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Year: 1860

God be thanked for books. They are the
voices of the distant and the dead, and make
US heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
Books are the true Jewelers.. They give to
all who use them, the society, the spiritual
presence, of the best and greatest of our
race. No matter how poor am. No mat
ter though the prosperous of my own time
will not enter my obscure dwelling. If the
sacred writer's will enter and take up their
abode under my roof-if Milton will cross
my threshold to sing to me of Paradise, and
Shakespeare to open to me the words of i'm.
aginaton and the workings of the human
heart, and franklin 10 enrich me with his
practical wisdom-I shall not pine for want
of intellectual companionship. and I may
become a cultivated man, though excluded
from what is called the best society ia the
place where live.-Dr. Chanting.
Year: 1860

to merit alone-when they visited her, she
received them in the same room in which
they had received their lessons of truth, and
the stately woman rose up with grace and
dignity that would seem to belong only to
queen, and laying her hands upon their
heads, would bless them in the name of Is,
rsel's God.


"Msy thy tribe increase - is the heartfelt
thought of oil who know their worth and
integrity. Such is the true sketch Of the
great house Of Rothschild.
Year: 1860

Although the above was not intended for publ
cation, we have taken the liberty of giving it a
place in our paper, knowing that Mr.. Corbaley's
numerous friends will be pleased to see the fore
going from his pen and then, the news contained
being entirely reliable, is most encouraging. We
thank our friend Sam for his compliments and
words of encouragement, and hope, and believe
that after the elections are over, we will have tn.
pleasure of recording and he of reading the tri-
umph he predicts will be ours.


ehope to hear from him again, soon.
Year: 1860

SATIsFrED.-The following from the La Porte
Union. is satisfactory, and we must say to our
friend Milgan that we consider ourself under ever
lasting obligations for saying that We do not look
like Mattingly. You may admire Mattingly's
"style of beauty" as much as you can. We arc
" satisfied"


1--WE respectfully inform friend Thompson OF
the Plymouth Democrat that we do not recede from
our assertion. 10 accommodate him, we nigh,
be induced to say that his style of beauty is little
different from Mattinglys.
Year: 1860

MIR. S. ScoTT, who transacts general Collect
ing and Newspaper Agency business, will soon call
on many OF our subscribers, with the amount they
the Office, and will also receive further SUI
scripton to the Democrat. Those who can will
greatly oblige by paying the full subscription for
one year. as it will save double trouble settling up.
He is fully authorized bv Us to receipt for money
due the Office on subscription or otherwise


For the furtheranee of the cause of Democracy
and NJ the solicitation of our friends, We -
the Democrat at the following rates, comn,eucing
on the 9th of july.
Year: 1860

SNAKES HIS TRowsERs.-It is rumored that
Mr. Shryock, who wanted the young man of our
place to give his seat to the niger, they came
up to the Convention, in a very curious
state of mind on his return home. When a short
distance from his friends, he thought there was
snake crawling up his pants. lie followed Snakes.
snakes. !. I" His friends him, pulled off his
pants, and found that he was laboring under a
great delusion Instead of its being snake run
ming up his leg, it was something running dorn.
The whole matter was explained satisfactorily
and the crowd went on their way rejoicing A
man in that state of mind is not responsible for
what he might have said, and our young friend
will undoubtedly pardon him for asking him to
give his seat to the nigger.
Year: 1860

Should the Commissioners think of undertaking
to smoke Fuller out, and m axe him 'disSorge,'
we intimate to them that they need not go at him
with anythin" milder than the kind of fire we read
of in the Good Book, and which he tries to scare
sinners with, and the essence of birthstone. Moth
ing else will faze him.
Year: 1860

D-Our neighbor up street, got to rejoicing over
what he thought was new vote for Old Abe"
too soon. Our friend +. A. w elton, does not hap
pen to be quite old enough to vote for the rail-
splitter this fall, and we hope that before another
four years shall have rolled around he will see the
Terror of his way" and turn from it. lie will
then thank his God that be was not born soon
enough 10 vote for I'D Abe
Year: 1860

II Some pitifully, mean Black Republican or
Republicans, at Tippecanoetown, in this county,
bored the Democratic pole. raised at that place a
few weeks ago, until it FELL Such things as tlat
need no comment.


