I VlP Tlfl TlfMl TH J ': AW j s MsMfc ssjf listl iksNssM g MaWjsLsfeisVds llHMI ssf 7 !'! haV Wrn UP'1 th AICr f C"d' lerual hostlllty i0 everr for,u of Tyranny over the Mind of Min."Thoiu- JeMemon IF. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIBTOIt Volume IX. KLOOMSISUim, COLUMHIA C'OLNTV, PA. SATURDAY, SKPT.'tf, 18T5. OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT HI'I'.ISITK ,Sf. I Al'l ClIlRCH, MA1N-8T The CO. UMJil.1 DtlMOCllJlTvillbe vuldished every Saturday morninsr, al V'irl lrr r in , . a ii v tut i,iin? per annum payaoit Aaf yearly in advance, or Tiro Dollar fifty Cents,if not paid within the year tVo subscription will betaken for a shorter jama man tix monins; nor ant discon tinuance permit ted, until all arrearage.') are disihargtd. Jil)l7:imSi:Mi:XS not exceeding a square will be conspicuously inserted at une Hollar jor the Jirst thrretnscrtions E2II5vD153LIL'i5SlSi3'T3'S3 Yo won't bet on yn.ir rur, then, 'said. Wnhin the next five minutes the Allegh I .i. I) ii - .. I.. iV... .. I. I ...;... i i i. . i- ... J'Nin nun i-oiiicmpiiiuuiiv. - i uu irjimn hiiiu i run sum lllinsell tip in 11)6 lOOlll ... . . . . i ale perhaps, all you !nve said in Ms prunse 'oinmunicating wuh the bar, .em in word, you back oui.' died the pepper sauce in the pail Bark out, mister! Noiliin' on arih i. md placing hit dog therein saturated further from my natcr, I tell'd ye I wer. horoiighly hit shaggy coat with the pungen a boulder a raal AHeghanean bouliler- nixtuio. The Englishman all impatient A long limbed, wiry made conn'.ryman.'and I am. But I want to fix tilings in t I ueanwhiln mapped imo llie bar room, ml of llie Allegtiaiiiati breed, determined Ihe. Chrislian-life like manner, and not rol lowed by the bull terrier and ther mnn.l .1 I. .. . I. .11 ........ r m: ....... i... i'.. II, . r .1...:. .i.. i.! .i. ... ... ii. . a iuii tibw ui nirtg.ii.1 w Him ui niuir muiier on ine n i jj n w ay , h 1. 1 uie Aiipgiianean; gesticulating wildly wiili A QUEER CUSTOMER. A MOUTHFUL OF PICKLED DOG BY C. r. IMFOIAN. and Twenty-five cents for every siibse qitent nsertion. C7V liberal discoun made to those who a lv rfi.se by the year l.h I I hub addressed on business,must be post paid, TflK OAKLAND " With stotetcst fluwea enrich'd, From variuitt gardens eull'd with care." W 11 AT IS LI F E ? Say, is there anght that rsn ronvry An image of life' transient tUy! 'lis a luml-brea'.h, 'tis a tale, 'Tis a vessel under nil; 'Tis a courier' draining Diced; "l is a shutile in i 1 9 speed; ' I'is an eagle on iis way, Darting down upon i' prey; ' 'is an arrow in iis flight Moeking the pursuing sight. "? i a whirlwind rushing there; Ti a hori-)ivid fading flower. 'Tis a lainbow on a shower, ' Fig a momentary ray, Sinning on a winter's day: ' I'iu a tnrren's tapid itream; Tig a shadow 'tis a dream. Tis the closing waieli of night Dying at the rising lifjbt, Tis a landscape vainly gay, Painted upon a crumbling dry, 'Tis a lamp that wastes its fir. ' Pis a smoke that quick expires, Tig a breath on burnished steel Tis a furrow, which the kneel Ploughs upon the watery main, Tis an April uhower of rain1, Tis the iri on the sjnay, Deli'd by vessel in their way; Catching some tlant solar ray; Tis a meteor in the sky, Ti a bubble, 'tis a sigh, Be prepared, 0 man, to die. SONNET. BV MRS. H. LIGIITHIPE. lure emigrating from western New York 10 Wisconsin, wither 'Inn folks' were lioiind. Having partly siiislied his cur muaiiy on Cioat Island, he crossed ova t the Canada side, Bnil-oon after presented himself at tl.e hotel lie r the Talis, atkii 'if they can give a poor feller something 10 eat?' Where do you come fmn, my friend? uid an Englishman, who sit smoking igar upon the piazza, mid who thought lit "aw in our friend a nt buljuct for 1 quiz 'Where do I come from, mister? Why from along way off, if you only kuowed ii, nil thai is clear from the Eoiks of the All ghany, near down tlong side the Seneca 1 a lion, in York Suite, is my place when Cm at home,' The Forks of the Alleghany.' said tin oilier, man 1 suppose, my irieiul, you an 1 true specimen of what your counirymei 11c 11 call 011 oiu- iml-oul United Siateaer. ieal live AHeghanean, and no mistake? 