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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-11-23
Playing with Loaded Guns.

Guns, loaded or not loaded, are, like
edged tools, very dangerous playthings.
One OF the commonest Of all tales, with
moral which seems never to be taken
to heart, has again been told through
the length and breadth Of the country.
Two brothers in Buffalo had struggle
for gun which the elder, o lad Of six
teen. knew to be loaded, and in the
scufle the top Of the skull Of the
younger one was blown of, causing,
Of course, instant death. The elder
boy does not appear to be TO blame.
He was, IL Is said, aware Of the danger
aud anxious to prevent any mischief
which might ensue from the reckless.
ness or carelessness OF the little fellow,
who was only ten years old. But what
q reflection for the father or elder rela.
tive or friend Of the boys who left the
deadly weapon within the reach Of the
poor child. u
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A Quaker rrlnter,s Proverbs.

Never send IN article for publication
without giHingthe editor thy name, for
thy name oftentimes secures publica.
tion TO worthless articles,
Thou shouldst not rap at the door OF
o printing Office for he that answereth
the rap aneersth in his sleeve and
loseth time.
Never do thou loaf about, nor knock
down the type, or the boys will love
thee as they do the shade trees-whcn
thou leaYegt. J,yos.
Thou phouldst never read the copy
on the printers case or the sharp and
hooked container thereof, or he may
knock thee down. ..f "
Never inquire OF the editor for news,
for behold It Ia his business TO give 1t
TO thee at the appointed time without
asking for u.
I'll is not right that thou shouldst ask
him who is the author Of IN article, for
II Is his duty to keep such things unto
himself. 49,
When thou dost enter his Office, take
heed unto thyseli that thou dost not
look al what may concern thee not, for
that is not meet in The sight Of good
Neither examine thou the proof sheet,
for II is not ready to meet thine eye,
thou tnayest understand. ~ La.
Prefer thine own town paper 10 any
other, and subscribe for IL immedi-
ately.
well with thee and thine. .rs
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NO. 90.
The Old Pump.

Near John KRox's h6dcc, in Edin.
burgh, says the Danbury man, Is one
Of those massive box.shaped pumps
90 common here. II Is the author OF an
incident eupposed 10 be characteristic
OF Scotch humor. There was q woman
who WIS suspected OF many theits, but
no responsibility could be fastened
upon her. She had lover who, from
o brain defect, was called "Daft Jim
N.Y." In despair OF detecting the
woman, the police seized on "Daft
Jimmy" and after q nights conAne-
ment proceeded 10 worm the secret out
Of him. But not q syllable would he
give until there were brought 10 him
the provost and magistrates. Those
dighilaries, realizing the importance OF
the intelligence, lost no timein coming
10 Jimmy.
"NoV," sAidthe provost, with breath
less interest.
"Thete will no harm come 70 me ~
asked the traitor. - '' 'i' ..
They aolemnly assured him that not
a hair ot his head should be harmed.
Still he hesitated. Probably because
he was bald, and did not consider the
figure Of speech exactly applicable to
the occasion.
Again they assuredhim that should
not suffer. - .H
He looked anxiously over their faces
for o moment, and apparently assured
- khn;. u;1oar;k,, gai1 RI
"Ye ken tie well aucnt Kno1's
nVa:s Ys., Jimmy" they responded.
"The square wan2"
eyes, Jimmy" N'i.
"Do ye ken the handler" ~ d
eyes, Jimmy" with marked eager
"6oald ye lift itP" s. 1.
eyes, Jimmy" in qqivering voices.
"Wel, 80 pump 1t then, for yeu not
The audience dispersed.
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Good Dlnners.

