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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-18
Colcm an S Mills!

fe uuitT,irnei, anire and proprietor n The UNppLATo
Y CORN AMI fLOiRlNG Mills, respectfully announces
L. his patrons and the public rrntay, hat his manuheuy IN
the nj keunr a, u now Ia successful op,ainn The
Mills tmba d,Gt Sizes, ranging rDm II To 90 inches Ia
diameter aud suit uuchlsrrl Kinds 81 stone In
usr, Was the .si fr burr aud the runan Cologne stone,
at prices ranging from 500 O. s5in apiece,
Tie utr tr sale 81 these Mills T. az So 81 Charles street,
basement Oi Masonic lan nul opposite Cpn,rra Alloy girr
ortrs VIII whprmit ateuuu Orders la A. the manu-
factory will also be attended 90, Mis can h. skpp-l rom
there roi AMI me oi lriyarc, by steamboat the Nov
Orleans nri son aii Great Northern railroad,
Printed circulars giving every Information necessary rpultnE
up and operating these celebrated Mills, can be obtained 10y adj
a. rssng the UNDERSIGNED, at No So 81 Charles sircet
Tcrm-casi aud al Ns guaranteed 10 perform, In ey
cry particular all that IA promised too sm nmy printed circular
", T.. COLEMAN,
JoHN RCnApDsnS, EsQ SHE Agent
N B,-W ifFiHstmFHts ~ ne construction n NRlsi on
tAs Improved Mm Stone mes, selling ef other make
Of MRs me reputation of NINE, W certainly be TTuYs-
cuied 10 tkr s ersHt ~ ne Luz mate aud pTorid,d ia
sHeh cases, for tho protection ef PdteRfees Apr 5gly
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-18
Dr. jeff. Peak, .yr..

.
DALLAS, TEXAS.
WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Dallas and the
rounding country that he has recently returned from the city
If Louisville. has permanently located Dallas, the
practice of his profession Having experience of two years.
md for the last few months in the city Of Louisville under the
Oldest and best practitioners in that city, he aers himself that
he will be enabled to give entire satisfaction lie is prepared
with material do all kinds of in his line, the
ner and will all his work. Plate put up
shortest notice. specimens of which be his Office
E.hO IL
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

"a mistake ? How ?" and Mr.. Landel
opened the letter.
at reads" said the clerk "three hun
dred cases Of shawls."
"Oh, no thirty cases." replied Mr..
Landel. But as he said this his eye rested
upon the three hundred $50 1t is
How could have made such an error p
You did right, John, in not sending The
letter.
The clerk went back 10 his place and
the merchant said to himself, chow glad
am that was able 10 control myself. -.
II l had spoken to that young man as l
felt, would have wronged and alienated
him and made trouble for myself all day :"
Not long after this case Of goods fell
through the hatchways, crushing down
upon the landing with noise that caused
Mr.. Landell, whose temperament was ex-
ceedingly nervous, TO spring TO his feet
To blame somebody was his first impulse
"What careless fellow has done this ?"
was on his tongue.
"Don't !" the inward monitor spoke in
time. MIR. Landell shut his lips tightly
and kept silent until he could command
himself He thea inquired calmly into
tne the cause OF the accident, and found
that special blame attached TO none. -
Opening the case Of goods, the damage
was found 10 be trifling.
"Another conquest" said Mr.. Landell
as he turned to his desk. Self control i.
easy enough If the trial is made in earnest
A dozen times that day was the torch
applied TO Mr.. Landell's quick temper,
and as often was he in danger Of blazing
out. But he KEEP: his temper till the sun
went down, and then he turned his steps
homeward, feeling more comfortable in
mind than he had for several weeks. -
There was no shadow on his counlenance
when lie met his wife, but smiling good
humor.
"You said don't as left tLls morn
ing"
"And didn't"
"You are hero," said Mrs. Landel
laughing.
"Not much of one. The conquest
was easy enough when drew the sworC
in earnest"
"And you felt better? ?"
"Oh, thousand times. What a curse
Of ones life quick temperament is.
am ashamed OF myself half dozen times
day on an average. But l have made
a good beginning, and l mean 10 keeI
right until the end"
Dom" said Mrs. Landell 10 her hus
band, as she parted with him for the stor
at the front door of their home the mex
morning.
Il won't, God help me p was an
swered heartily.
And he didn't, as the pleasant evening
that he passed with his wife, most clear
testified.
Reader, If you are quick tempere
"don't."
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
THE OLD SEXTON.

