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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
Tie First Lover.

Jacob, the last of the Hebrew patri'
archs, Is one of the first lovers, in point
of time, 10 whom we aro introduced.
Judged By a modern standard, his conduct
in tile ordinary affairs of life was lar from
blameless. Il was not quite fraternal in
him to buy his older brothers birtllriglt
for q mess of pottage, when poor Esau
was starving; nor was It altogether tilial
to obtain BY fraud from his aged and
blind father the blessing ofthe frst.born.
Ills loyalty and devotion to Rachel, how.
ever, compensate for many defects, and
we cannot withhold our sentimental ad-
Inirallon from the lover who served four.
teen years to obtain tic wife OF his choice
aud comfortable independence. After
serving seven years for his true mistress.
and then having her sister Leali put Of
upon him by trick, 1t Is Ns creditAble rs
It Is singular that lie should have had the
amiabi.ity and patience to repeat his SER
vice for the possession Of Rachel, In
these days Jacob would have acted very
differently, 1 fear. lie would have re-
garded his first seven years as entirely
lost; would have quArrelsd with Leall,
even procuring divorce II necessary, and,
angry with tho whole Laban family, would
have left Rachel, SO far as lie was con
cornCd, to pine in single blesSedness.
Masculine cOnstancy must have sadly de-
Perforated since that good Old time; men
now will hardly tarry seven weeks for
any one wife when so many other wives
may be had. Take pattern by Jacob, yt
unstable lovers, learn to labor aud IL
waitl-GalaTg.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
A Novelty In Tclegrnphlrg.

Do you want to know how tho news.
papers succeeded in getting the details
OF tho Cambridge boat mco so promptly
into type ? says n correspondent writing
from EuglaId. Wellarfaugements were
made by the proprietor Of the Central
Mtus TO pay out cable from one OF tie
steamers which followed the mcing boats.
Permission to place the cable and pny it
out from the Cambridge steamboat wns
readily accorded. There isno novelty in
telegrnphiUg through cables as they nre
being paycd ont, but there is no prece-
dent for performing suoh work vt the
pnco Of the rdcing boats. BY such means
q pretty full report Of the race was pub
lisbed in London Within a few minutes Of
its termination. II was terribly cold ts.
porting--at times almost imT osSible 10
see for tho falling Bpov. On moro ~
VoIable day the boat.Isee eohls will prove
even 4 greater sueNsgL
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
Walking.
'. II. Il.

Walking bright, with all exciting oh.
iect OF plensuablo interest ahead, is the
most heallhful OF oil forms Of exercise
except that Of encoungingly remunon.
tive, steady labor in tho open mir; and
yet mnltitides in the city, whose health
urgently requires exercise, seldom walk
when they can ride, II the distance is o
mile or more. Itisworsei IN tue country,
especially with the well.to.do; horse
or carriage must be brought to the door
even II less distances have to ho passed
Under the conditions first named walk
ing is q bliss it gives animation to the
mind, it WHITES the circulation, it puints
tue check and sparkles tho eye, and
wakes up the whole being. physical,
mental, and moral. We know family
Of children in this city, who, from the
nre Of seven, had to walk nearly two
miles to school, winter aud summer /;
whether slect, or storm, or min, or burn
lug sun, they made it an ambition never
to stay away from school on account o.
the weather, and never TO be "latc !"
and ono OF them was heard to boast that
in seven years it had never been neces-
sary to give an excuse" Tor being one
minute behind time, even although in
winter IL was necessary TO dress by gas
light. They did not average two days
sickness in u year, and later they thought
nothing Of walking twelve miles as a
time in the Swiss mountains. Some.
times they would be caught in drcnch-
ing rain, and wet to the skin on such
occasions they made it a point to do one
thing, let it rain, and trudged or more
vigorously until every thread was dry
before they reached home Halls Jour
nal Of Health.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
Facts and FanCIes.

