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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
A Physicians Evidence or Dauc.
ing,

That beautiful, graceful accomplish.
ment Of dancing, 80 perverted by late
hours and the inGeCency of fashionable
attire, has outraged many sensible peo.
pie, and led them to deprive the young
ones ofthe most simple and hea!thful
enjoyments, because it has been abus,
ed. For myself, | can testify not only
to its healthful, but recuperatiye pow.
er The fortioth, nay, the filtieth
year Of my age found me enjoying this
life. cheering exercise. 1t should be
one Of the earliest amusements ofchil.
dren, and care should he taken by pa,
rents that it is understood as an amuse,
ment. While | am on this topic,
will mention case that occurred in
my practice. A thoughtful, anxious
mother, who had but three children
brought to me her only remaining
child-a daughter. Her Temperament
nervous, billious-the nervous fear
fully predominant, with greet irrita
bility of the system; peeyishr passion.
ate, dyspeptic, sleepless; Of course
exacting, arbitrary and uncomfortable;
the poor child looked sad, old, NOR.
bid and miserable. She had been tC
school, because her parents thought il
an amusement for her to be with Other
children.
After critically examining her ply
siognomy, | said to her mother
"What is the temperament Of youl
husbandw "Tho same as my own, ,
she replied. "Then the child is doubiy
stamped, ~ continued; Every vigorous
measures must be used, if you expect
to restore her to health. Divorce hel
Immediately from anything mental Sc
far as memorizing is concerned, ther
send her to a dancing-school, that shC
may combine exercise with order an(
melody, and thus some of her rougl
edges may be rounded" The chilC
her large blue eyes open with won
der and delight--interppted Will
I"Dancing-schOol Oh, how Eve long
ed to go; but mother says its wrong
, and leads to wickednes8." What
dilemma for a child! "Did you eve
Intend your daughter to play thepiano
guitar, or other musical instrument 2
said | to the mother. "Oh, yes" was
the answer. "Why," continued
"why show such partiality to the up
per extremities The hands are ren
dered happy as medium Of melody
the feet are rendered equally happy il
the same way" A nice Afternoon
school received the little girl, whC
grew in health and harmony every
month as she followed the hygienir
rules prescribed for her. Dancing i
a healthful, beautiful, graceful recrea
ton, and is not responsible for tn
abuses that luxury has thrown& &rount
it. The vulgarism and the ezcitemen
of the ballroom have no more to d
with the simple enjoyment of tn
dance than the rich wines ard sump
tuous banquets of the gormard, il
whom they induce disease, have to 4
with the temperate repasts that satist
the natural wants Of the body.--DI
Harriet X. Hunt.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

U In one of the courts, lately,
there was a long and learned discus.
sion as to whether a witness should
be allowed to answer the question,
"What did Mary sayl" Three judges
gave long and elaborate opinions in
affirmative, and the question being
repeated, the answer was, I" Not .
word"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

T Should skunk read Hamlet,
which line would no choose for mot
to- We give the answer:
"Methinks lscent the morning air."
We get this from young man who
starts in the perfumery business next
week.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

FAITu.-Dr. Mountain, Chaplain
to Charles II, was asked one day, by
that monarch, to whom he should
present a certain bishopric, just then
vacant.
"Ifyou had but faith, sire," replied
he, 81 could tell you who"
"How So" said Charles, "if l had
but faith!"
"Why, yes" said the witty cleric,
your Majesty might then say to this
Mountain, be thou removed into that
See"
The chaplain succeeded.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

T A windy NJ. p, in a tedious
Grafton, stopped to imbibe a glass of
water. 81 rise," said Sheridan, "to a
point Of order" Everybody started
in wonder of what the point Of order
was. What is it!" said the Speak
er. "Ithink, sir" said Sheridan, sit
is out Of order for windmill to go
by water"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

UP"I thought you were born on
the first of April" said Benedick to
his lovely wife, who had mentioned
the 21st as her birth day.
"Most people would think SO, from
the choice made ola husband" she
replied.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

UTUpor the marriage Ofa Misc
Wheat OF Virginia, an editor hoped
her path might be fOaCsry, and that
she might meyer be thraShed by her
husband.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

