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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
BULLS SARSAP A Good Reason for the Cap
 tain's Faith,
READ THE CAPTAINS LETTER AND THE
 LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER
Benton nnrraeks, Mo., April 30, lsee

Benton Barracks, Mo, April 30, 1886. DR. Jons BetL-Dear Sir: Knowing the efficiency of yoar Sarsaparila and tie heal ing and beneficial qualities it possesses, l send you the following statement ofmy case. l was wounded about two years ago. taken prisoner and ooutined for siXteon months Being moved so often, my wounds have not healed yet l have not sat up a moment since l was wounded. l anu shot through the hips. My general health is ig- paired, and l need something to assist nG- ture. ! have more faith in your Sarsaparilla than any thing else. I wish that that is gen uine Please express nc half ado2en bottles, and oblige
 CApr c. r. JOHNSON,
 St. Louis. Mo. P. s.-The following was written April 80, 1865, by Mrs Jennie Johnson, mother of Capt. Johnson.
 DR. BuLL-Dear Sir: My husband, Dr. c. S. Johnson, was skillful surgeon and physi- eian in Central New York, where he died, leaving tho above C. P. Johnson to my care, At thirteen years of ago lie had chronic di- arrhea antl scrofula, for which gave him yoar Sarsaparila. IT CURED HIM. 1 have for ten years recommended 1t to many in New York. Ohio. and Iowa, for serofula, fe- yer soras, and general debility. Perfect sue cess has attended it. Tae cures effected in soale caSes U sc,ofaic and fg9 sores Werc almost niracglo,s. am very anxious for ny son to again have recourse to your Sarsaparila. He is fearful of getting a spurious article, hence his writing to you for it. His wounds were terrible, but believe he will recover.
 Respectfully,
 JENNIE JOHNSON.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
IMPORTATION.

Information guaranteed to produce luxu- riant growth of hair upon bald head or beardless face, also a recipe for the removal of Pimpics, Botehcs, Eruptions, etc., on the skin, leaving the same soft, clear, and beau tiful, can be obtained without charge by ad- dressing .A52 THos. F. CHAPMAN, CHEMIST,
 S23 Broadway, New York.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
ANOTHER TESTIMONY.

BLo0MiNoTON, ILL, Oct IT, 1S64.
 DR JouN BULL: We made an arrangement with your agent, July 20, 1864, for selling your Ccdron Bitters. and are about sold out We want tone gross) twelve boxes more without delay. We are introducing them readily, and think they answer a good pur- pose. DRS. HoGG X BROTHERS.
 For Sale by J. NJ. BURNEY, Des Arc, Ark.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.
- - I'D COySUNPTSYES.

The REV. EDWARD A. WILSON will send free of chargc) to all who desire it, the pre- with the directions for making and using the simple remedy by which he was cured of lung affection and that dread dis ease Consumption. His only object is to benefit the afflicted aud he hopes every suf- ferer will try his prescription, as it will cost them nothing, and may prove blessing. H Please address
 REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
 No. l65 South Second Street, Williamsburg, Na,u NnrL
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

nE~Call at the Citizen Office to buy your blanks and have your job work done. The work is done in the very best style, on good paper, and with new matoriak Blanks for clerks, sher- ifs and justices are always kept on hand @
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
EN ERY
 M ANS
 WIFE

A ND ALL FEMALES, OLD OR YOUNG. A married. or single who are troubled with once send for a bottle of English Female Bitters and be cured
 Mysteries. Sick Headace Palpitation Pain in back and side, Smothering Sensation. Pains in head and loin, Cold feet and hands. Falling of the Womb, Painfel Menstruation, Difficult Assassination Chlorosis or Green Sick Leucorrhea or Whites
 ness. Swimming head, Irregul'r Menstruation Loss of appetite, Nervous Trembling, Extreme restlcssness, Liberation of Womb, Melchancholy, Ovarian Disease, Kidney Diseases, Wakefulness, Pahid Checks, Loss of early Beauty,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
Read the Following Certificates!

MsarHis, Sept. 1, ls67 MANSFIELD & IIiGBEg--
 Gentlemen: Having long suffered from ohills and fever, and after having tried without effect, quinine, Ayers Ague Cure and other chill medicines, l was Induced to take bottle of your TeXas Tonic Syrup, and after taking a few doses gas en- tireiy relieved and have not had a chill since. l take pleasure in recommending it as q safe and pleasant as well as speedy cure for tho above named disease II. B. T0MSON,
 No 43 South Court Square
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
From a Lady in Memphis.

