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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21
The Baby Is Dead.

A long, black scarf, trimmed with
broad, white ribbon, hangs upon the door
knob A death-like stiffness pervades the
entire mansion; all within moving with
the softest tread, and speaking in the soft
est whispers, as if fearful of disturbing
the repose ofsome loved one. Those pas
sing along the street observe the sombre
scarf, and the instant change in their
countenarce betrays the thought, "the baby
is aeadn Yes the baby is dead, and not
only those who have been familiar with
its sparkling eyes, but the stranger, who
received the intelligence softly from the
scarf on the door, feels that q home has
been robbed of precious idol. How
deep was the love that clustered around
the innocent babe, and OIL how terrible is
the blow death inficts. ~.s yl.
The baby IS dead! 1t no longer clings
in innocent love to its mothers bosom, or
lstirs with fondestjoy the fathers heart.
Its prattling has ceased forever, and its
once laughing eyes are closed in on eter-
nal sleep. But even in death it seems to
have lost none of its sweetness. 1t lies
SO calm in it's silken- cushioned coffin, pre-.
pared with so much care; it has been
arrayed in its costliest garments, its pure
brow trimmed with fragrant wreath
and flowers have been scattered over its
lovely FORM AS it is thus arrayed, the
baby seems only to be sleeping; but alas
it is that sleeping which hath no waking
1a The baby IS deadi Around it are gath
cred many whose sympathies it has a7ous
ed, and whose love it has excited. The
minister leans over the cold form, ani
touched with the sight, tears trickle dowr
his cheek, while he exclaims' "Thus saitl
the Lord, "Snffer little children to com,
unto me, and forbid them not, for of sucl
lis the kingdom of Heaven" a-l
The baby Is deadi It is about to b.
skht forever from the sight of those VIII
loved it as no others could. Oh! hov
the mother clings to the lifeless form; ant
,, as she imprints the last fervent kiss upol
it's cold cheek, her very heart strings seen
to b-eakl And the father. though he ha
manfully braved tolls, cares and dangers
now feels unnamed, and weeps like
child, as he bends over the corpse of hi
lost one. Sympathy, at other times con
soling, is now of no avail, and the heart
of both suffer the deepest anguish.
: THE baby is dead! Tears have wet it
y grave, and crushed hope lies buried wit
it. Though its mortal existence ma
have been brief, its death has desolate
> q. joyous homes Sweet babel Orator
. ray announce q nations loss in the deaf
: of patriots, great and true, and poets sin
= in touching strains, the memory of th
: dead, who have accomplished might
sithings-none but angels ofheavenly birt
|ill record the life, so purSand beautfu
) so early lost. Dixon. I'D .ozl
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21
FARM FOR SALE.

TINE undersigned offers for sale, his farm
l. in Malaga township, about one-half mile
from the town of Miltonsburg, adjoining the
farm of Simon Dorr, consisting of sixty-seven
acres, more or less; about forty-fve acres clear.
ed. Tie farm is well watered and has q
Good bearing orchard Of sirty-seven apple
trees, all Of choice grated fruit: Also,
u one good daoeuing house. t,oo sta
.ss :" bles, one barn, one soagon-
- '..' = house, and other out =.
.. ..- ..--,, buildings. -. II is.. .5a
For particulars apply to the undersigned
who lives Oh the place.
..... - JOHN EDGAR.
Aug. 81, 1859. 4w-pd,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21

W-"Charles," said a young lady to
her beau, "what is the cause of the mar.
! ket- house bell ringing sol" "Well, said
the beau, quite solemnly, "if were to ex-
press an opinion, should give it as my
deliberate conviction that somebody is
pulling the rope!" - ,.y
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21
w EST LIBERTY Y
ACADEMY.

