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Dr. B. Douglass,
TENDERS his professional services to
the citizens of Prairie and adjacent coun
ties as a Mechanical Physician, in cases of
Hernia and Prolapsus Uteri. In cases of
i abortion, by the timelv aid of his SUPi’ORl
}'R. if not prevented, by returning the work,
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Post-office, Des Arc, Ark. ocllMnn
HARVEYS X CHANGE,
Corner of Buena Visla and Foster
SIreels,
NEAR THE JACKSON HOUSE,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
HAVING completed our new building, and
opened a first class establishment for the
f accommodation of the public, and furnished it
with the best of S.iquors, Cigars.
Tobacco. e<C., the undersigned flatter
1 themselves that they will continue to receive
i the pationage which has been heretofore be
stowed upon them.
Adjoining their Exchange they keep a
general assortment of E AM ILY GROCERIES,
i Also, Cove Oysters, Sardines, Fine Pickles,
1 Catsups. Pepper Sauce, etc., etc.
jyffl-tf HARVEY & MATTHEWS.
A. L. KARRIS,
IS* .1 T C It - ilf If E IS
AND
ar 33X^7" 33 ijiaxiL.
OFFICE on Buena Vista
K street, opposite
* Nucleus House, Des Arc,
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
\ repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war*
! ranted to give satisfaction. now30-t>rn
F. LE P TIEN,
CLOCK AMU WAIUH
AND
JEWELLER,
Buena Vista street, opposite A. Stewart &
Brothers,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Respectfully informs the citizens of
Des Arc and the adjacent country, that lie
la prepared to execute all kinds of CLOCK
and WATCII Work, in a workmanlike man
ner, and to Repair and Clean Jewelry, &c.
jan30-tf
JAMES J O H N S O N7
Gunsmilh,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
at rv Having permanently located myself,
1 am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
XX PISTOLS, & c., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
ou reasonable terms.
Bi5* LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be
' promptly attended to.
Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
BOOT AND SHOE-MAKING.
TO THE CITIZENS OF~DES T
ARC AND VICINITY: ^
|_.r AVING removed my Simp to the corner
[ tA_ of Buena Vista and Woodruff streets, I
s am prepared, with a GOOD STOCK OF
LEATHER, suitable for Fall and Winter j
i wear, to accommodate the public.
Work Done as Cheap as any place in
the State. Call and see.
WORK WARRANTED NOT TO RIP.
S@“ REPAIRING DONE neatly, at all
times.
As I am permanently located in this place,
my interest is identified with yours.
B3T Terms, Cash.
oet-tf F. WETHERINGTON.
J OR D AN BODEMER,
SHAVIXG, IIAIR-CUTTIVG,
AND
HAIR-DRESSING SALOON.!
-ALSO—
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING,!
t) UF.NA VISTA Street, west of Nucleus i
J House, Des Are, Arkansas. oct!6-ly j
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
P JORDAN, Attorney at Law,
. Little Rock, Arkansas. [decll-ly.
W G &Tb. D. TURNER, Attor
. net* at Law, and General Collec
tors. Searcy. White county, Arkansas. Prac
tice in the Circuit Courts of Randolph. Law
rence, Independence, Jackson, White, Prairie,
Monroe, Arkahsas. Jefferson and Pulaski
counties, and in the Supreme and Federal
Courts at Little Rock Ark. Prompt and
faithful attention given to the collection of all
claims sent to them. [janS-tf.
DIE bTfT DINWIDDIE, having per
manently located at Lake Bluff, Prairie
county, Arkansas, tenders his professional
services to the public, in all the branches of
his profession. jan9, 18o8-ly.
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis,
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
Hatters himself that lie will share their pat
ronage. (j^" Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-t£
TAR. W. F. WALSH, having located at
]/ Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, (j^” Calls promptly at
tended to. may29,1858-ly‘ _
TAR. WM. BETHELL, will continue
I) the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a share of the public patronage.—
Office at Bethei.i. & Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the Erwin House.” may22-tf
DR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession, and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street,
maylb-tf
r\ C H I D S E Y, Resident
y;. Dentist, Clark’s Marble!
