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The New York herald., 1868-06-20

A UCTIoN NOT1CE.-FURNITURE AT A BARGAIN
n cash and less than auction prices at ERNEST
ROFHS furniture manufactory So Beecker street,
Broadway. Magnificent raouSuits, covered with color
French satin 6roeael l.5 200 s22S and SI5o covered
great variety OF Parlor Library, Bedroom and Dining Room
pfaH
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13
Death.

We have never read anything more beautiful than the following, from the pen of George D. Prentice:
 "There is but a breath of air and a beat of the heart betwixt this world and the next. And in the brief suspense while we feel that death is present with us, that we are powerless, and that He is all powerful, and the faint pulsation here is but the prelude of endless life hereafter, we feel, in the midst of the stunning calamity about to befall us, that the earth has no compensating good to mitigate the severity of our loss. But there is no grief without some be- nificent provision to soften its intense ness. When the good and lovely die, the memory of their good deeds, like the moonbeams on the stormy sea, lights up our darkened hearts, and lends to the surrounding gloom beauty so sad so sweet, that we would not. if we could, dispel the darkness that envi- rons it."
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13
A Successful Burglar Trap.

A cotempoary tells, or rather lets the hero Of the incident tell of German watch maker in this city who, hearing of the frequent burglaries, concluded to fortify his store against the gentry who worked with skeleton keys and crowbar The watch-maker said:
 Il hear much tings apout tc purgu- lars all awhile; l hears they breaks titores into 'em very much. We'll, l tinks vixes em, so that the next time that they coomes to my stores, by tam, they no gum. Ipuys pig horse bis- tie, and l fastens it to dc floor, init de monzle pointin' to de door. So den runs string from de drigger up init der wall and down init der door, so ven Mir. Purgular opens himself nit der door, wy, if he ploze de tam brains out of de histel, ", den you see can't help it, don't it? That's vot I say. Last night left de door pointing at de moozle of de bistel init two bullets in it, unt goes out to drink some lager met ter boys. I sometimes drinks too much lager. We'll, cant help it. l bores myself into more ash twenty six teen klasses lager, unt then I goes home. Ven pass mine store l dinks I better ash look in unt see ifnothing peso all right. That is right, don't it ? If it don't I ain't cant help it. Yell, init so many glasses of me in der lager, I forget apout der hoss bistle unt opin ter door, hang by tam, joost gets q bullet init mine elbow unt anoder pull let get mine hat through it all ter vile. Vost 1 scart? We'll, if vos l can't help it. You'd be scart yourself, ain't it? l joost trow away the hoss bistle, un l never sets no more traps for bur gulars so long as I can't help it. So!'
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13
Learn a Trade.

Stephen Girard had a favorite clerk, and he always said 'he intended to do well by Ben. Lippencot." So when Ben got to be twenty-one, he expected to hear the governor say something of his future prospects, and perhaps lend a helping hand in starting him in the world. But the old chap carefully avoided the subject. Ben mustered courage:
 "l suppose I am now free, sir" said he, "and l thought I would say some thing to you as to my course. What do you think l had better dos"
 "Yes, yes, know you are," said the millionaire; "and my advice is that you go and learn the cooper's trade"
 This piece of advice nearly froze Ben out; but, recovering his equilibrium, he said, Eff MT. Girard was in earnest he would do so."
 q am in earnest" ;" and Ben forthwith sought the best cooper in Spring Gar den, became an apprentice, in due time could make as good barrels as the best. He announced to old Stephen that he had graduated and was ready to set up business.-The old man seemed grati- fled, and immediately ordered three of the best barrels he could turn out. Ben done his prettiest. and wheeled them up to his counting room. Mir Girard pronounced them firstrate and demand ed the price.
 "One dollar," said Ben, "is as low as l can live by"
 "Cheap enough! Make ont your bill.'
 The bill was made out, and old Ste phen settled it with check for S50,000 which he accompanied with this little piece of moral to the story.
 "There take that, and invest it in the best possible manner, and if you are unfortunate and lose it, you have good trade to fall back upon. which will af- ford you good living"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13

p~ Flattery is bad coin, which can bs pssssd only upon fcolp.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13

