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Eternity.
Eternity has no gray hairs p'

"Eternity has no gray hairs p'
The flowers fade, the heart withers,
man Crews old and dies, the wsrld lies
dewn in the sepulchre Of ages, but time
writes no lines en- the brow of eterni-
lty,
Etersity stupendeus thought! The
ever present, unborn, undecaying and I'M
ldying-the endless chain, comprising the
life sfGod-the golden thread, entmiHiHg
the destines of the universe.
Earth has its beauties, but time shrouds
them for the grave: its honors, they are
but the sunshine Of an hour; its palaces,
they but as the gilded sepalchres, its pos
sessions, they are the toys of changing
fortune, its pleasures they are bursting
bubbles. Not so in the untried bourne
In the dwelling of the Almighty can
come no decay. It's day will know ne
darkening--eternal splenaor forbids the
the approach of night. Its fountains will
never fail-they are fresh from the eter-
nal throne. Its glory will never wans,
for there is the ever present Gsd. Its
harmsnies will never oease--exhaustless
love supplies the song.
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Important to Farmers

Recent discoveries justify the belief
that many thousands OF tens of the husks
of Indian csrn will hereafter be oonsum-
ed yearly in this country, in connection
with the manufacture Of paper. 8, The edi-
tsrs sf the leading daily journals Of the
country have secured the control of the
new discovery, Sc far as it is applicable
to the xsnufacture of printing paper; and
they invite proposals from every tewa,
county, and State in the United States,
fer supplying clean, sound and we'll dried
husks, as they are stripped from the ripe
corn, the husks to be bailed in even han
dreds of pounds und delivered at railrsad
stations. Address D. II Craig, general
agent Of the Associated Press, New Ysrk
city.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08
A GOOD STORY.
A House with All the Nod
erm Cenveniences.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

Nehemiah Pollard was an arny con
tractor. He furnished pork for the ives
tern department, and of course be get
rich by it. At the end of TIVE years of
that kind of business he found himself
worth half nillien.
People began to call him Mr.. Pollard
and esquire Psllard," instead of old
Pollard" and Miah," and sleek men in
white neck clothes called on him with
lsng subscription papers.
Mrs. Pollard had discovered her i'm
portance sometime previously. Dry goods
clerks held ths doers open fer her new.
whe three years before would have seen
her drsp dozen parcels in the mud, and
shut the skirt of her dress ints the door
forty tines, without ceming to the rescue.
She was consulted about sewing societies,
and appealed to in behalf Of foreign mis-
sions, and Bible soeisties, and sanitary
cem nissiens, and her opinion was queted
among her friends as We quote from the
statute book.
Mrs. Pollard awske suddenly to fall
knowledge Of the fact that it lily became
their altered circumstances to live in a
one-stery wooden house, in remote part
Of the city, with nene of the moderu
cenveniences and improvements. They
swsd it to their children, she said, te
inhabita a heuss with all the modern con
veniencss and see something Of the world
| Nehemiah fingered his green backs
looked wise and eeincided.
So house was taken.
/ 1t would be tedious to mention all tn,
partieulars Of the furnishing, much o
which wac dene by contract. The hous,
was large and cemmodious. There was
library, conservatory, parlsrs, drawing
rooms, dining halls and msdel kitchen
1t was heated with furnice, lighted will
lgass; there was a dumb waiter, sprinI
locks, hot and cold water: in shert, it wa
a house with all the medern convent
: ences.
|, The library was stocked by statione
who received orders to be sure the book
we're all bound. and mostly in red back:
the conservatory was filled by foris
and Mrs. Pollard stipulated only thu
there should be plenty of hollyhocks an
D poppiss.
. When all was ready the family mev
: ed in.
s Mrs. Pollard sailed about the gran
Ireems like a queen, but her husbar
locked absolutely frightened as he su
veyed the premises.
BY golly, PeggyP he exclaimed, g
/; this ere amt little toe fne for us.
J feel like eat in a strange garret-ye,
by golly, like two catsl There's doze
of things here that don't knew the ma n
lef. What's them gilt things stuck sp
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

