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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-04
DEM0CRATfesF TICKET.


ron yuDoE OF THE SUPREME COURT, TO FL
VACANCY. H..
CORRINGT0N W. SEARLE.
TOR IuDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
RUFUS II. RANREK.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
WAYNE GRISWOLD.
SSANIssIosRR OF COMMON scRooLs,
III. III. RARNEY.
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM MEDILL.
COUNTY TICKET.
FoR AuDIroR-JOEL A. WALDEN;
For TREAsURER-DR. L, HOLLAND;
PoR SnERTT-W1LLIAMG GOLD;
For REcoRDER- JoNATHAN BRIAN;
For COMMISSIONER JOHN KINNEY;
For CoRoNER-WM. PAUL ANDERSON,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-04
Democratic Presidential EiectoTs,

&c ,sHNAToRIAL ELEcToRs.
WILLIAM KENNON, JR., Of Belmont.
ALEXANDER p. MILLER, Of Butler.
lat, SHELDON I. KELLOGG, of Hamilton
"a. HENRY i. SEDAN, Of Hamilton.
I'd. DAVID CLARK, Of Montgomery.
4th. ISAACH II. THOMAS, Of Darke.
9th. EDWARD FOSTER, Of Williams.
an. MICHAEL II. DAVIS, Of Clermoni.
Tn. WILLIAM CROSSEN. of Warren.
sth. WILLIAM KERSHNER Of Clark.
OH. GEORGE z. SENEY, Of Seneca.
10Th. LEVI DUNCAN. Of Jackson.
llth. ALFRED MoVEIGI, Of Fairfield.
l9th. JACOB SLYH, Of Frankliu.
18th. JOHN TIFF. Of Huron.
18th. JOHN C. MYERS, Of Ashland.
18th. JOSEPH BURNS, Of Coshocton.
18th. JAMES NJ. GAYLORD, of Morgan.
nth. BENJAMIN F. SPR1GGS, Of Noble.
18th. ALPH0NS0 HART, Of Portage.
Oeth. HENRY II. DODGE, Of Cuyahoga.
2lth, GEORGE G. GILLETT, Of Ashtabula.
l2st. GEL RGE COOK, Of Harrison.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-04
BosFoE Saturday Aug. 8. 1896,

GEETLEMEN:-Upon my return last even.
Ing, after short absence from the city, I
found your letter oflhe 9Olh ult, inviting
me to take part ia The proceedings of The
Wings Of Maine, assembled in mass meet
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-04
Letters from Kansas.

4 To Il. w. FARLEY antl-Olher Genllemen Of
the Maine Whig State Central Commit ee. 2,
a- 2G1g-ssDL-. .GAala sQsg
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-04

Here, is the letter Of resRctnbe emf.
grant from Michigan, who writes TO the
editor of The Adrian IRdlchloiosr
Eastern times., 1856-04-03

weed taken from the rocks in the latter part of
the season will not weigh go heavy to the cord,
and it will not decompose so soon as though
gathered in the spring. But whether ton of
seaweed, taken from the rocks in the spring of
the year, contains any more fertilzng proper
ties than when gathered in the fall, | am not
able to say. From August to November it is
very dry and light; from May to July it is
filled with watery substance, and will heat
and decompose rapidly. The fall of the year
would be the time to transport it into the in
terror, or to any distance required. 1t might
be put up in bundles and kept for months with
out any trouble as to heating or decaying, pro-
vidng it was taken from the rocks after the
month of September. For composing, take
it from the rocks in May or June, and pile it
up with muck or loan, and it will soon decay,
and it makes good fertilizer for all kinds of
vegetables, and for top-dressing grass land
1t is superior to common barn-yard dressing,
because it is more durable
Eastern times., 1856-04-03
MisttIIanp.
The Upright Clerk.
morning had broken.

