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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
Peculiarities of the Moon.

The moon has gcncrslly boon considered
by men of science as an entirely mineral
sphere, without waior,an atmosphere. or any
living organism. When viewod through n
telescope. it has nm appearance Of utter dos.
olation. Its surface is apparently dotted
with huge crntors, and Scared with soams
OF lava. II 1t has no atmosphere of course
no living creature possessing q material
tramo like those on the oarth can live upon
II but II has boon recently assorted that n
litnitod atmosphere has beon discovered -
NJ. dc la Rive and Father Sccchi, OF France
and Mr.. Schwabc. a German astronomer
haVo1 lately assorted that tho moon has an
atmosphere; and tho latter states that IL
mas also congregation on its surface. Ho
says, In the .7stronomsche .Ndchrichicn that
tho surface of tho moon presents to tho
WOW humorous narrow streaks, similar in ap.
pearance to furrows, which at times appear
10 DO laid over in straight, ut othor timOs in
circular, lines. According to his theory, tho
strcaks which cxton1 from tho summit of
lycho, ono OF tho most elevated of the
mountains Of tho moon. have at certain
periods greenish tint, which they lose at
mo end OF q tcw months. Honco ho nfors
'nat thcrc exists in the moon vegetables,
which shoot forth at u season corresponding
with our Spring, and dic at u season cores
pond'ng with our Fall, like all tho plants
OF our globe. But what now becomes of
the assertion commonly admitted. that there
exists no wuter on tho surface of tho moon I?
II tho vegetation which Mr. Sch Sabe has
remarked on our satellite, reflected a blue.
red, or yellow ray, wo could admit that its
nature was different from that which exists
on our earth; but as il s green, must wc
not conclude by analogy that il is tho result
OF the Same chemical combinations -.
water should then brcomo necessity.
AS photograph of tho Lords PRAYER.
taken on piece Of paper The size of n pins
head, can DO read distinctly with a micro.
scope, II was supposed with some dogroo of
reason, that a largo photograph of Tho moon
would reveal vory minute objects on its sur.
face, by tho microscope. Quite number
OF such pictures havo bcou takon. but not a
single grain of golden saud has boon added
to the treasury Of our knowledge thoreby.
We have examined stcrnOscopic pictures of
tho moon, takon by tho Rutherford tolos
cope IN this city. aud tho lulninary appeared
IKE hugo ball of sandstone; there were
neither signs of water nor life upon It,
In several pictures which wcro takcn a.
different times, oil Of thom exhibited n
great depression near the upper aide, rs il
there had boou vast basin scoopod out Of
the solid rock and worn smooth by water
and abrasion. This appearance may have
boon caused by the instrument in which the
pictures wero taken; we merely mention
the fact in order to direct tho attention of
astronomers to it t-Scirnhfc american.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
Evil COMPANY.

Il is said that Sophronius, wise teach
er Of the people, did not allow his sons
and daughters, even when they were
grown up, 10 associate with persons whose
lives were not moral and pure.
Father" said the gentle Eulalia one
day, when he had refused to permit her
to go in company with her brother 10 visit
the frivolous Lucinda, Father, you must
think that we are very weak and childish,
since you are afraid that it would be dan
gerous TO us in visiting Lucinda"
Without saying word the father took
coal froUc the hearth and handed il to
his daughter. at will not burn you,
my child" said he, "ony take it,"
Eulalia took the coal, and behold her
tender, white hand was black, and with
out thinking she touched her white dress,
and it was also blackened. "See," said
EuIalia, somewhat displeased, as she
looked al her hands and dress, "Cne can
not be careful enough wien handling
Goals"
Yes, truly" said her father; "you sec,
my child, that the coal, even though il
did not burn you, has nevertheless black
ened you. So is the company ofimmoral
persons"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
Beautiful Thought.

Grief and joy-hope and fear-tears
and smiles--pain and pleasure, are all
twins, children Of the same mother.
linked together throughout the whole of
humanity. No lot, no country, no eli
mate, no scene, no condition in life may
claim the enjoyment OF one. without the
other. No cloud, however, is without its
inner light. The blue sky still harbors
behind The canopy. ready with its sun
shine, and keeping the sad soul from be-
ing entirely delivered 10 despair. No con-
dition is SO lowly as 10 be without hope, no
sorrow SO poignant and oppressive as not
TO permit the consolation OF some sweet
minister interposing at The right moment
with compensation and perhaps delight
There is no such thing as unmiligated
evil; there is no such thing as pleasure
and JOY with out cloud or quslifica! ion.-
We have tnly to open our hearts to
smile and sunshine; not turn our backs;
or shut our eres to the angelic visitoD
who is always sure to stand upon the
whenever we deserve most,
need. .and are willing to give him welcome.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
The Ok and the Horse.

