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A GOOD THING.

Over in Iowa there is British Blaekguard
by the name of Edward Russell, whose polit-
ioal head was chopped of, one day, by Andy
Johnson and that gallant soldier, Gen. San.
dsrs, put in his place. This British Black
guard is editor of q radical nlgger paper cal
led the Davenport Gazette. The fellow is ter
ribly frightened about the conservative ticket
in Iowa. which is being supported by repub.
liesns and democrats-by all loyal admins
tration men, and be calls 1t the kangaroo
Ticket" and the people who support this
loyal administration ticket, composed of SOL
diers, this British Blackguard (Russell) calls
the kangaroo Party" The Davenport Dem
ocrat rather likes the name, and thus takes
off Russell, and King Hiram Price, the rad
ical congressman: 4~
THE LAMENT OF EDWARD f., AND
HIS KING.
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A LECTURE OH the Nature. Treatment, and
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COURT PROCLAMATION.

NTHEkEAS, the Hon. WIN. ELWELL. Pres
Wv dent Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and
the President Justice of the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner and General Jail Delivery for the trial of cap
tal and other Offences for the twenty-sxth Judicia
District of Penn'a j. V. Smith and N. H. Wells Esos
Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. and Associ-
ate Justices of Oyer and Termner AMI General Jail
Delivery of the County of Wyoming, hayeby their
precept to me directed ordered
A GENERAL COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER
AND GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY,
to be held at Tunkhannock on Monday the 18th dav
Jan. A. D., 1866.
Notice is therefore hereby given to the Coronor all
Justices of the Peace and Constabes within the Coun-
ty of Wyoming that they be and appear their pro-
per persons at the time and place above mentioned
with their rolls records inquisitons examinations,
recegnizances and other remembrances, to do those
things which to their Offices in that behafrespective.
ly belong. +.
Notice is also given that those who are bound by
recognzances to prosecute the prisoners that are or
shall be in the Jail of Wyoming County, thatthey be-
hen and there to prosecute them a. shall be lust.
AHIRA GAY,
Sheriff.
Sherifs Office,
Punkhannock Dec 20, 1866
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List Of persons drawn to serve mt Jurors
at January Term-.I sec.
GRAND JURORS.
Braintrim-Daniel Scheimerhcrn.
Eaton Abram Luce Nelson Rogers.
Falls-Wm. Owen,
Meshoppen-Clark Burr, 7. A. Dawson,
Lemon-John Cyphe-s
Mel olson-Nehemiah 0akly
Overfeld-Samuel Buck, Andrew Miller, H. s. Ager
Tunk Boro-D. L. Pcckham, w Lee.
Tunk Tp.-Franklin Decker, B. +. Hight Ira
Avery, Perry Marcv,
Washington Daniel Carney, J: w. Crawford,
Windham-A. j. Hunt, Wn, Riley, Jesse Inman,
Henry Rogers, Chas. Champn.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Braintrim--L Lott Lafrance.
Clinton Benz Cornell, John Bedell S. II. Briggs,
Eaton-J. b. Graham, j. w Rinker, John Ney.
Forkston- Miles Robinson, VIM, Krall
Falls-Hiram Evans Samuel Miller
Lemon-B. D. Jaqnes
Meshoppen--Calvin Sterling, John Winsne Robt,
Clayton, James n Kelly.
Mehoopany-M Walters, John Jayne, BENZ. Ktnt-
Monroe-Augustus Weaver. .....
Nicholson %. L. HalIstead, Dana Stark,
Northmoreland.. VIM Ifeitsman c. F. Terry, Rich
ard Manning, Andrew HouSer, Robt. Cation.
0verfeld Riley Mott.
Tunk Boro-Mahlon LaBarre, James Townsend
John Wall.
Tunk. Tp.--Palmer Jenkins, Abram Ace, VIM
Stark.
Windham- Myron Sturdevant Thos Coyle
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New York, PhiladeI-
phia, Harrisburg
and Baltimore
the same
Evening.