Nigh to grave that was newly mado
Leaned n sexton ole, ,ou his earth worn spade;
His work was dono. aud ho paused to wait
Tho funeral train at the opcn gate.
relic OF by gone DAYS was no,
And his locks were white as the foamy sea (;
And these words como from his lips so thin
Il gather them in--I gather them in
II gather them in--for man and boy,
Year after year OF grief and joy,
Two buided tho houses that lic around,
In every nook of this burial ground;
Mother and daughter, father and son,
Como to my solitude, ono by ono;
But como they strangers, or come they KID
gather them in--l gather them in !
"Many arc with mo, yet I'm alone;
| nm king of tho dead, and make my throne
On the monument slab of marble cold.
And my sccptre of rule is tho spade hold.
Come they from cottage come they from hall
Mankind are my s--alI-all--all!
Let them loiter in pleasure, or toilfully spin
gather thom in-I gather them in
gather them in--and their final rest
Ia here down here, in onrth's dark breast :
Aud tho Sexton ceased, as the funeral train
Wound mutely over The solemn plain.
And | said to mysoIf-When time is told,
A mightier voice than tha Sections old
Shall sound O'Ur tho last trump's deadly dir
gather them in-l gather thom in Z"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
An Impatient JnrYmalI,

An Arkansas correspondent of tho New
Orleans Picdyune,. gives the following ss
authentic:
You are fond of cracking jokes at tho ex-
pense of Arkansas; now hero is one in your
Sinte absolutely true. l got i, fro" q" oye
witness:
Tho District Court in ono of your North
orn parishes was in session twas the first
day of the Court-time, after dinner. Law.
yers and others had dined, and were sitting
out before tho hotol, when a long, lank, un.
sophisticated countryuIan camc up and un.
ceremnoionsly mado himself ono of 'em,
and remarked
gentlemen, wish you would 60 on with
this Court; want to 30 home | left Betsey
looking out"
"And," said one of tho lawyers, "and pray
what 6etains you at Court =
why, sill" said the countrymau. IL an
fotched here as jury, and they say If &c
homo they will have to find me, and mouth
do that as live good piece"
What jury arc you on !: asked the law
yer.
"What jury !"
"Yes, what jury; grand or traverse :"
"Grand or travis jury: Dad-fetcbed if
know"
"Woll." said the lawyer, "did the judge
charge you :"
"Well. Squire, the little fellow that sits
up in tho pulpit and kinder bosses over the
crowd. gin Us talk but don't know i
he charged anything or not"
The crowd broke up in roar of laughter
and the Sheriff called tho Court.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
How a Toad Pulls off His Pants.

A writer in the North Car olina Farmer
tells the following:
"About the middle of July, found a toad
on a hill of melons, and, not wanting him
to leave hoed around him. He appeared
sluggish and not inclined TO move. Pres.
entity l observed him pressing his olbo~s
against his sidos, rubbing downward. He
Appeared so singular tcat watched to see
what he was up to. After a few smart rubs,
his skin began to burst opon straight along
his back. Now, said |. old fellow you havo
done it but he appeared to be unconcefn-
ed, and kept on rubbing until he had worked
down all his skin into folds on his sides and
hips thon, grasping one hind leg with his
hands, he hauled off ono leg of his pants the
same as anybody would, then stripped the
other leg in tho same way. He then took
his cast off cuticlo forward, between his fore
legs into his mouth, and swallowed it, then
by raising and lowering his head, swallow
ing as his hoad came down, he stripped off the
skin underneath until it came to his fore
legs, and then, grasping one of these with
the opposite hand, by considerable pulling
stripped off the skin; changing his hands
he stripped the other, and, by u slight mo-
ton of the head. he drew it from the throat
and swallowed the whole. The operation
seemed to be an agreeable one, and occupied
but short time"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
WHOLE NO., 525.