The Germans have many beautiful fables
among thcm is this, from which large boy
NAV learn how to deal with litt!o brothers
aud with schoolmatos younger and weakc
than themselves.
largo OK walking along the road with
heavy ;read, met a gay horse with a boy or
his back. The child was guiding him will
tho bridlo, while he stepped vory softly, as
if afraid of hurting bis little rider. The Oh
stopped in front of them, and criod out in
his most unmusical tones. 20 shame on
you great. strong, spirited horse, as poo.
plo call you. letting n tiny fellow like that
rule over you you havo not tho spirit OF
sheep, and ure disgrace to tho noble
family you sprung from If tho little tyrani
should attempt to noun, my back, Id soon
throw him off Id toss him into tho air
with my horns. and tramplo him under my
toot whom he came down !" aud hu cast !.
look of toriible scOrn on tho noble horse.
FleetfOot, as tho horse was called, did not
hang down his hoad and paw the dust as If
no was ashamed to DO caught in business
beneath his station. Not he. lIo raised
up his forefcot, threw out his broad chest,
and bending his neck like a war horse, usked
But suppose | should follow your advice,
what glory should got to myself, a great
strong steed, by killing a poor weak child.
whom my kind master trusted to my care !?
should add tho meanness of troachery to
tho guilt of cruelty. No, sir am not
to spond my strength for the p,oas-
ure of tho weak |" and ho walked on as
softly as if the proud OK had not taun.od
him.
When VIC SEQ q great boy snatch ing ball
mr. nnllinn = kif,, from IittIa .,f,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07

A Singular Race.

He. an intelligent slave at Shoa. told mo
that to thojsouth Of Kaffa and Susa tber. ia
very sultty aud humid country with many
bamboo woods, Inhabited bv tho raco called
Dokos, who arc 10 bigger than boys Of ten
years old that is only four foot high. They
havo dark olive colorcd complexions. and
1.-Two in completely savage state, like tho
beasts; having neither houses, temples. nor
holy trees, like tho GIllas, yet possessing
something like an idea of a higher being
called fcr. to whom in moments Of wrotch.
odncss and anxiety they pray.-not 10 tho
eroct posture. but reversed, with tho head
on tho ground, aud the feet supported up.
right against a treo or stone. In PRAYER
they say: Yer, If thou really dost cxist
why dOst thou allow us to bo slain wa do
not nsk tbcc for food aud clothing. for VIZ
live on sorpents, ants and mico. Thou bas,
made us to be Il oddon under foot :" Dokos
havo no chief. no laws, no weapons; they do
no hurt They do not ill tho gro and. bu,
live solely on fruits. roots, mico, sorpents
ants, honey and the like, climbing trees and
gathering the fruits lko monkeys. and both
sexes 90 completely naked. They have
thick prolrudlng lips, fiat noses; Tho hair is
worn by tho women over the shoulders
The nails on their hands and feet ar,
allowed to grow like tho tallons Of vulturos.
and arc uscd in digging for ants, and in
tearing to pieces tho scrpents, which ,hey do
YOUR raw, for they arc unucquainted with
fro. Tho spine of the snake is the only or.
nameDt worn around tho mock, but thoy
pierce the cars with u sharp. pointed piece
Of wood.
The Dokos multiply very rapidly, but
have no regular marriages. the intorcou urse
OF the scxus leading to no settled homo each
in perfect Independence going wherover
fancy leads. Tho mothor nurses hor child
only for short timo. accustoming it as soon
as possible to tho eating of ants and sor
pents; and rs soon as tho child can helm
itself, the mother lots it depart wbitbor il
p'cascs. Although these people 1.-Two in thick
woods, ano conceal themselves amongst the
trees, yoi thoy become he prey of tho slave.
huntors OF Susa. katfa. .Dumbaro aud Kulla
Tor whole regions Of their woods nro on.
c'rclod by tho hunters, so that tho Dukos
cannot easily escape. When the slave.
hunter comcs in sight of tho poor creatures,
they hold up cloths of bright colors. singing
and dancing, upon which tho D0kos allow
themselves TO DO captured, without resist
ance, knowing g'from experience that such re.
slstanco is fruitoss, and can only lead to
their destruction. In this way thousands
can be captured by small band of hunters
and once captured they become quito docilc.
In slavery the Dokos retained thoir pro
iilection for feeding on mico. scrpents and
ants, although often on that account pun.
Ished by thor masters, who in other respects
are attached to them, MS they are dociIo aud
nbedient, havo few wants. and onjny good
health, for which roason they arc nevor sold
as slaves beyond Enaroa. As diseases are
unknown among thcm, thoy Go only of old
'ge, or through the assaults of ther
1nemics. s."-Dr. KraFs Trareis i. Africa
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
The Art of Being Polite,

