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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-22
OF WHEELING, VA.
nTRECTORSt
Something New.

"a. RoIcE,s -ANrL-DYsPEPTIo AND
IL ANTl-AsTHMAT ATIO-Ths only certain cure
for Dyspepsia Liver Complaint Jaundice, Dissases
of the kIdney's. Chronic or Nervous Debhltys AnG
all diseases arising from i'm paired or dlseAse1
Stomach or LiVer such as ConsIiPation, Hear
Nausea, Rullness and Weight in the stOm &C h. sour
Belchings, Fullness of Bio d to the Head, SINKING
Riuttsrng at the Pit OF the stomaeh, ElutteTing
aud PSlpitation of the Heart Du Pain in the Heaa,
Dtbeient PerspirSton, Burning Of the Palms OF tue
Aands and SOles Of the Pert, Asthma, NeureieiA,
and Twitching of the Nerves. Also an kneetuAi
Remedy IN Female Suppressions, Irregularities and
Weaknesses.
Many testimonials Of its cures might,be given,
but the best evidence Is trial of Its VIRTUES sold
BY al the druggists In Wheeling and Bridgeport,
and Druggists generally. ~.
Prepared by q. BnloE WILLIAMS,
js1i,tf Wheeling Island, West Virginia.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

THE PRINTERS DOLLARS. The Printers
dollarsl Where are theyl A dollar here
and dollar there, scattered over numer-
Gus small towns, over the country-miles
apart-how shall they I've gathered to-
getherf The type founder, the paper
maker, the journcyman and compositor,
the grocer, the tailor, and almost every
body else, have their demands, hardly
ever so small as single dollar, upon the
printer. But the mites from here and
there must be diligently gathered and pa
tiently boarded, or the wherewith to dis.
charge the large bills viii never become
bulky. We imagine the printer will have
to get up an address to his scattered dol.
lars something like the following:
Dollars, halves. quarters, dimes and
all manner of fractions into which We are
divided, collect yourselves and come home!
You are wanted, for combinations of all
sorts of men, that help the printer be-
come proprietor, gather in good force
and demand such good reasons for your
appearance at his table. that nothing but
a sight at you will appease them. Collect
yourselves, for valuable as you are in the
aggregate, singly you will never pay the
cost of gathering. Come in here in sin.
gle file, that the printer may form you
into battalion and send you forth again
to battle for him and vindicate his credit.
Reader, are you sure you haven't one
Of the printers dollars sticking about
your clothes?
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

LINCOLN PHoToGRAPHRD.-In q bio.
graphical sketch of Abraham Lincoln in
the New York Mercury, the following is
given -.---.-.
Mr.. Lincoln is q political thimblerrig-
ger, with no policy and no principles
He found the North united and the South
divided, and he has simply reversed this
state of affairs most disastrously. His in
competency for his position is obvious
He is not an anti.slavery man on princi-
pie, although he now pretends to be. He
is not conservative, although he plays
that part when it serves his petty pur-
poses. He has bungled the best laid plans
out Of Generals and brought dirty politi-
cal squabbles. into the management Of
military matters. He has usurped un.
constitutional powers, and is openly de-
nounced by the leading men Of his own
party as an attempt at Dictator. He
has violated the rights of the people 10
every possible way, and would have been
impeached long ago if Congress had done
its duty. He has removed able Generals
because they differed with him in politics,
and appointed military imbeciles who
have sacrificed the lives Of our soldiers in
fruitless expeditions. He has decl"red
that the war shall not end except upol
terms unauthorized by the Constr
He has hardly friend in his own parry,
and not one out Of it In manners he Is
clown in nature, a buffoon; and in ev-
erything contemplate. If be had the
brains, he would be despot. Lacking
brains, he is an imbecile. As q politician,
he is notoriously dishonest, and this is
shown in his recently sacrificing Hamlin
in order to secure his own denomination.
An incubus upon the nation-a hindrance
to the cause he processes to love-an OBJ
iect of universal dislike-he brazenly
claims that the soldiers vote and the
shoddy vote will re.elect him, with the
help Of his Office holders and bogus vote
from the rebel States. fit does, farewell
to all hopes Of the Union
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

