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rROMiSSIOVU, ( ARDS.
Otl> K. KORTOt. H. r. VAIOHAN. |
IICHTOIT & TATTCHAN ;
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the (Tnnrta of the countiee |
of l’rairie. White, Jackson, Woodruff and j
Monroe. Particular attention piven to the 1
collection of claims any where in the State.
eepTtf. __
I>R, ItOBT. n. TBEZE>' ANT
Tenders his professional services to,
the citizens of Dos Arc and vicinity.
Office—At Johnson ft Davis’ Drug
Store. sep21
THOMAS J. MARSH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR1
t J j a w ,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
tbf rarteular attention given to the
collection of all kinds of claims against
" the Government.
Office—On Buena Vista street next
door to J. M. Burney's drug store.
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WM. T. JONES. II. C. TOTTEN.
.TONES & TOTTEN
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the counties of Pulneki,
Pr.airi • Monroe, Woodruff, .Jackson and
White Prompt ir’ention given to the rollec
tinn of cl Aims. aprlJ-lv
”f7uep t i 1: "v,
Watchmaker and Jeweler.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS. j
I VM NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL
1 kinds of work in my line. Mend
ing. OleHnin^. N't*.
-Thankful for past favor**. 1 solicit n
“snti’iuatuc of the patronage horctofor* be-i
stowed on me. febJ8-tf j
JAMES J. GALLAGHER,
.Vtto' ney at
POTTOS VI. ST. wool’l l n ro. UK. .
Will practice where called.
aepiS-tf.
nit. .1 4. ROlIELAIlXli office. -
now at Johnson \ Drt.iV Drug Store; '
can be be consulted it his room at the I! irvey
House. He will give liis undivided attention :
to € It ionic DlNedMeN <»f every descrip
tion. i
The best c*f references c»in be furnished, by
applying to
Dll. J. A. ROT’SELAt’X,
jnnl-tf Dee Arc, Arkansas.
J C. JONSON. Office—West Point, Arkansas.
J NO. M. MOOIIK, Office—Searcy, Arkansas, i
JOXSOX & MOORE,
Attorneys at Law,
SOLICITORS IX CHANCERY,
—A SD—
General Land and Collecting Agents,
BKARCY, VHKANSAS.
W it. i. give prompt at lent ion to any business i
in the counties of Independence, Jackson,
Woodruff. Monroe, Prairie, White, Conway !
and Van Buren. nuvrO
W. HICKS. Formerly of the firm of Cypert &
Hicks.
H.R, FIELDING, Formerly of Athens, Ala.
HICKS *■ FIELDING.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Searcy, Wlrtle Co., Arkansas.
1ITILL practice in this and the adjacent !
W counties. in I lie District Court*, and Su
preme Court of the State.
N. W. WILLIAMS. T. M. OIHSON.
WILLI AMS & UIBSOX,
ATT CP. 17 3 TO AT LA T,
Lffi8 Arc and Devall's Blurt, Ark.
WILL practice in Prairie and adjoining
Counties. All business confided to their care
will be promptly attended to. sept21 tf.
ENTERTA1IMENT!!
rpHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING ££
I opened a IIounc of* Kilter
|;ii viment. on Buena Vista Street, near
tho Steamboat Laadiug, fur the aecoinmoda
tion of
TRAVELERS AND BOARDERS,
By the day, week, or month, solicits the pat
ronage of those visiting l)cs Arc. The fare
will be as good as the market affords, and
terms moderate.
Give me a trial, and I will endeavor to give
satisfaction.
BENJAMIN HAYLEY.
Des Arc. Ark., March 28, 1867—12m
A ll KANSAS 7;~a z e tt K,
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Terms—Invariably in Advance.
DAILY, $10 00 per annum; ?l 00 per month
for any less period.
WEEKLY, $3 00 per annum: $2 60 to clubs
of two or more.
MRS. KATK HVSnMii,
W ill commence her SCHOOL the first Mon
day in January. Tuition two and three
dollars per month. Deductions in cases of
protracted illness.
Des Arc, Jan. 1st. 1867.
ftOL- F. CLARK. 8AM. W. WILLIAMS.
JOE W. MARTIN.
CLARK WILLIAMS & MARTIN,
Attorneys at Law,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in all the Court*, prosecute
Claim* of all kind*, collect debt*, and
act as Real Estate *nd General Agents.
Office—Markham Street, near Plate Hotwe
april28-rf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Z. P. H. FARR,
AT 7 OF. XT 3 7 AT LAY,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
ROUT. S ANDERSON, WM. J. THOMPSON,
Jarkgonport, Ark. Augusta, Ark.
