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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
NO. 90.
A Strange Story.

A writer tells the following queer story
of IN attempt to rescue Maximilian from
his Mexican capturers. The plotters are
Maximilian's "American Legion:
The interposition of the United States
saved Mexico from subiugation by the
arms OF France. But, subsequently,
when the American Government asked
the life OF the Archduke Maximilian,
Mexico denied the request, When the
inct became known to the American
Legion, that the request had been made
by the Cabinetat Washington and denied
by the Mexican authorities, the Ameri.
cans secretly resolved, at the hazard Of
their lives, to place the Archduke safely
upon American soil. The undertaking
which they prepared themselves to exc
cute was nothing less than the abduction
of Macmillan by stratagem. The Arch
duke had surrendered and was in prison (;
his trial by drumhead court martial and
his sentence had already taken place /;
he awaited his execution. The plan OF
the Americans, hastily matured, was to
surprise and capture his guard in the
night, to take him from the prison,
mount him upon fleet horse, and escort
him, under heprotectiOn Of the Legion,
to Matamoras, and thence across the
Rio Grande into Texas.
Every detail of this enterprise was
carefully attended to; nor did it need
the pleading OF their country-woman-
the Princess Salm.Salm to nerve them
to the task. But destiny was against
them an unforeseen circumstance pre-.
vented them from even making the at
tempt. On the morning OF the very
day they had selected to rescue the
prisoner, they were suddenly and pc
remptorily ordered t5march, at min
ute's notice, on special duty, to the
capital OF Mexico. Remonstance was
unavailing. Every plea that wit could
invent was made to induce Escobedo to
countermand or postpone the execution
of his order. But the Mexican was con-
tumacious. He evidently suspected n
coup dc main by the Americans. He knew
the relation which existed between the
Princess and the Emperor; and he
recollected, perhaps with some chagrin,
that the American Legion had escorted
the lady through the lines, during the
siege at Queretaro. These reasons may
have influenced the Mexican commander
in making his decision but he left the
American Legion no alternative, and
they very reluctantly abandoned their
plan for Maximilinns rescue.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
The Soclnl Problem In liermanr.

Bismarck, it is said, has hit upon n
startling measure for allaying the discon-
tent Of workingmen. 1t is reported that
he intends to prepare a bill "for the
regulation of the profits OF manufacture
ing associations" providing that when
tho profits reach certain percentage
the surplus shall be divided among the
working-men employed in them. The
bill applies only to manufacturing COM
panies, but most OF the lnrge manufac-
turing establishments in Germany are in
the hands Of associations, SO that the
importance and bearing Of the bill are
obvious. It is bold step toward social-
ism. Five years ago no one in Germany
except the followers Of Ferdinand Las.
selle would have vcntured to advocate
such measure. To-day the social pro-
blem has assumed so threatening an
aspect that even reactionary organs, such
as the Berlin Rreuz-ZeiinnJ, freely admit
that something must be done, and done
very quickly, to prevent n general social
convulsion, while even such cautious
liberal journals us the Augsburg ARge.
meine Zeiilmg and tho Hamburg NeuS
! advocate laws to secure the working-men
some share in the profits OF their labor,
The German government announces that
it will not interfere in any manner what
ever between tho employers and their
w0rking-men rs to the hours and wages
Of labor, but will leave these questions
to be decided by themselves. This Of
course will be welcome news to the
manufacturers, but they will oflera most
determined resistance to the bill Of the
Chancellor. The debate on this bill
will certainly attract attention through.
out the world,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
How Paper Clothes are Made.

Wearers OF paper collars may be inter
ested in the reports on the manufacture
of paper in japan, which have lately been
printed for the British Parliament.
There seems to be no reason why they
should not wear not only paper collars
but also paper shirts, md washable p0-
per coats and trousers, by taking adyan-
tage Of the process described as follows;
"NIode Of making paper cloth, war;
ranted to wash ('Shifu J. Take some
of the paper called hosho, or some Of
the best senka, and dye it OF the color
required. Boil some of the roots called
Kon-ninlSw-nO.dame, with the skin
on try them with the inner portion Of n
rice stalk (; when it penetrates easily
they are sufficiently boiled. Peel them
and let the water run of, and then pound
them in n paste. Spread this paste on
either side Of the paper, and let it dry in
tho sun till quite stiff. Then sprinkle
water on 1t until it is thoroughly damp
ed, and leave it in that state fora night.
The next morning roll it upon bamboo
of the thickness Of the shaft Of an arrow,
and force it with the hands from either
end into crumple in the centre unroll
it, and repeat this process two or three
times, rolling it from each side and cor
ner OF the paper. Then crumple it well
in the hands by rubbing it together un-
til 1t becomes quite soft, and then sprinkle
water on it again to dampit. Pullit out
straight and smooth, fold it up, and
pound it with a wooden mallet. 1t may
then be put into water as much and as
often MS is liked without sustaining in.
jury, having become strong and lasting
material.
This cloth is made principally in the
Damiato of Sendai. Boxes, trays, and
even sauccpans may be made of this
cloth and saucepans thus manufactured
sustain no injury over astrong charcoal
heat. Bags may emade oft, in which
wine may be put and heated by insertion
in boiling water.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