First and foremost, don't try TO bt
polite. 1t will spoil all. II you keep over
whelming your guests with ostentatious
entreaties TO make them feel at home
they will very soon begin to wish they
were there. Let them find out that YOU
are happy 10 see them by your actions,
not by your words. Always remem Der
TO let bashlul people alone at first; it is the
only way to set them at their ease
Trying TO draw them out has some.
times the contrary effect of drivino
them out OF the house. Leading the con
yersation is dangerous experiment.
Better follow in its wake; and il yon want
to endear yourself 10 takers, learn 10
listen. Never make fuss about yonr.
seli-and always preserve perfect COM
posure, no matter what solecism or blum
ders others may commit. Remember
that 1t is very foolish proceeding to la.
ment that you cannot offer to your guests
a better house. furniture or viands. 1t
is fair TO presume that the visit is to you
NOT to these surroundings. Give peo-
pie pleasant impression of themselves,
and they will be pretty sure 10 60 away
with pleasant impression Of your quail
ties. On jus. such slender wheels as
these the whole fabric Of society
turns. II is our business to keep them
in perfect revolving order.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
The Diligence.

Tho numbering Freuch diligence, OF
stage. coach. has often been described, and |
shall attempt no other description, except
to say that the body of tho diligence con
| sists OF what, somo twenty years ago, we
should call good-siEed stage coach. This
constitutes the middle part Of the vehicle
This is called the interior, and its seats arc
the second class, and quite comfortable and
entirely respectable. Thero is thon still,
behind this. another apartment of nearly tho
samo size, containing six seats, less com.
Portable and desirable, which is called the
rotonde. and its seats arc tho third class. -
There is, also, in front of the interior, the
first apartment of tho carriage; IL contains
only throe seats, all looking forward, and
the front and sides of this apartment arc of
glass, giving TO the occupants full oppor
tunity to view the landscape. This is called
the coupe, and Its seats are tho first. class
Ii is fitted up in very comfortable and easy
style. There 10, finally, the fourth GLASS,
which is tho scat on thu top, behind the
driver. This is called the banquet, is oom-
fortably 6tted up and protected by loathor
edleehe- top, eto. Tho drivers scat and foot.
board aro quite clearly above tho line of
the coupe. Thon behind the fouth. class, on
tho top. undor large leather covering, are
all tho baggage and merchandise, eto., on
board. Practically il 10 q very we'll arranged,
comfortable, capacious, and safe vehicle
but, apparently, a very heavy, numbering
awkward, aud top.heavy concern. 1t Is
usually drawn by four horses, sometimes by
three, and often BY Ave or six horses, three
abreast. We were quito doubtful at first,
but soon found II to he a conveyauce-in
the eOupe-of singular comfort, safety and
agroeableness.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
FUN ITEMS.

CHEATING and jockcyiug at horse. races
arc mattors cC course.
The man who was lost in slumber, found
his way out on nightmare.
A MAN who travels barefoot around his
bedroom often finds him self ION the wrong
Mck."
FRENCnMAN, wishing TO compliment a
girl us II "littlo lamb" called her q "small
mutton"
lF you were obliged to swallow a man,
whom would you prefer to swallow: A
little London porter
MAN being commiseratod on account of
his wifes running away said, Don't pity me
tilI sue comos back again"
Il HAVE gone into tho silk business" said
u man to his noighbor. so | suppose" ru.
turned tho othor, "for saw you recling all
day yesterday"
| "AM not little pale - inquired lady
who was short and corpulent. of orafiy old
bachelor. you look moro like big tub. -
was tho blunt reply.
MY dear Julia" said ono protty girl to
another. 'can you mako up your mind to
marry that odlous Mr.. Snuff "whv, nv
doar Mary" replied Julia, 81 believe could
take him Mt pinch i
| A STORY is told by a minister of his hov.
ing attended church to hear an eminent di.
vino and the subject of his morning dis
course wns, "Yo are tho childron Of tho
Dovi'.' Ho attended the same church in
tho afternoon when tho text was "Chidrcn,
obey your parents"
DIDDLER ihritod two or three 10 tako
drink, and was telling big stories about him.
self. Come" said one Of the party, "you
have told US what you can do now tell US
what you cannot do" well, that's easily
done, replied Dddlor, 81 can't pay for tho
drinks you have just had"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
The Widowed wv.

