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- PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. AT DES ARC, PRAIRIE COUNTY. ARKANSAS. BY J. C. MORRILL TERMS-S2 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME VI. DES A DC, ARKANSAS. NOVEMBER 16. 1859. _NTTMbkt? Q_
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THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
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tricted to their legitimate business.
\(s&“Advertisements displayed by large type,
or in double columns, charged double the above
rates.
(J^T Personal communications charged dou
ble the rates of regular advertisements.
Legal advertisements will be charged,
for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
#0 cents per square for each additional inser
tion.
ftsjp Announcing candidates tor mate anti
District offices, $7; County offices, $!i; Town
ship, offices $3, invariably in advance.
(|Calls on persons to become candidates
are charged at the usual rates, except when
pci sons making the calls are subscribers to
our paper. Payment in advance.
(^“Political circulars charged as adver
tisements.
(J^* Advertisements not ordered for a spe
cified time, will be inserted till forbidden, and
charged for accordingly.
J^'All advertising to he paid for quarterly.
OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
assortment of Printing Material, and are
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to "print Pamphlets, Cata
logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill lleayls, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, &c.
N.H BURK,
(Successor to II. I*. Vauglian.)
ALE AND RETAIL DEAL
Stoocs, 5!)cct Jron, tllire, &t.:
Jllso— Manufacturer oj Tin and Sheet
Iron fVare,
Buena Vista St., (Opposite Nucleus House,)
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
_i
Having bought the stock on hand and
material in this shop, from H. P. Vaughan,
Esq., the undersigned will continue to carry
on the above business, in all its branches. He
has on hand a good stock of
COOKING-S TO VES, T1N
WjRE, Sfc.,
which he will ell at Memphis prices.
GUTT&tUIVG AIV D JORHIVG
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
. (ET * share of the public patronage is re
deectfully solicited.
jun2t*-6m N. H. BURK.
j7t7 pabham,
AR CHITECT,
CAllPESTEit A STD JUINElt,
Respectfully informs the citizens of
Des Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
to execute all work intrusted to his care, with
neatness anil dispatch.
PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
Furnished to order, free of charge where he
has the contract for the same.
GSTF rom his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, he Hatters himself that he
can render entire satisfaction. juir’tt-tf
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
HAVING permanently located at Des Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
Work iu HIS Line of Rusiness,
in a satisfactory manner. From his expe
rience. he feels confident that those who favor
him with contracts will have no cause to re
gret it.
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY.
Left at G. W. Vaden’s Store, will meet
with prompt attention. jun29-ly
ALEX LEUDERS,
HO SISK, S IM \' , ASO FRESCO
PAINTER,
DES ARC. Ark.—Also, Carriage Painting,
Furniture Varnishing, Graining, Paper
Hanging, &.c. All work done iii the best style.
Shop in the building formerly occu
pied as the “ Citizen” Offico, near the Landing.
junl5-tf
A S. HARRIS,
IP . 1 T C fl- *fl .1 I£ E R
AND
{TIES JbJXj JES.1HL
/OFFICE on Buena Vista
\ / street, opposite the
Nucleus House. Des Arc, Tr
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-tf
eTrTmcPH k ksox,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
4 LL persons wishing my services in
this department of business, will please
address me at Brownsville. Prairie county,
Ark. Every call will be punctually filled.
novllMy
J.S.IXDERSOV,
SADDLE, BRIDLE
-A S D
Slarncsst .Manufacturer,
DBS ARC, ARKANSAS.
pgffr RESPECTFULLY informs
the citizens of Prairie and
adjacent counties, that he has on hand,
and is prepared to manufacture to order,
Saddles, Bridles, Martingales, Buggy,
Carriage and Hack Harness,
As well as every other description of work
usually done in such establishments.
Shop on Lyon street, back of Frith Si
f»ck* store. ian21-ly.
| PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. W. A. THOMPSON. Reform P»v j
sician. late of McLemoresville, Teln..
having located in Des Arc, Arkansas, respect
fully tenders his profesional services, injits j
various branches, to the citizens and public j
generally. Officf.—Evans & Horne’s bnijld- \
ing, third door up stairs, Buena Vista street;
julvl3-ly.
• TYR. N. L. RAGLAND, having i
I cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
heretofore occupied bv W. B. Means, decea
ed, offers his professional services to tH?
public.
