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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
A Fashionable Prayer.

Dear Lord, have mercy on my soul
and please let mo have the French sarir
that saw at Stewards this morning, fol
with black lace aounces and oyer-skirt,
that dress would be so becoming to me
l know. Ifyou grant my request, please
let me have new black lace shawl also,
dear Lord.
kneel before Thee tonight feeling
perfectly happy, for Madam Emile has
sent me home such lovely bonnet! !
A most heavenly little "bijou," composed
of wbho satin, coral ostrich tufts. For
this favor I am feeling very grateful.
Give me, I pray Thee, an humble heart
and new silk, poiut lace trimmings.
Let me not grow too fond Of this vain
and dcceltful world like other women,
but make me exceedingly gentle and aris.
tocratic. When the winter fashions come
let there be plenty of putting. plating
rufles and aounccs, for l dearly love
them all.
Oh, Lord, let business dotain my hus-
band H, for he is not wanted OF
home at present. I wish to become act
quainted with the tall, dark-eyed for
eigner, who is staying at Colonel Long
swallows, opposite. Bring about On in
PRODUCTION, I beseech Thee, fer Mr..
Longswallow will not. Bless my chill
dren, please send them good nurse, for
I have neither the time nor inclination to
look after them myself. And now, oh
Lord, take caro- of me while I sleep, and
pray keep watch over my diamonds! |!
Amen.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
water power Of west virginia.

Fifteen thousand square miles Of West
Virginia, or nearly twice the entire urea Of
Massachusetts,, are copiously watered by
streams deriving hydraulic power from q
full of from Eve to ten feet per mile. In
the absence Of hydrographieal or typo
graphical survey Of the State, it is
impossible to estimate with accuracy the
amount Of power at any given point. Nor
is it at all necessary. Capitalists
contemplating investment in :his class Of
property will take ample pains for practical
il rvesliga.ion, their greatest difficulty,
here, being tie embarrassment Of choice.
Their itinerary will begin at Harper's
Ferry, where the famous water power,
once belonging to the United States
Armory, was purchased lately for over o
quarter Of q million Of dollars by q company
Of New England manufacturers, Of which
Governor sprague Of Rhode Island is a
member. Hence their path will lead them
up the endless rapids Of the Potomac river
and branches, to tho very foot Of the
Allc ghauy mountains. On the western
slope they will descend the valleys Of the
Cheat, Tygart, Buckhannon, MOnonga-
hela, Little Kanawha, Elk, Guyandotte
and Sandy rivers, Us far West as certain
curved linz Of falls and rapids, mentioned
in tho chapter on timber, and distinctly
traceable from the mouth Of Cheat river
below Nlorgautown, to the Falls Of Big
Sandy river, twelve miles above it, forks
| West OF that line, the streams assume .
more placid course, and ripples, affording
good water power, are less frequent. Ye1
thero arc many excellent manufacturing
sites downward to within few miles o.
the Ohio river, having, for the present o.
least, the advantage Of proximity tt
transportation, over many others in The
mountains. .s.
With tho exception Of grist and saw
mills, carding machines and a few wooler
mills, but few establishments in the State
are now availing themselves Of this water
power, which, III sections remote from raj
and navigablo streams, does not even en-.
hanco the value Of the surrounding lands
There, not few landowners may bt
found, who will cheerfully donate th'
power with spacious sito adjoining, tt
induce settlement TO the yicinity.-R,
Virginia Hand Book.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
Written for tho Democrat.
Beautiful May.
by JOHN ACKgNNY.

by JOHN McEENNr.
Hail! lovely May, thou hast arrived,
To clotle our earth with blossoms fair;
The leafless trees to cloths again,
Which stormy winter had left bare.
All! lovely month. you're welcome now,
Thou comest forth with flowers gay,
Thou handsome queen among, the twelve,
We mean the charming queen Of May.
o welcome, welcome, lsvely time,
That makest nature fair and gay,
Thou cemest with your mantle green,
Thou charming, handsome month of May
Hail matchlcss May, we welcome thee,
With lovely flowers and blossoms gay;
For Flora bright and thsu art one,
Sweet Flora, or the month Of May.
OF lovely month Of sweet delight,
Induce the songsters on each spray;
The modest lambs do skip the green,
All in the charming nonth Of May.
o month Of charms and sweet delight,
Thou deck'st the fields with flowers gay;
1loye you still, sweet charming time,
Thou merry pleasant month Of May.
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|
For the first time the col
Orcd citizens of the State
find themselves invested
with equal political rights.
Ii may moi be inappropriate
therefore, to remind them
that they NO W HAVE THE
SANIECONCERN ASOTHER
CITIZENS IN THE DELHI
ERATIONS OF PARTY
CONVENTIONS AND In
THE RESULTS OF POPU-
LAR ELECTIONS. TO
THEM THIS CALL is
THEREFORE ADDRESSED
as well as TO other Republic
cans.-Ertract from the call ofthe Rad
ical State Erecutire Committee tor Stale
Conrcntion.
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The brooklyn Tournament.
CHARLESTON, May %, 'l87y

