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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12

Tns.-Ths frame building on the nor.n'
vest corner Of Third and Ripley. owned Dy
II. yatusr. and occupied BY N. Daniel =
a1ver.nce. vas discovered to DO on DIRE
Tassday evening abou. . o'clock. In'
alarm vas sounded, and in few minute
he Seys we're on hand with their buckets
"a having good supply Of water from .
eistsrn near by, the hrs was soon exe"'
sishsd. The building was damaged to ths
s.,en, Of 400, which IL covered BY insu'
rance. NJ. e.. loss in furniture and cloth
In, Il about $50. The fire is supposed TO
have originated from . spark OF q candle
f.lIag among some papers 10 the room
Had the IRE not bssn discovered ~ 1t was
the building could scarcely have bssn say
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12
DRUGG DRUGS!
sc :

The only complete Stock
above st. Louis.
ssPRING STOCK!
I'm 0tOrO ana TEA1AO1t.
HINES, CIPPENGER 4 RHoADs'
New Drug Store, Second St, Azst dsor..wsst o.
Geek B s.zssass Banking Heuss:
Davenport, Iowa.
Duuss, Medicines. CAsnlssle
spisss and Hop. Patent Medicines. n. -
GMSS CO.. e,, PsIs ;WSahin VIM L..a IN ~ S.n.
all kinds Of varnishss, Potash and Pueey, an
Lnsssd OILS al kinds q Essences, By ~ - sssd.
.as :ss. der y ss ': = .ur ,,r,
asla at IL very Lowest lasss.
Physsclaas and Country Dealers nssa not ~ Drugs
are ssla Il sxhogsitans prtsss n DsssaDest.
$50 BOXES WINDOW GLASS.
Hanging non ~ % slx<s. This VII " sOM q baI
I'D. 600 lbs. PURE WHITE LEAD,
500 Lbs Vegetable Cattls Peween,
reliable rssdy oF ~ u dssasss Il hossss and
cattle. All The popular
PATENT MEDJCnKe OF TEE DAT.
GIVE usscall purpeee eellag % every easeosS.
HINRb, CLIPP1N0nR 4 k0OADB.
Davenport, Jan - y7d1.
xXYH nave fhis day asseei.ssA J: y. nhesas q oai
w Doye,port houss which skall hereafter do bus.
ssas uader The name Of Hinss @ hppingsr 4 Ahseds
We ere new prepared 10 do even move extensive jss
We aks this nsthOd Of rsturRioS siaos<e thAnks
u he easiEsnsf Davenport and vicinity for thsir VI
eTa patronage and hoDs ~ ssset asssntoa y ssaes'
nd sraeeeaI drnaists slways bsS IN attsadAAes %
j..ss hIaEs oLIPPINanR
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12
= LOCAL xATTRRS.

NAN, RAIIsoAp.-Rvsry effort 10 be-
lar made By The officers Of this road to repair
,he isiuriss II sustained By last weeks rain
"A thaw. The Duck Creek bridge was to
have been restored by last evening but We
Aid NOT hear whether or not The WORK wal
ssspls.sd. 10 the mean dns tram o. carr
has run out every morning to Duck Creek
vAsss II ne, train on the opposite side %
which passengers were transferred. There
.,s no passenger cars on the other dd'' but
.ravelsrs determined to 60 through were
soapsllsd to rough IL in freight e'r:-nuen
better, however. than the old staging pro-
60 The road will soon DO In goed ordsl
Asaio. Il has bad unusual dihe.lti'' % en-
eS.ptsr this winter. but President Cool
and Dep ssintsndsn. Day have been sne''
sesic and indsfa ueabls In their s6orts TO-
vrde oysrsomisg these did6cultiss-
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12


