VOLUME 8. DES ARC, ARKAISJHAS, NOVEMBER ^4, 186S. NUMBER 85.
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Memorial to the LfitliiHitiire ol
ArkiinNtiN, bj the Tax I’iijer*
of tho State.
To THE lloNOKAKLE TUB SENATK AND
ilorsK ok Hetrf.sextati ves ok Ar
kansas.
From the new tax lew passed during
your recent session, it appears that tho
taxes have been greatly increased by
adding now subjects of taxation, by
making new levies for extraordinary
purposes, and by making provision fo
a new assessment, from which the rev
enuc to he derived for the year 186S
even according to the moderate esti
mate of Treasurer Page, will amount
to $600,000, not including tlie school
tax of one-tenth per cent., nor the poll
tax for school purposes of one dollar,
which will amount to about §150,000
more, making, together, the sum of
$750,000 for Stale purposes alone, to
•ay nothing about county, town and
local railroad taxes, and tho United
States internal revenue taxes and li
censes, which together will amount to
at least §1,750,000,000, altogether mak
ing the enormous sum of §2,500,000—
ten times more than the government
ever cost before.
The above cssiinatos are based upon
moderate valuations, hut if tHe asses
sors fix high values and succeed in 6b
talning to tho fullest extent all the sub
jects of taxation contemplated by the
law, the amount of taxes may be much
more than those estimated.
Now, when we arc poor, after the
capital and wealth of the State have
been swept away by war, while we are
prostrate and struggling against want
and advorsitv, to be required to main
tain a government so very costly and
so nntliy times more expensive than
when we were rich, is unreasonable
Oli.l nli.rlU ..1 ~ .1 . _ A*
At a time wlieu there is so much need
of economy, when the people are des
pondent and in distress, and all the
great interests ot tlie State are droop
ing under the baleful influences of dis
quietude and distrust, we had expect
ed moderation and forbearance. We
still hope you will deal fairly and leui
ontlv with the people, and with a pa
triotism which rises above passion and
party, and a statesmanship that looks
beyond to-day, endeavor by over)
means at your command to restore our
distracted country to her former con
dition of peace, happiness auJ pros
perity.
Independent of our present inability
to pay high taxes, there is another
weighty reason why they should not
be imposed at this time, and that is, if
they are, it will be as effectual a bar to
immigration as an embargo is to com
merce. Every intelligent farmer, me
clianie and capitalist from other States
or from foreign countries seeking
homes or investments, will slum us as
they would the plague, and our cheap
land*, rich soils and the other varied
resources of the State will weigh as
notliing against such a policy. They
will go whore rents and the profits ot
labor and capital are not so completely
absorbed by taxation.
For these reason* we respect fully ask
that the tax and assessment law he
modi fled, and that the expenses of the
government, in every department, be
curtailed where it can be done without
serious detriment, to the public inter
est, and that every expenditure of mon
ey that is uot absolutely necessary be
forbid.
If it i» true that the expenses of the
late Convention hare already been paid,
why impose a tax of one-fourth per
cent, for that purpose? Will you not,
thru, abolish this tax '!
We ask that the militia tax be abol
ished, because we believe it is unne
cessary and impolitic, calculated rather
to tllslUlU wie puunc
quiet it.
\V> ask that all superfluous offices
under the law establishing u system of
public instruction be abolished, and
the money intended as salaries there
for be applied to tho maintenance or
more schools.
We ask that the salaries and fees o!
office, which have lately been increas
ed, bo reduced to a rate to suit the exi
gencies of the times.
We ask that the number of Supreme
Judges be reduced to three, a number
that experience lias proven to be suffi
cient for all the ends of justice and dis
patch of business.
Wo ask that the public printing be
let to the lowest responsible loyal bid
der.
Wo ask that tho annual maximum
rates of taqation he fixed as follows :
To pay the ordinary current expen
ses of the State, not to exceed oue
fourth per ient.; to pay interest on
State debt and liquidate thosame grad
ually, not to exceed ono-l'ourth per
cent.; to defray the necessary current
expense of each county, uot to exceed
one-half per cent.; to pay interest on
county debt a rate per cent, sufficient
to pay such interest and no more; to
pay for a rigidly economical adminis
tration of the affairs of cities and towns,
and to pay interest on any debt they
may owe, not to exceed one per cent.
lly (imitating taxation to these rates,
by permitting them to remain so fora
year or two, or until the country bis
had time to recuperate, and by allowing
the people to have a voice some how
in fixing the value of their property so
as to protect themselves against exces
sively high assessments, their appre
hensions will be entirely quieted.