Had the Republicans in that vicinity the power
they would not let aDemocrat come into the place
Such things will be against them. and although ii
Is very annoying. yet we assure our Democratic
friends of that place that it will only work out
good for the cause of Democracy Raise another
pole and defeat them at the election this fall.
Year: 1860

Fanny Fern, once stopping at the Office
of a Philadelphia hotel to pay her bill, on
the eve of departure, found a charge for the
breaking of her toilet set She admitted
the breakage of one piece, and desired to
pay for that only. The price of the whole
was demanded because the ''set" was bro
ken. The carriage was at the door; there
was no time for discussion, but enough for
action. Hastily paying the demand, and
directing the carriage to wait moment
she went directly back to her room, and Ia
king up the poker, incOntinently broke ev-
cry remaining piece in the set.


The New York World makes this the
text of an article against the charges of
the Lelands for furnishing some seventy
rooms in the Metropolitan Hotel, which
were every superb in their adOrnments,
which accounts for several thousands Of the
one hundred and FIVE. We quote:


"Either let that furniture be properly
appraised, and its present value deducted
from the bill, or let it be brought into the
street and smashed into smithereens or
made into bOn6res."
Year: 1860

The CooUErrE-There is an Eastern
fable of magician who discovered by his
incantatiOns. that the philosophers stone
lay on the bank of certain river, but was
unable to determine its locality more def
nitely. He therefore proceeded along the
bank with piece of iron, to which he ap-
piled successfully all the pebbles he found.
As one after another they produced no
change in the metal, he flung them into the
stream. At last he hit upon the object of
his search, and the iron became gold in
his hand. But alasl he had become so ac-
custOmed to the "tOuch and go" movement,
that the real stone was invOluntarily thrown
into the river after the others, and lost to
him forever. We think this story well al
legOrizes the fate of the cOquette. She has
tried and discarded so many hearts that at
length she throws away the right one from
pure force Of habit.
Year: 1860

RULES FOR SLEEP-AN IMPROVEMENT
or DIR. HALL.-1st As soon as you are
in bed have Bridget hand the wash-bOH1 to
you Then place it Immediately beneath
the small of your back, and you viii i'm
mediately sink into calm slumber. 1t
should not remain in that position long
enough to produce stupOr.


I'd Try to think of something you can't
remember; the more you can't think Of it
the sleeper you get


Sd. Let John or Phineas pour ice water
down the sleeve of your shirt for an hour
or two, while he holds lump of asafedita
to your nose.


4th. Count two millions slowly and de-
hberately. You will certainly be asleep
before you have counted that number.
Year: 1860

Float gently, breezes, to her western home,
Bearing upon your wings this little song;
And as We lift the white flowers in her hair,
Whisper it to her ere We float along.
Tell her love her, though I've never clasped
Her hand in mine, or gazed into her eyes,
Yet by her warblings have learned to know
How much of loves bright sunshine in them


lies.
Breathe to her heart my wish that birds may


sing;


May warble sweetly in her western bower,
Bright sunshine fall in waves of golden light,
Gliding aad frightening e'en her wintry


hour.
Bnt if the clouds should come, as come they


may,


May they fall gently as the summer rain
Falls with its fragrance and its beauty down,
Upon the earth to make it bloom again.
That flowers may grow and ope their dewy


eyes,


In fragrant welcome all along her way;
And this last wish is that her life may be
One long sweet honeymoon, one bridal day
Year: 1860

ORIGIN OF BLACK CoATs IN THE CLERGY.
in the year 1924 Luther laid aside the
monks costume, and thenceforth dressed
according to the fashion of the world. He
chose black clothes, and consequently that
color has become the fashion of the clergy.
His reason for choosing this color was:-
The electOr of SaxOny took an interest in
him, and now and then sent him piece Of
black cloth, being at that time the court
fashion, and because Luther preferred it;
50 his scholars thought it became them to
wear the same color as their master. From
that time black has been the color NEST
worn by the clergy.
Year: 1860

Don't have too much commiseration fol
the accomplished, amiable, and charming
wife of defaulter, until you know that
she has not by extravaganza and pride, in
duced him to use money not his own, or Il
speculate with view to crafty her wishes.


Don't think you are making bargain
when you cheat customer; for, in the long
run, all such operations will turn out
quadruple losses.


