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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-10

Oh uNAruRALIzsD CtrizfEs. -!Ths following e bes
lisved to be correct estimate Of the nunber
Of na.urallzsd citizens residing IN the United
States, with the countries ybence, they have
lnririnated. ON
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-10

And thus, Father Abraham, some in your milIonl
more; Iii
They're gay paid by GshOddy," but the toilers feel
Now quick, collect your taxes, and let us comprehend
The breadth and depth Of this great pool and read the
bitter snd;" I'7 - ..-
And the sound that rst wiz greet you on the dreay
Styjian shore,
VIII be, o Father Abraham, "threo hundred dollars
morel" o..
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st. Anthony's Fire, Rose, Salt Rheum,
Scaid Head, Sore Eyes.

From Harvey Seeker, ESQ, the able editor Of the
V;t TunckhannocE Democrat Pennsylvania.
"Our only child, about three years ofage, was at
tackled by pimples on his forehead They rapidly
SORE which covered his face, and actually blinded
his eyes for some days Askilful physician applied
nitrate of silver and other remedies, without any ap
lest with them he should tear open the fostering and
corrupt wound which covered his whole face. Hav-
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began giving your S5ARsAPARILtA, 5A1 and applying
began to heal when we had given the first bottle,
and was well when wehad finished the second. The
child's eyelashes, which had out, grew again,
and he Is now healthy and fair as any other The
whole neghborhood predicted that the child must
die ........ ... .. .
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scRoruLA AND sCROrULoUs DISEASES.
roR RRMKDY

SCRoFULA AND SCR0FULoUS DISEASES.
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.r. a.,sorr OrfoTd Maine.
al have sold large quantities of your SARsAPAR,
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Ulcers, Sores, and all Diseases of the Skin.
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. 81 only do my duty to you and the public, when
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- - had for several Years very troublesome M.
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Erysipelas General Debility = Purify the
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From Dr. RoJE Sd,Uia, Hoitstoa ST., N T.
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From J. Il. Johnston Esq, Wdlendn, Ohio
"For twelve years had the yellow Erysipelas on
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ebrated physicians could reach, and took hundreds
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! am now as well and sound US anybody. Being IN
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From Hon Henry Monro, NJ. P. p, Of Nevcastle, C.
w., a leading member Of hte Canadian Parliament.
~ have used your SARsAPARILLA in my family,
for general debility, and for purifying the Uood,
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St. Anthony's Fire, Rose, Salt Rheum,
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17
THE GOOD ARE SAFE.

know now nothing more affecting than a
calculation Of possibilities of life. What a
multitude of things, such as we daily hear and
read of in the newspapers, may happen to
US! Nothing that is possible may not GENE.
A whole list of casualties might here be CIV
en-, enough to fill us. with shrinking and dread,
lest the next step should sink US into the
grave. Nothing about life, as to its particu-
lar circumstances and incidents, is all certain.
What one may be called to do or to endure
tomorrow nobody knows. But this is as sure
as the rising sun, that Goodness and Mercy
will ever be faithful guards of all Christ's
flock. Accidents, sickness, bereavements,
losses and other dark calamities may be fol-
lowing me, and may overtake me next year,
or next week, or tomorrow but that is a
peradventure," perhaps" l cannot see
them. and it would be foolish to imagine
them. But here is something that is no "may
| be,'' no imagination. am sure that, wher-
ever 1 go, these guardian angels will go with
me; whatever else follow, they will not be
absent.--S. S. World. aa
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PRoFANITY.

Once when 1 was returning from ireland
(says Rowland HIill) 1 found myself much
annoyed by the reprobatc conduct of the cap
tain and mate, who were both sadly given to
the scandaIous habit of swearing. First. the
captain swore at the mate, then the mate
swore at the captain, then they swore at the
wind-when called to them with strong
voice for fair play. ~
stop stopf said I, off you please, gen
tlemen, let us have fair play; it's my turn
now" a At what is it your turn pray ?" said
the captain. AT swearing" I replied
Well, they waited and waited, until their pa
tience exhausted, and then wanted me to
make haste and take my turn. 1 told them
however, that I had a right to take my own
time, and swear at my own convenience. To
this the captain replied, with a laugh, 2" Per
haps you don't mean to take your turn ?''-
." Pardon me, captain,'' answered, "but
do, as soon as can find the good of doing
So" Ny friends, did not hear another oath
on that voyage"
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fur the fireside Chair,
A Desperate Fix well got out of.

