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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CoMMERc

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN COMMERCE. It is generally claimed by our rivals in trade, that the commercial growth of this country is owing to the natural advantages of particular localities, rather than to any general develop ment of internal resources, without which no nation can enjoy healthful and permanent commercial prosperity. To give plausibilitiy to this view, we are pointed to the fewness of our marts of trade. This paucity, even if 1t ex- ists, proves nothing. It is the mag nitude, and not the multiplicity, of commercial marts that determines real commercial rank, especially among countries possessed, like our own of great facilities of internal communlca- ton. But 1t is not even true that the United States is, in any material de- gree, inferior in respect to the number of it's different foci of commercial bus mess. In this particular, even, it compares respectfully with it's fore most competitor. From the latest official returns, the New York Cuuricr and Enquirer makes up table of the vessels and tonnage entered inwards and outwards at twelve of the princi- pal ports of the United Kingdom and the United States, for the year ending June 3Qth, 1857, showing that while the twelve principal ports of England have total tonnage of 15,O08, ,O35, the twelve principal ports of the Uni ted States have total tonnage of 1O,- 623, ,720, only about thirty per cent. less-and this, too, when we include the coasting trade, which is larger in England than in this country. It strikes us that this simple exhibit shows in striking manner, not only the magnitude but the wide extent and difused actively of the trade of 2 coun- try that had so short commercial his tory.
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THE BOONE ON FIRE.-Owing to the inclemency of the weather the forward stove on board the Daniel Boone, as she was lying at our wharf yesterday morning, was heated to such degree that the ceiling burst into flames. The consternation may be imagined.- There were several boats lying in port and smart wind was blowing. The alarm was given and the bells of the engine houses rang furiously. For tunately the fire was got under with no further damage than the burning of about ten yards of the roof. The of
 icers of the boat were prompt in their efforts and they were excellently se- conded by the officers of the Kate Frisbee, who brought into operation the hose belonging to that boat.- Memphis .4ppeal, of Me 9M.
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.GAMGational.
HELENA HIGH SCHOOL
EIGHTH SESSION.
T. c. ANDERSON, Principal.

TERM TIME - FIRST MONDAY IN FEBRUARY
 THE SPRING SESSION of the Helena High School will commence on the lst Mon. day in February, and continue until the lst of July.
 Boys are prepared either for the advanced classes in college or for business Ample arrangements are made for the aceommo- dation of boarders. Scholars are received only for the session, and no deduction ia made for absence, other than for protracted sickness. Those who enter within month after the opening of the session, are charged full price-after that time, from the date : entrance.
 There are three classes in the school-tbe Senior, which embraces the classics, math. ematics and applied sciences the Junior. comprising the ordinary English branches and the Primary class.
 The tuition fees are, respectively, $25, $20 and $l5. Each student is taxed SI for incidental expenses.
 Feb. l3, 1858.
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THE ARITHoMETER. The arithom- eter, or ready reckoner, invented and patented by Rev. Thomas Hill, of Waltham, Massachusetts, is said to be a wonderful little instrument-won- derful on account of its extreme sim plicity and the variety of arithmetical operations that can be performed by 1t. The machinery is all in box, twenty inches long, four deep and six wide. At one end of the box is a series of wheels, the number of which may be increased as necessity demands, one wheel required for each decimal place. The wheels turn independently of each other, but upon single axis, which is placed across the box. Addition, substraction, multiplication and divis- ion are performed by different move ments of the wheels and keys, and as rapidly as musician plays upon the keys of piano, andthe result appears in figures projecting upon the top of the box. The accuracy of the instru- ment is very perfect.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Gg-The Presbytery of Arkansas will meet, in Helena, on Friday, the 9th of April at o'clock P. NJ. Sessional Records, Statistical Reports, and the Commissioners Fund will be called for by the Pres. THOS R. WEIGH, s. c.
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 gg~The Helena Presdytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Chnrch, will meet at Valley Grove Church on Friday before the 1st Sabbath in April, 1858, Il A. N. ". J. NlNIARD, ;. C.
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 l8~S. M. PETTIYGILL & Co.,, Newspaper agents, are the authorized Agents for this paper in the Eastern cities--to contract for advertising, &c.
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 lEg~ ~Messers J. $. PosT and JAS. k. DUDDER- rDeE, Advertising Agents in St. Louis, authori zed to contract andrecept for advertising for this paper in that city,
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HELENA, ARKANSAS:
eg-Last week we copied from the Aber-

