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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27
t,Qhtrnl Afrlrn.

There is but one part Of the habitable
globe----though very large part it must
be admitted...-tllat is very closely shut
against the trade and the ideas Of Eu.
rope and America. China is NOT thor
oughly open, but il opening, Central
Asia is no longer the terra itcdgnita that
It vast but tile interior of Africa, long
herrnetically sealed, will speedily have
the light and mir Of Europe let into it.
A little cliink Inns been pierced in the
wall by DIR. Livingstone and other mr.
dent explorers. The clink will widen
into cleft, and the great mysterious
door of the long-closed continent will be
swung wide open, that all who will may
enter. Then will another highway
be added to the great village in which
we all live, along which the busy wheels
Of the chariot OF trade will rattle, bear
ing along with them the thoughts, man
ners, and the material wealth Of these
restless times. III r.
Australia, New Zealand, and the
South African colonies, which combined
II not separately, will rival North
America in population, will also speak
English. In fact, English has already
become the great metropolitan langllag-
OF the world. Language, MS well as dis
tancc, has hitherto kept people strang.
ers to each other. Strangeness has led
to estrangement, and estrangement, aid
ed by Ignorance aud prejudice, Inns
been the cause Of innumerable wars,
which might never have broken out Ii
the peoples Of the world had had the
opportunities which they now possess Of
making acquaintance with each other.
In view Of the fact, however, that Ger
many is n vast capip, and that every
man is compelled, to serve as q soldier
during some of the best years of his
life; that Russia keeps more than n
million of men under arms; that Aus.
trim strives to keep as many; TINT
France burns with the desire OF revenge
against her recent conlueror; and that
the whole Continent, in fact, is little
better than q vast parade ground for
the eyolutions Of horse, foot and artil-
lery, it seems over sangtiine, il not Uto-
plan, to imagine that tile day is perhaps
not far distant when nations will cease
to make war upon one another for So
called principles of nationality, or for
enlarged frontier, or for petty offences
against the self.esteem OF king or nm
ambassador, or for tho crazy ambition
of head of n dynasty, who wishes to
strengthen himself at home by picking
n quarrel with some other potentate
abroad. Nevertheless, no student Of
contemporary history, no clear.sighted
traveller, no dispassionate observer Of
the world md its ways, can fail to per-
ceiye that tho tendency OF increased in
tereourso is towards peace. II there be
violence, there is power enough latent
somewhere to put n stop to II by the
strong arm OF the law; aud il the whole
world be but a village us regards,proxi.
nifty of man to man, or shop to shop,
within its boundaries, it is not very un.
reasonable to hope and believe, that
public opinion may ultimately. become
so strong, o.decided, aud so unanimous,
as to declare peace. breaker public
nuisance, and put him down according
lv
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27
VOL. vi.
The Bontn,nn.

Tho bridegroom smiled happy smile,
The bride was sWeeily bluAhing,
And o'Or the waters tranquil breast
sound Of bells cump gushing.
The bridesmaids laughd, or watched tho lIgh
Upon tho ripple quIyOr;
But shadows dlmm'i tlic boRtman's face
That rowd them o'Sr tho rivcr.
low foil lis oars; hlsthoughts wcrc sad
IT'S eighteen years In summer
sIncc DER tho stream rowd the bride,
Newborn, a,falry conner.
Tho BELLS rang gayly, az to-day,
AAsoths font thoy hrough her;
And sire and nOtherwOpt for Joy,
At Glriat'nlng Of their daughter.
"And now once more across the stream
May all Kind thoughts posscss her!-
row tho bride, and bridal guests,
And pray that Heaven may blcss liOr.
Tho sun shincs bright, each heart Is light,
The laugh rings loud and merry,
Aud shouts OF welcome from the shore
Come booming o'er the ferry, 1tE
third timc she must cross the flood,
With Death, our lord aud master;
May nc'crseO that mournful day!"-
Row, boatmAn, row us faster!
llOw bOatmAn, row; your oars arc slow,
Time tlIcs, and Love is pressing,
And you shall earn a double foe,
Besides your lady's blessing, ..
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

