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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-04-28
Rhcumntism, Neurnlsia. and Cout.

the her. Dr. HIckfs, Of TIE Methodist Eis. tht,Feh
Pulaski HovsE, SAvASNAu @ A., Jan. 6. 1876
nSoREp SIR: should he ungrntefl for tile relief your
skin has brought If did not report my case to you
cold settled in limbs and brought excrucaiing
neuralgic pains, which ended in chronic rheumatism
Notwithstanding hs flc best Of pin yscans, the disease
grew and until 10y tlc advice of your excel
agent in Baliurs. Dr. Mackenzie. tried your Pills
Their effects slow, but Ey rsrsevering in tie
of them am uoH entirely we'll
SESA1E CnAAnsR, Baron EorGE, Ia, Dec, 1855.
De. A~-n have been entirely cured by Pills Of
Rheumatic uout painful disease thHt had afflicted
for years. VINCENT SIiDELL.
For Dropsy, Plethora, or kindred Com.
plants, requiring aLro purge thcv are M ekesi
lent remedy.
For Costiveness or Constipation, and as
. Dinner PILL they are agreeable and eiectual
Fits, Suppression. Paralysis, InflammRs
ten, and even Deafness. aud Partial Blind
ness have been cured ~ the Alternative action Of thes.
Pills.
Most Of the pis in market contain Mercury which, al
though valuable remedy skilfil hands, Is dangerous
In public pill from Ire dreadful Consequences thai fc
Qnently follow Its inCautous These contain ner
mineral substance whatever.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18
Ducks of women.

Dickens Household Words relates
the following.
The Siameso spend three -fourths
Of their eXistance in the water. Their
first on waking is to bathe; they battle
at eleven o'clock, they bathe again at
three, and battle again at sunset; there
is scarcely an hour in the day when
bathers may not be seen in all the
creeks, even the shallowest and mud
diest. Boys 60 to play in the river,
just as poor English boys go to play
in the street. | once saw simese
woman sitting on the lowest step of
landing,place, while by a girdle she
held in the water her infant of few
months old, splashing and kicking
about with evident enjoyment. Werc
not these people expert swimmers
many lives would be lost, for the tide
flows so swiftly that it needs the great
est skill and care to prevent boats
running foul Of one another and of
cource they are are fcquently upset.
TOn one occasion our boat IAN English
built gig) ran down a small native ca
moo, containing a woman and two lit
tie children. In an instant they were
all capsized and disappeared. We
were greatly alarmed, and @. was OH
the point otjumping in to their rescue,
when they bobbed up, and the lady,
with the first breath she recovered,
poured fourth a round volley of abuse.
Thus relieved in her mind size coolly
righted her canoe-which had been
floating bottom upward-ladled out
some ofthe water, and bundled in her
two children, who had been mean
while composedly swimming around
her, regarding with mingled fear and
curiosity the barbarians who had oc'
casioned the mishap.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18

It's no use,' he said. we might
as we'll put about on our course, and
send our men spare below
'Aint it best to play the retreatP
asked Phipps.
Yes. Play the retreat returned
Barnard, and then we'll let these
poor soldiers turn in
So the drummer and fifer once moro
awoke tie air with their startling notes,
and when they had finished, the shocks
were undressed, the matches removed,
and the disrobed auxiliaries sent be.
low.
The Ellen Maria reached Havana
in safety, and Capt. Barnard grew fat
IN telling how he had frightened and
Staved off pirate.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18
South Africa and the KaMrs.

AS all information in relation to
the interior Of Africa is just now Of
peculiar interest to the general rea.
der, we perceive with pleasure, that
a new work has just been published
in England, by Captain A. w Dray,
son, Of the Royal Artillery, entitled
Sporting Scenes Amongst the Kaff-
irs Of South Africa" The Captain
penetrated far into the wild, hot, and
strange country Of this savage race
and althoug it is a vely different part
Of the continent from that about to be
again explored by the. enterprising
and observant Livingston, pet as the
manners and customs described pres.
ent many remarkable featurs, wo pre-.
sent a few OF the most curious. And
first, as regards that mocker of man,
the ape. Here is the gallant Captains
sketch of
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18
BABooNS AT HOME.