Andenon A Thompson,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jacksonport and Augusta, Ark.
Will attend the Courts of Jackson, Wood
ruff, and adjoining Counties, and to special
cases in any section of the State. Address
either office. mayl8-ly
A. C. PIOKKTT. t. M. RAMSAUR.
riCKKTT A RAMSAUR,*
ATTORNEYS IT EAW,
AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS.
Wn.t practice in the counties of Woodruff.
Jackson. White and Craighead. Special at
tention given to collections of all claims en
trusted to their care aprG-ly
J. R. P. ALDRIDGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cotton Plant, 'Arkansas.
Win. practice in the Circuit Courts ot
Woodruff county, and tlie Circuit Courts of
the seventh .Indicia', District, and give prompt
mention to all business entrusted to his
care. janl2
DR. A L"l 3 IT
Offer* liis services to tlie citizens of
Des Arc and vicinity in the practice of
medicine. Thankful for past favors,
ind by attention to business he expects
lo share a liberal prtronage.
Office—One door east of Burney’s
Drug Store. sep21
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GANTT Sr. BBONAUGH,
TORN SYS AT LAW.
Will practice in the conn ties of Vrairie.
>Vhitf. Woodruff. Monroe, Arkaneus and 1’u
;.ski. Prompt atttention given to the collee
ion of claims. Taxes will be paid and titles
nvestigsted for non-residents. nprl4-Km
i. E. UATEWOOD, J. S. THOMAS,
GATLWtLD i THOMAS,
fetf At
OES ARC, ARKANSAS._
. X. UtPG&FF.TH. T. BLAKKKT.XT.
HEDGEPETH & KENT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in all of the courts of
Prairie county, and the circuit courts
>f the surrounding counties. mar24-f>m
fAMES n. PATTERSON, LUCIAN C. GAUSE,
lupus fa, Ark. Jaeksonport, Ark.
Patterson & Cause,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jaeksonport and Augusta, Arkansan.
Will practice in the Counties of Woodruff,
lack son. Independence. White, Lawrence.
Randolph, Green. Craighead and Cross, and
attend to special cases in any part of the
State. Address either ottice. my!8-ly
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Will prnetice in all ihe oourts of Arkansas
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D?.. J. W. ETTP.ITST,
Being permanently located at Pet
Arc, will continue the practice of hit
profession in all its branches,
i Office at Col. J. M. Bfbuet’s Drug
Store. J«mlf-tf.
WIGHT THOUGHTS.
BY MRS. AUELTA C. GRAVES.
In the calm, quiet, moonless night.
When all the eyes of heaven look down
With glances pure, benign, and bright.
Without a menace or a frown,
How gently o’er the fancy stealing,
Pervading each submissive heart,
Comes a sweet rush of holy feeling.
That those who were of life a part—
The lost ones of our spirit’s love—
Look kindly on us from above.
With those same eyes of starry light
That make the heavens so fair and bright!
The father, whom long time ago,
The envious earth-clods hid from visin
The mother, for whom ever flow
The fond, regretful tears anew;
Brothers and sisters, long departed.
Our children ai#l companions dear,
I Who left us almost broken-hearted,
Seem to be once more gathering near;
Till, with oppressed, awe-stricken breath.
Nerveless and still, expectant Faith.
Oblivious of all earthly things.
Hears the light rushing of their wings.
Oh! who, beneath those holy stars,
In the calm hush of eventide.
When not & cloud their beauty mars,
And Night is fairer than a bride—
Who, into such pure presence stealing.
Polluted from the hnunts of sin.
Can help some sad, repeutant feeling—
<Some wish for purity within—
Some shrinking from those sinless eyes,
i That seem to gaze in mute surprise.
Upbraiding, from their stainless vault,
Each act that Conscience finds in fault?
Oh! who among us hath not felt
The holy influence of the dead—
The stubborn purpose oft to melt,
Ofttimes avert the bolt of dread?
From many a wanton act restraining
I lie inmu jiim uti uic ucru,
Comforting, too. the heart complaining
And struggling with its sorest need?
Mi listering spirits have they been —
Ministering spirits, though unseen,
Watching our path its life-long way.
Guarding by night, guiding by day.
Foreign Col I on Competition.
