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DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located myself,
I am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &c.; to order.
r All kinds of Fire-Arms*Repaired,
sonable terms.
i® LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
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DES AI id. ARKANSAS,
gk RESPECTFULLY infrtrms Bik„_
^ the citizens of Prairie ami
cent counties, that he has on hand. 1
is prepared to nio-nnf-Acture to ordet,
die?. Bridles. Martingales, Buggy.
Carriage and Hack Harness,
veil as every other description of work
llv-done in such establishments.
Shop on Lyon street, back of Frith it
[son’s store. jauYl-ly.
fl w IE S t A. U R A N T1
rruxsi
OSHOPOLITAN !
truer of Buena Vista and Lt/on streets,
nns me. arrixhs,
now open for th« recpntiou or vi'ito»s.
Tile best of Liquors, Wirier. Ale, Cigar*,
, will be kept constantly on hind.
*• Oysters, Gmuo, &c., will be furnished at
3^- rids"Restaurant will be attended to by
ssrs. J. C. Taikinton and .L E. Iloke.
inMhn. C. T. OLDHAM.
IARVF.YS X CHANGE,
ruer of Ruena Vista amt Foster
S'roeis, . ■
EAR THE JACKSON HOltSL
DES ABC, ABKANSAS.
I AVLYG completed oil new building, am'
L opened a first class establishment for tin
otnmodation of the public, and furnished it
h the best of Liquors, Cigars
►bacco. elC., the undersigned ilittei
mselves that they will continue to receivt
patronage which has been heretofore be
wed upon them.
• iSS't-V* Adjoining their E'Srhattge they keep [
#"eral assortment of F \MILY GROCERIES
Cove Oysters, Sardines, Fine Pickles
sups, Pappor Sauce, etc., etc. —
.gjv24-tf HARVEY & M ATTHEWS.
E. II. McPIILHSON,
d()UN IT SURV YOU.
persons wishing my services it
this department of business, will pleasi
^ flre8s oie at Brownsville, Prairie county
#rk. Every call wtlt be punctually filled.
* }
PROFESSIONAL CARDS^ j
TAR. N. L. RAGLAND, having 16- i
rated on Wattensnw, at the residence '
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas
ed. offers his professional services to the
public.
jJJ^" Calls promptly attended to. [apr l-ly.
TVR7*T. J. CUMMINGS, hat7ng~pTrT
manently located at Atlanta, Prairie
county. Ark., offers his professional services
to [he public.
(i^~ Having practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, he flatters himself that lie can
render satisfaction to his patrons,
S3?” Office at Peebles’ Hoted [apr 1-tf.
TAR J. C GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc,’ will
continue to treat diseases, hoth Acute and
Chionir in accordance with the most approv
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
g^* Office at D. P. Black & Co’s.. Drug
Store. _ apfilt-ly
TAR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
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-Gm.
l\ft. 1. OALNUEjIvo, uue oi iUfiiyiiua.
J / having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professiohal' 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.' Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. decf)-tf
TAR. W. F. WALSH, having located at
j / Des Arc, offers his Professional Sf.r- •
vices to the public. 0^** Calls promptly at
tended to. may29, i858-iv‘
T\R. WM. BETHELL, will continue
I / the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc. and
vicinity. From hi? long experience in his 1
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re- ]
ccive a share of the public patronage.—
(TSjT 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 Ai d and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least ,a portion of theji;
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mavl 5-tf__ __l_ _ 1
. If <> d i c a / V o tire.
I> It. II. T . IV Id A T II E R L T ,
HAVING located in Des Arc. respectfully
tenders his professional services to the
public. He has been long devoted to the heal- i
ing art. and all he asks to secure p liberal pat- (
renege, is a test of his skill. ‘'~BV their
fruits ve shall know them.” Prompt, attention
will be given to all who favor him with a call
(KfflT His residence is at Mr. John Jackson’s ]
Call either at his Store, on his House.
jnn8-tf _ ,
Robert h. crqckett, attorney at
Lav. Mount Adams, Arkansas county. I
Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of
Arkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie. ,
apr il2~j-if. _
WAKEMAN W. EDWARDS, Law
yer. Springfield, Conway ■ county, Ar- (
kansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Middle Arkansas. w p rompt attention 1
,rjVen to the collection of all claims entrusted
to him._ »30‘ '
nilARLES P. BERTRAND Attor
\j nf.y at Law, Little Rock, Ark. [jan2t
P JORDAN, Attorney at Law,
Little Rock, Arkansas. [decil-ly.