HERE is the last specimen brick 10 tho
line Of " confidence games.p A woman
in Cincinnati having an eaFthen vessel IN
her apron, entered grocery store and
bought Q pound Of coffee. Removing the
lid she dropped the coffee in said vessel,
replaced the lid, and was about % pay for
II, when she discovered she had forgotten
Ter money. Not to have her hcsseaty l11.
pected she said she would leave ktF pWe-
chase till she went home and gpt beF Sii66s
ney, and accordingly set her eEG1ksRy 6h
the counter, where It remained until the
grocer thought something must 30 wrong,
and on removing the lid he found there
was no bottom to the vessel, and Of course
the woman had gone of With the coffee
in her apron.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26
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On one Of The sVpsg
chussttA, there atahds . entt
old. The s9oke q The pel . p
curling lloNiS MP ft0gk ~ - -
IN the dcC6Sa3 Is thsss .
little girl, psfhapa ef ems 1tb q -
Summers; In her hAnd shD ADld I<fSp
tin pan, from. which ne = alstEIbdlsHg
their morning meal 70 - s6aekeQA dueks
and gesee. She looks deIiEhtsa a. Gho
sees fham- scrahhiing ine ihsIe tEaskluat:
and thinks It rather mean in theesa eaek
hon to take 80 much more than hsE aksSs.
The feeding over, che spiea, coWiis pp
the road, Peter, the newsbOy, del3Isd
somewhat, precisely, By the ahcH q
yesterday. Pan IN hand she runs tomset
him, and greets him with
"Good morning, Peter"
"HOw dye do, sis Z" is the reply.
"What news have you got to-day ?"
"News3 Great uewsl Here To the
paper; you can see for yourself. - -....
So saying, he handed over the pApeE 70
her. She seized It, and cOInmsnced 20
read the headings. A victOryl And her
eyes sparkled % she read the word
WithOu. stopping further, she ran % give
1t to her mother. She, engaged to her
morning duties, bAda her Ee1d aloud the
news She read with the same Joyful a.
precision which she had when She tif1t 70.
ceived the paper. Bot, glancing upv IN
saw her mother had stopped H. work,
and down her cheek twO tears Wsth tFs-
cling their way. She was sarpEissd; aad
her face changed At once fFemstha jcyfal
to the grave. Before, she had not tke1sht
that victories were won only b. dsash,
and that even her own father might b
among the number. e ..;5l,;:,D
South Of the Potomac there is another
scene. In one Of the hospitals there lies
. soldier, the. stripes upon bis arm pE4c
claim the rank Of sergeant He e yonnd-
ed in the breast terrible wonnd, nAde
by the bali off Minic rife. lttb t
from his counteuaucs that hlS III blood b
fast ebbing, and that he he sn0t a1ny
hours to live. Though too wesk toapsak,
he still retains his consciousness end pee.
haps is thinking of his wife and child, IN
the cottage, hundreds Of miIes away
Suddenly bright but feeble smile break-
ing over bis face, pscclaims the !" victory
in DEATH" and a!I Is over. We WIN not
follow the body on its way from the battle
Geld In Virginia to the hillside IN MassA-
chusetts, the slow tread Of the horses up
the hill, the stopping at the cottage gate,
the solemn and sorrowful funeral Me
burial in the village church yard hat let
it suffice to say, that Garry Mortimer will
never forget that morning in early sum.
mer which brought the news Of that VIC.
tory.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

FAcrS-A sick cobbler must be re-
garded as being we'll when he beginsito
mend. .@a5S
Much creed, little faith much ore, Lit.
tie gold many words little work.
To the contemplAtive soul there Is no
littleness. The least OF things is infInite.
Mortified Pride often takes tha nane
and guiss Of broksn heart ~ -rd "A
We use riches as children nse toyg-tO
amuse US till We fall asleep. ~
A great man Is most calm Ia 'stCtnits .
little one most stormy 10 calmG
If women do the greater part Of tho
talking, they also do the better part Of It
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26
wall street Qa.ASlerD.

