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Year: 1860

As the grand campaign Of the Democracy
against the Republican Party, with the prize Of
the Presidency in view, is at hand, and as the
contest will be long, strong and bitter one, and
as the NATIONAL DENocRGr will sustain the Dem
ocratic Flag by whomsoever borne, so that he be
the legitimate nominee of the Party, we deem it "a
fitting time, to call upon the friends Of the Demo.
cratic cause throughout the country to come to
our support. The larger the circulation of our
Weekly in the interior, the more shall we be able
to do for the benefit of the Party and we hope to.
see the friends Of Popular Sovereignty, Conserva-
tism and the Union rally around US. They can be
assured that we shall never abandon their cause
nor betray their confidence nor prove q laggard
IN the advocacy of their principles.


The WEEKLY DEMocRAr contains in every issue
TWENFY-EIGHT columns of reading matter, a
due portion of which is devoted to political dis
cussion, and the rest to news, foreign and domes-
TIC and to literary topics. In short, we shall en-
deavor, as heretofore to make the WEEKLY Dem
ocRAr not only staunch and reliable Political
Journal, but paper which shall be welcome to
the families and homes of our fellow citizens.


Our terms, in advance, will be found below -
Year: 1860

~ Now that the heat Of summer is at
hand, it is more than ever necessary that
our pure lake water should be brought to
perform It's useful service in laying the dust,
which IS already q great annoyance. B. P
Bower gives his attention 70 Plumbing, and
does his work with neatnesS and expedition,
and at reasonable prices. His shop is on the
east side Of the Public Square. RIO
Year: 1860

srRAwnERRr FEs1IvAL-An those not
necessarily Otherwise engaged may reSt as
sured that the Strawberry Festival giveH this
evening by the ladies Of St. Johns Church,
West Side win be one Of the very pleasant
est parties Of the season. The ladies Of the
West Side have way Of rendering their
gatherings charmingly attractive, that must
be experienced to be realized.
Year: 1860

WHEN We have practiced good actions awhile
they become easy; and when they are easy wo
begin to take pleasure in them and when they
please US we do them frequently; and by fire.
quency they grow into habit.
Year: 1860

The following is said to be the private recipe
OF an editor out West take one pint of
whisky, stir it we'll with another pint Of whis.
ky; beat carefully with spoon and keep pour
ing in whisky. Fill large bowl with water,
and make the servants set it out OF your reach.
Take small tumbler, pour in two spoonsful
OF water; pour out the water and fill up with
whisky, aud add to the above. Flavor with
whisky to your taste"
Year: 1860

y convention of Boomcr damscls is report
cd to have resolved that they will wear short
dresses or nothing. What an awful thing it
would be, if they shouldn't wear the short
dresses.
Year: 1860

er uOblemen and clergymen, marched TO
his. From this spot Sayers with tel
escope viewed his antagonist. apparently
with little satisfaction, for Immediately
upon finishing the inspection he walked
nine times around the ring on his head.
and came back with his brows knitted,
ani his mouth shut.


The ring when formed presented scene
o; magniticence rarely cqualled. We can
compare it to nothing but tho entry Of the
remains of Napoleon into Pnris. or the
coronation of Victoria in Westminster
Abbey. The placing of the men. IND the
preparations for the battle, brought vivid.
y to our mind the memorable tsy Of
Waterloo where the


We break off our correspondents letter
at this point, hardly thinking it worth
while to give his relation of the fight
For the truth of his report of the first
meeting of the Champions we will vouch
tho public may rest assured it was just SO.
Year: 1860

ImPrtmts-Never go to bed with your


feet sticking out Of the window, particu-
larly when it is raining or freezing


More than three pigs feet and u half a
mince pic eaten at midnight will not gem
orally cause the consumer to dream of
houris, paradises, accommodating bankers
and other good things. AT least they are


Never stand in the rain barrel all night.
II checks perspiratiou, and spoils rain wa
ter for washing purposes.


Never spank your children with hand
saw, or box their ears with the sharp edge
of hatchet, rs it is apt TO affect the
brain.


Never stand in the hall with the door
open, with nothing but your he-mise or
your che-mise on, talking to friend
more than half an hour at time.


