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ynT tt-M-f. a ~ DES ARC, ABKAN 8AS, AUGUST 84, 1867. _ NUMBER 84.
f PUBLISHED EVERY SitURDlY.
OFFICE—BUENA VI3TA STREET.
'Our Jeh Printing Department.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
Assortment of Printing Material and arc
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing,
on reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
logues, Posters, lty-gc or small, Cards, Dali
Tiokets. Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, Ac.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ROUT. S. ANDERSON, WM. 3. THOMPSON,
Jackavnport, Ark. Augusta, Ark.
Anderson Jk Thompson,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jacksonport and Augusta, Ark.
Will attend (he Courts of Jacfftson, Wood
ruff, and adjoining Counties, aud to special
'cases in any section of the State. Address
either office. mayl8-ly
X. c. ricterr. l. m. hamsaur.
PICKETT A HAMSAUR,
ATTORNEY* AT LAW ,
AVGUSTA, ARK A XS AS.
Will practice in the counties of Woodruff.
Jackson, White and Craighead. Special at
tention given to collections of all claims en
trusted to their care aprd-ly
J. C. JONSONY Office—West Point, Arkansas.
JNO. M. MOORE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas.
JONSOV & MOORE,
Attorneys nt Law,
SOLICITORS IX CTlAXCERY,
— AND—
General Land and Collecting Agrtita,
HKAIICY, AUK ANSAS.
Will give prompt attention to any business
'in the counties of Independence, Jackson,
Woodruff, Monroe, l’rairie, White, Conway
and Van Rurcn. mltrJ~
J. R. I*. ALB*»WiEt
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Circwt Courts ot
Woodruff oouuty, and the Circuit 'Courts of
the seventh Judicial District, snd give’prompt
attention to all business emrusieu u.**
e%re. _ >nl2‘
Geo /VV. Maberry
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
'SOLICITOR IN' CHANCERY
—AND—
GEVr.RiL li.iSD AGENT,
COTTON I * I, \N1’,
WOODRUFF COUNTV. ARKANSAS.
WiT.T, a’tond the Circuit and Probate
Courts for the counties of Monroe. St.
Francis und W'oodrufF. tnai-4
J. % GATEWOOD,7 7 3 s. THOMAS
9es Arc, Ark. / \ BrcwnsXtvUc, Ark.
GATEWOOD & THOMAS,
ASSOIWWM &AW
Dcs Arc and Brownsville,
PRAIRIE COINTY, ARKANSAS.
deci-tf __
GANTT & BRONAUGH. Brownsville, Ark.
II. P. VAUGHAN, Des Arc, Arkansas.
(iantt. Bronaugh & Vaughan,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Will practice in the cotWilfes of Prairie,
White, Woodruff. Monroe. Arkansas and Pu
laski. Prompt atlteution given to llie collec
tion of claims Taxes.will be paid and titles
investigated for non-residents. nprl4-3m
l. Ji. HCDOKFETH. T. BI.AEE kKKT.
HEDGEPETH & KENT*
ATTORN SYS AT LAW.
DBS ARC, ARKANSAS;
TTTILL practice in all of the courts of
\A/ Prairie county, utitl the circuit courts
of the Hurroundiujt counties. niar24-6ui
WM- T- JONES- ~
SAW*
BROWNSVILLE. ARKANSAS.
Tinr t ... :_ >L. Dnlasli
yy Prairie, Monroe, Woodruff* Jackson and
White Prompt attention givett to the Collcc
lion of claims. aprl4-ly
« M, B. COOUY. !*• MC BA*.
COODY & McRAE,
ATTMMSX9 At AAW
SEARCY, WHITE COUNTY,
A RK.V1VMAS.
IVill practice in all the court* of ArVansas.
^ Rur24- _
SOI,, r. CLARK, HAM. w. WILLIAMS
JOE W. MARTIN.
CLARK. WILLIAMS & MARTIN,
Attorneys nt Law,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in all the Courts, prosecute
Claim? of all kinds, collect debts, and
act as Ileal Estate and General Agents.
Ur nc*—Markham Street, near State House
april28-tf __ _
W. HICKS, Formerly of the firm of Cypcit A
Mhck«.
• H.J. 11LLHING, Formerly of Athens. .Via.
'HICKS * FIELDING,
• ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Searcy, While Co., Arkanttaa.
WILL practice in this and the adjacent
counties, in the District Court*, and Su
premo Court of the State.
__ __«k_
-Wc have in connection with our Law
Orrics au ACTIVE OUTDOOR COLLECTING
AGENCY. Claim9*entrustoi to us will be
promptly attended to, and if not immediately
collected will be at once secured it possible.
