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•so'tment of Printing Material, and are
; fn nveenfe nil kinds of Job Printing, on
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oguos, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
' Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
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”:©0 L3 BALSIX
DRUGGIST, g
ALSO. DEALER IN
Stationery, Perfumery,
F»\< Y ARTICLES. &.C.,
1 Lane A. Watts’ old stand. Buena Vista street.
•V>£ «.30d ^IEIEo
jgy* Fine Wines, Brandies, &c., for Me
I dicinal purposes, always on hand.
Igjjp Physicians prescriptions are accurately
1 compounded of the best articles that can be
1 procured. janlR-tf.
I -T. T. P A KIT AM.
architect.
I CARPENTER AND JOINER,
I ■ HaaaaL
Respectfully informs the citizens of
Des Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
H to execute all work intrusted to his care, with
m neatness and dispatch.
S PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
Furnished to order, free of charge where he
|| has the contract, for the same.
From his experience, both as an archi
ll fcect and contractor, he flatters himself that he
H can render entire satisfaction. jun29-tf
1 ir 7 Dit
1 OARPtflSTURR AND .TOTNRR.
ItTAVl^G permanently located at Dos Arc,
■ I Arkansas, is prppared to execute all
Work in HIS Eiue of Business,
in a satisfactory manner. From his expe
rience, he feels confident that those who favor
him with contracts will have no cause to re
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY.
heft at G. W. V a OEM’s Store, will meet
with prompt attention. t jun29-ly
.1. S. ANDERSON,
SADDLE, BRIDLE
far ness . ltannfact urer,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
RESPECTFULLY informs fo*-,
the citizens of Prairie and
adjacent comities, that he h is on hand, '
and is prepared to manufacture to order,
Saddles. Bridles. Martingales. Buggy.
Carriage and Hack Harness,
is vvell as every other description of work
isnally done in swell establishments.
S^TShop on Lyon street, hack of Frith &
lackson’s store. jan21-ly
HL.-ICK SMITH IVG
Wagon and Buggy Iffafring^
MARTIN SHE T TER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
■gr-g——. rpHANKFUL to the
1 people for their past fa-|( )l
-f vors.respectfully announces U
; 'hat he has opened a shop at *1'. V. Lee’s old
j 'hind, on Park street, where he is prepared to
I do all kinds of worn in the above line.
| Ctj^lilacksinithing. wagon and buggy build
hig, wheelbarrows, repairing. &c., done on
| dior1 notice.
f£^“Horse-shoeing done promptly,
feb 18-tf
F. LEPTIEN,
CLOCK and watchmaker
AND
JBWEIiIjER,
I Bdf.na Vista Street,
Three doors East oj G.
&, J. McLaren fc Co’s
DES JlRC, .IRK.,
: respectfully in:
'■'"•■■(■■■iww*- 1 forms the citizens of
Oes Arc and the adjacent country, that he has
* new and select stock of
CLOCKS AND JEWELRY.
R® is. as usual, prepared to execute all kinds
>f CLOCK and WATCH Work, in a work
manlike manner, and to Repair and Clean
"■WEEarygfc. apW-tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
mi. H ARItllSTf'AI)
HAVING permanently located at Des Arc
offers his professional services to thf
citizens of the town and adjacent country.
ftST Office on Lyon street, Martin &. Simp
son’s Law Office. ’ [march21-6m
im Will. BETHEL!..
WILL continue the Practice of Medicine
in Des Arc. and vicinity. From his
long experience in his profession, and having
resided in Arkansas during the past fifteen
years, he hopes to receive a share of the pub
lic patronage.
(13^” Office at Balsly’s Drug Store. Resi
dence near the forks of the Little Rock and
Searcy roads, first, house on the South side of
the road, entering the town. mar21-ly.
J. .1. LANK.. H. CHAMBERS.
I>r«. I.A1VP & CI1A1HRKRS
HAVING formed a partnership in the
practice of their profession, tender their
services to the citizens of Des Arc and adja
cent country. From their experience they
hope to share at least a portion of the patron
age of the public.
83P“ Office on Buena Vista street, at Bals
ly’s Drug Store. feblitf
DR. N. L. RAGLAND, having located at
the residence of R. B. Trezevant,
(formerly B. B. Allens place.) 2\ miles from
Wattensaw Landing, offers his professional
services to the nublie.
