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Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

- In California they have fire flies so very large that they use them to cook by. They set the kettles on their hinder legs, which are bent for the purpose like pot hooks
 - An exchange suggpststhe following ra- ther novel method of gardening for ladies:
 ss Make np your beds early in the morning ssow' buttons on your husbands shirt do not rake up any grievances; protect the syoung and tender branches of iyoiir famiy; plant smile of good temper in your face, and care fully sroot out all anggy feelings, and count on good crop of happiLess." 4g
 Never shave your whiskers with "a hatch ct. The best method of trimming is to pass red hot iron gently over them The operation smoothes them regularly giving the-end of each hair smooth, crispy appearance
 -- The proprietor of hotel in the capital of Western State, posted the following mo- tice in the hallway leading to the dining room: < Members of Assembly will go to the table first and gentlemen aftefwards."
 An exchange tellso a. lazy genius, gho being asked. as he lay stunning himself on the grass, what was the height of hisanbition.re- piiiietii, iieti sasFFso rl1.r.r vi bad cough.7 sss s a 8sg8 8
 LA man of sense sis not ashamed of pov erty. or of deliberately confessing 1t but he keeps the marks of it out of sight. Il, for my part," says one, .sarn poor, and feel no shame at all at it's being known. Why, this coat that have on have had turned, be- cause could not well afford a new one and care not who knows it;" yet if there had been in his view nothing indecent in the dis play of poverty he would have worn the coat without turning. sse kfe
 An exchange paper says eff you would keep your children in health give them plenty of fresh air.'' This is well enough; but new days children put n so many of theit own, that it is almost impossible te give ,hen fresh one every day"
 A countrymsn stopped at tavern ena called To some bread and cheese. l. Was hand ed to him He seon discovered that his cheese was made from ths blasst kim milk. ahd hard as q chip. He put slice of ' upon Ais fork. and attempted to melt lt but teHi.d shat impossible During this efof, the iandiagy entered the room, when the traveller re- marked: d:etr Jaw 4sac 2iE w
 l- | say, madam, this is brave elfsssef Yesrs-'
 sBravsls Whys' replied the isnd'adys .,
 Beeause,' retQsAed ths travelsfi" !, VIII sosner burn than run"
Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18

DR. W. r. WALSH, having located al IJ Des Arc, offers his PRoF EssIoNAL SER VICES to the public. Gz5~ Calls promptly at tended to. e bs may29, lS58-1yN
Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18

T. SANDERS. J..L. NEIL. nRS SANDERS & NEIL, Resident Phy-
 sicians, Des Arc, Ark. having formed a partnership in the practice of their profession, tender a continuation of their services to the citizens of Des Arc and adjacent country. Office mp stairs, corner of Buena Vista and Woodruff streets q 4ihsN9t }9 my26-tf
Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18

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Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18

hereby cefiify that the foFegolng E trne statemeut of the amount of Real Estate Bank bonds and coupons, and State Bank bonds and coupons filed fa the treasury and eaneelea. as fully paid off, as shown ii,the foregoing state- ment.i bshf JOHN QUlNDLEY, .,st,..f ..,f, .t.... Treasurer of Arkansas. < Thus is shown that Gov. Conway's poli- cy has acted well, and hat under 1t two mil-
 lions two hundred and twenty-foaf thoa4ada six hnndgef and ninety-eight dollars of the State debt has been paid oft, and the boads aud coupons. eanceled and filed with the treasurer of State.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18

TYR. VIM BETHEL will continue the
 l) Practice of Medicine in Des Arc and vicinity. From his long experience in his profession, and having resided in Arkansas during the past fifteen years, he hopes to receive share of the public patronage.
 ? G5yT Office at Balsly's Drug Store Resi- dence near the forks of the Little Rock and Searcy roads, first house on the South side of the road, entering the town. mar211y.
Des Arc citizen., 1860-07-18
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

S w, soRRELLs, M. D., Physician ans iOs Surgeon. Brownsville. Ark. Ofice-A Lightfoot's Drug Store, Main st. lao ie2-tf
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-17