T'HIS Institution will commence its second
i session, the first Monday of September
next. 1t is located near the village of West
Liberty, Ohio county, Virginia, in the midst
of a beautiful and fertile country, and sur
rounded by a moral and industrious COM
munity, =
I Encouraged by the success of the past ses-
sion, the authorities of the Institution have
greatly increased the means of boarding and
| accomm odatiOn.
The corps of Instructors has been increased
by securing the services of Prof. J. T. Brad
bury, of Waterville College, Maine, who takes
charge of the department of Mathematics and
Natural Science, and his lady, as teacher of
Painting and Drawing, and assistant teacher
! in the female department.. Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
bury come with the highest recommendations
from the Faculty of Waterville College.
The corps of INSTRUCTORS at present consist of
A. F. Ross, A. NJ, Principal, and Prof
of Ancient Languages, Bellies Letters,
and Moral Science.
j. T. BRADBURY, Prof of Mathematics
and Natural Science. ttTt
GEO. Ross, Assistant in male department.
MRS BRADBURY, Teacher of Painting and
Drawing, and assistant in the female
department.
Miss FRANK McCoLLouaH, Teacher of
X. Music.
No effort will be spared by the Principal, to
maintain this Institution in the high position
which it has already assumed, and to render
it in every way worthy of the public favor
and patronage.
Catalogues, giving more detailed account
of the Institution, can be had by application
to the Principal. West Liberty, Va, or at the
"Intelligencer' office, Wheeling.
| Aug. "a, 1859. .-- - IELL
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21

EB The Artesian we'll OF Columbus is
now twenty-one hundred feet deep, and
going down at the rate of five feet pei
day. ~. 49,. .,.,-'.. H., ..@-,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21
Wheeling Female Semitar#ss
FALL SESSION.

TTHIS Institution, under the superntendaueei,
j of Mrs. S. R. Hanna, has risen to be me,
of the foremost schools in the country. liz has ~
grown in interest, usefulness and publicfAvor
steadily, until now, it is believed by its Bosfal
of Trustees, that, it presents ATTRACTIONS ,so,I
parents and guardians abroad such as schools
anywhere in the West can claim. The acade-,
mic regime adopted and carried out has been
the result of the carefully matured plans ofiApf
corps of efficient and experienced teachers, ,snj
every department of the course has been ,sof,
thoroughly systematized that tits believed to
be exactly adapted to every variety Of capacity
and every grade of progression among pupiis.A A
The situation of the school is, beautiful audjf
inviting combining as great number of ad I
vantages in point of health, scenery, accessi
bility and general convenience to boarders..
as any school knows to it's Board &c iaii3saho
The academic year is divided into two ssesse
sions of five months each. The next session,
will commence on the first Wednesday of Sep
tember, and will close on the last Thursday
of January. For terms &C., or any additfchIo
al information; see Catalogues (Which may9bsd
had at this ofice) or on application to- any oaes
OF the undersigned. -t..: ~. .f =. -,
BOARD OF TRUsTEEs.--Rev. E. T. Perkins.
R. V. Dodge, Rev. J. T. Mcclure, Jas. R. 'Bakeff,n
Sam'l OFT, A. P. Woods w. j. Bates, Mu D.,9
H. K. List, C. D. Hubbard. Wheeling, rVariIo
! July q, 1859. -, t.,c ss,,,,, ,.,,,,as
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21
TEE Law OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tice to the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuancs OF
their newspapers, the publisher may continue
to send them until all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
thei~ papers from the Offices to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled the bill, and ordered them discon
tinued.
4. If subscribers remove to other places
without informing the publishers, and the pa
pers are sent to the former direction, they are
held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the Office, or removing
and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facieI
evidence of intentional fraud.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21

j, % The Detroit Tribune says Michi-
gan will make the best wheat crop of any
State in the Union. ~. r--,r ....-
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w @ Cd S FIELD
Classical Institute.

The first session of this Institute will COM
mence on ..... ... ... ..-
Monday the first day of August,
And continue three months. The course will
be very complete, embracing the various
branches of English, Commercial and Classi-
Cal education. --.- ...r-
TERMS, per Session to be paid before
Expiration of Term:
Primary Department. ,........... $500
English Grammar, History, Geography,
Etymology & Physiology. ....... 400
The above, with Algebra, Geometry, Trig-
onometry, Botany, Bookkeeping and .
InlloSopny, ....... .o,VO
Latin, Greek and Hebrew, 90
Chemistry, Rhetoric and Logic, ,........ 500
Boarding cheap; as low as two dollars
per week. For particulars apply for circu-
lar or address -. -. .-
MILTON WELLS, Principal. -
REFERENCES.--P Prof. A. f.. Ross, West
Liberty, Va.
Jno. w. Jackson, Sunfsh.
Chas. Wells, Stafford.
May 25th, 1859. 3 m. t
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21
Save Your Teeth!
LIE E"IS LUPTON

