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The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24
IIttirf, GonEaatrtial FattIIiaelIfe, SC, ssf.
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 IH dwelling leRc sad dresty, By aa aRfreqaeated road. MsFked oft aH old man wesry, Dwelling in this dreas abode; Otd man weary.
 Dwelling dseary, Form bowed dUwH by flight of yesn, Aged stranger,
 Lonely wanGeref, Borrowing through this vale of tesFs. on I marked hiln, aged straRgsg, Al his solitary meal. And [ feared lest harm. or danger, Unwarss should on hisn steal; Sad sad lonely.
 Cheeiess, gloomy, Full of trouble. fall of care
 Hopeful never.
 Borrowing ever, Loads of grief he seemeb io baas- Entered one morn hssdweIsing. Wishing much hisEricffo lenl; s Noble lhepEhis ny :Risa inspsIlleg. And my heart WIS fail of xeal,
 Love and kindness,
 Never mindless, Of the sufferer. though he bs
 Sad and weary,
 Lone and dresry, Tossed upou life's troubled sea. Why so gloomy3 Why so sorrow.ngl Why so given up to grief Aged pilgrim. troHble borrowing, Say. canst thou 6ud Eo relief
 Ever grieving,
 None relieving Thy poor sad and acaiag heart,
 Gan naught tighten,
 Nothing brighteni Nothing joy or hope ImPart Many sad years have wandered. Full of sorrow, full of gfieI, Anxious thoughts my mind has ponderet, And could find DO relief:
 Yet finger.
 A lone traveller, Borrowing through this dreary life
 No cne cariug,
 No one sharing With me the worid's bitter strife" Bat can hope. no bliss iapariing To thy sud and heavy heart, Causing tgrief and care depsriing,) Tears of joy unbiddea startF
 Doth hope cheer thee,
 When thus weary. Sad and given up 10 griefi
 Doth Il iightenf
 Doth il brightenl Doth it given thy soul relief "Aye," responding, thas he answered, "Hope, the brucon of the soui, Lights me 10 a happy goal.
 Heaven's blessing.
 Hope impressing, Gives me strength, and gives me power, God dOth ait me,
 God will save me. God will cheer my dying hour. Thus Ilnger, thus finger. Borrowing, serrOwing, sorrowing on, But hope cheers me as 1 wsnder. Hope bios sIl my fears begOne."
 Thus replied he,
 "Sad and gloomy, Hoping yet and sorrowing ou,
 Thus wander,
 Thus llager. Till this weary life be done"
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fla .sascIots.--W- rad in one of our exchanges some besp,iful remarks npon the simple prayer. tos isy ta- down 10 sleep" &c. l. Is. perhaps, more irreaeH,Iy nsrd thsn any other suppIisatogy eliion 10 ,hs Aas,Hi h. We have beard oi many insilnces in winch f has been nightly used liom ehithood uhtil very advanced age.
 We commenced these remarks ioE the purpose of relating at sneedote sbowisg the fprcs of habit We heard the story most sptly Introduced by a lawyer in arsaing casa. A caFpeateT was oDe day shingg steep roof. aud accidentally slipped, abi foand himself rolling of lo desirueiiou, ~iihou any chance ol saving hlmselE Aware of his daa- get, he bethoagh hnseIf of sp,ayeS but nos.a sug- ge-ied hsef except the ore he had been in the hltit of repeating "Dow iay me do~ U lo sleep" &e
 This renlinis us Of an aneedole We have heard told on ouf old friend Ben HariiR. That eceeaisie genius has never been much in the hsbIt paayiag, but always made t point To "sasT grace after meals. Crossing an old rieke'y bridge oseT the Beech Fork ose dss, l's. as be sssensd ice n,-ii- the pihAs hegah 10 euakr. ilre lihSsrs 10 gss .a, aud Old Bfn, iaiHkiug he ~as qsaer. eohciudsd II he had pfsyeIs io say he should prepare 10 say then then. The bridge efscked again, ia.nhIed deap. and just cid {" Kitchen knifr '' touched water hs As hessa to sxcialtn, ia earnest toa-s, "i iaaak lace, 0l' Lord. jor al tess thy gracious gsffs.''
The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24
The Deluge of the pelaweres.

