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iTS£2i.r* ~ VOLUME 8. DE8 ABC, ARKANSAS, OCTOBER 37, 186S. NUMBER
Tl»« Danger of IfAtrnntlng thi
Government to a Novice.
from the New York Express.}
We endeavored to show, yesterday
what a perilous expedient it would be
on the part of the people, to Intrust thi
administration of the Government to i
man like Grant, wholly inexperiencec
tn the detail* of civil government, am
prone, so far as one may judge of hii
political leanluga, to be precisely what
ever the cunning demagogue*, intr
whose hands ho must inevitably fall
may eee fit to make him. In ordinary
times Saab an experiment would be s
thing to be deprecated—but under the
circumstances In which our distracted
country is now placed, it would be the
hight of folly—nay’, madness itself.
Hence, we repeat again and again, this
is no time for such experiments, with
new and untried men—and especially
not with men whose only record is
that which lias come of civil war, and
of an era iu American history which
no lover of Ids country can ever con
template save with feelings of anguish
and regret.
But, apart from the perilous experi
ment of thus placing the administra
tion oft lie Government in the hands
of a man who must, from the absolute
necessity imposed upon him by his
personal and political surroundings,
become a mere military dictator, cer
tain grave precedents are to be estab
lished by his election which it is well
not to lose sight of. Some of these
may be summarily set forth as follows:
The election of Grant with the re
tention in power of the Radical party
will be a ratification by the people of
all the Violations of the Constitution
_t__ __i .1 ii.i_*
party from the start.
It will be a precedent for establish
ing governments of force, in spite ot
the will of the people, in parts of the
country where Radicalism and. Radi
cals arc unpopular.
It will be a precedent for making
this Government tlius not a govern
ment of and for the people, but only
for a portion—it may be a inert beg
garly minority even.
It will be substantially, a popular
indorsement of all the audacious ami
shameless violations of law of which
this Radical party has been guilty du
ring the last seven or eight years, in
cluding :
Arbitrary and iliegal arrests.
The seizure of persons and papers
without color of lawful authority.
The substitution of military for civil
law in times of peace and in sections
of country where there is no resistance
to the Government.
The destruction of the liberty of the
press.
The denial of freedom ot elections.
Tile closing up of the courts, tire sus
pension of the habeas corpus', and the
denial of justice to the people, where
justice was due. ,
The wit holding of all parliamentary
Vigilta and privileges from minority
Representatives to the Federal Legis
lature.
The establishment of a financial pol
icy which increases the wealth of the
rich and tends to make the poor man n
mendicant.
Which lays the labor and industry
of the nation under a fearful contribu
tion, for the benefit of wealthy manu
facturing and banking corporations.
Moreover it will be an endorsement
of the high tariff swindle. The shame
ful extravagance in the public expend
iture. and
An opening of the door for still
heavier burdens ot taxation, wnn
A multiplication of the army oi in
ternal revenue collector*, who are eat
ing up the substance of the country,
like the locusts of Egypt.
The maintainauee of a great stand
ing aymyju the Southern States, at an
average cost, each man, of $2000 pci
annum—to come, in due proportion,
out of the pockets of the workingman,
the mechanic, the saloricd clerk, and
the poor sewing girl.
Those are some of the precedents, C
nancial and economic, which tho elec
tion of Grant will be used to confirm
and establish. There arc others of oven
a graver character, affecting our social
and political status, which must not be
overlooked. Among these are—
The enforcement of negro suffrage.
The inauguration of a war of races
with
The conversion of ten Slates of the
Union into so many Yankee San Do
mingos, Havtis, and Mexico*.
Now, bo borne in mind, we do nol
speak of these grievances in (lie futurt
tense. They are tilings past and pres
fint_things which, and tho effect o
which, the Democratic party arc sol
emnly pledged to redress, and to pre
vent the recurrence of; but which
should Grant bo elected, will be re
ceived as Radical precedents, warrant
ing the repetition of them in future
wherever the interests of the dema
gogues i.n power with him a* theii
leader shall poiut that way.
It remains for the people, then. t<
say whether they are ready to open tin
door to such precedents, whether the}
are prepared to turn their backs on tin
bitter experience of the past, and t<
give a new leas* of power to the bat
men and the wicked party that hsvi
come so near making a trrtai wreck o
popular liberty, constitutional govern
roeut, and of everything, in short, foi
which our revolutionary ancestor;
thought !t wortli while, at the cost o
a seveu years’ conflict, to throw off tht
British yv>V*
l From th« Memphis Appeal ]
THE GRECIAN BEND.
