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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-08

Publish al for the benefit an az a warning md
CAUTION TO YOU.,G MEN,
Who suffer from SpermatorrhGa. Nervous Dehili-
ty, Prcmaturc Decay, etc, supplying at tho same
time The Means OF Self Cure. By ono who
has cured himself after being ut to great expense
ami injury through medical humbug anu quach
cry.
by oneiosiog a postpaid addressed envelope,
siugu cole may be had of the author.
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Esq.
my Y iSwlyl Bedford. Kings Co"n'v,N Y
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-08

SEcRETAKY STANTON. Sec. Stanton
said the other day: "If single regi-
ment OF Lees army gets back into Vr-
gina 10 an organized condition, it will
prove that am totally unfit o be Sec
retary Of War;" We accept the proof
Mr.. Secretary.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-08

The only men WAC hurrah for Nc.
Clelisn, Buell., and Filz John Porter arc
thugs, shoulder-hitters, thieves, &c.
Rock Island Union, dug. 6M.
The army OF the Potomac have d..
terence opinlon.-R. i. Aryus.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06


One OF THE SAFEs---The agent of two
rival iron safe establishments were present.
ing the claims Of their respective articles
to an admiring crowd. One was Yam
kee---the other WASH t.s,H e that wasn't,
told his story. a rooster had been shut
up in one of his safes, aud then twas en-
posed three days to the most intense beat.
When the door was opened, the rooster
stalked out, tapped his wings and crowed
loudly, as is nothing had happened.
& Il was now the Yankees turn. A roos-
ter had also been shut up in one Of his
safes, pound of lump butter, and the
safe was submitted 10 the trial of D. tre-
mendous heat for moro than aaweek~~s
The legs Of the safe were matted of. and
the door itself so far fused as to raQnire the
aid of cold chisel 70 get il open. Whenit
was opened, the rooster was frozen dead,
andsfhe butter % cid, that 81 nd; nd
knocked OFF q piece Of 1T with hammer
had his eye put out ~ 4 frozen butter
splinters-C Com Balleiiz. Ii &. Ss5 ;1.s
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06
4oetital>
RAIN AT MIDNIGHT.

How the moonless night means out,
Like spirit, with stifled pain
And the restless leaves, in their idle way,
Keep step to the dancing rain.
How the moonless night means out
And my heart, like the aspen tree,
is a-quiver.al, with the sounds hear,
And the voices that come to me.
Oh the plaintive rain weaves tales,
And sigh 1T the weird romance,
Till the morning steal, with the old gray
glare,
And startc the witching trance.
And the merry rain breathes songs
Light notes from the hidden shore,
Where the golden Tyres of our youth were
swept,
In the musical ewes of yore.
Strong tree, with the wind-tossed boughs,
And the bird-life folded there!
Thou art sobbing now, like stricken soul,
In the midnight of despair.
With no vine-arms around thee flung,
Coaxing the riotous rain,
Till it drift, like a frolicsome thing, away,
And thy tears be dry again.
Low shrub, on the hillside heath
Do thy rough limbs writhe with pain,
And cover for shelter, meath moss-roofed
Il, rocks,
From the spray of the pitiless rain2
Drip on my heart, cool rain!
III My heart, in its weakness, bare;
For the quick throbs hint of a fever-pain
Corroding the life-tide there.
Drip ye on Memory's scroll,
And blot out the records wept;
There are etchings traced in the lives of all,
~ That were better blank than kept.
Lull me TO rest soft rain
The rest of a sweet dream-sleep;
On the tabled shore would my spirit roam,
Till the heavens shall cease to weep.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06

s0-"WelL Patrick, asked the doc
tor, show do you feel to-day p ''Oh
doctor dear / enjoy very poor health in
tirely. The rumatics are very distressin,
indade, when go to Shape | lay awake all
night, and my toes is swelled as big as a
goose hens egg, 50, when | stand up | fall
down Immediately"
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06
Misfellanepus,
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Feb. 10th.
THE FEELING IN THE SOUTHWEST
ERN ARMY.
OK Board STEAMER Sioux Cry,
MILLiKEN's BEND, Jan. 90.