E. G. Squier has recently written an article in the American Review on ths 's Mytholopieai and Historical Traditions Of tine Aborigines with a translation of the Wasaa Oium or Bark Record of the Linui Lenappe." Mir. Squier observes: "ii may be claimed upon array of evidence which will admit of no dispute, that the Indians had u system Of pictuTe-writng under which they were not oniy able To communicate events, and ;rais:n; intelligence, but also 10 record chants aud songs often containing abstract ideas, sllusions 10 the origin Of things ihe powers of nature, aud the elements Of their religion." He gives parsphrsse of one of the songs of the Detawares, contaIulnF the outline of the indian noiions of a DeluEe. It is translated as follows:
 |. Long ago came th- powerful Serpent, ( Aas- kaRaka.) when men had become evil.
 2. The strong Serpent was the foe of the beings, and they became emhroil-d hating each other.
 3. Then they fought and despoiled each other. and not pesceful
 1. Aud the small man MatfapeteiJ fought with the kerperNof the dead Niiani,ri
 5. Then the strong Serpent resolved ali men sud beings 10 destroy immediately.
 (. The Black Serpent. monster, brought the snake water rushing
 :, The wide waters rushing. wide 10 the hills. everywhere spreading. everywhere desaro yine.
 3, At the island of the turtle (Is!aJ was Mana bo1ho. of men and beings the grandfather.
 ' beins born creeping, at turtle land he Is ready 10 move and dwell
 10. Mea aud beings all % forth on the flood of waters, moving ahosi, every way seeking tho back of the turtle Isiap,a.y
 n. The monsters of the seq were many, and de. stroyed some of them
 l2. Then the daughter of spirit helped them in the boat. and ail joined, ssying-Co ome hsIy.
 iS. Maasbozho, Of all beings, of men and turtles the grandfather.
 IA. All icgrihtr on the turtle then, the men then. were ali together.
 l5. Much Frightened, Msnsho,ho prayed to the turtle that he would make al well sgan. l6. Then the waters ran oil. il was dry on rnann- tain and plain. and the great evil went elsewhere by the path of the cave.
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fPuBL'c-No. 42 l

AN ACr to extend the provision of all laws now u
 force relating 10 the carriage of passengers in
 merchant vessels. and the regulation thereof. Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentavrs Of the United States of Aner rca in Con gress assembled, That all vessris bound from any port in the United Statrs, to any porl or place in the Pacific ocean, it's tributaries or fror any such port or place ;o any port ia the United Stats he Atlantic its tributaries shall be subject to the provisions of all the laws now in force relating 10 lhe carriage of passengrFs In merchant vessels sailing to and from foTsign countries and the resu- ation thereof. except the fourth section ol lhe Act To provide for the venilaiion of passenger vessels aud for other purposes approved May 7th, Is4s relating 10 provisions. Water and fuel; but the owners and masters Of all such vessels shall ia all cases furnish 10 each passenger the daily sapy of water therein mentioned, and they shai furnish or cause the passengers to furnish for themselves sul- heirnt supply of good aud wholesome food; and in case they stall fail to do shall provide tnwhos- some or unsuitable provisions they shaii be subject 10 the penalty provided In said fourth section, in Case ,h- passenFers are put on short allowance of water or provisions.
 Sec. ?. And be it further enacted That the set entitled An act 10 regulate the carriage of passeb- gers in merchant vesseIs,' approved February 22 -l7 shnl be so amended as that d vessel uassinp into or through the tropics shall be wed ts carry the same number Of passengers vessels that do not enter the tropics.
 See. 3. 4 nd he IL further enacted, That this act shall take effect and after the 5th March, is49
 APPROVED, March ,, le49.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24

