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OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
Wf. have supplied ourselves with a good v
assortment of Printing Material, and are f
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on ('
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata- <
lngues, Posters, large or small, Cards, llall c
Pickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip- 1
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the J
Peace, Constables, &c. f
~J. S. ANDERSON, t
SADDLE, BRIDLE! p
m&wzr m i mm .
DES AHO, ARKANSAS. r
RESPECTFULLY informs I
I 'V*h^L t|le citizens of Prairie and frvfg 1
adjacent counties, that he has on hand. 25 e
irnl is prepared to manufacture to order, f,
Saddles. Bridles, Martingales, Buggy, c
Carriage and Hack Harness,
well as every other description of work
usually done in such establishments.
^ Shop on Lyon street, back of Fi itn &
Jackson’s store. _jn"21-ly._ }
McPHERSON, k
COUNTY SUIIVKYOR. °
VLL, persons wishing my services in t-;
this department of business, will please
address me at Brownsville, Prairie county, <
Ark. Every call will be punctually filled. V
-novl3-ly __ -j
NEW It ESTAU It A NT!
THE ^
COSMOPOLITAN ! ,
Corner of Buena Vista ami Lyon streets, jj
OHS ARC, ARKANSAS, ft
TS now open for the reception of visitors. c
The best of Liquors', Wines. Ale, Cigars, C
etc., will be kept constantly on hand. f;
V Oysters, Gams, &c., will be furnished at c
short notice. L
This Restaurant will be attended to by _
Messrs. J. C. Tarkinton and J. E. Hoke.
jea»8.«m. C. T. OLD11 AM. (l
uflTivrv’ts r.nANfVE =
Corner of Buena Vistaand Foster a
Streets, ft
NEAR THE JACKSON HOUSE, c
DES ARC, ARKANSAS. \
nAVING completed our new building, and -y
. opened a first class establishment for the y
accommodation of th.e public, and furnished it ^
with the best of Ciqiiors, Cigars, _
Tobacco, etc., the undersigned flatter
themselves that they will continue to receive
the patronage which has been heretofore be- y
stowed upon them. j.
Adj oining their Exchange they keep a c
genera! assortment of FAftHLY GROCERIES, ti
Also. Cove Oysters, Sardines, Fine Pickles, (j
Catsups, Pepper Sauce, etc., etc. ft
,jy24-tf HARVEY & MATTHEWS. -
A. S. H ARRIS,
81* «f T C H - .Tf .i K E K i'
AND
TEWEIiER “
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite the
Nucleus House. Des Arc.
Arkansas. Clocks. Watches and Jewelry 4
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-6m p
JAMES JOHNSON, ')
Gunsmith, p
IJES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located myself, 1
I am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &c., to larder. k
KfiiF" All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired, o
•on reasonable terms. w
Ad * LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made. L
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be L
promptly attended to. _
Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
BOOT AND SHOE-MAKING, i
TO THE CITIZENS OF DES f
ARC AND VICINITY: ^ J.
H AVING removed my Shop to the corner j 1
of Buena Vista and Woodruff streets, I
prepared, with a GOOD STOCK OF V
LEATHER, suitable for Fall and Winter . S
Wear, to accommodate the public.
Work Done Cheaper than any place in -
Town.
WORK WARRANTED NOT TO RIP.
Efcf* REPAIRING DONE neatly, at all A
times. ’ P
As I am permanently located Iff this place, S
my interest is identified with yours. a
+5T Terms, Cash. ci
jau28-tf F. WETHERINGTON. j it
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r^R. N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
iierctofore occupied by W. B. Means, deccas
id, offers his professional services to the
public.
fgp” Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
I)R. T. J. CUMMINGS, having per
inanently located at Atlanta, Prairie
lonnty, Ark., ofTers his professional services
,o tlie public.
Having practiced in hospitals as well
is in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
33T’ Office at Peebles’ Hotel [apr 1-tf.
I'hR J.(Tg 0 ODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc, will
;ontinue to treat diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the most approv
»d principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
(gp” Thankful for the libera! patronage he
las heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
ts continuance.
(gP” Office at D. P. Black & Co’s., Drug
Store. Charges as low as any Physician in
own. aprill-ly.
r*R. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
■-^ly located in Des Arc. Arkansas, offers
lis professional services to the citizens of
he town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
faughan &. Co’s Store. [mar 11-Om.
