The Arkansas banner., 1845-04-02

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 THE PRoFEssIoNs.-Th N. Y. Sun says there are hundreds of lawyers and physicians h that city, who are absolutely starving for lack of practical Many of them leave for the west ere their means are entirely gone-bHt even there the pleas of the one and the pills of the other do not Ego down.n Every little village is overstocked already with quacks and pettifoggers. But still there are hundreds of young men studying to become such, in this portion of the country. Fools that they arei Why do they not throw off their broad- cloths, drop their dandifed airs, and % 10 farming, or to some mechanics bench IA the latter case, they might attain good lv- ing, and lead life of usefulness; as to what they aim to be, they will probably die fash ionable" and famished. Plague take those edicts of society we say, which pronounce no employment respectable but laziness-no person of either sex respectable whose merit does not principally consist in empty pates, huge bustles, or wel-trimmed whiskers-no family respectable whose members ever en- gagged in productive labor. Respecfable.n forsooth! By the authority of what lexico- grapher is such a definition given to fhis word?-a definition that thrusts crowds of young sap-heads and milk-sops into profee- slohal or mercantile lie .4sylaR Journal
 MR. PoLK.-The Alexandria Gazette tells a good anecdote of President Polk. As soon as visitor is introduced, he commences the conversation forthwith, by informing the as tonished stranger, that he has been delighted to find since his arrival at the capitol that not one of his democratic friends has had the indelicacy to annoy him with an aDDli- cation for office, and that he is quite sure the information must be as gratifying to the gen. tleman listening to the narration, as it is ac- ceptable to his own views and feelings. The visitor listens in profound sIence-hesitates a moment-makes his bow-and slopes.
 WARNING TO THE ANTI-ANNExATloN lTss.--IIale, of New Hampshire, has been pitched overheard His name has been stri- ken from the Congressional ticket, and that oi John Woodbury, of Exeter, has been sub stltuted in his stead. Out of 200 Delegates only one stood up for Hale.
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 ':lt rise in the 46 mereden ob de frezin sodac, as laid down in the comit aImanank.'
 ssWell, where do him set, Boz?o
 SSet, you black fool, him don't set no where, when lem gets tired ob shinin.o him goes into his hole, ob course.'
 The ladies have resolved to marry no man who does not take a newspaper. and fufbcr- more, they won't allow fellow to look nj them " ho owes the printer for more than one years subscription.
 Did ever you know young man to bolda skeln ol yarn for his lavorite to wind, with oot getting It strangely tangled?
 A fIoT PrcKLE.--Mr PickeI, of inc New Jersey Legislature, is said to have made 1.3 speeches one day and 3l the next.
 The Supreme Court of the United States adjourned sine die on the 5th inst, after q Ia borious session of upwards of three months
 \ CIVILIZED N4rloy.-Mexico contains 4o00'000 inhabitants, out of which 6.000 only .caH read aud write
 pEsEBvlNG-s.Dov venknow Mr Rrown:,, . ! es' hy dear.o ''ls he not a very de- serving man;" "les-he deserves n fog glns' and Il he ever gallants you again, will give II 10 him
 II you can't stand before inc truth. vnn mnsi lall, ' aa ihu H8a saial when hc knorkel tis wife down with the bihlc.
 ! FeNngR llEAar-A certain man in eHheni nacc sail that his children were the mesi tender heluas that he rver knew. 5HH oa hesrg asked whal made hum th,nk sn. ssli '.hssaase lhey alaaxz eEt when ask f54a la se ''' tssl' of ir stta bucket of gaIeF.
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