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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
Compliment to Printers.

John G. Rives, of Virginia, in a
recent published letter on the subject
ofpublic printing, has a word of sug-
gsstion for the press, and a compli-
ment to the compositor, whose duty it
is not unfrequently to make sense out
Of very sensless chirography. Mono
but writer for the press can compre-
hend how much there is in The veteran
printers remarks. Many members OF
Congress-and not few greater men
must have been surprised at the re-
spectacle. figure they cut in print,
without thinking Of the toilsome labor
and the exercise of the better talent
than their own which had been expen-
ded by the journeyman printer in put
ting into good shape the message or
report of a speech furnished them.
Mr.. RiveS says:- "S''
81 have the manuscript writing Of
most great men of the country during
the past twenty years, and | thinkthat
| may say that not twenty of them
could stand tie test of the scrutiny OF
one half the journeymen printers EN-.
ployed in my office. This fact wilIbe
vouched by every editor in the Union.
To a poor ,:journeyman" printer
many q 'great man" owes his repu.
tion for scholarship; and were the hum.
bic compositorS to resolve, by concert,
to set up manuscript nthelr hands,
even for one little week-precisely. as
it is written by the authors, there
would be morereputations slaughtered
than their "devils" could shakella
t'stick" at in twenty.four hours.s+
Statesmen would become 'ssmall by
degrees, and, beautifully less.n' Many
an ass would have the lions hide tori,
from his limbs. Men whom the
world wopld call writer's, would wake
up mornings and find themselves IA.
NOUS as; mere PEetshdsrs " hlipbpss
and cheats3"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
SGlettGO Stories.
Popping the Question.
BY AN OLD BACHELOR.

About twenty years ago, I was not
then so bald as | am now) | was
spending the midsummer with my old
friend and school. fellow, Tom Morton.
Tom had married carly in life, and
had a daughter, Mary Rose, who, to
her fathers and mothers beauty, add
ed her uncle Absalom's good humor
and her aunt Deborah's notability. In
her you had the realization of all that
the poets have sung about fairy forms,
dnlcet voices and witching eyes. She
was just such being as you may i'm
agine to yourself as the heroine of
some beautiful romance. My heart
was susceptible and | fell in love-
No man, thought, had ever loved as
did-a common fancy among lovers
and the intensity of my affection, |
believed would not fail to secure a re-
turn. One cannot explain the secret,
but they who have felt the influence
well know how to Judge Of my feel
ings. Twas completely over head and
ears as mortal could be. | loved
with that entire devotion that ma kes
filial piety and brotherly affection
speak to the corner of a mans heart
and leave it to the undisputed sover-
eighty Of feminine beauty.
The blindness incidental to my
passion, and the young lady's uniform
kindness, led me to believe that the
possibility Of her becoming my wife
: was by no means as remote as at first
it appeared to be; and having spent
several sleepless nights in examining
the subject on all sides, determined
to make an offer of my hand. For
more than week | could not obtain
an opportunity of speaking alone with
my adored, Notwithstanding | had
frequently left the dinner table pre-,
matnrely with that view, and several
times excused myself from excursions
which had been planned for my espe-
cial amusement.
At length the favorable moment
seemed tobe at hand. A charity SER
mon was to be preached by the bishop
for the benefit Of the Sunday school |:
and as Mr.. Morton was church warden
and destined to hold one of the plates,
it became imperative upon his family
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