The United States Senate seems to be the
! last refuge of all the obsolete notions about
the American cotton trade, but even that body
J may be interested in the knowledge of the fact ■
j that the English papers calculate upon in- j
1 creased supplies of dotton from other places
than the United States during the present
year. It was apprehended that production
in India and other new cotton countries would j
be retarded by the heavy reduction of prices, ^
but the result does not appear likely to take
place. The Manchester Cotton Supply Aeso
ciation has information that last year’s sup
ply from India will be largely increased this ,
year. Measures have been taken to improve ,
the quality of the cotton grown in Brazil.
Turkey and Egypt, and the supply from these :
sources will be larger and better than hereto \
fore. From the West Indies. Australia, Af
rica. and oiher places, the quantity win be
considerably augmented. The consular
agcnt« of the British government have every
where co-operated with the officers of the
Manchester Cotton Supply Association in dis
tributing seed and information respecting the
culture, growth, and packing of the staple,
and with so much success that the result is a
•abject of no slight satisfaction to the parties
interested. The bulk of the supply of cotton
from India does not reach England until late
in the year; but there are now 34,000 bales
in transit in excess of the quantity at sea this
time last year.
The English Government eagerly copper- I
ates with private enterprise in stimulating j
the growth of cotton in every place but the j
United States in order to break down our j
trade; and Congress, with a degree of parti- j
san maliseand stupidity that is devoid of all
sound sense and policy, aids in the work of
crushing our only remaining national indue- i
try. The continued imposition of the cotton 1
tax in any form will build up the foreign j
trade at the expense of American producers, i
—[Commercial Advertiser.
The Cotton Tux.
Most people are not aware of the present '
position of the cotton tax question in Con ,
gress, as so much wrangling and changing in
measures have been made. The position in
which it now is will be undenteou from the
following:
The bill as originally passed by the House,
simply provided for a repeal of the tax on all
cotton grown after last year; the Senate sub- i
stituted a provision for suspending the tax
one year, and also for the importation of cot- j
j ton this year free of duty. The House re
1 fused to agree to this substitute, and the bill 1
, accordingly went into a committee of confer- !
ence, which reported that an agreement could !
not be reached. The reason was that the
Seuate members of the committee insisted on
the provision levying a tax of one cent per
pound on all cotton grown after the present
year. Subsequently, Mr. Sherman carried
certain instructions through the Senate, and
the bill was then sent to another conference
j committee, which agreed upon a report pro*
1 viding for the simultaneous repeal of the tax ;
, on our own cotton, grown hereafter, and of
' the tariff on foreign cotton, which, under the j
i existing law, pays a duty of three cents per
| pound. Iu this shape the bill, it was hoped,
i would have proved acceptable; but upon its
presentation in the House on Friday, it wns
; summarily rejected, and a third conference
committee appointed, in whose hands the
measure now rests.—[Louisville Ind. & Com. !
i Gazette.
—^ —
fcofPunch give* a domestic scene I
called 14 The Tables Turned,44 in which
a little girl and her mamma are in the
. drawing room, a nurse just entering.
Nurse—Did you ring, ma'am?
Naughty little girl—No; I rang.,
I Take mamma away, please. She's very !
cross and dlsagreeblc.
- — ♦ ^
iST^Niggcr, who am de fast man dat
introdoced salt perwishuns into do na
vv ?’* “Dar, now. you s too hard for dis
colored indiwidual.”—“It was Noah,
i uiggor, when ho took Ham ahoard his
irk.”
The Supremacy of' Ihc l*re»».
In this century ft new empire hat
arisen, greater already than the Koine
of the Ceasars or the Tope's, yet only
in its infancy. It is the empire of (tie
press. The army is at the best mere
brute force; the law is now nothing
but an umpire in disputes; but the
newspaper is everything. It takes the
place of the parliament, of the courts,
of the church. There is no method ol
acting upon mind, of revolutionizing
the convictions of a nation, of inspi
ring new ideas and directing popular
movements, which compares with it
in rapidity, directness and extent. All
other methods are clumsy or imperfect;
but this is almost like the light of the
sun, so swift, electric and universal is
its influence. Yet bow young and un
developed is the new empire. Jour
nalism as a profession is a creation ol
the last thirty years : as a great profes
sion it is no older than tiie telegraph.
But to-day it is the supreme power of
the world. Thirty years ago the ora
tors ruled America; to-day it is ruled
by the editors. This sway will become
far more absolute than any of us can
realize. See what has already been
done. We have put a newspaper into
the bands of every mau who reads in
the United States. For a mere trifle
the news of the whole world is spread
out before him, day after day. Can the
pulpit or the forum doas much ? They,
at the most, can but proclaim absolute
truths, which were the same three hun
dred years ago. but the newspapers
give the facts. Wc have brought t lie
telegraph, the steamboat and the rail
road into our service, and with other
inventions will come more varied
means of obtaining information and
distributing it rapidly and cheaply.
