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wouldn't Take twenty Dollars.


~ Some waggish students of Yale Col
lege a few years since, were .regalipg
themselves lone evening at the ''Ton
tine" when an old farmer from the coun-
try entered the room, taking it for the
bar-room, and inquired if he could OBJ
tain lodging there. The young chaps
Immediately answered in the Affirmative,
inviting him to take glass Of punch.
The old fellow, who was a shrewd
Yankee. saw at once that he was to be
the butt of their jests. but quietly TAX
ing off his hat, and telling a worthless
little dog he had with him, to lie under
the chair, lie took a glass of the proffer-
ed beverage. The students anxiously
inquired after the health of the old mans
wife and. children, and the farmer, with
affected simplicity, gave them the whole
his farm, stock, Sc, &c. s,,..,....,3 -il-i
".Do you belong to the church2' asked
one of the wags.' ? 4-s.t'Fa.h erastiM
Yes, the Lord be praised, and so did
my father before me- '''s ,,,a..g = t1''ogf a.lI
.aa" Well. 1 suppose you will not tell a
lie ?"hreplied, the student 1rH ,7sadi1sa
"Not for the world" added the farmer.
=, !. Now, what will you take for that
dog?" pointing to the farmers cur, who
was not worth his weight in Jersey mud
/" 1 would not take twenty dollars for
that dog. ,..,,'l '''' '''.5..g, 3..,t'.cI
Twenty dollars why he is not
worth twenty cents. g,N l s0n2a
pa'"Well, / assure you, / would not take
twenty dollars for him. r4
"Come, my friend, "ssaid the student,
who, with his companions, was bent on
having some capital fun with the old
man. ".Now, you say that you will not
tell a lie for the world, let me see if you
won't do it for twenty dollars. I'll give
you twenty dollars for your dog
"I'llsnot take it." replied the farmer
"You will not Here let me see il
this won't, tempt you to tell lie," add
ed the student, producing small bag of
half dollars, from which he counted
small piles on the. table, where the farm
er sat, with his hat in his hand, appar
emily unconcerned. 80
'a s.There," added the student, "there
are twenty dollars, all in silver, I will
give you that for your dog" M
The old farmer quietly raised the hat
to the edge of the table, and then, al
quick as thought, scraped all the money
into it, exclaiming, 81 won't take you
twenty dollars. Nineteen and half il
as much as the dog is worth; he is you
property" i'. ''' -4'.. -s
A tremendous laugh from his fellow
students showed the would-be wag tha
he was completely "gone up." and tha
he need not look for help in that guar
ter; so he good naturedly acknowledged
himself beat, insisted on the old farmer
taking another glass, and they parted il
great glee. the student retaining the
dog, which he keeps to this day, as q
lesson to him never to attempt to play
tricks on men older than himself, and
especially to be careful how he tries tc
wheedle Yankee farmer.
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The Brave wife of an IgnobIe
sfrssi -.isrt iessT Husbaud. i.-f ,--f.tf 1, df

Some weeks ago Fred. Douglass, the
famous nigger, made a speech in West
Chester, Pennsylvania, to mob of blacks
and others. Previous to his arrival,
Hon. ohm Hickman, member elect to
the Assembly, invited the sable orator
to make him a visit, and consider his
house home during his stay, which in
vitationp Fred. duly accepted. Hick-
man at once put his best chamber in or
d er and made extensive preparations for
his guest, in spite of all that his wife
could do or say. But she rbided her
time. A woman, especially when she is
in the right, is never without her re-
sources. So. when the great Douglass
was announced, and, with hat in, hand,
was making his most elaborate bow, she
met him at the parlor door and persmpt-
orally ordered him out of the house.
He did not "stand upon the order of his
going, but went at once !" Long may
Mrs. Hickman rule the mistress of her
house; and, in the. good time coming.
when women get their rights may she
be sent to the Assembly by the voters of
West Chester in the place of her un-
worthy husband. Bully tor Mrs. Hick7
man l-S0uthern Opinion. ,..,,-s ~, ..,
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Cbri.1ma. in the sousI,.

