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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

THE ENCHANTED BELL OF MoRINGEN. in
the village OF Moringen, near Gottingen.
in Germany, there is a small pool OF wa.
ter called "Op(er;eieh"-or Pond of the
Sacrifice. In ancient times religious sac
rtces were offered under an oak, neal by.
Many hundred years ago, the Knights
Tempar had monastery there, the tower
OF which is still standing. The Knights
hung a new bell in the tower, to be rung
for the first time on Christmas Eve; but
they forgot TO have it consecraled, and,
when it was struck, the bell gave out a
terrific and unearthly sound, and fell into
The pond. Tradition says that it lies
there to this day; and every Christmas
Eve, at midnight, it rises to the surface.
peals its unearlhly sound. and sinks again
10 its silence and repose.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01
The House that jeff Built.

The Hartford Post perpetrates the fol.
lowing, with an introduction thus:
Tho following history of the celebrated
oGiGce, erected by JEFF. Davis, Esq. is au.
thcnuc. 1t was written for tho purpose Of
giving infant politicians clear. concise, and
truthful description of tho habitation and
tho fortunes and doings of tho inmates.
l. The Southern Co4federacy This is
the house that JEFF. built.
H. The Ethiopian This is the malt
that lay in the house that jeff built.
III. The Underground RajirOad,--Tbis
is the rat that cat the malt that lay in the
house that JEFF. built
". The Fug,iyr Siiue Lap.-Ths is
tho cat that killed. the rat that eat tho malt
that lay in tho house that JEFF built
V. The Personal Liberty BW--Ths is
the dog that worried the cat that killed tho
rat that eat tho malt that lay in the house
that Jotf built
VI Cliff Justice Taney This is the
COW with the crumplod horn that tossed the
dog that worried the cat that eat the rat
that eat the malt that lay in the house that
JEFF built.
VII. James Buchanan.-This is the
maiden all forlorn that MIXED the COW with
the crumped horn that tossed tho dog tina,
worried the cat that killed tho rat that atc
the malt that lay in the house that jeff.
| built.
! VIII. c. Cesh.-This is tho man all tat
tered and torn that married tho maidel
all forlorn, that MIXED the COW with tb
crumpIed horn that tossed the dog that wor
rod tho cat that eat the rat that cat ,h
malt that lay in the house that jeff bull
IN. PluRder.-This is the priest all sba
ven aud shorn that married the man all tat
tered and torn to tho maiden all forlor
that MIXED the COW with tho crumple
horn that tossed the dog that worried tn
cat that eat the rat that eat the malt tha
lay in tho house that jeff. built.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01
WHOLE NO.729.
CENEE EE
NEW YORK EVENING POST.


This journal. which is now in the sixty
second year OF its existence, is a thorough
going, independent and fearless advocate OF
genuine, practical democracy. II main
tains the equal right of all men to justice
and freedom; it earnestly approves tho
war for tho Union IL holds up the hands OF
our bravo soldiers 10 tho field and it op-
poses treason 10 all shapes, whether open,
as at the South, or covert and sueaking, as
at the North. At the same time il is the
enemy of all nnduo exercise of power, of all
kinds Of political jobbery and corruption,
and insists upon economy in expenditures,
and q strict adherence tOIho constitution.
Throughout the war it has advocated the
most vigorous prosecution of it, but as the
war grows to close political questions take
the ASCENDANT. A moro stupendous, difh-
cult aud interesting problem was never pre-
sented to any people. than that Of tho res
litution of the revolving states to thoir al
ogiance. 1t will require all the statesman
ship and wisdom Of tho nation to bring it to
y satisfactory solution. On that point tho
EVENING PosT will take definite groSpds,
and eudeavor to bring about conditioDNo of
universal freedom and real democracy.%
Pledged to no party, and looking only to
the interest Of the whole country, it will use
whatever energy aud influence it has in the
defence of tho great principles of human
right and human elevation which lie at the
! Foundation of our institutions.
| Il aims chiefly, however, at being GOOD
! NEW SPAPER. In its columns will be
found complete History of tho War, all
| important Political or State Documents en-
tire, Proceedings of Legislative bodies Sum-
mares OF European intelligence and news
from all parts of the world, accurate re-
ports of financial and commercial matters,
trustworthy Correspondence. and careful
" selected Literary Miscellany, comprising
Pooty. Reviews of New Works, with liberal
extracts. Tales. Gossip. and Anecdote8-the
whole forming an excellent variety in which
every reader will discover something to bis
taste.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01
A Life Picture.
BY EMILE J, MERlMAN.