AsA1r MOUNTAIN. famous salt
mountain Of Palestine-called by the
natives .ieJl Edum-is n singular for
nation, being solid mass Of rock salt,
Of greenish white transparency, very
much the color of a shallow sea covered
at the top with a loose crust OF gravel,
tiints, plaster of Paris and chalky mari.
The mountain runs northeast and south
west. 1t is about seven miles long and
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
The Ecllpse Of the Sun.

The total eclipse of the sun which takes
plnce on the 1lth OF December, visible
in India and the islands south Of Asia, is
already attracting the attention oiscience,
and instruments are being placed in po-
sition to seize upon all phases Of the
phenomenon during the two or three
minutes OF its duration, that it may bo
afterwards subjected to study and specu-
lation from which important results in
astronomical science are anticipated.
Much is expected especially Of the Eng
lish expedition to Ceylon, which, with
the recent experiences in Sicily less than
a year ago to guide it, has made elabor-
ate preparations and been furnished with
all needed appliances The vexed ques-
ton Us to the nature Of the bright corona
which surrounds the disc OF the moon
during observation is in fair way to be
settled il no "act OF God" intervenes to
thwart the efforts OF the observers. Con-
nected with this question is that Of the
existence and nature OF the atmosphere
OF the sun and the substance and condi-
ton OF the luminary itself. Accurate data
regarding these will furnish basis for
study and conjecture concerning the fix
ed stars. Hence the importance attach
ed to the phenomenon. 1t istc be hoped
that the observers will meet with all sue
cess.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

SOUND AsLEEr.-Sanborn, the indus
trious mechanic, lately caught ut Law
renco, Mass, who followed his trade fol
n living, and indulged in burglariou'
nocturnal excursions for recreation
never using the proceeds of his robber'
les, but concealing them in out-of-the.
way hiding place, tells n story on this
point in relation to one of his victims
in Lawrence, who fully believed that he
had been chloroformed MS well MS robbed
The burglar says he entered this mans
house, and quickly discovering no one
was sleeping in the lower rooms, began
ascending the stairs, when ho heard the
gentleman snoring so loudly that he did
not dare to proceed further, for fear the
man would wake himself with the VIC
lence of his nasal performance. He
stopped, and almost Immediately the
gentleman woke and got up, but in q
moment went, to bed, md directly was
snoring again. Three minutes after.
wards Sanborn Ind his trousers and
watch. There had not been the slight
est need for m anNSthotiC.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
Growing Gray.

A little more toward the light
''MS HliSa1nl.' Here's ono that's white;
And one that's turning;
AdOu to song and "salad days"
My Muse, let's 90 at once to jays
And order mourning,
We must reform our rhymes, my dear
RenOuncO the gay for the severe
Be grave, not witty;
We have, no more, the right to find
That Pyrrha's hair is neatly twincd-
That Chlocs pretty.
Young loves for Us a farce that's Played
Light canzOnet and sGrenndo
No more may tempt US;
Gray hairs but vi accord with dreams,
From aught but sour didactic themes
Our years exempt us.
"A Ia bonne heTe - You fancyso7
You think for one white streak we grow
At once satiric1
A iddlestickl Each hairs string
To which our graybeard Muse shall sing
Ayonngor lyric.
Our hearts still sound. shall "cakes and SO'
Grow rare to youth because we rail
At schoOlbOy dishcsi
Perish the thought fTis ours to sing
Though neither Time nor Tide can bring
Belief with wishes,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
The Spirits Of Eve.

