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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

The DAISY AND ITS TEACHING
You cannot 60 into the meadows and
pluck up a single daisy by the roots
without breaking up a society of nice
relations, and detecting a principle
more extensive and refined that mere
gravitation. The handful OF earth
that follows the fibers ofthe little aow-
er is replete with social elements. A
little friendly circle has been formed
around that terminating daisy. The
sunbeam and the dew-drop met there,
and the soft summer breeze came whis
pering through the grass, to join the
silent concert. The earth took them
to the daisy-gem, and all worked to
show that flower to the sun. Each
mingled in the honey Of its influence,
aud they narsed the 1--WE Gamma thing"
with an aliment that made it grow.
And when it lifted its eyes toward the
sky, they wove soIt carpet Of grass
for its feet. And the sun saw it thro'
the green leaves and smiled as he
passed on; and by the starlight and
the moonlight they worked on. And
the daisy lifted up its head, and one
morning while the sun was looking,
it put on its trimmed diadem
and showed its petals to the stars.
UThe discontented man finds no
easy clair.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

Sons OF MALTA.--A Grand Lodge
Of the Sons of Malta of the State OF
Ohio is about to ibo formed. A Con-
vention of the order is to be held for
that purpose, in Cincinnati on the 14th
of November. The officers entitled to
seats in this Convention are Grand
Commanders, Vice. Grand Comman.
ders, Grand Chancelors, and officers
who have passed these chairs.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

The PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICAN
FORGERY Mr.. Butler, the Republi.
can who got a certificate of election to
Congress from the First District of
Philadelphia upon forged return, has
not honor or manliness enough to de.
cline it, and we rejoice to say has re.
ceived a severe denunciation from sew
eral influential Republican organs
The villains who perpetrated the for.
gerry are not a whit worse than the
man who will seek any advantage un.
derit.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

PRESIDENTIAL ELEonoN-ADvIcB
TO JUDaE; OF Ns.--The re-
turns of the Presidential election are
not opened ard canvassed by tho
Clerks of the Courts of Common
Pleas, as ia the case with the returns
Of the October election. The poll
books are returned directly to the
Sheriff of the county, who carries
them to Columbus, end deposits them
with the Secretary of State. Such
being tho fact, it is important that the
judges of the election in the several
wards and townships, in the various
counties Of Ohio, take down the off.
cial count and send It, outside Of the
poll book, to the county seat by the
judge Of the election who returns the
poll book of the same. This ought
not to be neglected. R 1
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

Mrs. Wycherly dried her eyes, and
in the most fervent manner promised
that she never woodland the faith
tul woman kept her word for life.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

WOMEN IN FRANcE-A recent
French writer describes the condition
generally of French women as one Of
great wretchedness. he says:
Daughters-no public education
Tor them, no professional tuition, no
possible life without marriage, no
marriage vi hcut dowty. Wives
they do no legally possess their prop
erty, they do not possess their persons,
they can not give, they cannot receive,
they are under the ban of an eternal
prohibition. Mothers they have not
the legal rightto direct the education
of their children, they cannot marry
them, nor prevent their being mar.
ried, nor exile them from the parental
abode, nor keep them there. Mem.
bers ofthe commonwealth they have
no power to be guardians Of other or.
phans than their sons, or their grand
sons, nor to take part in family
council, nor to witness; they have not
the right to testify in the State to the
birth of a child. Among the working
people what class is most wretched2
Women. Who are they that earn
from sixteen to eighteen sous for
twelve hours of labor9 Women
Upon whom falls all the expense of il.
Legitimate children9 Upon the wo-
men. Who bear all the disgrace Of
faults committed from lovel sWomen.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