Il =.
A New York correspondent says: The
wild gamblings 10 stocks and gold have
thrown 10 the surface Q new set OF mea.
Formerly tbs Board or Brokers md men
who dealt in stocks we're men Of character
and fortune. The entrance fee to the
Board guaranteed respectabiIity. But now
barriers are Of no service. Desperate and
reckless men have taken to the street,
Any man who can raise from City 10 .
hundred dollars sets up stock gambling on
bis own account. These men know no
bounds and no rules. They are on the
ground early and late. They flll up VIII
liam street so that It is impossible for
teams. They yell and scream like mad
men, and can be heard for blocks. Men
unacouainted with them would imagine
from their outcries that n pestilence had
broken out or that the enemy had landed
at the Battery. A new Board made up Of
this class have opened a room on Broad
street, near the Custom House. 1t is open
day and night. The fortunes that are lost
in and around Wall street every week are
marvellous. No romance can equal the
reality of reverse Of fortune which daily
transpires. No gamblers are more reck-
less, desperate, or suddenly destroyed
Many man leaves his palatial residence
in the morning fancied millionaire, and
he goes home at night ruined man. His
elegant cquipage, in which bis be;jeweled
wife and proud daughters whirled the dust
of the Park the day before in the eyes Of
well tO.do citizens plodding their way on
foot, is sold-the residence Abandoned
the man, seedy and forlorn, appears in the
outskirts of the crowd of Jews and bro.
kers, and the family go into "the country
to spend the summer with thei: friends. !"
They are seen no more in the fashionable
world.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

Ar meeting for mutual Improvement
in = town not a thousand miles from the
Massachusetts, line, one Of the bsethfen
announced that there would be q meeting
in that house every Wednesday evening
annually and alternately" It was Rt one
Of these meetings that the following strain
OF exhortation was INDUCED in: You
love hogs fat-you love dough.nuts fried
in hogs fat-why don't you love religioes'
At the latest dates no satisfactory answer
had been given.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

LORD PALMERSToN AND HIS TENANT. -
The London correspondent of the Ayr
Observer gives the following anecdote of
the veteran Premier To give every one
his due, Lord Palmerston is an excellent
landlord. have myself known many
liberal acts he has performed for his Irish
tenantry in the neighborhood of Sligo
A few years ago be was shooting over
this wild property" "and, after long walk,
came to dilapdated hut, in which the
only inhabitants we're an old woman and
her pig His Lordship was hungry, and
asked if there was anything to be got to
cat. God bless your honor" said the
old woman, "shure there are praties and
eggs, all at your service )" and she imme-
diately set to washing some of the former,
and putting them in the pot with their
jackets, and she brought from basket
about half dozen eggs, which in due
| time were cooked and served with the
potatoes. Lord Palmerston appeared to
enjoy his primitive meal. Every one gets
good tempered after dinner, be it ever so
simple; so, for want of anything else to
do, his Lordship thought he would chaff
his hostess, and he asked her who was
her landlord. "Oh, he's one Of the big.
gest lords in the land shure, your honor,
it's himself that dimes with the Duane, and
tells her all she ought to do; and shure
she's the good lady that listens to him,
and it's by these names that the country's
governed" The noble Premier asked her
about her rent and circumstances, and
was told that she had been a widow for
twenty years, and supported herself by
hard toll tnat never during that period
had she eaten flesh meat, except when
the pig was killed, and that greater part
of it was sold to pay the rent, which
"honor be to God, she was never behind
in, )" she doubted, however, when her
strength failed her, and she could not
work as she then did, what would become
of her; but luckily added: "Tf my hus-
band had only left me enough to buy q
COW, and had these three or four acres
Of ground that's running waste I'd been
as happy as the Duane of England. -
"Well," said the Lordship, suppose
was 70 speak to Lord Palmerston." "Ah,
faith, your honor, it's not the like of you
that 'ud see Lord Palmerston; didn't
tell you he was the biggest man in the
country; and shure it's not yourself that
'ud come within mile of him." "Well,"
replied his Lordship, "IlI try; I am not
going to pay you for what I have had un-
til | try the experiment" "Good luck
to your honor, but there's no more chance
of that than of poor creature like me to
see him wild my own eyes" His Lord
ship shook the old woman very warmly
by the hand and departed. In few days
afterwards beautiful COW was sent to
the old woman with a grant of ten acres
Of land free as long as she lived. The
poor creature was overjoyed, perhaps
more at the honor of having shaken hands
with Lord Palmerston than with what ap.
peared to her immense wealth-the DOS
session of COW and pasturage. Many
similar acts has the noble Premier done
in his long lifetime, and these little favors
have made bin much beloved.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

