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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
Doctrines About Marriages.

Rev. Mr.. Conliling OF New York dc.
livered n discourse on marriage, i'll which
he said Marriage is honorable to all.
God sanctioned the holy rite OF mar.
ringe in tho very beginning. Ere sin
entered into the world Eve wns created
to be wife unto Adam. 1t has always
been the strength OF country and n
great and necessary preventive against
sin. And when the laws which regulate
marriage, which loosen its ties, which
grant divorces for mere trivial things,
which delay Gods commandments and
shock the common sense Of mankind
when these laws, say, are altered,
modified and overthrown, so soon does
that nation so doing commence the
downward path to utter ruin. Let but
the theories of Robert Dale Owen, Of the
community and the like prevail, and
our lives would be but bestial ones. The
government should put down the Utah
poIygamists. Talk about its being
iountlcdon "rcligioD," and thus shield
ed from assault; why, some thieves
might as well club together and declare
robbery "religious." No! It will be
the browning net OF this administration il
they grnpple with this outrage on COM
mon sense, and consign ito oblivion. II
will be severe, no doubt, on tie wives
and children, but the former knew what
they were doing.
Families arc the grand safeguard Of
the nation. When Adam was created
but one wife was created for him; aud
Jesus Christ says "Thy train shall be
one flesh" Jesus sanctioned marriage,
he performing his first miracle Mt n mar
riago feast.
Where there are families there are
generally children. But one OF two
things prevent children, Either physical
disability or sin on the part Of the moth
or. And ! am glnd l have an opportuni.
ty to speak on the latter point. The
small number of children in American
families has but one cause for it. 1t has
become more and more fashionable to
regard children as cumbnnces, as
nnnoyapccs, taking away from time and
pleasure. And this has indeed deferred
many from entering marriage bonds,
But many OF those who have, have com
mitted wholesale murder ltor it is moth
lug elsel, running themselves physically
and morally. l cry out against this and
say, "They that do these things shal
not enter into the Kingdom Of God.
A hell is prepared for them.
advise all young men to marry.
can conceive nothing more abiect, more
lonely, unhappy and selfish than an ole
bachelor. Young men, refuse no good
opportunity to marriage and the CRANE
preventive OF sin.
A womfn's love is deep in tho afFec
tons and hence, il her husband is un
faithful or drunkartl, or cold, size love!
him still through it MI. But let n wo
man be untrue md she is denounced
spurned, thrown of by her husband
Hence il is that when woman does fol
she is far worse tlinn n man in like cir
cumstances ever Riterward.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
Facts and Fancles.

Song of the awn-Call me early, mother
deer.
The United States Treasury is called
the original dollar store.
Eight thousand men are constantly
employed rebuilding Chicago.
Eyeglasses are worn by young swells
to let people know that their eyes are af-
fccted rs well as their brains.
AtaN. Y. party the other evening five
blonde society men made their appear
ance with their hair arranged Il Ia Grand
Duke.
We hear great deal about Labor Re.
form, but there seems to be greater
need Of reforming some of those fellows
who don't labor.
The Chicago Tribune suggests as q
neat and appropriate monument Of the
conhagratlon, pyramid OF the worth.
less fire and burglar proof safes scatter
ed through the burned district.
The following speech was made blythe
winner of o prize in foot race. "Gen-
tlemcn, l have won this cup by the use
of my legs; l trust l may never lose the
use OF my legs by the use of this cup,
a gentleman was introduced to n
young Indy recently, and addressed her
MS follows "Where 10 you live when
you are ut home ?" to which she
promptly replied, when 1 am Mt
home / live there
A clerk writes home to his sweet
heart; "Can't marry you this winter.
Our firm don't advertise; business is
awful dull, and I will get my wages cut
down, il the firm don't bust all together.
So let us postpone till To-"
In the Meriden, Conn.,, quarries hayo
been found the footprints of gigantic
birds, made centuries upon centuries ago,
when the sandstone was wet sand. Pro-
badly no tracks ever distributed have
made more deep und lasting impress
sions.
An Iowa merchant sent dunning
letter to man, who replied by return
mail: "You say you are holding my
notn yet. Just keep holding on to it,
and il You find your hands slipping, spit
on them and try it again. Yours afiec.
tionatcly."
A resident of Tangier, in Morocco,
writes TINT African children are dragged
along the streets there bya Moorish auc-
tionGer, and that the traffic in human
beings goes on every market day in con-
uection with the sale Of cattle and agri-
cultural produce.
A "iour" tailor named Jimmy Yolk,
ninety-four years old, is now traversing
Ohio as professional "tramp," He
has been on the tramp Tor seYenty-ilyo
years, and has visited every State in tho
Union many times, walking on m aver
age 5000 miles every year.
The murderer of the late Justice Nor
mon of Calcutta was hanged, and his
body then burned by low.caste men, tho
object Of the second operation being to
scatter his ashes so that when Azrael, the
Angel of Death, comes to summon sin
ners to judgment, he may not be able to
find him.
The ceremony Of tying the marriage
knot is much simpliGed in the Hoosicr
State, rs the following will show
"What is your name, sir?" "Matty, :"
"What is your name, Miss 2" Polly"
"Matty, do you love Polly "No
mistake. "Polly, do you love NIatty?'
"Well, I reckon" "Well, then,,
"tI pronounce you man and wife
All the days Of your life. '"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
NO. "a.
A Theory Of the peIngc.