MEMPHIS, JanuAfy Zou I0U6. MEssRs MANSFIELD < HIGBGE--
 Gents: For seven years past have been sufferer from Chills and Feyers, frequently to such an extent as to keep me confined to bed for weeks. Rem edy after remedy was tried without my find Ing relief, until 1 despaired regaining my health. With many doubts l consented 10 hy your 7eras Tonic Sp7ip, and to my grati fcation experienced immediate relief For preoaution sake took the entire bottle, and now six months have elapsed have not had Q single chill and my strength has fully re- turned. l consider the 1t1aS Toaic Syrap to Do eminently the first and best Fever and Ague Remedy of the age
 m Very respectfully
 RACHEL TARLET0N,
 l0l Tennessee St.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
swoRD.ToRCII, COMPASS,

Those who are willing to kill you with the sword, burn all you have with the torch, and divide your lands with the compass, are you willing that they shall prescribe and prepare all your Pills, your Cough Syrnps, your Chill Mixtures, your Female Medicines, etc., at a time when BETTER Medicines are prepared in the South and offered by your own .'kith and kin 2? Once in your life stand upon your own dignity, exercise your own judgment, and resolve to buy those which are prepared by those who are bound to you by all the ties that make life blessing.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
THAT DREADFUL C0UGsH Can be cured at last, by using one bottle of
 DROMGOOLE & CO.'S
AMYGDAhINE ELECTORAL.

The most exquisilcly beautiful and cifeetiyo medicinal compound for all Lung Diseases ever offered to the Southern people. Ii makes you cough so easy, causes such free eSpeeto- ration, relieves the pain soon, produces 50 much case and comfort and promotes such happy slumhcrs, free from dreams or mental that all who once try il speak in the highest praise. IL is recommended for all fprtuS Inf
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

-Benevolence has not wholly died out. A ragged little girl in Brooklyn picked up wallet containing six hun dred dollars, the other day, and run ming after the lady who dropped it, restored the property. For her hones- ty she received reward of one cent.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
MrMpnrs. Innn L 1SG1

VI E33ff IIIai " WIIU Y I'TWT TF
 This is 10 state that was afflicted with Fe yer and Ague of the most inyeterate charac- ter for about two years. l tried many rene dies, including large quantities of quinine, etc, without avail. I was finally induced to try the Texas Tonic Syrup--the result was that after taking the first dose, had ''chills no more,N and am now rapidly recovering my health and strength. I have sent two dozen of this valuable ague cure to my plantation at Aiiliken's Bend. Every planter should keep il on hand. H, k. AUSTIN,
 Formerly Sup Little Rock k. R,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
King OfChills.

Is no secret compound, patent medicine or new discovery, but is an honest and faithful combination of pure Medicines, prepared by d class of experienced Southern Physicians.
 Aj persons who are exposed to the miasfna of rivers, lakes, bayous, pools, swamps, bogs, fcns, etc., should never failto keep rlways on hand supply of this never failing remedy Price Si.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
CHILLs AND FEVER.

Dumb Chlls, Cengestive Chills. Bilious Fev err intermittent Fever, Neuralgia, Nervous
 H Hcadache, Sun Pain, etc. It arouses the tor pid liver, cleanses the foul stomach, relieves constipation, and carries of all vtia ed hle,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM

0A sh PROVIDENCE, ALA, May l3, lsG6
 DR. JOIN BULL; l send you S30 for CED- RON BIrrERs; please send what it will come to after paying freight to Columbus, Miss, have been troubled for several years with indigestion; have had to take pills every night for ten or fifteen years, and in Februa- ", 1864, was attacked with general paraly- sis. was confined to my room for the bal ance of the year; and, in fact, continued in n very weak and nervous condition until some two months since, when l was put under an operation, and your CEpRoN BlrTERs for treatment. l commenced improving right away, and am pretty well restored
 Yours truly,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

Sg>Those owing the Citizen Office can pay their indebtedness in any kind of country produce, at the highest market prices. tlpasa. s
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
DR0MGoOLE X CO.'S KING OF CHIIES ES

Is decidedly the most powerfully effective Chill and Fever Medicine ever offered in the South. It will cure cases of six months stand ing without ever affecting the head. lt makes rapid and permanent cures, because it up- roots the Foundation of the disease andleaves the system in the vigor of health aud buoy
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

py-Those ofour subscribers, whose times have expired, will find marked on one corner oftheirpaper, the letter X. And, unless renewed, will be dis continued.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

wn-Capt J. H. Trezevant, from the house of J, P Norton X Go, Louisville, is paying our place another visit. He is looking well.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
DROMGoOLE i& CO.'S ENGLISH FEMALE LETTERS

Are prepared specially for the above dis eases and complaints, and we in all conf dence, give it a hearty recommendation. It arms the womb witk strength, power, and vigorous action, it arouses the whole female system to renewed action, and as a sure Fe- malcsRegulator, it has no equal. Only one Bottle is required to test it's intrinsic value
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
Inspector of Army Hospitals.