To enlarge the muscles of the arms and
legs, climbing up and down the chimney
Especially if the house is a four stored
onel three or four times before breakfast,
is cheap exercise and gives voracious
appetite.


Ear-ache in children is q common and
veXatious complaint. To cure ut once,
bore hole in the tympnnnm with gfm-
let, and pour in oil and things. If the
child keeps on crying, bore 1t all the way
TO the other ear.


Corns may easily be cured The most
torturing corn can at once be extirpa,ed as
follows:


Take a sharp knife; find the joint of the
toe whercupon the corn resides; insert the
knife in the articulation; prY of the toe,
and throw it away. 1t will never return
again, unless your dog brings it back to
ron in his mouth. patent applied for.)


The habit of drinking can be cured by
giving the drinkers NIL the liquors they
TWO in our own experience who were cured
n three weeks. One jumped out Of a
window and ran curb stone
nto his head; the other didn't get up one
morning and has now universal curb
'tone growing over his head in the grave
'ard.
Year: 1860

ling lies, or giving greatly exaggerated
accounts of what they had seen or done,
lbey were accused of being disciples of
Baron Munchausen.


Perhaps the reader has never seen the
Baron's book. II so, he will be amused
with one or two specimens from lis mar
ytlous pages.


Cne evening the Baron declares that
he was overlaken by a snow-storm. SO
much snow fell that he was obliged 10
dismount, and tie his horse 10 what he
thought was the stump of an old tree,
while he wrapped himself in his cloak
Law down on the snow, and fell into
deep slumber. When he awoke in the
morning, his horse was missing. lie
coulden', see him anywhere. Al length
looking up TOW ards the sky, he esPled
the animal sunended to the cross OF a
church sleeple. There had been a Tree
thaw during the night, the snow had mel,
led away, and what he had taken to be
the stump of tree the evening before
proved now TO be nothing less than the
cross of church steeple. One hundred
and fifty feet Of snow had fallen and dis
appeared in twenly-four hours. The Ba,
ron took out his pistol fired al the bride
and shot it in two, and when the horse
fell to the ground, his master al once
mounted him and went on his journey.


On another occasion he was passing
under a gate, which fell down by accident
and cut his poor horse assunder just be-
! hind the saddle. The Baron didn't know
of his loss TIL an hour afterwaId when
passing over a brook, the horse took a
drink, and hearing something gushing
out like water behind him, Munchansen
turned around and saw 10 his amazemenl
that, for the last four or five miles, he
had been riding on half horse instead OF
whole one. The Baron turned back,
got The hind quarters Of the animal, and
sewed the body together with willow
lwigs, which afterwards grew TO be fine
trees, and proved fine shelter to him
from the sun, when he was on his Jour
neys.


Travellers with all their desire to excite
the admiration Of lovers Of The marvellous,
were taught lesson by this book, and, no
doubt, since its publication, many VII.
ter, has been forced to keep the story oI
his adventures within the bounds of truth,
by the exaggeration and cutting sarcasm
Of Baron Munchausen.
Year: 1860

MY REQUIREMENT.


BY WILLIE WARE.
| long for one congenial heart
Ny thoughts TO always share
4 faithful breast to lean upon


When overcome with care.
\ heart that can call my own
Amid earth's busy Ihrong
One that will never fear TO chide
Me when I'm in the wrong.
o, with fond and faithful heart,
Oae full of sympathy,
A paradise below, wen,


This earth TO me would be.
AMI when l tire of worldly joys,
And seek purer rest,
Ia love TO lay my weary head,
Upon that faithful breast.
o, is there not heart TO speak
TO me in loves own tone >
Or am | doomed to tread this life
Cheerless, unloved, alone
Year: 1860

Philadelphia letter says:-"The Bell


organization here is perfectly disbanded; oil
the respectable and honest portion have return
cd to their old party relations. being convinced
they were cheated and sold. The managers
now throw OF all disguise. and adult they
were in the employment and pay Of the Loco
Year: 1860

Many an orchard of apple and pear
trees are destroyed every winter, from
the neglect Of the owner in clearing away
the grass from Immediately around
the bodies. 1t is now comparative
ly leisure time with many farmers, as
well as growers Of fruit, and tine should
therefore be taken by the forelock, and
all trees carefully examined for worms.
and at the same time have grass, weeds,
ETC., cleared away preparatory to winter.
A very little grass or small bundle Of
weeds is often the habitation Of mice that
during the winter feed upon the bark Of
the trees. completely girdling and de-
stroy;ng them.
Year: 1860

