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DEMOCRACY ILLINOIS.

The Chicago Times announces that the
Democratic State Central Committee have
decided rot to hold Democrat" State
Convention, and not to run democratic
ticket in that State The democratic
party was run too far into the ground at
the last election to emerge as lice or.
ganization so soon. But it is to reappear
as a ghost, which will be, in the opinion
of the committee, much more appropriate
The, Times says it is resolved to hold "a
State Convention, to be composed of dele.
gates who deprecate the disunion schemes
of the Radical faction cf the Republican
party, and who desire to support, in the
most efficient manner the patriotic policy
of the President on the question of the
speedy restoration of the Union"
Wesuppose the new concern may prop
erly be called the Illinois "deprecatory
party" At any rate, here is a clear aban
donment of the Democratic name and
party organization, ,aud an attempt to start
a new organization, with delegates elected
by anybody and everybody who can be
coaxed in, who are to "deprecate the dis
union schemes Of the Radical faction" etc
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artist in plaster of paris! It's ma says
the darling is troubled with wind Oh its
stomach it beats all :he instruments you
ever heard | have a cradle with mi
raculous soothing syrup bottle on the
dashboard.
It's mother says only wait till it gets
bleached OTIS been vacciuated,) } and old
enough to crawl about and feed on pins.
Yes, l am going to walt. Won't it be
delightful ? "John, run for the doctor.
Sis has fallen into the slop-pail, and is
choking with a potato-skin )" isis has
failed down stairs isis has swallowed the
tack-hammer;" shows signs of the mumps,
measles, Group, collie or some other infer
frrnal thing, to let the doctor take all the
money laid by for my winters corn-beef.
And all this comes of my shampoo;ng
and curling my hair, wearing nice clothes
looking handsome, going courting and
making my wife failin love and marry me.
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OUR AMERICAN GIRLS,

They are girls from the very first
never children. They have their little
"beaux" at seven years old, and carry on
miniature firtations before they get into
Algebra and long dresses. Pretty, but
pale; fair and fragile, they are just what
you would imagine might be fashioned
out of diet of late hours, ice cream, pol
kas,and poisonous confectlons. And then
just when they should be in the perfect,
peerless bloom of maidenhood, fresher
than roses, there is breakdown of health
aad life, ,and spirits. The family physician
is onsllted, gymnasiums, riding shools,
Saratoga, sulphur springs are recommended
As if all the medicines in creation should
build up health on a foundation of moth
ing at all
Now this is all wrong-radicalIy and
intrinsically wrong. In this lovely eli
mate of ours, with bracing air, clear sky
and health inspiring breezes, there is nc
earthly reason why our girls should not
be models of strength and health to the
whole world. The only thing is to avoid
that false start in life that is given by
weak minded mothers and fashionable
friends. Never mind their complexions.
Send them out to play in the sunshine
and wind, with dresses cut so short they
can draw long breath once in awhile ,and
shoes that are dew proof and water proof
Never reproach them for too much life
and mirthfulness let them romp to theil
hearts content. Blessed be the modern
style of open air exercise for our young
ladies. 1t is fashionable to ride on horse
back now. Long walks in thick calf
skin shoes are "the style" Nor is it con
sidered at ali derogatory to row a pair o
oars or manage revolver.
This is just as it should be. There il
nothing like heavens sunshine and heay
ems free wind for bringing back the lost
roses to girls cheek, The fashionable
game of croquet, now being inauguratec
on every lawn where there is room to plan
toe "archss," will he a dangerous thin!
for the doctors. 1t has been a popula
amusement in Engl land for some time, ,ant
we are glad to see it obtaining grount
among the pale checked bellies of New
York and Philadelphia. An hour or tive
in the open air every afternoon will g
far toward neutralizing midnight soirees
endless piano practioings, and intolerabl'
tight lacing.
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GarrIck and the Dog.

