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 A MOTHERS LovE.-Some ten years ago q boy was convicted of felony, and sentenced to long Imprisonment in the penitentiary. His poor mother wept when she heard the sentence, and looking up tearfully in the face of the Judge, she exclaimed piteously: Wont your lDnor give him a shorter term? He's q good boy to me, your honor; he always WAS. And Eve just made him the first good suit of clothes he ever had, and they it hln beautiful; but if you keep him a long time in prison, they wont fit him at ail when his good name is gonel And then. foo, your honor, uostay there solone among reprobates he'll may be, forget his poor old mothers teachings, and be even as bad as they"
 Poor woman! This son was her all she lad tried to bring him up aright, and m the fondness of mothers love, she lad for long time been saving near ly all her little earnings that her darling boy might have clothes as his play mates, and now, alas, poor.
 Seeing her sorrow, the boy wept too, and remembering at this moment all her toll and care and anxiety for him, he threw himself at her feet, and promis- ed to lead, for her sake, new life. The Judgs, too, was touched--and the boy was released His repentence was gen uine; he broke his countTy's laws no more, and lives at this day an enterpris- ing and intelligent merchant, a good hus- band a kind father, and above all, duti- ful sen to the tender mother whose fer. vent ove saved him from ruin---.S. s. Adg0g0te.
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STEAM SAW MILL.

mouLD inform my old friends and custom counts vls 'ne eltl3ens of Helena and of Phillips Iiualy I;ud generally, and "the balance of man the % NH Inas as am still extensively engaged in Nv My M;ll i ana Lumber business, as heretofore. toyn a as situate near the river, adjoining the for bost;nn ae1ena, T, and is conveniently located ly on ooa,lag hags Lumber off, shall keep constant sawed I ;,s'na ;n <, every description of LUMBER dc. or ha ia a 'nls country--Cgyess, Oak, Pop,or, sba,, h. uo prepared to saw it OF short notice. md sas a.sa. as heretofore devote my entire time will nslOn srdaa to the business of the Mill. and who sasol traa 70 render entire satisfaction to a, saws T,ao au, wlen me; and as now use circular ticle os In clao'e to make most excellent ar- bly, can , on tha and will sell as low as possi- noy5 - 'he live and let live" principle.
 E. PORTER.
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SWAMP LAND NUMBERS.

TOHN D. THOMAS, General Land Agent will |J furnish "Numbers' or act as agent in loca- eating "swamp Land Scrip" in any portion of the Helena District, north of the base line.
 Having long resided in the country, being familiar with a large portion of it, and being acquainted with the surveyor who first surveyed a considerable portion of it, besides having spared no pecuniary expense or labor in procuring plats, together with said surveyors "field notes" he feels confident that he cannot fail to give general satisfaction to all who may favor him with their business. Address him at Helena or at Languille P. O., St. Francis co.
 Refcrences.--Gentlemcn generally in Phillips and St. Francis counties. myS-
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LENA. ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2s 1860.

and constant woman left her husband her handsome, good husband and dear little baby, and ran off with great beetle-browed, hulking brute of a teams ter. They struck up a Irritation at the baggage train, and the pestilent baggage took her self off with him from Puebla, and left her adored husband and mother less baby to shift for themselves.
 Among wonan's many faults, incon- stancy never yet was numbered ]"
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From the Louisville LOVE A WIFE AND CARE FOR