|
 q WILL. We like that strong, TO- bust expression. No one having utter ed it in sincerity, was ever a mean, crying man. The pigmies of the world did not trouble him, although they rose in masses to pull him down. He speaks, and the indomitable will pre- vails. His enemies face before him. He rides forth a conqueror. Would you be great? Would you be distin- guished for your scientific or literary attainments? ? Look not mournfully at your lot, but with q will" breathing from you lips and bursting from a great heart, you can not but prevail. Show us the man that never rose higher than toad-stool, and whose influence died with his breath and we will point you to groping, cringing wretch, who trembles at the approach of a spider, and faints beneath thun- der cloud. Lot the fires of energy play through your veins, and if your thoughts are directed in right channels you will startle the slumbering universe.
 -------------->< ><p>----
 HI-During recent performance of "Romeo and Juliet.v at Marblehead, Mass, the frir Juliet's questions in the soliloquy before taking the sleeping draught-"What if the mixture does not work at all ?" was answered by an urchin in the pit, who said: "Then take dose of pills" The effect upon the audience can be imagined.
 ~ There is no stronger breastplste then . heart untsintsd.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13

PEACHES WITHOUT SToNEs.-An az riculturist has, it is said, tried with suc- cess the following method of making peaches grow without stones. "Turn the tops of the trees down, cut off the ends, stick them into the ground, and fasten them so with stakes: in year or two tho,e tops will take root, and when we'll rooted cut of the branches connecting those re- versed and rooted branches with the tree proper, and this reversed peach tree will produce fine peaches without stones. " The same experiment may be tried with plums, cherries and entrants.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13
oE. Al. E N
DR. R0B'T. B. TREzEvANT,

Tenders his professional services to the citizens of Des Arc and vicinity. Oiiice-At B. F. Johnson Drug Store.
 sep21
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13
Dr.. R. B. SHELBY,

YNENDERs his professional services to the | Citizens of Des Arc and surrounding country, in the practice of Medicine and 0b- stetrics. He hopes from an experience of over fifteen years in Southern practice, to merit a share of public patronage.
 Office one door East of Burney's Drug Store. march2S- 1S6S-Iy
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13

nOr The course of the radicals in the Senate Is arrested. So they themselves would have been long ago had justice bSvr dcvs
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13
NEW HOTEL
 IN DEVALL'S BLUFF, ARK.

THE "ATLAS HOTEL
 IS NOW OPEN for the accommo- dation of the travelling public exclu- slvely. The Tables will be Supplied with the choicest the market affords. Our accommodating and genial friend, J. M. McClintock, is proprietor. All who patronize him will go away Laughing fat" jsnll
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13

WILL give prompt attention 10 any business in the counties of Independence, Jackson, Woodruff, Monroe, Prairie, White, Conway and Van Buren. mar9-
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-13

@The imaginations of men do more than nature to make women beautiful.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

FORGoT TO Look UP.-I have some
where seen the story Of a man who
went out one evening to steal corn
from his neighbor5 field. He took
his little boy with him to sit on the
fence to keep a lookout, so as TO give
warning IN case any one should come
along. The man jumped over the
fence with a bag ON his back, and be-
fore commencing to take the corn he
looked all round, first one way and
then the other, and then seeing no
one, he was just about to fill his bag
Then the little fellow. his son--and u
good little fellow he was too-cried
out:
Father there is one way you have
not looked YETI
The father was startled and sup
posed that some one was coming.
He asked his son which way ne
meant
why" said the boy, you forgot
to look up.
The father was conscience stricken A.;
he came back over the fence, took
his little boy by the hand, and bur
ried home without the corn which he
had designed to take. The little boy
had reminded him that the eyes OF
God were upon him.
"The eyes OF the Lord are in every
place, behoIding the evil and the
good"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

The Cottage Gardener OF London
says earthing up potatoes diminishes
the produce and retards the ripening
of the tubers. Long experiments in
England have proved this fact-that
killing up the potatoe will reduce the
crop one-fourth.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
DOP q L Ar BALLADS
= FOR THE MILLION!
At Prices to Suit the Million.