The contrast between the Christmas
of to- day and the Christmas which was
known before the war will illustrate the
unhappy change which has taken place
in the fortunes of the South. 1t used to
be, literally, a season Of peace and good
will. Slavery then put on its holiday
garb. There was feasting and merry
making everywhere. The hospitality of
the mansion was then more bounteous
than ever. The, ,bondsmen for the time
forgot their bondage and for a week gave
themselves up to the rollicking enjoy
ment in which Sambo distances all COM
petitors..s It was. a. week of festivity
and fun, of visiting and receiving visits,
| Of absence from the care and toll which
composed the sum of fifty lone parts of
every year. les 'ae Or = zslz 5sass,i 5s
To-day the sober reality of the revo-
luton which has been effected, will BIZ
felt in every portion of the South. A
merry Christmas will not be known any
where. There can. be no exchange of
"the compliments of the season. -
which will not sound like bitter mock
cry. Despair, or something like it,
reigns in the mansions, and destitution
lis supreme in the novels. Grim poverty
makes its presence felt everywhere
Those who were once rich find them
selves menaced with want, and those
who, though always poor, were always
provided for, now find themselves hun
cry and helpless. The bond of sympa.
thy that formerly held these classes to-
gether may not be absolutely destroyed
but an ever present strain threatens its
distinctions. and meanwhile the redeem.
ing fruits Of the old relationship are seen
no more.s Vague apprehension is on one
side-demands that yield not to reason
are appearing on the other. Neither
side knows what is coming. Theblacks
will not accept freedom as a substitute
for food. and the whites are fearful of the
excesses to which famine-stricken igno
rance net seldom tends. 90
% Altogether, then, the Christmas day
of 1867 will be black day Throughout
the Southern States. Memories of the
past will rise to make it miserable; the
gloom of the present and the darkness
Of the future will swell the volume Of
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Total No. Delegates. 574
1t is respectfully suggested that, as far
as it may be practicable and convenient,
the delegates be chosen on Saturday the
2Sth inst. 1t is likewise recommended that
the Delegates of each Congressional Dis
trict in attendance on the Convention elect
two Delegates to the National Convention,
and appoint one Presidential Elector. loo
Fellow Democrats, you have this year
achieved great victories. But the work is
not complete. The country is yet unre-
deemed from tyranny and misrule. Let US
then press forward in the great work of re-
demption. Let us lose not one moment.
Let US spare no exersion-and this time
next year will find us rejoicing over our
country and Constitution rescued from de-
structiOn. 1s.W -9igosQ esq - iIfss.iGsit 3. q
By order of the Democratic State Central
Committee. t,.,...
JOHN G. THOMPSON, Chairman.
G. j. BEAM, Secretary. "t- -sH--
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shoppin. for Fun.

"The Diary of Milliner,'' a book
soon to be published, contains the fol-
lowing, which everybody will see is
drawn entirely from the fancy:
She deliberately took off her own bon
net and commenced trying those that
were on the saloon table. One after one
she took them up, and put them on her
head, till she had seen about thirty cast
ing their differently combined tints over
her complexion. She invited my COM
ments and suggestions upon each one.
She viewed herself in each of the five
mirrors of the saloon, and i'll all the war;
ious lights she could command, and
placed herself in every conceivable at
titude before them. ~. l,.,r.a- r.
One thing or another was the fault in
every one them. She had asked the
price of all, and cheapened each to the
lowest possible fraction for which they
could be bought. -eaL3.',i - Ae-
She then went to the side-table, and
performed the same operation upon her
self with fifteen or twenty more. There
were none that exactly suited.
~uaven't you put some away in
drawers :" she asked / went the same
rounds with dozen drawers containing
six or eight apiece. When those Were
exhausted she pointed to the window
and asked me if would be kind enough
to bring her two handsome bonnets that
were hanging there.
Something of the inner life, probably
it was that attribute of the dual denom-
mated penetration, admonished me that
she didn't wish to purchase bonnet
but was seeking an afternoons enter.
tainment at our expense. Another some
thing-whether it was a spirit tapping
or tapping at the inner door, l know
ot-admonished me that there are times
when, to practice the forbearing policy
of the remarkable patriarch. of whom ]
have been speaking, is to cast pearls be
fore swine. Instead of starting for the
desired bonnets, looked her sternily in
the eye while modulsted my voice tt
very respectful tone, and replied:
"If you really wish to buy bonnet
I will go down and get them but I feal
they will suit you no better than tht
others have DONE"
She saw that her role was play ed tt
the end, and successful actress she haC
proved herself. She had confined he
audience in the closest attention for abou
two hours. The other two bonnets wer,
beyond her reach. With the most in
imitable GOODNESS and unconcern sh,
looked me back, and replied Il dom
wish to buy bonnet. l bought min
last week"
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