'I never licerd afore of sich a critter ac an AHeghanean, but I tell ye, miaier. I come Iromjist among the epurs of the moun aius, the raal sprouts of the old backbone, tnd if AHeghanean meang the raal prickl) lril of Auieriky ,1 am jist some of that saim cii.t.--.--y 11 1.1 l.. 11. has got a word to say agin it I do!' 1 did not mean to annoy you, my menu. laid the Englisman, soothingly. '1 ') .vibhed to ask yon about that dog or yours, lie lookg 10 me like an Indian doa',& 'heariuc vou ask for some tefreshms-nls sugijeiied inquiry whether or not that was the kind ol log they eat in the Seneca nation, neai whirh it seems you have resided.' Eat U ink! -eat my dog Ihuk! I d like to see man or hound, mister, ihal winib lare to put a tooih in him.' Whv, my good fello1". r.'plted Join Bull, whose sporting fusibilities were 61 iroused by this remark that he instantly loifothis wauuerv. "why I have a bull terrior here in the yard tliet would eat bin up at a mouthful. I said he looked lik an Indiandog, but in truth, when I come It examine him, he is nothing but amiserabli nr.' 'I tell ye, mister, if Ilauk b a cur. lie i nevertheless a ual AHeghanean rur; and sich a cur as will lick five times his weight in English bull dogs.' Whv he has no scars about him to show 11 were, inn 1,1m . vhi i.a h.l.t , i,,.t, .. .1... -.- , - .. ..w ,,w ,ivi4 .inun Willi IIIIT 'How then shall wo makeup the match other. my good fellow? said the Englishman. 'Bring on your dog!' he shouted 'brinu ...i:ii 1 .. . " wn Ul"'u'. on your liritiah hull Iciriei that ig , Why, now, replied the AHeghanean with eat us up! bring him on I say, and lei's great simplicity, -if yon and your bull ter-heeifau AUeranean cur is'nt more than a ner'want so ii'ticli to get a fight out of (lank hiotithFtil for h'ui!' ' 1 . ..11 I uiu me; wny can 1 you go in anu ten (lit -seiz -setz-seiz him' hissed John gentleman who keeps the lavem whom Hull between his teeth, at the same time you know and 1 don't know why can clapping his handg and stridinc noidlv to you tell the gentleman to give me and wauls the inner dour, while his bull terrier II.... I. - ... .1 I .1: . !.l .1 ' I -.1 mint h ri gmm uiunei wim eorueining wnn a nerce growl, spraiiff n.i-t him lull oou lor a feller to drink, and then let tin hi the throat ol poor Uauk, The Allejthan logs light a.ieiwardu, to decide which is an had released his own hold unon hi ay the shoi. Why can't you do thai, I log. and it seemed as if all munt be over say, if you are so tearing mad to have n with him if those voracious jaws once Tiir'v liijhi that you will risk youi geld upon ii?' fastened upon his neck. The vein of IJ,,,L I he Englishman eould not help laugh proved indeed, that the bull terrier did give of mi"(1 hH8 "'Ted, and Richard Murvyn g heartily at the Allf ghanean'a notion ol him one severe bile, but the next monienir lo.ll,,'P f'-r himself. Help me onl- Aiii'i I in a pretty pickle.' 'It is most amusing,' said Richard Mer 7n, as he relinquished ihe attempt to rise irnm Die gutter at the comer of ind ulreem. 