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4" Arc You an Odd-Fellow %

-" "Aro you an Odd-Fellow %
"No, sir, I've been married week"
81 mean do you belong to the order of
Odd Fellows? %
"No / belong 10 the order of married
men,"
"Thunderl how dumb Are you a
Mason ?"
"No, lam carpenter by trade"
"Worsc and worse Are you q Son of
Temperance p
"Confound you, no. | am the son of
Mr.. John Gosling.'
- One freezing February morning a
negro hawked mutton pies in basket
round street in boston, roaring out, "hot
mutton pies hot mutton pies !" A team
ster bought and tried to bite one, but found
it frozen as hard as the curbstone. "What
do You call them hot for, you black and
blue swindlcr ?" yelled the tcsmster to the
shivcring pie man. "Wy, wy, o white
man guv 'em to me hot, dis mornin =
"Well, you fool, it didn't take ten min
utes to freeze them in that old basket why
do you call them hot now" "Why,
bress you, dat's de name OBJ dem-de name
OBJ dem. If didn't holler de right name
nobody wouldn't fetch 'em. You want
me to holler frozen pics, / 'spose No,
sab, you can't fool mo dat way, no how
-" / wish / could have seen your
great feat" said young lady to gentle
man who had had q hazardous adventure
in the Mammoth Cave "Thcre they are,
madam" said he pointing to his pedal cx-
tremities.
An Irishman, seeing work ad
vertised " Endless Amusement" remark
ed that it would lie q cheap work to who
ever could live long enough to read it."
Wife (complainingly) 81 haven't
more than a third of the bed"
Husband (triumphantly) :" That's all
that the law allows you
- Artemus Ward, in one of his lee
lures, got in blow upon Butler, as fol-
lows: g Setting joking aside, he said that
Brigham Young, the great Mormon Mogul,
was really worth fifteen to twenty millions
of dollars, and that the silver service with
which his wives set his tables, including
spoons was worth more than that of any
man in America, excepting, perhaps, that
of Benjamin +. Butler The laugh which
came in here was loud.
- a clerk in mercantile establish
ment writes home 81 have a nice time
of it w-a-days--very little work to do
our firm don't advertise
An enthusiastic individual created
a sensation in the rotunda of the Capitol
by standing on his head "to get birds
eye view," as he said, "of the pictures in
the dome
I'll say, Sambo, can you tell dis
nigarj wot is dat which am OBJ no account
till he get wicked o.
"Golly, Ginger, / knows dat, you
means dc white folks"
"No, Sam. | mean lamp. Yah !
yah |"
My son take thatjug and get some
beer"
"Give me some money, then, father
"My son, takes to get beer with money
anybody can do that; but to set beer
without money that's the trick
So the boy takes the jug and, out he
goes. Soon he returns and places tho jug
before his father.
Drink said the father, L" when there
is no beer in the Jug ?"
"To drink beer out Of Jug" said the
son, when there's beer anybody can do ;
but to drink beer out Of a jug, when there
is no beer, that's the trick"
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VenditiOncs Exponas.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAl
Western District Of Ark'S.}
Van Buren. ArkS.. Feb. q. lSGGA

UNITED STATES OF lMERlCAI
Western District Of Ark's.
Van Buren. Arks, Feb. u. lSG6A
DY virtue Of an Order of the Hon. HENRY
Dc. COLDWELL Judge of the /. :. District
Court for the Western District of Arkansas at
the November term. thereof, 1866 shall sell
to the highest bidder, on Monday the 30th
day of April, 1866, at = O'Clock in the after
noon of said day, at the front door of the
Court House in the city Of Van Buren. Ark.
all the right title and interest during the term
of his natural life. Of Albert Zachary. in. and
to the following described Real Estate. to Wit !:
The east y Of the northwest 4 o. section
five % in township ten NO) north Of range
twenty four ga west, and situated in the Co..
of johnson and State.Of Arkansas, together
with all the Improvements. PRIVILEGES and APP
performances thereto belonging, the same hav-
ing been decreed forfeited to the United
States. Terms, cash on day Of sale.
LUTHER c. WHITE.
Marshal L SJor Western Dist. Ark.
march 2w
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Plaintiffs.
. Debt by attach
Defendant.
James WoOslcy.