A good lesson for young Men. Fifty years
Mass, kept by James Brazer. Mr. Brazer did
large business with all the country round, for
his stock was composed of almost every thing
one could want, cotton and wooden goods, hard
ware, wooden-ware, silks, threads, crockery,
kegs of tobacco, and great quantities of rum and
brandy giving plenty of employment 10 FIVE
clerks.
In Mr.. Brazer's store in those days there was
custom which is generally done away with
now-the custom of drinking al III o'clock
Every forenoon a drink was mixed up, made Of
rum, raisins, sugar, ard nutmeg, with biscuit,
and handed around To the master clerks, and
their customers; all pariook of it, and relished
il, and dare sav smacked their lips and want
ed more. AT last one of the clerks refused his
glass He had made a resolution not to take
any for week, he said. 1t looked very odd
His companions wanted 10 know why. The
habit is grolclng on me, answered Amos, for
for that was his name, and | am afraid of It !;
that's why. The other clerks called him foul
lsh, and a coward They thought that was no
good reason at all, for every body drank. They
laughed at him, but they did not laugh it out
Of him. He made his first resolution for a
week, then for a year, and finally the years Of
his apprenticeship; and thus alone, and for him
self, he took the ground of total abstinence when
4 spirii-drinking was the universal fashion and
during the whole time he never drank spoon
I fnl, though he mixed gallons and gallons fol
his master. Amos made the same resolution
in regard to tobacco; he never smoked cigar
and chewed but one quId, and that before he
was fifteen. A great many years afterwards
he wrote TO young student al college:
In the first place take This for your motto al
the beginning of your journey, take the differ
euce of going just right and little lOrong, vii
be the difference of finding yourself in goot
quarters or in miserable bog slough at The
end of il. OF the whole number educated in tht
Groton stores for years before ard after myself
no one else, to my knowledge, escaped the bog
or slough; and my escape | trace TO the single
fact of my having put restraint upon my ap
. petite. After leaving school and going into
store, not month passed before | was impress
ed with the opinion that restraint upon appetite
was necessary to prevent The slavery saw de
stroying numbers around me- Many and man,
Of the farmers, mechanics, and apprentices Q
Eastern times., 1856-04-03
The Chinese Trader,

The Chinese trader completes with the Eu-
ropean wherever the latter has founded settle
ments in the Eastern world. His sleepess
diligence overcomes every obstacle, and his
love of gain is not quenched by contumely and
persecution. No sooner does he put his foot
among strangers, than he begins 10 work.
No office is too menial or too laborious for him.
He has come 10 make money, and he will make
it. His frugality requires but little; he bare
ly lives, but he saves what he gets; commenc-
es trade in the smallest possible way, and is
continually adding to his store. The native
scorns such drudgery, and remains poor; the
Chinaman tolls patiently on, and grows rich.
A few years pass by, and he has warehouses
becomes contractor for produce buys for
ly-imported countrymen, who have come 10
seek their fortunes as he did. He is not par
ticularly scrupulous in matters of opinion.
He never NEEDLES with politics, for they are
dangerous and not profitable; but he will
adopt any creed, and carefully follow any OBJ
servances, if, by SO doing, he can confirm or
improve his position. If it is expedent for
him TO become Catholic, he punctually at
tends mass, walks in procession, clIngs TO his
rosary or rellquary, with an excess of devo-
tion, until he sails for home, when he tosses
them overheard He thrives with the Span
lard, and works when the latter sleeps. lie
is too quick for the Dutchman, and can smoke
and bargain at the same time, turning his re.
| taxation to account. He has harder work
with the Englishman, but still he is too much
for him, and succeeds. Climate has no effect
on him it cannot stop his hands, unless II
kills him; and if it does, he dies in harness,
battling for money I'LL his las; breath. Wher-
ever he may be, and in whatever position,
whether in his own or in foreign country, he
is diligent, temperate, and uncomplaining.-
He will compare in good qualities with mer
of other lands, and is, if anything, more gen,
erally honest. He keeps the word he pledg
es. paws his debts, and is capable Of generous
and noble actions. 1t has been customary tt
speak lightly of him, aud to judge Of whole
people by few vagabonds in provincial sea
mort. whose morals and manners have not beer
improved by foreign society.
Eastern times., 1856-04-03