A FEW days since l vas setting with
Mr.. Daw, the lawyer, in his ofhce, in
Court square; client came in and said:
..Stskes, the livery sstablekseper, tosk
me in dreadfuliy yesterday, and l want
to be even with him. m
Estate your cases. said Daw.
Clieat: Il asked how much he wosla
charge me for herse to go to Dedham.
BE said fifteen shillings tsok the hsrss
and went, and when / came back paid
him fifteen shitlings, and he said he van
ted another fifteen snilllngs for coming
back, and made ms pay IL.
Daw gave him some legaladvice, which
the eliont Immediately acted upon as
| follows:
He went to the stablekeeper and said
"Hsw much will you charge me for a
horse to go to Salem 7" .gin
| Stabiskeeper replied; "Thirty shil-
lings.' ~
ssHarness him, then.
Client went to Salem, cams back by
railroad, and weatte stablekesper, say
ing: ii - :.
sHere is your meney, paying hin
thirty shilliags. 81.
aWhere is my herse2 p demands th'
stablekeeper a
| "He's at Salem, says client; II snly
hired him to go to Salem. as 80
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Drafted Men and Go an ffautns
fi0n. ng1 81

correspondent, " Omega" writingm
from Brownsville, desires to know whsthe Z
er drafted person whs paid csmmutas
ten In june last, is exempt frsm the
coming draft At the time of the arsit
in June, 1854, it was understood that
those drafted mes whs paid com mutation
then would be exempt fer enc year, and Z
t Was subsequently, Sc decided by the
Provost Marshal General of the United
Ststss, Fry. Since then and within
ments past. he ha. decided that these who !
paid cemmutstion in June, 1864, are lias p
bic to the draft near at hand-ina ether A.
words, the csmwutation held good only
fer the draft in june, 1854 Pittsburgh.
Commercial ise = yisi
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

The Marquis Of Breadalbane rides out
of his house hundred miles in straight
line to the sea On his swn property. The
Duke of Sutherland owns the county Of
Sutherland, stretching across Scotland
frsm Sea to Sea. The Duke Of Devon
shire, besides his ether estates, owns SO.
600 acres in the county of Derby. The
Duke of Richmond has 10000 acres al
Gesiwssd, and 100000 at Gordon Cas-
tie. The Duke of Nsrfslk's park, in
SUSSEX, is fifteen miles in circuit. The
large dsmains are growing larger. The
great estates are absorbing the small free
hslds. In 1886, the sell Of England wa.
owned by 25o,eoo corporations and pro.
pristsrs, and in 1922 by 3o,oss.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

A FEW nights since Tom Jones vent
home to his wiie in rathera disguised cen
dition, He had drank SO often fer the
success of our volunteers that he was
ccmpellsa to eat haAdful OF cloves to
remove the smell of whiskey. While
undressing, his wife detected the perfume
Of the spice, and said:
''Good gracious. Tom, how dreadfully
you smell of cloves $50
''Eh?' said Tom. starting; s.c-l-s-v-e-s7t
s'sYes, cloves: any enc would think you
bad been embalned like munmy?n bla'
| This made his wits ge woel-gathsr
ing 4sss1esK asay zpT
/ 'Phewl you are regularly scented Will
than. Where have yea been to s-night
continued the wife. s.aasa IA,
Tom was thrown entirely eff his guar,
his brain rambled, and, without tn,
remotest idea OF what he was saying, re
piled: ~
-h-y-kic-Clar the fact Is hav
just been on little trip to the East In
dies, and while was there fell ever
spice box u
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

