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"sEAPPY-GO-LUCKY." :"

Happy-Go-Lucky has checks rosy red,
Ten times day he will stand on his hoad
Happy-Go-Lucky is brimful of fun,
Up in the morning as soon as the sun,
Sliding on the banisters, all the way down,
Playing at circus and humping his crown.
When ho has shocked all the house with af
fright,
OFF he goes screaming with roguish delight
Happy-Go-Lucky once climbed mp tree,
Just to look round and see what he could sec.
Crack went the bough! Such terrible fall!
Didn't hurt Happy-Go-Lucky at all
Maybe the fairies, with some potent charm,
Because he's 50 cheerful, have kept him from
harm;
Mother so wishes that he would be still,
Only for once; but the rogue never will.
Happy-Go-Lucky runs out in the streets,
Asks into dinner each beggar he meets;
Happy-Go-Lucky-now just think of that
Tied Granny's spectacles on the poor cat.
When he knows mother is going to scold,
Up he trots gravely, in tears, am told
Then he will kiss her and hug her with iov.
Any one got such an out-and-out boy?
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For Girls Only.

Suppose young, warm hearted girl,
that, as you lean on the broad shoulder
in the half lit up parlor, thinking how
nice it is to have somebody fond and
protecting, and how dear you seem to
be to him, suppose you should be made
aware of all the cheeks that had rested
on that shoulder, and all the forms that
arm had encircled. IT'S fortunate you
don't know these things. 1t might lead
you, however, to keep yourself more
sacred for some one who will love you
as entirely as you love this man, who
"takes life as it comes" and by force
of habit, if rot by inclination, could
not remember one woman six months
if his happiness depended on it.
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Grave and Gay.

A good deacon, who was naturally q
high tempered man, had been used to
beat his oxen over the head. as all his
neighbors did. 1t was observed that
when he became a Christian his cattle
were remarkably docile A friend in
quired into the secret. why" said the
deacon, 'formerly, when my oxen were
a little contrary,I flew into passion and
beat them unmercifully; this made the
matter worse, Now, when they do not
behave well, GO down behind the load,
sit down, and sing 'Old Hundred l
don't know how it is, but the psalm-tune
has a wonderful effect upon my oxen"
There was once an elder who, during
a revival, prayed for several consecutive
nights for the conversion of some young
men noted for their wild ways, calling
each youth by name. After time one
of them experienced religion. This fact
the elder forgot the next night when ma
king his usual petition for the party, and
mentioned his name along with the rest.
Noticing it, however, as soon as the
name had passed his lips, he opened his
eyes, and in an ordinary tone of voice
said: 81 beg your pardon, John Brown !;
l forgot that you had been converted"
shut his eyes and went on with his pray
er, as If nothing had happened.
"Now, Children said Sunday School
gentleman visitor who had been talking
to the scholars about "good' people and
"bad' people, "when / am walking in the
street, speak to some persons | meet,
and | don't speak to others; and what's
the reason?' He expected the answer
would be, Because some are good and
Others bad" bat to his discontinue, the
general shout was, because some are
rich and others are poor"
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Fast Horses.

The Turf, Field and Farm Gays: ..In
1871 there were l Ats tr6tting and pac-
ing races in the United States, amount
ing in value to S705;23l. These trot.,
ting and pacing races were divided as
follows: 1899 trottins races in harness,
wagon and saddle, in 205 of which the
amount ofpurse or premium is onitted;.
three at half-mile heats; one at three
quarters of q mile heat; ten at two mile
heats, one at three miles; the balance.
mile heats, or mile heats best three III
five, amounting to S715,05t .. hs.h. %
There were II double tream trots, in.
II of which the purses were omitted,'
amounting TO S2S,035 There wore 106
pacing races, in 81 of which the purses
are omitted, amounting to 500, l45. -
There was one half-mi!e heat pace and:
one Of two mile heats sd 0 IstsY
OF the 237 trots and pacing races; in
which the purses are omitted, it is rea-
sonabe 10 say that they would not fail
short of $50, 900, which would give us
about Sl,000,000 as to the amounts ofi
stakes, purses and premiums for the year
1871. SO our readers can judge from /,
these figures what an immense sum the
trottins turf in the country represents:
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"TO A WAVE"

