———iii ■—■hi miii 11111111 r~"i-apsaa
Gapes in Chickens.—Caij you or
some of your readers inform me of a cure
for gapes in chickens? I have lost n
great many, and the prospect is that i
shall lose the whole of them, unless I find
a cure for them soon—Jennih MStuy
vesant, N. Y. [We know of no better way
than that described by Mr. Eement, which
is as follows: “Strip the vane from a
small quill feather, except half an inch
from its extremity, and the chicken being
securely held by an assistant, the feather
so prepared is passed neatly down through
the small opening of the windpipe, which
is readily seen at the base of the tongue,
and giving it one or two turns will general
ly bring up and destroy the worms. The
turpentine at once kills the worms, and its
application excites a fit of coughing, dur
ing which those that were left by the leath
er are expelled. This mode of application
requires some dexterity, and at times the
irritation proves fatal. We, therefore,
suggest the shutting up o 1 the chicken in
a box, with some shavings dipped in spirits
of turpentine, when the vapor arising
from the extended surface produces, in
most cases, an equally beneficial result.
Creosote, used in the same manner, has
been found most extraordinarily effica
cious.—[Country Gentleman
The Farmer’s Workshop.—The neat
farmer lias not only his neat wood-house
well filled with dry, sound wood ; but he
has his work-shop, where he keeps Lis ear
peutor’s tools and timber for use. This is
not full of chips, save when he labors. It
is neatly swept, and every tool in its place;
and he knows, though in the dark, where
to find it. You can soe at a glance that
he takes pride in it. And his tools are in
order. IIo lends: but not to every one.
This is right. Some people are as careless
about other people’s tools as their own,
and a man does not want to have a thing
destroyed. The sluggard, the slattern
should not be trusted too far, or he will
make a sluggard of yourself. End neigh
bors at the best are a pest, and the less you
have to do with them generally the better.
At least, keep your tool simp in order.
“Well, now ! there is no use; 1 can not
keep my tools in order; others will have
This shows you lack grit. The right
kind of a man will have his .premises—all
relating to them—in good order, though
he should sacrifice the' good will of the
slovens. The farmers workshop is often a
place to lounge in, in idle weather, when
the little tinkering is done by the owner.
—[Farmer’s Register.
Clean Pigs and Dirty Pigs.—Pigs
enjoy the reputation of having a real lik
ing for dirt j and, certainly, the way iu
which they are kept on some farms would
show that their owners are determined to
give them ample opportunities for carry
ing out this liking. Mo notion can, how
ever, be more erroneous than this, as none
is certainly so productive of loss to the
keeper. Let any one not convinced of
this try the two modes of pig-keeping—
the dirty aud the clean—the lood in both
cases, and other general treatment being
the same; and the result will show him
which of the two is the best in the cod.
A great deal depends upon the mode in
which they are housed. Mr. Raines, of
Mills, adopts the following: A large out
house is inclosed at the sides, so as to be
warm and dry. The iloor is paved and j
sprinkled over with burnt clay, and ashos
obtained by burning weeds. In this pigs |
are fed; while for resting and sleeping
they have a compartment railed off at the i
other Oiid, and which is amply provided
with clean straw. In another case, the !
principle of box feeding has been applied, j
the. pigs being kept-in a pit, into which j
the manure from the ox or oow-stablcs and !
the horse-stables is put. The {tigs tread j
this down and enjoy themselves amassing- -
ly. In one case where this has been i
adopted, the farmer states that his pigs,
“have given him a profit by their meat, I
and left the dressing—good as guano—for j
nothing."—[Mark Lime Express.
Mounds in Horses.—A correspond
ent of the Michigan Farmer recommends
the following remedy for the healing of
wounds upon horses: Saltpetre should j
be moderately strong to the taste, and blue
stone added until the solution is slightly
tinged. This, and nothing else is to he
used as a wash two or three times a day.
r, • n 1 -i i J
At jjiHiues uio wuuhu, uescroys tae proua
flesh, produces, granulations immediately,
and heals in a surprisingly short time. I
have had a horse badly kicked and other
wise hurt, in midwinter and midsummer,
and the cure was equally rapid, and after
ward no scar was visible. The wound re
quires no covering, flies will not approach
it, and dressing it with a mop of rags tied
to a stick is very little trouble. Wounds
do not need to be sewed up under this
treatment; at least 1 never saw any advan
tage from it, as the stitches hive uniformly
torn out.