BY JAMES Russell LOWELL
o, moonlight deep and tender,
A year and more agone,
Your mist of golden splendOr,
Round my betrothal shone!
o. elm leaves dark and dewy,
The very same ye seem,
The low wind trembles through ye,
Yemurmur in my dream.
o, river, dim with distance,
Flow thus forever by,
A part of my existence
Within your heart doth lie!
0, stars, ye saw our meeting,
Two beings and one soul,
Two hearts so madly beating
To mingle and be whole!
o, happy night deliver
Her kisses back TO me,
Or keep them all and give her
A blissful dream of Inc.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

P" julius, what part Of de SER
monies do de ladies most admire when
dey 20 to de churchW
"Well, Pompey, | can't tell what
dat is; can you tell!"
why, yes, niggar-dcn't you see
dey observe de himS!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

|A A dandy on board a steam
boat lately stood by and saw a young
lady fall on the deck without offering
to assist her. On being asked for an
explanation;
Il was waiting" Gays Poodle, "fOr
an Introduction"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
3]oetrg.
HAVE SOMETHING SWEEP
To TELL XOU.

have something sweet to tell you,
But the secret You must keep,
And remember if it isn't right
I'm talking in my sleep.
For | know am but dreaming
When | think your love is mine.
And | know they are but seeming,
All the hopes that round me shine.
So remember when | tell you
What | cannot longer keep,
We are none of us responsible
For what we say in sleep.
My pretty secrets coming,
Oh! listen with your heart,
And you shall hear 1t hu.nming
So close twill make you start.
o, shut your eyes so earnest,
Or mine will wildly weep,
| love you, adore you, but
I'm falling in my sleep!
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
d0it anN 9amor.

U Squibbg wants to know ifloc.
tors, by looking at the tongue Of a
wagon, can tell what ails it.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

~A young woman of Christian
by, kentucky, got married, had ba-
by, lost her father, mother, sister and
husband, and married again, all soath-
IN three months! We don't know
how the baby was accounted for, but
presume the marriage certificate ds-
ted back"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

" Mock no man for his snub-
nose, for you can never tell what may
turn up.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

T In what does the American In
dian differ from the modern ladyl The
one ,rhoop8 in time of battle; the 9th.
eI hoops in time Of peace.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

DSome one asks, SIS it lawful to
hang clothes on Mason and Dixon'G
linep
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

Jones says ofan ancient unmarried
female, that she was fearfully and
wonderfully maid.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
AURORA.

A lovor knelt to maiden fair,
And vowed him her adorer-
"Ah! wilt thou leave me, sweetest one,
Thou bright and fair Auroral"
Up sprang the blood of maiden fair,
Who box'd her fond adorer-
"liow dare you, sir, miscall me thus!
Me, me, indeed, rOarerln
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01

U In the ancient graveyard at
Enfield, Conn.,, there is stone which
says:
Here my two wives they be;
When am done hope my son
win get some stones for me.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
LOVE SONG.

BY JAMES Russell LOWELL.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
TERMS OF PUBLICATION.

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Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

THRILLING SCENE AT ATLANTIC CmY.-A
correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer
describes a thrilling scene at Atlantic City
a few days since, owing to the perious posi-
ton Of Miss r, of Senator SlidelPs fani-
ly, who. with Mr.. Bonneville, from New Or
leans, while bathing, got beyond the surf.
The accomplished lady said she was sinking.
and Mr. B., who could not swim, found him.
self helpless in lis efforts to save her I was
a spectator Of the scene. The gentleman
struggled and sunk but the young lady who
appeared to be floating easily and rapidly.
went out with the receding tide. When the
peril Of these bathers was fully appreciated,
the shrieks of females and cries Of men added
to the general alarm. The case seemed hope
less, for there was no boat, no cord, no stick
by which it could be deemed safe to approach
the suffering parties Still, some bold heart.
went to work, and by great effort succeeded
in catching Mr.. b., who was dragged, appa-
rently lifeless, upon the beach. Even after
this was done, the lady sill foated onward
but, by the energy of Mr. Clayton, was
aroused from state Of syncope, and made to
seize plank by which she was drawn to the
beach. Her preservation was miraculous
for, having learned the rules for floating. she'
threw herself into the proper position before
she became insensible, and thus her body
kept upon the surface of the wave. Had She
clung to her companion, both must have been
drowned.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