6&" Particular attention given to deseases
of women and children. jan 1-ly.
.?Vertical 1'arff.
DR. S. CHENIVA from Louisiana, res
pectfully notifies the inhabitants of Des
Arc and the surrounding country, that he has
established himself permanently at this place
for the )>rartice of his profession, and as a
speciality, those branches of it pertaining to
women and children’s maladies.
Dr. Cheniva has a right to hope, after a
successful jieactice of fourteen years in Louis
sana—and nine years of which was in the
city of New Orleans, that lie may also deserve
the confidence of a generous and enlightened
public, in this State.
N. B. Syphilitic diseases in all their stages
are radically cured according to a modern and
approved system.
(IGS” Office—at Dr. J. J. Lane’s old stand.
nov9-tf.
I'hll J. C GOODWIN, determined to
remaiu 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.
(g^ Thankful for the liberal patronage he
nas heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
Office at D. P. Black & Co’s., Drug
Store. aprill-lv
I"|R. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
■®-*ly located in Des Arc. Arkansas, offers
his professional services to the citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
Vaughan At Co’s Store. [mar 11-ly.
DR. T. SANDERS, Resident Physi
cian. Des Arc, Arkansas. {!jy Office
in Buena Vista street. Residence on Wood
ruff street. decfi-tf
DR. YV. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, fiST Calls promptly at
ended to. in ay 23,1858-ly*
f. W. MARTIN.. T. SIMPSON.
MARTIN & SIMPSON. Attorneys
at Law. Des Arc, Arkansas. Will
practice in Prairie, White, Arkansas. Mon
■nn »nd the adioinimr comities.
Office on Lyon street. feb29-tf.
B. D. TURNER..WM. T. JONES.
rPURNER & JONES, Attorneys at
Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will at
;erul promptly to all business entrusted to
hem. jan4-tf.
rgl R. LAWRENCE. Attorney at
* Law, Des Arc, Arkansas. Special at
tention given to collecting. jau4-tf.
O H. HEMPSTEAD, Attorney at Law,
O. Little Rock, Arkansas. Office on Mark
bain street. janll-tf.
R. S. GANTT w. J. BRONAUGH
ANTT& BRONAUGH, Attorneys
at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septl4 tf
T A COB T MORRILL. Attorney at
J Law. Notary Public, and Justice or
the Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe
County, Ohio. QI27-tf.
J. E. GATEWOOD..A. MOON
n ATE WOOD & MOON, Land
11 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.
TB. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
• Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
Prairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran
cis. Jackson, and Independence counties. Ail
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. S3?” Office on Lyon
street. [junS-tf
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
J . Law. Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Wi'll practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White.
Conwav, and Pope. Will investigate Land
Titles.’ and act as General Land Agent.
Pioiiipt attention given to all business enti u.11
ed to him.
Office—First door up stairs, one dooi
East of John tackson &. Co.’s, Store.
febl3—tf.___
O A MU EL W. WILLIAMS, Attor
I ) ney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.
' Office op Markh im s!i«et- [mar%l
.1. L. ..jacowaT
ITOLLOWELL & JACOWAY. At
I I TORNevs AT Law, DardaViellm Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je'2fi-tf _ _
” IllOIlh. AOA-MS.
CLOCK, WATCHMAKER
J E W*E L E R,
(In rear of C. T. Petit’s Drue Store.
Augusta, Arkansas.
Respectfully informs the citizen* 01
the town and adjacent country that he ha:
permanently located in Alien ta, and [.'
prepared to execute all kinds of dock am
Watch Work, repair nd Cleause Jewelry, ai
welt as every other description of work usual
ly done in such establishments.
’ (|S»* Musical Instrument* of every de crip
nonrepaired and putin good order. * ro™
his experience and me hamcal knowledge, bt
feels confident of rendering satisfaction to hi:
patraS! febt.t-tf.
Beauty. Wit and Gold.
In a bower a widow dwelt,
At her feet three Jovers knelt;
Each adored the widow much.
Each essayed her heart to touch ;
One had wit, and one had gold.
One was cast in beauty’s mould ;
Guess which was it won the prize
Tongue, or purse, or handsome eyes?
