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The Arkansas advocate., 1837-02-03
From tie Token for 1887. LIFE-ITS SEASONS.
BY c. w EvEpr7

BY C. W. EVERETT. Life hath its spring time! chldhoods morn. When pure is young affection's ray; Gay are the flowers without a thorn, hat bloom along OUT childhood's way: And bright music fingers in it's bowers Grateful the fragrance of it's flowers
 And all betolans bliss
 Hope Weares her wild enchanting song. And sings at every path along,
 That all shall be like this!
 f1me rapid footsteps never stay I.iie' $ golden spring time speeds awayi Life hath it's summer ardent now Is manhoads toll, 4mbition's sway; Hope lghteth still the fsvered brow, And s%eetly sings the coaling day; Fond are affections whispers bland And warm is friendships proffered hand Summers horizon fair:
 Tut, ah! anon a cloud is seen Dark and more dark it's threatening miens- tempest gathers there!
 Sunlight and storm are OCT at last Life's it1ul summer time Is past Life hath it's autumn! where have fled Those fattefing promises of spring! Alas! like withered roses, dead, Around ttIeir sweet perfume they fing Hope hath been false as she was fair The smile hath fled, and gathering care And wo around are cast;
 Gloomy is lifa's late lovely bower, Here falls leaI-there fades flower And chill the dreary blast! The flowers of ruin full around Life's wthered foliagd strews the ground. Life hath it's Winterl snowy age, When nanHo0d's nobest vigors fail Heavy becomes lifa's ehequered page, Cold is the Wintry piercing gale: The Altering stepa-the trembling limb@- The Tagging puse--the eye-baA dim s Alike delyeranee craze;
 Fainter--yet tainter-hark the breath- haste thee tyrant, angel, death!
 Welcome the ffightful grave! sisis finished! Life's short journeys done The sun hath set--the seasons runa
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a good one.--CooPER,i in his Residence in France, relates the Following Imaginable anecdote which he says was told him by Lafayette. Gen. Knyphausen, who commanded the Hessian mercenaries in 1776, on his voyage to America, was in the ship of Lord Howe The passage was unusually long, and the officer; r- gid martnet, knew nothing of the sea, and as little of geography. After several weary and uncomfortable weeks, he began 10 think there must be some in the reckoning, and addressed inc admiral with ss M Lord, know 1t the duty of soldier to be submis- sive at sea; but being entrusted with the care of the troops of his Serene Hghness my master, feel n my duty just to inquire if il be not possible that. during some of the dark nights we have lately had, may have sailed past America.'
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DOCTOR DAVID FEOLT.

HAVING permanently located himself offers his pro-
 fessional serycesto the citizens of Little Rock and its vicinity He hopes by strict attention, to merit share of public patronage.
 His shop IS in the new white house in Major Peay's of buildings, and adjoining the Times ORioe. duly l9, 1s26.-l6-f
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Fresh Shaker Garden Seeds

