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The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03

and cold as the ciods of the yalley.-- ie who have loved**s**but whither q.
 wander.
 From shop to shop my Aunt roved
 A new thimble--bnght as silver-cos
 but sixpence, and she brought it. Fans
 ribbons and laces, trinkets and gew-gaws l which her jusdement did not approve she still purchased, because, they cam. so very low. When q little tired 0 running and satiated with novelties, sh. returned to her lodgings and sat dowr to count her cash How great was hel disappointment, to find more than three fourths of itsquandered on things of nc value? Poor girl she could not purchase ha!f tie articles she had deemed indis- pensable!
 She would sometimes tell the story herself, but did not like very well to be told of 1t. But being half in love, and having ofcourseanitching for scribblng poetry, she wrote an essay on inc sub Ject, from which my motto is extract ed.
 When l see men leaving their busi- ness and crowding 10 VENDUE, when there is not a single article 10 be sold they really want; but wasting their time, drinking and bidding, because things go cheap
 When see young woman chang ing her tow cloth for parasol instead of pctticoat, or six dallor bonnet instead Of bed-tick, l would give pinch of my best Rappee if some kind friend would whisper her.
 Though now so cheap, the thing, fear, Will in the end, prove monstrous dear.
 But of all cteap things that in the end prove dear, Razors and SCHOOL. MASTERS are the most abominable. One mangle your flesh, the other will mangle the education and morals of your children. In too many neighbor- hoods, the price, and not the quaIifea- tions of a master is looked at. For the difference of three dollars month, man of sense and learning will be dis placed to make way for booby.
 Listen 10 Old Robert. The future usefulness and destiny of your children depend, in great measure, on their ed ucatlon and early habits. Their eduea- ton and their morals depend greatly on their tutors. If their master be Hitter ate and vicious, how can he impart knowledge and virtue to your children. A man of learning will not, cannot de- vote bis time and talents for little or r,o- thing. No man deserves liberal sup port better than echool-mastcr. When. therefore, a man offers to teach your children cheap. suspect him. A child will learn more in one quarter at a good j, than in tsro at poor school. It is cheap, CT, therefore, in the end, 10 have good school-master at twenty-five dollars a month, than q poor ono at fifteen dollars, for you save halfthe time.
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LITTLE ROCK Ar WEDNESDAY,, :. .Isal.

aeii shqdire Gobbie to yetch himsei here Tn twinklin, init his inkl9orn. 1 unaWrlte .''s, dat rascaily contract
 hefe no use in it. said the Tan Nee' you cant un-write it, nor break i ei', ,lof get over t, nor round it.''
 brom, say persisted the Dutch man.'vetch an, that Shquire here form Iii Zee Il de same hand cant un-w ritt de contract vat Tit it.o
 bfom was accordingly despatched fol the Squire, who came, and after wiseI, considering the matter. was of opinion mat the contract was good-that the ahkee went strictly according to the letter-and that the letter and the spir. u were one and the same thing.
 "i1en he has cot round me arter all. hey Y exclaimed the Dutchman, with an expression of the deepest chagrin- VI really fought vas more ash a match sor any cheatin Yankee in de whole land. Yell, you Mister hired man. vat schmokes and drinks citer ao,p and deD. vat shall hive you to mpreak de par, gain?' e. "Oh, as to that matter,' said the Yan- Kee'"ive no occasion. I've got good place hcre and have no desire to change 1t. - s..''' sse
 S.But ifl kive you little schmart mo- nies, you'll let me of, won't you? say den tollars, yich will pay you vor von monts york;
 '.No, friend Yahler, like you too well to quit you so easily"
 "Vell den, subbose pays you vor de whole time-i shal! den save yourpoard and lodgin, besides de schmokin and de citer.'
 '.yery well, said the hired man. esI won't be hard with you-pay me the hundred and twenty dollars and I will throw you in the board, the smoking, lSc.'' e
 ihe money was counted out, and the ankee, putting it safely in his pocket, shonltlered his pack and departed.- The next day the Dutchman was very much surprised to find his money return ed, accompanied with the following let ter written from the noighboriug town, which, with the help of Squire Gobble, was found to read thus:-
 ''s3aznNn YAHtrR-i return your money, thank you for tie pipe and ci- de9--ahd just give you a bit of advice. never to undertake to get round q Yan- kee again. Yours,
 SAM HILL
 sSell,' said ti.e Dutclman, sdat docs peat all! Who would have fought de tam Yankee was % honest? But I'll take his advice, and never undertake to cheat anoder Yankee 20 long as I live, .... ~ .t3 z
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1Ae Military .Acadeny.--W learnfrom one of the visitors just returned from West Point, that the examination of the students at that place, for the present year, with the general conduct of the institution has given the greatest satis- faction. Every measure appears to be adopted by Col. Thaycr calculated to promote the interests Of the country. in preparing the young gentleman there instructed for the course of public duty for which they are designed.-Fhilddci. phio. L.q.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03