The first thing that we take in life, 10
milk, the last thing is our bier.
Don't be afraid to invest In printers
ink, lest your sands Of life be nearly run
out.
Turkeys and chickens know when
Thank, giving comes-they get their dis
patches.
More than half the evils We endure are
imaginary. So it is with our pleasures;
most of our enjoyment consists in antic-
ipation.
A wretched old bachelor says: "AttCr
ali. womnn's heart is tue sweetest thing
in the world itsaperiect honeycom6-
full Of sells"
College students have adopted tho
fashion Of wearing their hair "banged"
over their fOrohads, which makes many
OF them look like escaped conviets.
The Danbury Mrrs says: The COM
position Of DanbuIy school boy seeks
to demonstrate that hen is not OF this
world, because the earth has its sunset
aud . hen never does.
An unknown man broke through tho
ice ut Bay City, Mich, several days ngo,
and his dog has sat watching tho holo
in the ice ever since. lie eau neither be
cooked nor driven away.
Tho following knotty question claimg
tho attention OF one orall Of our debatinS
societies "If man has tiger ly tho
tail, which would be the best Tor his
personal sRiety-to hold on, or TO let
go7"
Ono OF the latest sensation stories com.
mences with the casual remark: "Did
you ever, gentle reader, have q tusslo
With o fnll grown Bengal tigar p Tho
Chicago Posi- says: =" We did, add If tho
king had turned, rs We bet it would,
we'd have been S35 ahead"
A little boy in Palmyra, playing with
a ball OF wOrsted thread attached to his
mothers crochet work, accidentally
swallowed it, md had to be held by
several strong Irish women while every
yard OF it was unwound in his blessed
little stomach by reeling the end pro-
iecting from his mouth.
Mr.. Lincoln used 10 tell story OF
boy who was ordered by his father TO
scare stray urchin Of the premises.
He Departed on his mission with "iurk-
ey gobbler'' strut, and shortly returned
with discorcd optic, bleeding nose.
a.l very much. demoralized, and told
his father tho "darnd boy didn't scarc
worth cent"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
Tic BaEcr's Dog In New York.

In nm entertaining article entitled
"New York Dogs" Mr.. @. D. shanly
records his observations Of some curious
fruits of canine life in the city. Every
New Yorker will recognize this dcscrip-
ton:
"Nearly all the barking done in New
York-and there is good deal OF it's
dono hy the terriers that keep watch in
the bakers carts. These fierce little AMI.
mails are gencrally Of the rough Scotch or
common black .and.tan breeds. They are
very aggressive, barking furiously at
everybody aud everything along tho
route, aud thus drawing the fire. OF tho
town dogs, troops OF which will some.
times follow bakers cart for long dis
.lnce, in full yclp, US II demanding bread,
though their only object is to resent tho
Insulting and riball language Of tho
pampered animal WHO barks himself
honrso at them from tho cart. These
terriers are very vigilaut while the baker
is absent for short while from his car,
engaged in delivering bread. ffanybody
stops 10 look q. them they display tho
widest fury, gnashing their teeth and
barking with frenzy peculiar 10 dogs
having mission to fulfil The bakers
dog is an object OF general scurrilitr.
Every street.boy makes faces and yellg
ut him as he hnrrics past in the bread
cart. Every carter cracks his whip ut
him and II canine statistics were fully
made ont, they would doubtless show
thai the bakers dog is short.Iiyed ami
NAL, his health broken by continual ex.
aspCration, and his death caused /, in ninc
cases out of ten, by apoplcxy arising from
sudden ebullitions Of temper"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
cOlOrs for Evening Dress.

A lady OF taste, says fashion Journal,
will not forget that colors change accord
lug as they are looked at by day or by
lanp.light, and we see her in the middle
Of the day stepping into a closed saloon
lit up with gus 10 choose her evening
dresses.
Amlc soon learned by experience in
such things is that color giins or loses
III bcauty by day light according TO the
greater or Lesser quantity OF yellow II
contains Violet, which is the opposite
Of yellow, is that which changes most /;
it becomes dull redish.brUwn. Blue,
II pure becomes grecnish il dark, it
looks hard and blackisli il light, it
loses color, ind turns gray. There is q
shade OF blue which has no brilliance by
day, but acquires u great deal by the
yellow light OF gas, while turquoise silks,
charming by daylight, arc quite cfdcee
under the lamp VI ballroom.
Those greens which incline most to
yellow look the prettest Of m evening.
Thus apple green acquires the brilliant
tints OF emerald peacock green loses
its blue reflects, and becomes too yellow
ish. Yellow materials are certainly those
which appear best by lamp.light, espec.
ially silks and satins. Buttercup yellow,
20 bright at any time, is brighter than
ever Of an evening strnw'color becomes
roster, sulphur.cOlor does not change,
and maize becomes exqnisltely soft aud
clear. Allbrunettes know how extreme.
ly becoming it is to them in the ball.
room.
Pink charges 10 salmon.color. The
yellow light Of gas or candles, SO hostile
10 all blue tiDts, enhances the splendor
OF red. Ruby becomes more brilliant,
nncarat appears lighter, ceriso deepens
10 crimson, and crimson inclines TO Gu
paciue, which itself assumes more or
ange.like tone, ind grunge viGs with fire.
color.
Even black and white arc subject to
the alteration caused by artificial light !;
blush. blacks, by far tle most handsome
by day, lose all their beautiful blue
shade, und become hard and dull.
White on the contrary, gains mach by
lamplight; il faded, ii lights up ngain,
and actresses often choose yellowish.
white dresses, knowing they will look
best on the stage. Perhaps the loveliCst
OF all shades for the evening is silver
gray, which acquires q somewhat rosy
tint; but rniys which contain any amount
OF blue, such as pearl gray, lose MI their
beauty aud look dull Us loon as lamps
nro III.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