JoHN's PRETTY WlFE.---At the carly dawn of the rebellion, John would go, No persuasion cold induce him to. abandon his lightning propen- sites. He craved Yankee meat.
 His wife was in desperate health, pale, feeble and emaciatctl, yet young. A parting kiss and John was gone. During the first twelve months of the war news came that Johns wife had passed awayl The war closed and John, with honors, scars and glory, re- turned 10 his once happy home. "Oh.' says he. that sweet flower, so beauti- ilt in f~ling, has gone. l will stroll tho walks where once we were so hap py." lie was invited into the parlor. A fine, healthy, rosy lady made her ap- pcarauce. A scream was heard and she fell into lis arms! An, what a happp time--that lady was Johns s wife, My de2r wife says John, 'what has produced so great change in you ?" 'Droomgoole < Co.'s Eng fish Female Ditters," was the modest reply.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

We would call the attention of our readers to the fact that they can exchange corn for meal at any time, at the Des Arc Mills
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

SAVE THE 0LD RAGs.-You can find ready sale for any amount of cotton rags, hemp rope ends, Sucks, etc, at this office.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
COUGHS AND COLDS,

Group, Whooping- Cough, Bronchitis. lioafsc- ness, Soreflroat, Dry hacking Cough, rneu- monia, rlenrisy, Pain in the Side, ti.htness and fullness of the Chest, Splitting ol Blood. and all those troublesome Pumonary Allie ; ions.
 FOR CHILDREN AND INFANTS, It is a superb preparation, and mothers who use it are perfectly deligted with it's wonderful effects, Large bottles Sl.00.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
PURIFY YOUR BL06DlII ajiIrlsg's SagsapatiIla,

OF all thc remedies that have heen discov- cred during the present age for the Thousand ills that flesh is heir Go, none equal this won dorful preparation. Only ten years have elapsed since the .diseoyerer, twho spent n decade in stgdying experiments, and perfect ing it, first introduced t 10 the public, and il is already recognized by inc most eminent physicians in all parts of the coamtry 10 be the most surprising and effective remedy for certain diseases Of which they have knowl- edge.
 All other Compounds or Syrups of this root have hitherto failed 10 command the sanction of the Faculty, because. on being tested, they have been found to contain noxious iugredi- ents, which ncutralize the good effects of the Sarsaparila, anG oftentimes injure the health of the patient. It is not so with Hurlcy's preparation.
 This is the pure and genuine extract of the root and will, on trial, he found to effect n certain and perfect cure of tue following com plaints and diseases:
 Affection 0ftEae ESomea, EsabEeuaA 6t0sefyeness. Eelseases of the
 ES6dRseys, Dyspepsia, ETy-
 slDei;sR, 4fesEsass RrFegs
 Us.ssifieS. EisFsaia,
 Skin Diseases,
 alsIsgestioD
 E4sveT GoEG pi.siEBt, Piles, Sc.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
BULLS WORM DIES TROYER no taly uni&ad saase8 and World
 wide Esesessasrs.

have received many testimonials from and medical mon, as my alma macs and various publications have shown, all of which aro gcaaino. The following let ter from {. highly e9aeated and popular phy- sieian in Georgia, is certainly one of the most sersihlc communications have ever received. Dr. Clement knows exactly what he speaks of, and his testimony dcsefges to be written in letters of gold Hear what the Doctor says of BULLS WORM DESTROYER:
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

na. You can subscribe for the Citizen and pay for it in cotton rags.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 25, 1864. received this day the following, from Lan- caster, Kentucky DR. JoHN BULL: Please send mo in haste for my oieH ase, ONE DOZEN of your Cedron Bitters, l have tried them, and find them all you claim for them.
 Yours respectfully, -- G " SIfINDIEUOWES
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

