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The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

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How to Preserve a Husbands Love.


Bulwer, in his splendid novel "Devc.
reux," says: The deadliest foe to love is
not change nor misfortune, nor jealousy,
nor anything that flows from passion, or
emanateS from fortUne-the deadIicst foe
to it is custom" Some women appreciate
this warning, and never suffer the enemy
to gain foothold. 1t is nothing more
than carelessness, apathy and indifference.
Other women marry, accept u home and
settle down TO it as mere fixtures, piece of
furniture, automatons, with the idea that
possession alone is sufficient to chain lo1e
to its rishtful sphere. Mistaken fancy.
y husband seeks to be entertained fully
as well as when inc was lover; he Is
equally as worthy Of it. BY overlooking
this fact wiic may cast from her pearl
Of priceless value. To retain love YOU
must fascinate it, never suffering one little
vulnerable point to escape you. A flower
may be admired for time, but it is easily
superseded or forgotten. 1t has not the
subtle soul Of charm with which to en-.
grave its remembrance upon the mind; it
has no voice music with which to stir the
chords Of the heart, to cnchant the ear
wlt1 sweet melody. 1t plcases the sense
alone, it does not reach the spiritual es-
scnce. lfmen do not find companionship
at home they will seek it elsewhere. The
presence at the domestic hearthstone must
not allow ono link of the golden fetters
wound about his heart to break. Appear
ances are by no means to be sighted
There is much in the wearing of favorite
colors, in taking advantage Of woman's
especial privilege. which is to look as cap.
tivaIing as possible, but there is more in
the cunning diplomacy of her chief aid.
weapon and dcfence-the tongue-if its
power is used with discretion. The fas.
cination Of intellect is more potent than
that Of beauty-it is longerlived. When
man seeks companionshp abroad, the
chief tenure that bound him is snapped:
you have deprecated in his cy es, although
he may at first be 10th to own it to him
self lie may find that in companionshp
ugly contrasts come stealing into his
mind, and by-and-by the early love re.
grets her marriage and shudders to find
herself deserted wife, What if tempta.
ton stand at the door then, finging flow.
ers at her feet whose fatal perfume be.
wilders the soul and intoxicates the dis.
corning sense of virtue? Alas! it is too
often the story Of ruin, establishment.
disgrace, and broken heart, for which
there is no relief but death She regrets
too late, and realizes that it was her own
hand that cast away the jewel without
which no life is perfect--love.
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Rose BIackete Hnd her Lovers.
Yes, | suppose 1t is good thing, salt
red W NhItiield, yawning, a little inditicr
entity, considering the occasion. You SEE
my mother made 1t up, so that | don
take much credit to myself in the matter
| dare say might have gone in and woI
on my o"a nook If had ilked-but lief
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The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

The Physician Is often blamed for
want OF success in histreatment when heiisappOnt
ment In the recovery of the sick is to be traced to
the administering impure medicines. Robert White
apothecary, is paying particular attention to the
compounding physicians prescriptions and family
rom medicines Of undoubted purity. Robert
W.nte' Medical Hall, is appointed agent for most
OF the genuine Patent Medicines,
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

Masonic. -- St. james Royal Arch
Chapter No. l6, holds ts regular meetuCs in MAJ
sonic Hall, on the evening Of the first Wrlnr, lay
OF each month. All Companions in good standing
will be cordially welcomed.
ARVID G. ARVIDSSON, NJ. =. II. p.
HENRY d. RAPHAEL, Secretary
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MnsOnic.--Sierra Nevada Council.
No. 40, of Royal and Select Masters. holds stated
meetings on the evening of the first Tuesday of
each month, in Masonic Hall, Placerville.
WIN. A. JANUARY, I. |. NJ.
HENRY D. RAPHAEL, Recorder.
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29
D. C. BUOKER'S
Vegetable Hair Tonic,


Palmyra Lodge. No. IjI, +. q 4. VI.
holds its stated rui,ir itous on Thursday night
next preceding the iull moon Of each month. in On
Fellows Hall. Placnrvjl-. All brethren in good
standing are invited to attend.
WILLIAM II. CE0CKEE, ". NJ.
S. A. PENwELL, Secretary.
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