First began the handsome man.
Peeping proudly o’er her fan ;
Red his lip and while his chin,
Could such beauty fail to win?
Then stepped forth the man of gold,
Cash he counted, coin lie told ;
Wealth the burden of his tale,
Could such golden prospects fail?
Then the man of wit and sense
Wooed her with his eloquence ;
Now she heard him with a sigh.
Then she blushed, scarce knowing why ;
Then she smiled to hear him speak.
Then a tear was on her cheek ;
Beauty, vanish ; gold depart,
Wit hath won the widow’s heart.
THE PACK OF CARDS.
A nobleman in London, who kept a
great number of servants, reposed con
siderable confidence in one of them, which
excited a jealousy in the others, who, in
order to prejudice their master against
him, accused him of being a notorious
gamester. Jack was culled up and closely
interrogated ; hut he denied the fact, at the
same lime declaring he never played a
card in his life. To be more fully con
vinced, the gentleman ordered him to be
searched. when behold a pack of cards
was found in his pocket. Highly incensed
at Jack’s want of veracity, the nobleman
I I I • .. ... I . ... I. . .1__ J 4 . '
ucmauuru, in u. v* u ■ ^ t.w
persist in an untruth.
“My lord,” said he, "I certainly do not
know the meaning of a card ; the bundle
in my pocket is my almanac.
Your almanac, indeed! then I desire that
you will prove it”
‘•Well, sir, I will begin. There are
four suits in the pack, that intimate the four
quarters in the year; as there are thirteen
cards in each suit, so there are thirteen
weeks in a quarter; there are also the
same number of lunations; the twelve
signs of the zodiac, through which the
Sun steers his diurnal course in one year;
there are fifty-two cards in a pack, that
directly answer for the number of weeks
in a year; examine them more minutely,
and you will find three hundred and sixty
five spots, as many as there are days in a
year; these multiply by twenty-four and
sixty, and you have the exact number of
hours and minutes in a year. Thus sir. 1
hope I have convinced you it is my alma
nac ; and by your lordship's permission, I
will prove it my prayer book also.
“I look upon the four suits as represent
ing the four prevailing religions: Chris
tianity, Judaism, Mahometanism, Pagan
ism; the twelve court cards remind me
of the twelve Patriarchs, from whom
sprang the twelve tribes of Israel, the
twelve Apostles, the twelve articles of
Christian faith. The king reminds me
of the allegiance due to his majesty. The
queen of die same to her majesty. The
ten brings to my recollection the ten cities
of Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by
fire and brimstone from heaven ; the ten
plagues of Egypt; the ten commandments; ,
the ten tribes cui of! for their vice. The
nine reminds me of the nine muses; tne
nine noble orders among men The
eight reminds me of the e ght beatitudes;
the eight persons saved in Noah's ark;
the eight persons mentioned in Scripture
to be released from death to life. The
seven reminds me of the seven administer
ing spirits that stands before the throne of
God; the seven seals wherewith the book
of life is sealed ; the seven liberal arls
and sciences given by God for the instruc
tion of man; the seven wonders of the
world. The six reminds me of the six
i petitions contained in the Lord s Prayer.
lilt* 11VC IUIIMHJO Ill'S mu |
by God 10 man; hearing, seeing, feeling,
tasting, and smelling. The lour puts tie
in mind of the Four Evangelists ; the four
seasons of the year. The three reminds
me of the Trinity ; the three hours Our
Saviour was on the cross; the three days
he lay interred. The two reminds me of
the two Testaments; the two contrary
principles struggling in man, virtue and
vice. The ace reminds me of the only
true God to adore, worship pnd serve;
one truth to practice, and one good mas
ter to serve and obey ”
"So far is very well,” said the noble
- man, "but I believe you have omitted untr
card, the knave.”
"True, my lord ; the knave reminds me
of your lordship's informer.”
The nobleman became more pleased
with Jack than before, freely forgave him,
raised his wages, and discharged the in
former.
peg" Prof. Johnson, in a recent lecture
at Yale College, remarked, that recent
German experiments which bud come un
der his observation, suggests that the ben
eficial effects of salt, plaster of Paris,
and other mineral fertilizers, are due to
their preventing excessive transpiration,
i or rushing of an excess of wnte through
1 the plant. John Johnson, of Geneva,
I the eminent ditcher, sows five bushels of
salt on his wheat fields, " to give stiffness
to the straw and prevent rust.” The old
farmer observed the effect; our chemical
friends think they have discovered the
cause.
