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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-10-27

T OST OR STOLEN "A note of $50 odd dol.
- lars, given to the Subscriber by Alroy E
Peek, dat ed in July last. and due two years from
date. All persons are warned against purchasing
said note, and any person finding the same and
returning ii TO me, will be suitably rewarded.
MARY. A HUNT.
Chardon, Oct 9th, 1865. +S24W3
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
Pies-..Frcnch and American.

In Sixth Avenue, New York, there is q
mammoth pie manufactory, which turns ou
every day about 900 of these articles. -Four
teen different kinds Of pies arc made. Upon
the subject OF mlnce pie, the proprietor q Mr.
Hopkins, is peculiarly sensitive. He hates, IN
his honesty Of purpose, to hear the tradltIona
references to red flannel, brown paper, dogs
cats, horse-aesh, reaches, &c, for he takes toe
much pains to pick out all such cxtrancous
matter TO be made the object of suspicion
as to the magnitude of this baker operations
it must be stated that his weekly manufaclu
ring uses up ~ barrels Of Hour, 3,0UU pounds
OF beef, 3,5UO pounds of lard, 5000 pounds OF
sugar, 2, ,4uO quarts Of milk, and apples, plums
p aches and pumpkins past counting His
ovens bake l5O PIES at once, and occasionally
4' ovenslul have been baked in o day. IRON
til prolihc source, the restaurants, saloons
otels, boarding houses and street stalls receive
their supplies Ples make more stomachs
ache than all the vile stuff the druggists sell
and furnish dyspepsia doctors the most lucra
tive branch OF their practice. ru.- ,..'
But though Hopkins is so sensitive on the
subject OF mlnce-ples there were manuirctur
ers OF the same comestlbles in France who
were not so sensitive on the subject Of human
pies. The PARIS Steele, speaking Of the i'm,
provements now making in Paris, tells this
story: W .ii la fa0i
"At the angle Of the Rues des Marmousels
and Les Deux Ermites, which are both con,
demned to disappear, may be seen in the wall
a sculptured stone. partially obliterated by
time, but which stall bears some traces OF the
former design-namely, dog represented in
bas-relief in the placerof the porcelain dog
fixed there during the reign of Henry II, to
commemorate an act Of instinct accomplished
'by one Of those faithful animals At No. in
that street lived, in adjoining shops, a barber
and pastry cook. A stranger having enter
ed the shop of the former to get shaved, was
never seen to leave it,
His family, becoming uneasy at his disap.
pearance, had him sought for, and friend ac.
eompanied by the dog of the missing man,
and . sergeant Of the watch, searched all over
Paris As the seekers were at length passing
before this house in the Rue des Deux Er.
mites, the dog began to scent about him with
an uneasy, air, He next rushed into the bar
Der s shop and commenced scratching on the
shop floor with such persistence that It led to
the discovery Of trap door over a cellar,
which still exists, and where the body of the
man was found cut into pieces The barber,
says the story, had made a bargain with his
nelghbor, wlfoes pies, made Of human 1esh,
had acquired great celebrity, SO that when
a stranger came to get shaved he was placed
on the trap, and spring being touched, he
fell into the trap below, where he was dis
patched by the pastry cook, fnot killed by the
tai. The two mrderers were broken On the
wheel, and their houses razed to the ground"
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
Jealousy in tlie Seraslio--Fcarful
Tragedy in Turkey. p"

