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Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
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| The MCXcans stale, in luslIticatOn Of TINS bar
bIrily. thai the commander Of the tram sent IN
advance Il white fag. and afterwards shot down
the small party advanclng TO them. The bodies
of most of them were burned Hter the massacre.
Thus occurred on the passage from Comargo and
Monterey; Of tins, believe gave YOU hIn' IN
former letter. 4 tr,rn, escorted by h'e COM
5luIrs Of mounted men. which left tho after place
about the same time. met with better fortune
They were attacked by tho same party, under
the command of Urea, Romero, aud PoHso do
L.Un. and a ter hari struggle, snccccI"d IN re-
pu!>lug the cn"rHy. 4 citizen Of tbs place. Sem
or VI ,r.rnc,, Il Spa..arI, Of great rrswr!a1lhty
and ", aIth. and hrs son, were coming down win
the tram. ami tue Mexrcanq. cnraged at this e'Id'
cnce Of their friendly assoc rtron with the Amer,
cans, doy1oI the tram altef their rcPuS" kl,ed
t 80 son. Il I'm" young man, and ro'''I Inc ''''eT
of ,.n ,.o4s1uI Go.ars TU" old man arrived
horc la-,.rv. almost hrart.5ro"cn. CHHt' SIM
rlons. our Qlart rn7<,rr, with his usual human
ltv. has given The oj gputemon every iac',ty 10
recover the boiy of his son. It IS supposed mo
road WI. soon bc "pcu.
Thr ad,,cts We nave from BnenH Vista arc,ns
vet, uut mragrn; bu, ouC manGuyrr of our COM
m0ul.r is worthy Of mention. ten. Wool was
ordered to ud,aucr with cavalry and Insantry' ns
if to Charge thus drawing the Mexican army IN
ad,ancr. The division having ctirc'lng ihIs OBJ
lrcl. rgrcrab0y to prr'ioTs oTtcrS' rr"rrh r@n'
and left. as # rrlrcatng. opening Ianr. through
whr.u cur artillery fired upon tnc advancing enc,
INV with immrr>r destruction. 1t IS supposed
here, ,ua, Cen. Toy or VII now march upon San
I,u.., rs tn. Qurr.or.mas,cr his large orders Tor
seven arl ten gallon, water casks, tct. The ne"
ror,rit. ar. 5.H- sent on as fast as they nrrlve'
,nI in three weeas .e will have an army OF ten
thousand mcl.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
DESCRIPTION OF SAN JUAN O'UllOA'

