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spgf* Personal communications charged dou
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Legal advertisements will be charged,
for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
SO cents per square for each additional inser
tion.
p^r Announcing candidates for State and
District offices, $7; County offices, $5; Town
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w Calls on persons to become candidates j
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(gp*All advertising to be paid for quarterly.
STJR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
abetment of Printing Material,^ and are
■ ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
.reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
p '.logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
1 .'ion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
3 Peace, Constables, &c.
I~nTh. bvrkT
(■Successor to II. P. VnugUan,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL
ER IN
* ’3tciuc3, Sheet 3ron, Wire, &c.'
Also-Manufacturer oj Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware,
Buena Vista St., (Opposite Nucleus House,)
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
033“ Having bought the stock on hand and
: material in this shop, from H. P. Vaughan,
® Esq., tile undersigned will continue to carry
| on the above business, in all its brandies. He
I has on hand a eood stock of
COOKING-S TO VES, T1N
WARE, Sic.,
which he will --ell at Memphis prices.
^GUTTERING AND JOBBING
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
£59* A share of the public patronage is re
j N. BURK.
.1. T. PARH AM,
architect,
CARPEWTER AND JOINER,
V «!. '**" T“g
a
__ .ini . ■Al‘$
RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
Des Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
to execute all work intrusted to his care, with
neatness and dispatch. _
PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
Furnished to order, free of charge where he
l has the contract for the same.
From his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, he flatters himself that he
can render entire satisfaction. jui»29-tf
fr imfUM
I <C A RPENTER AND JOINER,
HAVING permanentlylocatedat Des Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
Work in HIS Eiue of Business,
I in a satisfactory manner. From his expe
I l ienee, he feels confident that those who favor
I him with contracts will have no cause to rc
1 gret it.
ORDERS FROM THE CUUNlKY.
Left at G. W. Vaden’s Store, will meet
with prompt attention. jun29-ly
A L E X LE U DERS,
HOUSE, SIGN, AND FRESCO
painter,
Des ARC, Ask.—Also, Carriage Painting,
Furniture Varnishing, Graining, Paper
Hanging, &c. All work done in the best style.
Shop in the building formerly occu
pied as the “ Citizen” Office, near the Landing.
junl5-tf
A S. HARRIS,
IV .f T C a - .Tf AKER
AND
JEWEX.EH
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite the^^MBBfl^t.
Nucleus House. Des Arc,
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
! ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-tf
Family Grocery.
HENRY JACKSON,
AT HIS “OLD STAND,”
CORNER OF BUENA VISTA AND WOODRUFF STS.,
I»ES ARC, ARK.,
CIONTINUES to keep constantly on hand a
J full assortment of
Family Groceries,
which he offers ?or sale at moderate prices
and on reasonable terms.
ter'- I'be highest prices will be paid foi
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and all the production:
of the farm and the garden.
(jy* His Bar is supplied with the best o:
Liquors.
(jy Remember the “ Old Stand,” whicl
he nas occupied during the past six years.
jun29-ly
Fresh Drugs and Medicines
A LW AYS on hand Wholesale and Retail, a
A. the Des Arc City Drug Store.
apriU5- D. I*. BLACK A CO.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. W. A. THOMPSON. Reform Phy
sician, late of McLemoresville, Tenn.,
having located in Des Arc. Arkansas, respect
fully tenders his profesional services, in its
various branches, to the citizens and public
generally. Office—Evans & Horne’s build
ing, third door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
julyl3-ly.
T'hR. N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas
ed. offers his professional services to the
public.
(jgjg“ Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
T|R. T. J. CUMMINGS, having per
manentlv located at Atlanta. Prairie
county, Ark.,' offers his professional services
to the public.
jHaving practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, lie flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
23?" Office at Peebles’ Hotel [apr 1-tf.
y\R J. C GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc, will
continue to treat diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the most approv
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
(jg^ Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
Mg- Office at D. P. Black & Co’s.. Drug
Pfafre. _aprill-ly
DR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
ly located in Des Arc. Arkansas, offers
his professional services to the citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
Vaughan &. Co’s Store. [mar 11-ly.
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis.
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. (J3p“ Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dee5-tf
TAR. Y\. F. WALSH, having located at
| / Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, (j^* Calls promptly at
tended to. may29,1858-ly*
TAR. WM. BETHELL, will continue
( / the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a share of the public patronage.—
fig®” Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
DR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession. and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena \ ista street.
mayl5-tf _
VW. EDWARDS, Attorney at
Law. Lake Village. Chicot county.
Arkansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Eastern Arkansas. ” Prompt attention
given to the collection of claims, Ac.
oct5-tf.
R. S. GANTT. W. J. BRONAUGH
ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
\T at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septl-1 tf
JACOB T. MORRILL, Attorney at
Law, Notary Public, and Justice of
the Peace, Cl&rington, (Sunfish.) Monroe
County, Ohio. [jul27-tf.
J. E. GATEWOOD..•-••J. A. MOON.
n ATE WOOD & MOON. Land
IT Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment
of taxes, locating Government, Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aug.l-tf.
n’t B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Anc.
L • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
Prairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas. St. Fran
cis. Jackson, and Independence counties. All
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. (^Office on Lyon
street. [jun8-tf
Robert IT. crockktt, attorney at
L iw, Mount Adams, Arkansas county.
Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of
Arkansas. Monroe, Desha and Prairie.
aprii22-tf.____
L. FFATHF.RSTON..-..• p' H- FARR.
FEATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
neys at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon, .Arkansas. Will practice in the
counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Franc®, Jackson and Phillips. Particular
uffanlinn crivpn t.o collections. .IVh
JE. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White,
Conway, and Pone. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to him
OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s
New Building,) first door. feb13—tC
JW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law.
, Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkansas. Mil!
practice in the couuties of Prairie, Arkansas
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White
(jgp* Prompt attention given to the collectioi
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. (JaP" Office on Lyon street
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Wil
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson
Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson am
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and easten
part of the State. sept26-tf
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One o
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville
where he can be consulted on professiona
business, and will give his personal attentioi
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted t
them. _dec4
J. L. HOLLOW ELL... D. JACOWAV
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
tobneys at Law, Dardanelle, Arkansa:
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perrj
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope,
j je26-tf
I. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKE]
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
; j NO. 74, FRONT ROW,
I mayl-ly Memphis, Tenn.
Svlvania Academy,
PRAIRIE_CO., ARK.
MIS§ E. D. SAFFORD,
PRINCIPAL.
TITE exercises of this institution will be
resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session or Five Months.
Primary Department.$1® 00
First Academic Class. 12 00
| Second Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra, Geometry, Astronomy, &.c • • 16 00
French and Latin. 10 00
Music. 20 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Incidental. 6°
References —Rev. J. W. Moore, Col. .T.
M. Bell. John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tenn.; Rev.
H. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Tenn.; A. L. Lew
is, Oxford, Miss. aug3-ly.
E D U C AT 10\A L
THE third session of the “Des
Arc Female Academy,”
under the charge and direction of
Miss BLACK, will be open for the
reception of pupils on the First
Monday of September next.
Terms, per Session of Five Months :
Orthography and Reading.$16 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
The above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. Id 06
High Branches. 16 00
Instrumental Music. 25 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Pupils charged from time of entering,
and no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
except in cases of protracted sickness.
Des Arc, July 27, 1859—tf.
J. GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
AND
WA.&ON1 MAKER,
WOODRUFF STREET,
3D©§ A ire, Airlko
order on short notice. Repairing and planta
tion work done on the usual time for prompt
paying ci etomers, (all others must pay cash.)
(XSP All new work must be cash or its
equivalent. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark., Jan. 21. 185lJ.-ly.
~B~LJGKSM1THIJVG
Wagon and Buggy Waking.
IttAKTlN ontilltK,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS, r
Thankful to the
people for their past fa-lf
vors.respectfully announces o v
that he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
stand, on Park street, where he is prepared to
do all kinds of work in the above line.
(£^”B!acksmithing, wagon and buggy build
ing. wheelbarrows, repairing, &c., done on
shor' notice.
(iGF*Horse-shoeing done promptly.
feb 18-tf _
J 0 HN McN A m EE,
T .7 I Wj O K ,
Des Arc, Arkansas.
SHOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
west of the “Nucleus House”—where he
is prepared to execute all kinds of work in
his line of business, in a neat and fashionable
’style.
J«ly 27, 1859.—[tf]
~'Tame's johnson7~
Gunsmith,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located myself,
I am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &c., to order.