'J; is really astonishing how soon this dreadful climate of America biin n ol.l nge. I shall never furvive to ge oome anu write a book about the place- never Here 1 am. six fern i vii,i,,..., my stocking', sprawling in a dirty, repuhli can gutter, without being able 10 help mv- sell out of it. I here's a 'amp winking and blinking in my face, as if it wants to lauirh. and would, if ii had a mouth, and a hi mute ol a (logjubt now nosed me to see whether I was good lo eat. What s noun 'ry!-what guiterf! and what liquor! I on ly took nine snialkisofwhisky. and wha vith that and premature old age, I veril oelieve 1 am assansinaied I'm a gom chicken' VI - II f iir. niervyn now clamoured 10 loudl .Vuuiber fi(t P'ricr. This ix (he way to Wheeling-, hurra cart befire the hone!' Arriving m ths waich Jiouse, he insisted upon being wheeled up stairs, and styled the place a barrow nial caoile. 'I'm a modesi imn.' said he.'.'and no slairet. If 1 can'i have a ride up I think mys. If entitled (o a ilraw- ack. So say, he attempted to escape but w.is soon caught, being as he said. 'Ilka Noldsmitk'a works, beautifulli; cliiisi'ir. I'he punster was tairied mIoTi. and next morning, sober and penitent, paid his tip. ey fiuo and his carriage hire with a dulil'al countenance. that mistance soon rame. '.Silence there! what's themalltr?' Mutter yourself-I'm being done, or a ...... c pcupie say, 1 m K.nnjr. Tho marcl From Ihe ruruiera 1 atiiuet, PLOUGIILNG IN SliPTEMBEU FOR CORN, To THE editor. In this couniv tha lean worm and ihe wire wuim hv. nade greal destruction in the n.r.. f.. 'he last (en years. I have accident,! ound out a remedy that has sure-ede,! ".v-t: jMcveoung me worm lioni de- hat cousiiiuted a fair bet-for the proposed saw' the Utter rebounding nr;iiim his mas jt-'enily ihere fpran a man 1 . 1 1 If. .11 . 1. : . - I .... 1 I 1 . I'l. 1 . .1 """S "11" uu juiiii uciii iiuiiiiug 10 win. ner s legs.istworking sfavermg jiwsas i! ' ' WIIal l,le tuctors call gutla ieena hatevei might bo the result of ihe fig'ii. trying lo disengage a swarm of hornet tha except the possible satisfaction of seeing llie had lodged upon big pa;-.ie There is a '.iffht e'eaming in the olden that he in a fighter,' said the Englishma )( imriously examining the dog's head and 1 How doth the bitter feelings of the hean ears nnah forth .n it,, nmcli. loved forms, we fain J O "CO would dream. V.t linger round i'. 'Tis a small sparkling in the waaie hi dot 1 wrao us 111 1; llrtlrtiira-, " o - her dinky shroud, Shall I tell ye why, mister?' Why?' Because AHeghanean dogs is a kind ol . .....I ...bi.,.. critter trial gives scars nixiruu iuhu.j.- idem.' Aha!' that's it is it?' said the English man drvly 'Well my Aleghanean ine.vi , .. 1:.. I. .. 1 1 .:..! . There is a home even in mat nmo m, -m w,n i,ei y,)U mis goio sovereign k '' - jvo,!,! silver dollar, that my bull-ierrior will slink ,0f kindness and of loving words. Is "''hiiat AHeghanean rui of yurs to pieces n not happy then, leg than five minuies by my watch ii r-.. ,i,m .1. 11 licht doih e'immer? I'Lhi.n. will make a single mouthful ol dim bles God. ihal on nun' The stream of life he i 'l l08ihn desolate Wal; wa! that's all fair,' replied the ilioohauoan. sciatchins his head 'But ye ' ' cj He knoweih not.ihe b'.uerness of soul wiil'Lc, misier, Hauk aiu't had bis vinles lo hich we feel, Who stand amid die turmoil of the earth alnn. 1 .J i.Ha.u flvnn wi ih the keenness of a no uu " pang, that bb no eye .1 , ' ........a .nil il ,'en'l lay, no inure man mi maoici, uu n in firsh and blocd lo do us oesi in iignurg on an empiy siomack:' 1 will nr ler vonr Aos to be fed then. J I'll t isj v nil You can, meanwhile be eating your own 1 o t ountryman'g ponr cur lectivea drubbing iiom his bull terrier. Diverted however. iih such an original, he instantly ordered he tavern keeper to give the AHeghanean vhatever he might want for himself and his dog, adding that he would be icspoiui ile lor the bill. VI. I ..... I'. -II . -4- 1.4..,... anlg, ag lie siepjieu oui on um ia.. iinaeking li is lips ard wiping his modi! with nis coat sleeve, 'I guess I in ready. nister, and you may bring along hat bull pup of yours as you plense, for I lave to be going.' 