A CHHyrFUL HoUsIHoLD. "A cheerful
household Is peculiar neither to the city
nor country. II is found whore those
who reside beneath the samo roof recog-
nize the obligation Of each 10 contribute
to the happiness OF all the rest, and
where love Is the ruling spirit. a de-
ternined effort, coupled with much for.
bearance. is necessary 10 produce this
resnlt but when II has once been at.
tanned, II will repay every effort, aud
the home thus paood by ohearie!pesg
aud love will ever DO ehstisAed o tideee
"ths dss1est spot on earth"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
LIM,. AprII.

Lllts ApIlls
sWOs. roul-bnihs April r,rgiag towards the
Whose shadows speed
Der blossomSd mead
Chased by the light ofvariab!o dsyl
Thou hast beauty that is moro than fair.
Whore the wren sings.
Thee on their wings
Droezes from out the thlekOts seems TO bear,
aOn. ehanScful airs that, coming, seem to 60,
SO light they pass,
As dew from grass
Ere silver suuu have cast their golden glow.
The PaaSa!oss nuttsr Ois rufled pool
Breaks DOR thy fasO,
pass in EraeS
Where ever tiny wavO IInkS calm and cool,
No heat, no aAmO, but mild llnbCps light
Plays round thy words,
Til, likeStruok chords,
Oar answering hearts 20 singing III thy sight
Thy smiles glance out like spkrElOs 10 the snow,
Or rays that cross
Tho dsW.touehed moss
Tha. comes 80 fresh aud fair before tho rose.
Thy toars. that start 80 quick, that Cow so
free,
Seem poured by grief
Pdr her relief
Because cold sorrow hath no bold on thee.
All who would ,oO thee other than thou ar'
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

A REsfEpY.-An officer who was moro
distinguished for gallantry in the field
than for tile care he lavshed upon his
person, complaining, on certain occa-
sion, TO an Irish judge Of the suiferings
he endured from rheumatism, tho judge
undertook tl prescribe remedy. "You
must desire your servant" he said, to
place every morning by your bedside o
tub three parts filed with wal nj water.
You then get into the tub, and having
previously provided yourself with q
pound Of yellow soap, You must rub
your whole body with it, immersing
yourself occasionally in tho water, and
at the end Of o quarter oI an hour tho
process concludes by wipingyourEelf dry
with towels, and scr1ibbing your person
with flesh brush" "Wby," said tho
officer, after rejecting for q minute or
two, "tlns seems 10 be neither more nor
lass than washing ones sell. " Well,
I must couiess," reiointd the judge, "it
is opea to that objection"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
The First Violet.

Wroashc not with flowrots less divine
Springs first.hon violet hir
Ifrouud its purcr stem thOy twinc,
THEY'LL withor in despairI
The primrose pale will palCr grow.
Tho daisy shine more bright,
And from the marigOll viii Gov
Its flush Of golden Light
But II thou Wit, then wrsAthC isuow.
o maiden, young and fairl
YroathC It upon thy snowy brow,
Amidst thy raven hair
Tbcro may the spring.daUn's maiden queen
Reign on virgin throne;
There may no rival gems bo seen,
DluU.CyGd one, but thine ownl
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
Tho Tariff Bill Completed.