(BT Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ljj, j
TYR. T. J. CUMMINGS, hatring perj,
j manently located at Atlanta. Prairijj
county, Ark., offers his professional service*!
to the public.
(|J^* Having practiced in hospitals as welli
as in families, he flatters himself that he cat*!
render satisfaction to his patrons.
JJ3?” Office at Peebles’ Hotel [apr 1-tf. t
T\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.
(br Thankful for the liberal patronage he |
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
(Ja?” Office at D. P. Black & Co’s., Drug
Store. aprill-ly _
TYR. 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-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 thehealing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. da?” Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
T\rTw. F. WALSH, having located at
1J Des Arc, offers his Professional Sf.r
vicf.s to the public. Calls promptly at
tended to. mayJD, 1858-ly*
T*R. WM. BETHELL, will continue
I f 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.—
ffeg" Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
Store. Reside.nce in the Jiuilding formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
TJR. 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 Vista street.
maylS-tf i
WW. EDWARDS, Attorney at i
. Law. Lake Village. Chicot county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Eastern Arkansas. (STD rompt attention i i
given to the collection of claims, ik.c.
oct5-tf.
n. S. GANTT. W. J. BRONAUGH
ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
»T at Law, Brownsville., Arkansas Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septl-Itf
T ACOB T MORRILL7Attou'n7y at
»| Law, Notary Public, and Justice or
the Peace. Clarington, (Sunfisb.) Monroe
County, Ohio. [jul27-tf.
1. E. GATEWOOD.J. A. MOON.
n ATE WOOD & MOON, Land
\ J 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. aug3-tf.
rI^ KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
I • 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. (^* Owce on Lyon
street. [ jun8-tf
Robert h. crockett, attorney at
L uv, Mount Adams, Arkansas county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of
Arkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie.
april22-tf.
i.. .. t>. H. earr
T71EATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
|1 NEYS at Law, and Rf.ai. Estate Agents,
Clarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the'
counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular
attention given to collections. jv!7
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
J . Law. Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Conway, and Pope. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to him
OFFICE!—Over Town Hall, (Frith’s
New Building,) first door. febl3-tf
JW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. E'rancis, Jackson and White.
Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T JONES Attorney
at Law. Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe. St. E’rancis, Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. sept26-tf
SA.m’l W. WILLIAMS.V.'. I.. I). WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law. Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
them. deed
J. L. UOLLOWELL..W. D. JACOWAY.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law. Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Couway and Pope.
je26-tf
I. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NO. 74, FRONT ROW,
may4-ly Memphis, Tens.
Sylvania Academy,
PRAIRIE CO., ARK.
—
MISS E. D. 9AFFORR,
PRINCIPAL*
THE exorcises of this institution will be
resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session of Five Months.
Primary Department.$1« (TO
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. 50
.Ikf.krences —Rev. J. W. Moore, Col. J.
M. Bell. John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Term.; Rev.
H. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Term.; A. L. Lew
is, Oxford, Miss. aug3-ly.
EDUCATIONAL.
THE third session of the “Res
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.$10 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
the above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 11 00
tigh Branches. 16 00
Ilstrumental Music. 25 00
Ifce of Instrument. 5 00
53P" Pupils charged from time of entering,
Alii no ilprliifHhn fnr withdrawal nr nKcoiioo
e)fept in cases of protracted sickness.
|>es Arc, July 27, 1859.-tf.
J GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
AND
WA.G03M MA.K23R,
WOODRUFF STREET,
P©^ ' it sfe© ,9 Asflko
’5^35^- Wagons, Carts,
jTB&g Drays. Wlieel-bar- _
1®!''.' ■' rows. &c.., made to —"
arder in short notice. Repairing and planta
:ion w>rk done on the usual time for prompt
aavingtai stomers, (all others must pay cash.)
(fsr All new work must be cash or its
socivaLnt. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc. Ark., Jan. 21. 1859.-ly.
b'lj elk sm i tWTjvg~
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHETTER,
DE^ ARC, ARKANSAS,
THANKFUL to the
I people for their past fa-1|
vors.respectfnlly announces v Q
hat he has ipened a shop at T. V. Lee’s'old
tand, on Pafk street, where he is prepared to
lo all kinds if work in the above line.
fi^-Blacl smithing, wagon and buggy buikl
ng. wheelbarrows, repairing. Ac., done on
hor notice.