Masonic Notice.--StatedM Meetings of
FL Dorado Lodge, No. 20, are held at Masonic Hall,
on the Monday Of or next preceding tine Full Moon
in each month.
FREDERICK F. DARsS, W. NJ.
Henry D. RAPHAEL, Secretary.
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

marriage as of an earthly heaven, and who
would have given all he had in the world
10 be loved by such q girl as Rose!
How often it is that people have what
they don't prize, and that others would
give their lives for ! he said to Fred as
they drove home.
Yes said Fred, wcarily. Some men
like love-makiRg and all that bother; |
confess don't
You do not give yourself too much
trouble about it,, said Harvey, secretly
nettIed, but attempting to laugh. 'Of all
the indifferent lovers that ever lived, |
should say you were the most indilTcr-
ent'
1T suits Rose said Fred; and | am
sure l do the best can under the circum-
stances 1t is, such stupid position for
a fellow TO Sc in. altogether; and even
Rose, though not silly, and not bit SEN
timental, diSlikes it as much as do. Did
you see how she blushed when she came
into the room 10 see you ?
Il saw she looked very beautiful and
rosy replied Harvey but did not no.
tlce that she was particularly embarrassed
or blushing.'
NO, not embarrassed; she is not the
kind Of girl for that; but she colored IN. ,
Which seemed to have impressed the
young man as something wonderful for
he spoke of it again before they got home.
When they reached home they found
that Mrs Whitfield had gone to bed, suf-
fering from a slight attack of fever; hy
the next morning she was decidedly Ill.
and in short time dangerously so. It
was an attack Of nervous fever, and for
time her life was dci;paircd Of OF course
the marriage was put of Indefinitely now.
until She recovered; and. rs Dr. WYNN
was free, not having vet made practice
: anywhere, he agreed TO remain in the
house in close attendance, until she had
passed the crisis, either for life or death.
; And this was how it came about TIM,
h took up lis orartcrs at~thc IIawsc,
and, bv consequence. became weir oc.
qrairted with Rose.
Rose WAS not merely the Go,Iy rirl
without any rouscnsc about her. that
Frrd proclaimed her. and that she o,tcn.
tatiously proclaimed hcrsclfto bc,in decd,
at least. il not in word. Harvey. who
had no love for fast g,r,s, and who had
the power Of truth to elicit truth. soon
found her out, and told her r,ajAly that
she was acting a ,art which neither bn
came her nor bc,ons i to her. 1t was aN
very well, he said, that She sho1IJ 6,,a
riding, and be foud Of dogs and horses
ani even enjoy firing at a mark though
hShopcd She might never dcvciopc into a
sportswoman. clever at killing phcasants.
or nornc cithcr. l,t :. ,,.o, ii -: ! .
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

My son. said Mr.. SpriggiHs OF VS..
his desire to instruct the lad my s0he
do You know that chickens came ont A.
eggsP' NV. ! BEoI siiF ii I
Ah do they, father 2 said 6pnsgiDs7
junior. Il thought eggs came out Of
chickens
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WHAT
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That no one may lose the benefit of it.
we give the explanation: Hand over
what you owe" We trust those of our
patrons who are in the arrears will be
able to see the pint" without further
elucdation.
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

ONCE on time . little boy was naugh-
ty, and his mother said to him solemnly.
If you are such n bad boy, my son; yen
will not go to Heaven Well, / believe
I'd about as lief stay in town.
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

BRIEF, But TO TIE PolNT-An editor
out West having paper bill to pay about
the 1st day Of January, recently posted
upon his door the following puzzle
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THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY
OF -<-~H~,Uo 81 IA N U AR "
d. GELwicKs, W. A. January.
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NJ. X. SEiEARER,

ATT"2TiY AND C0uysrLGE-AT.i wv,
~ OT-r. a. Eo,.le,,,. N..9 or e. '..-s'
doors t,oNr N.I.D3L AtG..'ir, P...,N ..,. ~G.r
The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-29

TTAS ErSTNrp pr r'r' y T'.'- r!rT.
IL OFFICIAL h.s E,s.,i.i. ..en J. -bs't.''.
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@. W. GORDON.

A'rTOE% T. AT.!.AN,
N.c.:..t L.;y. y T oa. ." 3. l........ ..,.' =.
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GEOPGE T. WILLIAMS,
ATTOE%E TIA ".
oficr-Dou.'1,s' Bu1Iu:. .">: io rte TIE Cay
Hou>c, Man street., F,a'tyt.'e. Lol
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A. c. SEARLE,

ATTuESGY ATT law,
O;Ficc ID Jol',--.' l. i.,- .u...,. % NJ. ,'f..'
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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-03-08

III three miles make one league how
many will make confederacy?
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Patience and Something Else.

