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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
Large Bears.

The Eau Clair (Wis.) Telegraph
states that on the 22d of August q
party of amateur hunters encountered
a large bear in the pine forests Dor.
dering the Chippewa River, and were
attacked by it with the ferocity of a
regular Rocky Mountain grizzly
They succeeded in killing the mon
ster, but not until three Of the party
were horribly torn and bitten, two Of
them being dangerously injured. The
bear when dressed weighed over /, 900
pounds. "
Mr.. William Biddinger killed a
bear in Allegheny county, Nd, re-
Gently, weighing 450 lbs. He shot
him four times before life was extinct.
On skinning him no less then twelve
additional balls were found in him in
various places, none of q serious ma.
ture. The wounds had all healed and
the balls looked as if they had grown
in the flesh. Mr.. Samuel Mckenzie
and others, residing nearShade Mills,
captured a bear, in pen built for tie
purpose, during the last week. They
are said to be plentiful in that region,
and very destructive to stock.
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
Running down Wild Horses.

The Alexicans sometimes reserve
IN old stud, in native wildness, for
the purpose of tiring down a band Of
mustangs. They stuff a suit of clothes
with tules, and then tie it in an erect
Iposition on his back, and when a band
of mustangs is discovered he is turn.
ed loose. The stud with sttaihing
flight seeks the band they see hin
coming apparently with rider on hi
bacp, 7rndGwry cfGygU, Ig after them,
wondering why they fly away SO rap
idly from his presence. His native
signals are all useless, they heed them
not--they see the figure on his back
anxious fears lend swiftness to his
speed F; straining his sinews for a de-
termined effort, he rushes after them
with the pace of the wind, urged on
by all the fury ofrevenge. The Mex.
leans are keenly Watching the race,
and wheu they think tie band is near
ly used up by running away from i'm.
aginary danger, they ride in on fresh
horses and then the sweeping lariette
descends over the heads Of the tired
mustangs.-[ Mariposa Democrat.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
The History of the Bible.

The history Of the Bible is full q
interest to the philosopher and Chris.
tian. The first edition of the whole
Bible was printed in Dutch, at Co
logne, in 1875; in Danish, at Copen-
hagen, in 1850 and in English, il
1878. Publishers have been prosecu
ted and imprisoned for publishing this
Great Book upon various grounds
some for counterfeiting it, and other;
for circulating it. In some naSss~t'it
Bible has been publicly burnt. Laws
have been issued against reading it,
Its pages have been nsed as cartridgesj
| it has been denounced by the French
and subjected to all kinds OF misrep'
resentation and alteration. II ia fact
that to the great Charlewange, in
1901, copy OF the Bible wes presented
by an Englishman, written on velluml
and containingfou- hundred and forty.
nine leaves, and it is also stated thas,
in S04, Charlemagne ordered it to be
read publicly, and directed the priests
to make themselves acquainted with
/ its contents. And yet Charlemagle,
the wisest man in the age in which
he lived, could not write, and was for
ty-fve years of age before he began
his studies !
There are q number Of versions oi
the Bible, though not all agreeing in
our own accepted edition.
The present translation ofthe Bible,
now in common use, was agreed upon,
after a vast amount Of research and
labor, in the seventeenth century,
Q611, } in the reign Of James l. The
translation was begun in 1904, aud
finished in 1911. The history of the
labors Of the learned men engaged in
this vast undertaking would almost
fill a volume.
In 1885 Christopher Saur, a Ger
man, established a printing Office at
Germantown, now in this city, which
was carried forward energetically by
himself and son. He had type toun-
derry, which cast German types for
himself and others. This led to the
establishment of paper.mills, binder
les, English and German type foun-
deries. lie issued three editions of
the German Bible, in 1743, 1852, and
1776, and this, we think, was the first
Bible ever printed on this continent
The following anecdote, in reference
to his last impression of the Bible, is
curious, but we do not youch for it's
entire truth. The property Of Saur
was much injured by the Revolution
ary War, particularly by the battle Of
Germantown, in 1777. To prevent
the residue oft from being destroyed
by the British, he went to Philadel-
phia. His estate was confscated be-
fore the close ofthe war, and his books
bound and unbound-were sold ;
among them we're the principal part
of the last edition of the Bible, in
sheets. Much more might be written
on this subject, but we shall reserve
our th9BRRSSs RRS for another OCCASION
| Rhii!Ssy of}SiG Press.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
gslettso Storits.
"BEWIECHED CLOCK

