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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
Sins are Linked Together.

Joseph's brethren envicd him; that was
great sin; then they stripped him Of
his beautiful coat, and cast him into
pit; another sin; then they sold him to
the Ishmaelites; still another; then 10
hide these sins, they must add an act oI
falsehood and cruel deception; they dip
ped Joseph's coat in the blood Of 6 kid,
and carried it to their father, pretending
tn at they had found it in the field. Al
the sight Of it Jacobs heart died within
him. AN evil beast said he, has de-
voured him; Joseph is without doubt rem
into pieces Now they must try TO com
fort him, and in SO doing they were OBJ
liged to play the hypocrite. Then they
must persist in their (alschood and decep
ton during all the long years. at leas
twenty-five. that passed until JOSEPH
made himself known to them in Egypt
What a chain of dreadful sins! Yes
what chain; for all these wicked deeds
were linked together. The first drew or
all the rest.
So Herod first did an unlawful deed in
marrying Herodias. his brother Philips
wife; then, when John reproved him lo
his sin, he added yet this above all that
he shut up John in prison. The first sir
led to the second. But that was not the
end. The same Herodias, whom he hat
unlawfully married, what did she do?-
When her daughter Salome danced befor,
Herod and his lords, he was greatly de-
lighted, and promised with an oath to
give her whatsoever she should ask. Thi
was both foolish and wicked. And now
see how these two sins, that Of marrying
Herodias, and tina: of making this oath Il
Salome, her daughter. united in produ'
cling another dreadful deed. AT the moth
er's suggestion, who hated John for hi
failhfulness in reproving Iierod, tn
daughter asking for the head of John ih'
Baptist, and, for the 'oath's sake Iierod
sent and beheaded John in the prison.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

little child, "but you won't out of sight so
soon, that couldn't" and with a bright
face she continued Il want to thank YOU,
and my mother wants to thank you too, for
didn't get a penny oil that day until |
saw you, and that sixponco bought the
medicine which is going to mako her we'll"
Katc's eyes glsteDed as she heard this,
and thought OF tho temptation to ride homo
that God had helped her to resist. "Tako
mo with YOU to your mother" she said, still
holding the girls hand such honesty and
thankfulncss shall not go unrowardcd"
1t was pretty long walk away over near
the North River but they finally reached
tho tenement house, in the basement of
which tho little girl lived. A palo, sickly
woman was lying on bed iD tho single
room which they occupied, but sho looked
up oagarly as she hoard hor child's voice say,
"Hcre, mother, the beautiful lady is come
herself" Kate sat down by the bedside aud
lent her car to q tale Of want aud privation
of which she had never dreamed and leav-
ing what little pocket money sho had with
her. sle promised to SEQ her again; then
she started for her husbands office. Mr.
| AIair was pouring over his accoUnt.books
when Kate rushed in with bright eyes and
glowing checks, and holding up the bracelet
before his ewes, sho exclaimed: SEQ thore,
| Henry, that's what came Of giving my six.
/ pence to the strcCt.srocpCr."
Her husband looked up. glad and surpris
cd, first at seeing her, aud thon because the
bracelet was found, and he listened whiR
she told him of her Interview with the child
and her mother. "And now, Henry, | am
going to ask you if may do one thing
really do not need so nice set of furs as
yon have givon tho money for. and | want
to take some of it and buy fuel aud lights
and provisions for those poor people; they
had neither coal nor candles. and nothing
but little cold cabbage for their dinner"
| Henry shook his head. but it wns not a
very negative shake. "Nobody can resist
you. Kato," said he, smiling, land you may
do as YOU please with the money" Kat,
thanked him with her moistonod eyes NOR,
| than with her voice, and as the door CLOSED
after hor, Henry said to himself, "Thcr,
goes an angel; and if ever that text, II,
that glveth TO the poor shhli not lack, wa
meant for anybody, it was for her"
The little girls mother did not got well
again, but before see died, Kate told he
about Jesus and won her to love and trus
Him, soothing her last moments with con
tor.ng, cheering words Even little Jan
size taught to say with faith, when m
father and mother forsako mo, then tn
LORD will take me up"
By-and by Mr.. and Mrs. Alair went t
housekeeping. and they took little Jane
now an orphan, to live with them; and
there was one grace more than another tha
Kate prayed tho child might have, it VIC
that of charity; for James growing beaut
of character, and her constant gratitude
proved a continual reminder to her genor
Gus benefactress of that sweet lesson of ou
Saviors-"It is moro blessed to givo tha
to receive"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
CHOICE VARIETY.