that day have filled drunkard's graves, and left
destitute families and friends.'
Let every clerk and apprentice who reads
this, and hope there will be many, stop and
note this point-the difference of going just
right or lille ,Orong-in your setting out in
life, is the difference between integrity and dis
honesty, success or disappointment, happiness
or ruin.
At twenty-one, in 1907, Amos went to Bos-
ion with twenty dollars in his pocket. He SOON
received an offer of clerkship, in respec,a-
| Bile firm. Here he stad but few months =
His employers failed, and he hired small store
IN Cornhill, and furnished it with goods upon
the strength of the confidence with which he
had inspired merchants who had become ac-
qualnted with him. Integrity, industry and
! system, were the foundations upon which his
business life was built. He practiced rigid
economy, never allowing himself to spend a
fourpence upon unnecessary objects until he
had earned it. During his first seven years in
the city, he never let bill stand against him
over the Sabbath. If the purchase of goods
had been made at auction on Saturday, he al
ways examined and settled the bill by note or
duty on Monday, there would be no trouble for
the clerks thus keeping business before him,
instead of allowing it to driue him. AT the
close OF that seven years, he was worth fifty
| thousand dollars.
On first coming to the city ,.he took lodgings
with widow, who had just opened boarding.
house. Amos asked for one role TO be made
for the boarders in the public sitting-.oom and
that was that they might keep quiet 70. one
hour after supper, in order TO give those who
wished it, an opportunity for study or reading.
The consequence was, said he in after wears,
that we had the most quiet and improving set
of young men in town. The few who did not
wish TO comply with the regulation, went
abroad after tea, sometimes to the. theatre.
sometimes TO other places, but 10 a man, be-
came bankrupt in after life, not only in fortune,
but IN reputation; while the majority of the
o'Hot Sielhs SustdlHei BoOJ Character, ana
some are now living who are ornaments TO So
clety, and till important stations. The inlu-
ence of the small number will perhaps be felt
throughout generations. 1t was no less favor
able on myself than on Others
Such were the principles on which was rear
ed young man who afterwards became one of
the prIncely merchants of Busion princely in
wealth, virtues, and benevolence, Amos LAW
RENEE, who gave in charity, more than sir hun
dred thousand dollars, and the legacy of whose
life Is part of the worlds true riches. Such
principles neUer fail man. Young men study
them we'll
Eastern times., 1856-04-03

| was afraid you would be too late. 1 want to
tell you.'
'What, Clarence my dear Clarence The
young man bent yearningly over the pale, ca
ger face, and the tears stood in his eyes.
Have you found the light 2 the blind eyes
turned almos, wildly towards him.
! (which light he asked
There !! He pointed up again. Jesus,
the Saviour, mine, yours. "Not the righ-
teous, sinners, Jesus, yonder, see The sun
light coming at last' His head sank upon
the pillow. The physician stepped forward.
Quiet, Clarence, he said softly, 'or I'll have
to send them al. away
i mo, am going now,' Clarence whispered
with smile. Say, Edward, the light, find
| it,
! Edwards voice trembled. Il have found it,
Clarence
An expression of ineffabe beauty passed
over the blind boys face. Pray, then, Ed
ward, pray. Here, mother, hold my head
once more
Oh, father, mother, precious mother, morn
ing is breaking at the cross tell them ALL
Wait, Ellie, Carlisle, Alice, MIR. Pufton, little
Ned, where are they! Aunt Sophie
They came with fearful eyes, and kissed
him, without speaking. DR.. Currer said
There, Clarence, Alice is not here, and the
children, we will tell them for you. Lie still,
and Edward will pray
Yes, tell her the night has been so long to
me, but day is coming now pray, Edward
Edward knelt beside him, and the Others
stood around the bed. Judge Ainslie, with
his stately figure bowed; Aun; Sophie, with
her hand pressed over her eyes Mr. Pufion,
quivering with suppressed feeling, and the
physician gravely watching the strange glory
of the paling face, as the accents Of that prayer
foated through the silent room. And Kate,
sinking on her knees, behind the sheltering
curtains, strove to join in the prayer with no
other thought than of the dying and the glory
parhy accorded to others, there rushed through
her own being tice of joy and hope that
swept away the doubts and grets of years.
Light was dawning; light to the living,
passing from the night of sin to the morning
of salvation ; light to the dying, passing from
the night Of time to the morning of eternity.
The tones of the pleader's voice grew deep
and strong; swelling upward from the holy
room to the holier heaven opening to the boy S
vision so powerful was the mellowed voice.
in its trembling earnestness, that the parting
spirit might have fioated upward on the pin
ions of that prayer.
| The mother saw the radiance of the face
brighten until look of holy triumph settled
on the s:iffening features. She heard the
breath come fainter, but she sat there quietly,
yielding up the soul for which she had wres-
tied through the long night of his earthly sin
and suffering, into the hands of a plying Sa-
viour.
When Edward ceased, they gathered closer
round the bed. The father stopped to listen,
and drew back with a strange look upon his
face.
/ The mothers prayers were heard ! The
morning had broken.
Eastern times., 1856-04-03
From the Maine Farmer.
Experiments and Remarks on Seaweed
Manure.