In alluding, in the first part of this
memorial, to the fact tbst new subjects
have been added for taxation, wo do
not wish to lie understood as objecting
to the principle of equalizing taxation
by making every species of property
bear its due proportion of its burden,
for we think the principle is correct,
j but merely as pointing out the fact that
the amount of taxes will thereby be
increased and more money raised than
will be needed.
Iu answering’objections to high as
sessments, the assessors say that the
rate per cent, of the State tax has not
yet been fixed, and that it. will be fixed
low if tlie assessment is high. This
might do, if (lie State tax was the only
tax ; but it happens that there are other
taxes, tlie rates of which arc fixed; for
instance, tlie convention tax is fixed at
one-fourth, the militia at one-eighth,
and the school at one-tenth per cent.,
which if collected on property valued
double its worth would be tantamount
to raising those rates respectively to
one-half, one-fourth and one-fifth, and
its operation would be to raise more
money than the law-makers contem
plated.
We earnestly solicit a dispassionate
consideration of the subjects of this
memorial, and relief from the evils of
which it complains, trusting that any
efforts you may make to perfect tlio
laws, to preserve the peace, to bring
about good feeling, and to advance the
general welfare, will be crowned with
success. Never was there a time when
wise counsels were more needed—
never ylien patience was more requir
ed—never when mildness and forgive
ness promised more bounteously of
blessings.
With the firm purpose of obeying
the laws and sustaining the govern
ment and but one desire, that of the
good of the State, we respectfully
subscribe our names.
A Poor Memory.
There arc various reasons why some
persons have a poor memory.
They may have overworked their
brain, and exhausted the energies of
the nervous system. A majority of the
people tax their minds to the utmost,
and instead of roinvigorating them
selves after exhaustion, continue their
labors until tlieir systems are deranged
by excessive mental application, and
the bsain loses tho power of retaining
tbe impression made upon it. Many
have disqualified themselves for men
tl labor by overcharging their brains
with more than they can do. It re
quires great pressure of mind, much
firmness and decision of character for
an ardent, enthusiastic person to take
rest when work presses upon him, and
opportunities for iabor multiply, and
lie frequently continues in business till
sickiiRN .entire!} disables him from
pursuing his calling.
Inactivity of mind is another fruit
ful source of a poor memory. How
ever strong and vigorous the mind
may be, originally, unless exercised,
it is like gold and silver laid away in
a napkin, which soon becomes tarnish
ed, though if use d daily, they would
lie bright for years.
Irregularity of life is another reason
for poor memory. If persons are sub
ject to extremes, sometimes getting up
early and sometimes late in the morn
ing; if they indulge in excesses of any
kind, or trifie with their organization
so as to impair it- power, they cannot
expect to have clear ideas on any sub
ject—especially a good memory. It is
important to live systematically and
methodically if we would wish to pre
serve the brain in a good condition.
Dissipation spoils the memory.—
When the nervous system is over-stim
ulated by alcohol, tobacco, opium, or
by anything that excites (lie brain, the
result is unfortunate, it may increase
the. brilliancy fora time, but soon the
constitution becomes effected by the
over-stimulation, and the mind will bo
consequently more dull aud obtuse
than ever.
Ntrlngliult In Worsen.
This blemish in horses lias been de
fined to be “a nervous affection for
which there is no cure.” Until recent
ly this definition would have been ac
cepted ns genuine. A more thorough
knowledge of the veterinary art in con
nection withacloserimntouiical knowl
edge of tho horse, has rendered that
version obsolete.
This affection is now shown to be,
not one originating in nervous debili
ty, but one arising from the strain and
consequent inflamation of an elastic
cord, extending frefn tho hock to the
hoof joint. This cord lies immediate
ly under the main middle vein, and in
case of strain, tho inflammation which
ensues may effect tho nerves and other
parts in sympathy, calling otf the inii
ieous secretions, rendering this cord
elastic, and thus causing a biitch or
i halt.