NJ, RAIIloAp. I'VE lssrn from gen
,,.m.n connected with this road that the
injury 1t sustained by the recent storm IL
more serious than was anticipated. Al sv'
.ry stream hence to Chicago more or less
damage has been sustained; it will require
ten days and possibly two or three weeks
Il repair the road sufhcisatly for trains te
resume their regular trips. The Burlington
nosa 10 in an equally bad condition. the
bsidss over Fox River being gone and 'he
long bridge in Bureau county having bees
msved bsdily down the strsam some eish
Ssss The Dixsn Air Line 10 also imPsssa
BE. and We presume the roads generally
throughout the West have Jared no better.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12
,TEGY- Ar WALCnrr,

ROx szLE!
THE HOTEL AT WALCOTT.
TWELVE mfies west Of DavenpoFs, The Asst sta.
4 lion on tho NJ. Z n. Railroad. Ths Aeuee 70
well built, and Is situated ~ natural elsvation q
surrounding t.tt-t cinity Il Q MvoS1to ~
:of. for sp0Ttsmen during the hunting ssasos. A
large and commodtons Ata hle 10 attached - he
premises. Terms very low, and
Lon G roAit II
for part, Of tho nnvnss money will be siyen-
Possession given INN cdia,ely. Appiyto
nov2sdu COOKE sAR01HT.
NOVICE.
Mr.. John &. Davis has this day been admit,
WI ted Partner 10 our arm. TIE busissss vin
be continued ~ bersaeseEeI and under - sans
Davsnp ofs,A priIIst. 1855.
BUILDING LOTS
EoR sale At fair prisss and sH on long credit, -
l. facilitate improvements
COOK & sARGENT
VIII EEL lots to parties Who viii build on tkem thfs
sesson, ~ moderate prices and . credfS0p ~
BANK Of FLOHENCE.
Great Excitement in Davenport /!
WE are row paying for notes Of tho above Bank
WIN aa,:' Gassi E.r.. nsaseSaA
One Hundred and Five Cents on-ths Dollar,
at cur once In Davenport, Second street, opAo4te
LeCIaire House. y.
Come along and bring your Ylofsnss 1Qny
decI5-dn a. .. ALTON q az.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12

loHN p. H. TALLMAa, EHARlgsPOwREa
Poughkeepsie, n. Y. Day6npors,sowa;
TALLXAx POWERS,
AttOrneYs& useilORsat Law,
and Land Agents.
DAVENPORT, iowa.
O ace Brady Street, between Second and Third s,s.
T ANDS boushtand sold on Commission. Hayin z
Jsiso ONCE In Kastern New York, at a point
from which aaYgo emigration may be expected during
III present season, We have unusual advantages to
dtpose Of lands to actual settlers
\ II 1Loen sneRotiated On Real kstatesecuhty.
-REFERENCEs-
View York City. Psughkeepsis,
Hon. John Van Buren,, Hon. Charles H. Ruggles,
g A.C. PlaSx, 20 Gilbert Dean,
IS Charles osConor, N Vasssr & Co,
William p. Hayemeyer, It Bensen Lossine
Anihony J. Rleeckcr, 90 Prof. 8. y. X. Morse,
William n. skidmore. Utica, Ny.
Albany, Ny. Hon. Horatio Seymour
inl, CaGxef Porter Chicago, I'll.
Hoyeboome, King and Boies RK.sw1ftsnd Co..
ksaseus Corning. Mile and Fowler,
Apli3d W.T. w r. Wood and Co.
NOTICE.
6kNTS wanted 10 canvass the State Tor the
"A HawkeJ Insurance Company.
Apply Ut the ONCE OF me Company, No. Dayen.
port Block, opposite tho Ls Cisire House.
Dsel0 dwtf d.. sHOREY. Secretary.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12

RoAsp or TaApR.--The Board OF Trade
meeting Of Tuesday evening, was largely
attended, and the best spirit was exhibited
M. ]. n. Dalssll, Chairman Of the Commit
.ss appointed for the purpose, read the Con-
s,isusion and BY Laws. Amotion was made
and carried to adopt them section BY section
and The reading had just commenced for thu
purpose, whom an alara Of Ore broke up inc
meeting. We are requested to Say that the
sexs meeting will BE- held Tomorrow RI
Ssy svssiag, At the same place. anc It 10 I'M
nc,.ant there should be q full attendance
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12
-ENBROfDERTES-