W(i. &, B. D. TURNER, Attor
# nkys at Law, a Nil General Collec
tors,*Searcv, VV’hite county, Arkansas. Prac
tice in the Circuit Courts of Randolph. Law
rence. Independence, Jackson, White, Prairie,
Monroe, Arkansas. Jefferson and Pulaski
counties, and in the Supreme and Federal
Courts at Little Rock Ark. 0^* Prompt and
faithful attention given to the collection of all
claims sent to them. fjano-tf.
L. ..z- p- H- FARR'
Tj^EATHEivS l UIN «L fAtuv, ftiw
' nkys AT Law. and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon. Arkansas. Will practice in the
counties of Monroe. Arkansas, Prairie, ht.
Francis, Jackson and Phillip*, far icnlar
attention given to collections. References;
Madison. Ark.. Hon. W. G. Beaseley, S. W.
: Childress; Clarendon. Ark.. 11. M. Conch ,
Panola. Miss.. Col. Calvin Miller; Coileeville,
Miss.. E. C. Walthall; Memphis. Tenn.. D.
M. DnBose. Esq., W..1. Webb : Holly Spring-,
Miss.. W T. FealUerston; Washington. D.
C.. Jacob .Thompson. _
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
I Law. Des Arc. Prairie county. Arkansas.
Will practice in Hie counties of Prairie. Ar
kansasi Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson. White,
Conwav, and Pope. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to Inin, j
(KST OFFICE—Over Town Hall, (ffith’s
New Building.) first door. febl3
FW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law.
Des Arc. Prairie county, Arkansas. 'A ill
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White,
ttgr Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pal
ing taxes on land. Office on Lyon street.
seifbJfi-tf _
WILLIAM T„ JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson.
Arkansas. Monroe St. Francis. Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. sej)t26-tf
I SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS.
UMLLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys AT Law, j-ittle Itock. Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
I our firm will be almo.-t always at Brownsville,
j where he can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
I to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
! them. dec4
r A. MOON, Attorney at Law,
,J . General Collecting and Land Agent.
For the Northern and Eastern Counties ot
‘ j Arkansas. Des Arc, Arkansas ocll1’
i J, L. HOLLOW ELL. ••••,** .* •••W. Dr J.AC0WAY.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY. At
torneys at Law. Dardanelle, Arkansas,
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry
’ j Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
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OVER THE RIVER.
Ovf.r the river they beckon to me—
Lov’d ones who’ve cross’d to the further side :
rhe gleams of their snowy robes i see,
But their voices are drowned in the rushing
tide.
rherc’s one with ringlets of sunny gold,
And eyes, the reflection of heaven’s own blue:
He crossed in the twilight, gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view.
IVe saw not the angels who met him there ;
The gate of the city we could not see:
3ver the river, over the river,
My brother stands waiting- to welcome me.
3ver the river the boatman pale
Carried another—the household pet :
tier brown curls waved in ihe gentle gale—
Darling Minnie! I see her yet.
;he crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands,
And fearlessly entered the phantom bark:
iVe watched;it glide,from tbasilversamls, ’
And all our snnshine grew strangely dark.
iVe know she is safe on the further side.
Where all the ransomed and a.Hgela be:
)ver the river, the mystic river, ,
My childhood’s idol is waiting for me.
?or none return frfim those quiet shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale:
>ve near ia« uip ox me goiueu ours,
And catch a giearu of the snowy sail ;
Vud, lo ! they have passed from our yearning
hearts;
They cross the stream, and are gonefor aye.