i watched them through my glass,
and was much amused at their gro
tesque and almost human movements.
Some OF tho old ladies he'd their olive
branches in their laps, and appeared
to be "doing their hair" while pat,
riarchal looking old fellow paced
backwards and forwards with a iussy
sort of look; he was evidently on sen.
try, and seemed to think himself Of no
small importance. This estimate of
his dignity did not appear to be uni
versally acknowledged, as two Or three
young baboons sat close behind him
watching his proceedings; sometimes
with the most gr6tesque movements
and expressions, they would stand di.
rcctly in his path, and hobble away
only at the last moment. One daring
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18

A HIr BY A MIss.-Congreve rock
cts were invented in 1903, by Sir
William Congreve. Ona certain oc.
casion, when visiting Westminster
Abbey, IN company with some ladies,
his attention was directed by one of
the party to the inscription on the
great composer, PurcellS monument:
"He has gone to that place where only
his music can be excelled." "There,
Sir William" said the young lady,
substitute fireworks for music, and
that epitaph will answer for your
self"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18

'youngster followed close on the heels
Of the patriarch during the whole
length OF his beat, and gave sharp
tug at his tail as he was about to turn.
The old fellow seemed to treat it with
the greatest indifference, scarcely
turned around at the insult. Mas
ter impudence was about repeat
ing the performance, when the pater,
showing that he was not such fool
as he looked, suddenly sprung round,
and catching the young one before
he could escape, gave him two or three
such cuffs, that | could hear the
screams that resulted thcrefrom. The
venerable gentleman then chucSed
the delinquent over his shoulder, and
continued his promenade with the
gratest coolness; this old baboon ovi-
IDENTIFY was acquainted with the prac-
ticle details of Solomon's proverb,
A crowd gathered round the naughty
child, who, childlike, seeing commis-
Grafton, shrieked all the louder. |
even fancied l could sec the angry
glances OF the mamma, as she took
her dear little pet IN her arms, and
removed it from Il repetition Of such
brutal treatment. .....
KAFFIR WOMEN.
The frontier Kafirs are fine, athlet-
ic men, and stand generally about six
feet in hight; they are nearly black,
and have woody hair, although the
teaturs are in many cases almost Eu-
ropean. The intomd%8, or young
girls, are often quite pretty, with wild
dark eyes, that may well plead as
excuses Tor Tho young Kaffirs' propen-
sity for cattle steaiIns, the decimal
coinage of Kaflirland being Io-sws
1 wife. One very soon gets over the
preiudices OF color, and after having
looked for some time on the rich black
of a Kafir belle, a white lady appears
bloodless, consumptive aud sickly in
comparison The hard work that ala
umtazi Or wife has to perform very
soon spoils her girliSh figure and ap-
peareuce, and she then becomes q
.haggard, wrinkled, rcpulsiye Old
witch. The GOODNESS Of these women
is often surprising. a skirmi8h with
the Kafiirs and our troops might take
place on one day, and en- the neZt the
women belonging to the Kafiir mcn
engaged would come into the camp
and offer wood or milk for sale, call
ing for us to "tenga" (buy). lsuspect
that these women are otter sent in
NEARLY as spies.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18
gelettrO Stories.
From the n. Y. Ledger.
Frightening II Pirate.
By sYLvANUs ccBB, JE.

