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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
Don't Hack, Hack, Cough. Cough !,

Cough Il symptom by which various dis.
eased conditions OF the throat, bronchial tubes
and lungs manifest themselves. but whether
y arises from tho irritation produced IN the
throat and larynx by taking cold, from an at
tack Of bronchitis, from incipient consumption,
or from various other causes, nothing will Alay
i moro speedily or cure Il moro permanently
than DR.. Plercos Golden Medical Discovery.
II docs not matter whether Il 10 a recSnt AZ
tack, or u lingering cough, tho Discovery Is In
either saso equally well adapted for lta relief
and permanent euro. In fact, II will cure a
cough IN ono-half the time necessary " euro It
with any other medicine, and II docs It, not By
drying Il up but by removing tie cause, sub
DUNG tho Irritation, and healing tho affected
parts. No time should 10 lost in commencing
the use Of Aproper medicine for tho relief OF a
cough, for unless this course IA pursued,
serious and dangerous disease OF tho lungs l.
liable to result. Golden Medical Discovery 3
sold by all dealers In medicinea.-C Com.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

A real healthy man or woman is o
rnrity; and what wonderi when we re-
aliZe that it is the custom 20 overload the
stomach, and then produce chronic dis.
ease by the use Of spirituous liquors,
" tones" "appetizers," "restorativCs, -
etc. Having first produced disease by
indiscretion, the victim wonders why
"nothing does him good" Justso; and
the reason is that they all, or nearly all,
find basis in alcohOl-or poison. To
MI thus discouraged We can conscien.
tiously soy, "makc one more trial. II
Discard spirituous medicines, and give
nature n chance, aiding her in tho strug.
gle by using one Of her own pure and
unauthorized herb remedies, in the
shnpo Of Vinegar Bitters. The discov.
erer, DR.. J. Walker, Of California, is NO
pretendcr, but m honorable prncticing
physician, and his discovery is tho result
Of years OF labor and study. Tho won.
derful cures effected by them Of dyspop,
sin, feyers, rheumatism, and many other
terrible diseases, are almost incredible. >
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
Much Ado About II.

There was lately IN amusing example
Of the red tape Of bankruptcy in Pitts.
'burgh, Pa. The trustees of bankrupt
estate were paying creditors dividend
Of ten per cent, amounting in all to
1920, 1000. John Z. james was work.
man in the bankrupt mill before IL
closed, and the firm was indebted to
him SOIL. As james was IN employee,
$50 WIS preferred debt, and immedi.
ntely paid, leaving eleven cents MS
claim against the estate. James was
therefore entitled to ten per cent. OF
eleven cents, which is one cent, rs nearly
as our currency will split. In order 10
settle this little balance according to
law, nix cents wero paid out in notifying
James, and two.cent stamp was put on
the order TO pny. The whole business
wns finished up with strict legality, and
tho cheek was woriled no as 10 conform
with the Bankruptcy act. Eight cents
were expended to produce one, accord.
ing to law, and this is how the money
goes when man is thrown into the
whirlpool Of the bankrupt court to get
his rights.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. have
completed aud now occupy their new
factories in Cambridgeport, Mass, In
which they have introduced machinery
to an extent never before employed in
tho manufacture OF organs. by the aid
Of this they not only produce the best
organs, but with greatest economy.
Twice Us many organs can be produced,
in proportion to tho number OF men en-
ployed, us would DO possible with orli-
nary facilities, and this is the reason
not only for such admirable instruments
but also for such low prices.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
A Good Curling STORY.

There are some good stories told OF
the excitement Of curriers' on tho ice, says
a Scotch paper, but we have never heard
OF better ono than this: A laird in
Stnithnvcn, who owned n quarry and
was reported to be worth ga gey twa-
three bawbees beside" wns playing one
day, and his foreman, whose naino was
Lawrence, was playing with him on the
same side. Tho laird was very anxious
no should take certain shot, and no
cried out in this fashion: " Moo, Jock
Lawrence, dye sec whRur my broom iSl
Lay yer star doom there, and, rs sueas
death, I'll gle ye my dochter Jean il yo
do It."
Bir went the stRne out Of Jocks
hand, and went tintling along to tho
very spot where the laird wished 1t.
"Capitnl Jock, capital Ye couldna
hAe dun better, aud yc can got Jean the
morn il yo want her."
Ye naun gle rue something else tlinn
Jean, laird; hAo got her already. We
were married at Gretna Green sax weeks
since, and we've been thinking about
asking your blessing ever since, but
sometllingaye cam in the way."
The laird WINS dumbiounded when no
heard the news, but he compromised
matters by saying: "Aweel, awecl,
Jock, I'll let bygauns be bygauns. A
man that could lay doom pat.lid like
tint is worthy O. tho best and bonniest
lass in Lanarkslire keep her and wei.
come, and ye'll maybe get the matter O.
sax hummer pounds wi her. Keep her,
Jock, and Il 20 hae ony laddio wcans
atween yc, bring them up in the fear o
the Lord, and DO suro that ye dinna neg.
lect to max them q guild curriers'"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
A Now DelIef.