HL-v/iL- IHnmtlhio TV n n P . Will
visit Des Arc, of which notice will be given
through the “ Citizen.” octl3-6m
fAS. It. HARRINGTON,gyss
*" Mechanical and Surgical:^-;;: -Sfe,
Dentist, Near Oakland Grove, -I-J-J-j
Prairie county. Arkansas. DR. MARKING
TON is prepared to perform any operation, or
execute any artificial work in the Dental pro
fession. Iiehopes by his particular attention,
carefulness and experience to merit the pat
ronage and influence of the citizens of Prairie
and adjoining comities, which he respectfully
solicits. may30-1y
L. FEATHERSTON... T. H. FARR.
TAEATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
{' nevs at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon. Arkansas. Will practice in the
comities of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular
attention given to collections. References:
Madison, Ark., Hon. W. G. Beaseley, S. W.
Childress; Clarendon, Ark., II. M. Couch;
Panola, Miss.. Col. Calvin Miller; Cofieeville,
Miss., E. C. Walthall; Memphis, Tenn., D.
•M. DuBoso. Esq.. W.J. Webb; Holly Springs,
Miss., W. T. Featherston ; Washington, D.
C.. Jacdb Thompson. jj'H
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 Pope. He will give prompt at
tention' to all business entrusted to him.
(gr OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s
New Building,) first door. febl3—tf
VB. DALIIV'MRLE, Attorney at
Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkan
sas.* Will practice in the counties of Prairie,
Monroe, Arkansas, Jackson, White, and Con
way. He will give prompt attention to all
Land Claims,and will attend personally to the
locating of Swamp Land Scrip and Warrants,
selling lands, and paying taxes. {^” Office
on Lyon street. febl3—If
WAKE MAN W. EDWARDS, Law
yer. Springfield, Conway county, Ar
kansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Middle Arkansas. (giT Prompt attention
rriven to tliG collection of nil claims entrusted
to him. n30*
T W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
J Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims: also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf __
WILLIAM T. JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe, St. 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
Robert l. bethell, attorney
at Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Ar
kansas. _’_feb20-tf
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where lie can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
them. tlecl
T A. MOON, Attorney at Law,
,J . General Collecting and Land Agent,
For the Northern and Eastern Counties of
Arkansas, Des Arc, Arkansas. octiO
GEO. C. WATKINS.GEO. A. GALLAGHER.
WATKINS & GALLAGHER, At
** torneys at Law, Little Rock, Arkan
sas. aug4-ly
RFURNISS MARTIN, Attorney
' at Law, Brownsville, Prairie county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of
Prairie, Pulaski, Conway, Pope, Yell, Perry,
Saline, White, Arkansas, Jefferson, Jackson
and Monroe. Prompt attention given to the
collection of claims. Also, the locating, sell
ing and paying taxes on land. jyl7-ly
J. I. HOLLOW ELL..W. D. JACOWAY.
HOLLO WELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Will practice in the comities of Yell, Perry,
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je26-tf
BLANKS! BLANKS!!
Just printed and for sale at the “Citizeh
Office:”—Deeds of Conveyance : Quit Claiir
Deeds; Justice’s Summons’, Executions, De
livery Bonds, ic. 4tc.
A POEM WITH A MORAL.
[The following poetic effusion we copy from
tlie Harrisburg, Pa., Telegraph. It points a
moral which we hope will not be lost upon
those for whom it is intended. How much
unhappiness exists in the world growing out
! of envy and discontentment!]
A man in his carriage was riding along,
A gaily dressed wife by his side;
Tn satins and laces she looked like a queen,
And he like a king in his pride.
A wood-sawyer stood on the street as he passed;
The carriage and couple he eyed,
And said as he worked with his saw on a log,
“I wish I was rich and could ride.”
The man in tire carriage remarked to his wife,
“One thing I would do if I could— [health
I’d give all my wealth for the strength and the
Of the man who savveth the wood.”