The U. S. House Committee Of Ways
and Means agreed that in lien Of the du-
ties now imposed by law there shall be
paid on all copper imported in the form
Of ores two aud One.llalf cents on eacll
pound Of fine copper contained therein
on all regulus Of copper, and on ali black
or coarse copper three cents on eacl pound
of fine copper contained therein; on all
old copper fit only for remanuiacture,
three aud Onc-lialr cents per pound; on
all copper in plates, bars, ingots and pigs,
or in other forms, not manufactured or
herein enumerated, including slpliatc Of
copper or blue vitriol, four cents per
pound; on copper in rolled plates (called
brazier's copper, sheets, rods, pipes and
copper bottoms, and all manufactures Of
copper, or of which copper shall be q com,
ponent Of chief value, not otherwise here
in provided for. forty per cent. ad vnlortm-
The committee placed ginger root on
the free list. Corks and cork bark manu-.
featured to pay fihy per centum ad valor-
ein; boards, planks, laths, scantling, spars,
plancd and snOothed timber, and timber
used In building wharves, ten per centum
ad valoren; fre stones, sandstones, gran
ite, and all building ani monumental
stones Except marGles), seventy.tive cents
per ton; all medical preparations, thirty
per centuin ad valOreln; boracic acid,
crude, and acetate OF copper are placed
on the free list, which goes into operation
on the first of July next; upper leather
of all kinds, and skins tanned and dressed
Of all kinds, twenty per centum ad yalor-
EN-; band or betting leather aud Spanish
or other sole leather, fifty per centnm nd
valUrem. On insulated wire, whether Of
iron or copper, covered with gutta percha
or other insulating material, aud subma-
rine or other telegraph and electric cable
Of every kind used exclusively for telU
graphing, tlirty.Gve per centnln nd yalor'
EN-. Polished sleet-iron remains at three
cents per pound; wOmen's and clildren's
goods, and all merinos, pOplins, delaines,
composed wholly Of worsted or wool, i'm
ported In the grey or uncolored condition,
ten per centlm ad Valoren less tllan when
in cclors; woods and carpets of wool, u
reduction Of five per centum ad valOren
rochelle salts, five cents per pound salt
petre, refined or partially refined, three
cents per pound; sal soda and soda nsh,
one.fourtl Of accent per pound. Under
the present internal revenue law the l'rac
tion Of a gallon Of spirits pays tile same
tax Us n gallon. An alteration las been
made exempting from such tax less than
half a gallon. Stamps on bank checks
are repealed.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

THE GorDoy CAsR.-lt is said by n
New York paper that George Gordon,
whose case is attracting so much atten.
tiOn, first won the confidence Of Mr.. Bel.
den, Of Fisk y Belden, by displaying
suucers OF diamonds nnG old silver that
had been bought in Chatham street.
Horace Greeley was next caught through
Loomis's friend Scars. Greeley intro.
duced Tom Scott, aud S.ott introduced
jay Gould. Gordon broachCd great
scheme OF consolidating the Erie aud
New York Central to the railroad kings,
aud they were TO have bridge across
the Hudson and n great depot in West
chester county. Vanderbilt did not take
n hand in, but operated through his son.
in.lcw, Horace +. Clark. They all got
the idea thai Gordon controlled the city
press, especially tho Hgrah, because
James Gordon Bennett fused to be one
OF our tenants aud took our family
nume." The shares Of Erie were given
TO buy land in Westchester for the big
consolidation depot. When Gould found
he was sold and that Gordon would mol
Telutn the stock ho had him arrested
and l., Roberts signed his bail for S37,,
oO0 and Horace L, Clark went security,
The end ia not yet. Meanwhile Mr..
Gordon is living il seclusion.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

An Indiana lady has q iivoses from
her husband iu her pocket, aud whSnOV.
Or be don't mind, SbO tales Out the doc.
unent end shsw 1t 70 htA EhNn hs
"wsakens,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

"Ltt the toast bs, dear woman" tia
man aid 70 bis vile when be wanted to
eat II al himself
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

Az UNPLEASANT DEATH Our Western
Tndinns werc long supposed to be the
greatest experts at torture, but tho Chi
nesC, 1t seems, nre moro advanced IN this
flendish capacity. a court nt Ho' 6 Kong
lately condemned a criminNl to be killed
by wakoiulness. Tho culprit, a strong
aud healthy man, was kept awake con
stantly for fifteen days, his suffering for
the last few hours being of the most ex.
cricllting character. at Inst he dropped
down and the heart ceassd te beat,
Roasting alive Il q msgey compared With
such torlure --BdAAon Glo1s
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-12
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