If the skin is slit by a skillful ami
! steady hand, four inches above the hoof
i of the affected leg, and this cord he
i carefully drawn with an awl and sev
ered. it will relieve the horse of ull
I lumeues* as soon as the wound is heal
J ed, aud experience lias shown that no
; injury results from the operation.—
I'lie incision should l>e washed often
with warm eastiie soap suds, and an
nointed with sweet oil, or some lieal
jiug ointment, and the horse kept quiet
till the cure is effected.—Rural Arnerl
| can.
g^-WhPn Austria convicts journal
ists of press offenses, it adds •‘fasting”
: to imprisonment as a penalty.
Weifdits a*<l Measurw n« Bftof
nixed by the Lnwt ofHi» l’. S.
Bushels. ' Pounds.
Wheat.. • 60.
Shelled corn.56.
Corn in the ear.-70.
ltye. 56.
, Oats.32.
Barley.47.
Irish potatoes.60.
Sweet potatoes.56.
| White beans.(.60.
! Castor beans.46.
Clover seed.60.
Timothy seed.45.
! Flax seed.56.
Hemp seed.44.
Millet seed.50.
Peas.60.
Bran .10.
! Coke.22.
Blue grass seed.44.
Buckwheat. 52.
Dried peaches. 38.
Dried apples.24.
Onions. 55.
Salt. 70.
Stoue coal.80.
Malt. 38.
Plastering hair.8.
Turnips . 55.
Uuslaekcd lime..30.
Corn meal.48.
Fine salt....55.
Hungarian grass seed.50.
Ground peas.!4.
Charcoal.30.
Hominy. 60.
By the law of Ohio 62 pounds is a
bushel of clover seed, and 32 pounds a
bushel of oats. In buying or selling
the weights given above, however, are
the universal rule.
A box 24 by 16 inches, 22 deep, con
tains 1 barrel.
• A box 16 by 16)4 inches, 8 deep, con
tains 1 bushel.
A box S by 8*, inches, 8 deep, con
tains 1 peck.
A box 4 by 4 inches, 4*4 deep, con
tains '2 peck.
The standard bushel of the United
States contains 2150.4 cubic inches.—
The "imDcrial bushel” isabout 08 cubic
incites. Any box or measure, the con
tents of which are equal to 3150.4 cubic ;
Inches, will hold a bushel of grain. In
measuring fruit, vegetables coal, and
other substances, one-fitth must be ad
ded. In other words, a peck measure
five times even full makes one bushel.
The usual practice is to “heap the
measure.”
Vetting on in the World.
There are many different ways of
getting on in the world ; it does not al
ways mean making a great deal of
money, or being a great man for the
people to look up to with wonder.—
Leaving off a bud habit for a good one,
is getting on in tbe world; to be care
ful and saving, instead of thoughtless
and wasteful, is getting on ; to be ac
tive and industrious, instead of idle
and lazy, is getting on ; to be kind and
forbearing, instead of ill-natured and
quarrelsome, is getting on ; to work as
dilligeutly in (be master's absence as
in his presence, is getting on ; in short,
when we see any one properly attend
ing to bis duties, persevering through !
such difficulties to gain such knowl
edge as shall be of use to himself and
others, and offering a good example to
bis relatives and acquaintances, we
may be sure that we arc getting on in
the world. Money is a very useful
article in its way, but it is possible to
get on with small means, for it is a
mistake to suppose that we must wait
for a good deal of money before we can
do anything. Perseverance is often
better than a full purse. There are
more helps toward getting on than is
generally supposed; many people lag
Imliiud mice llin U'« V fl 11 mrol li nr
cause they do not see the abundant and
simple means which surround them on
all sides, and so it happens that there
are aid which cannot he bought with '
money. Those who wish to get on in i
tlie world must have a stock of pati
ence, of hopeful confidence, a willing
ness to learn, and a disposition not'
easily cast down by difficulties and |
disappointments.
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Manners.—There is nothing which
adds so much to a young man’s success
in life—next to honesty of purpose—as
the practice of good manners. A po
' lite man will show his good breeding
wherever lie goes, on the sidewalks, in
(lie buggy, a* well ns in your parlor.
If you meet a man who refuses to give
you half the road, or to turn out on the
; sidewalk, you may class him as a man
with no sense of justice in his soul.