The Country Gentleman talks thus {:
The present writer is ono who thinks
that The entire Yankee People land as
to that matter, propably the whole
American nationJ, farmers included,
are sufferers from oYer.eating D.; that, as
q rule, instead OF seeing how little we
may eat and enjoy perfect health, or Is
near that point as 1t Is expected OF us,
we make it g rrle to see how much we
may consume with impunit5 or, to put
1t within a narrower compass, We live
to eat, Especially are we apt to over
load the stomach when, after q hard
days work in the harvest field or other
place; We sit down 70 q wetl-Gtled table,
most temptinsly prepared by the good
mistress, With the resolve in our own
minds-"Now / have earned good
meal, and mean TO have and enjoy II :"
-perhaps truth In itself, but yet sus-
ceptible4of' efoss abuse. Indeed, rich
or highly seasoned food is not neces.
s9ty 10 make this IN eyil--one can most
eiIsctuAlly ovettdad, with good, plain
bread and butter as with richer food!
May II not be a fault Of The parentsor
head OF the house In undtily urging
members Of the family 10 "take some
thing more b-+another piece Of this
cake, or another cup OF this charming
cofiee-to their children as well as
guests, when true kindness might be
Just the reyerse-Os "My son, | leave
for you to say II you haze ostaken all
the food your system requires, 50 that
more would be injurious :" / know
this has a sort OF stingy look, but II is a
Question in MY own mind II 1t may not
often be the correct pelicy, toSatda the
young at least. .5g.
Well can I recollect OF my own
mothers table never were we children
urged 10 excess. And should not chill
tren be taught to revere the memory
Of mother from o rather more exalted
motive than that she got them good
dinners 7 i4i1 s.l W ma ~ oil.
/ think I am borne out by our medi-
cal men In the assertion that the foun-
dations OF many OF the prevalent
chronic diseases Of after life are fairly
to be traced TO excess in eating.
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4 Lesson Taught.

Travelling from Harrisburg to Al.
toona, in Pennsylvania, says q well.
known physician, last summer, we hap
pened 70 occupy the next seat 70 q lady
and gentleman who carried with them
on their journey what was
evidently their first. baby. 1t is but
fair to the gentleman 10 say that he
took upon him 0 reasonable share OF
the trouble Of minding the little one.
After short sleep In the fathers arms,
It awoke up hungry and noisy. The
baby cried and screeched, 1t knew well
for what. The mother dandled 1t,
chirped TO IL, showed it the window
and how to look ont Of II, but failed to
paciiy baby, Of course. AZ length thu
iather, pained and mortified enough,
turned 10 me and said, I'm sure, sir,
baby must annoy you greatly" 1 re-
piled, "No; the child does not annoy
me in the least; the crying and
screeching, and useless efforts to pacify
the infant, do annoy me very much.
They are all due not 10 the child, but
TO the mock.modesty Of the infants
mother and, 1 suppose, OF yourself.
The child ] sincerely pity. II ishungry.
Its mother knows that. And she is 80
modest, forsooth, that she cannot nurse
her own babe In o railroad carriage
Take my advice, as a family man, and
u Is this: Tell your wife to nurse her
hungry infant, and get rid OF this silly
humbug Of mothers who are so modest
as to starve their own children rather
than let Il be known that they could
nurse their babes"
This was said loud enough to be
heard all around. OF course, the
mother listened to every word. After
q few further fruitless efforts TO quiet
baby by drumming on the window
and few significant winks from the
husband, the roaring young fellow was
by his mother with what he
had made oil the noise about. We
taught that father aud mother lesson
that day which We expect they will
never forget. \
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A Serious Jest.

The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph writes: "a
strange incident Is reported from Ly-
ons, Of which first heard some days
ago, without crediting 1t. On the 9th
Of October two young people were
married in that town. Within a few
hours Of the ceremony they became in.
sensible, and have remained so ever
since. The Llyonese doctors have ex.
hausted their science in this case, and
the luckless pair, though alive yet, are
evidently sinking from mere starvation.
There can be no question but tnat some
narcotic Of the most violent class has
been given them, probably as o joke.
We arc told that o young man, appren-
ticed to q chemist, has been arrested on
But IL is believed that sew
Srai Of the marriage guests bore partin
the affair, which was meant as q jest
only" y
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The axiom that 1--WE die daily" Is
aptly illustrated in o paragraph OF PROT.
Redfern's paper on Biology, recently
read before the British Association.
Referring to the blood, IL is said that
the duration OF life in any Of It's par
ticles is but short they die and their
places are occupied by others, and SO
continue substitution which only ends
in death. After every meal an amazing
number OF white corpuscles are added
to the blood /; breakfast doubles their
proportion three times, and dinner
makes IL four times as great. They
come from such solid glands as the
spleen. In the blood going to this
organ, their proportion is one TO 2, ,26o /;
in that returning from the spleen, II is
aa one to axty. Perhaps the most stu.
.pendous fact OF organization is the
steady maintenance Of but slight yari-
able characters in the living and NOV
ing blood, which Is every moment un-
dergoing changes Of different kinds, rs
It calculates through each tissue and
organ OF the body 'fr.t
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A man in Baltimore, while under the
influence Of liquor, q few days since,
climbed out upon his roof, and amused
himself by jumping thence TO the roof
Of the adjoining house, and thence to
the next, till his antics had attracted
quite o crowd of persons in the street
below. Seized with sudden idea that
the spectators were going TO shoot him,
he sought refuge in o chimney, and
slid down to within few feet Of the
first floor, where he became wedged in
beyond the power Of ertricAtion. AT
about the same moment, the inhabi-
tants OF that story, unaware that the
draught was choked by human body,
lighted n fire. The unearthly noises
which proceeded from the chimney
wero attributed 10 some agency similar
to that which recently caused the mys.
terious bell.ringing In the same city !;
and II was not till two police officers
entered the room and made an attack
upon the fireplace, that the acorched
inebriate was rescued from his perilous
position.
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THE dl0RAIL or In.


