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Year: 1860

n5-Thsre are no individuals more obnoxious
to Printers than Loafers, and specimen o,
that genus hon,o in Printing Office, is as much
out OF place as fish out Of water. To have a
lazy dler sitting around where work is being
performed, is inviting this contagion of enaui
which is said to be overpowering in its infu-
anca
Year: 1860

G~F"I do not wish to insult you, gentlemen.
but must take the liberty of telling you that
there has been good deal of hard lying under
this root to day Eyes. sir and it has pretty
much all been done under the roof Of your own
mouth"
Year: 1860

GN-It has been beautifully remarked that


woman's heart is the only true plate for mans
likeness. An instant gives the impression, and


an age OF sorrow and change cannot efface it.
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 a long, strong and bitter one, and
as the NATIONAL DRMocRAr will sustain the Dem.
ocratic Flag by whomsoever borne, so that he be
the legitimate nominee Of the Party, we deem il
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 a laggard
in the advocacy of their principles.


The WEEKLY DEMocRAr contains in every issue >
TWENTY-EIGaT columns of reading matter. a
dueportion of which is devoted to political dis.
cusson, and the rest to news, foreign and domes.
tic, and to literary topics In short, we shall eu.
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

yond their reach. And this truthful state
ment reveals their error. They will permit
a friend to tell them that hogs, cattle. horses,
goats and sheep must be kept at all times in
the right places, or much of those elements
OF fertility, drawn from the subsoil and at
mosphere and contained in their dung and
urine, will be lost forever 10 the owner ol
the stock and Of badly worn fields which
need manure. Live stock may be used to
impoverisb, as well as to enrich. farming
lands and thousands so manage their hogs
and cattle as 10 injure their plantations more
than they benefit them. a
Year: 1860

A LABoRIoUs eff ort was made on the
part of the clerk Of the weather. yesterday az.
ternoon, 10 start a shower but after seven OF
nine drops had fell, the old gentleman gave
up the undertaking as a bad Job
Year: 1860

this week in an entire new dress, ard look ne
bright as u fresh coined dollar We are graft
fled to observe this indication Of the prosper-
ty Of our friend Hutchns, as ne is a capital
good fellow and sound National Democrat
Year: 1860

'GoSE TO CHcAGo."-This sign we
noticed stuck upon many Office door in
ramhles yesterday. Our worthy Justice, G.
Plood, upon whom We have always depended
for an item when hard up, has taken it into
his aged head to visit the Babel Of the West
and the way thev manage things in the
National Conv entions Of the lone principle
party We imagine he will come back per
fectly satisfied to pass the balance OF his day
in the good city Of Davenport, where Sc me
honest men are still to be found
Year: 1860

The correspondent of the New York
Post gives an incident in connection with
the oil excitement in Ohio. An old black
smith bored in his back yard and struck
a vein, He at once became man OF
position. lie had daughter who had
blossomed into mailenhood almost IN
noticed and unknown. but who now be-
came an object OF interest 10 the few
Young men in that small community
X at once became a question how to
break the ice OF former Indifference, and
to secure q favorable acquaintance wiih
the heiress Of the oil we'll For while
the natural timidjly Of the BOYS kept
them aloof; but M last. one OF the bold
est and best favored among them detogm-
iued 10 Try his luck. and on Sunday
evening, atured in his best, resomtyly
marched forward and offered TO escort
tho demsel home Imagine his chagrin
when she. turning on him With look al
lofty independence tbat would done hon.
or 70 a Broadway belle. replied in lau
guage more severe than chas'e Git
outl You cant come that. DAD has
struck lie p
Year: 1860

GRINDING CoRN tN the EAR.-A Wri.
ter in the Country Gentlemen, to prove
that whether nutritious or not, cobs
ground improve meal as 2 food, says


| am acquainted with farmer vino
was in the habit Of feeding from twenty
TO thirty large oxen every winter. and ho
always bought his corn in the ear and
had ii ground in that shape--for the rea.
son that his oxen never failed in doing
well when fed with cob mcal-wh1e on
the other hand, when fed with clear meal
they were very likely to become cloyed.
To prove that there is little virtue III
the cobs abstfacdy he cites the following
fact


\ poor man who hal ore COW, was una.
bic to support her with hay, on account OF
scarcity, managed to keep her alive by
grinding cobs for her. winch he obtain.
ed from his ejghbor. who raised large
crop of corn, and after shelling il threw
the cobs out by the side of the road.
We don't know bow much the miller
made by toiIing the coJs
Year: 1860

The State Bank has had new plate
engraved, and within the last day or
two the bills have been received They
are of the denomination of Is, 2's, S's.
SIS and los.