RETURNING, will leave Tunkhannockon the
arrival of stages connecting with the Passenger Mail
Tram, in the evening, making connection at Me-
shoppen with stages for Towanda and other points
N"rtbward
Arrangements have been made for the carrying of
all EXPRESS PACKAGES, which will be promptly
and carefully delivered.
Horses and Carriages on hand at all times to for
ward passen ers to any point betwec n Meshopp and
Laceyville.
p. s. Having leased the above line of stagts
and horses of D. Hankinson with the mail Line
from Tunk hapnock to Wyalusing in come cton with
NJ. A. Ellis. We are now prepared to forward pas
sengers through Mt reduced rates. Being thankful to
customers for past favrs they respectfully solicit
a continuance OF the same,
Meshoppen July 18th 1865.
CORTRIGhT
d, A, ELLIS.
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Geo. o. TUITION, ATTORNEY AT LAW
~ Tunkhonnock, Pa. Once in Stsrk's Brio
eek, Ttogs srssA
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
BEAUTY.
BY W. c. D.

Even while we gaze apon the brilliant bloom Of youth, and health, and wish it might not
 fade, We think how soon the lines of grief and
 gloom
 Upon the fairest brows too oft are laid. No fount is shadowless-no sky so pure, That it may not darken with the coming night l; Still mid the soft airs of June we are not sure The sweetest rose hearts are untouched with
 blight
 Yet, dear one, on thy face so fair and bright, Oh ! may the darkened shadows never rest; God keep the ever in the love and light, That makes thy spirit now so glad and blest And like flower that blooms in starry spheres, Transplanted far beyond the realm of storms, More radiant still thy soul through endless
 years,
 May grow in ''beauty' of all perfect forms. WHITE COUNTY, NOVEMBER, 1866.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
DIES ARC, ARKANSAS, DECEN1BER 8, 1S66
The Western Wonder.

The greatest wonder in the State oi Iowa, and perhaps any other State, is what they call the "Walled Lake," in Weight county. twelve miles north of the Dubuque and pacific railroad, and about one hundred and fifty miles west of Dubuque city. The water is from two to three feet higher than the earths surface. In most places the fifteen feet, and at the top five. An other fact is the size of the stone used in its construction; the whole is of stone varying in weight from three tons down to one hundred pounds. There is an abundance of stones in Weight county; but surrounding the lake to the extent of five or ten miles there are none. No one can form an idea as to the means employed to bring them to the spot, or who constructed it. Around the entire lake is belt of woodland, half mile in width, com posed of oak; with this exception the country is a rolling prairie. The trees, therefore, must have been placed there at the time of building the wall. In the spring of 1866 there was a great storm, and the ice on the lake broke the wall in several places, and the far mers in that vicinity were obliged to repair the damages to prevent inunda- ton. The lake occupies a ground sur- face of 1900 acres, depth of water as great as 25 feet. The water is clear and cold, soil sandy and loamy. It is sin gular that no one has been able to as- certain where the water comes from, and where it goes to, yet it always re- mains clear and fresh.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
Prime Minister Lord Derby's Speech.

The London Times says: The most important point in Lord Derby speech was the intimation that prop osition for the arrangement of the diff ferences between America and this country with respect to the Alabama claims would be favorably entertained, and that the duties of neutrals in mari time war, might, if necessary, berecon- sidered. Lord Derby's government is, happily, able to approach these ques- tions without suspicion or prejudice. During the four years of the late civil war they were out of office. It is among the advantages of our parlia- ,mentary system that one set of men who may be pledged to a certain line of conduct, or who, at least; can..n.soo. :. easily and gracefully depart from it, may retire to make way for others who are more free to act. From the very fact that Lord Russell and his colleague had to conduct long and irritating controversies, and to come to conclu- sions distasteful to the American Gov ernment and people, it would be al- m est impossible for them to approach these discussions with fair chance of success. They will not the less, we hope, give cordial support to their successors in any attempt which may be made to remove cause of offense which appears to be deeply felt on the other side of the Atlantic, and tu achieve & substantial and permanent reform of the international law.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
Josh Billings on Owls
Josh Billings says of owls: Rur1e is Gn1's chori n cfarc

JOSn Billings says or OWlS.
 Burds is Gods choriesters.
 Few the lion he gave majesty, tew the elephant strength, tew the fox cum ming, and tew the tiger deceit. But to the burds, his pets, he gave buty and song.
 And none so blest as the owl
 The owlis game burd he can whip any thing that wears feathers-after dark.
 Hc..is wise burd, and.hoot at most things.
 He is solemn burd, cross between a justice uv peace and Memphis Alder man of the "Ring" pattern.
 He is stiff burd, and sets us as stiff exclamation point!
 He is luxurious burd, and feeds on spring chickens.
 He is long lived burd, and never was known to take death naturally.
 He is a hardy. burd, groze turf by bilcin.'
 Ho is an honest burd, and alwuz shows an open countenance.
 He is prompt burd, and satisfize at onst his outstanding bill.
 He is a comfortable burd, and .,alwuz sleeps in feathers.
 He is an attentive burd, and durin' the day can alwuz be found in.
 He is a festive burd, and don't come home till morning.
 Thus the owl is mistaken emblem nv solitude and sadncs, and if we dig into his natur closely, is emphatically one uv the boys, and belongs to the club
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08