ABOUT HALF PAST SEVEN o'oLoeK
on Sunday night, human leg, envel.
oped in blue broad cloth might have
been seen entering Deacon. Oephas
Barberry's kitchen window. The leg
was followed, finally, by the entire
person ofalive Yankee, attired in his
Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes. 1t was
in short, Joe Mayweed who thus bur-
glariously won his way into the Dea.
cons kitchen.
"Wondcr how much the old deacon
made by orderin' me not to darken
his door againw soliloquized the
young gentleman, promised him
/ wouldn't but didn't say nothing
about winders. Winders is as good
as doors, ef there aint no nails to teal
your trowsers onto. Wonder efSal.
iy III come down9 The creetur prom.
ised Inc; Pm Altered to move about
here, cause | might break my shins
over solnethin' or nuther and wake
the old folks. Cold enough to freeze
a polish bear here. 0, here comes
Sally"
The beauteous maid descended with
q smile,.a tallow candle, and box
OF Lucifer matches. After receiving
Q rapturous greeting, she made 8
rousing fire in tile cooking stove, ant
the happy couple sat down to enjoy
the sweet. interchange of VOWS and
hopes. But the course of true. love
ran not whit smoother in old Bar
berry kitchen than It does elsewhere
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
SYMPTOMS.

SYMPToMs or VANITY. - 70 become
a regular contributor to 4 anewspaper,
and afterwards make frequent alln,
sioBsto the great Improvement visis
BILE in its columns.
To offer a barber q $50 bill that he
may take outpayment for a shave.
To ask d girl to marry you, the
6rst time she has ever seen yon.
To pay double the value for an arti-
Gle, when you know you can eetik
elsewhere for what il is worth.
To hire thousand dollars at six
per cent and keep it on deposit in .
bank till pay day.
To extol loudly the excellent way
in which your father brought up his
children.
To be elected corporal ofa militia
ry company, and Immediately 60 to
studying Turenne and Vauban, or
become eloquent upon the horrors Of
war.
To go to a first rate hotel--the
Montgomery, for instaHce-and de-
mand in stentorian tones if the cham
pagne be ofthe first quality, and in q
low voice ask for a glass of cider.
SYMPTOMS OF EcoENTRIoITY. To
pay your honest debts.
To be a politician, and stick to any
measure which will advance the in.
terests Of ''the party"
To belong to a religious sect, and
not think that all goodness is circum-
scribed within its pale.
To call for a tailor's, or printers
bill, before it is presented.
To publish a newspaper, and not be
constantly Dragging OF it's merits.
To return a borrowed umbrella.
To blush-in this brazen age-when
compliment is paid you.
Not 60 take "another glass" just be.
fore you go.
SYMPTOMS OF FoREs1aHT.-To give
up a claim OF 800, rather than 60 to
law.
To put 2 fs'v eepperG in your pock-
ct before going to ch5kch4-- .As....
To compliment the sagacity of q
man whom you are anxious to "coms
the giraffe over"
lfyou are afflicted with sleepless.
ness-to take dose Of Landi's. poems
before retiring for the night.
To keep you clear of your friends.
after you have swamped all your prop
erty in a speculation.
To have a large and exhausting
payment to make, when a "doubtfnl
customer" wants to borrow money of
you. ta
To buy hair-trigger pistol, after
You have staked your whole fortune
on the result Of an election.
To take your old hat to an evening
party.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03

U A large portion of the swamp
of Florida is said to be capable OF
producing five hundred bushels Of
frogs to the acre, with aligators ell.
ough for fencing. Besides these, the
musketoes can present bills enough to
drive off all pretenders who may
venture to dispute the title ofthe pres
'ent squatter sovereignty OF the place.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03