l wish every husband would hls memorandum book this sense1 recently published work. d must De constituted very differen|
 men. A word said, a line writ
 We are happy; omitted, Oar heal
 as II by a great misfortune. Me:
 feel it, or guess at it; if they
 most careless of them would Ie
 wound us so."
 The grave hides many q hear
 has been stung to death. hecause
 might, after all, have loved it aftd tain careless faskion, was deaf,
 and blind to the truth in the sent
 have just quoted, or if not. was
 restiVe and impatient with regard & iaf 5ia3fEft lsse ssl.,l lg I:, l,f s custAned only to take care of tllenl and that in the most cratic. ram exciting fashion, eating and dril, sleeping and walking. whenever fancy, or good cheer and amuseI questionable or unquestionable, pr| cd, come at last, when they get tir| this, with their selfish habits fixed d to-matrimony. For awhile it is mol Shortly, it is strange as irksome, always being obliged to consider the fort and happiness of another. To something always hanging on the which used to swing free, or at mos twlrl cane. Then they think theil done if they provide food and clot and refrain (possibly) from harsh V Ah-is 1t? Listen to that sigh a close the door. Watch the gradua ing of the eye, the paling of the ( not from age--she should be yet yol but that gnawing pain at the heart of the settled conviction that the hungry craving of her soul, as far { are concerned, must go forever un: ed. God help such wives, and keeT from attempting to slake their thirst at poisoned fountains.
 Think you, her husband, how ] kInd word, a smile, a caress to yot much to her. If you call these childish" {" and beneath your nC then you should never have marr There are men who should remain f single. You areone. You have n' to require of any woman her I strength, time, and devotion, to mo with this shadowy, unsatisfying T A new bonnet, dress, a shawl, anything, everything but what woman's heart must craye-syrn appreciation, love. She may be everything else, but if she be r these, and is a good woman, she Iii ter die.
 There are hard, unloying, col' strosities of women (rare exception neither require love or know how it. We are not speaking of these. big-hearted, loving, noble men hay sionally been thrown away upor does not disprove what we have be' ing. But even man thus situa. grestlx the adyantage; .,ssS l6IjljiiIE 5@a -ssasH -
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 THE DREAMS OF CHILDHOOD.

 THE DREAMS OF CHILDHOOD. Oh, the days when we were children, What sunny dreams were ours As we rambled the meadows,
 And pluck'd the tempting flowers! Or wander'd by the river
 Where the bending willows grew, That kiss'd the ripping wayelets With every breeze that blew. How we listen'd to the murmurs, As they gently rolPd along, And wish'd we knew the language Of the waters strange, deep song. We thought that it would tell us Of tho music and the mirth, The sunshine and the flowers
 On hills that gave it birth. e Hi1d as W watch- q It's h0wIng, Oh. how we long'd to roam To that strange, mysterious country, The rivers distant home. That in our childish fancy
 Was ever bright and gay, A land all joy and sunshine, All life and holiday! And when our hearts were weary With childish grief and care We thought of that bright country, And wish'd that we were there; For surely pain and sorrow Could never, never come To the happy little cbildrcn Of the rivers distant home. Since then through many changes We havc trod life's weary road; We have had our share of gladncss, And borne affliction's loada We have seen the troubled ocean, Where the river finds it's home, But twas not the glorious country Where fancy used to roam. Yet still welove to cherish
 Those dreams of early years, And hope that when earth's trials, Its conflicts and it's tears Are banish'd. all forever,
 And we have pass'd away, We shall revel in the brightness Of one long holiday In a homo oflight and beauty Where all the air is love; Among the happy mansions
 Of our Fatherland above! There, freed from earth's temptations, Beyond this troubled stream, We shall realise the glory
 Of childhood's happy dream.
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COUNTRY BOYS.