)dllltS W bONith.
TNIIlS day the plaintiffs appeared by W.
4 Walker their attorney and the defendant
having failed to appear and plead, or other
wise answer to the plaintiffs action. which is
predicated upon n writing obligatory. bearing
date the twcnty-titth day of September in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty
six, and executed by defendant to plaintiffs,
for the payment Of two hundred and twenty
seven dollars and fifty cents. with interest
thereon at the rate Of ten per centlIm, per an
mum from the time the same should become
due. until payment thereof. 1t is ordered by
the Court that the defendant be notified bv
the publication of this order. in some newspa-
per printed in this State, for two weeks sue
cessively. so that the last insertion be made at
least four weeks before the first day ofthc next
term of this court which is to begin and be
holden on the sixth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March next. that en- attachment
has been issued against his estate to satisfy
the plaintiffs demand founded on said writing
obligatory and that unless he shall appear by
himself or attorney ON or before the third dav
Of the next term of this court and plead or
otherwise answer the plaintiffs action. iudc-
ment will be entered against him. and his eS-
tate sold to satisfy the same
A true copy from the.recOrd.
Attest, ED. a. SCOTT, Clerk.
mar 3,66 2wl3.50
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Or. MARSHAL
CATARRH SNUFF.

This Snuff has thoroughly proved itselfto be 'he
best article known for curing the Catarrh, Cold IN
the Head and Headache. 1t has been found an
excellent remedy in many eases of Sore Eyes,
rSafncss has been removed by it, and Hearing has
often been greatly improved by its use.
IL is fragrant and agreeable and
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Officers Stationed on the Frontier District
Of Arkansas.

VhicclS o1atiOned on the Frontier District
Of Arkansas.
The following is a list of the Officers h old
ing POSITION on the frontier District. station
ed at the Garrison,Ft. Smith.
HENRY j. Hunt, Byt. Mai. Gen, L s
Vols, Commanding Frontier District
Col. PAUL HARDWOOD, 57th L. s. cara r.
fantry. Commanding Post
1t. Col. JoHN p. KNIGHT, 9th Iowa C,vIv
commanding 9th Iowa.
Surgeon JOHN BELL, in charge of IIospita,
at TT. Smith.
Bvt. 1t. COL JSo. n. CRAIG, US. Vols. A.
G.. ..
Bvt. 1t. Col. FRED W. SCHAURrE, U.S.A.
4 G. VI.
Maj. G.. 5. ALEXANDER CID Ill. Inft. I.G.
Captain JAS. o. CnURCHILL- T. Vols. A.
@. NJ. ....
Capt. NJ. S. CRoswELL- L. S. Vols. \. IS.
1t. THOMAS A. POLLOK, 81 u. 5. Inft, Pro-
vost Marshal. ....
1t. W. W. HARDIN. 81 U. S. INIT. Ord
nance officer.
Rev. FRANCIS SPRINGER. u. =. Vols. Chap
lain.
Capt. GEORGE W. Rowland. 81 L. S. Cavly.
1St. 1T. RICHARD WALL, 81 L. 5. Cayly.
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Gives Immediate Relief