When wo speak of polite men we do
not wish to be understood as referring
lo one who bows low and takes off' his
hat to ladies and men of positions, and
turns away from the poor man, but we
mean the honest face—the man who
always carries a smile on his counten
ance, and who never turns his fare
away from the poor; we mean the man
who has a kind salutation when he
meets you In the morning, and a pleas
ant “Good night” in the evening; a
man whose face is the index to his
heart, which is always devoid of of
fence. Such a man is bound to succeed ;
such a one will And friends. Young
men, be polite.
UpA Texas paper says the eggs of
tlie cotton-worm are deposited in the
cotton stalks, and that if the latter are
gathered and burnt during the fall and
the winter the eggs will be destroyed
• and immunity frotn the worm secured
Marry Her First.
Many years ago, in what is now a
flourishing city, lived a stalwart black
smith, fond of his pipe and his joke,
lie was also fond of his blooming
daughter, whose many graces Imd en
snared tlie affections of a young prin
ter. The couple, after a season of Idl
ing and cooing, “engaged themselves,”
and nothing but tho consent of the
young lady’s parents prevented their
union. To obtain this an interview
was arranged, and the typo prepared a
little speech to admonish and convince
the old man, who sat enjoying his pipe
in perfect conteut. The typo dilated
on the fact of their long friendship,
their mutual attachment, their hopes
for the future, and like topics ; and tak
ing the daughter by the hand, lie said:
“I am now, sir, to ask your permis
sion to transplant this lovely flower
from its parent bed”—but his feelings
overcame him, and ho forgot the re
mainder of his oratorical flourish, stam
mered and Anally wound up with,
“front its paternal bed into my own.”
The father keenly relished this discom
fiture of the suitor, and removing his
pipe and blowing a cloud, replied:
“Well, young man, I don't know as I
have any objection provided you mar
ry the girl first.”
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UFA mat) by the name o f John
Ileury Martinsteiu, formerly hardware
dealer in New Orleans, at:d who has
been long noted for bis eccentricities,
fell into a trance a few days since, and
being thought dead, bis friends pre
pared itis body for burial. While on
the way to the cemetery the horse
attached to the hearse took fright, and
running away, upset the collin, throw
ing out the body with such violence ns
to restore consciousness to the snnpos
cd defunct Martinsteiu, who was at
once helped into a carriage and taken
home by the few who remained and
were not almost frightened to death by
his appcarence. The Picayune says:
"Not the least curious incident connect
ed witli the attempted "burial of Mr.
mat iiiisiciii, wasine iaci tnatine under
taker who had been engaged bad no
idea of being cheated of what he fan
cied were his just dues, and upon being
refused payment for his partially per
formed service, brought suit for the
amount, and actually obtained judg
ment in his favor in the lower court.
Mr. Martiustein, however, took an ap
peal, and the judgment was reversed
—the court ruling that as he had not
performed the service for which lie had
contracted, be was not entitled to pay
for the same.
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Advantages of Years.—You are
getting into years. Yes, but the years
are getting into you—tlie ripe rich
years, the genial mellow years, the lus
ty luscious years. One by one the cru
dities of youth are failing off from you,
the vanity, the egotism, insultation,
the bewilderment, the uncertainly.—
Nearer and nearer you are approach
ing yourself. You are consolidating
your forces. You are becoming mas
ter of your situation. On the ruins of
shattered plans you find your broken
thwarted purposes, your defeated as
pirations. become a staff of strength by
which you mount to sublitner heights.
With self-possession and self-command
of all things, the title deed of all crea
tion, forfeited, is reclaimed. The King
has come to Ids own again. Earth,
sea and sky pour out theta largess of
love. All its crowds pass down to lay
its treasure at your feet.—Iko Marvel.
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Hr As a beginning to retrenchment
of the expenses of the Government, the
New York Times urges that President
Grant's salary shall be quadrupled. Of
course, if a man who gets $25,000 a
year ought to get four times as much,
sit hoi'il i tin t n INiiltrfil will H still
better reason for a like increase in bis
emoluments. Th^ is the reasoning of
the Times:
The salary of the President is §25,
000 a year. It was lixed at this sum in
the early days of the Government. At
that time it represented tive times as
much, if not ten times as much, as it
represents now. It is altogether too
small to support the President in pro
per style, and to enable him to meet
his necessary expenditures as Chief
Executive of the nation. It ought to
be, at the very lowest, $100,000. We
have no doubt that the next Congress
will take some action iu this matter.