Captain Ira Barnard used tc sail
from Portland in brig called the
"Ellen Maria" He had her built for
his own use; and she was a neat, pret-
ty craft, after the Baltimore fashion,
with heavy fore.topsail and top. gal
lant.sail, and a goodly bit Of canvass
for a topsail upoe the m&iR. She was
painted up to suit his own taste; and, ,
take her all in all, she was one of the
handsomest vessels that sailed. The
crew consisted Of the captains oldest
son, Ira, jr., who was one.and,twenty,
and acted as mate, and six others
all able men, and fit for hard duty.
Early in the spring, the Ellen Maria
sailed for Havana with a load of
shocks and hoop. poles. She had some
other articles for traffic, but these com.
posed the bulk Of her cargo.
"Ira," said the skipper addressing
his son, 1--WE must keep sharp look
out, for expect to meet old Sanders
along here sOlllGWllCIG.
81 was thinking Of that" replied
Ira.
"He'll have papers for u.s." added
the old man, as he turned towards the
wheel.
"Old" Sanders, who was not a bit
older than Ira Barnard, senior, com
manded the brig Seguin, and was to
have lett Havana at about the same
time on which the Ellen Maria left
Portland, and thus Barnard hoped to
fall in with him. Nor was he disap-
pointed; for early one morning, when
off the coast Of Carolina, q sail was
discovered to the southwark, ard in
an hour afterwards it was made cut to
be the Seguin. When the two brigs
were near enough, they both hove-to,
and Capt. Barnard and his son lower
ed their boat, and went on board the
other vessel. Papers were exchanged;
Barnard told all the news from home,
and Sanders told Of all be had seen in
Cuba.
But said the latter, with a serious
look, there's one thing haven't told
you. There's a pirate cruising about
between here and Havana. She's a
Brazilian craft, and manned by Span
iards and negroes. Shes a dangerous
cnutomer To fall in with
"A pirate' cried Ira, in alarm. DO
they kill everybody they takel'
They have butchered the crews Of
some small vessels
But have you seen this critter3
asked Capt. Barnard.
No, thank God, haven't was the
response. But when first saw you
/ began to tremble. Your brig has
about as saucy look as any craft tba
floats. Them painted ports aud YOU
rakiSh masts kind o put an impudent
air on ye.'
The Ellen Maria is a beauty said
Barnard, enthusiastically. Il named
her after my wife, and she's beauty
too. But he added, more seriously,
show did you learn about this cussed
pirate9'
We heard of her first in Havana
She chased a French barque almost
under the very guns ofthe Moro. And
then | met an English brig yesterday
that had picked up four men who hac
been compelled to walk the plank b,
the same villains. These men were
part of the crew Of a Spanish ira
der. The pirate captured their vessel
and, after killing six of their men
made these four walk overheard
'Thunderl' exclaimed Ira.
'Isay thunder!' echoed his father
It'll be thunder if we fall in with tha
chap. But l guess can run away
from him.
Perhaps so,' returned Sanders
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18

UF"Where do all the pins go tol"
This question, which has so long ag-
itated the world, has at length been
solved. 1t has been discovered that
they fall tO the earth and become ter
ra.pinS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18

first sent his wig flying, and as he was
putting it on (wrong side bofore,) an.
other sumner took him full in the
forehead. Davis received a hand
some clip beneath the right ear, which
tumbled him against seat. Potter,
as he was hitting savagely at Lamar,
received a plumper iull in the eye,
which sent that useful organ into
mourning at once. Little Israel Wash.
burn, of Maine, was seen bobbing
around in very insane manner, tear.
ing things promiscuously. Cadwal.
lader WasLburn gave some hard blows
and received a heavy pinch in the
ribs. Old Mr.. Mott, the peaceful
Quaker, and brother of the strong.
minded lecturer, forgot his non.resis-
tant doctrines, and swung his long
arms like the sails ola windmill. Cox,
of Ohio, leaped to the top of his desk
and yelled "Order! order !" at the
top of his lungs. Speaker Orr was
pale, but firm. In a stcntorian tone
he ordered the Sergeant.at.arms to
stop the riot; and the Sergeant-at-
arms, seizing his mace, (which re-
sembles q war.club, such as is used by
the aborigines of the Fejee Islands, J
and, followed by his heroic deputy,
rushed into the muSs, but was showed
and jammed about without the slight.
est ceremony. 1t was fearful scene
and every instant expected to see
the cleaning blade Of Bowie knife,
or hear the sudden bang! bang! of a
revolver. But Il weapons were drawn
that | noticed, although many persons
state that it was the fourishing of a
dirk.knife by Davis, Of Mississippi,
which broke up the fight. This Da-
Wis is desperate character A few
years since he had a terrible fight with
Barksdale, in which he cut that gen.
tleman in thirteen places, and nearly
killed him. | saw him this morning,
at Browns Hotel, exhibiting a small
knife, with a blade three or four inch
es in length, with which he expressed
his ability to whip any number of
adversaries.
1t was half an hour before the
Speaker secured anything like order
and decency, and then the struggle to
adjourn commenced and went on until
six o'clock this morning, when by
unanimous consent, Gen. Quitman's
compromise was adopted, and, after a
session of eighteen hours, the House
adjocrned, the Republicans and Doug
las men in high feather, and confident
of being able to succeed on Monday.
The total damage of the row, far as as
can be ascertained, is as follows;
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18
Black eyes, (bad)
Black eyes, (slightly)
Severe contusions,
Slight contusion0,
Total injured,

