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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
Mtsttllantous.
The Mayor Wants to zee Thee.

"A young man, a nephew, had been
TO sea; and, on bis return. he was mar
rating to his uncle an adventure which
he had met on board ship.
81 was one night leaning over the
taffrail, looking down into themigh ty
ocean," said the nephew, who We will
call William, when my gold watch
fell from my fob, and Immediately
sunk out OF sight. The vessel was
going ten knots an hour, but nothing
daunted, lsprung over the rail down,
down, and after long search, found
it, came up close under the sterl and
climbed back TO the deck without any
one knowing had been absent"
"William," said his me Q, slightly
elevating his broad brim and opening
his eyes to their widest capacity,
show fast did thee Say the vessel was
going!"
"Ten knots, uncle .
Sand thee dove down into the sea,
and came up with the watch, and
climbed up tue rudder chainsi"
Yes, uncle"
"And thee expects me to believe
thy Story~
"Of cuurse1 You wouldn't dream
of calling me liar, would you, un
cleW
civilian, replied the uncle, grave
ly, "thee knows | never call anybody
names; but, William, if the Mayor Of
the city were to come to me and say,
Josiah, | want thee to find the big
gest liar ia all Philadelphia, would
come straight to thee, and put my
hand on thy shoulder, and say to tkee,
William, tho Mayor a0Gnts to see
thdc. D 't
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

instant | was alone on the icel gaz.
ed with stern joy OF the dark food
which had seized in its resistless
hands the sheder of blood, and was
hurrying him over the falls. For a
moment | thought could perceive the
murderer struggling in the ed1ies; but
the illusion, ii it was one, could live
only for an instant. The cataract was
within pistol shot, and as | turn
ed up the dreary wilderness of ice and
snow, | knew that the doom of the
guilty skater had been fulfilled.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

HOLD Your RoPE.--BOswell in his
Lie Ul DR.. Johnson, states that he
was on board a ship when a storm
suddenly came up. Not accustomed
to the Sva, he became heightened a! the
rock Of the vessel and the violence OF
the waves. IL went running said
he, everywhere, lrom bow t. stern,
catching at this anl then the other
rope, crying Out the sailors, Shall We
be losti ..-
Here, sa d an Old sailor to me, here
take this rope; hold on with all iorce;
the safety OF thOSc Oh board depends
on this, t'lat every man 90 his duty" "
Il took hold" says Boswell, -" and
held on, aud We rode out the storm in
safety"
On the ship Of state as well also as
on the ship OF the Church, he who
runs and cries shipwreck and death
spreads confusion aud dismay. Sup.
pose the waters are high and the winds
strong aud wild, let every man be
found steady at Ills place, holding the
right rope, and with all lorce. A stal
is IN the heavens that beams in the
darkest night. To it hit up the eye
aud trust to Godl In the occupation
OF toll and duty.doIng you will forget
the tempest, and your fears will flee
ami the harbor be reached. Trouble
comes ON Shipboard only when men
cease each aud faithfully to hold their
own rope.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

.DJTrue oIoQuence must have a
foundation and body "it "must be
grounded on the piainest Harrativc.-
Afterward, it may warm itself until l:
exhales symbols OF every kind and
COLOR speaks only through the most
poetic forms, but, first and last, it
must still be a biblical statement of
fact. The orator is thereby an orator,
that he keeps his feet ever on Il fact.
No gifts, no graces, no power OF wit,
OF learning or illustration, will make
any amends for want Of this All au.
diences are just to this point. Fame
of voice or OF rhetoric will carr, peo.
pie few times to hear a speaker, but
they soon begin to ask, 'What is he
driving at! and it this man does hot
stand f)r anything he will be deserted.
A good upholder of anything which
they believe, fact speaker Of any
kind, they will follow"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
A DuIchman Abrond.