FAREWELL DINNERs.-On the Sd of
March, 1877, Washington gave farewell
dinner, to which many of the leading per.
sons at the seat of Government were inyi-
ted. These werechieay the officers of Gov
ernment and members of the diplomatic
corps, with their wives. Bishop White,
whose sister was the wife of Robert Morris,
was present, and described some of the
events of the banquet. "During the din
uer," wrote the Bishop, "much hilarity
prevailed; but on the removal of the cloth,
it was put an end to by the President-cer-
tainly without design. Having filed his
glass, he addressed the company, with a
smile on his countenance, saying, Ladies
and gentlemen, this is the last time 1 shall
drink your health as public man. I do it
with sincerity, and wishing you all possible
happiness There was an end to all hilari-
ty; and the cheeks of Mrs. Liston, wife of
the British Minister, were wet with tears"
.tMount Kcrnon and its dissertations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-17

REVOLUTIONARY LONGEVITY mo less.
than thirteen of the ffty.six signers Of A.
merican, Independence reached the age Of
eighty years and upwards, namely $ & 3
Charles Carroll, of Maryland, SO. sg
William Fllery, Of Rhode Island, 98. i
John Adams, Of Massachusetts, 81.
Rob't Treate Paine, Of Massachusetts, s3.
Benjamin Franklin, of Massachusetts, 81.
William Williams, Of Connecticut, 81.
William Floyd, Of Long Island, ST..
. Thomas McKean, Of Pennsylvania, 83. q
Thomas Jefferson, Of Virginia, ss.
George Wythe, Of Virginia, SO. -, ,s5
Francis Lewis, Of South Wales, so. g
4 Matthew Tornton, Of Ireland, S9ss, 49,
3 Being an average Of eighty. six years and
two months each, and the aggregate excess
of the .'time-honored thirteen, !" over four
score, is just eighty years. Nodeliberative
assembly Of equal magnitude was ever more
remarkable for virtue, temperance, sand;
longevity of its members than the one which
declared the American colonies free and
Independent. a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-17

"YANKEE. ."-ORIGIN OF THE TERM
There is a difference of opinion regarding
the origin of the word Yankee Accord
ing to Thatcher, farmer of Cambridge,
Mass, named Jonathan Hastings, who lived
about the year l713, used it as a favorite
cant word to express ercelzence-as a.yan-
kee good horse, or yankee good CIDER
The students of the college, hearing him
use it great deal, adopted it, and called
him Yankee Jonathan and as he was
rather weak man, the students, when they
wished to denote character of that kind,
would call him Yankee Jonathan Like
other can't words, it spread, and came final
ly to be applied to the New Englanders, as
term of reproach.
Some suppose the term to be corrupt
Indian pronunciation of the word English,
whom they called 'Yengeese,' 'Yenglees,
and finally sYankee.'
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CAUTIOUS MsN.-Some men use words
as riaemen do bullets. They yssay little. =.
The few words used go right to the mari. =
They let, you talk, and guidsewith their
eye and face, on and on, till what you say.
can be answered ia d word or two, aud then+
they lance out sentence, pierce the matter
to the quick, and afs done. You never
know where you stand With them Your
conversation falls into their mind as rivers,
fall into deep chasms, and aresloss from
sight BY its depth and darkness. They win
sometimes surprise You with d few Words
that go rightaso the mark like gunshot,
and then they ARE silent again, as if they
were reloading.
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Through years or moons the inner weight to bear,
which colder hearts endure till they are laid
By age in earth "
Contrary to the expectations of the ply
sicians, the third day after Nellie's terrible
accident found her still in the land of the
living, though hastily passing under the
cloud into the land Of rest, song, light, and
bliss unutterable.
Her parents, who had been sent for, soon
after the accident took place, had arrived; ;
and, at the time when the present chapter
opens, were, with several of Nellie's friends,
seated around her bedside.
In the opinion of the physician, her
injuries from the fire were not, of them
selves, sufficient to cause her death. The
diseased mind; the utter extinction of hope !;
the long years of heart-aches and sorrow,
caused by the conduct of her husband
these were enoug to sap existence OF its
sweets and make the grave Beulah to her
soul.
Seated in an adjoining room beside q
small pine table, is Benson. His face is
care-worn, pale and haggard; and upon a
chair beside him stands the once magni6-
cent decanter. stand, now scratched and
bent, and with one of the bottles missing.
sIn Heavens name, Mr.. Benson? /? ex-
claimed Wilkinson, who at that moment
entered the room, 'are you utterly lost to all
sense of shame"
Would to God I werep said Benson,
taking the glass from his lips, and looking
sadly down.
But can you not abstain from drinking
even while your poor wife is dying? She
has called your name several times, and
seems anxious to see you
dying almost screamed Benson, star
ting wildly to his feet. did you say dy-
ing, Mr.. Wilkinson 2
sYes, SIR
Then said Benson, striking his closed
fist upon the table with an emphasis that
caused the glasses to ring, sit matters not
what becomes of me!' Then looking down
upon the decanter-stand, and grinding his
teeth together, he added, 'oh sir that was
fatal gift!'
Fatal, indeed! said Wilkinson; 'but,
Mr.. Benson, it is not too late yet to rush
from beneath the impending ruin that
stares you in the face; to become sober,
respectable, and even pious man. shattel
these bottles sell the stand, and promise
your wife never to touch drop of liquor
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seleetfa 4oetrp,
"wHEN tbs OLD RING was REV"