Training Lima Beans —A Balti
more correspondent of the Gardener's
Monthly says that though the following is
hut a small hint, yet by it Lima Beaus
may bo gathered full two weeks before the
usual time, and so perhaps may bo useful.
Instead of liaviug long and stout poles only
as is usual, I tie on lateral slender rods
/ with a willow band, horizontally; and so
train the vines, much in fact as you would
do a grape vine. It takes but a few min
utes to give my small lot of plants a ten
dency atm on the laical poles, arid I
am well rewarded by their extra earliness.
T cannot explain why they should be ear
lier than when they run on upright poles,
but such is the fact, and you may have it
for what it is worth.
-Babies resemble wheat in many re
spects. Firstly—neither are good for much
until they arrive at maturity. Secondly—both
are bred in the house, also the floorer in the
to roily. Thirdly'—both have to be cradled.
Fourthly—both are gencraly well Ihrus h-.d be
fore they are done with.
Music from Stones.—A curious nov
elty lias just been brought to London, and
is about to be exhibited to the public. It
consists of a remarkably-looking piano,
made of flints, suspended from an iron
frame, which are struck with a short flint
to produce the notes. The flints are forty
in number, and elongated, but of various
lengths and thicknesses. They are ar
ranged in the order of their tone, and the
labor and investigation of years was re
quired before the complete scale was
formed. M. Ilaudry, the gentleman who
has made the instrument, was two years
| seeking for one particular stone, or tone—
tlie terras being here almost synonymous.
I Two other tones were, after an almost end
less investigation ot flints, obtained, from
pieces of schist, the only exception to the
flint tones whi’eh form the instrument. M.
Baudry recently entertained some friends
with a performance on this envious instru
ment, which was much admired, not only
i for its novelty, but also for its curious ef
fect. The tones are unlike those of any
known instrument, as may bo readily com
prehended by any one who knows the ring
of a piece of flint, and possesses a sharpness
that renders the performance peculiar,
though by no means unpicasing. The
flints are, many of them, peculiar in fonn,
and it, would be a matter of no small diffi
culty to frame any coherent theory of the
causes of the variety of tones observable,
for they are by no means in the exact
ratio of the size or weight of the different
flints.
-,-—
Cube for Hog Cholera.—Take 10
grains of calomel, 10 grains of copperas,
and 10 drops of turpentine. Give it in
slop, or if the hog will not eat the slop,
drench him.
This remedy has been used with great
success. Farmers who used it as a pre
ventive have never lost any hogs by the
cholera, and it is a certain cure if the au
imal is able to swallow it.—[Farmer’s
Register.
FUSDFMJ THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The proposition now beforo Congress to
fund the public debt .-it an interest of five per
cent., will, if that body shall accidentally
have the good sense to adopt it, open the door
to one of the grandest triumphs this country
lias ever achieved. It will command the con
fidence of the world in our determination and
in our ability to pay our debts; and will go far
toward revolutionizing the entire system of
financial credit throughout.Christendom. We
can pay live per cent, upon this enormous
debt, and, with wisdom in the management of
our national resources, extinguish it. To do
so, will place us in the very front rank of the
nations, financially, and will go very far to
ward unsettling the system of Illiberal Gov
ernments throughout, the world.
What, gives England her strength and pow
er? It is mainly, that let what will come,
she pays her debts. This, very fact, or rather
the universal confidence in the fact which ex
ists. enables her to pay; for, through her
credit, sustained by her industry and the wil
lingness of her people to endure any burthen
necessary to the maintainance of her-financial
honor, she commands the capital of Europe.