'Here he is, said John Bull, and in itn ame inonenta stout, tan colored, com iiactly built and vigorous looking dog, will sks like those of a wild boar protrudmr from his black muzzlo roused himself from inder llie bench on which his master wa lilting. He gave a low muffled growl a le ruse, while yoor Ilauk, who was just thrusting his, nose out ol the uoorwa) ihrank back in terror behind the heels ol iif ihe llughatican. Why, vour dog has no fight in him, m iood air,' quoih the Englishman, pettish Don't be too sure of thai;' answerec, the other, 'ihe fight always lays deep in our AHeghanean dogg, but when you onsi (el at it, 'lis the raa! thing and no mistake. s for Hank bete, he hasn't had his drink yet, and besides thai. 1 always talk to him ,11 alone by liisself, jusl afore lie goes into a fiirhi 1 alwajs do.' Well, there's water in the liorse trouui and there's the bar room lorj j our talk aid John Bull, utterly omfour.dei by wlim Me now cursed, iinwardly, as the cool im pudence of ihe United Stateser, who hai nwindled him nut of a dinner, in tlie name ,f a dog that woulJ uol stand up even lo ie eive a flogging Drink from ahorse trough! cried the YlleMianean disdainfully, 'Hauk ins't that iiind of a rriuer. mister.' What d, es he drink then?' Drink? why he never diings any thing hut penper-sarce, You may look, misier hm I tell vou pepper, sarce is my dogs drink. I see that gentleman in the bar has lots of bottles of il on an upper shell, and il he will only let me have a couple of 'em, wiih that pail, 'm 'ha bark ,oom' so 88 1 eta talk to Ilauk alono while he drinks 1 say, if you will only tell ihe gentleman it die bar to furnish me with these conviences whether or not thai Irll'l it?' 'When f was at school the boys would 'You onfoundod rascal' roared thei"" Ca''''1' J ou 8 gnlinnd.' Englishman, what poison have yon pu upon the hair of your vile cut?' 'Wal, mister,' quoth the AHeghanean coolly. '1 raj ther think Ilauk was in sich ill fired passion for light, the pepper-sarce he drank jist now must have sweated fcr.W(i - You scoundrel!! lliundred the indignant l3rilon. 'I have a good mind to lake you in land myself, and punish you well for the villianons trick-' 'Now don't iho sich ugly words, mister. I'.n a boulder, I'm one of 'em, I tell ye.and no mistake a raal AHeghanean boulder Hut if you want, right in airnest, to get u inl.t mil of me. all vou have to do is ti' irdcr supper and a bed for me, and to mor row arter breakfast, you and I will try 1 riendly knock down or so to decide which diall pay for them. The crowd which hail meanwhile coll cted around the door of llie tavern, shouted . . t 1 . Kith laiinhter at i ns proposition, wnne John Bull hastily retired from ihe scene Having probably already had enougr of a aw AHeghanean bouluer. ENGLISH" GRAMMAR. The Comic Grammar says: But remembcr.ihouch box 11 the plutal makes boxes, The plural of ox Should be oxen, not oxes. To which an exchange paper add?: And remember, though fleece In ihe plural is fleeces, That the plural of goose Aien'i gooses nor geeses. We may also be permitted lo add; And remember, though house In the pluial is houses, The plural of mouse Siiould be mice,& not mouses. AN ALARMING" EVENT. What news in the great world?' asked a country parson ofa genlle nan who had just tuft llie metropolis. An event, sir.' answered he. 