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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

The cares, In1i iitt and nittortuuss tifs have
a. much 10 do 18th shortshins II >, disease. Thy
are In fI,t the SQUIRE, q many Iiimsnis and phy'i
yAl 6issbHis Nervous Weaknsit, dY,pep,lA
,HtsiotI Of the hVsF, ti,tut bapess q tue bowels,
hrIdA,h,t, hypoeAordIi and munomAniI nrr
among N % distressing hults itit, therefore, ~
great Importance tast p-t,ons whose Hinds are
OPPRESSED With heavy tusln'N rttnoh STATUTES,
n h,rss'si " fmiy ifsuhisS, OF tIe ted ~ spec.
ulaiIun, or peiplSIsd BY a Multiplicity Of enter.
nrIs, or In any way oVertAxed NJ orefNniked,
shonii f-tp up their stamina BY the daily use tia
whl SINE totie. III usIndI q pttIhhs thus cir.
cumstanred are enabled TO bear up Against the
dlhiehlbeTin which they are Involved, A. ore
tain their strength, health and mental eleAtnttI.
BY he regular use Of Ho,ie,tsft stomach Biiieis.
Disc Iss which are phone to alta. / he bidV when
dtlilitaitd and broken down ~ over muth brain.
Wof, or r1hhu,tlrE ytieAi bor, are kept At bA,
, the resultant power which ihi, inenmpAtab Die
tonic ,ndowI the nervous 'yittm and the vital
o'Rshi, Aiihi, teas'H Whsa The heat 10 tyApbrAt.
inc the tifmehtt Of strength from every pore, an
ihTigofant 10 ahsolnitly tstrnt to the saisty and
emioFi q the publie aua IL itSnftd even By the
more y bu,tii they d,,lTe to k-rp their Aih,lriie
eiPaliliii Sin ,tAiui quo. Hence o., re- et Hos.
ittlsfl BiitpTi 10 particularly utyflst iLiI p0iijd
u the year ~ dtfsnee aRaintt The in'iiblt DIS
rlIs AhnAt 10 the Iuiuy atmosphere lti,ths most
potent q al preventive meal iltt am fr all COM
llAlttt which nhrtt the omaeh, thg liver sud The
b0Wtlt, ard iHtufipfu with the poIfsst gtgptl ~
Asa AIIL8ilAnSR VifSStI - LAs standard ISnsaI,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Burglar, In the House.

There is peculiar saddening effect,
says the Danbury Netgs, in awaking IN
the night ut hearing burglars ut work
in yOnr house. This WAS the case with
Mr. Henry on South street. As soon NJ
hedetected the noise, which appeared 10
no down stairs, he softly crept ont Of
bed, and commenced to prowl around
fora match. His wife was soon awakened
by the same noise, and believing thai
something was the mntter with the chill.
dren who slept in the next room, SD,
carefully withdrew from bed, so not 10
disturb her husband, and started for
the door. An instantlater they collided.
What he thought was evident enough,
All tho hard earnings OF an ardnous
life were Mt stake. Before him stood
one or more robbers. With an exclama.
ton OF condensed eloquence he clinched
her. What she thought is not quite SO
evident, but it was doubtless Of hei
husband aud children, md being plucky
withal, she ut once twined her fngersiB
his hair, aud gave him n wencli that
made him think OF death. Then both
IT them weat down to the floor together:
she hnving the advantage in the fall,
aud getting on top, with her hands still
in hair, she shook his head against th,
door with M energy aud courage that
would have undoubtedly filled him IA
Overlooking with Animation, had h.
known who 1t was, or had lie known
anything at all. Every time she raped
him she shrieked for help, nndinabriei
space OF time the children and MrS.
Eben Davis, who lives down stairs.
were on the scene. Mrs. Davis was not
dressed for comp ny, but in the excite.
ment she didn't mind adornmeut. She
had candle in one hand, and n long
carving fork in the other, aud was nbont
to drive the latterinto the legs OF the
william, when recognition ensued, Then
Mrs. Davis laid down her candle in one
direction, and the fork in another, and
Immediately returned to her own apart
ments, her yellow flannel hnigt.cap. as
it shot down the stairs, being the first
thing that Mr.. Henry saw on Fpringing
to his feet. The children were returned
to their room, and put to bed, but the
parents did not resume their couch.
It was so pleasant that Mr.. Henry con.
cluded to remain mp the rest OF the
night and enjoy the scenery, and Mrs.
Henry thought il best to stay up. too
40 to change the cloths on his head a.
often rs POSSIBLE.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Catching Squirrels on a Fish Hook.