Ve may not sunder the veil apart,
That hides from our vision tbegates of day :
Ve only know that their barks no more
May sail with us o’er life’s stormy sea;
fet somewhere, I know, on the unseen shore,
They watch, and beckon, and wait for me.
tnd I sit and think, .when,the. sunset's gold
Is flushing river and hill and shore, ♦
shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list to the soiimbof the boatman*? oar';
shall watch for a gleam of the fl ipping sail ;
I shall hear the boat as it gains the strand ;
shall pass from sight with the boatman pale,
To the better shore of the spirit land,
shall know the loved who have gone before,
And joyfully sweet will the meeting be,
Vilen over the river, the peaceful river,
The Angel of Death shall ca/ry me.
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Crocodiles or the Nile.—A tourist
m the River Nile thus writes about llye
port which the- crocodiles afford to those
viio are fond of indulging in lutge game:
W e were about one bundled miles be
otv Thebes, floating down the stream uti
ler a mid-day sun, when our pilot cried
mt, ‘ Tunseh ! timaeh ! linme.h /” I ran
in deck as soon as possible, but was too
ate to see the animal's huge form, before
le had betaken himself to the water. A
ittle further on, however, upon the same
land-bank, were two long, dusky forms,
viiicti, as we approached, we discovered
o belong to the same, fraternity. They
vere lying only a few rods apart, stretched
u full length upon the burning sand, ap
parently asleep. They appeared to be
rotn twelve to fourteen feet long, and
dosely resembled, in shape and appear
iuce, the alligator of the Mississippi river.
As we approached within one hundred
md fifty yards of the fl'St crocodile, he
dowly lifted his huge head, eyed us for a
noment, and then crawled deliberately
nto the water. The other seemed to be
note soundly asleep, and allowed us to
rotne within good rifle range , but as we
■ad not onboard any weapon heavier than
"ovvling-pieces, Mr. Harris gave him a
salute of duck-shot, which rattled from his
ough hide like as many peas thrown by
he hand; hut the discharge sent him
Headlong into the water, with a splash,
and we saw him no more. The capture
r>f a crocodile is a very rare and very
Jifficult achievement. A rifle-ball will
not penetrate their bodies, except in the
cyc’% ui ai a jiuiucuiai ojjut wn*nv« u»v
fore-shoulder.
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The Wit of a Belle.—Hon. Henry
Smart Foote, late Senator in Congress
from Mississippi, and afterwards a shin
ing light in California, is attracting con
siderable attention in the South at this
time. It seems he is endevoring to look
young again, and has donned a brown wig
and dyed bis beard and moustache. Last
winter the ex-governor was figuring aboui
the parlors of the St. Charles Hotel, it
New Orleans, in a flowing wig of darl
brown locks, and enormous beard ant
moustache of the deepest jet, which woulc
have done honor to a general of the Frend
Imperial Guard. As he passed the large
mirrors he never failed to cast an admiring
look at his own reflection, and not onl)
smiled at himself, but was the cause o
laughter in others who beheld him.
One evening he joined a group of gentle
men who surrounded a young and charm
ing belle, and soon addressed some re
mark to her. She returned a look ol sur
prise, as if she did not know him. “ Why
]\|iss-,” said our venerable friend
j“ you don’t seem to know me” “Oh
yes,” said she, apologetically, “there i
something quite familiar to me in you
; voice; but really I can't recollect you
'name.” “My name. Miss-, i
Fooie." Ah. now I understand it.
once knew a Gov. Foote, of Mississippi
but did not know Urat he had a sou a
young as you are !” “ Thank you. Miss
I owe you one.” said the orator as he turt
edaway; for his self-possession waste
proof against tire wit of the mischievoi
; belle. __
_With the prevailing fashion of event!
J.-sses in his mind, » newspaper writer says
Austria should be top much for France, ai
the invaders should reach PaHs, the patriot
and diepairing ladies of the empire, scornit
to survive its fall, would not find it rieces«ai
“to bare their bosoms to the weapons of t|
i enemy.” Their milliners have saved them tl
! tronb.'e.
DES ARC CITIZEN.
J. C. MOpiRL, EDITOR.
DESIaRC^ARK aNSA8 :
WEDNESDAY,..JUNE 29 1859
For the Des Arc Citizen.]
A LETTER FROM THE NORTH.
Chicago, III., June 4, 1859.