Irish Laar.--I'he following extract from all affidavit read in the court of Common Pleas, in Dublin, is alike illus trative of the manner in which legal
 process IS executed in Ireland, and oi the precision with which legal instruments are drawn. And this dcponent further saith, that on arriving at the house of the said defendant, situate in the couis- y ot Galway aforesaid, for the purpose oi personally serving him with the said writ, he, the said deponent, knocked three several times at the outer. cons nnonly called the hall door, but could not obtain dmission--whereupo this dcponent was proceeding to knock q fourth time, when a man, to this depo- nent unknown, holding in his hands a !sssslsct or b'untieTbuss at tii,is seponent. loaded with balls or slugs, as this dcpo- nept has since heard aud verily believes. appeared at one of the upper windows of the said house, and presenting said musket or blunderbuss at this deponent. said chat ifsaid deponcnt did not instant- y retire, he would send his (the depo- nent's) soni 10 hell: which this deponent verily believes he mould have do,.e. had not this deponentp precipitately cscaped.' Journal of Lazv.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03
From H,c Geanessee Farmer.

Lan.pas of Horses.--As the season of the year is now approaching, when some people commence one of the most cruel and barbarous practices, ever re- tained by any people, pretending to be civilized, viz: that oi burning out the lampas from the mouths of young hor- ses, we cannot refrain from making a few remarks upon that subject. At what time or with what people this prac- tice originated, we will not pretend to say; but if there is one nation who should either discontinue the practice, or else say less of the general diffusion of useful information, hat IS Anerica.
 The idea that the enlargemento of that part of horses mouth, is disease, has long been exploded by all vcterina- " surgeons. llhorses are subject to it, between the ages of three and five, more or less: and in many cases this soft spongy enlargement descends to a level with the fore teeth, yet, upon examin- ing it, there will not be found any marks of tenderness or inflammation indicating disease! and ifleft to the operation Of nature, will disappear, and the horse 1 will have sound and healthy mouth not to speak of the danger of bleeding the horse too freely, by opening the pal ctine artery, the manner of performing the operation is shocking to the feelings of humanity, as well as painful to the animal. 1t is uncalled for, and must be considered piece of wanton cruelty.
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Charleston. { s. G.Iu,e 1s

1 w bse AtuttfOutS.---l IIG To-
 comotlve engine s'Best Friendn started
 yesterday morning 10 meet the lumber
 ears at the Forks of the Road, and while
 turning on the revolving platform, as it
 IS thought, the steam was improperly suffered to accumulate, by the ncgli. gence of the Fireman, who, pressing on the safety valve, prevented the surplue steam escaping, by which means. the boiler bursting at the bottom, was forc- ed inwards, and injured the engineer and two negroes, one had his thigh broke and the other received severe cut oi, the face and slight one on the flcshy part Of the breast. Mir. Darrell fthc englneer) was scalded fromthe shoulder blades down his back. Therewere ma ny persons attached to MT. Eason's con- tract at the time, who escaped unhurt. The boiler was thrown to the distance of about twenty five feet. None of the persons arc supposed to be dangerously lnJured,except thencgro man who had his thig;. broke.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03