swHEN THIS OLD RING WAS REV"
This beautiful poem commends itself tt
every heart. Bennett, the author Of it, il
one Of England's choicest contemporary po
cts, who is taking 9 high place in his coun'
try's literature ::
Your wedding ring wears thin, dear wife; sh
summers not q few, - @
Since put it on your finger first, have passed
Ger me and you -
And love, what changes we have seen-what
cares and pleasures too
Since you became my own dear wife, when this
old ring was new.
O blessings on that happy day, the happiest Of
my life, sf,., :,
When thaDksto God, your low sweet "Yea, y
made you my loving wife;
Your heart will say the same, know; that days
as dear to you,
That day that made me yours, dear WIG, Wner
this old ring was new
How well do remember now, your young sweet
face that day; -
How fair you were-how dear you Were-my
tongue could hardly say;
Nor how dcated on you; an, how proud was
Of you;
But did Hove you more than now, when TINS oto
ring was new? -
Mono; no fairer were You then than at this hou,
to me,
And dearas life to me this day, how could you
dearer be!
As sweet your face might be that day as now il
is, 'tis true,
But did know your heart as well when this old
ring was new @
O partner Of my gladness, wife, what care, what
grief is there, ...
For me YOU would not brayely face-with me you
would not share?
o what weary want had evey day, If wanting
Wanting the love that God made mine when this
old ring was new! -.
Years bring fresh links to bind us, wife-small
voices that are here,
Small faces round our fire that make their moth
er'syet more dear,
Small loving hearts, your care each day MAKES
yet more like to you, -.
Moro like the loving heart made mine when tnis
old ring was new u
And, blessed be God, all He has given are with
us yet; around -,
Our table, every little life lent to us, still is
found;
Though cares we've known, with hopeful hearts
the worst we've struggled through;
Blessed be His name for all His love since this
old ring was new.
The past is dear; its sweetness still our memories
treasure yet =,
The griefs we've borne, together borne, we would
not now forget;
Whatever, wife, the future brings, heart unto
heart still true, -.
Well share as we have shared ell else since this
old ring was new.
And if God spare us 'mongst our sons and daugh-
ters to grow old,
We know His goodness will not let your heart or
mine grow cold. .,
Your aged eyes will see in mine all they've snii
shown to you,
And mine in yours all they have seen since this
old ring was new.
And O, when death shall come at last to bid me
to my rest,
May die looking in those eyes, and resting on
that brest;
O, may my parting gaze be blessed with the dear
sight Of you,
OF those fond eyes-fond as they were when this
old ring was new.
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FRANKLIN AS A sGoJRrER.2The

FRANKLIN As A GoJRTIER.-2The N.
Hampshire Gazette, of December ~, TITS,
gives the following anecdote: aA gentle
man just returned from Paris, informs use
that DR.. franklin has shaken of entirely
the mechanical rust, and commenced ther
complete courtier. Being lately ipthe gar.
den at Versailles showing the Queen some
electrical experiments, she asked him in A.
raillery, if he did not dread the fate Of Pro
methus, who was SO severely served for
stealing fire from Heaven? "Yes, please
your Majesty" replied Franklin, with inf
mite gallantry, "ifI did not behold d pair
of eyes this moment which have stolen ins
6nitely more fire from Jove than seserI
did, pass unpunished, though they do more
mischiefin week than I have done IN slf
my experiment." 4,,ssS 80 Ss..s 1
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the present miserable BY fearing that # may
be i'll tomorrow. he, therefore, IS wise
who enjoys as much as possible; and ifon-
ly that days trouble leans upon him, II is
singular and finite. Sufficient to the
day is the evil thereof" sufficient, but not
intolerable. But if we look abroad, and
bring into one days thoughts the evil of
many, certain and uncertain, what viii be,
and will neverbe, our load will be asintol-.
erable az it is reasonable. ~ - ~
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A NOVELTY IN FAsHIoN.-Among the
novelties recently introduced in ladies ap.
parel is new article of suspenders- They
bear resemblance to those worn BY gentle.
men, except that they are eofdelicate, white,
elastic fabric, with frilled edge about one
ince wide, and are attached to the skirt by
buttons in like manner We doubt not
this invention will generally beadopted with
a view to relieve the waist of the unlimited
burden which such habiliments produce.
Reason and experience teach US that the
old and absurd method, while followed, i'm
pairs the health and impedes locomotion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-17