Claim against the Government tor property
taken by the lT. S forces (whether receipted
for or not)—BorxriKS Pknsionb, Akbiabs of
|*vy tic. promptly attended to
rtur 'i nit K8 & m u*rv:
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. _
I Drs. Barney, Irrelevant a Allen,
HAVINO associated themselves in the
PlUtlUt OF MEDICINE.
i will continue to Irait upon the eititens of
DE8 ARC AND VICINITY.
As heretofore, a portion of their time, will
| be devoted to treatment of Omtoxic Disaasss
of every description
g®“OIBoo— One door east of'J. M. Burney s
i Drug Store. ju'***~
DA. i A. BOlSEI iUS office, is
now at Johnson & Davis’ Drug Store i
can be be consulted at his room at the Harvey
House. He will gWe his undivided attention
to Chronic Dl*ea»e» of every descrip
The Yicst *oY Ydfferertces can be furnished, by
applying to pj^ j. A. ROUSELAUX,
junl-tf Des Arc> -Arkansas.
THOMAS M. GIBSON,
ATTORNS? AT LAT,
dEVaIA’S Bluff, Arkansas.
Wili. give special attention to collection of
claims of every character._jun29-ly
THOM AS J. MiUsB,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
At Tjaw,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
py VH-rtoSiliir attention given to tlie
collection of all kind* ■of claims k&ainst
the Government.
Office—On Buena Vista street next
door to ,T. M. Burney’s drug storo.
may2o
GEO. K. MORTON.
MTtUn AS AANv
—AND—
SOLICITOH IN CHANCERY,
DES ARt:, AKKAN1A8.
Win. practice in the State and Federal
Courts of Arkansas. may 11
JAMES II. rATTF.RSON', Ll'CIAS C. CAUSE,
,\ugUS(U, ATK.
SIDNEY S. GAt SE.
Patterson, Gansc & Bro.,
ATTORNEYS AT 1LAW,
Jack son port nnd Augusta, Arkansas.
Wim. practice iu the Counties of Woodruff.
Jackstfti, Independence^ White, Lawrence.
Randolph, (4recti. Craighead awl Cross, and
attend to special cases in any part of the
State. Address either office. myl8-ly
I. N. HF.IHJI'ETH, H. N. JACKSON.
HEDGPET3 & JACKSON,
SOSISOTSAD
LAND AGENTS,
Dc« Arc, Arkansas.
Wiil enter Lands under the provisions of
the Act of Congress, May 21, 18(>2. entitled
“An act to secure Homesteads to uctual ^set
tlers on the public domain.” ap27
F. LEPTI E N ,
Walthmaker and Jeweler,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
I AM NOW PREPARED TO DO AI.L
kinds of work ill my line. Mend
ing, Cleaning. &c.,
_Thankful for past favors, I solicit a
continuance of the patronage hcrctofor, be
stowed oh me. feb28-lf
WATTENS A W
Nursery.
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ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
FRUIT TREES,
ONE AND TWO YEARS OLD,
FOR SALK IN 1867-8,
BY JOHN D. MORROW k SON,
i
PKAIRIE COUNTY, AKRANSAS.
HAVING beeu engaged in this business for
tbn liiMl ki>vi ntrrn veart. iu Miskissthoi
and Arkansas; and having studied it closely,
we cleim to have acquired a knowledge of the
Facile adapted to our climate. We refer the
public to epecimena in our Orchards, and Or
chards sold by us, in this and adjoining
counties. Address
J«ha D. Morrow It Sen,
jun22-6m lies Arc, Arkausas.
TV. 11. BARNETT,
SAlilll tt4*»*,
Aid General Repairer.
Will repair Old Harness, or make hew ones,
! Also, repair baddies. Shop—opposite “citi
' tin omes."
Dee Arc. Ark., May 26, 1867—If
4. Sc flSOttSIWML
WATCHMAKER
—And—
I JEWELER,
Ul'TLEBSriLLE, - ARKAtkAS.
HAS on hand, a nice atockof Watch- tt
ea, Clocks, Jewelry snd Fancy A
Articles. Aleo, will repair Watohee,mmJm
Clocks. Jewelry, Musical Instruments, etc.
Ia connection with the above, t have a
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
Where any kind af a Picture can be taken
aprk’lhdhi J. B- FISCllEbSEK'
Jt’MC lat, 1867.
Dry Goods in Abundance at Reduced
Prices!!
We mean rxartly Ibl*.
I! 171 V A Mrl’Ml RSO>‘
ANGRYWORDS.
Angry words are lightly spoken
hi a rash' and thoughtless hour,
Brightest Hnks of life are broken
By their deep, insidious power ;
Heart* inspired by warmest feeling,
Ne’er before by angttr stirred,
Oft are rent phot btiraan healing
By a single angry word.
Poison drops of care and sorrow—
Hitter poison drops are they.