President Grant should not be com
pelled to live in the cheap boarding
house style.
(^•Contrast Kentucky with Tennes
see. The formei%^es 90,000 Demo
cratic majority, the latter gives a Radi
cal negro majority of about half that
number. Kentucky is at peace; its
Stale bonds are as good as greenbacks ;
it rests in the sunshine of uncqualed
prosperity. Tennessee is a negro hell,
and hardly a day passes without a re
cord of some bloody atrocity commit
ted inside of its borders—a rape, a rob
bery, a riot, or some gross violation of
peace and order. Which condition is
preferable ?
Sagging Dooas.—Doors long in use
often pinch at the top and have to he
planed off. This is a bad practice, be
cause it takes off the paint and injures
the shape of the door. Instead of this
get some washer* of tin or sheet-iron
made to tit the central rod of the hinge.
As the cause of the sagging is. gener
ally, the wearing down of the hinge,
these washers will relieve the difficul
ty without marring the paint or the
door.
A had}- I’ubllalicr.
Miss Piney Forsythe, has assume!! the
; position of Editor and Publisher of the
Liberty, Miss., Advocate, a paper which
has been published by her father for the
long period of thirty years. The last
number couie to us with the salutatory of
Miss. Forsythe, and a most tasteful, modest
i and appropriate one it is In tuaking her
1 courtesy to that “many headed monster,
the public,” Miss F. says:
In assuming the position of a publisher
of a newspaper, 1 am embarrassed with the
apprehension that it may be assumed by
j some of my friends that I aui passing be
yond the legitimate sphere which conven
tionalism has assigned to my sci; but be
ing born and bred iu a printing office, and
I from early childhood having devoted my
self to the noble profession by ongagiug
practically in the work, making myself
fully conversant with all the details of the
business, knowing no other employment
by which to secure a livelihood for my
! self and a support for my father, in his
' enfeebled and declining years, and scorn
i ing to be come an idler in those days of
my country's dreadful need, I am em
boldened to take the position, and trust
that I will be able to discharge the duties
connected with it to the profit and the sat
isfaction of the patrons of tho Advocate.
Henceforth ss in tho past, we hope the
paper will prove itself a faithful chronicler
of events, a valuable counselor, and be a
welcome visitor wherever it goes.
The Bonier Editor.
The editor ol tit# Owykee Avalanche,
by way of describing big agreeable voca
tion as conductor of a frontier paper
makes the following interesting reflections:
Oh, the felicity of editing a paper!
Charming, agreeable, in a born! ‘Fasci
nating, attractive occupation, but so diffi
cult to appreciate. How nicely and ele
gantly one gets along without an “unpleas
antness! ’ Fur instance, in a recent issue
wo vol'on-o.i directlv to a ruifia known as
CVtit. Preseot, and incidentally to a guer
illa named Al Cage. We did tins in jus
tice to ourselves and community at large.
The other day while quietly seated in our
sanctum, taxing our bruin lor more copy,
in response to the everlasting cry of the
‘devil,” the two above named villians, one
of them armed with a hatchet, and the
other with a buwiu knife of large dimen
sions, made a violent attack upon our per
son, The only alternative was to fight or
die We accordingly seized a large knife,
about two loot long, used for cutting pa
per. and bltd our assailants pretty freely.
They sued fur mercy We spared their
worthless lives and tjld them to dust, and
they got up and dusted We would take
this occasion to state, that if ever they or
any otic elso attack us with the intention
of going us bodily harm, we will shoot
them dead in their tracks, or cut their
throats from err to car
line to Ih'sjiost of Potatot'* showing
Hot.—A 'correspondent of an Irish news
paper claims to have heard of a plan to
stop the decay of diseased potatoes. 11c
writes itjas follows : 1 have just heard of
a plan to preserve partially diseased pota
toes from further decay, for pig-feeding. ,
As this is a year in which the disease is •
prevalent, very likely such a plan will be
universally adopted. When the diseased ■
potatoes are sorted they should be taken
uni boiled, after which they are allowed
to dry liy their own heat, and then put in
to barrels and pressed down in a pulp,
covered with moisted yellow clay. Then
cover the barrel and allow it to stand by
until required for use. A friend of mine,
by so doing, kept them for nine months—
in f until nil ln» lint) wprn iKt>tl mtf
they being in as good u state at the end of
that period as when boiled.”