Acknowledgements is gaining ground
in Ohio. Its adherents arc called
Eternalists. They hold that the soul Is
immortaland tlhtit occupies a succession
OF bodies on earth, both Of men and ami.
mails; and when disenibodied by death 1t
lioycrs In tho air until by some subtle
process Of NATURALIZATION II forms OF
enters q now infantie body, tho character
Of that body-whoihor Of hog, dog OF
mAn-depondiig upon tho manner Of life
which tho deceased person from whom
tho soul comes has lod. Something like
tho doctrine OF Pythagors
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
Murder in a Court Room.

While several boys were playing in
st. Louis, n little son Of Robert NJ.
Boatright was killed by brick supposed
TO have been thrown by Charles Wood.
son. While Woodson was being tried
in the criminal court, and while counsel
were arguing legal point, another son
Of Mr.. Boatright, about sixteen years
old, stepped up TO Woodson and said
"You killed my brother, and / will kill
you," and plunged q butchers knife to
the handle into his abdomen. Woodson
fell to the floor, his bowels protruding
In terrible manner. Tho wound q
mortal. Young Boatright WIS seized by
n deputy marshal and placed in jail.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

WnAr They DiD.-In tlNt slippory
night they had in Paris an old man fol-
on tho leo in lonely street and hurt
himself 90 rs TO lose consciousness. He
wns only found several hours later, ANIL
then was frozen fast. People who found
him lifted him with too much
Onergy-in fnot, tore him up
and left in tho Ice much Of his
clothing and q large strip Of his skin
They put on tho raw plAce tho skin Of q
lamb that had been recently killed, and
that skin has grown fast.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

ALIRS's LUNa BAIsAst causes the
lungs to throw on tho matter that Is collected
over the Alr-cells, and makes tho patient
breathe moro freely, aud puriaos tho blood,
gives strength to the body, aud tono to tho d.
geshyo organs and heals tho irritated parts,
and gives life and health to the system. Asth.
ma u soon relieved by lis use. For sale by
dealers In family medicines generally Com.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

JohnsOn's AnOiyno LiRimcnt is, with.
out doubt, the safest, Burosi, and best remedy
that has ever boon invented for internal or OK.
ternal use. 1t Is applicable To a great variety
Of complaints, and Is equally beneficial for man
or boast Com.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

We havo soon it stated in various
napon Throughout tho county that agents for
tho sale Of SlsTiidH's CdpdlrG Condition po,s-
ders were authorized 10 refund tho money TO
any ponOn who ahould usO thom and not DO
satisfied With tho result, We doubted this Al
lirst, but tho prorrlotors authorize Us to say
that II Is truo.-C0nl.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

0ver.Oxortion, either Of body or mind,
produces debility and disease. Tho usual
remedy "a to take some ytiInulhnt, tho effect Of
which Is tho same as giving tired horse The
whip instead Of oats. The true way Is to for
tlfy tho syltem with permanent tonic like tho
Peruvian Syrup "a pTutoIide Of lron( which
gives strength and vigor to tho whole system.
Com
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

N. Y. Supreme Court has confirmed It's
injunction against an imitation Of tho prcnara-
ton OF Witch Hazel, known ~ Ponds Extract.
Com,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

Poverty il o grato blessing to sum
folks-aE long az they arc poor they are
endwable, -Josh Bitlin0S
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

Orders for visiting Cards sent % ". O. GAN.
NON ~ kneallnh STREET, BoSton, hlhL, viii b.
promptly snd sohsesntiaait hlsd. Sc LdISriiSihSst
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
.,,.LNirs WANT'kD Tor the NEW HOOK
"Pcop1o from
TIHE lTHER MlRLl. :