THE REV. C. S. BURNETT, while lsbOripe
i as a Missionaryin Southern Asia. discoyeTad
simple and certain Cure for CONSUMPTION, AsTE-
IA, BRoHcHITIs CoueHs, Corps NERVOUS Dr.
'nITY, and allimpurities Of the BLooD also, an
'~S4nd effsctnal mode Of Inhaling the RIrrpr.
iarlty>c desire to benefit his suffering fel-.
mp guve um up. @'sena tne keel Efseips Gre: e
of ~Well, den, I'll tell youSZfSTS IS SIN.
of ply bekase it developes de muscles!--.
NJ You is the most igumous nigger ! neb-
he Der seed" f,a ~,
to "Yah-yah-yah! l knowed all de
ay time what dar was, only l didn't
es- want to eay muffin. Jistax me again.
J. and see if can't told YOU"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
9otttg.
THE VOICE OF AUTUMN.
BY W. c. BRYANT.

BY W. C. BRYANT.
There comes from yonder height
A soft, repining sound,
Where forest leaves are bright,
And fall, like flakes Of light,
To the ground.
II is the Autumn breeze
That, lightly floating on,
Just skins the wood leas,
Just stirs the glowing trees.
And is gone.
He means by sedgy brook,
And visits with sigh
The last pale flowers that look,
From out their sunny nook,
At the sky.
Ger shouting children flies
That light October wind,
And kissing cheeks and eyes.
Is leaves the4 merry cries
Far behind.
And wanders on to make
That soft uneasy sound
By distant wood and lake,
Where distant fountains break
From the ground.
No bower where maidens dwell
Can win a moments stay;
Nor fair untrodden dell;
He sweeps the upland swell,
And away.
Mournest thou thy homeless state,
Oh, soft repining wind!
That early seek'st and late,
The rest it is thy fate
Not to find.
Not on the mountains breast, .
Not on the oceans shore,
In all the east and west;
The wind that stops to rest
Is no more.
By valleys, woods and springs,
No wonder thou should'st grieve
For all the glorious things
Thou TOUGHEST with thy wings,
And must leave.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03

"NoArABEAN1s N n7"i & ssiS yUa'STa ;bs vie
is a literal co ~
on a fence Neon mn when Won answe,
ship, Westmc -
.,n., cou l dun no."
-, lake as,s.nY ny lou do" responded John
oeen aous'y}he raised that fearful fis
' WI :..L; nav ,yed his glistening teeth.
! hitcal1B S;i 1,B4ye-yes!" shouted the suffer
zee /. luWllat kind ofa paper is it then
" peF eFme or I'll smash every bone il
'glv skin"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
one Good Turn Deserves AM
other. .'..-. .J

a poor man went to hang himself,
But treasure there CHANGED 10 find;
He pocketed the miser's pelf,
And LEFT the rope behind.
His money gone, the miser hung
Himself in sheer dispair;
Thus each others wants supplied.
And that was surely fair.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
ON the vOwels.

"We are little airy creatures.
All Of dif''rent voice and features
One ofus in glass is set, tra
One ofus you'll find in jet;
'Totheryou may see in tin,
And fourth box within;
If the fifth you should pursue.
1t can never fly from yOu.'
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03

U A traveller in the backwoodS
met with settler near house, and
inquired:
"Whose housei"
aMoggs."
''Of what builtl" a = ~. -
Logs" esG
'"Any neighborsl" sa =
'Frogs." -, sS4s..,--
tsNgYSSt;s ;s-Ils- = .s,a'' -rr--ts-sr'rry.,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03

A FREAK OF NAruRE.--On Satur
day evening last we were shown, b,
Aaron SchoolvilIe, a pig With 2heads
three eyes, and six legs; one of the
eyes being directly in the middle o
the forehead on the one,head, Will,
the other two were on the other Keac
in the usual place. 1t is ,ahanttY
paper baS afsparation re n which add BEfu9s turns
: represent real and 'GEScOvefs IL wen the
value.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
TERMS OF PUBLICATION.