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_He who is passionate ami hasty is gen
erally honest. It is your cold, dissembling
hvpoc.ite of whom you should beware.
There’s no deception in a bull dog. It is the
j cur that sneaks up and bites you when your
I back is turned.
For th* Arc Citizen.J
HARDSCRABBLE PAPERS
Volume l ..Number II.
Mr. Kditor: Numerous and varied are the
complaints made against your reporter i- YVat
tensaw” this week, for giving the Bachelors
such small and pinching shoes; he is thank
ful though to Ihe almighty shaper of our ends
(feei). that his sanctity and incognito are still
among the things which are to be developed
He still preserves hit head as a memorial to
deputed reason, U in a state of convalescence
and with the exception of a few birdshot in
his back—presented by a friend while robbing
his turkey pen — would be as von found him
some time since, a self conceited bachelor in
his dotage.
Although my reputation, and indeed my
head, though valueless to me. were endangered;
I have been very assiduous in fenetting out.
the wrongs done to and by the old stags along
the coast, as you would have it, of the dark
and shining YVa tensaw.
We have undertaken a great many things
which we have failed to carry out, some of
which we despair of ever succeeding in. with
out your excellent assistance. While “ as
the curfew” or cowbell, which ever it may be,
was sadly tolling the knell of parting day we
were wending our weary way. as well as we
could, through the fog of buffalo gnats (quite
natural that I was beset by them being an
old fogy) to the house of one of many bach
friends. YVe found said stag at the front
gate with his hat off; we were a little puzzled
to imagine the cause as the sun was quite hot
or warm—even at that state of the chronome
ter. On riding up cautiously, I was even more
taken back at finding him greasing his head
with tar and grease. Upon questioning him as
to his object, l was led to understand contra
ry to his will, that the gnats pestered him a
great deal, and thinking that what kppt gnats
off a horse would keep them off a calf and
he was induced to try the experiment. This
was our version of it. Me denied all such in
sinuations and earnestly protested that he had
been, he did not knowhow long, greasing his
horse, at the same time his mind was harrass
eu Willi uiut'l lUUil^ULJSU^c.Hcu uy UJC jg, ■ von
eyed monster, with regard to a young lady.
His horse tiring of standing so long, he sup
posed left him, and he, in pure absence of
mind transferred his hand to his head and
continued the operation. We are slightly in
clined to doubt his views however, as we are
firmly convinced that our version was correct,
for upon examination, I've found his cranium
entirely devoid of that capillary substance
given us by our creator to hide our ignorance
or protect us against the mosquitoes. This
hair, Mr. Editor, could not have come oil' at
one smearing, and I concluded from observa
tion and by a long chain of abstruse reason
ing that he had contrary to the laws of nature
and the dictates of his own concience used
the tar and grease as an antidote for gnats. I
reasoned with him for sometime and at last
brought him to the mark, lie acknowledged.
I then simply suggested that I could furnish
him with the recipe of a brother bach for
keeping the hair in a beautiful state, and at
the same time preserving the peace and quiet
of the commonwealth which inhabits the gar
ret of this mortal coil It was simply this,
every morning on getting up take a tea-spoon;
fill of lard ami two table-spoonful’s of whis
key (Buck’s), one half ounce of mercurial
ointment—mix the ointment and la d well to
gether; d ink the whisky atone swallow and
without i groan, and rub (he other ingredi- j
ents into the head with a red corn cob and |
brick dust. The same kind of cob as is pre- |
scribed to be used with soft soap and sand, ,
for seven year itch by one of our Wattensaw 1
Doctors. I fear that mv sympathies have
mastered me. and 1 have excited too much
pity for this fallen piece of humanity We
will have to now review rapidly the few re
maining individuals, and prepare ourselves in
future to suggest plans of remedying the evil
effects of the seclusion and sourness attend
ant upon a bachelors existence, as well as de
fend ourselves against the stoim which is bow j
brewing among the female portion of the
population in our district, as well as the stung
bachelors. They are doubling on us, but let
them beware —if both come out the big end
of the horn it will be neck and neck or proba
bly '• heel anil toe.”