Da Cultivation, Practice and
Final Development
. The true bend, the bend of the elite
i and refined, consists in the young lady
I throwing her body forward and head
baric, a* thongh she were trylngto catch
i a soap bubble on the end of her nose.
At the same time, through the medium
of gaiter heels from throe to four inches
high, she ia compelled to walk almost
on the very tips of her toes. This, ss
a matter of consequence, throws the
posterior portion of the frame far into
the rear, giving the eutire form the
figure of a triangle, with one of the an
gles resting on the ground, the other
shooting heavenward at an inclination
of about thirty-five degrees, and the
remaining otic pointing in a lino paral
lel witli the earth’s Rttrfacc.
The bight of the fashion is to enhance
the latter angle by a certain puffy, hood
like article of dress, resembling the tail
1 plumes of an ostrich, thus giving a de
] lightful exaggeration to the triaugular
figure which ia meant to be particularly
I ravishing. A young lady,
OS A PERFECT GRECIAN’ BERBER,
moves along the street in a manner to
I disturb all dear old notions of a motion
that should flow, rather than step.
Gone is the good old flounce-flinging j
S swing ; gone the soft, yet nervous grace
of the free, unconscious step ; gone the
long, undulating carriage, like a trim
clipper swinging gracefully over the
long swel Is of a surging sea.
She trips, or rather pegs her way
along with an anxious, studied expres- '
sion of countenance, as if under a per- j
pctual apprehension of losing lier |
j equilibrium and toppling over on her j
i head. If, in the exercise of her unde
i tipifilBirf' thn nltfinnfu to ilik- 1
play her pretty ankle at the curb, she 1
spins about ridiculously, regains her |
(we were about to say perpendicular)
triangle with difficulty, and cither
gives it up in despair, or spasmodically
exhibits far more than she intended.
If she meets a gentleman friend, she
responds to his gallantly lifted tile by j
a distorted wriggle, a wag of her os
trich tail, and u forced smile, by which :
she vainly endeavors to mask the pliv
si nil anguish she is suffering.
In educating a young Indy tip to the j
perfection of this cruel distortion,
THE AGONIES ENDURED BY THE VICTIM !
Y* something which we would have i
thought incredible, considering that '
she usually submits to them of their j
cruel process by one who has “been j
there.”
We will suppose the case of a board- |
lug-school miss, possessing both beauty
and grace—all of which is proposed to i
transform into the bidcousnc.es bearing !
the classic Misnomer In the first place i
she 1s enveloped in a corset as stiff and ;
strong as a coat of arms, and drawn so
tightly that the can but with difficulty j
breathe. She is compelled to wear this '
night and day for a curtain number of l
weeks, the corset never being meddled !
with, except for the purpose of drawing
a little tighter.
When this phase of the deformity is
complete, she is subject to what is called
THE STEEL STRETCHER.
Tills is the broad, flat, steel rot}, al
ways as stiff as a poker, extending up
the baok, from the lower edge of the
straight jacket (to which it is riveted)
to the nape of the neck, and at the same
time adhering firmly to the jacket all j
j the way up. At the top is a strong I
but delicate screw, a twist, of which ;
presses a hard pud against the summit j
of tho spinal column, forcing it forward
at the will of the operator.
A pair of shouidcr-braccs beneath '
the corsage keep the shoulders forced :
back in a manner that would be bene- I
ticial were it not for the accessories of |
the cruel instrument. Whencomplete
ly enensed in this contrivance, the screw
; is turned down as far as possible, with- i
out actually snapping the backbone, i
and the victim is permitted to limp,
groaning about the premises for a cer
tain number of days, until the upper j
portion of the bend is supposed to be
achieved.
■ 'ne would think this were enough
for an ordinary mortal to endure with
out actually tempting the grim destroy
er; hut she has yet to receive the fiu
I ishitig touch.
UttiU ntELED 14AITttllS,
I the heels of which in many cases are,
without exaggeration, three and a half
inches high, are the shape in which this
j refinement of torture comes.
If the poor girl’s mitferings were
great before, they are absolutely excru
ciating. Daily she is compelled to
’ walk, or pick her way along, for miles,
and even leagues in those abominations,
in comparison with which the iron
shoe of the Chiuese belle is an Indian 1
moccasin, lined with eider down.
