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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
a Poet Without Childhood.

Gerald Massey is a genuine poet, if
not, indeed, the most genuinely in
spired of any of the living poets Of
England. He was horn poor, and
knows What tits to eat the bread Of
sorrow; and he who has not loved
and suffered may as we'll live and die
prose, for neither gods nor men will
long listen to him. OF himself, Mr..
Massey says:
Having had to earn my dear bread
by the eternal cheapening Of flesh and
blood, Inever knew what childhood
meant-I had no childhood. Ever
since l can remember | have had the
aching fear ofwant thrObbing in heart
and brow. The currents Of my life
were early poisoned, and few, me-
thinks, would pass unscathed through
the scenes and circumstances in which
| have lived; none, if they were as
curious and precocious as was. The
child comes into the world like q new
coin, with the stamp Of God upon it;
and in the like inanner as the Jews
sweat down sovereignS, by hustling
them in a bag to get gold dust out ol
them, so is the poor mans child hust-
led and sweated down in the bag Of
society to got wealth out Of it; and
even as the impress Of the Queen is
efaced by the jewish process, so the
image Of God is worn from heart and
brow, and day by day the child re.
codes devilward. l look back now
with wonder, not that so few escape
but that any escape at all, to win a
noblor growth for their humanity. Sc
blighting are the influences whicr
surround thousands in early life, tC
which l can bear such bitter testimo
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

PAINTING IN HooPs.-" "Gamma, "
the Paris correspondent Of the n. O.
Picayuno, is responsible for the follow
ing;
Honore, we had an amusing instance
of the folly of the new fashion which
substitutes steel for crinoline. In the
midst of the ball lady fainted-.th
chandelier ofthe ball room had fallen
with great deal Of noise. She faint
ed, but she did not fall. Supported
by her steel petticoat, she stood like an
infant in a baby jumper, faintins only
bust length! 1t was irresistibly COM
ic-the room rang with laughter,
which, better than any salts or any
water, revived the sensitive lady, and
restored her to her wontad appearance,
if not to her wonted good humor."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

EE9Ly 10 .en ti.e Age of Ladies'.
OF course all of our readers are a.
ware to ask lady her age, is equiv
alent toa direct declaration of war
We have always looked upon it as
such, still we have felt an irresistible
desire to know the ages of some young
ladies, but bless their dear souls, we
would not ask them for the world
We have at length come across a
method by which the sweet ones may
be made to divulge the great secret,
without knowing what they are about;
and thus the young gentleman can at
once learn whether they are paying
their devoirs to seventeen or thirty
The following table will do it. Jtist
hand this table to the lady and request
her to tell you in which columns her
age is contained. Add together the
figures at the top of the columns in
which the age is found, and you will
have the great secret. Thus suppose
her age to be seventeen. You will
find the number seventeen only in
two columns; viz: the first and fifth,
and the first figures at the head Of
these columns make seventeen. Here
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
Legal Tender.

The law regulating the payment Of
debts with coin, provides the following
coin to be legal tender:
/. All gold coins at their respective
values for debts of any amount,
2. The half dollar, quarter dollar,
dime and half dime, at their respect
i've values for debts Of any amount
under five dollars.
8. Three cent pieces for debts of
any amount under thirty cents.
4. BY the law just passed We may
add one cent pieces for debts Of any
amount under ten cents.
by the law Of Congress passed some
four or FIVE years ago, gold was made
the legal tender for large amounts
Those who, to get rid Of large quan
titles of cents aud small coin, some
times pay bills with it, to the annoy
ance Of the creditor, will perceive
that there is stoppage put to that
antic By law.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
The Grent Eastern.