/♦"S? All KLIIUS Ui J' IKL-AKiYIS XVf.rAin.iUi/,
on reasonable terms.
g£§ST* LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be
promptly attended to.
J&S1“ Terms—Cash.apr3 ly
ri.vu ipatc a a s!
TO THOSE persons who are very par
ticular with regard to time, we can now
offer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
which will give entire
SATISFACTION
in time-keeping. We know this by trials of
the watches; we are aiming to supply TIME
KEEPERS, and are giving attention espe
cially to the regulation of all our watches, so
that our customers shall not be troubled with
faulty, or irregular pieces of machinery, that
have only the appearance of being watches,
while in fact they ai~ not so. We shall al
ways hold ourselves in readiness to make good
every thing we say in regard to all that we
sell. J. E- MF.RRIMAN & CO.,
mar25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
Private Entertainment.
BY HENRY JACKSON,
..AT THE OLD STAND..
ONE MILE WEST OF DES ARC,
( On the Main Road to Fort Smith.)
HAVING ereccted a large and
commodious Building, he is now/^X_^;k.
better prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
commodate the public with entertainment.
His rates of charges are reasonable
and his Accommodations are inferior to none
£3^” He has excellent Stables, and necessary
shelters for wagons, carriages, &c.
1 jun29-ly _
! ATLANTA HOTEL"
1 BY J. J. PEEBLES,
Atlanta, Prairie Co., Ark..
HAVING leased this finely located Publii
House, and re-fitted it entire, I am pre
. pared to accommodate the traveling public,
t The stage office of Messrs. Chidester
Reeside & Co’s., U. S. Mail Line from De
1 Arc to Fort Smith is kept at this house
1 Also, passengers from Des Arc to Little Rock
, will be forwarded by Hanger’s Stage Line frou
Batesville to Little Rock._[decll-3m.
: C. A. JUDS O N
MANUFACTURER OF
Idoors AND SASH
—A L S O—
■ CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION O
> HOUSE CJRPEjYTER
AND JOINER WORK, & C.
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
-TEKMS
’ | Cash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
Orders from the country promptly attended t(
I jan 8-ly.
The Evening of Rest.
Tile storm is calmest when it nears the Vide,
And flowers are sweetest at the eventide,
And birds most musical at the close of day,
And saints divinest when they pass away,
Morning is lovely, but a holier charm
Lies folded close in Evening’s robe of balm ;
And weary man must ever love her best,
For morning calls to toil, but Night brings
rest.
She comes from Heaven, and on her wings
doth bear
A holy fragrance, like the brcaHj of’prayer;
Footsteps of angels follow in her trace,
To shut the weary eyes of Day in peace.
All things are hushed before her, as she
throws
O’er earth and skv her mantle of repose;
There is a cairn, a beauty, and a power,
That Morning knows not, in the Evening hour.
“Until the evening” we must weep and toil,
Plow life’s stern furrows, dig the weedy soil,
Tread with sad feet our rough and thorny way,
And bear the heat and burden of the day.
Oh! when our sun is setting may we glide,
Like a summer evening, down the golden tide!
And leave behind us, as we pass away,
Sweet starry twilight round our sleeping clay!
Humility Manly.—“Learn of me,
for 1 am rneek and lowly in heart.” Ob
serve the argument here. Men are un
willing to come to Jesus, because it invol
ves^ self-humbling. They think they sa
crifice their manhood by becoming meek
and lowly; that is. by laying aside pride
and self-sufficiency, and by becornimg sub
missive to God in all things. Such Jesus
addresses with an argument unanswerable.
He, the Man Christ Jesus, was meek and
lowly. Did he lack any element of true
manhood? Nay, he was the only true
man that ever trod the earth. Every es
sential of noblest manhood is found in
Him. Even infidels have acknowledged
this, and admired this sole perfect sped
men of humanity. To you, oh, proud
man, Jesus speaks, and says, “Come unto
me and humble yourself. By doing so
you shall not lose, hut gain true manhood,
lor I am meek and lowly.” Surely it is
no mark of manhood to swear, to drink,
to give way to passion, to live a seinsli
life. Any fool can do those things with
as great facility as you. It is no sign of
manhood to swell with pride. Satan cun
beat you at that business. When you thus
swell with pride, you are not more of a
devil. To submit to Good, to be meek
and lowly, like Jesus—these are the ele
ments ol true manhood. If a man puts
his will under God's will, the everlasting
arms are placed beneath and around him,
and he is lifted up, lace to face, with the
Savior, and becomes a true man.—Rev.