T4c C,.r,o of San Juan d'lIIoa is unques'loh'
,l,v I'VE mos, celebrated of all Amencln ioF'
,r.:..s 1t, construction was commenced III ms
vrar l5~2 uron n bar or bank IN froh' Oh '"o
,,,, of Vera Cruz. at the stance OF lUo2 Cas'
,,.,,n yarns pr wards and 1t is entirely surrou",
dod nv worer. Tie centre of the area occuP'eu
hv this r,rrress is a small island, upon ""'c"
Juan de GrilIya landed year Pro''ous " ''o
o~.;'oI of Gor,ez up.n our continent, and nj
,,., ror;ol !, ocriIontly received the name whlch
!, ro,,;,s +, ,b,s present day. 1t seems lha'
,Iero y7s = shrine or temple erected, upon t,n
,,Li,.b L,-,,r victims were sacrificed . the IN.
dian ooJs: and as the Spanllrds were 'n'",'''eu
,I,a, hasa otT.rinrs were made il accordance
v,,,, tho commands of the kings OF heo'nua'
la,,o of the nroyioces of the empire) they con.
founded or abbreviated tins name I','o Wv
U,Doa. winch they affixed to Inc 's''"u' .,
Slytv.onr wears after the confucS' '"e TN W
was undertaken, and aJthoh2h Is '''',, :"
:,.ar destined no, ony 10 defend Vera Cruz ou'
to attack it. in case OF necess'ty' 'n"' Guy wis.,
nevertheless, sacked by tho P'r''tS' "''' ESQ
renowned frrchonter LorencIIio'' inc year ioIo.
The cost Of the Castle has been ts''''..'eu y!
various writer's, to have ahouilteu W ''0
of forty millions OF dol.ars' and II may "o' w
ragrrird 4 an cNnggeraiIon' II VIZ so"s' .,.I. Of
.diii.ol,y r obtaining some OF the maierla's o'
wi',rb :, ia comnoscj. and the fact tina! large
,or,,,, Of II i, buit on foundations Ia'd IN '"o
.on wbose waves i. has resisted Tor more 'han
two centuries. i, ,-ub of
According to 4 report made on the i"n o.
January. l775. it was the opinion ct counc" ol
war co,uaosed # distinguished cheers 'ha' ''i'
fortress. after all lis defences were co"P,e:ou'
would rroulro garrison, for eIIocnSs sef''cs'
composed Of
700 Infantry sodIcrs'
800 Artillery DO.
22S Sailors.
100 Supernumerares .
The ,ricnos po'ggoa, which faces vera Iruz' ,'I
ex,cud, 300 wards IN length. whist th't wh'cn
defends the north channel is, at least 2oo ynro'
I,rg. Resides tfn.. there is low balIery' s'lu'
,rri in the bas,an Of Santiago. winch douO'es
rIr fro an that channel. The southern cnalne'
i, coumanl led. also, By the battery OF oah M'Su'
r. ,,,
Tho whole fortress is CONSTRUCTED OF MdarfTo'
=, ,r,rsg , srpc,cs of soft coral winch aOouhus
+, ,h ucrrhborlnr islands; aud lis walls are from
frr Il, FIVE Yards n thickness, .he'r exterior De-
,1r faced with harder stone. It IS wei! sup
yOt,i with water, having seven cls;er"s "''N'a INC
castle. pL
Err,ro ,hc castle WINS attacked by the Frencn'
in ls3s /, was defended hv III pieces, OF vnr''
o,s c,,.bres-ins,rad of $40. which would form
It's full equipment.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

Noah's Az was five hundred and fortv,sN
English feel long, nlniy.one broad, and hitytour
high.
The walls Of Nrnevoh were ono hundred feet
high. and thick enough for three chariots to drive
abreast.
Babylon was sixty miles within the walls. which
were seventy-six fee, thick and three hundrs'
feet high.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
Uat>. Roots and shoes,
WALLACE, d " ARD

AVE Just received, per steamer II y, direct from
rhIldclphu. Sew \ ork ara J.. >Irn. on" OF '.s
r.r.j aud b,-t >, cited y,,r,s u ~pr ug and Summer
Goods rI,y ever nroIgut 'nl- uIon,i consist nt ID
part ul .u" roi n.lra Eng. 81 ar,a f~"nh "ro. "s
lu1 r.-'ui'r.. iuol auI l',r lI> '.ta. ST. .na
ca-Im, re ,,,ful., uur urI Ilu Id I'" pr.rra 'a~,
~luuc.s AND A,utl,,y .,tus. N,rl rrI. .tr' lot d"
hAml.l- o .l rop-, a,J ST al prr,s: l.u." n'. r"'
ton coat and rlnl.I s'u.i- m gr-' 'aT' y aid al
y pre-. S. ,,ry large -l,e, rD hr'wH and ". ara' u
domcsilcs JllnAr,s and blanket rg.ls oI-II d,vrv
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

"W,Ili1fa." SAID pretty gil the other day 10
her swcr;hcar, in the Bnwrry. "lm AFRAID you
don't love me any onger.' Don't love you
any Ion.cr!" replied Bill, 81 don't do no'"'ns
snUrlCr.'
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

Ab'g Coa.-A hshernn" IN the Bangor "',ne)
rnqrkci Ead on the l1h uit, the largest codhsh
evrr hrought to that mNrHct, 1t weighed E'nety'
c,.hl qounIs, and measured four fee! eight inches
IN length.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
lAOIES WIS Ar.