|L -There are SS, ,s51 miles ofarailroad of this country, which repro sent Sl,6o5,- o20 of capital,
 Street Commissioner Baker, of New Orleans, reinstated by order or General Grant, resumed possession or his office last Friday.
 ---The murderer of youngeB eBicknell who was lynchcd at Columpla, con- fessed, just before he was hung, that during the last few years he haul miir- dered seven men. He was about to name the other victims when he was launched into eternity. Ess ef
 An old woman died in St. Louis, last Tuesday night, in u beastly state of inioxication. During the night the Fats greatly mutilatcd the body
 Joseph Todd was shot and Killed bv Henry BcasIey, at Mount Roswelh Alabama, near the Tennessee line last Wednesday, Tho murderer fired eight times, four balls taking effect. Both were drunk.
 -Wendeil Phillips lectured the other night ill St Louis. A reporter complains dolefully in a Radical paper that he had no ticket, the doorkeepers did not know him, and some report was made ill that paper.
 --The tirstinstance ofa filll-blood- od neoro being nominated for Congress by an authorized convention occurred the other day in Raleigh, North Caro- liana. The honored individual was educated at Oberlin, Ohio, has travel o1 o,,d sneeks we'll His name IS Jas. Fl. Harris. He promptly declined the nomination, in q district where the Radicals have majority of six or sew cn hundred, assigning as reason that lis election would injurc the party. How many white men would deciine on such grounds.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
Dissertation of EsartnershIp.

Fly mutual consent we have thls day dis solved the partnership herctofcre existing under the firm name and style of Johnson X Davis. The business will be, hereafter, cGr- ried on by 5. r. Johnson. Chas Davis, to whom the books of the old firm now belong. is alone authorized to setLle up tue same. We now roturn our thanks ta our customers for their liberal patronage and ask that it may be continued
 E. F. JOHNSON,
 CHAS. DAVIS Dc Arc. February llth, iS0e
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

J. D. Adams, formerly of Dean, Adams X Calf. P.J. Cockburn, formerly of Oakley Hawkins X Co.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
RIVER NEWS. ETC.

The weather has been cloudy and raj. ny for the past week. t
 The river is bank full and rising rapidly for the high stage of water,
 The Liberty No. ? came to our landing on her way up on Monday evening, and passed down on Tuesday evening, in order to take on large shipment of cotton awaiting her at Dcyall's Bluff. She still retains the services of lNessrs. Harry and Sharpe in the office, to whom We are un- der obligations for repeated f.Tors.
 The Steamer Commercial passed up Thursday evening, and came down this morning That popular steamboatman Capt Yin. Ashford still commands her, with the Smither Bros in the office, and Miles Standish as mail and express agt.-- He has our thanks, together with. the clerks, for late papers. d.
 The Tempest passed down Monday night.
 The Norman passed up on Wednesday
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
CHELLS & FEWER.

The proprietor of this celebrated medicine instly claims for it 6 superiority over all remedies over offered to the public >for the sais, esrfdia spee3p. and peeneneat cure of Ague and Fever, or Chiils and Fever, whether of short or long standing. He refers to the entire Western and Sogih-western country to bear him testip.oRy to she truth of the as- sertion, that in no ease whatever will it fail 10 cure, if The directions are strictly followed and carried out, In a great many cases a single dose has been sufficient for cure, and whole families have been cured by a single bottle, Nith perfect restoration of the gen eral health lt is, however, prudent, and in every case more certain to cure, if it's use is continued in smaller dosos for a week or two after the disease has been checked, more es- peeiaNy in difficult and l0ng-standing cases. Usually, this meaieina will not require any aid to keep the bowels in good order; should the patient, however, require D catlartio medicine, after having taken three or four doses of the Tonic, single dose of BULLS NEGEFABLE FAMILY PILLS win be suGi- eicnt
 pR JOHN BULLS Principal Office;
 No. 10 Fifth, Cross Street,
 L0EISTILLE, KP All of inc above for sale ny
 y. M. IsEJESNEY.
 octl2 DFS iRc, JK6
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
EsURLEX'S TONIC.
-E7sI -g--7- l.s !. ] 9 y7- ' sz:s POPULAR WORN CANDY.

As this is really Specific for Worms, and the best and most palatable form to give to children. it is not surprising that it is fast ta- king the place of all other prerarations-it being tasteless any child will take it.
 JAMES hUDDLE 6o CO,
 PrODrietors
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
A vosce from alae Army.

NEW ORLEANS, January IF, IS6S. To $. Mansfield x Co.,, Proprictors of the Hungarian Balsam of Life:
 SIRs, Having used the Huugarian Balsam of Life for some two years, in my practice, in the army hospitals, with perfect safety, certainty, and wonderful efficacy, l cheerfully add my reeommendation to that ofothers in its behalf It is truly an admirable remedy for all diseases of the pull monary organs. A
 Yours, respectfully, J. PETERS.
 Inspector of Army Hospitals.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

Cotton still advancing It was selling yesterday at from IS to 20 cents.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
DG. SEABRO0A'S ElsXAr of s0yrophosphate ofErOn and GalisaSa.