(jSj^Horsf-shoeing done promptly,
feb 18-tf .
J 0 HN I c N AIe e7
r . f / f> o it,
Det Arc, Arkansas.
SHOP (IN BUENA VISTA STREET—
west oj the “Nucleus House”—where he
s prepared to execute all kinds of work in
lis line of business, in a neat and fashionable
it vie.
'July 27, 1859.—[If]
JAMES JOHNSON,
Gunsmith,
DEB ARC, ARKANSAS.
£2 CJ Having permanently located myself,
jJCll an prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &c., to order.
HOstT" All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
in reasonable terms.
IDCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be
aroinptly attended to.
KTerms—Cash. apr3 ly
FI.rii llMIttttlS!
TO THOSE persons who are very par
ticular with regard to time, we can now
iffer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
.vhich will give entire
SATISFACTION
n time-keeping. We know this by trials of
;he watches; we are aiming to supply TIME
KEEPERS, and are giving attention espe
cially to the regulation of all our watches, so
hat our customers shall not be troubled with
'aulty. or irregular pieces of machinery, that
lave only the appearance of being watches,
vhile in fact they ar~ not so. We shall al
ways hold ourselves ii. readiness to make good
ivery thing we say in regard to all that we
sell. J. E. MERRIM AN & CO.,
nar 25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
Private Entertainment,
BY HENRY JACKSON,
..AT THE OLD STAND..
3NE mile west of des arc,
( On the Main Road to Fort Smith.)
JJAVING ereccted a large and*i^-~rv
commod ous Building, he is aow^-Qi
e er prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
-.ominodate the Dublir*. with antuit-ainmaAi
aIS Iates of cllarges are reasonable.
Accommodations are inferior to none.
ATI, Ai\TA H OTfEL.
B* Jl PEEBLES,
Atlanta, Prairie Vo., Ark.
HAVING leased this finely located Public
House, and re-fitted it entire. I am m e
pared to accommodate the traveling Dublin
(w The stage office of Messrs.' Chidester
Reeside & Co’s., U. S. Mail Line from De
Arc to Port Smith is kept at this house
Also, passengers from Des Are to Little Rock
will be forwarded by Hanger’s Stage Line frnir
Batesville to Little Rock. [decll-3m
C.A. J u D SO N ;
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS AND SASH
—ALSO— 1
*
CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION 01
HOUSE CARPENTER
I!tD JOINER WORK, & C.
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
-TEEMS
Cash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
Orders from the country promptly attended to,
jan 8-ly.
For the Des Arc Citizen.]
Tai.equah, Cherokee Nation, )
October, 3, 1859. J
Mr. EnrTou.—Thinking perhaps it
might be a matter of some interest to you
to hear from this region, I concluded as I
had a few hours leisure to give you a few
passing events.
I placed my foot on Indian soil, for the
first time, opposite Fort Smith, and com
menced my lour for the Creeke Agency,
a distance of about eighty miles. Twen
ty-eight miles brought me to the place
where I took dinner with a Cherokee In
dian, his wife at one head of the table, he
at the side, another Indian on the other
side, and I at the head. He spoke Eng*
lish very well—every thing was very nice.
Yet I could not keep my eyes off of the
Indians, it looked so odd to one that had
never seen many Indians. His wife set
very erect, eat nothing, and did not ap
pear to be in the right place; though she
kept the flies oS the table and poured out
the milk. After dinner I continued my
journey and fell in with a very intelligent
Indian, and you tnay well imagine I asked
him a world of questions. He answered
me promptly and willingly—I must here
tell you a part of his conversation. I
asked him what was the religious senli
rilfint rtf his npnnlp ? T-Tp Innl/uri at mo
hesitated for a moment, and then said, “the
Baptist have a majority of members—most
all the negroes and ignorant full-bloods
are members of the Baptist church, the
half-breeds and more intelligent Indians
belong to the Methodists and Presbyte
rians.” Dark safely lodged me under the
roof of a Cherokee’s house, forty-five miles
from where I breakfasted. Being very
much fatigued I threw myself on a bed
until supper. After supper I looked on
the bed and an Indian had taken my place.
Well, I waited very impatiently to find
out where 1 was to lie, after a while I
was informed that I would sleep in an
office fifty steps from the house, in a bed
with another gentleman, and there I saw
a sight I never saw before—a bed on the
floor, and on it two while men, and an In
dian in the middle. The middle man
kept warm, but I have my doubts as to
whether the out side men were warm as
it was quite a cool night.