A LARGR arrival from auelion-making our
"A stock the largest and cheapest In the city. Be
cure TO call a. EE " WADSWuRTH's.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

Behold an extraordinary adventure
of these latter days. If;t we're not an
extraordinary occurrence, one need not
relate it.
A father of family ihhabiting the
Rue de la Michordiere, received last
summer, a letter from his nephew,
who was in the employ of Hyder
Abad. The letter concluded thus:
81 have received the portraits OF
my two cousins Marie and Margaret
have never had the pleasure Of see-
ing them, as | have lived with Hyder
Abad since my youth, but l am sure
they are resemblances. | will arrive
at Havre by the ship Inos Ego, about
the first of October, and on my arri-
val, lam determined to marry the
beautiful Mar -"
The breaking open of the letter had
destroyed the rest of the name. 1t
was impossible to tell if tue cous-
in had asked for Marie or Mar
garet in marriage. The two sisters,
united previous to this time, com
menced to live in mis.understand-
ings, each of them positive that it was
the part of her name which was torn
offin breaking the seal.
The father employed his eloquence
in calming the anger of his daughters,
when servant, sent IN advance, ar
rived from Havre, announced that his
master went to Paris with the even.
ing train.
The servant was overwhelmed with
questions, replied that his master was
ruined, and that he had moreover, on
bis left shoulder, the horrid protuber-
ance which had caused, accor-
ding to Palnude, so many miSfortunos
to Esop, the Phrygian.
The twocousins determined, ,hereup-
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Insect BriIliantS.

Bugs are an important article in
the trade of Rio Janeiro. Their
wings are made into artificial flowers,
and some of the brilliant varieties are
worn as ornaments in ladies' hair
One man manages to earn his living
by selling insects and other specimens
to the strangers who visit the port
lie keeps twelve slaves constantly
employed in finding the bugs, SER
pents and shells which are most in
demand. The nearest approach to
this is the trade of tire-fies in Ha.
vana. The insect, being caught and
carefully fed on sugar-cane, is used as
an ornament in ladies' dresses. Being
twice the size ofthe American fire.
fly, it is very brilliant at night. The
Creoles catch them on.the plantation,
and sell them to the city bellies; some
ofthem carrying them in silver cases
attached to their bracelets. They
make a fine display by lamp light
Medical World.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
The Darky and the Deer.

"Mack," the Detroit correspondent
of POrter's Spirit, is responsible for
the following:
The good steamer Ion was coming
down the beautiful St. Clair, when a
noble buck was seen swimming across
ahead of her. To lower away a boat
and give chase was only the work a
moment, and with stout line he was
taken by the antlerS and safely brot'
upon the steamers deck. A good
deal of admiration was excited by his
fine proportions, and among his ad-
mirers was the cook, goodly speci-
men of 'Afric's clime," who imagin.
ed that, from the docile appearance Of
the animal, he was quiet as a sheep
He therefore undertook to caress him,
and to lay his hands upon his haunch,
when he was astonished by a vigor-
GUS kick, that laid him sprawling on
the deck. Nothing daunted, howev-
er, Cufey thought to succeed better
by the head, but the deer, liking this
no better, made butt that laid the
poor darkey out again, and opened
an ugly cash on his woolly head
This was too much Of a good thing;
so Cufey, when he recovered himself,
stood at a respectable distance, and
eyeing the old buck, said:
Snow, look a here, Mister Dee, l
do'no whose dec you is, or who you
b'long to; but if You do dat ar agin,
dar'll be wenson aboard dis boat,
sure's You live!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Uncle Sam--IIis Farm, his Pocket
and his Library.