Mr.. Baker was going from the house
to the )layfeld with q pitcher Of mo-
lasses and water in his hand, when q
boz, or rather a half-grown young man,
Game rushing into the yard in breathless
haste, and making wild gesticulations TO
attract his attention.
40, Mr.. Baker,p shouted he, while
yet great way oil, Give come to bor.
row your tackle.and-fallsl Old Biack's
fell through the trap.door, and they
can't get him,up.n
"He has ! When-how did IL hap
penf" replied Mr.. Baker, setting down
his pitcher, and hastening TO bring
forth the machine. p ggrl..r I
ss'They found him Just now-don't
know how 1t happened" said the
other. g sEBn fHiita4Tgt "a
"Is he. much hurt 2 Do they want
my help" 5'l
aThere's lots O. folks there now.
Don't know whether he 10 much hurt
or not-guess so-they'ye sent for the
doctor !; and with this fragmentary re.
ply, Zoe Tozer darted away as rapidly
as Re had come.
every extraordinary said Mr..
Baker to himself. "Don't weigh more'n
o hundred. The trap. door must have
been awful rottin. / should think they
might raise him without q tackle.and.
falls" d1ldduojiI
Then Mr.. Baker, like q dutiiul hus.
band, went in and told the story to his
wife, saying that he feared the acci.
dent was . serious one, as they had
sent for the doctor and when he had
reached this point, his wife exclaimed
500 There he goes now--just the other
way. Hadn't you better hail him"
So ont ran MI. Baker, beckoning to
the doctor as he ran.
stWhoaswhoalp u drawing his reirs
"Nobody sick, I hope,g said the doc.
tor; though i fear, II the truth were
known. he was secretly hoping just the
contrary. &c.
.sEone oia my folks, doctor, but
there's been IN accident at Mr.. Blacks.
haye you got message from them?"
mo; but they may have sent one.
I've been OF all the morning, and
snopIant hs nave got ~ II they had.
~ is Lsen tnsre i,l = no tne 70 pe lost, lor
.ne o.a @ gehsiemans ,.sa., i . had & iail. ne Was @
Jtrap.door. He's good deal hurt, Tn
afraid. His boy Joe was here o minute
ago, and said they'd sent for you"
The doctor. turned back without
more words, anu, lustes ne was driving
up to MIR; Blacks house, was met by
Deacon s.ia, Adams. .,,,. ,... ~. ., ,,..,., A..
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TnY IRA Scotch minister was once
ordered "beef tea by his physician.
The next day the patient complained
that II had made him sick. "Why,
minister, said tho doctor, "1'll try the
tea myself" So, putting some In o
skillet, he warmed II, tasted II, and told
the minister II was excellent. "Man,"
says the minister, "is that the way ye
sup itp HWhat ither way should q be
suppit? It's excellent, ] say, minister"
"it may be guide that way, doctor ; but
try II wi tho cream and sugar, man I
try u WI that, and then see hoo ye
iikeitr,
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pennsylyania now has twenty-five
colleges, divided among the different
denominations Is follows; Five Catho-
i'd. fonr Reformed, three Presbyterian,
two Episcopal, two Iuthern, two
Methodist, two Friends, one Baptistf
one United Brethren, one Cumberland
Presbyterian and two medical.
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1 nasea Last Night In rsnsI1e Mood,


