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I H. POE, Proprietor. __ J. H. BALDING, Publisher. ;
I VOLUME 1. DES ARC, ARKANSAS, NOVEMUER ‘24, 1866, _ NUMBER 38.
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Our .Job PiinlsiKX Department
tVe have supplied ourselves with a gooi
assortment of Printing Material and an
readv to execute all kinds of Job Printing
■on reasonable terms.
\ye are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
Pogues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Hal
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, &c.
'jrSims Allen,
;
Wholesale and Retail
AND
GEHERIt, RECE!U:’NG. FOBWARQIMf
-AND
Commb.ouH! ^Hcrdiaut,
»ES ARE', ARKANSAS.
Hus and will keep on bond a large and gooc
selection of
Jp u i* n i t u x* e
Of all kinds, suitable for the market, whicl
lie offers on very reasonable terms. Also, i
lot of
X^ X AX E .
MR. GEO. W. YADEX is doing busines
with J. Sims Alt.Tn, and would res
pectfully inform his old friends and acquain
tances, that he is still alive and kicking at Ih
old stand, and would be most happy to see »1
of his old friends, renew acquaintances am
both start anew to fortune. Call, gentlemen
1 promise to do you no harm—but think 1 cat
make it to your interest to do so. jun23
I IKS AliO —
SASAOOPtiT!!
HO! everyone, that would have somethin:
good for the inner man ! Old Peach an<
Honey, the finest Whiskey, Brandy, Wine an<
liitt. rs of every kind, titled up and accommo
dated to the taste of the
MOST FASTI5>aorS.
Fresh Oysters, Sardines, Crackers, Cheese
Nuts, Fine Cigars, Fine Tobacco, Apples
[ Fruits. &c. In fact, everything pertaining o
! belonging to a first class Saloon, may b
found on band at the Dus Arc Saloon, o
Buena Vista St., next door to Johnson & Da
vis’ Drug Store. Call and soe that is all so.
J B. WILLIAMS.
Dcs Arc, November 3, I860.—tf
LIVERY AMD SA LI
POE Jk WELLEK,
WOODRUFF ST., - - - DES ARC
(near the “citizen office.”)
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rnilE TRAVELING PUB
L lie will find the l’ropri
vtors of this Stable always piApa. eu luiuuus
HACKS, BUGGIES and HOUSES to go t
any part of the country. Horses boarded b
the day, wreck or month.
oo20tf. POE & WELLER.
HAiUlWiUK HOUSE
NO’S. Cl, 63 AND 65 ADAMS STREE1
MEMPHIS, TE.VV,
PjlltE proprietors tender many thank* to tb
I. public for the liberal patronage extemle
to them for the past year. The bouse ha
within the past few months been thorough!
Renovated, Painted and Furnished
The House Is now open.to the public at th
following rates:
Transient, per dav,.$30
Ter Week.. .$18 0
Ter Month,.$00 0
Day Board Per Month,.$35 0
OFEX AT ALL HOCKS.
HARDWICK & NEALIS,
o<'t27-3m Proprietors.
PES ARC ADVERTISEMENTS.
R. G. GILL, J. G. GILL,
GILL & B 1! 0.,
Des A_rc> .A_rk.,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED TIIElIl
NEW STOCK <> !•’
FALL AND WINTER
GOODS,
CONSISTING OF LADIES & GENTS
mmss goods,
OF ALL KINDS,
L.-. • 1 *
Hits, Capw Boots, Shoes,
LADIES CLOAKS AND HATS,
C.'l'ot'hJiig, Notions, I'ancy Wliitt
GOODS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
Usually kept in Dry Goods Houses. Also t
nice lot of
IMMHA GROCERIES,
Qucensware, Hollow-Ware, Hardware,
Glassware, &c., &., &c.
We take the greatest pleasure in showing
our stock, and furnishing a list of prices ti
j the public, so they may be their own judge;
! as to where they can get the best bargains.
*{*We will pay tlie highest market price;
for all kinds of Country Produce and Cottou
Please give us a call before purchasing else
j where.
octS- GILL BKO.
Huron & McPherson,
,Des Ai'C, Ark.
