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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16
A Degree.


Most people understand that every CIR
Gle, e,whether large or small, is divided into
500 parts, called degrees. The sky, as il
appears concave to us, is divided into an
infinite number Of great circles, and the
apparant distances OF the heavenly bodies
from each other is given in degrees, which
are actually measured by instruments
But as most persons have no suitable
means Of measuring the distances, and |;
is sometimes highly desirable to tell the
appaIe ent distance Of one star from another,
or the length OF the tail OF comet, when
it appears as suddenly as the one few
days ago, it is important that every one
interested in such things should practice
measuring by the eye. This can be
done very easily by keeping in mind the
TACT that the apparent diameter Of the
moon at the full is trihe more than half
degree, and for all practical purposes
may be-called that. The apparent diam
eter Of the sur is about the same. and can
be observed TO good advantage about sun
down, especially on a smoky day, By
observing The distance. then. between two
Of The heavenly bodies, and estimating
how many times the apparent diameter OF
the moon would be contained in il, the
number Of half degrees may be very &C.
curately ascertained.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16
WOMAN AND HOME.

There is bundle of delight bound up in
the sweet word, home. The word is typi-
cal of comfort, love, sympathy, and all the
other qualities that constitute the delights
of social life. Were the every day enjoy
ments of many of our pious, intelligent and
atfectiOnate families faithfully portrayed,
thoy would exceed, in moral horoism, in
terest and romance, most of the productions
of tho pen of fiction. The social we'll being
OF society rests on our homes, and what are
the foundation stones of our homes bus
woman's care and devotion
A good mother is worth an army of ac-
quaintances, and a true-hearted, noble.
minded sister is more precious than the
"doar five hundred friends"
Those who have played round the same
doorstep, basked in the same mothers
smile, in whose veins the same blood flows,
are bound by sscred tie that can never be
broken. Distances may separate-quarrels
may occur, but those who have a capacity
to love anything, must have at times bub.
bling up of fond rccollections, and yearn-
ing after the joys OF by-gone days. Every
woman has a mission on earth. There Is
to do" for every one--a house,
hold to put ln order, a child to attend to,
some clasB of unfortunate, degraded or
homeless humanity 10 befriend. That soul
is poor, indeed, that leaves the world with
out having exerted an influence that will
be felt for good after she has passed away.
There Is lit.le beauty in the lives Of those
women who are drawn into the gay cir
cles of fashionable life, whose arena is pub
lie display, whose nursery is their prison.
At home, in the inner sanctuary of homo
life, woman appears in her true glory.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16
THE BEAUTIFUL LAND.
DIT THOMAS MACKELLAR

There is a land immortal,
Tho beautiful of lands;
Beside tho ancient portal
A sentry grimly stands.
lie only can undo II.
And open vide tho door;
And morials who pass through IL
Arc mortal Govcr moro.
That glorious land is heaven,
And death the sentry grim;
The Lord therefore has givon
The opening KEYS to him;
Aud ransomcd spirits. sighing
And snrrowful for sin.
Do pass tho gate in dying,
Aad freely enter in.
Though dark and drcar the passage
That lcadeth to the gate,
Yet grace comes will, tho message,
To souls that watch aud wait
And at tho time appointed.
A messenger comns down.
Aud lcads tho Lords annointcd
From tho cross TO glory's crown.
Thur sighs nro lost in singing,
They're blessed in their toars;
Their journey heavonward winging,
Thoy leave Ia earth thoir tears.
Doath like angel secmoth--
I'VE woicumu ,hoe." they cry;
Their face with glory hoamcth--
'Tis lifu for them to die.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16
For the !, Il'rsonian Democrat,
NY CHILDHOOD HOME,
ny MARCIA " BAssETr.

bi MANILA W nAtotIGs
Where the mountains roso in distnrco.
Was my childlicod's cottage. homo.
Where bright rivers. gently flowing.
Through tho drwy meadows roam.
Meath the Pine trees dusky shadows,
Where tho daikncss soonest fell,
OFT my evening song mingled
With tho moaning whippowi.
The rose is blooming by the p,ihwny,
Tho lilac by the open door.
The vino is wrcathrd across tho easement
Tho sunlight dances on the door
But scattered aro tho household idols,
Ard memory can alone restore
Tho scenes loved the DAYS sn fnetinp.
Tho friends that shall see no moro.
Der my heart fu'l many sorrows.
Passing, left their footsteps drcar,
But above my daikcnrd pathway
Hopes bright star is shining clear.
For know tho land of promise
Lies beyond tho setting sun.
And glory's crown awaits tho victor,
When lifo's battle shall bc won.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16
Commercial Value of Insects.