This country, with all its vast resources, has
not been able, hitherto, to compete with Eng
land in the credit of the world. Our demo
cratic institutions have seemed to capitalists
unstable, in their very nature; and when the
great Civil War broke out, American securi
ties. of every character, went down. Hut out
of the depths of this great convulsion, the
Government of the American lie public emer
ges, stronger than ever. The se lfish and cold
blooded despots who looked on in glee, fur
nishing men and munitions to the stronger
side, and words' of cheer and praise to the
weaker, in the hope that both would be ruined
and exhausted, aud so the light of our exam
ple of free government be extinguished, stand !
amazed at. the stupendous power evoked in the
gigantic struggle. They stand aghast at the
readiness with which this power, only a little
white ago divided and belligerent, is united
in the maintainance of the Republic; and al
though some may still entertain hopes, based
ou (he cravy fanaticism of this Rump Con
gress, that the Union can never be cordially
restored, keen observers note in the oneness
of sentiment which animates the more than
a million of soldiers who survive in the two
sections, that sure day of restoration when the
demagogues will be put down, and the Union,
under the guidance of the manly men who
fought out a war they had little hand in mak
ing.die stronger than ever. It is, already, a
grand t riumph of free democratic government.
It will be grander still, and without parallel
iu history, when the evil Botchers of discord
shall be expelled from the counsels of the na
tion, and the American Republic shall stand
before the world in its colossal majesty,bound
together and sustained alone by the good will
and affections of its citizens.
When that day shall come—and it will
come so soon as the people shall arouse to a
lull and clear perception of the character of
the men who are now striving to keep up sec
tional animosity—we shall start ou a career
of prosperity and grandeur such as lias never'
been witnessed under the sun. This conti
nent will become the financial focus of the
world’s industry, and European capital will
seek in-estment, in every conceivable shape,
under the guaranty of our tried republican
institutions.
As a great, step toward the furtherance of
these great results, wo trust tho proposition
for fuuding the public debt at five per cent,
may be adopted.—[Memphis Appeal.
The Text of Napoleon’s Speech that Pro
diced Tint Foreign Financial Panic.—The
following is the text of Napoleon’s speech at
Auxerre, to which is attributed (lie cause for
the financial panic in England and Europe :
1 see with pleasure that tho memory of the
first empire has not been effaced from your
minds. Believe me, for my own part I have
inherited the feelings entertained by the chief
of my family for this energetic and patriotic
population, who sustained tho Emperor in
good as in evil fortune. 1 have a debt of grat
itude to discharge toward you. This city was
the first to give me its suffrages in 1818, be
cause it knew, with the majority of the French
people, its interests were my interests, and
that I detested equally with them those treat
ies of 1815, which is now sought to make the
solo basis of our foreign policy. 1 thank you
for tho sentiments you have expressed toward
me. Among you I breathe freely, for it is
among the working population both in town
and country I find the real genius of France.
—A poor widow’s littlo bov wanted a
slate at school, she couldn’t afford to buy him
one. The next day seeing one in liis hands,
slie inquired in some surprise, “Why, Tommy,
j my dear, where did you got that slate ?”
••1 heard you say, when papa died,” he replied,
i “thnt now that he has gone, we must Look
above when wo wanted anything; so 1 went
! and got this slate off the roof. L wish I had
a frame for it.”
BOHETg,
HATS,
SHAKERS,
CHAM BRAY'S,
MOHAIRS,
EAWWS,
MCSEIHTS,
OKGATHIES,
POPUP,
BERAGES,
DOMESTICS,
MSTESS,
fcOTTGlV STRIPES.
GRENADINES,
TOWERING, Etc. 1
-ALSO
Tho finest assortment of I*J£Z2TT£>?
ever offered* to this market. Together
with
N —
of every kind.
SACQUES. SHAWLS, GLOVES,
CLOAKS, PARASOLS, RIBBONS,
LACES, HOOP-SKIRTS, CORSETS,
BALMORALS, DRESS TRIMyiMGS, &c.
We lmve on hand the finest assortment of
GENTS
Ever^offcred in Des Arc, consisting in part of
3'atirtj Waits, $aats,
$a.ssLmeld, Wants,
Wincn, JUdstA,
flLn.ddsL-$iatliLncir, planes,
floats, Wkaes,
Wats, WasietLf., Sic
CLOTH, OASStMERE, JEANS.