A pretty young maid with a bundle of work,
Whose face as the morning was fair,
Went tripping along with a smile of delight,
While humming a love-breathing air.
She looked on the carriage; the lady she saw,
Arrayed in apparel so fine,
And said in a whisper, “I wish from my heart
Those satins and laces were mine.”
The lady looked out on the maid with her work
So fair in her calico dress,
And said/I’d relinquish possession and wealth,
Her beauty and youth to possess.”
Thus it is, in this world, whatever our lot,
Our minds and our time we employ
In longing and sighing for what we have not,
Ungrateful for what we enjoy.
We welcome the pleasures for which we have
sighed,
The heart lias a void in it still,
Growing deeper and wider the longer we live
That nothing but Heaven can fill.
A THANKSGIVING SERMON
The following humorous, but withal
sensible production, will be lounu pecu
liarly' appriate “ on the present occasion.”
It appeared in the Boston Courier a num
ber of Thanksgivings ago, but is still as
good as ever:
A merry heart doth sood like a medicine, but
a broken spirit drieth the bones.—[Proverbs,
xvii., 23.
The words of the wise men deserve
especial regard, for this an occasion when
it is good to be merry and wise. There
are three hundred and odd days in the
year besides this, when a man may
be melancholy without setting at naught
the Governor’s proclamation; hut once
in the year there is reason in feeling com
fortable. The wise man is assuredly right
in prescribing his medicine for unhappy
mortals, sick of sin and sea coal, the pinch
in the money market, and the palpitation
in the price of breadstuff's. IIo, every
one that thirsteth for a relief from the
cares that cash is heir to; come ye to
Doctor Solomon, and take a little of his
balm of Gilead in the shape of a merry
heart. It is not to be “ taken fasting,”
nor will it make any person quake with
fear, though when taken it may be well
shaken—not under the cork stopper of a
wry face, but through the liberal tunnel of
a broad grin. A merry heart doth good
like a medicine; and who does not wish
to do good to himself with sucli pleasant
kind of doctor’s stuff ? Verily, the faculty
in old times were wiser in their genera
tion than many of the modern M. D’s.
There are three things under the sun,
yea, four, which on a Thanksgiving day,
are to be eschewed of men: The small
soul of parsimony and the grumbling bow
els of covetousness, the broken spirit of
thankless repining, and the dry bones of
cold uncharitableness. There is none of
the right medicine in these drugs, which
deserve to be all pounded in the same
mortar and worked up into a blue pill of
more infinitesimal littleness than any
quantity yet prescribed in a homeopathic
formula. But to-day we are bidden to be
thankful; and whether we think of the
bidding or not, it is to be hoped we can
all find cause to offer thanks.
To be thankful this day is a duty both
enjoined upon us by the Executive author
ity and urged by our own feelings of what
is fit and becoming. Thankfulness im
plies content—content indicates good hu
mor and cheerfulness—and whoso has a
cheerful heart, has perforce a tneiry one.
It is, therefore, as clear as preaching, that
King Solomon and the Governor's are
both of one mind as to the proper way of
keeping Thanksgiving, and where is the
son of man in this commonwealth who
will undertake to controvert their joint au
thority? If there be any®uch dry bone
of a doubter among us,*let him suck the
wooden spoon of perversity, gnaw the dry
drum-stick of his own dogmatism, and sit
down in skeptical sackcloth and ashes, till
his more sensible and rebellious stomach
barks for dinner. Let him dine upon a
dish of doubts, and go to bed in the gruel
of grumbling and groaning. But we hope
there is none such.
So let us be reasonably thankful, and
not unreasonably may we also be of a
merry heart. Let those who are in health
be thankful for their good case; and those
who are out of health be thankful that they
are no worse. Let those who are rich be
thankful for their wealth; and those who
are poor find cause for thankfulness in
having so little to do with the root of all
evil. Let old folks be thankful for their
wisdom in knowing that young folks are
fools; and let the young ones be even with
them in thankfulness and good opinion,
by thinking the compliment back again.