Wonderful Spirit Manifestations AZ the Eddy
llUlnrsirnh, W., b. tho New York 7rahAis Commits
tlnnft. Most Astounding results, Tho whole county
Astnuishu 90 fI l.i1S EHgrlsiHgi, ialsa JFou M.
Bpud t,I ClrcnlAI for Territory, Terms, etc, 70
AMERICAN PuBifStiINH CO.. Hartford. o..
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

DURSErT's CocoANE Is tho best and
cheapest hair dressing in tho world. -oOUL
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

We trust thnt the following does not
apply to anyot thereaders Of this paper /:
The following advice to farmers Inns
boon tried in various sections with most
astonishing success: Leave your reap
or out OF doors, run your horse rake in
fence corners, throw your hand nike on
the barn floor, let tho cattle and hogs
have the run Of your small orchard, keep
your fence corners full Of briars, cult
vate the succulent burdOck and the fari-
naceous jimpson weed, don't lay up q
fallen rail or restore n dilnpidated Zap,
make your coward and wOodpile In
front Of your house. After having
thoroughly attended To these things,
use your spare time going around com.
planning Of hard times and bad crops.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
The Sultan and Satan.

There is an eastern story of a Sultan
who oversight himself so as not to
awaken at the hour of prayer. So the
devil came and walked him, and told
him to get up and pray. Who are
you?" said the sultan. go no matter, "
replied the other, "my act is good, is
it not? No matter who does the good
action, so long as 1t is good" Yes, F"
replied the sultan, 3" but I think you
are Satan. I know your face; you have
some bad motive" "But," says the
other, " I am not so bad as am painted.
You see I have left off my horns and
tail. am pretty good fellow, after
all. was an angel once, and still
keep some of my original goodness.
''That's all very we'll, >" replied the sagac-
ions and prudent caliph, 'but you are
the tempter that's your business and
I wish to know why you want me to get
up and pray" Well, said the devil,
with hirt of impatience, elf you must
know, I viii tell you. If you had slept
and forgotten your prayers, you would
have been sorry for it afterward and
penitent, but if you go on, as now, and
do not neglect a single prayer for ten
years, you will be so satisfied with
yourself that it will be worse for you
than If you had missed one sometime
and repented of IT. God loves youI
fault, mixed with penitence, more than
your virtue, seasoned with pride.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
The Inventor of the Screw Propeller.

Americans, English, French, Ger
mans and Italians all claim this inven-
tion, and that not for an individual of
each nation but in some countries
more than one of their sons, dispute
the honor of being its inventor; and
probably experiments to discover the
means of applying the screw as motive
power to ships were ut different periods
spontaneous, independently, and some
times spontaneously made in various
places by inquiring minds, who were
perfect strangers to each other and to
each others discoveries and appliances
So far back as 1925, David Bushnell,
q native of England's American colo
MES, made experiments by means of a
screw TO prOpel submarine torpedo.
Evidently his essays were not success
ful, or those internal machines would
have been heard of sooner. In 1886,
John Smith, an Englishmsn, formed
company and built the first sea going
screw steamer, appropriately named the
Archimedes, from which date the sue
cess of the screw propeller was an &C
compiished fact. Between 1726 and
1886, many inventors took the matter
up, but it was not until 1882 that one of
the experimentalists, Frederick Savage,
hit upon the idea of applying steam
to the screw as a motive power. Up to
that period it had been sought to drive
the screw by a capstan manned by men,
or other eumbrous non-Dractical means.
In France, Frederic Savage is consid-
cred TO have the largest share of merit
in practically applying a machine which
is the production of many minds, and
which even now is being continually
improved.
The town of BouloF ne sur-Me, where
Frederic Savage was born on the 20bh
of September, 1856, has lately gone to
considerable expense IN awarding him
posthumous honors, which, on Monday,
eliminated IN the unveiling of monu-
ment to his memory.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
THE PEASANT BOY.