New style prr,'~ 'r""! q - -, ,ru's, wo-st'i and
cotton 0lII'rnr., grugulm-. saadu lawn g''e. 'm-'
new style, painted It"u~ p,.ha mu, n~. clm''.~ aud
lcnur-, pa and figured nlplcrt u-'r 'rr, r.Ip.
reps m'u, .u"N or D,ur, s0u.lh ~ ru|rll nr" An"
dr. dwItv rDr, cI-nu,rr Il r'"-,r, grttu'''a r'ao-
p,0n .ud j-,r.d >.,s and >tt u-,-tN Is. n,", i''I,
.nru ouuara Ud,rs. p"Du and Urn 'l'Ira, ~'1r-N
Cr,r- -Ip'., cape, aaD. ,Iru >cll,-. u N>m" "''
col r,,ry -'y., In' a. II, bob "rt "uh i'r'.D lace
and MS riuy> cn'.nu, thread ,ut a.n.m '"- nI- ann
In,rrl1.-'. urN -'y.r n"un,',, p.r'uAro .v 10 "."~
-on.' - ur" and B. muug~, la gre 81 '.r''}
goods -: -. ,, al. D.. wull. and r.l"S "un 'v i"
un,c at all rucys, short almost c''r. aitrr" i"i A
DIES wear.
100 C.lNEN or BOOTS AND SHOES,
Ciig. LceIorn, Panama. six dHl Fur
HAS. Of the latest fasLion. Lrr@cIot
Of BOoEs ani nistaiioIorM iardmre
anil CuHcry, ChiHa, Glass anil
QueeHSwarc, DrUgS. .NciiciaCS
amt Ugr.HIuGS.
SUGAR, COFFEE, AND OIuEK GROCERIES.
Al We ask Is, tat pcrsous mIsIurE opur' hase Will
call and rylmInc our stock, and # they do II I buy
cheap gnois It Will not hc our FAULT. The highest
market prrc pad tor flour, "hcat, corn meat, oats
ncc-wry. beet hides, dtrrsAlns, coOnsNns, IcAthDrs
and plank.
Van Burrn, May % lSlG.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
70 the Sergeant Major. Qn7ricrmos;cr Sergeant, CT

p \ bounty of TWELVE uuhLARS w"O b'''
>n ..,ry .ca..s of LA,r, or 5luO, ON D"DuL ho
e. b.. les the m ,a,a.y ppy. a. above ~:I,2 !! "a'
,o,,,. ,ua.rv Of comlorlaJ, ami gutnu. c.o,u"g.
hose men whomay enlist, aHI are Determined To
i'm, at, nIaucc IS always provided for the SICK >".i
tie <oinr be Disabled in the na Of h' duty the a
Ey TN. above It is sen ,..,l p'y aud a.o"nn'
,o aI ap-as every lt3#@ r.ga >i:e tor his CON
nrl!cn, sularer. tucr, lore, may readily save from
>can, if lc chooses, purc.a,>o small farm IN an.
The sun of TWO DOLLARS will be paid Il
bodied recruit, who shall be regularly cnlsieI'
irg Sergeanis.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