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis.
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
enders his professional services to the citi
ens of said town and vicinity; and,from a
ong experience in the healing art in the West,
.atters himself that he will share their pat
onage. Office on Buena Vista street,
tesidenco on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
DR. YV. F. YVALSFI, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
rri-i fn the Tiublic. Calls nromntlv at
ended to. may29,I858-ly*
r\R. WM. BETHELL, will continue
\) the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
icinity. From his long experience in his
rofession, and having resided in Arkansas
uring the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
eive a share of the public patronage.—
(|gg” Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
tore. Residence in the building formerly
ccupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
[~|R. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
>ssion, and respectfully tenders his services to
le citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
ty, hoping to share at least a portion of their
atronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf
rAS. R. HARRINGTON,
* Mechanical and Surgical;
ikntist, Near Oakland Grove,
rairie county, Arkansas. DR. HARRING
ON is prepared to perform any operation, or
cecute any artiffciai work in the Dental pro
ssinn. He hopes by his particular attention,
irefulness and experience to merit the pat
mage and influence of the citizens of Prairie
id adjoining counties, which he respectfully
ilicits. may30-ly
17AKEMAN W EDWARDS, Law
i'V VER, Springfield, Conway county, Ar
msas. Will practice in the various courts
: Middle Arkansas, jjgp" Prompt attention
veil to the collection of all claims entrusted
him. _
JII ARLES P. BERTRAND A TTOR
J nkv at Law, Little Rock, Ark. [jan21
) JORDAN, Attorney at Law,
, Little Rock, Arkansas. [decll-ly.
T7- G. & B. D. TURNER, Attor
| V m neys at Law, and General Collec
ts. Searcj-, White county. Arkansas. Prac
ce in the Circuit Courts of Randolph, Law
mce, Independence, Jackson, White, Prairie,
tonroe, Arkansas, Jefferson and Pulaski
unities, and in the Supreme and Federal
ourts at Little Rock Ark. Prompt and
ithful attention given to the collection of all
aims sent to them. fjan8-tf.
FEATHERSTON... R- H. FARR.
FEATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
> neys at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
larendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the
mnties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
rancis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular j
.tention given to collections. References:
r _ i: _ A . D W n HpnsnlfiV. S. W.
hildress; Clarendon, Ark., H. M. Couch,
anola. Miss., Col. Calvin Miller; Cofleeville, j
tiss E. C. Walthall; Memphis, Tenn., D. |
r DuBose. Esq.. W. J. Webb ; Holly Springs,
iiss.. W T. Featherston; Washington. D.«
..Jacob Thompson. _jyD
[ E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
HU practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
ansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White,
onwav, and Pope. He will give prompt at
ntion to all business entrusted to him.
OFFICE—Over Town Hall, (Frith’s
ew Building.) first door. feb!3—tf
[ W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
ra’ctice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas, \
[onroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White. ,
Prompt attention given to the collection ;
fclaiins; also, the locating, selling ami pay
Ig taxes on land. Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf_* _
TTILLIAM T JONES Attorney1
tV at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
ractice in the counties of Prairie, Jefierson,
rkansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson and
,’hite. Prompt attention given to the collec
on of all claims in the middle and eastern
art of the State. _ gept26-tf
LM’L W. WILLIAMS.w. L. D. WILLIAMS.
11 WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At-!
* * tornf.ys at Law, Little Rock, Ar- |
ansas. Office on Markham street. One of
ir firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
here he can be consulted on professional
jsiness, and will give his personal attention
i all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to ,
iem._decA- I
r A. MOON, Attorney at Law,
General Collecting and Land Agent, !
or the Northern and Eastern Counties of
rkansas, Des Arc, Arkansas. octxO
L. HOLLOWELL... D. JACOWAY. j
TOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
1 torneys at Law, Dardanelle. Arkansas,
’ill practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Bine, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je2fi-tf
> FURNISS MARTIN, Attorney
*■"' at Law. Brownsville, Prairie county,
rkansas. Will practice in the counties of
rairie, Pulaski, Conway, Pope. Yell, Perry,
dine. White. Arkansas, Jefferson, Jackson
id Monroe. Prompt attention givon to the
illectlon of claims. Also, the locating, sell
g aiid paying taxes on land. jy!7-ly |
; From Meek’s “ Songs of the South.”]