This secures us the entrance to every
household, and then follows the u-e of
the opportunity. The orator and the
preacher have not this invaluable ad
vantage. They must ask for a hearing ;
we obtain it by force. The people can
avoid the lecture room or the church,
but they cannot avoid the newspapers.
Thu« we compel our audience, and may
say to it what we please. And though
the speaker has none of our advanta
ges, we have all of his. The newspa
per can he ns eloquent as the orator,
and ran preach as earnestly as the
clergyman. We duplicate all their'
functions as teachers of mankind, and
have others of our own which thev arc
0.
forever denied. Henry Clay or Daniel
Webster, in the days when their names
were on every tongue, did not exert
one third of the influence over men
that the newspapers of New York do
to-day. Why? What is the ambition
of the orator now? Not to make his
speeches, hut to get them published
Mr. Colfax and Mr. Seymour cared
rery little for the audiences their voi
’ce reached at the recent meetings in
this city, for behind the few thousand
people there they beheld the million
readers of the Tribune and the Herald.
The office of the speaker as the leader
of men has perished forever. Demos
thenes is dumb: in his stead is the
‘pale and silent man who, writing alone
it midnight, holds the fate of empires
upon the point of his pen.”
There is a class of men among bank
ers merchants and lawyers who affect
\ condescension towards the journalist
which is intensely amusing. The wri
ter for the newspaper appears to their
Diluting eyes a Kinu oi merarj im
venture, who is to be tolerated for liis
genius, but not to be trusted in busi
ness. They arc ignorant that the news
paper sells their goods, tarnishes all
their facts and presents them gratuit
ously with their opinions. They do
not know, as Jay Cooke does, that the
newspapers of America sold two thou
sand millions of national bonds. They
do not know, as Edwin M. .Stanton
knows, that the newspapers of Ameri
ca sent live hundred thousand men to
the war. They do not know that the
newspapers of America will nominate
the candidates for the presidency, de
termine the election, dictate the legis
lation of Congress and decide whether
Andrew Johnson is to he impeached.
Newspapers lead them by the nose
wherever they go ; but they do not feel
tile pressure, which is the particular
reason why wegivc this especial tweak.
We write this for the good of our pro
fession. That it will he read by the
public is something we cannot help,
nor do we care, though the argument
may appear loo much of a boast. But
we are in earnest in the declaration that
journalism is the greatest of all pro
fessions, the most powerful in the fu
ture. Its destiny in America is espec
ially noble, for this is a nation of read
ers. Journalism would be a tyranny
were it not for the impossibility of a
monopoly. The independence ol
thought and the rivalry of journalists
make it the permanent ally of progress
and freedom. It moves with the peo
ple, and as it influences them is influ
enced in return. Thus, it will grow
with the nation. Every man who ed
its a paper, even though it bean ob
scure shoot on the borders of civiliza
tion, should know ids responsibility.
Me should remember the dignity ol
his profession and sustain it. Wr
make public opinion, and thejnen whe
make the laws and execute them art
appointed by our wiy. The newspa
per is the engine which moves and di
rects the masses of mankind. We fore
see the dav when all other professions
w ill be, in confession ns they are it
fact, dependencies of this absolute etu
pire over thought.—Wilke's Spirit o
tbs Times.
i Gen. on Seliool Discipline.
It is said that the Confederate chief
| tain, (ten. Robert E. Lee, is entirely
absorbed in hit* duties as President of
the Washington College, and seems to
hare forgotten, or is willing to sink in
oblivion, all remembrances of the years
during which he stood among the fore
most figures ot the world, upon whom
all eyes were fixed, and whose every
action was fraught with momentous;
I interest. Content to accept the logic ;
j of events, which finally decided ngainst
! his cause, he lias laid aside the sword
Land betaken himself, uncomplaining.
1 to a field of more peaceful combats—i
that of education against ignorance.;
lie seeks to establish by his later efforts,
not a Confederacy, hut (lie Empire of!
i the Mind.
The following report on School Pis
! eipline was presented by Gen. Lee at 1
; the State Teachers' Convention, field
!in Lynchburg, Vn.. last July. It. j
possesses general interest, both on nc-i
count of the celebrity of its author, and
its intrinsic value ns an ableand instruc
tive paper:
i The Committee appointed by the!