"Llcn the loIIo~"g lslPlrt:
Groceries.
100 Glrs Rio and LaguDrl Coffee
- hhds New Orleans sugar
- bbis mrhsscs !
6uJ bags salt
20 b,rrrIs and hllf blrres Cincinnati whi.gsy
| PIPE Holland gln
" Cngntc brandy
" old'Cl,t'uIn" brandy
- bbls American DO
% " sweet Malaga, M4dcria and Port wine
Ij " Iou sIsrr
~ " Tanners oil
) " Lr,eri do
" SprIs tnrpcn'rnc
ljO k.gs Dup,Hls rOhe powder
% " bar cad
Also, champagne Madeira and c'arct wlnc, r.,
plgn r.tr-, I5.n.u and Au.rclu coru.a0,, I'll.
r0,rrs. D-laI. ..1.i, o>s. p pD,rru ur, GLOVES. O.
ulmnu, 81 .u-It.0snI "un ."''rrs, .'mou sHrn"
mDlrr, l'.u,. .,..., n.n0. sl.I..., ,H'-n star.
li|'N r.n| -, Irn'.l t'rn Do"G'r. l"u- H.
aud Black Irl> ,...r rrr, rlr.n'rr. aim t"d., r.'
prnnr- currents. --ilocs. or!r,crs. nIIsH cr, p" -
gOn.cr, alum .l.t peter, rnc st'crttrs, mustard.
raN, Hrm,t,nr md -, mI:d,r. '"Fp. rls, nI.A,
ting, -p4u"-u urrnU- " .,r. b. '.,, ,nd rd ll. @. /.
.rr- ,.plp. ,l.rr.l, 4plu"u' ,upO '4ru.>h n''',
LlnGs aud >,uu'.-, ipD1cro, I.au.'I r"H", O'd '
aud p.rI-n uu., ,.lnr-, mll,hr., p.H.s, h1ra
ptnr..i nI ..'~, tubs, hcIIrl., churn,. "ro.lr',
r,ssrs, Jugs dun johns, marhorr,, w.nLJ" : ,4ss,
Dry Good.
/ On pmrs white, Hue and gre ID hIn&cts
1000 p. pr. mis-, d great ,D-.rry u1 PI'leT"s
81 I.lr.J I,.- ~ brown dpms.uc
lDD p, .acl-a.d >'lr.tug
- Nrr.D,ro ,uI Iudlu stripes
~ % Idlr,ns
N'.o duu.ns. rulr,ntdrs, blue drIs, hrown do, aps
rnccl, p>ulDur.s, 1'u" and scarlet srrnudtng Kent
l,lu., s,lu,r., mo,nu and roll"r ~ll"i-. Prussiau
cotton 4nIy Is Ud>I.. u.nau., i'lN, sI>, aud sp'
rorr,u lur,lI. w,r-'rI nnD.U NJ, r"al and pIntllo
Jiilpu,, peer do. me-. dis, t4Inty red, sc1T'rI !lfi
spun r'',un 40,
Iron, SrcoI, Hardware and cutlery.
Iron. n.,ar'rt,z.- ime-1rlo. En-I,u "I>'rr,"
nIu and cas- ,'.., 'u,l ~, '~,or''' wagon h"''
.i,.prl,i ~I., uu's, n.lr"~.. Hu'.0~, vices. 81 o.
p.l'rs. u.mi.-s, ,p,l ,,-I",,s, ,Ip"-, rthr-, ,"E
'rl.r ,l..l. avs. 0r. ., .-r--' # H. .'I ANS,
lrutl..4ur ..-'r.l.- .-.-.-'rar . r.,'' "-e-, >rrcV
ll-u-,. cI. ... -...D.r+. rd .,..-, t. e.. aau r.-
DrtsS luI ''r.rA ''..., 4..'. -.a" '.~ au' ...
poaacl Nnrc., Dr,nlI pms, s'r.I m..., -"o'o a
tDnrs, rlrrv ,,uls, ..'. sid aItnoCr Eu.'.-, r.f.
So .,ors rod ,I.,r,. -.'U.--. 'p'''1 "Hd ",'o. CT
rol.c mus, ga. i.r ,. T. I--. 90 caps, sAol,I
uO,As avs, erl,0ur u,.,, wr.. nu.,t., -
Har,. Boots and Shoes.
40 boxes roHm.,o. u.onN, a.'rr, WOO. N"a
AMI >porun. ta., r,m d'.
10 ca~r~ ,n'n-. Alp ami cat hroI1rs. womc
h,p toIr1Nr oro-rn>. m"uS >"ppcrs, woTlr
moGo'co ,lo,-, you.h' and bo,,ao..
30 cas-. o.';s-Huc c.il and morocco boots, Il
do., you;n> do.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

, table sho,r, the amount Of pay riich enlisted
grader, are eHtiHei 10 rees'rs
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