On tie ones are the words


. The Dubuque Branch of the State
Bank of Iowa, at Dubuque, VIII pay on
demand. to the bearer, one dollar"


The centre piece of the Is is well
executed engraving of the Goddess OF
Justice seated in a chair, with the scales
in her left hand; on her right side is the
sword


The 2's have likeness Of Clay and
the Goddess of Liberty


The SIS, on upper left corner, farmer
plowiEg, with horse in the distance--in
the lower right corner n front view oi
Jackson.


The IS have front view Of Washing
ton as centre piece.


The los, a likeness OF Washington on
the lower left corner, and IN the centre
three women crowning bust Of Wash
lngton.


All The bills are gotten up in style
that will make their counterfeit almost.
if not wholly an impossibiIity The Dor
derings of the bill are painted in red
the place for The signatures are higher
tint Of tie same color. The figures de
noting the denomination Of the bills are
woven in thousand different forms.
rendering their extraction a matter o
The utmost difficulty. while the colol5
are 50 disposed that counterfeit photo
graph cannot be made


The lIkeuesses on the bills are beauli.
fully done. and the whole bill is one oi
the handsomest we ever saw Dubuque
Herald
Year: 1860

rThe following lullaby is sufficiently tende
md musical to make every woman who reads i
wish for q babe to sing it to
Come to my arms, you bewildering elf
Let me gather you, body and soul, to myself
Bury your scintillant eyes and hair,
And all the glory and grace you wear,
From twinklng feet to golden crown,
Deep in the folds of my crimson gown;
Clasping you close to my bosom and heart,
A thing Of my hottest being a part;
Grooming song in the olden rhyme,
Tender and sweet as a vesper chime.
Sleep, baby boy


The little birds rest,


Downy and soft,


In the mother birds nest,
The lambkins are safe


In the shepherds warm fold
The dew drops asleep


In the butter cups gold.
The violet mods


To the daisy's dream
The lilly lies hushed


On the lap of the stream
And holy and calm,


Like motherly eyes,


The stars look down


From the silent skies.


Sleep baby boy,


My birding, my flower,
My lilly, my lambkin,


My dew drop, my dover
While heart against heart


Beats slowly in time,


To the murmuring flow


Of my tender old rhyme.
Year: 1860

THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. The
results of the Maine September State
election strongly foreshadow the triumph
Of the Republicans in the great national
contest Of November. The chances for
Lincoln's defeat are reduced to very
narrow margin. Vermont and Maine
have settled the question for the New
England States. There is no hope for
the Union conservative forces in that
quarter. Nor can we give them any en-.
couragement from the recent popular
campaigning demonstrations of the
great West From Ohio to Minnesota
the swarming professions of the flag Of
Lincoln seem TO be carrying everything
before them. The States which may de
feat him are Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York, but it is probable thai
upon New York alone the whole weight
OF the battle may depend.-N. Y Her
aid
Year: 1860

Now that the Administration has Withdrawn
the New York Breckinridge ticket from the field
thus virtually Withdrawing their candidate
from the fght-why do not the Breckinridgers
of this State follow suit, by withdrawing their
electoral ticket? The fight in this State is be-
tween Douglas and Lincoln. Breckenridge is
third in the field. Why, then, do not the Breck
Inridgers withdraw their ticket, support Doup-
las, and thus secure this State against Lincoln
beyond all contingency? We appeal to the
Breckinrdge Democrats of this county on this
point The combinations in New York are so
constituted that twenty eight of the candidates
on the Douglas fusion electoral ticket are bound
to receive every vote cast against Lincoln in that
State Thus those twenty eight votes are al
most sure to be elected while the remaining
seven may be defeated. Those twenty-eight,
united with the vote of California, will defeat
old Abe. The vote of Shasta county may posi-
bly, secure this State against Lincoln, and TINS
accomplish his defeat. We therefore appeal to
our Breckenridge brethren to join in with us in
supporting the only ticket that will beat Lin.
coin in this State-the ticket headed bv Ste
phen A. Douglas
Year: 1860