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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
Gge gl1t9rtbur 9emotrat.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By
ID PEARCE a. SPENCE.
ALFx. PEARCE. JOHN T. SPENCE,
OFFICE IN MALoNE'S BUILDING,
TRoST STREET, MARTHuR, OHIO.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23

Whatn thun1srd'you aean By yellink
So ~ fss1 lsadf Does anything hart Won.
Or styeugot collick n your howels !.
Ard cant help III Soy, you sqaeaking
Assby they feed you on steam, and you
sqeea! .etlsitlD E5I
Because it hot and burns your inardg
And nsbby you yell because you like to.
And thlnh q sounds p1Ety.s Won Whislink
t004 SEE a. sE xAx as*&saVH III
Which isit7 Does it take all them horses
1odrav yca round and get % much noise
Why dot you bust your bilsr. darn yoa,
And then shut upf yoa old squeaking ma.
Yoo toety horse power pianusr on wheels.
VITA stean engine playing iDtA yce a
And nAkiag nors noise s6as fsy thoas-
Busted Freseh horns vish al the keys OPP
en-
And ~ mouth piscss cracked Dry up
You cuss'd old musical hyhrid-you cross
Bstvssn down. east village bras band
And : chinese war-gong !--yoa outrageous
Howline abstract Of Pandemonium al
Yoa Won't Tnsn keep on blowink- who
i doa's & Vi, Nov your s,..s,1 sra;..eo.,,
Which vDaldbe e1eeediakly graaifyink. j
Yoa're only good to scare horses, what
hav'nt
Got no sense, and make folks rum to see
What's cOnink Blow away, yoa yellink
Internal scrsscher, adieu
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23
B A / & B O a D !.

# RAIL B O AD.
In connectton with AZ sfa5
Chicago q Rock lsiNnad East Exec 4 80
Louis. a lt0ll 4 Chicago Railroads.
THE ONL Y ROUTE FROM BURLINGTON, MA "
lNG THE 7HEyOLIET Il
49, CUT OFF
Freight to or from Chicago or Joliet Chi on
and East, Through rishont Change
1919, Of Cars.
THE Peoria, OqMaSyk KIN 4 Burlington
l. Railroad being completed and running 10
close connection nt Peoria with the above roads, forms
the most reliable and expeditions for the ranspor-
tation OF FREIGHT or LIVE STocK, from Burlington
Joliet, Chicago and the East.
The facilities that this route has any other BY
IT'S ccnnectirn 81 Joliet, with the Joie, Cut on gives Il
decided advantage for the transportation OF freight
and expressly does II commend itself to
Owners and Shippers Of Live Stock.
Al Joliet, live stock be transferred much more
conveniently than in The city Of Chicago particularly
u destined Tor an Edstefn Marked.
our kascS are as Lew as by amy other
merchants and Shippers particularly requested 10
give this route trial @ IT. ~
Freight destined fren any point on our Road, 10
bloomington, Springfield, Cnciaaat ST. Louis, or any
point Ia Central or Southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
oy our CONFESSIONS with the Illinois Central st Louis,
Alton and Chicago, Great Western OF Illinois, Terre
Haufe and Alton Ohio and Mississippi will be sure OF
speedy transit to Its destination.
Application for freight or any Information In regard
70 the Road, may be made to the respective Agents OF
Chicago and Rock Island and ST Louis, Alton and Chi
cago roads 1t Chicego. or at the Cempanys ONCE In
Barret House, Third Street. Y. II. KELLOGG, Ag't.,
y. y. hobkIrs, supt. Burlington, Iowa.
June 2l,lw.3,p So
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23