Every step is torture, every movement,
anguish. But the young lady is ain
j bilious. The Grecian bend glimmers
' in the distaure, and she will attaiu it
' or die.
>> Presently ahe does attain it, and is
i forthwith turned out from stretcher,
spine breaker.straight-jaoketand shout- i
1 der-atraps—turned out from everything
■ but the high-heeled gaiters—and is
1 thereafter the iniuce-footsd, beut-back,
1 animated, triangle of present pain and
' future incurable maladies, which has !
been the object of her ambition.
\ g^Turkey is having considerable j
trouble Just now with the Danubiau j
ProviBrei as well as with Crete
“Down T»W«.”
In moat of oar large cities there ate
two very distinct regions—op town and
down town. The former Is supposed
to be more especially the scene of plea
sure, and the latter that of business.
Up town there are the dwelling houses,
the markets, retail shops, places of
amusement, promenades, and whatever
else may be essential to administer to
the Immediate requirements of social
and domestic life. Here enjoyment is
the object, expenditure of money the
means, and woman the willing agent
Down town there are the banka, the
counting rooms, and wholesale ware
houses. Here the making of tuoncy is
the object, business tbe means and man
tbe devoted trgont.
The seperation between uptown and
down town is becoming daily more
marked. With the increase of popula
tion, and consequent enlargement of
cities, tbe distance betweon the dwell
ing-house and place of business is
rapidly widening. This severance of
tlie two—the original motive for which
was nothing but convenience—has not
been without its effect upon social life
and character. Business and pleasure
have got so wide apart that they uever,
by any chance, come together. Tbe
mutual influence of the prudence of the
one and cheerfulness of the other, once
so beneficial, is no longer felt, and it is
now either all work with the man down
town, of all play with the woman up
tOWD.
The husband is, in fact, too busy, and
the wife too idle. He is daily becom
ing more greedy, and she more prodi
gal. Their lives are passed in scenes
so unlike, tuid their occupations and
cmnnAtimna nrp ka (lint tlipv
naturally acquire such dissimilar habits
and manners ns to weaken the bond of
sympathy between them. Thcntisbaml
is apt to be gross and matter-of-fact,
and the wife superfine and sentimen
tal. He might he refined by her deliv
ery, and she sobered by his prudence.
This wide separation of the place of
business from homo has a still worse
effect in severing the ties of father and
child. During the youth of his child
ren, the male parent, actively engaged
in business, can see but little of them.
When h'> starts for down town in
the morning they tiave not yet risen,
»nd , whetfhc returns up town in the
Bvcning they have gone to bed. So,
except on the Sunday, and one of our
rare holidays, the father, haring little
of the society of his children, cannot
exercise upon thotrt that controlling
influence he should, or receive from
their innocent prattle the lessons of
purity and tenderness he so greatly
seeds.
Conceding all that convenience may j
ietmand, there is still an unnecessary I
teparatiou between the home and the
[dace of business. However widened
the space may be between up and down
town, by the natural increase of the
population and expansion of a city, it is
more than compensated for by the pro
portionate facility of communication
jf various kinds.
There is no absolute necessity for the
ong daily absence of moat men of bu
siness from their homes. In the busi
est times it is astonishing how many
hours are wasted by the busiest men,
not only in superfluous talk about their
iffairs, but in mere gossip which haa
not the remotest relatioh to dry goods,
hardware or stocks, and in lunching
and drinking at Delmonico s or else
where.
n iiu a more systematic regulation 01
time, merchants would be able to spare
easily two or three hours out of the
middle of each day for the enjoyment
of the society of their wives and child
ren. The luncheon eaten at home
would cost less, digest better, and be
more unlikely, under the watchful eye
of the mistress of the household, to be
moistened with those dangerous fluids
of (lie restaurant and bar-room,
Tiiis frequent companionship, more
over, would enliven and perpetuate
the domestic sympathies, and mau and
wife, thus sharing each other's daily
thoughts, and haring more interests in
common, would no longer, as now,
livo as strangers to each oilier.
There seems no reason in fact why
people o!' raoderato means in this coun
try should not, as they do in Europe,
carry on various kinds of business in
the same bouses where they dwell.