to the dull heavy pains caused by diseases Of the
Head. The sensations afteruslng 1t ARE delightful
aud invigorating-it opens and purges out all OBJ
structions, strengthens the glands, and gives q
healthy action so the parts atiect
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In the Circuit Court Of Crawford County,
Arkonsqs, October Term, H. d. 1866.
Among others, tie Jollowing proceedings
Werc had, 10 ut,
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IN the Circuit Court Of Crawford Coanty,
Arkonsos, October Term, a. d. 1868.
An'ong others the .tolloojng proceedings
Were, had 10 UH:
John Henry and David
c. Williams, surviving Plaintiffs.
partners of Susan r.
Cunningham, deceased. Assumpsct &c.
vs..
James W0oslcv. Defendant.
II day the Plaintiffs appeared by W.
a W alkcr their attorney, and the defend
ant having failed to appear and plead or 9th
crwiSe answer to the plaintiffs action. which
Is prcdicatrd ON writing obligatory, bear
ING date the lSt day Of August \. d. 1859,
and executed by defendant to plaintiffs for the
payment of one thousand, six hundred dollars
with interest thereon. at the rate of
eight per cent. per annum from the date
thereof until paid. 1t is ordered by the
court that the defendant he notified bv the
publication of this order in some newspaper
printed IN this state for two weeks Successive
ly so that the last insertion be made ut least
four weeks before the first day Of the next
term of this court. which is to he bcgun and
holden on the sixth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March next that an attachment
has been issued against his estate to satisfy
the plaintiffs demand founded on said writing
obligatory and that unless he should appear
by himself or attorney. on or before the third
day of the next term OF this court, and plead
or otherwise answer the plaintiff action,
judgement will be entered against him and
his estate sold to satisfy the same.
\ true copy f'0m the record
Attest, ED. A.SCOTT, Clerk.
mars O6 Wl3.j0
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John HarTell. Thomas Stan
ford, Leonard C.Southmayd.
and Augustus j. Ward as
executors Of the last will
and testament Of Alfred
Wallace, deceased.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II.
LIFE-hEALTII-STRENGTH
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Great French Remedy.
DIR. JUAN DELLMARRES ..
CELEBRATED SPECIFIC PILLS.
Prepared from prescription Of of DR.. Juan Della
MARIE. Chief Physician to the Hospital du
Norde on Laribosiere of Paris.
This invaluable medicine is no imposition, but
unfaiing in the cure Of Spermatorrhae or seminal
Weakness. Every species of Genital or Unlary
rilability, involuntary or nightly seminal Ennis
sions from whatever cause produced, or however
severe, will be- speedily relieved and the organs
restored to healthy action.
Read the following opinions of eminent French
physicians ...
1--WE have nscd the Specific Pills prepared by
Garancicre d Dupont, No. 2l4 Rue Lombard, from
the prescription of Dr. Juan Delamarrc, in our
private practice with uniform success, and we be
lieve there is no other medicine so well calculated
TO cure all persons suffering from involuntary
Emissions or any other weakness of the sexual or
gans, whether caused by sedentary mode Of liv-
ing, eXcesses, or abuse.
IL. A. BEAUREPARIE. NJ. ID.
q. ID. DUJARDIS, NJ. ID.
JEAN LIZ LEUcHRE,. NJ. ID.
Paris May 9th, 1863.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.
The genuine Pills are sold by all the principal
Druggists throughout the World, price 81 per box,
or six boxes for So.
GARASCILRE d DUroNT. Sole Proprietors,
No pa Rue Lombard, Paris.
One dollar enclosed to any authorized Agent
will insure box by return mail securely sealed
from all observation, six boxes for five dollars.
Sole General Agent for America,
OSCAR &. MOSES d CO.,
u Cortland street, n \.
n B-Frcnch German Spanish and English
Pamphlets, containing full particulars and dircc-
tions for use, sent free TO any address. 6m
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Real the Certificates Of Wholesale Druggists
In 1854.
The undersigned, having for many years been
acquainted with DR.. MARSHALL Catarrh and Head
ache Snuff, and sold it in our wholesale trade,
checrfuly state, that DeIleve IL ." 6o vI""i, i
every respect, to the recommendations given of it
for the cure of Catarrhal Affections, and that it is
decidedly the best article we have ever known for
ali common diseases of the head.
Burr & Perry, Boston, Barnes d Park, n, York
Reed, Austin d Co, ALB. & D. Sands,
Brown, Lamson Co." Steph Paul d Co. 4"
Reed. Cutler d Co. Israel Minor d Co.
Seth W. Fowle, " McKcsson Il Robbins"
Wilson, Fairbank&Co A. i. Scovill d Co.
Henshaw ,Edmand&Co NJ. Ward, Close d Co."
H. H. Hay Portland, Ne, Bush d Gale.
Esr sale by all Druggists. Try it. Gin
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More than Thirty Years.

Of sale and use of DR.. Marshall's Catarrh and
Headache Snuff, has proved its great value tor all
the common diseases OF the Head, and at this mo
rnent it stands higher than ever before.
1t is recommended by many Of the best physi-
clans, and is used with great success and satsac-
ton everywhere.
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IN the Circuit Court Of Craryord Coanty,
Irkonsas October Term, 4. y. 1868.
1mong others tie tolloming proceedings,
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John Henry and David
{. Williams. surviving
partners of Susan Il.
Cunningham, deceased.
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Augustus J. Ward and Leon
ard .Southmayd. surviving
partners in trade, under the
name style and description
Of Wallace, Ward d Co."
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-03
THE EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL. WEDNESD