The following letter from a son of Mr..
Russell, sof Kinsman, who is in Stockton's
Battery, was published some time since in
the Cleveland Herald. 1t shows how the
/" oath of allegiance" was regarded.
eve left Fort Scott soon after wrote
you, and have been in the field ever since
Have had two battles and I had private
fight of my own with two bushwhackers,
which happened in this way:
8" I had struggled off to the left of our
command in search of an adventure OH foot,
and alone.e Stopped at a house and asked
the lady if she could give me something to
eat. She did so, and after breakfasting
went out through the peach orchard, got some
peaches, and went on in direction of the
brigade. In passing through a field of corn
/ came upon a small patch of cotton, in which
stood two horses saddled and bridled, while
| two men, dressed in citizens clothes, each
Hwearing Colts revolver, were talking with
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siSEiSs SEH Voh X.-Nea 13.-WHorn Ne. 481.
SIGNS. OF RAGN..


The following pleasant lines, attributed in an old
signs of rain supposed to have been written
an exense to friend for deferring Invitation
country excursion Many of these signs may be
thought childish and perhaps be ascrbcd TO su
perstiton; but they really based upon we'll
Known laws, and can all be scientifically explained by
a refere nee to them: lf1 - t-tt-@' - p -
-. st The hollow winds begin to blow, ii
+. The clouds look black, the glass is low, % Y
The SCOT falls down, the spanies sleep,
And spiders from thsir cobwebs creep.
Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon in halos hid her head, r 81
The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
For see a rainbow spans the sky.
The walls are damp, the bitches smell,
Closed is the pink eyed pimperneI .alt rtsSi
Hark how the chairs and tables crack
Old Betty's joints the rack.
81 Her eorns with shooting pains torment her,
And TO her bed untimely send her. a1-E
This smoke from chimneys right ascends, alr- i.
Then spreading back to earth it bends.
The wind unsteady veers around,
Or settling in the south is found. aitafi--
The tender colts on back do lie, r--n
Nor heed the traveller passing by.
In fery red the sun doth rise,
Then wades through clouds to mount the skies.
Loud quack the ducks, the peaeocks cry, -5E
The distant hills are looking nigh.
How restless the snoring swine!
l. The busy flies disturb the kline. 4s I'D
O. Low DER the grass the swallow wings;
The cricket, too, how loud it singsl .r
Puss, on the hearth, with velvet paws,
81 is smoothing o'er her whisker'd Jaws.
Through the clear stream the fishes rise, -.s
And nimbly catch the incautious flies. 7
The sheep were seen, at early light,
Cropping the meads with eager bite.
Though June, the air is cold and chilli
The mellow blackbrd's voice is still; et, ~
The glow worms, numerous and bright,
Illumed the dewy dell last night.
AT dusk the squalid toad was seen,
Hopping, crawling Ger the green.
The frog has lost his yellow vest,
And in dingy suit is dress'd
The leech, disturbed, is newly risen,
Quite to the sum nit of his prison. IH
The whirling wind the dust obeys, E
And in the rapid eddy plays.
My dog, altered in his taste,
Quits mutton bones, on grass to feast. -a
And see yon rocks; how odd their fightl
They initiate the gliding kite;
Or seem precipitate to fall,
As if they felt the piercing ball: T.t z.fe
Twill surely rain. see, with sorrow, - =
Our jaunt must be put off tomorrow"
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TRUST IN GOD.

