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Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

pnhlic house in the city where we can get good wine, for we expect to be quartered there shortly" The dialogue which had so beIlcose a commencement terminated peacefully and loosely, but it may be that these were some of those true words which are frequently let fall in jest.
 As ANOTHER illustration of the feeling of the army let me describe to you lesson
 in sword exercise in the cavalry barracks at Versailles. A carabineer was pul sword in hand and ordered to hack Nway al dummy figure stuffed with straw, representing, of course. an Austrian sol der. The sergeant showed the neophyte soldier how to split the skull, to lop off the arm, and slash the Austran's face. "But can't you show me how to parry the enemy s tbrusts 2" You need not trouble yourself about that" said the sergeant, twlring hls mousache; .that is the Austran's affair 7 TIE allowance granted to the French soldiers is not sumptuous A recent letter says: Speaking of the army pay, t IS not amiss to mention that the allowance for the keep of French soldiers is six sous for two meals day. Some of our friends in England seem to think that these gal Ian, fellows are fed on Pate de foie gras, or, at any rate. that the barrack cooking l is quite artistic and delicious. Now. the fact is simply this: French soldiers in garrison have, every day of their lives, two basins of soup with the strings in 1t, which they call meat. and perhaps few bits of onion or vegetable by way os giving 1t flavor; besides this, each man has l4 lbs of coarse bread-nohing more. When on service they have little wine but otherwise, except on grand occasions such as review, they have none, nor any spirits, beer, or coffee.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08
PRECIOUS STONES.

Lapdaries divide precious stones, ac- cording to their hardness, into seven grades, in the following order:
 l. The diamond. 9 The sapphire, the ruby. 3. The topaz, he emerald, the amethyst. 1. The cornelian the carbun- cle, the garnet, the onyx, the sardonyx the heIiotrope. the chrysoite, the hyaclnth the cats eye. 5. The opal 6. The pearl. z The turquoise.
 The weight of the diamond is three and a half times it's equal bulk in water. its color and it's temperature, when touched to the tongue, (the true gem is cool, are the usual tests of its genuneness applied by jewellers.
 The ruby is next in value to the dia- mond Chemically speaking, 1t is the same as the sapphire, which, in hardness comes next to lie diamond, and is em- ployed in the. test by fire of this latter gem. The diamond is not genuine which, when submitted to white heat, can be scratched by pointed sapphire.
 Diamonds are distinguished as "bril- liant,'' "rose," and "table.' Without embarrassing this brief sketch with the mathematical explanations of these three terms, we will say that the brilliant IS ol the shape of two pyramids, the upper hall of one of which has been cut of, and the lower half deprived of its extreme tip. IL is generally set in open work. The rose is the designation given to the diamond when 1t is more like the half of an egg than whole one-more like single cone than two conjoined at the base. The diamond is called 'stabe" when il has unusual superficial extent in proportion to its depth.
 The cutting and polishing of diamnnds involves loss of nearly one-half theiI weight. So difficult is the art, that 1t Is said there IS only one lapidary in the world, (Coster, of Amsterdam, ) to whom stones of extraordinary size would be lntfusted.
 The universal standard, by which the diamond is estimated IS the carat-form, ery exactly equivalent to four grains, Troy weight It is now, however, never of the full weight. The standard price of the uncut gems, weighing one carat, is iron seven dollars and half to ten dollars, ac cording to their purity, shape, etc. Tha of the " "briilant" cut is from thirty to forty dollars; the "rose cut is worth abou half as much as the brilliant of the same weight and quality. The rule by whicl diamonds of all slzes are estimated, IS, tt multiply the square of the weight by th' above prices. Thus, in the case of stone of the first water, brilliant" cut:
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

