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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25
The Great Snowman,

The Hartford Times has Just iaiseov-
cred m old card, showing that P. I.
Barnum kept boarding house in New
York about 1881. lie had Just been
treated to sharp treatment in his native
State for his liberality in matters of re-
ligious belief. For his attacks on Judge
Daggett and tho courts decisions in his
newspaper, he was arrested and put in
the Danbury Jail. He served ost his
sentence, and then went to New York,
where, It seems, he set out ns the keeper
of 4 boarding house. A few years Inter
ho conceived the brilliant itlea OF launch
ing ont into tho showman's business.
He got MI old Maryland colored woman,
took her to Boston, and had circulated
and read in the churches m appeal for
o;i for her, to purchase her freedom
she having raised enough money, into
about $500, and was, moreover, the same
old aunty who had nursed George Wash.
ington! The "sell" WIS perfect. The
ministers went TO work to Gil the contri.
button, n larger snm than was asked for
was raisel, aud BArnum's career ai Il
Snowman begun. His old co!ored woman
"drew" like house on tire-nOt only
in Boston. hut all about the country +;
and the success OF the scheme led later
to the "wOolly horse, and various other
wonders, and finally to the Now York
muSenm, then TO the travelling show.
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Snlnethin. Entirely New.

The latest dodge, and one Of the
sllmpest sort, has been attempted upon
several sporting men of Cincinnati re.
Gently, and successfully in one instance.
Here is how it was done: Eph. Holland
and n friend were rolling ten.pins at the
Empire, when II note came to Eph. ,
asking him to call at tho Grand Hotel to
SEQ particular friend. 1t was written
on q Grand Hotel "letter-head." He
walked down to the hotel, but found
nobody there that he particularly cared
TO see. While he was gone. note came
to "Doc." Martin, at the Empire, writ
ten on Grand Hotel letter-sheet. signed
"Eph. and asking the doctor to send
him n hundred dollars by tho bearer, O
young man OF respectable appearance.
The doctor knowing TINT Eph. had gone
to tho hotel, and supposing he hnd met
some friend and wanted to use tLAt
much money, promptly inclosed one
hundred dollars in an envelope and
sent it "by bearer" When Eph. re-
turned the doctor merely asked him il
he had received the money all right.
Then the little game was discovered.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25
In The Storm.

Night OH the Occan dark and cold:
A shadowy beach where the wild waves rolled,
The ioam-capped waver, M with sulen roar
They argrily charged on tho dcsoIAte shore.
Over the -Rrda II feeble light
From the hrhernGn's hut cleaned thro' the
night,
While VI man waited And watched alone,
And sliuddercd to hear the storms wild moan.
"shine oct thro' tho gloom, o light" |" she
cried,
"My boys frAil bark Ger tho waves to guide.
Hc will know the lamp that his mothers hand
Has sot to beckon him safe TO landI"
Loud and louder the wild winds roar,
LAshng tho lonely, helpless shore,
And none may hear the pititul.wall
That floats ashore On tho cruel gale.
but c-e the morning has dawned At last,
Tho wind the storm, and the gale arc past
And ono by ono in tho shndOwy sky
Tho starry lamps arc hung on high;
And they beckon tho soul OF the fisher boy
To world OF wonderful unknosn Joy,
E'on while the light in the window burns,
whcro mothers heart for her boy still yeArps.
Morn on tho ocean, bright and fair;
Sunbeams tangled in aea.wet hair;
Sunshine kissing the face 10 white
or him whose lifc in tho angry night,
IL H.. kk,n l.,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25
Making a Change.

| got chatting with m acquaintance
the other day, says correspondent, aud
asked him what he was doing.
"Wcll," he replied, "just now ] nm
doing nothing, but l have made arrange.
ments to go into business"
"Glnd to heqf it. What are You 90.
ing into I"
"Wcll, Gm going into partnership
with man.
"Do You put in much capital"
"No; l put in no capital"
Don't want to risk it, eh:" ,
"No; but put in the experience.
And hO puts in the capital !"
"Yes, That is it. We 90 into business
for three years; he puts in the capital.
put in the experience. At the end o.
three years will bavc the capital, and
lie viii have the experienced"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25