THE PARENT AND THE TEACHER
Never attempt to dictate or suggest to the
man to whom you con6dc your son, or you
will never be satisfied, Leave everything
as you fnd it, convinced that IL you try n
mend the least you will spoil all. The
more energetic a man is in business, the
more heartily does he despsc the fancies
ofall but practicalmen. The labor, the
self denial, and command requisite to form
the characters of youth is very great. No
man will ever succeed who does not take
an interest in il; and the least interference
may check this interest, OF cause il to be
exerted in favor, not Of your son, bat Of
the sons ofwiser parents, who do nothing
to daunt the masters hope of success for
in thisbope Of success consists all his solace
and satisfaction.
Year: 1860

Marriage ought always to be question
not of necessity but choice. Every girl
ought to be taught that hasty, loveless
union stamps upon her as foul dishonor
as one of those connections which omit the
ceremony altogether, and that however
pale, dreary and toilsome single life may
be, unhappy married life must be ten-fold
worse, an ever-haunting temptation, an
incurable regret, a torment from which
there is no escape but death.
Year: 1860

'Tis sad--yet sweet--to listen


To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music


0nF childhood knew so we'll
To gaze ont on the open,


And the boundless fields Of air;
And feed again our boyhood wish


To roam IRE angelstherc
There are many dreams Of gladness
That cling around the past
And from the tomb Of feeling


Old thoughts come thronging fast
The forms We loved so dearly,


In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,


So fair to look upon,
Those bright and lovely maidens
Who seemed so formed for bliss,
Too glorious and too heavenly


For such world as this,l
Whose soft dark eyes seemed swimming
In sea Of liquid light,
And whose locks OF gold were streaming
Der brows so sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like the sunshine
In the springtime of the year.
Like the changeful CLEANS Of April
They followed every tear
Like the brightest buds Of summer
They have fallen from the STEM
Yet OIL it is lovely death


To fade from earth like them.
And yet--the thought Is saddening
To muse on such as they
And feel all that are beautiful
Are passing fast awayI a
That the fair ones whom we love
Grow to each loving breast
Like the tendrils Of each clfnging vine,
Then perish where they rest.
And can we but think Of these
In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving o'ei US,
And the flowers are blossOming,s
For we know that winters coming
With its cold and stormy sky
And the glorious beauty round US, =
Is blooming but to die.
Year: 1860

Before pass over this l will say feWwords
with regard to the power that the shareholders
claim for the protection OF slave property under
the Constitution of the United States, because
that Is q vital question. Gentlsmsn, with all
the inconsistency of the Democratic party in


ls52 and 1856, they never thought Of his thing.
that slavery went under the Oonstitution, and
By virtue thereof into erylTerritofy per Sc.
Never was such an expression made uRe OF, but
they all admitted that no such power existed in
Ornnder the Constitution. Hence, of course,
It was proper to enact that the people of Tels
ritogy were free 10 legslate sls1Cny in or out Of
4he Territory. Now, gentlemen, { be Democratic
Year: 1860

Another charge made is, that we purp Ose ito
prevent the ad mission, in any latitude, Of anoth
er slaveholding State" deny that that is the
platform Of the Republican party as made up in
1856, or as it is to be made up in 1861 and if
you will allow me will refer to the record. l
cannot read all Of the platform, but give you
my word there is no such clause in it. I will
read one clause he ,Eveyer:
Year: 1860

INTERESTING DECISION TO RAILROAD EMPLoYEEs.-
The Supreme Court of Vermont has decided that a
railroad company is not liable to one person in
its service for an injury resulting from the negli
gence OF fellOw-servant. The Court held that
this exemption extended to the conduct of all the
employees of the company who are engaged in the
common business of operating the road, in whatey-
relation of Standardization To eanh -nthar
Year: 1860