DEBAUN x co. have received from the Shakers Society, Pleasant Hill, Ky, quantity of Garden Seeds, the growth 1876. They have nude arranga by which means they expect to be enabled to furnish their customers with an excellent and fresh article that line
 LNls Rock, Nov. 2ss 1858.
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The Camel-The Arabs assert, that person who skes them without reason finds some difficulty in es- caping from their vengeance, and that by remarkable conformity between their dispositions and that of their masters, they treasure up the remembrance of the n- jury till they have an opportunity of gratifying their sentiment. Indeed, when Arab happens to excite the anger of camel he puts his clothes n ths place where the animal is to pass and arranges them n such a manner that they seein 10 cover q lying down. The camel recollects the garment of him by whom he has been unusy treated; seizes them with his teeth, shakes them with violence, and ranples them with fury When his anger is over he quits them, the ow- ner of the clothes may then show himself without fear, and conduct and lead at pleasure the animal. who, with astonishing doeillty, submits to the will of that moment before t was his intention to destroy
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W @aana Es- aa Ss " k9s Wlsi aa @A IIg ATTORNEY & CoU2TSEIAQTa AT LAW, LEAVING permanently located himself in Fayette- E vile, Washington county, Ark, will regularly at- tend the courts of the fourth judicial circuit, composed of the counties of alarion Carroll, Madison, Benton, Washington and Crawford. Business entrusted to him will bs promptly and diligently attended to. Refor to CAMPBELL & FLETCHER, Nashville.
 Hon. N. GREEN Winchester, T.
 Col. s. ADAMS, Pontotoc, Mi
 Dec. 90, 1836.-39-ly
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Mind your P's end Qs.--The origin of the phrase, smnd your P's Q's" IS not generally known In ale houses, where chalk scores were formerly marked up- on the wall or behind the door of .he tap room, was customary 10 put these initial letters at the head of eve Y mans account, 10 show the number of pints and quarts for which he was in arrears and we may pre- sume many friendly rustic to have tapped his neigh bor on tho shoulder, when he nduIgg too freely in his poations, and to have exclaimed as he pointed to the score, "Gies Giles mind your p's and Q's" When Toby the learned pig, was in the zenith of his popularity, theatrical wag who attended the perform ance, maliciously set before hm some peas empta-
 ton which thesanmal could not resist, and which i'm medately caused him 10 lose his cue The pig ex- hiber remonsraed with the auher of the mischief up- on the unialrness of what he had done."I only wish- cd to see Il Iooy minded his P's and Q's.
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MARRYING SociErY.-R Rejoice ye old bachelors and old maids, who long have been pinng in single wretch edness-ihe saints of Gotham have ptied your condi- tion--a brighter day is dawniag upon your misery ing the Mott Street Chapel, at which the singe of both requested to attend to agree on mea- sures 10 be adopted best suited to promote the bapp
 ness Of all i passeszng suitable companions in he.
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a.a Sopied Judgs--In one of the parishes of Lou isiana, no election for President held the judge giving, as a reason for the neglect that he was not aware that any election was pending.'
 This judge must have been one of the old French or Spanish planters the banks of the Mississippi, who ean neither .ead nor write. Several of them yet re- main. and are as good models of contenled ignorance as the world afIords.--Pu5iic Ledger.
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Hue Bou4e Ka!}t.--Ihis weapon, of which too much has been said ofate, longer and heavier than butch- ers knife and equally calculated for cutting or thrust ing. It was invented by Col. .James Bowie, who was killed by ae Mexeans a he capture of the Alamo, in Bexar. The circumstances which gave rise to this name, was about as credable tue purposes which 1t has since subserved. Some twelve or eighteen months age; three brothers by the name of Bowie, ii, the Stale of Mississippi had deadly conflict with se ven other persons. armed with every species of weapon among he rest with large knife of which we are now speaking. This was handled by the brothers with such dexiery to decide the conflict in their favor, aI though numbers against hegn-and il has since been called by their name, 'sthe Bowie knife ',-It is made 10 carry under the coat, and very generally worn by gentleman stabbersD nthe South and Vest
 New York paper.
 The above account of the origin of the famed aBow e knife" taken from New York paper is entirely in- accurate. The first weapon of this description which has attained such dreadful celebrity, was manufacture ed in the Parish of Rapdes, in the State of Louisana near the plantation of Capt. Charles Mulhoan on Ba- you B5euf in 1920. This knife was made according to the instructions of Col James Bowie, then known by the appellaiion of Big Jim Bowie.
 It IS originally intended to answer le double purpose of blazing trees, # .Ih Colonel carried this weapon for five or six years, when the dreadful conflict yet fresh in the recoIecions of many took place in the State of Mississippi circumstance which at once gave t unrivalled reputation among the amateurs of--. Ali the steel b the country was immediately converted into Bowie kbyes
 The Col lin himself hostY never counted the number of his enemy, when fight was on ihe fapis. lis battle cry was always come boys lei us jump them; must conquer or die" and these we are told were his last words 10 his brave companions Travis, Crockett and others who fell at the siege of the Alamo
 Red River Herald.
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Tue ,cdy 10 cure Feper ia the Easi Indies-Tt is well known that the only of procuring recove- y from attack of the dangerous fever which is the curse of his delightful region, is the .equazing the crcelaon." To obtain this end, they catch one of the largest aigators that be found, and having forced open his mouth, the jaws kept extended by strong piece of teak wood The patient being strip ed of his garments. and leng flexible tube inserted into his mouth, is we'll greased all the body, and thrust heels foremost down the throat of the animal, u- til the whole person is covered and nothing but the end of the tube be seen. Burning balls of cotton dipped in naptha stuck to the monsters sides, aid swelling irage and Pair, s stoIllseh beeouias distended by he construction of the muscles near the shell, leaving the patient in vacuum. The fire is kept up until the animal dies from apopexy caused by the rage he is thrown into. The patient is now ex- traced, rocking with perspration and after cooling off
 for few hours under pile of rice straw, is found to have perfectly recovered and is able to eat his allow ance of curry, and perform his abutons n he Ganges as though he had never been sick. We would reconi mend the trial of this method to friends in New Or leans. Alligators are plenty thefe
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An absent minded fellow went into neighbor's house 10 kiss the child, but began tY kiss it's mother L H. did not discover his mistake unlil the young wo- ma,lt husband entered the house.
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VOL. VIII {.

