I
I iiaoteb in 1 m, nfelligroit, flnrcgmttnt, kt.
1 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT DES ARC, PRAima ...._ 1J. C.fORRILL. TERIS-$2 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
[ VOLtlME y. ~ ' DEsXl^r AB,K ANSAS, OCTOBER 19, 1859._V MISKK -48.
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THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
TERMS — *a PER ANNUM,
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
TIFTT NUMBERS MAKING A VOLUME.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Rates of Advertising.—One square (10
lines of this size type) for one insertion, $1;
each additional insertion, 50 cent*.
1 m. | 2 m. | 3 m. | ft in. year.
1 Square, $25QlSlTGQj $S GO) $10 00 $1500
2 Squares, 5 00 : 8 00110 OOl 12 00 17 00
3 Squares, 8 00 10 00jl2 00' 15 00 25 00
I 1-4 Column, 110 00112 00 15 001 17 00 30 00
I 1-2 Column, 112 00)15 00117 00 20 001 40 00
I 3-4 Column, |15 00 17 00|20 00| 25 OOl 50 00
1 Column, 18 00 20 00 25 00 30 00 00 00
(jy Advertisers by the year will be res
: tricted to their legitimate business.
Ijy Advertisements displayed by large type,
J or In double columns, charged double the above
1 rates.
(gy Personal communications charged dou
1 ble the rates of regular advertisements.
fly Legal advertisements will be charged,
I for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
i SO cents per square for each additional inser
I 41 on.
(jy Announcing candidates for State and
I District offices, $7; County offices, $5j Town
II ship, offices $3, invariably in advance.
gy Calls on persons to become candidates
I are charged at the usual rates, except when
poisons making the calls are subscribers to
S our paper. Payment in advance.
fjqy Political circulars charged as adver
; tlsements.
gy Advertisements not ordered for a spe
I cWied time, will be inserted till forbidden, and
p# charged for accordingly.
(jyAll advertising to be paid for quarterly.
OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
Drintincr IVfufArtnl nnH 5TA
s ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
» reasonable terms.
Wo are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
1 ■Vues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Pall
| , k .. :s a:. .r of every descrip*
I'ion. for Clerks, Sherills, Justices of the
|| Peace, Constables, ice.
ITTTThT BURK,
[(Successor to fl. P. Yaaghan.)
YY 7” HOLES ALE AND RETAIL DEAL
W ER IN
Stones, S!)cct 3ron, uUre, &c.:
Also — Manufacturer oj Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware.
Buena Vista St.. (Opposite Nucleus House,)
DES ARC, ARKANSAS. .
^y Having bought the stock on hand and
H material in this shop, from H. P. Vaughan,
1 Lsq., the undersigned will continue to carry
|§ nn th-’ above business, in all its branches. He
ihas on hand a good stock of
COOKING S TO VES, TIN
WARE, Sec.,
which he will .,ell at Memphis prices.
GlTTERPVtt AND JODBISG
FROMTTLU ATTENDED TO.
gy A share of the public patronage * ro
dsectfullv solicited.
jun2i*-flin N. H. B1 RK.
.1.1’. PA I?.I I AM,
architect,
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
I _
o ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
It Des Arc and vicinity, that lie is prepared
to execute all work intrusted to his care, with
neatness and dispatch.
PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
I'li.niih,.! tr> ..rrlor free of rharire where he
I has the contract for the same.
(jgjT From his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, he flatters himself that he
can render entire satisfaction. jnn2Sf-tf
hu woBiMattrauff
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
TTAVING permanently located at Des Arc,
fi Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
; Work in HIS Line of Business,
if In a satisfactory manner. From bis expc
|f rience, he feels confident that those who favor
m him with contracts will have no cause to re
■ grot it.
I ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY,
She ft at G. W. Va den’s Store, will meet
with prompt attention. jun29-ly
A L E X. L E U DER S"7~
HOUSE, SION. AND FRESCO
PAINTER,
TABS ARC, Ark.— Also, Carriage Painting,
\J Furniture Varnishing, Graining. Paper
Hanging, &c. All work done in the best style.
