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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

Sally the house maid, in the corner
pairing apples.
Enter Obidia, who seats hirnselfop.
posite to Sally, without saying a word
for fifteen minutes, but finally scratch.
ing his head, breaks silence with
There's considerable imperceptible
alterin in the weather since last week.
Sally-'Taint so indutible and in.
iudicious cold as twas; thermomicon
has lowered up to 400 higher than Ze-
NTH.
Obidiah--I thinks likely, birds Of
that specie fya great quantity higher
in warm days than in cold ones.-
Well, Sally, we chaps are going to
raise a sleigh ride. | should be SUI
pernatural happy if you would dis.
grace ME with your company.
Sally-I would be supernatural
glad to disgrace you, but our folks sus-
pect company; l can't 60.
Obidia-I'll go home and thrash
them are beans that have been lying
in the barn sich a darned long time.
Exit Obidia,]
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

We have received from the Presi-
dent Of this road, a statement of its
earnings for the nine months ending
on the first day of January, 1857, and
also for the year prior, ending April
80, 1856. For the information OF
those interested in the early compile
ton of this road, we have prepared
an exhibit of the receipts for the peri
Ods above specified, which we think,
considering that but about so miles of
the road are completed, are without a
parallel in the history ofrailroads.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09
9flisteIIantuus ArtitIts.
The Common schools Of Ohio.

The Common schools OF OHIO.
The State Commissioner of Com
mon Schools has made his Third An
nual Report to the General Assembly,
for the year ending August 9lst,
1856.
The Report contains an interesting
tabular statement of the schools in this
State during the twenty years past,
from which we learn that the whole
number of pupils enrolled during that
period was 4,09S, ,437; number Of tea.
chers employed, 158,624; amount
paid teachers, $s, ,S07 1888; number Of
scbool.houses built, 9,318; cost Of do,
S2,375,7O6. The aggregate of the
system for twenty years is S11,2S3,
| 594, ora little over halfa million per
annum. We doubt if the State could
possibly have otherwise expended the
same amount of money, large as the
sum appears, to equal advantage.
From the reports of the County
Auditors for the year ending Aug.
81, 1856, it appears the total number
oftownships reported by their boards
of education was 1857.
The total number Of special and
separate school districts reported by
the boards of education ofcities, towns
and Incorporated villages, was 25O.-
The total number of sub-districts re.
ported was S,983. Of this number,
3,311 were each composed OF territory
lying in one township, and 672 were
"ioint sub-districts," so called from
being composed OF territory lying in
two or more adjacent townships.
The total number of white and col
ored youth in October, 1856, was S26,
$50. The number enrolled during
the year was sci ,315; the number in
daily average attendance was 322, ,643.
The number of teachers employed
in 1856 was 1873; males, 9,449; fe-
males, 1864. The average wages, per
month, paid to teachers was, to males
S26.70; to females, $1s63.
The whole amount Of money paid
for teachers wages in the several cit
les, townships, and incorporated villa
ges from whichreports have been le-
ceived, was, to males, 81 ,023, ,512:29;
to female, $531, ,194:95: Total, 81,
554 .407:24.
The amount oftaxes levied and col
lected in the townships, cities, and in
corporated villages, for purchasing
school houses sites, building, furnish
ing aud repairing school houses, pro-
viding fuel, cases for books and ap-
paratus, and other contingent expen-
ses, was 81, ,065, 1922.
The amountreceived from the State,
being the proceeds ofthe State school
tax, SALES of section 16, proceeds Of
different School Funds, licences,
fines, &C., 81 ,399, ,6S:55.
The whole number of school houses
in the State as reported, was S,144;
total value ofsame, 50, ,270,601. The
whole number of school houses built
during the year, as reported, was 672;
total value of the same, $374,542.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09
gtItttrN Sturits.
THE MUD PEDLAR,