Keeping Curn.—A great deal of oorn is j
wofully wasted after all the trouble and ,
expense of plowing, planting and harve
sting. This waste is absolutely wicked,
i and with trifling extra fare may be easily
' remedied In the first place, in husking,
a vigilant look out ought to be kept that
no unripe, unsound ear or half made 'nub
bin'' goes in with the pile that is to go in
to the crib. The big pen is the bettor
place for all such material. One unsound
ear may, and often does, damage a bushel
ofsouud corn.
Next, wherever you are going to put 1
1 coru to keep, put coal or gas tar about the
premises pretty liberally at first. It is au
utter abomiuation to rats and mice. They
will not board in tbe com crib flavored
pretty strougjy with gas tar. Half a dol- j
lar's worth of tar will save ten dollar's .
worth of corn.
I Very liu uy people seem to suppose that
corn may be kept iu any sort of a crib, as
open as Jack Straw's house, neither wiud
nor water tight, so that it is housed under
a tolerable roof. So it can—but never
long in a marketable condition. While
com cribs ought always to afford free
ventilation, they should be so constructed
as to shut out all storms, cither rain or
snow, better grow less corn and keep it
sound than prize crops and let it spoil.—
Kx.
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•ajy-The State Treasurer of Georgia
has received S25.0U0 from the earnings
of the Western and Atlantic llailroad
for October.
Hints From the I.ontlon Horse
llook.
FOOD.
1. Ail horses must not be fed in the
sauio proportions, without due regard to
their ages, their constitutions, and their
Work. Because the impropriety of such a
practice is self-evident.—Yet it is constan
tly done, and is the basis of disease of
every kind
2. Never use bad hay on account of its
cheapness. Because there is not proper
nourishment in it.
3. Damaged corn is exceedingly in
jurious.—Because it brings on inflamma
tion of the bowels, and skin diseases.
4. Chaff is better for old horses than
hay—Because they can chew and digest
it better
5 Mix chaff with corn or beans, and do
not give the latter alone’ Because it
makes the horse chew his food more, and
digest it better.
6. Hay or grass alone will not support
a horse under hard work. Because there
is not sufficient nutritive body in either.
7. IVlieu a horse is worked hard its
food should be chiefly oats ; if not worked
hard, its food should be chiefly hay.
Because oats supply more nourishment
and flesh-making material than any other
kind of food. Hay not so much
8 For a saddle or coach horse, half a
peck of good sound oats, and eighteen
pounds of good hay are sufficient. If the
hay is not good, add a ijuartcr of a peck
more oats. A horse which works hard
may have rather more of each ; one that
works little, should have less.
9. Back feeding is wasteful The bet
ter plan is to feed with chopped hay, from
a manger. Because the food is not then
thrown about, and is more easily chewed
and digested.
10. Sprinkle the hay with water that
has saW dissolved in it Because it is
pleasing to the animal's tuste, and more
easily digested. [A teaspoonful of salt in
a busket of water is sufficient.]
11 Uats should be biuiseu lor an old
borse bgt not for a young one Because
the former through old age arid defective |
teeth, cannot chew them properly ; the
young horse can do so, and they are thus
properly mixed with the saliva, and lurn
3d into wholesome nutriment.
12. Grass must always bo cut for buy
before the seed drops. Because the ;
juices that ripen the seeds are the most
raluablo part of the hay. If they are 1
sucked out by its ripening and dropping,:
the grass will nut turn into hoy, hut will
jnly wither and grow yellow.
13. Vetches and cut grass should al
ways be given in tbe spring to horses that
'a in lot be aimed out into the fields. Be
cause they are very cooling and refresh
ing, and almost medicinal in their effects; .
but they must be supplied in moderation,
is they are liable to ferment in the
stomach if given largely
1-1 Water your horse from a pond or
stream, rather than from a spring or well.
Because the latter is generally hard and ;
cold, while the former is sifl't, and com 1
paratively warm. ’1 he horse prefers soft
muddy water to hard water, though ever
so clear. #
15. A horse should have at least a pail
of water, morning and evening; or (still
better) four half-pailfulls, at four several
times in the day. Because this assuages
his thirst without bloating him- But he
should not be made to work directly after
ho has had a full draught of water ; for
digestion and exertion can never go on
together.
lli. Do not allow your horse to have
warm water to drink. Because, if he has
to dink cold water, after getting accus
tomed to warm, it will give him the colic.