The next morning I commenced my
journey alone, passing but a few houses
during the day, but through oneof the most
beautiful and picturesque countries I ever
saw, diversified with hills, hollows, prai
ries, timber and rocks—the greater por
tion of the country was prairie. I could
see many miles oflf, ledges of mountains
looking beautiful in the extreme. I can
not describe it better than to say it looked
like a blue canvas, scolloped. Quite a
number of catttle can be seen grazing,
many of them far off.
Night brought me to the Creek Agen
cy, a beautiful location with half a dozen
good stores doing an immense business,
entirely surrounded by prairies. Most of
the inhabitants are half-breeds and whites,
and a cleverer set of men can no where
be found. I met with Rev. Mr. Slover,
a Methodist preacher, who has been out
here four years. The natives, he says,
take a deep interest in religion—they
have had several camp meetings in the
Nation, and many joined the church.—
I a r. • . ... .1_ _ * »l A
AllCt ICIUttlUUJg IHW V»UJi3 IIIO I
Ileft for Talequah. crossing the Arkansas
at the junction of Grand river. The Ar
kansas here is quite a small stream.—
Grand river is a beautiful stream, perfect
ly clear. Fort Gibson is two miles up
it, a beautiful location doing consider
able busines. The land on this river is
very rich—it is said to be the best portion
of the Cherokee Nation—the country is
well watered, many fine springs breaking
out on the road side. One mile from this
place is the Female Seminary, a beautiful
brick building, and one mile from that is
the Male Seminary, built after the same
plan- They have no school at either—
their education annuity haviug been ex
hausted in erecting the buildings. They
will pershaps commence soon, as eilorls
are now being made. The Council is in
session. The Cherokee form of govern
ment is similar to ours but called by differ
ent names. The Chief, John Ross, acts
as Governor, the Committee as Senate,
and the Council as House of Representa
tives. They are elected for four years.
The Committee are quite an intelligent
body—the Council, mostly full-blood In
dians. More than half of the Committee
are half-breeds. I heard the Chief’s mes
sage read, it was read in both Englisl
and Cherokee ; it was a well written doc
ument and would do credit to many pos
sessed of loftier aspirations. He advo
cates the sale of the neutral lands in Kan
jSas. the proceeds applied to paying thi
ational debt, and the balance applied t<
school purposes. He argues if the neu
K
tral land was not sold soon they would
. have much difficulty with it, as the whites
! were squatting on it and opening large
| farms—he says the government has been
appealed to in vain for redress. There
were quite a number of candidates for
; the difij^j^offices, most of the officers
are clt^HVthe Council, Supreme, Cir
cuit and Uretrict Judges, Secretary, Trea
surer, and several others. I slopped all
night with one of the Supreme Judges.
It is not necessary for a man to be a law
; yer to be Supreme Judge—good judgment
| being the necessary qualification—they
have five in number. They have nine
Districts in the Nation, and elect two
Committeemen and three Councilmen.
One of the Council having resigned there
will be an election soon to fill the vacancy.
There are several candidates. A man of
influence told one of them if he would
join the Baptist church he could be elected
very easily—he remarked he would rather
go to hell. John Jones, a Baptist preach
er, supported by the Northern Baptist
Missionary Society, has done a great deal
of injury to the Baptist cause, as many of
the Indians hold slaves, and he will not
let any commune in his church who own
staves or are iavoraoie 10 me insiiiuiion.
Perhaps I shall trespass upon your
patience, so I close for the present- B.
Overdoing It.—A well-known Metho
dist, who was traveling on horseback
through the Slate of Massachusetts, stop
ped once on a sultry summer's day at a
cottage by the roadside, and requested
some refreshment for himself and beast.
This was readily granted by the worthy
New England dame; so (lie parson dis
mounted, and having seen his horse well
cared for, eutered the cottage, and par
took of the refresment which was cheer
fully placed before him. For some time
past there had been no rain, and the coun
try seemed literally parched up. The
minister eutered into conversation with
the old lady, and remarked upon the dry
ness of the season.
“Yes,” she replied, “unless we have
some rain soon, all my beets, cucumbers,
and cabbage will be good for nothing;
and I think that all the ministers ought to
pray for rain.”
