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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-09-25

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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
ID E = A R c MAlE AlO FEMALE ACADEMY.

TcfIE third session of this School will open Il on Monday, the 2lst January. under the charge and direction of B. D. PERRY, who hopes by strict attention, to merit the patronage of town and surrounding country. Terms, per Session of Five Months. 0rthography, Reading and Writing. SIS % The same with Arithmetic, Geography
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 Philosophy, Physiology, Book
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 Des Arc, January ,, 1S67.--1y
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

THE CUsToM OF THE CoUNTRY.--Du ring severe storm raft ofchoioe lumber was broken up by the winds at sea and driy- en up aharbor, where portion was strand ed on the shore belonging to a citizen who was new to the location, and perhaps un- acquainted with the laws and customs re- lating to estrays of the kind. Straightway lie applied his beasts of burden to the prize, and having hauled it into the field betook himself to his monday refreshments. Meantime the proprietor of the lumber ap- peared with his men, and in a short time had the material in the form of raft, which they were propelling through. the water, when the owner of the land appear ed os, the bank. Surprised at the turn af- fairs had taken he paced the strand for a while and then raised his voice:
 @Mr--." said he, "what is the cus- tom here regarding lumber that comes to a mans shore v
 .Well" said Mr.--, applying him self vigorously to his setting-pole, "the custom appears to be tosteal it."
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

THOROUGH CULTIVATION The follow ing brief paragraph hath . special appliea- ton here at the South where imperfect slovenly cultivation hath so long been the rule We commend it to our readers.
 lift is well to cultivate a few trees or a small patch thoroughly, why not large orchard and whole feld-say ten acres of berries? If one pays thousand will Is the expcnsc greater So is the profit If there is prohtin one tree, so there is profit in each of thousand. This fact we are constantly overlooking. We arc trying, with little help to do great deal of work and the rcsul. is, what it cannot help but be, a comparative failure.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

There cometh glad tidings of joy to all, To young and to old. to great and to small; The beauty which once was so precious and
 rare, Is free for all, and all 'niuy'be fair
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
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WHITE RIVER.

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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

BrAt no moment of difficulty does husband know his own utter help lessness, draw so close to his wife for comfort and assistance, as when he wants button sewed on his shirt col-
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

Mr. Gro. W. VADEx and Mir. HECK D KEN DALI, always on hand to dispose, but not to be disposed of.
 Des Arc, Ark, March !6, 1866.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
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 How TO CLEAN RiBBoNs-A lady sends us the following receipt for clean ing ribbons, which she wishes published for the benefit of her sex who wish to try a successful experiment, as she has done, In these hard times all economical hints arc acceptable. Wet the ribbon in alec hol, and iasten one end to something firm hold the other in your hand, keeping the
 
 ribbon out straight aud smoth rub it with piece of Castle soap until it locks decidedly soapy; then rub hard with a sponge, or if much soilcd, with the back of knife keeping the ribbon dripping wet with alcohol When you have cx- haustcd your patience and think that it must be clean rinse itthoroughly in clear water fold 1t between cloths and rub with a hot iron. Don't wiring the ribbon fl you do you will get creases in 1t you can not smooth gut ktehea9e
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
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 Together with large lot of useful Goods, which will sell low for casH.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09

