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OFFICE—BUENA V13TA STREET.
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We have supplied ourselves with a gooi
assortment of Printing Material and an
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing
on reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
loguas. Posters, large or small, Cards, Bal
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, kc.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dr. J. \V. Burnky. Dr. Phil. It. Echols.
BI RNET A. ECHOLS,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,
Would respectfully tender their profession
al services to the citisens of Des Arc and its
vicinity, *
N. B.—.Especial attention given to the
'treatment of women and children by Dr.
Echols, _ jnn2_
DR. ROB T. B. TREZEVANT,
Tenders his professional services to
the citizens of Dos Arc and vicinity.
Office—At B. F. Johnson Drug Store.
sep2I
J. E. GATEWOOD, ■ J. S. THOMAS,
GATEWOOD & THOMAS,
AS* O&Smia &V
DEN ARC, ARKANSAS.
3HT. 3?. Vaughan.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the Courts of the counties
of Prairie, White, Jackson, Woodruff anil
Monroe. Particular attention given to the
collection of claims any where in the State.
sejWtf.
T. E. 10 M E U S O TV.
ATTORNEY AT LAW j
AND GENERAL LAND AGENT,
AUSTIN, PRAIRIE COUNTY, AUK.
Special attention given to the collection
nn.l onenvinif elaimil Imvimr fllitl Qollintf tlimlll
paying taxes, exauiing titles, &e. april 11
J. n. P. ALDRIDUi:,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
AYiix practice in tlio Circuit Courts of
Woodruff county, ami the Circuit Courts of:
the seventh .fudieial Dmtriot. a' l give‘prompt
attention to all business eatri e<l to his:
rare. janl2
B. «. OAXTT. \Y. ,1. BEON.UTOlt '
GANTT At BBONAUGH,
ATY(HiN$YS AT L AW,
BRO Vv N 3 V HA, B. A R K A NS A3.
Prompt attention given to collection of
■claims. nprl l
W. J. ROGERS'
ATTORNKY AT LAW, j
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
Prompt Attention given to tli'* Collection'
■of Claims, Investigation of Laud Titles, Pav
went of Taxes. &o. niylG ‘
J. C. JONSON. Office—West Point, Arkansas. 1
JXo. M. MOORE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas. |
JOXSOH & MOORE,
Attoraojs at Law,
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
-AND—
ueseral Land and Collecting Agents,
HK VItCY, ARK \NSA8.
IVii.i, give prompt attention to any business '
in the counties of Independence, Jackson,
Woodruff, Monroe. I’raivie, White, Conway
and Van Buren. mar9
80L. r. CLARK. RAM W. WILLIAMS
Clark <Sc Willirvivis.
Attorneys at Law,
time ROCK, ARKANSAS
WILL practice in all the Courts, prosecute
Claims of all kinds, colleet debts, and
art as Krai Ktiatr and Qtlttrttl Affeni*.
Ornci’—Markham Street, near Slate House.
aprii-o-u
wm. it. cooi>y. *>• mcha::
COODY & McRAE,
&V SAW
SEAKCY, WHITE COIISTV,
A ItK AASAK.
Will practice in all tlie courts of Arkansas.
mar24
T M. IllilHOX,
Attorney at Law
AND r. s. CLAIM AGENT,
1>ICVAI.L'S IUiUEE, AHK.
Villi A NS AS having boon added 10 the ju
risdiction of the Court of Claims at
Washington, the undersigned hereby gives
notioe that ho is prepared to receive and col
loot nil ci liins held by loyal persons for Stock.
Forage. Supplies nud Property of any and all
’son iC taken by Federal officers or soldiers
for the use of the government. Conte and Bet
me. Fees moderate. No charge for adviee.
sep8-0in
J3. F. eJollllSOll.
I) UUGGI S T.
DES ARO, ARKANSAS.
KEEP mi hand a large assortment of Drugs
Medicines. Points, Oils, Perfumery
Patent Medicines, Wines. Brandies, Whiskey
for iredieal purpose**, which ho will sell low
Proscriptions and orders filled
Terms oa.»h. feb. 15, 1M*
THE BURIAL OF HOSES.
[“And he buried him in b valley in the
land of Moab, over against Bethpeor, but no
j man knoweth of his sepulchre until this day.*’
—Deut. xxxiv, 6.J
By Nebo’s lonely mountain,
On this side Jordan’s wave,
In a vale in the land of Moab,
There lies a lonely grave.
And no man dug that sepulchre,
And no man saw it o'er;
For the angels of God upturned the sod
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandest funeral
That ever passed on earth;
But no man heard the trampling
Or saw the train go forth.