GooD HIr AT OUR BRIrlsn CoUsINs.-Du
ring Che interview which recently took place
between our Commissioner to China and the
officials and dignitaries of that country, says
the Mobile Register, the interpreter to the
Commissioner, Mr.. Martin, had to crafty the
curiosity of the Celestials by explaining ma
ny things connected with the country
Among other things he was asked about our
reli gion, which he proceeded to explain
Upon interpreting to them the Decalogue,
they were much pleased with its precepts,
and particularly with the Tenth Command
ment, at which they exclaimed admirable !!
this is indeed, equal to the teachings Of oar
holy sage, Confucius If all men would obey
this precept, how happy the world would
be-" After Nh Martin, who is also minis
ter Of the gospel, had given them an elabo-
rate discourse upon the mysteries and nature
of the Christian religion, one of them, 10y
name Wang Walaouyia, put this question to
him: "But what nations besides your honor
able country profess the Christian faith %
| To which Mr.. Martin answered, "Russia,
France, England and -" mo" inter
rupted Wang, mot England They can't
profess the Christiln fuith, for if they did
they would observe the Tenth Commandment,
and not covet our cities or lands; and the
Sixth, too, which they would not violate as
they do, by vending opium, and diffusing
death and misery throughout our provinces
We rather think Wang made "ten strike"
at our British cousins that time. Very good
for Wang.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

COMMISSIONER MoCULLoUGHs Views ABOUT
THE MoRMoNs. The editor of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, acknowledging a call from Major
Mccullough, on his passage through that
city en- route to Washington, says the Major
has no confidence in the perpetuity of the
peace made with the Mormons unless the
Government keeps at Salt Lake City strong
military force-say from I 800 to 1000 men.
In regard to the population Of the Mormons,
the Major estimates it at about $4,000. They
could bring into the field about 7 900 fight
ing men, of whom some 700 are excellent sol
diers and efficient mountaineers. The Major
stated, in the course of conversation that he
advised Brigham Young, if he wanted to
found great State and hierarchy, to pull
up his stakes and remove to some other coun-
trg. The Prophet afterward declared that
he allowed no man to advise him-to stand
between him and God, from whom alone he
took his counsels. 1t is Major McCulloughs
decided opinion that the United States should
maintain there a very strong military gov
crnment for the Mormons have no love for
our institutions, and can only be kept in sub
lection by coercive measures. To effect that
it would be necessary to repeal the law or
ganizing the Territory, and vest all authority
in Governor and Council, appointed by the
President and Senate.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

PoIsoNED-A lady, named Mrs Bridges
living opposite the head of Ou5eys Bar. ii
this county, was seriously poisoned, on Thurs
day. She had on hand some poison for kill
ing rats, and, having occasion to use som,
saleratus as remedy FOR the heart burn, she
got hold of the ratsbane, by mistake. and
swallowed a considerable quantity of it. She
was Immediately seized with violent pains,
and fell PROSTATE A physician was called
in and every means that skill could apply,
used to save her but, at last accounts, ap.
parently without avail. It may be, how
ever, that she recovered. But there was
very small hope, when our informant left
the premises.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

GB-Forney's Press says that Shakespeare
is said to have died Of a fever brought on by
excess in drinking That statement was
given to the world a few years ago, from the
Diary OF the clergyman, who became Vicar
Of stratford upon-Ayon, not many years after
Shakespeare death, and while some Of his
hneal descendants We're actually still living
The Vicar put the circumstance down in his
note book, just as he had heard it-a popular
belief in Stratford, and not so remote in point
Of time as to be treated as only a tradition
Of all the ills which the abuse of the Wine
has inflicted upon the world, the poetic
mind will think this acceleration Of gentle
shakspeare's death about the most lamenta-
blo
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