Shop in the building formerly occu
pied as the “ Citizen” Office, near the Landing.
junl5-t£
A S. H ARRIS,
I IV .1 T C MI - Jtl .1 M JE It
AND
TEWEIjiall
J (AfflCE on Buena Vista
I y street, opposite the
^Bb'iclens House. Des Arc,
B Arkansas. Clocks. Watches and Jewelry
■ ' .air.-; well neatness and dispatch, and war
H icatej to give satisfaction. nov20*tf
id. U HcFHEftSON,
COUN TY suuvuyor.
mxih persons wishing my services in
B this department of business, will please
B'^lress me at Brownsville, Prairie county,
'vjB Every call will be punctually filled.
I novi3-iv
9--:___
J. 8. ANDERSON,
SADDLE!, BRIDLE
- -A N D
-larness .fManufacturcr,
I Li-;s. ARC, ARKANSAS.
' RESPECTFULLY informs
§* the citi7»«s of Prairie and
■ counties,Wat be has on hand, M B
I dnl is prepared to manufacture to order,
| Saddles, Bridles. Martingales, Buggy,
Carriage and Hack Harness,
I _ **H as every other description of work
■ u>oaHy done in such establishments.
B i SlloP 011 Lyon street, back of Frith 4
ft ‘■'•'kson’s store, ian?l-ly.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. A. THOMPSON, Reform Pht i
siciar, late of McLemoresville, Tenn.,
having located in De« Arc. Arkansas, respect- :
fully tenders his profesional services, in its j
various branches, to the citizens and public
generally. Office—Evans k Horne’s build
ing, third door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
julvl3-ly.
ThR N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence ■
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas !
ed, offers his professional services to the !
public.
Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
f)R. T. J. CUMMINGS, having per
manently located at Atlanta, Prairie
county, Ark., offers his professional services
to the public.
3^^ Having practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
w Office at Peebles’ Hotel [apr 1-tf. !
ThR 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- I
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
(By* Thankful for the liberal patronage he !
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits ]
its continuance. '
. er Office at D. P. Black k Co’s., Drug
Store. aprill-ly 1
ThR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent- j
■*^ly located In Des Arc. Arkansas, offers ]
his professional services to the citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over Washer, ]
Vaughan k Co’s Store. [mar 11-ly. ]
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis, j
having settled in the town of Des Arc, ■
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and,from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. er, Office on Buena Vista street. ‘
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
TVR. W. F. WALSH, having located at j
| / Des Arc. offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. (®r Calls promptly at- (
tended to. may29,18.58—ly* (
BR. WM. BETHELL, will continue '
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his 1
profession, and having resided in Arkansas 1
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re* 1
ceive a share of the public patronage.—
(jy 'Office at Lane St Watts’s Drug- *
Store. Residence in the building formerly <
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
TKR. 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
pat ronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf_■
R. S. OANTT. w. j. BRONAUGH
GANTT St BRONAUGH, Attorneys
at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to t
them. septl4tf t
T ACOB T MORRILL. Attorney at *
J Law, Notary Public, and Justice of i
the Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish,) Monroe
County, Ohio. Qoi27-tf.
3 . r. GATEWOOD. ....J. A. MOON.
fi ATEWOOD St MOON, Land
*X 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. augJ-tf. '
rp B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Are. j
1 • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of t
Prairie. White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran- a
cis. Jackson, and Independence counties. All d
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. jy Office on Lyon i
street. [jun8-tf a
OBERT H. CROCKETT, Attorney at
Law, Mount Adams, Arkansas county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the Countiei of
. i «m_1 n.-L. _I
/ii naiiNdisj i'iviiiw*j * - ------
apri!22-tf. _
L. FEATHERSTON... F- H. FARR.
FEATHERSTON & FARR. Attor- J
nets At Law, and Real Estate Agents, j
Clarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the t
counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St. s
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular
attention given to collections. jyl7
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,
Conwav, and Pone. He will give prompt at
tention’ to all business entrusted to him i
(J3T OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s <
New Building.) first door. febl3-tf
-——--- C
JW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
, Des Arc. Prairie county. Arkansas. Will ]
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas, ^
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White,
(g^ Prompt attention given to the collection
Claims} also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. Office on Lyon street, p
sept2fi-tf____
WILLIAM T JONES Attorney <
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will 1
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. sept26-tf J
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS. )
11/TLLIAMS & 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. HOLLOW ELL..W. D. JACOWAY.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry,
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
cTajudson,
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS AND SASH,
—ALSO—
CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE CARPENTER
AND JOINER WORR, RC..