KNITTING SrooKiNG.-In the Su- preme Court al Worcester, the other day, a jolly, plump old lady, who was witness in case on trial, was asked al what time in tue day certain train of cars passed her house. She replied that she com menced knitting at three o'clock, and knit twice around the leg of stocking before they came along. The next question was, of course, how long a time II would take to knit twice around the stocking leg. The judge here. in his usual quiet humor, suggested that that fact would depend up- on it's size. To this remark the witness responded that the garment was for her self, and that the jury could exercise their own judgments as to it's size, and guess at the length of time it would require in the work.-[ Boston Transcript.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

recover hls missing treasure, winch Il was supposed that Miss Lucy had borrowed that
 morning. The young lady declared that she had not borrowed the baby hat she had not seenit during the day. Mir Saint Clair was hard 10 be convinced that no one of the family had taken the child; but all assured him that they knew nothing of t.
 Itwas now time 10 be alarmed. What has become of the poor child Y was his exclamation; and he ran home In an agony Of distress The mother, n like manner, was almost frantic with grief. They could not conceive who had stolen their child.
 MT. WIllams's family joined in com mseratng their sorrow; but they could afford no aid to console them in their des- Sair. They could not invent any plausible theory, nor suggest any probable cause, for | the unaccountabe and mysterious disap- pearance ot the child Who was there that could have taken it awaya Why would any one wish to have i,? They were utterly at loss in answering these questions, and solving their perplexity, l At length Il was remembered that par ties of Cherokee Indians were occasionally bunting through that section of country. It was now sufmised that they might have come to the house while the mother was in the field, and had stolen and carried away the child. This supposition was received as a pl usible and quite probable one. Early the next morning Mir. Saint Clair and MT. Williams went ln search of the Indian camp, and Mrs Saint Clair was IIeft at home, alone. She was sitting in silence, weeping tears of bitter anguish. such as only bereayed mothers ever shed, and wondering in her heart what had be. come of her darling babe. It was now about the same hour Of the day on which she had gone out of the house on the pre- vious day, leaving the child alone. Al this moment, large panther, with a stealthy tread. approached the door of the cabin, and looked in toward the empty cradle. Mrs Saint Clair uttered scream, and the ferocious animal was frightened away.
 | The fearful truth, concerning tie fate of the innocent babe, now became apparent |; and no new light has ever been shed upon this ifaglcal subject. 5.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08
LIVE FOR SOMETHING
BY CHARLES SWAIN

BY CHARLES SWAIN Live for somethng-be not idle; Look about the for employ: Sit not down to useless dreaming Labor is the sweetest joy. Folded hands are ever weary;
 Selfish hearts are never gay: Life for thee hath many duties Active be, then, while you may. Scatter blessings in thy pathway Gentle words and cheering smiles Better are than gold and silver,
 With their grief-dispelling wiles: As the pleasant sunshine falleth Ever on the grateful earth, So let sympathy and kindness
 Gladden. well the darken'd hearth. Hearts there are oppress'd and weary Drop the tear of sympathy; Whisper words of love and comfort; Give, and thy reward shall be Joy unto thy soul returning,
 From the perfect Fountain Head: Freely, as thou freely givest, Shall the grateful light be shed.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

r E. GATEWOOD, ATTORNEY AT .l LAW, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar kansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White, Conway. and Pope. He will give prompt at tention to all business entrusted to hlm. N1F OFFICE-OvER TowN HALL, (frith's New Bulding,) first door. febl5-tt
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

IMMENSE SIZE OF THE PYRAMIDs.-A chaplain of the United States navy, who has recently visiledthe pyramid of Cheops, .in Egypt. wadng in the deep sand four teen hundred feet before he had passed one of its sides. and between five and six thousand feet before he had made the cir cut, says that, by taking hundred New York churches, of the ordinary width, and arranging them in a hollow square, twenty five on side, We should have scarcely the basemen, of this pyramid Take another hundred, and throw their material into the hollow square, and it would not be full. Pile on all the stone and brick Of Phila- deiphia and Boston, and the structure would not be as high and solid as this greatest work of man. One layer of blocks was removed to Cairo, several years ago, for building purposes; and enough remains to supply the demands oi city of half million of people, for century, 1T they were permitted freely to use il,
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