The Richmond Dispatch, in speaking
oil the passage by the Federal Congress 7
of the slavery-abslishing Coastitutisnslo )
amendment, says;
The passage of the Constitutional
anendment, abellshing slavery nervos
the army of the South and strengthens its
cause for Independence ~ ,sisSs
Was not its passage, then. giving aid
and comfort to the rebelliea?
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And shouted murder and thieves at tht
tsp Of his vsiee, and knocked his wsrs
ssrn wretchedly against the range.
Maddened by the pain, he seized the
poker and few at the grated windows
through which he ssen made hele large
enough to shout murder out of.
Ia moment pelieenan's rattle wal
heard. and directly quite fsrce Of stars
congregatee outside the window.
What's the row?" queried a pslice-
man. "What do yeu mean by kicking
up such rev this time of night?''
Pollard threw kettle of apple-sauce
at his head, bat the grating prevented its
taking effect.
"Desperate fellows inside there" NUT
tered the policeman; sits best to be eau
tieus, or We might get ints difficulty. y
"Let me cut, or I'll be the death of
the whole of ye!' reared Neheniah,
waxing desperate; I'll shoet every m 9th :
er's son of yel"
"Psllaral Pellardl Miahi' called Mrs.
Pollard from the entry, "do pray cons
What in the werld is the matter? The
house is full of thieves and murderers
I've heard EN- yelling fer an hour
'Let EN- yell and be blasted! I'll be
the death of the whole of 'sm if ysu
don t let nae out of thisi"
'Den't kill anybody-it's wicked-re-
member the commandment" entreated
Mrs Pollard
"OpeR the deerl" reared the police
nam froE the outside.
Open it yourself!" cried Nehemiah.
"What are you Doing in there?''
"None of your Business, said our
hero.
Burst it ini'' commanded the pslice-
men, and after shert struggle the door
few frem its hinges, and the light of a
bulls eye penetrated the place.
That's the villaini seize himl'' said
the leader, 'oa with the bracelets, never
mind what he saysl Well show hin, and
al others of his style, that he caanet
break into peoples houses and steal with
impunity"
II tell yeu I ana in my swn heusel''
thundered Pollard; "and III beat the
brains cut of the whole of ye if yeu den t
make yourselves skerce Peggy! Peggy!
csme and help me-"
The kitchen deer few open, and Peg
gy's yellow flannel night cap appeared.
'sOh, lordyI' cried she, ~ can't come
in afsre ali them men with ny night cap
OH. Wait ninnit till FIX nay head" "
Nehemiah had seized lsng handled
frying pan, and was laying abeut him
with will
The leader of the polics began to see
the psint. BE brought the lantern to
bear on the face of eur friend.
81 be- your pardon, Esquire Pollard;
it's all . m stake"
Esquire Pollard laid dewH his weapon,
and the two skesk hands.
"It's all owing to this cenfounded
house." said Nehemiah, "L dent knew
ne mere about the new tangled thing than
the man in the neon. But I've got some
frst-rate csgnac in the cellar. You'll
keep dark, Mr.. Pslice?"
''Upen homer, Squire"
Mr. Pollard had the locks taken eff his
dsers aad the water pipes removed the
next day. He has lived in his new house
nearly year new, bat he carries ''tal
low Dip to bed with him. and washes his
hands and fase at the kitchen sink.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08
Yoetrg
IFrem the Pittsburg Chronicle.l
PETROLEUM.

II II HbS u Iks
The pouring rain was falling fast,
As through the "horseneck" region passed
An Oil Creek man, mid mud and slcsh,
Who threw up his hat and cried "By gosh,
Petroleum.
His cheeks were pale, his eyes were bright,
As flash from patent kerosene light;
His boots as they sank in the greasy ground
Splashed cut the oily, meledious ssund-
Petroleum!
In strike prospective he did sell
An hundred thousand barrel well.
Above-the claims he didn't own,
That from his heart drew forth groan,
Petroleum.!
asink not that well,'' his conscience said,
"Too big strike may kill you dead.
Up gees the derrick, down goes the bore
Up comes the sand pump. What's flowing
Gs'erG"
Petroleum!
.Sell out" cried Prudenoe-takes nap
In Madam Fortunes unconscious lap"
Two briny tears fell from his eyes.
sshe'n flow more yet" was his reply.
~- Petroleum!
+" Beware she gin out, like many a well,
Or meet with an accident; no one can tell;
A thing unsartin' IS new flowing we'll"
81 don't care fg," cried he, sd won't SELL"
h Petroleum
The very next day the tubing burst;
The gas was so strong. That's not the worst,
The we'll caved in, and tho current of oil
Driven back to it's crevice, burst thrs' the sell,
Petroleuml
A drowned corpse was next day found,
Hall buried in the greasy ground;
Still grasping in his hands the bore,
That augered luck to him no mere.
Petroleum.
There in the mud and dirt he lay
Lifeless-and slowly melting away;
At last from the depth ef five hundred feet,
Gurgled q faint sound oily and sweet,
Petroleum!
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No Watch-pecket.

A ragged little urchin came to lady'sas
door, asking Fer old clothes. She brousht
hin. vest and pair of trousers, which
sic theught would be a csmfsrtabIe IL.
The young scapegraee teok the garments,
and examined each; then, with discunssa
solaie look, said, ..there aint no watchs 4
pocketl"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

n~ s. L. Hyde, United States de-.
tec,lse, connected with the Provost Mar
shal's Office, in New Haven, Cenn., on
returning home recently, asked his wils
to get him ssme cartridges, that he might
reload his revolver. As she started to
comply with his request the hammer of
the weapon slipped frem his fingers and
the pistol went of, the ball sutering the
heart Of Mrs. Hyde. The unfortanats
woman sprang forward, exelaiming, 1T
am killed. kiss me before ] die, and in
a moment was dead
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

ehv Ghosts be hangedl No such thing
in Nature; all laid long ago. before ths
wood pavement. What shosld they come
for2 Ssppose yourself ghost. Well ig
you come out Of your grave to- serve =
friend, hew are you to help him? And
Iif it's an enemy, what's the ase of sf-
pearing to him, if you cant pitch iRss
him2
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WcuLp LOSE Fifty THOUSAND Do