Don't neglect your regular business,
thinking to do better at some outside en-
terprise; the chances are ten to one you
will not succeed.


Don't 60 to law in hurry; exhaust the
rational before you attempt to exhaust the
legal remedies.


Don't get excised about politics unless
you are quite sure that the election of your
candidate will be better for your business,
and for the country, than the other man.


Don't be too severe on others for not
thinking as you think, that they may ex-
cuse you for no doing as they do.


Don't condemn others for their inherited
or God endowed peculiarities; fer could you
bnt see yourself as you see others, your
condemnation might come home.


Don't be too smart; it is the instinct of
man to give the extreme smart ones, Of
both genders, wide berth.


Don't be as the dog in the maDger; for
some bull may give you toss.


Don't judge until you have heard both
sides of the case.


Don't get on stills in prosperity, nor on
your knees in adversely; for what goes up
must come down. but what goes down don't
always come up.


Don't live in hope with your arms fold
ed; fortune smiles on those who roll up their
sleeves and put their shoulders to the
wheel.


Don't lend your money at too great a
have; for the borrower must succeed, or
~
Year: 1860

CoUhTEsY.-No woman can be lady
who would wound or mOrtify another. No
matter how beautiful. how refined. how
cultivated she may be, she is in reality
coarse, and the innate Vulgarity of her na-
ture manifests itselfhe Uniformly kind,
courteous and polite treatment of all per-
sons, is one mark of true man also.
Year: 1860

A Coon HIT.-Mr. Yancey fancies him
self "lOOking down upon the friends of Bell
and Everett" He will never be able to
do that unless they attend his hanging


The above is one of the best Of the po-
litical hits made by Prentice Of the Louis
vile Journal
Year: 1860

It is ruinOus to the young to demand Of
them more than you are quite sure they
can accomplish with moderate industry; it
not only tends to make their minds SUPER
seial, but, what is still less thought Of,
their characters slippery, slip-shOd, and
slip-slop.
Year: 1860

The world brings it all right at last; for
the man whose name was scofing and
by-word with the fathers, the children 60
half around the globe for marble white
enough to make him monument The
pendulum swings the other way, and we do
more than justice to the martyrs our
fathers made.
Year: 1860

Time wears slippers of list and his
tread is nOiseless. The days come softly
dawning. one after another; they creep in
at the windows; the fresh morning air is
grateful to the lips that pant for it; their
music is sweet to the ears that listen toit;
until, before we know it, whole life of
days has taken possession Of the citadel,
and time has taken US for its own. @
Year: 1860

knowledge cannot be acquired without
pains and application. 1t is troublesome.
and like deep digging for pure water; but
when once you come to the springs they
rise up and meet you.
Year: 1860

1t is vain to stick your finger in the wa
ter, and. pulling itOut, look for a hole; and
equally vain to suppose that, however large
a space you occupy, the world win miss
you when you die.
Year: 1860

80 It's said an illustrious parsonage
recently wrote the following in the
album of lady Of rank There are
two cventful periods in the life of II
woman: one when she wonders who she
viii have, the other when she wonders
who will have her"
Year: 1860

sErTE EqIt gives me great pleasure to state thai az
ter trial Of one the vesper Gas Lamps in my study for
six past after observing closely for the length OF
time the experiment lighting eUnion Ten" with these
lamps have confidence in their eheency It to
they all the advantages Of the best lights to thos
who live Of the cities and large towns.


The process Of preparing and lighting the lamp is 50 readily
learned fixtures simple and so little liable to get out
Of orer the Of the light comparatively little; and the
free all DANGER that it need ony acquain
the part Of the public with the FePer Gas Lamp 70
bring them into general use throughout the country


yourE truly. STUART ROBINSON.
Year: 1860

Look thou upon the outward life,


The active, restless, seething sea,
Tho one tempestuous, ceaseless strife
From which the world is never free
Look thou into tho heart of man


When tossed and torn by wild desire
Tho toll to do what manhood can,


The aspirations pointing higher
Think thou upon his weary days,


His anxious, watchful nights of gloom,
And SEQ tho wreath of withering days
That crowns at last an carly tomb.
Then, if q single generous tear


Is wept for him in grief sublime,
And thou doesl deem it very dear


This need oI glory paid by time,-
Still, still think not that thou hast known
The all in all this life should be
To toll, to mourn. to die, alone