The London Times, in an article
upon this gigantic leviathan Of the
day, now building in England, says:
ltis very difficult for any amount of
description 70 convey an adequate no.
tion Of a vessel which is 5000 tuns
larger than the largest ship in the
world. 1t may, perhaps, be gained
by the visitor who walks to the edge of
the vessel, Hooks vp and down the
Thames, suIyeys.the domos Of Green
wich.Bc2pitsl, has g birds eye view
on tAc decks Of large West Indiamen,
and wonders at the diminutive pro-
portions ofthe old three-decker used
as the Seaman's Hospital. Or, bet
ter still, if he turns his glance from
the river and peers cautiously over the
edgeot the space where the upper and
lower saloons Tor tie cabin passengers
by the Great Eastern are to be con-
structed. Ii seems like looking from
como Aya3>.oP iuto a,ne ordinary
metropolitan square, Or the conrt OF
an extensive French hotel, at the bot
tom of which even the noise of the
workmen is subdued, for they are 60
feet beneath the spectator, In spite,
however, ofthese aids to appreciation
Of its size, one must resort to figures
at last in order to understand the
monster fully. Her length, then, be-
tween the perpendicular, is $50 feet;
length on the upper deck 692 feet
within 2S feet of double the length OF
the highth of st. Paul's, and more
than double the extreme length of the
new United States screw-frigate NJ
agara, about which the Trans-atlan.
tics are talking so much. The hight
from the bottom of the ship to the un.
derside Of the planking of the upper
deck is So feet; the extreme breadth
is SO feet, or as wide as Pallmall; the
breadth across the paddle boxes 100
feet. Already 5000 tuns, or 60,00a
superficial feet, Of wrought-iron have
been used in the 10000 plates or hel
hull. 70 secure these upward Of 8
100000 wrought-iron rivets have been
welded in. Her tunnage is within 6
few tuns of $4,000. She will be pro.
pelled by paddle ensinOO of 1900
horsepower, and screw-engines OF l
800 horsepower, giving total of 3
300 horse power, at a pressure OF q
pounds, though, of course, if necessa
ry, she can work to force of upward
Of 5, 1000 horses. For 8 feet above th(
watermark the hull is constructed
double, ION the cellular principle, a
dopted in the top and bottom OF The
Britannia tubular bridge,) the innel
hull or skin, as it is called, being two
feet ten inches apart from the outer. =
In this space, at intervals of six feet
run longitudinal webs Of iron plates
which are again subdivided by trans
verse plates into spaces of about ST!
eetsquare. This gives an enormous
addition to the strength of the whole
frame. At the bottom the longitude
nal webs are thicker, and the spaces
between them only about three fec
square, in order that whenever it ii
necessary to ground the vessel for any
repairs she will support her owl
weight without strain or injury.
Nt.-,D,Thn nuli'.. .,t4ns nj Gan
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
G ramHunr in Rhyme!

We advise every little grammarian
just entering on Murray, Brown, or
any ofthe thousand grammars in use,
10 commit to memory the following
easy lines, and then they never need
to mistake any part Of speech:
/, Three lite words you often see,
Are hrtcles-a, an, and the.
2. A Nouns the name ofany thing,
as school or garden, hoop Or swing.
9. Adjectives tell tAe kind Of Noun,
AS great, small, pretty, white or brown.
4. Instead of the Nouns tho PrOnuns stand
Her head, his face, your arm my hand.
5. Verbs toll something being done;
To read, count, sing, jump or run.
9, How things are done tho Adverbs tell
AsslOwly, quickly,il or we'll.
7. Conjunctions Join the words together;
As men and women, wind or weather.
s. The Proposition stands before
a Noun, as in, or through door.
0. The Intorjection shows surprise,
Asoh hOwpretty: ali! how wise.
The whole are called Nine Parts of Speech,
Which Reading, Writing, Speaking, teach.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
Instead Of giving all sorts Of rules

lHStGdu VI giving WI SVLlo w AuANo
about turning out the toes, and
Strengthening up tho body, and hold
ing the shoulders back, all of which
are impracticable to the many, be,
cause soon forgotten, or rofa feeling
OF awkwardness and discomfort which
produces Il willing omission; all that
is necessary to secure the object is to
hold ZIP tie lead and move on! let
ting the toes and shoulders take care
OF themselves. Walk with the chin
but slightly above a horizontal line,
or with your eye directed to things q
little higher than your own head. In
this way you will walk properly, pleas
urably, and without any feeling Of re-
straint or awkwardness. If any one
wishes to be aided in securing this
habitual carriage of body, accustom
yourself to carry the hands behind
you, one hand grasping the opposite
wrist. Englishmen are admired the
world over for their full chests, and
broad shoulders, and sturdy frames,
and manly bearing. This position Of
body is a favorite with them, in the
simple promenade in the garden OF
gallery, in attending ladies along a
crowded street, in standing on the
street or in public worship.
Many persons spend a large part o!
their waking existence in the sitting
position. A single rule, well attend
cd to, in this connection, would be Of
incalculable value to multitudes-uSt
ohG;rS a0tSh tie old; ;JaShioHed StrajSh,
5aok8, q little inoLining 6aokaoard
and sit with the lower portion of the
body close against the back of the
chair at the seat; any one who tries L
will observe in a moment a gratefn
support to the whole spine. And We
see oreason why children should
not be taught from the beginning tC
write, and sew, and knit, in apositiol
requiring the lower portion of the
body and the shoulders, to touch the
back of the chair in the time.
A very common position in sitting
especially among men, is with tht
shoulders against the chair back, witt
a space of several inches between th(
chair back and the lower portion o
the spine, giving the body the shap,
OF a half hoop; tits the instantaneous
instructive, and almost universal pO
sition assumed by any consumptive oil
sitting down, unless counteracted By
an effort of the will; hence parents
should regard such q position in thoi
children with apprehension, anC
should rlgtiiy +, At once.
Theb; To-.;ian af.c. c..tins .
regular meal Is to hare the hands be
hird the back, lie head erect, in mod
crate locd.n9tion, and n the op-u 49,
ifHe weather not ehiily THAfh
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

