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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
Webster's Dictionary.

We have penned these paragraphs not
in the way of self-delense, but as grateful
tribute to the memory OF DR.. Webster for
the wealth Of words he has gathered from
English speech and arranged Tor common
use. We turn over its pages much as Sim
bad the sailor looked about him 10 the VAL
ley of Diamonds-be wildered TO think how
rich 1t is. Within those lids are hues that
Milton gave to paradise; the living colors
that lent reality 10 Shakspeare's people,
as by the miracle Of bis mind they swel!ed
the census of all time-colors that the
lapse Of years cannot wear away, and the
touch Of death cannot fade. There are
the words OF eloquence that thrilled the
world, and wait another's saying; there
the wardrobe Of the giant Of the older time
yet meet for a latter wearing. Old loves
were breatbed, old vows were sung, in
those same words. Old war cries are on
those pages; syllabies for the living and
the dying; words for glowing lips Of pro-
phetic voice; uttersnce for all truth. II is
to the world oi mind-that Dictionary
what the simple elements the chemist
gathers in his hand sometimes, are TO the
world of matter; and we shall never be
done wondering how myriad forms OF
strength and beauty are forever evolved
from words-how the blind bard OF En-
gland found therein the dialect Of Eden
Avon's swan, sinew for Richard and song
for Ophelia; what flowers Of fancy
truths with heart Of oak, spring from those
inky words; what battlements Of strength
How firmly they lie anchored, like noun
tain quarries in the ledges Of the argu
meots; how lightly they spread tbeil
dewey wings like the morning. in the fly
ing OF the song. What chimes are wait
ing to be rung: what blades are ready fol
the welding hand; what Gilead balm fol
wounded heart, trumpets to be blown for
liberty, zephyrs to be breathed for love.
And these are only words of which We
are writing-words 10 that volume whose
pages are trampled thick with prints oI
barefoot thought waiting 10 be sanda!ed.
and to go forth with resounding tread over
the iron threshold of The press, forth into
the world, ,as went the diluvian dove, never
to relurn.-B. f. Tdylor.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

HIsroRY OF THE PosT OFTIcE.--The first
post office was established in France in
1864; in Epgland in 1881 in Germany in
l64I although one authority attributes the
authorship of the modern postal system to
the Macmillan of Germany, for the purpose
of facilitating an espionage over the subjects
through the medium of their corresPon'
himself by the profits of the enterprise
The fret post 10 America was established in
New York in l7l9, under the colonial gov
ernment. In 1889 the direction of the
postal business of the country was conferred
on Congress by the terms of the Consti.
tuition. At that time there were but rs
post Offices in the Union in 1925 there
we're 6,677, At the commencement OF 1863
there were 2S,573.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

ADVANTAGE OF PovERTY.-You wear out
your old clothes. You are not troubled
with many visitors. You are excused from
making calls. Bores do not bore you.
Sponges cannot haunt your table. timer
ant bands do not play at your windows.
You avoid the nuisance of serving on juries.
No one thinks of presenting you with lesti-
monials. No tradesman irritates you by
asking, "Is there another little article to-
day, sir ?" Impostors know it is useless to
bleed you. You practice temperance. You
swallow infinitely less poison than others.
You are saved many deception-many q
headache. And lastly, if you have a true
friend in the world, you are sure, in q very
short space of time, to discover the agreea-
BILE fact.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
The Morning after a Country Party.

Everybody was late that morning, and
nothing had got put TO rights. The house
looked as il a small army had been quar-
tered in it over night. The tables were
OF course in huge disorder, after the pro.
tracted assault they had Undergone
There had been a great battle evidently,
and it bad gone against the PROVISIONS
Some points had been stormed, and all
their defenses annihilated, but here and
there we're centers OF resistance which bad
held out against all attacks-large ROUNDS
of beef and solid losves of cake, against
which the inexperienced had wasted their
energies in the enthusiasm Of youth or
uDinlormed maturity, while the longer
headed guests were making discoveries Of
shell oysters and partridges, and similar
delicacies.
The breakfast was naturally Of a some
what fragmentary character. A chicken
that bad lost bis legs in the service OF the
preceding campaign wss once more put OF
duty. A great ham stuck with cloves, al
81. Sebastian was with arrows, was agair
offered for martyrdom. 1t would have
been pleasant sight for medical man o
a speculative turn to have seen the pros.
pect before the Colonel's family OF The
ne 1t weeks breakfasts, dinners, and sup
per. The rail that one Of these grea
rural parties leaves after it is one Of ii
most formidable considerations. Ever
door handle in the house is suggestive o
sweetmeats for the next week, at least
The most unnatural articles Of diet dis
place the frugal bu, nutritious food Of un'
convulsed periods OF existence. If there
is wailing infant about the house, il will
certainly have more or less fatal & from
overmuch Of some indigestible delicacy.
Before the week is out, everybody will be
tired 80 death Of sugary forms OF nourish.
ment, and long to see the last Of the rem.
nants Of the festivsl.-THe "Profsssor's 3
Story"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
HOME.