LINEN, SATINET, FRENCH CLOTH.
Onr assortment of NOTIONS is un
equalled. '
POCKET KNIVES, MATCH SAFES,
SPOONS, TOOTH BRUSHES,
STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, &c.
Wo call the attention of the Ladies to our
large and irdl selected stock of
SILIS GOODS.
Together with nil tHat. pertains to a first class
Dry Goods St ore.
-Ladies and Gentlemen give us a call,
and you shall bo satisfied.
Just IJeceived.
FNr addition to the ahove, we Iiave just re
ceived a complete assortment of
dfaddles,
dfi.de. dfaddleS,
dfaddle-Staffs.,
dfadddle JJlaaiceLs,
/Judies.
Gi:.\S, 'Wg^PISTOI.S,
■set.ddi of ever■>/ variety.
«ra tpbes^X pERCUSSl3„ MPS
ALSO,
f/’Lue Jd/ja;s,
ffmakinq. Afckacco,
J!Leu tin rq JDakacca,
ffijies,
jlieel&chaum ffi/ies,
/ijie //cises, Sic. j
We call particular attention to our stock as i
J the best, that has ever been offered to this I
market. A- we j urehosod our for cash. !
we can afford to sell cheap, and are determined !
to doao. Give us a call, and satisfy yourself, 1
taat our stock is as we represent it. and that >
we will do as we say. apr7
A. STEWART, of
Stewart, Galbreath & Fizer, New Orleans.
W. STEW M*,T, of
Galbreath, Stewart & Co,, Memphis.
H. STEWART, Dos Arc.
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AAD DEALERS IN
DES ARC, ARK.
STEWART & BRO’S
HAVE for -ale a large lot of Groceries,
Hardware, Guns and Ammunition, Iron,
I Nails, Castings, Stoves and Tin-Ware. Sash.
Glass and Putty. Coal Oil and Lamps, Linseed
Oil and Paint, Wooden-'V/are, Saddlery, Agri
cultural Implements, &c., &e. Also,
DET GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES
A!YI> hats.
All of which will bo sold at the lowest rates
for CASH Oil COUNTRY TRODUCE.
feb20
Tr® PGIB®n&8iS«.
BY recent arrivals, our stopk of STAPLE
GOODS has been greatly increased.
We now offer
CORN,
FLOUR,
MEAT,
COFFEE,
SUGAR,
SALT,
MOLASSES,
DRYGOODS,
CLOTHING,
BOOTS,
SHOES,
HATS,
CAPS,
SADDLES,
BRIDLES,
COLLARS.
HARDWARE,
CASTINGS.
COOKING STOVES,
HOLLOW-WARE,
QUEENSWARE,
FURNITURE, &c., &c.
At unusually low rates for this market. Call
and examine.
mat24- < _STEWAPvT & BRO'S^
I. X. HEDGEPETH. ,T. S'. THOMAS.
HEDGEPETH & THOMAS.
ATVOMSTS ikT 'LAW.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
TTTTLL practice in all of the courts of
W Prairie county, and tlio circuit courts
of the surrounding counties. mariil-Om
J. 31. GATEWOOD,
-VIVO
LAND AGENT,
Res Arc, Prairie Co., Arkansas.
tnar24-t f
W. HICKS, Formerly of the firm of Cypert &
Hicks.
II. R, FIELDING, Formerly of Athens, Ala.
KICKS & FIELDING,
ATTOttSlYS AT IMS,
Srarcy, White Co., ArSiarasas.
WILE practice in this and the adjacent
counties, in the District Courts, and Su
premo Court of tlio State.
-\Yc have in connection with our T,<w
Office an ACTIVE OUT-DOOR COLLECTING
AGENCY. Claims entrusted to us will he
promptly attended to, and if not immediately
collected will be at once secured if possible.
Claim against the Government for property
taken by the U. S forces (whether receipted
for or not)—Bounties Pensions, Arbaaks of
Pay &c. promptly attended to.
nm;24- HICKS & FIELDING.