Noiselessly as the daylight
Gomes when the night is done,
And the crimson streak on ocean’s cheek j
Grows into the great sun.—
Noiselessly a9 the spring-time
Her crown Ufa verdure weaves,
Aud ail the trees on all the hills
Open theii thousand leaves,—
So without sound of music
Or voice of then* that wept,
Silently down from the mountain crown
The great procession swept.
Perchance the bald old eagle
On gray Bethpcor’s height.
Out of his rocky evry
Looked on the wondrous sight.
Perchance the lion stalking
Still shuns that hallowed spot,
For beast and bird have seen and heard
That which man knowetk not.
But when the warrior.dieth,
IIis comrades in the war
With arms reversed and muffled drum
Follow the funeral car.
They show tlie banners taken,
They tell his battles wou,
And alter him lead his masteries# steed
\\ Itilo peals the minute gun.
Amid tlio noblest of the land
Men lay the sago to rest,
And give the bard an honored place
With costly marble dressed,
lu the great minster transept.
Where lights like glories fall,
And the choir sings and the organ rings
Along the emblazoned wall.
Thtt was the bravest warrior
That ever buckled sword:
This was the most gifted poet
That ever breathed a word;
And never earth’s philosopher
Traced with his golden pen,
On the deathless page, truths half so sage
As He wrote down rur men.
And had he not high honor?
The hillside for his pall;
To lie in state while angels wait
With stars for tapers tail;
And the dark rock pines, like tossing
plumes,
Over his bier to wave;
And God’s own hand, in that lonely land,
To lay him in the grave;
In that deep grave without a name;
W hence iiis uncothned clay
Shall break again, most wondrous though
Before the judgment day,
And stand with glory wrapped around: |
On the hills he never trod,
And speak of the sirite that won our life,.
With the incarnate Son of God.
I
O lonely tomb in Moab's land,
0 dark ltethpeor'g bill,
Speak to these curious hearts of ours,
And teach them to be still.
God bath bis mysteries of grace—
Ways that wc cannot tell;
lie bides them deep, like the secret sleep
01 bint be loved ho well.
A Beautilkil Sentiment.
Clasp the luiutis meekly over the
still breast—tbey've no more work to
do; close tbe weary eyes—tbey've no
more tears to sited; part tbo damp
locks—there's no more pain to bear.
Closed is tbe ear alike to love's kind
voice and calumny's stinging whispers.
O, if in that still heart, you have
| ruthlessly planted a thorn ; if from that
pleading eye you have carelessly turn
ed away ; if your loving glauco and
coruo—all too lute—tlicu tiod lorgivo
you. No frown gathers on the marble
brow as you gtt/e—no scorn curls tho
childish lip—uo flush of wounded feel
ings mounts to the blue veined tem
ples.
(iod forgive you 1 for your feet, too,
muslshriuk appalled from death's “old
river—your flattering tongue asks, can
this be death 1” Your fading eye lin
gers lovingly on the sunny earth.
Y'ottr clammy bauds yield their last
feeble flutter.
t), rapacious grave! yet another vic
tim far they voiceless sleepers. No
warm welcome from a sister's loviug
lips! No throb of pleasure from the
| maternal bosom.
O, if these broken limbs were never
gathered up—if beyond death's swelled
: flood there were uo eternal shore—il
for the struggling bark there were no
port of peace—if athwart tho lowering
cloud sprang uo bright bow of
promise—
•‘Alas for man if this be all,
Anti naught beyond—on earth.*5
jj.jj' A devotee of Bacchus was over
heard the night thus addressing his hat
which had fallen from his head: “If I
pick you up 1 fall; if I fall you will not
pick me up ; then I'll leave you ; and he
staggered proudly away.
Irishman noticing a lady pass
ing along the street, spied two straps
depending from under hor cloak. Not
knowing that these were styled “sashes
and hanging in their right place, he ex
claimed, “Faith, ma'am, your gallussos
I arc untied. *'
The Wiitihlnffton Monument.
From the National Intelligencer.]
