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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

How TO GET A FEATHER BED.--
The following extract is from Lovers
Handy Andy;
"ln carrying off the small thing Of
feather bed, Jake Take, the bold
burglar, showed the skill of high
practitioner, for he descended the stairs
backwards"
"Backwardsl" exclaimed Larry Ho-
gan; what's that fort"
you'll see by and by" said Crog-
gins. "He descended backwards,
when suddenly he heard the door
opening, and a female voice exclaim.
ing-'Where are you going with that
bedP Pm going up stairs with it
MAMA said Jake, whose backward
position favored his lie, and he began
to walk up again. Come down,
said the lady, we want no bed here,
man. Mr.. Sullivan, ma'am, sent
me home with it himself, said jake
Come down, tell You, said the lady
in a rage, there's no Mr.. Sullivan
here 4 beg your pardon, my LADY,
said Jake; then turning round and
marching or With his bed fair and ca
sy. Well, there was a regular shillho
in the house when the thing was found
out, and cart.ropes wouldn't hold the
lady for the rage she was in"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

AN ADMIRER OF "CALIco." ."-The
editor of the California Mountain
Democrat is a man after our own heart
In a recent number of his interesting
journal, we find the following very
sensible remarks:
Calico-modest, unassuming, eco
nomical calico--is no longer a drug
in the market. 1t is at last growing
into favor, rising in California-taking
the place of silks and satin, in decking
the fair forms of our lovely giTls.--
We are decidedly for calico, we love it
think OF it, dream Of it, shouldn't OBJ
ject to squeezing it, provided always
it covered young, pure guileles'
heart. Calico is our passion-ouI
aceakneSS, and whenever we hear il
rustic past our Office, it causes oul
heart to thrill with a strange and queer
sensation, compound with love, ad
miration and despair.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

I
profound 81 pc sorry, ten" .ao
xon a,fleh ls 6nUD "ou, lUt' ChS) are 90
Farr beneath the spectator, In spite,
however, of these 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 68Ofoet;
length on the upper deck 692 feet.
within 90 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
agora, about which the Trans-atlan-
ties 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 120
feet. Already 5000 tuns, or 10000
superficial feet, Of wrought-iron have
been used in the 10000 plates OF her
hull. To secure these upward Of 8,
100000 wrought-iron rivets have been
welded in. Her tunnage is within a
few tuns of $4,000. She will be pro-
PEELED by paddle onsinoe of 1, 500
horse power, and screw-engines OF l
800 horsepower, giving a total OF 3
300 horse power, at pressure OF %
pounds, though, of course, if necessa.
ry, she can work to a force ofupward
Of 5000 horses. For 8 feet above the
watermark the hull is constructed
double, (on the cellular principle, a
dopted in the top and bottom OF the
Brittania tubular bridge,) the inner
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 si2
feet square. 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 il
necessary to ground the vessel for any
repairs she will support her owl
weight without strain or injury.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

PEoFANE MUsIc.--A friend fours,
who wont 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
congregation turning around, and
looking steadfsatly(as is the custom)
towards the choir, sung,
"Oh Sal, Sal, Sal, Salvation,
Come down from on highl"
Then the women in the choir--the
sweet singers in Israel--took up the
refrain and, answering, sang,
"Wo want a mailman
We want decentralization ofthy grace.
TN. Y Mirror.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

It's inst this; When / was q Yuan-
ker, not more than eighteen, l came
athwart as snug 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?--just as we entered the
straits of the church, a 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 off
her hawsers from mo, and before |
could understand the maneuvre, she
was under his quarter. | went into
action at once to recover her, and we
fought about six minutes, when he
struck. The she-craGt then up helm
and scud afore the wind, and was
soon hull down. ! then bore up to
repair damages, and ever since then
your honor, | have been cruising a.
bout without a consort."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04
THE DUTCH WIDOwER.