After the war three or four hundred
Southerners went to Brazil, where they
intended permanently 10 reside, They
were, however, disappointed in their
hopes, and soon expressed desire to
return, many OF them being in actual
distress. The government, on being in
formed Of their condition, rendered TO
them free passage on board OF naval YES
sells. In pursuance OF this offer twenty
four OF them returned 10 New York in
1871. Since that time others have
reached this country by tho samo means,
and now the United States steamer
Swatara will soon leave for Para. in
Brazil. to bring TO this country the re.
mAinder Of the expedition, and will land
them d Port Royal, 8, 9,
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provided with chain and bucket and
aided by some douaniers, he Ind de-
scended by this means the face OF the
precipice, and had caught hold Of his
daughter as she was swept away from
me in the last mad rush Of waters. He
was an eyewitness, as he thought, OF my
loss III the abyss, and had never dreamt
that could possibly have escaped.
"I wish youd have stopped drown
ed, said my friend between his tcoth
but for all that, he stood best man atmy
welding, aud my rough days betrothal
has been followed, thank God, by a
union Of constantly increasing happi-
Dngl
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25

As IN innocent looking old man was
going up Washington street, Vicksburg,
n drayman nodded at lin. and asked
"Want a dray. mister I" mo, guess
not, replied the old man. "I'm too fal
from homo, and can't pay freight on it.
Much oblecged, though. Vicksburg il
IL powerful nice town. A follow bach
there asked me il I didn't wait q goat,
another inquired II wanted = hack, Ane
now you offer ne = Atay, wish
lived herr"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25

Two sailors belonging to the crew Of
bark lying off the coast Of Nova Scotia
made au effort tho other day 10 reach
Halifax by launching the hatchos Of the
vessel and padding toward the shore.
A stiff breeze sprang up, however, blow.
ing their raft out to sea, and nothing has
been heard OF them dnce,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25

In tho San Francisco Jail is girl only
sixteen years old. She is excessively
shy and tlcmure, bushes when looked at
by visitors, and faints when drunkards
are brought bleeding and yelling into
the prison. Her facc is delicate and ex.
pressive OF retiring modesty and gentle.
ness. Her name is Annette Gillard, and
she is awaiting trial for stabbing man
four times with a big butcher knife, and
then smashing his skull with brick,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-25

I was sitting with my back to the
door, and turned my head towards it. A
young woman in black rau forward with
scream. I sprang to my feet, and
clasped Jenny in my arms-Jenny, safe
and sound, but pale and worn-sutfering
for me!
Her father, it turned ont, had been on
the cliff, and had followed the Petrol
along the shore all that evontful night ;
he had offered five hundred pounds in
vain for tug to put out to the rescue ;
md the life boat, although slle had tried
to get out, had been beaten back. BE
had seen the ship coming ashore, had
lighted bluolight, which I now family
remembered to have seen, that revealed
our position. Just above, on the cliff,
1t hlppily CHANGED that there was a
crane, used for raiaing blocks Of chalk
from a quarry hallway down, which was
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-09
A Famous Medical Institution.
From the Chicago Times.1

tEAOA t4S NuiCoXO X1lACSs
~ 1.-The name Of DR.. R. v. Pierce, of Buffalo.
ever the country as Household words His
wonderful remedies, his pamphlets and books,
and his large medical experience, have
brought him into prominence and given him
a solid reputation. The Times, in the pres
ent issue, presents whole page communica-
ton from Dr. Pierce, and our readers may gain
from it some idea of the vas4proportions Of his
business and the merits Of his medicines. He
mas at Buffalo mammoth establishment, ap-
propriately named THE Worlds Dispensary,'
where patients are treated and the remedies
compounded. Here nearly a hundred FER
sons are employed in the several departments.
and corps OF able and skilled physicians
stand ready to alleviate the sularings of hu
mainly by the mostsapproved methods. These
physicians are in frequent consultation with
Dr. Pierce, and their combined experience is
obstinate diseases. The Doctor is man Of q
large medical experience. and his extensive
knowledge of materia nAedica has been &C.
knowledged 10y presentations of deg ees from
two Of the first Medical Colleges in the land. i"
II you would patronize Medicines, scientii-
caily prepared by a skilled Physician and
Chemist, use DR.: Pierce's Family Medicines
alterative, and blood cleansing, and an un-
equaled cough remedy; Pleasant Pureatiye
Pellets, scarcely larger than mustard seeds.
constitute an agreeable and reliable physic:
favorite Prescription, remedy for debilitated
females; Extract of Smart Weed, magical
remedy for pain and bowel complaints,
and an unequalled Imminent for both human
and horse:fesh; while his Dr. Sage's Catarrh
greatest specific for Caiarrh and sco ID 'i in
the Head" ever given to the public They
are sold by all DRUGGISTS,
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FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE.
NEW York SUM-