"P Put not your trust in princes, nor in the
son of man, in whom there is no help is an
old precept, well known and easily repeated.
One would think that such precept would be
accepted at once in times of distress Though
we talk about it nobly, and recommend it to
Others when everything goes smoothly with
US, how prone we are to go to one and anoth-
er for helpin seasons of affliction; forgetting
to look up to the hills whence cometh our
help. Hence so many passages in Gods
Word declaring the folly of trusting in man
and directing ourattention to Him alone who
can succor in time of need. Hence, too, it is
desert, not seeing when good cometh.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17

Il Nor READING FAR ENoUGH-A member
of the Society of friends happening one day
to meet two Oxford scholars, one of them re-
marked to his companion that they would
have rare sport with Broad brin," and inn
mediately gave him slap on the cheek, say
ing, "Thou Quaker, it is written if one smite
thee on the right cheek, turn to him the 9th
er side also." Thou hast not read far
enough" said the Quaker; ''turn thou over
the other leaf, and there thou wilt find that
with whatsoever measure thou metest, ii
shall be measured to thee again. at the same
time giving the Oxonian "whack" that
sent him reeling to the other side of the road
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17

"They don't doctor folks now, as my ply
sician larnt me,'' said Mrs. PartingtoD, sagely
tapping her snuff-box by the couch of a friend
lying indisposed; her gesture was very ex-
pressive, and the profundity of a whole Med.
Fac. beamed from her spectacles. She took
a pinch of Farewell's subtle Macaboy in her
fingers; and shut the box, and laid it away in
her capacious pocket, then with her closed
forefnger and thum braised, went on with her
remarks" They don't subscribe for folks
now as they use to. My doctor used to tell
me-and he never lost any of his patience
but one, and that was an old man of ninety
seven, whose days were shortened because he
hadn't strength to swallow-he used to tell
times with sick folks-he used to tell me,
first, said he, give 'em apecac to clear the stom-
ach; then give 'em purgatory to clear the
bowels then put blister on the neck, if the
! tenderness of blood to the head; and put
hot poultices to the feet, after soaking them
in hot water. There want none of your Ho-
merpathies nor Hydrapathies, nor other pa,
thies then, and what was done might be sure
to kill or cure !'' She in hailed the dust with
great JUNCTION, and the patient, who lay max
ing squares and diamonds out of the roses OF
the room paper, thanked God and took
courage" as heartily as St. Paul did when he
saw the three taverns, that he had fallen up
on times of more physical mildness-C Caape
/ Bag
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Loyal Or DIsLOYAL.

"a a.
lately dined in company with one of those
insane young gentleman who, as Theodore
Winthrop says in Cecil Dreeme,'' praise
slavery and think they are aristocratic. The
young gentleman went on for some time,
when Mis- said to him politely:
-. !" If you sympathize with the Rebels why
don't you go and join them ?''
az, madam ! assure you I am perfectly
loyal.'"'s 7,,-
sfIndeed ?"
"".Why. certainly, I only stand by the Gov
ernment, not by the Administration"
$50 Vallandigham says
az mean am no Abolitionist.''
$50 Brooks says.n
"That is, I fear we are alternating the
South"
So Tom Seymour says"
/" In other words, | am Union Man, but
don't think war can restore it,
$50 Toucey says ssza..
""But, my dear madam. the war is uncon-
stitutionally carried on."s za4 81. =.
"So George Ticknor Curtis says
"I mean that our liberties are IN danger
=" So Fernando Wood says" go
sWell, but isn't the war fratrieidal ?'
$50 Ben Wood says.' :
"Come, then, isn't it hopeless ?''
So the London Times says
e1e Yes, my dear madam, but what on earth
do you say ?'
g say that whoever stands against the Ad-
ministraticn in this war stands against the
! Government. say that whoever says he is
no Abolitionist means that he intends to en-
barrass the war say that whoever is afraid
of alternating the south is afraid of irritating
a snake that has already stung him. / say
that whoever thinks that force cannot restore
the Union does not know that union is the
most Irresistible instinct of the American peo-
ple l say that whoever says the war is un-
constitutionally carried on is in danger of be-
ing split by the tempest in which he is trying
to split hairs 1 say that whoever says our
liberties are imperilled by the Government,
and not.by the rebellion, works and prays for
!, the rebellion and the annihilation of all civil
I liberty and order. say that whoever calls
4 the war fraticidal has no more conception of
national honor than lottery dealers are said to
have of honesty. / say that whoever consid-
ers the cause of the United States kopeless
hates that cause in his heart, and is utterly
ignorant of the character of the people and
/ the facts of the situation. That is what I
say, and that is what every truly American
man and woman says and believess' SSH
+ The, young gentleman, made no reply, but
the next day at the club he said to a friend ::
4. Il dlned yesterday at Mrs.. What an
awful Abolitionist she iss-Hafpesss Weekly
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On Sunday evening, at Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, when the pastor announced the re-
suits of collection which had been taken up
in the morning for the Children's Aid Socie-
ty, he read note left in the plate to the fol-
lowing effect:
'fI am an Englishman the Superintend-
ent of an Anti-Slavery School. 1 have stood
up during the whole service, and no one has
been polite enough to offer me seat. Yet
enclose half sovereign"
Without changing muscle of his face, and
with the utmost gravity, Mr. Beecher proceed
ed to say: thereafter wish my congrega-
ton and the ushers to understand. when they
see an Englishman standing in the crowd who
has been the Superintendent of an Anti-Slav-
cry Sabbath School, and who has half-sov-
ereign in his pocket, they must give him a
seat instantly."-N. Y Post. ,rar eF
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17