DEM. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE RooMs,l
.t.. COLUMBUS, Dec. 4th, 1867. (
To the Democracy of Ohio: 1'''' ~
A State Convention of the Democracy of
Ohio will be held at gus sw sifif .5T,5f.a
Columbus, on Wednesday, the Sih
yf.io Day of January, Next. sra
To appoint four Senatorial Delegates to the
National Convention to nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice President of
the United States; to to'nominate two Sena-
torial Electors of President and Vice Pres
idenr, and to nominate candidates for the
following State offices, viz:
Secretary of State; 7A = 't staf-
q One Supreme Judge; 1natIc iri 7iEs
Commissioner of Common Schools. .l.i
Clerk of the Supreme Court. ......,.-.
One Member of the Board of Public Works.
The ratio of representation will be as
follows: One delegate for each county an
additional delegate for every 500 votes cast
for ALLEN G. THURMAN for Governor at the
last election, and an additional delegate for
every fraction of 250 or more votes SO cast.
This ratio gives to the counties respect
lively the following number of delegates,
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suffering and divest the season of both
holiness and peace. For the freedmen
in many districts the only dependence is
on the Bureau-the only chance of liv-
ing honestly is in the line which leads
te pauperism. For the great body of
the whites, especially in the cotton dis
tricts, there. is no hope except in a mag
nanimity yet undeveloped-no road to
deliverance but that which leads through
the dark valley of degradation and doubt.
IN. Y Times. sr IA ssag-. f.al.
The civilized world. and the unpur-
chasable pen of History will one day
write the verdict that ,convicts you, Mr..
Raymond, and your associates of the
Radical party. of the authorship of this
fearful picture. 1t exceeds the bounds
of ordinary audacity to see such senten-
ces in paper that, for more than a de-
cade. has used all its powers to accom-
plish these very results. You speak the
truth, but not all Of it. You have no
right to stop short at the bare recital of
all this woe. Acknowledge, in sackcloth
and ashes, your responsibility for it, if
you would escape the contempt for hy-
pocrisy of fthose whose hate you have SO
well won by the wrongs and outrages
you have assisted to heap upon them.
Macon ( Ga. ! Journal and Messenger. 90
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!. nDREss no THE NEHyoUs AVID