Wearing for the coming morroW
Saddest memories of the day ;
Angry words! oh, let them never
Prom the tongue unbridled slip,
Let the heart’s heSt Impulse ever
Check them ere they soil tho lip.
hove is much f«0 pure and holy,
Friendship is too sacred for,
For in moment's reckless folly
1 Thus to desolate and mar.
Angry words are lightly Spdkefi,
Bitterest thoughts are rashly stirred.
Brightest links of life are broken,
By a stogie angry word.
Recolleotions of Cadet Life.
REBEL GENERALS AS BOYS AT’WfcST POINT.
The Memphis Avnlanohe say*, “An
Old Dragoon” is writing a series of
interesting sketches for u Richmond
! paper, giving reminiscences of cadet
life at the West Point Military Acade
my. The following are extracts:
SYDNEY JOHNSTON.
i The first cadet f ever heavd frfvc the
' word of I'OmmaTid 'Was Sydney Johns*
j ston, and the impression his appearance
! made <>ii me is as clcaraud distinct now
! as it was then. His stalwart form and
‘ well developed ntPscIes gave him an
; appearance of great strcPwhile
< his gentle manners and benevolent
countenance indicated a man of the
tenderrst affections. Hard to arouse
to atsgvr, he was ever ready to espouse
| the cause Of the VsppVessed. llto tioblc
nature endeared turn to ins leirow ca
dets and liiR associates in after life.—
Oh one of the fairest pages of history
in'll n't he written the deeds Of this gal
lant soldier aud true patriot.
LEONIDAS POLK.
Leonidas Polk, tail and straight as
an arrow, was the Orderly sergeant of
my company. Scrupulously strict in
(lie discharge of his duties, retiring in
his manners, and a devout member,
i even then, of the Rpiseopal Church, he
i invariably commanded the respect of
us all.
nonEKT E. LEE.
Hubert K. Lee held the two offices in
the corps usually tilled by the best sol
diers of the class—sergeant major and
adjutant, lie discharged the duties of
these offices with zeal and fidelity. Ills
personal appearance surpassed in beau
’ ty that Of any other cadet in the corps.
; ThoUgh firm in his position and per
fectly erect, ho had none of the stillness
so often assumed by Wien who affect to
be very strict in their ideas of what is
military. His limbs, beautiful and
symmetrical, looked as though they
had come from a turning hithe;his
step was as elastic as if he spurned the
ground tipoli Which lie trod. He was
noted among his classmates as s great
student, and as having passed through
the trying ordeal of a military school
without a single demerit mark. (I
generally got one hundred aud fifty or
more a year.) During Bob Lee’s stay
at West Point, I ahi satisfied that lie
I never swore an oath, tasted a drop of
ardent spirits, nor used “the weed” in
any shape or form. The same virtues
of abstinence may be attributed to
Charles Mason, but 1 think “Charley”
occasionally let slip an oath; at least
he looked as If he did. Mason Was in
Lee's class, and intellectually had no
superior at the Point. How well I can
recollecthis bright, piercing eye, gieant
iug and “snapping” with excitement as
ho stood at the blackboard demonstrat
iu£ cuuiu iiiiiiuitc auu uvauuiui ilium
ematical problem-. Mason early left
the army, and has sinco sought and
gained that distinction in civil life
which his talents and puru character
entitled him to. He was for n long
time Commissioner of the Patent Of
fice, chosen for his scientific attain
ments, and filled with ability for seve
ral years a place on the Supreme Bench
of Iowa.
Jok JolliiSTON.
Joseph E. Johnston had a great deal
of the military spirit that pervaded the
corps, and which was infnscd by Major
Worth. He was not remarkable for
bis studious habits, and bclouged to a
fast set of which I myself was an ac
tive member. Few of that set escaped
arrest-, confinement and court martial.
Joe Johnston was one of those conge
nial spirits that gave zetft to a cadet's
life. Full of ambition and desire to
, excel, he was ever ready to join a
I scotltlng party to Buttermilk Falls, the
, residence of the immortal Benny 1!»
% ens. His appearance was Very mili
tary, and when nnder arms no man
| looked more the soldier. He was very
| expert in the manual of arms, and ear
i ried his musket so perpendicular that
it leaned too much to the front. Though
we recognized his talents then, we lit
tle dreamed he had the military genius
he has since displayed as a commander.
JOHN B. M AGRl'DhR.
My old'friend and classmate, John
| B. Magruder, was perhaps the most
elegant and DtatiNdtk cadet at the
academy in that day, and I do not be
lieve West Point has ever had bin
equal. He was a first rate toldier, of
fine appearance, and very strict when
mi du*» > officer of the day" never
failing to report the slightest violation
of regulations, even though the delin
quent was his most Ultimate friend and
'roommate. Tliis trait in his character
I have reason to kuow from personal
experience. John was for the corps
the “arbiter of things elegant, the glass
of fashion.”
Marriage and Long Life.
