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to 60. f'my wife (hic) hadn't ock't (hic) up
my id cape n 'at.. No business tlOck up
(hic) my cape 70 'at sn'ow. How's she
spec to 'leck Linkin If she (hie) won't lie,
avelle 'ey IL cape q at! SpIen' 'splay.
'Speck (hiC) the Cor an Pablo III swosr
'tws't splen' 'splay, 'Sprsss II make it all
right. Sprsss all,s mskes't (hicl all right.
Rsh for .Linkinl Tigrr.ss! Rah for Lin
kin sn'oE / Oae ,spisy. Douglas fellers
nev'r'd such ..splay. Twenr thous (bic) an
torches. Rah for Wide.A'skes! Wish
'sd my cape n az Chez " good mind't
(hic1 gs' drunk guess I'd make my life give
Up my cape u 'at. z'no use N livin' won't
cape n 'at. SRlsa' 'spl.y. Seven'fye
thousan' torches, a. Coo'r'e an Pablo n
swear '.wasn't ossr fifteen thous CHEZ an.
sSprsss 4 max Z q sgutf sRae isr tlss
tSpFeSS. !" s..ss Z saas.s...s.as
At this crisis in the solloquy Of the Wide.
Awake, one of the night policemen came up
aud tapping him oo the shoulder. asked him
to go along with him. n
Wida.Awake-"How'n h-ll Aposs fel.
Ter IL (hic) goin' 'long Y'out cape:n at =
Watchhan-"You're drunk, and | want
you to 60 home with me-"
Wide.Awake-"Splen' 'splay, an (hic)
splen' 'splay! Rsh for Lnkin !"
WGtchman (shaking him from his reve-
rie)-"Come, come along with me e-you re
in bad condition."
Wide.Awake-"Mi 'lre (hic) 3 got cape
n 'at, but can hold m oats if shs's-splen
'spiay, au'ow."
The watchman kindly devoted few nin
utes to explanation of matters, but finding
that he could not convince the ardent Wide
Awake OF his error, he took him home
The last words OF the Wide.Awake, as he
reluctantly left the scene which afforded hin
SO much delight, were "SpIen' 'splay, splen
(hic) 'splay."
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who Dare :!

We put the question boldly-who dare
There are plenty who dare rush up to the
cannon's mouth, for patriotism or pay plen.
ty who dare do any deed of peril or shame
even to blasphsming God-but who, that
can honestly or dishonesty avoid it, dare
appear in our streets with patch on the ell.
bow Of his.coat, or on the knee Of his pant.
aloons? Who dare have a"seedy" dressed
friend, and own him as such before society
Who dare be civil to the humbleAt woman,
and show her, in the omnibus, the car, and
on the street, that Difference which he hast
ems to shower on fine glovad and ieAthered
"ladies !" Who dare have it Understood
among fashionable acquaintance" that he
works hard and diligently for a wing, and
must be prudent and economical 10 support
himself, if single, or his family, If he has
| one!
Thus far we have put the question to men.
Where is the Miss or the MADAM, in these
days, who will not pause in the midst OF
almost any honest labor, to apologize for
the "fix" she has been csugh, in Where's
the woman who will promenade our streets
in aught but silks, laces and feathers, if she
can get them ! Where the women pretend.
ing to be "respectable" let alone "fashion.
abls-who has not chronic way Of turning
up her nose at the idea of domestic toll
who is not seriously shocked that any one
should fancy she over visits her kitchen, or
nurses her own babies ! Where the we.
man who will choose the blunt, h,ns.t,
smooth.faced American, with some CHIN
10 solid character for beau, lover or hus.
band, rather than hairy refugee from some
European lread.milI or galley
There are some such men aud vamsu as
we havs inquired about-all honor to them
There is still some d'erencs for humanity
and the solitudes of lie, left for. ihe wore
times and communities. But our daily ex
perience tells US that .hs mass of "rcspec
table" men act largely upon "sppesrauce,'
and fear mad dogs less thsn they dc
patches. Their credit-many OF them be-
ing over head, in debt-woud be ruined BY
a single patch ; the "dacen," Acquaintance
would "cut" them by reason Of the same
badge. No matter how soiled their rea
characters, their clothes must be clean and
whole These courtesiss must be rssarv
ed for gentlemen and ladies' they can mo-
afford to be civil to the common "herd" o
mankind. And your "fne lady," she mu .
keep her hands white and soft, though hel
husband and father may be Or the verge o
bankruptcy. "Appearance is everything
such is the prevailing motto. # is false
shameful, antirepub lcan motto. Who tina
reads this will hereafter stand up against it
We repeat our question-Who dare
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I" "Axins for Her"