Would respectfully announce to the -citi-
zens of Woodsfeld and vicinity; that he is
prepared to perform all operations on the
TEETH, in a.careful and systematic man
ner. ~erss
/ Also whole and partial sets inserted In good
style.
sTAll work warranted to give satls-
faction. ID f ...s -..r ....-s..H
Ess7 Office in Brooks new building, corner of
Cross and Sycamore Streets. May 1s,-6m,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21

BTwelve lines, or less, will be charged as
one square.
ssg All legal advertisements will be charged
by the line.
ssy Notices of the appointment of Ad- -
Esg~ ministrators and Executors; also .ssS,
8ye Attachment Notices, must be paid in ~
sS advance.
@ Twenty-Five per cent. additional will be
charged on the price of job work if not paid
in advance, and on advertising if not paid be-
fore taken out. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-21

o p. S.-James Mcbride is my authorised
travelling agent, to sell treess yHeiis. now u
Monroe !sOpntyn making salesia!ia2bis9TI
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24
The Last words Of Broderick.

In the San francisco Times we find
number Of letters from persons who were
present at the death bed ex-senator Brod-
erick, testifying to the genuineness of
the memorable words which have been
50 commonly ascribed to the dying Sen
ator, and which will form an appropriate
text for the funeral obsequies to morrow.
One Of these letters, written by an at,
tending physician, We subjoin:
l32 KEAENEy STREET. San Francisco
October, Is, 1882
Toe. A. Washburn, Esq.-Dear Sir:
/ haveIrcce,ved your note Of this morn
ing, requesting me to state the language
made use of by the late Senator Broder-
lex, on the occasion mentioned in your
note.
know not the object of your inquiry,
or the use to be made of my answer
but l have ever made it principle to
state the truth, when it is called for,
without inquiring particularly into the
motives or objects o. those who call for
it. Therefore, l will say, in arsV or to
your request that the late Hon. ID. G.
Broderick, on the day Of the duel, after
he was wounded, and before reaction had
taken place, when | was standing over
him, as one of his medical advisers, try.
ing to calm him, aud telling him not to
exert himself too much in talking, he
holding one of my hands in both of his,
did use the following language, and did
address the same to me, viz: IL on
ktWea--I an murdered-Jecdnsc 1 uoI
opposed to the extension Of slarery and q
corrupt Administrations
pass no Judgment upon the propri
ETY. of the remarks of Dir. Brodcrick; bu
as to the question, What did he say
there is no doubt that he used the ab0yt
languages on that occc.ion.
He said many other things, but a.
they are not inquired for i'll your note
it is unnecessary to repeat them. l re
main, very respectfully,
Yours, I. RowELL.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24
800 Re Wa.d.

Oar City Marshal has received lrttc,
from distinguished gentleman in Mis-
souri,, pointing out to him first rate
, chance for making four hundred dollars.
All the General asks is, that cur Marshal
will 90 to work aud catch piece Of fe.
male property which took i, into its
head and legs to run off from its owner
IN Missouri. What makes it more pre-.
voking is, that this property took away
ethtr property, the property of the "prop.
perry some might think, but by law the
property of the owner of the first prep.
esty. In other words, colorel female
slave ran of, and so far forgot all rights
If property, aud her duty as properly"
as to take off with her tire little babe at
her breast. The wom;n is a white wo.
man, or So near to it that such IA sera-
Die mistake is feared, and the babe has q
bread forehead, on which if We recoI!e ct
rightly the appearance Ct its late master,
and W. have seen Kim, there is decided
point Of resemblance between tho plea.
ninny and its owner. Our Marshal is
cntreated to return these two pieces Of
property TO their owner, or lace them
where he can lay gentle hands upou them.
To induce him to be active a. a blood
hound, four hu' dred substantial reasons
are given for keen scent, swift feet and
remorselcss pursuit. Bat our Mar. / al
being neither a hood nor an Ad-
m nistration Democrat, aud not concciy-
ing the pursuit of runaray slaves part
Of his h:ial duty, respectfully declines
the business Of catching and again deliv-
ering into slavery this fleeing mother and
her infant babe. lie maybe resisting a
JatAer's appeal in refusing this liberal
ogcr from one Of Mssouri's distinguished
gentlemen, but it can't be helped. We
fear it is a very unfortunate thing for the
pecuniary interc, IS Of our NJ 'ssouri friend
that our City Marshal is not Democrat
or Democrat Of certain instincts. -Day.
Gax.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24
ShERlEE S kLE-