Who thinks of il And yet in the
economy Of nature, Of what immense i'm
portance they are in all seasons, every
naturalist knows; while in commerce the
amount derived from them is astounding
We have no figures to produce in regard
TO our own trade, for our statistics do not
reach that high state of perfection which
will admit OF it; but Grea. Britain pays
annually Sl,0Q0,000 for the dried car.
casses Of that tiny insect known as the
cochlneal while another, also peculiar
10 India. gum shellac, or rather lis pro-
duclion, is scarcely less valuable. More
than ,50O.0O0 human beings derive their
sole support from the culture and manu-
iacture of The 6bres spun by the silk :
worm, Of which the annual circulating
medium is said TO be S2O0, 900. In En-
gland alone, we say nothing of the other
parts oI Europe, $3.50, 600 are spent ever
year for the purchase Of foreign honey
while the value OF that which is native is
no: mentioned /; and all this is the work
OF the bee but This makes no mention oI
10000 pounds Of wax imported every
year. Besides all this, there are the
galinuts used for dying and making ink
the cantharides, or Spanish fly, used in
medicine. In fact, every insect is con.
uibuling, directly or indirectly,in ,in swelling
the amount of our commercial profts.-
Even those, which. in some cas-, 0. prove q
plague and become destructive, have
their place in The economy Of nature, and
prevent worse.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

RETRIBUTIoY --Thore was an instance of
just rerribution for treason at Rich Noun
tain. Hon. John Hughes of Beverly, II
member Of the Virginia Secession Conven-
tion at Richmond, heard by some means
that our troops wore endeayoring to turn
tho flank of the Rebels. He mounted .
horse and sped up the hill rapidly, to con-
vey the information to Col. Pegram. Whom
near the summit, he was suddenly hailed
by pickets. Supposing they we're Federal
pickets, he cried out Hold I am North
ern man." The next instant he fell into the
road corpse, riddled by thirty balls. He
had lied, and his own friends, the rebels,
whom he vas striving to save. believing they
were killing an enemy, put an end to his
career. So may they all persh--excopting
those who dio by the halter.-Cin. Com.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

Nor CoUsINs.-The sarcastic Timberville
was dining at tavern.
To him a cockney acquaintance, who,
with much onslaught upon the right letter
of tho alphabet. criod:
"Ah ns glad to see you, you come ere
hoften / think. and come ere hoften, halso
and so we ave the same aunts I"
"Yes-but that does not make us cousins
! hope,' returned the sarcastic Timberville
dryiy.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

CANDoR.-Ptt was once canvassing for
himself, when he came to a blacksmith q
snop. "Sir," said no TO the blacksmith. Evil
you favor me with your vote :"-"Mr. Pitt.
said the son of Vulcan. Il admire your head
but hang your heart" "Mr. Blacksmith,
said Pitt, Il admire your candor. but hang
your manners"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

Much as We may need energetic remedies
against contagious diseases, We need them
against contagious vices more, and quar-
antiDe laws in favor of moral health arc the
mos: necessary of oil sanitary regulations
Horace Mann,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

AN IRISH ADyERTIsEMENT.-Ift the gentle-
man who keeps shoe shop with red bead,
will return the umbrella of young lady
with an ivory handle, he will hear of some
thing TO her advantage.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

IF We only said one-half of tho witty
things that, on reflection, we feel We might,
end ought TO have said, what clever fellows
we should be.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

THoMsoE, tho poet. was so fond OF vine-
gar. in the early part of his life. that three
times he came near dying from his excessive
indulgence in the liquid. ..4
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
LAW FIRM.