CoIouel Dick Nash tells rich story shout
Gazing for her." In his early days, he was
deeply smit,en with the daughter cf wnal!
thy old skin flint residing in Alabams. The
Colonel, selfconfdent, of success, arrayed
himself in his best suit, and proceeded to
call on the "psrience,' for the purpose OF
obtaining his consent to the consum mmation
he devoutIy wished. Matters had all gone
along smoothly. Colonel Nash had every
grouud to hope for success. Finally con.
venent sesson arrived for him to approach
the old 'un. Says the Colonel:
esquire, my business, 10 dayjis to ask for
your daughters hand"
at is, is J" What, you marry my gal
Look hs;e young man, leave my premises
instrnts-, and if you ever set foot here
again, III make my niggers skin you. Mar.
ry my daughter, indeed You"
The Colonel had left. He saw that the
old gentleman was angry. After getting OF
to safe place, he thought he would turn
and take last fond look at the homo of HE
lost idol-when he spied the old man busy,
with spAde in hand, shoVeling up his tracks
from tbs yard and throwing them over the
fence ! Colonel Nash imagined he waa al
unwecome visitor at that house.
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RAEENNA, WEDNEsDA DECEMBER S. 1860

How cheerful and compsn.onable sh,
grew She did::not seem like the Efie
Thornton of few months before. In fact
the sphere of the entire household was
changed. As an idler, Efis had been o
burden to all tho rest, and the weight o.
that burden had been sufficient to depress
Though WEAKNESS, the spirits OF ell.
But now that she was standing up, self
sustained, a sharer in The burdens of each
all hearts came back 10 lighter measure
beAting rythmicslly and in concious enjoy
meut.
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Wooden School States.

Since the menufacture ofwooden nntun0gs
in Connecticut has ceased, the people have
turned their attention to the manufacture Of
all sorts of Yankee notions, from patent
sewing birds, in the manufacture Of which
fortune has been made, and wooden clocks,
in which fortunes have been made and lost.
down to campaign medals, of which one
manufacturer turns out ten thousand per
day. About the last invention contFived By
one Of these ingenious people is the rnanu-.
fasture Of school states out of wood. Not
long ago Messrs. Dean g. Munger, OF New
Haven, Conn, took out patent for the
manufacture of this article, and, from their
manifest superiority over the old stone slate,
they are going into almost universal use
They are made of three thickDesses. Of ve-s
neering glued together, and covered on both
sides with black coating Of just the proper
degree Of roughness to receive the impres-
sion from the pencil, and are then framed In
the usual manner. Their most striking PEI
culiarities are their extreme lightness end
durability they may be thrown down, and
even stamped upon. without being ercken..
The same firm also make black-boards With
the same covering.
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F"Edward, said his mother to boy OF
eight, who was trundliDg hoop in the from.
yard. edward, you must not 60 out Of that
gate into the street." "No, me-, WON'T"
was the reply. A few minutes. afterwards
his mother had occasion to 60 to the window.
To her surprise she saw Edward in the
street, engaged in the edifyiDg employment
of manufacturing dirt pies. "DidD't tell!
you." said she angrily, mot to 60 through
that gate !" "Well, didn't, mother" was
the very satilactory reply. II climbed ousr
the fence !"
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9pdfaE.
The Land Of Dreams.