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Horace F. Blanchard & yVgll. q. scott
 ATTORNEYS t COUNsELLoKs AT LANs.

HAVING permanently settled at the City of Little N Rock, have associated themselves in the practice of their profession They will attend to all business n trusted to their care, the superior and nerisr of this State, with zeal and prolnptitude.
 Little Rock, Oct. IS, lS36-29sf
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LAW NOTIGE.
sE EN E UY'TI.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

ATTOIkNAN AT LAW, ID ESIDTss at Little Rock, and will attend punctually to all business entrusted his eare in the Circuit Court of the county of Pulaski and the Superior Court of the State.
 Little Rock, August soth, 1836.-22tf
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Doeto, Jolais0.ss Padding During the dacter's excursion to Scotland, Boswell generally preceded him in search of food and being much pleased with inn he went into the larder, where he saw fine leg of mutton, which he ordered to be roasted, and gave par ticular orders for nice pudding On his arrival the doctor got of of his poney, and finding his coat damp went into the kitchen, and threw it chair before the fire he sat on hob, near little boy who was busy, attending the Johnson did not like the appearance of his head, and, upon the boys scratch ing thought he something fall upon the mutton The dinner being ready the doctor fell eagerly to work on the pudding; and left the meat for Boswell. The table being cleared, Boswell said, "Doctor, while l was eating the mutton, you seemed frequently inclined to laugh; pray tell me what tckled your fancy.o The doctor then told him all that passed at the kitchen fire. Boswell turned pale and sick and said 10 the boy, ssYou little filthy hound when you pasted the meats why did you not put on the cap you in this mor ming P q couldn't, sir,a replied the boy, "lor mammy took it to boil the pudding n.' The doctor gathered up his Hercuiean frame, with his mouth wide open, and stomach heavng at last he recovered hs breath, and roared out. with the lungs of Sienlor-" Mr. Boswell, sir leave off laughing, and uader pain of my eternal dispeasure, utter single syllable o this abominable adventure to any soul living"
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GLASGOW X HARRISON, JAMES 5. CONWAY,
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Bale Rope, Bagging, Plougs,s, ec.

saie EE0IsHe BMSgaasg, EIONShss eSc.
 ON CONSIGNMENT
 MOUTH 0E ARKANSAS SiiE subscribers have made arrangements with hous- es at Louisville, Ky and Cincinnati, Ohio, to have on hand constant supply of the following articles, on commission, viz, Bale Rope, Baggng, IsoAe, Kentucky soodcco, Melee Cigars, Fagniture, drc. lhey will also receive about the 1st January next a consignment Of I50 Peacocks patent Ploughs and 25 Cultivators or Hoe Harrows. Orders for any of the above articles from merchants papters, will be promptly filled.
 MAPEs, RYAN S GO. Mouth Arkansas, Oct. II, lss6-2s
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CO-PARTNE FIR SHIP.