I have caught with n hook and line,
says correspondent Of Boston paper,
nearly all kinds OF fish, besides turtles,
frogs, ducks, aud other fowl, but while
fishing for trout in the Wellingsley
brook in Plymouth, Mass, l discovered
a new field Of sport. While 1 Ind just
taken ont splendid front from under
rUck, and was about batting my hook,
saw good sized squirrel jump upon
the rock. My pole was Of good length,
mud ] improved the opportunity by
placing the hook near his head. At first
he brushed it away with his paw but
after while, either out Of spite or for
love OF the sport, made jump and took
the hook in his mouth. At that moment
I "drew upon him, and soon saw him
dangling twenty feet in the air. Such
. dancing and climbing mp the line and
then down the pole was lesson to com.
mon Ash. l finally laid the pole on the
ground, and then came q series OF gyra.
lions and various antics. Not being
acquainted with that kind Of fish, aud
fearing that any attempt 10 disengage
the hook would he bad for the fingers.
| shOuldered my fsh.pole and marched
to the blacksmith shop near by, where,
with the aid of two assistants and a
pair Of blacksmith's tongs, the hook
was detached and the fellow set at lib.
erty. Not three minutes later, how.
ever, lie was capering along the fence
us II nothing had happened,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
oranges.
ObJss,s OF the Order OF the Patrons Of
lluabAndTy.

The question is often asked, what is
the object Of the Patrons Of Hnsbandry,
and what are they laboring to accom-.
plisha An organ OF the order tells us
as follows: The order proposes to
meet dishonesty and injustice, corrup.
ton and tyranny, rings, cliQues, cor.
ners, combinations, mOnopolics and the
most outrageous and yillSinous system
known to free people.
Under the operation OF this system
the rich are every day becomingricher,
and the poor are every day becoming
poorer,
The ends it seeks to accomplish by
organization are all good, and intended
to inure to tue benefit OF tho masses Of
the people who constitute the wealth.
creating power in the land.
Railroad, manufacturing and other
money.d mnnOpolies Of the country, are
absorbing all the power, political as well
us financial, which has been converted
into an engine Of oppression to the la.
boring classes. The CALLING oppression
to the agricultural masses, and those
Immediately dependent upon them, has
become too iltolerable longer to be
borne.
The toiling millions who have made
the country what it is, and by the sweat
OF the brow support their government
grand, mai.stic, powerful command
ing obedience at home feared and re.
-pected abroad-prupose, now that for.
bearance has ceased to be virtue, 10
meet organization, in manly conflict ;
To meet combination. by combination,
aud check injustice, oyerturn the power
Of tyranny, arrest corruption in high
places, and substitute n system OF legis.
lation for the people, instead Of the
present system Of class legislation which
has driven so many against whom il
discriminates to the very threshold OF
bankruptcy, and to which the greater
number Of most oppressive wrongs are
traceable.
1t proposes, by every conceivable
means that can be employed in that di.
rection, to elevate the standard Of edu.
cation among the agricultural masses,
md to stimulate the Oncoming genera,
ton Of both sexes to aspire to TIT
highest possible attiinnents and the
pnrest excellence in their respective
spheres, and to promote the intellectual,
social aud moral welfare Of its member
ship.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Effects OF Tobacco.