I've wandered through that Indian land,
Where nature wears hor richest hue;
I've stood upon the Grecian strand,
And gazod upon its waters blue;
I've sirayed beneath a myrtle grove
On Arno's banks when the sun was set,
And heard the Italians song Of love
Come swestly from his gondolot;
But still, where'r my footsteps roam,
Tho dearest, sweetest spot is home.
Tho gaudy plants Of Tropic skies,
That proudly stand in gorgeous bloom,
Though dockod in beauty's richest dyes,
Are yet divested of perfume;
One wild flower Of my native vale,
The jessamine, round my cottage twin'd,
That flings it's fragrance Oh the gale,
ls dearor. sweetor to my mind,
For whorosoor my footsteps roam,
Tho dearest, sweetest spot is home.
The birds in geyest plumes arrsyed,
No music warble from their throats,
But break the silonce OF each glade
By tuneless, harsh. discordant notes -
As up the vault of heaven he springs,
The modest lark's more dear to me,
Shaking the dew drops from bis wings,
And waiting widest melody.
Yes whereso'er my footsteps roam,
The dearest sweetest spot is home.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
HThe Institution" :"

A correspondent OF the Chicago Daily
journal, writing from Cincinnati, details
scene OF the workings OF the peculiar
institution" as follows:
Years Of talk about the wickedness oi
slavery, will not SO stir the sluggish blood
as single incident occurring in moment
On the cars the other day we noticed q
beautiful woman-one Of the finest forms
and sweetest lady-l countenances we
have seen for many day. Al the back
Of her was a gentlemanly looking man,
whose features the lady's very mach rssem,
bled.
Before the cars started. another well
dressed gentleman came in. and recog.
nized the first, taking seat by the side oI
him.
"Is that a slave:" asked the second
gentleman, pointing to the lady in front
eyes"
We were astonished. for the lady had
deep blue eyes, straight beautiful. hair, and
clear. blooming complexion.
"Yours?"
"Yes."
"For Sale!
"She is."
"What do you askr
"Twelve hundred"
The tradef-lor so I deemed him
walked out in front Of the woman, exam
ined her hands, tried her arms and joints
and then, as if examining beef, with both
hands, examined her bosom, abdomen
and hips. in the meantime asking the
shrinking creature series Of question:
such as we hope never again to hear put
to one of the sex of our own mother.
"PN take her; and pay the money when
the train reaches -"
The blue-eyed. faxen-haired ehattel
goes 10 New Orleans, and to fate worse
than death. Such is the "divlns institu
tion"
Were Northern haters Of slavery re
sponsible for the bleaching of that chattel
CoNsASsURuTV should be the bond o
rssnoord
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

TRUSTING to luck ic trusting to time, and
time is the most unreliable Of all things with
its fruits.
DULL men are to be closely studied
Their qualities, like pearls, lie out of sight
and must be dived for.
orr what seems triHe, a mere nothing
by itself, in some nice situa ton turns the
scale Of fate, and rules the most important
actions.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
A Shiftless Farmer.