Make not mans divinity.
Poor are the honors of the earth,


And poorer yet its paltry praisei
And not for this does honest worth


Toll out its few but glorious days.
Is empty praise of brazen clown


Fit offering for tho man whose soul
Lived all ignoble passions down


And went to God unstained and whole:
No-Hcaven forbid his glance discerns
Dim through tho futures cloudy pail
A higher, purer light that burns,


Surmounting and encircling all.
There is nobler life within,


A life of soul, to which, if true,
He tramples out the sparks of sin,


He socks his God, and meets Him too.
Then hush the throbs of this poor clay,
Fit but to mouldor meath the sod
Live firmly nobly, gloriously,


True to yourself, and true to God
Year: 1860

Occasional" tho Washington correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Press, gives tho
following:


"One of those cases which awaken tho
sympathies of all men came to my
knowledge the other day, and it is of so in.
teresting O character that cannot refrain
giving it to the world. An estimabo coored
man, well known in Washington. called
upon mo on Monday, with tears in his eyes,
and said: II have bad news to tell you.
My vile, with whom l have lived happily
for twenty years, was sold by her master on
the 29th of March, and is now in the slavo-
pen at Alexandria, and will be sent by the
slave-trader to the extreme South unless
can raise $500 by Saturday to buy her
back to my bosom. and to give our poor
children their faithful and devoted mother.
We have had eleven children, of whom
seven are now alive. On inquiry, found
that the woman was an honest and trust
worthy sorvsnt, and knew her husband
to be one of tho best follows of his race,
A subscription was Immediately started, and
| hope we shall be enabled to rescue hor
from her impending doom. l am not dis
posed to enter into an argument against
slavery, but is 1t not o Calling reflection,
that here, in the District Of Columbia, this
Internal traffic in human flesh is carried on,
and that slave pen is maintained within
sight of tho Washington Monument 1t
does my heart good to SEQ tho feeling which
this case has excited among Southern men
They look upon the slave-trader with even
more adherence than We of the North, and
have no doubt that in the list of names
attached to the paper for the relief of poor
Sans wifo, will be found many generous
Shareholders"
Year: 1860

the sinuous lines are finer and closer, and
no saw teeth are visible at the edges
The finer hairs of the horse and ass have
the overlapping plates about as close as in
the human hair, but they are strikingly
different in the medulla or piih.- Cham.
6ers' Miseellany.
Year: 1860

From the London Times


Of course we must pay. The expedition is
gone, and the cost has been incurred under the
public eye, and without Parliamentary protest
There seems, however, to be some probability
Of this vast amount being utterly thrown away
There is at Pekin stupid, obstinate, faithless
population Of old Mandsrins who direct the af-
fairs Of the Chinese Empire. They have never
yet been reached and they do not believe that
they ever can be reached. They hear of cities
sacked by rebels, and of cities taken by for
eigners, but they do not believe in Pekin
being reached by either They have no notion
that there is any arm long enough to reach
their haunts. At the worst they trust always
10 stop barbarian Envoy at Tien-t tsin, or to
buy a rebel leader before he gets conveniently
near. If we destroy this superstition-if we
go straight up to Pekin, as we might as easily
rs we might march from Salisbury to Devices,
this wretched clique might run or might stay,
but we should never have occasion to go there
again.


The Mandarins would have had their lesson.
If however, all these plenipotentiaries, staff
officers and soldiers and sailors, with their Arm
strong guns and their tremendous stores, are
only going to rectify some wordy diplomatic
subtlety, and to make something plain upon
paper, our money is cast uselessly away. There
may be some use in giving the Chinese lesson
at Pekin, but We have positive proof that there
Is no use in making them sign any quantity of
paper. We have got all that paper can give
us we have the Yangtse opened and the North
opened, according to paper right. All that we
can possibly now usefully do is to show what
happens when these paper rights are violated
As to pressing, under such circumstances, for
more paper rights, it would be like prosecuting
man who had given you forged note, and
compromising the matter upon his giving you
more forged notes.