A PHYSICIAN, examining his student "a
to his progress in medicine and surgery.
asked him: "If . man should fall iRto, q
well forty feet deep, and strike bis bead
against one Of the tools with which he hsd
been digging the we'll; what wOUld bO
your course, if called in as q surgeon ~
Student-"I should advise them to let tho
man lie, and fill up the well"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

As TWO urchins were trotting along to.
gether, one Of them fell and broke pitch.
or he was carrying. He began crying,
when the other boy asked him why he
took on so. ...
'Cause,' said he. when I get home
mother will whip me for breaking the
mug
'Whatp said the other, 'hain't you got
no grandmother living ct your house ?
NO. was the reply.
'Well, l have, and I might break two
mugs and they daren't whip me-
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

There was q sudden explosion of q pistol,
followed by fierce cry. | opened the
door. Rodden had fallen on the floor,
but he sprang to his feet, with q cut
across his hand and one ear shot of. He
---o-- - es +aaS1 @DeS- 1Sffbe country
man exclaimed:
That varmintr
Are you hurt ? asked.
Not bit Of it, said be.
There was q slight cut on his hand,
however. Rodden had scarcely left the
stateroom when he was grappled by the
porter who. like myself, had been watch.
ing him. The rascal struggled hard, but
he was soon disarmed, bound securely
and locked up in a stateroom. asked q
lady who had come from her stateroom in
her dressing-gown, to go to the poor wife
and tell her the sad truth, that her hus.
band was wounded and felon.
Oh, what have | not suffered with him
and her = said she, wringing her hands.
II could but return to my once happy
homeI'
And why can you nOts asked the
lady.
1t was an old, old story. She had run
away from home and married o snowy
scamp, without the consent of her parents.
The captain, the countryman and went
aside to consult as to what was to be
done.
Wait q minute said the countryman,
and he went into the stateroom, and the
next instant came out in dressing gown,
another and natural head of hair, and
without the everlasting old gloves. 1t was
my acquaintance, Mr.. Browne, and a cap
ital actor, too.
determined to serve out that fellow
If ever had chance to do So said he,
when he robbed that poor carpenter and
drove him crazy. He got cured of that
by small dose of water.cure in the Mis-.
sissippi, and the help of Muster. l shall
hunt him up and give him back the mo-
ney.'
Muster wagged his tail, as if he remcm-
bered all about it, and approved of return
ing the cash.
The poor little wife decided to return
home. The neither, deprived of her son,
did not attempt to keep her i'll used
daughter-in law. When Rodden found
that he was to be taken to the Jail at
Maysville. he sent for his wife. ITS all
up with me for the present, said he; they
have got me foul. You had better 90
home, Lib, and stay with the old folks,
and behave yourself. Mother is not fit
company for you unless am about
The little wife answered only with a
sob. She held the baby for his father to
kiss him, but she did not offer him her
own lips or cheek. He was her tyrant no
longer. She had found friends. She
would escape. We took her to her pater-
nal home on the Ohio, and saw her kindly
received by a worthy father and loving
mother. Mr.. Browne went with me, and
left thousand dollars of the sum he had
won from Rodden, in her Fathers hands
Rodden was tried for murderous assault
with intent to rob, and sent to the peni
tentiary for twenty-five years. He vii
be sixty five when he has served out his
time. The mother tried hard to save him
and may get him pardoned out after O
while. The little wife became an exem.
plary and happy mother.
don't keep up acquaintance with all
the world and his wife, because can't
but keep track of Mr.. Browne, and when
he is acting in England another
name, which | wont mention-a ard I'm in
America, | feel lonesome, that's fact
| All the Year Round.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