Some years ago, cute fellow, in
Connecticut had q few pounds ofhon-
ey to sell, on which he was desirous
of making some money. But how to
do it was the question. He revolved
the matter in his mind for some days
and at last hit upon the following ex-
pedient. He took number Of tubs, of
the kind used for packing butter,
which are the smallest at the upper
end. Those he filled nearly full OF
mud from neghboring ditch, leav-
ing, however, space enough for a thin
covering Of honey.
With these he embarked for New
York, where he exposed his goods in
the market. He asked nobody to
purchase; but took care, both by his
dress and behavior, to appear very
much like fool.
"What have you got in those tubsp
said man TO him.
"Why, nothing but mud" said the
Yankee, rolling up his eyes, and loll'
out his tongue like an idiot.
"Mud!" said man, "what do You
do with it here? You've come to the
wrong market, fellow. We have
mud enough OF our own in this CITY,"
ayes, but it amt such mud as we
have in Connecticut, though" said
the pretended fool-"I fetched this all
the way from Connecticut. Jest look
at it and see how nice It's.
"Pox take your mud!" said the
man, 81 don't want to see it." And
be went away.
"Why, the fellows a fool" said a
bystander, "to bring mud here"
"Not's you knows on" said the
Yankee, putting on more stolid ap-
pearance than ever; 81 am the cuteSt
fellow, everybody allows, in all town
--haw! haw! haw!-you'll have to
get up airly to cheat me, that you will
-hawl haw!"
whats your name" said anoth-
er.
"My name! What's that to you,
whether Ive got any name or nos |
won't tell you nothing about it
won't, | fags. My name is Tommy
Doodle, and my father, his name is
Tommy Doodle, and my uncle's name
ia Joshua Doodle. Do you know my
uncle Josh, ha!"
"Your uncle Josh! no; how should
know himl"
"Don't you know my uncle JoshF'
"Now .....
"Then you're greater fool than |
why, l know him just as well as |
know the way to our barn."
"What have you got in those tubs!"
asked another one.
"Mud--haw! haw! haw!-nothing
but mud. Shall show it to youW
"No! / don't want to see any OF
your mud"
"Well, you needn't speak SO cross
about it. 'Taint none of your CON-
mon mud, it's rale Conneeticut-look
here"
"Mud, doyou call thiS9" said a mar
ket man.
'sRale Connecticut mud" said the
Yankee, with a foolish grin.
"Why, this is honey" said anoth-
or.
"Say nothing about it." said the
market man aside,-"and I'll get a
bargain out of the fellow" Then tur.
ming to the apparent fool, he asked
him what he would take for his mud.
"Why, don't kown," said the fel-
low, loliing out his tongue, and look
ing with a vacant stare around him.
"Don't know! what did you come
here for thenl"
"Why come here to astonish Yor-
kers, that's all--hawl hawp
"You do astonish them sure
enough. But wbat'll you take for
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

BRIEF ExPLANATroN..-When the
humorous Judge Dawes was on the
bench of the Supreme Court, in Civ
ing a charge to the jury he had occa.
sion frequently to make use OF the
words mortgagor and mortgages
The foreman OF the jury asked the
Judge the meaning of the words, can.
didly confesSing he did not know their
import. His honor facetiously ex'
planned them thus: -
Inod to you-you notice me; t
I'm the nod-or you the nod-st,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09
The Past and Present Condition
OF the Negro.

The New York Observer, in the
course ofan article on slavery, says:
When the ancestors Of those ne
groes were torn from their homes in
Africa by the slave traders OF New
England, and placed under the in.
fluence of Christianity at the South,
they were the most degraded and mis-
cradle of the human species-slaves
of cruel masters and victims OF bloody
superstitions, believers in witchcratt
and worshippers Of the devil.
And now what is the condition Of
their descendants 2 Several years
ago, more than 100000 Of them were
members of Protestant Evangelical
Churches in the slave-h holding States 7
About ten thousand American ne
groes, trained chiefly at the South,
transplanted to Liberia, now rule
nearly 2O,000 natives of Africa, and
through their schools and churches
are spreading the light and love OF the
Gospel in that land Of darkness and
heathenism.
True, more than nine. e.tenths Of the
negroes of the South are still slaves,
but is slavery under Christian mas
tiers in America, the same as under
heathen tyrants in Africa9 Degraded
as these slaves may still be compared
with the sons ofpiIgrims Of New Eng,
land, or even with the mass of the la,
borers in some of the enlightened
countries in Europe, can 5000, 900 or
100000 negroes, bond or free, be
found in any part of the world, who
can compare for good condition physi;
cal, intellectual and moral, with the
100000 slaves at the South 2
Has Christianity, aided by ali the
wealth of British Christians, done as
much during the last twenty years for
the elevation of the 100000 eman-
cipated negroes of the West Indies 2
British philanthropists themselves be.
ing the Judges Of what it has effected
there, has it done during the same pc
riod for the elevation OF our 5000, 900
American slaves
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