THE MOTHERS OF THE SOUTH.
The Mothers of the South!
In the lurid morn of battle,
When from the cannon’s mouth
Came the thunder’s deadly rattle—
Their fair and fragile forms
Shrank not, in terror, from us,
But—rainbows on the storms—
Still gave us freedom’s promise!
Then pledge to-night their memories bright,
Our noble Southern mothers !
Who in the strife—maid, matron, wife—
Stood by their sons and brothers!
On Camden’s fatal plain,
At Eutaw and Savannah,
The star of freedom’s train
Was beauty’s woven banner !
Throughout the night of wo,
The flag was still resplendent,
And many a son fell low
To keep its folds ascendant!
Then pledge to-night their memories bright,
Our noble Southern mothers!
Who In the strife—maid, matron, wife—
Stood by their sons and brothers!
Oh. yes! we’ll keep their names
Embalm’d in song and story,
Those iron-hearted dames,
Who cradled freedom’s glory ;
And should the strife of war
E’er tinge again our wTaters,
We’ll find our hearts to cheer,
These matrons in their daughters !
Then pledge to-night their memories bright,
Our noble Southern mothers!
Who in the strife —maid, matron, wife—
Stoo 1 by their sons and brothers !
NIGHT.
Gently, 0 Night! as falling snow
O’er closing flowers and water’s flow,
Thy wing is cast;
And calm and deep thy shadows lie,
As early thoughts that cannot die,
Within the Past.
And now, in yon blue vault on high,
The countless priesthood of the sky,
Serene and still,
With holy incense, pure and free,
Reflected from Eternity,
Their censers fill.
Whence comest thou, O, solemn Night!
With speaking winds, and worlds of light,
A wondrous hand ?
Thy presence wins, as sunbeams’ dew,
My soul’s deep aspirations to
The Spirit Land.
Dim with the lines of early birth,
And heavy with the dust of earth,
The weight of life,
My struggling spirit draws from thee
Power to contend with destiny—
Strength for the strife.
Thy shadows, o’er my burning brain,
Fall as the drops of cooling rain
Ou the parch’d dust;
And grateful I kneel down to pray
For a brave heart to tread Life’s way—
For changeless trust.
-♦-»-*.
From the Nashville Union and American.]
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES.
The Opposition evidently rely for a
large part of their capital, in the Lusiness
of making a President, upon the effect to
he produced upon the people by the in
crease in the public expenses within the
last few years. They longingly remem
ber the days of 1810, and of Ogle’s speech ;
and ate engaged in trying to raise another
such a storm as was then witnessed. They
forget, or think the people forget, that,
since 1840, these Opposition men have
on several occasions been in power, and
h ive had their professions when out of
office tested by their practice when in it.
The public will not soon forget the dis
gracelul scenes ol loll ana loay, ana
the actual stealing, as well as the general
profligacy and corruption, which charac
terized every single department of which
the men who now call themselves the
“ Opposition” obtained possession.
It is no part of our purpose to deny the
existence of extravagance in the public
expenditures, or to attempt to fix the en
tire responsibility of the extravagance ffn
the Opposition. What we do say is, that
the heaviest increase in the expenses is
chargeable on the very Opposition which
now seeks to use this extravagance to the
prejudice of the Democratic party. We
can say further, that, so far as positive
corruption in regard to the appropriations
has been traced, in the National as well
as in our State Governments, it has beeu
traced to members of the Opposition.