JOHN F,. meftANXN. CEO. W. MABHltBY.
Bucftaaaii & Maliorsr, ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
AND
COTTON PLANT,
WOODRUFF COUNTY. ARKANSAS.
ATTILL attend the Circuit and Probate j
V » Courts tor the counties of Monroe. St.
Francis and Woodruff. rnai-2-1
' KTOTICB 2''
milE undersigned takes great pleasure in
_L saying to the citizens of Dos Arc, and
surrounding country, that l$> has just received
a stock of
i
Fresli and Genuine Groceries
—AND—
CONFECTIONERIES,
Consisting of Can Fruit, Nuts of all kinds.
Can-lies, Sugar, Coffee. Whiskey, Tobacco, &e.
mar24- 15. 15. ALLEN, Agent.
St. Louis, Oerall’s ISliifT, »es Arc
tind Jacksonport Packet,
A.11 oert P(3arce,
J. I. Ll KER. - Master. J
Alp. Gaisosr, ... Clerk.
isKfApfll*^IS commodious and i
x&r\rv!82£p££&&.egnttt steamer having en-!
tored the above trade, will run regularly j
throughout the season. fob28 '
' MEAL! MEAL!! '
1M® undersigned}ceops cnnsinit jj on hand
EOilS-i
Which he will sell at the lowest market price
tnarkl- M SHETTER.
MOORE & CO.
AND DEALERS IN
STAPLE DRV GOODS,
(At Haley & Erwin’s Old Stand,)
ATTK KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, A
V V large assortment of
Plantation & Family Supplies,
BOOTS, SHOES, CLOTHING
AND
Staple Dry Goods.
AI30: Corn, Oats. Cotton Seed, &c.
Will pay the highest market price for Hides
and EBeIts-y, Eggs, Butter and
Chickens.
Please give us a call before par
chasing elsewhere
feb20-ly. MOOEE & CO.
WILLIAM U. BROOK. JAMES T. BROCK.
W, H. BROOK & BBO,,
DEALERS IN
STOVES, TINWARE,
HARDWARE
AND
OaOOEBIBB,
On Buena Vista St., one door West or ;:. G. Glil L Co,
WE keep a good supply of Cooking and
Heating .Stoves, Hardware and Tin
ware; also a good assortment of Ifamlly
Groceries. All of which we intend selling
as low as can be sold in the market.
mir irieuus anu me punne generally will
find it to tlieir interest to give us a call.
W. S3. I?ROCK & RRO.
Dos Arc, Feb. 20. 1866.
Drugs! Drugs!!
__
'J$as§s, pdmue&
mimmAm,
PAINTS, DYE-STUFFS,
WIND0W-GLASS: OILS,1
UJ^haIuis, 0>ijJun(_j JDackle,
PERFUMERY,
'
SCHOOL BOOKS AND STATIONERY |
Any books will be ordered to fuit purcha
sers. We intend io keep everything in the
Drug line that, this market demands.
Prc -eriptions and orders filled promptly.
Terms—CASH.
Bl'RXEV & BRO.
JOHNSON, DAVIS & CO.
Wholesale & Retail j
DRUGGISTS,
Keeps always on hand the largest and
most, complete stock in their line ever offered
in Des Arc, comprising
Snip & fHeiirintjs;
TRUSSES! TRUSSES!
LIQUORS! LIQUORS!
SPICES, DYE STUFFS, Etc.
PAINTS, OILS, COLORS, &c.
GLASS & PUTTY.
Our slock embraces every thing coming ]
within the Drug Business, (live us a call 1
and wo will guarantee satisfaction. All orders
intrusted to our care filled with promptness
and accuracy.
N. B.—Our establishment is in the hands
of an experienced Druggist, who can be found
at his Post at ail hours-—day and night.
Dks Aec, February 20, 1800—tf.
SHERMAN HOUSE,
Derails ISliill. Ark.,
13y Mrs. Crossen.