SHoDDY PATRIOTISM would throw the
liberties of the people at the feet Of the
President, and feel amply compensated by
receiving small contract or a petty Of
fee. The spirit of liberty has no abiding
place in its breast.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

ma, is cousin pas aHgei ?. No, dear,
what Pot such an ides IN Jour head r.
''Cause every time you 90 up staiIs -
dress the baby. pa tAkss. .hsriE. .his
calls hsr bis angel, and nakss -
red Child gets > stichsef 6aa4, -
cousin q walking stieh. Gag
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

In darkness and silence rest the dad
children in the arms Of the cold mother |;
but at last, when the sun Of eternity rises,
they shall arise, and she, too, shall blOOm
again
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

GtvE us not men like weathercOcks,
that change with every wind, but men
like mountains, who change the winds
themselves.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

BUSTER says it is the privilege Of hoops
to surround the loveliest Of all things,
among which are girls and whisky.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

A STONE thrown at dog. in Washing
ton, rebounded and bit six generals. Not
one of them had ever been so near danger
before,
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

D. >NA%wFNa " A>~~NNAA'
ERsxs-.S ,ys,r4S4s 1rsAsss-Nr. ySee =, "a Moths
d HNs hbatAs 4 -; One nenth payable % tks Car
TIer), 50 cents; Single Copies, l2h cents
ADVERTIsIN0One SQUARE, Of 10 lines, hrSt insertion S
zach SubSequent insertion o. So Business Cards Of 10 ne
~ -. one YEAR 0aS; Busine8 Cards Of 10 lines
thnee vonIhs $40 discount will be made On thu
RATES for yearly and quarterly sdvesenents which
exceed one sqaarO.
eos PRINTIHG.-our once Is replets With the modern
lmpfovements the execution OF
every styeof PRINTING, such Books Pamphles Brie
H1udbtlS, Circulars Ball Tickets Programmes
IiGoav seSsk Deposit BnIheads Cheeks Receipts
Cards, Labels ETC., IN plain or Aney eolored inks.
JUSTICES BLANKs-AMdavits Undertakings and wrtso Of
Attachment under the law FOR this once
Blank homestead eonYenant farm
In Just printed, complete form Of MINERS DEED.
Also, beautifully executed MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
Opera Houss Il the AutAorIed Agent for the MOUNTAIN
DEMOCRAT, In the city Of San ErAncisco All
the Paper Advertising len with him win b promptly
tended 70.
J.. J. KN0wLTOE CO.. corner Of Montgomery and Cal.
1fonia Teet authorized to act for the Noun
tEin Democrat, In San Francisco
Y. a. BRowN authorized gent DEMOCRAT at
GesTgSn Orders for the advertising, for job
Work, left with him will be promptly attended TO.
CHAe p JAcKaON s the authorised Agent Of the NOUN.
TAIN DEMOCRAT VI Dorado Orders sf with him will
be promptly attended TO.
Il. J. BIDLENAN is authorized agent At saeramento
All orders for advertng sft With him will receive i'm.
mediate attention.
L. DIAs is agent for the pEoeHAr at vrEinia City,
Nevada Territory.
COL wN KNOX our authorized agent Grizzly Flat
All orders given him for the Democrat will be promptly NJ
tended 70.
once. on COloma street.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