.f tf..-f. ON DOAHU DTEAbbs OLIVIA VIII
MILLlKEN's BEND, Jan. %.
To tie Editor Of The Enquirer:
.si} j have been favored by fellow-soldier
with the enclosed copysof letter written
by him to friend Of his in Providence,
II. I. Tits long, but I think worth peru
sal, aud if you deem its publication likely
to aid in the cause of truth, it is at your
disposal, from an old subscriber. q
!. /, sy,5,fs STEAMER Sioux CITY,
NAPOLEON, Ark, Jan. 10.
Dear Friend e.: sae .
lr am about to do what will probably
c.st me your friendship---write an honest
letter. Not that I have hitherto written
dishonesty, nor that you are accused OF
hating candor, in itself considered. But
candor upon the theme ! shall treat OF,
differing, SO widely as | now do, from
i your we'll known views upon the same
topic, can not fail to overtax your pa
tienoe, involving writer and epistle in one
irreyocable anathema. But the fact is,
i I can't write at all without being true to
nv nature, which has become deeply stir
red with shame and indignation at my
country's follies; how deeply stirred this
, letter will prove, since even your good
will is not bride rich enough to prevent
my writing it. "a. ,,.. al
N Like many other Republicans, who,
loving the whole country, and deprecat..
ing coercion as the most likely means Of
sundering it forever, were yet firm in their
allegiance to the old flag, however 10th 70
see it committed to wrong policy,
!, long stroyc to justify this war, employing
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06
ONE DOLLAR PER .AN.NU IN

No subscription taken for less than year.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
Irish Compliments.

The following compliments wero paid
to Sheridan, in Norfolk, by an Irish scr-
want OF Mr.. Codes who attended him on
his shooting 'xcursion, aud which SherI-
dan rrtold with great glee
Shot the lst (,he birds all getting
uway.) More pow 10 your honor -
lid you SEQ one little fellow drop his
legs as he wipt OIL He'll niycr stand
on his toes ngin y Shot ID (ditto)--
/" Turc nn' ages there they 20 But
didn't yer honor hear the shot rattle
among thin like pays ngin the windey !
They will pray nivcr to see yer honor
agin on this side " the country " Shot
Sd (birds all fy uf' again)-" Thunder
an GUNS but they cotch It (Aiter
watching them awhlc.) There's three
wound d any how, for they had hardly
stringth To fly over the hedge yondr
divil u wink of shlecp they'll ri, this
bliss,d night !" Shot ith Ia pheasant
gets away" Wcll. nivrr seen poor
gintlcnun taken by him he'll reminder
yer honor many long day for that. Tho
spulpeen is carryin' away more shot than
would set up an ironnongcr at Skibse-
reen." Shot 5th "a snipe gets ofi)-
" Bother ! you may cry cbke, my fnc
fellow You may take yer long billio
the oth,r world. YUu'll wake tomorrow
mornin' with lumbager In yer solt
head !"
Sheridan could stand this no longer
but gave his countrym,n foe Tor his IN
gcnuity, aud proceeded on his way.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE MIN
ISTRY.

The following sentences in letter
addressed by DR.. J.. G. Holland to me-
chanic who was in the habit of absent.
ing himself from public church services,
urc worth pondering:
zone great reason why you should 90
TO church on the Sabbath is, that YOU
need intellectual nourishment and stimu-
lus which you can only got there. sup
pose that you do not often consider the
fact that Tie greatest amount of genuine
thinking done in the world is done by
preachers. | suppose you may never
have reflected that, amidst all this din of
business and clushing of various inter-
csts-in the midst of the clumors and hor
rors Of war, the universal pursuit Of
amusement, and the vanitics and inani-
ties of fashion, and the indulgence Of
multitudious vices. there is class of self
denying men, of the best educy tion and
best talents and hab its, who in their quiet
rooms, arc thinking and writing upon
the noblcst themes which can engage
any mind.
Among these men muy be found the
finest minds which tho uge knows--thc
most splendid specimens OF intellectual
power that the world contains. The
bright consummutc flower Of our Amcri-
can college system is the American min-
stry. Among these men are many who
are slow--stupid, IL you insist on ii-but
there is not one in one thousand of them
who does not know more than you
You can learn something Of them all,
while some possess more brains aud more
available inlolleciun power than you
and all your relations combined
1 tell you that if you suppose the
American pulpit to be contemplate
you arc very much mistaken. You have
staid away from il ten years. During all
these ten years, have attended its
weekly ministrations, and | have bet
Ter right to speak of it than you have, be-
cause ] know more about it. l tell you
that have received duriug ten
years more intellectual nourishment and
stimulus from the pulpit than from all
other sources combined, yet my everyday
pursuits are literary, whilo yours Hre
not"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
WHAT TuE HEART is.