The territory of the United States
already embraces an area of three mil
lions three hundred and eighty.fve
thousand square miles, while the great
Autocrat OF all the Russians can boast
only two millions one hundred thou
sand square miles in Europe, and the
entire continent of Europe contains
only three millions seven hundred thou
sand, exclusive, of course, Of the Brit
ish Isles.
We shall form q better estimate Of
Uncle Sans landed estate by compa-
ring it with John Bulls. England,
Ireland, Wales, and Scotland contain
only 1876, 900 square miles, with a pop
ulation over 27000,000 while the
United States with almost thirty times
that amount of territory, contains less
than 27,OOO,OOO population. From
this we may Judge something of I'm
Gle Sans ability to accommodate the
landless. The State Of Texas alone,
with a population Of less than a quar-
ter ola million, has nearly three tunes
as much territory as all the British is
lands and the young State of Cali
fornia is more than three times as large
as England proper, with her 1G,0O0,O 700
people.
The territory Of this country, not yet
formed into States, and consequently
under Uncle Sans immediate gov
ernmental control, is vast enough to
supply homes for millions and millions.
Nebraska territory alone contains over
half a million square miles of soil,
scarcely inhabited by civilized man !;
Kansas, of which our politicians have
told us so much within the last two
years, has over 10000 square miles;
Washington Territory, 1880, al
most twice as much as all the New
England States Minnesota, al, $40 ;
the Indian Territory, 1S6, 6,17O; New
Mexico, 21O,77O; Utah, the land of
Brigham Young and the peculiar in.
Stitution" of Mormonism, 1S7, ,925, and
Oregon, 227, $40.
Nor is it in land alone that atthis gov
ernment is prosperous and wealthy.
The late Message Of President Pierce
announces that the total national debt
has been reduced to S30737, ,129, "all
of which," he adds, "might be paid
within a year without embarrassing
the public service /; but being not YET
due, and only redeemable at the option
of the holder. cannot be pressed to
payment by the government" How
ever much may be said, justly or uu-
justly, Of corruption, bribery, and
squandering the public funds for lille
gitimate purposes, this extraordinary
financial prosperity of our government
is just cause of graduation. The
public debt OF England is four billions
dollars Of France, over one billion
one hundred millions Of Austria: over
seven hundred millions, Of fSpain, over
six hundred millions.
This is not all, either, that our Un-
Gle Sam can boast of. There are more
public libraries, with more books in
them, in the United States, than in
any other country in the world. There
are no less than 1875 public libra
ries in this country, containing nearly
five million volumes. We can boast,
too, of more miles Of railroad than all
therest oftho world, life Illustrated,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Big Things----LittIe Things.
WHAT MECHANICAL SKILL AND LABo
WILL DO.

h1AA1 4hLN DhllAlS A%'b 4A.AlDSAh
WILL DO.
A bar of iron valued at IS, worked into horse
shoes, is worth $3.50; needles, 9j5; penknifc
blades, S3,2s5; shirt buttons, S394S0; balance
springs of watches, $3.50 900. Thirty-one pounds
Of iron have been made into wire upwards ofone
hundred and eleven miles in length, and SO fine
was the fabric that part of it was converted, in
lieu ofhair, into barrister's wig.-LoNDoN QUAG-
TERLY REVIEW.
Curiosity leads us into a train Of
calculation thai others may be curious
to read. We measured, counted and
calculated, the little lot of Pig Iron
now on the river bank, in Ironton.
Tons, 1900.
Value, $220,000.
In cords, the quantity is over 600.
In square piles OF 6 tons each, the
usual form, placed in row, it reach
es over a mile.
The pigs placed in a row, end to
end, reach over 200 miles.
A ton of Pig Iron is 226S ibs.; this
makes ton OF Bar Iron, 1000 ibs.-
Consequently in Bar Iron the amount
is the same in tons, 7,200--value al
$50 per ton, $4,000.
Now recur to the data given by the
Quarterly Review-we "tigure" as
follows:
ArticLe. Value
Horse shoes,in ton ofbar iron, $12t
Needles, " 4,26C
Penknife Blades, " 39,1SC
Shirt Buttons, " 353,76C
Balance Springs Of watches, 100000
Next we will take the quantity o.
Iron on our river bank:
article. Nalue.
Horse shoes, s9O7,oot
Needles, 30,672,0
Penknife Blades, 2S2,O96, ,00C
Shirt Buttons, 2,557,072, ,OO(
Balance Springs, 2l,Go0,OOo,Oo(
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