Mr. Editor .—Having passed the Ins
month in a tour through the North-West
ern States, it has seemed to me that i
may not be uninteresting to your renders
to lenrn the result of my investigations in
to the business and political condition o
those States. I will be a§ concise in mj
style as I can, to make my meaning clear
Imagine yourself, reader, ascending th<
Mississippi river. The first point wt
Siopjieu iU WU5 OilllU liUUIQ, tUiU UU1 llivjp
pleasant hours were spent there, in visiting
the city parks, German gardens, theatres
and Catholic churches. There are more
Catholics there than I expected to find
but not enough to alarm our Kuoyv-Noth
ing brethren.
In passing Hannibal, Mo., the captain o
our steamer look on board a number o
the Pike’s Peak disappointed gold-liunters
They were loud in their curses of thi
swindling humbug. They had er.durec
many hardships, and had not found a pur
tide of gold. Their condition can bt
more easily imagined than described
The cry for “ bread, or blood,” was ni
uncommon thing among them.
If you Will follow me further, reader, I
will offer for your enjoyment a sensatiui
as fresh, as vigorous, and as full of life
as this bright June morning. Arise will
the. sun, perform an early ablution in yoiii
wash-bowl, to cool the fever of the brain
and take a look at the beautiful scene;;
on the border of the l iver. The trees an
| lone and scrubby, the banks high am
; rocky, and the river stadded with lilth
j islands. Tile water is much clearer thai
it is below the mouth of the Missouri
I saw the celebrated “ Mormon” temple
built by “ Joe Smith ” and his followers
When Smith was driven from Nauvoo, tin
Temple was set on fire; and nothing nov
remains but the front walls of the onci
famous edifice. The town is now inhab
ited by French “ Socialists.”
Three hundred and fifty miles abovi
Saint Louis, Rock-Island Bridge spaus tin
channel of the “Father of Waters.”
There are one hundred and twent
towns, between Saint Louis and Sain
Paul, (Min.,) averaging about three thou
sand inhabitants each. It look onr steam
boat six days to run the distance belwee:
j the two ports. 'The falls of Saint Antlion
are worth seeing.
While near Minnehaha (Laughing-Wa
ter), a meeting of the citizens of Dodg
county, Minnesota, was held, to reliev
some families, who were in danger (
starvation, in consequence of the failur
of the crops last year. A committee wa
J appointed, which was instructed to nppl
I to adjoining counties for food, as the pec
| pie of their own county had fed them Ion
! enough. The other day, a young rna
! from Vermont, being out ot business, cori:
mitted suicide, to avoid starvation.
From what I saw while at school i
| Connecticut, I was satisfied tnat the “ di
j mealies” of the New Euglurid States wei
! in a worse condition than ijie negroes <
.the South. Subsequent observations hav
confirmed me in that opinion.
Go with me now, gentle reader, to tl
| Railroad Depot. Let us take a seat c
; | the shady side of a car, bound for tl
east, committing the care of our bodies
tire conductor, and our souls to Providepc
I We will sturt toward the green fields ai
. j wooded hills of Wisconsin and Illmoi
■ j The “ iron horse ” has had his feed of fi
land water; the conductor cries, “ A
' | aboard !” We start with wiud-Uke spee
Maud the houses, trees, and steeples, see
i'tJ be vvahziug around for our amusemei
r , The city is soon far behind us, and we a
breathing the fresh air of the prairie
j Now we pass a clears iream of water, th
goes singing along over the bright pe
s hies; then, we are whirling by a po
, clear and still, with the depending folia,
' pictured on its breast; and anon we gli
near a living fountain, that gushes fri
the hill-side. Now we sweep past a whei
field, and then by one of the many wood
towns, wLich have sprung up m a ni{
d as it were, looking as gay as vvhite-wa
c can make it, and as thrifty as a lee-hh
S We are now within sight of the Lai
y The forest-growth in these slates rese
ie ble strikingly the mesquit-trees of Soui
| Western Ttxas.