"Now just skip out Of this" said a big
burly deck hand in the ladies' cabin of a
Fulton ferry boat, as he caught a thinly.
clad, shivering barefooted boy by the ear
and marched him toward the door. ''Get
out on the deck-lively now" The little
fellow had been asking the passengers for
cents, and the man had eau ht him at it.
"Oh, please don't" screamed the child.
as the deck hand twisted his ear. "I1l
60, I will" A Acknowledgment
woman stepped quickly forward; and her
silks rustled and her eyes snapped fire as
she said, "What has he done; why do
you treat him so harshly!'
A''He's young beggar, ~mum; and tho
rules doesn't allow beggars in the boats,
num-
Let him stay in here" said she. OTIS
cold outside. He is barefooted, and so
young, too -why he can't be more than
five or six years old
"ue can stay here if he behaves him.
self. He mustn't beg-its agin the rules,
num-" and the big man let 20 tho little
one s ear and stood watching him.
"Poor little fellow" unused the lady,
scanning tho boys pale, pinched face
closely. ''You lock tired and hungry.
I've mind to give you somsthing.''
"It's for rum If you give him cent,
mum his folks will take it all away from
him before his foot's put ashore three
minutes Z answered the deck hand. mi & s
But tho kind lady handed the SILVER.
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ing child one Of Uncle Sans crisp fifty
cent promises to pay hereafter, saying,
HE certainly needs shoes and something
to eat.'' s5.@ 1s ..'.:% ".
Mistaken charity persisted the val
liant employee. 1--WE know 'cm all hell
get no good Of the money! -
''He's welcome to tho little gave
him." she answered, and noticing that
the passengers were regarding her with
interest, she added: land believe every
person in this cabin believes I am right
and that most Of them are willing to
give the poor child penny or two"
The passengers did agree with her, and
they began dropping money into the lit.
tie fellows hat until the episode proved
his bononza.
The boat touched tho planking. The
boy skipped to shore and across the
street to Fulton market. The reporter
followed him round into Beekman Street;
and saw him wait on the corner; two
minutes afterward saw the wcll-drcsscd
lady approach the other side of the mar.
ket; saw tho boy carefully empty the
money into her gloved palm, and passing
the pair heard her say cheerfuily, swell,
Dick, guess we'll try the Roosevelt
street boat.
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large acquisitiveness, and fear or eau.
tiousness-the very opposite to that Of
Colt, the murderer. Such an organiZa.
ton never could appreciate or sympa-
thize with Colt. Failing TO pay him,
Colt 1pologized for being compelled to
disappoint HIM. Adams, in reply, made
some uncomplimentry remarks that CALLED
Colt to the very quick. Feeling his pride
wounded. he seized Ratchet and threw
it at Adams head and broke his skull,
The body fell against the folding doors,
that separated Colts and wheeler s
offices: Colt, fearing that Adams might
groan, struck him another blow on the
head, breaking the skull in completely.
Adams was missed; search was made
after him, and his friends finally traced
him to Colts Office. Upon inquiry at
Wheeler's Office it was acertained that q
fall was heard in Colts office, and box
was shipped by him to some place out of
town. The carman was advertised for
and found. He had carted the box to q
vessel bound for the South. Tho box
was recovered, and the body in it indenti-
fed as that Of the missing man, Adams.
Colt was tried, convicted and sentenced
to be hanged.
Every effort was afterwards made to
procure Colts pardon Of the Governor.
1t was rumored that the Tombs, in which
Colt was confined, had been set on fire,
and during the excitement dead body
from the Alms-house was Struggled into
the cell. The report made public at the
time Was that Colt had committed suicide!
But it WAS generally suspected that he
escaped at the time Of the fire.
Opposed as / was to capital punish.
1Aent, called on Governor Seward, be.
fore Colt escaped, and related the circum-
! stances to the Governor Of the visit had
from Colt at my Office, and his earnest
determination to promulgate the truth
OF phrenology. l argued that Colt was
but creature Of organisation and cir
cumstances, and capital punishment
would not remedy the evil. l spoke of a
higher lava phrase which Governor
Seward used frequently afterward-but
while admitting and believing in a
higher law, the Governor said: Il am a
servant of the people, and have to obey
and carry out the laws of the State. .
He declined to commute Colts sentence,
and returned to Now York.
The publication of this letter may be
the means Of throwing some rays of lis ht
from the Sun on foreign newspapers.
EDWARD NEwBERy, II. D.
New York, November IA, 1875.
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s Mr.. Smith replies in bland voice that
the gentleman who last spoke must have
misunderstood the tenor Of his remarks
At the time he mentions" vs.. z. .s-I1ss 8
lrate old creditor saws he ssrather
thinks he did not, and is ready to 90 IN
the stand and swear to it, ',3Ss z.s:.
Up jumps another old-fogy and .'swishes
to know how his books stood on Dec. 3 IL
7 Mr.: Smith replies that his books were
not balanced - -. ). 3f.... :.
Old.fogy ''wants to know why they
Werc not balanced"
MIR. Smith replies because they could
not make them ''balance." [Laughte1.l
Then Young America jumps up and
says "he does not see that talking will
mend matters; time is valuable, and he
connot afford to lose any more of it 1T
this meeting, as he has several more to
attend to to-day. [Laughter,1 The
firm. no doubt, needed more CAPITAL to
conduct their business properly. and
took this means to obtain it. [Lauohter.
NO doubt if they settled with them on
these terms, the firm could take larger
store in better location [laughtcrl and
most of the creditors could sell them
more goods than they did before laugh.
teri aud get worse 'bit' next time.
Laughter Therefore I move the offer
be accepted
The chairman states that the motion is
before the meeting. Motion carried.
Young America-I move We adjourn.
Carried.
Young America-And I move an
amendment ''to tho nearest restaurant
to drink everybody's health, the firm in
cluded. laughter
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$chcnk's Mandrake pills.