For CONVENTION, &c.-The Douglas Demo-
Gratis Of this county are notified of the fact that
upon each OF our tickets will be found printed
the words " For the Convention" So that
those who are opposed to calling Convention
for the purpose of changing the Constitution.
must draw mark across it and write in its
stead against a Convention" The words
" Pay the Debt are also printed on each ticket.
And the voter who favors reputation, or, in
other words, who seeks to do dishonest thing
and disgrace the State, must replace it with the
words Depudiate the Debt"
Year: 1860

An eloping girl ran back to the house at Jack.
sonyille ILL.,, few nights since, to get her shawl
which she had forgotten, when her mother caught
her and tied her to the bed post for twelve hours,
Year: 1860

Some cold rain in the early part OF the week has
been succeeded by clear brilliant frosty weather.


The Lake Providence Herald of the 9th says:


The weather this week has been clear and cool,
favoring the planters in gathering their crops The
heavy and incessant rains of the previous week
destroyed large quantity of cotton throughout
the parish If the present fair weather continues,
cotton picking will soon draw to close for this
season.
Year: 1860

We have long observed and deprecated perni-
cious practice which is too generalif not universal


in tho Southern States. II is the loose and un-
guarded discussion before negroes, of the political
excitement of which they the cause. Nothing
is more common than to hear on the streets, at
hotel tu Ales and in the family circles the designs
and efforts of the abolitonists effect the emanci-
patton Of our slaves fully and freely canvassed in
their presence. They are often permitted to at
tend public political discussions where these top
les are presented in the strongest light. Any one
who has noticed them on such occasions, could
not ut have remarked the eagerness with which
they listened to every word. The effect upon
their minds cannot bo too gravely estimated. The
New York Post after the Harper's Ferry in
vasion, in commenting upon that infamous and
bloody plot predicted the eventual if not speedy
extinction of slavery at the South by inSurrecrion
insrigated and carried out by nnti-savery murder
ers aud villains. 1t draws revolving and horrible
picture of the scenes then TO he enacted, and one
Of the grounds upon whirh the prophesy is based
and one of tho causes tending to bring
about these, this very evil to which we now call
the attention of the Southern people is enumerated
and dwelt on at length.


We have no idea that our slaves would desire
freedom, il they knew the wretcbedoess and woe
il would entail upon their race. Neither do We
believe that an attempt ut general nsurect
could be successful, yet, imbibing they do,
in the manner we have indicated, vague and erro.
neous notions Of the plans of the abOliionsts,
resilessness and dissatisfaction is engendered
which to a considerable extent destroys that hap
pness and contentment which is the natural re-
suit Of their proper condition as slaves and leads
them in some instances to acts of insubordination
which bring misery and death upon families and
even whole communities, and seVerest punishment
upon themselves. They imagine that scheme is
concocng a; the North which is fast approaching


its consummatiUn, by which they are to be placed
upon an equality with their masters, and enjoy all
the blessings and privileges of the whiiesj that an
army is ready to march OF the proper time not far
10 the future, 10 aid them in their attempts TO
throw of their bonds; that they are in every re-
spect the equals Of those who hold them in slave
Year: 1860

The fifth and last hop of the Artil-
lery Company comes off Thursday evening OF
this week. As this is the last of the series we
suppose that will be very largely attended. es-
pecially as the dancing is to be kept up until
the company cry, quit
Year: 1860