At Prices to suit the Million.
Having made arrangements for the current
publications of the principal housesin the United
States, which are furnished in great variety and
at greatly reduced prices, at retail or wholesale.
We supply any order for any song or book, no
matter by whom published at the publishers
lowest cash price. Look over the list and send
your ORDERS large or small. list of few
given below:
Anne Darling, New Song and Chorus.
Drink! Drink! Drink! Song g. Chorus
Broken Hearted MiIk-Man, Comic.
My Heart Goes Pit-a-Pat, Comic.
You Naughty, Naughty Girls. Tony Pas
tors latest.
She's Lovely as a Rose, Comic.
She is so Far and yet so Near,
and hundreds of others Comic. Sentimental, &c.
Any OF the above will be sent by return mail
on receipt of 5 cents, or for 10 cents, or 20
kinds for 25 cents.
We have songs that will please everyone
There was never such chance to get popular
songs SO cheap before outside the cities. Send
in your orders at once and receive your songs or
books by return mail or express. Address,
HENRY D. MOULTON & CO.,
Box IL, Island Pond, Vt.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

The brain OF MIR. McGee weighed
SO ounces. The mean weight in man
is 45 ounces. That Of the great Irish
orator, O'Connell, weighed 81 ounces.
That of the Lord High Chancellor Of
England was SO IL ounces. Depuy-
tren's brain weighed 80 ounces, and
Cuyien's SO II ounces.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
A Wedding Night Shirt.

night he was married but the tempt
alton was irresistible. They couldn't
have helped it to save their lives. I'll
tell you how it was:
Joe was about the most fancy dress
ed in town-over.nice and particular
"a regular Miss Nancy in manners,
always putting on airs, and more dam |
ty and modest than a girl. Well,
when his wedding night came he was
dressed to kill aud his pants especi-
ally fitted him as if they had been
molds and his legs candles, and run
into them. Tight was no name for
them. Their set was immense, and |
he was prouder than halt dozen pea
cocks
"Aron't they nice, boys p he asked
OF the two who were to be groomsmen
and see that ne threw himself away
III the most approved fashion.
"Stunning Gorgeous r replied
Tom Bennett. "Ncver saw anything
equal 10 them. But l say, Joe, aren't
they Just the least Dit tight IL strikes
me that you'll have some difficulty in
bending, won't you? z
~Pashaw, no They are as easy as
an old glove. See"
To prove the matter, he bent dowl
so as 10 touch his patent feathers,
when crack crack! followed like
the twin reports OF a revolver.
"ThunderW exclaimed Joe, as he
cIapped his hand behind and found
rent in the cashmere from stem to
stern. Thunder. The pants have
burst, and what shall | DO p
Al should rather think they had"
answered Tom, getting purple in me
face, as he eudeavorcd to control ais
laughter. But there is NO time TO get
another pair 1t only wants hail an
hour TO the stand up time, and we
have got half mile to go, Carriage
waiting too.
"What shall l do?-what shall |
do?"
an tell you what, Joe, il mine
would lit YOU, YOU should have them
and welcome, but they are mile TOO
big-would set like shirt on u bean
pole. see no way but 10 have shem
mendcd.
"Who can / get TO DO it, Tom 2
"WciI | am something of Il tailor,
and can fix them 80 they won show.
Hold on a minute ana I'll get need
lie ana thread
"Cau you May Heaven bless You I,
'Oh with your coatw commanded
Tom, as lie came back.
The command was obeyed; the
pants mcnded the coat tails carefully
turned over 80 as TO conceal the dds
ucss Tor rent, and all went merry as
q marriage bell until Joe followed
his blushing bride TO the nuptial
couch.
There was only a dim light m the
room, but 1t enabled Joe, a. he gIauc-
ed DasAIuiIy around, 20 tuc sweetest
face ia The world, tic rosy checks and
ripe lips, tho lovely and loving blue
eyes, and the golden curis just peep
ing out from the snowy sheets and he
eNtlngulsncd it altogether uua has ten
ed to uIsrobe himself OMcame coat.
vest, taucy uecN-lic ana collar. boots.
and socks in hurry, uut somehow
the pants SUCK, Inc more he tried,
the more they WOuiuu & come, and he
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