"Mine frow vos no better as she ort
to be till shust before she diet then
she was So good as BEFORE" remarked
Mr.. Vanderhoard to his neighbor.
'Your wife was an amiable wo-
man, and you do great injustice to
her memory" said Mr.. Pluggins.
"Vel, vat you know 80 much about
mine frow 2"
81 was not intimately acquainted
with her, but ! am sure that all her
acquaintances loved her."
"Vot right had they to love herr
Maybe"
"Maybe whatp
"Maybe you love mine frow, tooG'
"Why do you speak SO strange
lyI"
Ivy, Won day pig man Shust like
you came into our house, and kissed
mine frow right before her face"
"Were you present at tho timea"
"Tope sure | vos."
swell, what did you dol"
81 kicked him right pehind his
pack"
"Did he resent it2"
"Yaw; he broke me and te looking
glass, and all the rest of the crockery
in to house, 'cept the tedder ped, into
smashp
"What did you do thenl"
"Then | cried murterl murter! mur-
ter! and called for the shudge, and
the shury, and to the poleice office
and constable to come; and he rund
avayp
"Do You intend to charge me with
taking such unwarrantable liberties
with the companion OF your bosomP
"Me no scharge nothing for it now,
pecause she pc tead and perried."
II will not allow you to make such
insinuations. You are an old tyrant,
and everybody said you was glad your
wife died."
Everybody pc one tam liar"
81 saw no symptoms OF sorrow"
"Me felt more worsht tan if my
best COW had tied"
"Your cowl What a compari-
son I"
"She vos a great loss-a heavy loss
for she was pig as dat (spreading
out bis atm,) and she weighed more
tan two hundred pounds"
'Look out, old man, or you will see
trouble--I doubt if your wife was ev-
er kissed by any man after her mar
riage. AT all events, you must apol-
ogise for what You have said to me-"
"Vot is pologize9"
"You must beg my pardon, and say
you are sorry; ifyou DO not, | will en-
ter complaint against you, and have
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04
4oettu.
TO THE FIRST BLUE-BIRD OF
SPRING.

Sweet prophet of the early spring,
That from the leahess spray,
Or, poised on light and futtering wing,
Dost pour thy tunefullay,
Like pure blessing on the air,
A voice of hope, and love,
So sweet, itseems this sunny morn
Thy flight was from abOyel
/ love thee, bright and gentle bird,
That thou hast, far away,
Left scenes of never-fading bloom,
All beautiful to-day,
To sing from yonder leaAoss bough,
ofsummer joys to me,
And light the cold and dreary North
With Springs sweet prOphcsyl
'Tis better, thus to sing, sweet bird,
To other hearts than thine,
ofcoming beauty, than to stay
Where fullest glOries shine.
And thou hast learned, in some far sky,
That sentiment Of heaven,
mTis better to bestow bliss,
Than taste of blessings given"
How many q care worn heart will feel
A'thrill Of joy to-day,
Touched by thy simple melody,
Which chArmeth Care away!
How many heavy step grow light,
And sad eye re-illume,
And stern lip smilo, and brow grow bright
Beguiled of grief and gloom
30 sweet the feelings in my breast,
Awoke this balmy morn,
BY sky, and earth, and thy blythe note
On gentle breezes borne,
Ifain would sing, like thee, a song,
Thatgushes in my heart,
Ajoyous idol of the May,
Whose harbinger thou art.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04


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
crowded street, in standing on the
street Or in public worship.
Many persons spend a large part Of
their waking existence in the sitting
position. A single rule, we'll attend
cd to, in this connection, would be Of
incalculable value to multitudes-aSSl
Chairs a0i6h tile Old. fashioned straight
backs, a little incliniag backward
and sit with the lower portion OF the
body close against the back OF the
chair at the seat; any one who tries i
will observe in a moment gratefu
support to the whole spine. And we
see no reason why children should
not be taught from the beginning tt
write, and sew, and knit, in apositiol
requiring the lower portion of the
body and the shoulders, to touch thf
back of the chair in the time.
A very common position in sitting
7 especially among men, is with tn!
shoulders against the chair back, will
a space ofseveral inches between thu
chair back and the lower portion o
the spine, giving the body the shape
!, Of a half hoop; tits the instantaneous
instructive, and almost universal po
sition assumed by any consumptiye oil
sitting down, unless counteracted b.
5 an effort Of the will; hence parents
should regard such q position in thoi
children with apprehension, anC
) should r-glify at once.
) Thebo ro-;tion af,o- eatine
regular meal Is to hare the hands be
bird the back, he head erect, in mod
crate loco.n9tion, and ii the op.D ..i
file weather not billy + HAff
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

A remarkably rgly man, as con-
ceited as silly said to n la.o Philadel-
phia wag, who had wit enough lor
everything but making money:
"Why, Smith, how thin you ar9!--
You will never pay the debt of ma
ture, Pm afraid you will dry up and
blow away"
"Well, you'ii pGy that debs a. Ill
events; tor YOU oWe ia'ae bHy e
tie.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