The author Of Il work entitled "Cycli-
cal Deluge," recently published by Ap-
pleton & Co., argues that the ocean has
grand secular tides or deluges, which
occurs every ten thousand five hundred
years, two In each cycle of the equinoc-
tial expression. The last dcluge was
that to which the traditions Of many
languages refer-tho "great deluge "
and occurred four thousand two hun
lred years ago; when the suns heat
having sufficiently soitened the vast ac-
cumulatiou OF ice around the North
Pole, the fragments Of the ice mountains
rushed in body to the South, causing
sudden displacement in the eartls CEN
tire of gravity, and carrying with them
the gigantic erratic boulders, whose pre-
sence in northern latitudes still puzzles
geologists. According TO Mr. Walker,
the author OF the work, the next grand
breakup will occur about six thousand
years hence, when counter oscillation
of the south seas will occur the An
tarctic glacier will be shattered; "tle
southern waters will be rushed down
upon the northern hemisphere, which
will once more be submerged, while in the
south unknown continents will appear.
Admiral Wilkes, of our navy, will look
forward with interest to that day, for
then the Antarctic continent which he
claims to have discovered in 1910, but
which Inns since been invisible, and over
which Captain Ross and other voyagers
have repeatedly sailed, may then come
TO the surface OF the water; and his
memory cease to be u source OF nmuse-
mcnt to geogpphers and nautical men,
The theory OF the periodicity OF great
dcluges was propounded by Alphonse
Joseph Adhemar, in his work entitled
Revolutions de Ia Mer," where he ar-
CUES that the watersRre now rising in the
seas OF the northern hemisphere, and
that the Antarctic ice is already piled mp
to height of sixty miles. He invites
attention to the contour Of the earth's
shadow upon the moon during lunar
eclipses, with view Of verifying his
calculations. The results of these are
accepted by the present author, who
seeks to sustain them by various nrg1l.
ments drawn from geology. The vel
ume is reported, by those who have read
it, to have much scientific merit. The
probability of its conclusions, however,
Is n point that only mathematicians can
settle. Meanwhile it is reassuring to be
told that the next cyclical delugc will not
occur until the year 1882 Of our era,
even though upon that occasion "vcgc-
table and animal life on the north OF the
equator will, in great measure, be dcs-
troyed (; while tho same must happen to
the human race on tlinthemispherc, ex-
cepting, perhaps, a few tribes or fami-
lies, who, escaping to the highest table
lands, and mountain ranges Of the earth,
may survice, only to iall back almost
Immediately into state Of torpid bar
bnrism."
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
slrewd swIndlc by a woman.

A Mrs. b, described as "moving
in the best circles OF San Francisco,
was lately informed by letter that u
beautiful and nh accomplished niece OF
M intimate friend was about to make her
visit. Glutl to welcome Eastern bellies,
Mrs. B-determined to omit nothing
that could render her guests stay plea
SAINT. Undue time the young lady arriy-
ed, and her beauty, her rare accomplish
ments, and, above all, her luSuriant gol-
den tresses, became at once the theme
Of conversation among the San Francis
co bachelors. The story is easily guess.
ed. She came, she saw, she conquered,
A wealthy broker offered the fascinOt-
ing niece his hand and heart, and, being
fortunate in his suit, pressed for MI i'm
mediate marriage. Mrs. B--rejoiced,
and to her rejoicing came the anxious
niece. What should she do for trous-
seau2 She had written to her banker,
but it took time to receive money. or
course Mrs. B. was only too glad to nd
vance the necessary 5000, and n mag
niticent array Of laces and other goods
was at GeorgiA's disposal. Meantime,
having told her predicament to her 30,
throthed, he too had handed his check
for lnrge amount to his cnslaver. As
they say on the stage, exit Gcorgia,
enter police" A trunk of cast-oif c.s tn.
ing and profusion Of golden hair wns
Rll that the fictitious niece but clever
swindler, had left behind her.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
Vol. v. WESTON, W. VA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1871