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
-TERNS—
Cash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
Orders from the country promptly attended to.
jan 8-ly.
T>TZ& ^lRC
m © ¥ s s»!
And Stage Office,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
HAVING leased this finely located and
well arranged Hotel, formerly the
JJCKSOjY house,
the proprietors respectfully inform travelers
»nd the public generally, that they are pre
arepared to accommodate all who may favor
;hem with their patronage.
Sy- They hope, by unremitted care and at
:ention, to please all. •
ICy Oca Charges will be reasonable.
J. F. fc W. R. WELCH.
July 27, 1859.—tf]
Sylrania Academy,
PRAIRIECO., ARK.
MISS E. D. SAFFORD,
PRINCIPAL.
rHE exercises of this institution will be
resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session or Five Months.
’rimary Department.$1W 00
i'irat Academic Class. 12 00
lecond Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra, Geometry, Astronomy, &c-- 16 00
’rench and Latin. 10 00
dusic. 20 00
Jse of Instrument... 5 00
ncidental. 50
.Ieterences —Rev. J. W. Moore, Col. J.
A. Bell. John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
)r. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tenn.; Rev.
I. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Tenn.; A. L. Lew
9, Oxford, Miss. aug3-ly.
Educational.
THE third session of the “Des
Arc Female Academy,”
under the charge and direction of
Miss BLACK, will be open for the
iSstr reception or pupils on tne first
donday of September next.
Terms, per Session op Fivf. Months :
Irthography and Reading.$10 00
Irthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
rhe above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 14 00
ligh Branches. 16 00
nstrumental Music. 25 00
Jse of Instrument. 5 00
(J^“ Pupils charged from time of entering,
nd no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
xcept in cases of protracted sickness.
Des Arc, July 27, 1859.-tf.
J. GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
AND
WAGON MAKEH,
WOODRUFF STREET,
SsslMj I'P'irfiM® (D® o, Air3k»
im, Wagons. Carts,
^BUr Drays, Wheel-bar
WHBWfc rows, Sec., made to
rder on short notice. Repairing and planta
ion work done on the usual time for prompt
aving ci stomers, (all others must pay cash.)
car All new work must be cash or its
qcivalent. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark., Jan. 21. 1859.-ly.
BLACK SMITHING
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHETTER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
■ rriHANKFUL to the ^
1 people for their past fa-f( ]}
StrnLjsiSM vors.respectfolly announces v U
lat he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
tand. on Park street, where he is prepared to
o ail kinds of work in the above line.
(^"Blacksmithing, wagon and buggy build
lg, wheelbarrows, repairing. Sec., done on
hor1 notice.
(^^Horse-shoeing done promptly,
fib 18-tf
i n n m m a n a wr v. _
T .f M E, O R,
Des Arc, Arkansas.
2 HOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
5 west of the “Nucleus House”—where he
i prepared to execute all kinds of work in
is line of business, in a neat and fashionable
tyle.
July 27, 1859—[tf]
JAME8 JOHNSON,
Gunsmith,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Oft Having permanently located myself,
Jtl 1 am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
rT PISTOLS, &.C., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
n reasonable terms.
LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made,
n fact, any kind of work in my line will be
(emptly attended to.
Par Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
fi.vij watches!
rO THOSE persons who are very par
ticular with regard to time, we can now
ffer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
rhich will give entire
SATISFACTION
n time-keeping. We know this by trials of
he watches; we are aiming to supply TIME
AEEPEB8, and are giving attention espe
iallytothe 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 ai * not so. We shall al
vays hold ourselves il. readiness to make good
■very thing we say in regird to all that we
lell. J. fi. MERRIMAN &. CO.,
nar 25-tf] 253 Main street. Memphis, Tenn.