NOlce.
No" said she, 81 wou't-so
there!"
"Don't you bulge an inch!" cried
the married sister within the room.
"Now--now, Maria" said Tie
young man to his wife, in a piteop8
tone, "don't go for to cuttin' up in
this way: now don'tl"
"Pll cut ups much | wanter!" she
sharply replied.
"Well," roareS the desperate man,
throwing the door wide open and
stalking out among the crowd, "wel!,
jest you two wimin put on your duds
and go right straight home and bring
back tine old man and woman, and
your grandfather, who Is nigh on to a
hundred; bring 'en all here, and ZlI
marry the ,Od0le Id caboodIe of
'em, and aeeW all sleep together"
The difficulty was finally adjusted
by the tall female taking a room alone.
Wellsville is enjoying itself over the
sensation"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01


A "HIGH- TONED" SERVANT MAID
AND AN OBIGING TRADEsMAN A
tradesman was waited upon in his
shop by snperbly.attired female,
wlom he politely addressed, and de.
sired to know what commands she
wished to favor him with. The lady,
after lifting the veil whica had not an
unhandsome face, intimated, in style
corresponding with her dress, that
hearing there was a vacancy in the
gentlenan's service, she desired to be
engaged by him as hou8emaid.
The gentleman stated that his "bet.
ter half" was at her residence in the
suburbs. The following dialogue ell,
sud: q
Servant girl Gn querulou8 and dis
affected tone) )-Then you reside in the
country.--that would be 50 inconven,
lent. o.l i.
Gentleman-But then we could re-
move to town. ~. .----r- =
Servant girl-And the washing,
am given to understand, is done a
home, which l don't much like.
Gentlemali--But then We cod give
that out.
Servant girl--Are there any chill
dren 2 ~ 4 ,
Gentleman-Seven
Servant girl lin great excitement ant
halt inclined to fainD- Seyea ehil
dFenl
Gentleman--But then to oblige you
we could drown few OF them.
The lady turned upon her heel, AM
swept away from the premises will
the air Of Cleopatra.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

UThe darkest scene | ever saw
was q darky in dark cellar, with an
extinguished candle, looking for a
black cat tllat wasn't there.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01
A COmmedian on his Death-bed - Las
Request of a Dying Husband.

Request of Dying Husband.
Wycherly, the commedian, married
a girl Of eighteen when he was yerging
on eighty. Shortly after, Providence
was pleased in its mercy to the young
woman to call the old man to another
and better world. But ere he took
his final departure from this world, he
summoned his young wife to his bed.
side, and announced to her that he
was dying; whereupon she wept bit
terly. Wycherly lifted himself up in
the bed, and, gazing with tender emo
tion on his weeping wife, said:
"My dearest love, | have q solemn
promise to exact from you before quit
your side forever here below. Will
you assure me my wishes will be at.
tended to by you, however great the
sacrifice you will be called on to
makeW
Horrid ideas Of suttees, of poor
Indian widows being called on to ex.
Ipire on the funeral pyres with the
bodies of their deceased lords ard
masters, flashed across the blaia Of
the poor woman. With convulsive
effort and desperate resolution, she
gaspeG out an assurance that his com.
mands, however dreadful they might
be, should be obeyed. Then Wycher.
ly, with a ghastly smile, said, in a
low and solemn voice:
"My dear wife, the parting request
! have TO make Of you is-t6at when
| am gone, (here lis wife svbbed and
cried most vehemently,) when / am in
my cold graye--(Mrs. Wycherly tore
her hair)--when ] am laid low--the
desolato wife roared with griei)--when
| an no longer heavy burthen and a
tie on you-7('O! for Heavens sakel'
bawled Mr.. w. "what am | to doG'1
II command you, my dear young
wife--('Yes, yes, love" sobbed Mrs.
W. lon pain of incurring my male.
diction-CYes, DEAR" groaned the
horror.stricken wife, never marry an
old man again !"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01
A Sailors Description of a Dance.