Statistics, moralities and sentiments
have all been brought forward iu dis
cussing the question ha to tho compar
ative health, happiness and duration of
liffe of the married and unmarried,
'fhe verdict finlst be considered as given
in favor of the married, bnt with reser
vation that the advantages arc not
equally enjoyed by the two sexes. As
far as regards the people of Scotland,
the question seems to be conclusively
answered in a paper read 6ome months
ago by Doctor James Stark, before the
HoVal Society'Of Edinburg. He begins
by the remark—that a nine years'aver
age of the deaths in Scotland, shows a
higher ratio of deaths among males
than nfiVOtig females at all ages, except
in the early period 'Of life, from ten to
fifteen years.
A more important inquiry, however,
is the effect of marriage on male and
female life. An interesting answer to
this question is brought by a table pre
pared by Dr. Stark. It shows that at
every age, from 20 to 85 years,the Jeatli
rate of the married men is very much
smaller than that of the unmarried.
After the 85th year of life, the numbers
are too small to justify aiVy comparison.
Tt appears from this table that cut of
KX1.000 unmarried men between 20 and
25 years of age. 1,174 died during the
year 1803; l.tft. that out of a like num
ber of married men, only 507 died, or
just half the number. In other words,
between the age of 20and 25 years, the
death rate oftlie batchelors was exactly
uvium; iiiiit wi iinti i u u im ■
As the age increases, the difference
between the death fates ofthe married
and uiiYnarriod decreases; hut the
decrease is slow and regular, she Whig
a marked difference in favor of the
married men at every live year period
of life. Tims, at the age of from 25 to
.10 years, when the number of married
and uumarried men in Scotland, i«
nearly equal, of every 100,000 bachelor,
1,309 died dtlV^rtg the year; but in an
equal number of married men. only
S(>5 died. A similar difference, though
in loss degree, is fVmd in married men
during every live year period, even to
that between SO and 85 years of age.
Mere, then, we have the remarkable
fart, proved from the statistics of a
whole country, that the influence of
marriage on duration of life of the male
is ofthe most potent kind ; that, iu fact,
tlic bachelor life is much more destruc
tive to the male sex than tlie most
unwholesome of trades, or than a resi
dence in a crowded locality where
there is hut the most distant attempt at
sanitary arrangements of any kind.—
Reckoning form the twentieth year of
life, the mean age at death of married
men was 59-12 years, wh'e'fefts the mean
age at death of bachelors was only 40
years, showing a change of l! -12 years
longer life to the former over the latter
of these two classes. '
In comparing the morality of the
married and the unmarried women, it
was found that the difference is trifling,
for while, during the throe periods of
life, 15 to 20, 20 to 25, and 25 to 30 years,
the married died in a higher propor
tion, it was the reverse during the next
two periods of life, or from 30 to 35,
and tYotn 35 to 40 years, during a peri
od in which ucarly half of their children
are born. From the 45th year of life
to old ape or 75 years, married women
die iu smaller proportions than the un
married.
Wo leave it to the thoughtful reader
In iiwlire >mw fur All AYlilAllAtinn of Die
longer life of married men, as a class,
may be explained by the growth of
more regular habits, the practice of
greater thrift and economy, and ail the
influences of homes of their own.—
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Most Beautiful Hand.
I recollect that once there was a dis
pute between three ladies, which had
the most beautiful hand. One sat by a
stream aud dipped her hand into the
water, aud held it up ; another plucked
strawberries until.the end of her fin
gers were pink ; and tho third gathered
violets until her hands were fragrant.
An old hagard woman passing by
asked, 'Who will give me a gift, for 1
am poori’’ All three denied her, hut
another who sat near, unwashed in the
stream, unstained with fruit, unadorned
with flowers, gave her a little gift and
satisfied the pour Woman. And then
she asked them what was the dispute;
and they told her, and lifted up before
her their beautiful hand*. ‘Tleautiful,
indeed,' said she, When she saw them ;
but when they asked her which was
the most beautiful, she said, ‘It is not
the hand that is washed clean iu the
brook; it is not the hand that is tipped
with red ; it is not the hand garlanded
with fragrant flowers; but it is (he
hand that gives to the poor which is
the most beautiful hand.’ As she said
these Words her wrinkles fled; her
| stall' was thrown away, and she stood
before them an angel from heaven,
with authority to decide the question
in dispute.
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BuT 1! a girl is blind let her marry —
If that don't open her eye nothing
will
Wood-Engraving--Its History.