A SHARP WITTED SHAvER.-A
grand melodramatic spectacle was be-
ing rehearsed in the Park Theatre a
few years since, in which a magnif-
cent car, drawn by horses, was to
make its appearance on the stage
through trap door. Mr.. Manager
S. supervised in person the rehersal.-
The period arrived at which the horses
should appear dragging the gilded
car-tlle stage was detained-the ac-
tors impatient-the manager wrath
full, demanding in loud voice of the
man whose business it was to see all
right below, in the regions Of mystery
and enchantmont, why he delayed the
car.
Somebody has cut the traces, sir"
"Cut the traces9" asked the mana
ger; "why nobody's had access there
to-day but yourself"
"Thoy wasn't cut with areS, sir;
they vas cut with knife!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

Mrs. PARr1NGroE AND HARYARD
CoLLEaE.r-'"They are determined to
drive the spirits from Harvard"
said tile Professorto Mrs. Partlngton,
with much glee, and he rubbed his
hands delightedly.
81 want 10 know" said the dame,
staying her knitting needles in her
wonder; "do tell9 Well, l never
dreamed there was any spirituality IN
that cemetery of learning beyond what
there used to be in the refreshment
andercamoyo classes that Paul used
TO tel. OF, and l should think they
would be be glad to find some there
anv AoW."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

An Old ',Jatk Ta." wa. asked Why
he did not got marfica, aal replied,
"lt'a iust tnis; Wien was o yoan,
ker, not moro than eighteen, | came
athwart as snug a little craft as ever
run aforc the wind. l bore up and
hove to along side, and spoke her, as
she showed friendly colors. Well, we
sailed in company awhile, and finally
she said she'd let me convoy her thro'
the voyage of life. So Iconsents and
lays in stores, gets a new rig below
and aloft and started for the parson to
splice us. Well, commodore, would
You believe it?--iust as we entered the
straits of the church, light cruiser
came athwart our course, and running
down spoke her. The chap proved to
be an old cruising companion Of hers
WHO she thought had gone to Davy's
locker. So, he axes her to hcavo to
and come under his lee. She cast of
her hawsers from mo, and before
could understand the manGuvre, she
was under his quarter. | went into
action at once to recover her, and we
fought about six minutes, when he
struck. Tie she-craft then up helm
and scud afore the wind, and was
soon hull down. ! then bore up tc
repair damages, and ever since then
your honor, l have been cruising a.
bout without a consort."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
3f)isttIIantous SttitIrs.,
l.MCIlIIsbrN mCCS.

DOARD WAETED.-A gentleman and lady
ID wi,l..gI lmlmncc7, desire, &C.
One sec queer things in little type
in the newspapers, 5omotimoa convey
ing ly implication, all sorts Of doc
uines, disclosing peoples ideas Of
happiness vixen they least suspect it,
and an'criiur a clue 10 the faith in
many heart that is a sealed book to
those who know it best, and yet all
set forth so many times daily in dull
advertisement.
Sometimes, rs IN this agate express
sion Of go want" we have peoples
definitions Of things, which sqt Web.
ster and Johnson ut defiance.
"Withou. cncambrancow " What
younc mother, when she feels fer the
first time her first bogn's breath, would
ever imagine in tho new blo5soming
of her new love, that anywhere be
meath the sun there should exist loX-
icon, wherein, pndeG The E'0 Il Ghould
ead thus;
EfCuAnRANcu n. a von0g human
'being--ascmit.
There. what do yo8 i5ink ot that
We old fashioned gtsnGmorhars, whose
love is visited upon the children even
to the third &onoration! " "llachc'
weeping Tor her ca6ja5raEc.S %
t" Hero mu / and the eAcnHlbrances
thou hast given mel" And the leo.
pard shall lie Gown win The la!ab
and q little circumference shall lead
them!"
These little motives in pink and
fair dim,ly, that stir up the pulses
like a clarion, that nerve up the weary
Heart and light up hope, and ill up
the sighing with song, are eaoHatTaa'
ceS
SO, then, the sweet little candidates
for heavens kingdom, that dance a
round the threshold Of the open heart
and enter unlorbilden; that keep the
world from growing oldin sorrow and
in sin, are encumbrances, all
And when they are snatched away,
for so, alas! they sometimes are as
H. 80, o,,o,.Ih,ol.,, IN l;ttlo hill
VIZ So ".'j - u,a D,ohol,
Ueh9 eT1lJ 80, 60 VIZ Ill,
''ia' VIZ AV' W 0oinioi'1ui 0o '1I.J .I y.
% "'LGSs, .t .,i'nn m y ~" orodIo % orJ M IooLS mn
loYnS '..o o.nPtol 0r"' III, ''n- ~ ~ fndS II
U'' 'lC t. ~ II.o, to tOos, onJ % no;r of
i;tr,o M sh,os that ware laid aside for san
tiySt .i'o ST'S tS. WIZ F"J" " % dba no" ~, Of
W''l0 ,' " o','' '';'', L. 'li I,a va -,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