Tltc unfinished condition of tlio
Washington monument, begun to be
erected years ago in this city, is a stand
ing shame and reproach to the people
of the whole country. It was designed
as a memorial of the gratitude of a
great nation to him who wjs styled
‘■the father of liis country—first in
peace, first, first iu war, and first in the
hearts of his countrymen.” The na
tional capital was selected as the most
appropriate location for a monument
so truly national in every respect. The
sympathies of all nations hud govern
ments and people and societies were ;
attracted to this enterprise. Memorial
blocks from every quarter of the glob* r
were received, testifying the adinira- 1
lion of mankind for the father ol the
American ltepublic.—For a little while
our own people took a lively interest
iu the progress of the work; but from
one or another cause, including the
unfaithfulness of agents, the contribu
tions to (ho monument fund decreased,
until it became necessary to suspend •
work upon it altogether. During the
war no effort was made to press it for
ward. but now that we have the 1
promise that “peace” shall smile upon |
our heavily stricken land, it is doomed
appropriate lo make an appeal to the
patriotically inclined throughout the
whole county for means to carry to
completion this monument to our
Washington.
In this belief Hie subjoined appeal 1
lias been i-stiod by the officers of thtt
Washington National Monument So-)
ciety.—The names of these officers
alone will be a sufficient guaranty for
the proper disposition of any funds !
confided lo them for this purpose.
There is not one of the millions who
have within the last few years visited
tins city, atul gazoa at inis .ununisnou
monument, hut felt that its condition
was a reproach to the nation. It would
have hern hi tter that it had never been
begun; it would lie better even now
that It should he pulled to pieces, and
tho hundreds of memorial blocks im
bedded in its walls should lie returned
to their generous donors, than it should
stand as it does, unfinished, as a memo-;
rial, not of a nation's father, but of a
people's loss of patriotism and grati
tude to the authors of their freedom
and their greatness. If there are those
among our profile who remember that
(icorge Washington once lived if there
lie those among us who prize the
institutions of our country, our blood
bought froedom and priceless Constitu
tion, they cannot avoid self-reproach
so long as this monument remains
uncompleted. Let them read and act
upon tho appeal annexed :
AX APPEAL Kim THE WASHINGTON MON
t'MKNT.
The following appeal, addressed to
pastors of religious congregations
throughout the Foiled Stales, lias been j
issued :
Washington Nation.d Monument Society,
„ December 25, 18*»h.
Reverend and Dear Sir.<:
In pursuance to a resolution of the ;
Washington National Monument Socie
ty, we, the officers of the society, res
pectfully request you to cause collec
tions, for the benefit of the monument
to be taken up in your respective con
gregations of the .Sunday immediately
proceeding tho 22d of February next,
and remit the amounts to the treasurer
of tire society. A very small sum from ,
cacti congregation will, in the aggre
gate, insure the immediate resumption ,
of work on the monument, and, with
the expected aid front other sources, it
is hoped that in a few years it will lie
completed.
The veneration with which the mem
ory of Washington is held by the
American people renders a studied ap- i
peal to their patriotism unnecessary. I
and we therefore simply make known
to you the request of the society, confi
dently bolieving tlmt you will cordially
co-onerato with them in tho noh.e
work.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
Andrew Johnson, President ex officio.
8 Bowen, 1st Vice President, ex officio.
U. 8. Grant, 'Jail Vico President.
W. W Oorooran. 3rd Vice President.
J. 11. II. Smith, Treasurer.
John Carroll Brent, Secreytry.
The secretary respectfully requests
that editors and publishers of newspa
pers throughout the country favorable
to the cause will publish the above ap
peal.
Advantage of Learning a Trade.
The advice of Ilenjanian Franklin, to
give every child a trade by which he
can earn a living, if necessary, comes
of an experience older than his. In
some countries this lias been the law :
in others a«common custom. St. Paul
though educated in the law at (lie feet
ofGatnalici, uiso a quired the important
Oriental handicraft of a tentmakcr, by
1 which he was able to earn his living
while prosecuting his mission, it is a
good and wise tiling to do. You may
lie able to send your children fortunes,
but “riches take to t he til selves wings.
Von may give them finished educations
and they may be gifted with extraordi
nary genius; hut they may be placed
in situations where no education and
no talent may b-' >.o available as some
iinmblc. honest trade, by which they
can get. their living and he .useful to
others.
- --» • ♦- ;
jteA"A clergyman, after marrying a
couple made n pi iver over them, con
cluding: “Forgive them. Lord, they
know not what they do!"
geg^Wlio ever saw the “pale of socie
ty" running over with the “milk of hu
man kindness ?” I f so, where was- the
, “cream of the Joke ?"
l’ASTOR AL LETTER.
To (lie Clergy and Laity of (he
Prolenianl Episcopal Church
in (lie .lllHioiiary District of
Arkansan.
Reverend and Dear Brethren :
Under the authority committed to
me, I hereby license for use in the pub
lic worship of the Church, of the
hymns contained in the collection ;
known as “Hymns Ancient and Mod- j
crn.”