RATHER FUNNY.-Our respected eotempo
rary, of the Express, held forth, yesterday
respecting the news by the recent st, amer,
as follows.
It will be observed that the Atlantic cable
was in working order. though not yet open
for public business The announcement that
the Directors Of the company are making ar
rangemeuts to continue the line across the con-
tiaeRt 10 the Pacific ,rW Be hailcd lriH uiger-
sal pleasure on this coast There can scarce
| lv 6e a doubt that they will build the conti-
mental line even if they had made no init.
nation Of such purrose-fur the reason that
il is obviously to their interest to do so, or to
aid Others in doing it. Under the auspices
of the men who have Just completed the line
across the ocean at a cost of more than a
million Of dollars, there will hardly be any
difficulty in having stock taken to build one
overland at one sixth the cost and free from
all risk
Now, the fact is, that the Express is pretty
badly sold in this matter Of tie continuation
Of the line to the Pacific, and so are its rea-
ders 1t would indeed be a good thing for
this coast, were the Directors of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company now busted in arrange
ments for continuing the line, overland, to
the Pacific. But the misery of the thing is,
that it is not so! The Directors have had no
such idea. All the rejoicing that this jubi-
liant announcement has oecasioned goes for
nothing. The people are all humbugged by
a telegraphical error Owing to the word
% Pacific" and public" appearing together
in the dispatch received at this office, on
thursday, the word Pacific" being partly
scratched out, a confusion of ideas very nat
urally occurred in the mind of the compost
or, although very clear headed young man
who was setting up the passage, and he set
up the word "Pacifc" instead of public :"
SO that it read, "The Directors are on their
way to Yalentia Bay, to make arrangements
for the opening of the line to the Pacific
instead Of "for the opening of the line to the
pu51ic.' 1t so appeared in our Extra, and
was thus copied, with the balance Of the EX
ira, into the Express. The announcement
was of a character, as we thought, too good
to be true, and we were therefore little shy
of it, and concluded to make no comments
on it. But our eotemporary seized it at once
as a theme Of graduation and joy, as it well
might have been, and SO permitted himself
to be most beautifully "sold," although his
under the circumstances, was Ger
tainly excusable. A more laughable misap-
prehension than this has seldom occurred
among the ten ousandtypographicol errors
that have characterized newspaper history.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

SUGGESTIONS IN TIE SANDWICH ISLANDS
The Hawaiians still hang with great peril
naeity to many Of their ancient superstitions,
but, says the Advertiser, to none more so
than to the belief in the magic power of the
hahunas. These are generally Though not
always old and dccrepid men, blear eyed
and repusiye-the more so, the more awe
they inspire. An instance occurred the other
day, in which one of these fellows compelled
a whole family-father, mother, and six chill
dr9n-to pack up and leave Honolulu for
Hawaii on pain of being prayed to death y
Some might conclude that it was harmless
use Of power in this instance, but they do
sometimes actually kill with fright those M
on whom they operate The law is strict in
regard to such practices, but law cannot al
ways reach them.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02
SKELETONS OF GrAxrs.-Mr. WIN. D. Fraz

SKELETONS OF GIAxrs.-Mr. VIM. D Frazer
writing to the Cincinnati (Ohio) Gazette,
from Winchester, Indiana, says that, half a
mile north west of that place is an old fort,
including about thirty-six acres of ground
within the fortifcation. The mound in the
centre is about twenty-five feet high, while
the fort or breastwork is only about fifteen
feet Directly east and west of the mound
are openings, gateways, around which are
other forts A quarter of q mile northwest
Of the fort is the burying ground, where
bones have been exhumed Of men that were
perhaps ten feet tall.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

CoMEr-STRUcK.-A man by the name Of
Murray, was found Wednesday night says
the Bulletin, about 10 O'clock on the corner
of Jackson and Dupont streets, raying mad.
He was standing with his face towards the
north west, and calling aloud upon the comet
which had disappeared, a blaze of light, be-
low the horizon, two hours before. Officer
Rose approached him, and, asking what the
matter was, Murray replied, that he had sent
telegraPhic Dispatch to the comet, and had
not yet received an answer. Being arrested
and led towards the station house, he said
"Well, we will all die together, for the
comet will soon arrive" It's said that the
unfortunate man has a large family in the
city
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