Let the lean folks be thankful for their
spare ribs, and let- fat folks be thankful
| that they can laugh at the lean ones, and
; arrow fatter and fatter every day. Let
' him who is in debt be thankful that he is
j not in limbo for it; and let him who is
out of debt do the same, and call at our
bouse and let us know what sort of a feel
ing it is. Let those who are in office put
up"5 all the thanks they can imagine that
merit is at last rewarded; and let those
who are out of office utter thanks also that
the country does not insist upon their eat
ing sour grapes. Let married folks be
thankful for blessings both little and great;
let bachelors and old maids be thankful
for the privilege of kissing other folks s
babies, and much good may it do them.
The words of the wise man are as plums
in n pudding; they are to he swallowed
with the gravity of discernment, and laid
to the heart in the sweet sauce of quiet re
flection. Let no man look upon a turkey
to-day, and say, “ This also is vanity!”
What is the life of man without creature
comforts, and the stomach of the son of
man with no aid from the tin kitchen ?
Despise not the day of small things while
there are pullets on the spit, and let every
fowl have fair play between the jaws of
thy philosophy. Are not puddings made
to be sliced, and pie-crust to be broken?
Go thy ways, then according to good sense,
good cheer, good appetite, the Governor’s
proclamation, and every other good thing
under the sun ; render thanks for all the
good things of this life, and good cooking
among the rest; eat, drink, and be merry ;
make not a lean laudation of the bounties
of Providence, but let a lively gusto follow
a long grace. Feast thankfully, and feast
hopingly ; feast in good will to all man
kind, Grahamites included ; feast in the
full and joyous persuasion that while the
earth remaineth, seed time and harvest,
dinner time, pudding time and supper
time, are not likely to go out of fashion ;
feast with exulting confidence in the con
tinuance of cooks, kitchens and orthodox
expounders of Scripture and the Constitu
tion in our ancient, blessed, and fat-sided
mmmfimvpn li li—fY»nsl in short, hkeafrood
Christian, proving all things, relishing all
things, expecting al' things; and enjoy all
things.
Let a good stomach for dinner go hand
in hand with a good mind for sound doc
trine. This day must thou be thankful;
let thy thanks be accompanied by stead
fast reliance upon the care of Providence,
and let not thy wits run away upon sheep’s
trotters of doubt and mistrust. Neverthe
less be not stuffed up with conceit, but let.
the dressing of thy discourse be sage, and
thy tongue be titilated with the sweet
marjoram of true wisdom.
“ All flesh is grass ;” whatsoever is sold
in the shambles, that eat; but far be it
from us to be so green ns to judge any
man in meat or drink. We leave such
matters to every one’s own bowels, bearing
in mind that every vegetable and animal
creature in the market is good, and fit for
the dish if it be received with thanksgiv
ing. Once more, therefore, we say, let
the smoke of the right sacrifice every
where ascend from every pewter platter;
let every slice be savored with the salt of
sincere faith, the pepper of piety, and n
liberal out-pouring from the mustard pot
of mercy and alms-giving; let every mor
sel be chewed with the tooth of charity,
swallowed in the goodly savor of a clear
conscience, and washed down with the
sweet cider of single hearted satisfaction.
Let both dinner and doctrine go straight
to the heart, edifying both the inward and
outward man, and may we conclude the
feast by picking up the crumbs of calm
content.
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SALUTATIONS AMONG DIFFERENT
NATIONS.
TRANSLATED FROM THE TRENCH.
The expressions used as salutations
among different nations have, under their
common aspect, something character
istic and interesting, even for the most
cnusual observer.
In the East, some of these expressions
savor in a more or less degree, of the
Scriptures, and of the serene and patri
archal sentiment of the inhabitants. One
recognizes the immobility of these pasto
ral and war-like people, standing uloof
from all human progress. Nearly all
have a foundation in religious sentiments,
and express peace to those to whom they
are addressed. The Salutation used by
Arab, “Salem,” or “Shalum,” means
peace, and is found in the word Jerusalem.