In the first instance the acknowledg g,nent Of
the right to free transit in China was inv alu
able, but, this having been obtained, any more
diplomatic recognition of that right is. instead
Of being worth three millions and a 3-penny
income tax, not worth the peacOck'S feather of
the Mandarin who with his tongue in his cheek g,
may sign it. A Chinese war, properly con
Quoted, and with just and practical object,
would be payable and decisive thing, justi-
liable upon every ground Of morality and ex-
pedlency; but war for a certain number of
scratches Of India ink upon a certain quantity
OF bamboo paper-and that is what we fear
this Is likely to be- is something so absurd
that We think il will be well for the English
public to say of Chinese, as they have said of
Arctic expeditions, that the last has gone forth,
and that, let who will get into a difficulty in
those latitudes, we will spend no more lives
and money there.
Year: 1860

SOLID OIL IN THE SHAPE OF CoAL.-We have
been favored with a small specimen of coal
from the neighbOrhOOd of Cairo station, Ritchie
county va on the Northwestern Virginia rail-
road, which is of peculiar quality. 1t has
been tested by various chemists, and has been
found to be as it were crystaliEed mineral oil
being without stratifcation, and free from any
foreign substance. The tests have shown that
1t will yield one hundred and sixty-fye gallons
Of pure oil TO the ton. By taking a portion of
the coal and laying it on a hot stove or shovel,
its extraordinary quality is obvious. 1t melts
and runs like wax.-PittSbUrg Post, IIth


We fear our Pennsylvania and Virg, mia
friends are getting too much excited, in natu-
raj oil beds, as we DOwneasters once were re-
specting pine trees. And this story of solid
oil reminds us OF an occurrence in our State
during the days of the land fever.


After most Of the lands had been sold over
several times, other projects were started, and
among them that Of finding coal along the
primitive formation of our sea coast in Maine
The existence of red sandstone upon the river
St Croix led some to believe that coal might
be found beneath it, and hence a company was
formed /" Down East, +" and the work of boring
for oal commenced. The stock was taken up
By the bulls Of that day to five dollars per
share; when, one Monday, in drawing up the
boring apparatus, pieces of black scale we're
found, similar In character to those which
overly the coal formation in Pennsylva
This indication Of coal carried up the stock to
ten dollars per share, and all the neighbor-
hood was in great ferment respecting shares in
the new coal mine. .r


The week S work went on, but without any
further indications of coal. Next Monday,
however, upon drawing up the auger after
boring for a short time, it came up filled with
phits bread and batter. This wss little
richer than the solid oil of Virginia, above
named-and, although upon discovery Of coal
the stock went up ten dollars per share, the
{" bread and butter strata" carried it down to
nothing, and actually killed the company out
right. -


Some wag on Sunday had first dropped into
the hole the pieces of shale; and next sunday
followed ii up by loaf Of bread well buttered,
Year: 1860

Which is the choicer human gift! A
writer on the subject, in Fraser, says:-


'Men have been distinguished from beasts,
say the loquacious, proudly, by the gift of
speech. True; but have they not also been
distinguished by the gift of silence? They
are not constrained to pu,r, or to wag their
tails when they are pleased, or to howl and
caterwaul when they are in extremities |;
they are allowed to reserve their emotions.
The human countensnce, the most delicate
indicator Of feeling, the dial that may with
its record fix the shadow of every fitting
passion, can silence its indications at will;
and become mere blank. A decent grav-
ity of expression may cover anger; tender
ness may hide itself securely behind the
wall of compressed lips; exultation may
bury itself under downcast eyelids; a
movement Of joy may shelter itself beneath
the wrinkles of the brow, or the whole fea-
lures in combination may be ordered by the
commanding officer to stand at ease in a
position of total repose while the thoughts
are full of war and tumult. No other crea-
ture but man has this power; it is a high
privilege which must be used by all men
more or less.


Those who use it the less, are recognized
as the frank and open; those who use it
the more, as the reserved and close.


The two characters are sometimes COM
bined, and the skilful diplomatist is he who
maintains his reserve under free liberal
semblance, whose smile is ready, whose
hand is extended, whose words flow easily,
but whose mind is locked up
Year: 1860

B% When I reflect, as frequently do,
upon the felicity I have enjoyed, I some
times say to myself that were the offer
made to me, I would engage to run again,
from beginning to end, the same career of
life. All would ask should be the privi-
lege of an author, to correct, in second
edition, certain errors of the frst.-Frank
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