WOULD LOSE FIFTY THOUSAND Dof.- :
LARS, A Maine officer recently applied
FL furlough, stating that If it was not
granted he should lose fifty thonsand doll
larz. This attracted attention at head
quarters, and the oiicer was desiren -
forward statement Of how he wculdsls-e
it. lie did so to the effect that heihsai,
Leen in the army without leave of ab-
sence for two years; that he was engaged
to young lady worth ifty thousand dol
lars; that there was another fellow after
her, and that she had written TO, him than
| !, hs did not come home aud marry her
fright away she would have the other
man He get his furlosgh. w
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

4 fellow stole saw, and on his'triaEE
tsld the judge he emily took itin joke4s
lew far did you carry it," asked the
judge.
"Two miles," was the answer 2 =
"Ah, that's carrying the joke too far"
rem rked the judge and the prisoner got
three months uarequitted labor. 3 s.
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- One Of the CHARGES broue

nA-Une Of the sharges brought against
a recruiting officer. who has had a trial by
court martial iH Washington this week,
was that he administered the following
oath to recruits;
"You .olemnly swear you will support
Old Abe as long as ysu live. ard be
good boy, God damn you. - Boston Her.
aid.
Andrew Jehnson's and Parson Brown
lows cath in Tennessee amounts lsubstah
tally to that, although csuched il. slight
ly different language Democrat
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-08

30 When DR.. Johnson asked the
widow Porter to be his vile. he told her
candidly that he was Of mean extractiels
that he had no money, and that he had
had an uncle hanged. The widow re-
piled that she cared nething for his pa
lrentage, that she had ne money herself,
and though shs had not had relative
hanged. she had Fifty 1ho deserved hang
ing. So they made match OF it.
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pSr JOHN F. BABcocK, sait.r of til

pT JOHN F. BABcoCK, sditsr of the
New Brunswick On. j. Freedman, a
leading Republican paper, was indicted
fer libel, tried, convicted and fined $3.50
He published an article charging certain
citizsns with being at "UnisR" meeting
and disturbing the same. He also charg,
cd them with throwing stones at the
houses of Union men, cutting the har
ness and throwing it over the fence; with
trobbipg reosts and sucking stolen eggs
Two of the gentlemen named prosecuted
Mr.. Babeock. One Of them proved tha
he was net at the Meeting IN question, ant
the other proved that he had no hand il
the Disturbances. A Republican Judg
presided at the trial.
m- A rather aged lady, whs rcceatI,
married a young and fast man, on quit
ting him at railway station. when h
was geing en- voyage for some impertan
private affairs, after an embrace of th
most lsving character, put her head int
the carriage, and said: "Cher Charles
remember that ysa are married" 7
which he replied; 'sChsre Caroline,
will make memorandum of it," and q
snce tied knot in his handkerchief.
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few England Screw Steamship CO
SEMI.WEEKLY LINE.

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TEsTae,.,NIALs.

very large number Of important testimonials have
already been received from Physicians, ulefgymsn,
speaking in the most hatterng Of the White Pt
Compound.
Dr. Nichols Of NOrthnsld Vt says:
81 and the White Pine tompo1nd to be very e6hcaeous
not only in coughs and other pumonic Affections but
in affections Kidneys debility Of the stomach
and other kindred organs"
Rev. J, K. Chase Of Rumney, N. H., writes;
81 have for regarded hite Pine Compound
as nvauabis remedy. can truly say regard il a.
more efhcaeious and valuable than ever. have
just taken the Compound for cold and IL works charm
ingly." -. ...,L .-.... 80
sHay ing long Known something Of the valuable med-
cina properties Of the White Pine was prepared on
seeing advertisement Of your White Pine Compound,
TO give the medicine trial. 1t has been used by menu
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Rev II. b. Hogs Of West Randolph, Vt, VINO is =
physician, says; - r9ff1 GO .7.I-.. 10
Il andis (ths Compound excellent medicine in
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alaIq Dga COL. GOULD, ea ID. - Do
Formerly Major OF i,ssl. NJ. v. THAT Vstsran
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pound, and expresses wish that Il might be sent t.
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ordered by officers and soldiers and large quantities have
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PROM srEPnEN pARrLErr.

bhADfOhD, ". M Shyf lou.
DR. PoLAND.-I had been afflicted with Kidney Com
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iy No one of my acquaintance expected 1 wou get
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