud tiugo their nails with rose color. The
Syrian Turkish ladies dye their haads in
honua.
In some scountries, mothers break the
noses of their children aud in othcrs, press
the head between two boards, 10 make them
grow square.
The characteristics Of az Afrta1 beauty
are small eyes. thick lips. large Aat nose
pearIy teeth, ilat foot aud skin beau IT,
fully black.
The Peruvian ladies wore a hosvy ring
suspended from tho nOse--sOmstimes two
rings-of gold and precious stonos Some
inyidious traveller, no doubt an old bachelor
has remarked that "they Dever perform tho
very useful and salutary operation OF blow
ing the nose" Tue ring prevents II.
In China q beauty is charactNriSod by
small feet, aud long, thin eyebrows, and
small. round oscs. The Chinese bell. in
addition to these personal charms, tops her
self off with bird Of copper or gold, ao-
corGing 10 rank The spreading wings all
over the frou, Of the head, conceal tho TEN
pies. and tho tail forms beautiful tuft Of
foatEers benin !,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
NATURES NoBLEMAN.
by JULIUS o. CONVERSE,


They call him poor, for he hath nought
On earth of fame, or land, or goldi
Yet in himself he hath wealth.
,Ofnoble wealth, sum untold.
This wealth of nature and of mind,
Is wealth of far the uobiest kind!
Yea, he is rich. Our God hath strown,
As well for him, fair Natures flowers,
As for the proud and princely few
Whose lives but mock the flying hours
He knows full well the magic art
OF charms that gold can ne or impart.
What matter, irupon his brow
No crown of royal brightness shine,
While there he wears that ncbler crown
The image of his God divine Z
The crown that's with Truths bright gem
That decks the rarest diadem.
What matter, ii men pass him by,
With empty scoT and idle lecr
A voice within him bids his soul
Look molly up, nor ever fear;
Hope beckons onward, through her ray
OF light not buried in Cay.
Vain, pompous man why have you not
A thought to give to humble worth
God must have had thought for such,
In the glad day lie gave it birth.
He is the noblest OF the van,
Who proves a BRorlER and MAN
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25

WHAT CAN You Do AN EXAMPLE,
Some fifty years since, poor boy, born Of
poor parents, and fatherless, who had no,
whcro to look for elevation and mainten.
ance in life, but to his own diligent exor.
tions, happened to be in tho Navy Yard, al
Brooklyn, and the thought struck him that
be would like to enter tho navy Being OF
energetic temperament, with him to think
was 10 act, to desire, to strive. So, going to
the proper officer, ho applied for admission,
The novelty of seeing a lad alone, boldly
asking for place so often secured
by political preference or by the entreaties
of influential friends, attracted at once the
attention of tho officer, and he asked
'What can you do" The reply was prompt
and acknowledging that a boy can. -
He was told to call again in few days, and
leaving, he fastened to toll his mother tho
step ne had taken. She thought tho matter
merely a whim, and did not think il would
accomplish anything. But the few days
passed, and the place was given TO the on,
terprsing lad. Scarcely in his new position
he began to show marks of genius and apti-
tudo which outdid his associates. and step
by step tho bakers boy rose in influence aud
rank. His aim was high, his courage un-
daunted, his perseverance, uufailiug; and
to-day he stands among the highest in rank
and most influential in power of tho great
ones who compose the United States Navy.
Such, in brief, is tho case of William l.
Hudson, Commander of the u. s. steamer
Niagara the vessel whose recent arrival at
Trinity Bay caused deeper thrill of enthu-
siastic pleasure TO swell American hoarts
than has any evont since the Declara-
ton of independence,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
Interesting Facts About Rain