We have used the Weed Family Favorite Sew
ing Machine about one year and esteem it very
highly. We find that while it is competent for
heavy work, it also works admirably on thin
goods, making an elastic seam and stitching mus
Inns, prints and delans. witgout drawing the
work. EMILY BLANCHARD.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

To KEEP HANS OR BACON.-Cover
them close with coarse paper, pack
in a barrel and fill up the vacancies
with dry ashes. We have tried this
method and found it successful.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
IRAsBURGH, April IL, 1868.
p. p CHENEY

Dear Sir-Haying used one of your Sewing
Machine in our family for the six months past we
take pleasure in testifying 10 its usefulness. 1t
has been great help to US, and we would not do
without one year now for the price of one
JOHN MCCLELLAN.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
JoHNsBURY, March 81, 1868.
Z 2 CHENEY

Dear Sir-Sincc I got the Ocagon my sewing
is no task. When l had it to do by hand it was
Oppre sive and would accumulate 50 as to keep
me behindhand but, armed with the machine, |
triumph, and my sewing is no longer an oppres-
sivc burden.
MRS. ELIZA B. ALLEN
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
IRAsBURGH, April 8, 1868.
F. p. CHENEY,

Dear Sr-The Machine we had OF you is just
the thing for our business. Il works well on
both light ana heavy goods, and has never been
out of order. l have used other machines before
this, have used this now about eight months, and
for dress-making and all family sewing, | can
most cordially recommend Johnson's under-feed
Single Threader. S. L. SOLOMON.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
BARTON, April 5, 1868.
+. ?. CHENEY,

Dear Sir-The Sewing Machine we had of YOU
works well and we like II very much. It does all
kinds Of both heavy aud light sewing well, and
it has never been out OF order.
d. S. COOK
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
GREENSBORO, April 7. 1868.
i. p. CHENEY

Dear Sir-We like the Johnson Sewing Ma
chine very much, and find it a paying nst-
tuition. 4. SIMPSON
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
GREENSBORO, April 6, 1868.
MR.. 2 p. CHENEY.

ing Machine until we can confidently recon-
mend il as an excellent machine for ordinary
family use. would be too mach to say that it
is perfect, for nothing Ia this age is beyond I'M
prUyemeut, nor would we say that il Cxceis every
other machine. But we know of nothing better
In general appearance and mechanism it is q first
class machine, and we are pleased wi.u ITS mod
ell, its style If finish the simplicity of ia move
meut and ID ease of operation. t. most tdmi
lies the price will be an especial commentator,
being lower than chat Of many well known ma
chimes, while its workmanship and qualities are
Eot inferior.
Yours truly,
A. w WILD.
ELLEN NJ. WILD
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
CRAFTsBURY, April 4, 1868.
F. P CHENEY.

Dear S6-We are well satisfied with our Sew
ing Machine and find it all that you recommend
ed it to be, and an immense saving Of time and
labor. 1t is always in good order and runs easily.
We can cheerfully recommend Johnson's under
feed Singlc Threader.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
CHENEY

Dear Su-The Gold Medal Sewing Machine
we had OF you has far exceeded our expectation,
having run ID f9 our entire satisfaction ON all
materials thick or JEu We feel TO recommend
il 10 all wishing a good machine, one thar viii
do ito work with uuerring certainty and dis
patch. We would uo- part with il or exchange
it tor any machine that rye have seen.
MRS. EDWARD A. UFFORD.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
T YNDON CARRIAGE co

The subscribers have purchased the entire in
terest In the worldwide known Lyndon Carriage
Shop, and having made increased facilities for
now offer to the public great
variety and improved style of Lyndon Carriages.
LIGHT 6 HEAVY OPEN BUGGIES,
SIDE 8 END SPRING,
AND TOP BUGGIES,
made from the best selected stock in every de-
partment. Our patrons can come and examine
them and get them Immediately, or by examina-
ton OF those already completed, can specify any
change they wish, and have them painted and
trimmed to their taste. without extra charge rs
we are constantly finishing up, and can suit them
without any Inconvenience
Repairing of all Kinds
done to order, on short notice, and at lowest cash
prices. All orders for new work should be sent
in as early as possible.
J. A. DARLING,
I. 6. HARTWELL, Proprietors.
f. B. NEWTON,
Lyndon, Feb. /. lS68-I5w8
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

JOHN ANDERSON,
/. MATILDA ANDERSON.
MARY ANDERSON.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
CHAS.COE.