The Oshkosh CWis.) Northwestcrn
says: On last Friday, the little village
of Eureka was startled by the report
that young girl, the daughter of most
respectable parents, had committed sui
eide by taking strychnine. The par
ticulars OF the aflair are substantially
these: There was festival at Wau-
kau on the evening of tho tragedy, to
which the young lady, Miss Mary At
kins, had accepted the escort OF n young
man named Rounds, n cousin OF Mr..
Horace Rounds, Of this city. As Mary
had been quite i'll n few days before the
festival, her mother forbade her going
ont that evening. Disappointed and
vexed ut this, she swallowed large
dose Of strychnine, which had been
kept in the house to kill rats with. Her
sister saw her drink the poison from n
cup, but supposed it was water or cold
tea. She then sat down and wrote
note and took up her knitting. For
time she sat knitting and singing and
seemed very contented. Shortly after
ward however, she was taken violently
sick and lived but two hours. A few
moments after she was taken down,
Rounds called for her, but was informs
ed that she wns Ill and could not 90.
Her mother did not know ut this time
that her daughter had taken poison.
After two hours OF great agony she
died. Everything was done for her that
could be done; physicians were sum.
moned but too late. The note which
she had written was subsequently OPEN
ed. and found to lie n last farewell to
her parents and sister. The exact con.
tents of the note have mot yet transpir-
ed outside the family circle. The young
lady was sixteen years of age, and
was universally respected by all
who knew her. Her sudden and I'm.
timely death falls heavily upon her ro-
lations and the numerous friends Of the
afflicted family.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

PIE EATNa.-Eyidently We are pic.
eating people; otherwise It could never
bo true, as It now is, that one great es-
tablishment in New York city inanufae-
t,res daily 80, 900 pies, and IL an emerg-
ency can supply ID, 600 additional ones.
Everything has TO be on huge scale to
make up such a quantity Of pies; ton
immense ovens, one Of wliich-if II can
DO called an ovcn-will bake 200 pies m
hour; a range big enough to cook ten
barrels Of fruit at once; and 10000
pie.plOtes In constant use.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

NEw CATTLE DlsEAsB. -Ayerystrange
and fatal disease ia prevailing among
the cattle in Franklin township, Ohio,
the symptoms Of which arc spasms and
general weakness. No cattle thus Mt
tackled have recovered. They generally
die in n very few hours after the first
attack,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

STARTLED HM.-A French merchant
was walking quietly on tho Boulevard
Menilmontant, Paris, when respect
ably dressed young woman rushed to-
wards him, and, Joining her hands,
exclaimed in q tone of supplication,
"Oh, Charles do give me bNck my
childi" AT frat dumb with surprise,
lie looked at tho woman and said, "You
make mistake, madame, you take me
for somebody else" "Give me back
the child you stole from mel" rejoined
the woman. In vain lie repeated that
she was deceived she continued to
ovorwholm him with prayers md ro-
proaches he attempted TO proceed In
his walk, but the frantic mother clung
to him, uttering piercing cries, till at
last he lost patience, and, In thehope Of
getting rid OF her, struck her. This
strange scene had attracted n crowd Of
spectators, who in their sympathy for
the poor woman, whose grief was really
distressing, became indignant OF his
harsh conduct, and were proceeding 10
beat him when ho was saved by the
police, who took them both TO the Com.
missary Of the Rue des PanOyaux. The
merchants innocence was easily proved,
and 1t was ascertainGd that the woman,
whoac Iinmo was Madame Charles, had
become insane on the death OF her
child.
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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

Fifty.nine fishermen were drowned
in the recent gale at Yarmouth, Eng
land.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

Brooklyn, Iowa, has nine year old
thief who was educated on dipe novels,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

carried it back to Jack Jeptha's shanty,
amid threats OF vengeance upon tic
murderer. Arrived there, they laid the
body on the ilsor, while one Of tho par.
ty went behind the bar to help jack fix
up . hnTied dram, in the vain hope Of
reyiving the murdered man. His eyes
fell upon the bag Of dust, with Tow.
heads mark upon the side.
whats this" he said, holding it
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
Georgia Girls.