Private- Entertainment,
BY HENRY JACKSON,
.AT T HE OLD STAND..
QNE MILE WEST OF DES ARC,
( On the Main Road to Fort Smith.)
HAVING ereccted n large and
commod ou9 Building, he is now
setter prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
:ommodate the public with entertainment.
(jar His rates of charges are reasonable,
mdnis Accommodations are inferior to none.
aeur He has excellent Stables, and necessary
ihelters for wagons, carriages, &c.
juu29-ly _
"JORDAN BODKME R,
SHAVING, HAIR-CUTTING,
AND
HAIR-DRESSING SALOON.
—ALSO—
8HAMP00IHG AND HAIB-DYIHG,
BUENA VISTA Street, west of Nucleus
House, Des Arc, Arkansas. oetl6-ly
d. H. QUISENBERRY,
4$S> DBS ABC, ARB., A|
DEALER IS U/LJ
& ft ® p II © ansitfl IF ®. el ® y
DRY GOODS,
Hard-ware, Earthen, Queens’,
China, and Glasi-ware:
Shoes and Boots,
Hats, Ready-made Clothing,
BOOKS, STATIONERY,
clocks, watches, jewelry,
NOTIONS. SPUN COTTON, CARPEN
TERS’ TOOLS, PLANTATION
GOODS, &c„ he.
livertTstable.
J. M. ROBINSON,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
IS PREPARED to aecommo-i^STX
elaSt date the public with ‘ >
Horses. Ruggles, Carriages, &e.
. ®r Persona arlivingat Des Arc by steam
boats, will be promptly conveyed to any point
in the interior. [jull3-lyj
Family Grocery.
HENRY JACKSON,
AT HIS “OLD STAND,”
CORNER OF BUENA VISTA AND WOODRUFF STS.,
DES ARC, ARK.,
CIONTINUES to keep constantly on hand a
/ full assortment of
Family Groceries,
which he offers for sale at moderate prices,
and on reasonable terms.
The highest prices will be paid for
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and all the productions
af the farm and the garden.
IBT His Bar is supplied with the best of
Liquors.
({^"Remember the “Old Stand,” which
tie has occupied during the past six years.
jun2y-ly
A Well-Improved Farm
FOR 8 A I. F. .
THE undersigned otters for sale his finely
located and well-improved Farm, situated
in Prairie county, in Caroline township, twen
ty-five miles west of Des Arc, and four miles
Erom Atlanta. It contains
SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES.
about one hundred of which are in cultiva
tion. On the premises are a good two-story
Iwelling-house and four negro houses ; a fine
barn, stables, &c. ; together with one of the
best well* of water in the country. This farm
is well known as the
“ Erwin Place.”
For further particulars, and for the
conditions of sale and terms of payment, ap
ply to the subscriber, at Des Arc, Arkansas.
jull.3-tf A. S. ERWIN.
Diamonds and Pearls!
OUR assortment of Jewelry never was bet
ter in the above line;
Finger Rings from $6 to $300.
Breast Pins from $10 to $200,
Ear Rings to match,
Buttons, Sleeve Links, &c., &c.
All of the best styles, and at as low prices
is can be afforded.
J. E. MERRIMAN & CO.,
nar 25-tf] 253 Main street. Memphis, Tenn.
ATLANTA HOTEL,
BY J. J. PEEBI.E8,
Atlanta, Prairie Co., Ark.,
HAVING leased this finely located Public
House, and re-fitted it entire, I am pre
pared to accommodate the traveling public.
w The stage office of Messrs. Chidester,
Reeside & Co’s., U. S. Mail Line from Des
Arc to Fort Smith is kept at this house.
Also, passengers from Des Arc to Little Rock,
will be forwarded by Hanger’s Stage Line from
Batesville to Little Rock. [dectl-3m.
IVFTF^F I?TTG
JL M M-M wL-M M-/ J
BY MRS. A. J. BOOTH,
X3oa A.ro, ArlLannna.