Dost thou seek a star with thy swelling crest
o wave, that leavest thy mothers breast?
Dosc thou leap from the prisoned depths be-
low
In scorn of their calm and constant flow?
Or art thou seeking some distant land
70 die in murmurs upon the strand?
Hast thou tales to tell of the pearl-lit deep,
Where the wave-whelmed mariner rocks in
sleep?
Canst thou speak of navies that sunkin pride
Ere the roll of their thunder i'll echo died?
What trophies, what banners, are floating free
In the shadowy depths of that silent sea?
It were iu vain to ask, as thou rollest afar,
Of banner or mariner, of ship or star;
1t were vain to seek in thy stormy face
Some tale of the sorrowful past to trace;
Thou art swelling high thou art dashing free
How vain are the questions we ask of thee.
too am a wave on the stormy sea,
1 too am a wanderer, driven like thee;
too am seeking a distant land,
To be lost and gone ere l reach the strand,
For the land l seek is waveless shore,
And they who once reach it shall wander nc
more.
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Skinning a Black Cat I'm New
York,

ALBANY, March l4-IA an examina-
ton by the Postage Stamp Committee,
Mr.. French testified that Chashman, for
mer Clerk of the House, furnished him
with $50 worth of one cent stamps at
the expense of the county.
BY instructions of the Deputy Post
master subordinate expended $1,000
worth of stamps ON documents and bun
dies from the Legislature. He stamped
every thing for the legislators Even
ing Journal Almanacs" by the wagon
load, packages of dirty linen and dirty
stockings, etc.
Ex-Clerk Terwilliger said he didn't
have his accounts, but thought the State
lost nothing in these transactions. He
gave stamps to Senators without charge
1t will be remembered that Terwilliger
was formerly the chief clerk of CoIlec-
tor Murphy.
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Irritating the feelings-After rolling
all night in your berth at sea, to have
the steward ask you in the morning if
you will have fresh roll for breakfast,
"Gentlemen," said publican to his
guests at midnight. 4 don't know wheth-
er you have talked enough or not, but as
for myself, am going to shut up
How many unfortunates have fallen
in warw said a spinster to veteran
general, who was also a veteran bache-
lor. Not half so many, madam, rs
have fallen in love!' was his testy reply.
A Michigan Indian attempted to open
a can of nitro -glyeerine with his toma,
hawk. He got it open and Immediately
hurried away. With the exception of
one arm and thigh bone, nothing has
been heard of him since.
As stout old lady got out of crowd.
ed omnibus, in front of the Astor
House, the Other dav, she exclaimed
well, that's relief, anyhow" To
which the driver, eyeing her ample pro.
portions, replied: $50 the 'osses think,
num-"
it's an excellent idea always to reward
honesty, because it tencourages The prac.
tice, which, we must say, is very good
one, though getting rather out of favor
a lady in Detroit appreciated its import
ance, who overwhelmed a conscientious
boy, the other day, with two ten cent
'stamps," when he returned her pocket
book, containing $4,000.
Since the Erie coup d'etat, General
Sickles has been named the Erie Reap
ing Machine" The exploits emitting
him to the honor were the harvesting OF
Field, and the thrashing and cleaning
out of Gould and his ring
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A Whole Family Of "setter..'',s

In Rhode Island lately a farmer was
tugging away with all his might and
main at barrel of apples, which he. was
endeavoring to get up the cellar stairs.
and calling at the top OF his lungs for
one of the boys to lend him hand, but
in vain. When he had, after an minutes
amount of sweating and putting, accom:i
plished the task, and just when they
were not needed, of course, the ''boys"
made their appearance. IL aI
NV Where have you been, and what have
you been about, I'd like to know, that
you did not hear me call ?" inquired ths
farmer in an angry tone, and addressing
the eldest reT
"Out in the shop, settin' the saw" res7
piled the youth. sr -
"And you, Dick ?"
"Out in the barn, settin' the hen" "9nsT
"And you, sir? ?'' ee2 sas
up il granny's room, settin' silef
clock" ...f.:
And you, young mar 7"
"Up in the garret, se,tn' the trap" vs.
"And now, Master Fred, where weres
you, and what were you settin' p asked
the Old farmer of the youngest progeny,
the asperity of his temper being some,
what soitened by this amusing category
of answers. 'Comej let's hear" az
"Out on the doorstep, settin' stiny""
replied the young hopeful seriouslys a$
"A remarkable set, | must confess"
added the amused sire, dispensing the
grinniDS group with wave Of his. hand.
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NUMBER S