The use Of tobacco has so much ex-
tended itself in the present generation
that we are all obliged to make decis.
ion for ourselves on the ancient contro.
versy betweenits Observation-Disclosures. W,
cannot form reasonable opinion about
tobacco without bearing in mind that it
produces, according to circumstances,
one OF two entirely distinct and even
opposite classes OF effects. In certain
states OF the body il acts as stimulant,
in other states as narcotic. People
who have a dislike to smoking affirm
that It Supplies but this assertion, al
least so far rs the temporary conse.
Quences are concerned, is not supported
by experience. Most OF the really bril-.
liant conversations that have listened
TO have been accompanied by clouds Of
tobacco smoke; and great deal Of the
hest literary composition that IS pro-
duced by contemporary authors l.
wrought by men wh0 are actually sm0E-
ing while they work. My own expert
ence is that very moderate smoking acts
rs n pleasant stimulus upon tho brain,
while it produces a temporary lassitude
OF the musular system, not perceptible
in times Of rest, but an appreciable him
drance in times OF muscular exertiOn
It is better, therefore, for men who feel
these effects from tobacco to avoid II
when they arc in exercise, and to use il
only when the body rests, and the mind
labOrs. Pray remember, however, thai
this is the experience Of an exceedingly
modrrote smoker, who has not yet got
himself into the general condition o.
body which is brought on by a larger
indulgence in tobacco. On the othe
hand, it is evident that men engaged
in physical labor tlnd n muscular stimu.
lus in occasional smoking, and not D
temporary lassitude. It is probable
that the effect varies with its individual
cases, and is never precisely what oul
own experience lead us to imagine.
For excessive smokers, it appears TO BE-
little more than the tranQuillizing Of a
sort OF uneaSiness, the continual salts,
faction OF a continual craving. havt
never been able to ascertain that mode.
ratio diminished intellectual force; but
have observed In excessive smokers i
lecided weakening Of the will, and h
preference for talking about work t.
he effort OF actual labor. The opinions
u medical men on this subject are s.,
mich at variance that their science Only
dds to our uncertainty. One doctor
rells me that the most moderate SmOk
ing is unquestionably injurious, Will,
ltLers affirm that it is innocent. Speak
ng simply from self.obseryation, find
that in my own case tea aud coffee ar
tar more perilous than tobaccO.-From
he Intellectual Lie, by Philip GiiJen
HdmertOn.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
A shnMer Of Strnnro ReplIlcs.

A gentleman from Elk River, in sher.
burne county, Minnesota, tells OF a
shower of reptiles which fell upon n
meadowon the farm of Edward Upham,
uear that place, on the morning OF the
III inst, during a heavy rain and wind
,torm. The meadow, lie says, wa.
hickly strswn with the bodies OF the
.trange creatures, none Of which werr
discovered alive. They are described
IS about six inches long, having gill;
,nd fins like fish, but having also -four
.egs each, about two inches long, aud
terminating in claws. One person who
Jaw them declared that like creatures
,xist only in the waters Of Mexican
hkes, from whence he supposed they
might have been caught up i'll water.
,p0ut and been carried along by TIT
Wind until they were dropped on Mr..
Upham's meadow.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Fancy Apron, and rIlouse Waists.

Pretty aprons Of Swiss and organdy
muslin are being made up rs additions
to house toilets. Those trimmed with
pockets Of embroidery, edged with Val.
enciennes, are very dressy. Bretellos
or hchus TO match are sometimes worn
with these aprons. They are composed
almost entirely OF VAlenciennes. The
belt is covered by n ribbon sash. the
ends trimmed with Valenciennes. Bows
Of ribbon Of the same color and shade
ornament the pockets aud form shoulder
knots.
Swiss muslin blouse waists are worn
with colnred skirts for afternoon and
demi.toilst in the evening. The nd.
dition Of black Chhntilly lace fchu
or sacque produces very dre@y effect.
A colored sasl shonld always be worn
with black skirt, when lace sacque
is worn over white waist. Ladies Of
u decidedly matrOnly appearance, how.
ever, should never encircle their waists
with q eolored sash when tue waist
is white aud the skirt black.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04


An ACr OF JUSTICE Castle
was II sad stumbling block in the patti
II Bunyan's Christian, tiioughitcouldn't
lar his way tn Truth. We can 5ympa.
,llize whit the Pilgrim, for Doubt always
resets us when we ARE asked to beliey,
nything particularly extraordinary
Cons .luently, when We heard, some
eighteen months ago, that n physician
in California had compounded, from thu
Juices and extracts OF certain herbs
ound there, a medicine that cured al,
most every variety Of blood disease, We
we're incredulous. Since then we have
had oppoi tunities Of testing the ac-
,uracy OF the report, and are free to adj
nit that our doubts have vanished.
seeing what we have seen, knowing
What We know, II is impossible for lis to
question the remedial properties of On.
HALKRR's VINEGAR BITTERs. That this
amous vegetable Tonic, Alternative, and
Antiseptic is specific for Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint, Chronic Constipation,
Fever aud Agne, Billions Intermittents,
scrofulous Taint in the Blood, Incipient
Consumption, Local and General De.
pility, Rheumatism, Sick Headache,
md Diseases OF the Kidneys, seems Il,
Ne matter beyond the pale Of contro.
versy-a fired tact IN medical history.
The statements Of friends, in whose
verncity and intelligence We have full
confidence, corroborated by our own
personal observation, compel us to ad
nit the surprising merits Of the prepare,
tion,-COnI.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Getting Divorces.