It is maintained that with the cxcep- |
tion of the playing-cards of Venice, and ;
the illustrations of the achicvovments 1
of Alexander the XJreat by the gifted j
Cuuio, We have no account, even tra
ditional, of the early art of wood-eu-;
graving in Italy. It is to the Western
and Northern states of Europe that we
must look for its application to nobler
uses; and here again, in apportioning;
the honors of the achievement, author- j
ities arc at variance. Some authorities
tell us very confidently that while we
are indebted to the plnyiug-card ma
kers of Germany for the invention of
wood-engraving we are indebted to
them also for applying their newly
discovered art to the production of the
block-print books, 'which early in the
fifteenth century came to take up the
ground previously occupied by the
ancient missal (Romish mass book)
with its artistic miniature decorations.
But another authority has dissented
from this position: considering that,
although the arts of painting and en
graving may have been practiced
throu'ghottit Germany tong previous to
the commencement of the fifteenth
century, “the honor of having first con
tributed to their improvement belongs
more especially to tire artists 'Of the
Low Countries, and others who inhab
ited the western countries of Germa
ny.” The earliest wood-engraving at
present, known; haVfng a date, is one
discovered by Heinccken, in the Char
treuse, at Buxhcim, near Meiniugcn,
one of the most ancient convents in
Germany, and on that account called 1
the “Bnxheim Print.” It represents j
“Saint Christopher carrying the Infant j
.Tesus across the Sea.'’ 'Phi's print bears
an inscription in Latin, with the date
1428. On being brought to England it
became the property of the Earl Spen-!
ccr. Another verv old block-print— ;
.• ... . .. „ . .
iv# uvumn in.-.ii im uuaiiuiii
print—in the possession ft' the same i
person, is one representing St. Itridget j
writing, and from interna! evidence |
would seem lo have been executed by !
an artist of the Low Counttries, in the j
latter end of the fourteenth century. j
The same authority considers that
some of tlie block-books may be of as j
early date us 1420; and lie argues that
"those of them whose pretensions to 1
antiquity are not unattended by some I
claims to ew approval as works of art, j
appertain more properly to the ancient j
schools of Holland and Flanders tliHn i
to those of Germany, an opinion, in
deed, which a comparison of some of^
the best of these with others professed
ly and indisputably executed in Ger-;
many will tend not a little to support." |
The ijbcstion of the tirst use of mov- i
able metal types—whether by Guttcu
burg, at Mayeucc, or Coster,at Haarlem j
—is still a matter of tierce dispute.
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Give us this Day our Daily Bread, j
In a miserable hovel at the bottom of j
a bill, two children hovered over a j
smouldering Are. A tempest raged
without—a tearful tempest—against ,
which man and beast were alike pow
erless.
A poor old miser, much poorer than
these shivering children, though he had
heaps of money at home, drew liis
cloak nroundhim as ho crouched down
at the threshold of tho miserable door.
Ho dared not enter for fearthey would
not move for the storm.
“I am hungry, Nittie.”
“So am I, I’ve been hunting for a
potato paring, but can t And ally.”
“What an awful storm.”
“Yes, the old tree has blown down.
I guess God took care thut it didn’t fall
on the house. Sec, it would c-ertuiuly
have killed us.”
“If he could do that, couldn't he send
us bread ?”
“I guess so. Lei Us pftiy, ‘Our
ratner, ami when we come to mat
part, stop till we get some bread.”
So they began, and the miser crouch
ing and shivering, listened. When
they paused, expecting in their childish
faith to sec some miraculous manifesta
tions, a human feeling stole over his
heart—God sent some angel to soften
it. lie had bought a loaf of bread at
the village, thinking it would last him
a great many dayst but the silence Of
children spoke louder than the voiee of
many waters. He opened the door
softly, threw in the loaf, and then
listened to the wild and eager cry of
delight that came from the hulf-famish
ed little ones.
“It dropped rigid down from heaven,
didn’t it?” questioned the younger.
“Yes,” Was the reply. -I mean to
love God always for giving us bread
because we asked him.”
“Let us ask him to give father work
to do all the time, so we need never be
hungry again. He’ll do it —I'm sure.’
A little dower had sprung up in the
old mimt-'s heart: it was no longer
barren.
Iu a few weeks he died, hut not be- ^
fore he had given tin* cottage which
was his to the poor laboring man.
And the little children over after
felt a sweet and solemn emotion, when
i in their matin devotions they came to
those trustful words, “Give us this day
i our daily bread.-'
A Cask ok I.cna-skb.—Before matri
moon-y wc love mnohbeams; for a
j short time alter, we revel iu the sweet
of the honey-moon ; a little later we
complain of the inoou-oto-mv; and,
last of all, we «ee ele trlv that it i« all
tuoon-shlnc,
A Terrible Bedfellow.
I looked at my neighbor with consid- j
erahle curiosity. His face indicated a |
man of not over thirty years, a period
at which men are still young; but bis
hair was as white as the fresh fallen
snow. One seldom secs, even on tha
heads of the oldest men, hair of such j
immaculate whiteness. He sat by my |
side in a car of the Great Western Rail- \
way, in Canada, aOd was looking out j
of the window. ISnddchYy Tnrbitig his I
head ; he caught trite ft> the act of star- I
ing at him—a rudeness of which I was-j
ashamed, and was about to make an :
apology, when he quietly remarked : j
•‘Don’t mention it, sir, I’m used to 1
It.”