saw her in the city cars-a sweet.lippod
fair-browed, gcntle-mannered girl, Of about
twenty years. Her form was unexceptiou.
able her cheek downy and rosy her nose
and chin fau't!ess her eyes-oh, how sick
my heart g-ew-she was blind In her OK.
prcssirc .aco read her history not that of
tho outer life, but that of the more import
apt-the heart, the soul, which her physical
calamity had beautifed--and, although the
fatal film ovorgrew tho pupils. yet her eyes,
as did her whole face, revealed the angel
within. After the involuntary prayer l sent
u blessing for need bat to look second
,imc to know that sho was happy in living,
and content with life. Her inexpensive
dress was woil kept, and received grace
and beauty from tho wearcr. As we rode
along, fell into spcculations about her
homo and surroundings. That sho had
somo ono who lovod her knew, but wheth
er in heaven or upon earth, could not di
vino. until accidentally l saw in her pale,
soft hand, letter, partially escaped from its
N,
vile, Tenn" and read in good bro,berly
hand, "My dear Sister," 1t was enough I;
my heart ceased to acho, and my attention
was drawn to party of a mother and two
daughters, just entering tho car, and taking
seats beside mo. Ii needed but glance to
know that thoy wore rich, 5ad-tem pe:od
and ll.mannered. Tho mother wore ele-
giant clothes, worried fretful look and o
disagreeabe. haughty nose. The daughters
were elegantly dressed-with heartlessness
written all over tbom. No sooner were
they seated than tho eldest burst out in the
most acrimonious manner with:
did you ever SEQ such q distressed look
ing biped as Frank is o, horrors, I mover
was so ashamed in my life. meeting him on
Broadway, with that shpven head of his
and those coarse, horrd clothes-why, he
looked like u common soldier And that
old slipper on his lame foot I'd stay in
DOORS if were him. Wonder if no thinks
we were SO terribly glad to see him. just be
cause he has been to war-and got wounded
Oh, law didn't he look pleased to SEQ us
But he needn't think he will bo invited tc
our house, as he used to be--why he's los,
bis position, and every cent with it, just BY
going off to war-what fool |"
Il don't care for Frank Farleigh = broke
in the second daughter. "Only l want t'
know, mother, if rm to expect that lace ol
not You very woll know can't wea
that old stuff again it's cheap at four dol
lars yard"
Here mOtioned to the conductor, b.
stopped the car, and as ! passed out
f felt chilled on passing them, and sal,
within myself, "You are those who nee,
pity" And as my eyes rested momon
on the benign face and rayles eyes of tn
sweet, blind girl, my heart caugh: some @
her tranquility and joy. What were silk
and laces to her, whose riches were of tn
soul. Al, what riches of love and glory ar
in store for you and thoy-may Heave
pity them.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

SIR GEORGE GREY speaks with exraor-
dinary volublli,y. On one occasion, to
enforce his argument, he made use Of q
similc. ''li we throw spark of fire in.
to barrel of guupowder, we all know
there will be dreadful explosion; but we
may throw blazing torch upon turn
pike road, and the probability is that it viii!
expire harmlessly." The Stenographer
went on very well until he came 10
the blazing torch on the turnpike road,
but he could not make out the end OF the
sentence. lie knew II was something
about blazing torch, but what il was TO
do be could not for the life of him tell.
The sentence was deemed too important
20 be left out, SO he wrote it as iollows:-
"You may throw spark into barrel OF
gunpowder, and it will explode and spread
devastation around; but. il yoa place a
blazing torch on a turnpike road, all tina.
it will do will be TO burn down the turn
pike gate"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

DELIcAoY IN CoNvERsATIoN.-Am maxim
of Bruyere's is going the rounds of the
English newspapers. 1t will do for New
York: .r
"There is speaking well, speaking
easily, speaking justly and speaking sea-
sonably. 1t is offending against the last
to speak of entertainments before the indi'
gent; of sound limbs and health before the
iuiirm; of houses and lands before one
who has not so much as e dwelling, in a
word to speak of your prosperity before
the miserable. This conversation is cruel
and the comparison which naturally ari.
ses in them betwixt their condi tion and
yours is excrucialing.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01
OLD SONGS.
BY WILLIS GAYLORD CLARK.