HAVING purchased tile entire interest o
Hasten, Hiakeney & Co., woult
respectfully inform the public, that they art
now receiving and opening, a most desirable
stock of
G L O T XI f >T G .
Boots Shoes,
AND A GENERAL STOCK OF
a .R O C E RIB S .
These were all purchased at the lowest fig'
uves. and will be sold to their old customers
; : all good new ones, and cash buyers, as low a
j any well regulated House in the State.
* j The Ladies will find a full line of Goods—
handsome, good anil cheap. An extra bar
gain in Ladies’ Cloaks, Hats, and Dres:
Trimmings.
. Re sure and give us a call, and we wil
’ guarantee a pleasant and satisfactory trade
. ( ' We have on hand a good supply of Bagginf
, | and Rope, and in a few days will ho in re
I | ceipt of
1 j Bacon, Lard, Fisli, Cheese, Su
gar, Coffee, Molasses. Caudles,
Soap, Cooking Stoves, Castings
■ And iu fact, almost every article usually soli
in this market.
HAZEN & McPIIERSON.
1 Des Arc. October 5, 1800—oct8-tf
i
i j
A WELL SELECTED STOCK OF
fresh drugs
ItiEQiCiNES AND CHEMICALS,
r
School Hooks and Stationery,
1 ,~ , .-.I_
- minis, uus, ujrc-aiuuo, *v*
fumery, Patent Medicines, "Vf ines, Brandies
Whiskey, for medicinal r imposes,
j Dromgoolc’s celebrated Southern Remedies
* invariably for cash, at small profits.
jul21 BURNEY & ISRO.
JO HNS OW A DAVIS
Wholesale & Retail
DPI UGGISTS
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
k
■ XT'EBP on hand a large assortment of Drugs
J IV Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery
3 Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies, Whiskey
i for medical purposes, which wc will soil lo’
for cash. Prescriptions and orders tille
promptly. july31 -tf
Des Arc Hotel
llASW & tEDWABDS,
Proprietors.
1 j rpiIIS establishment is now open, for th
5 i X reception of the
TRAVELING PUBLIC.
1 All persons having regard for convenient
i and comfprt, would do well to give us a eat
Our lablp will always be supplied with th
? best that the market affords. fcbJS
;|~.FOR SALE!
1 A PORTABLE EXEIXE AX’D BOILEP
ONE Portable Engino and Boiler
with all the fixtures. It is now in
Lgood running order. A bargain caD beSStS
had, Ky applying to Samuel Carr, Des An
i immediately, oc'2-tf
i THE CITY 0’ER_THE RIVER.
There's a city o’er the river,
In the Eden of the blest.
Where the heart is alweys happy,
In a calm, unbroken rest.
And its gates are 'white and pearly,
And its streets are payed with gold,
And no hearts are ever aching
la our Heavenly Father’s fold.
In that city skies are cloudless,
And t!,e floWers never die,
What are blooming by the river,
As it. softly murmurs by.
Where the lillics give tbeir inceu'so,
As the fragrant breezes blow,
And they lift their balm to angels
In their perfumed cups of suow.
In that city o’er the river
Angels chant oelostlril psalms,
And no storms or tempests ever
Come to mar eternal calms.
There is never night nor darkness
In that cjuict, peaceful laud,
For the sun is ever shining,
And the breezes ever bland.
Oh ! that city o’er the river,
Lying in the meadows green,
Oft we long 10 reach its borders,
Hut the river rolls between.
We have loved ones waiting for us
In the mansion of our King,
And we long to share their quiet,
And their triumph-anthems sing.
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Deaths of Remarkable Characters.
There have been many remarkable
deaths in this world of ours. John
Hunter, the eminent English physician,
on leaving home one morning, as usual,
remarked to his wile that if a discus
sion which awaited him at the hospital
took an angry turn, it would prove his
death. What he apprehended oc
curred ; a colleague gave him the lie,
and he expired almost immediately in
an adjoining room. Some have classed
this with cases like those of enthusiasts
and fanatics like Swedcrborg and oth
ers who pretended to predict their own
death through supernatural agency;
uni iJiuuu iiuu cniui [hcuh
tions himself long before lie died, when
lie said to one of bis colleagues: ‘“We
sometimes feel within that we shall not
1 live, for the living powers become
weak, and the nerves communicate the*
’ intelligence to the brain.” He was
aware that he had long been laboring
under disease of the heart, and his
kuowedge of physiology was sufficient
to inform him that whatever would
violently agitate that organ at this
stage of the malady would end his life.