There's poetry boy, IN that step Of thine,
Firmly and free on the green sWard pressed;
And the locks that over thy temples shine
Flow wild in the wind cf the soft sou'west.
Care Turks not, boy. in that laughing eye;
No frOwRs o'ercast thy forehead's snow;
And the mellow tfnts Of the morning sky
Lend 10 thy cheek an eloquent glow.
Thy heirloom IS pure unbroken health,
cheerful heart 10 endUre thy toll
And all thou needst Of this worlds wealth
Thou can'st sturdily via from the grateful soil.
With the lark's first song thou art up and away,
Brushing tho dew from the Rlstening sod.'
And chanting the simple roundelay
Which innocence sings TO the ear Of God.
From the ardent sun OF cioudless noon,
Thou seeEest the shade Of a sheltered nook,
Where the ring-dove murmurs its amorous tune
To the answering sound Of the gushing brook. !
There, resting thy limbs on the mossy brink,
Thou takest In peace thy poor repast.
Bending thy feverish lips 10 drink
From the wave that glideth so cool and fast
Then TO labor again, TIN the waning sun
Fadeth away in the western sky,
And the shades Of liPht are creeping on,
While the birds nestle low in the covert high.
They are coming to meet thee, the peasant band,
The fair-haired girl and tawny boy,
While the baby prattler clasps thy kand,
And breathes thy name in lisping joy.
To the cottage away ! to thy mothers knee,
To thy fathers side-tbou art welcome there;
That mothers smile is eve- for thee.
And that father gives thee his warmest prayer.
And thou shalt rest in slun1ber sweet,
Piilowed beneath the raftered caves,
While the summer rain-drops gently beat,
And tho night winds stirs the woodbine leaves.
There's poetry. bov, in that form Of thine,
And the gazer covets thy painless life;
Would that thy stornless lot were mine.
Passionless, careless, and free from strife.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
Pecious Jewels.

Lucy Hooper writes FROM Paris
50 'sAmeng the marvels displayed IN the
jewelers. windows on the Rue de la
Paix, I noticed the other day an i'm
mense pearl oyster shell, lined with
mother of pearl Of the most exquisite
smoothness and purity, and with two
large spotless, lustrous pearls adhering
to its surface. The larger of the two
was about the size of small marble,
but slightly elongated IN form; the
other was of somewhat smaller dimen-
sions 81, 800 was the price affixed to
this beautiful work of nature. A smell
ing bottle formed entirely of msssed
pearls, with one large one in the cen
ter of the side, and with hook and chain
to correspond, looked like a tasteful
/ gift for & millionaire to offer to his lady
/ love it was valued at 81 200. Then
/ there was a lOcket representing a tor
/ toise, the back of the animal being
/ formed of a single large torquoise,
while the head, feet, and tail were
/ composed of diamonds. I was
shown lately an exquisite 11drltrs
of lilies of the valley, gotten up as 6
I bridal gift to the young daughter of al
eminent Partisan banker. Nothing mori
lovely, more artistic. or more girlishls
pure and simple with all its magni6
cence can be imagined. The flower
we're formed Of q single pearl each, th'
broad leaves being composed Of small
diamonds, and considerable art haC
been shown IN overcoming the nEtu
rally stiff look Of the leaf The Sc
comprised earrings, brooch-pendant,
bracelet, and a spray for the hair. TIL
bracelet was particularly charming, be
ing literally small wreath Of ieWele'
! foEers,n
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
The Tortilla.

A Mexican correspondent says 'HThe
most popular stands on the Plaza were
those of the tOrtilla makers. Approach
ing one of these, we watched with in
terestei curiosity a cheerfuI-looking,
mahOgany-colored woman who (seated
on stool with the inevitable e1lfant a
Ia n1an1elle), was rapidly preparing the
popular cake. Taking a ball of corn
meal dough about the size of q small
egg, she patted it into shape between
the palms of her hands, and placing it
on her right knee (Which is supposed to
be covered by her one gaTment), by
skilful manipulation of her fingers she
stretched It to the size and thinness
of q gentleman's pocket handkerchief.
Lastly with equal art she spread it
lightly into an eRrthern pan of boiling
fat, where in less than no time it be-
came as transparent and crisp as a sheet
of thin glass. Handfuls of these savo-
ry-looking waters disappeared among
the bystanders, who fsncied they were
getting a guild pro 9lEo for their clacos
(coppers), but found, alas they had
swallowed but bubble. This is not,
however, the ordinary tortilla, which
forms the staple prOvender of nine
tenths of the population, but only a
fancy variety indulged in on fete occa-
sions. The genuine article is not half
so thin or brittle and bears a distant
but discernible relation to piece of
good, strong bUckskin, which has been
well soaked in water and then partially
dried. Tt is composed simply of finely
ground Indian meal, moistened and
laboriously worked, until its glutinous
element is fully developed, then made
into thin cakes about the size of a din
ner-plate, and finally baked or rather
heated on a griddle, just so much as
not to- destroy its tenacity and fexibili-
ty. These tive qualities are essential to
q good tOrtilla, for it is valued not only
for its intrinsic merits as an article of
safe and easy digestion, but is used as
wrapper for baked frijoles, chiles, or
bits of boiled beef"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
ABOUT lINKs.
a short Dip Int Natural History