Just take a glimpse at him. He throws
his manure out under caves of his barn and
let's it lie in sun and air, teaching away half
of its strength into the neighboriDg streams.
He neglects also to make use of many 9TH
or useful matters which might go to increase
the compost heap, such as bones, ashes,
chipdirt, contents Of privy, forest leaves,
droppings of hen roosts, muck, &c. Yet at
the same time he buys stable manures at
the neigbboring town, and carts 1t home at
considerable expense.
He allows noxions weeds to overrun his
land, white daisy, snap dragon, burdock,
yellow dock, quack grass, Canada thistles
and many other vile roots too numerous to
mention. The time was when most of these
could have been extorminated by little la
bur. Whom they fret appeared in small
numbers, o very little work with wedding
hoe or dock extractor would have headed
them entirely. But now, having had full
swing for several years, they laugh at the
shif.icss mans puny efforts and windy
threats. But this 10 not the worst of the
evil. The neighboring farmers are active,
enterprsing men, ard have done their best
to keep their land clear OF foul roots, hut
the seeds blow over in clouds from the shift
less mans fields, and they are almost in de-
spair. What can they do:
He keeps poor tonces. When he sees q
rail broken down here, or q board off there,
or post rotten and falling down beyond.
he is very sorry, and hopes good time will
soon come for fence mending. but be don't
repair it at once. Bad becomes worse
hungry cattle leap the totiering fence, and
down it all comes; wheat felds and corn
fields and hay fields are all trampled down
the former suffers loss. and, very likely, he
and his neighbors are soon having delight.
ful law SUIT.
These are only few broad lines Of our
portrait; the likeness will probably be de-
tected without any further touches of the
brush. h.-.4merican .dgricuiturGlist.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

Or eloqueuce Pascal says, "The agree.
able and the real are requisite but this
agreeable must itself be tound in tho TRUTH.
SOME author tells US that "much Is said
about the tongue" True. the thing D In
everybody's mouth.
How was the Land Of Canaan divided BY
Abraham and his nephewf The western
portion was taken BY Abraham, Tho easss'a
was chosen tv Loo.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

Miss Mary Chestnut is the new Vice Re-
gent of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Associa.
ton. She is now in her eighty-sixth year.
She had the honor 10 her youth of enjoying
personal acquaintance with Gen. WASH
iugton, something that but few now living.
can boast of. She was one of the young
girls, six in number, who, on Washington's
visiting Trenton, in 1889. met him at the en'
trance of the bridge over the Assanpink
Greek, strewed flowers before him. aud sang
n song of welcomed
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

A LADY's toilette never received finer
compliment than was paid by DIR. johnson
to a female acquaintance, in saying that he
was sure she was we'll dressed, for he could
not tell what she bad on.
"MY son, hold up your head, and tell me
who wAs tho strongest man !? "Jonah."-
'Why so ?" "Cause the whale couldn't hold
him after he got him down."
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
THE SUNSHINE,
BY MARY HoWITT.

l love the sunshine everywhere,
In wood, and field, and glen;
l love it in the busy haunts
OF town imprisoned mon.
l love il, when it streameth in
The humble cottage door,
And casts the chequercd easement shade
Upon the red brick floor.
love it, where the children lie
Deep in the clovery grass,
To watch among the twining roots,
The gold-green beetle pass.
l love, il on tho breezy sea,
To glance on sail and oar,
While the great waves, like molten glass,
Come lesping to the shore.
love il on the mountain tops,
Where lies the tbawless snow,
And half kingdom, bathed in light,
Lies stretching out below.
And when it shines in forest glades,
Hidden. and green, and cool,
Through mossy boughs, and veined leaves
How it is beautiful
How beautiful, on little streams,
When sun and shade at play.
Makes silvory meshes. while the brook
Goes singing on it's way
How beautiful, whore dragon. flies
Arc wondrous 10 behold,
With rainbow wings of gauzy pearl,
And bodies blue and gold
How beautiful on harvest slopes,
To see the sunshine lie;
Or or the paler reaped fields
Where yellow stocks stand high.
Oh, yes, love the sunshine
Like kindness or like mirth
Upon a human countenance,
Is sunshine on tho earth.
Upon the earth, upon the sea,
And through the crystal air;
Or piled up clouds, tho gracious sun
Is glorious everywhere.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

The following by Dow, Jr., is not only in
genious but exceedingly beautiful:
Day by day old sorrows leave US,
Leave us while new sorrows come;
Como like evenings shadows, lengthening;
Lengthening round tho spirits home.
Day by day fade friendships flowers
Flowers that fuurished in the Past
Past. oh, Past--once bright and glowing,
Glowing once, but dimmed at last
Last to fade of all is Fancy
Fancy, ever young and gay;
Gay as when young love was dreaming,
Dreaming, dreaming, day by day.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

LAW FIRM.
LFRED PHELPS g. Albert G. Riddle, com
"A posing The old Law Firm of Phelps g. Riddle
and Alfred Phelps, Jr have formed Copartuershp
connection for the Practice Of Law, under the
name OF Phelps, Riddle g. Phelps, at the old Office
Of Phelps e. Riddle, where they will attend to all
law business which may be entrusted to their
care. ALFRED PHELPS,
ALBERT G RIDDLE,
ALFRED PHELPS, JR.
Chardon, December 9th, 1859. 5l7tf
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