Havn't had any fun with the land
lubbers till Thursday night at a shin
dig. When arrived in the cabin I
found 'em under weigh on a Spanish
dance. Took my station in a line
with Suke Tucker--fell back and
filed, then shot ahead two fathoms -
hauled'up on the starboard tack to let
another craft pass, and then came
stern on another sail--spoke her aud
then bore round against the sun and
fell in another sail in full chase
Passed twenty sails on the same
course, and when half across to the
other shore, dropt astern fell back
couldn't fill, so let SO anchor and
hauled up for repairs.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

TIE ELECTION In THE THIRD Con.
GREssIoKAL DisTRIcr.--lt is a signifi.
cant fact that the townships iu the
Third Congressional District which
border on Darke County show an ex.
traordinary increase of Republican
votes over any previous election, and
that the frontier Daike townships have
fallen off in their Republican MAORI.
ty. The Republicans imported votes
across the line from Darke and other
counties into Butler and aPreble, in
the hope OF beating Vallandingham.
They did not import quite enough
VAL beat them, importations and all.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

UThe Prince Of Wales paid $500
for his special train from Albany to
Boston, 4- - - isst
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

U Said a conceited young lady
''Tou men are a covet.us set.n
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01
A Moment of IInrrnr.

/ TUT twenty years, ola JAKE willard
has cultivated the soil of Baldwin
county, and drawn thereirom a sup.
port for selfand wife. He is chidless.
Not long ago, Jake left the house, in
search OF a missing COW. His route
led him through an old worn out
patch Of clay land, Of about sixteen
acres in extent, in the center of which
was a well, twenty-five or thirty feet
deep, that some time, probably, had
furnished The inmates Of a dilapidated
house hear by with water. In passing
BY this spot, an i'll wind lifted Jakes
"tile" from his head, maiciously waf-
ted it to the edge of the well, and in
it tumbled.
Now Jake had always practiced the
virtue of economy, and he Immediately
set about recovering the lost hat. lie
ran to the well, and finding it was dry
at the bottom, he uncoiled the rope
which he had brought for the purpose
of capturing the truant COW, and after
several attempts to catch the hat with
"a moose, he concluded to save time by
going down into the well himself To
accomplish this, he made fast one end
OF the rope to stump hard by, and
was quickly on his way down the we'll
1t is fact, Of which Jake is no less
oblivious than the reader hereof, that
Ned Wells was in the dlapidated
building aforesaid, and that an old
blind horse, with bell on his neck
who had been turned ont to die, was
lazily grazing within a short distance
of the well.
The devil himself or some other
wicked spirit put it in Ned's Uranium
to have a little fun: SO he Quietly
slipped mp to the horse, and unbuck-
ling the bell,strap, approached with a
slow, measured ting a-ling" the edge
OF the well.
cd dang that old blind horse !"
said Jake, "he's comm this way
sure, and amt got no more sense than
to fall in here. Whoa, Ball |"
But the continued approach Of the
"tig a.ling" said just as plainly as
words that Ball wouldn't whoa BE.
sides Jake was at the bottom, resting,
before trying to shin it up the rope.
"Great Jerrsaleml" said he, "the
old cuss will be atop of me before +
car say Jake Robinson. Whoa! Cd
dang you, whoai'
Just then, Ned drew up to the edge
of the well and with his foot kicked q
little DIRT in it.
ooh! LordI" exclaimed Jake, fall |
ing upon his knees at the bottom,
I'm gone, now, whoa Now | lay
me down to sleep--w.h.o q now
Oh, Lord, have mercy on mel"
Ned could hold in no longer, and
fearful Jake might suffer from his
fright, he revealed himself.
Probably Ned didn't make tracks
with his heels from that well. Maybe |
Jake wasn't up to tke top of it in
short order; and you might think he
didn't try every night for two weeks
to get a shot with his rife at Ned
Maybe not. | don't know. But |
do know that if Jake finds out who
sent you this, it will be the last squib
you'll get.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