ANTICIPATED EvrL.-Eujoy the pres
ent, whatever it may be, and not be So
licitous for the future for if you take your
foot from the present standing, and thrust
it forward toward to.morrow's event, you
are in restless condition. 1t is like re-
fusing to quench your present thirst by
fearing you will want drink the next day.
If it be we'll to-day, it is madness to make
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Coop WIvEs.-There is nothing men
like to write about better than good wives.
This is sonable,'enough, for thereis moth
ing, certainly, in which mankind are more
interested. ga good wife," says one, "is
to a man wisdom and courage, and hope and
endurance"
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head upon the pillow; folded her hands
meekly upon her bosom; kissed the clear,
cold brow again and again !; then, after a
long, earnest, lingering look upon the calm
features Of her whom he so much loved, he
turned and rushed from the room.
= Mr.. Wilkinson, much affected, followed
him into an adjoining room, where, upon
entering he found the bereaved husband
holding the decanter.stand in both hands
and muttering some wild and unintelligible
remarks to himself.
3 sFor heavens sake, Mr.. Benson said
Wilkinson, put down that accdrsed thing.
sAccursed, indeed ? said Benson. 'Fear
not, sif--never again shall I touch drop
of this accursed liquor. Oh! how hate
thee !-how lothe thy very sight-thou
fatal, fatal gift! What demon sent thee
here2' Then turning to Wilkinson, he said :
Il promised poor Nellie never to drink a.
gain; and yet, sir, do you know that these
accursed bottles tempt me?'
Put them out of your sight, my poor
FRIEND said Wilkinson, entreatingly.
Would to. God that had taken your ad-
vice long ago, my true and generous friend =
said Benson, putting the decanter. stand
upon the table, and grasping the, hand Of
Wilkinson. .+-
Thank God it is not yet too late he re.
piled. -..-.s -. W.
mo not too late 7 said Benson; and
seizing the bottles from the stand, he hurl-
ed them both out of window.
A sharp cry from without heart-chil-
ling scream - .... ;- =
Wilkinson rushed to the open window
and looked out in the garden; then starting
back, he exclaimed, with blanched cheeks
and uplifted hands: unfortunate man
you have killed your childF~' = ....
Benson staggered to his seat-clapped
his hands quickly to his forehead-uttered
a loud, long, agouizing wall and fell heavily
forward upon the floor. ~ -,
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B@ Needle-work is thus gracefully eu-
logized by Nathaniel Hnwtbrone, in The
Marble Fam
tsThere' 'issomethiug extremely pleasant,
and even touchipg-as least, of very sweet,
soft, and winning etfect-in this popularity
of ncedle-work, distinguishing men from
women Our own sex is incapable of any
such by-play aside from the main business
of life; but women-be they of what earth.
ly rank they may, however gifted with in
tellect or genius, or endowed with awful
beauty-have always some little handiwork
ready to ill up the tiny gap of every vacant
moment A needle is familiar to the fin.
gers of them all. A queen, no doubt, plies
it on occasions; the woman-poet can use it
as adroitly as her pen; the woman's eye
that has discovered a new star, turns from
its glory to send the polished little instru-
nent cleaning along the hem of her ker-
chief, or to darn casual fray in her dress.
And they have the advantage of usi in this
respect. The slender thread of silk or cot.
ton keeps them united with the small, fa-
miliar, gentle interests Of life, the continu-
ally operating influences of which do SO
much for the health Of the character, and
carry off what would otherwise be danger
Gus accumulation of morbid sensibility. A
vast deal of human sympathy runs along
this electric line, stretching from the throne
to the wicker chair of the humblest seam
stress, and keeping high and low in spe.
cies of communion with their kindred be-
ings. .Methinks it is token of healthy
and gentle characteristics, when women of
accomplishments and high thoughts love to
sew, especially as they are never more at
home with their own hearts than when so
occupied. ~ y ..,
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The WH1rE MANS FEY.Jndge Simp.
son, of Indiana, furnishes tie Vincennes
Gazette with this scrap. Of history: s.F
In the year l775, Minrad Sturgess, grand,
father of Prof. Sturgess, Of Hanover Cols
lege, emigrated to this country, bringing
with him the first hive Of bees ever seen in
the Wabash Valley. The Indians, who had
never seen any before, after being'stung a
few times, called them the white mans fly;
while the French settlers became very
much alarmed for the fear, the bees would
iDjure the fruit by sucking the blossoms
1t is a fact that the honey bee is neverto
be found in advance of civilization. @15s
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s6r Three hundred women of the city of
England, have forwarded a Pc
tition to the House of Lords against the
of marriage seiM a deceased
wye's sister, on the ground that such mars
riages are calculated to destroy the freedom
of family intercourse. On the other hand,
four hundred and twenty.eight have signed
petition in favor of the measure.
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might have formed an opinion; ; but, being
anything but a Japenese, I could do no such
pleasant thing. 4-tsr -