I,will finish thus letter with a few lines
about politics. The state of parties in the
North-West may be fitly expressed by the
western term. i- mixed ; and it is doubt
ful whether or not it will become less'
chaotic. The name of the .aspirant* for
office is *• legion.” The slavery question
enters largely into'politics, in these latter
days; and what good has it done? In
the early days of the Republic, the people
1 were about os wise and patriotic as they
are now. In those days, agitation was
unknown, and slavery Was not then con
sidered as a cause for division. It will
not do to set aside the precepts and exam
ples of such statesmen os Jefferson and
; Palbonn, to follow the lead of Seward and
Greeley. This ngiuiuon has converted
the opinion that, slavery was an evil, into
the conviction that it is a heaven-ordained
institution. This controversy is kept up
for no other purpose than to advance'the
i fortunes of politicians. Yet all signs cour;
: spire to show that it is to-be madethe basis
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. ui ttliuilici i iroiuruuui viiiii*»*»«»
' live mongrel opposition may effect in ’the
border States, cannot now be determined j
but", putting tin's consideration aside,lbr; the
present, it’is easy to see that there will be
hard struggles in Iowa, Illinois, and Wis
consin. This being the case, from all 1
• can learn, the Slates above hntned will
f hold the balance of power. Most of the
Republicans tell nte that ihey.do not want
, to interfere with the negroes in the South
ern States, but only are opposed to slavery
extension.
, Democracy is On the rise, and I am
proud to know that I have always been a
i firm Democrat.
Green, Willard, and Hunter, are our
' strongest men in the North-West.
Yours, etc., Fuller.
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Communicated fob the Citizen.]
EXAMINATION AT TEE ATLANTA
MALE AND FEMALE SCHOOL.
Mb. Editor:—You will allow me tb call
’ your attention to the examination of the'Male
> and Felnale School at this place, Which took
| place on Friday, the 17th inst. Owing to
sickness and other causes, there were only
' twenty-eight out of thirty-eight pupils, at
1 tending the school examined. On the exaniin
tion, as far as my knowledge extends, they
, acquitted themselves with greet credit to
themselves and teachers. At night, of the
same day, the exhibition came oil, before a
crowded house—in fact there was a large as
sembly present all the time,
r The original speeches of the young gentle
, men, and the compositions of tha young ladies,
were worthy of all commendation; and so
highly pleased was I, that 1 here beg. the
privilege of sending you a couple of compost*
■ tions read by two young ladies, on the Occa
sion, hoping that they may meet with your
appr obation, and that you will consider them
^ worthy of a place in your journal.
1 Mr. Foster arid lister Will open their schfocfl
■ again on the 4th of Juljr. 1 know of no loca
. tion that has any advantages over, this place,
J for a lure school; and so thoroughly are our
citizens alive in that particular, that they are
^ now making brick for that purpose.
A Spectator.
P . . . i i —
e THE PAST.
t» On opening ihe volume ol the past and
,f reading ns pages, what embtionshestir the
heart. How impressive must he the leel
L! mgs of the traveler when, standing upon
s the shores of the Red Sea, wrapped in the
V' memory of the past, he beholds the army
* of the Isreulttes passing through its wuters
_l,lrv shod. When the desire of OtnniDo
5 j tence was accomplished, the waters (lowed
11 on its before ; anil Pharaoh and his Egvp
* tian iiosl were enguifed beneaih its daik
waves.
n But, turning from these scenes, and
passing many things of much moment u
! the pust—oli! how overpowering ihusi
e be the sensation of him, even after a l.ipst
of marly nineteen centuries, who lira}
e stand upon the hill of Brotgothn, remelm
bering the tragedy there enacted; hit
e mind filled with the scenes that there tool
place- lie beholds again the sympathie
i irf all nature ; again is the glorious orb o
e day viiiled in darkness ; again the tight
0 nings flash in vivid wildness, the thunder
i. roll, and the hills around the once sacret
1(j city tremble, in awful agony.
