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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20
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A Salons JokE.--On Wednesday last
says the Toronto GioJe, sailor belonging
to the schooner Jessie. Mcdonald, being
slightly under the nhue ice Of frty rods
and wishing to have high old jike on
the Cobourg people, pretended to fail into
The harbor, but Instead Of going in himself
lie threw ID a piece of iron ore. a.cotnpa-
riel by his old plug hat and d screech Of
agony. All was excitement, and rumurs
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

Az unrecouslruc,ed fellow tells hor.
riblo tale of the Port Royal National
Cemetery. Il tell you" he says, there
is mady boy in blue there, ind then,
again, there arc some Snaps in that place
who eneht to grin in their cothns for bcing
there. The burying was dose by con-
tract, and sliow 60. $40 head fop
bringing them in I tell you some chaps
were brought in that the Yauks hadn't
declared dividends on--a good many gray
jackets, for instauee, But the strongest
Tricks were these: Tacy dug up men and
then divided them. so that ten dollarjnb,.
by separating arms, legs and head, was
made to pay FIVE hundred per cent. II
was ente thing, you bet; and | should
not wonder if some bummer's skull was
at that gate, and his Zig toe clean half
mile away down in yonder corner. They
did worse than that They dug up two
niger children out ofour graveyard, aud
| swear, to my certain knowledge, those
picaninnirs are buried yonder as 'un.
known" boys in blue I; ] reckon they are
among the infantry"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

AN old lady in Iowa. conplimentSd on
the beauty and preservation of her ,seth,
nscribcd it to having "bit'en The stake "
She explained that in clil llood her father
held ra,tlesnakc by the head aud tail
and each of his children bit along the
whole lcngth of tie backbone. just indcnt.
ing the skin. MS n preventive Of toothachc
and decay, and the old lady believes to
the present in the efficacy ofsucll mn op.
Grafton.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

Tie story goes that certain deacon in
Ol,io was nnted for long prayers. espec.
ially in the family. One morning the
deacon and his wife we're alone. hnh MS
was his usual custom after breakfast u
prayer was offered. Th,re being All nna.
sual amount ,wcrk tlntday. tI'edtacan',
prayer was short lie ssit-d lis hat md
milk pail aed started for tho barn Hi.
wife, being very dent, did no, notice his
absence, but supposed him to be still on
gagged il prayer On lis retnrn from
milking he was surprised TO hnd her still
kuceling. Tic stepped up to her and
shouted, "Amen ~ when she Immediately
arose and went about der work ne ifbo,h,
lug Ind happened.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

a NOVEL MARRIAGE took place in Law.
renee, Kansas, recently. The lady had
just come on from Scotland to meet the
gentleman, who resides near that city
The parties had never met before. She
had never seen the man whom she had
sailed across the ocean aud come out to
Kansas to meet, and to marry. in obe,li.
sncc to a totrptbal made BY the parents in
the old country.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

Ar the celebration Of the national ami.
vcrsnry at Algonn, Iowa, On the 9th inst.
a gentleman prcsent-a Mr.. lnghnni.
bahker-took from bis wife's arms her
bal c. and Mrs. Inghan, mounted the pla'.
form and delivered speech on wo'nan's
rights to an attentive nu,lirnee, after
which the banker returned the babe to his
wife With apparent satisfaction and pride
al her success.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

A couSrny otRL rode into the city to do
soine shopping, aud after making what
purchases she needed. was asked by a
clerk. il the cusr otiary formula. "lf there
was anything else he could do for her y
Her reply was calculated to amaze him a
little:
ooh. no, sir unless you will be kidd
enough to 60 out aud milk the old mae.
for ! rode her from home without the
colt
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IN { DE N o c r A T.
MONDAY ~ - SEPTEMBER 20,