1 Country lads often feel that their lot i
 a hard one. They see city-bred young sters on their travels and sprees at the az
 of fourteen i-yeritable young gentlemen with asiinished exterior,a a cigar and a cane
 The yonpo farmer aty aty'ls t1-sst7 -sst7lT T ss.sgsd at < himself with hoe in hand, and aSgz13s,1 1 straw hat on his head, sweating among the hills of corn. He is frequently envi- ous of his city brother, wisking past him in the cars, with kid gloves, delicate ring lets, and plenty of money in his pocket.
 Mind your corn, boy; hoe 1t out clean, keep steadily to the labor you have in hand, do it well, and in time your good days will come too. If you find farming is not suited to your taste, or strength, or circumstances if you like mechanism better, or have capacity for business, whatever eventually, you have begun right The city blades have begun wrong, and in due time you will see it. Their fathers and mothers will, in the end, see it, too. Do not feel envious of the pleasures that hot-house man enjoys, but remember, not in malicious sober spirit, that such plants wither early. By the time you have acquired fixed habits of industry, and acquired a corresponding perfection ofmind and body, your delicate ly reared cotemporary of the town begins to feel the facilitating effect of idlcness and dissipation.
 He is not alone to blame for weak body and proftless mind-it is the result of a system but he cannot escape from ! fife ef'actc thasa ha 1l,uSf a,tdr rn for him. self, in his own person. His father may be professional man, or merchant, oI l he may be merely rich--the chances arc l fifty against one that the son will not re place the father. Such is the result of q well settled experience; business falls into | the hands of those who are most compe tent: it does not descend to heirs. 1t ii the country boys, after all, who do the city business. Observing men have ofter stated the fact, and inquire into the origir of Cleveland, or Boston, or New York you will find 1t to he so. All externa circumstances are in favor of the son O the clerk succeeding to the trade of th' old firm but the son seldom-almos never-dies in the position of a partner Q the house. Why is it? Simply becaus habitual industry is wanting, and habit ual indulgence is not wanting. With al
 the external odds against it, the countr,
 furnishes the cities their principal busi
 ness men. If intelligent, faithful an
 perseyering, and above all, cheerful am
 contcnted, the chanccS . ss ' -. a.,s s-s
 'iie ny, TT O.s FtRaiIr Off,
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7tl'eX;ls, nas ,1LGI- ? EnlIZI LvE Elp B F at least misunderstood. The impression has prevailed that "Old San Jacinto'' was defeated in that contest. Nothing could be further from the fact. Gen. Houston was not candidate. The cleo tion was to fill a vacancy to serve out the terms which expires with the present Congress, and Col. Lewis T. Wigfall was the successful contestant, he having received sixty votes against fifty eight General Houston was not named, neith- CT did he get vote. The present Leg islature of Texas will elect a United States Senator to serve for six years from the 4th of March, 1860, and wien the election takes place General Houston will be candidate for the position, if not previously nominated as q candidate for the Presidency.
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 LONDON DRUNKARDs.-Several calcu- lations have been made in order to test the amount of drinking that goes on in the metropolis. Thus it has been pointed out that in l848, there were ll,000 public houses in London, while there were only 4000 butchers and bakers. Again, 270,00o persons were counted as entering fourteen of the principal gin shops in one week. which gives m aver age of nearly 10000 habitual attendants on fourteen out of the 5000 gin shops of the metropolis. Again, it is stated that more- ts.an 3g,o00 persons are annually taken up by the police for drunkenness in the streets of London, and that t50,- Q0,o00 are spent each year in spirits and and beer in England. F -Oatcasts aud Poor sn London.
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Dg~The Hard-Shells are in the habit of holding yearly association, generally in ia piece of woods near to good spring. The brethren from abroad are quartered upon those in the neighborhood of the meeting, and these arc required, of course, to lay in good supply of the creature comforts, and among them, as tho most important plenty of whisky. 4 short time ago, such place having been sc lected, the brethren near by were busy putting up benches, and making the place ready, when Brother Smith said,
 Wall, Brother Gobhin. what prepa- rations have you made to home for the big association ?"
 "Why, Tve laid in barrel of four ol so, and gallon of whisky"
 Brother Smith expressed great contempt at this preparation. < A gallon of whls- ky for big meetin'! Why, Eve laid if n whole barl; and you're just as wei able, Brother Gobbin, as am to sappor tRe Gospel"
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 How TO KEEP IIoRsEs FAT AND IN CoN- DIrIoN-If were asked to account for my horses legs and feet being in better order than those of my neighbors, I should attribute 1t to the four following circumstances First that they are all shed with few nails, so placed in tho shoe as to permit the. foot to expand every time as they move; secondly, that they all live in boxes instead Of stalls, and can move wherever they please: thirdly, that they have two hours daily walking exercise when they are not at work and fourthly, that 1 have not head-stall ol rack chain Tn nay stable. These foul circumstances comprehend the whole mystery of keeping horses legs fine, and their feet in sound working condition uI to good old age"
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lNTIME or PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR.-- Just hear how Mrs. Croly, the lady To- cal of the Rockford Duly Neacs, of De cember, counsels her sex in view of the fact that 1860 is Leap Year:
 Are the girls aware that next year is leuo geog.-a grand chance for those who feel that they are yerging toward uncer- tainties, to make desperate plunge. We know one er two gentlemen who cer- tainly ought to be married, and probably the right kind ef tacsics would induce them to come to the same conclusion. A little care, little caution, So as not to scare the poor victims, and the game may be your own, girls.
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SPECIAL NOTICE