The attention of the clergy is speci
ally invited to a canon of the Into gen
eral convention, declaratory of the law
of the Church in relation to the mar
riage of divorced persons. In all such
cases the clergy will refuse to perforin
the marriage ceremony, unless it be in
the case of an innocent party divorced
for the express cause of adultery. Per
sons contracting marriage in contra
vention of this law should not be ad
mitted to the Holy Communion, and
should be admonished, that according
to the law of Cod, they are living in
adultery.
I have lately put in operation, near j
Fayetteville, in Washington county, a
diocesan school for boys, which is to he
known as “St. John’s Associate Mis- ;
sion School.” 'i'his school is now un
der the most competent direction, and
is prepared to impart besides ordinary
instruction, a classical training of high j
grade. The school is beautifully situ
ated in a country neighborhood. The
climate is invigorating and healthy.
Board can be bad in private families
selected by the principal.
1 commend this school with all con
fidence to our people, and assure them
that its merit is not to lie measured by j
dm dinar, rales mlonted to suit the
Btraitened circumstances of our popu
lation.
The expense for the scholastic year, ;
including board and tuition, will not1
exceed $200.
t or further particulars apply cither
lo myself or to the principal, Mr. G. A.
Levcrott—1*. ()., Fayetteville, Ark
ansas.
It may be known io you, my breth
ren, that 1 have been Invited to assume
the charge of the new diocese of Fus
ion, upon the eastern shore of Mary
land. The selection has yet lo he rati
fied, hut it is not improbable that 1
may soon cease lo go in and out
among you.
This only 1 will sav just now : That
in tliis event ties which have united us
will not bo rudely nor suddenly bro
ken. If shall be my care to watch stu
diously for tlie interests of the Church !
in Arkansas, until such time as my
successor may lie appointed.
Invoking upon you the blessings of
Almighty God, through llis dear Son,
I remain your servant in the Lord, \
HENRY C. LAY,
Missionary Bishop of Arkansas.
Little Rock, Jam 1st, 1809. ^
Editors of local papers in the State j
will do a kindness by the insertion of
this letter.
- -s • s
Sep ies lo a l ife Agent's Cir
cular.
The following somewhat facetious
replies to a Lift) agent’s circular, re
questing information as to tlie health
and habits of an applicant, wore re
ceived at a prominent Life Office:
1. How long have you known-?
Since two years after 1 was born.
2. What are hli general habits? In
winter, red flannel and blue beaver; in
summer, a straw hat canted to one side
and nankeen trousers, very loose in the '
legs.
It. What is liis profession? Congre
gutionulist.
4. Do you know, or have you hoard,
that lie has ever been afflicted with
Gout, Asthma, Consumption. Spitting
of Blood, or any other disorder to
shorten life? No; but he can have it
if it is required by tlio company.
r, it uk In* I'vpp litul Vrf»i,t.i i/fk m* stilt o'
mg iu liis head ? Yes, lie snores night
ly, and daily hears the music of the
sewing machine.
(1. Has lie ever been afflicted with
Fits or Rupture ? Never bad a lit in
his life—bis tailor being very unsuc
cessful—but once had a rupture with
his landlady.
7. Has he ever had Fever and Ague?
Had a lever last summer when the
thermometer was at ninety.
S. What state was he iu when you
saw him last? The State of Michi
gan.
it. Has his application ever been re
jected? Yes, once—promptly, by a
lady.
10. I)e you think his life safely in
surable? Not at bis own • valuation.
Hoiiglit at bis own estimate, and sold
at that of the people, bo would break
any bank in the country.
11. Do you call bis lungs sound?
No. I nil I l liein inflated air tubes.
1?. What age do you consider him?
Old enough to know more than he
does.
Ft. Hoes he smoke or chew? lie
smokes when he chooses.
11. Is he of steady habits! \ es, fie
is agent l'or Fairbanks’ scales anil bal
ance*.
16. What is bis height? That de
pends upon the thickness of his boots.
HI. lias lie children ? Yes, two ne
phews.
17. Is be ordinarily sober ? I never
heard him laugh but once, and tlijt
was at bis own joke,
—♦ • •-—-- •-*.
t-j?'Wliat always bccomesa woman?
—A little girl.
Health Hints lor the Season.
Keep the children’s feet warm mul
dry during cold mid wet days. By do
ing this, many severcattaoksof disease
may be averted. Do not let tho chil
dren play out of doors without being
sufficiently protected about the shonl
ders and neck.