A horrible tragedy is reported in Constan-
tinople letter of the 18th ult The following
are the particulars as thus reported Djemlla
Sultana, the third daughter OF the late sultan,
now in her twenty-second year, was married
to Mahmoud Jelladln Pasha The position
of subject upon whom the Sultan conters
the hand of one OF his daughters is anything
but an enviable one, as the princesses treat
the unhappy husband much in the same way
as they do their slaves, or rather worse, for
the latter have not the misery OF appearing in
false position. 1t is well known that the
husbands OF the daughters of the late Sultan
l-t'atlma, hama, and Diem la-have led the
most wretched OF lives from the arbltrarness
and jealousy Of their wives. The tragedy
which occurred on the 18th inst, arose from
this cause The Sultana Djemila from causes
well or i'll founded, became jealous OF one OF
her slaves, whom she imagined was regarded
with some. favor by her husband. In her
highness rage against the unfortunate girl
she ordered one OF her euhuchs to cut her
head off, which was done at a stroke Of his
elmeter Then she determined to extend her
revenge to her husband, and 1coolly directed
that the girls'head should be placed under a
cover on the Pasha dinner table 1t Is the
custom IN Turkey tor the male heads Of fam
ilies to dine apart from their women. On the
day in question the Sultana seated herself on
tie divan--a long sofa extending across the
room-prevlou to her husband entering the
dlning-room On his arrival, as is customary,
he went up to his imperial spouse and render
ed her the usual homage. She requested hm
to proceed with his dinner. .ytWhen seated, he
called on the servants present to remove the
cover which IS thrown over the tray which
forms the top Of the table, to his surprise they
hesitated, and shrank back. The Sultana
then called to him to remove it himself, up
brading the. servants for, their conduct The
unhappy Pasha, obeylng his wifes directions,
threw Of the cover, and there before him lay
the CORY head Of the murdered girl H
reeled and fell back a corpse Previous. to
taking of the cover he had drunk some sher-
bet, and whether this was poisoned, as some
imagine, or that the shock produced apoplexy,
has not been ascertained, as no post mortdai
examination has been held. will, Of course,
be thought that the imperial murderess was
at once seized and placed in the hands Of just
ice ION the contrary, Djemila Sultana,i a
princess of the imperial family, daughter OF
Sultan Abdul Medjld, and niece Of the reign
ing Sultan, has up to the prenent moment re-
mained in her house unmolested and the only
notice taken Of the matter has been that her
imperial uncle is very angry with her, hep
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
The Loss Of 4 WIG.

In comparison with the loss Of wife, all
other bereavements are tfifing.. The wife
she who busted herself SO unweariedly for the
precious ones around her bitter, bitter is the
tear that falls on her cold clay You stand
beside her coffin and think Of the past. II
seems an ambre-colored pathway, where the
sun shone upon the beautiful flowers, or the
stars hung glittering overhead. Fain would
the soul inger there. No thorns are remem.
bered, save those your hands may unwillingly
have planted Her noble, tender heart, lies
open to your inmost sight You think of her
now as all gentleness, all beauty, all purity.
But she is dead, The dear heart that laid up
on your bosom, rests in the still darkness up
on pillow Of clay. Tie hands that have
mnistered 80 untiringly are folded, white and
cold, beneath the gloomy portal. The heart,
whose every beat measured an eternity Of
love, lies under your feet The flowers she
bent over with smiles, bend now above her in
tears, shaking the dew from their petals that
the verdure around her may be kept green
and beautiful fE
There is no white arm over your shoulder,
no speaking face to look up into the eye Of
love; no trembling lip to murmur, Oh, it is
too sad" af, - i'i.H +
There is so strange hush in every room ;
no light footstep passing around. No smile
to greet you at nghtfall Aud the old clock
ticks and strikes and ticks--it was such music
when she could bear it. Now it seems knell
on the honrs throughwhich you have watched
the shadows Of death gathering upon her
sweet face.
And every day the clock repeateth that old
story. Many another tale it teleth, too-ot
beautiful words and deeds that are registered
above You feel-O, how often-that the
grave cannot keep her. .1..... q
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26

he would not consent to their union, and she
determined to elope The night was fixed
the hour came, he placed the ladder to the
window, and in a few minutes she was in his
arms. They mounted double horse, and
soon were at some distance from the house
After awhile the lady broke the silence by
saying: "Well, you-see what proof have
given you of my affection; I hope you will
make me good husband" He was surly
fellow, and grufly answered, Perhaps may
and perhaps not" She made him no reply
but after silence of o few minutes, she sud
denly exclaimed, "0lswhat shall we do,
have left my money behind me in my room r
"Then," said he, !" we must go back and fetch
it" They were soon back again at the honse,
the ladder was again placed, the lady re.
mounted, while the ill.natured lover remained
below But she delayedto come, and so he
gently called, "Are you coming r. when she
looked out Of the window, and said "Per.
haps ] may, and perhaps not, and then shut
down the window, and left him to return on
the double horse alone. Was not that hap
py thought on the lady's part--a famous jokei
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
Early ID Descriptions Of Oil Springs.