A very prominent member of our commu
nity, a disciple of Aesculapius, in his round of
visits was some time since crossing Watten
saw, when the idea for the first time struck
him that he was worthless to humanity ; that
most of his patients had long since found the
end of the bottomless pit—many of whom
also owed him their death fee. Said idea
struck him with such force as to knock said
doctor off of said bridge. His head was
shortly after seen to emerge from the water
and on reaching shore he found his courage
rmoled, but intimated that he thought it most
too cool yet to drown, and when he did go he
wished his pill bags, and wished to leave an
order for medicines for me to bring when I
came down ; he did not have the money just
then, but when I brought the medicines down,
he would give me a check on the banks ok
Wattensaw, where his sulphurous and most
indamable majesty was in the habit of nego
tiating. The bach’s on Wattensaw are How
afforded a rare and exciting, and at the same
very odd mode of killing time. It is very
common in the Last, but seldom heard of “ in
this our Western Land.” I refer to “ the
Tiger hunt.” A very interesting specimen of
humanized dirt—F am led to believe, on one
of these hunts followed the object of his
search to one of our large cities—there los
ing the trailed fledgling of the genius ostrich.
Hi rcan tiger he had pursued, and after many
unsuccessful herculean attempts was left alone,
and like the little boy whan run over by
the calf—had nothing more to say. As I was
i going on to say, the smoke lies too close to
the ground not to have a storm; I feel it
brewing, and like a wise dog, I will always
walk down the stairs when I see preparations
on foot for kicking me down. I think it
would bo better for iny wholesome. Mr. Edi
tor, to make my quietus as rapidly as possible.
So wishing you and my friends good cheer, and
a little water in their whiskey. I am as
then, Yours, \VATTEN8A\V\
Post Moutkm —Agreeable to your advice
our banner is unfurled and flutters in the
breeze—“ long may she wave,” as was face
tiously remarked of Daniel Webster—till
syrens bend in humble adoration at the bach
eloric throne, and our glorious ensign is ex
changed for ten yards of calico, W.
A Centre Shot.
In n I file number of the Springfield,
(Teun.) Spectator, we find n very ex
cellent article from which we make the
following extract :
*• The man whose ancestors for ages
past scratched a subsistence out of the soil
with the old-fashioned plow, with its clum
sy wooden mouldboard, not knowing the
superior excellence of the laiter styles of
steel plows, contents himself with the
same instrument, and by much hard labor
for himself and horse succeeds in pro
ducing barely enough to keep starvation
at hay. Poor Richard, whose sage
maxims are regarded with universal favor,
has said :
“ lie that by tlic plow would thrive.
Mast cither hold himself or drivk! ’’
But Franklin did not live in an age
when horses were guided by lines, and
plows were driven by steam ; and al
though he may have extracted the light
ning from the storm-cloud, and shown
himself a philosopher and a statesman,
yet the time has come when the veriest
child regards the above quoted sentiment
as a fossil of a slow age. And yet there
are men living to-day in the practice of
systems of agriculture almost as absurd
and ridiculous as that which requires one
man to hold the plow and another 10 drive
the horse! These? old, unprofitable sys
tems are destined finally to give way be
fore the onward march of improvement;
hut without some concerted co-operation,
long years must intervene before this re
sult is accomplished
“ Agricultural Societies should be form
ed in every county of every State in the
Union, where, by unity of action, and in
terchange ol thought, and exchange ol
experience and observation, those inter
ested in tne progress of systems ol profit
able cultivation of the soil, can so assist
one another that our fertile hills, and
plains, and valleys may be made to pro
duce a hundred-fold more of earth's
treasures and even 1 the wilderness and
solitary places be made to rejoice and
blossom as the rose.
Art of Milking
The art of milking is not taught iu a
hurry. It requires long practice to milk
properly, and therefore all the young peo
ple on a farm ought to be shown how the
labor should be done. It is quite impor
tant that this branch of the dairy should
be particularly attended to, for a good
milker obtains at least a quart more from
the same cow than a poor milker. The
first lesson lo be taught lo young people
is gentleness and kindness to the cow.