F Ey-Last week we copied from the Aber- deen Conservative an excellent article on physical education. In that article were some wholesome truths which parents would do well to ponder on, and to abide by the precepts therein contained. The writer took the ground that children are sent to school attoo early an age, and that instead of being shut up in sma.l room, boring over a book, they should be out in the sunshine, rolling on the ground, and paddling in the mud-puddles, laying the foundations for a life of health and usefulness.
 We cordially endorse this. It is this pre- mature application to books that saps the strength and undermines the health of our people. But there. is another evil winch deserves the attention of parents. It is the custom of giving scholar too many studies at one and the same time. X child can no sooner read a little than it is forced into a dozen different books, on every imaginable subject, history, philosophy, mathematics. astronomy, logic, and any number of lan- guages, living and dead. This is entirely wrong. These branches are certainly use- ful and proper, but a pupil should be taught the first principles of its mother tongue be- fore venturing off into the realms of abstruse science. For it requires hard study and close application to master the various de- tails of these subjects, such as the young mind is unable to exert, especially when all these things are compressed into the small est possible space. All these evils result from the desire, on the part of both teachers and parents, to make great show ito have prodigies for pupils and children to make men and women of mere boys and girls. Thus it is we see so many lily educated people-people who have a smat- tering knowledge of every subject under the sun, but who do not understand any one of these subjects. It would surely be better that a child should learn but little thorough ly than to have it's head stuffed full of vague ideas on an endless variety of sub- jects, no one of which it understands well enough to apply to any useful purpose in life. These evils should be corrected, and some truer system of education adopted.
 While on the subject of education there are a few words we wish to say in regard to school books. One of the heaviest taxes upon parents is the purchase of these neces- sary articles. Every teacher has ideas of his own upon what particular kinds are the best to be used, and none other will do.- So every change of teachers-and in this region these changes are pretty frequent necessitates purchase of new books. Now this continual purchase of books is very an- moving and expensive. Is there no remedy for this? If there is, we should like to see it applied.
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[ ALL ABOARD IN TIME !-The Boone will pass up early to-morrow morning-she now being in the Memphis and Napoleon line, while the Frisbeeis undergoing repairs. Capt. HANCOCK. than whom a more perfect gentleman and thorough boatman does not exist, is on deck, and Mir. ScHooLFIELD in the office. All fer officers, including the polite gentleman who officiates on the star board side, are nice fellows, and try to ren- der everybody comfortable.
 If you want to travel up the river to- morrow morning be sure to rise early and board the Boone.
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READING Our. .-EJust now, "reading out of Me Party'' is the very hauteS ton among the brethren. They read, too, with great gusto and excellent emphasis, showing that they belong to the |" first class in reading" There's the Washington Union, which reads out Wise, Douglas, Walker, Stanton, Forney, etc. Then the Washington Union is itself read out by the Co., lumbus co. ) Satesmaan, first class reader. The StateSman says the Washington States is now the only Democratic paper published at the cap ital. The Cincinnati Enquirer reads out Gov. Payne, of Ohio, and all who have had anything to do with the late anti-Lecompton demonstra- tions at Columbus and Indianapolis. - A caucus at Washington has read out Frederick, Stuart, and, generally, all who don't acknowledge that the Pres ident " can do no wrong" which has been slightly altered from the old yer sion to suit the circumstances of the times. In fact, each brother "reads out" every other who differs from him.
 It is highly gratifying that our friends of the unterrifed" should manifest so great a disposition 70 tahe to reading. We have some hope that they will obtain light on the sub ject through this new talent for read ing which they begin to exhibit. It is never too late to learn, and we trust they will keep on reading till they can bear an examination in the first prin- ciplest of common sense, and of a Republican-not Democratic-form of government. We have some hopes of them yet.-.N. c. Bulletin.
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VALUBALE TRACT OF LAND
 FOR SALE.

WILL sell, if offered a reasonable price, the plantation l own four miles west of Helena that I bought of Mir. H. F. Mooney. There are about 250 acres in the whole tract-40 of which are cleared and in a high state of cultivation-with good fencing, and about 60 or 70 acres ''deadened."
 There is good, comfortable double log house on the place, well finished, with brick chimneys, frst-rate cistern and a well, all necessary out-houses, negro house, kitchen, stable, &c.
 The land is of the most fertile character, and is situated on the Little Rock road, and Is of easy access.
 By early application to the undersigned, at his plantation, 6 miles northwest of Helena, bargain can be had.
 SAM'L DAVIDSON. Morob 1Q5O
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From the London Times. Another Peep at the Sea Ser bent.