Who would expect that a Duke of
Brittany should be pressed to death in
a crowd, as that duke was at the entry
of Pope Clement into Lyons ? Has not
one king been killed at a tilting? and
did not one of his ancestors die by the
jostle of a hog? ^Eschvlns, being
threatened with the fall of "a house, got
nothing by going into tlie fields to
avoid that, danger, for there he was
knocked on the head by a tortoise fall
ing out of an eagle’s talons. Another
was choked with a grape-stone. An
emperor was killed with the scratch of
a comb in combing his own head, and
I JEmilius Lupidus. with a stumble at
his own threshold. Autidius, with a
jostle against the door as lie entered the
council-chamber; and, in the very em
brace of women, Cornelius Gallus, the
praetor ; Tigillinus, captain ofthe watch
, at Home; Ludovico, son of Guido do
Gonzagb, marquis of Mantua; and a
still worse example, Speusippits, a Pla
1 tonic philosopher, (Tcrtullian mentions
this in his Apologetics) ; and one of the
popes. The poor Judge Bibius, in the
eight days’ reprieve he gave a criminal,
was himself caught hold of, his own re
prieve of life having expired. And
Cuius Julius, the physician, while an
nointing the eyes of a patient, had
death close his own. A brother of
Montaigne, the French writer. Captain
St. Martin, a young man of three and
twenty years old, who had already
given sufficient testimony of his valor,
playing a match at tennis, received a
blow of a ball a little above his right
car, which though it was without any
manner or sign of wound, or depression
. of the skull, and though he took no
great notice of it, nor so much as sat
i (inwn tn rAiinsp himself, lie linvp.rthe
less died within five or six hours after
of au apoplexy occasioned by that
’ blow.
Captain 'Basil Hall, in his account of
the battle of Corunna, at which he was
present, relates that an old officer, who
was shot in the head, arrived, pale and
l faint, at the temporary hospital, and
begged the surgeon to look at his
wound, which was pronounced mortal.
“Indeed, 1 feared so,” he said, with im
peded utterance, “and yet I should like
, very much to live a little longer, if it
were possible.” "He laid his sword
upon a stone at his side, as gently,”
says Hall, “as if its steel had been turned
into glass, and immediately sunk dead
' upon the turf.” A storm arose on the
’ day Admiral Collingwood died. The
J captain expressed a fear that lie was
I disturbed by the tossing. “No, Thom
as,” he replied, “I am now in a state in
- which nothing in this world can disturb
me more. I am dying, and I am sure it
i must he consolatory to you and to all
I who love me, to see how comfortably I
am coming to my end.”
Montaigne, when stunned by a fall
from his horse, tore open his doublet;
but he was entirely senseless, and
would have known nothingabemt what
e he had done had he not been informed
of it by his attendants. His oulv pain,
ho said, was that which he felt in re
covering. A foot soldier at Waterloo,
i pierced by a ball in the hip, begged
<■ water from a trooper who happened to
have a canteen of beer. The wounded
e ’ man drank freely, returned his hearty
, thanks, and mentioned that his regf
i meat was nearly exterminated; but,
; having proceeded a dozen yards on his
! way to the rear, fell heavily, and with
• i one convulsive movement of his limbs,
! expired. “Yet liis voice,” says the
[ I trooper, “gave scarcely the least sign of
_ weakness or pain.”
It is well kuown that the unfortunate
i Queen of Scots had been longing for
years, as the hart pantet.h for tlie wa
ter-brooks, for that death which would
relieve her from her sufferings; and
Burns has no tenderer lines than those
in which lie embodies her waitings,
and which conclude with the following
stanza:
‘•Oh, soon lo me mny summer mins
Nae mair light Up the thorn-!
Nne mair to me the autumn winds
Wave o’er the yellow corn !
And in the narrow house of death
Let winter round me rave ;
And the next flowers that dock the spring
bloom on my peaceful grave.”