Anything would be better than that
constantly widening space between the
daily lives of married people, which is
fatal to domestic character, causing tho
husband to devote himself more and
more exclusively to business, and the
wife to pleasure, If they were more
closely associated with each other in
both there would he more prudence in
the one and moderation in the other;
and there would remain fewer greedy,
speculative men, and idle, spendthrift
women—Harper's Bazar.
■V*An officer who was inspecting
his company one morning spied one
private whoae ahlrt was sadly begrimed.
“Patrick O'Fliun, "called out the cap
tain.
“Here, ycr Houor!" promptly respon
ded Patrick, with hand to hia cap.
“How long do you wear e thirl?'*
thundered the officer.
“Twenty-eight inches long,” wis the
rejoiuder.
-The shipment of wheat for Sep
tember was the largest ever made in
sny single month from Celtforole. and
amounted to 4V,000 tons.
■plklt of the Prcna on the Elec
tion.
Prom th© Nashville Banner ]
There 1( one matter to be borne In
mind, and which deserve* special em
phasis. It Is this: Ten thousand Jews
who cast Republican ballots In Pennsyl
vania on Tuesdny will, as the Sd of
November comes, reverse them on
that day ao as to tell against the
author of the infamous document
known as Order No. 11. Tho Jew* in
Ohio and Indiana will follow suit, and,
bearing this in mind, it is not a far
fetched calculation to assume that all
three States will surely cast their elec
toral votes lor Seymour and Blair.
Thera aro yet over two weeks to
work in the noble cause Of National
salvation. The surroundings are auspi
cious, tho signs Joyously hopeful.
Democrats! Victory is withiu your
grasp; move forward along the whole
line; the enemy wavers, up aud at
them! *
From the Colon and American.]
The entire ltadieal majority in a poll
of nearly or quite fifteen hundred
thousand rotes will uot exceed fifteen
thousand.
The jubilation of Radicals over this
result is feigued. They have no shout
of triumph coming from the heart.
The leaders know it amounts to a vir
tual defeat, so far as influence on the
November, election extends. It has
not dispirited the Democracy in the
least, nor damped their ardor for a
moment. They eater tluo struggle yet
pending, without abatement of a jot ol
heart aud hope.
From th© Columbus (Gn.) Enquirer.]
We must confess to much disappoint
ment at the results of the State elec
(ions in x eiiusyivama, uiitu mm xnui
ana. The Democracy have made an
energetic and gallant light, but have
not been successful in either of those
important States. But they will not
despair—neither should we. They
Will go into the contest for the Novem
ber election with the same high resolu
tion to do their duty, and there are
good reasons to hope with better re
sults. It is A fact well known that the
Democrats throughout the North were
rather despondent three weeks ago,
and that they have quite recently been
reinvigorated and aroused. Had these
elections come off in September, the
majorities against the Democrats would
have been much larger than they now
are. The party haa evidently been
gaining in strength and resolution
within tho last few weeks; and it-is
not unreasonable lo hope that the peo
ple of the North, contemplating the
dangers of continued Radical rale min
pause on the very verge of the pre
cipice and refuse to take the tin a
plunge. Let us, at all events, relying
upon the justice of our cause, and tru
ting to the God of the injured and
oppressed, do our whole duty and
calmly await the result.
From the Mobile Tribune.]
If the Northern people are fool*
enough to vote for military despotism
and increased taxation, so be iu W<
oan stand it quite as well, if not better,
than they ; for we have become some
what accustomed to bayonet rule, aim
have no money to pay out iu the shape
of taxes.
So, then, men of the Great West, if il
suits you to vote yourselves willing
slaves of Massachusetts, go on. We
wish you every success in your under
taking. Pound away on your anvils:
delve iu your mines of lead, coal and
gold ; build your cities, construct your
railroads, dig your canals; turn up
)uui iiv.il luiiuno aim ivaji >\»ui
den grain; for to perform such tasks
well and faithfully is the lirst duty ol
the Blare to his master.
At the same time, you have the satis
faction of knowing that you have be
come the laughing slock of (he world.
You who proudly claimed to be men
capable of self-government, have writ
ten yourselves down asses—asses so
tame aud spiritless that you even bray
for the panicra with which your Eas
tern masters hare sought successfully
to load you.