The heaviest items in the increased ex
penditures were appropriated by the thirty
fourth Congress, when the Opposition had
a majority in the House, with Mr. Banks
for Speaker. The following table, made
up from the “Congressional Globe,” ex
hibits the amount of money appropriated
by the thirty-fourth Congress;; and also
that estimated for by the administration of
President Pierce, to be appropr ated by
that Congress, not only for the expenses
of the Government for the fiscal years be
ginning on the first of July, 1856, and
ending on the thirtieth of June, 1858, but
also to supply deficiencies for the year
ending June 30th, 1856 :
Amount of money appropriat
ed bv the thirty-fourth Con
jjres/..$113,464,849 16
Amount of money estimated by
the Departments as necessary
to have been appropriated by
the thirty-fourth Congress, as
embraced in regular printed
estimates, and subsequent esti
mates sent in bv the Depart
ments.'.$101,976,061 17
Amount appropriated by the
thirty-fourth Congress, not
asked for by the Departments $11,488,777 99
It will he thus seen that an Opposition
Congress, instead of restricting itself to
the estimates of a Democratic administra
tion, or, if extravagance existed, cutting
them down, actually appropriated the sum
of $11,488,777 99' more than the admin
istration asked should be appropriated.
This excess over the estimates was to
have been expended among the several
Departments, as follows:
Legislative.$2,059,689 28
Executive. 6,398 29
State. 6,395 60
Treasury. 4,889,858 GO
Interior. 809,007 77
War. 1,848,035 44
Navy.. 658,779 45
Post-Office. 160,265 23
Private Acts. 1,040,348 33
Total.$11,488,777 99
The largest excess voted over esti
mates, it will be discovered, from the
above table, was for expenditures under
the auspices of the Treasury Department,
amounting to $4,889,858 60. Over four
millions of this amount was for custom
houses, post-offices, court-houses, sites for
same, etc., at places where, in a greater
portion of instances, there is not money
enough collected to pay the expenses of
collection.
The amount of $1,848,035 44, not asked
for by the administration of President
Pi erce, and appropriated by the Opposition
thirty-fourth Congress, and expended un
der the War Department, was, to the ex
tent of $1,000,000, for appropriations for
river and harbor improvements, passed
over the veto of the President.
It would be a conclusive test of the sin
cerity of the Opposition in now preaching
i members of House of Representatives.
Yeas: Democrats 11; Opposition, 84,
Nays: Democrats, 54 ; Opposition, 37.
I Feb. 24. 1857. Journal p. 528. On
I the New York Fire Bill, involving over
j $5,000,000. Yeas: Democrats, 3; Op
position, 100. Nays: Democrats, 58;
Opposition, 28.
March 2,1857. Journal p. 597. On
| the bill appropriating $225,000 a year for
five years for removing, by contract, ob
i stractions in the Mississippi river. Yeas:
Democrats, 9; Opposition, 96. Nays:
Democrats, 15; Opposition, 17.
This must suffice for to-day. We will
continue the subject to-morrow.
Horrible Massacre by Cannibals—Three
Hundred and Thirty Persons Killed
and Eaten.
We published a brief statement of the
wreck of the French ship St. Paul, on the
Island of Rossel, in the South Pacific, in
September last, and the subsequent mas
sacre of three hundred and thirty Chinese
passengers. The survivor was rescued by
the steamer Styx, and has furnished the
following narrative to the Sydney, Austra
lia, papers:
“ The ship went on shore during the
night, and when she struck, the passen
gers all rushed on deek making a great
outcry, upon which the Captain drove them
all below again. When daylight broke,
Kir innono nl I ln-> hnalQ mi n r»
economy to show that tins Opposition had
a majority in the body in which the ap
propriation bills must originate during the
session of Congress when the heaviest in
crease was made. But we avail ourselves
of the records of Congress to go still far
ther, and show that the extravagant appro
priations were made, in nearly or quite
every case, by a majority of the Opposi
tion voting against them.
July 7, 1856. Journal p. 1174. On
Mr. A. K. Marshall’s resolution to pur
chase books for members. Cost near I
$300,000. Yeas: Democrats, 11; Op
position, S3. Nays : Democrats, 47 ;
Opposition, 35.
May 13, 1S56. ' Journal p. 964. On
Mr. Holloway’s motion to print 200.000
instead of 100,000 of Agricultural Re
port. Additional cost about $70,000.
Yeas: Democrats, 12; Opposition, 6S.
Nays: Democrats, 30; Opposition, 24.
July 8, 1856. Journal p. 1176. On
appropriation of $336,000 for removing
obstructions from the mouth of the Mis
sissippi River, over the veto of the Presi
dent. Yeas : Democrats, 16 ; Opposi
tion, 127. Nays: Democrats, 52; Op
position, 3.