INW FTWWs
LFRED PHELPS & Albert G Riddle com
"A posing he old Law Firm of Phelps Il Riddle
aud iired Phelps Jr have formed Copnrtnrrshp
connection for the Practice OF Law, under the
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 & RIDDLE,
ALFRED PHELPS, in.
Chardon, December 9Th, 1859. 5l7f
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

THE French Emperor had completed his
fifty-third year on tho twentieth of April
last.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-16

T. G. GRIER,
Attorney AT Law and Solicitor in Cham
Gerry Also ProSecnting Attorney and
Circuit Court Commissioner for Bay County.
Office in the Court House Building.
Bay City, Mich, March 18th, 6l 554tf
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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
The Work You have to Do,

God calls few men to do some great thing
for Him, and they are we'll and htIy employed
in the doing Of it. But most often the or1i-
nary sdrudgeries, the dusty common-pIace du-
ties OF this nevor-ceasiug business Of getting
a Iiyiog,--as we call it in our humble speech
OF every day-theSo are the works which Coz
appoints fol us to do; which He commands
and expects Us to do well for Him. Never
was there more dreadful mistake than that
which is SO often committed, ia supposing
that there ought to be, Or needs to be, a d.
vorco between religion and common daily liv-
ing. This is the bunder Of the old monks
Well was it rebuked in the legend OF him
whom the Papists call St. Anthony.
He thought he served God best-in fact
that it was the only real way to do the work
Of life by making himself a poor hermit in
the desert. One day, the legend runs, as he
sat by the side of his hole in the rocks, alb
sorbed in meditation, voice spoke to him
out of the breeze that was blowing by, and
said:
Anthony! thou art not 50 holy man as
the poor cobbler that is in Alexandria =
Amazed, Anthony took his staff and start.
ed on his journey, his long white beard blow
ing against his breast as he toied toward the
shore Of the Mediterranean. After many
days he came to Alexandria, and after long
search he found the cobber's stall-a narrow
place; little dried-up, meager man, yet
with something bright in his eye, and some.
thing sweet even in the wither of his cheeks. |
Amazed to see so venerable form as that of
Anthony pause before his humble abode, the
poor cobber bowed, and began to tremble be-
fore him.
Tell me- says Anthony, how you live
How spend you your time g
Verify, sir replied the little man, l
have no good works | am poor, humble,
hard working cobbIer, With little time to
think, and no ability to do any great thing
[ just live from day to day as God helps me,
| am up at the dawn. l pray for the city,
my neighbors my family, myself l eat my
scanty victuals, and then sit me down to my
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
12ltstcll0uD.
Jacob Dream

The grandost, happiost hour of Jacobs life
did not seem thus grand and happy, until it
had departed, not to be repeated thus forever
And so are present hours of sunshine to us
ever passing, bat we recognize the sunshine
only by the coming shade Happy they who
are wise enough to perceive and feel and en-
Joy life's sunshine while they are present
There are many who not only have not enjoy
Ell their sunshsne, were not conscious Of its
Iprcsenco, but when it had passed, make life
miserable in the vain regrets of not having
appreciated and improved it while it was pass.
ing.
What heart-pan5s daily eize on many
child (now grown to manhood) in memory Of
days departed, when mother and father were
alive, in that tbey had not done more to make
that father and mother happy; in that they
had not done more to consult their wishes. to
sooth their SORROWS, to smooth their pillows,
and atrew their later pathway with flowers
and smiles and sweet careSses: how sadly,
and as vain as sad, do they remember thou
sands Of opportunities wherein by little atton-
Itions, costing nothing at the time worth nam
ing, they might have moved a stone out Of
their way and put rose where was a thorn,
or sung song where there was sorrow.
Many time does the heart broaking apos-
trophy leap from the bosom prison: My sis.
ter, why was [ not kinder TO thee Dear
brother, Why did not lend you more Of my
sympathy, and by kindly counsel and more
substantial aid, help you in the time Of your
.discou.agement and trouble! And quite as
often in the married relation is there failure
Of proper appreciation Of the husband or wife,
until beyond all sympathy or praise; then
vain the apostrophe Could have you back
but one hour how would my inmost soul leap
out in love and my eyes run rivers Of peni-
tential water!
10 60 down to the grave, then, without
bitter remorses, to have an old age crowded
with dear delightful memories, cultivate the
habits of percievipg and enjoying the present
sunshine, Of appreciating blessing and present
happiness; cultivate. sodulously cultivate a
respectful, afGectionate attention to parental
wishes to the promotion Of parental comfort
and peace and quiotude and gladness, and to
al! your kindred, especially to those nearest
to you aim steadily, not merely to discharge
your whole duty, for that is cold word in
this connection, but let your whole life 60 out
to them in willing sympathies, in timely assis-
tance, in generous allowances, and in torbear-
ances loving, and long, and sweet. Such a
course will bring present rewards, and will
lay up for the future Il store of delightful
satisfaction to be teasted on till lifes latest
hour.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