The fraphness 'oflbts VettaYk plealed I
me, and in a very little time we were I
conversing on terms of familiar ac- j
quaintanceship ; and before long he told <
me the whole story. I
“I was a soldier in the army of India,” !
said he, “and, as is often the case witli
soldiers, I was a*little too fond of
liquor. One day I got drunk, and was
shut up in the black hole for it. I fell
down upon the floor of the dungeon,
and t Wits fust dropping off to slcdjfb
when I felt a cold, slimy shape crawl
ing across my right hand as it lay
stretched above uiy head On the floor.
I knew at once that it was a snake!
Of course, tty fit^t impv.lse Was to draw
awnv my hand ; but knowing that if I
did so, the poisonous reptile would
probably strike its fangs into me, I lay
still, with my heart beating in my
breast like a trip hammer. Of course, j
my fright sobered me instantly. 1 re
alized ail niv peril in its fullest extent. I
Oil, how l lamented the hour that I i
had touched liquor. In every glass of
liquorYbp'y say Vh'OVfe is a serpent; but !
it does not come in the shape jt came
to me. YYitli a slow, undulating mo- j
lion, the reptile dragged its carcass I
across my face, inch bv inch, nW>5 vrept '
now m over my orrasi anu mruai ire Head
inside my jacket. A* I felt {lie hideous
scraping of iho sliV.ty body over my
checks, it was only by the most tremen
dods effort that 1 succeeded in restrain
ing myself from yelling loudly with
mingled terror and disgust.
“At lust I felt the tail wriggling
down toward my chin ; but imagine
what 1 felt at heart—if you can imagine
it -as 1 realized that the dreadful crea
ture had coiled itself under inv jacket
as I lay. and had seemingly gone to
sleep, for it was as still as death. Evi
dently it bad nO idea that 1 wash human .
creature ; if it bad it would never have j
acted in this manner. All snakes are
cowardly, and they will not approach j
a man unless to strike him in self-de
fense. Three hours 1 lay with a dread- j
ful weight in tr.y bosOVn, and each
minute was like an hour to me—like a
year. 1 seemed to have lived a lifetime
in that brief spare. tVcry incident of
my life passed across my memory in
rapid succession, as they say is the case
with a drowning man. 1 thought of
my mother, away in old England ; my
happy home by the Aron ; my Mary,
the girl I loved, and never expected to
see them any more.
“For. no matter how long I b'Orc this,
I felt that it would end in death at last.
I lay as rigid as a corpse, scarcely dar
ing even to breathe, and ail the time
my breast was growing colder and col
der where the suakc was lying against
it, with nothing but a thin cotton shirt
between my skin and it. 1 know if I
stirred it would strike ; but I fell that
I could not bear this much longer.
Even if I succeeded in lying still until
the guard came, I expected his opening
the door aud coming in would bo my
death-warrant all the same, for no
doubt the reptile would see that I was
u man as soon as the light should be
let iu at the door.
“At last I heard footsteps approach
ing. There was a rattling at the lock.
It was the guard. He opened the door.
The snake—a cobradi capollo—I now
saw, darting up its huge hooded head,
with the hideous rings around its eyea,
as if about to strike. I shut my eyes
aud murmured a prayer. Then it gli
ded away with a swift motiou and
disappeared in the darkness. I stag
gered to my feet and fell swooning in
to the arms of the guard. For weeks
after, 1 was sick, and when 1 was able
to bo about I found my hair was as you
see it now. I have not touched a drop
of liquor since.’’
Lvixu IN IJBD—It is Oft eu a question
amoug people who arc unacquainted
with the anatomy and physiology of
men, whether lying with head jxaited
or level with the body, is the most
wholesome. Most, consulting their
own ease on the point, argue iu favor
of that which they prefer. Now,
although inauy delight iu bolstering up
their heads at night, and sleep soundly
without injury, yet We declare it to be
a dangerous habit. The vessels iu
which the blood passes from the heart
to the head areal ways lessened in their
cavities when the head is resting in bed
higher than the body ; therefore, in all j
diseases attended with fever, the head
should he pretty nearly on a level with
the body ; aud people ought to accustom
themselves to sleep thus and avoid dan
ger.—Med. .loutnali
i ^ t
fcjrNever chew your Words; Open
the mouth and let the voice come out;
A student once »>kod, ‘Can virchue,
fortlehude, gratiohude, or quierhude,
dwell with that man who is a Granger
to rectirhudr >’
About Dogs.
Few persons are aware of the value
and variety, varying as they do in
weight from 180 pounds to less than
one ponnd, and iu vaffie from about
$500 to less than nothing. A descrip
tion of the different varieties may not
be uhiirtefcBtfng.