New YORK. March ll.-Cotton market
dull: sales to-day 1870 bales; uplands 221ec;
Orleans 227sc. Flour quiet and unchanged.
Whisky SOC. Wheat heavy; red western
81 seal 6S. Corn heavy and lower, at 6oG
69c. Pork shade easier at Sl3 70 Lard
lower at 81, 09asc. Naval stores heavy.
Tallow dull at Sa4 09lsc. Freishts steady.
Coffee dull; Rio 1S02Oc. Sugar firm; fair
to good refining ss4 a 8 Sc; Cuba So 09i4c;
quiet at SO a 10 SO for plain mess; $40 ~
al3 for extra do. Freights steady; per
steam, wheat Sid; cotton lad; corn 5lsd.
CINCINNArI, March ll.-Cotton-Marke
dull: middling &c. Fur steady, with
moderate demand; family s. 3007 SO.
Wheat steady at 81 5S0l 60. Corn quiet
and unchanged at As a Acc. Oats dull prices
drnon;no at 3S042c. Pork dull prices
nominal; $l2 25012 50 asked. Lard dull
Int unchanged; Sle a &c asked. Bulk meats
dull and dropping: shoulders 4Ac; clear rib
sides GAc; clear sides 6asc. Bacon dull and
droopino; can be bought at: shoulders 3Asc;
clear rib sides 67sc, clear SIDES use,
Wb;skv-An advance is asked, but none
stablished-S3c. -,
on;et. middiing 2lls 92ls4c.' FloTr-De-
,Hnand fair: market firm for best grades; gu,
nartine winter seas 40: double extra 30 ~
@6 IS: family $80S IS. Wheat-Demand
fair nrices advanced; No. 9 spring Chicago
81 il: No. 3 fall 81 IS; No. red winter
~ ri Corn-Demand fair, market nrm'
No. . mixed in elevator Ala Al lsc. Oats
dull and prices dropping; mixed on track
81 % 35c. Tobacco firm. Hemp ana 9ag
ring unchanged Pork quiet at $i2 ~. Dry
saIt meats nominal. BacOn-Only mn
tied jobbiug demand; all ~. 1''se. sugar
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-12
y--Commercial.
MONETARY,
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
NoSoAY EVENING, March Il, 1872.


1here was a fair demand for money at
bank to-day. but with an ample supply of
available funds all the offerings were
readily accepted. On the street we heard
of very little doing AL notes, accompanied
with unquestiOnable collaterals are quoted
at l0@- 2 cent T. annum, and second
grade at GLE; AL business paper. without
collaterals. at 10 H. and good and second
class at l20- and 10. The ruling rates for
mortgage paper are still 6l0 for AL and
good. and a II for second class. A mod
crate amount OF second grade business paper
brought L..
Gold opened al HOS ll0I, against 1l0is
at New York;. and closed at li04 91lO3s
against ll0l4l. The sales included $4,000
at no; $4,000 and $4,000 at ll0is: $1,000. $1,000
and $4,000 at IlOl4: 5000 at 10 5-l6: $3O.-
900 at liOl4 HOS, and $1,000 and $1,000 at
1908.
In silver $500 in American half dollars
sold at -, and $28O0 at 1884. We quote
these at 1917 1854, and Mexican dollars
at ; d3l2 y cent premium in gold
Operations in foreign exchange We're of
moderately fair extent. the market ruling
firm with decided leaning toward Satur-
DAYS outside figures. The sales of sterling
embraced about s65.0oo, OF which $500 bill
of lading and $4,000 clear at 1l9si f400D.
bill of Iading. fl20o $4,000, f2J0O, t25OO
and t3O00 clear at lbs; t20OO clear ana
$500 clear and AL bill of lading at 100:
G75OO Al bill of lading and clear at ll9a4 a
100 f22000 AL bill Of lading and clear at
100 1905: f4OO private bankers at l20l2
and $1,000 and $1,000 bank at 1904.
No sales of francs came within our notice
We now quote sterling at 1894 a 100 for
good to AL bill of lading and clear, and
l20t2 1903. for bank.
Domestic exchange was in small supply.
and rates were tirmer. The banks drew on
New York for remittance at "A T. cent
premium, and the sales included $4,000
commercial sight on New York and $40 900
and S25 900 interior bank checks on New
York at par: $4,000 commercial and
$4,000 private bankers at ~ y cent pre-
| MUM. and 1000 bank at BIG.
$4,000 bank gold checks on New York
sold at s T. cent premium, which is the
regular remittance rate.
Several days since, not reported, 9 shares
st. Charles Street railroad stock sold at
s74 so, and ITO do lin Iots) at SIS. To-day
the only sales reported are % Ammonia
PropelIing Company at $25 and rs Lou
isiana Levee (ordinary) at 81 50.
Nothing reported in bonds.
5000 State warrants sold at "a