July 8, 1S56. Journal p. 1178 On
appropriation of $100,000 for deepening
over the Flats of the St. Marie’s River,
over the veto of the President. Yeas:
Democrats, 12; Opposition, 124. Nays:
Democrats, 51; Opposition, 3.
July 8, 1856. Journal p. 1176. On
appropriation of $450,000 for deepening
the Channel over St. Clair Flats, over
the veto of the President. Yeas: Demo
crats, 13 ; Opposition, 126. ' Nays : Dem
ocrats, 52; Opposition, 3.
April 16, 1856. Journal p. 714. On
Mr. Tyson’s resolution for the purchase
of Dr. Kane’s work, which would have
cost $75,000. Yeas: Democrats, 18;
Opposition, 79. Nays: Democrats, 31 ;
Opposition, 30.
March 19,1856. Journal p. 695. On
Mr. Dunn’s motion to send a Traveling
Committee to Kansas. Cost in all the ex
penditures resulting from it over $50,000.
Yeas: Democrats, 3; Opposition, 101.
Nays: Democrats, 68; Opposition, 23.
Feb. 18, 1856. Journal p. 552. On
motion to suspend rules to introduce reso
lution appropriating money for the relief
of the suffering poor at Washington and
Georgetown. Yeas: Democrats. 2 ; Op- j
position, 75 ; Nays: Democrats, 47 ; Op-j
position, 10
July 23, IS56. Journal p. 1270. On
_: _.: nn aab .~„ f T>XT’.,
^'““'"6 ---V-- ■ ,-"
sas Investigating Committee with evidence,
and 100.000 witliout it. Cost about $40,
; 000. Yeas: Democrats, 1; Opposition,
179. Nays: Democrats, 42; Opposition,
I 16.
August 11, 1856. Journal p. 1421.
On the appropriation of $200,000 for the
improvement of the Des Moines Rapids,
over the veto of the President. Yeas:
Democrats, 10; Opposition, 120. Nays:
Democrats, 47 ; Opposition. 7.
August 16, 1856. Journal p. 1499.
On the appropriation of S100 000 for the
improvement of the Patapsco River, over
the veto of the President. Yeas: Demo- j
crais,10; Opposition, 117. NaysiDem
| ocrats, 41 ; Opposition, 6.
August 8, 1856. Journal p. 1421.
On the resolution paying A. II. Reeds’
per piem and mileage. Yeas: Demo
crats, 3; Opposition, 100. Nays: Dem
ocrats, 57 ; Opposition, 25.
August 14, 1856. On amending
amendment of Senate striking out appro
priation for books for members, so as to
appropriate $182,765 85 for that purpose.
Yeas: Democrats, 14; Opposition, 81.
Nays: Democrats, 45; Opposition, 37.
Feb. 9, 1857 Journal p. 380. On
appropriating $70,000 for the construction
of a wagon road to the Pacific. Yeas:
j Democrats, 17; Opposition, 102. Nays:
I Democrats. 35 ; Opposition, 11.
Feb. 9, 1857. Journal p. 518. On
\ appropriating $70,000 per annum to At
lantic Telegraph until receipts reached 6
per cent, on investment, then $25,000 a
year for 25 years. Yeas: Democrats, 9;
Opposition, 92. Nays: Democrats, 50 ;
Opposition, 33.
Feb. 23, 1857. Journal p. 578. On
I appropriating $182,765 85 for books for
island, where we remained two days with
out any water, when some of them went
on board the ship again to get some, as
also provisions. The captain left in his
boat with some of his crew, and we were
not disturbed by the natives for a month
after he was gone ; they then came over
from the mainland, distant about three
quarters of a mile, and made an attach
on us. Some of us had double-barrelled
carbines, but we got frightened and threw
them away. The only white man left
with us, after the departure of Captain
Pennard, was a Greek, who having armed
himself with a cutlass, fought desperately,
and killed a great many of the natives be
fore he was overpowered. They then
took all our clothing, etc., which they
partly destroyed. Any valuables that they
found, such as sovereigns, rings, etc., they
placed in a net bag, which each man car
ried round his neck. A watch, particular
ly, excited their attention, as they were
continually opening it to observe the reflec
tion of their faces in the glass.