Weldon convinced the police captain, that
there must have been some mistake, and
Mr.. Strong was released. Clark still re.
manned at the place, and was furious at the
result when going out, Dick said to him
-"Now, Mr.. Clark, | hope you are con-
vinced that did not steal the watch" I"
To this he replied very angr1y-" You
did too, for saw you; and | say it's a
monstrous injustice to let you off just
because you are going to marry a rich
mans daughter"
Their was no use arguing with such a
person; and as Dick once more drew on
the Objectionable oyercoat, Charles Strong
could not help saying, "Ah! Dick, it was
all because you would wear shabby cont,
and would not have carriage, You will
do better next time"
When they reached the house there was
great Orowding about the bridegroom,
and much mcrriment and congratulations.
Edith came to meet him, her paleness sue
Ceeded by blushcs, and the ceremony pro.
Ceeded Mt once.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

The Utica Hyudreports: The cheese
which we sent to England in tho fore
part OF the season wns much Of it too
green when shipped, and arrived in bad
condition. Some OF our hot weather
cheese also disappointed the receivers,
but oT Inter make has been excellent.
A Utican who is interested in our dairy
ing interest, and is now soiourning in
England, writes n private letter from
London, from which we are kindly per-
mitted to extract He says: American
cheese, this Fall, I am happy to say, is
excellent There is only u small guam
tity Of Chcddar that can beatit On this
trip have been to Cheltcnham, Glouces-
ter, Hereford, and Swindon. l saw n
very large amount OF American cheese.
In fact, il is to he seen in abundance MI
through England. In London and its
suburbs every grocer md butter.denhr's
is full OF ourcheese. The price is so low,
and it is so much better in quality this
year than it ever hns been, and they have
all dealt freely in it, and laid in all the
stock they could raise. One cheese.
mongcr here in London, at the first stnews
of the Chicago fire, asked me il 1 thought
it would raise the price Of cheese much.
II l thought it would, he should buy all
he could, even though the price had nd.
vanced little. He WIS making capi-
tai thing out Of what he had, which was
I'D. per pound net profit. He said, AZ
tell you It is capital cheese and ii the
Americans go on like this, they will have
the whole cheese market"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

A HUSBANDS LIABILITY FoR A W1FE's
Bu4I.-An action was decided IN Phil
delphin last week, by Judge Thaycr, in
favor Of husband who had been sued
by dry goods firm for the amount Of n
bill run up by his wife. Defence set up
TINT defendant furnishes his wife with
IN ample supply of necessarios. In the
course OF his chnrge Judge Thayer said
at is n false and foolish notion for
tradespeople to entertain that n hus.
baud is bound to pny All bills contracted
by his wife. No such 1nonstrous doc.
trine is allowed in the law. Tradesunn
must ascertain the facts and tho true re.
lntions of nsn and wife before allowing
tho latter TO run up bills which he Is ia
be looked to for pay
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
A Lesson In Geography.