How TnEr SLEEP Our WFsr.-
haven, dated this letter, because ! don't
know where am. ! am about nine miles
f,om Julesburg, at a little settlement on
tho Snuth Platte river At daylight to-
morrow am to catch sons Of the finest
salmon you ever saw. They will not bite
at any other time Of day. | suppose they
karued this disagrccable habit of early
brpakfas,ing from the Bull Whackers"
who navigate these plains. ! am stop
ping at little hotel about thirty by ten
feet. The scarcest thing int this country
~ luuber, settlers have to puy ever SO
many dollars ioo. Tor what they use,
besides what they brought in their va!iscs,
The landlord is from Pennsylvania, und
seems to be doing a thriving business
BY dint Of hard talking aud liberal prom.
mes | got n room TO myself. 1t is just
large enough for the bed and candle box sci
su a chair, upon which am writing this
htter. It is in one end Of the building,
and separated from the next room BY q
bed qnilt, which you must crawl under to
20, in or out. But it is my room, and
.f.er the jolting ! have had upon the In.
dian pony expect to have good
nights
Was ever poor pilgrim in such fix I
Just as thad written nights above, and
had sleep on the point Of my pen, l heard
knocking on the foor outside the quilt,
Crawl under" said !.
Enter the landlords daughter, q buxom
young lady. about seventeen years of'agc,
I should judge. She opened her ROSY lip
and spake as follows:
"Niister. duo', take Of your clothes to.
night when you go TO bed"
"Why I"
Because 1 am going to sleep will
YOU"
Wei, il you have no better reason
.ban that"
flush! Shut up!' You told par that
You would no. sleep With man."
"1hsd rather sleep with vet dog"
"Well l have been hard at work al
day, and have to work hard all dry TO-
,aorrow, and ] cant afford to set up al
night. That bed is wide though Tor u!
both. | shall stay on the back side, aud
ifyou don't stay on your side, you'd bot
ter. that's ALL
AS she said this, she raised from hcl
dress pocket au Internal jack.knife, sucf
as farmers use in trimming fruit trees, anc
then let IT fall back with chug. ! CON
pretended the situation in half q moment
and Unite this maidenI qpo,h as follows
2. Miss young lady, your intentions ma!
or may not be honorable. am travelling
entirely by myself. Ny ps,u al protec
tors are miles away beyond the boundlcs
prairie, ignorant OF the pcrils which MAJ
beset their idol. Thus far have not beef
insulted by your sex. ! am man of {
n few words bu: they are always emphatic
Il will give you up part Of that bed. ant
that's all will do. lfyou attempt. du
ring tho silent watches Of the uight, any
thing contrary to this firm determination
Ly ST. Joseph, my patron saint, | vii
shoot you right through the midriil."
As,l concluded, hid q slocum pisso
upon the caudlc-box. A low cbuckle out
side the bed quilt gave evidence that pater
fdn,alius had heard and approved the ar
rangcment. af
Nv antaronist LAUGHED. aud saving
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

TnE longer woman remains single,
the more apprchcnsiyc will she be Of en-
tering into the state cf wedlock. Atsey-
cn:een or eighteen n girl will plnnge into
it. oft u without, the least fear; at twenty
she begins to think at twcniy-tour weigh
and discriminate ). at twcnty-right, will be
afraid Of venturing at thirty, will turn
abuu,, look down the hill size assembled
and sometimes rejoice, aud sometimes re-
pent that she bus attained that summit.
Il is to be feared, however, that the rc-
penian, class predominant, from feelings
Of remorse through early coqngtry.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

r ANDS FOR SALE Good Farming lands
IL partly in cultivation, aud the balsnee ia
woods, for sale In lots TO sui, purchasers, silrs'
ted in Lewis county, on tile Staunton and Par,
kcrsbnrg Turnpike, 0 miles from Weston; and
in Calhoun county, on the Little Kanaw lla rirT
aud on the Pike, near Gran,sville. LibetA
terms; Apply to or address
FREDERIC f0usE, Agents for The he,ri Of
II. x. Fouse, decd. At Weston. nal.ne
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