THE YELLED PICTURE.-A story is
told of two artist lovers, both of whom
sought the hand of a painters daugh-
ter. And the question which Of the
two should possess himself Of the prize
so earnestly coveted by both, having
come to the father, he promised to give
his child to the one who could paint
the best. So each strove for the maid
en- with the highest skill his genius
could command. One painted a pic
ture of fruit, and displayed it for the
fathers inspection in beautiful grove,
where gay birds sang sweetly among
the foliage, and all nature rejoiced in
the luxuriance OF bountifnl lie. Pres
emily the birds came down to the can,
vass of tbeyoung painter, ard attempt.
ed to eat the fruit he had pictured
there. In his surprise and joy at the
young artists skill, the father declared
that no one could triumph over that
Soon, however, the second lover
came with his picture, and it was
yelled.
/" Take the veil from your painting
said the old man.
81 leave that to you," said the ar
tist with simplicity.
The father of the young and lovely
maiden approached the yelled picture
and attempted to uncover it. But
imagine his astonishment, when as he
attempted to take offthe veilhe found
the veil itself to be the picture. We
need not say who was the lucky lover;
for if the artist who deceived the birds
in painting, manifested great powers
of art, he who could SO veil his can
yass with The pencil as to deceive a
skillful master was surely the greatest
artist. e
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
From the Knickerbocker.
Mr.. Phoenix In oregon.

Nkrs KuOcAAAG IN OHeBOh' .t-r~
We rather think, upon the whole, .
that we shall violate no confidence,
nor do any particular hurt, by per- ,
mitting the reader 10 have q peep atn
the following passages from a private
letter from "John Phoenix, alias,
"Squibob," dated from Portland, Or; I
egon Territory, the latter part Of Au.A
gust last. His epistle ends with "a
poem which is scarcely less characteroi
Iistic than the letter itself; a. s g, 4s-
1t giYeSme unfeigned pleasure to
inform You that | am about to quit tho
gloomy and pever-to- be-dried-up sky Q
Of Oregon and repair without unnee-o
lessary delay, to d., on our borai
fders. Yes, sir, Pm off; "SerVices"d
no longer required on these inclem- 4.
eut shores-shores which, when you,
read of in Irvings Astoria" you ma
turally wish to behold, and admire !
old Astor's pluck in makiDgestablish. d
ments thereon, and whicll, ,jwhen youa
reach, you wish you hadn't and adSi
miTe still more old Astor's good sense d
| in breaking his establishments pand
quitting while there was yet time, =
Rain is an exceedinglypleasan and
gratifying institution in its way, andr
| in moderation; it causes the grass to-
grow, the blossoms to flourish, and is7
positive necessity to the umbrella,
maker; but when you get to coun-
try where it rains incessantly twenty
six hours day, for seventeen months
in the year, you cannot resist having
the conviction forced upon your mind
that the thing is slightly overdone.ETt
That's the case in Oregon; it com
menced raining pretty heavily on tho
third Of last November, and it contin-
ued up to the fifteenth of May, when
it set in for a long storm which isn't
fairly over yet. There's moisture for
you. .'..,s
The consequences of this awful cli-i
mate are inst what might be supposedi
The immense quantity of the prOtox-a
ide squirted about here, causes trees,
buildings, streets, everything to pre-
sent a diluted, wishy-washy appear
ance. The women lose their color,
the men their hair, (washed of st,)l
and the animals, by constant expos
ure acquire scales and fins, like tho
natives of the great deep. In factalI
{ the inhabitants Of this territory have
! Fa generally scaly appearance, .Rnd re-.
joice in peculiar smell--a combina-
tion, / should say of a fsh-ball and o.
fresh mudsucker. The rains of Ore
gon beat everything in that line ever,
beheld or conceived of. Those that
fell on Noah's Ark were not more
heavy; those of Nero, Caligula and
|. Nicely johnson not more terrible;
nor those of Lady Suffolk, at Moscow,
longer or stronger, which is a slightly
mixed metaphor of very happy des,
cription. So, upon the whole, I'm
glad, I'm off; yes, Pm quite sure Of
it; and | long to get to D., where
the people enjoy the light Of the blesa
sed sun, and where l can enjoy it, also,
and dry my things, and read lrvipg's
"Astoria." Such a thing as "dry
humor" in Oregon, is, Of course, a
physical impossibility.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
4ottrg,
THELOvELY WOMAN's KISS.