NO
ST BSCRlPl
uy make. |
advanced, I'd
Congress
lcnco that iht
ere ever Offer
DelafelI ms
al proclamati
,tions, and i
Of Section Il
ion that tho
lands, did nd
an CN.-agl {
usas rcg't OF
-ny II rr-
n..!lcd to wrI
pta (u,iIctai
n more tH1u
REF history d
IN t4c 23IJ,
we were aruu
rms all mish4
u5h 10 sCe'
the day clos
fought battle
)ercd US at |
ired with the
= would not !
" hen the
to shine ~
,hich il hqd +
power ofdr $
ain havlngI
rk, occason
y, who wore
out flank "a
nT 80 great,
rauI retreat
IS time, was
trEU guns,
Is hail. q
| deep raw
:ers, who 8
ID force; E,
of or DO
1e deep .
number
short iiU
Of oar m
hem. Bu
he mount
~llry. " hos
and form
We "
lmbcr of
1 front Of
airy, and
ON tho Ia
command
til lI.cy C;
uuvrlug !
well mo
oming clio
II the rig
N lhem-
on the lc
" @ wer
most imp
+ own IN
and, as
no was
weapon
| it obi
vas kin
Q of my
losing
ked my
NJ him
| rcce
lrc- bclt
t diI o.
ThrA
sTnbo
d with
and ca
iOst aw
literal
| We
e you
i've thi
ived hu
20. AM
rch w I
other l.
ght so
by an
90 xii
Tho
d, an
ne tn
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iforce
weig
S nov
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dlSlS
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
VAN BUR
HENRY & CUNNINGHAM

lAN rt clrd prrste4m,r ! l4"U CII!, kti Al
Nathan dale and Arkansas No }, and n slor,
large Stock OF Merchandise suited TO the trace
wLlcn the lJI.Jwug IS plrti
Groceries.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
RECRUIT
April TM, 1917.
LLsr nt L.LIENs

A LNSr OF LEI lEhS
"NAlNlNli id tie p.-to0i.nn' Fort Nm".
u. on the 3l>t iorro, l>l1. "l.'a.i
{ be ou,. a, l0o rynnl.on OF lurrc myu:aS.
.-. ito luc GeG,roD post oiitn.
,l. lIaI-9rth, Lewis e DO.
l.lIsrE1 H.NTlIELEGsiLNCEs
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

ners
.OprIeior
stag,5s'
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

Nh N7TTTNTTS, NTTTTW IT, TNfT'
GEyTLEMEy.-A very serious affair has occur.
red sinco tho 9th inst. in which ono of our trains,
consisting of one hundred and forty wagons, has
been entirely DESTROYED .n svsrv man bGtchered.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
VO.
ST DSCRlPl

lenco that thr
ere ever onrI
Delafell ms
al proclamati
,tions, and i
Of Section |
ion that the
lands, did hi
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

" attcntG
Z most can
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

F4.hon1blo ncutril hats, do blk cassimcre do. As.
hnd do, palm do.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

\ Men, plain saddles do attaNipls Do, ladies' buck
IL seat do do ogskn do do extra sue pocket o'E'
so,ton wpr.tcd surcrnges mlruugIcs iAlr and black
faIr and black heads and rrns, cotton lnd worst"
r, back bands belly bands, strrup lcLlh"r", wagon
vh.p,, double rmg brIes, round p leather lr"nNs
,otton and worslcI Webbing, wr!' wu.st.d gIr'"'
horse collars, wagon and plough hlme'.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10

SaddleTy.
Gentlemen and Indies saddles. brides. martin
gales circinges. srlhs, whips, horse collars, bIInT
brides and sadde.bagS.
QurCnSwarc.
Cups and sausrrs, pitchers. "a great variety }
mates. wash bowlrs. dishes, iumbrrs, dccanIcrs,
pnt nUa>i<, jars, chambers, &c. &c.
Van Buren,, Aug. /, 1916.
GEORGIA H)MESPUN.
IN BALES direct from mamuiac'"ry In Georgia
IU Just received and for sale by
HENRY & CUNNINGHAM
Jas f5 ls4I "
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4 CrRIOrS CALCULATION.