.CuARLIsToN, May 90, 1870.
The Senior Of the Virginia Free Pres,
the "Old Family Journal" may be par
doned for thus anticipating the issue Of
our paper to announce tho success of his
youngest boy at the great Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York, Tournament. The
following extract from private letter, and
also special dispatch to the Washington City
Sunday Herald give the result:'
New Yosk, May %, 1870.
I take it for granted tho Telegraph has
informed you Of Eddie's good fortune yes
terday at the Tournament. We are all
delighted that be carried off the first prize
the handsome and valuable mare-"La-
dy Blanche"
Tho weather was very fine and the rid.
ing elegant. Eddie took the Ring si1 or
seven times before he was victorious-as
the Knight Of Westmoreland-Mr. Broc-
kenborough, and the Knight OF Hereford
Hereford Of Maryland tied till
last tilt, when each Of tho latter missed
and Eddie carried on the hiog amidst
shouts Of the spectators. After tilting the
Knights were drawn up in front OF the
judges stand and tho prize was presented
by the Orator Of the day.
Yours atfectlonately,
y. d. GALtAuER.
Spectsl Dispafch TO Sunday Herald.
New YORK, May 2!.-Ihe grand Tour
~ Ia'u. s' W .o1
IL excited great interest," anu was most
brilliant display. Many Southern gentle
man aa fat in this kind Of sport entered
the lists and bore off prizes. Eddie Gal
laher, Of Virginia, took first prize-a
splendid saddle horse; r. Il. Hereford,
Of Maryland, took second prize-a hand
some gold watch; A. Brockonborougb, Of
District Of Columbia, took third prize.
and Horace Bailey, Of Virginia, fourth
prize. .5
We congratulate our venerable friend
upon the success of his son; he may well
DO proud of him, as an excellence in
hsrsemanship is always IN cnviablo &c.
complishment in any man.
We arc also pleased that Of the four
winners. three wero VirginianS, our near
est kins.
Tho New York stat. EIeotit nit,
Meaning.
The Albany (New York; Argus, which
is good authority, puts the Democratic ma
jority, at the late Judicial election in New
York, at SS,ooo. This IS tho greatest
minority ever given to any party in that
State, and, with one or two exceptions,
the largest ever recorded in the Union.
The candidates for Judges upon both tick,
cts were excellent men, and the contest was
conducted entirely upon political consider
ations. The Democratic gain was not In
tho city, for it only gave the same mnjor-
ity that was recorded for Seymour for
President over General Grant. 1t was in
the country, where the radical majority
has beeD hitherto counted by tens Of thou
sands, that the astonishing change took
place. The radicals have heretOfors had
in the rural districts $4,000 majority at
every election. Now they aro beaten
$4,000 votes.
What isptRe cause Of this astonishing
revolution, where. as in one rural district
in Cayuga County, only four farmers out
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

A Missouri editor calls upon delinquent
subscribers in this narrowing way: oh,
oh its enough to sickeu the soul, the
heart, the gizzard Of the stoutest and
smutty phizzed editors devil. We need
money to reft. We are poorer than
Jobs unfortunate turkey, whose bones
ratified a castanet accompaniment when he
gobbled. If whole grocery stores were
selling for blue postage stamp apiece,
we could not buy an empty mackcrel kit
Friend! good friend i Sweet, negligent
friend! Don't lay down this paper and
think wo mean some other individual
It's only three dollars, but q thousand
such triaes make $4,000; and that is a
big thing for newspaper, enough to put
us firmly on our pegs again. Pay up,
pay up
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
Docs II raw to AdIertisel