'recently look place, which.threalened to affect eveiy oudy in a manner that, peisisted in for any lenmh of time, must nave unavoiuauiy pro lured the destruction of ihe whol? Ir.wn. Pray, sir, what ill you allude to?' said the parson, with alarm. A general fast, sir,' replied the other. 'They would'nt have known much grarn- mai, il they did I'm a liquid see me drip.' 'Oh! ho!' said he wach, 'don't try to be funny; I know you well enough, now you have washed your face. You're tho chap r . ..A, nnt itn on -I....M .1,. .. -f 'Rr lish bU tetrior 01 vourn tin to. u,. . . s i.Ama mvttn un niu u 111c i , . .. & ' 1 1 hnvsa irin nuiii Bitri wssiub. Now MOB S WBlcimm v Qinnei,"u cm 1 I. it 1 ... ui 1 mnn mill . .That's .11 fair-thai', all fair too; but. AU.gnaneao . . - - 1 i . J m- K;i..r .hiner 'Give 11)6 loiiow 1110 u..u.c r n..er.a. to p.ana.ngw.. . , f 1 I . 1 1 - - ..a.a I nrtn 1 Miifiw ilJrtt f in - - nUERTIONS AND ANSWMts. Ion tn yr p - . . :n,ow ...e ;liru whatever he w ... .iT..m n.fi7 . ..t I.I. & iV.ni anrnfthllW. O UUI1 m r-" ' hansmi sr 1 1 n 111 11 1 iv ,, mffsi sr nun iinaa umvi" 1 ... ULiin" lanujj". ii'vi tun set to morrow no tear would fall for OS. On our grave avi... has Rnaland Beeauss she has lost her roan-Hood. Lce ueh gold our way. and that sovrin s uik. .Mr. Power's, the srulplor.nfce I ....... ,i,. m, r, ,11 the world . , . n ' .., hi w" ' ly to become a coanrmea sou n.aU.- - , wants, and put the whole in my bill, I'm determined to hold the knave lo Ins origin al agreement, in some wy or other. HE FOUND IT TRUE. Which is ihe best house in ?'aid a jentleman on a steamer, aderessing a per son who h bad been informed, resided at the place indicated. The Unnse, was the ceeioen re nnnse'That's the house all the big bugs ' . . . . . .L-. Discovering after a night 01 unrest, inn his informant was the keeper of the house alluded to be desired him to send Pis Dg gnge to some house whore ihe bugs were not so big. 'Thai's me, I did ihal thing. How do vou like the tips and downs of publii: lid ! Isn't variety charming?' 'If il was'nl that I'm a public funrtionan Hiid mus'nl give way to my feeling. IM crack your cocoa, and ease my mind of do- inr as 1 was done by. I'll make an exam pie of ynu. however. You're my prisoner tlalhj eoosha to the watch 'us. Thai's ihe Dutch for being took up.' Well, give us your arm. Don't be -(raid of the mu'', tfis very wholesome. Look it the pigi how fat il makes 'em; at.d il you like fat pork why shoiild'nt you like what makes pork fat? So so steady. Now 1 II tell you all about t'other night. I was pausing your box in a friendly jmunis r . . . f .1. I. . nous sort 01 a way, 1 iuohip you were asleep, or had tun down, and I turned the key to wind you up, il can 1 either keep good time, or even go.' Well, what fUef' 'Why, then I waich'd the box and when you come out, I bi-xed the watch. 1 hat 11. Il grew out of m obliging dupusi- tion. 'Ila! very obliging. Now iis my turn to wind up, and. to do it in the same way, I'll take you before ihe watih-miker, to bi cleansed and legulsted. You go to fast, hm I'll put a spoke iii youi wheel; he'll se you by ihe regulator, and make you Keep iood time.' 'Why, walchy, yon re a wag. Why lon't you say that I was a horizontal, &i that jouhfitd me up like, 1 patent lever? You're awake now. but that night you ....'