The heart is like a plant in the troph-
&c which all lhcycar ronnd is bearing flow .
crs, aud ripcniug seeds, and letting them
hy. IL is shaking Of memories aud drop
ping associations. The joys OF LAST year
are ripe seeds that will come up IN joy
again next year. Thus the heart is
planting seeds in every nook and corner;
aud as wind which, serves to prostra,e
a plant is only sower coming forth to
SOW its seeds, planting some in rocky
crcviccs, some by river courses. some
among messy stones, some hy warm
he'gcs, and some ia garden and open
iicld so II is with our Experiences ol
| life, that sway or bow us with either JOY
or sorrow. They plant everything rount
and about US with heart sccdf.--
Thus house becomes sacred Ever
room hath n memory, and Thousand .
them every door and window is cluster
cd with associations.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
Sunday amdiue.
"I'M roo LITTLE"

Those words reached the cars OF Mrs
Wilson as she came into the pOrlor Que
day. She found her three children seat.
cd on the soia-Anne, the eldest, tryius
to omusc her younger brother and sister.
She had been telling them story in
her own wise way, Of some good little
girl who was great help to her mother,
aud was showing the example Of this cx-
ccllcut child tor the benefit Of Ella, when
their mother ca ic in.
"To little for what, Ella ~ asked
Mrs. Wilson.
{" was telling her." said Anna, "the
story of Katie Lee, aud when | said she
must be good aud do as Katie Lee did.
she told me she was too liItlc,"
Little girls OF four years ere rather
small, said Mrs. Wilson, shut my Ella,
ism too little to be good, hope"
"But Katie was older than !, Tn sure"
said Ella 81 can't do such things as
she eau"
"What things ~ asked mamma.
Why, bringing in the milk-pltchcr ;
I'm afraid I'D spill the milk, aud thea
Susan would say, "Oh, you are a plasucH
Mrs. Wilson smiled, for little Ella wac
called ga plague" very often.
"Ify you couldn't bring the mi pitch
or, darling, you could be useful othe {
ways" she said.
"oh, no, | can'l-l'm too lttlc," per-
sisted Ella.
Mrs. Wilson sat down aud took the
child upon her lap.
Now listen to me you can pick up
my ball when it rolls on the carpet, and
get Pnpa's slippers, aud fetch me a book
or my work.basket, can't you :"
ayes, can do those" said Ella.
"Well, then, are you too little to be
useful J"
"Why, is that being useful! thought
It meant real great things" said Ella
opening her eyes in establishment
at means TINT older girls arc to dc
great things, and little girls are to dc
little things" said her mother. "Yot
are little girl now, and so your heaven
lly Father only wishes you to do it'll,
things, but then my darling. muIt try L
do them willingly and pleasantly. Yo,
should always be ready TO do what nam
ma asks nt once, and not say, "I'm tir
cd" or g don't want to-" or" | can't
because, though you are only four ycnr
old, you are not too little to be some
times useful"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
pcvvs.