When brought to the block with only
a few hours’ notice, she acted in strict
accordance with these longings, and
her only emotions were, while prepar
ing her neck for the axe, for her faith
ful attendants, and for the son who de
served so little front her. A thousand
similar instances might he cited. Why.
then, will men grieve and whine at
what, they cannot avoid, and think it. so
hard a thing to mingle with the earth
whence they came? They would con
tribute much more to their happiness
ill this life anil prolong it, too. were
they to regard it like the great Cyrus,
who never spoke more calmly or more
philosophically than in his admirable
address to bis sons, announcing toihcnj
that liis end had come, advising them
how they should behave, through lite,
and begging that they should not en
close liis body in gold or silver, but lo
return it to the earth; for what, lie
said, could be better than to be mixed
with the earth, which produces and
nourishes all things that arc great and
good ?
Even the divine. Socrates uttered
nothing more .sublime than liis reply to
the messenger who told hint, ’•The
Thirty Tyrants have sentenced thee to
death.’’ "And Nature, them,” said lie.
If all would remember this, there would
be far less fear and grief in the world.
The War is Over—A True Incident.
A few weeks ago. two ladies, await
ing conveyance to the cars, met in the
parlor of a hotel at Lenox, Massachu
setts. They were strangers to each
oilier. One was from this city : the
other from Staten Island, Xew York.
Both were clad in deep mourning, and
it was very evident that these gar
ments of woe covered broken hearts
that beat responsively. Bach felt
strangely drawn towards the other by a
sympathy of kindred sorrow : and. af
ter repeatedly exchanging kindly, ten
der looks, the Xew York lady addressed
the other:
“You, too, journey this morning?”
“Yes, wc have a long journey before
us.”
“TTow far do von go?”
“To St. Louis. AYe reside there.”
“You Missourians must have had a
sad experience during the war. I felt
for you, 1 assure you.”
“Indeed, madam, no one can tell
what many of us have gone through."
“Did you sympathize with the South
ern people?”
“Yes madam; for J am a native ol
Missouri, and 1 knew (lie sntlVrings of
the people in the seceded States', ami
more than all, my son. my only child,
was a Confederate soldier, and was
killed.”
“And I too. my friend, lost my only
son in the Federal Army.”
And with that, the mother of the
Union soldier arose, crossed the room,
grasped the hand and kissed the cheek
of the mother of the Confederate brave
—saying as she did so, “yotlr son and
mine laid down their lives, each con
vinced that he was doing his duty.”
This incident is strictly true. That
noble Confederate hoy was inexpressi
bly dear to the writer of these lines.
God bless that New York woman
whose tears for her own dead so lov
ingly mingled with those of the mother
of her son's slain enemy. Tire war b
over; the children arrayed against
each other are killed; their mother?
are at peace.—[Missouri Presbyterian,
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BSP A plain dress may pass current,
even among handsome "dresses, by be
ing worn with a neatly-titling or dain
ty little jacket, inn color that harmon
‘'•VJo vv'iiua’i :• till ill
| vogue. A simple and pretty one is a;
follows: A white pique, cut to lit tin
form loosely; two points in front, one
at each side, and three behind, tin
i points being not more than a fingci
| deep. These are edged with a band oi
colored muslin, in pattern, say a lila<
! chain on a white ground. Four stripes
j of Ihe same arc laid down the front
; which arc fastened w ith pearl buttons
One crosses each shoulder, and tw o 01
j more in cashmere, with bright border:
of embroidery, <>r strips of cashmere
I in crimson, green and gold. Smal
crochet stars, in black or white set 01
i pink or red ribbon, at regular intervals
I form a pretty and effective style o
trimming. Another style, equally a.
effective, and one still easier to make
consists of little squares of black silk
fringed all around, and tacked on strip:
of yellow, green, or rod ribbon. A few
beads or bugles, of black glass or jet
] forming a star or a cluster in the < en
! ter of each square, are a great improve
j incut.