"Hello, friend, can You tell me the
way to Rcadingl" inquired down
easter the other day Of a Pennsylva
MIA Dutchman, whom be found hard
at work beside the road few miles
from Reading.
"Oh yaw, | could tell you better as
anybodv. You must first turn the
barn round. the blidge over the river
upstream, den the tust house yOu come
to is my pruddcr liars big barn; dat
ish the biggest barn dere ish on the
road; it lsh eighteen feet one way and
eighteen feet back again. My prud.
der liars thought to thatch it nit s.in
gies, but ho sold dem and shngled it
nit straw, and clapboarded it nit
rails. After you go by my praddcr
Hans pig barn de next house you
come to sh hay stack OF corn stalks
bllt nit straw, but you must rot stop
dere, too. Den you gucs along uutll
You coOmes To the tree road, den yOu
gifts lost. Den you must git over the
fence into u great pig pen init no fence
round it. Den you take the road up
ON your shoulder, and 60 down as TAI
as der prltch, den You turns right back
again. Ven you ish coming back ,you
comes py house dat stands right
back alongside OF leetle yaIlor dog, -
He runs out and says pow WOW, de
house bites leetle piece out o. your
leg, den he runs and schumps into an
empty pig pen that has tour sheeps in
it. Den you looks up de hill down in
de swamp dere, and sees pue white
house painted red mt two front doors
onte outside. Veil dere ish we're my
brudder Hans lives, and he would tell
You 50 potter IN kiu. dant know
-WaIl, S@ow, by hokoe, mlStss,
you are about as Ineligible as Aunt
Jeremy, but | recon as how you don't
know hel, though she's dumb. But
| say, yeou, why don't you dig Uut
them pesky weeds, hey"
"Uh, dear me, | harsh had very bad
luck. Won or two days next week
mine prudder llan's poonkn proke
into mlne patch aid zen | drove them
hone, every leetle poonkln catch up
an leetIe pig in its mout, and den der
run tr0 der tuyluD as if der fence was
alter them and post tumbiCd over
me, and I'm almost kilt am."
"Phew; dew tell"
"Den thinks how much | mast take
me Il vrOw, SO | goes to Readun and
tells Katareen if she would take INT
for worse or peter, and she said 'yaw.
So | takes her home and eats sever
quarts OF sour krout, and went to bee
well nutf, but III the morning schump,
mp dead. She vas II heavy lOss-she
weigh more as tree hundred and sev.
enty pOundsl Den my leetle boy take
sick and tied. Oh, rather gib up
tree shillins cash den hab daI happen
she voS so tat as butter. Den mine
tens come mi; DIR ears split and mine
hogs INIT der tails all pult out, nit
nlHe OF dem missen."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
ANnnkee Sneecll.


AIamkee speech.
We clip from the Aberdeen RtraI
the following speech, which was do.
livered by M annexationlst at the re-
cent election for Toronto: is,
'Feler citizens and horses hurfahl
There's to be a war. I'm for whip.8
ping Great Bratain right off without
stopping for compliments. We must
hustle the British lion heels over
head out of the borders of this here
western continent. Hurrah Tor the
annexation OF Canadal We must,
have the critter neck and heels, if we
have TO wade in blood,to our knees to
pull it from the horns of John Bull
We must do it. Where's the possun
shuse heart don't echo them senti- {
mentsl Tie amt nowhere, and never
was. Can't you, aud |, and every
one of us rouse up the wolf vi human
nature till he'll paw the whole of old
England clear down below low water
mark! Yes, stree. Every citizen of
the tall land, from the owl On the
heuIlock tub to the presid mt in his
great arm. chair, is in tavnr ot this all
Numbering and liberty Spreading
measure. Just let them glorious ideas
run into the United States Uranium
fairly and SET il an earthquake shout
from twcnty-six millions Of India rub.
Der lungs don't shake he whole earth,
crack tn, zenith, and knock the very
poes over. tell you there is moth
my on this side Of the millennium like
onr everlasting institutions; nor you
can't scrape up flock OF civilized be-
ngS IN the face Ut the universal terra
.frmaS who know 80 well how to defend
and spread them. Where's the Yam
kee who won't vote Tor his country
within three. quarters Of an inch of
his lie, if it tries his soul!--yes and
his upper leather, tool What's Eng
land. Why, it amt anything at all,
scarcely. Uncle Sam will take it
yet Tor u handkerchief to blow his
nose upon when he gets cold. We
are bound 50 wake up snakes and no
mistake Let US once get hold of the
job in right good earnest, with all Of
Uncle Sans boy, and if we don't
dig hole as deep as eternity with the
spades OF Yankee pluck, and scum tho
grease spots off the face ol the world
ane pitch them clear to tile bottom Of
it, then am no twolegged crocodial.
When this is done you sci the great
roaring eagle OF Liberty like IA big io5s.
ter Growing or the top OF a barrel
Why, you are all ready and iFued
for the onset--ai yoH want 10 i've
coal on devoted heads to touch YOG
off. Methinks the flashes yi tigo in
your eyes to-day forbode blood and
thunder-only mind yDu don't lash ln
the pan! Ii you all do yuur bounded
duty in this crisis, you'd stat tHe to.
bacco juIce ot d,tcrm nation i'll Jubn)
Bulls eyes till he hES the uiind stag.
gers, when You caG take him by tho
tail and swing ham beyond all rocul.
lection! Rouse ye, rouse veto the
r,scut--let the shout penetrate every
nook and Granny III North America
from the IT, top of the Arctic regions
clear 10 the straits q, G,bralter Can.
ada and the United States iorever!--
brgot IN IL war whnop, born in blood,
craiIed IN thunder and brought up in
glory!" ...
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