BEING.prepared for tbeir accommodation, j
solicits the patronage of the public. i
apri 114
CIBOUfe-Adftir8* I
GEORGE PATH SON. TflOS. l. »A*Tl|ft I
Geo. Pattison & Co I
DEALERS IN 1
3B O O is. &|
—AND— I
SffAffSOHSBT I
36 NORTH COURT ST.,3 I
Between Main and Second, §
MEMPHIS, TEKft I
After fouryears spent in pursuits neither I
Mercantile nor Profitable I
We are again established in our old b\ui I
ness. Our Stock embraces a general *' I
sortment of Books and Stationery. ^ I
A liberal discount to Teachers and t1! I
Trade. Very respectfully, ■ ■
GEO. PATTISON & CO 1
Memphis, January 1, 18G6—mar!7-3m’ !
W. N. WILKKRSON. ». I
W. K. WiLKERSOfi & C0„ [|
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS B I
DRUGS, MEDICINES,!
Fare Wines and Brandies, |
G ABtlKENf SKEWS, FREIC1I Aft'b |
AMERICA]® W IS BOW CL tSS ;
PERF1MERI, FAUCI ’ ?
ARTICLES, ETC.
No. 34,0 Main Street,
Memphis, Tennessee.
marclil7-'iin*
GEO. M. GREELEY & C(7.1
Wholesale and Relail
€ a t i an factors j
-AND- |
('oiamission Merchants, I
NO. 348 MAIN STREET, 1
jllemfthl&, c~fienric.s.&ee.
REE'RKKNCKS ;
Greeley & Gale, 15. D. Whitaker, Tutt k lin
ker, St. Louis; Hamilton & Dunnica, XewOr
leans . Tobin. Lynn & Co., Thos. A. Hamilton,
Memphis; Harrison, Dwinal & Coheksoa
port. Arkansas. ninrtT-ftm
Des Arc Hotel,
muws h nmm,
Proprietor's.
TIT HIS establishment is now open, for the
JL reception of the
TRAVELING PUBLIC.
All persons having regard for convenicnc#
and comfort, would do well to give us a call.
Our table will always be supplied with the
best that the market affords. feb28
DES ARC
MALE & FEMALE
ACADEMY.
mm-: first session of this School opened on
.1. Monday, the 19th of February, undertlie
charge and direction of IS. £>. PEKRI.
who hopes by strict attention, to merit the
patronage of the town and surrounding coun
try. .Every attention will be paid to order,
and especially to the Intellectual and Moral
culture of his pupils. All scholars considered
regular from time of entrance, and no deduc
tion for absence: or for sickness of shower
duration than <mo week.
Terms per Session of Five Months
Orthography, Heading and Writing, $14 00
The same with Primary Arithmetic,
Geography and Grammar, $10 00
The same with Higher Arithmetic, .An
alysis, Philosophy. Physiology and
Algebra, $18 00
The above, with Geometry, Rhetoric,
Chemistry, Book Keeping aud the
Languages, $20 00
N- B—One half at middle of the Session,
and the remainder at the close of the session.
Des Arc, February 28, 18GG.—tf
PROPRIETOR.
THIIIS house is conveniently located.
I near the Steamboat E.aml-Jt*
las'. Travelers, or those wishing to remain
a while in Des Arc, can be assured of good
fare, comfortable quarters, and all the ac
commodations usually found at such a Uou»*
Des Arc, Arkansas, Fob. 28, 18Gti.-tf
Steam Saw-Mill.
STRONG & SEELEY
mAKE pleasure in informing the public that
1- they have put in running order, the
Steam Saw and Grist Mill on Sirs. Quarles
place on White river, four miles below be8
Arc, where they are prepared to furnish lum
ber or grind at all times, and will be pleased
to receive orders, and promptly till the same
Terms—.Cash.
marts- STRONG & SEELEY
Barber Shop! Barber Shcpl!
BEJJ, C L I N T PJ ,,
COLOItKD,
IS now prepared to do all kinds of
. in his line.
Shaving. Shantponning. Hair
C nliiiiE. Dyeing, N.C.,
Done with neatness and dispatch.
De- Arc, Vrk Match 8 Vpr,G. — tf