A diamond of the last weight would be as large as a small hen-egg, and would weigh about two ounces.
 The above rule is sometimes departed from. in the case of stones of extraordinary size. .-[ Albany Journal.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

nR J. c GOODWIN, determined to A remain permanently in Des Arc, will continue to treat diseases, both Acute and Chronic in accordance with the most approv- ed principles of Scientific and Demonstratiye Medicine.
 Gy Thankful for the liberal patronage he it's continuance.
 0FT- Office at D. P Black & Co.'S, Drug Store. april1-1y
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

r w. MARTIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Des Arc. Prairie county, Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White. n-y- Prompt attention given to the collection of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay ing taxes on land. Ogyr Office Lyon street.
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Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08
THE DIES ARC CITIZEN.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

n~Advertisers by the year will be res tricted to their legitimate business.
 ,~Advertisements displayed by large type, ar in double columns, charged double the above rates.
 f1y Personal communications charged dou- 5,e the rates of regular advertisements.
 fry Legal advertisements will be charged, To, one square or less, first insertion $1, and 50 cents per square for each additional inser- lion.
 r+ Announcing candidates for State and District offices, $7; County offices, S5; Town ship. offices S3, invariably in advance.
 F<r Calls on persons to become candidates are charged at the usual rates, except when nelsons making the calls are subscribers to our paper. Payment in advance.
 Political circulars charged as adver- tsements.
 Ey Advertisements not ordered for spe- ci4Ied time, will be inserted till forbidden, and nharged for accordingly.
 fy- All advertising to be paid for quarterly OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT. WE have supplied ourselves with good s=so tmsnt of Printing Material, and are .eady to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on :asonab'c terms.
 We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata- oeues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball Tickets. Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip- ion, for Gle ks, sheriifs, Justices Of the eace. Constables, &c.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08

L. FEATHERsToN.' .'.... ''''Z Y. F. H. fAhA' EEATHERSTON S FARR, ATToR-
 N NEysAr LAw,ANp REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Clarendon. Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St. Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular attention given to collections. RETEREScIs I,, Madison, Ark. Hon. W. c. Beaseley, S W. ChiIdress; Clarendon, Ark, H. M Couch panola Miss, Col. Calvin Miller; Cofteeville- Miss. F. c. Walthall; Memphis. Tenn, D. M. DuBose Esq, w. J. Webb; Holly springs, Miss. w T. Featherston; Washington, D. C., Jacob Thompson. yl'
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16
Selling White People as Slaves.

This is no now thing under the sun. hui
il is seldom that tho facts are disclaimrd by
Southern pnpers. Hero is the latest humil
iating record
The Ahhovi!le Gala 8lnncr saws thar
Patience Hicks, II young woman about | !
wears of age. who was hold aS sIavo by
John Guiiord, II citizen of Henry County.
under bill of salo made to him bv one
James c. Wilson. was brought before Judge
Williams, under writ of hlboas corpus
suud out bv Mira. Cassa Ann Hicks, the
mother of said girl who arrived in the
town OF Abbcvil!o on Tuesday. the 9th inst
On tho trial of tho case il was proved that
Wilson vent to the house of Mrs. Hicks. in
Columbus. Georgia, about the first of last
March, where ho remained sick for several
weeks. On his recovery, ho desired to
marry tho young lady, and finding thar her
mother was opposed to their marriage. he
sto'o her away and brought her to the house
of tho Rev John GuiItord to whom no sold
her for II slave. On his return to Columbus.
no procured hor brother, II boy about Is
veaIs old and sold him to gentleman in
Georgia, Tho girl has worked on tho plant.
alton. and Is considerably sunhurnt, which
makes her appear rather dark. Tho girl
Patience had an infant daughter. The case
was tried before Judge Williams of tho Pro-
bate Court. aud the mother and child were
released from tho service OF GultOrd. The
Banner states. however. that tho counsel
tor Guilford hnvo taken tho case to tho Su,
prcmo Court, not with tho expectation oi
again enslaviug tho girl. hut with tho cx,
pcctatioG OF clearing Guiltord of the costs
imposed upon him by the Judge of Probate,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16
Judge Ranney's Position as Defined by
Himself