The Atlanta Constitution, re
ferring to the Georgia State Fair
says:
The great contest of the Rome
Fair has been that between the
girls for cooking stove as pre-
MUM for the best dinner. The re
suit of the contest has been looked
to with eager interest, and awards
were delivered amid rOusing excite
meat. The best cook among these
contending charmers was decided
to be Miss Hattie j. johnson, to
whom was awarded the first premi-
am in the shape of the John B.
Gordon cooking stove. To Miss
Octavia Shropshire was given the
second premium. This second
premium is the II. Il. Lee
steve offered by MesSrs. Seay 4
Walker. The committee found it
hard to decide. They recommended
that twenty dollars be given to
Miss Alice Camp, Il twelve year
old girl for tho very excellent din
uer She connected. They also re-
ten dollars to Miss f.
j. Shropshire. The awarding of
the premiums was very exciting
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
Confscated Property Restored
to Mrs. Jefferson Davis.

During the war a Federal soldier
from this country took from the
house Of Gen. Joe Davis. in Missis-
sippi, an elegant album of paint
ings, which was the property of
Mrs. jefferson Davis. The book
was very elegant one, the prln-
tings being illustrations of Chinese
life, and were executed i'll that conn
try. 1t was presented to Mrs. Da>
Wis by the American Minister to
China, during the time that Mr..
Davis was Secretary of war. An
ex-Federal officer learning these
Facts concerning the Album, recent
ly obtained possession of it, and at
once forwarded it to its owner. 1t
there is any other property In this
section held by similar tenure, it
is high time it was restored. The
confiscaiion of private property for
participation in the WA, even by
government, has becor" "iious,
and where it is unlawiu'ty held by
indiv.d uals without Il s...,.ow or
right or tito thereto, it is worse
stilI.-LaGrange (Mc.( Democrat.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
Editorial Slavery.

Every editor of a newspaper will
appreciate the truth of the follow
ing passage from the writings of
Capt. Marryatt: cit is not the wri-
ting of the leading editorial article
itself, but the obligation to write
that article every day (or week }
whether inclined or not, in sickness
or in health; in affiiction, disease
of the mind, winter and summer,
year after year, tied down to the
task, remaining in one spot. 1t is
something like the walking of a
thousand hours. | have Il fellow
feeling, for l know how Il periodical
will drown ones existence. In
itself it appears nothing; the labor
is not manifest nor is it the labor,
but it is the continued attention
which it requires. Your life be-
comes, as it We're. the publication.
One days Cor week's) paper is no
sooner corrected and printed, than
comes another. 1t is the stone of
s5ysiphus; an endless repetition of
toll, constant weight npon the intel
lect and spirits, demanding all the
exertion of your faculties, at the
same time that yOu ale compelled
to do the heaviest kind of druid gerry.
To write tor a newspaper is very
well. bat to edit one is to condemn
yourself to slavery"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
A Deserved Tribute.

The Mobile Register pays a de-
served and feeling tribute to three
noble Catholic Priests, who offered
up their useful lives on the altar of
ii common humanity. Father Pierre
has been for several years resident
Priest at Shreveport, and was uni
versaily esteemed for his benevO-
lence of heart, holy zeal and emf
nent piety. We knew him intimate
ly, and heartily indorse the Regis
ter's estimate of his character:
The readers OF the Register will
forgive us for doing honor to the
memory of two pure and devoted
priests, whom every soldier of the
Trans Mississippi Department will
ever remember with tears of graft
| tute-the late Fathers Pierre and
BIler, who, with Father Gargaud,
have sealed with their lives their
devotion to the cause of suffering
| humanity during the present
Shreveport plague. All OF them
Were natives of France, but we only
knew more intimately Father Pierre,
who, during Banks invasion of the
he'd river parishes, was the Parish
Priest of Alexandria. A native OF
Brittany, a Soldier of the Cross,
without fear because he was with
out reproach, Father Pierre was re-
warted for his fidelity to the South
ern cause by the very lowest and
meanest persecution at the hands
of that political general, known in
the valley as StOnewall JacksOn's
commissary, and every Indignation
was offered to him and his humble
church; but nothing could break
mp the sturdy spirit of the true
Britton, and finally. when Dick
Taylor, reinforced by Walker
army from Arkansas, turned back
upon his numberless pursuers, his
brave Southern boys returned to
greet that friend whose cheek had
not bleached before the threat OF
General Starvation" which the
canting hypocrite, Banks, had boas-
ted to be cas- immutable as Gods
own DEGREES" Father Pierre hal!
no doubt, with his brothers in
Christ, rushed to Shreveport on the
first news of the epidemic, and he
like those brothers, has now re-
ceived the brilliant reward of his
noble life-the crown of martyr,
DOM
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