According to a writer in the North
1merican RtyieW, the quantity of rain
dininishes as We advance from the equa-
tor to the poles, and decreases in ascend
ing TO high table-lands. increases from
The coasts to the interior of continents, the
western coasts being general y more rainy
than the eastern ones. AT the equator
the quantity Of rain which falls annually
is ninety five inches, ard at Petersburg
only seventeen. The heaviest rain lals
between the tropics ; and in Europe the
rainy districts are in the Alps, the middle
of Portugal, tie coast of Norway, the
coast Of Ireland, and the northwest coast
Of Scotland. AT Cape Horn no less than
one hundred and f0y.four inches fall
while in several parts Of the world there
is no rain ct all; these parts are called the
rainess districts. In the old world there
are two such districts, the largest includ-
ing the desert of Sahara and Egypt in Az
rica and in Asia, part of Arabia, Syria
and Persia the other district Of nearly
the same superficial extent, lies between
north latitude thirty degrees and fifty
degrees and between seventyf five and one
hundred and eighteen degTees of east
Longitude, including Thibet, Zobi, and
Shama, and Mongolia. In the new world
the rainless districts are Of much less mag
ni;ude, occupying two narrow strips on
the shores of Peru and Bolivia, and on
the coast of Mexico and Guatemala, with
small district between Trinidad and
Panama, on the coast of Venezuela.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25

DR.. FRAYKLIN on DEATH.---" We have
lost most dear aud valuable relation
But it is the will of God and nature that
these mortal bodies be laid aside wien
the soul is TO enter real life. This is
rather an embryo state preparation
for hiring. A man is not completely born
until he is dead Why should we grieye
when a child is born to immortals ? new
member added 10 their happy society =
Uie are SpiriSi That bodies should be
lent US while they can afford US pleasure,
assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing
good TO our fellow creatures, is kind and
benevolent act of God When they be-
come unG. for these purposes, and afford
us pain instead OF pieasure-instead OF
aid, become an encumbrance, and answer
none cf the intentions for which they wel5
given, it is equally kind and benevolent
that way is provided by which we pay
get rid of them. Death is that way
We ourselves, in some cases prudenliy
choose a partial death. a mangied, pam
full limb which canno; be restored, We
willingly cut off. lie who plucks out a
tooth, parts with it freely, since the pain
goes with it; and he who quits the whole
! body, parts at once with all pains and
possibility Of pains and diseases 1t was
liable to, or ca pable Of making him suffer.
| Our friend and we were invited abroad
on a party of pleasure which is to last
Jorevcr. His chair was ready first, and he
has gone before us. We could not con-
veoiently start together; why should you
and l be grieved at this. since we are soon
to follow, and know ,cIere 70 find him F'--
I DR.. Frdnkln'S Works.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25

DANIEL WEBsTER's RESIDENCE AT WASH
INGToY From letter by \, Z. Willis, in
tho Home Jouradl VIC take the following,
suggested by recent visit of the writer to
Washington with q rainy day aud no in
habitants, Washington of course looked 'as
if its potatoes had been dug but we walked
about a little, under an umbrella, and saw
thel onlargements of the Capitol, and
stopped for few moments before the shut
doors of one or two of the houses made "a
nous for having once been the dwellings OF
men who were of thes sSacred Legion Of
tho Somebodics,' Benton's, and Webster's,
among others. The latter small brick
tenement two stories, near the Cagltoi, 10
particularly interesting to those who know
tho charms of tho great Daniel in familiar
! life--for his thoughts were not dilrdy,
"shoes for giants IN world of pgmi,s.' 1t
! the small dining-room in the basement 0
the house. aud with the simplest of dinners
on the table, there feast of wit and humor
at which he shone, (say those who were in
timato with him. even more than in IN,
Senate Chamber near by. Here rose The
"god-likc man" an hour before sunrise every
morning of the wintor session, and first made
all the fires in tho house, bedroom aud par
Ior-{for it WAS "a thing no had knack at,
and he loved thus to Gid his crndgoabIlliie'
before getting up his pedestal for tho day
Then he took his basket and walked doNT
10 the market TO have chat with tht
| butcher, ard himself to choose the join
and vegetables for tho days laTder-hOmt
again before bis great eyes were looked 70
by the curious"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
OVER THE RIVER