From the Maine Farmer.
Experiments and Remarks on Seaweed
Manure.
Although the roads are blocked UP with
snow and the air is cold, seed time is coming,
and will soon be at hand. Those who have
neglected 10 procure or lay by seed of various
kinds for the coming season, had better be
aboutit. Get good seed, and put in the ground
early. BE sure and put the ground in good
order. DON'T spare the dressing, if you want
good crop. If you can't cultivate large
piece, try small one.' Plough deep, and
make the ground fine and rich; you may then
be sure of getting an ample return for your
labor.
A few words about growing corn on sea-
dressing. Last spring planted corn on land
which was an old pasture the spring before,
and the bushes had almost taken possession of
it. Planted potatoes the first year, and used
seaweed for dressing. Last spring hauled
on and spread barn-yard manure at the rate of
about twenty cart-loads to the acre, then
ploughed deep as one yoke of oxen could do
it. The land being strong, in many places it
was difficult to get the plow down to proper
depth. | next made furrows three feet and. a
half apart, with the OK team. The rows were
marked offthe other way by dragging a chain
three feet apart. If the burrows were not of
sufficient depth where the chain crossed, it
was cleared out with a hoe. | put in large
shovel full of horse manure in each hill, the
manure being previously shoveled over and
consequently had got pretty well heat up
Through the middle of the piece | omitted
dressing three rows as before named, for the
purpose OF trying sea-dressing. In these three
rows put a large forkful of green seaweed
(rock-weed) in each hill, and then put about
one-half of shovelful TO the hill of the same
kind of manure that was used on the rows ad-
joining; this covered over the seaweed and
gave the corn start. Planted 18th of May.
Came up WELL The weather being rather
wet and cold, the corn looked yellow. When
about two inches high, it was well weeded and
the ground loosened hoed twice. 1t grew
well except in places where the ground was not
well ploughed. The rows that were dressed
with seaweed grew and ripened as well as the
rest of the piece. If it had been dry. warm
season, the corn planted on seaweed would
have been the best, without doubt, as sea-
dressing contains salt, and that retains or draws
moisture from the earth and atmosphere, and
guards vegetation against the drouth. There
fore, those that are on or near the sea shore
might save one-half of their barn-yard ma
nure by using sea-dressing under corn and pc
tatoes, and might say all kinds of vegetables
Beans will not grow on salt dressing
Squashes will do we'll. | raised them las
season weighing from sixteen to fifty pounds
on poor land too. dug holes, say two fee
by twenty inches deep, filled them within fou
inches with green seaweed, the remainder
with scrapings of the barn-yard. which [ pre-
fer TO clear barn manure. Planted the see'
one inch deep. The seaweed soon commences
heating, which caused the seed to sprout, an,
they grew amazingly.
II Perhaps it is not generally known that sea
Eastern times., 1856-04-03
England's FIGHTING Men Gone.

An English Review which lately fell under
our notice, laments:
g After forty years of peace, we are again
at war; we want an army, and recruits come
In but slowly. We cannot even keep our
handful of militia regiments at half their COM
p'o"eh's; and for service abroad, we have
Oeen hun'ing for the last twelve-month for for
eigners-Cermans, Italians, Poles, Turks.
Amerlcans-and have got into all kinds Of DO
litlcal diSGgremens by our desperate efforts 10
procure their services. We do not wonder
that France should have begun 10 mutter dis
contentment at our efforts, and doubts as N
whether we do not design 10 shirk our part in
the war alliance. During the present year,
our army in the Crimea has not averaged
above half the strength of the native British
troops which Wellington led into France in
1914; and yet the number of males at the
military age in this country has nearly doubled
since then. The number of men who ought
to be capable of bearing arms is in round num-
bers three millions two hundred thousand :
and yet, after years recruiting for as arduous
contest as ever Great Britain engaged in,
our army in the Crimea does not exceed ffiv
thousand men
How are we fallen Several Scottish coun-
ties united fail to produce half as many militia
men now. What is the cause of this Is it
the people, or the peoples leaders, that are
failing! Is it the gentry, or their tenantry I
Alas where are the tenantry! A few big
names scattered at long distances-that is all
we find. The cotters and yeomen-the free
titers of the soil, the essence of our rural pop
ulation are gone; and thin race of hirelings
and vagrant workers is what we now find in
their ROOM"
Eastern times., 1856-04-03
Anecdote of General Jackson