H. Jit. Sc udder.
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Dan Rice in Court.—In the United
States District Court, Judge McCandless,
the case of Frank Ferwell and Daniel
McLaren agaiust Rody Pullerson, ex
sheriff of Alleghany county, action to re
cover the value of eight horses sold under
an execution, was on trial yesterday. Dan
Rice, the inimitable humorist, and who
is known to young and old in this, his na
tive city, was on the stand as a witness
yesterday and stood a lengthy cross exam
ination. During his cross examination,
Dan, in answer to a question, as to what
consideration he obtained for his “Great
Show,” among other matters ol payment,
replied that he had received the title to
17,000 acres of land in Texas, upon
which the following colloquy took place:
Counsel—Mr. Piice, how is that land i
located?
Witness—It baa a front of half a mile !
on the Arkansas river and extends back ,
into Mexico, and is covered with Caman- I
ches. ,
Counsel—What is the value of that land,;
Mr. Rice?
Wiiness—Well, I don’t know its value, j
further than what my friend Gen. Sam.
Houston informed me concerning it.
Counsel—Well, Mr. Rice, what did he
say it was worth?
Witness—He informed me that it was
worth just what I could get for it.
The counsel did not pres* this point of
the examination much further. — [Pitts
burg Journal.
Important if True.—Dr. Bissel.one of
. , _ • •_. O...I A
i iuc ijuaiauiuic pujoiv/iaiio uv i
is of the opinion that "if a person's hair
he washed, he is not liable to disease”
The Norfolk Herald supports the opinion.
"So important a result,'' says that paper,
“from so simple a cause, may seem incre
dible to many, but not to us. There is not
a more effectual preventive of disease than
the immersion of the head in cold water
. the year round.”
We should suppose it would be effectual.
Should a man keep his head in water, the
year round, it is presumed that he would
be beyond the reach of all disease. It
; would at least be well soaked.
Crime Among Fugitive Negroes.—
i Canada, that portion cursed by the popu
lation of unaway negroes, is beginning to
I feel the legitimate effects of the servile
fugitive emigration. Of ten persons con
| victed at the Kent county assizes, recently
, : held at Chatham, seven were negroes.—
j Levi Harris, negro, was sentenced to the
} penitentiary for five years for an assault
* \ with intent to commit a rape ; Henry
r Woodward, negro, was tentenced to the
penitentiary for five years for manslaugh
ter, and two of his sous, parties to the
’ crime, were sentenced to jail for four
months each; Win. Capman was sen
tenced to be hung on the 10th of Decem
ber for rape. A sad commentary upon
!. i the efforts of the mauagers of the under
I ground railroad.
A Volunteer Bull Fight.
I remember once seeing, when a lad at j
school. a fight between two bulls. Though j
1 was not more than eight years of age, I
:an never forget the scene. It happened
n this wise:
Near the bouse—an unpretending edi
fice it was—ran a deep and rapid river.
Across it had been thrown a high wooden
Diidge. the head-railing of which lime had
lesiroyed. The ground on the opposite
<ide of the stream was owned by different
tersons, and farmed by them. One sum
tier-day—I renterber it as if it were yes
erday—the hour of noon bad arrived, and
i fun-seeking group of boys were sent :
out for recreation.
On a sudden the roaring of two bulls j
hat had broken out of their confinement
unacted our attention.
The beasts were not yet in sight of each 1
ither, but were approaching at a rate of 1
speed which caused them to meet near the 1
;entre of the high bridge which I have 1
lescribed, and beneath which ran the river 1
—between sleep banks. The more dar- 1
ng of us gathered near the bridge to see 1
he anticipated fight. And we were not 1
lisappointed.
Nearer and nearer approached the
tawing combatants. Baahnn never pro- I
luced two brutes of fiercer aspect.
Presently as they simultaneously as- <
tended the respective abutments, they 1
tame in full sight of each other. They '
.vent at it with a gusto. Front to front, 1
heir horns locked, every muscle strained, -
he were fighting as only hulls can fight. 1
It seemed an even match. 1
Now one would press back his opponent 1
i few paces, and then you would hear 1
juick. sharp, short steps, and his adver- j
sary would press back in his turn.