"Sir," said n coarse saiIorlooking man in a corner, ,"the musquetoes we have in this country arc not to be compared to those in the south; why thc5 Il cat up Yankee, as you would radish with out salt, in Georgia. Talk about these little, sickly, calico-winged things why, sir, what would you think of n -Neac Orleans musquetoe! Thcyfl fly about the room as large as goose, and carry brickbat under their wings to sharpen their bills on."
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03
SAM HTI,r. u

Eell,'' said tl.e Dutclman, ssdat docs peat all. Who would have fought de tam Yan<ee was % honest? But I'll take his advice, and never undertake to cheat anoder Yankee 20 long as live, nv Ex-.D
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03

lence oi death. he would be hung for It, but t seems there is no harm in sia,v- ing aJuror. judges frequently hesitate Tn the formation of their opinion for weeks, but mho ever heard oi a propo- sa' 10 imprIson or starve a judge until ne decided causo2 Judges, too, where ''e courts are so constituted, are allow |. ea 10 dliier' and the majority governs ou' jofymen are not permitted to differ or hesitate. It is high time a reguIa- t'ou' 50 absurd in principle and cruel m i's''e'iee, should be done away.-R Rale,gh Reg.
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;Siareui,g Jurics.-- We nave always considered this requisition of the com mon law as a barbarous relic of antiqni- ty, which should be secuted from ourju- risprudence. What is the value of an opinion extorted from the fainting and exhausted energies of nature? itis a mean contemptible appeal to man, to address his mind and conscience through the medium of his stomach, to say noth- ing of the inhumanity of compelling him, through fear of starvation, to stiAc the operations of conscience and act in op. position to his settled convictions of pro
 priety. If a juror should die from the eff iects of hunger, what cognizance shonlt
 he taken of this judicial murder? If ljailos sslould storve a felon under scr
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-03

A naughty General who had risen from obscurity to the rank which he cn. joyed, one day reviewing his troops. took notice of man in the ranks, who was excessively dirty. Going up to him, he said, "How dare you, you rascal, ap- pear on parade with that dirty shirt? shirt? IItt t is as black as ink! Did you ever see mo so nasty, and with such dirty shirt. when l was private man2'' "No, your honor, to be sure never did," answered the man, "but then your honor will please to rcceollect that, your houor's mother was zcashcr-zuon,o1,.'
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Creek hsdians. Exfractof letter to the Editors, dated Columbus, June IA:
 s.lndians in state of starvatioh.-- They beg their bread from door to doors and are heavy tax upon the charity and feeling of the citizens, who are lib- eral 10 them, beyond my anticipations. It is really painful to me 10 see tho wretched creatures wandering about the streets, ,haggard and naked. Ought not the President to extend some relic 10 them, unti! they can cmigrate!'
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-02-03
Received This Day

NeceiveA This Nay.
II KENNEDY has received the
f.. Comic Offering, or Ladies' Meldmge Of Ii.
termy MirtA Illustrated by numerous comic designs;
edits, BY Mss l. u Sheridan
The Humonist, by w. H. Harrison, author
Of raes of I'll, sican, embelIished BY fifty enSrav
iugs; and
Falsta6's Comic Annual, with numerous en-
craving. N wood Also,
o A further supply of Mason's Farrier, fifth
edition; and
10000 Needles, consisting OF Baylis' and Hem
ming, and Sons shsrps betweens, and bun,s OF very
superior quality, and all sizes. Jan 20
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FLouR.-Ye sterday, the wagon price OF f'Our'
before the receipt of the Northern mail, was stea-
DIV at IS 62l. Subsequently the few loads re-
ceived were priced at 30.
Cyuin and FYour.-A letter from London OF
Dec IA quotes Flour at 81 to SOS per Dbl. "A
nosts. int of the 18th SAYS, 1" The Flour market
IS dull and prices recedins."
Another letter from London, of the 18th, says,
{. Our market of Yesterday was rather higher for
very fine English Wheat-but little was done IN
bonded or free Foreign"
HAvRE, Dec. 10.
u4,ner;cnn F7om.-There is no stock now In
FIRST hands. and the holders of the $500 bbls. now
m hand will not sell under 37f. the Dbl. During
tho current month. the duty OF So cents. per 100
kilos. will be applicable to the importatons on TO-
reign Flour.
Correspondence of the ". r Joar. Com.
LONDON. Dec. Is, 1881.
Tallow is advancing in the face OF extraordi-
nary importations. and Hemp and Flax are more
firmly held There has also been an advance
in Rum and the enquiries for this article are ex-
tensve.
From q Commercial Letter.
LONDON, Dec. ii.
The Grain and Flour market remains hrm.-
American Flour. in bond, 3lao2s.
.4noiher Letter.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.
The Gram and -Four market is stationary,
but "a the stock. both in this country and on
the continent are so light. we shall, require large
supplies from your side during spring and sum
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ALEXANDRIA, ID. G.
rHuasD.sY MORNING. FEBRU8RYs, 1881