At night, we were placed in the centre
of a clear piece of ground, and fires lit in
several places, the natives keeping a reg
ular watch over us, and during the day
they would select four or five Chinese, and,
after killing them, roast the flesh, and
eat it: what was not consumed being de
posited in their nests. Their mode of pro
ceeding was as follows: the victims being
decided 8n, they were taken out and beat
en all over, (excepting the head,) with a
kind of club, and then dispatched by rip
ping the stomach open. The body was
then cut up in small pieces and divided,
the fingers, toes and brains being eagerly
sought after. The bones were then col
lected, aud either burnt or thrown away.
I saw ten of my fellow passengers killed
in this way. On one occasion some of
the Chinese took a boat which belonged
to the ship and went over to the mainland
at night to get some water, but never re
turned, so we thought they had been
killed. Every day they brought us cocoa
nuts or some wild roots to eat, and ap
peared to be quite friendly with us. This
state of things continued until I was taken
off the island. When I left there were
only four Chinese and the Greek alive, all
the rest having been killed. I saw these
five the day the steamer came in sight, but
when the natives saw the boats corning on
shore, they took them to the mountains.
1 was sick and lame and they would not
carry me, so that I watched my opportunity
and contrived to conceal myself among the
rocks until the boat came on shore. They
are very numerous, but do not appear to
have any chiefs among them. They live
on cocoa nuts, of which there are large
quantities, and a kind of yam, which they
roast before eating; but beyond a few dogs,
I saw neither animals or fowls of any
kind. ”
The Fa hum’s Home.—The business
of the farmer is at home—his pleasures
are home pleasures, and his enjoyments
are at home. The merchant may gel
along without a home ; he may spend his
days in his office or counting-room, or in
the exciting marts of commerce—his even
ings in contriving new schemes, deep
plans for accumulating wealth, on averting
anticipated loss. Too seldom are the
hours or days he snatches from business
cares, for recreation, devoted to quiet home ;
pleasures; they do not satisfy the ever-[
feverish brain that craves excitement, even
in its repose. Toe watering-place, the
concert, the theatre, the convivial party,
and the wine-cup, constitute, in too many
cases, the pleasures of our men of wealth.
It is stated that a merchant who recently
failed; in one of our large cities, on being
asked what he intended to do, replied that
he should first “go and get acquainted;
with his wife and children. This was,
perhaps, an xtreme case . yet too many I
are strangers at home. How happy the I
man who feels that he has a true home, j
the temple of his household gods, where;
he reigns a patriarch, priest, and king—a
refuge from rage and malice, a shelter
from the storms of life, which no loss of!
wealth, no change of circumstances, can
affect—a rose without a thorn—a sun that1
knows no setting.
ounious f acts.—Kiipnaei ann i,tuner
were born in the year 1483. The former
died in 1520, the same year with Da Vin
ci. Spencer was born in 1553, the year
in which Latimerdied. Sir Walter Ila
leigh and Hooker were also born within a
few months of Spencer. Shnkspeare and
Galileo were both born in 1564, the year
in which Luther and Calvin and Roger
Aschaindied. Galileo was born the day
Michael Angelo died, and died tho day
Newton was born. Newton made one of
his first experiments at the age of sixteen,
on September 3d, 1658, the day of the
great storm when Cromwell died. Crom
well was born in 1599, the year in which
Spencer died. Izaak Walton, Newton,
Tasso, all died in 1593. Claude Lor
raine and Poussin, the artists, were born
in 1600, the year in which Hooker died.
Claude and Murillo died in the year 16S2.
Milton, Clarendon and Fuller were all
born in 1608. Tho two former died in
the same year, 1674, and the year in
which Watts was born. Shakspeare and
Pocahontas died in the same year, 1616.
Raleigh died in 1618, the year in which
the famous Synod of Dort was formed.