Avoid any change to lighter gar-1
ments until the weather is fully warm,
and settled. Be especially careful of!
laying aside your flannels. If you are
uncomfortably warm for a few hours,
it is better to endure it than to run the
risk of a severe cold, while these slid-1
den changes are taking place.
If those who are subject to rlieuma-!
tism or predisposed to pulmonary dis
ease would wear flannels all the year
round, it would be greatly to their ad
vantage.
The garments that aro worn next the
skin should be changed about twice
each week. Most people chaugo only
once, but it is best to renew (he cloth
ing before it becomes saturated with
secretions of the skin.
Be careful to have all clean clothes
well aired and thoroughly dried. It
is extremely injurious to wear damp
clothing, especially for an invalid. (
The cleansing and using disinfecting
agents to purify the air of our houses,'
is of the utmost importance. Draper
says:
"It is very important that the cellar
of every house, whether private or i
tenement, should be properly dried
and vent lint oil during the years when
the epidemic diseases are raging.”
This may be done “by placing a small
stove in it, in which a tire "should be
kept continually. If the cellar is long,
it would be well to place the stove at
one extremity and pass the pipe thro’
the whole leugth of the apartment.”
ay u n 1(1 i in j i ft im 11 • i uu- | ’ll I l IK il
tion of our streets and houses,” says
Draper, “is a proper attention to the
condition of the skin and the character
of the food. Every one should wash
the whole surface of the body every
day, or at least twice a week. In these
general applications, soap should not
be used me,re than once a week, for it
is not desired to remove the oily se
crclions too oi'tou. but merely wash off
the salts that arc excreted so freely in
the form of perspiration during the
warm weather.
"The grentest care should be taken,’’;
says the same authority, “in the pur
chase of fruits nnd vegetables—they
are rarely fresh, and the best have
been generally plucked or gathered
two or three days before they reach!
the table—ami it would perhaps be
best to avoid their use altogether and
adopt abroad and meat diet, to which
tea or coffee is added.”
A Yarn.
In the village of-lived a man j
who had ouec been the judge of the1
county, and well known all ovi r it by :
the name of Judge R. lie kept a store
sml a saw-mill, and was always sure
to have the best of the bargan on lii« !
side, by which he had gained an ample!
fortune ; and some did not hesitate to |
call him the biggest rascal in the I
world. lie was very conceited withal, |
and used to brag of iiis business capaci
ty whenever anyone tvas near to listen.
One rainy day, ns quite a number were
seated round the stove, he begat), as
usual, to tell of his great bargains, and
at last wound up with the expression :
“Nobody lias ever cheated me. nor
they can’t, neither."
“Judge,”said an old man of the com
pany, “I’ve cheated you more than you
ever did ms.”
“How so?” said the Judge.
“If you'll promise you won't go to
law about it, nor do anything, I'll tell
you, or else 1 won’t; you are too ranch
of a law character for me.”
"Let’s hear," cried a half dozen voices
at once.
tie at in the bargain, if yon lmvc.”
“Well do you remember the wagon
you robbed me of?”
“1 never robbed you of any wagon;
l only got tho best of the bargain,’
said the Judge.
“Well. I made up my mind to have
it back again, and"
“You never did,” interrupted the
cute judge.
“Yes I did, and interest too."
“llow so?” thundered the now en
raged Judge.
"Well, you see Judge, I sold you one
day a very nice pine tog, and bargained
with you fbr a lot more. Well that log
L stole off your pile down by the mill
the night before, and the next day 1
sold it to you. The next night I drew
it back home, and sold it to you again
the next day ;and so kept it on till you
bad bought your own log of me
twenty-seven times."
"That’s a lie," exclaimed the infuria
ted Judge, running to bis book and
examining his log account, “you never
sold me twenty-seven logs of the same
measurement.”
“1 know it,” said the vendor of logs ,
“by drawing it bark anil lorth the end
wore otf, and as it wore I kept cutting
tins end off, until it was only ten feet
long—just four feet shorter than it was
first time I brought it—and when it
got so short 1 drew it home and work
ed it up into shingles, and the lll’xt
week von bought the shingles, and J
concluded 1 had got the worth of my
wagon again, and slowed gwav in my
pocket.’’
The exclamation of tb$ .lodge was
drowned in the exclamation of the
bystanders, and the log-drawer found
the door without the promised treat.
W
A Singular Adventure.
Once upon a time a traveller stepped
into a stage coach. He was a young
man starting in life. He found six
passengers about b’m, all gray-headed
and extremely aged men. The young
est appeared to have seen at least
eighty winters. Our young traveler,
struck with the singularly mild and
happy aspect which distinguished all
his fellow passengers, determined to
ascertain the secret of a long life and
art of making old age comfortabe.