By five o'clock the House was in
good humor, and, with the exception
of Keitt and Grow, all parties were
laughing over the incidents ofthe riot,
and comparing damages. Davis cross
ed to Grow, shook HANDS with him,
and pronounced him a man of spirit
and pluck, and hoped that they might
be better acquainted.
Having thus detailed the events o
the night, | leave the whole matter
without comment. VIII the Ameri
can people sanction such disgracelu
scenes Gin. Eh9Wirer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-02-18
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Ggs Mt5rtgar 9emotrat,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
PEARCE a. SPENCE.

ALEX. PEARcE. JOHN T. SPENCE.
OFFICE IN MALONE's BUILDING,
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Kind Words-Why Use Thorn.

l. Because they always cheer him to
whom they are addressed They sooth
him il he is wretched. They comfort him
If he is sad. They keep him out of the
slough of dospond, or help him out if he
happens to be in.
?. There are words enough of the oppo-
site kind flying in all directions-sour
words-cross words-irritating words
Now let kind words have a chance to get
abroad, since so many, SO different are on
the wing.
8. Kind words bless him that uses them.
A sound on the tongue tends to make the
heart mellow. Kind words react upon
the kind feelings which prompt them, and
make them more kind. They add fresh
fuel to the FIRE of benevolent emotion in
the soul.
4. Kind words bogct kind feelings to-
wards him that loves to use them. People
love to see the face and hear the voice oi
such n man.
Kind words are the: Of gyca! yslg,
tle,a herd tines
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their ropes and getting loose ate the sage
fuel collected at the tents Some Of these
they also attacked. Nine died. The fast
growing company Of dismounted men were
marched together as o separate command
by day; the niotning of the twelfth
number of them were frostbitlen from not
being in motion, although standing by fires.
That day eighteen miles we're marched TO
Big Sandy, where the guide found grass.
and fuel with it; SO good that the 18th
was made day of rest; the animals were
all horded at the grass. Fifty horses had
been lost since leaving Laramie.
He closes the report Of bis march with
the following:
had l44 horses and have lost ia
Most of the loss has occurred much on this
sido Of the South Pass, in comparatively
moderate weather. 1t has been of starva
ton. The earth has no more lifeless, tree
less, grassless desert; it cohtains SCARCELY
a wolf to glut itself on the hundreds Of dead
and frozen animals which, for Thirty miles
nearly block the road with abandoned and
shattered PROPERTY. They mark perhaps,
beyond example in history, the steps of an
advancing army with the horrors of dis
nstrous retreat
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Bill Sylnn's Conversion.