pl VIRTUE Of a Special Execution 10 me al.
- fettrd, ISSUED from the office Of the Clerk Of
The district Court IN and for the County of
Cedar and state of Iowa, in favor of JOHN i.rt.
EERTsoN, and against CHRISTIAN LONG | have
levied upon the following property, rs tie pror.
eFty OF the said CHRISTIAN Lone, 10 wit; The
southwest quafter u the northeast qrartsr az
section thirty five t35) in township ei1hty.one fsn
north OF range three GU, west Of the 5th u N
with the appnrtenanccs thereon; also, twenty =
t2b1 acres bounded as follows, to.Nit: Commepc
ing at the northwest corner of the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of section tvcp'
ty.eight t2sl In township eighty fsel north ~
range three ID west OF the 5th T. NJ thenra ,,n
ming east along the north line of said nortbasa,
quarter forty (tAl rods thence south on a 1;,a
parallel to the west line Of said northaa., o,ar,rr
one hundred and four le.) rods, thence west an
q line parallel 10 the west line OF said northaas,
quarter forty (li1 rolls to the ives, line III sa;5
northeast quarter, thence north alony said We.
line one hundred and four nc Il rods to The aIaa
Of beginning with the appn, tenances ,heraan.
all Of said land situated in Cedar comfy Iox.
and shall offer tas same for sale at pnLIic o,,'
rry, 1T the Court House door in the tnsn ~ NJ
tonf in said county, on Sa.nraa". l0,h A., a.
December, A. 1859 between tie hon, ~ q
O'Clock 4. N. and ociork p NJ of sniI a.r y,
thereon. esi"e
p"'ed TINS oth day 81 November, \. D. 1859.
GEORGE HUBER Sheiin
hof."t 81 Cedar county. Iowa.
EMERSON Patent Sugar Cane cru,hcr. whic, .,.,,,
10 " ne hanas of every Farmer. -
For s1eiy JAs.S C.. 4. sIYrg
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24

The Express exu.ts over the result of
our recent election OH this basis:
"The Fremont majority il this State,
1886, was, So,126.
Hence it argues that our late election
shows Republican loss. But Fremont 5
majority aforesaid was a plurality only.
The united Democratic aud American
vote was more than forty thousand high.
err than Fremont's. Now, the candid ties
who received tho united vote of the
Democrats and Americans are either de-
fcated, or, if elected, have certainly not
thousand majority over those support
cd be the Republicans alone. Never be-
fore did the Republicans poll 50 large a
proportion of tho entire vote Of cur State
as at the election Of last week. -.Nem
York Tribune.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24

TIE Panic in Chariestown, va...Procla.
nation by the Mayor..Northern Men
Warned to Leave. A
from the Baltimore american, Nov. 14.l
We learn that considerable cxcitemcnt
still exists at Charlestown, Va, caused
BY numerous incendary fires in the neigh
borhood, aud belief among the inhabi-
tants that emissaries of old Brown are
still lingering about. Tho Mayor of
Charlcstown, has issued the following
proclamation 4s.@.,
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, il is deemed prudent and
right by the Town Council Of Charles
town, that there should not be longer
permitted to remain in our town and
county any stranger who cannot give a
satisfactory account of himself, now,
therefore, |, Thomas G. Green, Mayor of
Charlestown, do hereby proclaim, and
make known, that all such strangers must
immediately leave the town and county,
and if they do not, any member of the
Town Council, the Town Sergeant, Col.
Davis, Lawson Bolts, II NJ. Asquith,
Wells j. Hawks, are requested to make
it their special business to bring such
strangers before The Mayor, or some JUS
ticc of the Peace, to be dealt with &C.
cording to law; and the authorities OF
Harpers Ferry, Bolivar, Sheperdstown
er Middloway, and all other authorities
IN tho county are hereby requested te
take like action.
8 THOMAS G. GREEN,
Nov. L.. 80. Mayor Of Charlcstown
On the appearance of this proclamatior
Mr.. Noyt, who had returned to- the tow Z
Mr. Scnnott, one of the counsel for tie
prisoners, and Mr., Jewett, connected with
, Frank Leslie's, received an intimatiou
from Col. Davis that they were among
tho strangers whose presence was not sat
isfactcry to the people, and that ;heil
personal safety would best be secured b,
an earl y departure. Mr. Sennott decln.
ed leaving uutil he had concluded his
business. Dir. HEoyt had already made
arrangements for his departure before thu
proclamation appeared, and he, with Mr.
Jcwett: left there on Saturday. Mr.
Jcwett was saspected---nnjustly, he dc
clarcs--of being the correspondent Of thu
n. \. Tribune, which paper has recent,
published some letters from Charlcstowr
of an irritating character.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24