A celebrated wit was asked why he
did not marry young lady to whom
he was much attached. "Iknow I'D
reason" he replied, "except the great
regard we have for each other"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

Dutch Grocer-to little girl who
objects to Spanish quarterS-"DatS
yusr as CUTE as any one-you yust take
it to Cuba and dey'll give you TWEEN.
tY.fve cents for it."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

A drunkard's nose is said to be a
slight house, warning US of the little
water that passes underneath"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

49, .--o---,---y~-.>..~>-~>~s.-,->~~
K1sToRIoAL EVIDENCES OF THE AU-
THENTIorTY OF THE BIBLE.-The Paris
Correspondent of the Journal Of Com
merce thus alludes to the discoveries
made by Sir Henry Rawlinson in
IAssyria; confrmatory of the Bible
Record:
Among the recent public lectures,
in London, you may be struck with
that of Sir Henry Rawlinson, on the
late oriental discoveries in relation to
the Bible. 1t occupied nearly an hour
and half. Sir Henry cxpatiated on
some of the most important results of
his discoveries in Asyria, constituting
q verifcation of Scripture history; he
illustrated his topic by numerous
drawings and models taken from the
sculptures now in the British Museum
He could educe, by abundant coin
cidence, the authenticity Of the Holy
Writ. The earliest period to which
the inscriptions he found referred,
was about two thousand years before
Christ. The whole country Of Assy-
ria had been excavated in the course
of his researches; q multitude Of in
scriptions had been deciphered, and
in many instances they confirmed iu
the minutest details, the pages of
Scripture, and explained passages
which had hitherto been OBSCURE
The instances which he cited teem
with instruction and force; the inter
pretation or derivation of names, in
particular. The earliest connection
of the Chaldees and Indians and the
Babylonian mythology, the historical
records, are all illustrated ; in every
case there is an entire agreement with
the Bible. The lecturer inferred from
his studies that the book Of Job be-
longed to time about 700 years be-
fore Christ. In the inscriptions there
is period of nearly a thousand years
without mention OF Judea, but during
that period there was no inducement
for intercourse between the Assyrians
and the Jews. The visit of the Queen
of Sheba to Solomon was verified
So the wars between Sennacherib and
Hesekiah. There were four distinct
captivities of the Jews. Some Of the
inscriptions referred to the time of
Nebuchadnezzar; Others threw light
on the existence and actions of Bel.
shazzar, who was joint king with his
father Minas, and who shut himself
up in Nineveh.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09

Entertain charity, and seek peace
with all men.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-09
Gbe gNt9rtbur 9emotrat.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
PEARCE a. SPENCE.

ALHx. PEARcE. JOHN T. SPENCE
OFFICE IN MALoNE'S BUILDING,
FRONT STREET, M'ARTHUR, ONO.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24
8ortrg
RuIGDINa oN FHR sAND.