Educational Association of Virginia,
j on “School Discipline.” begs leave to
1 report that, in their opinion, it is im
: practicable to establish fixed rules for
the Government of School. Public
i sentiment is so divided on tlie subject
and the methods of family trainings
are so various, that no uniform system
! can he well adapted to meet the gen
1 oral requirement.
If the subject of Education could
1 ever be of more importance at one
period of our history than at another, j
that period is the present ; and that it
may tie advanced to the highest state of
i perficicncy. it is important that gener
n: co-operation should oe enlisted in
its support.
1 It is therefore considered more'
| advantageous to recommend lor atten
tion some genera! principles, and leave
their application to the judgement am!
1 disercution of teachers.
The selection of proper persons for
the ottiee of teacher is a matter of the
first importance: and as its duties re
qtiirc long and comprehensive prepar
ation, it should be regarded ns among
the most honorable and important pro
fessions, and be committed those whom
beneficial influence and instruction
shall embrace morals and religion, ns
well ns (lie intellect. The teacher'
should be the example of the pupil.
1 i.Ie should aim at the highest attaina
ble proficiency, and not at a pleasing
■ mediocrity. I'nless lie can teach those
committed to his care to think and to
work, and can impart to them vigor
with learning, there ran hr no real ad
vance. lie must study the character
and disposition of his pupils, and adapt i
hi- course of discipline t<> their pecu
liarities. Above all, lie must be uni
form, consistent, firm, kind in his con
duct, teach more by acts than words,
and show the children under his charge
tlint lie lias their true interest at heart, j
lie should look upon them not only as
the parents of the new generation, but
also as heirs of immortality, and while
I preparing them for usefulness in this
life, instill into their impressible minds ,
principles of piety and religion: for it
it be true, as tanglit by history, that
greatness depends upon virture, it is
equally true that religion is the fount
ain and support of virtue.
Oiiuimi me muc-iih
school be conducted on such prinoipes, j
and the pupils be trained in tlie habits
of obedience, reverence, and truthtnl
ness, and lie convinced that they are
noble and lovely in themselves, and
their practice manly and honorable, the .
main object ot’ Education will have
been attained.
In addition to these moral influences,
a teacher should be clothed with all the
authority of a parent in the discharge j
of bis duties, and lie sustained by him ;
so Iong as be may entrust bis child to
hi« care. That be may bn kept constan
tly informed of the conduct ot his child,
weekly, quarterly and yearly reports ,
of bis progress should tie sent him by ,
the teacher, in which should be sent
bis absences, lHle attendance, and
misbehavior, (,’ertiflcatcs ot advance
ment should likewise be given to those i
who excel in study and conduct. Ihe .
system of punishment ought to be as
‘simple ami mild as they can be made,
ell'ectivc; and when coercion has to be
resorted to. it should be generally left!
to the parent. Should admonition, |
restriction of recreation, etc., tail to
produce the desired effect, and the pu
pil obstinately resist the patient expos
tulation of the teacher, there will then ,
be no other resource than to return j
him to his parents as one unworthy a;
place in the school.
In connection With this subject, and j
ns an additional incentive for the faith-1
ful and conscientious discharge of!
parental duty, the committee refer to a
statement which the present Lord
Shattsbiircy is said to have made at u
recent public meeting in Loudon, that
he lmd ascertained by personal obser
vation, that of adult male criminals ol 1
that city, nearly all had begun a course j
of crime between the ago of eight and
sixteen ; and ibat if a young man should
pursue a virtuous life till lie was twen
ty years old, there were forty-nine
chances, in favor, and only one against
bis continuing an honest life thereafter.
How great is the importance, then, of
every parent exercising the necessary
control over his child under sixteen. I
jfty proper management, this would ‘
Tint be difficult, and might be the
means of saving him from crime,
jpiserv, and remorse.
Assistant? to I'lanter*.
In speaking of the late order from the
government in regard to planters being
furnished supplies by the goverment upon
certain conditions, to enable them to put
in crops this year, the New Orleans Cres
cent says:
We learn that many planters are much
gratified at the late order providing for
their assistance through the agency of the
Freedmen’s Bureau. They regard it as a
cheering ray of light, breaking upon the
planting and commercial iutcrcsts ol
Louisans. An intelligent merchant ol
our acquaintance expresses the^convietion
that it will result in adding 500.000 bales
of cotton to the,next crop it relieves plan
ters from their previous dependence for
supplies upon merchants unwilling and
really unable to sell goods oti credit; and
divides risks of future losses between them
and thegovernment.