In answering this inquiry, the Ger
mautown Chronicle makes tho following
sensible remarks: "To business men Of
every class this is question Of no little
importance, as total failure or complete
success is often the issue. A young man
just emancipated from parental control,
is about to embark in business on his own
account. He has good stock Of mcrch-
anaise on hand for sale, but being only a
beginner, ho has but little patronage.
What should he do? Why advertise. Il
nobody knows him let him mako hilnsel
known. A newspaper advertisement, ju
dieiously drawn up, and, il necessary
neatly illustrated, and given to prope'
medium, will often suffice to make success
almost certain. a good advertisement
will ring louder than any bell, and is the
STAFF Of life in trade, jus. as bread is The
staff Of human lifc. Advertising enables
abusiness man to place his goods before
tho eyes Of thousands who otherwise
! would never know of their existence, OF
that Of the swner. It is we'll known
among our most successful merchants that
liberal advertising not only pays. but is
indispensable to the economical and sue
cessful working Of their establishments
There are innumerable living instances
among us where colossal fortunes have
been realized by timely and judicious ap.
peals for patronage through tho newspa.
per and'periodical pross, whilst it would
be difficult to find an instance III which il
failed to pay"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
Governor Stevenson.

Governor Stevenson-the "loyar Gov
ernor of West Yirgipia-hus been hob
nobblng with the Charleston niggers
He made big speech at the niger cele
bration, and in the evening attended Q
niger festival with his staff, to whic b he
was admitted free. As the price Of ad-
mission was only ten cents, he ne
doubt fclt highly houored by the liberali-
ty Of bis "cullud brudders." Is a man
who will associate with niggers on on
equal footing proper person for Gov
ernor? will be tho question to be deci-
ded next fall. The people will undoubt.
edly decide emphatically in the negative
The Coal and Iron Deposits Of yir.
ginia and West Virginia
Arc attracting much attention from
scientific men, foreign capitalists, and
railroad managers. There are no lcss
than FIVE cities pushing railroads towards
this now coal and iron region. Pitts
burgb, Cincinnati, Columbus, Chicago
and Richmond, are destined in tho future
to be connected therewitL by rail. Eng
l:sh capitalists have recently had the
mineral deposi.e on both sides of the
Ohio River thoroughly examined by sci
entifc men, and practical miners. We
understand that the reports Of the exam
iners are highly favorable. and they rep
resent that these coal and iron beds arc
more accessible than the entire coal de-
pesite Of Great Britain.
The reports further state that the coal
dcpositc in the two Virginias are sufi-
ciens in their extent to supply the United
States for 1, ,O0e years, without exhaustion
Special mention is made Of the large
pockets Of iron found contiguous to the
surface. In Wales they have in many
cases to go down one to two thousand
feet to reach coal and iron, and it costs
about$1, 900 per yard to open the mines;
besides the cost of draining and yentil-
ating the English mines is very heavy,
and the ore is taken out at great cost.
Practical English engineers estimate that
with skilled labor, and capital, iron car
be made in Virginia for one half what il
costs in Wales. America is destined tt
become a country Of railroads, and if The
estimates Of these English engineers BE-
correct, and foreign capital developes
the mineral resources of the KanaWhu
Valley, then indeed tho whole country
is likely to be girdcd round with railroads
from one end to tho other, and it is be-
yopd the power Of man to sufficiently
estimate the commercial greatness Of
America in the din, future.-New York
Erprcss.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

"A Liberal Clergyman" suggests to
The Spectator that the Bible might be
read 10 the pupils in the original tongues;
"a tho direct moral effect upon the hear
ora would be tho same, tho indirect effect
Of awe aud mystery would be enhanced,
and usbody's conscience need suffer.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

RAILRoAps.-The following railroads
arc now iu contemplation or in the course
Of construction in Old Virginia and West
Virginia:
The Chesapeake and Ohio, Lynchburg
and Clifton Forge, Lyuchburg and Dan
vile, Richmond and Lynchburg, Fredcr-
icksburg and Gordonsvillc,. Fredericks-
burg and Alexandria, Winchester and
strasturg, the Valley, Uniontown and
West Virginia. Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston, Richmond and Newport
News, Baltimore and Potomac, Farnlyille
and Buckingham, Shenandoah Valley,
Virginia and Kentucky, Clinch Valley,
Glade Spring and Laurel, Saltvillo and
Coal Mine, Wythovillo and North Caro-,
| lima, and Southwestern.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

Charms strike tho sight, bn. merit
wins the soul
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Mplebisclte.n