In trihes, infinitely clearer than in great
things, actual character is displayed.
II is by study that we become contempt.
rarios of ages past, and citizens OF every
country.
Is not every face beautiful in our eyes
which habitually turns towards us with
stIcctionato guilcless smiles.
THE laughter of childhood is the music
of paradise from which the flaming sword
OF time drove US out long since.
STERyE SAYS, in his Koran :: 81 never
drink; l cannot do il Oh equal terms with
others. II costs them only one day, but me
three--the first in sim ing; the second in
suffering, and the third in repenting."
THE human mind has a much greater
talent at asking questions that at answering
them and many minds have greater pro-
pensity to raise doubts and start difficulties
than TO rcpose in that measure Of truth
which ia already ascertaiDed and infallibIe'
SAYS ono Hndoo: "Wash charcoal as
much as you like, it will always remain
black so bad man cannot become good.
But" replies another, "let fire enter IL
the charcoal. and it becomes luminous; ant
so truth, entering into bad man, will make
him luulinousIy good"
! He who goes through land and scatter
roses, may be tracked next day by thei
withered petals that strew the ground bu
he who goes through it and sCatters rose
scods, q hundred years after, leaves bohin
him land full of fragrance and beauty 70
hiA monument, and as heritage for his son
and daughters.-IhcOdOrt Parker
NATURE confors genius, education fur
nishes minds; but circumstances, divineI
controlled, make distinguished men develo
their genius. manifest their surprising pow
ers, and invest their deeds with fame. Goo
himself has formed eArth's mighty men t.
fulfill his own counsels, though they hav
commonly overlooked His band and designs
THE pioneer of our growth is Imagination
Desire and hope go on before into tn
wilderness of tho unknown they open path
they make clearing; they build and settl
firmly before We ourselves in will and powe
arrive at this opening, but they never ava
our coming. They arc the "forerunn ers
off again into the vast possibility of being
-EmersOn.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
A New Planet.

Our readers may rGcolect NJ. Leverrer 3
communication to the Academy of Sciences
on tho 10Th of September last, in which he
announced certain error in the secular
motion of the pcrlhoiion of Mercury, which
could not be otherwise explained than by
supposing another planet to exist between
Mercury and the sun. Tho intra- Mercurial
planet has been found. Tho discoyerer ia a
physician, Dr. Lescarbault, living at Orger.
es, Euro et.Loire.) The doctor estimates
the diameter Of the new planet at $40 leagues
and the inclination of its orbit to the oclp-
tic at twelve degrees. If such are its di.
monsions, il is likely that thoro arc more
planets still in that region. It's revolution
round the sun is performed in 10 days and
II hours; in its greatest elongalions, ito
distance from the snn does not exceed seven
degrees, while Mercury's maximum olOnga-
ton is twenty-five degrees, The doctors
observatory bong strangely deficient in
paper, his calculations were generally writ.
ten in charcoal, on a deal board and wheu
it was full, tho doctor used to plane il down
by way of cleaning it. This precious deal
board, charged with all the calculations re-
lating to the planet, has been obtained By
M. Leverrier, and presented to tho Acade.
my Gdlignani.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
Mason and Dixon's Line.

On the 4th Of August. 1868. Thomas
and Richard Penn and Lord Baltimore
being together in London. agreed with
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two
mathematicians or surveyors,to mark run
out, settle, and fix the boundary line be-
tween Maryland on the Ole .hand, and Del
aware and Pennsylvania on the other
Mason and Dixon landed in Philadelphia
on the 18th Of November following. and
began their work at once. They adopted
the peninsular lines, and the radius and
tangent point OF the circular, of their pre-
decessors. They next sscertsined the
northeastern coast Of Maryland. and pro-
ceeded to run the dividing parallel Of !sti
tude. They pursued this parallel dis.
tanoe OF two hundred and thirty miles,
eighteen chains. and twenty-one links,
from the place of beginning at the north,
east corner Of Maryland. to the bottom ot
a valley on Dunkard's Creek, where an
Indian war-path crossed their route : and
here on The 9th of November, l757-
ninety-two years ago-their Indian escor
told them it was the will of the Sioux ma
ton that the surveys should cease auC
they terminated accordingly, leaving
thirty-six miles, six chains, and fifty links
as the exact distance remaining to be rur
west 10 the southwest angle of Penn
sylvania, not far from the Broad Tree
Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. Dixon died at Durham, England
l777: Mason died in Pennsylvania, 1897
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