HAVING determined to retain this House,
the public will be accommodated on the
following terms :
Board and Lodging, per week.$5 00
Board without Lodging, do.$3 50
Board, per day.$1 50
Supper, Lodging, and Breakfast.$1 00
Single Meal, j or Breakfast- 25
*•*•* My utmost exertions will be used to
please all who may favor me with their pat
ronage. [dec4tif.] A. J. BOOTH.
A. D. H KNKEL • • I. N. HENKEL — W.W. C. KELLEY
New Orleans. Memphis. Goodman, Mi.
A. D. Henkel & Co.,
©©T¥©M [Fz&©T©&S
AND
Commission Merchants,
NO. 60, CARONDELET STREET,
may4-ly New Orleans.
I. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTT)N FACTORS,
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NO. 74, FRONT ROW,
may4-ly Memphis, Tenn.
VI..]. K0B SON,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 55. Carondelet Street,
New Orleans.
PLANTATION SUPPLIES advanced.—
I do not accept at all. [aug24-lv*]
W. r. MASON, CARRINGTON MASON,
Holly Springs, Miss. Memphis, Tenn.
M.1SCKX Sf CO.,
grmCOTTON FA CTO ItS £2^
AND SfcSHSf
Commission Merchants,
263 MAIN ST. IN THE BRINKLEY BLOCK,
Memphis, Tennessee.
OUR charge for selling Cotton, Grain of
every description. Bacon, or any article
of plantation produce, except Tobacco, is 2}
per cent, upon the gross amount; for the lat
ter five per cent, will be charged. Consign
ments are solicited.
We will fill orders for household or planta
tion supplies carefully and promptly.
Having a large Warehouse, centrally lo
cated, we can furnish storage for articles of
every kind, for sale or for shipment, upon rea
sonable terms. Insurance always effected, un
less advised to the contrary. Special attention
will be paid to the receiving and forwarding
of Merchandise. mayl8-6m.
A FARMER’S SONG.
We envy not the princely man,
In city or in town,
Who wonders whether pumpkin vinos
Run up the hill or down ;
We care not for his marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps of gold,
We would not own his sordid heart
For all his wealth thrice told.
We are the favored ones of earth,
We breathe pure air each morn,
We SOw—we reap the golden grain—
We gather in the corn 5
We toll—we live on what we earn,
And more than this we do,
We hear of starving millions round,
And feed them gladly too.
The lawyer lives on princely feel,
Yet drags a weary life,
He never knows a peaceful hour—
His atmosphere is strife.
The merchant thumbs his yard-stick o'er—
Grows haggard at his toil,
He’s not the man God meant him for—
Why dou’t he till the soil?
The doctor plods through storm and cold,
Plods at his patient’s will,
When dead and gone he plods again,
To get his lengthy bill.
The printer (bless his noble soul,)
He grasps the mighty earth,
And stamps it on our welcome sheet,
To cheer the farmer’s hearth.
We sing the honor of the plow,
And honor of the press—
Two noble instruments of toil,
With each a power to bless.
The bone, the nerve of this fast age,
True wealth of human kind—
One tills the ever generous earth,
The other tills the mind.
SOUTHERN FACTORIES.
Manufacturing enterprise is the out
growth of old communities. A crowded
population, comparative small profile from
agriculture, and accumulated capital, are
considered essential to the enlarged devel
opment of such industry.
Many, therefore, regard the establish
ment of successful factories at the South
as untimely and not to be anticipated.
With so large a breadth of the richest land
in the world yet covered with primeval
forests, and such unexampled prosperity
derived from the cultivation of sugar, cot
ton, rice and tobacco, it is believed that
neither the unemployed capital nor the
personal desire to develop anew source of
income exists in the slave States.
To some extent this is true. But we
have made so rapid progress that, in ad
vance of the ordinary period for the es
tablishment of factories, much has been
accomplished in this direction, and the
profits of such investments are now fully
ascertained.