Polish RIGHTEOUSNESS. The Dublin Uni
versity Magazine remarks that a strong re-
ligious feeling is one OF the national charac-
toristics Of Poland.
In removing to a new farm, it is always
customary in Poland to have it solemnly
blessed by priest IN fact, Gods blessing
is invoked upon every undertaking and trivial
domestic arrangements and duties. No cook
will as much as put batch of bread into the
oven without first having made the sign of
cross, to insure satisfactory result. Gods
holy will be done," is invariably the conclud-
ing phrase in the recital of an afflicted crea-
ture's misfortunes, as "God repay you" is the
expression of thanks for any benefit received
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
PRICE. TWO CENTS
How a Wish was GratiEed.

The following incident, from the Presby-
teriam Herald, is SO we'll authenticated that
its truth cannot be doubted
"A Baptist missionary, who had been re-
siding tor many years in South Africa, in de-
c!lnng health, vas urged by his physicians
to make trip to st. Helena and spend
few months there as the only means then
available to resuscitate his health. He acted
on their advice, and set cut, accompanied by
his wife, but he grew worse, and died on the
voyage, when yet two hundred and fifty miles
short Of St. Helena He had felt strong
reluctarcy to be buried in the deep, blue
sea--could not bear the thought Of resting 10
the deep, dark, agitated caverns of the ocean
till the resurrection morn. His wife, also,
after he was dead, urged earnestly that his
body should be carried to tho island and bur-
led there. The captain was inexorabIe.-
The weather was warm, the winds light. al
most calm, and tHo hundred and fifty miles
yet to be m lde. Ii could net be done The
body must be buried in the sea. She very
reluctantly yielded. The cofin was made,
weights, to sink it, attached, and the brief
and solemn funeral services performed, the
solemn solitary plunge which he that hears
it once will never forget, was made, and the
ship moved on its way. Some ten days after
the vessel reached jamestown, it was report
ed that coffin had lodged itself in a ledge Of
rocks near Sandbay, an accessible point on
the other side Of the island. Curiosity was
awakened, the cotfu was taken up and brought
round to jamestown, opened, and the mission
ary's wife, to her inexpressibIe surprise aud
satisfaction, found, by entirely satisfactory ev-
idence that it was the body of her husband
whom they had buried two hundred and fifty
miles distant in the ocean. Immediately the
inquiry arose, How came it there?' Many
said at once 1t is miraculous answer to
prayer. He was avcrse to the idea Of being
buried at sea- and she urged the captain, and
prayed that the body might be brought to the
island and buried there. And here is the an
swcr to her prayer I was applied to for a
solution Of the mystery, but could assume no
higher position, than that probably there was
an 'undor.current in the ocean, setting in
that direction, which had, in that number Of
days, waited the coffin to that distance, and
lodged it there
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