There will be a large emigration to
the gold regions this season. Many
who go will draw heavily upon the
property already acquired to raise an
outfit, and thus leave their families
but poorly protected from want, in
case they do not survive the hardships
of frontier life and the cXcitcmcnts of
the eager scramble after sudden
wealth. Confident that loved ones
will not be left destitute in case the
worst should happen to himself, and
the chcerfulness of spirit which such
confidence engenders, will often carry
one safely through disease and dan
gers, which, without them would prove
fatal Let accident or disease over
take a man upon the plains, or in
the mountains, whose homestead is
mortgaged, or whose family is only
temporarily provided for, and as he
lies almost unattended upon his blan-
kcts, with his saddle for his pillow,
and the sky for his roof, let the har-
RAISING thought continually rccur, that
should he not survive, the suffering OF
want would soon follow the suffering
of sorrow at his home, and the disease
will fight with a terrible vantage
ground, and he will be fortunate in
deed if his vital forces shall at length
obtain the mastery. Hundreds who
start full of hope and health, as did
hundreds last year, will lie down in
unmarked graves, and for many of
them the last hours will be saddened
by thoughts of unprotected families.
-Wraukee Sentinel.
Year: 1860

An act creating a County Board Of
Supervisors defining their duties and
the duties of certain county officers.


SECTION !. BE itenaeted tythe General
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ioua. That
each organized county shall be q
body polite and corporate with such
powers and immuuitieS as shall be CO.
tablished by law.


SEC. 2. In each organized county
there shall be Board of Supervisors,
consisting of one from each civil
township, to be elected by the legal
voters of each civil township; but if
the population of any such township
exceeds four thousand inhabitants
and is less than eight thousand, thero
shall be elected one additional Super
visor from such township or town.
ships and one additional Supervisor
for each 1000 inhabitants over and
above 5000; the number Of inhabi-
lants to be determined by the lass
preceding State or Federal census
each Of which Supervisors shall hold
his office for two years except as
hereinafter provided.


SEC. ). The Supervisors at theiy
first regular meeting shall be classed
and divided by lot, one part holding
for one year and the other for two
years as hereinafter provided.


SEC. 1. The Clerk shall prepare the
requisite number of ballots marked
q" year and -" years alternately
which when drawn shall entitle the
holder to the term corresponding with
his ballot and in the absence of any
member the Clerk shall draw for him,
but if the number Of Supervisors bo
odd, then there shall be a bare major.
ity of ballots marked u" year. In
the event Of the organization of new
townships, the Supervisors therefrom
shall hold for one OF two years, al
may be determined by the number Of
the next new additional ballot or bal.
lots to be marked as aforesaid pro.
viding further that in case any town.
ship has more than one Supervisor
there shall DO q separate drawing OF
the ballots by the Supervisors from
such township but made in accordance
with the above provisions,


SEC. ). Duplicate certificates Of such
drawing, and the result, shal! be aIed
Year: 1860

give notice thereof to the judges of the circuit court OF the
District OF Columbia or il he be unable from any legal
cause to give such notice IL shall be given by the marshal
OF The District of Columbia and thereupon of the said
Judges of the circuit court of the District OF Columbia shall
by arrangement among themselves hold the said criminal
court during the temporary inability of the Judge The
said court Pro1ided ko,rere That Judge OF the said
circuit court of the District of Columbia once holding
said criminal court during the temporary inability of the
judge of the said criminal court shall be required unless
with his consent any subsequent occasion of tenn
poray inability of said judge Of the criminal court to hold
the said criminal court again until shall have been holden
by each Of the other judges of the said circuit court of
the District OF Conmbis it being the intent and Gaming
OF this act to apporon may be- among the three
judges OF said circuit court the extra service which this
imposes on them :,


SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That s when anv
Judge OF the circHit is called in rotation bold
said criminal court during the inability of the Judge there
Of such judge of the circuit shall be prevented by
sickness other legal from holding the said criminal
court then shall be holden by Of udg
of the circuit court whose duty would be- under
act as next in rotation To hold said criminal court y


SEC t. And be it further enacted That nothing in this
contained shall prevent the clerk Of the said criminal
court from aduurnng the from day 10 day. for q time
exceeding week. where the Judge of ihe criminal
court shall be taken sick after the commencement and dur
ing the progress of term PFoUided That no services
rendered by either of the judges Of the circuit court under
this act shall be the ouadauon for additional compen
sation therefor.