What is billion The reply is very sim
PIE million times million. This is
quickly written and quicker sill pronounced
but no man is able To count ii. You may
count 100 or 10 IN minnie; hut let us even
suppose that Won may 60 so far as 200; then
IN hour viii produce I2,OnO; a day. $4,000;
an | wear, of ;'65 days, flor every four years
You may rest from. counting. during leap
YEAR, 100, 10000. Let us suppose now.
that \ Lam 1T the first beginning of his exist
ruce hid begun TO count, bad continued To
do So, and WIS counting sill he would MOI
even now according TO The usually supposed
age oil our globe, hsve counted near enough.
For TO count billion, he would require
9,5l2 years, ; 1 days, hours and 20 minutes
according to the rulc taken above. Now
supposinS we were TO allow the poor coun-
ter L. hours daily for rest. eating and sleep
ius, he would need l9,02l years, 62 days, 10
hours and 10 minutes.
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-05-11

testimony Of the commercial statistics of e,.rv
metropolis of business.
You may say TO me that you deal directly
with the manufacturer and therefore the plan
proposed viii! not effect you. answer YOU
and other flock master who are 10 the same
situation, the manufacturers " it'll HON Won
deal are "sll honorable mem" nevertheless
these men who are consuming their five or
ten hundred thousand pounds of wool an
nual!y. would not be troubled even with ,our
Insignificant clip Of eight hundred or thou
sand pounds, if they were not gamers by it.
Nevertheless they would much rather pur-
chase even your superior clips Of the com
mission agent He will be better pleased aud
you gamer by the change.
You may have been fortunaic-are well
pleased with the prices the manufacturer has
paid you; still there are large growers of
wool Who tell me quite different story, and
will not send their wool to the manufacturer
direct under any circumstances. Besides.
you may not think me very hattering, but |
could convince Won, if chose, that mann
facturers sometimes boast of the bargains
they have made. Every where hear the
farmer complaining of the unfairness and H.
liherality of the manufacturer; can it he cy-
planned, then. how it is that by some he is
deemed worthy of unlimited confidence, and
by Others complained of for his want of iIlib-
eraliry
Farmers will not like to be told they are
not competent to sell their own wool; il is
nevertheless the experience of business men.
that unless they are constantly in the market
they had Gar better consign their wool to sell.
TO aD experienced and competent agent. than
10 undertake To be their own salesman.
Yours respectfully,
J, b. MOTT.
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-05-11
BRITISH DESERTERS.

The Canada papers complain that the
British troops are deserving their Gag and
Aeeing 10 the United States, 10 enlist in our
army. Ii is estimated that not far from -four
hundred have thus left their posts.-The re-
gIment located at London, in the upper prov
Ince came from Ireland last summer. and
were sent 20 the Interior for safety. Many Of
Them arc missing. and an officer who visited
Buffalo. found that most of them had enlist
ed for the Mexican war. ST Toronto, double
vigilance is required Of the orderl, TO heep
a watch on the subsltern, as many have found
their way to the States. Al Kingston. the
regiment quariered there last year and which
was removed in The fall. lost eighty Of their
number. who contrived 10 cross the lake, and
were enlisted at Oswego. The regiment was
taken TO Laprarie. where ii seems by late
Montreal paper, that the Mexican war was
not forgot, as some thirty more have followed
their brethren in arms. across the line and en-
listed into our army at Burlington. VI. ia
the mean time. the new regiment at Kingston
has met with much loss by deserIion. Troy
Wing.
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PRIDE OF ANCESTRY.