Will be found to possess those qualities nec-
essary to the total eradication of all bilious at.
tacks, prompt to start the secretions of the
liver, and give healthy tone tothe entire svs-
tenn; Indeed it is no ordinary discovery in
medical science to have invented remedy tor
these stubborn complaints, which develop all
the results produced by heretofore free use of
calomei, mineral justly dreaded by mankind.
and acknowledged to be destructive in the ex.
treme to the human system. That the proper
ties OF certain vegetables comprise all the vir-
tues OF calomel without its injurious tenden-
cles, is now an admitted fact, rendered indis-
putahle BY scientific researches ; and those who
use the Mandrake Pills will be fully satisfied
that the best medicines are those provided nv
nature in the common herbs and roots of the
fields. " >''~
These pills open the bowels and correct all
bilious arrangements without salvation or
any OF the Injurious effects OF calomel or other
poisons: The secretion of bile is promoted bv
these pills, as will be seen by the altered color
ct the stools, and disappearing of the sallow
complexion and cleansing ofthe tongue.
Ample directions for use accompany each
box of pills.
:, Prepared only by J. II. Schenck &. Son, at
their Principal Office, corner Of Sixth and
Arch Streets, Philadelphia, and for sale by all
druggists and dealers Price 25 cents per box.
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r. .,,-r
POETRY.
THE SHALLOW.

The following poem, sweet as bird-song,
Is from the Entire Nous, the organ OF the Ex-
position of Authors, and is by Mrs. Sells, the
editor - '-.3 = e.
Behold the swallow see, the bird Of spring |
He fyeth low adown the GreciAn ways!
Oh, dark-winged bird, what message dost thou
Where hast thou tarried through the lone
=, ! some dsys'
On the Enclosures high thy work to win?
Open thy door, old man, 10 sun and smile,
And let the spring-time aud the swalloW<in
Or did'st thou rest, oh bird, beside the stream
That comes, no man knows whence-the
wondrous Nile
Did'st strive the Nereid's secret to bequiie :
Did'st watch the Phrygian maidens LAYING
Their , ts%;ny limbs. where odorous days
Open thy door, oh youth, to b.eeze aud
And let tie spring time and the swallow in
Did'st thou, oh wanderer, cross tue desert
lands,
To brood thy nest where man may never
Or skim athwart the sun-kissed Linyan sands,
TO seek the source whence ill the brcezes
blows
Did'st rest thy wing upon Dodona's oakf
Dld'st Satc1 the strayins v"pors pale and
Open thy door, oh maid, and love invoke.
And let the spring time and the swallow in !
Open thy doors and grant MS gifts, We pray
We bring the herald Of the spring to thee
Promise OF bursting bud and blooming spray,
u growing grain and laden, fruitful tree
Otsweet blue days and auguries OF hope
With some brave gift 'twere we'll such news
Green to the sea will swell each sunny slope
Open thy doors and let the swallow in!
Without some largess fair we will not 20!
~ NOT leave thee free unless the gilt be great
Well break thy door adown, and float It so
On yonder stream in search of palm and
date:
Well take thy Intel for target fine
Thy name upon it with our arrows pin
Well bar thy windows from the glad sun
-Oren thy doors and let the swallow in!
Well take the maiden spinning by the
hearth
So small and fair she is not hard to lift
Well kiss her lips and fright her with our
mirth--
So thou dost not bring forth gracious xi(t {,
For spring has come-smiling and unafraid-
With breath OF flowers on rosy cheek and
The queen xa,;S Of all the ye"r' oh youth and
open thy doors aud let the swallow int
SEES.
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A MEETING OF CREDITORS.