1t is much easicrih some cases than
others to produce what looks like pa.
thence. There is constitutional impa.
ticncc which is the natural result Of the
delicate nervous system, and the quick,
active. brain which always. accompany
high talent and cultivation. Some peo-
pie, again, seem naturally patient. They
are not. easily huttercd and excited
They arc phlegmatic and comatose, the
result mainly Of dull brain and slow
circulation. Extremely stupid people
always seem remarkably patient. The
truth is, tho more patient men seem the
less patient. they often arc. Tho .quic.
tudc of manner which is the outward
sign ofpaticncc in one who is striving
against anger or frctfulncss may be the
outward sign Of mere stolidity in an.
other man. 1t is not patience; to bc
composed under what another would
feel kccnly, il the reason Of your COM
posurc is that you DO not feel it at all.
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Cultivation of tie Mind

Cultivate the power to fix. the mind on
any subject you please. ..
Fix in the MUD the elementary prin-
ciples of all fiat pertains to life; such
as the principles Of science, of business
of politics, OF government, laws and re-
'lision.
Obtain the power Of using language,
and defining what you mean by such
terms as are in common use VIXEN We
speak or think.
Fill the mind with the materials Of
thought; such as the facts which VIC
read, observe aud hear.
Teach the mind whore to so for infor'
nation; that is, from what source to
draw
Teach the mind how to wake up 4
subject, investigate it, and draw conclu,
sions on which you may rely.
Cultivate the Judgment as to what
facts arc worth preserving, and what are
applicable in proving or illustrating 4
particular subject.
Cultivate the memory so that the ma.
tcraIs. which you may gather may not
be dissipated >and- lost as fast as gath
cred.
Education does not mean going &c
school in your boyhood, or going to col
lcgc in your youth butt, means tho
power to take the mind and make i. a,
instrument Of conveying knowledge and
GOOD impressions upon other minds Il:
we'll as being itself made happy. Tt
cultivate the mind, then, does not mean
to read much or little, to converse ant
to observe; but to discipline it in all
ways in your power ., -.
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"A Chinese. Dinner,

't traveller recently arrived from Pekin
eivcs,:~thc <followinga description of u
Chinese dinner; "Thc FIRST course con-
sisted Of a Kind ofisquatoItowcr formed
of slices of breast of goose and Of a
fish which tho. Chinsse-call cows. bead,
with large dish Sofehashcd-tripca and
hard eggscof,a1 dark color preserved 10
lime. Next came grains Of picked
wheat and barley, shell.fsh unknown in
Europe, enormous pgawnb, preserved
ginger, and fruits. AL these are eaten
with ivory chop. Sticks, which the guests
bring with them. ! On' grand occasions
, the FIRST dish is always birdnest soup,
which consists Of a thick gelatinous
substance. Small'cups are placed round
the tureeu, each containing. 4 different
kind Of sauce. The second course was
a rasout Of sea. snails., AT Macao these
arc white, but at Ningpo they are green
viscous, and slippery, BY no means ,r easy
to pick up With. small sticks. Their
taste resembles that Of the green lat Of
turtle. Tho. snails were followediby a
dish Of the flesh covering the, skull Of
surgeons, which is very costly, as sew
cral heads are required to make even a
small dish. Next Il dish Of sharks fins
mixed with slices Of pork, and crab
salad after these stew Of plnms and
other fruit, the acidity Of ,which is con.
silcred Il corrective for The vi$cous fat OF
! the fish ; then u:hrooaIs,. pulse, and
ducks tongues, which last arc consld-
cred the ne 7,tns} ~i'/u, Of Chinese cook
cry: dccr's icnduns-a royal dish, which
| the Emperor himself sends as present
to his favoritcs and Venus ears, kind
Of unc,cous shell fish J. las,lys boiled rice,
served in small cups, with acauthus seeds
preserved in spirits, and other condl'
mcnts. Last Of all tea was served.
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A Prayer for the "New Church"
BY A BUTTERSCT.