Approved, April 20, 1860 .
Year: 1860

TnE LECTURE of Major Constable on India on


Friday evening, was attended by an audience OF


about an hundred persons. The commercial re-
lations Of India formed the subject matter Of his
lecture, and evidenced thorough understanding
of the subject on the part Of the speaker. Taken
in connection with his former essays, the series
of lectures delivered by Major Constable have
been Of the most interesting character, and must
prove profitable and instructive to his hearers
II is only to be regretted that larger number Of
persons did not listen to his instructive efforts.
Year: 1860

eB- Burlington seems particularly favored this
winter The river closed here some time before it
did at Muscatine or Davenport, and We believe
before it did at Dubuque, while at Keokuk it has
hardly closed at all, the ice preventing their fer
| ry boat from running and stopping navigation,
but not forming SO as to make a safe bridge
While above the ice from some cause, is not solid
or safe, the crossing being hazardous at Dubu
que and Davenport, at Burlington there has
not been single accident. With eighteen inches
Of solid ice teams cross here just safely as they
could travel macadamizcd road and have all
the winter.
Year: 1860

Nydrophobia in dogs very frequently occurs in
winter from excessive thirst. All persons VINO
keep these animals should see that they are sup
piled with water, for eating snow and ice only
increases the thirst.
Year: 1860

Mr.. EDlToR,-Allow me to suggest to your
correspondent, "A Citizen that non-taxpaying
money lenders might be reached in this wise: let
the law require all persons having money at in
teres. to make out and give to the Assessor
list containing the date and amount Of each sum
loaned, together with the name of the borrower;
the list to be sworn to and filed in the Treasur-
er's office; then provide that any sum omitted
half to the borrower, and the other half to the
School Fund. No land shark would run the risk
of forfeiture to save his taxes If such law were
passed. OPEN SESAME.
Year: 1860

Whisky is now tested by the distance man
can walk after tasting it. The new liquor
called the "tangle leg is said to be made of
diluted alcohol, nitric acid, boot-legs and bad
tobacco, and will upset a man at the distance
OF four hundred yards from the demIohn.


Through every part of my literary career,
have felt pinched and hampered at my own
ignorance" This candid and sad confession
of Sir Walter Scott in his biography, is one of
those rare examples of honest, self-humilia-
ton, which might be initiated with profit by
thousands
Year: 1860

Compounded from Pure Vegetable Extracts and put up
in Glass Cases air tight and will keep in any climate


The Family Cathartc Pill is gentle but active ca
harte which the proprietor has practice more
than 20 years.
Year: 1860

life. But q remedy was tried merely BY way
Of experiment. which, to the surprise Of all
present. acted Ike a charm, the component
parts Of which were onion, tobacco, and salt,
Of equal parts made into poutice and APP
piled to the wound, and at thesamc time a
cord was bound tightly about the wrist. In
two hours afterwards he had 80 far recovered
as to be able to resume his work. l knew
an old negro who cured a boy that had been
bitten by a mad dog, by the same applica-
zion
Year: 1860

We copy the following from the \. \.
R@rGt american ''Strain the milk, and
set it away for twelve hours, to allow the
cream time to rise after lettingit stand
for the above time, set the milk on the
stove, and allow it to remain until tho
cream assumes a wrinkled appearance.
Do not allow the milk TO boil, or become
disturbed as it would cause the cream 70
mix with the milk When sufficient
cream has been collected, take wooden
bowl. or a suitable vessel and having
scalded it, rinse it in cold water, aud
place the cream in it. The operator
should hold his hand in water as hot as
can be borne for a few seconds, then
plunge it into cold water, for a minute,
and at once commence to agitate TIE
cream by circular motion In five
minutes or less the butter viii be formed,
when it can be washed and salled to suit
the taste. During the winter season tie
vessel containing the cream should be
placed over another containing hot wat
er, to warm it; continue to agitate the
cream until the chill has departed. We
hope our readers will try this method
no better can be made by any churn ever
invented.
Year: 1860

AN OWL IN THE LAMP-On Tuesday night
as Il train OF cars WAS running through a piece
of woods west OF Geneva. the head light OF lie
locomotive was suddenly extingulshed Tie
engineer found a hole through the elass which
covers the reflector just large enough TO run
his arm through. Iu the reflt C ior he found AN
owl, which had gone through the glass and
was s,iii alive within. The bird had made Il
dash for the light as the engine came along
ana had be thus trapped.