A story is narrated of David Garrick
the great actor when playing the mad
scene in the tragedy of Lear. In the
days of Garrick wigs were worn by every
body, and portly butcher, owning one
of these hirsute appendages, and very
large mastiff, had managed to squeeze into
the theatre with both, and to get front
seat in the pit, close to the box of the or,
chestra the theatre was crammed to
the ceiling and the weather intensely hot,
and the butcher was Inconvenience sadly
By his wig of which he relieved his head
but was for some time puzzled as to its
further disposition. He, however caught
sight of Dog Tray, crouched close to the
wall, and looking with savage benignity,
whereupon up went the wig on the dogs
head, who took it as kindly as if he had
been a newly called barrister. While,
however, the whole house was trans6xed
by the sumblimity of Garrick's imperson-
alton of the maniac king addressing i'm
aginary beings, amid storm and darkness,
on wide and desolate heath, Tray suddenly
rose on his legs, and unseen by his mas
ter, pu: his fore paws on the orchestra
rail, and from beneath his wig surveyed
Garrck with the utmost gravity. Garrick
had just come to the passage as he caught
the dogs eye, "I'll take word with this
same learned Theban. What is your
study 2" He managed to utter the sen,
tence with due gravity but found it i'm
possible to maintain it, and fascinated by
the dogs steady gaze burst into fit of
laughter of the most uproarious character.
The audience took this as new reading,
and the house rang with applause. The
actors On the stage surveyed Garrick and
each other with amazement, which was
heightened by the prolongation of the
peals of laughter and deiirous pointing of
the fingers toward the pit. At length
they perceived the cause of the interrup-
ton, and all the performers joined in
laughter, aud in pointing to the butcher
who sat with the utmost gravity, believing
the whole of the pantomime to be part of
the regular performance. After a time
the whole house, except the butcher be-
came aware of the matter, and gentleman
in ther ochestra box, by way of putting
an end to it, seized the wig, and threw it
among the musicians, Tray bounded after
it, and sending the musicians flying in all
directions. To go on with the scene was
out of the question, and the dropping Of
the curtain became absolutely necessary
to the restoration of order.
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JOhnsOn's Advice Followed.