ting series of very interesting reminiscent
ces of his Congressional life, which are pub
'iished in the Indiana State journal. Here
is one:
NORTH CAROLINA INTELLIGENCE,
There arose a personal debate during the
session, between Judge Dorsey, Of Maryland,
and Samuel z. Carson, of North Carolina,
which became highly interesting to the
House, as it was carried on with the utmost
good hnmor on both sides twas evident
however, that the judge had decidedly the
advantage Of his North Carolina competitor
The debate ultimately turned upon the COM
parativc INTEL, 1ence Of the constituents Of
these gentlemen.
Mr.. Carson had charged that the people
Of the eastern shore Of Maryland were igno-
rant of the country, owing to their inability
to read and write; and closed with a most
ludicrous account Of the subserviency of the
Maryianders to the supposed great men Of
the country. The good humor of the House
seemed to be on the side of North Carolina,
when Judge Dorsey rose to reply, his face
covered with fun. John Loss Kerr after
wards United States Senator, whispered in
my ear: Dorsey says funny things Igive
sketch OF his speech from recollection -
THE gentleman says my constituents are
ignorant and illiterate; will not retort up-
ON those who sent him here, but relate few
facts, and leave the House to Judge between
us. Dates are important The late war was
declared in 1912, and the British army in
gloriously burned the Capitol in 1914, to the
lasting disgrace Of that nation. The whole
scene was Immediately published in the Ma
tional lntelligencer, and copied into every
paper in the United States. The war was
over, and peace restored by the treaty Of
Client Just ten years after the burning Of
the Capitol, my business called me into the
gentleman's district was approaching the
principal town, when heard the SOUND &c !
fife and drum emerging from yellow pine
woods near the town, where they were ma
king tar and turpentine saw before me
the waving plnmes and the marching. with
quick step, Of regiment Of men tbe starr a
and stripes borne aloft, with the motto,
"North Carolina now and forever" IN yilt
letters. rode directly to the principal ho-
tel kept bya landlord that evidently lived
well, and knew how to entertain his guests
It he was pleased with their standing. The
moment was seated on the porch he ad-
dressed me; Have you heard the news p
. What news r Why the British have
burned the Capitol, and our army 10 moving
as you see, to meet the enemy
" When did you get the news2' 1--WE rot |
it last night, about seven o'clock That you
may understand how this happened--Iust
before the last war, We held q great meeting /
% give information 70 the people. IL was
Iound that there was but one man ia the
county who could read. He was chosen
county reader We then voted to take the
- II A~vHs q s
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23

AND AA.FAA An OD4 GspM 1snNE
VXYE take this method Of informing Miers generally
w thMt manufacturing Aad VII kexp
constantly hand MeodwArd's Combined Shutter ana
Separator. This Machine consider the beet nov II
use, and hazard nothing In saying every Miller Who
has yet used VIII bear cut In this assertion n
compact and duvahae with less power than Dcss
machines and doss III the work heretofore pxrfcrmex b.
thrse machines xta the Screen, Separator AUD Smut
Ter, TO say nothing Of the Fannng Mill which hss usual
" to be used IN cleaning dust from oaal
~ 70 the mode " operation In the nrss Mace se&a
rates the sticks throws smus balls end part Of ~
oats from the grain before securing. while In The
process Of securing the grain brought In .onsars viii
strong blast u air which carries "a dust q sass .
mAae. then passes Into larger Separator where
2 cleared 81 chess, Imperfect grains, eats, De- aed
then ready fce GRADING. TAs dnst l. IN nos ealy
cleared Rom ~ grain, bst IRON ~ chess. snA
chai, and blown clear e1t Of the MILL Another very
great advantage is that can b. get the sane neor
with the D1Frs any where che IN NE ill that nay ~
aesfsd, - Il Makes 20 6sae Whatsoever.
Every Miller knows that Il utterly impoesble 10 eca
~ mil thai VIII make good hour oui Of dry grain
aness the art b nrss semcvvd No beser machine hss
yet oseo inventsA fer I'm psrpose than Wsoawass's
ansteR and Separator. cad Il y hsl,essa acne - veA
AdAp&ed 70 Western Grain They are nov II pse nd
- sssn @ the Ms n this city, DsndesnsA
Dros., AAa Rstess 3 Co.'S. 8f Es
Orders pE00DaV aastenAeA 10. f
epx lS-wsf WOODWARD KK1gK9, s