CoHgY U'LANus thus illustrates the i'm,
portnncc ot being proficient in the art o
swimming r75
Everybody on ht to know how t.
swim. 1t comes useful in so many in
stances.
!fyowfall overheard at tho ferry and
they have TO run 10 borrow rope, you
can amuse yourself by swimming around
until the preparations are completed ioi
drawing you out.
If the young lady you adore tunbles
into The water, You can jump in and res
cue her fyou know how to swim.
Swimming is the easiest thing in the
world when you knew how to do it
Phe principal idea is to keep your head
above water. So long as you do that,
you won, get drowned.
First, dive into the water, which will
bring you to the bottom you mustn't
stay there. Conc mp again.
You can probably swallow good deal
Of water-nevcr mind II; swallow all you
can in the start; because VIXEN you are
full yon can't swallow any more. You
may get rilofit when you come out by
stan ing on your head aud getting some
body to punch you in the back.
Keep your head up; people get drowned
by trying 10 swim with their heads under
water.
Which can't be done.
Agitatc your limbs with backward
motion which will propel you forward.
BY keeping your head above water you
may see where you arc swimming to.
I.eanlcr was a celebrated ancient swim
mist.
He kept company with n young lady
named Hero, who lived on the other sid,
Of the Hellespont.
There was no ferry there at the time and
Leander couldn't afford to keep yatch
so he had TO swim over.
lie swan across every evening, and
must have been damp company for tn.
young lady and nigh. hava given her
cold.
lie stayed later than usual one night, ,
shower came up when he was about hal
sens over, and as be had forgotten tt
bring his umbrella, he went to the bottom
to got out Of the rain and forgot to COM
up again.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

rNuE CoSNlC DIAL,-wnha rotating en-.
trail dial, on our beautiful chart 9th.
Northern Hemisphere, the presen, time may h
obaincd all around the earth, with the differ.
encc in time between any two points, East and
West. II may be set at any time. ltisa ne.
ccssity in the school room Illustrating equation
Of time a. glance. Price BY mail, One Doll,,
Address ". II. Gardner, editor State Lesy us
Syracuse, Nav York. aug soft J.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

KEEriSo ESAoEMgSTs.-somc people,
calling themselves Christians, or even
Christian ministers liavs no scruples in
violating engagements for their own per-
sonal convenience. 1t is n bad habit
clicked we should say-for every one
ought to hold his word sacred. The FOL.
lowing incident is instructive:
Sir William Napier was one day taking
long walk near Freshford when lie met
a little girl about Eve years old sobbing
over broken bowl. She had dropped
and broken it in bringing it from the field
to which|shc had taken her fathers dinner
IN it, and she said she would be beaten
on her return for having broken it; then
with sudden CLEAN Of hope, she imme.
dlately looked into his face and said:
"But ye can mend It, can't yer
Sir William explained that he could
not mend the bowl; but the trouble he
could mend by the gift Of sixpcncc 10 buy
another. However on opening bis purse,
it was empty of silver, aud he had tomnke
amends BY promising to meet his little
friend in The same spot at the same hour
next day. and to bring the sixpenco with
him, bidding her MEANWHILE to tell her
mother SHE had seen a gentleman who
would bring her the money for the bowl
next day. The child. entirely trusting
him. went on her way co:nfortcd.
Oh his return home he found an invita-.
ton awaiting him to dine in Bath the
following evening. tomeetson'e one whom
he especially wished to see. lie l,csitnted
for some little time, trying to calculate
the possibility Of giving the mce ing to
bis little friend Of the broken bowl, and
Of still being in time for the dinner party
in Bath; but finding that this could not
be, he wrote to decline accepting the in
vi,ation, on the plea Of a "rrc.cngage.
ment," saying to one of bis family. as he
did SO, ~ cannot disappoin, her, she
trusted nc so implicitly"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

a Trt1Ls weighing over 400 pounds
was brought to d Florils port from Cum.
bctlaul bland, lu butehcrinr i, ortr
boU egg mere found.
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D PORTER 4 CO,
80 o rs "a y u 5 Il y .u,.
Our prices are us low ps you can .a,i p' Of
base goods in either Philadelp"'ih 18th
.nltiniore markets; thus you save 0V''
eight aud expenses. !, s,.,o,.
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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

TnE first chapter Of Western novel
confirms tn, following:
IAN of a sudden the fair girl continued
10 sit on tho sands, gazing upon the
briny deep. on whose leaving bosom the
tall ships went merrily by, frcigh,ed-ah!
who can tell with how much Of joy and
sorrow, and pine-mmber and emigrau,s,
and hopes, aud salt fish"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