"A money and money alone win .,o to carrv .,a on my business am comnelIea l d0 J. lo r cary a1a strictly adhere to the casb ,su sNs, 70 aaop' no Lumber will bo delivered ysaens nn1nss 'nere, at the time tery, be the nuraSassp un,ess pa,a - = 'eii' -duaintance, or stranger.
 k. PORTER.
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It has been a systematic effort on the part of the Administration Democracy to misrepresent the position of Gen. sam Houston. When he was a candidate for Governor, he was denounced by nearly all the democratic organs in the country as the Opposition candidate No sooner was he elected than his sue cess was claimed by the Consultation, the Administration mouth-pieee, as a democratic triumph. His position in reference ta the recent election Qfa Unit
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SENSIBLE VIEWS o2 \ II EDITOR. Whilst q few Sos x seem not to appreciate the building up our own ? .os' ,9 Newbury (Mass.) lIerariIl ssl E the efforts in the South: NY |
 ssVhe dissolution needess~ is not of the political union
 but one that shall give them
 pondenee in their industr manufacture cloth and sh, let the cotton of the South
 fabrics where it grows, tho rails over the Carolinas ane melted and wrought in those wool of Texas be turned in' built factories of that yigoro, wealth, while the timber ot snd Virginia is made into cTnm and to their ports-if s'' will It is such a diversity, sl,at is needed to make the ea, i tion of this country the n1olca land in the world" as | Ntfs-N-
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Dr. Deputy has associated with himself, Dr. k A. Burton, who has had an experience in gen eral practice of fifteen years tsss-- They respectful ]Tender their services in Medi- cine andsGrgery to the citizens of Helena and srrounding country Office at Dr. D.'s old sand, Main street. tjyl6-tf.
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Drofessiional Gar0s.

ID. BRUTON, Attorney at Law Will attend to all business entrusted to his care in the Eastern part of Arkansas and Western part of Mississippi, and will act as Land Agent in buying and selling lands, paying taxes and in vestigating titles.
 Office on Front Row, second door below w. F. $ J. T. Moore's. [Helena, Oct. s, ,59.
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HIcu WAFER IN ALAn snu bile Advertiser of the 1a J We learn from the ofiesr9'skr CT P. c. Wallis, arrived lua, Tnsoaloosa. that tlaere M rains ay rno country. s.he Bigbee and,e baa. aof
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pWNER WANTEn

1o eme the past fall, negro Mought to TTay Wy establishment fine and yalua- anh, wanting to trade it. [ be- VII ne 70 have ben stolen, rofaincd
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n5T, GaNDERS. Attorney at La

N7.T.S SANDERS, Attorney at Law, Helena, Arkansas, will give prompt attention to all husiness entrusted to him in the various Courts of the 1st Judicial Circuit of Arkansas, or in the counties of Tunica and Coahoma' Mississippi. ,4,
 a-0 Office on Main street, two doors south of the Post-office
 RErEnENcEs-Hon. E. II. English, Little Rock; Hon Jno. R. Hampton, Bradley county Ark; Chancellor Reyes, Montgomery, Ala; ,. w. Rawlins Co.,, New Orleans; H. r. Cool- idge 6 Son, Helena; Dr. F. H. Rice, Philips eonnty. Ark. jy2-ly
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sTMDN P, HUGHES, Attorney

and Counsellor at Law, and General Land Agent, Clarenden, Ark, will practice in the First Judicial Circuit of Arkansas, consisting of the counties of Phillips, Monroe, St: Francis, Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett and Greene, and also in the countiens of Arkansas ana
 assy~p pro,nnt attention will be given to the Collection of Claims
 pefs.ea<e,,-(,ol. A. Fowler and Wm. E. wao.lrnff little Rock Ark. Adams Hanks, Hon n nr1ton. Mai. J. A. Jackson, 0. K. Un- derwood, Esq, Helena Ark. nov o'
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GEMS OF THoUGEr.- like books, have at each end blank leaf--childhood and old age.
 Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue Is its sun, and the two are neT- CT apart.
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sane asylum, while the active out-ds turmoil of business life is at least sos time reprieve to him. Do you ask me, Are there no hap
 wives?" God be praised, yes, and g
 rious, loveable husbands, too, who knl
 how to treat woman, and would ha
 her neither fool nor drudge Almost eve wife would be a good and happy El
 were she only loved enough. Let h
 bands, present and prospective, think this.
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 TERMS OF AnYEnTIs I.