of nations. Secluded as
they are in their social Intercourse
and religious ceremonies, yet their
li5erality in contributing to the
wants of other denominations, of
whatever sect or creed, is proverb
ial, and should hush the voice OF
detraction, and silence the tongue
Of the bigot.
There is much in the past history
of the Jews, and iii their present
ACKNOWLEDGMENT from the rest of
mankind, to attract the mind and
interest those who have the time,
taste and inclination to institute re-
searches into such matters. The
present condition and characters
ties of the Jews are familiar to most
of our readers what will be their
ultimate destiny, is a problem for
future ages to solve.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
Woman.

a writer who has travelled in all
parts of the world says he has OBJ
served that woman Is comparative
ly the same in every quarter. She
ornaments herself more than does
man, and she is the same humane,
tender and Obliging being. She
does not hesitate, like man, to per
form a hospitatle action; not
naughty, nor arrogant, nor
supercilious, but full of courte-
sy, and fond of society; in
dustrious, economical, Ingenious;
more liable in general to err than
man, but in general also more viz
tuous, and performing more good
actions than he. He never ad-
dressed himself in the language of
decency and friendship to a woman
whether civilized or savage, with
out receiving Il decent and friendly
answer With man it had often
been otherwise. In wandering
over the barren plains of inhospi-
table Denmark, through honest
Sweden, frozen Lapland, rude and
churlish Finland unprincipled Rus
STA, and the wide spread regions of
the wandering Tartar, if hungry,
dry, cold, wet, or sick, woman had
ever been friendly to him, and uni
formly so ; and, to add to this vir-
tue, so worthy of the applications
OF benevolence, these actions had
been performed in so free andSsO
kind Il manner, that, if he was dry,
he drank the sweet draught, and if
hungry, ate the coarse morsel with
double relish.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
A Splendid Temple.

Philadelphia has just completed
what is considered the finest Mas
sonic temple in the world. 1t stands
at the corner of Broad and Filbret
streets, has been building over five
years, at a cost of 3 l 100000. The
outside of the structure is granite
with brick backing, the front being
finely dressed Quincy granite. The
building is three lofty stories and a
basement i'll height. The main en-
trance on Broad street is modelled
after the door way of st. Marks
church in Venice, with the excep-
ton of the figures, which were SYM
bcls OF the order. The Norman aud
Gothic styles OF architecture prevail
on the first and second floors, and
COrinthian throughout the rest of
the edifice. The meeting room of
the Grand Lodge is the representa-
tive apartment of the Temple and
the largest one in it. From an oc-
tagonal vestibule at the western
end, the visitor enters through
massive doors, artlstically cOnstruc-
led of walnut. with cedar Sinkings
ana raised panels, made of mottle.
ed walnut imported from France.
The work is highly polished, and
these panels present the appearance
of marble. The furniture of the hall
is of walnut and CEDAR, covered with
blue plush. Everywhere Masonic
emblems meet the eye, carved IN
wood or stone, or shining from
stained glass windows and hand
somely cut globes. The EeXt lar
ger room is the Grand Chapter Hall
then follow the Egyptian Hall, the
Ionic, the Normal, the Oriental,
and numerous other halls, for lodge
meetings.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
Beyond the NississiDDi!

Thousands have already gone. and Thousands
more are turning their eyes towards new homes
in the fertile West. To those eoiBx to Missou-
RI. Kansas. Nebraska. Colorado, Utah, wyo.
ming, Nevada. Oregon or California, we recon-
mend cheap, sale. quick and direct route. via.
St Louis. over the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
which runs its fine Day Coaches and Pullman
Sleepers from ST. Louis TO principal points in
the West. without change. We believe that the
Missouri Pacific Railroad has the best track and
the finest and safest equipment of any line
West OF the Mississippi, and its connections with
roads further West are prompt and reliable.
The Texas connection Of this road is now COM
pleted, and passengers offered a first class
aiTail route from St Louis to Texas either the
Missouri, Ka & Texas railroad SedalSa or over
the Atlantic g. Fac hc RairOa sic Pi1ita For maps,
time tables. Information routes &C. re-
fer our eaders to s. H. thompson Eastern Passenger
Agent Columbus Ohio or F. A. Ford, General rassen-
ger Agent ST. Louis Mo. Questions aciH be ckeeyfaHy
and promptly answered.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