he only wanted to lie polite to the fair
traveller. Besides his sweeping declara..
ton in the morniny-she would be sure
TO recall them.
AS he stopped at the right number
and bade her a,lieu,he was astonished to
see her likewise run up the steps to en-.
ter Gracious Apollo! He burst into q
cold perspiration at the idea of The
young lady's error.
IL think you must have male a mis-.
take, Miss this can be your house
But he was too late-she was already
in the brilliantly lighted hall, and turn
ing round, threw off her dripping habili-
ments and made low courtesy.
why, it's my wife," gasped Mr..
Edge.
And happy to see that you have not
forgotten all your gallantry toward us
ladies'" pursued the Inerciless little russ.
her blue eyes (they were pretty all in q
dance with suppressed roguery.
Elge looked from ceiling TO floor in
vain; search was unavailing.
Well" he sail, in the most sheepish
of tones. ''it's the first time | was ever
p ,lite to a lady in the cars, and hang me
if it shan't be the very last
you see, MY dear" said the ecstatic
little lady, II didn't expect to he delay;
ed so long,and had not any idea should
meet with such attention in the cars,and
that from my husband, too. Goodness
gracious, how Aunt Priscilla will enjoy
the joke" tiasg
IF you tell that oil harpy, will ney-
er hear the last of it, said E lge in des-
peration.
"Vcry probably" was the provoking
reply of his wife. &Isis
"Now, look here, darling" said Mrs.
Edge, coaxingly. "you won't say any
thing will you. A fellow don't want to
hn laughed at by all the world: say;
Maria, yoa shall have the prettiest fufs
in New York if you only keep quist,you
SHALL upon my honor" e.E7s3
The terms were satisfactory, and Ma
ria cspitulated-who wouldn't? Aud
that is the way she got those splendij
furs that filled the hearts Of all her fe.
male friends with envy AMI psrhaesit
was what msde Mr.. Edge such comteb
Gus husband ever since. tl..... e-.5.
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Are You Happy.

Lord Byron said: "The mechanics
and workmen who can maintain their
families are, in my opinion, the happiest
body Of men. Poverty is wretchedness
but even poverty is, perhaps to be pre-
ferred to the heartless, unmeaning dis
stimulation of the higher order" An.
other says: Il have no propensity to
envy any one, least Of all the rich and
great; but if disposed TO this weakness,
the subject of my weakness would be
a healthy young man in full possession
of his strength and faculties, going
forth in the morning to work for his
wife end children, or bringing them
home his wages at night"
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SENSE AND SENTIMENT.

This country is not priest ridden but
press-rdden.
Cheerfulness is the best hymn to the
MULTIPLICATION.
He is most like the gods who wants
nothing.-Socrates.
Man begins with God when he gets to
the end of himself.
Your trouble is easy borne when
everybody gives it lift.
Wise books. for half the truths they
hold, are honored tombs.
To the sentinel that hour is regal
when he comes on guard.
1estamentary charities are no better
than dead sacrifices.
In character, in manner, in style, in
all things, the supreme excellence is
simplicity.
A cunning man overreaches no one
half so much rs himself'-H. W. Beech.
er
Cowards die many times before their death;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Shakespeare,
Dare to be true, nothing can need lie;
A fault which needs it most grows to thereby
-Georyc' Herbert.
Self-ease is pain; the only rest
Is labor for worthy end.
-Whttitr,
Silence is the perfectest herald OF Joy;
I were but little happy ii could say how much
Shakespeare.
There is no real use in riches, except
it be in the distribution; the rest is but
conceit. .-CdcOn.
God asks no man whether he will ac
cept life That Is not the question. You
must take it. The only choice is how.
Matthew Arnold says that the differ
ence between the Bible and the Koran is
that the former grew, while the latter
was made.
Like beautiful flower, full of color,
but without scent, are the fine bat fruit
less words of him who does not act ac,
cordingly-Baddha.
If the whole be greater than part, a
whole man must be greater than that
part Of him which is found in a book
BulUer.
Half the sorrows OF women would be
averted, if they could repress the speech
they know to be useless-nay, the
speech they had resolved not to utter.
A man has no more right to say ar
unciSil thing than to act one; no more
right to say rude thing to another thar
to knock him down.-JOhnson.
No man was ever yet convinced OF
any momentous truth without feeling in
himself the power as we'll as the desire
of communicating it.-SoGtHsy.
With many readers, brilliancy of style
passes for affiuence Of thought, they
mistake buttercups in the grass for ina.
measurable gold mines under ground.
Men are often capable Of greater
things than they perform. They are
sent into the world with bills of credit
and seldom draw to their full extent
Walpole.
A man Of genius is nexhaustfble only
in proportion as he is always nourishing
his genius Both in mind and body,
where nourishment ceases vitality fails.
|-BalVer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-03-26