But how few even of those most atten
tive to the statistics of Southern industry
ore aware of what has been done ? How
many are ready to admit that the South is
entirely dependent upon the North lor nil
articles of necessity and luxury ? Some
years since, in the attempt to arouse the
people to a greater diversity of employ
ments, with truth it was said that no arti
cle used, from the cradle to the grave, was
of domestic production. Such statements
now would be a slander upon Southern
enterprise. The South has entered upon
the production of everything that artisans
or manufacturers have attempted in the
Northern States. The first experiments,
in many cases, have been on a small
scale, but they have resuiteu so iavorauiy
that capitalists begin to examine enter
prises which, a few years since, they
would have scrupulously nvoided.
In South Carolina, ns far back as 1850,
there were eighteen cotton factories, which
were worked with profit.
In Georgia, thirty-five, cotton factories
then were in full operation, with a capital
of SI,736.156, producing 7.209,292 yards
of sheeting, and 4,198,351 pounds of
yarn. Three woolen factories were also
in the full tide of successful experiment,
manufacturing 340,660 yards of cloth.
In Alabama were found thirteen cotton
factories, with a capital of S681.900, and
three woolen factories, which returned
handsome annual profits.
In Louisiana, a beginning had been
made, two cotton factories having com
menced operations.
Kentucky and Tennessee had embarked
more largely in thjs species of industry,
the former containing eight cotton and
twenty-seven woolen factories
These facts, true in 1850, do not pre
sent the condition of southern manufac
turing enterprise in 1856. We have
made a progress in this department of in
dustry really creditable, and the influence
of the success of such undertakings upon
public sentiment, will undoubtedly render
our advance in manufacturing for our
home wants a noticeable point of the next
census.
We are not disposed to ndmit that in
difference exists in any of the Southern
States to the true elements of home pros
perity. We have done much, for new
communities, to place ourselves in honor
able rivalry with the older States, and
what has been achieved is a promise of
the energy with which a greater division
of labor will be pursued in the future.
—[N. O. Picayune.
-A Methodist and Quaker having stop
ped at a public house, agreed to sleep in the
same bed. The Methodist knelt down, pray
ed fervently, and confessed a long catalogue
of sins. After he rose, the Quaker observed
_“Really, friend, if thou art as bad as thou
sayestthou art, 1 think I dare not sleep with
thee.”
——Worldly prosperity is a much greater
drain upon our energlea that the most severe
adversity; there is no spring, no elasticity: it is
like walking through life on a Turkey carpet.
Caught in his own Trap.
Once, two ministers of the Gospel
were conversing on extemporaneous
preaching.
“Well,” said the old divine, waxing
warm, "you are ruining yourself by wri
ting your sermons and reading them off.
Your congregation cannot become inter
ested in your preaching; and if you were
called upon to preach unexpectedly, unless
you get hold of an old sermon, you would
be completely confused.”
The young divine used all his eloquence,
but in vain, to convince the old gentleman
that the written sermon expressed his
own thoughts and feelings, and, if called
upon, he could preach extemporaneously.
"As we are of the same faith,” said the
young minister, suppose you try me next
Sabbath morning. On ascending the pul
pit you can hand tne a text from any part
of the Bible, and I will sonvince you that
I can preach without having looked at the
text before I stand up. Likewise, I must
be allowed the same priviledge with you,
and see who will make the best of it.”
The following Sabbath on mounting
the pulpit, his senior brother handed him
a slip of paper, on which was written.—
" And the ass opened his mouth and
spake from which he preached a glori
ous sermon, chaining the attention of his
delighted hearers, and charming his old
friend with his eloquence.
In the afternoon, the young brother,
who was sitting below the pulpit, handed
his slip. After rising and opening the
Bible, the old man looked sadly around
—" Am I not thine ass?” Pausing a few
minutes, he ran his fingers through his
hair, straightened his collar, blew his nose
like the last trumpet, and read aloud
—" Am I not thine ass?” Another pause
in which a deadly silence reiffOed. After
reading a third time—“ Am I not thine
us-s?” he looked over the pulpit nt his
friend, and in n doleful voice, said—“ I
think / am, brother."
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Whining.-—There is a class of per
sons in this world, by no means small,
whose prominent peculiarity is whining.