CB Itappears, says the National, that the
Chinese of California are consumers Of brandy
to a considerable extent They purchase
large quantities of the best offered for sale
and use it on their rice and other food In
China, kind ofliquor distilled from rice il
the only intoxicating drink used among tn,
natives of the country. 1t is taken in very
small doses, however, and seldom produce
intoxication except among the English an
Americans, aud then only by excessive use.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

MURDERED BY CoUNTEEFETERs.-Mr. s D.
Qucener, sheriff Of Campbell county Tenn,
and Mr.. Travis Gibson, his assistant, were
killed in August last by two men named Tur-
ner and Lewis, whom they were endeavoring
to arrest for passing counterfeit money. The
murderers had not been taken at last accounts
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

HuGE-John Sherlock. who proelaims
himself the CHEAP John" of the fruit busi.
ness, brought us bunch Of grapes yesterday.
from Covillauds vineyard near town, which
weighed three and halt pounds. They We're
indeed luscious. Such visits as MIR. Sher' ock's
are anything but an intrusion.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

SOUTHERN LITERARY MEssENGER.-We learn
from the Richmond Inquirer thatnegotiations
are in progress for the purchase of this excel
lent periodical, by the Alumni of the Uni.
yersity Of Virginia. It is designed to merge
into one the Messenger and the ''Uniy yer=ity
Literary Magazine"
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

ALLIGATOR HuNuNe.-The local Of the n.
o. Picayune mentions q man in the suburbs
of that city who follows the business Of hunt
ing alligators for livelihood. lie has killed
four hundred since the first of May, from the
hides, tusks and oil Of which he has realized
the sum OF $500 An alligator brings seventy
five cents.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

Cs5-Dr. AriAl A. Cooley. the inventor of
friction matches, died at Hartford, Conn, on
the 18th of August, aged 10. He has given
much light to the world His invention has
done a vast deal for the convenience Of man
kind, and every time friction match Is light
ed, Cooleys name should be remembered.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

Drsrmcr CouRr-rhis Court was opened,
yesterday, by proclamation of the Sheriff,
and adjourned until this morning, his Honor,
VIM. 7. Barbour. being absent
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

Rev. Zachary Ragan, of the True Ameri-
can, Steubenyille, Ohio, has sued VIM. r.
Allison, Of the Herald, for $4,000 The claim
is for damages done character by an article
published in the Herald.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

tB-We owe thanks to the Alta Express
Co., and Wells, Fargo d Co., for an early de
livery of Atlantic papers, at this Office, yes
terday.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

sg~I It is stated as a rumor in the Nebraska
Advertiser, that Governor Richardson will
most likely soon resign the position of Gov
ernor Of that Territory.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

phen H., or alligator Branch, the editor who
was recently sentenced by the Judge Of the
Court Of Sessions at New York, to the Peni-
tentiary for Ibeling Mayor Tieman, was lib
Grated on a writ of habeas corpus, by Judge
Clarke of the Supreme Court on his giving
bail in $4,000 for his appearance at the gen
eral term of the Supreme Court
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

MR.. Z. r. DAVIDSON is our Agent in Sacramento,
and is authorized to receive subscriptions and advcr-
tlsements ani 20 receipt for the same. once at F..
b. Davdson's Post Omre Exchange an street, be
tween J and X, near the Pos, Once.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

rs We publish on our first page this morn
ing, the poem delivered 10y "Caxton," at the
recent celebration in San Francisco.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

Agency Notice.-NIr. L. p. FISHER Is our only
authorized agent i'm san Francisco to receive adyer-
usements receipt for the same and to ransac. bus-
ness generally for the DNiocRAr. Odce i5lk Wash
inston street, Cup stairs) nearly opposite Maguires
Opera House.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02

gz5- Rev. J. A. Benton, of Sacramento.
delivers to-day the poem which is to consti.
tute part of the proceedings of the celebra.
tion of the commencement of the California
College at Oakland