Ys unseen spirits whose wild melodies
AZ evening rising slow, yet sweOtly clear,
Steal on tho musing poets pcnsiyO ear,
As by the wood-spring stretched supine hO lies,
When he who now inyokCs you low Ia laid,
His tired framo resting on tho earth'B cold bed,
Hold ye your nightly vigils DER his head,
And chant dirge'tO his reposlng shaded
For ho was wont to love your madrigals;
And often by the haunted stream ihat lAvcs
Tho dark, sGquestod woodlands inmost caves,
Would dt and listen TO the dying falls,
Nd his big heart would heayO with mournful
- s.gihCy
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

EVENINGS AT HoME.-The Golden Age
has m article on Evenings ut Home. "
1t says: GAS the evenings lcngthen
the question naturally arises, what shall
be done with them? The question is
felt oftencr than it is asked. Perhaps it
would be better were it asked oftener
and answered in more intelligent way.
Why not have succession of
evening entertainments, giving one to
reading, another to music, n third to
conversation, fourth to q drama and n
fifth to miscellaneous plays2 Why not
import into the home circle some Of the
talent to amuse and entertain aud edify
which lies all about waiting for the inyi-
tation7 And what one family cannot do
alone, two or three together can easily
effect" This is very good suggestion.
BY making the home circle cheerful and
happy it might prevent many Of the
young people from attending certain
class OF amusements not calculated to do
their principles much good nor elevate
the tone OF social morality.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
Wcnriness.

0 little feet that such long years
Must wander on through doubts and fears,
Must ache and bleed beneath your load
|. nearer to tho waysidO inn,
Where toll ahhll cease aud rest begin,
Am weary, thinking Of your road.
o little hands, that, weak or strong,
Have still to servo or rulO so long,
Have still 30 long to give or ask
I. who so much with book and pen
Have toil6d among my fellOw-men,
Am weary, thinking Of your task.
olittlO hearts that throb and beat
With such impatient, fevcrisll heat,
Such limitless and strong desires
HjDC, that 30 long has glowed and burned,
With passions into ashes turned,
Now covers and conceals its fires.
H w Longfeilor
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

A lover consulted n lawyer about
carrying or an hcircSs. "You must
not'carry her OF, said the lawyer, "but
she can carry you off Let her mount u
horse and hold the bride and whip, and
then you get up behind her, and let her
run away with you, and you'll be safe, /"
The next morning the lawyer found thOt
his daughter had run away with the
said young man In the aforesaid manner
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

Charles Mathews, going into m cat.
ing-house for lunch, heard, MS he entered
and sat down, seven orders given in
quick succession by q throng OF as many
customers One called for n basin Of
ox.tail soup, two for mock.turtle soup
three for pea soup, and one for bouilli.
And the waiter dashing to the speaking.
tube which communicated with the cook,
brawled out with immense rapidity, Gone
OK, two mocks, three peas and bully"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

An exquisite transparency may be
made by arranging pressed ferns, grass
es and autumn leaves on pane Of win
dow glass, tapping another pane Of the
same size over it, and binding the edge
with ribbon-having the group impris-
oned between. Use gum arabic in put
ting on the binding, 1t is well to secure
a narrow strip of paper under the rib
bon. The binding should DO gummed
all around the edge of tho first pane,
and dried before the leaves, ferns, &C.,
are arranged ; then it can be neatly
folded over the second pane without
difficulty. To form the loop for hang
ing the transparency, paste binding of
Grape along the edge, leaving n two.inch
loop free in the centre-Afterward to be
pulled through little slit in the final
binding. These transparencies may
either be hung before windows, or, If
preferred, stcured against a pane in the
sash. In halls beautiful effect is pro-
duced in placing them against the side
lights Of the hall door. Where the side
lights are each OH n single pane, ii is
worth while 10 place single Transparent
cy against each, filling mp tho centre
space, thus aflording ample scope for n
free arrangement Of ferns, grasses and
leaves, while the effect Of the light pass
ing through the rich autumn colors is
very fine. Leaves so arranged will pre-
serve their beauty all winter.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

The Ninth CESsUs.-From advance
sheets We learn that the total population
of the thirty.sevCn States which compose
the present Union is 3s,1l8,259. The
population of the nine Territories and
the District of Columbia is 442,73O.
Grand total for the United States, 3S,
555,0s9,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

FOUND IT.-As laborcrs were ut work
cutting n new road through n hill, in n
hollow known rs Hang Hollow, near
Council Bluffs, they Cxcayated sack
containing Sl2, ,0O0g goldOnd silvcrmonoy.
hidden there eighteen years ago by one
Muir, who murdered u comNde, Cali
fornian, in that city. Muir was hung by
MOB of Californians, 0nd said he had
hidden tho money under n stump in this
hollow, but refused to tell where, Many
persons have hunted for this secreted
treasure in vain. The lOborcrs shared
! tho booty equally
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