Sir-I beg to enclose a copy of an extract from the meteorological jour- nal kept by me on board the ship Cas- tllian, on voyage from Bombay to Liverpool. I have sent the original to the Board of Trade, for whom the observations have been made during my last voyage. 1 am glad to con- firm statement made by the comman- der of Her Majesty's ship Dadalus, some years ago, as to the existence of such an animal as that described by him.
 remain, sir, your obedient servant.
 G. H. HARRINGTON, IA and 1412 South Castle street. Liverpool, Feb. g. Copy of an extract from the Boald of Trade Me neurological Journal, kept by Capt. Harrington, of the ship Castilian, from Bomby to Liverpool
 SHIP CAsTILIAN, Dec. 12 1857. North east end of St. Helena, bearing north west,
 Distance, 10 miles.
 At 6.30 P. M., strong breezes and cloudy; ship sailing about 12 knots per hour. While myself and officers were standing, on the lee side of the poop, looking towards the island, we were startled by the sight of a huge marine animal which reared its head out of the water wlthin twenty yards of the ship, when 1t suddenly disap- peared for about half a minute, and then made its appearance in the same mean about 10 or 12 feet out of the water.
 Its head was shaped like long nun buoy, and l suppose the diameter to have been seven or eight feet in the largest part, with a kind of scroll or tuft of loose skin encirchng it about two feet from the top; the water was discolored for several hundred feet from its head, so much so that that on its first appearance my impression was that the ship was in broken water, produced, as 1 supposed, by some vol canic agency since the last time l passed the island but the second ap- pearance completely dispelled those fears, and assured us that it was a monster of extraordinary length which appeared to be moving slowly towards the land. The ship was going too fast to enable us to reach the masthead in time to form a correct estimate of its extreme length, but from what we saw from the deck we concluded that 1t must have been over two hundred feet long. The boatswain and sever al of the crew state that 1t was more than double the length of the ship, in which case it must have been five hun dred feet; be that as it may, I am convinced that it belonged to the ser pent tribe ; it was of dark color about the head, and was covered with several white spots. Having press of canvass on the ship at the time, 1 was unable to round 10 without risk, and therefore was precluded from get ting another sight at this leyiathan of the deep.
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GB Special attention is directed to the new advertisements in this number of the Shield.
 NICK hightor has something to say to his numerous customers. Give him a call if you want anything in his line.
 The ladies would do we'll to read Mrs. DurnetFs advertisement. She is much of a lady, and is prepared to accommodate all who wish anything in the millinery line.
 Mir. Trice advertise that he will keen on hand constantly supply of shingles.
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March is called spring, but the pres ent month bellies the title. There has been some miserable weather this week. Last Sunday was one of the most disagreeable days of the season, and snow fell to depth of two or three inches during the night A few peach trees have ventured to bloom, but the woods are as bare as in December and the grass still keeps under ground.- For two or three days, however, the wealth CT has been very pleasant.
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Foun LIVES Losr.-When about thirty miles this side of Helena yes- terday, on her up trip, the s..
 Francis broke a shaft. Yesterday morning at about eleven o'clock, as four deck hands were working in the wheel house, when twelve miles below the city, sudden gust of wind blew the boat forward, so as to cause the wheel to bear so strongly against the water that the fastcnings confning it were broken, and five men precipitated into the water. Only y one of them was saved; the other four sunk to rise no more. If those four men had perish ed in consequence of fire, explosion, or other accident to the boat, an in- vestigation would be made into the matter will the law ever trouble itself to inquire into the cause of these mems fate ?-Memphis Appeal, cfhe 9h.
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DENTISTRY Nor A TRADE.-The High Court of Errors and Appeals at the October term, 1856, in the case of C. s. Whitcomb, administrator, ys. James s. Reid. and reported in I'd George, held that "dentistryis not a trade" nor is dentist 'mechan- ic;" and hence, the instruments used by a dentist in the practice of their calling are not exempt from execution, under the denomination of "tools of mechanic necessary for carrying on his trade"
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REBELLION IN ScHooL.-A few days since George Smith, teacher in a public school at Perrysville, Alleghany county, Pa., while endeavoring to enforce order in school, was assailed by several of the larger pupils, both male and female, and severely injured. On consultation with the directors, MT. Smith went to Pittsburg and made in- formation against five boys and two girls, and warrants were accordingly issued for their apprehension, to answer charge of assault and battery
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AR1zoNA.-Henry P. Sweetland, o

ARrzoNA.-Henry P. Sweetland, of California, who recently passed through Arizona, says: 6
 A became acquainted with nearly all the American inhabitants in the Territory, most of whom are from Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia They are principally engaged in min ing for silver, copper and lead, in which the western portion of the Ter ritory abounds. 1 have been to a great many mines, have seen silver, copper and lead taken out almost pure. There are pieces of natural iron lying in the Plaza, at Tucson, that will weigh ton each, taken from the sur face of neighboring mountain. All that these enterprlsjng people want, to insure success, is protection, and they are delighted with the project of ter ritorial organization.
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Mrs. MI BU BNE ",
 FASHIONABLE MTLLTNER & DRESS-MAKER On Ohio Street.,

RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of Helena and vicinity that, having secured the latest and most improved models for cutting and fitting all kinds of Ladies' Dresses, CtodkS, MantiIJaS and Chjtdren's Clothiag, she is prepared to execute everything in her line of business at short notice, with per feet satisfaction, and on reasonable terms.
 She is also prepared to execute all kinds of FANCY NEEDLE WORK and ENIBROI- DERY, with neatness.
 Cy Paris Fashions received monthly.
 A share of public patronage is respect fully solicited. March l3, 1858.
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Notice is Herebv Given.