of the guuwale Of light boat. One old
man, "Go-na.lee," made rough sketch
Of the coast-line with his spear upon the
snow, anG said it was eight journeys to
where the ship sank, pointing in the d.
rection Of Cape Felix. can make moth
ing out of bis rude chart.
The information we obtained bears
out the principal statements OF DR.. Rae,
and also accounts for the disappearance
Of one Of the ships but it gives no clue to
the whereabouts Of the other, nor the di.
recton whence NE ships came. One
thing is tolerably ceTtain-the crews did
not at any time land on the Boothisn
shore.
These Esqumaux were all well clothed
in reindeer dresses, and looked clean ;
they appeared to nave abundance Of pro.
visions, but scarcely scrap Of wood was
seen amongst them which had not come
from the lost expedition. Their sedges,
with the exception of the one already
spoken o. we're wretched little affairs,
consisting Of two frozen rolls Of seal skins,
coated with ice, and attached to each
other by bones, which served as the cross.
bars. The men were stout, hearty fel-
lows, and the women arrant thieves, but
all were good humored and friendly
The women were decidedly plain in fact,
this term would have been fattering to
most of them: yet lhere was a degree oI
vivacity and gentleness in the manners oI
some that soon reconciled us TO these
Arctic specimens of the fair sex. They
had fine eyes and teeth, as well as very
small hands, and the young girls had a
fresh rosy hue not often seen in combina-
ton with olive compilations.
ESquimaux mothers carry their infants
on their backs within their large fur
dresses, and where the babes can only bt
got at by pulling them out over tht
shoulder. Whilst intent upon my bar
gaining for silver spoons and forks be
longing to Franklin's expedition, at thC
rate of few needles or a knife for eacl
relic, one perlinacious old dame, atteI
having obtained all she was likely to ge
, from me for herself, pulled out her in(an
by the arm. and quietly held the poo
little creature (for ii was perfectly naked
before me in the breeze, the temperatur
f at the time being so degrees below feez
ing point Petersen informed me tina
she was begging for needle for he
child. I need not say gave it one a
| expeditously as possible; yet sullicien
time elapsed before the infant was agai
put out Of sight to alarm me considerably
for its safety in such temperature. Th
natives, however, seemed to think nothin
of what looked to me like cruel exposur
OF a naked baby.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
An Inspired Negro Bow,

The Charleston Courier describes the
musical performance on the piano OF a
blind negro slave. boy belonging 10 gen
,eman of Savannah:
He strikes the keys with all the conf
dence Of one largely gifted with The mu-
sical faculty, who had devoted many years
10 the cultivation Of the talent. His man
ipulaton is most graceful, his touch is
now exquisitely delicate, and then all the
strength OF his fral body is thrown into
his hands, and he strikes the instrument
with inpassioned earnestness.
We see boy with a decidedly African
type Of face--low, retreating forehead,
fiat, spreading nose and projecting upper
lip, with every mark of idiocy, we see this
awkward and stupid negro led TO the pi-
ano STOOL He takes his seat, but the first
touch Of the responsive keys shows that
his soul is made of melody. He sweeps
his hand over the keys with the air of a
master. and then we behold the inspira.
tion manifesting itself in his counteuance
and movements till interest changes to
awe, and we are dumb with astonihhment
The melody penetrates his whole being
An extstic influence flows from the keys
into his fingers. and rolls like q tide
through his veins, lighting up a FIRE in
every nerve as it courses along. His
head is thrown back, now it rests on one
shoulder. then on the other and again il
falls upon his breast. A light kindles on
the black face, and as we gaze, wondering,
the fashion Of his countenance seems
changed. 1t is absolutely beautiful. The
divine Iavishment increases every moment
and when he is thoroughly sufused with
the inspiration Of the melody, the muscles
of his face twitch, and his upper teeth are
pressed firmly upon his lower lip. A
feeling OF reverence steals over US as we
behold this mysterious and sudden trans
formation.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
WHOLE NO., 529.
FUN ITEMS.