pie, honest and noble; may thoir descend
ants emulate their virtues"
Response by Hon. Jas. Stokes, of Tenn.
IL. Tho States: The maintenance of tho
rights of each is essential TO the common
welfare of all"
Response by Hon. Thos, NJ. Key, Of o.
l3. Woman"
Response by Hon. Curtiss F. Burnham,
of tho Kontucky Legislature:
The Excursionists left Columbus for Gin
cinnau at 10 o'clock, Friday morning, &C.
companied by many members Of the Ohio
Legislature, which adjourned over to Toes
day. Tho guests were escorted to the de-
pot by all imposing display Of military, in
| cluding the COlombus Brigade, throe COM
panios from Dayton, and one from Spring.
! field, tho Cover nor and Staff, Members Of
the General Assembly, City Council, aud
many citizens. A dispatch says "tbey went
away vol pleased with their hearty well
come and visit to tho Capital of Ohio"
Tho Southern visitors enjoyed Cincinnati
hospitality last night, the entertainment be-
ing on grand scale.
Gov. Harris, of Tenn, did not visit Co
lumbus. He was detained at Nashville by
indisposition. Gov. Willard, of Indiana, who
was expected failed to arrive.
! Tho opening OF the Railroad connecting
Nashville with Louisville, gave rise to the
grand exchange of interstate courtesies.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
The Splendor of Damascus.

Damascus is tho oldest city in tho world
Tyre aud Sydon have crumbled on tho shore;
Baalbec is a ruin Palmyra is buried in the
sands of tho desert Ninevah and Babyl
have disappeared from the Tigris and Eu.
pirates; Damascus remains what IL was
before the days OF Abraham--a center of
trade and travel-an island of vordure in a
desert-"a predestined capital, with mar
tial and sacred associations extending
through more than thirty centuries. 1t was
"ncar Damascus" that Saul of Tarsus saw
tho light from heaven above tho brightness
of the sun" the street which is called Siaais,
in which IL was said "he prayeth," still runs
through the city. The caravan comes and
goes as it did thousand years ago; there
arc still tho sheik, the ass and the water
wheel tho merchant Of tho Euphratcs and
Of tho Mediterranean still occupy" these
"with the multitude of their waters" The
city which Mohamet surveyed from noigh-
boring hight, and was afraid to enter, be-
ctuse it is given to have but ono Paradise.
and for his part he was resolved not to have
it in this world, is to this dav, what Julian
called "the eye of the East" as it was in
the time of Isaiah, "the head Of Syria"
From Damascus came tho damson. our blue
plum, and tho delicious apricot of Portugal;
called damasco; damask, our beautiful fab
ric Of cotton and silk, with vines and flow
ers raised upon smooth bright ground /;
the damask rose, introduced into England
in the time of Henry VIII tho Damascus
blade, so famous the world over for its keen
edge and wonderful elasticity, tho secret OF
whose manufacture was lost when Tamor-
| lano carried off tho arts into Persia; and
that beautiful art of inlaying wood and steel
with silver and gold, kind of MosaTc-on-
craving and sculpture united--called Dam
askeoing with which boxes and bureaus, and
swords and guns are Ornamented. 1t is still
city of flowers and bright waters the
'rivers of gold" still murmur and sparkle
in the wilderness of "Syrian gArdone."
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
Another Dead Sea,