attest. think you when the mother
rocks the empty cradle, and looks up
on the impressed pillow, and finds in
the "ti.l" a silken tress and pair OF
little shoes that were laid aside for san
dalS ofIl5ht, chat she finds the name OF
the wearcr under the En's'
That when the poet sighed,
"Thero is no tocI;, however watched and teraed,
But ope dead lalab is there
There is ro Gg4al5 how o'ct defended,
But las VAC ya.aut chair"
Or when he who sang the "Airs oi
Palestine" declared
N "Icarnot make him deadl
J,is fair sunshiny head,
Iseyor bounling my study chair"
that either Of them dreamed the bur
den Of thc song was a mortgage, ant
not rather one star lost out OF the Wis
ihlc heaysn5-that set
"As sets the morning star, that goesn down
Behind the darkencd West, nor hides obscure'
Amid the tempest ofthe sky, but melts
Away into thc4ght o. Heaven"
Nav the hearts, tie thresholds, anc
the hearts ofth world never be with
out "encumbranccs;" let them all b
mortgaged to them who "like the littl
planets are nearest the SUM- ChlcG
go Journal.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04
The last moments Of a Tyrant.

When Nero learned that he had
master, in Galba, he upset the tabl
at which he was seated, feasting, dash,
ed to pieces his two most favoritC
crystal glasses, called for a box Of poi.
son, which he was afraid to use, and
then rushed into the Servilian gar,
dens to think upon what he should dc
next. There, or within his sleeping
room, he passed miserable night
and when, at day-break, he found thai
his guards had not only deserted him
but had carried off the little gold boz
containing the poison, and even thC
very covering of his bed, he ran head
long down to the Tiber, where he
stopped short on the bank, and slow
ly walked back again. 1t was then
barefooted and half dressed as he was
that he was encountered by the faith
tul Phaon, who flung a cloak over his
shoulders, tied an old handkerchie
about his head, hoisted the bewildef
ed wretch to q horse, and rode away
toward a country house four miles off
IN danger Of discovery, the fugitive
party abandoned their horses, scram
blcd through thickets, breaks, bye
paths, and brambles, and at length
reached the neighbolhood of the de-
sired asylum. The tender feet of the
emperor were mangled and bloody
despite the care which had been showr
by his friend to spread his cloak upon
the ground for the ex-emperor to tread
upon. Phaon asked him to concea'
himself for awhile in a gravel-pit; but
Nero declared that it looked too much
like a grave, and he was determined
not to be buried alive. He sat down
under a wall, picked the burs and
brambleo from his dress, drank from
the hollow of his hand few drops o.
water, and sighed over the thought o.
the draughts he used to imbibe Of boil
ed water made cool again in snow
He was at length got into the house,
where he turned away in disgust from
the piece of brown bread which wa:
offered him, his last banquet; drank
again little lukewarm water, flung
himselfon an old flock bed, and curSec
his destiny. They who surrounded
him counselled him to make an enc
quickly and thereupon he had grave
made before him to his exact measure
He ordered sundry preparations to bc
made for his funeral, commanded wa
ter for the washing of his body, wooC
for the pile, expressed a hope tha
those who survived him would allow
his head to remain on his body, anC
he then burst into an agony Of tear;
at the thought, as he said, Of what {
clever fellow the world WAS about tt
lose: "QualiQ artJer pereo " was
his exclamation. It was not his only
one. He cited lines from various
Greek and Latin authors as applica
bic to his situation when reproache(
for daIlying SO long before he put him
sci to death, very appositely and nat
urally inquired if any one present was
willing to show him the way by set
ting him the example. He then made
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

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:
owe are informed that Hon. Rufus
Choate will be sent to China, not, how
ever by the government as Minister
Plenipotentiary, but that he has beer
engaged at a large salary to ito Can.
ton, where lie will be employed il
lettering tea chests! 1t is said thai
his peculiar style Of chirography will
enable him to put on those interesting
byeroglypbics at i much cheaper rate
than the Chinese painters can do it,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

Ex-Governor BEBB, OF Ono IN
TROUBLE. - Ex-Governor Debb, OF
Ohio, now living i'll ROckfort, H.,
has got into trouble in that place. 4
son Of bis had cot married, when some
Of the young men of tie neiga1 schcol
came TO his res; lauce with horns and
tin. pans anl commenced 4 5ccelade.-
The tx Governor ordered them oil,
ard, uron their refusing, tco,- his gun
and sh". enc or 'hcm !lta'Iy,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

CANADA.--The public de.s OF Can
ada, III round numbers, is %40, coo,
900, ofW..;ch some $lJ,5y0,000 are
argeDhlc to public works and SCI,
100000 20 railroad Companies,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

that cemetery of learning beyond what
there used to be in the refreshment
andsycamorc classes that Paul Hsed
TO tel, OF, and l should think they
would be be glad to find some there
any now"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