hard labor all the day, and when the dusk
shuts down, [ eat, again, the bit have earn
cd, and thank God, and pray, and sleep.
keep me ever, by Gods help, from all false
ness, and if | make any man promise, I try
to perform it honestly. And so / live,
trudgipg along my narrow path day by day,
how dark soever it may sometimes be, never
fearing that it will not bring me out, at last,
into the everlasting light
Then turned away the long bearded monk
and the voice in the breeze sighed All, me !
that one life 0! taan should be so humbly fuIl
and another So proudly empty!
This, then, brothers, sisters, all, THIS is
the WORK lie has given us to do. This work
which IS here, daily waiting by our hands
and thrustiag itself upon them. Not that
which shines SO bright over there, aud which
seems to promise greater pieasantness, as if it
would only be one half work and the other
half play. That il not or wort; That is
an igniS fatuUs 1t is nobodys work least
Of all ours! orr work is real work, hard
work, bitter work, dull work, dusty work,
work, unsatistying work, we may
hastily name it, yet after all it is Gods work
for Us. He needs it done. He needs US to do
it. We need to do it. And just SO sure as
VIC strike down the mattock aud the spade
deep into the hard soil, with sturdy, steady
stroke, so sure will the sweet waters Of re-
treshmcnt spring up even out of those very
depths Of drynoss to minister and reward and
bless. s.-Congreyat'onaliSt.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

BUSINESS indications of revival Of
business at the North ere numerous and posi-
tive. Trade Of hcathful character is dali
Iy increasing, and all the great interior lines
OF transportation are becoming crowded with
produce. Prices, which in the early summer
dropped very low, are, for all the principal
agricultural staples, looking up. There is no
cause for just complaint OF the tightness of
the times among farmers. In cities and in
factory.towus there will continue to be as there
has been, 10 little social distress. But the great
producing interests Of the country will not be
much damaged by the war. AS a class, farmers
ought to be patrotically thankful and content,
and ready, in al unusual degree, to stimulate
the courage OF the popular mind. There
must be. Of course, some financial straightneSs
endured by all but considering the great
ness Of the shock which the Southern rebel
lon has Inflicted upon all the material inte-
rests OF tbe nation, it is cause for graduation
that the movements of agricultural industry
are almost unimpedod in the loyal States, and
arc attended with encouraging compensatons.
1t is useless to predict the date at which the
rebellion will be suppressed, but recent events
show signs Of a rapid triumph for the Union
cause. Wall street is evidently convinced
that the South must speedily succumb under
the burden of its own necessities, and that
the Union will recover its strength and its in
tosrity before many more moons shall wane.
Let the country keep heart. Some reverse5
may yet befall the Government, but there is
nothing in the condition of public affairs to
alarm the loyal or depress the spirits of the
patriotic. The people should beware of trail
tors who cry peace and stand by the Gov
ernment in its time of need. This counsel oaly
wise, safe, and Gutilul.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

Jesus is Waiting to Gave.

'Theroloro will the Lord wait, that he
may be gracious unto you If the Lord had
made US wait for him, we had not wondered !;
but for him to wait for Us Yet the Lord
Jesus does wait for sinners. lie is on his
throne Of grace. He has sent cut his invita-
ton. He employs his ministers and friends
to send sinners to him. He waits for them
to come, that he may pardon their sins, give
them peace, and bestow on them everlasting
life. What wondrous grace. What mar
velous condescension Jesus is waiting this
day. Reader, it may be that Jesus is wait
ing for you. He is waiting until you see
your folly, give up your evil courses, are
stripped Of your sel-tightcousness, and are
made willing to be saved by his merit and
mercy alone. IF anything will commend
thee to him, it will be thy poverty, thy mise
ry,' and thy Sinfuness. He waits to see thee
stripped Of every false hope, driven out Of
every refuge of lies, and led to flee to him
for a full and free salvation. He is quite
ready to bless you, if you are ready to be
blessed. He is ready to receive you, If you
are ready to receive him. He has called
you often. He is calling you still. Every
solemn providence, every impressive sermon,
every alarm in thy conscience, every holy
book that is put into thy hands, is fresh
call from Jesus. lttels thee that he is vii
ling, and waiting to bless you; that there is
nothing between thee and everlasting life but
thy own ignorance, obstinacy and unbelief-
The love Of Christ is wonderful, passing the
love Of woman. No fond mother was ever
50 ready to receive to her homo and TO her
heart her long lost wandering 500, as Jesus is
to receive thee. No one can love thus but
Christ alone. Then do not doubt his word.
Do not fear rejection.