A writer in the Union (Cal.) Demo.
crat gives very interesting description
OF Mono Lake which has recently en-
crossed public attention. from the fact Of
the discovery Of deposits Of gold in the
neighborhood. He says:
Mono Lake is more literalya dead sea-
than the sea Of Sodom. According to DR..
Clark, that "sea swarms with fishes, and
shells abound on its shores" Mono
Lake has neither. The extreme length
and breadth Of the Dead Sea, according to
Merritt, are rs by Is miles. giving a SUI.
perficial area OF cog square miles. -
Whereas, Mono Lake contains go square
miles. The river Jordon and Arnon, and
the brook Kedron, besides many rivuleis,
empty into the Dead Sea. Into Mono
Lake, McLnne's river falls from the north,
and CroSby's river from the south, and
three large brooks or creeks fall into il
from the west, besides numerous rivulets
and springs all around its borders. But
this lake not only responds to the Greek
epithet "monos" as being "alone, solitary,
deserted, forsaken," but also answers to
the same adjective rs explained in the
Spanish as being "pretty, nice, neat"
The lake takes as many shapes as the
points differ from which you view it,
From the west side, about ten miles from
its northern limit, it appears like beau
tiiul crescent, its horns curving delicately
around you on the right and LEFT. From
the mouth it appears TO be nearly circular,
like the full moon, the islands in its waters
strikingly representing the clouded spots
on that planet. From the east it appears 10
have no particular shape, but il strlches
off irregularly among the mountains.
There is little or no echo around this
lake, and indeed it is difficult to under
stand person talking at little distance
A dreamy, spelllke spirit seems 10 per.
wade the atmosphere. The smooth CLASSY
surface of the waters /; the upheaved, dis
rupted, volcanic mountains surrounding
the lake, looking down, as it were, into
this abyss Of their election the allusior
of vision, and the whitened shores, ,thickly
columned in many places with visiculal
lava, which look like mountains erected to
the "mighty dead :" all conspre 10 i'm
press the mind with the idea Of fictitious
scene, portrayed by the peEcil OF an ON
nipotent hand.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
The CAPITAL of Japan,

What shall say of this greatest and most
singular of all cities A volume is needed
to dcscrico it, without attempting to give its
history. have read of old Nineveh and
Babylon below the ground, and seen and
handled the works of ar. which have been
d sinterrcd and created so much admiration
OH both sides of the Atlantic but one living
Jcddo. above the ground, is worth hun
dred old fogy cities below it. l cannot give
YOU an idea of it, it is so unique, so unlike
everything except itself, and SO impossible,
as YOU will think l have seen several
places of interest, and maintained a cool
head, but was bowiidered and coniounded
when saw this. 1t is situated on the west
ern shore of this charming gulf, twenty
niles v ide BY twenty -four long. 1t stretch
es for twenty miles and moro along beach
of somI. circular form, with its horns turned
outwards, and along which street extends,
crowded with blocks of stores and houses,
and tcemiDg with moving crowds, while
shopkeepers, artizaDs, women and children
seem equally numerous within doors and at
tho dooIs Indeed, dozen or fifteen miles
might DO added to the length of the city In
this direction, since there is nothing but an
unbroken succession of towns and villages
for this distance, which are as populous and
! well built as tho city itself. In crossing the
city from the shore to the western outskirts
have walked two miles and half, and
then proceeded on horseback for ten miles
moro. making twelve and half in tho
whole, while n other places it may be wider
still According to tho lowest estimate, the
! city covers an area equal to seven of the
New England farming towns, which were
usually six miles square. And all is trav-
ersed by streets, usually wide, ell-construc-
ted, perfectly neat. and crossing each other
at right anges--streets lined with houses
and stores as compac;ly as they can be built.
and crowded with moving or stationary
masses as thick as in our Washington street,
or New York Broadway, at least for consid-
cradle distances. The population is estima'
ted generally at three millions, which Mr..
Harris, our Minister, thinks is exaggeration,
For my part, judging from what have seen
when have gone into the heart Of the city
and crossed the city from sidc to side,
should be willing to add as many millions
more; for tho living, moving masses, seer
!, from sunrise to sunset, and everywhere the
same, fairly seemed beyond computation
One city as large as seven fine towns in
Berkshire county, and containing popula
ton three times as large as that of thu
whole state of Massachusetts That il
enough to think of for moment.-[ Japan
Correspondence Of The Boston T'rdreier.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

THE PROGRESS OF THE TELEGRAPH.-
California papers announce that in March
next, San Francisco will be within ten
days telegraph communication with the
Atlantic States. This will take place by
the simultaneous completion a: that time
of the telegraphic lines between St. Louis
and Fort Smith, on the Atlantic side, and
San Francisco and Los Angeles on the
Pacific side, thus cutting of three and a
half days on each side, and with the mail
facilities, reducing the line of communi-
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific
cities to about ten days. Il will not be
long, therefore, before the telegraphio
wires will close the intervening gap, and
make the communication between the
East and the West spontaneous. This,
for The interests of the United States, is
more important than even the success Of q
telegraphic communication with Europe.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