AsAlLoe complained Of the power Of
the captains, and spoke bitterly of the
character Of the shippers of that day
Why said he, mot long ago OH the
coast Of Afriker, cap'n was going to
throw one of The crew that was dying over
board before he was dead. So the man
says, "Yon amt goingto bury me alive,
pre- you?" "Oh," saysthe captain, "you
needn't be so jolly particular to few
minutes !"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20

All conn. uni cations should be address,
TIE DEMOCRAT,
WrsroS, ". Va,
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summary Of the principles BY which VIC
expect to be guided in conductingit
AS our friends are aware, we are Dem.
ocra', and the papor viii, so far as our
ability permits, be advocate Of those prin.
ciples upon which we consider tie perpc.
'ui'y aud welfare of our government.
depend.
In advocating our principles, we shall
endeavor to DO in manner that will be
creditablc alike to ourselves and the cause
we represent We shall indulge in no
personalities, hor abuse any for taeir belief
but believing tn soft words and hard
arguments. that The cause for which labor
needs nothing but clear exposition to
render it triumyhat, We shall enieavor to
to prcscn, the great principles of Democ-
racy which undcrlic the foundations Of our
government, in such a manner as slall
carry conviction to the minds Of the sober
linking men Of the country.
We shall have no policy hut PRINCIPLE.
and wcshall adhere to it through all!
the changes which the futulc may bring
US. Believing tina. the cause Of Dcmocy
Facy is the cause Of civil govcrnmct, We
shall advocate that policy in the admins.
tration Of our National affairs, which shall
tend to restore our government. to i,
pristine purity-bring back to US an era
Of good feeling between all section, and
peoples, Lessen burden. Of the laboriug
poor, and make US again a free, united
apd a happy people!
In our State Government, VIC shall de-
mand q reduction Of the countless hoard
Of officers who arc eating out the sub
stance of the peoplc--a wise. statesman.
like policy in relation to immigration aud
internal improvements cessation Of sll
proscrip,ivc and class Legislation, which
tend only to keep up feeling Of bitter
ness and hatred between our citizens, and
an economical expenditure Of the public
funds. M .
Our hest energies shall be used for the
improvement and development CT our State
and County, aud in speaking Of our local
affairs, we shall do 50 independently and
boldly.
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All kinds Of nlacksmithing done at the
shortest possible uoticc aud the nlost rta-
sonable terms.
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| challenge competition as to work aud
prices j. X. p. MAXON.
aug soft
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1869-03-17
2oetru.
THE EDITOR HEARD FROM.


A wretch who slept in an Editors bed one
night during his absence, got or tho following
slept In ar sditor's bed last night,
And Others may say what they please:
say there's ono editor In the world
That certainly takes his case.
When thought of my humble cot away.
could not suppress q sigh; ...
But thought. us rolled in the feathery most
How easily editors LIE.
The editor came back, picked up his "stick, ;
and charged back as follows:
The chap whose FORM has rested here,
And loft his COPY behind,
For a bad IMPRESSION should be LOCKED UP,
As the cut Is most unkind.
Behold a proof OF how ha liesi
In the morning he went away,
And like many that use an Editors sheet.
Has forgotten his bill TO pay.
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Nor would pupils, ignorant of the ell
ements of instruction and the simplest
methodsof teachings land of such a
class are Normal students usually, be
competent to consider the philosophy
of human development, ifthe Normal
professors were competent to teach it.
The time will come, we trust, when
Normal Schools will be able to do
this their true work meanwhile the
young teacher land the old too, for
that matter) who aspires to be true
teacher, must work out his own inves-
LEGATIONS. As contributor to late
number of the Michigan Teacher re
marks:
"Teachers must read more, think
moro, iavestigS.s more Ednqatioesl
workky both f6ok ks Al lspS>l M 4
should bssoa nv &
and Their thoughts carofE,lly Wd
4, tc,sted. and annropriafed. Noon1 1
be respectable teacl,er unless hs y
a crowinv teacher he oanhot j =
unless hethink and study aud =
yery hest thought food fbr tlhe teaoI \