 AN UNFORTUNATE STRANGER.-"Can you tell me, sir" said q stranger to a q gentleman in ballroom, '.who that lady is near the second window, that very vain-looking lady ?"
 .'That is my sister, sir" replied the person addressed, with as formidable look.
 'No, no, don't mean her." said the unfortunate intcrrogator, Fl mean that ugly woman against the piano; there s about as much expression ill her face as in bowl of bonny clabbcr."
 ''That, sir, is my wife"
 "No, mo-" gasped the miserable stran- ger,the precipitation starting from every pore. 'sGood gracious! Iwish could make you understand mel l mean that blear-cycd object ill the pink silk, the one so awful homclv. I should be afraid she would splinter looking glass by looking into it. There, she is looking at us now"
 ''That, sir" said the gentleman, with fierce calmness, lis my eldest daughter" The stranger darted from the room and cleared the premises as though he had been struck with prescntmcnt that powder magazine was going to explode in that room ill less than three seconds.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
The Aged Mother.
I saw her after many years,

saw her after many years,
 Yet still she had the Eden-tone Of voice that's breathed by silver spheres That jewel Heavens golden zone; Age had not marred it's sweetness--why z In youth she. tuned it to the music ofthcs How soft her voice wiener she said Aught of her brilliant daughters round ; And ah with music for the dead- Her noble husband in the sound Of her sad converse, yet her eye
 Glowed bright belief in his blest immor
 ity!
 And, friend, when'cr she spoke of thco. Her son, her own grand, generous son, Who gives his mother ministry
 So tender, now life's 80 nearly done, 5 What proud sweet smiles illumined her f1S flLike stars that takc by night some heave
 space. 0 friend of mine, what lot is thine In such great, pure heart enshrined A mothers heart, where the divine Is with all womanly beauty twined Long, long ecr thou shall rear her tomx Although around her brow Heavens 6
 shall bloom.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08

How SHALL LADIES WEAR THEIR HAIR.-A lady correspondent thus briefly discusses the above question :: Something must be done, and that quickly, or we shall have all our lady ships scudding under bare poles. The mandates of fashion have been over severe for three or four years, and now we are paying the penalty of our devo- tions. Eugenie's hair is getting thin on tie top of her head Well, she has plenty of company in that affliction, if that is any company to her. The wa terlalls, catafacts, rats, mice and the thousand other diabolical contrivances of hair dressers, have all tended to one object-to strain at the roots of the hair by tying and twisting in every possible way. The natural consequence is the downfall of the glory of woman. What shall we do? Go back to the fashions of shepherd simplicity, and wear our own ringlets over our shoul- ders. Alas, for us who have locks like unto the needles of the pine tree, and whose tresses have as much spiral ten- dency as the most rigid of pokers Who will come to our relief, for the waterfall oppresseth the brain and headaches are prevalent among us. Let some hair-dressers arise who will free us from this bondage, and great will be his reward.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
Lost Arts.