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A Fact Wokth Kxowi.nu.—To bin
] the ground, crectbuiklings, supply ina
: ehinery and put a cotton spindle run
' ning, with looms to weave its yarn intc
I cloth, costs forty thousand dollars
With this fact, any man that knows th(
i multiplication tabic, can arrive at tin
| costs of any number of spindles. Om
thousand spindles will convert int<
1 yarn®, about two hundred bales of cot
ton per annum. The same person eat
'■ easily ascertain how many spindles i
will require to use up the cotton croj
; of the south at a given annual average
•' and how much capital is required to d<
it. Will the reader think about it ?
jj»jy* If you ha:l gone half crazy -
not having woti your sweetheart as
! wife, remember .you might have gon
*.ho other half if you had succeeded.
•
THE LAWYER'S RESOLVE;
on,
THE ANGEL AND THE TEMl’TRESS.
George Jackson was a young man of
promise, and was so considered by all
in liis native town. lie was a lawyer
by profession, and was gradually lay
ing the foundation for a strong and
steady practice.
He had one great drawl rack to con
! tend against, however. He was a man
j of a strong, impetuous nature, and had
j inherited with it a fondness for dissi
! pation. In his younger days, and until
: lie had commenced (ho practice of his
] profession, lie had led a wild, reckless
I lire, and had been regarded as a hope
less case. Upon receiving his certifi
cate, lie had suddenly astonished his
j friends liv an abrupt discontinuance of
! his old habits, and a steady application
' to his business.
1 Yet no one knew what a struggle it
i cost him to do so. No one knew the
! mental agony lie endured in trying to
east off the temptation which constant
ly haunted him, and sought to east him
(town from the position lie had reached.
It was, with him, a continual effort;
for, in the society in which he moved,
not a day passed that he did not expe
rience a temptation to abandon his
resolution, and indulge "just, once" in
in the dangerous pleasure. Jlis legal
friends were By no means so strict in
their habits, and they frequently urged
him to join them in a friendly glass;
and he scarcely attended an entertain
ment that lie was not offered wine. All
tjhese offers were quietly and courte
ously refused; but sometimes* the
young mail felt that the effort would
snap his heart-strings. lie made the
struggle bravely, though. lie firmly
resolved never again to taste intoxica
ting liquors, for he knew himself well
enough to be assured that his first glass
Would only lead to another, and the
old thirst for liquor once aroused, lie
| could not tell where it would end.
j Thus matters stood when this story
opens.
a r .. r.. i . .. r. . 1 r. .1 it ,1 1. .
i . j (loeuiv.u 1.1 ui u 11 v
was on the road to success, and that
prudence and energy would certainly
j bring him that blessing, thought it
about time that he should take a wile.
| lie believed that he had arrived at
' years of discretion, and was capable of
making a judicious selection, and he
ended the matter by resolving to settle
this question as soon as lie liad an op
portunity.
In the town in which lie was residing
were two young women, who had long
divided the admiration of the gallants.
One was a beautiful, brilliant crea
ture, with glorious black eyes, and
tresses of the same line. She was liy
many considered the belle of the town ;
and, indeed, it did seem hard to find a
more beautiful woman than Sarah Car
'lyle.
] Others, however, gave the preference
to Lucy Lane, a quiet, modest little
tiling, whose exquisitely sweet l'aee
seemed to have stepped out from one
of Raphael’s pictures.
Mr. Jackson had known both ladies
for some time, but as lie had not until
recently considered himself “a marry
j ing man,” had regarded them simply
as ordinary acquaintances. Like oth
I ers, he had been perplexed in Ids ef
forts to decide which was the more
beautiful. At the first glance, he in
variably awarded the palm to Miss
Carlyle; but a sight of Lucy Lane’s
i sweet l'aee would scatter this conolu
• sion to the winds, and lie would feel
j irresistibly drawn to the latter.
When tie made up his mind to hunt
1 for a wife, his thoughts went immedi
ately to the two beauties, and lie rc
i solved, if he found their other qualities
such as lie hoped, to try to win the one
In- could love best for bis wife ; for, to
i tell the truth, the voting man was half
in love with both, but with a growing
preference for Lucy. fie wanted a
wife for something more than beauty,
and lie could not help believing that he
would find what lie desired more sure
ly in Miss Lane than in Miss Carlyle.
A favorable opportunity soon present
ed itself to decide the question.
Miss Carlyle felt flattered by the at
tentions of one who bade so fair to
iv'tio'vc distinction. and resolved to ivin
! him if her po wers of fascination could
do so.