The following sensible article, from
the Londor Times, Of Jan. 2jth on the
impeachment of President johnson,
will find neither friends nor favor
among the Radicals:
The more We become acquainted
with the circumstances which have led
to the proposal to impeach President
johnson, the mori grave does the fact
itself appear. 1t was just possible to
believe, when the news first came 10 us
through our correspondents telegram,
that the proposal was a mere cbulli
ton Of passionate resentment on the
part of the House of Representatives,
which would die away and be forgot
ten when the occasion of it had become
u few days older. 1t is true that in or
der to arrive at this conclusion IL was
necessary to attribute to the House a
feeble any almost feminine iretiu!ncss;
'it was ncccssi r, to believe that the
members Of q responsible chamber
were ready to sacrifice their own dig
nifty and to forget the respect due to
the nation they represented for the
sake of indulging in a threat never
meant to be carried into effect; and,
strange to say, there were not wanting
professed admirers of the dominant
party in Congress who cndcavored in
this way to explain what appeared to
be a revolutionary act. This defence
is now no longer tenable. The course
commenced by MIR. Stevens and his i'm
mediate followers may be violent, but
it is not an ~clIervescent freak. They
are determined to carry through what
they have begun, They have resolved
upon removing from office q President
who disscnts from their policy of &c
construction, and to reduce the Execu-
tive Department to be the humble SER
want of the Legislature. The more
daring spirits among them strike at
yet higher game. The Supreme Court
tho ark of the constitutiOn-has in
tcrfercd with the supremacy of the
fuctuating majority of Congress-, and
its destruction is threatened as sequel
to the deposition of the President.
The impeachment of Mr.. Johnson
is an assertion of the principle that the
will of the majority ofCongress must
be henceforth unchecked, and that the
limitations imposed upon it by the con
stitution are a dead letter. There arc
no doubt charges advanced to substan'
tate the Impeachment, but it is con
tossed that they would never have beer
heard ofhad not the President opposed
the action of the dominant party, ant
the conservative Republicans acknowl
edged that they would he dismissed a
once in any court. We cannot, o
course, pretend at this distance to Civ
an opinion OH this point, but the pre-
sumption of the iliInsiness OF TIL
charges made against Mr.. johnson /
confirmed by the language of the nor
thoughtful members of the extreme
Radical party itself. Timidly they hin
their fears ofthe wisdom ofthe process
instituted by their unilinching assocl
ates. MAY we not they ask, pn
u precedent upon our statute book
which will give any Democratic ma
jority Of The Senate and the House II
future years the right to revolutlonlz
o the government in. the interest oil sla
very This is undoubtedly the dan
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
ITEMS.

Chicago was in q bad way Thursday
night, according to the papers. An
unnatural mother threw hcrinfNnt into
the river; another heartlcssly left her
baby on the door step Of a citizen Il
worthless fellow deserted his wife
and Wendell Phillips delivered n lee
turc. Enough Of evils for one night,
On Saturday night last, the safe in
the Office Of the County T~reasurcr q
Auburn, De Kalb county, Indiana, wa
blown open and about $4,000 in mon
ey stolen,
RENTS FALLING Chicago at present
contains hundreds Of houses marked
For Rent" and the newspapers OF
that city say that rents are declining
A WIYDFALL For One
Jacob Bower recently died in England
leaving fifteen millions sterling, or the
nice little sum Of $4,000, 900 in gold or
sure enough money, to q clamorous
crowd Of eXpectant heirs viii not the
lawyers feather their nests settling ia
cob Bowers estate?
The New York Tribune, in the inter
est of the pr~otcctionists, notOfthe peo-
pie, calls Justify upon the lower House
Of Congress to at one pass the tariff
bill as it came from the Senate, ''wast-
ing no time in making it better or
worse" The protectionists are clear,
ly made uneasy by the fast rising and
threatening STERN Of opposition to "the
bill of abominations,' that is thunder
ing and crashing in all quarters.
We are not ashamed to own .and &C
knowledge the negro as our equal
Mass, Radicai paper.
Leu us now hear what the negro has
to say.
Weak doses Of washboard are now
recommended to ladies who complain
of dyspepsia, Young men troubled in
the same way may be cured by 4 strong
preparation Of wood saw
When Lord Erskine heard that some.
body had died worth two hundred thou
sand pounds, he observed, Jewell that
is a pretty sum to commence the next
world with
Have as little to do with the law as
possible, but if you must have recourse
to it, don't 'haye q fool for %clicnt,'
or you may have to pay his costs for
him.
Some newspaper reporter in Chicago
will get his hair pulled ifho don't mind.
He talks in this way:
If there are prcttier women than
blondes, they are brunettes. Cleopatra
was a brunette. Rachel was brunette
and 50 is Miss l.. If one wants 4
firt, take brunette; if ono wants a
cook, take a blonde--shc has no inspi-
r%ations, but she is reliable ifone wants
q wife, take ncIther.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
The SOUTH.
From the New York Express.l