Lord, We bcscoch Of thee, if thou art
not an abolitionist, to save our country,
If thou canst do it without freeing the
Aiggcrs, or giving Old Abe Lincoln any
Of the glory but, oh Lord, if thou art
an abolitionist, and had any hand in
freeing the Egyptian slaves and drown.
ing their opprcssors in the Red Sea,
thou art not our Lord VIC have new
church and VIC will have u new Lord,
rather than to pray to oue.who set all
tho Egyptian niggcrs free and killed
their masters, just because they were
Butternuts, as the Abolitionists call
them and oh, Lord, if thou art an abb
olitionist, and in favor Of freeing.t the
niggers, please make it known to US, so
that at our next church meeting, on the
first Wednesday Of June, at Columbus,
Ohio, We may appoint new Lord, and
make some arrangements about 4 new
Heaven, for we have resolved not to have
an abolition God, nor 90 to q Heaven
where abolitionists and niggcrs arc. We
pray thee, oh Lord, to inform US if thou
art in favor Of free speech, FREQ action,
and, and free everything but free mig.
gers; OBJ Lord, if thou art not an aboli,
zionist, we willcontiuuc our supplication
unto thee; but oh Lord, if thou art an
abolitionist, and say it is wrong to keep
the niggers in bondage, and will admit
them into thy. Heaven, we will have
new Lord, new church, new religion,
and a new Heaven; oh Lord, We will
have puro church and holy people,
who will have no. moro regard for mig
ger than the beast wo ride-we don't
believe they have souls, but if they
have, niggcr's soul amt worth saving.
Oh Lord, protect slavery give us.peacc,
but don't let tho abolitionists Interfere
with slavery; oh Lord, restore the DEM
ocratic party to power, and all the mig
gers to their masters; oh Lord, don I
let the nisgers come up north least they
become our equals; oh Lord, don't let
tho abolitionists or the war free the
slaves, or thoy will be equal to the white
man oh Lord, restore to US our beloved
Vallandigham, but don't let slavery be
crippled; let glorious George PuSh
have free speech, but don't let the slaves
havo freedom oh. Lord, don't lot Mis-
souri, become free State; don't let any
Of the cotton States come back into the
Union without slavery; Oh Lord, re.
establish slavery in the District of Co..
lumbia and We bcsecch thee, oh Lord,
to protect slavery, the more so because
many in the South don't seem to be con
cerned about it; oh Lord, if there is
one, send all the abolitionists to the bad
place; md now, oh Lord, save our pure
church from politics and niggcrs : may
these things never be referred to in our
SERMONS or prayers; VIC ask these bless
ings for our own sake, and for the sake
Of the party. Amen. -...
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

IN SrmCKI, ,Sp.s MrlliNuous Cough Eils'm Is
ID !" warranted to cure Coughs. Colds, HOarscnr|E
Ns,I,na. iloorng Cough. sure Threa, Consumption"
anil all Affection. Of the Threat and ''Ines.
For sale lay Drugs!st' nehof'' '"'P''' Nv '''"
Fourth street, Cincinnati. Ohio
For Sale, Wholesale anil Retail, by
~ wILLIAM!!T; THAFER.
,nolo.1yr q, i-e...-. Charleston, W. Va. :
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Never nap in the cars, The trains
run over slecpers.- %.
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Men talk about the idle wind, but
the. wind is always busy, and, like a
cheerful farmer, it whistles at its work.
-" Facts arc stubborn things" said q
husband to his wife. = -,
care they" she answered, "Then
what fact you must be-"
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PETROLEUM! PETROLEUM.
Or, COIL on TILE DRAIN

=
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The following words, set to music nav
cen published by Jxo. CHURCH, Jr, Cincln
ati. They represent COLI very "wel':
IT'S very strange, but l declare
The world seems half insane.
Tho new disease, as oil will swear,
IL "oil on tho BRAIN"
No one is met en,irely:ill, ;tUJUt
And yet the very sage,
Though we'll enough in body, 49,
Still make getting "welr' the rage.
Petroleum, Petroleum,
Dear lubricating stuff,
-, BY case is sure If you will run, %,
For oil is well enough.
Isax a man whose garments "borc'
The marks Of much free soili
Aud ye. no cared not what he wore,
Beneath the stains was oil.
\ pleasant sort Of smile was on
His face and in his eyes,
Although the we'll was going down.
The oil was sure 70 rise. ~ 80.
Petroleum, Petroleum. &c.
His company was boring where
The oily water ran; ::
1t nugered' well, for it WAS there
Petroleum began.
lie bored his friends as we'll rs land,
And some like pirates, sworc
That he remained, though very bland,
The great Artcsian bore.
Petroleum, Petroleum, &c.
"With them" he said, "'twas Optional
10 buy or not his s,ocks;'
His Optional is full Of oil,
His pockets full Of rocks.p
His own investment safe had been,
He docs not care to sell,
Though every thing soe3 i'll with him
Hi, oil is going we'll.
Petroleum, Petroleum., SC.
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We are ruined, not by what VIC
really giant, but by what we think We
do ; therefore never 20 |abroad in seatch
Of your wants; if they he real wants,
they will come home in search of you,
for he who buys what, he, docs mot want,
will soon want what he cannot buy.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-03-08

Lay it down as rule never to smile,
nor in any way show approval or mcrri.
mont at any trait in child which you
should not wish to growwith his growth
and strengthen with his strength.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-03-08

Iowa has 6ll6I its quota under the
late call for three hundred thousand
men, and is the first State to do SO.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-03-08

Why is badly conducted hotel
like fiddle ?-Bccausc it's rilc inn. :
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-03-08

The first day of Adams life is said
to be the longest ever known, because it
had no Evo.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-03-08

SISGULAR.-It is a historical. fact that
the irst'hpplc was eaten by the first pair.