Bunyan was born in 1628, the year in
which Decker died, and died in 1688, the
year Pope was born. Dryden was born
in 1631, the year in which Donne died,
and died in 1700, the year in which
Thomson and Blair were born. Galileo,
Guido and Boyle all died in 1642 Bur
net, the historian, was born in 1643, the
year in which Hampden died. Rollin
and Fuller died the year Defoe was born,
1661. Swift was born in 1667, the -year
Jeremy Taylor died. Locke and Sir
P.LrietnnKaf Wren WPro hntll hom in
1632. Bolingbroke and Addison were
both born in 1672, two years before Mil
ton died. Defoe died in 1713, the year
Sterne was born. Burnet died in 1714,
the year Whitefield and Shenstone were
born. Liehnitz died in 1716, the year
Garrick and Gray were born. Penn died
in 1718, the year Putnam and Brainard
were born. Sir C. Wren died in 1723,
the year in which Blackstone and Reyn
olds were born. Cowper was born in
1731. Goldsmith was born in 1729, the
year in which Steele died. Gibbon,
Smollett, Collins and Akenside were all
born, in 1721. Gibbon and Akenside
both died in 1794, the same year Wither
spoon died. Watts and Thomson died in
1748. Voltaire and Pitt in 1778. Chris
topher Wren in 1773, the year Priestley
and Coleridge were born. George
Washington, Patrick Henry and Howe
all died in 1789. Cromwell and Hamp
den, who were cousins, both took passage
in a vessel that lay in the Thames, bound
for North America, in 1637. They were
actually on board, when an order of coun
cil appeared, by which the ship was pro
hibited from sailing. Goethe was at one
time, also, on the brink of crossing the
ocean for America. So was Robert
Burns.
Gen. Israel Putnam.—At a recent
meeting of the Connecticut Historical
Society at Hartford, the battle sword of
General Putnam was presented in behalf
of the late Lemuel Putnam, Governor of
Pomphert.
Hon. Judah Dana, a grandson of Put
nam, and once United States Senator
from Maine, left this graphic sketch of
Putnam.
“ In his person for height, about the
middle size; erect, thick set, muscular
and firm in every part. His countenance
was open, sirong and animated ; the fea
tures of ins face large, well proportioned
to each and his whole frame ; his teeth
fair and sound till death. His organs
were all exactly fitted for a warrior ; he
heard quickly, saw to an immense dis
tance, and though he sometimes stammer
ed in 1)is conversation, his voice was re
markable heavy, strong and commanding.
Though facetious and dispassionate in
private, when animated in battle his
countenance was fierce and terrible, and
his voice like thunder. His whole man
ner was admirably calculated to inspire
bis soldiers with courage and confidence,
and his enemy with terror. The faculties
of his mind were not inferior to those of
his body; his penetration was acute, his
decision rapid, remarkably correct, and
the more desperate his situation, the more
collected and undaunted. With courage
of a lion, he had a heart that melted at
the sight of distress; he could never wit
ness suffering in any human being with
out becoming s sufferer himself; even the
operation of blood-letting has caused him
to faint. In viewing the battle-field his
distress was exquisite until he had offered
friend or foe all the relief in his power.
Once after battle, on examining a bullet
wound through the head of a favorite
officer, Capt. Whiting, who died on the
field, he fainted and was taken up for
dead. Martial music roused him to the
highest pitch, while solemn sacred music
set him into tears. In his disposition he
was open nnd generous almost to a fault ;
he never disguised, and in the social rela
tions of life was never excelled.”
The sword is a plain old weapon, sin
gle edged, flat backed slightly curved.
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-Washington Irving attained his seventy
sixth year on the 3rd ult His neighbors in
dicated their remembrance by offerings of
flowers, and by visits and greetings.
-It is only when we are tossed on the
ocean of care and affliction, left alone to guide
ourselves past rocky shores that we can fully
realize the blessings of those forever past,
halcyon days of childhood.
- It is a good sign to see a man wiping
the prespiration from his face ; it is a bad
bad sign to see a fellow wiping his mouth as
he comes out of a cellar.
> I OM A IT 3 OMILE A U JUAUUH.- rv
beautiful smile is to the female counte
nance what the sunbeam is to the land
scape. It embellishes an inferior face,
and redeems an ugly one. A smile, how
ever, should not become habitual, or insi
pidity is the result; nor should the mouth
break into a smile on one side, the other
remaining passive and unmoved ; for this
imparts an air of deceit and grotesquenesa
to the face. A disagreeable smile dis
torts the lines of beauty, and is more re
pulsive than a frown.
There are many kinds of smiles, each
having a distinctive character—some an
nounce goodness and sweetness, others
betray, sarcasm, bitterness, and pride;
some soften the countenance by their lan
guishing tenderness, others brighten it up
by their brilliant and spiritual vivacity.