THE ATLANTIC CABLE-There is project on foot
for laying another Atlantic Cable We perceive
by the English papers, that meeting of the At
lantic Telegraph Company was to have been held
in London on the last day of February, at which
proposition would be made for enabling the direc-
tors "either with the whole or with a portion of
the shareholders, or with other persons" to make
arrangements for raising the injured portion of
the cable, and for making another effort, next
summer, to complete the original undertaking of
the Cnmnanv
Year: 1860

Judgel-and I merely made my appearance to
acknowledge the compliment you have paid NE
by so large meeting at this late hour of the
night. recognize among you the faces of ma
ny olmy old friends, and large number OF my
immediate neighbors from illinois, as we'll as
others from almost every State OF the Union
L only regret tha: my house is not large enough
to enable me to invite you in and take you indl-
vldually by the hand. IA voice, Your heart is
big enough" Tremendous enthusiasm and
three times three cheers for Stephen A. Douglas,
the next President ofth United States.I
Year: 1860

spor ON THE sUS-From early yesterday morn.
ing up TO lO O'Clock. dark spot could be seen on
the sun. by the naked eve, apparently Covering
one twenty-ffth portion Of It's disc At twelve
O'Clock itcould be seen through piece Of smoked
glass, but appeared considerably smaller than it
ula IN tne morning. Such phenomenon, az far
as known, has never before been experienced by
the naked eye, and we would be pleased IL some
Learned gentleman would throw light on the sub
Ject; rms spot which in the morning was seen
in the upper portion of the right lower quarter Of
the sun, late In the evening could be seen in the
extreme upper portion Of the left lower quarter,
thus changing Its positions.-!Ssl,na (Ala Re,
porter, 17.h. w. "
Year: 1860

III District Attorney Waterbury, Of New York.
has published a card about the new capital pun.
lshineht law, In which he denies all share In Its
passage and says IL clearly pointed out 1to the
Legislative committed that the death penalty
could not be inflicted under the provisions Of the
bill, although Its professed object was to render
then that 1t was the result has proved II 10 br
movement tO abolish the capital punishment by
indirectiOn. did not, however, go into criti-
cal analysis Of the language Of the BILL and there
fore, did not observe that it left the law in such
shape that no punishment could be inflicted for
murder In the first degree.
Year: 1860

III The Buffalo Express states that Governor
Morgan has Pardoned Chas f Swan who was con


Victed and sentenced to State prison on the charge
given her In an apple. The pardon was granted
IL Is stated, In consequence of production Of sats


factory proof that the evidence upon which he
was convicted could not, in the nature of things,
be true Of the positiveness Of this proof the pub.
lie will doubtless have an opportunity to Judge
ere long, as Swan has procured the arrest of his
wife's mother, who was the principal witness
against him upon his trial, on the charge Of per-
Jury. she has been held to bail i'm the sum of
81 900 -
Year: 1860

The ROMANCE OF A TOWBsToyE-It is not
often that the outs and ins of our everyday
world present such grand work for the nov
elist as that disclosed before the Court of Ses-
sions last week, in case in some degree con-
nected with the locality. The Stow estates
with the personal property left by the late Miss
INNS, OF Stow, amount to the enormous value
OF two millions, and form the subject of litiga-
ton at the present moment 1t appears that
the true heir must trace his descent from q GER
tain Thomas Simpson, who married m Innes
and resided at Darrahill in the parish of Bel
heivie. This is all the parties claim. But the
pnrSuers have recently learnt that there was in
the churchyard Of Belhelvie a tombstone re-
cording the death of one Thomas Simpson,
sometime residing at Darrahill. and his wife
Jean Adams, but it was removed about twenty
years ago and hid somewhere in the church.
yard


There was thus, according to their statement,
two contemporary Thomas Simpsons in Darra-
hill, and the tombstone is matter of so much
Importance, and the mutual suspicious of the
litigants so great, that both parties have had
three persons watching the churchyard day
and night, for months past, and not much won
der, when SO much depends upon the hidden
treasure. Who hid it is not alleged, or why it
was hidden; nor are we informed on what
authority its existence is stated d-Abeydeel
JJnrHal
Year: 1860