The Report of Committee of the Massachu-
sets Legislature, legalizins the study OF Anato-
nv. is credtabe to the science. research, and
true humanity OF lis authors. The Report con-
cIudes with appropriate resolutions. winch, we
doubt not will be adopted 10y the State.
-aNsD-
We have extracted for this mornings Gazette
a notice of Moore's Life of Byron from the New
York American. The estimate there placed up
on the character of the noble bard Is higher and
far different from that given by the National Ga
zette. extracts from which paper on the subject
we have recently published. When we review
the conduct of Byron, however, and come to pass
sentence upon it, our feelings run counter to our
judgment.
We understand Duff Green was yesterday elect.
ed Printer to the house by a small majority
-aAsS
Public sympathy and feeling has been much ex
cited in Richmond, in consequence OF publlca-
ton in religious paper of that city, in which. 1t
Is said. reflections and lmputations were cast up
on two respectable persons, recently deceased.
The Enquirer notices the article referred to in
this manner:
:. The Religious Telegraph of this city con-
tans one of the most outrageous abuses OF the IL
berty of the press which We have ever SEEM
Scarcely had two of our citizens been committed
to the tomb, when reflections are cast upon their
memory. Not the tears of an afflicted family,
nor the sympathies OF feeling community, could
save the reputation Of a young man from abuse.
If no regard was due to his ashes, was not some
thing due to the feelings of an agonized tathers
to the sympathies of his numerous frlendss-
Pause. pause. for Charity's sake, pause"
And the Wing says: ;. ,
Let him avow his name, and throw himself
upon an outraged public, to pardon the most un-
feeling and inexcusable offence ever offered to
the whole circle of ITS good feeling. The cou-
rage of the act will atone, in some degree, tor the
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mer, but we do not expect much change in prices
for some time to come
LONDON, Dec. IA.
Average Of Corn, from the Gazette of 10TH
Wheat o9s Sd; Barley SOS I'd. Aggregate of six
weeks-Wheat 6ss Sd; Barley SIS I'd. Duty
Wheat 25s 3D.; Barley Is id.
private letter from London of Dec. ID,
quotes American flour at SIS to sas. And a
postscript of the 10th mentions that there was
no change in the mari et. At Liverpool on the
10th flour was quoted at 29s to sos, and dull.
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enormity Of the offence, and at least purge the
latter of the suspicion of having been instigated
by motives of private malignity. of intensity
enough to reach beyond the grave"
The writer of the article thus strongly COM
mented on, has made an answer, disavowing any
thing like personal attack, and declaring that
his remarks were general In their nature, and
meant as such.
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ID | F. ID,

On Tuesday night, in the 49th year of his age,
after a lingering pulmonary compliant, CRAVEN
p. THoMpsoN, Esq,
His correct aud exemplary department, in all
the relations of life, endeared him to many, and
secured the esteem of all who knew him.
trPIIis friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attei"i his funeral, from his late
residence, at o'clock This afternoon.
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30 A Sermon will be preached in Christ
ChurcI Oh Sunday at O'clock, =. ~. for the benefit
Ut the r mac Benevolent Society connected with that
Church he funds OF this society are applied to the
relief of the poor of the without distinction; and
the inclem-nc. Of the has nearly exhausted
them. hoped the contributions this occasion will
be liberal feb 5
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Blythe Dromo, from Harmc.-The late pi-
rates, eiset in number. have been captured to the
wlndward Of this place, BY an expedition fitted
out the Havana for that purpose. The captain
of them, Antonio La Tonta, was ordered to be
shot Oh the spot at which taken. This worst of
all pirates has often washed his hands in the blood
Of many Of orr innocent countrYmen.
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G1NO Reward.