BEWARE of too sanguine dependence
upon future expectation.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
THRASHER, DURFEE & HATHAWAY,
Attorneys & COunseIIors Mt Law,

CLARION, GEAUeA COUNTY, o.,
Will give prompt attention to business entrusted
70 them in Geauga and adjoining Counties
0yOfice over DR.. ]. Nichols Drug Store.
4. II. rHRAsHER, L. E. DURFEE, /. N. HATHAWAY.
Chardon, Nov. 25th, 1859. 5l5u
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18

Venr, IS UU
Advertisements should be marked the num-
Der oftimes they are designed to be inserted those
not so marked, will be continued until ordered out,
and charged according to the above terms.
The privileges Of yearly advertisers will be con.
fined to their regular business.
Attorneys will be holden for the price of inserting
advertisements brought by them
aJ- All communications must be addressed to the
proprietor, postage paid,) 10 receive attention.
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dbe Jeffersonian Democrat
10 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. AT
CHARD0N, Geauga County, Ohio.
Once directly over the Drug Store Of Cookd Ham
iitoR, ,.iDsst side Of The Pubic Square. ,
II E r M &.

II paid in advance, ,..................sl5 so
II not paid within the year, ............ 200
prAll kinds of merchantable produce taken in
payment at the market price
's'No paper discontinued until all arrearages
are paid, except at the option of the Publisher.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

LEaAL ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted as fol
tows-5O cts. a square, first insertion; each sub
sequent insertion, 25 cts n square.
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted
the following rates:
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UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN
~ ATENT T. AG e N g Y,

NO 3 BAsx STREET, CLEVELAND, Ono.
. We afS prepared to transact business OF every
escTiption, relating to Inventions, Drawings, Ca;
BRAINERD & BURRIDGE,
HS9f euLIoIToRs oF PATENTs,
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15

A NOVEL BET.-Two men from Genoa-One q
Republican and the other a Democrat-come to
Howell last Friday, and wishing to be up with
times, concluded they would back up their re.
spective candidates in some substantial if not go
very respectable a manner; so one proposed to
the other that as he felt very certain of the
cess OF his party, he would keep one side of his
whiskers shaved close until Lincoln was elected,
If he, on the other hand, would keep one side of
his head in the same nude state until Douglas
becomes President of these United States The
proposition was readily accepted, barber called
in requisitOn, and soon the two gentlemen were
Invested Of one half of their Flowing locks" and
"curley whiskers.' No doubt they now think
the Union is safe.-Lip. Rep.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15
p,mple. on the Face, and skin Diseases,

Are generally caused by Anmalcule burrou ghei in ;he
skin Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ontren, by itsrowerf an
penetrating qualities destroys every ves:ice Of then
restoring health and beauty the skn whenever sp-
pied, removing Tan and Freck'es
ISrIANED OK SORE EYES "A Cushing, % South Bend
lad says The Magnetic Ointment il the only reme y
in here for LettaDei Eyes TIE Auditor Of
t. has much faith in its curative powers ;h ,e,
that he not only highly recommends il, but Offers 70 TO-
felt the amount paid IN each case If il fails Of a "
PILES Piles which at this II lie year Tar-
tcularly troublesome cured at by DIR. Trasks
Magnetic Ointment. Apply it 70 the parts affected, and
small of the back.
NERVOUS OR SICK HEADACHE Apply the Ointment freely
to the forehead and temples and back Of the neck
to the sOles of the feet AMI palms Of the hands It will
relieve the severest headache in thirty minute.
RJ Read advertisement in this paper. 3miyl
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15

Long SEKaoS.--A contemporary, speaking
of the old meeting house, "a very elegant one,
by the way,) lately burnt at Saco, says
"The church was erected during the ministry
of the Rev. Elihu WhitcOmb, and the dedication
sermon was preached by him, February 18th,
1906. 1t was ninety feet in length by fifty -four
in breadth, &C."
Uncle Toby remarked, as he read thi., that he
had heard and seen some long sermons, but
didn't remember any one so long as ninety feet !;
and that the breadth was quite ucommon-long
sermons usually being slim or sender-Ports.
mouth Chronicle.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15
TIE JACKSON EScAMPNrSr. - The Citizen