said this much in regard TO the mere
selfshness of the matter and the per-
sonality of the matter, / will state
briefly what ! suppose to be,the duty
of every true man in the country, my
sci included, aud that is to do what
ever he can that will best advance the
great cause of saving our country
Now, / shall shrink from nothing that
shall appear to me to be required for
that object L shall notshrink from
another mans nomination for the
Presidency. with any greater hesitation
than l. would from my oWn.di
IF it shall be made to appear IN
any way that the elements upon which
the salvation of the country is TO de-
pend can be better combined by dis
missing me, the country can have no
difficulty in getting rid of me- On
the contrary, | suppose j need not
hesitate to say here that, if it shall
appear that the best way of concen-
trating and consolidating the forces
upon the salvation of the country is
to depend on using me further, can
say do not shrink from it. Now, /
do not know that it is best to publish
this but, after what has been said to
me, / could not avoid making it pub
lie. IL is easy to miscoRstrue 1t is,
easy to say | am in the field openly
for the Presidency eanYassibg for it.
/ hope / am not. | do not think it
good for the country that it should be
SO construed anda understood. / am
sure, here to-nieh in the presence of
you gentlemen and the Almighty, that
there is not one act that | am con
scious of having done that looked to
this end for ,nyself--that looked to
any personal end. J. think d man
shouldI in times like these so keep
himself as to be conscious that what
ever he has done i'm this high posi-
ton, and especially in these extraor-
dinarily difhcqlt times, he has done
only for the good Of the country /
am sure | have done, no more than
this, and 1 am sure / will try and re-
main SO. This is not Very long
speech, but i have nothing more to
say. Mo5qm +, 'n"e' " 3l." 81 10 t9h
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A Speech by the Late President
- -. -. LinG0lnAA .LnA

In the cource of a speech at DO
litioal meeting in philadelphia, on
September rs, Mr.. Forneys read a
speech which heasaid was made by
President lincoln, In 1864, andwhich
had never before been published. The
circumstances, as he narrated them,
were, that early in 1864 a committee
waited upon Mr.. Lincoln fer the pur-
poSepf presenting tohim certain reso7
lutions which had been unanimously
adopted by the Union League Of Philao
delphia, demanding at the hands of the
National Convention his renomina ton
for the Presidency. The speech of
MIR. Lincon, Mr.. ForneyA said was
taken down by the reporters in full,
but +, never published. The report of
the speech is as follows, aff .'u
: suppose all men are more or less
selfish, and do not suppose that lam
an exception to the rule9BI very freely
acknowledge that this manifestation
--of which | heard some time ago. and
which is now formally presented to me
777of the confidence Of the Union
League of Philadelphia, is very CRATE
full to my feelings. fit should ex-
tend to the presentation of what is
similar to it by the whole nation, it
would, by its comparatively greater
size, be still more grateful to my feel
ings. q tlTNL4. IN y -a
When this is said; so far as per-
-sonal aud selfish CONSIDERATIONS are
concerned, all is said that is pleasant
to me- in the light of being here four
years moreNslt is a situation which
has been to me one of painful anxiety
and toll far beyond anything | had
ever before conceived of. Having
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demonstration he has recently made
in our behalf His craven soul has
already caused him to quake before
the indignant frown ofiihis Radical
proselytes, and he is now as ever our
enemy Let these gentlemen who are
so disposed to do honor to this
Sharpe's Rifle Beecher make a pill
grimage to Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, and hear him. Itwefe better
that thegshould go there at the ,ext
pense Of their own pockets, than
that he'll should bf come nhereoi at
the ssexpense al0f the dignity and
honor of the true fpeople of
Memphis. If he, comes, let Anna
Dickinson and Beast Butler be in
Guided in the invitation. ~ 5ae +.
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n ~ % From the Memphis Post.
The Pitfsburg Convention.