The law passed by the Tennessee Leg
islature, is carrying out the advice given
by Andrew johnson before leaving that
State for Washington. Gov. Brownlow
coudenses the whole story in the follow
ing little speech made just after the pas
sage of the FRANCHISE law:
"But a short time since [ was visited
BIZ a Tennessee officer in an Arkansas
Rebel regiment who tol me that the
Rebels bad no right to complain of the
franchise but that he submitted cheer
fully, and it was within his personal
knowledge that if the Confederates had
achieved their independence it was their
purpose to disfranchise every Union man
in the South. 1t is idle to talk about
the act disfranchising Rebels being a
Radical measure, inaugurated by Sumner
and Stevens at Washington. 1t is the
time honored doctrine and practice of the
fathers Of :he Revolution, who, at the
close of that eventful struggle, disfran-
chised the Tories of that day, who answer
to the Rebels of oar day. Loud cheer
ing My recollection of the history Cf
those times is, that both signed bills dis
franchising Tories. The same was done,
if l mistake not, by the Legislatures Of
Virginia and North Carolina, and even
South Carolina.
"Upon this platform, however, for the
first time since the Rebellion was begun,
we have all got together-Radicals, Con,
servatiVes, Copperheads, weak kneed
Union men, and Rebels. We radicals
are all for the franchise law; the other
classes named are all for johnson. 1t is
not to be presumed that any would be for
johnson who are not for his doctrine, and
we know that be inaugurated the doctrine
ia Tennessee of disfranchising Rebels.
Among his last utterances before he left
here, some thirteen months ago, he de-
clared that, if there were but 5000 loyal
men in Tennessee, they should control
the State; and all the time that this
measure has been pending, he has been
represented, BY those who have had fire,
quent interviews with him. as wanting
the Legislature to hurry up tue franchise
law, We are, therefore upon this plat
form, and hope to presen: not only 5000,
but ten times 5000 loyal men to govern
the State.
'Let US then, one and all, keep our
stand upon the Presidents platform of
governing the States with loyal men,
making treason odious, and Furnishing
traitors. Upon this platform I took my
stand long since, and here l will stand,
and upon this l intend to fight it out, not
only all Summer, but if it takes the re,
mainder of my natural life. Ia this am
encouraged, knowing that all good and
true men at home stand by me, and all
good and true men abroad, including the
most talented, patriotic, and loyal Con-
gress which ever assembled in Washing
ton" Loud cheers.
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"a fond Parient" thus "goes on: :"
"By the Rev. Mr.. -, N-A-
to Miss Il, only daughter, etc. No
cards"
Why didn't it say "no baby?" Ihave
one of those interesting "animlles' at my
house. 1t came when it rained, dark as
pitch, and my umbrella at the Office. The
doctor lived FIVE miles due west and the
purse six miles due east, and when l got
home the milk man was at the door.
1t is funny little chip, that baby ;
Solferino color, and the length of Bo-
logna sausage Cross? I guess not
Um, um. 1t commenced chasing me
down the pathway of life just when mus
lin, linen and white flannel we're the high
est they have been since Adam built a
house for Mrs Ewes chickens. Doctors
charged 81 a squint and 81 grunt
A poor little thingis that baby speck
of nose like a wart; head bald as a
squash, and no place to hitch a waterfall ;
mouth just suited to "come gum game
and chew milk. l have bumped it,
stuffed my fur cap down its throat, given
it the smoothing iron to play with, bat
that little red lump that looks as if it
couldn't hold blood enough to keep a
mosquito from fainting, persists in yelling
like thunder 1t shows a great desire
to swallow its fists; and the other day
they dropped down its throat; all that
prevented their going through was the
crook in its elbows. 1t stopped its music,
and was happy one and half minutes
1t pleasure to have baby in the
house-one of the stomach ache kind
Think of the pleasures of father, en-
dishaLH1e, trembling in the midnight
hour, with his warm feet upon square
yard # oil cloth, dropping paregoric in &
tea spoon by moonlight; somebody thump
ing on the door; wife of your bosom
shouting hurry" and tie child scream
ing and yelling until the plaster drop.
from the ceiling. 1t is nice time tc
think of dress coats, pants, ties and white
kids Shades of departed cocktails
what comfort. What a picture for an
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CALIFoRNIA.-Colonel Forney, Secre.
tary Of the Senate, has received from Hon.
friedrich E. Lowe, Governor of California,
a photographic copy of the resolution of
the Legislature of that State ratifying the
amendment to the Constitution of the
United Safes abolishing slavery, together
with a fac sineile of the signatures of the
officers, aud also ofthe members who voted
on the proposition. At the head of this
beautiful memorial, emblamatical of tri.
umphant freedom, two female figures stand
one on each Of the open and amended
Constitution of the United States. The
Genius of Liberty on the left, holds in
one hand a broken fetter, while with the
other she extends the olive branch of peace
over the open volume. On the right is
another female representing Peace, hold
ing the sun in one hand and the sickle in
the other, and surrounded with the various
symbols of industry, the arts and sciences
The American eagle, clasping the wreath
of victory in its beak and the outspread
/ flag in its talons, surmounts the group
1t is altogether fine specimen of the in
genuty and skill of the California en-
gravcrs, and happily fgurative of The
great legislative act i. commentaries. |
is to be framed and hung up in the Office
of the Secretary of the Senate.-PreSS.
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na-The people of West Virginia, near
iy all Southern born, by a tremendous
majority, indeed we'll nigh upon acclama
ton, decided to disfrauchise the Rebe.s
and Rebel syupathizers, and this, not
withstanding the Copperheads loudly de.
clared the radicals, who originated the dis
franchising amendment, we're all for negrJ
suffrage. Let the people of Pennsylvania
take leaf from the experience OF the .
border Nirginians.
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ROLLED DOWN.

The Chicago Tribune has read the cop
perhead platform of Indiana, and con-
dcnses it as follows:
l. Secession played out, Hence the
rebs are as good as ever.
2. Andrew Johson's our man.
3. Congress should be cleaned out,
4. We're against the tariff.
5. Let Government tax its own debt, by
way of helping it to borrow.
6. We won't pay our rebel debt.
Z. Let the soldiers vote our ticket and
we'll give him higher bounties for voting
than he ever got for fighting.
s. If Republicans desert to our camp
we'll share our mess with them-such as
it is.
8. If "a niger votes the couutry's gone
up.
10. Niger keep out of Indianna.
IL. Rebels, traitors, Sons of Liberty
and horse thieves welcome.
II. Eight hours is days work. /.
13. Let every man do as he pleases.
1t. h4cept that uoue put Democrats
must steal
Is. Liquor all around and let the tenn
perauce men dry up.
l6. Our old Hen, in the Senate and
three chickens in the House, were the
best cocks In the pit. But Voorhees, is
dead Pullet.
II. All debts due to black men must
be paid to white men, on the principle
that uegrocau't own property, and never
could
A farmer objected to the eight hour
clause, but finding it was put iu for gam
mon and that by hiring his men to do a
day and half's work rin day he could
get twelve hours work instead of ten, he
succumbed
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%. II. ELLISON. VI. D..

DRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Coudersport, Pa
respectfully informs the citizens OF the village and
vicinity that he will promptly respond TO ati catS Tor
professional services Office First street, first door
west Of his residence. 1140
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deal. ESTATE aud INSUR NICE AGENT
IL, Land Bought aud Sold, Taxes paid and Titles
Investigated IusUres property against ire lnthe pest
companies in the Country. and Persons against Acci
dents In the Travellers Insurance Company OF hart
ford. Bnsness Transacted nromyuy ll-Z9
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ISAAC BENSON,

a TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Couder>port, Pa, viii
\ attend to all business entrusted 10 him with care
aud promptness. Attends Courts of adjoining coQn
ties. Otlice on Second strcetneaF the AAesy or'2'
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rT1IER .S McALARNEY.

A TTORN EYS-AT LAW, HARRIsRrRG, Pcnna,-
n Agents for the Collection of Claims against Inc
Tn1ted States and state Governments such AS Pensions,
Bounty Arrears Of Pay, ,cAdlress Box o. harrisburg
:, n g1IIrP J. c. MALAREEY
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IOHN y. MANN.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
"A Coudersport, Pa, Will attend the several Courts
In Potter, Cameron and Mexican counties. AN busl'
ton Office on Nam street, in residence.
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Some people maintain that lawyers
position is doubly perilous, because he has
often other peoples deeds" to account
for as we'll as his own.
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III. j. OENSTED,

"ARDWARE Merchant, and Dealer in Stoves,
III Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, Main street, Couder
sport Pcmia Tin and Sheet Iron Ware made to
srder in good style on short notice.
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ARTHUR G.. OEHFSTED.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
n Coudersport, Pa, will attend to all business en-
trusted his care with promptness and hicty once
in the second storey Of the Olmsted Block
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FERCHANTS-D Dealers in Drugs Medicines, ,aints
M Oils Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods
Groceries &C Main Street Coudersport, Pa
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COLLINS S9TTTH,

NTERCHANT-Dealer in Dry Goods, q rocerIe
M Provisions Hardware, Quecnsware, Cutler
and all Goods usually found in a country store. MT
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COTDERSPORT HOTEL.

D GLASSMIRE, PROPRIFToR, Corner Of Main
ID and Second streets Coudersport Potter Cox
Livery Stable is also kept in connection with this
Hotel Daily Stages to and from the Railroads
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DAN BAKER.

DENsION, BOUNTY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
i Pensions procured for Soldiers of the present
War who are disabled by reason of wounds received
or disease contracted while in the service ofthe United
States and PENSIONS bounty, and arrears of pay OBJ
been killed while in service All letters ofnquiry
promptly answered. and receipt by mail of state
ment of the of claimant, will forward the ne
eessary papers fer their signature. Fees in Pension
xed by law. Refers to Hons. Isaac Benson,
A G.. Olmsted, John S. Mann, and F. w. Knox, Esq
DAN BAKER,
JuneS 64 Claim gent CoudprSnnrt Pa
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H w KNAX.

TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
a Cou lersport, Pa, will attend the courts III fol-
er and the adjoining couutes.
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P A. STEBBHNS d Co.,

1~ERCHANTS- in Dry Goods, Fancy
iN Goods Groceries Provisions Flour, Feed Tor X
and everything usually kept in a good country store
Produce bought and sold ~ ~
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a. HI. SIMMONS.

-rERCH CHATT-WELLsVILLE n. Y, Whole
vi sale and Retail Dealer in Dry Goo Is, Fancy and
stanle Goods Clothing Ladies DressGoods Groceries,
Flour Feed, sc, Retailers supplied on iiberai terms
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IL Il OLMSTED.