But, leaving the pages of sacred bis
tory, let us pause lor a while over "tin
e | fallen greatness of her who was once thi
II i mistress of the world. There is not a spo
fl,4 in Rome but what is historically grand
m not an old ruin hut whnt Iras embodied ii
t I ils decay a full volume of the past. Am
I he who would be wise should read am
e learn a lesson.
s. j Still following onward in the wake o
rl ' the past, We float upon the broad wave
\j. I of the -spine Atlantic that bore Columbus’
1 frail ban; to America’s share. Ilow in
’ ! leresting mu-l be the emotions of the love
>e ! of his country, when first he visits the lit
ie tie town of Lexington, of revolu'ionar
in noteriety. What a history of results doe
>t. it present. Then, loo, let him pause a
the graves of our Washington and Jack
"n son. The'past is now before him; th
ht struggles oi our forefathers for the lihertie
»h we enjoy. present themselves. His min
■e. thus filled \<'ith the nobleness of our ori
, cestors, he turns away and becomes a be
ter patriot—a belter man. And so it i
n‘ with all that study rightly the things ofth
h- Past. Nations have their Past; so hay
| individuals. There is no one but wbat i
interested in its volume, flow often uoes
memory, either in moments of joy or sor
row. recall vividly to us days that Imve
long gone by. There i? no oblivion to the
past nj lyng as reason holds her scepter
over our brain, This being the case, ohj
how necessary it is that we should do as
we would Vs- done hy ; lend ^proper life in
every respect, so that when the reflectkut
of the .pasi shall come, upon us, it will be
a source of pleasure, a^nd not of pain.
ON CULTIVATING A TA8TE FOB
USEFUL BEADING
All persons—re specially the young —
should.cultivate a taste for useful reading.
There is no way we can spend our leisure
liou'rs more profitably than reading some
book of useful inlortnation. \V>' can read
history aud follow mnnWind.frmli the crenf
linn of u,.e world down to the present time.
YVe cult there leuju how empires arose,
and how they fell; we can there learn,
too; t)f!lhe mighty conquerors who have
filled thti world with the fame of their
names—of yn.Alexander, who^fcer having
conquered nil the world, wept because
there were no more worlds for him to,con
quer; who at last became sO veiti as to
iiifitgirie himself a god, and Uhdkr thirlfu
sion attempted ta dunk more wine limn
other buv man, aud thus put an end to Jus
!Up—of a Julius Gesay, \vl)0,,uUei'Jjayuig
put it ci;ovvn ou his own head, was iruudtii -
ed by those he had lavished theitiosiiavors
upon "-of Napoleon Bona pit fftf', who, des^
cetided from obscureparduiage, and au-in
habitant of a small island in the Mediier
runean sea, by the erfects ol his .own
genius placed himself upoir the ilrroue of
frj.iice'; and alter having conquered
nearlyalt Europe, alld aiquired the lame
of being the greatest General ol his, Ot
uny other age, fretted out his Id#*a guard
ed ex-de, ou a still and lonely islund.
’‘Stilt p> fusing Hiu'pages ol history, what
a Measure1 does rt atiord - s to turn Irofn
the records of loose men—who, ulthougn
great, yet hud au unlimited ninomon, and
whose greatness aiose nol Iroiu the gopd
they had done theirjellow-meu—to riiad
of such a man as George WuSbingtofi',
who having delivered t is country from the
tyranny that England sougnt to impose
upon K, then returned 19 the peayylu!
shades of domestic hie—yes, Wash
uigton, oi whom the historian iius wr'ruieu
" First in war, first in peat*; dnd first hi
the hearts ol his countrymen.” But history
is not all:mere are the biography uud wri
tings .ol great and good.meu—men who, by
the lorce of their moral energy of Charac
ter aud urgent appeals to'the noblest feel
ings of* men, contributed to raise the
principles of mankind to a higher siaudard,
and to make them every way more vir
tuous.
E >yiug aside works of such character,
we cun, with the poet, roam over tue ver
dant fi.-ids1 of lancy, and drink m the lot
uetii conceptions 01 the human mind. We
can. with me sublime poetry ol Milton,in
our hand, soar away hack to me creation
ol tue woild, and walk with Ad inn and
Eve, iri their innocence, through the bliss
l Ctrl Garden Of Paradise, and hold luiiirlmi
intercourse with the angels of heaven
T.ikuig up the wrifuigsoi 5>bak-pcuie. \yt
can there, find human uatuie deiiueaied,
in all its varied tonus; lor he touched
every cord in the human heart, and un
masked life, from the gilded palace to the
mud hut.