The Arab salutes his friend thus, “May
you have a happy morning;” “May God
grant you his favors;” “If God wills it,
you are well.” This last expression plain
ly betrays their fanaticism.
The Turks have a formula which can
only be used in a sunny clime,— “May
your shadow never be less.” An Eng
lishman would never think of wishing a
friend a fine shadow.
The climate of Egypt is feverish, and
perspiration is necessary to health; hence
the Egyptian, meeting you, asks, “How
do you perspire.”
“Have you eaten?” “Is your stomach
in good order?” asks the Chinamen, a
touching solicitude, which can only be ap
preciated by a nation of gourmands.
“Good cheer,” says the modern Greek
in nearly the same language that the an
cients were wont to greet their friends.
A charming salutation which could only
have originated among the happy, careless
Greeks.
The Romans, who were heretofore ro
bust, indefatigable and laborious, had en
ergetic salutations, expressing force and
action: “Salve,” “Be strong,” “Be heal
thy;” and “guidaysis,” “What do you?” or
“What make you?”
The Genoese, of modern times, say,
“Health and wealth,” which is very ap
propriate for an active and commercial peo
ple.
The Neapolitan devoutly says, “Grow
in sanctity;” and the Piedmontese, “I am
your servant.” The “How stand you? ’
of almost all Italy, forcibly indicates the
nonchalence of that sunny land.
The Spaniard, grave, haughty nnd in
different, wishes you “Good Morning,” to
which we respond, “At your service, sir."
Another salutation which the Spaniard
uses, "God be with you, signor,” shows a
melange of respect for one’s self nnd re
ligious sentiment.
The ordinary salutation of the German
is, VVie gehts?” "How goes it?” and has
a vagueness partaking somewhat of the
dreamy character of the German. To hid
one adieu, he says, “Leben sie whol” —
“Live quiet nnd happy.” This lust plain
ly exhibits his peaceful- nature and love
for the simple joys of life.
The traveling Hollander asks, “Hoc
waart’sgc?" "IIo do you go?” The
thoughtful, active Swede demands, “Of
what do. you think?” whilst, the Dane
more placid, uses the German expression
“Liv vel”—“Live well.” But the greet
ing of the Polo is best of all; “Aro you
happy?”
The English have the “Good-bye," a
corruption of the word “Good be with
you,” and some others; hut that which ex
hibits best the character of the Engl sh, is
“IIow do you do?” as the activity of this
people is shown in this demand where the
do is spoken twice. Nothing is more
characteristic, more lively, or more stirring
than this.
The “Comment vouz portez vouz?" of
the French is equally characteristic. The
Frenchman is more active than laborious
—more ardent, more passionate, than
thoughtful; hence the principle with him is
not to do, but to go—to be lively, to show
himself. There is something in this ex
pression “Comment vous portex vous?”—
“How do you carry yourself?”—which
Kncnnnlre ot liw frnnlr mMinpr anil
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pleasant face.
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FEMALE COURAGE AND HEROISM.
A THRILLING LITTLE STORY.
In the month of June, a pedlar and his
wife presented themselves at sun down at
the door of a little farm house, at Boaie,
in France, and requested permission of
the farmer to stay over-night. A small
room was consigned to them, as the far
mer’s wife was confined to her bed. The
next day was Sunday and the farmer and
his servants went to church. The pedlar
also started to go, and there remained in
the house, the wife of the farmer, a new
born infant, the pedlar’s wife, who feigned
illness, and a child six years of age.
Scarcely ltad the people gone out, when
the pedlar’s wife, armed with a knife, pre
sented herself at the bed of the sick wo
man, and demanded her money or her life.
