Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-05-12
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JOHN NJ. ROTTS

Sraphlc account of the career of the Imrpor.
"a is furnished us by the Richmond Examiner.S
The Examiner seems to have a sympathy for Mr.
Bolts qualities, and takes his part on all occa.
sons The Examiners sty however, in the mr.
hcie from which quote. is rnther too fine and
Mdcauaylsh for the subject of the piece. Bolts.
shown up IN such sentences is, 10 adopt the Macau
lay style ourselves, like bulldog in boudoir.
L ne contrast between the manner and the matter
spoken Oh Is, however striking aad impressive:
-. ne leaders of the whig party in this GibraI.
lar picked up hr. John NJ. Bolts some wears AGO
on the race-course. Upon that sterile and rrnpro
htaoie SOIL ne was wasting great deal of money.
and the powers of Il very vigorous and uncul,iynt
ed mtnd- They set him up in the new business.
ana m ior a long time maintained him theren-not
rom Their particular love and affection 10 the
brave and unucky racer, but because thew found
heed IN those days. of just such 4 man 10 do their
rough tcorf-to light the fights which lhey did not
care 10 night themSeves--to eectioneer amonr the
people with whom they did not care 10 associate
much themselves-to make morning calls in the
elegant village of Darby-iown, in Bu,cher.towp.
nnd m the salubrous suburbs of Screamersville.
lhey wanted man of weight 10 decide the poIi-
teal complexion of Negro-foo,' 'HeVtotc and
| Chis.ems.' These gentlemen had been school.
mates of Mr.. Bolts. They all had practical know.
ledge OF the strength of his strong arm and the
science of his sledge- hammer fist. So thew tool,
possession of the rndeveIoped Immortal, and put a
collar round his neck. and turned him loose to he
their big bulldog in the Richmond District They
found II first-rate measure. Bolts turned ont to
De not only an excellent boxer and fellow of indo-
mltable pluck, but also demagogue of the verv
hrSt waier-one of The very strongest popuIar
leaders who has beeh in this district snce the
day when Nathaniel Bacon harahgued Virniniaps
from the same stuDps. Darbv.town turned ont
en- m0sse. Screamersville was stirred up. The
dy-drnking patriots at Beck's and Thompsou,s
smiled their appreciation. From all The sasbes oc
hanover went up the sympathetic yell. The new
wire worked admirably. Bolts swept all before
nlm. lie went to the Legislature until his PEN
feathers acquired Strength. and then he fiopped
mem Tor Congress. Nor did the noses of his con-
sutuents grow pale ut the daring thought The
gentleman from Butcher town was sturdilv return
ed @ as the honorable gentleman from the Sixth
| Congressional District
After speaking of Bolts ccinpa rative faiIure in
lOolgreSs and The 1nhness of his intellect todsal
WIN general qp1stions of national policy tic Ex-
ltmluer goeson 10 give The reasons why Mr. Botts
lis 50 yioenily opposed in The present canvass.
. his, then, is the secret Of The ferocious ex
citement 70 which the present canvass in this dis.
tr;ct has gwen rise. Pefse,,s without tho STATE
/ iook on with wonder. al the aniuosity exhi6ited
Tor Sc small cause Bolts advocacy of Mr..
lClay last spring. Thousands &C other preat men
lon the small scale IN other Siaiesdid just what he
| did, and It was all forgotten. But when Botts Is
viewed in the light OF Il rebel. tho wonder ceases.
He has gotten too big for his breeches. andwon,t
DO what his mamma tells him, and refuses 10 be
spanked. Those whose incantatons evoked the
devil, ma themselves unable 10 Law him. now his
work IS done. The seeded wind springs I'd the
whirlwind The bulldog chases off the legitimate
owners OF the plantation. The men who made
Bolts fiud themselves unable TO work the wires of
their own puppe Hence their'rage. Those who
built him up are now striving as busy 10 pull
him down.
Tile Proper Soil for Roses.-Al II roses like rich
1 soil. which should be made light for the delicate
roofing varieties, ana more tenacious for the robust
| hardy kinds. ...-tN .--. z ...rrE -,W
In order 10 form light soil. procure one bushel
OF seasoned turfy loan, half bushel of well-de
composed stable manure, half n bushel of leaf
mould and white sand, proportioned according 10
the texture of the loam which will in no case re-
/ quire more than one fourth Of It's own bulk The
heavy soil may be composed OF one bushe Of stiff
turfy loan, busheI of nighi-soil that has been
mixed with the Ioam and laid by fer a year, hnf
a busheI of leaf mould or well pulyerizcd manure
and sand. rs recommended above. ...... ..
A little burnt earth added to either OF the COM
! posts will improve them. These above-named
materials should be thrown together, and FREQUENT
ly turned for at least three months before they
are used. ,. -|.
Bug POiscn.-An ounce of quicksilver. beat up
with the white OF two eggs. and applied to the
bedstead with a feather il is believed, is the
cieanest, safest, and surest bpg remedy known.
Hon 10 Rsmore White Spots in Furniture.-A
warming pan or shovel of Goals held over vanished
furniture il is stated, will take ont white spots
The spots should be rubbed with flannel while the
furniture is warm. .
.iG'G :, -. 90. ysd. .r.l 1LE3.
Hoe 10 Remore Ink Spots from Linen.-Takc
piece of talIow, melt it, and dip the spotted part
II of the linen therein. Ii may then be washed, and
the spots will disappear. without injuring the linen.
/ Ho,c 10 Restore Co1ors TO C1oth.-An ox-rall, it
is said. will set any color, in silk, cotton, or WOOL
! Knowledge.-Knowledge is its own exceeding
great reward. II is no, The gift of colleges. par:
ticuarly. 1t is what the mind produces whenever
it acts. Great schools are chief applications for
the lazy to furnish substitutes for knowledge. by-
which they may make their way through the
world. The youth who has noble thirst for
/ science is not so much benefited by Z" liberal
education'as as he is apt to imagine ne will bo, be-