The fight was hard and savage. For a !
lime neither gained.
Hitherto they were pressing each other i
ength-wise off the fridge. On a sudden
hey begun to wheel, and in a moment
hey were facing each other crosswise.
I'hey were at right angles with the bridge,
which shook with their trampling and (
strife.
It was the work of a single moment;
me of the beasts, however, as if con- |
icious of its position, made a desperate {
plunge forward, and pressed his anta
ronist back, so that there was hut another
step of the plank between him and the
water beneath.
The moment was one of intense inter
est to us- spectators. Never was the am
phitheatre of Home the scene of a more
exciting combat. Another step backwards;
yes, tiie unfortunate bull was forced to do
it. Hack lie is pressed, and over the
bridge he goes.
Such a sight I never saw, aud never
may again.
Imagine a bull pitched backward over a
bridge, and tumbling thirty leel over and
over!
He turned once or twice: I thought he
turned fifty times, there seemed such a
confusion of horns and feet revolving in
the air.
Down he went; the river was deep and
he disappeared, leaving a whirlpool be
hind him, and making the waters undulate
far and wide with the confusion of his
weight.
The other beast aid not laugn—oecuuse
[ supposed at the time lie could not.
But we laughed, and shouted our ap
plause. There stood the victor, looking
directly down into the abyss below, into
which he hurried his unlucky foe. He
stood but a moment, and then as frighten
ed at the prospect, he began to snort and
step backwards.
Back he retreated with bis head in the
same pugnacious attitude as when in com
bat—back—still another step; and over he
went on the opposite side of the bridge,
performing just as many and indicrous
somersets as his adversary had done a
moment before.
It was a scene to remember, and the
performance called forth immense ap
plause.
In about five minutes both bulls might
be seen, well sobered by their ducking,
and dripping wet. scratching up the sleep
banks, each one on his own side of the
river.
"Those bulls will never fight again,”
said a boy behind me.
His prediction proved to be correct for
two more peaceable bulls than they were
ever afterwards, could not have been
found.
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Home.—To build a happy home, six
thing are required. Integrity must be the
architect, tidiness the upholster. It must
be warned by affection, and lighted up
with cheerfulness. Industry must be the
ventilator, renewing the atmospliere aud
bringing in fresh salubrity day by day;
while overall, as a protecting canopy and
glory, nothing will suffice except the bless
ing of God. _ _
Good.—The following is too good to be
lost—of a school master and pupil:
"Joseph, how do people live?”
"By drawing.”
"Drawing what—water?”
“No, sir. by drawing their breath.”
“Sit down, Joseph. Thomas, what is
the equator?”
"Why, sir, it is the horizontal pole run
ning perpendicular through the imagina
tions of astronomers and old geographers.”
"Go take your seat, Thomas. William,
what do you mean by an eclipse?”
„ An old race-horse, sir?”
“Silence! Jack, what is an eclipse?”
‘ An eclipse is a thing as appears when
the moon gets off on a bust, and runs agin
the sun—consequently the sun blackens
, the moon’s face.”
I “Class is dismissed.”
Humbodt's Views of Sunday as a Day I
of Best. d
Neither the author of Cosmos nor his ®
irother William, was ever accused of fa- 0
laticism. The writings of the former may
ye searched in vain for evidences of his
,-iews of revealed religion; but be has left (
m record in his correspondence the clear
>st testimony as to the value of the Sab
jath. 1
Writing to a friend in 1850, Alexender £
Pon Humboldt says: (See vol. 1, p. 292.) c
"I completely agree with you that the
nstitutton of fixed days of rest, even if
t had no connection with any religious ob
iervance, is a most pleasing and truly re
re'shirig idea to every one who has a hu
rmne mind towards all classes of society,
rhere is nothing more selfish or soulless
ban when the rich and elevated look down
ipon Sundays and holy days with a cer- f
ain contemptuous disgust.—The selection |
if the seventh day is certainly the wisest j.
hat could have been made. Although it
nay seem, and to some extent it may be
iptional, to shorten or lengthen labor one
lay, I am convinced that six days is just
he true measure suitable to men in regard {
o their physical power and perseverance j
n a monotonous employment. Their is. (
ikewise, something humane in this, that
he beasts which aid man in his labor
ihare in the rest, To lengthen the time
if returning rest beyouud measure would s
ie as inhumane as foolish. I have had an a
:xample of this in my experience. When
spent several years in Paris, in the time i
if the Revolution, I saw this institution,
lespite its divine origin, superseded by the t
Iry and 'wooden' decimal system. Only ,
he tenth day was what we call Sunday, £
md all customary work continued for nine ,
ong days. This being evidently too long,
Sunday was kept by several, as far as the
lolice laws allowed it, and thus again, too
nuch idleness was the result. Thus we
ire ulways between two extremes as far
is we remove from the common and regu
ated middle path.” -
-
Jrigin of the Words Blanket, Worsted, *
&c.