OPIUM INToxIcATIoN.-We are accustomed
to believe that the opium eater is tho most
miserable of drunkards, but Sir John Bow.
ring, in speaking of the use OF opium in
China, contrasted with the use Of intoxica'
ting liquor, says:-- .,
"Some 10 China use opium to excess, and
all consumed it; yet the deaths from tie
use of it only announced to four year out
of ninety thousand. In England, the deaths
from delirum tremens were four times as
great. Opium does not lead to crime aud
acts Of violence. Tho habit of intoxication
has become ertIrpated in China. Formerly
tho Chinese were greatly addicted to intoIi.
cation. The opium smoker dreams, and
fancies delightful visions, while the man
intoxicated with drink becomes a perfect
rufian.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

Losses BY FIRES IN 1854 record
of all the fires, together with the property
destroyed, which have occurred in the
United States during the year, where the
loss has been estimated equal TO and up
ward OF $50, 1000, gives a total Of 208 fires
involving loss OF Sl6,o5s,000. Add TO
this the amount of property destroyed by
fires where in each instance the loss was
estimated as less than $4,000, in 1859.
Lives were lost at 81 fires, making an
aggregate Of ll3 lives lost during the
year
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
LIES HAPPIEsT PERIoD.-Kingsley

LIES HAPPIEsT PERIoD.-Kingsley
gives his evidence on this disputed point.
lie thus declares: "There is no pleasure
l ever experienced like ckild's mid
summer holiday. The time, mean when
two or three of US used to 60 away up
the brook, and take our dinners with us,
and come home at night tired, dirty, hap.
py, scratched beyond recognition, with a
great nosegay, three little trout, and one
shoe, the other one having been used for
boat, ill it had gone down with all
hands out of soundings. How poor oui
Derby days, our Greenwich dinners, oul
evening parties, where there are plenty
Of nice girls, are after that! Depend up
Oh it, man never experiences such pleas
ure or grief fatter fourteen as he does before
unless in some cases Of his first love.ma
king, when the sensation is new 10 him.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

THE Boston Herald has a theory that
the upper stratum Of the atmosphere re-
mains stationary,while the earth revolves.
1t proposes, therefore. that Prof. Lowe.
the great gass- balloon man. shall ascend
Eve miles up in a straight line, and wait
in the upper stratum" for three hours.
when the earth having performed one
eighth OF revolution. Europe will be d.
rectly under him. He can then descend.
having consumed only ten miles to reach
the "old countries" Prof. Lowe need
not then cross the Atlantic, the Atlantic
will cross him.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
LORD BRouaHAM AT HIS BIRrupLAcE-On

LORD BRoUaHAM AT HIS BIRTHPLAoE.-On
tho 2Sth of last month. Lord Brougham,
being in Edinburgh, and desrous of visiting
the place of his birth and the scenes of his
early youth, proceeded alone to 81 st. An
drews square, in which house he was born.
He went through every room in both flats
of the house, and looked out of the window
at which more than seventy years ago, he
was wont to sit and gaze on the scenery of
the Forth.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

SHORT SIGHTED PouoY.-The Legisla-
ture of South Carolina has appropriated
$500, 900, for the purchase of knapsacks.
muskets &c, TO play soldier with, and
have refused an appropriation of half q
dozen thousand dollars to continue the
geological surveys commenced some years
ago, and now nearly completed The
South Carolinian says this most valuable
work is stopped just al time when pat
riotism and interest both demanded its
continuance.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

The two celebrated divines and scholars,
Doctors South and Sherlock, we're once dis
putting on some religious subject, whom the
latter accused his opponent of using his teif
in the controversy. "Well," said South,
Suppose it had pleased God to give you
wit, what would you have done!
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03
THRASHER, DURFEE & HATHAWAY,
Attorneys & CounseiIors at Law,

CHARpoN, GEAUGA COUNTY, o.,
Will give prompt attention to business entrusted
20 them, in Geauga and adjoining Counties
DrOffice over Dr. J. Nichols Drug Store.
\. H. THRAsHER, L. E. DURFEE, l. ". HATHAWAY.
Chardon, Nov. 25th, 1859. 5l5G
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