The Siberian bloodhound weighs
about 1G0 pounds, aud measures 40
inches in girth, and is worth nearly
S500.
The St. Bernard dog, which is of a
buff or light lend color, is very large
aud valuable.
The Newfoundland dog, when pure,
is entirely black, aud its pups are worth
from $10 to $20.
The Shepherd dbg, br Scotch cooly,
is wonderful for its patience, fidelity
and bravery. It is worth from $50 to
$100.
The English mastiff, a good watch
dog, is worth from $15 to $25.J
Of terriers, the black and tnn is most
admired. It varies in weight from one
pound to twenty-five pounds, and
increases iu value as it decreases in
weight. A member of the bar in this
city, has oflfc which weighs less than
one pound, and is the smallest we have
ever seen. It could not be bought for
$150. Terriers are often crossed with
the Italian greyhound, producing a
very 'delicate but extremely useless
dog. The Scotch terrier is the hardiest
of dogs, is very courageous, and is
worth from $10 to $30.
The Scotch deerhound is (he rarest
and must valuable of hunting dogs.
They are rare, and are owftcdi principal
ly by the nobility of England. They
are worth $100 each.
The beagle is tire smallest of the
hound kind, of superior scent and
utwl in 1-liarl tbb liosl covl
of a rabbit dog.
English greyhounds, the fleetest of
dogs, are worth from S25 to $100 each.
The Italian greyhound is merely a
parfor dog. The pure breed is rare and
valuable, a fine one being worth $150.
There is a great variety of pointers,
setters and spaniels. The Prince
Charles variety is the most valuable of
spauiels. He is supposed to have
originated in Japan, where a similar
breed exists. He has a large, full eve,
black and tan color, and never weighs
over ter. p'oVuids. They have been sold
at auctiou, in England, at $2,000 each.
, The coach dog is from Denmark, and
is not of rm!**h value-.
Wonders.
When a young man is clerk of a store
and dress like a prince, smokes ‘foreign
cigars,’ drinks ‘nice brandy,’ attends
theatres, dances and the like. I won
der if he docs ail on the avails of his
clerkship ?
When a young lady sits in the parlor,
during the day, with her lily white
fingers covered with rings, I wonder it
her mother doesn’t wash the the dishes
and do the work in the kitchen ?
When the doacon.of the church sells
strong butter, recommending it as a
good article* I Wftftder What he relies
upon for salvation ?
When a lady laces her waist a third
less than nature Shade, 1 wodder if her
pretty figure will not shorten life a
dozen years or more, besides making
her miserable while she does live?
When a young man is dependent
upon his daily toil for his income, and
marries a lady who does not know how
to make a loaf of bread or mend a gar
ment, I wonder if he is not lacking
somewhere, say towards the top, for
instance ?
Who ft a maft beceives a periodical or
newspaper weekly, and takes great de
light ju reading it, and don’t pay for it,
I W onder if he has a soul or a gizzard ?
Computing Intehest.—’The Peters
burg, Va., Index, gives the annexed
method of computing interest, which
IB bu Bini|iir ill prat uho, mat nt f,1’v u
publicity fbr the benefit of our readers:
Multiply any eVch hhrnber of dollars
by the number of day* of interest de
sired, seperatc the right hand figure
aud divide by six; tho result is the
true interest of such sum tor sttth rtuth
ber of days at six per cent. This rule
is so simple and so trhe, according to
all business Usage, that every banker
broker, merchant, or clerk, should post
it for reference or use. There being
no such thing as fractions in it, there is
scaroely any liability to error or mis
take. By no other arithmetical process
can tho desired information be ob
tained with so few figures.
An Example.—Find tho interest ou
$587 00 for sixty-seven days t
$587 00
tff
4,109 00
35,220 00
0)3938(9 00
$0 55
TO TttEVltNT (’AtTI.K KBOil JUMPING
Fences.—To prevent steer* from jump
ing fence*, clip oft' the eyelashes of the
mulct litis with a pair of scissors and
the ability or disposition to jump is as
aflectttally destroyed as Sampson's
powet was by the loss of his locks.
The animal will not attempt a fence
until the eye-lashes are grown again.
Of Ibis we are informed by Samuel
Thorne, the great breeder of L>uchcs<
county, w ho assured us tlint he had
tested it upou a pair of very breach)
oxen. As it was of great value to him
be hopes it will be tried Hr other-.
II.. -II—I I *
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SALMAGUNDI.
Qvert.—Does a man feel girlish
when he makes a ‘maiden speech ?’
hich is the left side of a plum
! pudding? The side not eaten.
»W*If a small boy is a lad, 1s 'that a
reason that a larger boy should be a
ladder?