was not the only one who heard Bill
Symns, the wicked sinner, say, during the
progress of a Methodist revival, "Tell you
what, Bully, I'm going to sh0m Tonight
Pm going up to the altar, chuck full of
conviction. See if 1 don't sell old Parson
Dicksonl"
1t was littlo queer, but nevertheless
true, that the speech was heard by Parson
Dickson himself. He is all eyes and ears,
is that same Methodist parson, q groat
good. .natured, largc-lcatured, handsome,
godly man. 1t may be imagined that his
face looked unusually luminous at that
moment; it was very funny, .he attempt to
sell Parson Dickson.
Bill Symus was almost q man grown
the torment Of the parish, and the terror
Of his mother. But he went to the meeting
that night, and whom sinners were invited
| to the anxious seat, among them, shifting
and with head bypocritically bent down
came Bill Symns, the ugliest and roughcst-
| looking fellow that nature ever scared up
and noted and dreaded for his wickcdness
all through the town. The good, simple
Methodists, rojoced as he knelt on the
steps and bowed his wicked head on the
low railing. Singing commenced, and
brother after brother travelled for ponI
Bill Symns, but Parson Dickson Travelled
for him, and arriving at the place whore
he seemed in much penitonco, the ole
person shouted, Pray, sinner, pray )" q
the same time dealing an awful thump oil
the back of Bill Symns. They sung loude
and louder. and parson Dickson went t.
and fro among the Inourners, Away
pausing behind Bill symns, shouting
Pray, you uDgodly sinner, prsy" an
giving him blow that made him groan il
such anguish that the good brothers though
it was u serious case of conviction, and Il
mistake. AT length after his back ha
+ been pounded till he ached from neck t
heels, he arose with the rest, and Parsol
Dickson fixed his great black eye on hi
face, saying, "Well, sir, how do you feel
It's my opinion that some time, instead c
going to the altar to sham, you'll 60 10 tn
4 halter in good earnest. Go home and re
pcnt of your sins, and next time you com
forward for prayers, don't let me hav
d occasion to bummel you into religion, bt
'' cause I'd much rather pray you there
The rebel went home, thoroughly cove,
y and with no disposition to boas, over h
g g having sold Parson Dickson.
!. Strange to say, Bill Symns is to-day
e member of Parson Dicksons 5 church, on
i declares that the old mans fist broke IL
backbone of the devil inside of him, IL
night he went to the altar in sport,
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
pIII.

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Diseases. for the year ending January let, 1858,
press tile highest satisfaction with the which
has attended the lrora Of the COnHulng Surgeon in
th" cure Of Spermut0rfhTa, seminal Wrnk lmpo
tehcs, 6nnorrhTn elect, Syphilis, the vice of Oman
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Snrg"On il authorized 10 give MEDICAL ADVICE
GRATIS to a who apply by letter with description
uf their condition Gage occupation habits of ife J
aud in cnses Of eltrctr" poverty, to FURNISH MED.
tClNE FREE or CHARGE. some OF the remedies
aud methods OF treatment, discovered during the last
year. OF -rcRt value.
IN admirable Report on Spormato rrhmR, or Seminal
Weak ness, the Vice Of OnRnsm, Mastu ThaiiOn, oI
Srt Abuse aud other diseases of the Sexual Organs
by the Consulting Surgeon, win he by mni lin
scaled letter envei"pc0 RREE OF CHARGE, on re-
crirt ni two stanps Tor p0Ftnga othCr Reports ana
Tracts. on the nature ami treatment of Sexual dis
csrs, Diet, &c. constantly being published fol
grauinis rihut ion and " be to the n ctGd
Addrea-, for Report CT treatment, DE-. G FORGE Il
CALHOUN. Con uting Surgeon Howard AssoCu 10 u
no 2 south Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa
ny osdeE of the Directors,
EZRA ID. IiEARTWELL, PresidsRt.
GEORsR fAiRCuILD. Sse'g
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SELECT POETRY.
Il Yl 4 ~ u OF III 20


When pleasures cup is sparkling high,
When friends around thee thTOng;
When hearts are light with PLAYFUL miFth,
And lighter wakes the song
When counting o'cr thy many jore,
Recalled by memory,
1t Twill not dim the pleneure then,
Oh, give one though, to me-
Al dawn, when first Aurora. light
Reflects DER hill and dale,
And glds the dew washed liiy'e head,
That sleeps within the vnle
When first the lark shal plume his wing,
And sonr from bondage free,
To warble forth some merry notes,
Then give one thought 10 me.
And when the shades OF evening nro
FHsi falling into night
An hour that wei seems made 70! thought,
And quiet is delight
At midnight's deep mud solemn hour
When on thy berlled kneo,
Thy hands uprn ised to Heaven In prayer,
On then. THBS think OF mel
II l could claim the rich est gem
That now lies in the sea-
I'd rathcr for than havs that pearl,
Have one ki nd thought fro nj thee;
1fnll the joys OF this htiglit world
Were now read ont to inc.
And were told TO make choice,
I'D one thought from thee.