NHE undersigned having formed Copartnershp, for x the purpose of trading and furnishing the Greek and Seminole ndians with ratons of subsistence for twelve months from and after the first lay of April next under contract made by Glasgow and Harrison with the United States will transact and carry said business under the name and style of Glasgow, Harrison Sg Go. All contracts made by any of the partes or any duly authorized agent will be promptly attended by James 5. Conway, at Little Rock.
 GLASGOW x HARRISON,
 JAMES $. CONWAY,
 THOMAS T. TUNSTALL. Eiitle Rock, Jan. 13 1S31. 42-ly fE~ihe Gazette Advocate and Constitutional Journal will publish this for 12 months.
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4 Singala, Fact.-An old slave, who had been hard at work going to dinner one day wltfh hoe thrown across his shoulders, observed his large toe, s.osa u, hls;;:i, hs heel sinking m the sand, mistooil it for toad, and with a" An ha !" brought down his hoe, and severed the unucky digit from parent trunk. On entering the kitchen, his master observed, sWhy Cudjo, what's the matter with your foot !"-s'N othn he the matter Massa." "Nhat has become of yar toe9 Nhyv' sad Cudjo, count ing the remaining four and over One, two, tree, four and then exclaimed, while his counlcnance betrayed the greatest perple1y, skny take 'om bi- bic oatl bial wass on Gs nlorntsg gn
The Arkansas advocate., 1837-02-03
LITTLE ROChA, lARENel F4ERRJARY 3. 1897.

EDITED AND ruBLIs2ED Fl ALBERT PIhE.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23

prior TO his election TO Congress, was
more wholly separated from politics than
he. His character for truth and his ca
pacity to Judge, nobody will question:
He is then, witness, Of all others, the
most to be relied upon ;-snd what ishis
testimony! Does he not bear witness,
in the most energetic terms, that the
charges which we have brought against
the federal administ ratiOn--charges,
which some who called themselves our
friends, have sometimes censured and
complained Of, as too harsh and sweep
ing,-does he not bear witness that all
these charges are TRUE?
Read his speech and see."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23
Celebration i'm New York

Yesterday was proud day for New
York, anc the splendor Of their triumph
was in some degree cquulled by the man
ner in which it was cemme memornted.-
The committee OF 76 members appointed
some days since in the City to make ar
rangemepts, published programme Of
the celebration, Of which the following is
the substance /: ..
Grand National Salules, amounting in
the whole to ONE THOUSAND
GUNS, were to be fired at various times
and places in the City.-A State salute
TO be fred commencing at 8 A. Nj. the
line Of firing to eriend 10 Buffalo,, and 10
be continued through the day until sunset!
The bells Of all the Churches were 10 be
rung for an hour, at sunrise, noon and
sunset.-The various public buildings,
theatres, hotels, &C. &c. were 10 be ilIu-
minated. Splendid exhibitions Of Fire
works were to Jake place in the evening
beacon lights to be raised and bon6res
at various places. All the shipping in
port we're 10 be dressed with flags during
the day, as well as the numerous ferry
boats and steam boats, which were to be
illuminated and ply upon the waters dur
ing the evening. Bands Of music were
also to be stationed at the several places
Of the exhibition Of fire works in the city.
In the order, the Wings Of the whole
neighborh"od and the adjoining counties,
were invited to join in firing salutes, ,rais-
ing bonfres and exhibiting fireworks
from their most convenient places and
heights.
Committees were appointed to carry
into effect the various objects of the
meeting, and among them was highly
respectable Committee to make arrange
ments for the reception o! Committees,
delegated from other cities and towns.
At n great public meeting in Philadelphie
met to adopt measures for celebrating the
triumph of the Wings in New York, it was
resolved, that a committee Of "76" be up
pointed to proceed to New York on the 22d,
to jor in the celebration on that day.
In Baltimore, Committee of GO was ap-
pointcd.-In Boston,, a committee Of 50.-
And in ProvI dcncc, n committee Of 3O-(lhe
Hon. TRISTAN BURGEs at their head)-to
proceed TO New York and tender the con-
gratulations Of their fellow citizens on their
recent unexampled victory.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23
NEW YORK ELECTION.
The Grand Re

Returns from the whole State have
been received. The result is-the Wings
have elected six Of the eight Senators to
lie chosen, and IOl members Of Assem-
bly, to 81 Van Bureniies or Loco Focos.
The Wing majorities in the several
counties they have carried, amounted in
the aggregate to 23,893 The V. B.
majorities 4499 /; showing a Wing ma.
j"rity in the State, this yenr, Of 1884
Last year the Van Buren, Electoral Tick
ct, received majority in tho State Of
% 8,272.-The Wing net gain, this year,
is there fore
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23
The Banks of .Nsw York.-The Albany