DoN'T think, Miss, that your inland man.
ners would suit me. Probably not, sir, for
yours are outlandish.
III MUST leave in dis gust" as the darkey
said when he bid his friend good night du-
ring thunderstorm.
An eminent artist is about getting mp q
panorama of law suit" 1t opens in the
year one. and closes with doomsday.
A New YORK punster challenged sick
mans vote at a recent election, on tho
ground that he was an i'll legal roter.
II you wiah to succeed in life as porter,
you should marry Caroline, and treat her
very kindly for 80 long as you continue to
do this, you will be good to carry.
"THTs storm the boys regard as joke"
said old DIR. Dilworth, during the ato storm.
Yes" replied his companion, land il 10 o
joke that any one can see tho drift of.
$50, Charley, hear you have been to 9
Juvenile party" Precocious boy.-"Well, I
don't know what you call juvenile. There
was no ono there under five years old y
'How is your husband, dear?" asked one
lady of another. "Oh, he's in a very bad
state" was the reply. "And pray, what kind
of state is he ini" still persisted the other.
IN State Prison"
"OH, dear !" blubbercd an urchin who
had just had an application of the birch.
"Oh my they tell me forty rods make a
furlong, but I've just found out that one
rod makes an acher (dcre.)
THE London .Ne,es says that the United
States has been stationary for the last twen-
ty five years We think every man ac-
quainted with our history must admit that
We have gained ground in that time.
"WIFE, wife, what has become Of the
grapes r ! suppose. my dear, the hens
have picked them off" was her moderate
reply. "Hens-hcns-some two legged
heus, guess" said her husband, with some
impetuosty. To which she calmly replied
My dear, did you ever see any other kind :
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
Curious Facts Concerning Presidents

The following curious facts with regard
to our Presidents appear from history:
George Washington, our first President,
died without children. lie was reelected
Thomas jefferson, third President, died
without children. He was reelected.
James Madison, fourth President, died
withou. children. He was reelected.
James Monroe, fifth President, died
without children. He was reelected.
John Quincy Adams, sixth President,
had children. lie was not reelected.
Andrew Jackson, seventh President,
had no children. He was reelected.
Martin Van Buran, eighth President,
had children. He was not reelected.
w. II. Harrison, ninth President, had
children. He died in six months after he
was sworn into Office.
John Tyler, tenth President, had chill
dren, and was not re elected.
James X. Polk, eleventh President
had no children, and declined nomina'
ton for a second term.
z. Taylor, twelfth President, had chill
dren. Died before the expiration OF bis
term.
Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President,
had children, and was not reelected.
James Buchanan, fifteenth President
has no children, and nous verrons.
From the above facts, i! appears that M
President ever having had children ha'
been reelected to the Chief Magistracy o
the nation, while, with the exception o
Mr.. Polk, who declined denomination
all those having no children have beer
rs.ele cted.- Chicago Journal.
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For the Jef1ersonian Democrat.
WINTER.

Old Winter is hore, with bis frost and cold
With his chilling winds and icy breath,
But his large whto mantle is growing old
He soon will sleep in death.
Old Winter is hero, the old Storm King,
He has ruled in the welkin long
Loud and clear are the songs he sings,
And echoes bis notes prolong.
Old Winter is here, the monarch storm,
And his reign has been long and drear,
But the pangs of death he soon must learn
For his end is drawing near.
Old Winter is hore but few short days,
And then he will bid us farewell;
Spring birds shall sing his requiem lays,
And brooks murnur his last farewell
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
CHEERFULNESS.

Nothing upon the earth forever GROVES;
No bird for ever sad and songloss lives;
Even tho poor small worm
Puts on, before he dies, his glorious form,
And, for a little space, face
Chasos the sunbcams round the mountuin'c
Tho rose that has beUn rufiled BY the storm
Droops not for aye her leaves;
After the rain,
She lifts her fearful head, radiant again.
Yes not for over how tho autumn sheayes-
Though weighted from bove,
As hearts are with their love,
With all the riches that the heaven gives;
Sometimes, on sunny days,
A geutle wind will raise
Their golden ears, ripe for the gamers caves
The chilly frost before tho warm sun yields
When the cloud.shadows hang above the
fields,
They linger not
Look once aGaiu--sunlight is on tho spot
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