The following passage is copied from the
Massachusetts Msgs1ine" for July, 1871:
Account Of Some Remarkable Springs
In the northern parts Of Pennsylvania there
is creek called oil creak, which empties it.
self into the Allegheny river, issuing an oil
similar to what is ,alled Barbados tar, and
from which may be collected by one man sey.
eral gallons in a day. The American troops,
in marching that way, halted at the spring,
collected the oil, and bathed their Joints with
it. This gave them great relief, and freed
them Immediately from the rheumatic com.
plants, with which many Of them were efee.
ted. The troops drunk freely Of the waters;
they operated as gentle purge,
There is another spring in the western part
Of Virginia, as extraordinary in its kind as
the one just mentioned, called the Burn
ing Spring 1t was known a long time to the
hunters. They frequently encamped by it for
the sake Of obtaining good water. Some of
them arrived late one night and after making
fire, took a brand to light them to the
spring. On their coming to it, some fire drop
ped from the brand and in all instant the wa.
ter was in fame and so continued, over which
they could roast their meat as soon as by the
greatest fire 1t was left in this situation and
continued burning for three months without
intermission. The fire was extinguished by
excluding the air from it, or smothering it
The water taken from it into vessel will not
burn. This shows that the fire is occasioned
by nothing more than a vapor that ascends
from the water ----
There are two springs high up on the Pow.
tomack, one Of which has about the same de-
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
NUMBER 4.

10Th inst, before Nashville, he had one Lien.
tenant7G General severely wounded, one Major.
General and three Brigadier-Generals, with
four thousand four hundred and sixty-two
officers and men made prisoners, besides los
ing htty-three pieces Of artillery and over
three thousand stand of small arms.
During his retreat we have captured fifteen
more guns, and from fifteen hundred to two
thousand prisoners, and large number Of
small arms have been picked up by the way.
Citizens report that he passed this place
with his army completely disorganixed, ex.
eept the rear guard, composed Of about Eve
thousand men. He destroyed considerable
quantity Of ammunition at this place, besidea
abandoning an ammunition train Of fifteen O.
twenty wagons about mile beyond.
Your efficient cooperation on the Tennes.
see river has contributed largely 70 the de-
moralisation of Hoods army.
g. b. THOMAS, MAJ Gen
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26

There is no fact more clearly established in
the physiology of man than this, that the
brain expends its energies and itself during
the hours Of wakefulness, and that these arr
recuperated during sleep; if the recuperation
does not equal the expenditure the brain
withers this leads to insanity a..
Thus it is that, in early English history,
persons who were condemned to death by be.
ing prevented from sleeping, always died raw
ing maniacs; thus it is, also, that those who
are starving to death first become insane
the brain is not nourished, and they can not
sleep. Crazy persons are poor sleepers, while
good sleepers seldom become crazy. TIL
practical differences are these: .a @s-f y
lst Those who think most, who do most
brain work, require most sleep.
3D. That time saved from necessary sleep
is infal!bly destructive to and, body, and
estate.
3d. Give Yourself, your children, your SER
vants-give all under you-the fullest amount
Of sleep they will take, by compelling them to
go to bed at some regular early hour, and to
rise in the morning at q stated hour, and with
in fortnight, nature, with almost the regular
,ty of the rising sun, will unloose the bonds of
sleep the moment enough repose has been Sc
cured for the wants of the system ..J
This is the only safe and sufficient rule; and
as to the question how much sleep any one re-
qures, each must he rule for himself; great
nature will never fail to write it out to the OBJ
sever under the regulations just given.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26

lose sight of himself to the poor he must be-
come as one who has no place to lay his head
he must be rich in words of love and cheer,
and attract to himself such as need strength
and hope. He must not be naughty, and
proud and stiff, and exclusive He must not
be afraid of soiling his garments by human
contact. 1t is bad manners and vulgar for
him to be arrayed in gaudy attire, and SO i'm
pecable that hair upon his shining suit as.
sumes in his inauguration and proportions of
cable. Pharisaical precision and the "su-
perauity Of haughtiness' should be avoided
as moral nuisances 1t is coarse manners for
q preacher in the pulpit to pretend to be pref
ty, and easy, an airy, and elegent, and loving
and obsequious, when outside Of the pulpit he
is ugly. and reserved, and imprudent, and
exquisite. Ea.a..aie lAd ar "a
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
A woman and her Totls.