The pride Of birth and descent, in some OF
the old countries, has given rise 10 such &C.
centric and ridiculous fancies, that we cannot
help laughing at the old fools whs took part
in the farce, in spite Of their starch and dig
niiy. A man in those ages was just nothing
at all, unless he could trace his pedigree
through forty nine great great grand fathers
back 10 some old legendary prince or iahn,
fous scamp of warrior. One OF these old
worthless 1.-THE Duke of Somerset) was accus-
toned to expend his piety upon Adam, pc
cause he had no ancestors !" Another II Is
said: while Boosting of the antiquity oil his
family, which he carried up TO Noah. was
told that he was mere mushroom. AYE,
said the nobemau, chow so. pray !" why
replicd the other when | was in Wales
pediqree of particular family was shown
10 me; il filed above five large skins of
parchment, and near the middle Of it was
note in the margin-GbOW this time the troTLd
7rqs crea'edr' The WEIGH are great on an
cestors, hut perhaps this yarn is a little strech-
ed, Il is well known, however, that the an
cestory Of Henry VII was traced beyond Il
c'oubt TO "Brutus, grand sou of Eueas the
TIoian.'' In the time of Louis XIV, of
France. there YVES a man in Venice who
claimed Pontus Plate as his ancestor, and
produced a toerAbly probable pedigree in
proof Of it, II is recorded OF this honoied
individual, that while passing crucifix one
rav with stranger he remarked, pointing
60 the Saviour, "That worthy gentleman
was very ilItreated by an ancestor Of mine,
Some wears ago.
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PRIDE AND VANITY.

The proud man is penetrated with seuse
nl his superior merit. and from the summit
OF his grandeur, treats all other mortals either
with Indifference or contempt. The rain
fnan attaches the greatest importance 10 ;he
opinions of others. and seeks their approba-
non with eagernrs>. The prouh man OK
poets tia; his merit shall he sought out; the
rua man knocks al every door To fiSren al
tcution upon himself and he snppllcaieS
tor the smallest honor. Tue p5cud man dis
dIius The marks of distinction which cen
s:itutc source Of happiness 10 the rain man
The proud mau rcvol'S II foolish euloSiums:
the run man iihales with delight the incense
al applause. however ahsurirly and unskil-
fully Enthusiastically. Gail.
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MIR, CALHOUN'S POLITICAL POSI-.
TON.
J, B. MOTT.

The following letter from Mr.. Calhoun.
written TO =. N. Webb, Esq. Editor of the
Roanoke, N. G. Republican, from which IA
per we copy ii, will be read with interest,
Fort Hill, Goth March, 1917.
Dear Sir:-I received with your letter the
paper you were so Kind as 10 send me-
see that notwithstanding youf kind feel
ing towards me, you have greatly misiudsed
me IN thinking l ever joined 'the fallen for
tune Of Mr.. Van Buren,. The truth is. that
have not been able, with my principles and
policy. 10 act with either party, except &C.
caslonallN, for the last IL years
| differ from both on several important
questions. and among others, the proscriptive
policy of turning opponents out of office in
discriminatory, and bestOwing their places,
rewards for partisan services, on TIE least
meritorious OF the respective parties, and A.
gree with each in some particulars Mine
has been an indie pendent course throughout:
aud hence have been compelled TO seinf.te
from the party in power and act with those
nut Of power, during The long period mention
ed.
have never separated from the weak 10
Join the strong, but from the slrong 10 loin
the weak. | seek no office, and desire none.
and only continue TO represent the State in
The Senate. because it is unwilling should
decline. would not accept the Presidency.
but from the people, and then from sense
Of duty only
Nothing can induce me 10 sacrifice nv IN
dependence, not even to retain the favor OF
my native State. II I, ~ 1897. supported
Mr. Van Bnren. it was because he was fore
ed to sustain the measures had supported
against him and General Jackson. and he
cause the wings took ground against them
md not because ! Jnined him or his fallen
fortunes. had no motive 10 da either.
while had strong ones to support the meas
ures which approved. IL would have bee,f
highly censurabie In me TO turn 40 ainsI them
because he had been forced TO sustain Them.
With great respect,
! am. &c,
J. Z. CALHOUN.
c. n. WEbB, Esq.