On her twenty-fourth hirthnight she
gave an entertainment, which surpassed
anything the town had ever witnessed.
George Jackson was there. She was
radiantly beautiful, and the young rutin
had half determined to address her be
fore the evening was over.
When tlm guests went into the sup-!
per-room, Mr. Jackson found himself
between two beauties. Some one pro
posed the. health of the fair hostess,
and till but the young man drained
their glasses to the bottom. He did
not drink. Miss Carlyle noticed this,
and said to him, in surprise':
‘Is it possible that you refuse to drink
my health, Mr. Jackson?’
‘Pardon me,1 lie said, calmly; ‘you
know that 1 never drink wine.’
•But this once will not make any
■, difference,’ she urged, smilingly.
•j -1 sun sorry to refuse you,’ lie said;
•but I must do so. 1 resolved five years
| ago, never to taste any intoxicating
liquors. I might do myself great harm
• by acceding to your request.’
•1 am sure you cannot do wrong to
drink one glass, and that to my health,’
she said, as sweetly as before.
She saw Lucy Lane watching them
1 calmly, and she meant to show that
1 young lady how greatly she had the
' young lawyer in her power. But for
■ this she would have accepted his ex
cuse, and have ceased to urge him.
Miss Lane’s face tlu-hcd, as she heard
i the young temptress’ speech, and in
, voluntarily she gazed at Jackson, as ii
> awaiting his answer.
• Miss Carlyle,’ -aid the young man.
with evident embarrassment, “I beg
I you will not urge me in this matter, I
t have made a solemn resolution to ab
■1 stain from all intoxicating liquors. 1
! consider my honor involved in that re
solve, ami T am sure you would not
have me prove false to it.’
•You will not do so by obliging me
this once,’persisted the beauty. ‘It is
not fair for you alone, ofall my guests,
to refuse to drink my health. 1 am
really offended with yon. 1 don't see
why you should refuse to gratify ine,
only for once.’
•To be candid with you.’ said Mr.
Jackson, speaking slowly, while his
face flushed painfully, ‘I aVu afraid to
do sp. Y'ott know the life I led five
years ago. f am afraid that even one
single departure from the path I have
marked out for myself might drag rile
back to it.’
Turning bis bead for a moment, he
saw Miss Lane standing by him, and lie
knew from the look of sympathy that
her face wore-, that she had heard the
conversation.
•What shall 1 do?’ho asked licr, al
most unconsciously.
‘You must decide for yourself.’ she
answered, quietly; ‘but I would die
before I would abandon such a reso
lution.'
Neither saw the angry flush that
darted from the eyes of Miss Carlyle.
She controlled herself, however, and
said, carelessly :
•T shall urge you no more, Mr. Jack
son, and I am sorry that you should be
so much afraid to pay me so simple a
compliment.'
She. bowed, and passed to another
portion of the roofrt, thinking that the
young man, in order to avoid offending
her, would Anally yield.
lie did not. and she soon saw him
leave the house, lie went away with
his matrimonial question Anally settled.
A woman who would urge him, as she
bad done, to a violation of such a reso
lution. Was not. the person for a wife.
Lucy Lane’s simple reply decided lii.
doiibts in her favor, and the next day
that young lady received a formal offer
of his hand and heart, which she
promptly accepted.
They were married, and never after
ward did Mr. Jackson have causa to
regret Miss Carlyle's conduct toward
him, for it gained him a wife.
Wealth.—An equal diffusion ol
riches, through any country, ever con
stitutes its happiness. Great wealth,
in the possession of one, stagnates, and
extreme poverty, witii another. Keep;
him in unambitious indigence; but tlu
moderately rich are generally active
not too far removed from poverty ft
fear its calamities, nor too near ex
treme wealth to slacken the nerve 01
| labor; they remain still between botl
in a state of continual fluctuation
How impolitic, therefore, are thosi
laws which promote the accumulatioi
of wealth among the rich, more impo
litic still in attempting to increase the
depression on poverty. Bacon, tin
English philosopher, compares money
to manure ; if gathered in heaps (say;
be) it does no good ; on the contrary, ii
becomes offensive; but being spread
though ever so thinly, over the surfaci
of the earth, it enriches the whole
country. Thus the wealth a nation pos
sesses must expatiate, or it is of 11c
benefit to the public; it becomes ratlici
a grievance, whore matrimonial law;
thus confine it to a few.