by ELIZA COOK.
TITS we'll 10 WOO, Ills we'll to wed,
For 20 the world has done
Since myrlles grew, and roses blew,
And morning brought the sun.
But have a care, ye young and fair,
Be sure 20 pledge with truth;
Bo eedpin that your love will wear
Beyond tho days Of youth.
Fer ifye give not heart for heart,
As we'll as hand for hand
You'll find you've played the "uuwiHe" part
And "built upon the sand"
iTis well TO save, 'us we'll TO have
A roodiy store Of gold,
And hold enough Of shining stuff,
For charity Is cold,
But place not all your hopes and trust
i'm what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust
Unmixed with purer things.
And he who piles up wealth alone,
VIII often have 10 stand
Beside his cOfier-chest, and own
IT'S "built upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise,
And sooth where'er we can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind,
And love links man TO man.
But stay not at the gentle wordsi
Lot deeds with anguish dwell;
The one who pities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as vel.
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend a helping hand,
For those who talk and fail tO6O,
But "build upon the sand"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24

! Sale Of Turnpike Stocks held by
the State.
By q law passed in 1854, tho Commits
sioaers Of the Sinking Fund wero au-
thOrized and directed to exchange for
certificates Of the six per cent. stock
Of the funded debt Of this State, or to
sell or otherwise dispose Of for money,
any and al of the shares held by the
State, in any Of the railroad companies,
canal companies and turnpike compa-
nies Of this State, with certain restrict
i've provisions made and provided for
in The act itself, which can be found on
page 178 Of Swans Revised Statutes Of
Ohio.
In accordance with this act, the Com.
missiouergof the Sinking Fund have ad.
vertised three times within the last ff.
teen' months for proposals for the sale
Of the turnpike stocks in most of the
papers in the State. The responses tC
the first advertisement we're not salts.
iactory-the highest bid being about
one hundred and nineteen thousand
dollars. The Commissioners, as they
had a right to do under the statute, re.
fused to sell for that price. The stocks
were again advertised, as provided for
by law, and the highest bid on that oc.
casion was one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars. This price not being
satisfactory, the Commissioners, by yir.
tue Of the discretion r6posod in them by
the statute, declined making the sale
They were, after the lapse Of a few
months, advertised for the third time as
before.
The highest bid on this occasion, wai
made by John Paul & Co., and was ONE
hundred and ninety thousand dollarl
in money, or two hundred and five
thousand dollars in six per cent. stock
of the State of Ohio. The latter bic
the Commissioners have accepted
They provide in the sale that all divi
dends, whether made or to be made
which had accrued up to this date, are
20 60 to tho State. The sale is not OF
time, although a reasonable opportuni
ty is given the purchasers to get tht
stocks, and pay them into the Treasury
1t is expected that they will be paid il
before the close Of tho year.-[Sta
journal.
Who are "John Paul & Coz TIL.
people would probably like some NOR
definite information concerning tn.
parties, who have thus obtained a con
trolling interest in many of the Turn
pike companies of the State.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24
Ggr gomr Cjrtlr,
The Loaf

Once upon a time, during a famine,
a rich man invited twenty Of the poorer
children in the town to his house, and
said to them:
"In this basket there is a loaf of
bread for each Of you; take it, and come
back every day, at this hour, till God
sends us better times"
The children 'pouuced upon the bas-
ket, and wrangled for the Bread each
wished to get the largest loaf, and al
last went away without even thanking
him. Francesca alone, a poor, but
neatly-dressed little girl, stood modest
" apart, took the smallest loaf which
was left in the basket, gratefully kissed
the gentleman's hand, and then wen
home in a quiet and becoming manner
On the following day, the children
we're equally ill-behayed, and poor
Francesca this time received a loaf
which was scarcely half the size of tho
others; but when she came home, anC
when her mother cut the loaf, there fel
out Of it quite number Of bright sill
yer pieces. The mother was alarmed
ana sara
"Take back the money this instant
for it has, no doubt, got into the brca,
through some mistake"
Francesca carried it back, but TIN
benevolent gentleman declined to re
ceive it.
''No, no, said he, 'it was no mis-
take. I had the money baked in tn
smallest loaf, simply as a reward 70
you, my child. Always continue thu
oontented, peaceablo, and unassuming
The person who prefers to remaii
contented with the smallest loaf, rathe
than quarrel for the larger one, will
find blessings in this course of actio,
still more valuable than the none
which was baked in your loaf.
"Better u poor, but peaceful life,
Than wealth and fortune, bought with strife.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24
A speech on sooIding Wives.