JOY may take her wreath and make il
a wedding ring of friendship or love; and
grief may do the same with his girdle Of
thorns.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

THERE are very affectionate female
friends who kiss each other through two
thicknesses of veil and know bow to hug
each other without disArranging . curl.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

Every man who is not . monster, :
Mathematician, or mad philosopher, il
the slave Of some woman.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

THs man that toEeskR ! ela4 -
has bappsnAd. hAg ii -
b. who rsznaEahsFRs -
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

WHY is The riss ia eetenn iiks TIE ai
Of q forti BeCause u redsees the.hn
WorkR ---.-.---.-.-- q 5T71s
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

Ds.oo.1cr. D. Il:al
viii tiss agAln. "
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26
GEORGE E. WILLIAMS.

Att O MY I v
OHce-Dourlass' Building. next door TO the Cary
Hau-e, Ma.n street, Pl4"erVille. mol
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26

An UNKIND TEAR When | used to
tend store at the Regulator" in Syra.
cuse, the old man comes round one day.
and says he
Boys, the one that sells the most
'twixt now and Christmas, gets vest
pattern as present"
Maybe we didn't work for that vest
pattern! tell you there were some tall
stories told in praise of goods just about
that time but the talleSt talker and the
one that had more cheek than any Of us
was certain Jonah Squires, who roomed
with me. He could talk dollar out of O
mans pocket when the man intended tc
spend but six-pence; and the woman
Lord bless you-they just handed over
their pOcket.book to him and let him Law
out what he liked for them.
One night Jonah woke up with, "By
Josh, old fellow, If you think that ere's
got any cotton in it, I'll bring down the
sheep It was cut from, and make him
swear to his own wool 'Twon't wear
out either-wore pair of pants that kind
o stuff myself for five years, and they're
as good now as when first put 'em on |
Take it at thirty cents, and III say you
don't owe me anything. Eh too dear ?
Well, call it twenty-eight cents What
dye sayf Shall tear it9 All right
it's bargain"
l could feel Jonah's hands playing
about the bed clothes for an instant, then
rip tear went something or another, and
| hid my head under the blankets, per-
fectly convulsed with laughter, and sure
that Jonah had torn the sheet from TOP
to bottom. When woke 10 next morn.
ing, found-alas, unkindest tear of all
that the back of my night shirt was split
from tail to collar bandI
->-~$~-S-
NEWSPAPER GENERALS. This term used
to be applied to editors who wanted to
direct campaigns. We have changed it
to mean Generals who purchase q safe
fame by capturing newspapers. The un-
known BIigadier at Memphis-one of the
many hundred who make living out OF
earnings Of quiet citizeus-has lately seiz-
ed upon some half dozen journals which
could not agree with him in politics.
Probably they were unable, conscientious
ly, to glorify him and his ilk; at any rate,
they were seized, and the President is
doubtless party to the outrage. Is it
possible to make citizens believe that we
are gradually changing our form of gov
ernment from republic to despotism
Imagine George Washington, in the midst
of eight years revolution, breaking
the printing presses. Yet Lincoln, whose
harpies compare him to the Father of the
Country, has either intimidated every OBJ
noxious publisher or ruined bis business.
He is par excellence, at the head of the
newspaper generals. The rebellion goes
on the journals do not, except in lame,
tagging way; one half of the papers are
paid Moniteurs, the other half are under
warning. IN. Y. Mercury.
TIE steady lights Of heaven waver in
the water; some Of the great lights Of
earth 10 brandy and water.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-26
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT,

PUBusHED EvERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY
an wr0E@ - JAcT y "A n X
~ aat~~s~ v. A. EAEuAHy