Inasmuch as the government has under
taken to provide subsistence for destitute
freedmen, it is a clear requirement ot
economy that the government should also
if possible provide work by wh eh such
freedmen may sustain themselves. The
agricul'ural situation in the South has be
come such as to make if necessary to
assist planters with supplies, in order tu
extend assistance to freedmen with a
reasonable prospect oftbe ultimate refund
ing cf monoy expended in this way. But
the number of freedmen taking part in the
process, will comprise & limited and select
class. For planters, in accepting supplies
oil the terms of the order referred to, will
become guarantors of the faithful and effi
cient labor of the freedmen whom they
employ. In default of such labor, they
will find themselves a! the end of the sea
son owing a debt which will swallow up
their meager craps, and, perhaps, even
their farming utensilc and working stock
Hence, it will be of vital importance fot
those who may try planting with freedmon
on the conditions indicated, that they
should discriminate carefully in engaging
laborers, selecting only such as are likely
to amply indemnify them for their stipu
lated obligations to government agencies
I,ollti'He*s#l Paul.
An old poet has quaintly call .7c us
"the first true gentlemen that cvei
brcnUictl." rant's politeness, too, run.si
not he overlooked, compounded as il
was of dignity and deference. It ap
peared in the mildness of the mannei
in which lie delivered his most start
ling and solemn tne-sages, both to Jew
and heathens; in his graceful saluta
tions; in his winning reproofs—the
‘ excellent oil which did not break the
head;’’ In the delicacy of his allusions
to his claims and services: and. above
all in the ealtn self-possesed and manly
attitude be assumed before the rulers
of bis people and Homan authorities.
In the language of Peter and John to
their judges, there is.'in abruptness sa
voring of their rude fisherman life and
fitter for the rough echoes of the lake
of Gallilee, than for the tribunal ol
power, lint Paul, while equally bold
and derided, is far more gracious. Ho
lowers his thunderbolt before his ad
versary ere he launches it. Iiis shaft
is “polished" as well as powerful.—
His words to King Agrippa—"I would
to God that not only thou, but also all
that hear me this day, ware Doth al
most and altogether such as I am ex
cept these bonds”—arc the most chiv
alrous utterances recorded in history,
An angel could not bend more grace
fully, or assume an attitude of more
exalted courtesy.
Young Men.
Many great men performed theii
greatest achievements before forty
Alexander the Great died at thirty
three. Napoleon had achieved all hi>
victories at thiry-ftve. Wa.-hiugtoi
was 1 wcnty-snven.when he covered tin
retreat, of the British army under Brad
dock, and forty-live in 1771!. At thirty
three Jeiferson wrote the Deelaratioi
of Independence. At thirty, ITamiltoi
helped to frame the Constitution of tin
United States. At twenty-throe Me
lancthon wrote the Loui Communes
which passecd through fifty editions ii:
his lifetime. At thirty-three, he wrote
the Augsburg Confession. At twenty
nine. Ursinus wrote the Heidelberg
Catechism.—Zwlngle wrote his cliiei
works before forty, and died at forty
six. At the Disputation of Leipsie
Luther was thirty-live ; at the diet ol
Worms, thirty-seven. At twenty
seven, Calvin wrote the Institutes,
Moses sent young men to spy out tin
land of Canaan,and Joshua sent young
men as spies to Jericho. Saul, David
and Solomon achieved their greatest
work before they had reached middle
life.
John the Baptist and the Apostles
did their life work as young luen, and
Jesus Christ finished his labors and
endured his sutforingsas a young man.
Not a decrepit, worn-out life, but the
warm blood of manhood's morning,
did he shed upon the cross for the
world's redemption.
..-—
*s*“A sick man slightly convalescing
recently in conversation with a pious
friend, congratulating him upon his
recovery, and asking him who his phy
sician was. replied :
“ Dr Jones brought me through,"
“ No. no," said his friend, "God
brought you out of your iiluess* not the
doctor,”
” Well, may be he did, but I'm cer
tain ths doctor will charge ms for it,’
The Power ol the Heart.
I.et any one, whiles sitting do^gn,
; place the left leg over knee of the rigTit .
i one anil permit it to hang freely, aban-1 i
j doning all muscular control over it- j
i Speedily if may be observed tb sway '
forward and backward, -through a ;
i limited space at regular intervals, k
: Counting the number of these motions f
! from any gi ven time, they will he found
! to agree exactly with the beating* of
the pulse. Every one knows that at!
tires, when the water from the engine i
is forced through bent boro, and if the
bend is a sharp one considerable force
1 is necessary to overcome the tendency.