He addressed the one apparently the
eldest, who told linn ho had always
led a regular and abstemious life, eat
ing vegetables and drinking water.
The young man was rather daunted at
tliis, inasmuch as he liked the good
things of this life, lie addressed the
second, who astonished him by saying
he had always eaten roast beef and
gone to bed regularly fuddled for the
last seventy years, adding, all depend
ed on regularity. The third had pro
longed his days by never seeking or
accepting office; the fourth by rcso
lutcly abstaining from all political and
religious controversies; and the fifth
by going to bed at sunset and rising at
dawn. The sixth was apparently much
younger tlinn the other five—his hair
was less gray and there was more of it
—a placid smile, denoting a perfectly
easy conscience, mantled his face and
bis voice was jocuinj and strong.
They were all surprised to learn that
be was by ten years the oldest man in
the coach.
‘•How is it that you have preserved
tho freshness of life?” exclaimed our
young traveler.
The old genteman immediately an
swered the young man by saying—
“I have drunk water and wine—I
have eaten meat and vegetables—T have
gious pamphlets—l have sometime
gone to boil at midnight, and got up at
sunrise and at noon;" lie then fixed
his eyes intently upon the young man,
concluding with this remark, “but I
always pay promptly for my news
papers !”
Then the other old men also chimed
in with—“Of course, we always pay
promptly, and in advance, for our
newspapers. N'o man deserves long
life who does not do this.-’
Then the young man resolved that
he also would render himself deserv
ing of long life—and immediately sub
scribed tor live newspapers, paying
for (hem in advance. He is still liv
ing yet!
PotsoBs amt Antidote*.
The following list gives some of the
more common poisons and the reme
dies most likely to be at hand in time
of need.
Acid1,- these cause great heat and
sensation of burning pain from the
mouth down to the stomach. Reme
dies; magnesia, soda, pearl-ash, or
soap, dissolved in water; then use the
stomach-pump or emetic.
Alkalies; best, remedy is vinegar.
Ammonia; remedy: lemon juice or
vinegar.
Alcohol; first cleanse out the stom
ach by an emetic, then dash cold water
on the head, and give ammonia (spirits
of hartshorn.)
Arsenic; remedies, in the first place,
evacuate the stomach, then give the
white of eggs, lime water, or chalk
and water, charcoal and the prepara
tion of iron, particularly hydrate.
Read, white lead and sugar of lead ;
remedies: alum, cathartic, such as cas
tor oil and cpsom salts, especially.
Charcoal; in poisons by carbonic
gas, remove the patient to open nir,
dash cold water on the head and body,
and stimulate tlie nostrils and lungs
by hartshorn, at the same time rubbing
the chest briskly.
Corrosive Sublimate; give white of
eggs freshly mixed with water, or give
wheat flour and water, or soap and
water freely.
Creosote; give white of eggs and
emetics.
Helladonna, Aiglit lleubane: give
emetics, and then plenty of vinegar
and water, or lemonade.
Mushrooms, when poisonous; give
emetics, and then plenty of vinegar
and water, with doses of ether, if
handy.
Nitrate of Silver (lunar caustic);
give a strong solution of common salt
and then emetics.
Opium ; first give a strong emetic of
mustard aud water, then strong coffee
and acid drinks; dash cold water on
I the head.
Laudanum ; same as opium.
' Oxalic Acid (frequently mistaken
: for Kpsoni salts); remedies, chalk,
1 magnesia, or soap and water, and oth
er soothing drinks.
Prussia Acid; when .there is time,
administer chlorine, in the shape of
| soda or lime. Hot brandy and water,
1 hartshorn and turpentine are also use
ful.
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; f>y A Connecticut editor fell on an
I icy sidewalk last week, ilodjd not
I use “unparliamentary language,” a*
I some would have done, but bit his lips
I rubbed down iiis bruises, and while a
benevolent smile radiated Iiis c^unta
! nance, remarked t *1,Wo don’t chcrjah
any ill wfH ; lmt, fb¥ light and enter
taining reading matter rccgomnicud
I to us the . obituary, of the ftiaft who
J own* this side-walk.”
IsjyWo slionld give a« we receive.
; cheerfully, quickly, and without hesi
tation, for there is no grace in a benefit
that slicks to the fingers.
Acquiring >V caliii.