Give mo the songs loved to bear,
In swcot and sunny days of yoro:
Which came in gushes to my car
From lips that breathe them now no
more;
Prom lips, alas on which the worm,
Ia cold and dusky silence lies,
Where many loved lamented form
Is hid from sorrows filling eyes
Yes when those forgotten lays
Come trembling with spirit voice,
1t reminds me of those early days,
When to respire was to rejoice;
Whom gladstone flowers and frutage shone
Where'or my willing footsteps fell;
When Hopes bright realm was all mine
own,
And Fancy whispered "all is WE'LL"
Give me old songs ! They stir my hear
As with some glorious trumpet.tone;
Beyond the results of modern art,
They rule its thrilling chords alone,
Till, on the wings of thought I fly
Back to that boundary of bliss,
Which once beneath my childhood's SIX,
Embraced a sceno of lovelness.
Thus, when the portals of mine ear
Those long-remembered lays receive.
They seem like guests, whose voices chez
My breast, and bid itnot to grove;
They ring in cadonces of lovo,
Thcy tell of dreams now vanished all
Dreams that descended from above
Visions, It's rapture to rccalll
Give me old songs know not why,
But ovory tone they breathe to me
Is fraught with pleasure pure and high,
With honest love or honest glee;
They move me whom by chance hear,
They rouse each sumbering pulse anew
Till every scene to memory doar
Is pictured brightly to my view. g..
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

RECENTLY, as some laborers were demol-
ishing a stone house in Hudson, New York.
erected in revolutionary times, they came
across box, secreted under the hearth,
containing some three thousand dollars in
silver and gold of an ancient date.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

A WAC says that in bis jourueying lately
be was pnt into an omnibus with dozen
persons of whom he did not know a single
one. Turning corner shortly after, how
ever, the omnibus was upset "and ibeD.
said he, IL found them all out"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

A PERSON complained to DR.. Franklin of
having been insuIted by one who called him
a scoundreI. "Ah - replied the Doctor,
"and what did you call him - "Why, said
he, II called him u scoundreI. too" "Well.'
resumed Franklin, Il presume you both
spoke the truth
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

of Christmas block, which might DO burnt
ill Candlomas ovo, kept ont the severity, or
tho weather; and tho abundance was shared
amid music, conjuring riddles, hot cookies,
ol.plough, snap dragon, jokes, laughter,
repar.oes for!uits and dances.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

AN agriculturist in the Duchy of Holsteis
is stated to have discovered remedy for
the potato blight Before planting the tu-
berce he washes it in chlorine water, and
then lets it dry in the sun. He has, it is
said, tried this method for three years. and
always obtained sound potatoes.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-01

ONLY those who have thoughts like light
ming deserve to have voice like thunder
to utter them, a
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-12-28
HOW THE QUEENS SPEECH is
WRITTEN.

In late speech by Mr.: Osborn, mem
Der Of the British Parliament. On public
affairs, he thus described the manner in
which the Queens speech was composed:
81 dare say there may be some in this
reem who may innocently suppose that
what is called the Queens speech is actu-
ally the speech of the Queen. A laugh
Well, Her Majesty has nothing to do
with it, and in regard to this speech,
which is called the Queens speech-and
which is neither the Queen's English nor
the peoples grammar Laughter Her
Majesty is, in fact, as little consulted fer
he opinions as Lindley Murray is for the
rules of grammar. Those Queen sspeeches
are nothing more than magnificent mis-
representations Of the Queens English,
and containing the most sonerous periods
of what is known as Cabinet English.
T Laughter. The speeches are made,
may tell you in this manner. One man
puts forward one sentence. and another
man another, and when they are all got
together, it is then put to the vote, and
one unfortunate being has to put this con-
glomerate English together, and make
what he can cut of it. Laughter.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-12-28
How to Prevent Wet Feet.

A WRITER in the Mechanics Maga-
zine, who says he has had three pair of
boets last him six years, and thinks he
will not require any more fer six years to
come tells hew he treats them:
1 put . pound each Of tallow and re-
sin in pct on the FIRE; when melted and
mixed apply it hot to the beot with a
painter brush until neither the sole nor
upper will soak any more. If it is desir-
Gus that the boots should Immediately
take a polish, dissolve an ounce of wax
in teaspoonful of turpentine and lamp
black. A day or tive after the boots have
been treated with the resin and tallew,
rub over them this wax and terpentine,
but not before the fire. Thus the exterior
will have a coat of wax alone, and shine
Hike nirrsr--TallOw and grease become
rancid and rot the stitching OF leather, but
the resin gives it an antiseptic quality
which preserves the whole.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-12-28
THE ARMY CONSUMPTION OF
HORSES.

