The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-10-04
COUNTRY GIms.-Nleta Victoria Fuller,
% sistefly way, thus-talks to country

COUNTRY GIms.-Nleta Victoria Fuller,
10 . ss,efly way, hus-salks to country
girls .,,,EI "a,
/ fa"Ths farmers daughters arc soon to be
;fthe life as well as the pride of this coun-
tryras glorious race OF women which no
other land can show. l seek not to fiat
ter them; for before they eau become this,
| theylwill have to,mske an earnest effort
of one or two kinds. There are some who
depreciate their condition; they demand
mtore consideration than merit IA want
Of intelligence upon all the subjects of the
day and refined education is more excu-
sable ina country girl, in these dayslof
many books and newspapers its, a,,s
Many girls are discouraged because they
cannot be sent swayfr9m home to board
ing school, but men Of superior mind aud
knowledge of this world, would rather have
for wives women wcll'uud properly edu-
Gated a. home. And this education eau
be had whenevsri,hedesire ID not ,wnptiug,
a taste for reading does wonders; and an
earnest thirst after knowledge is ;'lmost
certain to attain sweet draugLt from the
Pierian springs There is. a farmers
daugbterliu this very room In which am
wrl,lug-ab beautiful refined and intelligent
waman-ip, whose eitlhood, books we're
not SO plenty as now, and who obtained
her education under difficulties which
would have discouraged any but one who
had true love for study. III, NJ al.
| QuEES's couSsIL.-After brilliant
career so far at the English bar, Mr. j..
p. Benjamin, formerly United States SEN
ator from Louisiana, and afterwards u
member of Mr.. Jefferson Davis Cabinet,
has just been appointed Queens Counsel,
q position which does not connect him,
however. with the British government.
The barristers in England all wear wooden
gowns, but when promoted to 'thepdsi'iou
Of Queens Counsel they are n,ads of, silk
1land thciwearer Of q silk gown takes pre-:
cedencc in court, aud is thereby entitled
TO be the senior counsel in cases ID which
he is employed, while he who is only per-
mittcd to wear the wooden is iuyariabivihc
junior counsel, and mus. always give, way
to him Of the silk gown. This is not all;
in all motions, etc.. before tile court, the
silk gown has the preference. Hence i,
will be seen that the immunities spper-
tanning unto the position Of Quecli's Coun.
sci are not to Le ,despiscd They arcisel.
dom obtained but BY years Of practice and
manifestability,, The honor, therefore,
conferred Upon our countryman isa sig
ni6cant tribute to his legal requirements
and varied talents, NJ -y'gaio'
A CuMous Flx.-Rush Island, three
miles below White Cloud, in tho Missouri
river, is in curious fix. 1t is without
the jurisdiction Of any State law Z When
tho Territorylof Kansas. was organized.
the middle Of the main channel Of tile
Missouri river was designated as the cast,
crn boundary. THE channel was then on,
the east side Of the Island. The land is
recorded assessed in Complain, county and
the rnen have voted there but the dis
I Lensers Of law are bothered over it. j Sey.
4 eral years ago the channel shifted to the
west side Of the Island, leaving a dry bed
on the east side. except 10 time Of high
water. The denizens cannot get hearing
before the Missouri magistrates, because
the latter contend that tho island is'in
Kansas, and Kansas magistrates fear that
they may gel themselves into trouble if
they interfere, because the main channel
Eof the river is between Kansas and the
Island. And ifthc authorities on either
side undertake q case from that locality.
and arcontinuance il had ,othcre is no tel
ling but that aifreshet may come III the
meantime aud change the channel Of the
river again, throwing the Island into an.
other Jurisdiction. So thatregion remains
without law or gospelAfor sven nlissiouaf
iies have, peyssrl y intysdIed It's sacred soil
] iDEAru Of 1sPLE3sAsF Florrlos. 1t has
long been. suspected if not positively
known, that the rpieturesauelstbty of Sir.
Isaac Newton having been led TO the dis
covery Of the law Of gravitatiou by lie fall
Of up apple vas IS baseless ~, many oftbc
'fuc traditions Of genius. We fearit,will
now have 70 DO finally cons gned 10 the
limits Of slaughtered 5fetions., A ren,ar.
liable man uscript of Newton has come to
light, in whichhe himself gives an account
to friend Of the origin Of bis great
discovery. and not a word occurs to show
that the falling Of an apple Lad anything
!, to do with it.fS % sf1d9l5 La
\ TnEYhaves n queer law ID Delaware
II requires aiman, before leading a woman
TO the matrimonial altar, IL give bonds for
goodlbeiiavior. The unlucky swain who
may have more love than credit may Gust
= aboutin an agony of suspense. waiting
for some entermislng individual to 60 upon
} his bond III tile sum Of two hundred dol!
lars, lawful money and b. compelled, il,
default Of this eonjugal straw bail, to
forego all the sweets Of the Honeymoon. 81
JtM was generally called a good fellow.
4 lie went forth without d struggle, ami
d such Is life To-day we arc as pepper:
sans, u nAtal,t,s u,,.rtL IN ,,nern,r ,,., !, "a