In n late report of the Secretary Of the
st. Louis Newsboy's Home, is the fol-
lowing: During one Of their class les
sons in geography, each lad in his turn
was required TO give the name of three
European countries until all Ind been
named. The first boy responded by
saying England, ireland and Scotland ;
the second followed with France, Prussia,
aud Russia the next boys geographical
knowledge was evidently limited, for he
gave in perfect seriousness "Carondelet,
Kirkwood, aud Chicago" although with
u llalf doubtful mir. "No, no, said the
class master of the evening, "namc
three OF the countricsin Europe" Tho
boy lookedat the floor, and then Mt the
ceiling, in nState Of pcrplexity. A boy
behind the Sotlier quietly whispers,
Hungary, Ny Hungary" "No, l
slan't, you're ,huNgry; hungary amt
no country" "Ycs it is, yon numskull,
say Hungary. With this gentle prompt
ing Hungary was said. eyes, now nm.
other" Prompter behind whispered
"Turkcy." "Go on with yer, turkey
mint no eountry.'il "Yes it is, thick.
head, say Turkey" Turkey was said
very douhtfully. "YGs, that's right,
Hungary and Turkey; that's two; now
another, 1 want you to name three"
boy gave nm appealing side look full Of
confidence to his prompter, who whis.
pered "Goosc, say Goose" "Goose,"
shouted the student Of geography, MS il
he'd known it all his life to be the name
OF country in Europe. Roars Of
laughter from all present greeted this
answer much to tho confusion Of the
student, who finally created diversion
by attempting to make geographical re-
searches with his fist about the polar re.
gions Of his prompter. In the midst Of
confusion the class was therefore brought
to n close, but I" Hungary, Turkey, and
Goose" will be long remembered by
many present.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18
John the Baptist.

lTfom LongtoloV' nsv Poem.l
Repentl repent! ropontl
tor tho Kingdom OF God Ia at hand,
And all tho land
Full ofthe knowledge oHtho Lord shall be
As tho waters cover tho sea,
ana enHrclo the continentl
Hnerent repent repontl r.
l9r 10, tho hour appointed,
The hour so long f0rctoll
BY tho Prophets ofold,
0f the cnmlng ofihc Anointel,
Tho Messiah, the Paraclote,
Tho Desirc Of the Nations, Is nighl
Ho shall not strive nor cry
Nor his voice DO heard In tho Btroet;
Nor tho bruised reed shall he break,
Nor quonch tho smoking ilaxl
And many OF them that sleep
in Tho dust Of earth shall awake,
On that great and terrible day,
And tho wicked shall wall and weep,
And bc blown Ikea smoke away,
And bo melted away like wax.
kcpcnt repent repent
o Priest, and Phariscc.
Who hath warned You TO lCo
From the wrath that Is to be
From tho coming RngliGh and ire?
The AK Is laid at the root
Or tho trees, and every tre0
That bringcth not forth good fruit,
Is hown down and cast into the fire!
Yc scribcs, why como yc hithCrP
In the hOur that Ia uncertain,
~ tho day olalguish and trouble,
Ito that strctchOth the heavens as curtain
Aud sprcadoth them out as q tent,
Hhall blow upon you, and yc shall wither,
A9a tho ThirlNind shall take you away q
stubIlo!
'scntl repent! rcpentl
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

The DrFEREScE.-Talking temper
ance, and resolving in favor Of it-on pa.
per-hre two very different things. At
least, 50 thinks Col. Higeinson, who nf-
ter the teetotal rlnnk had been voted in
the woman's Rights platform, observed;
Women, as whole, nro favorable to tenn.
perancc; but how Is il in your gildel
parlors on New Yenr's Day, where cham
pagne is offered from beantys hand ? A
gentleman once said to me, ~ won
rather faeo battery than ladyw o
nsks me to take glnss Of wine. "
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

NEw SwINDIr.-our exchanges speak
Of q new swinlling game, which con-
sists Of m agent calling at 1t house and
displaying n number OF sealed envelopes,
containing samples Of silk, merino, cali
co, &C., collecting twenty-five cents for
choice, and promising to send dress
pattern like the sample in tho envelope
chosen for the small sum Of ono dollar
but neither man nor dress is ever seen
afterwnrd.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

To FARMERS. of all the dreary places,
deliver us from the dreary farm honscs,
which SO many people call home. Bars
for front gate /; chickens wallowing
before the door pig.pens elbowing the
house in the rear scraggy trees never
cared for, or no trees at all ; no cherry
shrubs no neatness no trimness. And
yet, lawn, and trees, and neat walk,
and n pleasant fence around it, don't
cost great deal. They can be secured
little by little, at odd times, and the
expense hnrdly felt. And II the time
comes when it is best to sell the farm,
fifty dollars so invested, will often bring
back five hundred. Fora man is brute,
who will not insensiblS yield to higher
price for such farm, when he thinks Of
the pleasant surroundings it offers to his
wife and children. Farmers, beautify
and adorn your FIRMS set out orchards,
shrubbery, shade trees lay off lawns ;
build good fences; put up good gates,
and paint or whitewasl your outhouses
and fences.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