While Edward 111, in 1337, repeated
lis invasion of Scotland, and ‘-ravaged
I,,. fMiinim wilt, oTMnt furv. hurninn- Ah- 1
;rdeen and many similar towns,as the £
listonan tells us, and while he was en- *
raged in raising an army to invade France s
n 1339, exacting from the impoverished 1
people all their wealth to waste in the
war; and when he was wasting France s
with war, borrowing money fioin all t
"oreign princes who would lend him, pawn* t
ng trie English crown which made him a ,
ring, that he might still further extend de* ,
struelion over fertile France; when in
he buttles which our historians and poets
)ave so minutely recorded aud loftily sung 1
)ut, swords clashed with swords, and hat- J
le-axes rung upon coats of mail, the 1
warrior heroes of France, there was a S
servant of mankind making a noise in
liristol, which was of infinitely greater |
service to England than the entire con- *
juest of Europe would have been. 1
This was Thomas Blanket. The noise
te made was not that of the clashing j
sword, but of the clashing shuttle. His (
purpose was not to destroy what his coun- (
;ry already possessed, but to give his j
country what it did not possess—blankets, j
covering of comfort to go to bed with, to |
sleep under, that it might be refreshed iu
sound sleep, aud rise in health and (
strength to its daily work of making man
kind happier by being happier itself.
Thomas Blanket was soon imitated by his I
neighbors, who, like him, set up looms in 1
their own houses, and made woolen cloth ’
like that which he made. The cloth was I
named by his name; to this day, through I
all time in this country will the name be '
known, though nothing else is known of
this weaver than that he was the first to 1
introduce the blanket manufacture in Eng* 1
land.
No cloth of any kind had been wove in
England before the reign of Edward IIL
We read that in 1331 John Dempt, from
Flanders, introduced the weaving of
cloth into England; that the Kiug invited
fullers, dyers and so forth, to come from
Flanders and settle there. This policy,
on the part of Edward, was discreet;
and, viewed in connection with some other
of bis actions, prove him to have had
some perception of the real sources of
national well-being. But he no sooner
allowed the cloth manufactured to be im
planted in England than he almost rooted
it up again by restrictive enactments and
oppressive taxes to carry on his wars.
The manufacture of the twisted double
thread of woolen, called worsted, was
introduced into Euglend about this time,
or soon after.
The village of Worsted, about fifteen
miles from Norwich, was the first place
where this thread was made, and it took
the name of the village. There is no
spinning nor woolen manufactures at
Worsted now, but from the tombs in the
graveyard, and the benefactions left to the
parish, which are recorded in the church,
we have proof that the manufacturers of
Worsted were numerous, opulent, and
lived there in successive generations, du
ring several centuries.
It may also be noticed here that, after
inquiring into the history of the parish
and manufacturers of Worsted, we visited
Linsey, which gave the name to the
fabric known as linsey wolsey, and the
Kersey and the Mere close to it in Suf
folk, where the workshops were situated,
in which the cloth called kerseymere was
first made.
The cloth so called now differs from
the original, and there is but little trade
of any kind in Kersey now. But, as at
Worsted, the graveyard and tl»« church
_*. ..
ave many rpcords of manufacturers long
(■ceased. Their names, though now An*
licised, are common in Suffolk, and are
II of Flemish origin*
Growth or the United State!.—At
:ie taking of the first census under the
'ederal Constitution, in 1790, the popula
on of the United Slates amounted to 3,
29,827. At intervals of ten years the
eusus has been taken regularly, and the
esult at each period is as follows:
Census of 1790,. 3,929,827
Census of 1800,.i ..... fcSl».«5
Census of 1810,. 7,239,814
Census of 1820,. 9.038,131
Census of 1830,........... 12,880,020
Census of 1840.*<17,069,453
Census of 1850,.23,l‘Jt,876
The census will again be taken in 1860,
nd will show a population within the
units of the United States of more than
2,000,000!