SERVED HER RIGHT. "A fashona-
'ble young lady few DAYS since went
into a store in Norfolk, Va, and after
; a thorough examination OF its contents,
bought dimes worth ofthread which
she ordered to be sent to her residence
over a mile distant. She procured an
express wagon, the driver of which
took the package, backed up to the
door, lowered the tail board delivered
the package, and collected fifteen
cents, the usual fare.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

I Timothy says the first time re
went to cpurting, he felt AS if a pink
angel had hauled him down rainbow
with piece of chain lighting smack
into pile Of down. Whar's a pistol!
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
Loss Of fEarly Purity oC Character

not been heard ot since.
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Loss Of Early Pu,ity OG GCnaTaeter.
Passages from Henry Warl Beech
er's sermons have been rel orted for
the independent. We quote the fol
lowing:
Over the beauty Of the plum an
aprico', there grows "A beauty moro
exquisite than the fruit itself; soit.
delicate plush that ovesprcads its
blushing cheek. Now if you strike
your hand over that. and it is once
gone, it is gone forever; for it never
grows but once. Take the flower that
hangs in the morning impearled with
dew--arrayed as no queenly woman
was ever arayed with jewels. Once
shake i. so that the beads roll off. yon
may sprinkle water over If carefully IA
you may yet it can never be made
again what it was when the dew fell a.
lently upon it from heaven. On frosty
morning you may see the panes Of
glass covered with landscapes, noun.
in, lale .cs,bended IN beautiful
fantastic picture. Now lay your hand
on the glass, and by the scratch Of your
finger, or by the warmth iyour palm
all the delicate tracery will be oblitcr.
ated. So there is in youth beauty
of character which when once touched
and dehled, can never be re 'tored;
fringe more delicate than trost-work,
ard which when torn and broken, will
never be re.embroidered. A MAN who
has spotted and soiled Lis garments
in youth, though he may seek to make
them white again, can never fully do
it, though he were to wash them with
his tears. When a young man leaves
his fathers house, with the blessings
Of his mothers tears still wet upon his
forehead, i he once loses the early pm.
rity OF his character, it is loss he
never can make whole again. Such
is the consequence Of crime. Its ef'
tects cannot be eradicated, it can only
be to,given.
STARTING A GRAvEYARD.--A few
days since a party ofeight North Car.
oliHa 'emjgrants en- route for Oregon
passed through DanVilIe, Missouri
While stopping to make some purcha-
chases, one OF them was pounced up
on by lawyer of the town, who in
dulged largely in the exclusive Yam
kee recreation of asking questions.-
The emigrant was quite commuDica
tive, and told him they were going to
found town-the pursuit ofeach per-
son was already marked ont, and there
were no drones among them. What
was this man to dos He was to open
a store. And thatl Start a black
smiths shop. And tho other standing
behind him9 Engage in sheep rails
ing. So they were all inventorizod
when dcerepit, white-hairei octoge
marian, ancestor of about nalfthe con-
pany, and looking venerable enough
for old Time himself, was observed
sitting in one OF the wagons.
Who is thats' asked the Gag r
questioner.
That is my father"
what is he going to odo9 He can't
he OF any use to your settlement"
oh yes," replied the North Carroll
nian promptly, "a0e are taking the
old man along to start q graCeya'd
aCith."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

OFAll men come into the world
alone, all leave it alone; king and
priest, warrior and maiden, pbilos?.
pher and child all alike must walk
deaths mighty galleries alone. 90
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

OF"What are you looking after,
my daughtera" Looking after SON.
in.law for you and father. 81
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

III make your fortune for life, sure as
you are born"
"I'll do it or die!" he cried. And
he did it. The widder inmped a&'r
us, fell in the Harlem river and has
not been heard ot since.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

LEAP YEAR.--A scotch statue of
1928. reads as follows:
ut is statut and o;dant that during
the refine Of her maist blissit Mages-
tie, ilk fourth year, known as leap
year, ilk maiden ayde of bath high
aud low estait shall have liberty to
bespeak We man she likes, albyit il
he refuses to tax hir to be h,s wife. he
shall be mulcted in ye sum of ane
pounds, (f1, or less as his estait moi
be, except and avis if he can make Il
appear that he is betrothed to anither
woman, that he shall then be free"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