The poor woman, sick and weak; deliver
ed up her keys, and desired the little hoy
to show the apartments. She rose softly
from her bed, followed the pedlar’s wife
without being heard, and having beckon
ed the child out of the room, locked the
door. She then desired the child to run
for his father and desire him to bring as
sistance. The child did not lose an in
stant, but by a surprising fatality, met the
pedlar on the road who had stolen from
the church to assist in the pre-concerted
robbery. The pedlar asked the child
where he was going, he answered that he
was going to seek his father, ns nil attempt
was made to rob him. The pedlar said
it was now unnecessary, as he himself
would go and protect his mother; and, ta
king the child by the hand, they returned
to the farm. They knocked at the door,
hut the farmer’s wife not recognizing the
voice of her husband refused to open; the
pedlar made vain efforts to induce her,and
finally threatened to cut the child's thspnt
ana creak u open, v urious ai oemg un
able to prevail upon her, lie executed liis
horrible threat and killed the child.
After committing this useless crime, lie
tried to get into the house to save his own
wife, as the lime passed and the farmer
might return from church. Ilis attempts
failing he mounted the roof and descend
ed the chimney, The farmer’s wife, al
most fainting, now saw nothing to deliver
her from certnin death. The wretch, was
almost down the chimney and about to en
ter her chamber, when cellecting all her
strength, she by sudden inspiration, drew
the pailessee—straw bed—to the edge of
the hearth and as quickly set fire to it.
The smoke in a few minutes enveloped the
assassin, who, not being able to reascend,
very soon fell in the fire half suffocated.
The farmer’s courageous wife lost not her
presence of mind, but, in bis blinded state
struck him several severe blows on the
head with the poker, which put him be
yond the chance of immediately recover
ing his senses. Exhausted with fatigue
and mental agony, she herself fell sense
less on the carpet, and remained in
this situation till the farmer and his ser
vants returned from church. The dead
body of the child, at the gate of the farm
house, was the first horrible spectacle that
met the eye of the unhappy farmer. They
forced open the doors, and after having
recovered to life the farmer’s wife, they
seized the two culprits and delivered them
over to justice. The pedlar survived his
wounds and burns, but both he and his
partner received the punishment due their
crime.
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Blowing Out A Candle.—There is one
email fact in domestic economy which is not
generally known, but which is useful as sav
ing time, trouble and temper. If the candle
be blown out holding it above you, the wick
will not smoulder down, and may, therefore,
be easily lighted -again; but if blown upon
downward, the contrary is the case.—[Scien
tific Artizan.
-Dress doesn’t make the woman, but
when a woman is made she looks a good deal
better dressed up.
AN ALABAMA MANUFACTURING
VILLAGE.
People wlio imagine lliat a single,
isolated manufactory, here and there, is
the best that the South can produce in that
line, even at its best, will be agreeably
[ disappointed to hear of an entire village
in Alabama devoted exclusively to manu
factures. It is called Scottsville, and is
situated in the northwestern portion of
Bibb county, near the river Cshawha,
between Centreville and Tuscaloosa, and
to the southeast of the latter place some
fifty or sixty miles.
The editor of the Selma (Ala.) Senti
nel has been traveling, recently, in the
neighborhood of Scottsville, and from
what he heard of it, was induced to visit
what ho coils this thriving manufacturing
little village.
Scottsville was originally known as the
Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company, It
was incorporated by the Alabama Legis
lature in 1837, with a capital stock of
&3(j,000, which sum was quickly sub
scribed by a number of capitalists in
Tuscaloosa.
In May, 1837, the mills got to work,
making coarse cotton cloths, but lor some
years they made no money. The com
pany and the locality soon changed names
and management; the latter coming into
the hands of Mr. Scott as principal owner
and director, and the place itself took the
name of Scottsville. lie immediately
went to work making improvements and
additions to the buildings and machinery,
and the mills soon paid dividends. The
first 82,200, realized in 1841, was ex
pended in a family of negroes to work in
the factory. This family has so increased
that the company values them at $10,000,
und most of them are now working in the
fa i* t nr it nrwl nin vt»r\T llRftflll. Thu Cntlfi
puny have made several purchases 'of
negroes with the profits of the factory,
and negro labor is much employed by
them.
The principal mill is a large brick
building of three stories, with two wings,
filled with the best machinery, end em
ploying over one hundred hands, of whom
three fourths are females. A large over
shot wheel, driven by water, is the prin
cipal motor of the machinery. There arc
about 25,000 spindles and 50 looms at
work.