They whine because they ore poor, or if
rich, because they have no health to en
joy their riches ; they whine because it is
too sunny; then because it is loo rainy;
they whine because they have “ no luck”
and other’s prosperity exceeds theirs;
they whine because some friends huve
died and they are still living; they whine
because they huve aches and pains, and
have aches and pains because they whine,
and they whine no one can tell why.—
Now, I would like to say a word to
those whining persons.
•• First, stop whiuing! It is of no use—
this everlasting complaining, fretting,
scolding, fuult finding and whining. Why
you are the most deluded set of creatures
that ever lived. Did you not know that
it is a well settled principle of physiology
and common sense, that these habits are
more exhuuStive of nervous vitality than
almost any other violation of physiologi
cal law? And do you not know that
life is pretty much as you take it and
make it? You can take it bright and
sunshiny, or you can make it dark and
shadowy. This life is meant only to be
disciplinary—to fit us for a higher und
purer state of being. Then stop whining
and fretting, and ‘go on your way re
joicing.’”
• Second, sing the song of life cheerj
ly. Hark I Do you hear yonder bird
singing joyously its merry carols, as it
hops from bough to bough in its native
forest home? Imitate ill Take up your
song of life, using it joyously and bravely.
Sing on though you feel it not.
“ You are miserable, nervous, dyspep
• I .• t _ J
1IU, lU WlUllg R7IIUIUUB iu juuiocnco auvj
nil God's universe, nnd that’s all that ails
you. Then slop short, lake up your song
of life, and leave off forever that whine
of death. ‘A merry heart doeth good
like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth
up the bones.’ Live simply, cheerfulty,
trustingly; and by-and-by your troubles
•will tuke to themselves wings arnd fly
away." You will gradually grow more
and more into harmony with the natural
order of things, and the bright light of
heaven will shine pleasantly down into
your souls and baptize them into new
life.”—[Life Illustrated.
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t&r Old Hickory began his career as
a teacher of an “ Old Field School,” in
South Carolina, and in that vocation
earned the money which supported him
while he studied law. This is one among
many curious and unexpected facts pre
sented in Mr. Parton’s forthcoming life
of Gen. Jackson, the first volume ot which
is now in the hands of the printer.—
Many eminent Americans have begun
life as teachers, but we hardly expected
to find the indomitable hero of New Or
leans added to the list.
Strange.—To hear a person at one
moment confess himself a vile worm of
the dust—the chief of sinners—a hardened
rebel—totally depraved—deserving of
eternal torture, Sic.—yet ready to blaze up
with passion the moment one hints he
may have formed an incorrect opinion,
improperly expressed himself, or commit
ted some action not quite accordant with
the moral code. Which shall be believed
—the parroted, whining, confession, or
the act itself? Strange, isn’t it? At one
moment, the English language has no
words sufficiently expressive of self-abase
ment ; at another, a broken head if you
question his infallibility.
• a
-He was justly accoutred a skillful, poi
soner who destroyed his victim* by boquets of
lovely and fragrant flower*. The art has not
been lost; nay, it is practised every day by—
the world.—(Bishop Lattaer.
Uourage.—nave courage to Keep out
of debt as lone «s possible—absolutely so,
if you can. Debt is a species of slavery.
The creditor owes the debtor to the extent
of his claim, for what does the word
“claim” mean if not this? Id taking our
advice, you will but be obeying the good
Scriptural exhortation to “owe no man
anything,"
Have the courage to wear your old coat
or gown, until you are able to buy another
upon the good old-fashioned “pay as you
go” principle—ay, and do Dot be afraid to
have it known vihy you prefer this course.
Your neighbors will think none the worse
of you for your honest frankness. On
the contrary, they will think all the better
of you, if they are people whose good or
bad opinion is worth considering.
Have the courage to live on two meals
a day—ay, even on one if two of the three
you customarily partook of in belter
times, would now have to be procured
with false pretences. And what but mo
ral if not legal “false pretences” is pur
chasing with “promisea to pay,” which you
know, in your inmost heart, there ia no
prospect of your meeting ?