For some time one Cortipns; q outlaw
On the Texan frontier, hs been commit.
ting depredations upon tho American
settlers near Brownsville. A force went
ont to attack him, but they were defeat.
cd with less Of two four.pound howitz.
en. Cortinss is entrenched about one
and a half miles from the town and
shtcatens to destroy it unless certain par.
tics, whom he dislikcs, are given up to
him. He has about two hundred men
with him. Troops from Mctamoras,
Mexico, have como to tho aid OF the
Brownsville folks, and the Governor OF
Texas has been asked for aid, but he has
sent none An agent was sent to Wash.
ington and the War Department has sen,
q company Of Dragons to the relief Of
Brownsville.
LATER-Brownsvillc is safe: SOC
troops and volunteers are now there. -
Tobin, Cortcnas' chief officer, held as :
prisoner, was hung without trial.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24
Gerrit Smiths INSANITY.

The New York Tribune of Friday,
says:
Our latest information from Gcrrit
Smith is to the effect that his malady
exhibits tho worst symptoms. lie con
stanty supposes that he is under arrest
at Harper's Ferry.
Many of his nearest friends will find
q still different cause for this gcntlcmans
misfortune, in the long exercise of his
mind upon the absorbing subject Of Re
ligion.
The New York Times Of Friday, says:
This obstruction of noble character,
whether it prove permanent or tempo
rary, is melancholy close ola straoge
career. Mr.. Smith is a man Of the
kindest and most benevolent impulses,
of strong and acutcly logical Intellect,
and Of marked integrity. Bu: he lack
ed practical common sense, was crcdu
lous to the last degree, and wholly dc,
void Of that robust, personal courage and
strength of character essential to useful
action or even successful endurance -
With the family predisposi;ion as i basis
he has doubtless been hurried into the
crisis Of his disease by the affair at IIar
per's Ferry, and especially BY the extent
to which his own name has been cou
neetcd with it. Ills career in Congress
indicated au utter inability to resist.
personal pr>ssuTc:-and vivid aPpte-
hcnsioa that he might be personally in
volscd in the penal consequences Of this
invasion, has undoubtedly proved too
strong for his unbalanced mind II.
has evidently been frightened into ia
sanity.
! TIE Macacheek Press gives Tie fol
lowing pariicul rs Of an Interview With
Gerrit Smith last summer:
Mr.. Gerrit Smith is known 20 BE- an
anti war man, opposed ia fact to all vic
/ lcncc. Then he is knowa to be as
brave as old O<sawatomie, "nd had lie
! consented to al irsurrectiopary move
men., would havo put Lilaa L at its
head. But he is opposed to any wick d,
ness Of the sort. Fer example, wEci
| Mr.. Doan Pratt was on a visit to Mr.
Gerrit Smiths beautiful residence in
/ New York, during the last spring, lie
was showa in the library work by Red
path, presented to Mr.. Smith b. the au.
I thor 1t was dedicated ID Old O.sawa.
tonic. Mr.. Saith asked If his gust
knew Old OSsawatomic, aal went on to
say that Brown had suffered great wrongs
and conld accomplish much good ii he
were not SO violent. Violence after
wrong comes Of Itself, said Mr. Smith,
and needs no cultivation On the con-
trary, it is one f the evils We seek to II.
radicate. When designea,y used as a
means, it defeats its purpose and brings
the good to naught
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-24
AHuirs at Cka,leste VII, Va.
BALTIMORE, Nov. ID, 1850.

BALTIMORE, Nov. I3, 1879.
Considerable excitement still exists at
Charlcstown. The Mayor has issued a
proclamation, and appointed aCommittee
to look afte, strangers and bring them
before Justice of the Pefcc Mr.
Hoyt and Mr.. Jewett, the latter Frank
Lcslie's artist, received notice from Col
Taylor that they were net safe, and ac-
cordingly left, arriving here to-day
Mr.. Jewctt was accused Of being the
correspondent of THE New YORK TRI-
Busr. whose letters had caused consider
able i'll feeling.