The Banks Of .Nsw York.-The Albany
Argus publishes the statement of the condIt-
ION OF the Banks of the State as exhibited by
their returns on TIE lst inst. This statement
shows a diminu,ion Of discounts in the month
Of October amounting to sl,7O0.723, of which
81 567 ,6e5 is in the discounts OF the banks Of
the city Of Now York. There is a small in
crease, S45,557, in tho circulation of the
banks of the State, but a decrease in that of
the city banks, amounting to S6l4,Oi9.-
There is also a decrease of the dcpositcs OF
individuals amounting to S507 ,SlS, and u de-
crease of the State and u. States dcpositcs
amounting together to S493,652. There is
nm increase Of SI95 4O9 in the amount oi
specie, Of which sl34,357 is in the N. Y. city
banks.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23
47,666 6!!!
"Glory enough" for three days.

MicHIGAN.-The returns have not al
come in from Michigan. The tories will
elect their Governor by greatly dimin
ished majority, If they succeed at all
which is yet somewhat doubtful. Th'
complexion Of the Legislature is also 0
a doubtful east.
The Legislature Of Alabama, ,alioseth|
er Unexpectedly, has a majority d
Wings. A Wing Speaker was elected b
i9 majority over the Loco Foco .csnd
dato.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23

VOLUNTEERS ron FLoRiDA.-Gen. Smith
lch New Orleans on the ID inst. with body
Of $50 volunteers for the seat of war in Flori-
da, where he expected to be joined by five
companies from Philadelphia.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23
tFrom the Providence Cosrier

from The Providence CosfeT.
SUPREME JUDICIAL CouRr.-The cor
plnint Of the Bank Commissioners vs.. u
Rhode Island Central Bank, wssyeste
day, upon motion Of the Comn,issioneI
continued to the next regular term Of y
Court in March next.
We learn that the Commissioners 81 d
ed To the Court, that the Bank wns IN
better situation than il was at The tr|
complaint was made. We would remn
that iull confidence may be placed in I
solvency Of the Bank, and in the int
riiy Of the officers Of the ius,it ution.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-23

We publish in our columns to-day the
speech Of the Hon. Mr.. FLETCHER, de-
livered at Wing meeting, recently held
in Fanieul Hall, Boston. 1t is one OF
those performances which will bear GO
ing through with twice-nnd we doubt
not will be perused with interest by eve
ry candid and impartial reader. Mr..
+. it will be recollecird, was n member
of the Committee Of Ways and Means,
and what he snys Of ,ha, Committee, he
says from personal knowledge. The
Boston Atlas says" Perhaps there is
no man in this whole community, who,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-30

The eaases--.q lille light in aIdark piace. II
any apology is necessary for the space we oc-
cnpy in discussing the causes Of the present
troubles, il is 10 be found in the fact that inces-
SAINT efforts are made o mislead the people,
The Patriot has performed lis fail part in the Ia
Dor, and we hat felt bound 10 meetil with line
upon Inc. The editor f That paper has at last
ictonl a good deal Of truth, by design or mis-
take, and we must not lot the occasion pass
without acknowledging our obligations. In
d'scourslng on this subject the Patriot charges
Ms with altributing the sin of the present diff.
eu!'ies 10 the measures Of governments; which
is true. Again, he plays The critic, and ex-
presses very amusing views of the 'superic.
iaP and clumsy manner in which we treat the
natter true, undoubtedly, though the very
ground Of the difference between us is, that W,
60 deeper than himself And lastly, we are ac
eused of 'pouifogging,' ia hni we have tried t.
show that oyerlrodins and specuatioos coult
not have produced The distress: and it comes
with an excellent grace, since petiifoggng Il
his yocation-yoo, with a uey excellent grace
for in The next aomont heaslounda his reader
willtae pointed declaration that "R IS clca
enough Ia our mr. Marslon'sl judgment Ma
'eenraaing and speculation areNOT ne prima
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-30

Right a6om facet The last Patriot had a
bout column Of groans against an extra ses-
sion OF Congress denouhcing it as q trick of
Nick Biddle, which would assuredly end in a
National Bank-and assuring its readers that
Mr.. Van Buren, was not the man Biddle took
lin to be. Before the article had gone to the
world the Globe came to hand containing the
Presidents proclamation for an extra session !
We suppose, of course there will be fun alive
when this weeks Patriot swallows the last,
Bddle and ALL