By AN ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG MAN.
I've banqueted on luxuries
Produced in every cline,
I've feasted on rich turtle soup,
And suppcd on oysters prime;
Butnothing so delicious is
Within a world like this,
AS soft caresses seasonedby
A lovely woman's kiss.
I've gloated o'er the festive board,
And drank rich draughts Of vine
I've listened at the opera
To melody divine
But OH I've never, never met
Such sweet excess of bliss
AS thrills the soul when lips receive
A lovely woman's kiss.
In glitt'ring halls of splendor rare
I've passed the midnight hours
In gardens beautiful and fair
I've wandered mid the flowers;
But there's dearer joy than these
A joy would not miss
A heavenly rapture whichis found
In lovely woman's kiss.
In my last hour, when death draws near,
In darkness and in gloom,
May woman's smile my pathway cheer,
And light me to the tomb
And when my soul shall take its fight,
To other worlds than this,
May it be waited to the skies
By lovely woman's kiss.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
alistellalreous 9rtitIts.
The Throne OF solomon .

Ahc AmOue OI SOlOmOu'
The following account (says an ex-
change) of a remarkable piece of mech
anism is taken from a Persian manu-
script called " The history of Jerusa-
lem" 1t purports to be a description
of the throne Of King Solomon, and if
the details are correctly given, it un-
doubtedly surpasses any piece of
mechanism produced in modern
times. The sides of were pure gold,
the feet of emerald and rubies, inter
mixed with pearls, each Of which was
as large as an ostrich's egg. The
throne had'seyen steps on each side
were delineated orchards full Of trees
the branches ofwhich were Of precious
stones, representing fruit, ripe and un-
ripe on the tops Of trees were to be
seen figures Of plumage birds, partic-
ularly the peacock, the etaub, and the
turkeys. All these birds we're hollow
ed within artificially, SO as to occasion
ally utter a thousand melodious sounds
such as the ears of mortals never
heard. On the first was delineated
vine branches having punches Of
grapes, composed of various sorts OF
precious stones, fashioned in such q
manner as to represent the various COL
ors ofpurple, violet, green and red, so
as to render the appearance ofreal
fruit. On the second step on each side
OF the throne, were two lions of terri
bic aspect, large as life, and formed Of
cast gold. The nature ofthis remark
able throne was such that when Solo,
mon placed his foot On the first stop,
the birds spread forth their wings and
made a Auttering noise in the air. On
his touching the second step, the Ii
ons expanded their claws. On reach.
ing the third step, the whole assem-
blage of demons and fairies and mer
repeated the praise of tho Deity
When he arrived at the fourth step
voices were heard addressing him in
the following manner: "Son Of Da
vid, be thankful for the blessings
which the Almighty has bestowed up
on you" The same was repeated or
approaching the fifth step. On hil
touching the sixth, all the children .
Israel joined them and on his arri
val at the seventh, all the birds anC
lanimals became in. motion. and raas
ed not until ne had placed himself il
the royal seat, when the birds, lions
and other animals, by secret springs
discharged shower of the most pre-
cious perfumes on Solomon after
which two of the kurges descended
and placed a golden crown upon his
head. Before the throne was col
umn of FURNISHED gold, on the top o
which was a golden dove, which helC
in its beak volume bound in silver
In this book were written the Psalms
of David, and the dove having pre-
sented the book to the King, he roac
aloud q portion Of it to the children o
Israel. 1t is further related, that OF
the approach of a wicked person to the
throne, the lions were wont to set NJ
a terrible roaring, and to lash theil
tails with violence. The birds also be-
gan to bristle up their feathers, and
the assembly, also, Of demons and &c.
nj, to utter horrid cries; for fear o
them, no one dared be guilty of false
hood, but all confessed their crimes
Such was the throne Of Solomon, thc
son of David.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

Alady, being in want of d dyer,
was referred to an excellent workman
and something of a wag in his line.--
The lady called and asked: "Are you
the dying lnanl" NO, ma'am, Pm a
living man, but I'll dye for you,"
promptly replied the man Of many
colors, pptting the emphasis where it
was needed,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
Gbs glt3rt9ur Democrat,