Advaata7e of SAch5p Dress--A French papss gives an incident that lately happened to eelebss- fed atiist. who s extremely neeetful of his toilet. Leaving his study one day, -ara walking along the street rather absenIy he heard call iToia female voice behiml him.
 Here mv man." said lady. beekonins te him, "csB you cstry bundle little wsy. for me 2''
 The artist looked al the lady for unossent, saw ,hsi she was very handsome and instssd oi expian- ing ss he wss about ,o do, that he was etatleman said. Willingly, nadam." sad iolioSed her Into a shop.
 The bundle was large and heavy. bot he lifled IL with much fort upon his shoulder. sns followed sfter the !ady who slightly raising her petiirosts went fast or before hin. showing an exqassitey turned pail of feet and ankies. She mounted al last to the second story Of house. with the fired porter close as her eels smi began fo tumble n her DOC 10 fiEd the money 10 pay hin. As she dssiso tue arts, looked well al Der facr, and found ii ic b. of ths mes peculiar 10 is style o beauty as well as one of tha finest he had ever seen
 PaIdon me- he sall. as she offered him tse money" an Goi peftvt--l aia an artist. snh ia- sieai of money. will ask favor Of yon---to allow rne 10 make copy of youf face The package was heavy. sni the eemniiinea, yoa paid 10 my dress was not very gratifying, tut sha he well pa'st # | can sess copy of yoar beauty ts the next exhbi- tioH of Lhe acsdetny.'
 And so a great artist cane by the original of one ofihs most exqgisi'e pictures which bis pencil has put upon eansass.
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 AN Acr to grant 10 ihe Atlantic and c GuH Railrosd
 Company the right Of way through the public
 lands of the United States,
 sentatves Of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That the right of way shall be- and s hereby granted to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company. over and through any Of tie public lands of the United States Iu ihs State of Forica, over which the rosd authorized by said Stsae may pass; aud the said company hereby authorized to survey and mark through the said pablic lands 10 be held by the said company for the track of said rcad, one hundred feet in width; and, furthermore. an addi. tonal quantity of twenty five feet in width on each side of the said Fosd along the same.
 Sec. 2. nd he it further enacted, That the said compauy shall have the right to take from the public lands in the vicinity of said road all such materials of earth, stone wood may be necessary or con venien from time 10 time, for the actual cons,ruc- toR and repair of said road. Or say part thereof
 Sec. 5 And be it further enacted, That there shall be. and s hereby, granted to said company s necessary sites for watering places depots work shops along the line oi ssd road fur the places convenient for the may fall upon the public lands. Pfortdsd, That no one depo; ox wstering place shalt eoutan five square acres; and that said sites shsi not b. nearer than ten miles along the line of sail road Pyopided, That the grants herein contained, well of ihe of the public aods as of the materials for the construction Of said road stsli and determine uHess the road be herun within two yesrs, and completed within six years thereafter: .5nd pyesided Rasreerer, That if said road shall at f-,} time siter lis completion be dis coniaaed or abandoned by the said company, the graais hereby made shsli eenss and determine.
 APPROVED March 2, 1899.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24

1 If industry is saese ihan habit. Il is ai lesst an excellent oae :. II you ask ~hich is lb- real hereditary sin ofhainan nature, doyoa imagine shah answer pride, Isksiy. asrbiiOh. vgo- ti.In No; shall say inis!eses. Who cohQas,s ieloleDer ~iu conquer al! tue rest" Indeed. all good ptinciples musl stAgaats without menal seiiy- ity.
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< JohH GaadotpAisaa.-- 0f old Nat. Macon; ' He has aofe cossm0n than say man eseI knsw except my man John. -
 or sos- Btanch. sa his appointment of Secretary of the Navy; !" Why, sir. he can't paddle eaaoe aeFa.s York fiser"
 0f Mir Madison and Ms. Monroe, in the Virginia convention, he said We had two ex-Pseshients, the oas voting with the east and speaking .s. tbe ~tsl. aad The othsr voting wiih he vest Ahdspeak. ing ter The east,
 Mf Rsubolph predicted that :. The time would coae is virgna. ~heh he masters woaia raH aw ss tIon iss Dresoes and the ne ssoes woaid advertise them iB the newspapers"
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ar h may be said generally of hasbsaas, as the woman said of hers sho had abused her. to aa old maid whs reproached her for beisg such fool as 10 marry him: "ro b. sare. be is not 90 good . husband as he should be. bat he is powerful sigh, better than ueue''
The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24

Pery Geod A boy once asked Dr Burgess the preacher. G he woaid have light e No. my child, said tine doctor. .. am cue of the lights oi .h- world" "I wish, theu," replied the boy. ;ha, you was hung sp at the end of our alley. for i, Is ,lark an4 n
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Hi@. 10 pstis. Tie ti4,isa f princes ess eop'-d toin The aiei witch toper- sbe early ages used to Iouad lAeir ish IFs cheek Tie efaints ot'h zine. is Was fsseaht intfaA Aiiop iD ios. ally 10, o satF iiseiT io De supSsa by he nSxsous insen.e Of adul4tloB
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01- The Georgetown ID. C.l Advocate states that inc grsat telescope Hsi by he fsmoas Phioso- nher and Astronomer. De Vice. in his discoveries m Earore, has been received st Georgetown College. the object glass. alone, isSsued al sip00.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24