The JACKSON EScANPNrxr. The Citizen
says:
The companies in the counties of Wayne
Washtenaw, Lenawee, Jackson, Ingham, Cal
houn, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren,, will rendez
vous at Jackson, on the 2Sth, 29th and 3Oth
days OF the present month. These companies
are as follows:
Light Guard, Detroit, Wayne county
EaSeott Guard, A. and B., Detroit.
Emmett Rifles, Detroit
Michigan Huzzars, Detroit
Light infantry, Detroit.
Light Guard, Ecorse, Wayne county.
Steuben Guard, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw CO..
Athenian Guard, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw CO.
Greys, Jackson, jackson county.
Guards, Adrian, Lenawee county.
Guards, Manchester. Washtenaw county.
Artillery, Hudson, Lenawee county.
Curtenius Guard, Mason, Ingham county.
Williams Rifles, Lansing, Ingham county.
Light Guard, Marshall, Calhoun county.
Light Artillery, Battle Creek, Calhoun county.
Light Guard, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo county.
lafayette Guard, Paw Paw, Van Buren, county.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15

The GREAT EAsrERN.-The expenses of the
Great Eastern for the forty-four days she is to
be absent from England, is estimated at $4,000.
Her managers have taken in $4,000 for tickets
since she has been in New York. She will
make few thousand more by her excursion trip,
and will probably have a sufficient cargo out to
pay expenses. But it is not expected that her
visit to this country will be sufficiently remuner.
alive to excite ardent expectations OF large div
idends.
About 200 persons took passage in her on
her trip to Cape May, at so each.-AU. Jour.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15
DROBATE NOTICE.-State Of Mich.

Il igan. County Of Ingham, AT session Of the
Probate Court tor the County of Ingham holden the
Probate Office, in the village Of Mason Saturday the
lth day of August in the year thousand eight hun
dreG and sixty. Present-Wn III Pinckney, Judge of
Probate In the matter of the estate of Rush Greene
George Greene and Amnda Greene, minors On reading
AMI filing the petition OF 3 B. Vessels guardian Of said
minors, praying that he be authorized 10 sell
real estate Of said mn1r for in said petition
forth
lhereuDon it is ordered that MONDAY. the LIT day al
October, A 1880, a. eleven o'clock in the forenoon be
assigned for the hearing Of said petition The Probate
Office, IN the village Of Mason and it is further ordered
that said guardian give notice TO all persons interested
said estate of the hearing Of said petition causing
copy Of this order 10 be published in the Lansing Re-
publican, newspaper printed and circulating said
county Of lngham fof four successive weeks previous
ssid day tf hearing.
(Atrue copy WI. II. PINCKNEY,
LIZ L. -.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15

REPUBLICAN, SINGERS, ATTENTION "A
meeting for the purpose of organizing large
male choir, to furnish vocal music ON the occa-
sion Of the great mass meeting Of September 9th,
will be held at the Wide-Awake Club room, in
Cowles' block, on Friday evening of this week.
All the "Old fashioned" and the young singers,
too, are requested to turn out.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15
DELTA IN A BLAzE-Loren of Charlotte

DELTA IN A BLAzE-Loren of Charlotte,
aDouglas bowler, was posted by the Delta Loco
focos, for speech at that township, last week.
That true and sound Republican, John Chestnut,
seeing the flowing posters displayed on barns,
school-houses, trees and stumps, supposed that
the whole world was about to turn out, so over
be went, and found Doty and Darrell, Democrats,
and Mr. Speaker Loren of Cha,lotte-and no
body elsa
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15

REPUBLICAN MEErNG.-A Republican
,0ss,;pv will be held a. the Diamondville School,
house on Saturday, the 18th inst, at Z o'clock
PM JIG. Ramsde and others will address
the meeting.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-15

WIDE-AwAKE CLUB.-There will be a
regular meeting OF the Lincoln Wide-Awakes, at
Representative Hall, on Tuesday evening, August
2lst, 1850.
HON. WIN. II. PINCKNEY,
And others, will address the meeting All are
cordially invited to attend
There will be meeting of the Uniformed
Wide-Awakes, a: Representative Hall, on Satur.
day evening next, for drill. 1t is earnestly hoped
that all who intend to participate in the coming
demonstration will make it point to be present
y. B. JONES, Secretary.