Heh, there's nothing half 20 sweet In liiO
AslOyOs young ateamln
Unused last nislg. in ponsIvo mood
Abbott not often sentimental
MyheAst was heavy and my frame
Wa raclted with achOs-both head and
dental.
i say, a. once I've said before,
Ny mood was somewhat sad and pensiye,
IcassupOn tho Past glance +
Fond, lingering and comprehensive.
Isaw onco more that mossy bank,
BY which tho river ripplos slowly,
o'e1hadowed by tho ailyOry veil
otwilloW branches dropping lowly,
BesFOwn with Wild spring aowsTO.a dyed
1newry color Of tho prism
when oft twp aal, May Brown and /,
Nor ever dreamed OF rheumatism.
f-woloyod. All, yes Some might have
loved ~ gf go
~ Before us, in.theIr humdrum fashionl
But mover yet tho world had known
30 wild, so dosp, so puro passion =
We recked rot pitho hoartiess crowd,
Nor needed cruel parents frowninsi
Bnt Eyed IN ono long blissful dream,
And spcused Tcnnyaon and browning,
And when tho cruel fates dcereea
That fer aaeason Unjust leave her, ,
II wrung myycry heart to SEQ
How much our parting seemed TO grisyc
her. s=s
One happy moment, too, her head =
Rep6ued, 70 lightly, on my shouldcrl
In dreams / live that scene again,
nt5 Andih my arms again enfold her. y
sho gave mo one long auburn curl,
She Noro my picture in q loeltct = ?
Hor letters, with blue ribbon tied,
Icarried in my left coAtpocket.
CThoso notes, rose-Hcented and pink.hued,
1s Displayed moro sentiment than lnowi-
.rsh edsc.) 4 ~ d Il, ssss 4
Iwrote four times Aweek ial lls I'd
u That year | was away at College. iii
But oil, at lcngth "a change oAms e'Or
Thespirit Of my dream r Ono morning
Isct a chilly line from May
In which, without tho slightest warning,
p Bhe said nho ahortly ymoant to wed
Tom Barnes q sailor, fat and jolly);
She sent my. notes and ruby ring,
Andhoped 1vould ''forget my folly
< Isont hcr all her lottors back, ''f
Iealled hor false and icitle.heasted,
Andswore 1hailod with Joy the hour
ThAtsaw motfreo. And 80 Ne parted.
Iquotcd Byron BY tho page, -
Isnloked Hayanasby tho dozens,
L Andthch Iwont out twest and fell =. d
Inloye with all my pretty cousins. q
-AIeE WILLIAMS.
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A Wisconsin candidate for the legis-
lature published q card denying that he
"was On idiot, o drunkard, or hired
tool, and affirming thathe had pledged
himself to entirely abandon the use Of
Intoxicating liquors.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-11-23

The annual product Of American
watches, Notwithstanding the dull
times, exceeds 200, 900, and the capital
invested reaches 100000.
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"Pretty bad, I should say, seeing
as he fell from the loft clean to the
barn-aoor. It must be forty feet, at
least. u
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mayn't. He's well along in years, TO
be sure, but he's hale and hearty, and
likely to outliye many younger man,
for aught lsee. y ~ - it.l'f r
"Afrs. Black, there must be some
mistake here. Hasn't your husband
met with any accident ~
"Eone at all, sir. Did you hear that
he hadp' iili1 YIN
"Idid, but I rcjoice that IL was q
mistake !" and the minister took his
leave, promising to call again at q more
convenient season.
The next arrival was that OF Mrs.
Nudd and Aunt Spear, who opened the
door softly, tiptoed up stairs, and made
their way 70 d achamber where Keturah
sat sewing. ,''. ~ ~
mWhy, how glad I am to see you ~
cried she, starting up and greeting them
both with q kiss. "Take your things
right Of. Give me the band.box. a
new bonnet, aunty p"-raises the cover
and peeps Ii. "Mercy, It's Grape | No.
body dead, I hope" (
IL hope not, dear, said Aunt Spear;
abut / didn't know how soon / might
need II. / calculated to stay till ita all
over, II I could be OF anyiuse. How 10
your poor father, dearP
IFather-why, he's well-neyer bet.
ter in his life, said Keturah, opening
her blue eyes TO their fullest extent.
uThen there want no bones broken,
after oil, !" said Mrs, Nudd. "But you
The Republican journal., 1874-08-27

| earnestly recommend to you, then, such
legislation as will ensure Il gradual return TO
specie payments and put in immediate stop to
fluctuations in value of the currency.
Upon this great and vital subject. up
to this day, Congress has failed to take
favorable action, The present Congress
is in avowed opposition to these wise
suggestions. The only hope for the future
is in change.
cannot, within the appropriate limits
of letter, even allude to, much less dis
cuss the various other questions of govern
mental reform. | have confined myself
to the topics suggested by the resolutions
of the convention. The field is broad.
1t is my solemn conviction that the day
has arrived when the people should rise
in their strength and unite in :, common
effort to purify the government, preserve
the constitution, maintain the public liber-
ty. and secure general prosperity.
With sentiments OF high respect,
PIOS BPADRJTEY
The Republican journal., 1874-08-27
The fool secketh TO pick fly from a mn
hind leg. The wise man letteth ont The iof
The lowest bidder