WHAT CONSTITUTES TRUE BRAVERY p
The Duke of Wellington, seeing man turn
pale, as without moving muscle, be march
cd up to battery, remarked; That Is q
brave man; no knows his danger and faces
it," Tho bravest men have ever been those
of s'bigh toned, finely organized tempera-
ment, and therefore au accutely nervous
structure. Cesar Bonaparte, Washington.
and all men of great purpose and daring
were of this nervous temperament. Tbs
man who delights in scenes Of bloodshed,
and ia utterly unmindful and reckless OF
danger, cannot be called the brave man
His courage is merely that OF the brute
without reason or judgment.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
Who Wrote It2

Who wrote tho lines which We publish
bolow: That question has puzzled Us for
tho two years last past. II was among
the things we loved TO repeat in our boyish
days, when Moore had tho credit of its au-
thorship, but careful search has failed to
find il in bis published poems.
Within tho last ak months we havo found
at least twenty persons who could repeat
the greater part Of tho Light House, all of
whom at once attributed it's authorship to
Moore, but in tho lato edition of bis Works
1t is not TO bO found. Can it bo possible
that 30 beautiful poem-the finest IN our
opinion that tho English language can boast
of-can have been dropped by recent pub.
fishers, and the Light House." thus dis
owned, is left to be forgotten 1t is now
almost entirely out of print, and was found
by friend in an old song book, called the
| "FOrecostle SORgster," and glad wore w
again to meet 1t. after the lapse Of many
years .--.NatioHai Dcmocrnt
THE LIGHT HOUSE.
The scene was more beautiful far to my eye,
Than il day in its pride had array'd it;
The land breeze blew mild and the -arch'd SKY
Lookd pure as :he Spirit that made It.
| The murmcr rose soft as ! silently gard
On The sGadowy waves playful motion,
| From the dim distant isle till the beacon FIRE blaze
Like star in the midst Of the ocean!
No longer The Joy Of the suilor.bOy's breast
Was heard in his wildly btca,h'd numbers;
| The seabrd had flown 10 his wave.girdled mes,
The fisherman sunk to his slumbers.
One moment looked from The hills gentle slope
tAH hu4hd was the pillows comnotionJ
And thought that III" beacon look d lovely as hope
That star Of LIES tremulous ocean.
| The time is long past and the scene is afar;
Yet when my head rests Oh its pillow,
| VIII memory sometimes re XII ndle the star,
That biazd on the breast Of the biliow.
In lire's closing hour when the trembling soul file
And death stills the hearts last emotion,
Oh, then muy the scrnph OF mercy arise,
Like q star on CteInity's ocean!
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

IT is said tha frosty Norwegians, on the
first sight of roses, dared not touch what
they conceived were trees budding with hre;
aud the natives of Virginia, the first time
they seized upon quantity OF gunpowder,
which belonged to the English colony, sowed
it for grain, expecting to reap plentiful
crop by the next harvest, to blow away the
whole colony.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

THE little Island OF Barbados, it may
not be generally known, is the most
denselyN populated, country in the world,
with an area of I66 square miles, it con-
tains l25, ,864 inhabitants.
Do not allow grass to grow on the road of
friendship.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
LAW FIR NJ.

LAW FIRM.
A LFRED PHELPS g. Albert G. Riddle, com
~ posing the old Law Firm Of Phelps & Riddle,
and Alfred Phelps, Jr have formed Copartncrshif
connection for the Practice OF Law, under the
name ol Phelps. Riddle g. Phelps, at the Old Office
OF Phelps {, Riddle, where they will attend to all
law business which may be entrusted TO their
care. ALFRED PHELPS,
ALBERT G RIDDLE,
ALFRED PHELPS, in.
Chardou, December 9Th, 1859. 5l7H
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venr, ''s' ''.''' So 90
Advertisements should be marked the num-
Der Of times they are designed to be inserted those
net so marked, will be continued until ordered out,
and charged according to the above terms.
The privileges Of yearly advertisers will be con-
hned to their regular business.
Attorneys will be holden for the price ofinserting
advertisements brought by them.
0T All communications must be addressed to the
proprietor lpostage paid J 10 receive attention.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

ATTEND to your business; never trust to
another. "A pot that belongs to many is
ill-stirred and worse boiled"
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THRASHER, DURFEE g. HATHAWAY,
Attorneys d Counse!Iors At Law,

CHARDoN, GEAUGA COUNTY, o.,
Will give prompt attention to business entrusted
TO them in Geauga and adjoining Counties.
STOfice over DR.. J. Nichols Drug Store.
4. H. THRisHER, L.. E. DuRrEE, 1. N. HATHAWAY.
Chardon, Nov. 25th, 1859. 5l5u