Just so it is the case of tlie human bo
dy. The arteries are but a system o1
hose, through which the blood is for
ced by the heart. When the leg is
bent, all the arteries within are bent
too, and every time the heart contracts
the blood, rushing through the arteries
i lends to strengthen themyand it is the
effort which produces the motion of
tlie leg alluded to. Without such ocu
lar demonstration, it is difficult to con
1 ceive the power exerted by that exquis
ite mechanism, the normal pulsations
of which are never perceived by him
whose very life they arc.
linldeu Wonts.
We live in two worlds—a natural
and a spirtua! one.
Heart makes the home precious, and
, it is the only thing that can.
i What so diffuses and creates happi
ness ns an abundance of sunshine?
Three things to love—courage gentle
ness and affection.
j Three things to admire—intellec
tual power, dignity and gracefulness.
Three things to hate—cruelty, arro
gance and ingratitude
Three things to delight in—bcnntv
frankness and freedom,
j Happiness is promised not to the
learned lull to the good.
It is human err, but diabolical to the
persevere in error.
Faith is the key that unlocks Para
dise, and lets a flood of joy into the
soul. Faith appropriates all to itself.
Observe a met bod in the distribution
i of your time, Every hour will then
know its proper employment, and no
i time will then be lost. Idleness will 1
bo shut out at every avenue, and with
her that numerous body of vices that,'
make up her train,
Bi-'ltnl.
AVc have had three years of peace.
During all that time the people of the |
South bare been unarmed and defence-1
less. N'ot a hand has been lifted there !
against tiie federal government. Its I
authority and the supremacy of the '
Constitution have been acknowledged 1
by all \f bo favored the rebellion. And |
now Congress passes an act to inflict n I
despotism-bill, a bayonet-bil^ upon a 1
people, defenceless and starving. It I
proposes to put them, men arid women. |
under the thumbs of their negroes, it1
proposes to put millions of white men j
and women and children, the cultivated
ami the refined, under subjection to
ignorant and ill-smelling Africans.
The whole thing is cowardly. It is
i brutal. It is horrible, It is devilish.
It is an accursed crime against man
kind. It is a revolting sin against
Cod.—Louisville Journal.
X0»Damel Webster mid an anecdote
of bid Father Sear], the minister of his
i boyhood, which is too good to be lost.
It was customary then to wear buck
' skiti breeches in cool weather. One
Sunday morning in the autumn, Father
Searl brought his breeches down from
1 the garret, but the wasps had taken
1 possession during the summer, and
were having a nice time of it in them.
By dint of effort he got out the intru
ders-and dressed for meeting. But
while reading the scriptures to the
congregation, he felt a dagger from one
of the enraged small waUtcd fellows,
and jumped around the pulpit slapping
his thighs. But the more lie slapped
and danced, the more they stung. The
people thought him crazy, but he ex
plained the matter by saying:
“Brethren don’t be .alarmed; the
word of the Lord is in my mouth, but
; the devil is in my breeches!” Webster 1
always told this with great glee to the
ministers.
Adykhtisixu Salks of Pkopkutt.—The »
Lancaster Intelligencer, in speaking of the I
importance and great advantage of adverti- j
*iug sales of property in the newspapers, in j
addition to having huuu-kills printed, very !
truthfully says:
“A newspaper is read by hundreds who j
never see the attractive bills which are posted j
iu the taverns and the store rooms. Every j
subscriber to a country paper reads all such i
advertisements carefully. He know* who is
selling out and exactly what is offered for sale |
The advertisements are a topic of conversa- ;
1 lion when friends meet, and arrangements i
are made for attending sales. The result is ‘
a large crowd, spirited bidding, and a result j
of ten, twenty or fifty times what it costs to |
advertise. No money is so sure to return a j
large profit as that spent on primer’s ink
A single additional bidder on a single article
will pay all it costs fb advertise a sale of per 1
soaal property in a newspaper. Is it net ,
strange then, that any one should fail to ad- j
vertise? Let our friends think of the matter.’’ j
—[Reading Times.
--
lisgr-ratriek was in charge of a ferry ‘
i boat. A lady passenger being frijrh-1
toned by the waves, asked him ‘-If peo
ple were ever lost, by these boats?”!
lie gave the encouraging reply : ‘"Not
often, ma'am ; we generally tiud them
afterward by dragging the river,''
Dflialr on Reconstruction.