Have the courage to own that you sre
poor! No one whose opinion ia valuable
will think any the less for your franktaess,
but will rather esteem you the more
highly.
Finally, have the courage to be truth
ful, honest and just—just to your sense of
right, as well as to the sense of others.
And so you will maintain your self-re
spect, as well as the respect of your neigh
bors, and these will constitute no small
capital to start afresh with, when “ belter
times” shall have re-appeared as ere
long they will to all who have the cour
age to be just in their dealings and pru
dent in their expenditures.
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Love or Countky.—There is a love
of country which comes uncalled for, one
knows not how. It comes in with the
very nir, the eye, the ear ; the instincts,
the fist taste of mother's milk, the first
beating of the heart. The faces of broth
ers and laugh of playmates, the old wil
low-tree, and well, and school-house; the
bees at work in the spring, the note of
the robin at evening, the lullaby, the
cows coming home, the singing-book, the
catechism, the visits of neighbors, the
general training—all things which make
childhood happy, begin it; and then as
the age of passions ond the age of reason
draw on, and love and the^ense of home
and scrutiuy and of prop«my under law,
comer to life; and as the story goes
round, and os the book or the newspaper
relates the less favored lots of other lands,
and the public nod the private sense of
man is forming and formed, there is a
type of patriotism already. Thud they
had imbibed it who stood that charge at
o ico’d, and they who hung deadly op
the retreat, and they who thgpw up the
hasty and imperfect redoubt*on Bunker
Hill by night, set on it the hlood-red pro
vincial flag, and passed so calmly with
Prescott and Putman und Warren through
the experiences of the first fire.—[Rutus
haute.
Woman's Makuiage.—To marry ope
man, while loving and loved by another,
is about the most grievous fault that a
woman can commit. It is a sin against
kindness and truth. It involves giving
that to legal right which is guilty and
shameful wheu given to anything but re
ciprocal affection. It ipvolves wounding
the spirit, withering the heart, perhapa
blighting and soiling the soul—of the oho
who is abandoned and betrayed. It in
volves the speedy disenchantment of the
one who is mocked by the shodow where
he was promised the substance, and who
grasps only the phantom, soulless beauty,
and the husk, the shell, the skeleton of a
dead affection. It entails ceaseles decep
tion, at home and abroad, by day and night,
at our downsiuing und our uprising ; de
ception in every relation—deception in the
tendereat and most endearing moments of
our existence. It makes the whole of life
a weary, degrading, unrewarded life. A
right-minded woman could scarcely lay a
deeper sin upon her soul, or one more cer
tain to bring down a fearful expiation.—
For a woman in veiy truth, this is a sin
against the Holy Ghost—the sin unto
death—the sin which casts a terrible dark
ness over both worlds.
Virtue Better than Riches.—Seek
virtue rather than riches. You may be
sure to acquire the first; but cannot prom
ise for the latter. No one can rob you of
the first without your consent; you may be
deprived of the latter a hundred ways.
The first will gain you ihe esteem of all
good and wise men; the latter will get
you flatterers enough; but not one real
| friend. The first will abide by you for
ever ; the latter will leave you at death, to
shift os you can for eternity.
-Poisons of any description which may
have been intentionally or accidentally swaf
lowed, may be rendered almost instantly harm
less by simply swallowing 'wo gills of sweet
oil. An individual with a very strong consti
tution should take nearly twice the quantity.
The oil will generalize every form of vegeta
ble, animal or mineral poison.
-When some one was lamenting Foot’s
unlucky fate in being kicked in Dublin, John
son said he was glad of it. “ He is rising in
the world,” added hc;“ when he was in Eng
land, no one tnougbt it worth the while to
kick him1”
..... An infidel, who had been attempting
to prove that men have no sou Is, asked a lady,
with an air of triumph, what she thought of
his philosophy. “It appears to me,” she
replied, “that you have been employing a
good deal of talent to prove yourself a beast.”
-The most influential man, In a free
country at least, is a man who has the ability,
as well as the courage, to speak what ha
thinks when occasion may requiie it.