But the advantage arising from culti
vating a taste for useful reading, stops nol
at being a source of pleasure and inform
ation; lor it is a preservation Irom lh«
hated vice of erivy, and (he tale of slan
der, which many are guilty of. Some per
sons are very loud, indeed, of talking- and
such persons ure also loud of being 11
company. Now, it is often the case thu
such persons do nol read, and are nol fur
nished with materials for interesting and
instructive conversation. The natural con
! sequeuye is, that me loousn siorv anu ran
of slander make up the topics of their con
vernation.* Thus a whole neighborhood ji
often disturbed, and hatred is created ii
the bosoms of those who were once goot
friebde.
Young as I am, I have seen such thing!
happen; and it convinces me Urn all per
rons would be more happy, espvctnllj
those who are fond of talking and beinj
in company, were they to spend more o
’ their time in useful reading.
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Moons in South Carolina —Ii ma;
: not be generally known that some ol tin
i best families in South-Carolina are Moon
I by descent. The blood of (he A.lricai
^ soon washes out, hut thnt ol tjie Indiai
and Moor, after ten generations, sliipvi
’ itself almost as strongflj' ns ever. Tni
‘ crisp, curling black hair, dark, sad eyes
:! long silken lashes, and swarthy complex
II ion, come up, generation after generation
l1 Many of our old Huguenot families, doai
1 lo the present day, snow strong traces c
I; their Moorish descent.
1 When the Moors were driven out o
I Spain, upon the conquest of Granada
1 thousands of them took reluge in the soul
* of Fiance, carrying with them the arts c
s cultivating the vine and of growing silk
• J Remembering their bitter persecutions i
Spain, they never could become Catholic:
' though forced byiueir posaiou lo rvuouuc
’’i Mohammedanism and become Christian:
31 They eventually he aine Protestants, an
lj when the revocation of the "Edict c
'I Nantes” took place, withdrawing tolera
s lion from the Protestant religmn.'they wer
3 again driven to seek new homes; au
^ large numbers of .them emigrated to Soul
•j Carolina.— [Charleston Banner.
•' --
s -.A drain, generally speaking, is a :ma
8 quantity taken ii| large quantities by tbo
? who have few grains of sobriety and no si;n
s pl.es of conscience.
A ii.au I lin QAOr avuojEiauiii’.
Wills'll regularity, po ho We cart be
managed.with a‘»y degree of ejcoinjmy.ur
Comfort. No mistress or heat) of e hgu|e
hold. therefor*', should trust iier dumestjjg
with the care of the shore rooms, cldserii
and kitchen, without keeping a twofal
supervision O'er each of Hhems thef^PvUi
The host hour for inspection, jp . regard to
these matter*. is immediately after brealt
Ihvt. All tht* mtit?ffi#l4 Ur Stores, £4
as the ni'oessn'ry direction*, may thefi US'
give.p out. She should see ah>o for her*
self, that everything is iupde the best usa
oT by those' to whom she entrusts tha
culinary operations', ft*nd’ that nothmg ia
hsfr to- the chances of divordi't'and waste.
No lady should ever - regard hwself
above ,ljiis.routine obskpUful boos* oarej
for. however.acgnu»plisht*d she
lie'r dolftesiTc du’ties are of the ftrsl import*
aneeJ Tbtis, ill regard 'riffhtr dimply Yftilr
t»r alone of the dinner tuble-r-ita appoint*
menu and the mode tof. cond acting an mob
an occa^iog-pllte influence of a faititftb
attention to duty, pn the part of the femalfl
head df housi'h.old afiutrs, is at once evt»
dent; E-vViyibing short Id1 nbr only bS>-lfl
its proper place, hut have-a pbte-0 by-ftWrt?*’
Ck-au trifle, Jintrii should -flhljh-sbanfiimft
out after the soiled has been, returned to
its proper place. Glass should be kt?p£m
a closet in tlie ilihintff rooirt, ami only, fliSf
number of glasses g((en’oui tilitt' Viii’y Vi
wanted. t>> 5 f I shirs tw
JJver.ytUbg biting thus st band.jibd thd
utmost paielulpeas euforced, much trouble,
and in the course of the year, considerably
loss will be avoided." PtitWualiiy in .the
management of alf hom^ affi'iiVisWib fitH*
d i s(>e n table. The mea I»• should a Iwaya,