TO all persons knowing themselves in- debted to B. F. BALL $ BRo., that ii they do not come forward and make payment by the lst of April, suit will positively be in stituted against them.
 R. F. SUTTON, March 6, 1858. Attorney.
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THE STATE-RIGHTs EAGLE.-A paper bear ing this name has just been started at Cam den, in this State: A. w. Hobson and w. A. D. Carroll editors. It is neatly printed and presents quite a creditable appearance. The Eagle, though Democratic paper, is at loggerheads with the True Democrat.- It had better look sharp, or "the family 5 will crush it out. A Democrat whom they oppose stands but poor show; but an Ea- gle is fierce bird, and when coupled with that other ame7-StateRig ghts,-the very mention of which calls to mind an individ- nal who devours fire like another man eats his dinner, and who would wade through blood knee-deep to-an ofice,-it may be able to ''hold it's own."
 We wish the Eagle great pecuniary suc- cess.
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AQpertiseluGntg.
SHINGLES.

THE undersigned would respectfully in form the citizens of Helena, and surround ing country, that he intends keeping con- stantly on hand large supply of SHIN GILES, manufacturered by R. 7. HdIe, who is said to be the best shingle manufac- turer in the State. Call and examine for yourselves.
 35OO on hand at present.
 March l3, 1858. N. s. TRICEI
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NOTICE.

HAVE left all my notes and accounts with Wm. T. Land, of this city, who is au- thorised to receive and receipt for all amounts due me. And all persons Knowing themselves indebted, will please come for ward and settle If settlement is not made by the lst of May, the claims will be placed in the hands of the Constable for collection according to land. JAS. MOORE.
 Helena, March 6, 1858.
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CyC Considerable work is now being done on the streets of our city. Quite number of hands are at work cutting through the hill on Porter street, and numerous holes in various other thoroughfares are being filled up. When all the streets are opened through the hill it will be great benefit to the city, greatly facilitating the business, as well as improving it's appearance.
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Igy Pupils charged only from the months in which they enter, inclusive. Deductions made for absence caused by prosracted sickness, but not otherwise.
 REFERENCEs:-D. B. TURNER, T. S. Nc GALLEY, DR. P. B. ROBINSON, W. H. MOORE, J. B. TRoTMAN, W. HARRIS, Huntsville, Ala. JAMES T. MOORE. T. c. HINDMAN, Q. K. UN- DERwooD, Helena. Arks.
 Oct. IT. 1857
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No MORE MADERIA.-A Funchal correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says that it is not an open question whether any more Madeira wine will every be produced. None has made since 1851, and there are now only some seven or eight thous- and pipes upon the entire island. All recent attempts to manufacture this wine have utterly failed, and pumpkin vines now adorn the old grape arbors, once covered with abundant clusters of rich grapes.
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 JURORS TURNING UP THEIR UNDER sTANDINGs.- It has been a very com mon, practice for jurors of the Boston courts to sit with their feet resting on the railing in front of them, while the lawyers were addressing them. A distinguished attorney put an end to this conduct for while by inquiring of the court on one occasion, in a very cool manner, which end of the Jury he was expected to address. The judge replied that he must address their un- derstandings, of course.
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 DAMON AND PYTHIAs.--It is said that Messrs. Gales & Seaton, of the National Intelligencer, Washington, partners for forty-fve years in the publishing business, have never had difference of opinion on political ques- tions, and never jar or misunder- standing of any sort. They have never known division of interest; from their common coffer each has always drawn whatever he chose; and for thirty years past, there has never been settle ment of accounts between them.
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E-The account of the great Gayoso Fes- tival must be deferred until next week-the editor not having gotten home until a late hour last night.
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READ THIS NOTICE. Countrymen & FeIlow-Citizens

IF you wish to make a little money go a good ways. take heed and be wise, come to ~. Rightor'S Dry Goods, Grocery and Produce Store, on Front Row, Helena, and there you can buy the following articles and a great many others too numerous to men, tion, very cheap. Try me and see, and will convince you that it is fact:
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