Some inquiring wag sent the following
note 10 the editor Of tho New Orleans
Times:
"NEu OnLsAs,, April 26, 1870.
s"Dcar N. Enclosed find $40. What
tho devil is q Plebiscitc7
"Yours languidly, ]. C**r."
The importuned editor delivered him
self thus: Measuring our correspond.
cnt's anxiety BY his libcrulity, both graf.
itudc and compassion prompt an carly
reply. Having once passed through o
similar condition Of mental exhaustion in
endeavoring to comprehend the schles'
wig. .tIolstcin question, We can feel for
our friends da.cd condition over the
.Plebiscitc, and shall therefore proceed
to answer it. a.s
"a 'plebiscito' is a thing only o few
.fcllers' can understand. You, see, when,
in the course Of human events, tho policy
Of government, in its transcendcntal re-
lations with the political economies Of !
State, becomes imbuod With spectral'anal
y,is Of abnormal Influence; infringing
up.u the perpetuity Of institutions, at onc'
detrimental and nugatory to the abstru's
interest Of thcocracy; why then, q decen
respeo. for the opinions Of mankind re
quires the PRONUNCIATION Of a popular an
alytical manifesto, in which = ~
| In short, a 'plebiscite' is plainly q 'plebi
.cite'; or, in ether words, it is renoh TO
Shoe fly, don't boider me- Ther'''
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

The word "Plebiscit.' comes from
two words, PLrns and ClrEs, which
translated means law made by the COM
mot, people, or plebians.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

M REILLY,
VIII oIEsALE GROCER
and Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
WINES and LIQUORS. Flour, bacon,
Lard, Oils, Nails, Glass, etc. Sole
Agent for the Hazard aud Dupont Pow
der Mills Also Patent Safety Fuse.
Nos. 55 and 81 Main ST.,
aug 1e,em WHEELING, W. VA.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

: Charles Lever, Tho novelist, is said 10
sleep ls hours out Of The "a.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
or ADVERTISING /;

! .uare, ten ltses or less, ono insertion 81 90
For each subsequent insertion 50
l.sqiare tws'se months - 10 %
onciou r,h ofa column, IL months IS 90
line half column, l3 3monhs I. As 0u
i,ne column, i2 months rs 90
Local notices twenty cents per line, which
must be paid ia advance.
Five dollars will tc charged for announcin
xandidates for county, aud ten dollars for
State and United States Offices.
Lengthy Obituary notices must be paid for.
gJ- All legsl notices arc charged 10 the at
torncys presenting them.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
NT TRs. MARY E. yAnNEY,
New MILLINERY EMPORIUM
~ ~ Main Street, Weston.

Nr,. varney would respectfully inform the
ladies Of, Weston and vicinity that she has Just
received and has now on hand aftill a.d conf
pleie assortment Of notions, ribbons, millinery
aud straw goods, bonnet trimming and velvet
ribbons, bonnet silks, satins, and velytts,
blondes, setts, grapes, iucles, flowers, feathers,
ornaments, straw bonnets and ladies' hats
trimmed and untrimmed-shaker hoods, sun
downs, &c which she Is Offering at Baltimore
prices. g
BONNET AND DRESS MAKING
will receive prompt attention and DO done 1t
the best style. nlely
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06
Pork Farnsworth.

The Parkersburg Times (RadicaI thus
disposcs of Farnsworth, he Of "pork no.
toricty" and Gubcrnatorial aspirations:
From all we can learn Of the Guberna-
torial prospects Of D. D, 7. Farms
worth, wo judge his road to that distin-
guished position is not likely to be
strown with roses.
Liberal Republicans oppose him be-
cause he is o narrow minded, selfish
proscriptivo of the most incurablo kind.
Democrats oppose him, because o life
long Democrat, he turned traitor SO soon
as ho found it wouldn't pay.
Intelligent, sensible men will oppose
him because he is an ignorant and litter
ate humbug.
Some fools will oppose him bocusc they
think him smart.
Honest men will oppose him because
they cannot consistently support him.
No adopted citizen Of whatever origin,
creed or party will support him, because
he is a bitter. bigoted and prejudiced
Kuow Nothing at heart. We hope they
will oil bear this in mind from this day
until the last hour Of the campaign
Nothing is TO be expected Of him and the
like OF him but the most relentless intol.
erancs and persecution. .
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

lanes q. BASTADLE,
s With Mayer / Brother,
linpo rters and Jobbcrs Of Notions, German and
Trsueh and English Fancy Goods, Hosiery,
NJ. iIeward Street, opposite Howard House,
1l.sm DALTlMOllE, ND.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-06

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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-21
MOUND CITY ITEMS.