Never Mind the Best.—’Twas ii
the lovely month of .Itine, I ootirtoi
I sizzle Bee; the crested wavelets mur
mured, and tlie moonbeams kissed tin
sea. J whispered in her ear soft words
her hand in mine I prest; and, as 1
drew her nearer still—well, never mini
the rest! We wandered slowly, ham
in hand, With heads together bow’d
our words were low and softly said
our sighs were long and loud ; I ask'i
her if she loved me, and her lieai
droop'd on my breast; I listened, urn
the answer was—well nevermind tin
rest! The evening deepened inti
night, the stars Jit up the sky, again
whispered, and again her answer wasi
sigh. At that fair shrine I huraby
knelt, my hopte and love Confessed;,
was absolv'd : a day was named, and—
never mind the rest ! The Imniw mr,
nients passed away; the day at lengtl
arrived; my bliss was so ecstatic, ’ti;
a wonder 1 survived. Of course, sin
was with lace enrobed, with orahgi
blosfaoTns dres.t; and in a copy of tin
• -, you'll surely find tlie rest !
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Bright Eyes.—A s the ladies are font
of bearing tlie power of their attraction
descanted on. and have not been satet
witli such diet of late* we make in
further apology for transferring to on
columns the following exquisite raor
cenu from tlie pen of a gifted Englisl
; writer:
A pair of bright eyes w itli a dozei
glances suffice to subdue a man ; to en
•slave him and inflame him ; to main
him even forget; they dazzle him hi
j that tlie past becomes straightway din
| to him ; and lie so prizes them that in
i would give all ids life to possess them
What is the fond love of dearest friend
compared to this treasure ? Is memon
as strong as expectancy? Fruit ion a.
hunger? Gratitude as desire ? I liavt
looked at tlie royal diamonds in tin
jewel rooms of Europe, and though'
how Avars iiare been made about them
.Mogul sovereigns deposed ami strug
| glod for them or ransomed Avilii them
: millions expended to buy them ; am
' daring lives lost in digging out the lit
tie shining toys that 1 value no mori
than tlie button on my hat. And s<
there are other glittering baubles (o
rare water too,) for Avliieh men havi
, been set to kill and quarrel ever siuci
j mankind begin, and which last but i'o
1 a score of years, when their sparkle i
j over. Where are those jewels nov
that beamed under Cleopatra’s fore
head, or shone in tlie sockets of Helen
‘Of Avliat use are forms ?’ ex
claimed a petulant legislator to In
Franklin; ‘you cannot deny that the
, are mere empty things.’ ‘Well, m
• friend, and so are barrels, but, nevei
! theiess, they have their uses,’ qjoietl
I replied the doctor.
SALMAGUNDI.
jj^y-Whcn is a lady’s neck not a lady’s
! neck ? When it is a little bare (bear).
! ®gyWhy is a toper’s nose like; a pop*
ular novel ? It is read (red) to the end.
JBgfWanted to Know.—Whether thd
man Unit fell asleep was hurt any. ;
A Tax No One Likes.—Attacks bA
I one's purse.
iggy*“iiiiick Stockings of all colors,”
were lately advertised in a country'
newspaper.
‘I’ve buried niv best friend,’ as
the, undertaker said when he interred
the quack doctor.
jjfeg^Tho Illinois girl who lately ibst
her speech (save whispering) lias had
forty offers of marriage.
a@“I’nt the strongest- minded womaA
ill a bonnet shop and it will instantly
turn her head. :<* ^
8>S5”’A kind-hearted husband being in
formed that a mend Of his had run
away with his wife, exclaimed, “Poor
fellow ! from lny heart I pity him!” , .
JBQpr““You a dentist, Boh? I did not
know you were in thj\l trade.” Yes,”
said Boh, “I follow no other business
hut setting, teeth—in beef, potatoes, i
bread, audsichlike*
K#*An Irishman remarked to his
companion, on observing a lady pass,
“Pat, did you ever see so thin a woman
as that?” ’“Tliin-.” implied the btlier;
“botherashnn, I seen a Woman as thin
as two of her put together. I have.”
fl“S"“5Surah,” said a young man, tbo
! other day. “why don’t 5*ou wear ear
! rigs?'’ “Because I havn't had my ears
j pierced.” “I will boro them fob you
I lien.” “Thank you, sir; you h’avo
done that enough.”