The worthy divine informed her that he
was a minister, and that he should be hap
py to comply with her wish. He accord
ingly knelt down and prayed fervently
that the gates of Heaven might be open
ed—that showers might descend and re
fresh the earth. He then Arose from his
knees, and having kindly thanked his '
hostess, bade her good day, mounted his
horse and departed. But he had not
been gone more than an hour, when the
clouds began to gather, and a tremendous '
shower of rain and hail descended, and
with such force as to wash the contents of
the old lady’s garden clear out ol the
ground.
“There !” said she, “ that is always the
way with those JYletuodists; they never
undertake to do anything but they always
overdo it."
Nature and Art,—Nature is the per- [
fection of art. It is the art of the Infinite |
Artist It evinces the perfection of skill (
and taste ; the gnion of the useful and
ornamental. A flower is a thing of ex- J
quisite beauty ; but its use is more won
derful than its beauty. A tree is a thing |
of beauty; but more a thing of use. Al
most everything in nature is both useful '
aad beatiful. Nature is profusely, even
grandly ornamented. Shall not men
learn of their maker, and ornament their
homes—their farms, gardens, and houses? '
The highest human duty is to be like
blod. It will make men wiser and better
to cultivate both skill and taste, to beautify
everything around them.
Especially should farmers and gardnera
become artists in their professions. If
they love rural life—love the fields, the
groves, the trees, the fruits, they ought to
testify that love in the way to make most
Konntifnl llu<ir fVirnna rr<t rrldna anri Immnc
How easy lo plant trees for shade and
fruit; shrubs for flowers; to lay out
Uwds; to set hedges, vines, hardy flower
roots. How easy to have every home
embowered with living beauty.
And villagers too ought lo be awakened !
to the skill and work of ornamenting.—
Every street in the whole country should
be fringed with trees. Villages should
be groves of cultivated trees, shrubs and
flowers. If villagers could realize the
immense benefit of such decorations, how t
soon would the work of ornamenting be
begun in earnest. We want more love J
for nature—more rural taste—more ap
preciation of the works of the All-Perfect
Artist.—[Valley Farmer.
Coke tor Fever and Ague.—The ,
fr\1l nui i nrr Virmio-ht from the Soanish Main, i
-- «
and said to be an unfailing cure for fever
and augue, is highly recommended by an
exchange:
Just before the chill come3 on, have a
pot of very strong coffee made, and keep
it hot, and when the first chill is felt,
pour out a pint, aud squeeze the juice of
a lemon into it, and a little sugar to make
it palatable, drink it off, go to bed, and
cover up warm. One trial of this oiten
cures, while two or three never fail.
This remedy is in common use among
1 the inhabitants of the West India Islands,
i and we have been informed that it is very
, successful.—[Macon Citizen*
NURSLING VESPBRS.
BY REV. 1. t. RANKIN.
A row of little faces by jjte bed,
A row of little hands upon the apread,
A row of little roguish eyes all closed,
A row of little naked feet exposed.
A gentle mother leads thd|n in their pfaise,
Teaching thelV feet to tread the heavenly ways,
And takes this lull in childhoodfe tiny tide,
The little errors of the day to chide.
No lovelier eight, this side of Heaven is seen,
And angels hover o’er the group unseen,
Instead of odors in a censor swung,
There floats the fiagrauce of an Infant’s tongue.
Then tumbling headlong into waiting beds,
Beneath the sheet they bide their timid beads,
'Till slumber steals away their idle fears,
And,Iike a peeping bud,each little face appears
AUdressed like angels, in their gowns of white,'
They’re wafted to the skies, in dreams of night,
And Heaven will sparkle in their eyes at morn,
And stolen graces all their ways adorn.
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Monet! — Monet! — The sacred
writer did not design to “set the poor
against the rich” when he penned that
eternal truth, “the love of money is the
root of all evil.” It petrifies the heart,
dries up the milk of human kindness, and
makes man a stranger to his fellow-man.
All the charities ana the courtisiee of life
—all the delicate sympathies of humani
ty. are locked up in the icy embrace of
this master passion. Principle, honor,
honesty, couraoe. nuriiv—all are awnl.
lowed up and lost in the love of money.