Hor to Make CA,idFea 1aks Msdicfm<.--I GFst coax. then b'ise. then thrssssn. iheD spank. aSd hnsiiy choke but think thai to begin With ibe choking would b. the best va.
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j D- An iHshlnaa zane 10 his pairon 10 complain of the usage he had mel with ffom a gentlemsa to
 xhom he had applied tor employment. "He told me, said Psddy, " to go to the devil. and 90 cane au aigbt Co your honcz s'
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gF Lady Jalisaa Howard, sister of Lord Ry- rea's grandfather, lately died ia Eagiaad- Bssisa NssssHs
 Indeed! Widow Betsy Higgns. great aant to . niath ecasia of the editor of the Hgginssis Fife, recently aied ia Se aashbssts0.-SYsesss Rsssliis.
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IT Somebody. who wra~s more ,ratbf1lly thsa aoe,icSlly, says: '" Aa Aegvi NithOul inoHey s sak thought so n.leh cl hos-a-datss d,sii wHh bag full uf guinras."
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Aint Ton coine m,

The S,. Louis ReveiIIe tells the following good one
 4 Green Mountain boy fell in love with vesy pretty giri, and determined Ito court her" To that end ne dressed himself in his .sSaHdsy .go-ic. meeting clothes. wsnt to her f4lhe's house, and iouad her alone.
 .. Howd'ye dn 2" said Jonathan.
 "I'n nieely," says the gih
 Jonathan took a seat and seated himself in the lsrthest cornei Oi 0the room, as though the beauty was thing to te feared rather than loved.
 Aint 1on eod-hsdnt you better sit Rp 10 the hse, says Sally. spposins he would. of course, il he was going to- make iose al all, do Il in propes manner.
 "No, l .hankee; recon I'm eonfortaLle.' say, Jonathan. '' How is your maFtnY" said Sally.
 "We she complains q httie," said Joaa,hap. Here psnse Of len minu,rs ensusd. daiing which he amused himself whiting stick
 ;" There. nofhin' new uP your way is thete7'' said sslly, which Joaa;tsn might understand ss applying 10 hs presen, situation. CT to his fathers dornicil.
 Here oh--yes. you meant, hum; well, no: that is yea. our s,osted eow's got calf said Jonathan
 Salty would undoubtedly have lsgghsd ct tlps queer piece cf lniorinatisn. only she too much vexed al the speaker. Al length, After much pre- tracted sifence, Sally got Lpa very small edition Of sefesm, and in . icut voice exsaHtmed, |" iet sas alone" M s4@
 Why" says Iona;aan, dropping his knife and stick in astonishmeat. Why, ant a ioachip on ye."
 "Weil.'' says Sally, in solee which might be indicative of feAI but sounded ety ike reqasst. |" Well. aini soa g.in' mi''
 Jonathan ihosght a moment of this eqniyoeal reply, and ,hen iscing his knife in his pocket he drew his chair by the side of pseity Sally, gently encifcied her wais.-snd the next week they were married.
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0j- The cold has been very severe ia Texas Herds Of snteopes have been -iound on ike pTaries frozen to death. aud covered with sHow.
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odd rellows,