They need never be treated harshly, in
case i he business is properly commenced
Cows that have been caressed and uni
formly well treated, are loud ol having;
milk drawn from the udder at the regular j
time of milking, Ibr it gives them relief
from the distension ol the milk ducts
Let young people he pul to milking Hie
farrow cows first, or such as are lo be soon i
dried, and there the loss from milking i
will be less injurious; the hand should j
extend to the extremity of the teats, lor
the milk is then drawn easier. They
should he taught to milk as rapidly as
possible. More milk is always obtained |
by a rapid milker than a slow one. They j
should, therefore, be taught lo think of I
nothing else while milking, and no con
versation must be permitted in the milk
yard. They should sit close up to the !
cow, and rest the left arm gently against
her shank Then if she raisps her foot
on account of pain occasioned by soreness
of the teals, the nearer the milker sits lo
her. and the harder he presses his arm
against her leg, the less risk will lie tun
of being injured Cows may be taught
to give down their milk at once, and they
may be taught lo hold it a long time.
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t. lie: uuai '• a y • l* I I r\ i S>
and not use the cow to a long stripping or
after stripping.
Pre-Odituary Pigeon Holes.—As
soon as a man begins to be peculiar or
distinguished enough to be a prohahle
subject of obituary—whenever be happens
to die—tho London Times gives him a
special pigeon-hole, wherein is kept n
record of all his deeds, sayings, incidents
of his life, etc. Here is gathered the
chronicle of his existence, produced with
such wonderful promptness and particu
larity. on the very next morning alter the
death of any distinguished man. To
I some minds, suggests Willis in the last
'• Home Journal, this inignt he an anuoy
I ance ; hut so eager are most men to have
! it probable that they will be heard of af
ter death, that we douht not, the occupan
cy of a pigeon-hole might be made a mat
ter of rent. The knowledge ol tl.is £acl.
adds N. P. Willis—like the keeping in
mind the “ recording angel”—may make
some men more careful ol the pigeon-holi
ness ol their lives.
-\ doctor and a military officer became
enamored of the same lady A friend a<ked
| her which she intended to favor. She replied
'hat -‘it was difficult for her to deteimine, as
they were such killing creatures.”
A Case roR the Lawyers.—We are al
ways being told that “ property has its rights;”
but surely in the matter of gloves and boots,
property has its lefts as well as right*.
A Great and (iloriouh Country —
Read the following description of Missis
sippi and her people, given by some emi
grant who has moved to that Stale, and
writes to his friends. Here it is:
•■This is a glorious coun'ry! It has
longer rivers, and more of them, and they
are inuddi- r, and deeper, and run faster,
and make more noise, rise higher, fall
lower, and do more damage than anybody
else’s rivers. It has more lakes, and
they are bigger, and deeper, and clearer,
than those of any other country. Our
rail cars are bigger, and run laster, urid
pitch oil the track oflener. and kill more
people, than all other rail cars in this and
eve'y other country. Our steamboats
carry bigger loads, are longer and broader,
and hurst their boilers oflener, and the
captains swear harder than steamboat cap
tains in any other country. Our men are
bigger, and longer, and thicker, can fight
harder and faster, and drink more mean
whisky, and chew more bad tobacco, and
spit more and spit further, and not he
k lied, than in any other country. Our
ladies are richer, prettier, dress finer,
spend more money, break more hearts,
wear bigger hoops, shorter dresses, and
kick tip the devil generally to a greater
extent than all other ladies in all other
countries. Our niggers are blacker, work
harder, have thicker skulls, smell louder,
and need (hashing oflener than any nig
gers in any other Stale. Our children
squall louder, grow faster, get too exten
sive for their pantaloons quicker, than any
other children in any other country.
Well, this is a great country. Hang
a man that won't praise (lis own country.
I have written you all the news that is in
this country.
Marshal Ney's Death Scene.—The
vengeance of the allied powers demanded
some victims; and the intrepid Ney, who
had well tngli again put the crown on
Bonaparte’s head at Wateiloo, was one of
them. Condemned to be shot, he was
led to the garden of the Luxembourg, on
the morning of the 7th of December, arid
placed in front of a file of soldies, drawn
up to kill him. One of the officers step*
pea up 10 uanuuge ms eyes, uui in- re
pulsed him saying. “ Are you ignorant
that for twenty-five years l have te en ac
customed to face both ball and bullet?"