PERSON AND HABITS OF CALVIN
Calvin was not of large stature; his COM
plexion was pale, and rather brown ; even
to his last moments bis eyes were peculiar
ly bright, and indicative of his penetrating
genius. He knew nothing Of luxury in his
outward life, but was fond Of the greatest
neatness as became his thorough simplicity.
His manner of,liying was so arranged, that
he showed himself equally averse to ex-
travagance and Eparsimony; he took little
nourishment, such being the weakness Of
his stomach that, for many years, he con.
tented himself with one meal Q day. OF
sleep he had almost none. His memory
was incredible he Immediately recognized,
after many years, those whom he had once
seen; and when he had been interrupted
for several hours in some work about which
he was employed, be could Immediately re-
sumo and continue it, without reading a.
gain what'he had before written. Of the
numerous details connected with the bust.
ness of his Office be never forgot even the
most triaing; and this, Notwithstanding
the,incredible multitude of his affairs. His
Judgment was so acute apd correct in re-
gard to the most opposite concerns about
which his advice was asked, that be often
seemed to possess the gift of looking into
the future. I never remember to have
heard that any one who followed his'coun-
sci went wrong. BE despised fine speak.
ing, and was rather abrupt in his language,
but be wrote admirably, and no theologian
of his time expressed himself so clearly, so
timpressively, and accurately as he, and yes
be laborcd as much as any one of his con.
temporaries or Of the fathers. For his flu.
euey he was indebted to the several studies
of his youth, and to the natural acuteness
of his genius, which had been still further
increased by the habit@of dictation.; so that
proper and digui6ed expressions never fail
ed him, whether he was writing or speak.
ing. - - ~ - . ...s2
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astonished at the lads familiarity. Wait:
ing for! Why, to hear you sing, to be sure.
4pgulat Aea0tna,
HISTORY OF COTTON.


The following are some historical details
relative to cotton. The word cotton, which
is adopted in all the modern langues' Of
Europe, is derived from an Arab word
The origin of the use of fabrics made from
this article dates very far back; In the
time of Herodotus, all the Indians wore
them in the first centuries before Christ,
there were manufactures of cotton tissues iu
Egypt and Arabia but the Greeks and the
Romaas do not appear to have used them
much. The Chinese did not commence cul.
tivating the cotton plant until after the con.
quest of the Tartars in the thirteenth cen.
tury, and at the same period cotton tissues
formed an important article of commerce in
the Crimea and Southern Russia, whittier
they were brought from Turkistan. From
the tenth century, the Arabs had natural.
lied the cotton plant in Spain; and in the
fourteenth, the cottonades of Granada sur,
passed in reputation those Of the East. The
manufacture ofcotton goods in Italy dates
as far back as the commencement Of the
fourteenth century, the first establishments
being at Milan and Venice. It is presumed
that there were at that period manufacto
ries for cotton goods in England, as Deland
who lived in the time of Henry VIII
speaks of some being at Bolton n-on-the
Moor; and an Act of Parliament of 1852
under Edward VI, mentions the cotton It's
sues of Manchester, Lancashire and Ches
hire. The cotton manufacture did not ac
quire any Importance in France until 1887
when the French Government established
spinning machines at Rouen; but it was
not, however, until under the empire that
thanks to the efforts of Richard Lenoir, this
branch of industry became aourishiDgs
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