The husband can divorce his wife al
pleasure and leave her the charge Of
maintaining their children, in the Island
Of Corea, II she prove uniaithiul lie
can put her to death.
Tie frat wife may he divorced in
siam, hut not sold, as the others may
be, She then may claim the first, third,
and ffth child, and the alternate chill.
dren are yielded to the husband.
When a man desires n divorce In the
Arctic regions, he leaves the house in
anger, and d es not return in several
days, The wife understands the hint,
packs up her clothes and leaves.
II the parties choose to separate in
Cochin China, they break pair Of
chopsticks or copper coin in the pres.
ence Of witnesses, by which action the
union is dissolved. The.hnsband must
restore to the wife the property belong.
ng to her prior to marriage.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
The Two CantaIns,

A quarter of century ago, New
Hampshire town boosted OF a couple
Of fed pieces, and fire engine of
United capacity. Companies were or
ganiZed to take care Of each, with Cap.
tain Smith, the auctiOneer, heading the
military, and Captain Jones, a tinsmith.
the civic command. Both men were Of
marked peculiarities, outspoken and
positive, and they were political and
personal enemies. One day they had
been wrangling before a crowd Of vii.
layers, and Jones, getting angry, turn
ing to leave, said, with sneer. al
any man wants commission in the ar.
tiliery, he must call on Captain Smith I"
This raised laugh ut tie expense Of
the military hero, the ranks Of his com.
pany having been swelled by the enlist.
nent Of very yonng recruits, Int keep
ing perfectly cool, he pointed his long
right arm nj the retreating hremen, and
shonted. Everybody wanting promo.
tiou in the sQuirtgnn company will fol.
low Captain Jones I" II was 4 long
time before "Captain Jones Of the
SQnirt.Gun heard the last Of the en-.
counter, in which the heavy ordnance
won a positive victory.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

IN THE BowELs OF THE EAErn.-In
drifting on the ] 400 foot level nf the
Crwn Point niue ut Virginia City, the
workmen keep n hole Of considerable
depth drilled ahead OF the main work.
in order that they may not suddenly
break through into u large body or
natural reservoir Of water. A day or
two since, while thus boring ahead in
the rock, vein Of water was tapped
which was exceedingly hot, 80 hot that
eggs were boiled in Il, and boiled till
very hard at that. The eggs were
placed in the drill hole, hit OF rock
placed before tlen to back the water
over them, aud III a few minutes they
were boiled rs hard as could have been
done anywhere. Sam Jones, superin.
tendent Of the mine, who cooked and
ate some Of the eggs, Is Of the opinion
that this bit Of cookery was performed
at greater depth IN the bowels OF
mother earth than any that has ever
been done on the PSsiae soA't
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

A Coon IDEA.-In every car on the
Connecticut River Railroad there is a
box overhead at one end in which il
contained the name Of the next station,
which II is the duty OF the brakeman to
change rs they leave the stations. 1t
llso states where they connect with
other roads. As the change is made, a
hell strikes twice, which attracts the ut,
tention Of the passengers, so that the
box always exhibits the name Of the
next station, and SO on. Thus passen.
gers always know the name OF the stop.
ping place, aud also il it connects with
my other railroad.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
The Family Pill Box.

The surfeitipg we nil undergo during
this season Of fruit brings into action
lie family pill.box. It is n little Singh
llr how much hunting has to he done +
ind that box. The party who last
needed its services doesn't remember
where lie left 1t, and doesn't care t.
think OF it at all, while he whose tur
now occurs isn't exactly tortured t,
leath by anxiety. We Are not quit,
,urc bnt that there is a faint hope dow
somewhere in his breast that 1t may mo-
be found at all. He feels Jumps forli
'ng in his throat rs he peers among tn
bottles and boxes which constitute tn,
pharmacy at his house, and when til,
BOX finally appears, and lie feels 1t il
ais hand, there is sensation ut the pit
II his stomach as il somebndy was try
ing to turn that organ over with an oil,
lrass candlestick. Some people swAl.
ow n dose Of pills without n qualm an
afterwards go around looking as prout
md overbearing as boy whose fathei
plays in band, but the most Of us ar
more delicately constituted, and count
ng out dose Of pills while some on
Use gets the water, and observes tina
he doesn't see how anyone can swallow
he awful things, is about Us serious n,
undertaking as can be found on record
There is something too awfully solemn
tbout 1t to describe. And it is it'll
singular that while n man can swallow
whole whortleberries, cherry pits, and
sven buckshot, without any unensines'
1t oil, yet single pill will catch in hi,
throat, at a particularly ticklish spot
md hang there for hours, and max,
iaces ut his stomach. And a man in Q
ix like that is not exactly the party W,
would select to concoct notices for q
festival.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