-♦ > > .
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
— A philosopher, being asked what was
ie iirsl thing necessary towards winning the
>ve of a woman, answered, “An opportu
ity.”
-A new mode of dispersing a mob has
een discovered—said to supercede the neces
ity of a military force. It is to pass around
contribution box.
-Nine churches are to be sold In Cincin
ati in December for non-payment of taxes.
-A lady’s cheek is described as the po
tical abode of the rose, but we are not told
rhat kind of rose. When an ardent lover
teals a kiss we suppose that is “a cabbage
ose.”
-Any paper can publish the appointment*
fter the coming in of a new administration,
ut what paper in the world ia half large
nough to publish half the disappointmenti.
-It is undeniable, says Prentice, that in
tmerica it takes three to make a pair—he,
he and a hired girl. Had Adam been a mod
rn, there would have been a hired girl in
'aradise to look after little Abel and “raise
lain.”
— A romantic father, whose name was
lose, named his daughter “Wild,” so that she
rew up under the appellation of “Wild
lose.” But the romance of the name was
poiled in a few years, for she married a man
y the name of Bull.
-Humboldt, speaking of the chameleon
aid, “A peculiarity of this animal is its power
f looking in different directions at the same
iine. He can turn one eye towards heaven,
rhile his other inspects the earth. There are
lany clergymen who have the same power.”
— The New Haven Palladium says a party
aking supper at one of the suburban hotels a
ew evenings since, found the poultry rather
augh. One genius, after exercising his in
cnuity to no effect in trying to dissect a tur
ey, turned to the waiter and asked, “You
avn’t got such a thing as a pound of powder
n the house, have you? for I think it will
e the shortest way to blow this fellow up.”
— The captain of one of the Bladk Ball
ine of Liverpool packet ships, in a eonver
ation with a friend upon the hardships inci
leut to the life of a sailor, said that he never
leard of but one man who had a good excuse
or going to sea. On being asked who that
nan was, tha captain replied “Noab.
•'or,” said he, “If the old chap had remained
m shore he would have been drowned!”
— The Medical Times says that in Hol
and there are assurance offices for cattle’*
ives. One company has all its assured cattle
accinated, as a preservation against conta
;ious pneumonia. Another company inocu
ates only when the disease has Invaded the
mlmals’ stalls. The third company does not
aecinate at all. It Has Deen caicuiareu uu
he first company has lost 6 per cent, of cattle;
he second 11 per ceut.; and the third 40 per
sent,
_Captain, what’s the fare to St. Louis?’
What part of the boat do you wish to go on,
:abin or deck?’ ‘Hang your cabin,’ said the
;entleman from Indiana, ‘I live in a cabin at
Homo; give me the best you’ve got!’
-fellow seven feet high passed through
Charleston on his way to California. On be
rig asked why he ventured upon so hazardous
i journey, he replied, “that they didn’t want
lira any longer down in Maine.”
-The water that flows from a spring
loes not congeal in winter. And those senti
nents of Friendship which flows from the
Heart cannot be frozeu in adversity.
-An old man in Indiana recently cow
hided his daughter nineteen years old for wear
ing hoops. Another father in the same State
turned his daughter out of doors for the same
oflense.
_That is a beautiful thought where some
one says: Habit in a child is at first like a
spider’s web; if neglected it becomes a thread
or twine; next, a cord rope; finally a cable,
then who can break it?
A Double-edged Pbayeb.—A little hoy
bad one day done wrong and was sent, after
parental correction to ask In secret the for
giveness of his Heavenly Father. His offence
bad been passion. Anxious to hear what he
would say, his mother followed to the door of
his room. In lisping accents she beard him
ask to be made better, never to be angry again, .
and then, with childlike simplicity, he added.
“Lord make ma’s temper better too,”
Novel Signature.—There is a firm in
Troy, New York, wbo, instead of signing the
names of the firm, affix a couple of ambrotypes
a little larger than postage stamps, on# con
, .. a- . . c fash.rae
taming a ure-iiae — -_
of the senior and the other that of the junior
member of the firm. Homely men will, of
course, set their forces against any such ar«
rangsmeut.