There's strange weird land whose shorss I've trOd
Full many aud many time; 49, S
IT'S not OF earth, nor the land Of our God,
But faint aud shadoWy ciimsj =sl
1t may not be seen 10 the glare Of day,
When the sunlight comes on us in streams, -
But. only when darkness has shut out his TAy-,sS
'TiS the mystical land Of dreams.
When wsAred the, body and saddened the soul,
When earth seems dark vale Of gloom,
When trials, like ocean waVes, OteT me Fols
And almost long for the tomb -.
Then enehantmeut Of Sleep stssls over my tisht,
And my vision with 0pulsnce teens,
With golden flushed fancles and luminous light,
In the mystical land Of dreams.
On iAs slH misty shores s chat phsutom:liks world
The balmiesE breezes blow; Z
The fairest Of scenes to the eye are unfurled,
And the clearest Of rivers now.
The brghtest of suns IN those magical fields
Throws its warm Spd its cloudess beams
The choicest of ftnit the rich soil ever yields,
OF the mystical land of dreams.
And when the spent sun has withdrawn his fair face
And the dews Of twilight distiI, ....,
When night wraps the scene in a mantle Of grace
And silent are woodland and rill;
Then the tender eyed stars in the bluevaued heaven
Display in their silver.tinged CLEANS,
Such glories resplendent as only are gven
Iu the mystical land of dreams.
And sometimes meet on that peaceful sHors.
| Fair forms of those that love-
OF those shall see on the earth no more,
They arc gone to the bright scenes above.
And often with them do walk once again,
When sunset is flashing its beams
Ger the beautiful vale and far-reaching plain,
| In the mystical land of dreams.
When the ills and troubles Of life are forgot,
Where is found an eternal calm
Where the wished-for Fountain of Youth far sought
Ripples forth its healing balm.
Fit emblem indeed of that realm serene,
Whence retuIgence of light ever gleam:
Where Purity dwes and heaven 10 seen,
! Iu the mystical land of dreams.
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5}(isteIlaueous,
Horrible Picture Of LabOr-The
Needle-WGmcM.

A correspondent of the London Times,
describing one OF the great montua. m aking
establishments in that city, communicates
the following facts:
Work !s commenced every morning at
seven o'clock and continued till eleven at
niebt-a period OF sixteen hours, the only
'fntervah allowed d~being a bEnt ten-minutes for
each meal-tbe total OF time allowed for
eating their food, was going TO cay, bu,
surely "boltine" it is the more appropriate
phrase-being forty minutes per day; thus
leaving fifteen hours and twenty minutes az
the period devoted tn work. And this, be il
remembered, is not merely during the busy
season, as at the West end, but for all the
year round, from January to December; fol
you must understand that at the establish.
ments to which refer the greater part OF
the eewiDg is given out to the slop- wor kere
in the busy season-and all that is done 10.
doors is the orignsI cutting out and ultimate
fitting together of the separate parts; but
when the slack season comes there ia al.
ways as much sewing reserved as will keep
the girls of the establishm ent employed uE
to the full pitch-so that there is. in fact
no "s!ack season for them.
And yet for this continued and unrelent.
ing pressure Of sixteen hours work per day,
from years end to years end, this firm as
sumo 10 themselves the greatest possibls
credit They thank God that they arc moi
Sc other firms ere ut the West end-oppres
sors and destroyers OF young women. They
never-not even for few weeks in the busy
season-make their people 81. up till three
or four o'clock in the morning. Oh, no
their gas is always turned of. in the work
room by eleven o'clock. Why, sir, The
West end system, with its few weeks of Sc
verify, followed as it ia by months Of com
parative leisure, is mercy itself when view
ed alongside Of this Unmtig'ted "nevsr
ending, still beginning" slavery to which
q" 'CletIMSs
The only day OF leieure which the girls G
this establishment have is Sunday. From
Monday morning to Saturday night they or
as complete prisoners as sDy in Newgate.-
They know not whether the sun shines 0
the rain falls at that time. They are no
allowed to pass the Threshold even to pur
chase pair OF shoes or new gown 70
themselves, and must employ their frien
outside to do this for them.
Nor is the accommodation in doors sue
as 10 any way to reconcile them to this clos
confinement. The work.room, in whicl
ten or twelve OF them are employed, 10 onl
about twelve feet square, and 10 entirely de
void of arrangements for ventilation, whic
10 more 10 be deplored, as during the even
ing they have 10 encounter the heat and fou
air,of three fleming gas burners right owe
their heads, every door and window beiDI
shut by which a breath Of pure cir coul
possibly enter. The bed rooms are equal
uncomfortable, no fewer than six person
being huddled into one end four into enc
l
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Grave Of Lafayette.