He then lifted bis bat above his head,
nod with ibe same calm voice that had
steadied his columns so frequently in the
roar and tumult of battle, said: ‘‘I de
clare, before God and man, that I never
betrayed my country—may my death ren
der her hnppy ! Vive la France!" He
then turned to the soldiers, and striking
his hand on his breast, gave the order,
"Soldiers, fire!” A simultaneous dis
charge followed, and the “ bravest of the
brave sank to rise no more," " He who
had fought five hundred- battles for France,
not one against her, was shot as a traitor!"
As I looked on the spot where he fell, I
could not but sigh over his fate. True,
he broke his oath of allegiance—so did
others, carried away by their attachment
to Napoleon and the enthusiasm that flail
ed his approach to Paris—still, he was no
traitor.
Another of the Sermons.—The last
specimen of the " harp of a thousand
strings" kind of sermon we have met, is
ilie following on the " three Simons ’’
It was preached a few Sundays ago. at
the Goose Creek Meeting house, by a
clergyman of the " Hard Shell Baptist "
persuasion, and will be found very sug
gestive.
The reverend gentleman comes late,
walks solemnly into the pulpit, and after
having gone through the formula of bis
creed, comes to the sermon:
‘■Brethrio; whilst I was riding here,
an idea struck me of great importance to
the congregation The scriptures are fu.l
of instructions, and the Scriptures in va
rious places make various mention of va
rious Simons
" There was Simon Magnus, Simon
Barjonay and Simon Peter; but of all the
Simons m the Scriptures, there is no Si
mon like unto that Simon that lived down
by the sea shore, and be was a tanner.
“Saint Mathy takes tins subject up.
He speaks of many Simons, and be says
thur was Simon Barjonay, Simon Peter
and Simon Magnus; but he also men
tions that of all the Simons thar was no Si
mon like unto the Simon that lived down
by the sea side, and he was a tanner.
" Likewise Saint Mark testifies umo
the Scriptures. He also says there was
many Animus—li.ul mar was .simun i eier.
Simon Magnus and Simon Barjonay ; but
of all the Simons thur was no Simon like
unto that Simon ilmt lived down by the
sen shore, and he was a tanner.
“ So also Saint Luke and all the other
saints bear witness to these Simons, and
they aiiest unto the truth tliat of ail tiie
Simons ihnr was no Simon like unto that
Simon that lived down by the sea side,
and lie tva* a tanner.
“Glory unto Simon! Glory unto all
the Simons! Glory unto that Simon that
lived by tire sea shore, for he was a tan
ner ! ”
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Loom of out Institctjo.ns.—A good
story, all the better for being undoubtedly
irtie. is told of an interview between a
! very distinguished American and the
I present Pope. His Holiness, designing a
| special compliment, had expressed his de
i <ire that the American should visit hirn,
at a fixed hour and in a familiar way.
This was accordingly done. The Pope
i met his visitor most graciously, and very
! soon expressed his great gratification that
Roman Catholics enjoyed such utirestrici
i ed liberty in the United States. Without
I waiting to calculate the embarrassment
! which his remain would occasion, the
I American accepted the compliment to hi*
I country, and expressed the hope that hi*
holiness would reciprocate this privilege
of liberty to his own spiritual children, hy
granting an equal liberty to protestanis in
the Roman States. The etnbarraasmcnt
of the Pope was instant, and the Ameri
can discovered tire uneasiness which he
had occasioned. Following, then, his
next impulse to remove this embarrass
ment, the A metrics n added, “But we
each carryout tin* logic of our institutions,”
“Yes. yes,” exclaimed the Pope, lifting
and dropping repeatedly his hands, as if
extravagantly gratified hy u happy deliv
erance, “we carry out the logic of our
institutions—we each carry out the logic
of our institutions !”
And so we do I Thnt itr the difference,
Protestantism carries out its logic in free
dom; Romanism, its logic in despotism,
ill— one has made the United States, the
other has made Rome.