What q mysterious Providence says the
farmers wives, IS they come together to look
for the last time on one of their number; and
they glance pityingly on the bereaved husband
and the family Of children, varying insize from
the tall youth Or blooming maiden; down to
the'little ohilds Truly it is q mystery that she
should be taken away in the prime Of life when
her children need her watchfil care and codn.
sci more than ever hefore. But let us exam
inc into the life led by many farmers wives
and see if weican Eain q clue to this mysteri
ous Providehees which 80 often leaves the fam
Iiig eircle deeoIatesIq ~ Tsysa5aw ,ssTow 10 :
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
i, The christian Gentleman..

NaHN :
The Christian should be the most complete
gentleman you meet The graces and pertec.
tons Of life should cnlminate in him. He
should be the pe.plrls slba Of all genuine
accomplishments, rl.f.f a.gs III. le-s.,,.
And if he is indeed pattern of good
works." every fine, senslbility and tender emo
ton will have their counterpart in the s,m-
pIest forms of love. The marks Of a true
Christian gentleman are gentleness and good
uess, These qualities are enumerated among
the fruits Of the Spirit, and are an essential
product Of the Christian religion, No minis.
,;er of the Gospel can succeed without them.
He must be atfable without being hypocritical
condescending without compromising dignity
of: character while treating alike, ne +rhnsi
make difference with some;" to the weak
,hetmnst beoBsak; and for tho time beipamus'
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
Old Gordon and his Laddies. :

John Gordon, who died few years ago
near Turiff, Banffshire, Scotland, was reputed
TO have attained the remarkable age Of one
hundred and thirtytwo years, Most travellers
in that part called at his cottage, and among
the visitors one day, about the close of har
vest was young Englishman, who, coming
up to the door ofthe cottage, accosted ven
, cradle looking man, knitting hose, with.
$50, my old friend, can J you see to knit a,
your advanced period of life2 One hundred
and thirty-two is, truly, rare age" 2. r.
Plague take the man it'll be my grand
father ye're seeking. Tn only seventy three
Yell find him round the corner O the hous'. y
On turning round the corner, the stranger
encountered debilitated old man, whose
whitened locks bore testimony to his having
long passed the meridian Of life, and whom
the stranger at once concluded to be John
Gordon himself s...-. -.... -,
"You seem wonderfully fresh, my good sir,
for so old man. doubt not you have ex.
perienced many vicisstudes in the course Of
your very long life p
whats your wull, sill" inquired the per,
son addressed, whose sense OF hearing was
somewhat impaired. r.
The observation was repeated.
"Oh, yell be wanting my father, I Ireckon;
hest The yaird there" n .'....,.............
The stranger now entered the garden, where
he at last found the venerable old man busily
employed in digging potatoes, and humming
"The Battle of Harland" y.. '..,.'
| have had some difficulty in finding you,
friend, as | successfully encountered your
grandson and son, both of whom / mistook
for you; indeed, they seem as old as yourself
Yet labor is rather hard for one at your ad-
vanced age" ..... '.....
ut is" replied John; "but I'm thankful
that I'm able fort, as the laddies-boysS
pur things, are not stout no"
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26

for different sized vessels. These locks are
wood and iron, with gates at each end, and
there is no greater pressure at any given
point or danger of disarrangement than on
that of common locomotive passing on a
railway. 4g,r 81. 50
In view of the economy of time in passing
the Falls and other attending advantages
which will readily occur to you, we expect to
greatly cheaper, as we'll as extend the trans
portation East and West, by this means, over
even the advantages which would be due to
a ship canal, while we can build this in one
year = Cleveland Herald.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26