From the Pittsburg Post ]
Whatever may be the result of the
election; whether it is a Radical ma
jority of a few thousands, ora Demo
cratic majority, our party has made a
noble tight. In some of the strong
Democratic counties we have increas
ed our majorities in a most gratifying
mauuer. We believe we have a ma
jority ofthe honest voters of tho State,
and tt is tho duty of Democrats to labor
more earnestly than ever to make this
appear at tbe election next month.
(9*Thera is a blithesome maiden
that live* next door to me ; her eyes
are black a* midnight, and handsome
as can be. Her cheeks arc lull of dim
ple*, aud red as any rose aud then this
love of mine, too, has got a Roman
uoae! I asked her if she would have
me—thi* was the other uight—aud this
was her reply, friends: “Why, you are
tight!’’ Says I, "I know I have, love,
aboard a little wiue ; but that is not the
I question—will you, or not, be mine?"
i Aud than she put her face, friends, as
i near mine as she could, aud with the
sweetest entile, friends, said simply
that ahe would—escort me to the door,
I if I wa* ready to depart.( And thus it
I was the girl next door declined ray
■ hand and heart.
j mr>A marrying man in Brooklyn
has now his fifth wife and five mothers
! iu-!aw in his bouse. His motto is,
“l et ns have peace."
HORRIBLE CASE OF M1SCE
OE\AIIO>.
A Father Marries a Negro Wench
and ( omplels His Daughter to
Barry a Bach Negro.
The Colombia City Post, of the 30th
ultimo, gives the details of a horrible
trassactlon which has recently occurred
in Whitley county, Indiana. A man
by the name of David M. Long, of
Smith township, In Hint county, mar
Hed a negro wench for his third wite,
and beat his daughter by a former
marriage, a girl of sixteen years of age,
until he compelled her to marry a buck
negro. The facts are thus detailed :
A white maa by the name of David
M. Long, a Republican iu good politi
cal standing with his party, and who
has been a citizen of this place for many
years, has been successful in gulping
dowu the last plank iu the black and
tan platform.
This monster has been a widower
twice. His former wives were respec
ted by all who knew them. By these
marriages lie had fivo children—two
boys and three girls— who too, are res
pected and esteemed.
The memory of the dead and the fair
fame of the living liave been blackened
by this unnamed beast, by uniting him
self to a negro wench in marriage
Knowing that he could not procure
a license iu our comity for such an alli
ance, he takes his muscle material with
! him to Michigan, where, by the laws
I of that State, the twain were made one
llesh.
This little victory of Republican
principles being won, lie returned to
his family, with her to whom his little
ones must bow, and whom they must
call by that most endearing name,
mother. >.
Those children, who lmd often in
their fond recollections for the loved
in the grave, amid blinding tears, whis
pered that sweet name in their prayers,
now are commanded to forget the trea
sures of the tomb. Before them stood
the repulsive form of their father's
wild choice. Her, to call mother!
There was too much of forgetfulness
toward the dead in this.
Thera little ones who',had no one to
whom they could look for protection
lint their father, w hom they had never
disobeyed in the least, now for the first
time declined obedience, when, to obey,
would he a sacrifice to their honor.
To embrace her and call her mother,
seemed to them more of the character
of a punishment than a duty, and they
refused, and for this refusal, the eldest
daughter, sixteen years of ago, was
whipped and beateu by him who
claimed to he her father, until she was
literally covered with bruises. After
being so cruelly beaten, she sought and
round refuge w ith one oi'the neighbors.
She was followed by her father, found
and driven home, with the threat of
'aking her life, should she in the least
disobey him.
lie told Iter that unless shedid return
lo the family within fifteen minutes, lie
would cut her heart out. She returned,
hut to meet a worse fate than death.
During her absence arrangements had
been made for her ruin, and oue Potn
pey (colored) was awaiting her return
with a conveyance to take her to Michi
gan. whore they were, after their arri
val, married.
Great excitement prevails among the
people 'of Smith township, and threats
of violent proceedings against this
unnatural beast have been made.
An Amusing Dilemma.
A young parson of the Uuiversalist
faith, many pears since, when the Si
mon pure Universalism was preached,
started westward to attend a Conven
tion of his hretliern in the faith. He
took the precaution to carry a phial of
cayenne in his pocket to sprinkle his
food witli as a preventive of fever and
ague. The Convention met, and, ut
dinner, a tall Hoosier observod the
parson as he seasoned his meat and ad
dressed him thus:
“Stranger, I’ll thank you for a leetlc
of that ere red salt, for I'm kind
oVur’ous to try it.”