BOsION, NaFCh T, Iobo.
To aehoal it may concern This is to certify
that | have been in the employment of VIM L.
Bradley for more than four years, and most Of
that time have been at said Bradiey's Super Phos-
plate of Lime mandatory, at RoXbury, Mass,
and am able to testify from positive knowledge
that no muck has been used by said Bradley in
any shape or manner, in the manufacture of ST.
per-PhOsphate of Lime.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

The above engraving is a fac 8inaile Of the Gold
Medal Sewing Machine and no one that has
seen il will need to be told that it is
Magnificent Machine,
and in respect to its effective working, &c, aUd
also the other kinds which have for sale. See
the subj0ined testimonials from disnterestedand
highly respectable citizens who are using them.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

This letter was not intended for publication,
but was the result Of various analysis which We
had caused to be made in order that we might
be sure our Super Phosphate would prove as
much better than others this year it did last
AS you are not acquainted with DR.. Eaton, the
following from Prof Crosby Of Dartmouth Col
lege, will sufficiently justify the implicit conf
dence which we placed in his report:
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nv
WALTER NJ. ROGERS.
RnSrnN Mnrch y 1893

BosTON, March 2, 1868
To achOm 1t may concern: This il TO certify
that have been with VIM. L. Bradley as fore
man, for nearly five years. both at his Super
Phosphate Of Lime Mandatory, at Roxbury,
and at Weymouth.
/ have constantly mixed and weighed the ma
terals myself, and have never mixed or weighed
or seen mixed or weighed single pound of
muck, and know positively that no muck has
been nsed by said Bradley IN his Super-Phos-
phate of Lime GUST. GLOVER
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

JOHN f. SKINNER.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

It is, and shall be- sold as chtaply Such
ticIe can be afforded. If a lower priced Superphos-
plate and yet good quality be desired let the genu
Inc article sold by the Company, be mixed with an
EQUAL AMOUNT OF dry muck tine old compost, and
article is the result and at of less than
dollars a hundred
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
ssThose who buy and use it will los

acre of extra good Corn which certainly should NOT
have got without the SuperphOsphae, it very
poor piece of poor land Other brands OF Phosphate
had not done wei with and had still less faith in
applying after the up-but put 1t on at the
first h0eng-and astOnished to see how quick and
vigorously it took hold OF the crop"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
Yours trtII
IBAsBURGH, March ~, 1868.

A. w WILD.
ELLEN NJ. WILD
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-08-20
Poetry.
THE NATIONS PRAYER.


THE following poem, written by young lady Of
New York for fast day Service first appeared in the
New York Post, August 3, 1864 It's words seem
prophetic in view Ofthe coming election of General
Grant as the next President:
Father, to Thy throne ascending,
List the nations prayer to Thee;
With their hearts and voices blending,
GoD-GRANT-VI0ToRyl
We have suffered, o our Father;
In the great cause, Liberty;
Now we come to Thee for succor-
GoB-GRANT-VICTORY
Vacant chairs are in our households,
Vacant hearts each day we see,
That in anguish often whisper
GoD-GRANT-VIOroRII
Father, never let base traitors
In this land Of b rave and free,
Rule Ger those whose hearts are saying
GOD-GRAET-YIcToRT
But If Thou wouldst longer listen,
Wen submit our all to Thee,
Knowing that 81 his good pleasure,
GoD '7iR grant US EsorOREI
Then, when this dread strife is over,
And the day Of peace we see,
We shall keep our counJry's watehWord--
GOD and GRANT and VICTORY
AN AFFECTING TALE.
Mother Psudleton Hubbard
Went to Tammany cupboard
To get political bone;
When she got there
She found Seymour and Blair,
And so poor Greenbacks got none.