In recent speech at Dayton, Judge Ran
noy answered certain questions propoundct
10 him by Mr.. Deunison, in tho following
manner:
Q-lst. Do you deny or affirm the con-
stitutional power Of tho Federal Legislature
TO prohibit Slavery in tho Territories ;
Al deny tho constitutional power Of
tho Federal Legislature 90 prohibit Slavery
In the Territories.
Q-2d. DO you deny or affirm tho rights
Of Shareholders to take slavos into tho Ter
ritores. aud hold them there as property
A--Without the protection of 4 Terrific
rial law deny it,
Q-3d. DO you deny or affirm that q
Territorial Legislature may exclude Slavery
by law that is, prohibit by law tho bring
ing of persons into the Territories to be
hold as slaves
Al say that tho Territorial law has
power over II.
Q-4th. Do you affirm or deny tho right
compensation. in tho full value of thnr slaves
whom tho Territory comes into tho Union
ns a Free State;
Al d0nS them the first red cont.
Q-5th. Arc you for or against tho re
poal of the Fugitvo Slave Act of 1850
A-Imragin it
Q.-6th Do YOU approve or disapprovo
tho Act of 1857 Ito prevent sloycholdng in
Ohio :"
A-Now here you've got no, for nover
read 1t, and did not know till now that ono
had been passed.
BY examining the position of Judge Ran
noy. as thus clearly defined by himself, it
will be seen that ho is in favor Of that "Bnl
of Abominations," known "a tho Fugitive
6lavo Bill, and enough more iniouitous
measures of tho Pro'slavcry party, to ron
der it impossible for any houost aud intolli.
gent Anti.slaVery man 10 Voto for him,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16
Gross Ignoran ce of the Ohio Statesman

In Lake county. tho Republicans have
nominated A l.. Tinker e. good name for
u Republican, tor tho Senate. Some per.
son circulated IL story after his nomination
that ho was in favor OF mOdorating tho op.
position of tho Republican party to tho fu-
gitiyo act, and that ho WAS not altogether
friendly TO Chase fer tho Senate. He was
at onGo intcrrogatcd by +. l.. Plympton.
VIM. L. Perkins, Reuben Hitchcock and
A. Wilcox, and compelled to como out aud
define his position. We insert their lottcr
and tho reply of Tinker so that tho friends
Of Corwiu (f ho has any may SEQ how they
put Republican candidates through on tho
Rulcrvc. Ii tho Republican papors in Cen
trail and southern Ohio would do their duty
thoy would publish all such matters ns this
Lake county correspondence, but thoy are
bent on deccvng tho people ot thoir party
To the last; and hence We must. as a matter
of duty to tho people, print this correspond.
cnco as wo have heretofore published news
from that region for the benefit of tho Re-
publicans, -OhiO Statesman.
Tho above, though perhaps as near the
truth as Democratic editors usually got, is
untrue in several particulars, and reminds
us of tho ignorance displayed by certain
foreign Journals, in speaking of Mcssrs.
Giddings, Banks and other distinguished
Black Republicans, as gentleman of
actual color. lst. Lake County is not on
titled to Senator in tho Ohio Legislature.
ed. AT tho timo tho above extract was
written, no nomination had been mado for
Senator in this District. 3D.. When tho
Convention to nominate a Senator from
this District, met, MIR. Tinker withdrew
his namo, and Col. j, f. Morse of Lake Co.,
was nominated.
Before tho editor of the Central organ Of
the Ohio Democracy again attempts to en-
iIghton tho people in regard to the condi-
ton OF parties throughout the State, ho had
better first be sure that bo has clear yiow
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16
Gov. wise's Disunion Kennedy.