What shall the South do in its own
preservation? This is an easy ques-
ton to ask and q hard one to answer,
and we confess to q reluctance to give
any advice upon the subject. With
some itwould be regarded as uncallcd
for-with others as impertinent, and
with still some others rs cruel. The
burdens which have been imposed by
Congress we regard AS unjust, unws :,
and despotic. They are more in our
judgment They are cruel, r~evengeful
and wicked, They meant no good and
they hodc no good, and how kindly
and intelligent people could propose
or impose them, is beyond our com
prchension. But the South is at the
mercy Of Congress, and of a Congress
to be in session next week, still more
Radical than the one now about to eX-
pire, What one would do if at the
South, or what one should do, is quite
another thing from giving advice at
this distance from the scenes OF so
many disasters and so much suffering.
We had supposed that the abolition
of slavery, the reputation Of rebel
debts, the enactment of laws removing
judicial disabilities and inequalities
from the negro race would satisfy the
North, but we are mistaken. We did
not suppose that wen qualified negro
suffrage would be demanded by the
Representatives from States who deny
negro suffrage altogether. We thought
also that some regard would be paid
to the fact Of the overwhelming nun
beers of the black race over the whites
in certain States of the South, but in all
this, human calculation has been at
fault, and we have been passing from
bad to worse, until the whole thing
has eliminated in the Acknowledgement
ofmillions. of the white race, and in
giving without preparation, education,
or qualification orany sort, the Ballot
to the negro.
TO say that this sright, or that it is
best for the country, is to belle ones
senses of what is right and expedient;
and being neither right in itself, because
wholly against the Constitution, nor
cxpcdicnt in itself, b Gauss ut variance
with the customs and interests Of the
people, who shall say that the South
ought to do what is proposed? Who,
indeed, if all is done that is proposed,
can say that we have seen the end Of
these sad beginnings?
The South must Judge for ITSELF
The argument upon the one side is
cruelty, oppression, usurpation, with
prolonged suffering and a dark and
dismal future, Upon the other it is
universal negro suffrage, the distran-
chisement ofthc white race, continued
political disorder, extended absence
from the family Of States, severe tax
alton, poverty, and misery OF every
kind. Between two such extremes the
people of the South must take. counsel
of their interests as well as Of their
feelings. We s%ympathize with them
hertily, now that they are struggling
for personal freedom and political res
toration. Would to God there was
power at the North to say to the South,
rs the Son ofGod said to the repen.
tant of hic own time, city sins be for
given thec,"--hut Is there is no such
power, We can only say to those who
suffer, Act in the fear Of God, and with
q wise regard to the future welfare of
your children, YOUR State am he cOun-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09

ger. II Mr.. Johnson is to DO set aside
because he interferes with the will of
the majority Of the present Congress,
no future President will be able to de-
fend the Constitution from the majority
of the hour. Whatever party may be
uppermost will WELD q power without
limit. We should be glad to believe
that the sense of this danger will prove
sufficient to arrest the course OF the
majority in Congress.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
KNOW THY Destiny.

MADAMEE +. 7. THORNTON. the great Eng
fish Astrologist, Clairvoyaut and Psyche
mctrician, who has astonishcd the %tcisil-
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Gated herself at Hudson, n. l.. Madame
Thornton possesses such wonderful pow
ems Of seCon sight, rs to enable Ter to im-
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tlrc of the future husband or wife Of the
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Communications ~sacrrdly conlidential.--
Address in confidence, MADAME T.. +.
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
WONDERFUL BUT TRUE.

MADAME REMINGTON. the world
renowned Astrologist and S~omnambulis-
tic ilairyoyant. while in Il c%lairvoyant
state, dclincatcs the very features OF tho
person you are to marry, and by the aid of
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the ISychomotropc. guarantees to produce
Il pertccrand lifc-likc picture of the future
husband or wife Of the applicant, with
date Of marriage, occupation, the leading
traits Of character, &c. This is TO impo-
Sition. aS testimonials without number can
assert. BY stating place of birth. age, G!S-
position, color of eyes and hair, and cnclo-
sing fifty cents, and stamped envelope ad-
dressed to yourself, you will receive I =
picture by return mail, together with de
sired information.
Address in confidence, MADAME GER
TRuDE IEMINGl0E, L. o. Box 29I, West
Troy. NY.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
WOOD! WOOD!

We do wish those who owe us wood l0i
subscriptions, job work, or advertising,
would deliver the same, and ave rs the
necessity of paying cash for this lndlspcn-
sable requisite in all well regulated Mml-
lies and there are two such families con-
nccted with the HOME JOURNAL.
We would also ask that persons deliver
ing wood at the residence of either pro-
prlctor of this paper, would notify rs, "a
We can give him or them credit.
W. j. SLATER 4 co.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09

We see it stated in the New York
Times that Ben. Buffers wife has had
a man arrested in that city for stealing.
The lady must have very little respect
for the moral nd other sensibilities of
her great and renowned husband.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09

A USEFUL TABLE.-Counting plants
one foot apart each way, we shall have
forty three thousand five hundred and
sixty upon an acre, because an acre
contains that number of superficial feet.
Take the figure in the first column OF
the following table as the distance
apart, and IN acre will contain tue
%nlarts in the second column:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
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