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Tr.ahiin.k Condition of the Eras
nal City.—Rome,‘the Eternal City. ’»
in a sad social and political condition just
now. Its 180,00 inhabitants depend up
on foreign travel, rent of rooms, and the
sale of confetti and flowers, of relics and
curiosities for a living Owing to the un
sealed stale of nflairs in Peninsular Italy
during the past year, travel hns compara
tively ceased, and the sources of revenue,
in a great measure, have been cut off.
Last year (50,000 strangers were present
at the Carnival; this year there have
been hut 6,000. A tourist, now there,
writes as follows;
It is surprising how largely this city
depends lor its subsistence upon the mon
ey that travelers bring with them ; in fact,
they seem to be about the only article im
ported, and the taking care of them,
furnishing them with rooms and provis
ions keeping the galleries open for their
inspection, and, when they go away, sup
plying them with pictures and keepsakes;
all tins form the great business of the
common,iiy. There is no commerce; the
bed ol (lie Tiber, in which once floated
the ships from Egypt and the Bosphorus,
is so filled up iliat only flnt-bottomed
boats, loaded mostly with coal, nre forced
up against the current; and the railroads
(there are only two short ones) do no
freight business at nil, or next to none.
And as for agriculture, Koine ia situated
in the vast plain of the Campagna—
naturally fertile, hut now celebrated lor
its barrenness and malaria.
Whitewashing.—This is a subject
upon which our farmers require “ line up
on line, und precept upon precept.”
Whitewash is due of the roost valuable
aitides in the world. It prevents not on
ly the decay of wood, hut conduces great
ly to the healthiness of all buildings,
whether of wood or stone. Out-build
ings and fences, when not painted, should
1 be supplied once or twice every year with
a good coat of whitewash, which should
be prepared in the following way:
Take a clean watertight barrel or other
suitable calk, arid put into it half a bush
el of lime. Slack it by pouring water
over it (boiling hot,) und in sufficient
quantity to cover it five inches deep, and
stir it briskly till thoroughly slacked
When the slacking has been effected, dis
i solve it in water, and add two pounds of
sulphate of zinc, and one of common salt.
These will cause the wash to harden and
prevents its cracking, which gives an un
seemly appearance to the work.
If desirable, a beautiful crenin color
may be communicated to the above wash
by adding three pounds of yellow oebre,
or a good pearl or lead color; by tire ad
dition of lamp-vine ivory-black
For fawn color, add four pounds of um
ber—Turkish or American—(the latter
the cheapest,) one pound Indian red, ono
pound common lamp black For common
stone add lour pounds of raw umber, nnd
two pounds lamp-black. This may be
applied with a common) whitewash brush.
John C. Breckinridge, the Vice
I President elect of the United States, is a
! nephew of the Rev J. Breckinridge. D.
I)., of Kentucky. The reverend uncle of
the Vice President is a great controver
sialist, a splendid debater, and if he had
followed the law instead of the gospel,
would have lead senates as he bus the
: church. So much is the said uncle given
to discuision, that ho would be a fighting
parson if he were not a praying one.
It so happened n few years ago that the
uncle and nephew were candidates for
omce — not lne Httine unite—>«« nn? *‘*‘»*^
district, at t!i** same time. The Rector
| wa« up for the Convention to amend the
Constitution and John C. was running
for the Legislature. They were candi
dates of opposite parties, and were there
fore in danger of coming into collision.—
One day they were on tin* slump togeth
er, and the reverend Doctor look occasion
j to deprecate all feeling of hostility be
tween himself and his nephew, who. he
• said, was nlwavs successful whatever
j office he soughi ; and mention ng several
• instances in . stration. lie added. “And
I during liit* war with Mexico, a regiment
was raised in Ken'ucfcv. and ns soon as it
, was known that Mr Hreckenridge was
appointed to its command the Mexicans
, made peace I”
1 Young Bieckroridge did not watt for
his turn, hut exclaimed at once, “ If I n
j clu Robert hud been appointed, they would
have been fighting till 'his time.”
_;t jg H sad commentary upon the course
of instruction pursued in you $ Udi»» schools,
I tkatthe pupils, after leaving school, seldom
I know bow to decline maMmonr.
_The pleasantest hi- ffs. In the w'’
l are pleasant. thouehr- h-gr -' **
|iff* to hav* »*» ihamv of ttiwn e*