J8fci5““‘Look out there 1 What arc you
kicking mv dog for?” “I’m kickin'
him ’cause he’s full o’ ileas, and I don’t
want to got ’em on my clothes.” “Pleas;
—the devil? Why, that dog sleeps
with mo.” “Yes, darn you, that’s whar
lie irets ’em ”
tHT” A spread-eagle orator wanted tho*
wings of a bird to iiy to every town
and county, to every village and ham
let, in the broad land; but he wilted
u hen a naughty boy hi the crowd sang
out: “Dry up, yon old fool; you’d get
shot for a goose before you liew a
mile.”
■ &t§“A Kiss on the forehead signifies*
admiration for intellect. On the cheek
for beauty. On the nose that the kisser
j is an awkward fool. On the chin that
ho appreciates “Paradise Lost.” On
the hand that he has slighted the lady.
! On the lips, love. A short kiss, that
j he is scared or don’t like the aftifllef
A long one—“Paradise Regained.” J
A New Idea in Crinoline.—A new
crinoline is announced in Paris. It is
called eaohotrine, to some purpose, and,
as its name indicates, is hidden or im
perccptible in front and on both sides,
while a long gored train ending with a
frill, ftffeetingthe shape ofwhat gentle
man call “the tails” of their dresscOats,
supports and maintains tho trains of the
robes behind, where, with the help of
a string, it raises one’s skirts above
muddy.pavement.
ifoF” A plain-spoken Western preacher
delivered the following from his desk*
-1 would announce to the congregation,
: that, probably by mistake, there was
left at this meeting-house, this morn
ing a small cotton umbrella, much dam
aged by time and wear, and cxceeding
: ly pale hi color; in place whereof wras
: taken a very large silk umbrella, and of
great beauty. Blunders of this soft,
brethren and sisters, arc getting a little
* too common.” ' 1
, j To Those Who Borrow a Paper.—
'fhe following should be road by ervCry
man who has neglected to take the pa
lter published in his own place, or the
one nearest to him i i
“Breathes there a man with soul so*
. dead—who never to himself hath said
, —I will some country paper take—both
, for myself and family sake? If such
there be. lot him repent—and have the
Des Ai;c Citizen sent—and If he’d pass
a happy winter—he in advance should
pay the printer.”
I i Love oe Home.—Men have lived long
; I and coufortably at a great distance
I | li‘0111 the place of their nativity, the
i j neighborhood of which ir surely nc
■ | necessary of life ; yet there have 'beer
■: men who have sickened and died of an
i i excessive longing to revisit their native
l laud. To this malady the Swiss werq
II formerly so subject that they gave it $
•' name signifying the disease of the eejitt
■ try : the Scots, too, have suffered from
i ll; and Homer makes Minerva say ol
i j the wandering Ulysses, that to enjoy
• I the happiness of again seeing the smoke
ascend from his native Ithaca ho woul(
: willingly die*
PniNTEiis’ Commandments.—Thou (es<
; peeially the ladies) shalt love the print
' ter, for lie loveth you muchly.
Thou shalt subscribe to his paper, fbi
! I lie soeketh much to obtain the uetfrs, dll
•; which you remain ignorant.
If a business man, thou shalt fidvev;
! tiso, that thus thy profits tiiav eiiabld
• thee not only to pay for thy paper, but
' put money in thy purse. 1
Thou shalt not visit him regardless
of his office rules, that he may hot hold
• thee guilty.
Thou shalt not read tin) manuscript
in the hands of the comp&silor, for lit
f 1 will not hold thee blameless.
Thou shalt not road tlie news before
■ it is printeu, for he will give it to thet
• in due tithe.
; Thou shalt not at any time send abu
-, Sire or threatening letters to the editor
. ubi cowhide him more than five time,
v ' a year.
y j t ln»u shalt not write coturnuniontioiu
- on both sides of the paper, for’fhe edl>
■ tor needeth the other side to write hit
1 editorials upon.
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