OFOld Gent-Waiter! 4r4
Waiter Yes sirl ay
Old Gent--Basin Of soup, rarel 20
Wa;ter--On a fork, sir, Or in a pa
perl i
Old Gent-Tie it in my handkeI-
chief, and don't break the edge. { Exit
waiter in search uf to-morrows pa.
per.) .fea a3tI
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

z UFHolmes after telling that a dog
was shot for biting a woman's leg,
said 1t was pity to shoot a dog with
such q fine taste.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

tDA forward and laxative young
man is not likely to ever become a
great man.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

A BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT, Beautiful
is old age, beautiful as the slow druop.
ing OF mellow autumn, Or rich glo-
rlous summer. In the old man, ma
ture has fulfilled her designs; she
! AIS him with the fruits OF a well
spent LIE; and surror uded by his chill
dren, she bears him softly away to the
grave, to which he is followed by bless
ings. God FORBID that We should not
call it beautiful There is another
liie, hard, rough and thorny. trodden
with bleeding feet and aching brow; a
battle which 40 peace follows this side
oi the grave, which the grave gapes To
finish before the victory is won; and
strange that it should be-this is the
highest life of man. Gaze along the
great names OF history; there is none
whose life has been other than this.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

LIFE. --Ah; there is a touching
beauty in the radiant look Of a girl
just crossing the limits of youth, and
commencing her journey through the
checkered sphere OF womanhoodl 1t
is all dew. sparkle and morning glory
to her ardent, buoyant spirit, as she
presses forward exultlng in blisslul an
ticipations. But the whitening heat
of the couhict Of life crteps on; the
dew,drops exhale; the garlands OF
hope, shattered and dead, strew the
path; and too often, ere noon-tide, the
brow and sweet smilo are exchanged
for the weary look of one longing for
the evening rest, the twilight, the
night. On, may the good God give
his sleep unto these many!
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
T5s ytltArt9ur Qemotrat,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURsD Y BY
49, ALEX. PEARCE.

oFFICE-IN BRATTON's NEW BUILDING
TWO DOORS EAST OF THE COURT
HOUSE, UP STAIRS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08

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s.,u sss s &c 90 bales, .ss decline of X ~
us,.es-sass today 1000 ssiss a. dsoilas o X
sko NJ O ,sso
. sG s .s., & Is, Ssss .,,s,
81 CO. Wheat dm a. 81 90 81 IS Tor red. and ~ 80
III ss for white Corn urm yelo CSC $50 mixA
11s rs; prime, ei4 Lard, i2s.c i3c Coee qaet an
Heady q lao. whisxey dull a. 2oko. Ale
PHilApslPmA Nov. 8, 1880
flour 1et o. % 80 for superaae Wheat aeailned L.
&c re, VI 80 81 81, white, 81 to Cpnse quiet
aIRAxr Nov 7-P. r.
q u q for While Canada u Al ordinary white Mont
!so ~ Canada East ssc for ss.sss Gsoa VEST co.
Sales Of 20 DO bushels OF = eoses Tor State Sales
800 bushels Of corn nj &C., n los Western mixed
ThisSoy 2lkc
-Four quiet and unchanged Wheat IN fair demand,
Goo sasas. Nov Chicago seSts at sa oeo bushels
do. At ESQ 1000 bushels No do. NJ 81 5000 bushels
Northwestern club al 81 o. 1000 bushels No Chicago
on pr rate terms TINS morniDg-2o 600 bushels No. 2
Chicago spring st eTo II 600 bushels No Milwaukee
club a 81 o. 1000 bushels Canada club at ST. 5000
bushe,s red winter At VI 10; 5000 bushels white
NJ 81 20 Corn dull Fre,ahts dull and un-
changed Imports--5,s00 bbls. -four, "a 600 bushels
wheat 1000 1ensls corn, GOO bushels barley Cana
exports--l30 600 bushels wheat, 900 busbels corn.
BUFFALO, Nov. 6-6p.M
Flour steady; demand mocerase saes coo bbls
Wheat easter demand fair: ssis 20 900 bushels No.
club at 81 o. Is 900 bushels Canada club at 81 o.
Co. A2ooc bushels red inter- at 81 TO- 5000 bushels
rnoderate oema1 d: ,ales 600 bushels At sac Rye no
mina at Csc whiskey, 2oc Canal freghls dull at ESQ
on wi whes. -, 90 corn . Ses York LAKE. imports.
oais. Canal exporw-2o0 bbA -four, 800 900 bushels
wheat, 1900 bushels
Flour duil but unchapve' Wheat shade better, With
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Died.