NgERCHANT-Dealer in Dry Goods, Ready-made
nj Clothing. Crockery, Groceries, Flour, Feed,
rork Provisions &c, Main street, Cou lcrsport, Pa
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Why is prudent man like pin Z Be-
cause his head prevents him from going
to far.
Neither false curls, false teeth, false
calves, or even false eyes are as bad as
false tongues.
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Free and Accepted Ancient York MaSons

EULALIA LODGE, No 342, F. y. NJ. Stated
II Meeting on the 2d and 4th Wednesdays OF each
month Hall in the Sd Story of the Olmsted Block.
DC. .LARRABEE,S Sec. WIN. SuEAlS, "M.
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Q0 SnN Per Year We want agents
01sOOO everywhere TO sell our IMPROVED
$50 Sewing Machines. Three new kinds. Under and
upper feed. Warranted live years. Above salary
IN the United States for less than $40 which are fully
licensed by Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, Grover & Ba-
ker,Singer s. Co. s. Bachelor. All other chcan ma
chimes arc infriugements and the seller or user are
Fable to arrest, inc. and imprisonment Circulars
free. Address, call upon Shaw q Clark, Bjdde-
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LYMAN HOUSE.

LewisViIIe, Potter ounty, Pennsylvania
nURTON LEWIS. Proprietor. Having
II taken this excellent Hotel, the proprietor wishes
o make the acquaintance Of the travelling public and
eels confident of giving satisfaction TO all who may
fall on him.-Feb. u, &C If
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Potter Journal JOb-Omce.

TAVING lately added fine new assortment Of
II JOBTYPE to our already large assortment.
We are now prepared to DO all kinds of work, cheapy
and with taste and neatness. Ordefs solicited
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THE
POTTER JOURNAL,
NJ w. McALARNEY, Proprietor.
PUBLISHED BY

rEDevoted to the cause of Republicanisra the in
t.ress of griorture the advancement of Education,
and the best coed of Potter county Owning no guide
except that Of Principle it will endeavor to aid in the
work Of more fully Freedomizng our Country.
Advertisements inserted at the following rates,
except where special bargains are made, A"square'
Is 10 lines of BREWER or of Nonparen types
! square . or insertions %
Each subsequent insertion less than l3- 40
I square, year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~ w w
Administrators or Executors Notices. . %
Snecal and Editorial Notices per line-- ~
&5-An transient advertisements must be pald IN
d,c and no notice will be taken of advertisements
from distance, unless they are accompanied by the
money or satisfactory reference.
b5-Job Work, of all kinds, executed with neatness
and despatch,
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Pedders, Country Stores, Druggists, and all seeking
an honorable and profitable business. Free by mail
for S5 cts wholesale 50 per doz Canyassers realize
s6 to 80 per day profit ABBOTT j. DOWD,
my22-lml Manufacturers IJG Water ST. n Y.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
III. IL. CuInnlin
RObt. IIaWIey.

Attorn neyS-at-LaW,
HVTILLIAMSPORT, Penna. Special attention
w given to Collection of Pensions, Bounty and
Rack Paw, and all claims against the National and
State Governments. noY2lu
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BgrThe Mexican General Santa Anna
arrived in this country, the other day.
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The First Baby.

A correspondent at Preston Hollow,
"a fond parient" thus "goes on"
Maryland free press., 1866-05-03
"GoOd Wine needs 10 Puff"

Re The practice of putting by newspa-
per editors, is in our opinion, rather over
done. There was time when an editori-
al notice in the columns of respectable
Journal meant something, and was acccp-
cd by the reader as the unbiased and
unbought opinion of the editor, and by the
party noticed as compliment paid to
worth, skill or enterprise.
But "times aint now as they used to
wore," and editors are expected. and too
frequently do puff everything. good, bad
and Indifferent, to the injury of their rea-
dtrs and to the exclusion of useful and in
teresting matter. In many cases there
notices arc ofunworthy objects, are not the
honest opinion of the editor, but have been
paid for or induced by mercenary and
sordid motives. Where their frequency
makes this apparent they do not carry
with them any weight or influence. nor
should they. ..'.t
We shall admit to our columns the adver-
tisements, SO far as we can Judge, of re-
spectacle ard fair dealers only, and like
good wine, they will require no puff. We
may occasionally direct attention, in gen.
eral way, to our advertising columns, but
must decline to specially notice any par
ticular advertiser, only under peculiar
circumstances. We know that those who
look to their own interests usual read a
paper from "stem to stern" and in the
advertising columns particularly find botn
information and profit. .-t.L