DDRESS TO THE NERVOUS AND
%hoss snd bsss cssn pro
quire prompt treatment to render existence desira
BILE. IL you are suffering or have suffered from in
upon your gene al heslthP Do you feel weak. de
bilitated easily tired? Does little extra exeTtion
OF urinary organs. your kidneys, frequently get
out, of orderf Is your urine sometimes thick.
thick @ scum rise to the ' iops Or IS sediment mat at
the bottom after it has stood awhile Do you have
poMes 81 spells
ing or rushes Of b.ood to the head Is your mem
oIy mind S IL dwelling
ing. tired of company. Of life2 DO you wish to be
left alone. to get away from everybody2 Does any
little thing make you start or jump? Is your sleep
broken or restless? Is the lustre of your eye as
brilliant? The bloom on your cheek as brigh )? DO
sue your business with the same energy :? DO YOU
feel as much confidence in yourself? Are your
sdS sfg g tt M of
sia. Have you restless nights? Your back weak,
YOU attrbute this to or liver c%mpIan
Now, reader, sef-abuse, venereal diseases badly
cured and sexual excesses are all capable of FRO
ducing weakness of the generative organs. The
organs Of generation. when in perfect health. make
the man. Did you ever think that those hold de-
faint. energetic, persevering. successful business
in ep perfect nealth You never hear such men
pitation Of the heart They are never afraid they
cannot succeed in business; they don't become sad
ant in the company of ladies, and look you and
them right in the face-none of your downcast looks
or any other meanness about them. | do not mean
those who keep the organs infammed by running to
excess. These will not only ruin their constitu-
tons, but also those they do business with
for. a.
How many men from badly cured diseases from
the fects of selfabuse and eXcesses have brought
about hat state of weakness in those organs that
has reduced the general system much as to in
duce almost every other disease-idocy, lunacy
paralysis spinal affections, suicide, and almost ev-
cry other form of disease which humanity is heir
to- and the real of the trouble scarcely ever
suspected and have doctored for all but the right
one. a,.s 4
Diseases of these oreans require the use of di-
uretic. HELMBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT BU-
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diseases of the Bladder, Kidneys. Gravel. Dropsy
Organic Weakness. Female Complaints, General
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whether existing in Male or Female from whatever
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ing.
- Insanity may ensue. Our flesh and blood sre sup
ported from these sources. and the health and hap
piness, and that of posterity. depend upon prompt
use of relia ple remedy.
Helmbold's Extract Buchu. estab!i. he'd upward of
IL, years prepared by q. T. HELMBOLD, Druggist.
594 Broadway. New York, and
80. l04 South 10th street. Phadelphia, Pa.
PRIcR-Si. IS per bottle, bottles for $3.50. de.
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rywhere. ..-.- eel nov22
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to her country home, after sojourn of few months
in the City. hardly recognized by her friends.
In place of coarse, rustic. flushed face she had
soft ruby complexion of almost marble smoothnest
and instesd of twentythree she really appeared but
eighteen. Upon inquiry as to the cause of SO gr {
q change. she plainly told them that she used the
Circassi an ka Ina, and considered it an invalu-
able acquisition to any Lady's toilet. By its use
any Lady or Gentleman can improve their personal
appearance an hundred fold, 1t is simple in, its
passed in its efficacy in drawing impurities from.
also healing cleansing and identifying the skin and
complexion. By its direct action the cuticle il
draws from it all its impurities, kindly healing the
same and leaving the surface as Nature intended it
81 sent BY Mail or Express receipt of order By
= W: l.. CLARK CO. Chemists,
ti No. West Fayette St.. Syracuse, N. Y. /
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MME si5al
f 70 -tf- -OF The -H
Democratic State Convention

y. 20
ELLSLER'S VI,
Columbus, Ohio, ON wednesday,
January Sth, 1S6S.
To the Delegates: -, -.
The Delegates from each Congressional
District will meet on Wednesday, January
sth, at o'clock A. NJ, and appoint one of
their number to serve on each of the fol-
lowing committees, to be reported TO the
Convention at eleven o'clock A. NJ, viz:
First. Committee on Credentials.
Second. Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, Rules and order of Business.
Third. Committee on Resolutions.
Fourth. Committee to select State Gen.
tral Committee. s1s-z
The Delegates will, at the same time and
place, appoint two Delegates and two alter
mates from each Congressional District, to
attend the Democratic National Conven-
tion, and report the same to the Conven-
ton. The above named committees will
meet Immediately after the adjournment of
the Convention in the forenoon as indi-
Gated below: E
/. Committee on Credentials, in Room
Sc, State House. .r..7
2. Committee. on Permanent Organiza-
tion, &C., in Room SO. State House.
8. Committee on Resolutions, in Room
81. State House. .e sr- ..-
4. Committee to Select State Central
Committee, in Room 90, State House.
DISTRICT DELEGATION MEETINGS.
The District Delegations will meet as fol-
lows, at 8 a.m., as already stated:
1st and 81 Districts-Ia rooms laa and la5 Neil
Il District-In room 1873 Neil House. .af.f
4th District-In room S6 State House.
5th District-In room 81 State House.
9Th District-In room SO State House. a.'
9th District-In room I2a Neil House.
ssh pistrict.-ln room lsa Neil House
llth District n room go GoOda!e House.
18th District n BON 80 State House.
18th District-In room 100 Neil House.
18th Distrct-in room iss Neil House.
18th pistrict-In room lls Neil House.
17th District--In room liz Neil House.
18th Distriet-ln room los Neil House.
18th District-ln room l3o Neil House..
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION.
The Convention w ill be temporarily or
ganized on Wednesday, January 8, 1868. at
IL o'clock A. NJ, being first called to order
by the Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, when the several COM
mittees will be announced.
Notice of the assignments of seats to the
several delegations will be given.
Also notice in regard to the railroads
requiring return certificates.
Tickets OF admission to the Convention
will be furnished by tie Chairman of the
Committee to Delegates at the District
meetings, and to reporters of the press at
Room lis Neil House. asfG
= JOHN G. THOMPSON,
Chm Dem. State Cen1 Com.
CD. BEAM, Secretary.
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C.. DUCREUx'S PATENT
Tor Instantaneous Detachment Of Horses
.b25a from Carriages. -oa