Gazing and poring before a mirror can
not aid in acquiring beautiful smiles half
as well as to turn the gaze inward, to
watch that the heart keeps unsullied from
the reflection of evil, and is illuminated
and beautified by all sweet thought.
Then there is woman's sweet laugh,
than which there is not a natural grace
more bewitching. Its sound has been
pleasantly compared to flutes on the water.
It leaps from her heart in a clear sparkling
rill, and the heart that it reaches feels as
if bathed in the cool, exhilarating spring.
It runs the prose ol lips into poetry; it
flings showers of sunshine over this daik
some world in which we are traveling ;
and it gilds with light and brightness all
that it touches.
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A Coquette.—To look at the green
trees, the luxuriant gardens, the beautiful
(lowers, one wouia naturally conciuae
that we were enjoying all the blessed
beatitudes incident to the genial season,
Spring ; but to wake up of a morning and
find your nose almost frozen off, and the
earth carpeted with a white frost, is well
calculated to dispel any such fanciful illu
sion. Here it is, Monday morning, the
18th of April, and a heavy white ftost is
observable glittering in the early rays of
the sun, which should be ashamed to per
mit such fantastic capers during its noc
turnal visit to the antipodes. April has
not behaved herself this year as well as
her younger and more frolicsome sister,
March. Truly she has departed herself
with great rudeness, behaved like a spoil
ed, petted, turbulent, uprorious Tom-boy ;
with the heartlessness of a coquette, she
has courted the tender buds, wooed the
pretty flowers, and invited the innocent
young fruit to come and sit in her lap,
and when, trusting to her gentle tones and
winning voice, they all came and placed
themselves in her power, like another
treacherous Delilah, she lias attempted,
with a pair of shears, borrowed from the
cold hearted December, to deprive them
of their flowing locks of beauty, and send
them to an early grave. But, thanks to
kind old mother earth, who has become
somewhat warm in the cause, no great
damage is done. The fruit and flowers
still live.— [Ouachita Herald.
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-Fast men, like fast rivers, are general
ly the shallowest.
-Keep out of bad company, for the
chance is, that when the devil fires into a
dock he will hit somebody.
-If you do when you are alone what you
are unwilling to do in the presence of your
acquaintances, you respect them more than you
do yourself.
Stability of Character. — A change of
change in the moon.
-Most fashions are ridiculous, but one
is obliged to tumble into ridicule, to avoid ap
pearing still more ridiculous.
-A Chinaman went into a fancy goods
store. He had heard consistency was a jewel,
and he wanted a specimen.
- Many politicians boast that they can’t
be bought, when they arc really so worthless
that they can’t be sold.
- When is a tired man like a thief ? When
he needs a-resting.
-Fanny Fern says she once had a narrow
escape from being a minister’s wife. The
witty Fanny doesn’t tell what the minister es
caped.
-“I’m particularly uneasy on this point,”
as the fly said, when the boy stuck him on the
end of a needle.
-Nothing is further than earth from
heaven ;• nothing is nearer than heaven to
earth.
-There is goodness, like wild honey,
hived in strange nooks and corners of the
earth.
-He that never changes any of his opin
ions, never corrects any of his mistakes.
-Act uprightly and fearlessly, and you
defy the devil and all his works.
-Temptations are a file, which rub off
much of the rust of our self-confience.
-‘ An India rubber ship 1’ exclaimed an
old sailor who had been listening to a descrip
tion of such a proposed invention ; £- that
would never do, because it would rub out all
the lines of latitude ami longitude, to say noth
ing of the equator !”
-Vanity keeps persons in favor with
themselves, who are out of favor with all
others.
-They have a rose grafted on a peach
tree at Pendleton, N. C., and the tree being in
full bloom presents a beautiful appearance.
i _Gold is an idol worshipped in all cli
■ mates, without a single temple, and by every
person, without a single hypocrite.
-The latest swindling dodge is for a
counterfeiter to go into a house while the hus
band is gone, and olfer to pay the lady some
money, which the sw.ndter says he owes him.
Counterfeit bills are given, and the change re
ceived. This trick has been successfully playrd
in Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo and St. Louis.