At the southwest, the people deliobt ,o
spin yarns of Gen. jackson; Of his darino love
justice, and the prompt way Of administer
ing that article, when he found it necessary
was on the Mississippi last summer, when |
heard the following story which never having
seen In print, send you for the benefit of the
readers of the Spirit of the Times.
The General, then Judge Jackson, was hold
Ing court-long time ago-in shantee at
little village in Tennessee, and dispensing JUS
tlce in large and small doses, as seemed 10 him
TO be required in the case before him. One
day during court great bulking fellow armed
with pistols and bowiekniie, took it upon him
self to parade before the Shantee Court House
and d-n the Judge, Jury, and all there as
sembled in good set terms.
Sheriff, sang out the Judge in an awful
tone, arrest that man for contempt of Court,
and confne him.
Out goes the Sheriff. but soon returned with
the word to the Judge that he had found ii i'm
possible TO take the offender.
Summon posse then,' said the Judge,
'and bring him before me =
The Sheriff put out again, but the task was
too difficult; he could not, or dared not lay
his hands on the man, nor did any of the posse
like the job any better than he did, as the fel-
low threatened TO shoot the srst skunk that
came within ten feet of him.
AT this, the Judge waxed wrathy, TO have
his authority put at defiance before all the
good people OF the vicinity, so he cried out
from the bench, tit was literally bench) Mr.
Sheriff, since you can't obey my orders, sum
mon me, yes, sir, summon mel
you, Judge'' exclaimed the Sheriff, in
amaze
Yes, me, summon me! By the Eternal
I'll see what can do!'
'Well, Judge, if you say so, though don t
like TO do it, but if you will try, why sup
pose must summon you
Very we'll, said jackson, rising and walk
ing TO the door, Il adjourn this court ten min
utes'
uO Aulldu "dS SldHulllB Il SuOEI uSldHCe
from the Shantee, in the centre of crowd OF
people, blaspheming at a terrible rate and
fourlshing his weapons, vowing death and de-
struction to all and singular who should at
tempt TO molest him.
Judge Jackson walked very calmly into the
centre of the group, with pistol in his hand /,
and confronted him:
Now said he, looking him straight in the
eye, surrender, you internal villain, this very
instant, or by the Eternal, I'll blow you
through'
The man eyed the speaker for moment
without speaking, and then let fall his weap-
ons, with the word There, Judge, it's no
use, give in, and suffered himself to be led
off by the Sheriff without opposition. He was
completely cowed.
A few days after the occurrence, the man
was asked by one of his comrades why he
knocked under TO one man, when he had be-
fore refused 10 allow to be taken by whole
company; and his reply showed the esiima-
tion in which the daring and determined spirit
of Jackson was held throughout the country
why said he when he came up, Il looked
him in the eye, and by -, l saw shoot, and
there wasn't shoot in nary other eye IN the
crowd, and so | says to myself, says l. hoss,
it's about time 10 sing small-and SO did,
Eastern times., 1856-04-03
Early Tomatoes.

This is one Of the most difficult of vegeta :
bles to force, and should be started very early
in order 10 anticipate the season. Those who
have greenhouses and hot-beds need no other
facilities. But those who have only stand
of paror plants, and keep up constant fire
for them, can start few tomatoes with verv
little trouble Take half dozen or 5 inch
pots, and plant two or three seeds in each, in
rich garden loan. The pots can stand with
the other house plants, and receive the same
watering and attention. When the plants are
well started, pull up all but the most vigorous
one in each pot. Stir the earth frequently
around them, and they will grow rapidly and
fill the whole pot with mass of fine roots, by
the last Of May, when they will probably be in
blossom. If they have rich soil and good
exposure on the south side of wall or fence,
they will suffer lille check in the transplant
ing and you will get tomatoes much earlier
than from seed planted in The open ground in
April.-Er
Eastern times., 1856-04-03

A LUCKY sHoP.-During the seige of Sebas-
hill without the city and opened spring. A
little fountain bubbled forth where the cannon
shot had fallen, and during the remainder o
the seige afforded to the thirsty troops, who
were stationed in that vicinity, an abundah
supply Of pure cold waller.