It is said of the Marquis of Townsend
that when young man and engaged in battle
he saw drummer at his side killed by can
non ball, which scattered his brains in every
direction. His eyes were at once fixed on the
CHASTITY object, which seemed wholly to en-.
gross his thoughts.
A superior officer observing him, supposed
he was intimidated by the sight, and address
ed him in manner to cheer his spirits.
sop said the young Marquis, with calm.
ness but severity, az am only puzzled tc
make out how any man with such quantit!
of brains, ever came to be here"
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17
General Rose Grams.

We are glad to see the following noble SEN
They were written to the editor of the Gath
ozic Telegraph, of Cincinnati, in regard to a
discussion which has been going on there
Rosecrans has always been Democrat, and
these words will inspire new confidence in him
throughout the country
MURFREEsBoRo, April 81, 1868.
MY DEAR FATHER EDWARD The rebels
grabbed the last letter I wrote you, but they
will draw very little consolation from its con-
tents. -. am happy to see the splen-
did stand you took in the Telegraph against
slavery, with its horrors barbarities, and base
immoralities. Slavery is dead. Nothing can
resuscitate it. To learn this fact fully, you
should pay us a visit There is not negro
in the South who does not know he is free.
Around here they have squatted on the plan
tations. and refuse to work for any one but
themselves. They have sown little crops of
their own, and the masters have ceased to ex-
ercise any control over them.
1t is needless for me to say that / applaud
every sentiment you have expressed in the
Telegraph. I am heart and hand with you in
this cause. Slavery is doomed, and those who
would now uphold it will be held up in very
short time to public odium and execration. No
statesman will vindicate it, no friend of hu-
man progress will stretch forth hand to
break its fall, no lover of humanity and relig-
ion will grieve for its overthrow. 1 have
lived long enough in the South to see its
workings, its disgusting features, debasing the
higher principles of our nature, warning with
religion, and patronizing vice and immortality.
Almighty God has certainly ordained its de-
struction in this country, where it has been
more offensive and immoral than in any 9TH
er, and until it is utterly extinct, this war can
not, from the nature of things cease. I am
in favor of a cessation of hostilities at as ear
| ly day as possible therefore, am in favor
of the Presidents Proclamation.
/ 47T7- -7T-----n>- ~ . -s--s.-- za5I5g
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17