An Apglo.SaScn and some Northern
churches Of curly date, stone bunch
was made 70 prof. within tho wall,
running around the whole exterior ex..
ccpt the east end.
In 1919 they are represented ss sitting.
on the ground Ur standing. Abou, this
time the people introduced low, rudo
threc-legged stools promsculossly over
the church.
Wooden seats werc introduced soor
after the Norman conquest. In 1927 q
decree was issued in regard to the wrun-
Cling FOR s"ats, so common that mons
could call any scat his own, except no-
hlcmcn aud patrons, each entering spd
holding the one he first occupied.
As We approached the reformation
1880 t. 1910, sca,s were appropriated,
the entrance being guarded by crossbars
aud the initial letters engraved on them.
Immediately an = the reformation the
pew system prevailed US we learn from
complaint Of the poor Commons sd-
DE- sscd to Henry the VIII, In l74o, In
reference q his dcc-cc, that Bible
should be IN every church bt liberty for
all TO read because they thought Il wight
be taken into the "quir," or "pue." Ia
l6pS galleries were Introduced.
/ AS early bs 1911, pews were afrang-
ed, TO afford comfort by being baked or
cushioned, while the sides around were
high as tn hide those wiihin-a dcvios ri
the Puritans To avoid being seen By ths
caiccrs, who reported those who did not
stand when the name of Jesus was PRO.
nounccd. The services Were very mucl,
IprOtracted, 50 that many would fail
asl'cp. Hence Swift's pi by ullusion :
A lsdstcadoi the antique mode.
Compact of timber many load,
Such as our ancestors did usc.
Was mctamorphosed into pcws.
Which stll their ancient nature keep,
Dy lodging folks disposed 10 sleep.
With the reign Of Charles ], the reason
for Tightening the sides disappeared, aud
from the civil war they gradually deeiin-
cd 10 their present hight.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
A Eraternni Hii.

Two of the Fricnds--a city and a
country Friend--had dealings. One day
the country merchDnt called on tho
wholesale house TO settle an ACCOUNT
In adjusting the details there was some
difference in the views of the parties,
aud, as often happens, the country deal
cr was dissatisfied with some of tho
charges Of the city house. At last, hows
tver, everything was settled, the money
paid, and n rccsipt IN full taken, when
the country merchant addressed hlo city
Friend us follows;
Friend Samuel, VIC have hsd deal
ings together moro than thirty years,
aud havo always puid every dollar
owed when il was due and have never
ask d any delay or favor, and we havo
now settled once more. Ii thee plesses,
! wish 10 say fow words bcfure I.co
home"
+" Certainly, friend Robert. I shall be
glad 10 hear thee"
"Well, friend Samuel, I bayo known
thee like book forty years, and ] must
say that, Though have known a good
many hard customers, thee is the mean-
east specimenof white man ever had
anything to do with"
Friend Samuel listened with as Com
posed conntcnance US If the speech
was complimentary in the highest degreo
und replied;
"Friend Robert, did thee ever know
thy brother Amos r. ..
Neither said another word ; the re-.
joinder was Too irresistible.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
The Nliiler's Portrait

A worthy miller, wishing for por-
trait Of himself, applied TO painter to
have il accomplished.
"But," said he, al am avery industri-
GUS man. want Ia bs painted as look
ing out Of my mill window. But when
auy one looks at me wish to pop my
head in, SO as not to be thought lazy, or
as spending too much time at the win
dow"
"vcry WE'LL" said the painter /; il
shall be done So"
He painted the mill and the mill win
dow. The miller looked at il.
"very WE'LL" said he "but where is
myself looking out ~
"Oh," the painter, whenever any
one looks at the mill, you know, you pop
your head in, Of course, TO preserve your
credit for industry"
"Tbat's right" said the miller, "Pm
ontent-7just so. I'm 10 the mill now,
amt II Just so--thut will do"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20

CO. Habits, influence the character
pretty much as under-currents influence
vessel and whether they speed us on
the way of our wishes, or retard our pro.
gross, their effect is not the less inpor-
tant because impcrceptible-
OF A good man who has seen much
of this world, and Is now tired Of it, ays;
|" The grand essentials to happiness IN
this life are, something to do, something
to love, and something to hope for"
O-- A well-bred woman may easily
and effectively promote the most useful
and elegant conversation without speak
ing a word. The modes OF speech are
scarcely more variable than the modes Of
silence.
or If you wish to offer your hand to
a lady, choose your opportunity. The
best time to do It is when she is getting
out Of an omnibus.
OF Small talents are needed as well
as great ones there nre places whore
candle would be as useful as the sun.
Generally tho Office seeker who gets
nothing gets what Is good for him and
exactly what he is good for. e
Visitor Ito oonyirt,)" Well. ay friend
what are you in fv. :"
Prisoner" Me : why Tn ia for get
ting out il can"
Jesus waited thirty years In a carpen-
ter's shop Ncfore he began his work, to
teach " n walt, hardest lesson OF slA
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20