.i nn in trai. or von would have 1:. ught uie, I caught a weazel asleep tha time I pul Iresh salt on your for once.' To add one more to his vagaries, Mer vyn now refused to walk a step further ind silling down on a step, loudly avowee his resolution, and declared his name wai not W alker. Whether your name be Walker or not vou muM co. Not wiihou'. a go-cart you can I lorct me to go-l'm a legal lender, and you mils lake me HaVnt I got an office, or at leas a publio Mluation, here on ihe steps? If 1 musieo. it shall be on the yankee princi pie of rotation, bring me a wheel-barrow' Reform me oui regularly." It was procured md away Ihey wen. 'So we go,' said .lervyn, 'Chaaley'a making a barrow-nlgh of me. Gently over the siones: 1 uou like bumpts, except hon I get .hem of . t rn, t I ti tr I Ii a a 1 .. . . V .1 l.io jrouilg mm. la IlLm, er, IS12, I ploughed a nan ol ml for wheal, but lh great rlrounhi vented my finishinir ihe F.el.i a ... . . ... - i. in. I nftnitln.l.iil ..... . L 1 . wi:.1UUCU IUIUl HIS CIOUT KOll f ,,J 11 wiih corn in the spu'ng 0f is 43 -ii. iil ploughed in September, 1842, ca(ed ihe ravages ol t.e worm, wlnl, the land alongside, i.loi.ehed i ti, sprinur of 1S13, was nearly all uk.-n hy ihe worm; this induced we lo try g;,j,; which I did in ihe mo.ul, o( Sn,H mUi-r 1 c 1 o . 1. . 1. I toio, wnn 1 11 0 same supers os bef io -tiled. To plough m A'.lV..mfc,,r or Dscmber, will noi, as I h..)ieye. be of any use whatever asa preventive agiirst 'lie worm. I have known a field part ploughed in Septembei part in Dee. m- h. n,t llm t.a..J.j ' . . . . jll in tho same C t.-1 J . A'ow it is aoilh a fair trial; and if S ptembi-r ,iliuhing will prevent ihe deslroyrr t will save llie farmer much trouble an I it has jncceeded in three instances OSS' 0 my knowledge; the reason of which I leave for others better qtial,fied to as. certain the fads are worth anendi.ii; to as il may save many bushels of corn to the farmer, Hr-NfT Cayikii. yew Castle Co. Del. June 4M, 1815 Somehnhy hag very truly said.thit then is in the heart of mnn a native cenne of irauiy, a latent sympathy, a harmony witli ill that is lovely on the earn, whit h makes lim unconsciously seek out epots tcf pecu ur sweetness, not only for his daily dwil ling, but tor his temporary renting place, md the mansion of bis long ropose. Are ynu fond oi tongue, sir? I was always foud of tongue.madam; andliko it still. THE ARI IST CATECHISM. What is perspective or Int sjiarent pltnes Uv peispentive is meant tlie seeing a housand pounds in your mind s eye Hint you will never realize. Transparent planes nav he said to be lauiolony;bec.aue every thing transparent roust bo plain that is clear. What is a ground plane? Any uneven ubelance ground flat. What is a base? Anything of a basn or vicious nature. A pewter six-pence is very base. What is vanishing poin? T he vanish nir pninl is a comer at w hita a genila man who recognizes a dun or bailiff ap proaching suddenly disappears. W hat is ultra-marine: A Hung Inns- porled beyond the seas. Any man whm innniits larceny in t-ngiand can oecomo ilira-merine. An elderly gentleman last spring planted his onions close to hi popies, and tlie con sequence was; be says; they grew so slee- )v ttui he could uever gat them out ol tneir heds. Somebody his said, (somebody says a gtcat many pel things,) how civil-eye d iaiin lo'jks when yiu are paying :" lhat little bill they owe. V always ihing id Voltair was a deisi: he believed in t' a deity of natural uligion says a writer m LnnJon Quarterly and of that deily he nev- er wrote irievcren'lv. DOMt-STIC 1NE. Mr Longworih of Cincinnati stimat ! is crop of wine for this year at five bun Jerd barrels. He has cultivated ihe prsffl for several ytm and Hods it profitable only like a bran Inj-JQ medal.' spends many i dayi on a cvst.