sS At meeting of the colored popula-
ton Of Pomeroy, at their Church on the lst
inst, J. L. Starkes was appointed Chairmsa,
and e. Coles, Secretary, on which occasion
the audience which was large, was addressed
by the Rev. Mr.. Miller, and Rev. Mr.. Tres.
aenrider, and others, when the following reso-
lutious were adopted: @ +s- +
WHEREAS, It is customary among al ma.
tions to commemorate the anniversary Of
great and important events; and, whereas,
no event in the history Of the United States,
IS more deserving Of such notice, than the
PROCLAMATION Of Freedom to the millions Of
slaves of the Rebellious States, which took
effect January l, 1863, and the certainty that
the great struggle in which we are now en-
gagged, must, under Providence, eventuate in
erasng from our institutions, all traces of hu.
man slavery; therefore,
Resolued, That we deem the event we cele-
brate, on this its I'd Anniversary, as the begin.
ing of a better day in the history of man; that
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are
not "glitting generalities, but God-eiven
rights, not to be withheld nor violated with
impunity. .s
Resolued, That by the reelection of Abra.
ham Lincoln, the people of the United States
have assured all mankind, that the Proclama-
ton by their President, shall be maintained,
and that in their reconstructed temple OF
Freedom, universal liberty shall, indeed, bs
the chief corner stone ....., -
Res0loed That the conflict in which we
are now engaged, involves not alone the
slavery of tho colorod man h,f tha ,ooj;t;ov,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
Marine Railway Around Niagara
anal t..Er Falls. ..,i.. D. b.

Direct communication between the great
Lakes, independent Of any foreign power, is
"a consummatlon devoutly to be wished 1t
is subject Of great Importance to the whole
people OF the frontier, to western commerce,
and to the Government Security in the fu-
ture imperatiyely demands that free naviaa-
ton should be provided within the territory OF
the United States, and perhaps tits well that
the conduct of Canada in the war of the re-
bellion should have made the matter doubiy
deserving favorable consideration Congress
should at once hit upon some feasible plan OF
ship communication around Niagara Falls,
and lose no time in accomplishing the nation
al work. Commercial non-intercoarse with
Canada would deprive us of the use of Wei
land Canal and thus shut up the shipping OF
Lake Ontario and aH for the lack of little
enterprise and the appropriation Of few mil
lions we could have spared for the past quar-
ter Of century Just as well as not. The sub
lect of ship canal at Niagara has been be-
fore the country almost time out of mind
surveys and estimates have been made--its
practicabillty shown--and yet we are still de-
pendent on the British courtesy for all trade
and traffic between Erie and Ontario. The
neglect is criminal as well as shameful aia
The Oswego Board of Trade have recently
put forth communication in reference to a
ship canal at Niagara Falls, and Horace H.
Day, of New York, has forwarded letter to
the Detriot Board Of Trade in favor of Q
marine railway in the same locality. He
states that he has caused the proper surveys
and plans TO be made for marine railway
around the American side of the, Niagsru
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
Youse Man PAY ArrExrIos,-Don't be .

Youss MAN PAY ArrExrIoN.-Don't be .
loafer, don't call yourself loafer, don't keep
loafer's company, ,lont hang about loafpg
places. Better work for nothing and board
yourself, than TO sit around day after day, or
stand around corners with your hands In yonr
fpockets0 Better for your own mind, better
for your own respect. Bustle about II you
mean to have anything to hustle about for.
Many poor physician has obtained real ra-
tient by riding hard to attend to an imaginary
one. a quire Of old paper tied with red tape,
carried under a lawyers arm, may procute
him his first case and make his fortune, Such
is the world; to him that hath shall be given.
Quit droning and complaining keep busy and
mind your chances
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26

pv- Mr.. Toot, coming home late one night
from meeting, was met at the door BY his
wife -, .--...,aos.-t ....s....
HPrettv time Of night, Mr. Toot for you 70
come hone- pretty time, three O'Clock in the
morning; yon, the father Of q family" 5ss5
saTisn't three---its, only ONE heard it strike
committee always sits till one o'clock
/ Mr. Toot, you're drunk It's three in the
morning, "a g VIZ - -.'has.' ,fee.a
a II say Mrs Toot lis one Iheard itstriks
one as came round the corner, two Or three
times" 4 :. H. il, ,.5...n.,,..S