TRAGICAL LOVE AFFAIR.-We learned last
evening from gentleman residing at Lawton.
the particulars of a tragedy which occurred at
Olivet, Eaton county, on the 9th inst, at which
time our informant WAS there on a visit
young man residing near Olivet by name of
TO Miss Mack, whose family reside near the
village OF Marshall; and they were engaged
the marriage to take place soon. The young
man with his intended went to a party, where
he INDUCED so freely in liquor as to raise OBJ
Jectlons on the part Of the young ladys parents
II the contemplated union. She informs ed her
affanced thA she had rather die than disobey
her parents, and preferred death to living
without him; and on Friday, the 9th, they
mutually agreed that the next Saturday even
ing they would meet at his brother-in-law's
and on Sunday evening terminate their lives
at one and the same time by firearms. The
same day he repaired to Marshall and pur-
chased two pistols which he loaded, each with
ball and seven buckshOt


AT the time appointed for their meeting. Sat-
urday evening, he was at his brother-in-law
and soon after the young lady. accompanied by
her sister, drove up. Wood saw his intended
leap from the cutter and approach the house.
when be stepped into the parlor, placed the
muzzle to his head and fred, dropping lifeless
at her teet as she came in. Without moment g
delay she stepped out of DOORS passed around
the corner of the house, drew pistol from her
pocket. and was raising it to her head, when
her sister, who had perceived that something
was wrong, rushed forward and caught the
weapon from her grasp. On examining it, it
was found loaded with ball and shot, as before
stated. 1t seems that misrepresentation ex-
listed between the lovers as to the time when
the tragedy was to take place-she understand
ing him to name Sunday, instead of Saturday,
evening; but when she saw that he had antici-
pated her, she was, as her action proved, ready
tor the sacrifice. The funeral of the suicide
took place on Monday, the 9th.-Paw Par
Free Press, Jan. l6.
Year: 1860

NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled TO the right of pre-emp
to any of the lands within the townships above
enumerated is required to establish the same to the
satisfaction OF the register and receiver of the
prdoticable after this notice and before
the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale of the lands the tract claimed
otherwise such claim will be forfeited.


S. A. SMITH,
Year: 1860

I BRIDGET MAIIER, A MARRIED WOMAN
l.. residing in the State of California and coun-
ty of Trinity, do hereby declare that intend to
carry on business in my own name and on my
own account from this date, and that said bust
ness is selling milk and butter, and conducting a
general dairy business and gardening, and do
further declare on oath that the amount invested
in said business is not more than five thousand
dollars. BRIDGET MAHER
Year: 1860

tue which is exceedingly rare among Chinese.
that is cleanliness How strong
the wish comes up that could see you all,
and have talk with you, and yet | am very
happy here One thing is l hope am get
ting ready for usefulness. Yours, Be.


SALLIE J. II.
Year: 1860

The BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS or Y. YoRK.
For long time there has been warm con-
trovcrsy in New York, between the Catholics
and the Protestants, In regard to reading the
common English version in the public Schools
The question is at last turned over to the Su-
preme Court and will bo shortly decided -
Eminent counsel is retained on both sides to
argue the question before the Court.
Year: 1860

YANKEE START FOR HEAvEN.-The
following "business view" ofrelig gious
values will not be amiss in statistics:
"a pew is for sale in the meeting
house OF the first parish in Amherst.
The man that owns the pew owns the
right Of space just as long as the pew
is, from the bottom of the meeting
house to the top or roof, and he can go
as much higher as he can get. If a
man buys my pew, and sits in it on
Sunday, and repent and be a good
man, he will 90 to Heaven, if God
lets him 60. Let a man start from
the right place, let him 60 right, keep
right, do right, and he will go to heav
en- a. last; and my pew is as good a
place to start from as any pew iu the
meetipg-house." -
Year: 1860

UA disagreeable old bachelor,


whose proposal to marry was refused
for the fifteenth time last week, by a
young lady, was heard Immediately af.
ter the refusal to deliver most bit.
ter philippe against the fair sex in


general, and concluding, remarked
"that the reason why Adam was put
sleep before the creation Of Evefrom his
rib, lay in the fact that il he had been
awake, he never would have consented
to any such outrage upon his future
peace or that Of bis brethren. 1s5-
Year: 1860

As Good and Complete an Assortment OF
Cooking, Bar Room and Parlor


) L v ES,
- can be fonnd IN Grass Valley, NAV be seen At
Lloyds Hardware Store, Main St


Which will be Sold
As CHEAP rs THE CHEAPE