Rough Beginning Of the Honeymoon.
On last Friday morning an athletic
young farmer in the town of Wayncs.
burgh took fair girl, "all bathed in
bushes, from her parents and started
for the first town across the Pennsyl-
vania line to be married, where the
ceremony could be performed without
a license. The happy pair were &C.
companied by sister of the girl-a
tall, guant and sharp featured female
of some thirty'seven summers. The
pair crossed the line, were married
and returned to Wellsville to pass the
night. People at the hotel where the
wedding party stopped observed that
they conducted Themselves in q rather
singular manner. The husband
woald take his sister-in.law, the tall
female aforesaid, into one corner of
the parlor and talk earnestly to her,
gesticulating wildly the while. Then
the tall female would "put her foot
down" and talk to him in an angry
and excited manner. Then the huS.
band would take his fair young bride
into corner, but he could no sooner
commence talking to her than the
gaunt sister would rush in between
them and angrily join in the CONVEX
sation. The people at the hotel as.
certained what all this meant about
9 o'clock that evening. There was
an uproar in the room which had
been assigned to the newly married
couple. Female shrieks and mascu.
line "swears" startled the people at
the hotel, and they rushed to the spot.
The gaunt female was pressing and
kicking against the door Of the room,
and the newly.married man, mostly
undressed, was barring her out with
all his might. Occasionally she
would kick the door far enough open
to disclose the stalwart husband, in
his Gentleman Greek Slave apparel.
1t appeared that the tall female in.
sisted upon occupying the same room
with the newly welded pair; that her
sister was tavorably disposed to the
aud that the husband
had agreed to it before the wedding
took place, and was now Indignantly
repudiating the contract. Won't you
90 away, now Susan, peacefull" said
the newly married man, softening lis
Voica-
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

0FFIOE-IN BRATToN'S NEW BUILDING
TWO DOORS EAST OF THE COURT
HOUSE, UP STAIRS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-01

UThe discontsnted man finds no
easy CHAIR.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26
SecffoRaliSm.

the adheren;s to Douglas talk loudly
about the sectionalism of all other parties
beside their own. They talk fippantly
about theirs being the only national party
in the country. A bigger business ON as
small capital vas never done. 1t is the
sheeres. nonsense in the world. There is
no party more sectional than theirs now,
and after the election it will scarcely be en-
titled to be called even sectional II VIII
be a aoaensity. SO far as practical efficiency
is concerned. Let Us look TO their claims
of nationalism for moment. Mr.. Douglas
and his friend. claim his having been nom
mated a. the Front Street Theatre in Balli-
more. Admit that he WAS nominated there,
and how was it done? Virginia had two
votes there-Tennessee had Is votes-Ar-
kansas 1-Georgis 1-kentucky had bui
iew---Delaware none-Csiifornia none
Oregon none-Mississippi. South Carolina,
and Florida none. The regular dele gates
from Alabams and Louisiana were not
there, bu; a Sc; of Ned Fuckers assumed 10
act. Massachusetts, including the Presl-
dent OF the Convention. left and refused to
have anything TO do with the thug. Ma
ryland had but two or three votes there
Part of the Vermont delegation left
Twenty delegates from Pennsylvania refused
to play in the farce. Part of Missouri left
Three delegates from Minnesota declined to
dance, and the whole of the .old North"
State lett 10 disgust. Here are TWENTY
States refusing in part or in whole, to par
sicipate in the nomination Of Mr.. Douglas
\ less National Convention never met or
transacted business in the country, claiming
10 represent the Union. The Breckenridge
convention was abou; equal to it, and the
Chicago Convention had mach fuller rep
rcsentatiou Of the whole Union than ellher
of them. The charm which has heretofore
attended the name of Democracy has passed
away. and the claim to nationality is about
as futile. 1t is said timid boys and towards
whistle as they pass a graveyard after
night to scare away ghosts. SO the friends of
Douglas shout sectionalism to other parties
to keep their spirits up and to try to inspire
the thought that they are what they once
were, a national party.
1t will not win however, for Douglas was
deserted by large portion of all sections
OF the Union. and We predict now with as
much certainty as if we were prophet and
the son of a prophet, that in November
next. Dougla las will not have single electo-
raj vote in the United States Then where
will be the nationality of his party No
where
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26