PEoFANE MUs1o.-A friend Of ours,
who went the other evening to "meet-
in" where they sung old hymns tonew
tangled tunes, describes the perform
ance in this wise:-the men in the
turning around, and
looking steadfsatly(as is the custom)
towards the choir, sung,
"Ohl Sal, Sal, Sal, Salvation,
Come down from on high"
Then the women in the choir--the
sweet singers in Israel--took up the
refrain and, answering, sang,
"Wo want man-man-
We want mnn-man-ifestation Of thy grace"
N Y. Mirror,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

A romarkqbly ugly man, as con-
ceited as silly said to la.o Philadel-
phia wac, who had wit enough Tor
everything but making money:
"Wly, Smith, how thin you aro,--
You will never pay the debt Of na-
ture, I'm afraid you will dry up and
blow away"
"Well, You'll nGv that debs At Ill
events; f5r YOU oVe aa'Ee bv, e
tie. -
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
Havana correspondents, writing on

Havana correspondents, writing on
the 18th INST, represent the slave
trade as tlourishing. A British ship,
named the DuicIess IF Switzerland,
had landed 600 Africans near Saspa
la Grande, ard was then burnt to the
waters edge. There were dozen yes
sells in the port Of ofllavana mp for sale
as slavers.
n The aisputc between this
country and New Grandais attracting
qeatatte1ticg in Europe, and our 20,
sition in the controversy is regarded
by the French and English press as
eminentlv just ard proper, though
opiuions differ rs 70 the means which
should be ,dcr'cd to obtain redress.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11


.Tas Boy on ,aa Iyltne- stand.
Judge Ggosh, of Pennsylvania,
communicated the following to the
Ambassador!
After the plea mot guilty was en-,
tered, the Jury sworn or affirmed, q
small, very Intelligent looking boy,
was called to the witness-stand. The
defendants attorney objected to his tes-
tiiying, on account of his age, &c.
The attorney for commonwealth said
the boy was unusually intelligent, and
the court to eXaminehis com.
potency; and | proceeded accordingly,
very mildly:
Judge. What is your name my
sOn9
Boy. --.(Giving his name
very distinctly, which / do now re-
member.)
Judge, Where Do You reside, ny
little manl
Boy. In this city, sir.
Judge. Have you parent or pa
rents alive and residing here2
Boy. Only one; my mother.
Judge. Do You attend school my
son2
Boy. Yes, sir.
judge. | presume, from your
intelligent and praiseworthy conduct
here, you will soon be allowed TO at.
tend the High School, and become
useful man, and Gt necessary assist
Your good mother.
This drew tears of pleasure to his
eyes, and he replied that, by the favor
ofthe School Directors, he had atten
ded the High School for the last six
months.
Judge. How old are you, my boy?
Boy. My mother says that on to-
morrow l will be thirteen years old.
Judge. Areyou here to give evil
dence to the court and jury in this
case2 (naming)
Boy, Yes, sir; if required 50 to
do.
Judge. Do youknow the solomni-
ty ofthe obligations Of a judicial oath,
my son9 Reflect before You an
swer.
Boy. (yery modestly.) I think l
do.
Judge. What will be your pun.
ishmunt, my dca. bog, il you should
swear falsely, " speai,a a lie ON caths
Boy. ! will ho sout the Penited-
itary, (weapinn,) aldetf,r break my
dear notice heart. Ctner5 were
other eyes besides his IN that house
oyerAowing with tears
Defendants attorney (tovning >
Boy, don't you know taat il you tell
a lie, Oh your oath, when you die you
viii be ehdlessly tortured i'll fiery
pool? 50.
inducsm..s 70 gpoak tho tGth, to
speak the whole truth, and nothing
bn.lhe truth; but that punishment
can be avoided by atimely repentance;
but repentance will avail nothing to
keep me out of the penitentiary.
Judge. You are Il no5lo boy!--
yVho onvn Wv, tbasc nvcrIIaut instruc-
tions?
Boy. Ny mother, sir.
Judge. Such mother deserves
such a sonl May our Heavenly Fa-
ther bless you bothl Mr.. Clerk, quail
lily the witness. lie has, in this OK,
animation, given us more common
sense information on the binding ma
ture of judicial oaths, than all the
musty books in the courtroom could
do. Repeal your laws for the pun,
iishment Of perjury, and false swearing
will be as common as it is now rare
An honest person wilIspeak the truth
without an oath; dishonest one, were
it not for fear Of immediate punish
ment, would never testify truly, il q
lie would, in his estimation, benedt
him more than the truth.
THINGS TO RE,lEMDER.-If you dc
not keep your paper, cut this out ant
put it where you can find it:
A surveyors chain is 4 poles or Il
feet, divided into 100 links, or 702 in
Iches.
A square chain is 1G square poles
and 10 square chains is an acre.
Forr roodc ara an acra each con
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