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
PEARCE q SPENCE.
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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-19

I SLAVE PRoPERTY.-Marv, a negro wo-
man belonging to DR.. John H. Hurdley,
near Moorcsville, Ala, gave birth on the 10
ult., to three living infants, two whites and
one black. 1 tSE
K "OH! Rock THE CRADLE, LUCY."-Lucy
Stone Blackwell, the Cincinnati Gazette
states has become, within the last few DAYS
one ofthe mothers of America. And this
too, after all her preaching about "woman's
rights"-as she understood them! Can
aany body have faith in the professions of
the sex after this? Est .a}t
A FAT FEE.-In the case of Merle Us.
Sunderland, recently decided by the Su-
preme Court of California, in favor of the
plaintiffs, involving the title to one third of
Sacramento, valued at $3,OOO,O0O, Joseph
G. Baldwin, Esq, outhor of "Flush Times
in Alabama" got contingent fee of up
wards of one hundred thousand dollars.
The venerable Stephen rockingham, of
Newburyport, Mass, voted for Fremont
He has voted for every President that has
been elected from the first choice of Wash
ington. He now appears to be with the
defeated party for the first time.
A Friend of ours the other day was ac-
eosted in one of the streets, with the words.
"Do You know the time sir" Upon which
he pulled ont his watch, and after consult
ing it, returned it to his pocket, coolly re-
plying to the interrogative, ''Yes, sir, do"
and then walked of, leaving the questioncr
abashed at his own ridiculous way of in
quiring the time.
A gentleman residing in Pittsburgh who
recently lost female friend in Pbiladel-
phia, by typhoid fever, relates that on the
night Of her death he dreamed of seeing a
corpse sitting upright in rocking chair.
The next day he learned of the deaIh of his
relative, cousin, but only on Thursday of
this week asceitlined the fact that she died
in her rocking chair.
In a company of 90 United States sol
diers it was ascertained that the enlistment
ofnine-tenths of them was from some female
difficulty, thirteen Of them had changed
their names, and forty-tlrce ofthem were
either drunk or partially so at tho time of
their enlistment.
Postage stamps, which are now SO ex-
tensively used throughout the world, were
invented by a Swede, named Trekenber, in
Il822.
Queen Victoria is said to be in a condit-
ion which promises an increase to royalty.
A lady in Wisconsin missed ring last
summer, which was given up as lost A
few days since it was found in the crop Of "a
chicken which had been killed. The ring
was much reduced in size.
CHARITY.-A stream meandering from
the fount Of love-
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-19
nenlh ofn CeIchratcd TInrsc.

= Black Hawk, 2 tho famous stallion owned
by David Hill, Of Bridgeport, Vt, died last
week, % years old.
Black Hawk was foafed in 1888, and
was then-theg property of Wingate Twom-
BY, Of Greenland, formerly of DurhanlA,
NH q His Sire was tue SHERMAN Morgan" !"
his grandsire the Justin Morgan" famed
as the pFogenitor of the Morgan horses
His dam was halfbIood English mare
When four years old he was purchased by
Benjamin Thurstoa of Lowell, and used rs
family horse until 1914, when Mr.. Hill
purchased hirn, aud in the hands Of this
gentleman he soon became famous Black
Hawk was little less than Is hands high,
and weight about 1000 pounds. His col
or was black like that of his dam, and his
colts have been black, bay or chestnut, with
hardly an exception. He possesses the
character of the Morgan family of horses in
an eminent degree. He was symetrical,
muscular and compact in his form, and his
elastic style ofaction, speed and endurance,
which qualities be impaired in remarka.
bic degree to his progeny, rendered him
one OF luo most faluaDIc STOCK horses ever
owned in this country. Black Hawk could
trot his single Mic IN 2:40, and exhibited
considerable bottom in longer races. In
In 1912 he won match for 1000, by trot-
ting on the Cambridge Track five miles in
side ofsixteen minutes. October Sd, I843,
he won a race Of two mile heats, beating
two competitors easily, in 5:43-5 :48-5 Al.
Black Hawk was the sire of several of the
frstest horses on the turf, among which arc
"Ethan Allen" the fastest trotting stall
lion in the world; of 'Lancet," who has
beaten the best time of Lady SdffoIk; of
"Black Ralph" 4Belle of Saratoga" "Black
Hawk Maid" &c. He was not only a for
tune for his owner, but the value of his stock
hSs added much to the wealth Of the State
where he was kept. Hr. Hill has received
for his services over forty thousand dollars
bislast season ucttcd seven thousand dollars,
and he was already booked in advance for
five thousand dollars. His owner obtained
insurance on his life until he arrived at an
age when the premium charged was neces-
sarily very high, and he died uninsured
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-19
. Noblo rownsl,ip of Fnr,ners,