The fool secketh 10 pick fly from 4 mules
hind leg. The wise man leteth out the job 10
the lowest bidder.
\ gentleman i'll the eastern part Of the State,
who was about having his leg amputated on
account Of its being bent at right angles and
stiff at the knee, heard of .JOhnSOn's An0dyne
became straight, and is now AZ serviceabc as
the other.
,Iennc told 4 young printer friend that he
might print = Kiss ON her cheek, bat he mustn't
publish il. Why, Jennie.
great many people have ask "a Us Of late,
''HoW do Won keep your horse looking so sleek
and glossy" We tell them it's the easiest thing
in the world; give rMeridan's CUldlry C0ndi-
iion P0,rderS two or three times 4 week.
sam, why don't you talk to your master and
tell him 10 lay up treasures in Heaven"
Whats de Use of him laying up treasures mp
dar? He never see I'm again
''llappiness, is the absence of pain" says
Jean Paul Richie. and 10000 grateful patients
only inialllble cure for PILES ever discovered.
1t is purely scientific combining the best meth
DDS of the French, English and American sur
gcons, acting as an instrument, poulticc and
medicine, and not only afording instant relief
from circulating pain, but performing an alb
solutc and permanent cure. All Doctors APP
prove it. Price $1,00. Sold by VIM. o. Poor
L Son Belfast Me-, and Druggists everywhere.
''My son, now that the boys have won at Sara
loea and thereby shown the mental superiority
of the college faculty. would like to send YOU
to Columbia, but it's too near BROOKLYN; too
near Brooklyn"
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Caution.
Notice.
MONEY WANTED!

YIHHAT THE WHEELS OF INDUSTRY MAY
L not stop for want Of the necessary motive
power, having advertised for a partner possessing
capital in money. integrity and clear grit, and no
coming to the front, my next novels to find the
person that has ten thousand dollars they do not
wish deposit in savings banks or to invest in Gov
eminent bonds, which are exempt from taxation,
but prefer to loan it 10 me for term Of three or FIVE
years at six per cent. interest annually; security
twenty acres OF land at the centre of the City OF
Belfast, Me. upon which is a wharf three hundred
feet long and one hundred feet wide, built Of stones
and gravel. Connected with wharfis stone dam
thirty feet high andtweny six feet thick controlling
q never failing two hundred horse water power. The
capacity Of pond for the cutting Of ice Ia fifteen hun
bred tons annually, which can be run over top OF
dam into vessels at the wharf or INTO houses upon
the wharf at n cost of twenty-five cents per ton
Also the buildings which are being erected upon the
wharf for manufacturing purposes, with capacity for
employing in safe, active profitable and honorable
business, much more money than can command.
Therefore | Offer dam site, with all the above
named property rs security, TO obtain the loan
II. T.. PIERCE.
Belfast, Angus, T., 1S.4.-lwS
The Republican journal., 1874-08-27
BOSTON MARKET.

M0SbAN, August -.
BuTrEE-Wc quote fine Ncw York and Vermont
st 2JalSc per ID, fine Western, 27a@Nc: good lots o'
Northern, %sa3oc; medium western, "5aH,c; com
mon and bakers 2Qa2lc.
CHEESE--Wc quote best factory ~ = tallc in
for fine and fancy New York and Vermont factory,
tie latter price for small lots of fancy.
IGGS-lhc market is dull ut 22It:1 per loz for
Northern, urd 2,a@i per doz for Eastern
BiANs-fhe market i dull N - 90 per bush for
Obtained VII brans scll ii /, su1, Y. prr hnsh fpr
Northern and Western.
POTAIOES-Pricrs .ily little HIGHER % day, and
5alcs were made - per bhl from the steamers th-
morning, and Csc per Lns At herailroAds ALTHOUGH
ri he close 1uo per bush was asked n the roads.
tAfrLES-Sccond truit il selling at :. 5oa3 90 per
Dbl With s"mr choice red apples cling for 1Htle
more money.
IIAI-lhcre il no change tololr. and ia, mar
kct is steady at Il l. - rrr ton fol iino hay, so
e FIR medium 10, ana 80 X toi prime Irt~ Of
coar-" Straw -cl> 81 S:o per ton
The Republican journal., 1874-08-27

CAsTORIA Is more than substitute for Cas-
tor Oil. 1t is the only safe article in existence
which is certain to assimilate the food, regulate
the bowels, cure wind-colic and produce natural
sleep. 1t contains neither minerals, morphine
or alcohol and is pleasant to take. Children
need not cry and mothers may rest. lyl8