THIS elegant combination possesses all the best TONIC properties of Peruvian Bark and Iron without the disagreeabie taste and bud effects of either, separately or in other prepa rations, of these valuable medicines. Ii should be takcn in all eases when a gentle tonic impression is required after conya- lescence from FEyERs or other facilitating diseases, or in those distressing lRaEGuLARi- TiEs peculiar to females. Nc female should be without it, If liable to such diseases, for nothing can well take it's place.
 JAMES RtIDDiE < CO,
 PRopRisToss,
 Laboratory No. Il Bullits Street,
 Louisville, Ky
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
Msupnrs, Sept. 8, 1867.

MRMpnIs, Sept. 8, lSd1 MANSFIELD X HIGBHG--
 Gentlemen: After sui iering more or less from the ague for i've years, and finding no permanent relief from Physician prescriptions or the popular rem edies of the day,l was induced by friend to try yoor new, (though already widely known,) .tsure cure for fever and ague, the Texas Tonic Syrup, and am happy to state that t worked to charm. l have had but one chill since commenced using t (and that was caused by my own imprudenee the third day afier,) although nearly three months have elapsed, and unhesitatingly recommend 1t to all who suffer from any form of ague as safe, sure and pleasant remedy for the same
 Respectfully Yours.
 NJ. Y. D SHATTUCK,
 princinal Linden St. Public School
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14

-There are 3S, ,s5l miles ofarailroad of this country, which repro sent Sl,6a5,- S20 of capital,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-14
MANSFIELD < HlGBEB' $,
TEXAS
Tonic Syrup! 1!
A rapid and never failing cure for E'eyer $ Ague. or GgslsIs 6 Eever.
It IS Q known faot that Ihe powerful miner

Every poison has it's antidote--Eyery disease has it's cure.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-23
oAI1EN,s CONGRESS pITTERs.r

You see men dragging along the streets every
day, with haggard, pale faces, and weak, enact
atel bodies, asking wlstfully, what can do TO
regain my health 7"
Doctor A. says--"try my sugar-coated pills"
Doctor Il. says-'try my ctlomel" Doctor G.
advise the water-cure, n change of diet and air,
or prescribe some remedy, which they believe
will do the invalid good.
What is the result Why, in few days you
miss the form Of the invalid. He has been do,ed
and drugged until all of natures vitality has lief;
his body. Soon you hear the bell tol-pretty
soon his funeral passes-and soon after his estate
pays the Sections and Undertaker's bills.
Dead Who killed him What was the mat
ter And with that inquiry the unfortunate one
is forgotten while the living, falling TO profit by
the sad exarnple-tread the same path and die
in the same way
Now Nature furnishes a specific for every dis
ease The trouble Is our doctors don't find out the
specifcsor if they do, they do not correctly as-
and "a fatal result follows.
In order TO cure disease, you must remove It's
origin. If You suffer from loss of appetite, bilious
arrangement, nervousness, dyspepsia you must
attack their cause-or you never viii get well,
Reasoning thus, "Allens Congress Bltters
have been prepared, and are now for sale III the
principal maj kets of the country, They are "A
compound Of some sixteen different roots and
herbs each Of which is specific for some disease,
thus furnishing o valuable medical compound.
II your stomach ia diseased, or out of order, the
Bitters will regulate 1t. Ii you have no appetite,
the Bitters will restore it. They will cleanse your
1 system of impurities will remove the cause u
disease, and give your whole system removed life
and healthy action. Try them. They are man
iufactured at Fort Edward, n. Y, and for sale in
all respectable Drug Stores, and places Of business.
\ word to the wise il sufficient. march3ldlv
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-23

A. the proposed chang OF market day Is not As
yet entirely accomplished, we again clo,c our
market week with the OH time, The trade At
brighton last Tuesday was fair, but the stock was
no, sold as readily as last week. At Cambridge
yesterday there were go head Of cattle and roo
sheep and lambs. The attendance Of buyers was
small and trade vas consequently dull still the
droyers on the II. s \. road arr not VT satisfied
with tn change OF market day, and refuse TO ac-
cede 10 II, and expressed termination 20 hold on
20 the OH arrangement, and run in their stock a,
the usual time Tuesday alleging that It Is in
convenient tor them 10 adopt Thursday There
arc very few, II any, changes IN the prices Of cat
tie and sheep, AMI consequently We make few
changes in cur figures. We understand that all
other lines OF railroads have made arrangements
20 arrive AZ market on Thursday Of next week.