A short Dip Int Natural History.
One sunny morning IN summer, down
the pathway, still sparkling with the
dewy moisture, came stealthily moving
the long, 1.-the form of a mink. Her
fur looked worn and rusty when the
sunlight struck her as she skulked be
tween the tussocks of grass. Occasion
ally she hslted to look about her, alert
for anything eye could see or ear could
hear; but hearing nothing but the
sweet notes of a soDg-sparrow and the
complaining cry of cat-bird among the
alders, she again moved on. As she
reached the muddy edge of the brook,
she trod more daintily, then, winding
among the pickerel- l-weeds, swan down
stream, hardly Disturbing the water,
only making long, wedge-shaped wake
as she stole into the shadowy edge Of
the brook. Suddenly she came up,
struggling with something that swayed
and pulled her about, disturbing the
quiet stream, and sending q muddiness
down with the current. But she bore
the almost unmanegeable wriggling eel
Gor this it was) to the stone wall. and
drawing herself and burden up ont OF
the water on the large stone, read
Iusted her hold, and seized the creature
back of the head. Then bracing her
self to suck the blood, the thrashing,
struggling eel grew gradually weaker
and weaker, until it looked perfectly
limp and lifeless. Then she jumped
from the wall. dragging the eel longer
than herself, up through the grass, tax
ing a different and more concealed way
than the one by which she came, and
soon disappeared altogether.
In the thick-banked wall of this barn
on the hillside she had her young and
after they grew large enough to require
something more substantial than natures
first provision, the mother used to bring
them fish of different kinds-eels, ducks
and like prey. So slyly and stealthily
did she keep herself, that she was not
seen until the young were half grown,
and looked like little fawn-colOred wea-
sells; when she betrayed herself by
bringing this food, which impeded her
movements. By travelling the same way
so many times she grew bold.
These mink are very destructive 20
fish; and when the brook Is low they can
be tracked for g long distance by the
dead eels, pickerel, sinners ard some
times trout, lying along the hank, the
mink only sucking the blood and leav-
ing the fish unmutilated. One autumn
some small sinners, meant for bait in
pickerel fishing through the ice, were
kept in an old tub set in the spring
near the brook, and one night all these
fish were killed by mink, who left
them laid in a row on the ground. They
looked precisely as if some person had
so arranged them. But through the
back of each fish, near the head, were
four tooth-marks, this being frequently
the only mark the mink makes on his
victim. Old and NeaU.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14

In the new volume Of Poe's poems,
edited by r. II. Stoddard, the editor, in
the preface. thus gives the last scene IN
the life Of Poe 'fHe started from Rich-
mond, Oct. 2, 1s49, and arrived at Bal
timOre between trains and unfortunately
teok a drink with a friend, the conHe-
quence Of which wns that he was Brought
back from Havre de Grace IN a state Of
delirium. It was on the eve Of a munfe-
ipal election, and as he wandered mp
and down the streets Of Baltimore, he
was secured by the lawleas agents Of
political club and locked up in q cellar
all night. The next morning he was
taken ont in a state Of frenzy, drugged,
and made to vote IN eleven different
wards. The following day he was found
in a back room at the political head
quarters, and removed 60 hospital. he
was insensible when found, and remained
so on Sunday, Oct. Z. The doctor and
nurse were with him when he hrst
showed consciousness. where am r
he asked. They answered You are
cared for by your best friends. After
a pause, IN which he seemed TO recall
what had occurred, and 10 realize his
situation, Poe replied, My best friend
would be the man who would blow oEt
my brains. Within ten minutes he
was dead.