•‘Certainly,” returned the parson;
•■hut you will find it very powerful; be
, careful-how you use it.”
| Tile Hoosier took the proffered phial,
and, feeling himself proof against any
|(|iiantity of raw whiskey, thought he
, could stand the “red salt” with impun
| itv, and accordingly sprinkled a junk
of beef rather bountifully with it, and
forthwith introduced it into his capaci
ous mouth.
It soon began to take hold. He shut
his eyes, and his features begau to
writhe, denoting a very inharmonious
ioonditon physically. Finally he could
1 stand it no longer. He opened his
j mouth and screamed “Fire!”
“Take a drink of cold water from the
jug.” said the parson.
“Will that put it out ?” asked the
i martyr, suiting the action to the word.
In a short time unfortuuate man began
to recover, and, turning to the parson,
1 his eves vet swimmiug in water, ex
I claimed:
“Stranger,you call yonrselfa ‘Vetaa
j list, I believe!”
“I do.” mildly answered the parson.
“Wal. I want to know if you think it
I consistent with your belief to go about
with hell tire in your breeches pockets.”
f-rv-Thc Sora, a. mysterious bird of
the Virginia marshes, disappears as if
by m igic upon the fir-t appearance of
frost
Tiu.vHsaimo.
Proclamation by the President
of th<s United States.
President Johnson has issued the fol
lowing proclamation :
In the year which is now drawing tq
its end, the art, the skill and the labor
of the people of the United States, have
been employed witli greater diligence
and vigor, and on broader fields than
ever before, and the fruits of the earth
have been gathered into the granary
and the storehouse in marvelous abun
dance. Our highways have been
lengthened, and new and prolific re
gions have been occupied. We are
permitted to hope that long protracted
political and sectional dissensions are,
at no distant day, to give place to re
turning harmony and fraternal affec
tion. throughout the republic. Many
foreign States have entered into liberal
agreements with us, while nations
which are far off, and which heretofore
have been unsocial and exclusive, have
become our friends. The annual period
of rest which we have reached iu health
and tranquility, and which is crowned
with so many blessings, is, by univer
sal consent, a convenient and suitable
one for cultivating personal piety and
practicing public devotion.
I. therefore, recommend that Thurs
day, the twenty-sixth day of Novem
ber next, be set apart and observed by
ail the people of the United States as
a day for public praise, thanksgiving
and prayer to the Almighty Creator
and Divine Killer of the Universe, by
whose ever wqtchful, merciful and gra
cious providence alone States and na
tions, no less than families aiul individ
ual men, do move and live and have
their heins1.
In witness whereof I hare hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
twelfth day of October, iu the year
of our J-onl one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight, slid of
the independence of the United
States the ninety-third.
* ANDREW JOHNSON.
I!y the President:
Wm. f). Sewaku. Secretary of State.
Josh Hillings'* Coose Talk.
The goose is a grass animal but don't
chaw her cud.
They are good livers ; about one aker
to a goose iz etiuff, alt ho tharo iz sum
folks who think that one goose tew 175
akers iz nearer rite.
These two kalkuiations are so far
apart that iz difficult tew tell now which
will finally win.
But I don’t think if I had a farm of
175 akers, awl paid for, that I would
sell it for hall*what it wuz worth, just
because I didn’t have hut one goose
upou it.
Geese stay well; some of our best
biographers say 70 years, and grow tufl'
to the last.
They lay one egg at once, about the
size ol'a goose egg, iu which tlie gosslin
lies hid. The gosslin iz the goose's
babe.
The goose don’t suckle its young but
turns him out to pasture on somebody’s
"vacant lot.
They seen! tew lack wisdom, but are
considered sound on the goose.
r They are good eating, but uot good
chawing; the reason of this remains a,
profound sekret tew this day.
When a female goose iz at work
hate.hiirg she is a hard bird tew please ;
she riles clear up from the bottom in a
minit.and will light a yoke of oxen if
they show her the least bit of sass.
T he geese iz excellent tor leathers,
which she sheds every year by the
handful;
They are also amphibecusses besides
several other kinds of cuss.
But they are morally sure about one
thing—they can haul one leg up into
the body, and stand on tuther awl day,
and not touch anything with their
hands.
I take notis tlmr ain’t but darn few
men that kan do this.