That saucy Mississippi sheet, the Vicks-
burg Wig, is responsible for the follow
ing disunion story:
"Whcn we hear such threats Of disun.
ion made by these redoutable politicians
who appear to breakfast, dine and sup
upon Gun powder, round shot, and chain
lightning. il reminds us of conversation
between Gov Wise and one OF our cili-
zens a few weeks ago in the Capitol nj
Richmond. The Mssissippian (the man.
not the rewspaper) was anxious to know
Of the Governor il he did not think the
Union should and could be dissolved, in
the event Of the election OF Black kt-
publican. The Governor was careful not
10 express any opinion, but with twin.
klc of the eye and an emphasis peculiar
to himself remarked that he had some
little experience in such matters on a
former occasion. At one liTc in 1857 1t
was confidently believed in Virginia, that
Frer,ont would be elected President, and
crowds Of tirp.eaters who swore that death
was preferable 10 submission, and that
Sop,etbiBq Dtust be done. flocked aroul d
him to find out his opinions, AS to what
should be done in such II terrible crisis.
Resist, by all means. gentlemen, sad The
Governor; never think Of tame submiss-
ion to such an outrage. But how? sad
one, bv calling State Convention? by
converting the State Legislature? said
another. By convention OF the South.
ern States? said third. "Oh, no, )" said
the Governor, by none of these means
they are too s!ow-ioo tiuclua'lnS and
uncertain GLOW then?" cried the
excited and rcsolute assemblage. "Whal
shall be done?' "Whyw said the Gov
ernor, tear up the railroad, and take pos
session of the National Armory- -appro'
pirate all the public property take pos
session of the Government stores at Nor
folk, while will march fifty thousand
men to the Capitol, under your lead and
resist the inauguration by force, and TAKE
possession Of all the public property. l
is true that in few days there viii bt
| force enough in Washington to hang
every one of us, but d-n man who ha.
not patriotism enough to die for his.owr
country. Come Gentlemen, what say
you?" said the Governor, (and as h'
shifted his quid to the other cheek, I
scorDful smile crrpt over his pale face.
They turned as white MS a sheet, and
! like the crowd tha; accused the woman
taken in adultery, they commenced going
out until not one was LETT. And | vii
be d-d? said the Governor, "if this i
not the last | have eyer heard said abou
disunion in Virginia"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16

A PAINFUL CASE A member Of tho Chi
ragn bar aud graduate of one of the New
England colleges. was sent from ycsterdav's 5
Pohco Court to tho City Brdewel for ten
DAYS for the larceny of ten cents. The case
is most painful one, and yot full OF
warning
Charles F. Smith is scarcely twenty-five
wears of age, the son o! respectable parents
at the EIst. Ills education has givou him
tho best aud most favorable opportunity to
make n pathway for himself in his chosen
profession nor was natural raIent wanting
dav ho sits among tho degraded convict
gang on the BrIdewGll st0nn heaps, II victim
TO thn monster vicn. drunkenness. Ho has
been in this city for two or three years
gradually sinking his yOung manhood lower
and lower. until he was detected on Monday
m tho attempt to rob tho till of grogs cry.
He was scizpd, and two fvn cent pieces fell
from his dunkrn grasp. Justice Akin
having heard this. aud u second charge OF
stealing shirt, preferred against the un.
happv Young man, ,drciGrd 10 mako the case.
from his youth one of misdcmranOr. and hn
was sentenced to Brdowol for being drunk
and dsordorlv. He begged. with tears run.
ming down his cheeks. that no might be
spared the disgrace of imprisonment; but
tho Court could make no further change.
aud the poor follow followed Officer jackson
to his new abode of shame and retrbuton
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16

BLoNDIN's LAST FEAr..-TnE RorE down..
-Wo mean Bllnlln's last feat for this sea-
son-or rather il was two Errt in two baskets
-wus performed over tho Niagara on
Thursday last The Buffalo Commercial
saws:
Yesterday afternoon Blondin crossed
with baskets on his foot. The baskets are
wicker. shaped like ordinary peach baskets
eleven inches in diameter and sixteen inches
in depth. aud strapped to his feet. After
some delay in rn securing tho guys. some of
which had become slack. BIondin, at five
O'Clock proceeded, performing tho usual
tricks, across to the Canada shore, and
after tho usual delay, came back ngnin,
bringing with him chair and light table,
on which was bottle supposed to have
contained wine aud some cakcs and candy.
Unfortunately tho chair rumhlod from tho
rope into tho river. and Blondin WAS COM
PEELED to eat and drink standing. us at a
crowded fashionable party. Tho ascension
TO tho Canada shore occupied fifteen m'n-
utcs, aud tho return fifteen. Tho specta-
tors wero limited, ard tho enthusiasm
feeble. II is said that some ono attempted
to sever the cable fow nights ago. but that
NAV be fb to gull tho sympathetic public
The cablo has been taken down Tor the
season.