The township of Burritt, Winnebagc
county, Illinois, bears the palm for the gal
liant stand its voters took in the late election
Before the formation of the Republican par,
ty, there were but six Wing voters in the
township. On the 4th of November, Ere
mont received 154 votes, Buchanan Z, Fill
more none.
That township raised this year 10000
bushels wheat, 100000 bushels corn, So
600 bushels oats, and other things in pro-
portion "And yet" says the correspond
ent who informs the Chicago Press of the
fact, 'we have had time to read the Press,
Tribune, Democrat, and three county pa
pers." Intelligence, thrift, and love of
freedom always go hand in hand. p
You have looked on that picture-now
look on this: The Ninth District the ex-
treme southern part of the same State, and
which gives Buchanan an overwhelming
contains eLeven thousand one bun
dred and eighty-sir persons who can nei-
ther read nor write.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-19
Fast Horse,

The Milwaukee Wisconsin,, tells of q
horse that recently died in Oregon, I'll. He
was ugly and would not be harnessed ex.
cept with saddle, and could make extraordi-
nary time. He could pass over 112 miles
in "a hours. His usual time from Oregon
to Rockford, 25 miles, was two hours. The
docsor who owned him, and who alone conld
ride him, has been heard to say, that during
six years past, he has ridden him upwards
of 10000 miles, and that during all this
time he was never known to trip or stumble
so as to attract the attention of the rider
He was savage, because he was formally a
wild horse on the plains of Arkansas.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-19
QOttrp
A SWEET POEM.


The fair author is but seventeen years age Ahighy
gifted friend whose eyes are always open to the tokens
genius, and whose heart is full of the music of poetry
writes privately about her The facts of the letter arc
touching and while delicacy fobids our using several
things named In it sy yet that the creumstan-
ees with which this child genius has struggled are such
aito move the heart to deep feeng.-SOvthsrR Times
NY BROTHER.
Oil briar rose, Chamber
And cover the chamber
The chamber dreary and lono--
Where with meekly closed lips,
Andeyes in eclipse,
NJ brother les under the stone.
Obi violets, cover,
The narrow roof over
Oh cover the window and door,
For never the lights,
- Through the long days and nights,
Make shadows across the door.
The lilies are blooming the lilies are white
Where his play haurts used to be;
And the sweet cherry blossoms
Blow over the bosoms f.l ft
ofbirds on the old roof tree.
When hear on the hills the shout Of the storm;
In the valley the roar Of the river;
shiyeE and shake on the hearth-stone warm,
AsI think Of his cold forever"
His white hands are FOLDED, and never again,
With song OF the robin or plover
When the has come with her bees and her grain
viii be play in the meadow clover.
Obi dear little brother! rt.ss ESQ
Nv sweet little brother,
In the palace above the sun,
Oh, pray the good angels, .H--e
The glorious evangels,
10 take me when lie IS done
ExxA, ALICE BRowx.