IIow to Writs.—Write when you
have a good tiling to say, and when
yon are in the vein. But do not think
of-tlie vein, nor how you are going to
write. Write simply to givo expres
sion according to the dictation. If
what you write is good, well; if not
your taste or cultivation is at fault.
I Correct that. But never attempt to
| correct style; let that tako caro of il
I self, as it is but the man’s way of cx
I pressing himself, and must flow natu
i rally froth the inlrtd. If the mind is
j cultivated, the stylo will be, as that is
hut the effluence of the thought; if not,
not—for, as our cultivatiou is. so are
we. Affectation is the great bnne of
j literature, and should, more studiously
I than anything else, he avoided. Give
I us what is in the mail naturally, sincere
| ly. That is what we want, as every
1 man has something that is good, ami
that is liis own peculiarly. We want
to see that.
jA lady parting from her bus
band in the cars, says the Boston Trav
. eler, got the following oil' iu one
breath: “Good bye, will write to me
every day wou t you I’ll expect a letter
three times a week any way. lake
good rare of my Sunday school class
for I’ll want it when 1 come back. If
Mis* Smith calls don’t give her more
than fifty cents for we have to support
our own church you know. Don’t
forget to bring my silk dress and ray
other shoe*. Come as soon as yon can.
Good bye, dou’t forget your cause, and
Met vet!r tnnu«1tch» grew
Land Shark*.
Those persons who have lived upon
or visited the seacoast, know what a
shark is, and bow voracious is its ap
petite. There is scarcely anything
these savage monsters will not devour
with avidity; and they have been
known to swallow spoons, etc., Which
had accidentally dropped overboard.
It is not our purpose jnst now to
write a dissertation upon these roving
and dreaded banditti of the deep, or to
dwell upon the various species—man
eater, (hovel nosed, etc.; but to say a
few words about an animal which la
its antitype upon the land— the “land
shark.” |
This animal strikingly resembles the
water monster, and, like it, feeds upon
almost anything.
It ha9 a remarkably keen appetite
for money, and will resort to the cun
ningest strategy to obtain it. Its au
dacity, however, frequently frightens
ofT its prey, which would otherwise
fall an easy victim to its wiles.
Yesterday a lady shool teacher, in
absolute need of money—the city being
unable to pay her—presented to one of
tli^Se land sharks a certificate of in*
! debtedness from the City Treasurer
for fifty dollars, one mouth's pay, and
asked him what ho would give for it.
He immediately assumed the meek and
suffering expression which distiu
guishes his class, aud said he knew site
wanted money, and lie only wished lie
could give her the face of the claim ;
but times were bard and he would
1 give her twenty-five dollars for it!
Twenty-five dollars! just half the
| amount, and this, too, when the shark
wen Mit-w iiiui. ujcjje very uerum.fii.es
i were to be paid in United States cur
| reney!
The lady rf.odestly declined tiio
: offer.
)Ve venture to assert that the blood
which courses through that man's
veins is as cold as that of the sea mon
ster’s.—X. O. Picayune.
From tbe Montgomery (Alabama} Mail.]
Seyro Wedding.
A negro wedding lately took place
I in this county, at which the sable par
son thus spoke :
•‘Here is a couple; who have walked
out to night, wishing to be jined in,
and thro' love, and wishing all dem
dat have any ting twixt dem, come for
ward and speak now, if not, let dem
hold dar peace now and forever more.
I wants every ear to hear, and every
heart to enjoy.
“Mr. .Tim Thompson, whomsoever
stands fastly to your left side, do you
take her for your beloved wive, to wait
on her through sickness and through
health, safe and bo safe, holy and he
holy, loving and be loving;, do you
love her mother: do you love her fath
er; do you love her brothers; do you
love her sisters; do you love her mas
ter; do you love her mistress; but do
you love God the best ?”
• Answer—“I do.” 1
“Miss Mary Thompson, whomsoever
stands fastly by your right side, do you
take to be your dear beloved husband,
to wait on him through health and
through conflution, safe and oc safe,
holy and be holy; do you love his
mother; do you love his father; do
you love his brothers; do volt love his
sisters; do you love God the best?”
Answer—“I will.”
“I shall pronounce Mr. Jim to hold
Miss Mary fastly by the right hand, and
I shall pronounce you both to be man
and wife, by the commandments of
I God. Wo shall hopes and trusting
1 through God that you may live right,
that you may die right, now and for
j evermore. Now, Mr. Jim, slew your
1 bride.
j “Let us sing a liimo :
I “Blunged ill a gulf of dark despair," etc.