Some astronomers think that, in the course
of time, our planet will be destroyed by COM
ing in contact with the sun. How do they
know but the sun may be destroyed by COM
ing in contact with the earth? Who is going
to give up,before the fight? Let us have fair
play, and old Sol may wish he had not enlist
ed, after ALL Adams farm is not to be crowd
ed out of sight as easy as some suppose. ae
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democratic justice, they will as race soos
learn to take care of themselves, and sool
raise themselves from the depths of slavery
to honest Independence. More than this the5
will becomeoa class of immense importance to
the country, both as producers and consumers.
Phey vii! form a laboring class of freemen
such as nosother nation possesses. and their
rise from bondage into the enjoyment of free
dom and justice, will involve aconstant and
steady increase in the sources of national
prosperity, security and power.
The sans, free and equal justice that each
one of us demands for himself, is demanded
by the negro. He has as good right to it as
we have It is the duty of every man who
loves his country, who believes in the mali
enable rights of man and who would serve
God, to help him to secure it. n.
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Lump in THE SIDE.

cH RAcrrRs Mr. Abb IT, Pr resident cf tie Temper
anee Society Bill johnson, who has Kept the pledge
for year. Landlord, who hopes TO make Johnson
drink again.
Bill j. [Azone.] One year ago / was a
miserable drunkard.. One year ago 1 signed
the pledge, and 1 have kept it. am now a
happy and prosperous man. All here comes
Mr.. Abbott, the President of the Temperance
Society. I'll ask him about signing again.
Mr.. ABBOTT enters. .,7 r
Mr. 4. Good morning, William. was
on my way to your house, to speak to you
have your own way of signing. There is
your written promise. Hands him slip OF
paper 1t will not bind you after to day.
Bill j. This little slip of paper has done
great things for ME. Reads.l 81, William
johnson, pledge myself to drink no mere in
toxicating drinks for one year"
M. A, Are you not going to renew the
pledge
Bill Well, 1 don't know but 1 will
rve done pretty well so far. Will you let
me sign it again in my own way?
Mr. a. o, yes, any way, SO that you will
not drink rum.
BiU j. Writes. Il, William johnson
sign this pledge for nine hundred and ninety
nine years, and if living at the end of that
time, l intend to take out a lease for life.''-
There, think thatll do quire Abbott. Bu
here comes my old landlord. He knows my
time is up. Stand by, Mr.. Abbott and you'll
see game. .r.
Enter LANDLORD.
Bill j. 0, landlord ! [whines Bill, will
sundry contortions of body, as if enduring
great-pain.l have such lump on my side
Landlord. That's because you've stopped
drinking. You won't live two years longe
at. this rate.
Bill j. If commence drinking, will tn,
lump go away
Land. Yes; if you don't, you'll have an
other on the other side.
8 Bill J Do you think so, landlord
Land. I know it you will be covered al
over with Jumps.
Bill j. Well, may be will.
Land. Come, Bill, let's drink together
Come over to the tavern.
Bill No, can't, for pve signed tn
pledge again.
Lana. You, havn't though? You are
fool
Bill j. Yes-the Squire coaxed so hard
couldn't get off.
Land What bloekhead, to sign ava
your liberty
Mr. a. Let me tell you, friend, what III
erty he has signed away. His elbows an
knees are not at liberty, as they were tn
cold wind and rain have no liberty to enter hi
house; and he has lost the liberty to lie i
the gutter all night, and to beat his wife an
children. .... s
BiHJ Yes, thank Heaven! Here's tn
lump though, landlord, [holding up purs
with a hundred dollars in it, and you sa
I'll have more such Jumps and that is what
want George IFask's Series Of Tracks.
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JAMES A. RUSSELL.
.D-N-~-

A sensible writer advises those who would
enjoy good eating to keep good-natured; for,
says he, I" an angry man can't tell whether he
is eating boiled cabbage OF stewed umbrella,
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17

al say, Bill, Jim's Gagged forstealing horsel"
"Why didn't he buy one and not pay for ita
like any other gentleman ?'f < ss's'~'' -'-.1
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The Highest Price for Hides, skins an d
So Sheep Pelts. - isfza -
Rasenna, Feb. 9Th. 1863. =