z In regard to colors we are far behind the ancients. None of the colors in the Egyptian paintings of thousands of years ago are in the least faded except the green. The Tyrian purple of the entombed city of fPompellis is as fresh to- day as it was three thousand years ago. Some of the stucco painted ages before the Christian era, broken up and mixed, reverted to its original luster. And yet we pity the ignorance of the dark-skin- ned children ofthe ancient Egypt. The colors upon the walls of Nero's festival vault are as fresh as if painted yester- day. So is the cheek of the Egyptian prince who was cotemporaneous with Solomon, and Cleopatra, at whose feet Caesar laid the riches ofhis empire.
 And in regard to metals. The edges of the statues of the obelisks of Egypt and of the ancient walls of Rome are as sharp as if but hewn yesterday. And the stonas still remain so closely fitted that the seams, laid with mortar, can not be penetrated with the edge of a penknife. And their surface is exceed ingly hard; so hard that when the French artists engraved two lines upon the obelisk brought from Egypt, they destroyed in the tedious task many of the best tools which can be manufac- tured. And yet these ancient monu- ments are traced all over with inscrip- tions placed upon them in olden times. This, with other facts of striking char acter prove that they were far more skilled in metals than we are. Isuiitt recently it is recorded that when an American vessel was on the shores of Africa, son of that benighted region made from an iron hoop knife super for to any on board the vessel, and an- other made sword of Damascus ex- cellence from piece of iron.
 Fiction is very old; Scott had it's counterpart two thousand years ago. A story is told of a warrior who had no time to wait for the proper forging of his weapon, but seized it red hot, rose forward, but found to his surprise that the cool air had tempered his iron into an excellent steel weapon. The tempering of steel, therefore, which was new to us a century since, was old two thousand years ago.
 Ventilation is deemed modern art. But this is not the fact, for apertures, unquestionably made for the purpose of ventilation, are found in tle pyramid tombs of Egypt. Yet thousands of years ago the barbarous Pagans went so far as to ventilate their tombs, while we yet scarcely known how to ventilate our houses.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08
Wonders of Great Salt Lake--Pecu-
 liar BuoYancv of its Waters,

All travellers, writes correspondent, have mentioned with astonishment the peculiar buoyancy of the waters of Great Salt Lake, and it is truly surpri- sing. No danger of shipwreck need ever cross the mind of those who nav igate the lake, for it would be simply impossible for them to sink if thrown overheard. With my hands claspcd together under my head, and my feet crossed, 1 floated on the very surface of the lake with at least one-third of my body above the water. Upon a warm summers day there would not be the slightest difficulty in going to sleep upon the lake, and allowing yourself to be blown about as the wind permitted; only one would need an umbrella to keep off the rays of the sun.
 It has been stated that three buckets of this water will yield one bucket of solid salt! but inasmuch as water will not hold above % per cent of saline matter in solution, and if more be add ed it is instantly deposited upon the button; this estimate is, ofcourse, too large. On enguiring of the mormons engaged in procuring salt, they unani- mously stated that for every five buck cts of water they obtained one bucket of salt, which gives the proportion as no less than twenty per cent. No vis- itor to the lake should omit the bath ; the sensation in the water is most lux urious, and leads one to think himself floating in the air. On the way back to the city it will be as well for the bather to stop at the superb sulphur baths just outside the town, and re- move the saline incrustations which have formed upon him by plunge in- to the fine swimming bath, whose only objection is it's peculiar odor and it's great heat, which requires large ad- mixture of cold water.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08

gB~On Monday of last week the wife of MT. J. H. Mcclure, residing i'll Adams county, H., was buried in the family vault, she having as was sup posed, breathcd her last on the day previous. Two days after, an old lady, with two of the lady's children, visited the place, when they were startled by hearing groans proceed from the vault, Alarmed by this, the old lady fainted, while the children hastened home. Their father and others ran to the spot, broke open the door, raised the coffin lid, and there was the living and man. glcd body of the woman. The flesh on her fingers was torn and bleeding, her face mut;lated, and the hair partly torn out by the roots, in futile efforts to cs- cape the living death to which she had been consigned. The Quincy Herald, from which we glean the above shock ing circumstance, says the lady was at once removed to the house, where, with careful attention, she is in a fair way to recover.-[ Memphis Conner cial and Argus.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-12-08


 VoLTAIRE ON MARRIAGE.--Voltaire said: "The more married men you have, the fewer crimes there will be. Marriage renders man more yirtuous and more wise. An unmarried man is but half of a perfect being, and it re- quires the other half to make things right; and it cannot be expected that ill this imperfect state he can keep the straight path of rectitude any more than boat with one oar, or bird with one wing can keep straight course. In nine cases out of ten, where married men become drunkards, or where they commit crimes against the peace of the community, the founda- ton of these acts was laid while in single state, or where the wife is, as is sometimes the case, an unsuitable match. Marriage changes the current of mans feelings, and gives him a center for his thoughts, his affections and his acts. Here is home for the entire man, and the counsel, the affcc- tions, the example, and the interest of his 'better-half,' keep him from cratic courses, and from falling into thou sand temptations to which he would otherwise be exposed. Therefore, the friend to marriage is the friend to so- ciety and to his country"