PROFESSIONAL I'AROS.
DP.. P. TT. ErP.XTEY,
Being permanently located at Des Arc,
j w ill continue the practice of his profession in
•ill 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 Arc and vicinity.
I Office—At B. F. Johnson Drug Store.
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13. F. »Jolmson.
DRUGGI S T,
DES ARO, ARKANSAS.
KEEP on band tt large assort mem of Drugs.
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery,
• Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies, Whiskey,
| for medical purposes, which he will sell low,
, Prescriptions and orders filled promptly.
Terms cash. feb. 15, 1868.
F. L.BPTIEN.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
I AM NOW BKEl’AUtB TO BO ALL
kinds of work iu niy line. Mantl
ing, Cleaning, At4,
—— Thar.kfu! for past favors, I solicit i
coutin fiance of the patrouage haraufor* he
*t ’wH Bti feV28'tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Z. P. H. FARR,
ATT OH 27 27 AT 1 ATT,
UTTIiB BOCK. ARKANSAS.
J. E. GATEWOOD, J. 8. THOMAS,
GATEWOOD t THOMAS,
mOMVIYI AT TAW
DE8 ARC, ARKANSAS.
H. I?. ’V"augli&n.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the Courts of the couutiee
of Prairie, White, Jackson, Woodruff and
Monroe. Particular attention given to the
collection of claims any where in the State.
sepTtf.
T. E. EMEBSONi
ATTORNEY AT LAW
j AND GENERAL LAND AGENT,
AUSTIN, PP.AIRIK COUNTY, ARK.
Special attention given to the collection
aud scouring claims, buying and selling lands.
| paying taxes, examing titles, &c. april II
J. R. P. ALDRIDGE)
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Will practice it) the Circuit Courts of
Woodruff county, and the Circuit Courts of
the seventh Judicial District, aud give prompt
attention to all bueinese entrusted to bis
care. janl2
». 8. OABTT. W. I. BROSACOH.
GANTT & BHONAUGH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
Prompt attention given to collection of
claims. aprll
W. J. ROGERS.
ATTORNEY AT, LAW.
BROWNSVILLE. ARKANSAS
Prompt attention given to the Collection
of Claims, Investigation of Land Titles, Pay
ment of Taxes. &c. my!6
JAMES n. TATTERSON, LUCIAX C. GACSE,
Augusta, Ark. Jacksonport, Ark.
Patterson & Gansc,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW*
Jacksouport and Augusta, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Counties of Woodruff,
Jackson, Independence, White, Lawrence,
Randolph, Green. Craighead and Cross, and
attend to special cases iu any part of the
State. Address either office. thyl8-l^
J. C. JONSON, Office—West Point, Arkansas.
JNO. M. MOORE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas.
JONSON A MOORE,
Attorneys at Law, -
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY\
-AMP
general Land and Collecting Agent*,
HriARCY, ARK.ANSA8.
Will give prompt attention to Bhy huslnes*
in the counties of Independence, Jackson,
Woodruff, Monroe, Prairie, White, Conway
and Van Buren. marO
SOL. r. CLARK. BAM. W, WILLIAMS
Clai'k & 'Williams.;
Attorneys at Law,
j L1TTLE ROCK, AKK4XKA8
WM.t. practice in all the Courts, prosecute
Claims of all kinds, collect debts, and
act as Real Estate and tleneral Agents.
Office—Markham Street, near Slate Uouse
aprilSS-tf
JAMES J. GALLAGHER.
Attorney at Law,
corrox riASt, yroonnvFFCo. ark
Will practice where called.
sep28-if.
WM. ». COODY. 9. MO MAS
OOODY & McRAE,
ATTOtllTI At UW
8EARCT, WHITE COtSTf,
AUKAN8AH.
Will practice In all the courts of Arkansas
ruarlM
Dr. R. B. SHELBY,
I
TENDERS hta professional services to tlja
Ciiizens of Dets Arc and aurrounding
| country, in the practice of Medicine and Ob
isteirics. Tie hopes from an experience of
' over fifteen year* in Southern practise, to
11 merit a share of public patronage.
| Ofijee one door Fast of Burney's Drug
i Store. marehTlt Ty