~ 1t will be remembered that a nuns
az Der of ex-rebel officers assembled
y a. here during the session of the con
's6 d yention of ofice-seekersy, and Office
Nt holders, which, under the name of
-. q convention of soldiers and sailors,
was held at Cleveland on the 18th
instant, and sent a telegram to that
sidi body, in which they stated that they
-.a were entirely willing to leave the
o. determination of their rights as cti-
gems of States and of the United
States to the soldiers of the Union"
.eiua No gentleman connected with that
meeting, or who signed that telegram,
is ignorant of the fact that the con-
vocation at Cleveland did not repre-
NOld, sent the soldiers of the. Union.
The immense assemblage now in
Kin session at Pittsburgh, is a representa-
tive body and it truly represents the
bal soldiers and sailors who fought for
49, the Union. This is not an assemblage
s.Ol of General and Field officers only, but
its mass is composed of the fighting
soldiers who won the battles In the
great historical campaigns of the war.
If the ex-rebel officers desire, in good
- faith to assure the soldiers of the
Union that they are willing to trust to
lt their Inagnanimity and generosity they
should address this body, which rep
emo resents them and is of them. An adj
dress and appeal such as was sent to
the bogus concern, would receive RET
spectful and cordial welcome and
would moreover do thousand times
more to convince the Northern people.
that the signers were in earnest.
Some, and perhaps all, the gentle-.
men who signed that address, were
.IAe sincere in what they did, We expect.
within two years at most, to find the
really sincere among those gentlemen
with us in urging the adoption of the
Constitutional Amendment as the ba-
SIS of settlement 1t is too much, of
course, to expect of them now but
when the time comes, as it surely will
III that. the question is put tOthein, Will
you accept this or take your chances
OF having the ultra7radical portion of
the North bring up the people of that
section to far more exacting demands?
coo they will see the prudence of submit
ting to this concession of their feelings
and prejudice Our only fear is that
their acceptance will be delayed too
longs aud that ultra leounsels may so
far prevail, in consequence of persis-
tent refusal as to cause greater de-
mands, and thus longer postpone the
settlement of our troubles.
'a4i The immense outpouring oft sol.
diers of the Union at Pittsburg and
IA q the unparalleled enth1siasrn Of their
reception by the people of that city
can not fail to set some people here
abouts to thinking. Every mail we
get from the North bears tidings of
the enthusiastic feeling among the
people in favor of the plan of Con-
gress and against that of the Presi-
dent 1t must not be ignored, and
will not hy those who have any wisdom,
The people are aroused, aud they are
in earnest ia demanding that this
simple guarantee shall be given by the
South. The wise will heed the warn
ing ts,eI ~ -Nei
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Southern OpInIon- OF III eeeelher.
from the Memphis Avalanche

trEoih the Metnphis ANaianche'l 44
We understand that a move is on
o. foot In this city to Invite Henry Ward
Beecher to visit Memphis, to enlight-
en- our people as to their duty in the
existing political crisis. IfMr. Beech
er comes here of his own accord, or
if at the invitation of the, Radical
party, to address them, we have no
objection, and he win have accorded
to him that respectful hearing which
a decently behaved public speaker
will always meet in Memphis. But
we protest against thee humiliating
AFFECTION into which Memphis viii
ssink whenever this Puritan peddler
of religion and politics is dignified
with solicitation from our people to
come here and tell them what to do.
He has been our lifelong, bitter, i'm
placable, relentless enemy, and we dis
honor ourselves whenever we aspire
to his favor or decorate him with com
plimentary notice.
Let us not be deceived by the small
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"a BefOuIed Flag"

IL The Augusta Georgia. Coastitu-
tionGlist-a firm believer in and sup
q porter of ANDREW JOHNSON and his
policyTzgiyes qsits reconstructed opin-
ion of the United States national ban
~ ner, as follows. HpKhH5 7"li
"The Stars and Stripes is a flag befouled
.sssesalI over with wrong anda blaexguaFd des-
ss'ss 'potism That daily affronts God by the viii
aHg lanies is does Hispoor ana Prosecuted peo-
yiio@ pie" ~ =, ~ So lnoGta
s s3if. The Augusta Chyonicle and SEND
% a. &C., g.. nel-also JOHNSON organr-in com
9 q.aa menting on the above, has not word
III to say in condemnation of either its
4no language or spirit. but deprecates its
utterance at this time as impolitic,
.jas- 1t says ib Jelas e.s +.
"When viii our press and people learn
that silence, total, absolute silence, on such
points Of NATIONAL politics wherein we cam
not agree with the North, is the best, safest,
and wisest policy, while this canvass is
al All progressing2 We again tnlplore our South
ern Journalists TO give our friends at the
North the beneft at least of this silence,
If they can do nothing more to strengthen
~ ,W0 and support them" HWY ahilA -agTBl
Wedcan readily understand, from
this, what "silcnce" on the part of
.yAn the reconstructed press and people !"
al indicates. IL means that such ebllli-
Glss tions must be smothered, not eradi-
s ss5, Gated, until such time as they and
bng their . friends at the North = get CON
ss4s troll Of the country and are able to run
l las the machine for themselves, when the
1el s'''i" befouled flag y ~ is expected to give
place to some Confederate device.