No young man should allow himself
to bo discouraged nor iiis ambition to
be dampened by the common out-cry
against wealth. The coruptiug tenden
cies alleged arc totally unfounded, ex
cept in indignation or in the envy of
discontented people. They arc notunv
more incident to the. possession of
wealth than they are to abject poverty
perhaps not so much so. At all events
the opportunities which riches afford
the possessor for doing good, in this
country .arc so numerous and ample that
wealth, properly used, may be the t
means of making up the most ndmir-. j
able characters, while those who are in
clined to depart from the path of rec
titude would do so as quickly in one
condition as in another.
To save money and amass a fortune
if it is done witli a proper motive, is
not only a laudable ambition bnt a duty.
It is a duty to one's self, One’s family,
and the community iu which ouo lives.
It is providing for old age, for calamity
in business or sickness, for the means
of helping the poor and relieving the
oppressed. There can be no better in- j
structiou given a young man than that
winch impresses a true appreciation of
the worth of money.
Such an early impression would have
saved many a man and many a family
from serious misfortunes, discomforts
unhappiness, and even crime. The
milking of money and saving of money
ns distinguished from that, miserly love
of money, which is said to be the root
of all evil—should be the aim of all
young men who start out in lifo for
themselves. They include habits of
industry that lead to contentment and
often ward off dissipation, want and
future misery.—Chicago Courier.
K<'l>n!iiiciin on C’su pet-naggers
in Congress.
The Washington correspondent of
(lie Cincinnati Commercial says:
\\ e can keep our carpet-baggers in
Congress just so long as we disfran
chise the governing clement of the j
South. Bnt the moment we grant j
universal suffrage to botli master and
man, the carpet-baggers will disappear
and the Mills, Thompsons & Co., will
resume their places.
And in all sober earnestness, to ;
write in a ‘frank and manly way.’ the
not,'purport and upshot of our recon- |
st ruction measures in the South, as
seen in Congress is not pleasant. No
amount of certificates of election and
formalities of an oath can make these
gentleman of the iiaiid-haggago real M.
(\’s. When one makes his appearance j
on the floor, wo cannot look each other
in the countenance without audible
smiles that are indecorous. If the
gentlemen would only indulge in a
little disguise to help on the delusion,
something might be gained ; but not
only is the voice the voicoofthe enemy,
but the look, manner, dress, and above
nil, the vote is the vote of the alien.
The antagonism betcen New England
civilization and that of the South, pre
vious to the war, was not more deadly
than is the antagonism ol'interest now
between these localities, and yet those
gentlemen of the paper collar and extra
dicker follow Xew England, and vote
all the time against the interests of
their constituents.
I had a long talk with one of these
liepresentatives ad interim, last night,
and tried lo convince him that it would
be well, just for the appearance of the
thing, to cast a vote now and then for
the region lie claimed to represent.
But no! I found my friend had an in
tense contempt for one-hall of his peo
ple, and a deadly hatred for the other
half. It was a Connecticut Congress
men elected in the South,
Charging the Jury.
A Dutch judge in the Western coun
try presided at a trial for murder, and
on rising to deliver the charge, oh
i served that the prisoner was playing
chequers with his custodian, while the
foreman of the jury was fast asleep.
I{epleiiishing the ample judicial chair
with liis broadcast person, lie thus ad
dressed the jury:
“Misder voremau attd t’odcr jury
mans; Der brisoner, Hans Viecter, is
vinished liis game mit der sheritf, and
has peat hitn, but 1 shall dske care lie
don't peat me. Hans lias peon tried for
murder pefore you, and you must bring
in dar vardlck, but it must pe 'cording
to der law. He man lie kill’t wasn't
kill’t at all, as it was broved lie is in
jail for sheep sdeaUng.
l’ut dat ish no madder. Der law
says veil dero ish a tou’t you give 'em
to der brisoner; put hero dere isli no
tou t—so you sec der brisoner isli guil
ty. l’esides, lie is a great loafer. 1
baf know'd him vittv year, and be
baslin’t tone a sditeli of dork in all dat
dimes, and der is no one debendiiijjnp
1 on him for der livin’, and lu> is no use
to no poty. I dink it would pe good
1 blaiis to bang him for de examble. 1
dink Mr. voremaus. dat he putter be
hung next fourf of July, as der militia
iah goin' to drain in anoder gounly, aud
' debc Would pe no vuu goto' on her*.”
It should be added, to the credit of
the jury, thauin spite of this -learped
and impartial charge,’' they acquitted
the.“bf“isOner.”
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gisjp “Mary, do you say your prayers
uigjifami morning?' ‘No, Miss, I dont.