For T, square of 10 lines sr., For each subsequent inssrtin, ri1. insert
 Any number of lines nnSnn l,oa :, .,'..." o
 square; over 10 and nraes 't sa ao eoui squares, a and advertisement. ~, os eoul, @ in like proportion. 'S oi gre'A Very liberal deductions u;u l.,
 WHO advertise by the year or e". F. ','.' n. h'he months, when their sdrer,;.a S. .n lengthy. "''eftise
 ANNOUNCING cANn,n State, Legislative and District o,sa,. Tor County offices s.......... N'''e' For Township offices. ... ''''''' Communications of personal r.t charged the usual advertisin,, ra.". s'',' be paid for in advance. '"''' e&~obituary notices, other th,r Q honneement of death. will he char,,' advertising rates of S1 rer soua~e far.uss
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0. LYLES, Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chancery, Marion, Crittenden Ark. Loct3l, ,5o.
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HTsTho Charleston Merc,Dy states that spurious fifty dollar bills of the State Bank are in circulation. TiYsignatures
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JOSEPH sTLLwELL. VIM. E. WooDRuffs sn'
 STIIIWELL & WOODRUEE,

Attorneys at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas nave formed partnership, for the practice of tneir Profession, in its various branches in the staie of Arkansas. aag1V-u
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FREsH AIR.-Give your children pls ty of fresh air. Let them snuff 1t ua it sends the rosy current of life dat,ciI joyallly to their temples. Air is sl cheap, and so good, and so .necessa { withal, that every child should Ia free access to it. Horace Mann bcar8 fully says: ''To put children on sss allowance of fresh air, is as foolish Hs would have been for Noah, the at delgl to have put his family on a shor; ahr3 ance of water. Since God has poat} out an atmosphere of fifty miles deea..j is enough to make miser Ne~-
 our children Stiatsaas sis %
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r,Rs rpEpUTY & BURTON.

J. B. JAMESON, Civil Engineer, Surveyor, and General Land Agent, Helena.
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geOCAI F. sUTTON, Attorney

and Counselor at Law, and General Land Agent, Helena, Arkansas will attend all the Courts of the various counties composing the first Ju- dicial Circuit of the State of Arkansas, and also the various Courts of the counties of Goa homa and Tunica, State of Mississippi. Far ticular attention paid to the collection of debts in any portion of Arkansas.
 Office in tho room formerly occupied by Jas T. Crary. lseptzz' oo'
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O. K. UNDERWOOD, Attorney Ut Law and General Land Agent, Helenu.
 Particular attention paid to the La< Agcrcy business, locating Swamp or Goys 9ssIf Lanas
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Mon .qaQst desirable neigns %E
 w AlA .nply at this office, MI
 this heading the Nass4.=-., ssP ''7 a N x 4th inst, has the following: | MT. H. H. Haynes, of this city, rse!e ly purchased twenty-five negroes in MA souri, and arriving in St. Lotus Vi them, on his way home, he found | river blocked up with ice and was fore either to remain there for an indei.n period or bring the negroes through t free State of Illinois. He adopted | latter alternative, and took the Ohio a Mississippi Railroad to Sandoyai, & thence to Cairo by the Illinois Central. Mir. Haynes states the conductors n other officials on both roads rendered nj all the assistance he required to bring 4 negroes through, and that no effort N
 eyer was made to deprive him of his | perty or embarrass lis movements.
 came over the whole route wiSh as
 interference on the part of the peep SE he would encounter in going thrs HH Mississippi, or any other Southern
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Urofessionai Garos.
pr. R. G. EDWARDS, Dent

PRICE TAPPAN, Attorney and Counselor at Law, and General Land Agent, Helena. Ark. septII
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Dr. HI. M. GRANT, respectfully tenders his professional services, in the various branches, to the public. ldecio' yv'
 Office one door south of the Eclipse stable
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hundred and eighty G2sO) acres of ia ] lrr,dr. r.nl nnl fIit- l15Al nrras clenreu.
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WILLIAM "A. ERWIN, Attor ney at Law, Napoleon, Ark. seplV
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.iis .as , 'slss ". 5l issal!y i.ls do fhs luxuriating in his vefs.-t,vnsa5j fidvmer. l