17. When your horse refuses his food,
alter drinking, go no farther that day.
Because the poor creature is thoroughly
ueureit.
ACCIDENTS.
Wheu a horse fails whilst drawing a
vehicle—
1 Jump down and hold the animal's
head, to prevent him dashing it about to
his own injury.
2 Loosen the check rein ( if you are so
foolish xs to use one) and the parts of the
harness which fasten tho vehicle.
3 Hack the carriage, so as to get the
shafts and traces clear.
4 Steady and support the horse’s head,
and excite him, with hand and voice, to
rise.
5. When you have got him up. pat and
eucorage the poor auimal. and see it he is
wounded, or otherwise injured.
6. Let him stand still a short time to
rocover himself, and then proceed gently
and with greater caution than before.
Take Care of the Grindstone.—A
grindstone should not be exposed to the
weather,- as it not only injures the wood
work, but the sun's rays harden the stono
so much as in time to render it almost
useless. Neither should it stand in the
water in which it runs, xs the part remain
ing in the water softens so much that it
wears unequal and ‘out of true."
Proclamation is made of a treaty
with the Indians in Kansas, providing
that a portion of them shall remove
from that state to tho reservations
south in the Indian country, while oth
er portions will beeome citizens. The
Indian* wilt he duly compensated.
I'oterflon (o riant* In Winter.:
All our readers know that snow is the 1
very host plant protectbr. But we do not
know that it is much better than earth
drawn over the plants just as winter is*
about to set in. We have frequently
recommended this in our columns, but not
near as much is made of this fact as might
be’
For instauce, every one knows how
much better cuttings root when taken off
in the fall, than when it is deferred till
spring; but the fear of having them drawn
out by frost seems a greater evil. Now
many adopt our plan. Put the cutting in,
fall, and cover with two or three inches of
earth-- —In the spring they will be through
to the surface or if not, some of the earth
can be taken off.
Much use also is made of the fact, to
get young seeding stock set out. It used j
to be the fashion to buy them in the fall, i
and bury them completely up in a heap
till spring, covering tops and all; but i
spring always finds more work than the *
nurseyman can do.
Under this new system of earth protec
tion, he now sets out his young stock
where it is to remain, covering it entirely j
with earth and uncovering it early iu the
spring. By this means he gets an im
mense amount of work done in the fall is
time otherwise unemployed.—Gardener’s
Monthly.
manuring the next session of Con
gress, the project of the assumption by |
Government of the control of all the
telegraph lines iu the country will be,
vigorously pressed. A bill lias been
prepared on this subject, which it is
asserted, has been approved by the I
Postmaster General, and has received
the individual assent of the members
of the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads. The law. as proposed,
contemplates a reduction of rates, so1
that messages not exceeding twenty
words, can be sent any distance for 25
cents or less.
taf 'I'llc other day, in Schenectady,
an old lady, with two bandboxes in her!
arms, came to the track of the Central;
Railroad, and inquired at what time
the next train was due. On being in
formed that it would pass through the
city in half an hour, she quietly dump
ed her bandboxes on the pavement and
sat down, remarking that “slic’d wait
till it passed ; she didn’t want to be run
over, and a body couldn’t be too keer-1
ful.”
(&-A bright little boy was asked by ■
a lady if he studied hard at school. 1
He replied that he did uothurt himself
at it. “Oh,” said the lady, “you must j
study nard, or you will never be Pres- ’
ident of the United States.” “Yes, j
ma’am,” he replied, "hut I don’t expect;
to be; I am a Radical, and the last one;
of “that sort” has just been elected.
jgpThe city clock of Galveston, Tex
as, was recently sold on execution for1
debt. Thereupon the city papers an-;
nounce that the city finances are in a
terrible “muddle,” denounce the May
or, and call upon him to resign. The
question is, what will the purchaser do
with the clock ?
PROFESSIONAL CAROS.
T. 91. GIHSO.Y,
Attorney at Law
ANI) r. S. CLAIM AGENT,
DEV ALL’S I1LUFF, AUK.