Make men as temperate and chaste as
angels—throw around them all the con
ventional restraints of social life, and
Mammon shall still people Hell with vic
tims of avarice. You will see men
breaking the ties of home and kindred,
forsaking their long cherished moral and
religious principles — and fuming their
backs upon all that mankind ordinarily
bold near and dear for money. You’ll
9ee them braving the perils of the land, of
the sea, the cold of the frigid zone, and
the heat of the torrid, for money. You'll
see them bartering health, happiness,f—
nay, life itself, for gold. You'll see them
deliberately choosing damnation, and re
fusing Heaven, for filthy lucre.
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JftsJ* A friend, says the Boston Tran
script, who has been something of a nau*
ical man in his day, relates the following
incident, which occurred while prosecu
ing a voyage in the ship Chalcedpny, of
Salem : “A few years ago, while sailing
rlong the coast of Bruzil, in moderate
weather, the chief mate of our vessel
nade a kite, for the purpose of pleasiag
he boys who were .passengers on board
he ship. It was fiying finely, with a
iberal rope of twine, attached to the
nizzen masthead, much to the amusement
if the juveniles, when an English ship
anie in sight. She hoisted her oolors
md altered her course to intercept us.—
iVlien near enough, we both hove to, the
Englishman sending his boat, manned
vith four men and the chief mate. On
eaching the deck, the first officer asked
or some tobacco; but it was apparent to
ivery one that he was sent on board for
arne other purpose. After pacing the
leek nervously for a few moments, he
nustered sufficient courage to call the
aptain one side, and inquired wbat he
md flying over the stem? Only a kite,
o please the children, was the reply.—
Jur skipper sent me on board, said the
nate, thinking it was a sort of a machine
o get the longitude; you Yankees are so
Ml of inventions."
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Aw Affecting Panting.—The AU
mnv ExDress has some subscribers who
lon’t pay for their papers. The Express
)ids them good-bye in the following
ender terms :
“ This week we strike from our list
>nly about fifty subscribers who will not
jay their due to the printer, in doing
10 we take them by the hand, and with
ears in our eyes bid them an affectionate
arewell. Good-bye old subs! Take
:are of yourselves. Sometimes think of
he express, which you have read so tong
or nothing. Sponge upon some other
jrinter now for a while. A change of
liet will doubtless be good for yiiSu. Poor
jld fellows! We are a little sorry to
urn you out on the dark night Without a
amp, but it must be so. Strike for the
jearest neighbor’s light. He may let
mu in and feed you for a year or two,
jpon the strength of your honorable
jroinises to pay at the end of that lime.
H’or ourselves, we have enough of these
lurious pledges to supply our cabinet for
he present. We have labelled them
:arefully, and they are opened to general
nspection. With many thanks for your
inrlnlrronna nf tia nml fnr
tour honest appreciation of the obligation
sxisling toward our office, we again, and
inally, say farewell forever.”
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B3“The sea is the largest cemetery,
ind its slumberers sleep without a rnonu
nent. All grave-yards, in other lands,
ihow some symbol of distinction between
he great and the small, the rich and the
>oor; but in that ocean cemetry, the
ting, the clown, the prince, and the peas
int, are alike undistinguished.
--
BST A little three-year old girl was
iding in the cars with her father a few
lays since, when a lady remarked :
“That’s a pretty baby.”
The little lady’s eyes flashed fire as
she drew herself up to her fullest height
»nd replied:
“I aint no baby—I wear boots and
hoops!”
la the cup are drowned more than •
in the sea. 1
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
— *1 sty, BIU, give me a piece tit yaur
apple, and I’ll tgt you eee my tore toe.”,
Navies.—England has 781' vessels of War j
France 480 j Basel a 188 ; United States 7$.
The Heart.—No action, no service goes
current In Hoaven but that which is sealed
up with integrity of heart. Uod will not be
put off with the shell when we give the devil
the kernel.^-[Brooks.
—— The very last curiosity spoken of In the
papers is a wheel that cameolT a dog’s tail
whpn it was a waqoin’. The man who dis
covered it has retired from public life to lira
on what be owes.
—Frenchman, who promised to estffcp
lith a school, hearing that a high school
Would be more respectably patronized took a
room In the garret ot a four etory Bouse.
—<4 The Immorality of the age ii tbc stand
ing topic of complaint with soma man. But
tf any one likes to ha moral, we can see noth
ing in tbe^gatp prevent him. , :1||
— “A grhat lie,” aays the poet Crahbe,
“ie like a great fish on dry ]and[ it may itrat
and fling, and nuke a frightful bother, hut, It
cannot hurt you. You have only to keep Still
and it will die itself.”