One of the most amusing places to visit
in these times of business depression is
"a meeting Of creditors of one of the
firms that have suspended payment:
If You are one Of the creditors, you
have the homer to receive an invitation
to attend the meeting. 1t is generally
neatly printed, and in it they request the
pleasure Of your company at such day
and hour, at their own or their lawyers
office. Perhaps you swear q little when
you read it, which is naughty. If too
good to do that, you swear mentally (but
have heard some swear openly and call
the firm bad names), and at last you de-
eide to accept the invitation.
On arriving at the meeting you find q
mixed assemb'age, about half smoking,
and most Of them in the best humor but
there are few sour creditors, who have
old-fogy notions of right and wrong. One
of the creditors, perhaps only on paper,
jumps up and says, 81 nominate Mr..
Jones as chairman fit is a ''crooked''
failure. It is generally friend Of the
trims. The motion is seconded, and car
rlcd. Secretary nominated, motion Sec
onded, and carried. Everything is ''car.
ricd' at meeting. A motion is never
negatived. Meeting organized, hats come
off.
Some one moves that statement of
liabilities and assets be read. Motion
seconded and carried. Statement general.
~ reads something like this: "Liabili.
ties about $4,000; stock on hand about
$4,000, present value about $4,000;
bills receivable and open accounts, $685..
co., bills bad, $4,000" Firm offers
thirty cents at six, twelve and eighteen
months. Up jumps one Of the old.fogy
creditors and wishes to ask Mr.. Smith, one
OF the firm, what he meant by saying to
him = month ago that he had $5O,O
stock, and only owed $4,000.
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THE BOOTBLACPS STORY.
detroit Free Press.1

When . dozen newsboys and boot.
blacks had collected on the Custom
House stairs yesterday, and when each
one had grown tired Of iaw-breakers and
popcorn balls, "Little English' remark
ed.
'Sposen Jim Cocoanut tells US a
story"
'Spesen," remarked all the others.
"Well, gentlemen, remarked jim,
after few digs at his head, II will tell
you true story about girl. Her name
was Marier. and she had yaller hair, blue
eyes, small feet, and she was worth o mil.
lion dollars.''
SIN stamps?" asked Cross Eyed Dick.
''In clean cash, right in the savings
bank" answered Jim. This girl was
an orphan, with no one to boss her
around, and if she wanted to be out till
eleven o'clock at night, she could. There
were piles of fellers after her to marty
her: but she stuck up her nose at the
hull caboodlc.''
"What fur!" anxiously inquired fire.
cracker Tom.
''What fur? Why, she knew they
loved her money instead Of herself. She
wanted some one to love her earnestly
and like gosh. Well, one day when she
was going down to the post Office to see
II there was ary mail, runaway horse
came along. Marier tainted away and
sat down in the road, and she d have been
broken all to pieces if it hadn't been for
. bootblack bout my size. He pulled
her into shooting gallery, brought her
to, and then hired a hull omnibus and
took her home.
Sand they fell in love and were finally
married" remarked Suspender Johnson.
mo, my fellow countrymen, sadly
replied Jim; ''gin him ten cents!'
Sand is that all :" exclaimed three or
four voices.
''All Sue gave him, and that turned out
to be counterfeit -
There was long period Of silence, and
then Cocoanut Jim continued:
(which is lesson to us never to
marry girl worth million dollars.''
"And We never shall p they solemnly
replied.