vINIIE above ard will be given for experimenting
Il and securing in Jail that get them again, two
Negro Men Servants, formerly the property of Henry
S. Hawkins, named
HENRY and JERRY
IIenr, is mulatto man, low. but well Quilt; has bis
left eye injured, and is about 80 years old. lie was
hired last year to Capt Tucker, on the Potomac
Jerry is very black man, good sailor. about IS
years of age, and hired &C. Capt J. jenkins, or
board the steamboat freder icksburg They were
both in Alexandra last week, and Henry had . pass
from Cspt. Tucker.
will give the above reward Tor their apprehension,
iftsken SO miles from ny house, or half that sum II to
ken Charles County and all reasonable charges paid
HUGH cox,
jan l3-eotf Charles County, Nd.
[Nstiona! Inteligencer]
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CONGRES s.


Tuesday, Mr.. Mckinley, to the effect that
the Senate will, on tomorrow, proceed to the
election of Printer for that body, in the ED
Congress. Mr.. Noble and MIR. Hendricks pre-
scented several memorials and joint resolutions of
the Legislature of Indiana. The bill for the con-
tinuation of The Cumberland Road in Ohio, lndi-
ana, and Illinois, was read third time and pas
sed, as were also several private bills. The Sc
nate spent the remainder of the dayin Executive
business.
The business of the House of Representatives
was principally confined to the passage of reso-
Iutions. A communication from Georgetown was
presented by the Speaker and read, descriptive
of the suffering condition of the poor of that place,
and resolution was then offered by Mr.. Wash
ingtOn, authorizing a donation of thirty cords OF
wood for their relief Mr.. Polk and Mr.. Blair,
of S. G. opposed the resolution, and the latter
moved to amend it by authorizing deduction of
a days paw from everv member who voted for the
resolution, to be applied to the purpose for which
this wood was asked. The resolution was uIti-
mately adopted in its original form, by vote of
lO8 to 70. A resolution on the subject of con-
tempts was adopted, on motion of Mr.. Draper,
OF Va. The bill for the relief of James Monroe
was again taken up. The amendment moved by
Mr.. Mercer, to refer the claim to the accounting
officers of the Treasury, to be settled on princi-
pies of Justice and equity. was discussed
A motion was made by Mr.. Williams, to
amend the amendment, so aseto compel the
accounting officers to report their opinions,
and the principles on which they are founded, to
Congress, for the final decision of that body
on the claim. The amendment moved by Mr..
Williams was, after some discussion, agreed to,
bv vote of Ayes 100, Noes 81. Mr. Hemp
hill then read an amendment appropriating So
600 for the services of Mr.. Monroe, butt was not
inlorder to move it al, that stage. The amendment
of Mr.. Mercer, as amended by Mr.. Williams,
was then negatived-Ayes 80, Noes o. The
House then adjourned.
Mr.. Draper. of Virginia, yesterday offered re
solution i'll the House, on the bect OF contempts,
which has grown out of the late proceedings
against Judge Peck, although he put in an en-
phatc disclaimer of any intention to impute mis-
conduct to an individual who had been put on
his trial and legally cleared of the charge OF
wrong doing. We presume. from the unanlmlty
which was exhibited in the House on the adOp-
ton of this resolution, that some modification OF
the law ON the subject of contempts will be made.
Nat. Jour.
In consequence of the length and importance
of the Foreign intelligence received oy yester'
days mail, which we publish i'll this morn
ns's Gazette, we are compelled to adopt the above
brief summary of Congress poceedngs. fuller
report of some interesting matters shall be gwen
in our next
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Notice.

EFJJHN WRIGHT, who from the County of
L Fairfax, Loud"um, Prince william. or Fsuquier, and
served in the campaign und r General Brsddock, in
the year 1855 be living he his legal representatives.
by addressing a letter to WM. II. PATTERSON, Esq.
Lexington, Kentucky will hear Of something to their
ADVANTAGE. dec 28-eo3m