The corn crop of the West, the pres
ent season, has proved the best harvest
cd for years. In many portions of In
diana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and
Minnesota, corn is offered in the cribs
at from ten to fifteen cents n bushel. In
Illinois and Kentucky the yield has been
beyond all precedent. The wheat crop
has also been very large. In Europe, on
the contrary, there appears to have been
n heavy deficit in the grain harvests in
nearly all countries. In England the
general falling Off has been yariously es.
timated at from fifteen to twenty per
cent; while in Hungary, the Danubian
Principnlities, portions Of Austria, and
in Southern Russia-all countries that
have usually exported large quantities
OF grain-there has been great de-
crease from the average production. The
ravages of the potato rot and the cattle
disease in Great Britain will increase
the demand for grain and animal food !;
and the United States will be able TO
supply both in any quantity at reason
able prices, MS cheap bacon and pork,
articles extensively consumed anywhere,
aro the natural consequence of cheap
corn.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04
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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

The NEW SEDATIvE AND IT'S DANGERS.
The London Lancet calls attention to
the enormous manufacture OF the new
sedative drug, chloral. II states that it
is sold by tons n week, and quotes let
ter from Baron Liebig, affirming that
one German chemist manufactures and
sells half u ton every week. 0fcourse,
no such quantity is used in medicine, and
the Lancet seems halfnfraid that it gets
into beer; but, the London Spectator
says, there is simpler explanation.
Taking chloral is the new and popular
vice, particularly among women, and is
doing at leastns much harm as alcohol
The drug is kept in thousands Of dress
ing cases, and those who begin its Use
often grow so addicted to il that they
pass their lives in sort Of contented
stupefaction. Chlonl drunkards will
soon be an admitted variety Of the spe-
cics.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-04

bnudRArroN.-Returns received by
the Bureaux OF Statistics show that dur
ing the quarter ending September 30,
S,2l4 passengers, OF whom 4,0S7 were
females, arrived at the port OF Boston
and Charlestown 1915 of these came
principally from England, ireland,
Scotland, Germany, Sweden, NORWAY,
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and
the Azores. OF the males, l2 were
blacksmiths, 81 carpenters, 10 clergy
men, 81 clerks, $50 farmers, Sgns filters,
90 ioiners, 1916 labOrers, l2 masons,
4ll mechanics, not specified, Al painters,
IA plumbers, 10 printers, 100 seamen,
30 shoemakers, 7 spinncrs, s tailos, 4
teachers, 0 tinsmiths, lG wcavers. A.
mong the useful occupations Of the fc.
males, there were 4S0 servants, 81 seam
stresses, IS wcavcrs, A tailoresses, nurt-
cs, 81 dressmakers, bookbinder, &c.
Without occupation or not stated, main
ly women and children, 1855 males, 5000
females.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-15

m
THOMAS CAfLVLE was the steadtast
friend of the South during the war will the
dominant party read a little advice from
him now.
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-15
ORANGE, ALEXANDRIA AND AANAs-
" SAS RAIIROAD.

On and after Sunday, January 30, 1871 one
daily passenger Train will run between WASH
lNGTON and LYNCi1BulaG, connecting at
Gordonsyille with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad to Richmond, Stannton and the Virgin
ia Springs; at Lynchburg for the West and
Southwest, and at Washington, to the North and
Northwest
Leave Washington daily at sos a. m, and Alex
andria at a. m, arriving at Lynchburg at sos
y. m.
Leave Lynchblug at $50 Il. M, arrive at Alex
andria at 5;25 y. m, and at Washington at 6;l5
p. m.
For MANASSAS LINE leave Washington
daily excepting sunday at 1880 IN; leave Al
exandIia ut ll:20 q. m, pass Strasburg at 4:20
y. M, and arrive at Harrisburg at p. IN.
Eastward, leave Harrisburg at $50 q. m; pass
Strasburg at 9.25 a. M, arrive at Alexandria mt
l.56 p. m. and Mt Washington in time for connect
ing with the p IN. train from Washington to BAL
tilnore.
Good connections, by comfortable coaches, are
made to Fairfax Court House from Fairfax sta
ton to AiddlebuTg from Plains; to UppeNille
from Piedmont, and TO Stanton tion Harrison
burg.
Elegant sleeping cars are run daily between
New York and Lynchburg, without change. -
Also, through between Baltimore ard
Lynehburg, avoiding the Inconvenience of trans
fer IN Washington
Through tickets and baggage carcoed to all
prominent points. j. M BROADlJS,
NH 7--tf General Ticket Agent