A Paris correspondent furnishes o very,
interesting account Of recent visit 10 the
tom! of the lafayette family, in the rear Of
a chapel ct No. 35 Rue de Picpus, in Paris.
He says We asked the guardian why
there WAS not m monument over the grave Of
Lafayette, and he replied that Louis Phil.
!ppe (~ho almoa, owed his position to L..
foyettc) had always opposed hny national
movement in that way, and that the other
families who owned vaults there now ObjecS
to any invasion upon the affected simplicity
OF the place. 1t is, nevertheless, disgrace
that there is not single monument in
France, not even over his grave, to the
memory Of this great and pure patriot. In
France there are go many parties, and go
many political opinions, that it 10 not strange
perhYps, that no one is found to take the in.
iiative in such o measure, for here the
memory Of lafayette has etill enemies as
wel' ss friends; but the AmeticanS, who
only know Lafayette as the genereus FRIEND
andGccomplfshed soldier, could with pro
priety, take the initiative. At their reqaes
it is improbable that either the Government
or the relatives, or the other owners. o.
vaults in the Cemetery Of Picpus, would OF
fer any serious objection. sa;
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0ETAn anecdote- 10 related of an old lady
who entertained travellers. Before gueSts
commenced meal it was her custom L
ask blessing in this wise: .....
"Oh Lord, mako " truly thsnkful fOs
the food before us. Macy, hand rouod ths
corn bread irst. and the biscuits after
Amep.n Hb'tE - s'a
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GTDobbs thinks that instead Of giving
cssdt to whom credit is due. the cash had
better be paid. DObbs should not be impsr.
tinent.
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GTIt is vein hope to please all alike.
Let man stand with his face in what direc'
ton be will, he must necessarily turn his
back upon half the world.
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GeTA puuster. passing BY the shop Of
Mr.: Taswsll, observed that HE nsme
would be as.well without the 7. II
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tt5-"Whsn will mother be home eFle4
a little child, bursting into sesIes 4 l,hs
will be home after dinner, = a. ssbly.
.After dinner |! then Let = 9 einhsl new."
hs returned, growing = ssihss sssiashs'
difficulty.
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Facts for the People
The Republican Pocket Pistol,

4 Collection of Facts Opinions. and 4 arguments
fr Ere dom. Edited by WN. II. BURLE0H,
E,o I'uJiishtd monthly during iAs Conn
paign. commencing June 5A 80 pages, IS
mo Price % cents
THE OBJECT OF THIS WORK WILL BE TO
i Presert, in the most concise form practicable,
the pri ncipies ard aims Of the Republics Par y.
the issues involved in its contest with the Slave
Power and It's Democratic Allies the sentiments
of the leading st tesmen OF the country past and
present in reference to those issues and such
ether matters Of interest as may be evolved in
the progress Of the political struggle upon which
We have entered what every working Eepubli-
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stimulate the lukewarm, will be given in tn
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neat and convenient, ard at a price which will
enable our Republican Clubs to put q copy Of it
into the hands of every voter who can read.
The REPrBLIcAS PoCKET PIsToL will be pub
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Single pies Of any nuDater ~,t t> set Jy mail,
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it will be mailed 10 subscribers during the Cam
paign 5 copies to one address, Sl.0O
We trust our Republican friends in all parts Of
the country will exert themselves to make up
Clubs 70. the Pocket Pisso Ii will give you .
complete outfit offacts and arguments with which
tC com bat the sham democ ocracy. Address,
II. DAYTON Publisher,
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COM nj E RCIAL
DAyENPOisT nAtxhEr.
DAILY kL.PORT.