The Reconstruction Bill drew a large
■rowd to the House on the 20th, and it*
liseussion was of more than uiual in
erest. The passage of the bill was de*
ayed on motion of Mr. Butler, to re*
•onsider the vote by which the pre
rious question was ordered. He desir
ng to offer au amendment, the House
idjourncd pending the motion. The
>itf was passed the next day.
Mr. Cary, of Ohio, sent a bomb into
he Radical ramp by propounding four
questions to Mr. Bingham, viz: Mr.
Jury said : As time will not allow me
o give my views on this subject, I de
uce to ask my colleage, when he closes
!he discussion, four questions, and as
hey shall be satisfactorily answered,
nv vote shall be determined :
1. If General Grant shall neglect or
•efuse to exercise the provisions oGthis
aw. or if in its execution he should act
li an oppressive and cruel manner, to
what tribunal would he be amcnablo
'or his non-feasance or mai feasance,;
2. As by the terms of the bill the
President can not interfere, can the
General be tried by court-martial, and
f so, who can order and who shall con
stitute the court ?
3. Not being a civil officer, can hobo
mpeaehed ? and if so, by whom and
jefore what tribunal?
4. If he can not be arraigned by any
'arthly tribunal, is he not made an ab
solute despot ?
Before Mr. Cary had concluded half
he members were on their feet, and
Butler, Beutwcll Schenck and others
rushed up to Bingham to counsel with
iiin how to meet these propositions,
jut they were unanswerable, and Bing
lam failed to give a satisfactory reply.
A Sound Opinion.
A correspondent of the Xcw York
Herald, writing from Jackson, utters
he following sound views In regard to
natters and things in this state. Ke
'erring to the concern, called a con
vention, now in session, he says :
“I am of opinion that the constitution
to he framed by this convention will
not be ratified. The whites will vote
igainst it almost to a unit, and the
blacks hare not as high an appreciation
of the franchise privilege as they had
before it was conferred tipon them.
They can’t sec any money in it—no
bread or meat; but they are beginning
to see how by their votes they are
bringing white men to the surface who
heretofore could not command the re
spect of their own race, and who care
for the blacks only so long as they can
be made useful for party purposes, or
personal preferment. The whites have
determined to rule this country, aud
: 11ey w ill do i*. They are too poor to
smigrate, if they so desired, and they
■annot live here in political equality,
jr rather in subordination to the black
mail. In this and in other Southern
States it is true they are in the minori
ty as to numbers; but, through the
blessings of freedom, the black man,
like the red man, is rapidly passing
sway. It will take them some time to
ill die out; but their race is doomed,
unless the radicals let them alone.
The of the Press.
Some of the best writing on New
York papers is done by women. With
in a few years this field of labor for
women has been greatly widened, and
it now affords remunerative employ
ment to a large number of intelligent
ladles. Nine-tenths of the fashion ar
ticles are written bv women—as they #
should be—and much of the miscella
neous literary work of the dailies and
weeklies is performed by the same sex.
Women are also employed in compo
sing rooms, and they arc found just as
useful and reliable as men. The World
employs a large squad of female com
positors, and is perfectly satisfied with
their performance. Many of the fe
male writers for the press are related
to editors and reporters, and obtain
employment through their influence.
The rate of compensation is generally
as high as men receive for the same
kind of work, and when the work is as
well done as men could do it, there is
no good reason for a difl'erencc in the
pay. About one hundred women in
New York support themselves com
fortably by their work on newspaper
jrcss, not to speak of those employed
in the mechanical branches of the in
stitution.
Color ix the House.—It is an old
expression that a good horse cannot
jc of a bad color, still wc find that the
ready sale of a horse depends largely
,ipon his color. Some hues are strong
y objected to, and prejudice is carried
so far as to deny merit loan animal not
marked according to the standard of
[he critic. Wo have not mnch faith iu
color, believing that good qualities are
not partial to any particular hue.
White horses, it is claimed, live to the
greatest age. Iu 1803 a gentleman far
mer, residing near Ludlow. England,
had a team of four grays, whose united
iges were a hundred vear3. These
jrays were all lively animals, perform
iug their work with dispatch. Such a
circumstance certainly is tfnusual, and
we inav regard it in the light of a coin
cidence. As coincidence don't prove
» proposition the history of tho Lulow
team has no special influence iu giving
character to the theory that gray is the
most desirable color in the horse,
becauso it is associated with the great
est longevity, tlray hors© may be hardy
and so may a brown, a black, a shestauk
or a bay.