correspondent of the Nsw York Sen fsfnishes Us with the following interesting particulars ef this ancient and respectable association
 The frs, Golden Reis of tine Grahi Uaitea Order of oddF elbows was Rrst established amoaE the No.
 man soldiers In camp. after the order of EsFaelitea. ia the first century, n the reign Of Nero, the ke- man Emperor, hy Vespasian aad bls son, TItua Cesar. to distinguish by night well % by day the chief soldiers thai tsae 10 tsssr kmPessg and country, being the hrst rule of riiow -cizena. But In the reign of Titus CRsar, they werc called ' Odd Fellows,' from the siagasdly of their no. lions. sBd them knowing each other by night as well as by day, and as pledge o Unity, Frandshlp. Honor aud Fidelity, The loyal dspsnsaiion was engraven on plate of gold, containing the follow. In 4 embem1, viz: Loyal Arch of Titus cRssfs The Arch Of the Covsaunt; The Gsiden Candle- stick, The Geiden Table ~sighIng ons gfeat tasnt. Tine Sun. Moon, and Stars Tue Teueslral aad Celestial Giobes; I he Lion, Lamb, aud Dove, e pledges snd tokens of rrsee.
 This Order was established by the C1ths. under the Roman dlsp-asatoa, ia the Spanish dcminioRs. in the beginning of the fifth esatarg. and was afterwards takes sio Lueiisnia in the sixth centurys aud in the regn of Henry, Earl ef Lorraiae. father es Alphonso, Henry. King of Portngsl; ia the twelfth century it was established in Fvanea; af- ,erwsrds at Lo0dou. by Jeha De NswviiIs, sttsRa- ed by five Knights ffotn France. who established tllere Graad l.odge Q! Houor; aad early in the eighteenth ceusary, in the resTu cf George III . Grand Lodge was essnblfs,sed at hheiieid, in the eoun,y of York. under the London aispeasatlon; sinee which tims the Cemmittee of MaAagement has been held ia Lesda. ss before stsisd The c. q. 0. cf O. r exists In most ceuAtrses. ln England and Scotland, at oyer the unifed ntslea of America, British naericn, and the East lBdcs.
 Oyiqinai .aneefois.--" Sam ieasiag. does ycn 'spo.e Gen. Taylst whipped the Msxiesns by aeei4 dent7' 4-ae
 No. Pete. by no manner of means, old Zachary mesui to to 1t. ssrtin."
 Den Ic, me sx yea wha, 'u'afkshls riysr he vcs like. at de tiuse.''
 'oh, must give him ap, end axes you to splaia yoarseff' ae rf
 "na al, tells yoa as you told me, Zachary meant to-" (SscroashteJ
 You berry deep dis mornin. But talking sboue Californy, why al te emlgrauls it.e way thar. like foiks gwine te de theatref"
 '' Yep too sharp sg!n. l gnb Aim up"
 Why, COG they gwins 10 de play, cir " (Ptscr.J
 Yah, yah. Now why an you l!ks the gold they digs up"
 Spose eos Is very walaable.'' s..4
 "Oh, no. dsts uo, it. Cos you berry scaly,"
 "l dosn't Ike no such iusineyaiion. Good morning
 What have you got thsre. Jss7'' sI ret ham" " That aint ham. It's nothing but n shoulder" ''lt's ham. tell you, but nes sA uLva nam"
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 tese aad dispatch, at moderate pFtses ieF cash
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pensaiion as Is authorized by the act ol the twenty third August, eighteen hundred and forty -wo 10 be paid to the storrkeepers at the Washington Pitts barg and WaieIyei srseRals and that there be paid to military sioeekeeprr T. A. Webber twenty ,ioI- lars per nohth for end during the time he has pei- formed the duties of conmisssGy aud assi;tant com snissasy of subsistence at said arsenal.
 SRc. 2. And be t further enacted, That any non commissioned officer, musician, or private in the compaIy of sappers and miners, and pontoniels, raised by ihe act of May ninth, eighteen hunared and iwiy-eight, who served in said company in the war wiih Mexico, shall, on application, be entitled 10 receive aa honorabe disehaige from the service of the United Slaies and stand if they had served out their respective terms.
 APPROVED. March 3, lsi9.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-02-03
The Gold Dollar.

Mr. MCKAY has introduced 4 bill into the
House of Representatives to authollze the coin
age of one dollar gold pieces at the mint, which
will pass, we hope, nemtne COHtradtcente.
With the editors OF the Globe, we 90 Tor gold
coin, for the gold dollar and for golden opinions,
could we be fortunate enough to win them
That the gold dollar should find oblectors among
those who are interested in maut aiming sound,
tangible, metallic, unfuctuating and non-depreci-
atlng currency, surprises US much but there are,
il seems, some who, blcst with microscopic pow
ers OF vision, perceive, or think they perceive,
obstacles and llconvenences-the gold dollar
paid away in the dark, or by the blind ior i've.
cent piece Well, this might all happen often;
and we venture to assert that, allowing for all
sorts OF accidents and mischances, there would not
be lost in ten years as large sum with the gold
dollar as there id lost with the paper dollar annu.
ally But If provision is to be made against every
possibility OF losing money, We know but one way
Of coming at it efeclually-that is, never 10 have
any
A writer in the UNION, in order TO obyiate cer.
tain objections to the gold doll,r, proposes to coin
it with hole in the centre We do not see the
necessity of this. In some parts of South Ameri.
ca gold dollars are very abundant, and are found
to be very convenient but they have no hole in
them They are thin, and present nearly double
the surface, probably, that tve cent piece does
Why not coin them 90 here If it is desirable that
they should be broader than the half dime But
we care nothing about the size, or he shape, or
the otigy, or the milling Give US the gold dol.
lar, and be it thick or thiu broad or narrow, with
or without the hole. we will give i, hearty vel.
come.