.o3a 3 from Carriages. roc
THIS INGENIOUS AND VERY USE :
1 full invention. which has been patented in the
United States, France and England. is now offered
by the subscriber to the pu lie, feeling assured
they will find it, upon examination, one of the
greatest inventions of the age. -rR ono ri
Prominent among its advantages are:
FIRSr-The facility with which horses may be
h rnessed to or embarrassed from Carriage; also,
rendering it unnecessarv for The person unharness
ing to pass between behind the horses as is GUS
tomary thus avoiding any liability of being kicked,
SECOND-In case of horse falling. be may be
loosed from the carriage in one second, without the
DIR yer leaving his seat. 1t is so simple in its Oper
alton that a child can work it. = t:tI .
THRU AND GREATEsT-In case of horsrs taxing
fright. becoming unmanag abe or running away.
the terrib consequences which so frequently fol-
low may all be ayoided by this simple application
to arriages. the horses can be toosed from the
Carriage 'in a t,oinkling,' and the Carriage as
quickly and saf ly stopped.
MIR. @. DUCREUX gave several public exhibi-
tions. The great favor and praise manifested by
the public on these occasions. is one OF the evi-
dences OF popular appreciation of irs merits.
Terms may be known and orders received for ap-
ing the patent to Carriages purchase of State
c. DUCREUX, Patentee,
oct2s dim 90 Elizabeth street. New York.
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"The Pen is Mightier than the Sword" "
THE GOLD PEN, ~
BEST AND CHEAPEST OF PENS.
Morton's Gold Pens,
THE BEST PENS In THE WORLD.

F0,. safe at No. 20 .Ndiden-
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wikh tie Name or Zzade-,uazE of
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Wislsing TIE .7ZorZon Pess, mast
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receipt Of letter postage. i-711a
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= <>Ss sSS~ 1858,
ate O'Clock P. NJ the following described real es
tate, situate in Franklin county, to wit:
lrfirst--one hnndredJ and thirty acres, of land,
mole or less, situa1ed in the southeast corner of
survey No. s. l06 In the name of Edmund Clark, be-
trsct OF forty acres conveyed By VIM. 3. Sullivant
to Reuben GalIiday; thence south about one hum
dred and thirteen po es to the original southeas
corner OF eaid survey; therce westerly about 1873,
survey; thence north ABOUT il3 poles with Hrgg
lines to the south west corner Of said keuben Gal
liday's land; thence east abrut Isl n poles to the
BEGINNING. and beiHg the same 9ands decreed and
conveyed to the raid Robert Galliday BY order oi
the Cour of Conn on Pleas of franklin county,
b Sulivant ct al at the Jape term OF said Court,
1858. excepting, howeve the Undivided half of ten
acres IN the northwe corner of sad tract. which
ten acres at the time or the death OF said Rob
ert Gaicay held by him in common with ID: =. FL.
iott each holding the one undivided half thereof
Appraised at SO per acre. -.
Second-The one undivided half Of forty acres OF
and, eing part of said survey No. Jos, besinni
at two ems In the cast lire of the original survey
and southeast corner Of eighty acres conyeyed by
to an oak o. d elm; thence west ielK p; les to
. stake in the east line IF land foru eily owned
by Richard Higgins; thence north 35L poles to said
ouDgs southwest corner: hence east !SiH pole,
to the beginning, the other qpdividSd halt oi said
orty acres being owned by ID. 3. Elliott.
Appraised at S67 per acre.
Terms of Sale-ODe IhiId Of hepurchase money
paid the day of sale, re-third in one year. and
one-third in two years. with interest from day Of
sale. deferred payments secured by mortage on the
PTinssf's fees slssO;ws ! nov,, y.nss {
G. N. OLps Attorney.
dec24-dltwtd
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The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee will be found at Room No. lis,
Neil House. ..