Over the river they beckon to me,
Loved ones who'ye crossed to the other side,
The CLEAN Of their snowy robes see
But their voices are lost in the dnshng tide.
There's one with ringlets of sunny gold,
And eyes the reflection of heavens own blue,
He crossed in the twilight gray ana cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view;
We saw not the angels who met him there,
The gates of the city we could not see,
Over the river, over the river,
My brother stands waiting to welcome me.
Over the river the boatman pale
Carrying another, the household pet;
Her brown curls waving in the gentle gale,
Darling Minnie ! | see her yet
She crossed on her bosom her dimped hands,
And fcarlessly entered the phantom bark,
We felt it glide from its silver sands,
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark;
We know she is safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomed angels be-
Over the river, the mystic river,
My cidhood's idol is waiting for me.
For none return from those quiet shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale;
| We hear the dip of the golden oars,
! And catch gleam of the snowy sail;
| And 10! they have passed from our yearnin
hearts,
They cross the stream md are gone for aye.
We may not sundor the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gates ofduy,
| We only know that their barks no more
May sail with us DER liie's stormy sea;
Yet somewhere know on the unseen shore,
They watch, and beckon, and wait for me.
| And sit aud think when the sunsets gold
Is flushing river and hill and shore,
| shall one day stand by the water cold,
| And lis; for the sound of the bontmun's oar;
shall watch for glenm Of the Tapping sail;
! shall hear the boat as it gains the strand
l shall pass from sight with the boatmun pale,
To the better shore Of the spirit land.
shall know the loved who have gone BEFORE
And joy(ully sweet will the mecIingbe,
When over the river. the peaceful river,
The Angel Of Death shall carry me.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
Character Better than Credit,

We often hear young men who have
no credit means. doIefuIIy contrasting their
OF with that of rich men s sons. Yet the
longer wo 1.-Two tho moro We are convinced
that the old merchant was right, who said
to. us when wo began to live "Industry, my
lad, is better that ingots of gold, and char
actor moro valuable than credit" Wc could
furnish, if nGGG were, from our own expo
rionce, score of illustrations to prove the
truth of these romarks. In all branches of
business, in all avocatlons, character, in the
long run, is better than capital. Says poor
Richard, Tho sound of your hammcrs at
five in the morning, or nine at night, heard
by q creditor, makes him easy for six months
logger; but, if ho secs you at a gambling
table, or hears your voice at tavern, when
you should be at work, no sends for his
money tho next day" What is true of the
young mechanic, is true also of the young
merchant or lawyer. Ola and sagacou'
firms will not long continue to give credit
for thousands of dollars, when they see the
purchaser, if q young man, driving fast
horses, or louneing in drinking saloons
Clients will not intrust their cases to advo
Gates, however brilliant, who frequent thu
card table, the vino party, or tho race
course. 1t is better. in the beginning O
life, to secure a reputation for industry an
probity, than to own houses or lands, if wit
them you have no character.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25

RESIST THE BEGINNINGs.-The Arabs
have fable of a miller, who was one day
startled by a camePs nose thrust through
the window of the room where he was
sleeping. alt is very cold outside, - sad
the camel. "I only want TO get my nose
in." The nose Fas let in, then the neck,
and finally the whole body. Presently
the miller began 10 be extremely incon-
venienced at the ungainly companion he
had obtained. "lf you are inconven-
fenced, you may leave" said the came
"as for myself, shall stay where am. -
The moral of the fable concerns all
When temptation occurs we. must not
yield 10 il. We must not allow so much
as its nose" TO come in. Everything
like sin is 10 be turned away from. lie
who yields even in the smallest degree
will soon be entirely overcome; and the
last state of that man is worse than the
first.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25

A BOY at crossing having begged
something Of a gentleman, the latter told
him that he would give him something as
he came back. The boy replied, " Your
honor would be surprised if you knew
how much money I lose by giving credit
in that way"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25

RE-It is not that which we read, but
that which we understand and digest,
which enlightens our minds. No man is
wise, who is not a thinker as well as
reader,
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WORDS FOR MUSIC.
BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.

IL GLOkGE 7. MONNlNs
Fare thee wcll-wc part forever!
All regrets are now in vain
Fate dccrccs that we must sever,
Ncor to meet on earth again.
Other skies will bend above thee,
Other hearts may seek thy shrine,
But no other e'cr will love thee
With the constoncy Of mine.
Yet farewcll-we part forever
All regrets are now in vain!
Fate DEGREES that we must sever,
Nc'cr to meet on earth again,
Fare thee we'll
Like the shadow on the di1l
Lingcro still our parting kiss
Life has no sovcrcr trial,
Death no pang to equal this.
All the world is now before thee,
Every cline to roam at will,
But within the land that bore thee,
One fond heart will love the still.
Yet farewell VIC part forever!
Allrcgrets are now in vain!
Fate docrecs that We must ever,
No'or to meet on earth again.
Fare thee well!