At Young Mems Debating Society,
somewhere out in Illinois, the question
of discussion was, (Which is the great
est evil, scolding wife, or a smoky
chimney After the appointed dis
putants had concluded the debate, a
spectator rose and begged the privilege
of making a few remarks on the occa-
sion Permission being granted, he
delivered himself in this way:
"Ar President, I've almost been mad
listening to the debate Of these young
sters. They don't know anything about
a scolding wife. Wait until they have
had one upwards Of eight years, and
been hammered and jaWed at all tho
while;-wait until they have been
scolded because the FIRE wouldn't burn
because the oven was too hot, because
the COW kicked over the milk, because
IL rained, because tho sun shined, be-
cause the hens didn't lay, because tho
butter wouldn't come, because they ART
zoo soon for dinner, because they are on,
minute too late, because they slapAeC
the young ones, because they tore tnei
trowsers, because they did anything
Cwhether they could help it or not) be
fore they talk of the evils of a scoldinl
wife. Why, Mr.. President, I'd rathe
hear the clatter Of hammer and stones
and twenty tin pans, and nine bras
kettles, than the din, din, Of a scoldinl
wife. Yes stree, them's my senti
ments. TO my mind, Mr.. President,
smoky chimney is no more to be com
pared to a soolding wife, than littl
niggor is to q dark night"
Yes, and the editor Of the "NEws
adds, that a soolding husband is equal
bad.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24

JOINING HAND.-A writing master in
a female seminary having engaged the
affections Of a young scholar, with a
fortune Of twenty thousand pounds, led
her TO the hymenial altar A few days
previous to this her watohful guardian
asked the teaoher,-
well how does Miss -- get on in
her writing?'
"Vastly we'll, indeed sir; I shall soon
have her in joining hand.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24

A new substance, called amylenr,
has been discovered, to take tho place
Of chloroform. 1t is free from many Of
the objections to chloroform, producing
as great insensibility to pain without
such a profound stupor Its action is
more prompt than that Of chloroform.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24

Mrs Cochran, daughter Of General
Schuyler, Of Revolutionary fame, and
whose husband was a physician in tho
American Army, and a favorte with
Washington, has been awarded ten thous-
and dollars by Congress- just, though
limited, recognition Of tho patriotic
services of her relative The old lady
resides at Oswego, N. Y.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24
A GERMAN UNrvERsrrY IN AMERICA.

A GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA,
1t is designed to erect and endow a
German university in Cincinnati. The
funds are to bo raised by subscription,
and the chairs 20 be filed by importa-
tions from Gottingen and Halle. The
projectors intend to purchase college
odiioe already erected.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24

Long experience has deeply convinced me
that a strict construction Of the powers grant
ed 10 Congress is the only true, as well us the
only safe theory Of the constitution. Whilst
his principle will guide my public conduct, /
consider il clear that under the war-makng
power, Congress may appropriate money for
the construction of military road through
tho territories Of the United States, When this
Is absolutely necessary for the defence of any
State against foreign invasion. The constitu.
tion has conferred upon Congress power "to
declare war" $50 raise aud support armies"
"to provide and maintain navy" and 10 call
forth the militia to "rspel invasions." These
high sovereign powers necessarily Involve int
poraut and responsible public duties, aud
among them there is none SO Facred and so
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-12-24

The late disastrous monetary revul-
sion may have one good effect, should
it cause both the government and the
people to return to the practice of a
wise and judicious economy both in
public and private expenditures.
An overlooking treasury has led "a
habits Of prodigality and extravaganza
in our legislation 1t has induced Con.
gress to make large appropriations to OBJ
iocts for which they never would have
done so provided it had been necessary C
raise the amount Of revenue required
to meet them by increased taxation O.
by loans. We arc now compelled {,
pause in our career and to scrutinize ou
expenditures With tho utmost vigilance
aud in performing this duty, pledg