An IVY troe,wit irs constant green leave,
crept along tho grouni with difficulty. AN,
looked about for treo around which 1,
TWIST itself; Tor il was much griuved tba
II. leaves were eaten by tho catorpillars an,
worms, and their shining green drfiled b,
tho dust. llo saw II tall young elm tree
crept to its roots and besought il thus:
"tair treo.permit me to wind my branches
round your stem. | cannot, certainly. be o
any uso to you; yot | can, at lcast. furnish
you with some ornament, Whom youI
leaves and those of other trees ara Ione
faded and fallen to tho earth, mno sbui
still twine around YOU and make yor
verdant, and you will appear lovolier thai
your brethren"
The olm trco answered
II VOID to your request; not out of con.
sideration for the advantages you offer. bu,
on account OF YOUR weakness md tenderness
You do rot deserve IL have your leaves
oatcn by catcrpillars and worms, or troddeu
down by animals
Thus spoke tho olm tree. and tho ivy
twisted its branches around it. and prato.
fully embraced it with its green loavos.-
They grew united. mud rcjnicod in lheir
youth and life; they drank tho dow of
heaven. enjoyed the nvigorating rays of the
sun, wero waited abou, by soft broezos. and
dearly loved each other. But when autumn
camc, tho leaves Of the elm trco began To
turn yellow and red wilhercd and foil off
tho tree lamontod and was melancholy, and
said to its younger friend:
Tho wintor is severe and hard: have
seen several of my brothers perish in tho
cold, stormy winds; and when spring came
they could not again adorn themselves with
flesh leaves, for their sap was dried up.-
All If suih fate should be mine. tho bond
of friendship with you will bo broken"
-4hs1 Ivy triod TO console it, and said
"ln death also | will! still embrace you, as
do now that you arc young and handsome,
and u nevor soparate from tho protect
ing stem that SO bcnevolently supported
me-.
But onco there was q very severe winter {;
the shores of tho Baltic wore frozon. and
tho rivers wore masses of leo tho whole
land was covered with snow. and the frost
penetrated to the hearts of tho trces, and
deep in the earth tho birds flew anxously
backward and forward, ard sought warm
sho!tor to protect thcm from tho intonso
cold The ivy sighed and said
What will bocono of tho good elm tree
Oh, If it but escape destruction by tho
frost !"
Finally camo tho spring; crocussos,
violets, snow drops, and otnor early flowors.
raised thoir littlo heads above
tho earth, as If it wore already warm; and
the birch tree waved its green branches 10
tho air and the apple and cherry trees
had already formed iboir blossoms but the
branches of the eln trce stood bare, neither
bud nor greon leaf sproutod from 1t.
Il
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
Prejudice,

All mon are apt to have high conccit ol
their own understandings. and to be te.
nacious of tho principles they profess; and
yet almost all mon are guided by the un.
derstandings of others, not by their own
and may be said more truly to adopt, than
begot their opinions. Nurses, parents,
pedagoguos, and after them all, and aooyo
them all, that universal podagogue, Custom.
fill the mind with notions which IL has no
share in framing; which it receives as pass.
lively as it receives the impressions of out
ward objects; and which, left to ITSELF il
would mover have framed perhaps, or would
have examined afterwards. Thus preiudioes
are established by education, and habits by
custom. We are taught to think what
others think, not to think for ourselVcs 4;
and whilst the memory is loaded, the uu-
Outstanding remains unexercised, or oxer-
cised In such trammels as constrain its mo-
tions, and direct its pace, till that which
was artificial becomes in some sort natural,
and ho:mind can 60 no other way. 1t may
sound oddly, but IL 10 true, in many cases,
to say, that If men had learned less, their
way Of knowledge would be shorter aud
easier. 1t is indeed shorter and castor to
proceed from ignorance to knowledge than
from error. They who are 10 this last must
unlearn, before they eau learn to auy good
purposes and the arst part of this double
task Is not, In many respects, the least difi.
cult, for which reason it Is seldom under
taken.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
From the New York Independent
The River Path.
BY JOHN @. WHITTIER,