A witness in late divorce suit kept
saying that the wife had a very retaliating
disposition that she reialiOted for every
little thing, "Did you ever, SEQ her
husband kiss her ?" asked the wife's
counsel. "Yes. sir, often ~ We'll,
what did she do on such occasions ~
y SHE always retaliNted, sir.1
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

A CRUEL "SE1I. The Post-olIice
Department at Washington received
from tho Secretary OF the Treasury o
box containing 1860 cancelled postage
and revenue stamps. These stamps were
forwarded to the Treasury by II lady re.
siding at Bridgeport Conn, who says she
is one of Bible-clnss +; that she wns told
by the Superintendent Of her Sunday.
school, that il she would collect one mil
lion stamps tho Government would give
her $500. She therefore forwarded u
part Of the required number, and re-
quests pay for them pro rata. She states
that II the Government wants collector
Of deiaccd stamps, she will take such a
position for reasonable compensation.
The Third Assistant Postmaster.General,
replied to her letter, saying that cancelled
stamps possess no valuc whatever, and
that the newspaper rtimor that the
Government will pny for such stamps is
doubtless intended as q "sell."
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

Annn Dickinson's lectunng receipts
for the last two years alone have amount.
cd 10 nearly $40. 900,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

In the following table of Senators aud
Members Of Congress the political char.
actor Of Congressman is put down as
understood at tho time they were elected:
SENATE.
Republicans, .........'''''''''.''.. 0I
Democrats. .,.........",t,..,.... ...'.''' "
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Che 9emutrat.

RATES OF ADVERTISING
Onesquare eBllnes orless, ,onelnaertion.,.siG II GO
For each subsequent insertion. s0 sV
One G6hr,i, ~ a saI,,,n,, 10 ,rnntbs. IS O1
Onchalf Column, II months. SS M
Onu column, - monthH.......".......', ~ w
Local notices 20 conta per line, which mnst pc
paid In advance, Five dollars VIII bo
charged for ranuouncingcandldatcS for eonh-
Is, and ten dollars for State and United
States offices. Lengthy obituary D0ticesmuht
be paid for nB-All legal notiecsare charged
TO The attorney presenting them.
SP,eialRGtYtop pdriiti de,iriNg noren nanonc eO'Hm"
JOB PRINT
Neatly yaud Promptly EIceatedat this once.
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FIeE.ed Coin from Chicago n: the
Es.:i...G Cd tsi.s Mint.

On Wednesday the counting of the
melted coin from the Assistant United
States Treasurer, at Chicago, was begun
at the mint, III Philadelphia. The In
quirer says:
:" The coin was taken from the large
iron chests in which it had arrived, and
spread upon tables where it was examined.
BY instructions received from Secretary
Boutwell,, an accurate count of this money
must be made. TO perform this duty
Messrs. James G. Eyster, o. b. Jones,
Nm. VI. lsunkcl, VIM. s. Steel and Levi
G. Cowperthwait were detailed, and lit
tie after o'clock in the morning the work
commenced. Ths coin had evidently been
shogeled up from the ruins of the vaults,
and as 1t was poured forth from the bags
was found to be mixed with particles OF
stone, mortar and burned rags In MANY
cases the silver and nickel coins, which
melt much easier than gold. were found to
have been run down by the heat, aud in
their melted condition had so fused with
the gold as to render hundreds of dollars
into one solid mass, which could not be
separated except by the action Of chcmi-
Gals.
Considerable of the gold and all Of the
silver will have to be rcmelted and recoined
before it can be again used by the Govern
mcnt. Most of the gold has been badly
oXydized by the action of heat and water,
but from a test made Wednesday by the
Assayers it is thought that a greater part
OF the whole mass can be cleared and re
issued without going through the process
of melting and recoining This will be ac.
complished by the action of chemicals and
washing, and will be more economical fo1
the Government than the process of melt
ing would be. The coin so far as has been
eXaminedd, copsiS St 9f sos, sI0s, SOS
tons Of silver pieces, from the half dollar
down TO three cents. 4 few nickels ana
copper pieces have also been found. The
duty Of separating these coins from each
other, classifying and counting them, was
performed b the gentlemen above named
ON Wednesday, and from the time at which
the chests were opened until 9 80 clock
en- Wednesday night about S25S, 600 were
handled and put away 10 the credit of the
Chicago trcaSa rcr