Wool and cotton are both spun. The
consumption of cotton averages 35,000
pounds per month, and $1,000 worth of
yarns in the same time, together with a
large quantity of linseys and a superior
article of cotton sewing-thread.
In 1811, the sum of $40,000 capital
stock had been paid in. Every year since
then a dividend of ten per cent, lias been
declared, which has been laid out in buy
ing negroes, land, &c., adding to the
buildings and machinery in the village,
until the capital stock has increased to
$117,000, of which $25,000 is in negroes,
and about $16,000 in goods in the com
pany’s store.
The company owns 3,000 acres of land
and all the buildings on the place, which
consist of the factory, a large hotel, the
store, blacksmith, carpenter, wheel-wright,
and boot and shoe shop, a saw-mill, grist
mill, large flouring mill, a church, and a
large number of cottages. No liquor is
permitted in the village, and the company
will not sell an inch of its land to any one.
Its slock has long been over par, and its
dividend this year will be at least twelve
per cent.
So much for enterprise, governed by
ftlnrwl i nnr«f»vprn lire n n rl skill.
•—
“Good Night”—“Good Night Papa!”
These are the words whose music has
not left our ears since the gloaming, and
now it is midnight. “ Good night,” dar
ling ! God bless you; you will have
pleasant dreams, though I toss in fever,
haunted by the demons of care that harrass
me through the day. “Good night!”
The clock on the mantle struck twelve,
and no sound was heard in the house save
the regular breathing of those little lungs
in the next room, heard through the dooi
ajar. We dropped our pen, folded our
arms, and sat gazing on the lazy fire,
while the whole panorama of a life passed
before us, with its many “ good nights.”
It is a great thing to have a good mem
ory—provided that memory bears no un
pleasant fruits, hitter to the taste; and our
memory carries us back to many a pleas
ant scene—to the little arm-chair by the
fireside ; to the trundle-bed at the foot of
the bed ; to the lawn in front of the house,
and the orchard behind it; to the butter
cups, and the new clover, and the chick
ens and the swallows, and the birds nests,
and the strawberries, and the many things
that attract the wondering eyes of child
hood, to say nothing ol the mysteries of
starry skies, and the wierd gloom of the
moaning forest. But, then, there were
the “ good nights,” and the little prayer,
and the downy bed on which slumber fell
as lightly as a snowflake, only warmer,
and such dreams as only visit perfect in
nocence ! The household “ good night!"
Somebody, in whose brain its rich music
still lingers, has written thus:
“ Good night 1” A loud, clear voice
from the stairs said that it was Tommy.
“ Dood night,” murmurs a little some
thing from the trundle-bed—a little some
thing that we call Jenny, that fills a large
place in the center of two pretty little
hearts. “ Good night," lisps a little fel
low in a plaid rifle dress, who was named
Willie about six years ago.
“ Now I lav me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord ray soul to keep ;
If I should die.before I wake—”
And the little bundle in the trundle-bed
lias dropped of! to sleep, but the broken
prnyer may go up sooner than a great
while before it.
And so it was “good night” all around
the homestead ! and very sweet music it
was too, in the twilight, and very pleasant
rne'ody it makes now, as we think of it;
for it was not yesterday, nor the day be
fore, but a long time ago—no long that
Tommy is Thomas Somebody, Esq , and
forgotten that he ever was a boy, and wore
what the bravest nnd richest can never
wear hut once, if we try—the first pair of
boots.
And so it was “ good night" nil around
the house; nnd the children had gone
through the ivory gate, n I ways left a little
ajar for them, through into the land of
dreams.
And then the lover's “ good night," and
the parting kiss ! They are as prodigal
of the hours ns the spendthrift of his coin,
arid the minutes depart in golden showers,
nnd fall in dying sparks at their feet.
“ Good night.”—[New York Atlas.