GENUINE FooLs.-He who wipes
his nose with q nutmeg-grater, and
picks his teeth with razor.
She who says "no" to the proposals
of a gentleman when she has reached
the age Of thirty years.
He who gets so drunk every night
that he puts his clothes to bed and
hangs himself on the back Of a chair.
She who rubs her cheeks with brick
bat dust in order to give them color.
lie who puts on his hat and takes
his cane and starts out in pursuit Of an
honest and disinterested politician.
She who pinches and slaps child
to make it quit bawling.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

OFThe great lakes Of North Amer
lea have recently been surveyed, and
it is found that they cover an area Of
10000 square miles. The total length
ofthe five lakes is 1884 miles. Lake
Superior, at its greatest length, is 355
miles; its greatest breadth is 100 miles;
mean depth 9SS feet elevation above
the sea 627 feet; area, $4,000 square
miles. Lake Michigan is 500 miles
long; its greatest breadth is los miles;
its mean depth is 900 feet elevation,
607 feet; area, 10000 square miles.
Lake Huron, in its greatest length.
is 200 miles; its greatest breadth is
100 miles mean depth, 500 feet Gle
vation, 574 feet; area, 10000 square
miles. Lake Erie is $50 miles long ;
greatest breadth, S0milos; mean depth
200 feet; elevation 555 feet; area,
5000 squNrO miles. Lake Ontario,
has o length of $50 miles, and its
mean breadth'is 65 miles; mean depth
500 feet; elevation above the ocean
262 feet /; area, 6,006 miles.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

RABBIT SHooT1NG.-An Irishman,
who recently went out rabbit-shooting
observed a jackass peeping over a
hedge, Immediately levele6 his piece,
exclaiming, "Oh, and by the powers |!
that must be the father Of all rabbits. "
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

MAL-APRoPo.-If there is anything
calculated to take the starch out of a
fellow, it is to enquire ola friend at
his elbow who that ugly, squint-eyed,
red-haired woman is, and bo answered,
"That lady, sir, is my wife!" 1t is an
accident, the like of which has hap
pened to many ofus, but we have an
other which lately occurred in car
upon q Pennsylvania Rail Road
One of our old "stub and twist" poll
ticians, who was traversing a portion
of his old stumping ground in Penn.
sylvania, fell into a very engro3sing
conversation with an old gentleman, q
stranger, sitting near him in the car.
The talk ranged over subjects connect
ed with old times in the Old Keystone
State, aud particularly the old gov
ernors, and their good and evil deeds.
Our friend got rapidly posted, and
was much fascinated by the rich fund
of informs ation. the amiable manners.
the happy mood, the noble appearance
of the venerable stranger. Our "stub
and twist" old silver gray at last en-
quired with much JUNCTION, "Well,
what has become of that id old
humbug, Gov. Ritnerl" Well, sir,
it is perhaps time for me to inform
you that am no other person than
Ex-Gov. Ritner himself" Confused
apologies followed of course, and "stub
and twist" dried up about that time.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

Applause is the spur of able minds,
the end and aim OF weak ones.
Where love is, there is no labor,
and if there is labor, the labor is loved.
Wisdom is better without an inher-
itance, than an inheritance without
wisdom.
A seasonable gathering, and a rea,
sonable spending, make good house
keeping.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
4osttg.
From tho Washington Star.
THE FOURTH OF MARCH.

THE FOURTH OF MARCH.
BLESSED are those that expect nothing, for the!
Al not bGdisappointed."
| saw him-he had como
From his far distant home
In tho West;
Ajingling purse he showed,
And in tho latest mode
He was drest.
His face was oil smile
And he talked all the while
How he took
Such an intrest in the late
Election in his State
For old Buck.
He'd always felt the ties
ofparty-let it rise,
Let it fall,
Twas not for reward
That he had worked so hard,
Not at all.
But Office he could bear
As the bravest soldier'd wear
Epaulets,
Which fix his rank, you know
And to the public show
What he gets
saw him after that,
He had kinky hat
On his head;
His shoes were worn away,
And his pockets seemed to say
"Nary red,"
And loudly he declared
That for party men he cared
Nota jot;
He scorned their dirty tricks,
And as for politics,
Twas plot.
Folks SOW the sudden change,
And thought it wondrous strange,
At the best;
Our friend did not explain,
But took an ealy train,
For the West.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