A most deliberate and unprovoked MUIR
der was committed in that part of Mound
City known us Happy Hollow" on Tues
day night last The Mound City journal
gives the name of the murdered man
| as Alexander Robinson, and that Of the
murderer as Billy Smth-both negroes.
The quarrel which led to the killing was
about an old rusty pocket knife which
Smith claimed and which Robinson's son
refused to surrender. Smith visited Rob
inson's hut about midnight, bursted open
the door, and fred his pistol at the bed in
which Robinson and his family were
lying. The ball passed through Mrs. RS
ann. Robinson Immediately sprang from
the bed, but the moment he reached
the floor Smith fred upon him. The ball
took effect in Rs side, and he fell dead in
his tracks. Smith then left, and has not,
since then, been heard Of He is full
blooded African, about 81 years old. His
face and forehead are Scared and there are
two scars on his head covered with gray
hairs. Both Of his arms have bcen broken
near the wrists and the bones having been
bunglingly set, form a mark by which he
can readily b. Unidentified. We do not
know that reward Is offered for his arrest,
but certainly such despersdo should not
be permitted 10 run at large, on that ac-
count. As it is quite likely that he is in
Cairo, We hope our police will keepa look
out for him.
The Germans Of Mound City will give
another grand Bal Champetre on the
Fourth of July. The grove will be brill
family illuminated by five hundred Chinese
lanterns; fireworks will blaze in the heav-
ems, sundry able gentlemen will ventilla,c
their oratorical powers, and TO the
measures Of voluptuous music, gay lads
and bonnie lassies, men and ma,roas will
whirl away In tho !exhilerating mazes Of
the waltz, mazourka and cotillion.
Little Charley Dismer, an interesting
little Mound City boy, seven years old,
was sent TO school last Friday morning
but falling in with little playmate, was
persuaded TO play hockey and 60 in
swimming. The little fellow was carried
homo about noon, q chastity corpse. lie
waded into the river beyond his depth aud
met a horrible death by drowning.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-21
JUST THE THING VIZ WANT.

The Diamond Mill Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Cincinnati, whose advertisement
appears In our paper, present q valuable
improvement on the ordinary hand and
power grist mills, and on the bono mills.
These hand mills are Of all sizes and Of
various capacities. They are worked by
balance wheel, with cogs, and the grind.
ing surface consists Of two plates Of hard
ened iron, with teeth radiat ing In lines
from the center tothe periphery Of the plate.
They are so constructed as ~ run either.
way--right or LELAND this reversing Of
the motion Of the running plate serves TO
keep tho respective edges sharp continu-
ally. The No. 8 hand mill will grind II
half-bushel OF corn meal per hour; the
No. mill, one and one-half bushels. The
power mills are constructed on the same
principal but on larger scales. The No. }
mill has capacity of from two and one
half to four bushels per hour; No. . mill
from five 10 seven; No. ! from seven to
ten No. from fifteen 10 twenty bushels.
| The plates are warranted for one year
steady USE, and when worn out can be re-
moved and new pair pu, In at u very
small cost, making the mill good us new
| again. These power mills can be- pur-
chased at one-hnlf the cost of burr mill.
of corresponding capacity, and We are dis
posed 10 think that both the hand aud
power mills will sooner or later superceIe
the stone mills. The bone grinding mill,
built expressly for grinding, pulverizing
and graduating bones, etc, FOR fertillzing
purposes, and grinding or grangla,ing
bone charcoal for refining sugar, syrups,
ETC. lisa perfect model in siren 9Th, capacity
and finish. To 1t /. attached a breaker Tor
crushing the lns-r piece. Of tones and
preparing them for GRADING passing them
cobtinuslly from the breaker 70 tie
grinder. and thence intO the mill. Thi.
mil! requires 70 operate {; s4ecsssfaIly,
from eight " ten h0rse-po~eri Il Il bgilt
entirely of iron and weighs nearly l.Dvo
pounds The price. Of the hand mill. are
tla SO to s25 CO. Of the power mills from
-, 90 TO SIS o.; and VI the ION. mills,
>lo0 % and 500 % IL sssms ~ "a. that
the effort designed to be put forth by ,hi.
company 10 introduce these mills into Iii. !
pois, Kentucky and Missouri should 10 |
crowned with success, for Ne esteem them |
suited 10 the wants VI our peo-
pie. We shall have samples of four diff
fercnt sizes OF our Office In . few DAYS.
where We Invite all 10 call and see them.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-21
CONCERT THURSDAY NIGHT,

The singing class of the Conservatory OF
Music which numbers many Of the mos,
accomplished young lady vocalists Of tho
city, viii give our citizens rendition OF
Unpopular opereita "Laila, in the Athe-
neum, on Thursday night, next. The com.
position embraces thirty songs, Ducts, trio.
and chorusses, and it, rendition will be
greatly aided by an orchestra Of seven in.
strmnoDts.
The press Of the country speaks Of
"saila us u charming juvenile compost
lion, Of simple, pleasing melody, natural
ehaste and elegant passages and varied GA.
erllence, Admission 90 eeEt. reserved
seats, 70 cents.