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Agricultural Colleges.—Samuel
R. Black, in a letter to the Southern
Guardian, Columbia, S. C., says:
“ It is my intention to nsk our next
Legislature to assist us in this matter.
In the meantime, let us be up and doing,
ourselves. We are far behind many of
our sister States in this important subject.
“ The Agricultural College of the State
of Michigan lias been in actual operation
since May, 1857, with a faculty of one
President, and four Professors. The
Nevv-York Slate Agricultural College was
incorporated in 1853. A portion of the
main College building is now being com
pleted, which will accommodate 150 stu
dents. In the same State, ‘ The People’s
College,’ at Havana, was organized in
1857. ‘ The Farmers’ High School, of
Pennsylvania, was incorporated in 1855.
v/uc wuig ui uic iimm uuiiumg is nearly
orccted, and the present design of the
trustees i3 to open the institution, in Feb*
ruary next, * with one hundred students,
to be increased to four hundred.’ The
Maryland Agricultural College was in
corporated in 1856. The planters of that
State have subscribed $50,000, and the
State gives them $6,000 per annum,
toward its support. The corner-stone of
an extensive building was laid in August
last, and no doubt the woilt will be urged
on with energy to its completion. The
Slate Agricultural College of Iowa was
incorporated in March lust, and will be
fully organized by January next. The
Minnesota Agricultural College was in
corporated during the present year, and
no doubt will soon go into successful oper
ation. Virginia is making noble efforts
in the same direction. So is Alabama
and Georgia. In these noble efforts to
effect a great and good object, shall we
staud longer and hesitate?”
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
-An old sailor at the theatre, said he
supposed that dancing girls wore their dresses
at half-mast as a mark of respect to departed
modesty.
-An exchange paper says that the most
dignified, glorious and lovely work of nature
is woman, the next man, and the third, the
Berkshire pig.
--“What can be done to check the evils
of intemperance?” Keep your elbow straight.
-It would seern that a great many men
and women are trying to establish their claims
to the possession of genius by proving their
deplorable lack of common sense.
-The sweetest bedfellow is conscience.
All, it is a charming thing to feci her stone’s
heart—to hear her evening song and her morn
ing hymn 1
-—A countryman was dragging a calf by a
rope in a crnel manner. An Irishman asked
him if that was the way “he thrated a fellow
craylhur ?”
-Some persons with apparent zeal, vin
dicating their friends from all their little pec
cadillos, whitewash them very carefully, and
then knock them on the head by lamenting
their addiction to some gross impropriety.
They are somewhat like the Pagan priests,
who, when an ox was not completely white,
chalked over the dark spots, and, leading him
up to the altar, dispatched him with a blow.
-Never seek to be intrusted with your
friend’s secret, for, no matter how faithfully
you keep it, you will be liable in a thousand
contingencies to the suspicion of having be
trayed it.
;-Good humor is the blue sky of the soul,
in which every star of talent will shine more
clearly.
IIonmni.F..—To dream you have plenty of
money, and to wake up and find yourself noth
ing but a printer.
--Do right though you have enemies.
You cannot escape th 'm by doing wrong; and
it is little gain to barter away your honor and
integrity, and divest yourself of moral courage
to gain what? Nothing. Better abide by the
truth—frown down all opposition, and re
joice in the feeling which must inspire a free
and independent man.
_Faith believes God’s word—Patience
waits God’s time—Hope expects all God has
promised—Love urges to obey all God’s com
mands—Humility bows low before God**,
throne—Submission shuts the mouth in tr* jnj,
times, and Resignation cheerfully sir ren(jers
all to God’s disposal; when all the'„ praees ar(j
found together, the character complete,
A Few Words to votng Men,-—Necer
smoke cigars when you have wot money to pay
for mending y*'ur coat. Worn-out button
holes look b» dly in brilliant lights, or even by
1 paler fir's.
Never smoke cigars when you are too poor
! to pay honest debts.
Never be too poor to pay for a seat In church
! while you can spend eight times as much for
an indu’gence that is not only no benefit tq
J body or mind, but a real detriment to both,