DouGLAs IN MIssouRr-The friends of the
little giant sail Under any and every flag.
Goulden. the most eloquent advocate Doug
las had in the Baltimore convention, says
he is for re-opening the Slave trade with
Africs-is in favor of slave breeding As a
profitable business In some States he is
supported because it is claimed that he is
e0aseSratire on the slavery question. In this
State i, is claimed that he is opposed to the
extension of slavery. In Missouri, his lead
ing and most influential organ, has the plat
form of the Breckenridge convention at its
head. Candidates for Office and Others o,
for Douglas and claim tina, be is as good
as Breckinridse on the negro question
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26
Prairies on Fire

The Republicans of Vigo County had a
tremendous meeting on the recent occasion
of Mr. Clay's speech at Terre Haute At
least 900 people were present. Immense
crowds came from the prairies of Illinois,
Fifty wagons loaded with men and women
came from single township. Thirty wag-
ons came from another. From every part
of the county the people were there. A.
night fee hundred Wide Awakes illumina-
ted the earth and the heavens with their
lighted torches. making the most brilliant
procession ever had in the State. l, has not
been equalled and will not be excelled I'M
I'll "Old Wayne" shall congrega,e her thou
sands, as she will before long.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26

6s1@The Post Master at New Orloan.
is said to be defaul,er to the amount OF
$50. 900. There was a severe tornado
at Louisville. Ky. on the I'D inst, which
destroyed several houses and blew boats
from their moorings. causing q great loss.
1900. There was also a great storm in
Trumhull county, Ohio, on Saturday last by
which two persons were killed and several
others injured. Several houses. Railroad
depot. and freight cars were blown away.
1.-The telegraph is now completed to Fit.
Smith. 500 miles southwest of St. Louis
....It is expected that Senator Seward will
be 10 Minnesota about the middle Of August
to speak for Lincoln and Hamlin 1t is
reported that the Bell and Douglas men Of
Georgia have agreed to unite on an electo-
raj ticket--giving each five members.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26

HJ- All men are liable at some time or
other to get into quandary. Politicians
are perhaps m IRE liable than others to be.
come thus situated. The man now most
be wildered is TO be found in the democratic
party. il there is such party. 1t is the
man who has heretofore passed around
among the faithful to tell them how to vote.
This distinguished individual has become
lost in the dissolution of the party. and is to
be found, like Mr.. Webster. inquiring
..w here am to GO
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26
"GRxAr GuxsI' but didn't our friend Cul-

"GRkAr GuSsr but didn't our friend Gull
lev Of the JEFF. maze cut a clear case Of lack
of enthusiasm 10 Republicans, because two
Douglasi,es OF Boston township purchased
the cannon designed for tie Wide Awakes' of
Centerville! Yet, our friends White & Bar
gion, as good Republicans and irdealing
business men, would ike TO dispose OF few
more to their Douglas friends on the same
terms-they manufactured the article for sale.
and, as the occasional explosion of sai;peier
mixed with squa.ter-soyereignty gas, is aboa,
all the noise that faction of the democratic
party" can possibly make this Presidential
campaign, we hope a fewmore will be pur-
chased by the followers of little" Dug in
other townships in Old Wayne of White &
Bargion's superior manufacture. In the mean
time, We would suggest to Bro. Galley the
proprie,v of taking out a search warrant, for
Douglas enthusi ISM in these 'diggins,' aad.
when he finds it, apply the Wiealiffe Slave
Code resolution to it and see if he can't with
this plank OF the Douglas platform ga!vanize
the thing into some show Of life and ANNA
ton Do not disturb the equilibrium Of your
repose about the cannon of the Cen.erv.lle
Wide Awakes hear that thunder
soon enough; only give your readers de-
scrption OF the disposition of that brass piece
manufactured BY W.ckiitfe of Alabama, and
appended to the tail of the Douglas platform ;
tha, will be as much you can do justice to
at one time.