Alphonse Karr, the gardener poet, has
offered bon mot to the world. He
was lsteIy present at banquet given to
the disciples Of Hahnemann. Toasts
were given to the health OF every med
ical celebrity by every body, when the
president remarked: Monsieur Kari,
you have not proposed the health of
any one. The poet rose and modestly
replied: propose the health of the sick.
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Eyebrows.

Something can be done to improve
the eyebrows; comb them just as regu-
larly as you wash your face, and then
moistening your thumb and forefinger,
pinch them together and press them
down in slightly curved line they can
thus be trained to grow far more deli
cate and fine than nature usually traces
them. The eyeIashes will grow longer
and thicker by occasional clipping.
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One OF the Candidates.

A gentleman travelling through Ipdi-,
ana in the early days OF that now pow.
erful and vigorously growing State:
stopped at log cabin and asked and
obtsined entertainment for man anrt
horss. During III , conversation after snpt,
per the stranger said: -
Il am travelling through your country
to obtain information about it's rcsous-
ces and products eFucss
"Well, stranger observed the Host,
"you have stopped at the right place. l
am n candidate for the Legislature, and
| reckon l know as much as the next
man."
"Ah, indeed? Well, am fortunate.
What is the population of your coun.
typ" si
Corn, wheat, oats, and seeh like
truck - ..t. -
You misunderstood me- | want to
know the population Of the county"
"Oh, 10 be sure; did misunderstood. .
Well, there's oak, hickory; dogwood.
and some elms, mostly with vines run.
ming up" 'osits
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drums.
When is 4 watch chain like a rowdy !?
When it S a blackboard.

When is 4 watch chain like a roHdy !?
When it's a blackguard.
Why are women like heets? Because
the younger they are the sweeter.
When is a lover like an ancient in.
strument of warfare? When he's a
cross beau (crossbow.
Why ought a person who is confihed
to his bed never to be believed 2 Because
he lies.
When is man like a crowbar9 When
he goes in for g prize.
Why is a railway bridge like strong
rome? Because it can bear a goods
train (good strain J
Why is the letter G like \ gentleman
who has left an evening party3 Be
cause it makes one gone,
An Oregon editor alludes to the pur.
chase of mule by brother journals,
I-,l, 10 p ,nlr
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~Josh Billings says:
There seems to be four styles of
mind
1st. Them who knows it's so!
Cd. Them who knows it amt so.
Sd. Them who split the difference
and guess at it.
4th. Them who don't care which way
il Is.
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Some Slight "Errofxi Confessed. /.

WASHINGTON, March II. 1872 Naval.
Officer Lalin, of New York, was befors,
the Committee On Investigation of Gus
tom House Frauds this morning. He
testified that errors had occurred in His
office during eight months asgregating
81 900, COO Fhe errors against the
Government amounted to S30O,000 ors
StC0,0j0. fhe Naval Ofiee. he s. Iex,
ercised supervision over Tue Collecssr q,
Department fs...
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that that the un-
" dersigued was, on the 18Th day of An.
eust, 1871, appointed Administrator of the
estate OF George Barlow deceased.
nov2lw5 JOHN w. BIRLOW.
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ANTHONY SCHUMACHER
Respectfully informs the citizens OF
W O o d s f E il d {,
and vicinity that he keeps constantly on
hand al his
MEAT STORE, ON MAIN STREET,
Two doors North Of Judkins' Drag Store,
Beef, Perk, Veal, Sausage. &c
n. selisits the patronage of the public, as he
eli, snare no efforts to accommodates custom
an. snd hopes, by liberal dealing, to render
s.tisfsstion to all who may buy meats at his
store.
TO FA r M e Il 3
Hwfllp pay the market price for sa'tie' hoss
sd sheep suitable for buteheripg.
H..7y. ANTHONY SCHUMACHER.
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FRAUDULENT yOTFS.