OFFICE DAILY DEMOCRAT AND NEws,l
Saturday Eve, July IA, 1850. !
The weather being very favorable for harvest
ing but few farmers we're in town, notwithstand-
ing it was Saturday. The receipts were light,
and those Of wheat came by Railroad principally.
We quote:
FLoUR--ln fair demand at S. 5065 75retail, and
s. 25@s5 SO Wholesale for City Spring Extra {;
Superfne 81 so; Rye -four 81 0094 50 Corn
meal 81 90 y cwt.
WaEAr-Receipts AS bu. Spring good to choice
$4,000 No.2 do Sic.
CoRN-S Shipments $50 bu. We quote at sos
3sc for ear, and 33@34c shelled.
OA1s-In good demand At 25@27c for good to
choice.
BARLEY-In fair demand at 35(940c.
RYE-Nothing doing.
BuCKwHsAT-A good article sells readily at 75c.
POrArogs-In fair demand at 30c for Pinkeyes
and Csc for Neshannocks. Retail dealers are
selling at 30G4oc. New potatoes are selling q.
l5@2oc y peck, retail.
WO0L-We quote at 20@35c.
HAY.-Steady and quiet at o094 90 for Prai-
rie and 81 00@5 90 for Timothy.
for Green; s@l2c for Dry and llIl3c for Dry
Flint.
BurrER.-There is good supply in markc. of
tub butter, but for good and choice roll for table
purposes continues in moderate supply and firm at
lO@i2cL; Roll and tub s99c wholesale and log
lie retail.
EGos-Steady and firm with fair supply at
7X@s11c retail.
BsANs-Steady and unchanged. Wequote at
SOGs0c Wholesale, and 81 retail.
CHEssE-SuppIy light and prices firm at i3a
l5c for Herkimer Co.. Western Reserve l0Gllc
Wholesale and l2@l5c retail.
LARD-In fair supply At l1@l211c.
HAxs-Common io1s @llc Sugar Cured 12H
115c: Shoulders l0c retail.
DsIED FRUIr-Apples S@ loc; Peaches II q &c;
Prunes 6Ql2kc.
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either - candidate Or Stsre against them /;
and the persoss 90 eomjn3 out we're also called
boltsra But the gsntleapa perhaps does not
wish this construction, had better come
out plainly and ezplsia 4 Re what kind Of .
creature it is which hs e y IN "Indepsndsnt
Democrat"
Voting. - he intimstss2s will The coming
Fall. used to constitute bolssr. and. perhaps,
an Independent Demoesat. Times change,
however; the act may hsvs no such meaning
nov.
These are the reasons the gentleman urges
sginst the Cow vention; We leave it to all can
did readers to decide how much they are
worth.
We think the regular proceedings are worth
O good deal more in deternining the question.
These detail the secession Of something over
seventy memb bere from the Cow ven,ion. Alter
this the balloting :-Douglas received l7sK
votes; Guthrie, 9; Breckiaridge. s. with 9TH
ere scatt ering and blanks. making the whole
number Of votes east 2l2k. A second ballot
vas had. when Dcuclss had lslK. and vas
then declared the unanimous nominee Of the
Convention. Every State was here represent
ed but South Carolina, Florida, Texas. Calfor-
nis and Oregon.
Nov for the Seceders Convention: Were
they self-constituted delsgatssf Who were
the con .titusnts Of Caleb Cushing and the 9th.
er seeding delegates from the free states!
Self constituted 1t certainly looks so. Buts
ballet is taken, with the following result:
Breckinridge 81 Dickinson "a. Brsckinridgs
is declared unaniuo ously nominated.
These are the proceedings. Who il the reg
ular nominee9
But the gentleman next comes to the Dred
Scott deci ion and the protection of property
in the Territories. but arrives at last to this
conclusion. 1T il not question Of policy Or
political economy. but simply question Of Law
under the Constitution"
That ie just what maintain. and that 10 the
reason object to this eternal Juggling Of The
question into our Conventions. Let it stay
With the Courts. where it belopgs. and let
Democrats, as voters, let oil such hair-split,ing
aone. especially white battling in this rail
splitting" campaign. But it is unwise, per.
hnps. to spend time in reasoning with the few
who oppose the regular nominee. The number
is so small now that it should not be taken in.
to the count at oil in estimating the final re-
result, and in future it will be beautifully lsss.
LEX" please make a note of this that you may
compare when the votes are counted, when
you'll feel like one who
'Tread. alone some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights are Aed, whose gsrisnds dead,
And eli but you depsrted.y
HARMONY.
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New York Market.

BY Telegraph NV Yosx, July IA.
FLOUR Market moderate and frmer.-
81 Is 5 20 Super State; - 4otG5 50 Extra State
IS 1895 20 Super Western !; 5 25G 5 so Common 10
medium cxtrs do, IS 65I57 Is inferior to good
shipping brands and Extra Round Hoop Ohio
kYs FLOUR-Stesdy at $3 5Od4 90.
NHEAr-Aiarket quite firm with fair export de-
mand. 81 IS Chicago Spring 81 25t9l 30 for
inferior to choice Mill Club; 81 35g1 81 Winter
Red Western; 81 IS white Ind.
RY8-Quiet. 30@s2c.
BARLRY-Dull and unchanged.
CoRN-Aarket quite firm with fair demand in
port for export. 62@62Hc sound mixed western,
and 6Sc choice do.
OArs.-Markst unchanged. 37@4Oc Western and
and zO04l State.
POpK-Firmer.
wHIsKY.-Market unchanged. 2I92lkc.