RF*‘I am surprised fny dear, that I
have never seen ytrtt bhfflh/ ‘The ftict
is husbartd,! "wasborn to blush unseen.'
Rff-Which causes a girl the. most
pleasure, to hear herself praised, or
another £irl run down ?
WTfl giVe 'thft't gffl It JrUide'Of Vty
mind!' exclaimed a certain vouiig fel
low. ‘I wouldn't,' replied his 'uitcle,
‘you have none to spare.’
terlf a man reap ‘whatfcVdr he sow
! eth,'( what a harvest’Of chats and breech
es the tailor will have one of these
days.
I®“A young man who was crossed
in love, attempted to commit suicide,
by taking a dose of yeast powder. We
immediately rose above bis troubles.
A lady advertising fdr a husband,
is very particular to have it understood
that ‘none need apply who arc under
six feet.’ That female is strongly ih
favor of tiy meti 1
g®“A man who had a severe fall was
asked by the surgeon—‘Have yon
sprained yohrself near the flhuiar?’
‘No, sir,’ answered he; ‘near the fnar
ket-place.'
#®*YVhat was the difference between
; a Dutchman on a feather bed ami a
! Know-Nothing? One was Dutli on
;the down and the other down on the
j Dutclr,
Shameful.—A lady trampled on a
(tog s tail the other itnv, ana the ani
mal hit her leg. The blood did not
flow, however; only saw-dust flew,
lie did not go deep enough for blood.
®a?*A young lady lately appearing in
male attire, some male brutes said that
her disguise was so perfect that she
might have passed fot ft bnah, had she a
little more modesty.
i®—Those crying nuisft'nc'es,’ sATd k
sanitary rcfotrtier, ‘at the time like this,
ought to he abated.’ ‘Then,’ observed
a horrid old single gentleman, wc shall
have to kiH all the babies.’
8©r*A wag once sent an editor the
first chapter in Matthew, as an original
article for his paper. The editor
thought it was all right, and made use
of the chapter for a leader.
8v5“‘What is love, Clar?’ said 11'.!?,
the other night as he sat by the side of
his sweetheart. ‘Love, Bill, I hardly
know what it is, but suppose it must
bs getting married and kissing babies.'
Bill fainted.
WrA man who sebtelibcd tb be
hung was visited bv his wife, who sain 1
•My dear, would you like for the chil
dren to see you executed?’ ‘No,’ re
plied lie. ‘That’s just liko you,’ said
«he, ‘for you never wanted the children
to have any enjoyment.’
tsar Kate was lAlking glowingly
about love apples. ‘That’s strange,’
exclaimed Charley, her accepted lover,
‘Why should love he associated with
apples ? On the contrary, I thought
that love always went in pairs.’ Kate
smiled approvingly.
Hp-A clergyman happening to get
wet, was standing over the session-fire
to dry his clothes, aud when his col
league came in, he asked him to preach
for him, as he was very wet. ‘No sir;
I thank you,’ was the prompt reply ;
‘preach yourself; ybu will bfc dry
enough in the pulpit’
•■^-‘Amelia, for thee—yes, at thy
command I’d tear this eternal firmu
mAnt tntn u ItiAnuiwt frmrhi ettts.—I’d
gather the stars oho by One as they
tumbled froth thrt regions of etlierial
space, and prtt them in hay trowsers
pttckOts; I'd pluck the sun—that ori
ental god of day, that tkaVerscs the blurt
arch of Heaven in such majestic splen
dor—I’d tear him from the sky and
quench its bright effulgence in the foun
tain of my eternal love for thee?’
j*f-A blunt, wealthy farmer had six
daughters. A young man of fcquul
frankness came to him aud asked his
permission to address one of them.
The former replied; ‘Do you Wish to
! marry in or out, sir, for 1 have about
as many now aa my hearth will hold.'
‘I wish to rnarty out, sir,' was the rt
ply. ‘Then take one,’ said the former ;
‘but mind you, uo picking and choos
ing ; take them as they came into the
world.'
If A lawyer, who was sometimes
; forgetful, having been engaged to pleuil
1 the cause of an otfrnder, began by say;
iug: ‘I know the prisoner at the bar,
, aud hrt bears the character of beiug a
| most consumate and impudent scoun
drel.’ Ilert somebody whispered to
him that the prisoner was his client;
when lie immediately continued: ‘But
what great aud good mau ever lived
who was not cahimiuated by many of
his contemporaries?’
Mr A lady in Laiayotte, Itid., recent -
ly iu preparing her t*Uuday dinner put
some beaus iu a pot to bake, in a hur
ry to get to church she inadvertently
put her hymn-book iu the pot and
wrapped a piece of pork in her pocket
handkerchief aud took it to church
| with her. ller mortilicatioii was in
tense upon discovering her mistake
during serviefe ; so was her husband's
at the singularly plons composition of
hia repast,