Northern papers and Northern
speakers are still talking about ''an
existing necessity for Matchmaking
the Southern people," and claiming
that it can only be done through
a rule over them ''by royal officers. -
The Raleigh On. c. "Sentincl," hav-
ing noticed all this, goes for the
blowers as follows:
The villains who write this sort
of stuff deserve gtO be scOurged.
They have already reduced the
wealth Of the South less than one
half it was beto,e the war, by their
wholesale expressions, and now
they must "Nationaiize it at every
hazard" They have already plac-
ed the negro in power and delivered
over several States of the South TO
the tender mereies of carpet.-bag
gers and unprincipaled scalawags,
and now, per force, the poor South
so rebelliouS, so ready to revolt
must be '.ruled by loyal PEG
pIe"-by people who would sell
their souls for gold and their birth
right for one lick of the govern
ment spoon. Oh, the villainy, the
meannesS, the degradation and eff
frOntery OF these times!
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
Cause of the Financial Crash

The following views of the Louis
vile (Ky.) Price, Current on the
cause of our financial troubles, are
as conclusive as any we have seen
1t is pretty generally conceded
that the present financial panic j.
mainly due to the fact that the
banks and bankers of the country
have been tempted by the promise
of large profits to lend their depos-
its too freely on securities which
cannot be turned into cash. All
bank deposits are general loans
payable upon demand, hence, a re-
serve of cash, ample enough to pay
depOsitors on demand, should al
ways be kept OH hand. The Ma
tional Banking law makes the min
imum reserve twenty five per cent.
The existing panic shows that this
is too low, and that a higher limit
should be fixed The develops
ments of the present panic shows
that most of the banks of the
country have loaned their deposits
to unsafe borrowers. Mercantile pa
pei DCCu ltIuSCu III vi vi
paper which rested upon "A more
treacherous basis. There has been
too rapid conversion of floating
capital into fixed capital. Banks
have been locking upon their depoS-
its in railroad and other fixed works
and now when the money is called
for they refuse to respond. The
present crisis, i6 is to be hoped,
will stop such dangerous expansion.
England at great cost experienced
this folly and error i'll the panic of
1917, and our country is feeling it
now. The amount of railroad pa
per held by the banks of the cOun
try exceeds 81 200, O0O,O 600. In the
future let the banks keep clear OF
this dangerous quicksand. There
is ample capital both at home
and abroad ready for investment in
such enterprises without resorting
to bank deposits.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
REV. JOHN WILKINSON

This able and eloquent divine,
pastor of the Methodist Church at
Shreveport, La, gives a melancholy
account of the ravages of the dark
destroyer in that city. In a letter
to the New Orleans Christian AdrO-
cate, he says:
nMy office of preacher is suspen-
ded-there are none to hear. The
Lord himself is the preacher here
nOw-he Is preaching with the voice
of Judgment, aud the people quake
with exceeding great fear. l tried
to keep mp morning prayer meet
ing, to make special SPECIFICATION to
God in behalf of the sick, at whose
bedsides there is generally no OPP
portunity to pray; but of the few
who came at first, one by one has
sickened, until we had to give up
the effort. | now spend my time,
from early morning until late in the
evening, and sometimes until far
in the night, attending funerals, or
nursing the sick, or obtaining ply
sicians and nurses and supplies for
the INDECENT. My heart sickens at
what l witness every day. Every
night feel Frustrated from bodily
exertion and nervous agitation but
every morning l read the ninety
first Psalm, and go forth renewed
in strength and courage, trusting in
the Lord So far, thank God, the
plagne hath not come nigh my
DWELLING
Since writing the letter, from
which the above is ali extract, we
learn that Mr.. Wilkinson has been
Frustrated by the disease. We
hope and believe that his valuable
life will be spared 10 the church and
to the world. He has a grand and
glorious work to perform, and we
cannot think that he will be cut off
in the midst of his usefulness, and
in the commencement, as it were, OF
his brilliant and God-like career.
Long may he live to proclaim his
divine message to - world Of dis
contented and hampere1, yet hoping
spirits, and to do much toward re
pairing his ruined race, and of
bringing clouded souls into the
clear light Of Gospel day.