Some interesting facts in regard to the
supply of horses and their consumption
by the army, have recently been presented
by Newburg, N. Y, veterinary surgeon,
DR.. Vegeli The census shows that the
number of horses in the United States in
1860 was 5,115,45 After making de-
ductiens fer the Southern States, fer
horses uuder and above working age,
deceased and unservicable, DIR; V. re-
duces ,the total resources of the horse
market in the loyal States to l,077, sos
animals. The annual wanted fer civil
use is 144,0i8, for military use, 1913, 744
or enc fourth annually of the total re-
sources of the horse supply. The celts
under four years old are estimated st l.
1I4,175 one fourth of these, or 278, ,544
will annually reach the age Of fsur years
but as this number may be reduced enc
tenth for deaths and disasters among the
celts, the ultimate actual annual supply IL
put at 250,000, while the annual need fcl
the army and for civil life is 252i660
showing deficiency Of zero, horss
each year.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-12-28
SUGAR AND CoRPgLENGE.

Alderman Mechi writes: g / can CEN
firm personally Mr., Banting's statement
that sugar produces cerpalency. Some
time before that gentleman Published his
case, I found myself getting too alder
manic in spite Of severe exercise. Hear
ing casually that a very stout lady had
to gentael proportions by leav-
ing off sugar in her tea and coffee, fol-
lived her example, and found that ] had
lost fourteen pesnds weight in SIX weeks
very much to my comfort. The guam
tity Of sugar I usually consumed was un-
der enc su.ce aad half daily. As
nush prefer my tea and ceffee swestened,
I again venturea moderately, and seen
gained seven pounds; SO now I regulate
my weight principally by the use or dis
continuance Of sugar. The ready sola-
bility Of this saccharine matter permits il
to be absorbed Immediately by the sys
tem
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-12-28
NUMBER 48.
JOSH BILLINGS ON THE.UAg

|
l have studdyed cats elusslv for vear.-
and hav found them adikted tsy < vild
slate. They haint get affeckshun, nor
vartue OF emmy kind; tha viii skratch
t:.oir best friends, and won't ketch mice
unless they are hungry. 1t has bin sod
that tha are good to make up into sas-
sases; but this is great mistake. I. have
bin told by a sassage maker thsI don't
kemPare with dogs. Thar is enc thing
sartlh, they are very anxious tewiliy. l'JYu
ma turn one inside cut and hang him up
oi the tale, and az soon AZ you ara cut 0y
sight he will manage to turn back som-
msrset, and Gun arsuad awl rightina \
few days. It is very hard work ts looxs
q cat: IF one gifts carried sphg in bag
bl mistake crate ways into tho kuntry,
they won't sta lost enla q short time, bns
soon appear, tew make tho family happy
with their prssenos. Old maids are very
fond ov cats, for the reason, I suppose,
that cats never marry if tha have ever so
goods chause. There IL one thing about
cats i don't like. if yu step on their tales
by aeksident they git mad rite opk. ana
make CRATE fuss about it. There Is
aEather thing absut them which makes
them good investments for poorfolkE
A pair oy cats will yield each year, with
out 4uy outlay, something like eight hun
dred per cent. 1t liza very sing plarr fack
that cats don't ike a miil-pond; never
knew one few gittdrowned by acksidents
Tha luv cream, but it seems to- be agin
their religgin tew fetch seap. Cats and
dogs have not bin able tew agree on the
main question, tha both seem to want the
af6rmatif side tew snst. I think if Z
could hav mi way thars weulan't be- emmy
mere cats born, unless tha could show =
certificate ev good moral karaktsr. There
IL enc more thing about cats which asems
tew me ten be awl affecntashun, and thaf
is making sich noise under fsIlsr's
window at nights, and thsa kali il musik.
If was to hav mi shsics between cat
and striped snake, would take the snake.
bekause could git rid Of the snake By
letting him GO. There amt ss sartinE
way te kill q cat; if yu git one wsrkssD
up into sassage, and yen thisk yes are
awl rite, jist AZ likely ~ net tha eill sun
to and take of whole lot Of essd sas-
sages with then. These are nj views
about cats, rather hastily hsvs tsxsshsr.
and if hain't esd saaf agin then, Il u
only bekause lack the infsrnssAun.