ASRovsxrrH.-ou Tnur,dsy morning, early, November
s, JeHs sRsowrxrru, N the 52d year q hs agv
The relatives and friends OF the family respectfully
invited attend The funeral from the residences Of his
bfotber.s.k~, joint cAmer6en, NJ. 2s9 ives, thirty
art street, on Saturday sfternocu, at one O'Clock
CAspni On THURSDAY, November s, OF con,u mpton
JAW cAsFTuI, aged ~ years
The relatives snJ friends Of the family arc respectfully
requested attend bis funeral saturday afternoon At
one ococs Without further Invitation, from The real
depce Of hs uncle, John Campbell, 50 Fast Houston
Dors On thursday, S,vsmber 8, Of coasum p,,on,
JoBs IorK edtsi son q Peter and Mary Doyle ased Is
years, months AID . dsys.
The friends Of the family respectfully invited 10
tend biz funeral, on Sunday afternoon, Al O'Clock
from The residence Of bis parents. 2i5 Hester street
Even On Wednesday, Eoveub Der T. OF drorsy OF tho
heart, HKssy kSeKL, IN the Goth year q his age.
The friends and relatives Of the family, and those OF
deceased, invited % attend the funeral this (gridsy)
AFTER con, nj o'eocx, from his late residence 1856
lrianccy street His remains will be inferred In Grceu.
wood Cmetry.
Fah1TL-Gu thursday, November 9, arcr a severe
bs,t, WILLIE % Henry A. and Hsrriel Farrell aged
2 yeers, mouths and "a days
me friends and acquA,n,anocs OF tho family are re-
spccirly invited 70 attend the funeral, from The rest
6eroe o bis rsreris, Az seven,h avenue this ydAy,
sft. rpoou, al one clock.
F.rISsn AT YoDsers, 90 Wednesday, November :,
Jaoon fsrisrrR, IN the 72d year Of his age
Hs relatives and friends respectfully invited 20 Al
rd the funeral on Saturday afternoon, At two O'Clock
rom tne resdesce Of hn son. No. y. Felix stree.
s.ppocx-on rhursdsy mospins, November 9. x,so,
ssr, wife Of william BAddock In the <sih year OF her
The relatives and friends Of The family are respectfully
invited 70 attend the funeral, from her late residences,
NO 20 Hammond street, ON Saturday afternoon, at one
JAcors-0u thursday, November 9, Isaac JacOn-,
assd 70 years
The relatives and friends OF the family respectfully
invited " attend the funeral this (Triday) morning. al
eleven O'Clock, from biz late rsifcDce corner OF ksss
Thirty aecs nd street and Lexington avenue.
JAcvrr = On Wednesday, November J, SHAH Jacx
aos, eyed 20 yesrs and months, the dsugher OF tne
late james Jansrcn
The relatives friends q The family are respectfully
invited attend her funeral, from her late residence,
No rb3 we~t TNirty-eifhth etrr this (tridAy) aft~r
noon At -four O'Clock, wahout further kyitaton Ser
rcrsrs ~ be taken & Orange ooulty for Informant
/ Orsugr couuty rapers please copy
Jaasspss1r ia nsoosyn, % wednesday, Eoysnabe,
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NosrofE, Ac-ateamship Roanose-C Hunt Dcrey
Cr~me Thcs MovRHs. kynch, I~wis IT, Garland Nac.
kepue. earA WIN Prime, q l. Prime " Meekey,
o esngn. q Bnsss, A Gilmore, 9ilmors. Dunlap-
MISUNDERSTANDING Matsrvss-vred nrslds DSros-
o. rorencio usc~lantr Manuel Dante Jnaua Hernandez
CAderpn Joaquin norA narssret Arnigu, \ Densquss
e,ra..cs 9 ocygnssr ns.r Pre-. sslgv.n jas WI.
evp servants Tgnaco Fernandez kollins prNscs 0su
zalea VIM Hmhk Mn Thompson, Andrea esinz srd WI
springer tvo children ard servsn J crcnnlsy. William
Ger 1verssi Jacob Heymsn Geo speddep, Hullnan
Jss n slr~an Josquin MART nnrqne Rn>et Mrs
-rrl Fr~ck Il nory~n Knight dsuRht~r Juan n
haven Patrick frpsrck Jusns Pcrncorbo, Fred Lorey
and % IN The stseraxe
MISUNDERSTANDING Mcrsromery-Fw King Miss W J
I<lard n n TIpr n MarshAi a wildemann, Russell L
Hns N y Nner 9 n 1honpecn Dsub. Mrs a klasg
RoAeysaoo "a p.rkar i N.hh u Alien wife. II bar.
ten q sun nan u Clara Mercer, Jenkins, A Rlcs
n Durben-and 70 IN r<ersge