IN other days, when A. P. Curry, as a
member Of the Radical Executive Com.
mittee, chartered railroad cars to i'm.
HOrt country negroes into Memphis. the
very negroes who were brought here to
vote-sOme of them very old and de-
cnepid-were kept hanging around the
Radical headquarters days after the
election, because those who enticed
them here would not furnish them with
the money to pay their way back to
their homes. The orange was sucked,
and the riDd was thrown away.
The day for such impostures
and frauds mas not passed away. Rail
road cars may not he chartered for the
purpose of flooding Memphis with frau
dulent votes to be cast against enfran-
chising ''rebelious traitors but no doubt
an attempt will be made to import votes
from Arkansas and Mississippi. This
was once a bold, successful game. 1t
will be played again if the polls are not
Nlgilantly watched. Let every fraudu-
lent voter he arrested upon thespot, and
punished to the full extent of the law.
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INTINInaTION.

While Curry ruled as Sheriff and
served as a member OF the Radical Ex-
ecutive Cemmittee there was reign of
terror. lfa colored man wanted to vote
for Democrat, the leagues and the de-
sciples of Curry, old and young, male
and female, united their influence of
every kind 10 intimidate and brow-beat
him. He was abused, insulted, threat
ened and hooted at wherever he ap-
peared. He was even preached against
from the pnlpits. BY such means the
bulk of the oolored vote was always car.
ried for the Radicals. This proscriptive-
ness proceeded from the idea that the
negro had no right Of choice-that he
belonged soul and body to the LOYAL
Leagues, and was bound to vote as he
was directed. Elect Curry Sheriff and
we will have return of these terrible
days. "Uncle Tom and other Demo-
cratic negroes viii again be insulted and
maltreated at every corner.
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BE coNsISrFNT.

Every man who votes for Gran
places himself directly on the record ii
favor Of ostracising the South from
universal amnesty, peace, political
equality, perpetuating the rule of knave.
and vandals who have robbed and plum.
dered the Southern people, and who
now uphold the Federal bayOnets and
encourage a war Of races in military ac-
ton. On the other hand, every vote
cast for Greeley is aid and comfort
given to reconciliation, a help to resto-
ration in its noble sense, and a peace
Offering laid upon the altar Of a COM
mon country. He is no Democrat at
heart or in spirit who can stand back at
such crisis, OF refuse to strike hands
with old opponents, when the reward OF
that effort will be TO restore the Union in
all its Integrity and to insure tranquility.
We have Alright to claim the aid Of DEM
Ocrats in this cause, for it represents the
great principles which they have main
tained, and has been the distinctive issue
against Radicalism. The same motives
which induce Democrats and Conserya-
tives TO support Greeley should incite
them to vote for Doyle and Powell.
Curry viii vote for Grant, and Of course
indorses the coruptions and usurpations
of an Infamous administration. How,
then, can a man zealously support Gree
ley for President, and a rabid Grant
Radical for Sheriff?
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JACOB THoMPsoN,s REpoRr

Grant became President mainly be
cause be asserted, or some one for him
most laconically, his purpose to repro
duce perfect American peace. He now
pays seventy-five thousand dollars to re-
vive memories as odious North as the
burning of the university library at Tus.
caloOsa in the South; as detestable, witt
its exaggerations, as the sufferings O
prisoners among starving populations al
Andersonville; as disgracefula as outrage.
TO prisoners at New York CITY, when
men were made to fight like wild beasts
for husks Of bread. Grant would give
the country peace, and pays seventy-five
thousand dollars from the Federal treas
ury for papers which can only reanimate
memories that should be forgotten with
the names Of those who, at different
ages in the worlds history in every
cline and country, have disgraced the
civilization Of their time. There is moth
ing in Mr.. ThompsOn's report which is
new, and nothing that has not been dis
cussed often before, and nothing which
is worse than daily recurring incidents
OF Sherman's Smashing things to the
sea"