,4 RKANSAS having b en added to the ju- ;
A risdiotion of the Court of Claims at I
Washington, the undersigned hereby gives!
notice that he is prepared to reoeive and col- j
lect. all claims held by loyal persons for Stock, j
Forage, Supplies ami Property of any and all
kinds taken by Federal officers or soldiers !
for the use of the government. Come and sec j
me. Fees moderate. No charge for advice.
eep8-6m
3H. Zm *7.”. 3TTF.IT37,
Being permanently located at Dos Arc,
will continue the practico of his profession in
till its branches.
Office at Col. J. M. Burney’s Drug Store.
DR. ROB T. B. TREZEVANT,
Tenders his professional services to
the citizens of l)es Are and vicinity.
Oflieo—At 1!. F. Johnson Drug Store.
scp21
13. F. elolinson.
DI1UGGI8 T,
DES ABO, ARKANSAS.
KEEP on hand a large assortment of Drugs.
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery.
Patent Medicines, Wines. Brandies. Whiskey,
for medical purposes, which he will sell low,
Prescript ions and orders filled promptly
Terms cash. feb. 15, 18(58.
F. LEPTIEN,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
1AM NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL
. kinds of work in my line. Mend
ing, Cleaning, &c.
-Thankful for-past favors, I solicit a
continuance of the patronage heretofore be
stowed e* me. feb2$-tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Z. P. H. FARR,
AT TOP.IT 3 T AT LATT,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
I. E. GATEWOOD, J. 8. THOMAS,
GATEWOOD £ THOMAS,
»ES ARC, ARKANSAS.
H. 3?. Vaughan.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BES ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the Courts of the counties
)f Prairie, White, Jackson, Woodruff and
Monroe. Particular attention given to the
lollection of claims any where in the State.
sepTtf.
T. E. EMERSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND GENERAL LIN’D AGENT,
AUSTIN, PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARK.
Special attention given to the collection
»nd securing claims, buying and selling lands,
paying taxes, examing titles, &c. april 11
J. R. I*.-ALDRIDGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Circuit Courts of
iVoodruff county, and the Circuit Courts of
he seventh Judicial District, and give prompt
kttention to all business entrusted to his
'arc. jaal2
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t. S. GANTT. W. J. BItONADGH.
GANTT & BRONAUGH,
ATTaaSSYS AT LAW,
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
Prompt attention given to collection of
daiins. aprl4
W. J. ROGERS,
ATTOEJUSY AT LAW,
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
Prompt attention given to the Collection
>f Claims, Investigation of Land Titles, Pay
ment of Taxes. &c. mylG
AMES H. PATTERSON, LUCIAN C. CAUSE,
1 u<juata> Ark. Jacknonport, Ark.
Patterson & danse,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jack ho it port and Augnsta, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Counties of Woodruff,
lackson, Independence, White, Lawrence,
Randolph, Green. Craighead uud Cross, and
It end to special cases in any part of the
State. Address either office. * iuyl8-ly
1. C. JONSON, Office—West Point, Arkansas.
I NO. M. MOORE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas.
JO\SO\ & MOORE,
Attorneys at Law,
SOLICITORS IX CHANCERY,
—AND—
General Land and Collecting Agents,
HEARCY, AJRK1.YN>4.A.S.
Will give prompt attention to any business
in the counties of Independence. Jackson,
Woodruff, Monroe, Prairie, White, Conway
and Van Buren. m&rVb
SOL. F. CLARK. SAM. W. WILLIAMS.
Clark & Williams.
Attorneys at Law,
LITTLE HOCK, ARKANSAS
WILL practice in all the Courts, prosecute
Claims of all kinds, collect debts, and
ict as Real Estate and General Agents.
Office—Markham Street, near State House.
april28-tf
JAMES J. GALLAGHER.
Attorney at Law,
COTTON PLANT, WOODRUFF CO. A RK
NVill practice where called.
sep28-tf.
WM- R. coonr. P. MORAS
COODY & McRAE,
Amimt 4v mw
SEARCY, WHITE COUNTY,
ARKANSAS.
Will practice in all Ibe courts of Arknnaaa
iuar24
Dr. R. B. SHELBY,
FTTKNPEKS his professional services to the
X Citizens of Pea Arc and surrounding
country, in the practice of Medicine and Ob
stetrics. He hopes from an experience of
over fifteen years iu Southern practice, to
merit a share of public patronage.
OtSico one door Kaftt of ** * *v
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