Ai.wats Too Late !—An old Carolinian
| once aaid i “1 was born the last dag in the
year, the last daystn the month, % last day
in the week very late in tbe||ay, and hare el
ways been behind, I ielieve it would have
been fifty dollare in my pocket If I had not
been born at all. ■
BboitiJto a Foot —King Ithn the First
gave all manner ofWirty and encouragement
to the exercise of buffoonery and took great -
delight in it himself. H«g>penin£once t£ bear
pretty hard ungn oneof his Scottish eourHOrs,
“By toy soul,” isturnsd the pe*fv«‘hothat
made your Majesty a king spelled the host
fool in Christendom.”
-A fellow whose countenance, was
enough to soars the evil on*, was giviusMM
extra flourishes lu .« public-house, whetfWe
was observed by a Yankee, who, walking up,
asked him it he didn't fall into a brook when
he was young. “What^do you mtsn, ysm im
pertinent scoundrel?” “Why, I didn't mean
nothing, only you've got such a crookedmSfoth,
I thought as how you might have fslien in the
brook when you was a boy, aqd your toother
hung you tip by the mouth to dry."* *
*—- A firm in Boston have just made Awe
pairs of shoes for a slave in one of the South
ern States, which arc elephantine intheifpro
portions. The dimensions of each shoe is
sixteen and * quarter inches across the ball of
the foot and Seventeen round the instep. That
darkey will require a one-acre field to. turn
round in. „ . i <
-A bowlder weighing about two founds
was found under the shirt bosom of s colored
individual arrested in a row. On being ques
tioned as to how it came in his possession, be
exclaimed with a took of blank astonishment:
“Dat’s just what I’d like to know hogjr that
infernal dornick got inter my buzum- I ’spect
some dem niggers must have frowd it dar.”
—— The Jews in America number some two
hundred and fifty thousand. They have forty
thousand in New York alone. Two senators
and fewr congressmen are of the Jewish faith,
which shows the ancient political talent of
the race. The Christian Jews nnmber about
seven hundred and fifty, of whom one hundred
are studying foe the ministry.
Rathe* Sxi,|-Conceited.—The bishop of
Troyes commenced • recent circuler to his
clergy thus:—“God has written a magnificent
page of hirisry, with the assistA'VCb or
Fhasscb.” Me force of education probably
induced the bishop to mention the Deity first,
but none but a Frenchman could imagine that
ibe supreme power would require assistance
in hia work.
A Dangerous Cat.—A day or two ego, a
child falling asleep in its cradle, in the south
ern portion of the city, in the absence of its
mother, was almost deprived of its life by a
cat, which was found with her claws fastened
to the dress of the child, drawing its breath ;
and it was with great difficulty that the
stealthy creature was withdrawn.—[New
Bedford Mercury.
—— Life is a journey, and they only who
have traveled a codsiderable way in it are fit
to direct those who are setting out.
——Wit is brushwood; judgment is Umber;
the first makes the brightest flame, but the
ather gives the most lasting beat.
— There are few who know how to be
idle and innocent, and the very first step out
rtf Kiiuinosa iu nciMhllv ilit.fl VlfA hliil lolll'.
— A venerable grandmother, alter re
turning from church one night, asked her
grandson for a gourd of water.
“Give me a light,” she said, wishing to
know what she was drinking.
• "There ain’t nothing in it, grandma,” re
plied the young hopeful.
“How do you know, Johnny ?”
“Case I felt in it!”
The old lady fainted.
——“Jenny, what is the mean temperature
of the summer weather in Ireland?” said a
Yankee to an Irish girl, recently. “Mane, sir!
There’s nothing mane about Ireland, bad luck
to yees, yo spalpeen!”
-A verdant youth while gazing with
wonder at the mummies in the New York
Egyptian Museum, thought he should like “to
see a tive one.”
nsi. __—_u-_l a. . »nr>4 in dia.
puling with a woman, has advertised to wbis- ,
tie for a wager against a locomotive,
_“ Mother, I heard sister swear.”
•What did she say?” ‘-She said the was
joing to wear her darned stockings tc—mor
■ow.”
-“You have only yourself to please,”
laid a married friend to an old bachelor.
‘Yes,” he replied, “but you don't Jh»e|r hew ; JB
liflealt that Is.” ,