No bird snng float,d down lh, hill
Tho tangled bank below was still;
No rustic from tho birchcn stem.
NO ripple from tho wator's hem.
The dusk of twilight round US grow.
Wo felt the falling of tho dow
For, from us. ere tho day was done.
Inc wooded hill shut out tho sun.
But on the rivor's farther side.
We saw tho hiil.tops glorifod,-
tender glow, exceeding fair,
a dream of day without its glaro.
With us tho damp. the chill. the gloom
win thom tho sunsets rosy bloom,
While dark, through willowy vistas soen.
Tho river rolled in shade bctwccn.
From out tho darkness where wo trod
Wo gozed upon those hills OF God,
Whose light seemed not Of moon or sun
we spake not, but our thought was one,
We paused, as il from that brieh, shore
beckoncd our donr ones gone before;
And stilod our boating hearts to hoar
Tho voices lost to mortal car
Sudden our pathway turned from night
Tho bills swung opon to tho light:
Through their groom gates the sunshine
showed,
A long, slant splendor downward flowed.
Down glade and glen aud bank il rolled .
IL bridgod the shaded stream with gold ;
Aud borno on piers of mist. allied
The shadowv with tho sunlit slo
so prayed wc, "sheu our feet draw near
Tho river, dark with mortal fear,
And the night comoth chill with dow.
y Father Let thy light break through! |!
So lot tho hills Of doubt divide.
30 bridge with faith the sunless tide
So lot tho eyes that fail on earth
On Thy eternal hills lock forth;
And in Thy bcckonng angels know
lhe doar ones whom We loved below T.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
The Sun of the East.

Tho following passage is from Godwin's
History OF France: Beyond tho eastern
limits o: the empire, within that zone of
| rock and sand. aud beneath those serene
and fervid skics, which had already given
lts two greatest religions to tho world. a
new and imposing faith had been proclaimed
BY an obscure Arabian named Mohammed.
youth of genius and piety, whose carly life
passed in conducting caravans from Mecca
to Damascus and Aleppo, had made him
familiar with tho condition OF tho heroic but
prostrated tribes of tho desert. His pro.
found religious sensbili:ies were shocked BY
the chaos Of idolatrics which paralyzed and
debasod tho intellect of his people. Wei.
tering IN all the corruptions of natural re-
ligion. of Sabaism, of Judaism, aud Grace.
Syriac Christianity, they still yearned with
tho dim traditions which had promised
thom q prophet Who should fulfill their
hopes of glory and salvation. On tho lively
tompcr and fory imagination OF Mohammed
these dreams OF his nation wrought, till, in
tho caves of Mount Hira, whither he often
retired to pass the night in alienation of
deep thought and ecstatic prayer, tho an
gels OF Allah announce to him o supernatu-
raj mission. God is one, God is infinite, God
10 almighty, was tho single thought which
poaled through the depth of his boing. like
a voice from Heaven, and with that thought,
shearing away, as with sword, the wretehed
wrappings of all subsisting oreeds, he strobe
forth IS the Prophet of God. No sentiment
OF awful holiness, as with the jew. shaded
to bis perception the ferce blaze of the di.
vine almightiness no tender feeling of in
finite mercy,as with the Christian, rel ponded
TO the souls longing for sympathy and for
love and even the common ethical elements
Of humanity and consciousness of moral
liberty were withered in tho intense splendor
of his idea of God. II was the Sun of the
East, shining down hot and unclouded upon
The burning deserts. !
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07

ABSENCE of mind is not modern disease
for Theophrastus thus writes AN absoni
man is one who, having busted himself O
long while in casting up a sum. shall in
quire Of another who sits by. how N uoh the
whole amounts to. In tho middle of wintor
he rails at his servant that he did not pro.
vide q salad and when informed Of the
death Of bis friend. after grisving for hi,
loss, he presently adds--'it happened very
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07

HUMDoLpr's library will bo sold at auction,
the 18th Of this month. Many orders havo
already been received from the United
States.
THERE cannot be greater rudeness than
to interrupt another in the current of his
discourse.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
LAW FIRM.

LAW FIRM.
A LFRED PHELPS g. Albert G. Riddle, com d.
"A posing .he Old Law Firm of Phelps & Riddle,
am Alfred Phelps, il; ;,have formed Copartnrrship
connection Eor the Practice Of Law, under lie
name Of Phelps, Riddle & Phelps, at the Old Office
Of Phelps & Riddle, where they viii attend to all
law business which may be entrusted to their
care. ALFRED PHELPS
ALBERT G RIDDLE,
ALFRED PHELPS, JR
Chardou, December 9th, 1859. 5l7f
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07

SORROW comes soon enough without de-
spondency it docs man no good to carry
around lightniag rod to attract trouble.