The quantity of Pig Iron, then, on
the river bank in Ironton, made into
Balance Springs of Watches, is worth
nearly twenty-five thousand millions
of dollars-Or t1Centy.SereR times tie
entire UaIuatiOn Of tho State Of
Ohio, in 1856!
And made into that fine "wirc," o
ton reaches 1915 miles-not quite
one.third the distance round the
globe. The little lot of iron on our
bank made into the same kind of
wire reaches only the trifing distance
of ftty-tlco millions of mile8.-moro
than one-half the distance to the Sun!
over two thousand times round the
globel
We will add in conclusion, the
product of one of our Furnaces, in
full blast, in a year, may be set down
at 1000 tons of Pig Iron. This in
horse shoes amounts to 1882. 900; in
balance springs $4,000, 0,000-or
in wire, 14,5OO,O0O miles.--Lrontoa
Register.
~~~~e~~----~-~~-~~~~>~ ~,-~~D~
% A number ofpoliticians, all of
whom were seeking office under the
Government, were seated on the tav-
ern-p porch talking, when an old topper,
named D, came up TO thenI.--
Now, said DIS person who
is very loquacious when 'corned,' but
exactly the opposite when sober. At
the present time being tight, he said
if the company had no objections ho
would tell them a story. They told
him to 'fre-away;" whereupon he
spoke as follows:
"a certain King-don't recollect
his name-had a philosopher, upon
whose judgment he always depended.
Now, it so happened that ono day
the King toolSit into his head to 90
hunting, and after summcning his
mobiles, and making all the necessary
preparations, he summoned his phi
losopher and asked him if it would
rain. The philosopher told him it
would not, and he and his mobiles de-
parted. While journeying along,
they meta countryman mounted up
on a jackass; he advised them to re-
turn, "for," said he, sit vii! certain,
| ly rain" They smiled contemptu-
ously upon him, and passed on. Be
fore they had gone many miles, how
ever, they had reason to regret not
having taken the rustic's advice, as a
heavy shower coming up they were
drenched to the skin. When they had
returned to the palace, the King re-
prilnanded the philosopher severely
for telling him that it would be clear
when it was not. 81 met a country
man," said he, "and he knows
great deal more than you, for he told
me it would rain, whereas You told
it would not"
"The King then gave the philoso-
pher his walking paper, and sent for
the countrymen, who made his ap,
pearance. Tell me- said the King,
how you knew it would rain Il
didn't know said the rustic, my jack
ass told me- and how, pray, did
he tell you9' the King asked in as,
toniShment. by pricking phis cars,
your majesty. The King now sent
the countryman away; procuring the
jackass, he placed him in the office the
philosopher had filled. 'And here
observed D, looking very wise,
here is where the King made a mis-
take How So?' inquired his audit,
ors. why ever since that time said
D, with q grin on his phiz, EVERY
iackass wants an Office"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

A PUnLE.-The following, from
the South Baptist, is commended to
our readers as containing excellent
advice, especially to newspaper sub.
scribers. This remarkable production
is said to have been found among the
papers of an aged and very pious gen.
t!eman, now deceased. 1t is we'll wor.
thy the attention of the curious. There
is no doubt that it involves an lmpor,
tant secret, as the deceased was known
to be a man of unusual excellence oi
worth and character
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

If you spend the day proftably,
you will have cause to rejoice in the
evening.
As many days as we pass without
doing some good, are 50 many days
entirely lost.
Aristippus said he liked no pleas
are but that which concerned mans
true happiness.
Keep your soul always in a state to
desire that there be God ; and you
will never doubt it.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

P A Pacific Rail Road across
South America is talked of in Chilli
The proposed line runs from the La
Plata River to Valparaiso,