THINGS TO RENEMDER.-lf you do
not keep your paper, cut this out and
putt where you can find it:
A surveyors chain is 4 poles or Is
feet, divided into 100 Links, or 702 In
ches.
A square chain is 16 square poles,
and 10 square chains is an acre.
Four roods are an aero, each con.
tanning 1, ,240 square yards, or 81, 4,70l
feet, or a yards 2t inches on eacl
side.
A pole is five aud a half yards eaci
way.
An acre is 4,S40 square yards, o
50 yards foot 81 inches each way
and 8 acres are 100 yards and bal
each way.
A square mile, 1,760 yards eacl
way, sis $40 acres; half a mile, or S8O
yards each way, is 100 acres;. 40 yds
each way, or one fourth Of q mile, i
a park or farm of 40 acres; and fur
long, 22O yards each way, is 10acres
DEAru OF WoMAN 104 YEAR
OF AaE.-The Manchester America
saws that widow 2?l-cca Charlotoi
recently died .nj's.lott, v. i atth.
advanced age cfI)L yo4s, ohe wa
born 1853 and was a2 wears OF ag
When tho l,4ycigi omar az 5an
4 Re. eight ca.i~.on 30 Gif ..'a
youngest pcin" rcr s. .F
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

~ -tte N.HHSs1B. lie has, IN tl5 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
ishment Of perjury, and false swearing
will be as common as tits now rare
An honest person will speak the truth
without an oath; dishonest one, were
it not for fear Of immediate punish
ment, would never testify truly, it a
lie would, in his estimation, benefit
him more than the truth.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04

WASHINGTON DRoMos.-A gentle
man in Washington, Gays the UniOn)
whose east and west neighbors bears
the euphonious name of"Smith," has
an intelligent Irish hand maiden. A
few mornings since q person rang his
door bell. and INQUIRED Of this seruslel
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04
Havana correspondents, writing on

Havana correspondents, writing on
the 18th INST, represent the slave
trade az hourishing. A British ship,
named the Duicbess # SVtherLaaa,
had landed 600 Africans near Sasua
la Grande, ard was then burnt to the
waters edge. There a were dozen yes
sells in the port Of llavana mp for sale
as slavers.
n Iha di,putc between This
country and New Grandais attracting
great attention in Europe, and our 20,
sition in the controversy is regarded
by the French and English press as
cminentv Just and proper, though
opinions differ rs 70 the means which
should BE- cdrr'cd q obtain redress.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-04
American PhiIoIOgy.

PATHOLOGY, or the science ofthe or
igin of words, is a fascinating pursuit.
The history of words is the history of
man.
He5reo, being a language of few
words, with not many infections, gave
rise to the use of innumerable fgures
of speech, in place of varied express
ions of thought. The objects and op-
erations of nature, ami the pursuits OF
life, are employed to express mental
and spiritual phenomena. Indeed,
the descriptions and doings Of Con
himself are in the very same sort OF
language.
Greek is an exceedingly copious
language, and contains words for such
numerous abstract ideas, that it re-
quires q we'll cultivated intellect to
receive the varied shades of meaning
expressed by Greek writers. Let any
one conversant with the writers of the
Old and New Testaments, compare
any of the books of those Testaments,
and note the difference, nay, con-
Itrast the style. Compare the Books of
Kings and Chronicles with the Cos
pels; the writings Of Solomon with
those of Paul, or the BOob Of Dan
tel with the RevelatiOn Of 81. John
the Divine. How philoSophic and
diffuse the books of the New Testa-
ment appear compared with the Old.
On this account the writings of st.
Paul are so difficult Of comprehen-
sion.
The French language abounds in
words Of politeness, refinement, ele-
gance, and conversation. 1t is also
very copious in words for p0Sitlce
science, and general literature.
German is the language of meta
physics, psychology, mental, moral,
and religious science. Indeed, what
Greek was to the ancients, German is
to the moderns-THE LEARNED LAM
GUAGE.
The English language is Anglo
Saxon; it is derived from the Hebrew,
the Latin, the Greek, the Norman,
French, and the Saxon, and it con-
tains more dialects than any other
language, in consequence of its hav.
ing passed through more changes OF
dynasty than any other. 1t is the
language of Authority of Monarch
and Aristocracy; of Law and OF Or
der: of Trade and Commerce; OF Lis,
tory and Literature; of Oratory and
Poetry; of Science and Theology; OF
Church service, ritual, and law.
The authorized version of the Bi-
BILE and the Book of Common Prayer,
the dramatic works Of Shakespeare,
and the works of Milton, are the
three great productions ofthe English
Language. The translators OF the
Bible we're men Of the most profound
scholarship, and yet how Saxon a..
! Mormon are their words! FAR Del
with tho 1eornnd lanOnapes. n0WeVe