“Why Mary, are you not afraid to sleep
in the dark without asking God to take
care of you, and Watch over you until
morning?’’“No Mias, I aint ‘cause I
sleep in the middle.”
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Ttie HfniiII of Application.
Seek to acquire the power of contin
uous application, without which you
cannot expect success. If you do this
you will be able to perceive the dis
tance which it creates between you and
those who have not such habits. You
will not count yourself, nor will they
count you, as one of them. Thus you
will find yourself emerging into, the
higher regions of intellectual and earn
est men—men who are capable of mak
ing a place for themselves, instead of
standing idly gaping, desiring a place
without the power to command it.
Keep on striving to accomplish more
and more every day, and thus enlarge
constantly the range of your intellect
ual ability. If you learn to do as much
work in one day as you used to do iu
two or three days, you are as good as
two or three such men as you formely
were, boiled down to otic.—Dr. Way
land.
Encourage tlie Young.
If a young man deserves praise, be
sure you give it him, else you not on
ly run a. chance of driving him from
tho tight road by want of encourage
ment, but deprive yourself of the hap
piest privilege you will ever have of
rewarding his labor. For it is only the
young who can receive much reward
from men’s praise ; the old when they
are great, get too far beyond and
above what you may think of them.
You may urge them with sympathy,
and surround tiicm with acclamation,
but they will doubt your pleasure and
despise your praise. You might liavo
cueeruu Miem in weir luce wiruugn mu
asphodel meadows of their youth ; you
might have brought the proud bright
scarlet to their faces, if you had cried
but once. “Well done,-’ as they dashed
up to the first goal of their early ambi
tion. Ilut their pleasure is in memory
and their ambition isiu Heaven. They
can be kind to you, you can never more
he kiYiil to them.
jg-Mr. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, is
pressing his “Civil Service Bill'’ on
Congress and the prospect is he will
carry it. Mr. Seward is not entirely
sure of its applicability, but recently
consented to have Mr. Jenckes interro
gate one of his newly made ministers,
according to the programme of the
bill. We have Only the questions and
answers on Biblical history.
Q. What animal in scripture is said
to have spoken ?
A. The whale.
tj. To whom did the whalo speak ?
A. To Moses, in the bulrushes.
(}. What did the whale say?
A. Thou art a man.
Q. What did Moses reply ?
A. Almost thou persuadest me to be
a Christian.
Q. What was the effect on the whalo ?
A. lie rushed violently down a
steep place into the sea and perished
in the waters.
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A Sister's Revenge.
It i- said that a sister of the Reno’s
visited the dead bodies at the jail,
where, after giving vent to her grief
for a time, she dried her tears, and
placed her handkerchief over the faoo
of her brother William, who, to the
last, declared his innocence; then she
kneeled beside the dead man, and laid
her left hand over his heart, and rais
ing her right baud toward heaven, she
took this terrible oath: “Oh, my poor,
murdered brother! may God curse
your sister if she avenge not your
deatli terribly and fully. This will 1
do, so help me God!’’ Such a sister is
worth having.
I’otators to IMant.
The Rural New Yorker says : As there
is always a portion of the crop below a
t ‘ I ----i r
, economy lias led growers in general to
select their seed from the small potatoes.
Usually the extremely small specimens are
rejected, and those used are of the average
dimensions of a small hen’s egg. The
wisdom of this practice has often been
questioned, hut experiments lnve proved
that small seed give as good results for
single crops as large, henco farmers have
doubted the economy of planting full
grown tubers. Hut there is another view
to be taken of the matter, which has
escaped the attention of most cultivators.
The small potatoes are those whieh set
and mature latest, and if such are chosen
for seed year after year, the tendency is
to make the period >f the ripening of the
variety later. This is illustrated in the
peach blow potato ; when first introduced
it ripened earlier thau at present. Now,
if planted as early as posable it is hardly
ripe when frost kills the vines, and, on
: account of its lateness in ripening, this
uiost valuable sort has grown to bo one of
the most difficult of all to cultivate. We
advise potato growers to reflect on this
point. Want The earliest ripening speci
mens of a variety, as you would of cora,
and, if practicable proenfefhll grown seed
from extreme Northern localities where
the habit of ripening early is fixed. In
this way we think marked improvement
might he made on some of our best old
standard starts, and new ones kept from
degenerating
*ay An inquisitive . young man vis
ited the New Jersey State prison the
other day. anil among other question*
asked a girl the cause of her being in
such a place. Her answer was: ‘‘I
. stole a saw mill and went bock after
1 the popd and was arrested.”