I There is clock in New Haven threc
hundred aud foity.nine years old.
Ridiculc is kind Of weapon that
should have button Of good nature on
The point OF II.
1t has been disc ,vercd that bread can
be manufactured out Of wood. Long be-
fore this discovery was made at all, wood
was known to have grain In it,"
Uniyersal love is like a mitten, which
fits all hands alike, but none closely ;
true af3 ctiou is like glove which fits
one hand only, but sets closely to that
one. e
+" l always sing 10 please m self" said
a gentleman, who wus humming q tune
in company. Then you are not at
all difficuIt 70 please" saida lady who
SAT next TO him"
A pair of boots marked AZ" having
been found In humpbacked whale taken
of Nihant few days since, IL Is auessod
by some wog that they belonged u Jo-
nah. H 4ss ea
Parson, beg you win uot mention
the unfortunate circumstance again." Ne
the hen-peoited husband said when the
Parson told him that hc woald be joined
to his wife in another world. never 70 be
separated RON her
We once hoard OF rich msn who Was
badly injured by being rua over . II
isnt the accident" hs said, - that 4
mind that isn't the thing, but the idea
of being run over BY that oonfospded
s@ill carl makes me @a
ocrHE is tho most lovely prof ss.s
who is the most lowk professor,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20

JS0N NOoiNS, tditot ana fubNSher
THE GERMAN CONVENTION.
While but little exception is taken by
the press Of the country tothc sentiments
cnuuciatcd by the Convention of Ger.
mans that assembled short Tin c since
in this city, there is very general agree
mcnt with us in condcmning exclusive
National political organizations. The
ground FOR this would be suggested 10
any discerning man to wit, TINT such or
gunizutions tend to the fostering Of Ma.
tional prcjudiccs, to the keeping open
the gulf existing between individuals Of
different Nationali,its, to the creating Of
jcalousios a;d the nursing of suspicious.
1t is not expected that the parents of dil.
fcrcnt Nat,onalitics, with all their vOric.
ty of customs aud tastes, will, very
thoroughly ningle, SO as to produce per.
feet homogCncousncss hut iEe children
Of such parents will. under common in
nucnccs, so "mix in" that, unless eduoO-
ted to cherish National dissimil,udcs,
another generation will see what we
mny call the eclectic product. While il
is not possible to educate those of yari-
Gus NationSlities who nrc already mature
10 new socialitics, il is possible, even
with such, TO have political ~ stem that
shall in no way recognize these National.
ites. The accident Of birth Is, Of all, the
most foolish test OF mans claim TO polti-
cal confidence. The most contracted
party that ever had being, ives the Know
Nothing party that wcs really the only
purely onc-idca party that ever sprsng
irto being, not excepting the old Anti
Masonic party. That last party had a
shadow of propricty in lis essence, for /,
warrcd against creed which each indi-
vidual could voluntarily embrace or re-
nouncc, while the Know-NothirEs made
war against man for what that man vas
in no way responsible for. The Know
Nothing party sprang up in the night
aud like oil growths of darkness the frs,
ray of sunshine, that dartcd It's brightness
into the institution, exposed its injustice
aud withercd it.
1fpolitical associations, graded by Ma.
tional similitudcs, are organized TO coun'
tCract Native American organizations
the very evil sought TO be countcractct
will be produced. And in no case car
two wrongs make one right. The true
American citizen-from whatever coun.
try he may huil--will make ii his con
sinnt effort TO wipe out National prcjG.
dices, and strive TO mould the American
system by blending aud mixing of that
which is the best in all Nations. On
this continent, the land OF promise for
the oppressed Of the world, there should
be ruch breeding in and in of Nation.
alilics as shall not leave any one char
act7ristic controlling. AS we say oI
"grades" in cattle, the color comes from
one stock tho form from another, the dis
position from smother, ard 40 on, until oil
good bloods have contributed to the max.
ing Of a perfect animal.
In reviewing the doings Of the German
lCorvcnfion lntcly hold in This citv th,