CAMDA.--The public degt OF Can
ada, in round numbers, is Mo, 900,
900, ofWl.:ch some 5,0JO,000 "go
argeohle to public works and $2l,
Qy1,OC9 10 railroad companies.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

Al nj. az Lguro work will Do charged one
lalf moro than the above rates.
Special notices will be charged double the above
latcs.
Cards Of Physicians, Lawyers, or others, con-
tainps fyc lines or less, e per Nnnum.
Obituary notices exceeding five lines will be
'', Notcsi Of al. Kinds for ,lc benefit Of pri-
yaleiudiy.dvals, charged the usual rates.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

NJ Mr.. CHoATE writes a hand
which has been compared to the auto-
graph OF u seventeen-legged spider
lust crawled out Of an inkstand. An
exchange says:
"We are informed that Hon. Rufus
Choate will be sent to China, not, how
ever by the government as Minister
Plenipotentiary, but that he has been
engaged at a large salary to go to Can
ton, where lie will be employed in
lettering tea chestsl 1t is said that
his peculiar style Of chirography will
enable him to put on those interesting
byeroglyrbics a. Il much cheaper rate
than the Chinese painters can do it,"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11

Ex-GovERNoR BEBB, OF Ono IN
TROUBLE. Ex-Governor Beb5, Of
Ohio, now living in Rockfort, H.,
has got into trouble in that place. 4
son Of his had cot married, when some
Of the young men of The usighG ,sLcol
came to his r2s; leac, With horns and
tin paEs anl commenced 4 5c.elaie.-
The Ez.Goycrnor ordered item of,
ard, uron their refusing, took his gun
and sh"t enc of 'hcn .Atll'Y
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
GBe 3)tt3rt5pr gcnot trat.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By
PEARCE & SPENCE.
ALEX. TEAECE. JOHN r. SPENCE.
OFFICE IN MALoNE'S BUILDING,
FGCsT sTRLET, IAIGHUR, OHIO.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11


THINGS TO REMEMDEE.-If you do
not keep your paper, cut this out and
put it where you can find it:
A surveyors chain is 4 poles or 76
feet, divided into 100 links, or 7O2 in
ches.
A square chain is 1G square poles,
and 10 square chains is an acre.
-Four roods are an aero, each con-
tanning 1,24O square yards, or +,7S7
feet, OF a yards 2t inches on each
side.
A pole is five and half yards each
way.
An acre is $40 square yards, ol
SO yards 1 foot 81 inches each way
and 8 acres are 40 yards and a bali
each way.
A square mile, 1,76O yards eacl
way,is $40 acres; half u mile, or $50
yards each way, is 100 acres; 44o yds
each way, or one fourth OF q mile, is
a park or farm of 40 acres; and a fur
long, 22O yards each way, is 10 acres
DgATu OF A WoMAN 104 YEAR;
or AGE.-The Manchester American
saws that widow I2l-cea CharleIor
recently died IN l}...lotf, n. y attht
advanced age cfl)L ye-3, 6he wa;
born 1853 and was 22 wears OF az
whel tho I,4ycVonat" f5r 5an =
Ter eight CHILDREN "a ,fiiT :. 'A'
youngest o-in" s.. -
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-11
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