GuSs AoAiS.-Will any thing induce
reckless people not to leave their guns
and pistols loaded. We suppose there
is no hope Of bringing about such re.
suit A youug man in Somerset county
Maine, left loaded gun hanging mp In
the shed. His brother, eleven years
old, took II down, playfully pointed IL
at three little girls who were playing In
the yard, saying he was going TO shoot
them. The children started to run
away, but he did shoot one Of them,
aud she instantly fell dead.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin,
pimples, ringwum, sAlt-rheum, and other
suiGneons affections cured. and tho skin made
.oft and smooth. by using the Juniper Tar
Soap, made by CAswEiI. HAZARD 4 Co New
York. De certain to get the Juniper Tar Soar
made by rs. a. there are manylmitAtlons made
Eilh common tar which are Worthless.-Com.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

A want has been felt and expressed
by PHYSICIANS for a safe anil reliable pnrgatiVc.
Such d want Is now supplied In PdrioHI' Pur.
Idiipe PilL.-COm.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

Dooley's Yeast Powder is convenient,
economical and ALWAYS reliable. No waste Of
food prepared with 1t, IS 1t Is always Of the
best quAlitY.-cOm.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

Henry K. Bond, Of Jefferson, Maine,
rAs cured Of splitting blood, soreness and weak.
ness II thu stomach. by the use Of JohHt0h's
.lnodyne LiHimIli Com.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

A Minnesota blacksmith drank some
iee.vater one hot day last week, and
died In . few minutes
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

The application Of mannres suited to
particular kinds Of cultivated plants
appears to have mn efficient effect III
checking the growth Of weeds, which
would otherwise prove injurious. IL
regard IN clover. IL was found that when
the land was wholly unmannred the
weeds formed 81 per cent. Of the entire
yield hut that the application Of gyp.
sum reduced the proportion Of weeds Ia
two per cent. heterogeneous manures
had very slight effect, and phosphate
manurcs but little more. We must not
from this, however, consider gypsum
as an antiIlnte to weeds in general, since
1t is specific manure for clover, and
gives II apower to struggle successfully
with the weeds aud crowd them out.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

Connecticuts hny crop is not very
Light, Iad thS quality % very good,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

nTnI N aud Boys. 10 sell Landscape chro~ot Al
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

I give my way Of making, with three
or four cows, a cheese that will weigh
from 10 to IL pounds: Take milk that
is sweet, Do not remove much Of the
cream from thenight's milk, then warm
it so that ii shall he of tho same TEN.
perature as the mornings milk iresl.
from tho COWS, and mix nights and
mornings milk together. A piece OF
calf s rennet Shonld have been noaked
in n hnlf pint Of water over night. Put
one.hRjf or more in the milk, adding
more il not Sufficient. Then after il
tnrna, take Your Indie or knife, aud cut
through md through, dividing the curd
into small squares. When the whey
separates, pour it all off; then tax,
boiling water and pour over it; let il
stand ten minutes in tho water this il
TO give 1t touVlIness, and prevents it,
being 'crumbly now let it stand in
some kind Of vessel in a cool place un.
I'll it gets entirely cold; then chop il up
fne and salt II TO taste, and put Il into
the press, pressing moderately hard for
three hours then take it ont and turn
it; then press about three hours; again
take it ont aud turn it and place on .
clean shelf, rub little butter over il,
turning il once day.-Cincinnati
Commercial
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

The beneficial influence OF weak
alkali wash upon tue bark Of fruit trees
is OF long standing acknowledgement.
It's action is in the expansion Of the
pores, while at the same time il is de.
Btructive Of all insect lie, sporadic OF
otherwise. Writers or theorists differ ~
to the best time to apply it; but we have
always found that good common sense
be used in preparing it, any time of APP,
Plication is always good. And now for
the preparation. II you purchased
potash, reduce it so that You can bear
your finger in 1t half minute or more
without u tingling sensation. II you can
obtain good soft soap from the refuse
grease Of lyo and ashes saved up dry
then take aud reduce II (tlie soap down,
not TO snds, bnt 30 that II will not BE-
ropy when used by n soft whitewnsl.
brush. Use it freely, and II matters
not materially Just when, but say now,
aud any time most convenient until Isl
OF July but after that time il is per
hapr better to wait till the next year.
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