unless mia void a tile ^asuehies intervene,
he. reiubvph t|m tytcubtomed ni)J Baffled
hour. If the mUfress is putmmab, tW
domestics will also be so; and.thus tni
miVl of the'hu?bnrtd Wrl! not bar’ ruffled;
eud there- Will be no confusion- W«dfo*Ml
bickerings, but harmony Ind a cheerful
appreciiuioa«f ^vyry . inenl, followed hy
genial relaxation and J)lea3ant converse*
y These nre not trifles,’ helbe&bf (fifty
may. appear to some. If the insolvtney «
thousands, could be .traced,to its sourcej ci*
would be found to have commenced Wids
the non-performance pf these household
duties by the wife—or other female head
of rfflfbfftf— for " without order therefWn*
economy.” » , ■
. • ,■ ■n#' a '•* " 1 ,Am i ■ *■ •" *l
Independence.—A western editor ry^
ceiiily ofl&red his hat for the best essay on
independence. The following obtained
tee prize:
National independence is easer im*
agined than described; personal indcpendt
ence consists emphatically -in being'sniiaU
ed in a cleau shirt,, drawers, socks, and a
nicely blocked ppir of pf boots, .with*at
fehVt t| ifollar and a ‘naifand clean cambrtg
in yohr pocket, on Sunday morning, with
your tvife upou one arm and ti e baby dp*'
pn the other, taking-your course towarde
ypyr owu .preacher, in.the expectation of
doing i our own-snoozing in your pwpfte.Wg •
wherein no one does venture to nudge you
with (beiir elbow or tickle you with a straw.
. _ l» i# »•(!■' . 1. i>i if
Lose and Short Pats.—At Oerljp
and London the longest day has sixteyu
hours and a half; at Stockholm, the long
est day has eighteen hours and a half; at
Hamburg, the longest day lias seventeen
hours, and the airortes; seven; at St.
Petersburg, the longest day has nineteen
hours, and the shonest five ; at Tornea, in
Finland, the longest hasiwen'y-one hour*
and a half; at VVanderhus. in Norway,
ihe day lasts from the 21xi day of May to
tfie*22iul of duly, without interruption;
and at Spitsbergen, the lougeslday is three
months, and n half.
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i rt _ a u’
ill l n 1AL.IOH- I as |<V. J*wv
lishc-s the fallowing: “I know an old
, man who believed that • what was 10 be
would bo.’ He lived in a region infested
( by savage Indians. He always look his
1 giiri with 'him, but this time found that
some of bis family had taken it out. As
lie would not go without it, his friends tan*
. minted him by saying there wasnodtwger
of the Indians; that he would not die till
his tune come any how. ‘Yes,’ says the
. old fellow, ‘suppose I was to meet an In
i' (hail and his time was come, it wouldn’t
do not to have my gun ”
■ —A certain botanist constructed a floral
clock by obtaining floweis that opened at dif
ferent hours of the day, and arranging them in
the proper order ; but a friend has invented a
vegetable clock which shows more ingenuity
' tlun the fi st. He says the best way to pro
duce such a time piece is to “get up at eight
o’clock” (get a potato clock.) ^
—It takes four things to make a thorough
getitleuian. You must be one in your principles,
, a gentleman in your tastes, a gentleman in
f your person, and a gentleman in your manners.
No man who does not combine these qualities
[ can be justly named a true gentleman.
, --Accept a lock of my hair,” said an old
1 btcbelor lo a widow, handing her a large curl,
f “Sir, you had better give joe the whole wig.”
. “Madam, you biter hard, but pray don’t risk
l breaking yonr beautiful porcelain teeth.”
• ■ -German writer observes that in the
United States there is such a scarcity of
thieves, they are obliged to ofl'er a reward for
^ I their discovery.
! ' -A young m.-irTiri Pennsylvania was re
■ j cently fined $~> for stealing a kiss fi Om a young
lady. They do not appear to have a very
, i superior article of kisses there-.
“ _.An exchange says that the peace most
' coveted by European ntoirtVeh-i, at the present
|! I tune, is a piice of their neighbor’s territory.
} _An Irish lover has remarked that it is a
i-1 great pleasure to be alone, especially when
| you have your swate-heart wi'h you.