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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
The Treasures oran Editor.

The following on the pleasures of an editor, purports to be boys ''compo- sition." There arc, no doubt, several "grown up boys who have about the same idea of the duties and the pleas ures of an editor:
 The editor is one of the happiest ami mals in the known world. He can go to the circus, afternoon and evening, without paying a cent; also to inquests and hangings. He has free tickets to picnics and strawberry festivals, gets wedding cakes sent him, and sometimes gets licking, but not often, for he can take things back in the next issue, which he generally does. I never knew only one editor to get licked. His paper busted that day, and he couldn't take nothing back.
 While other folks have to go bed carly, the editor can set up late every night, and see all that's going on. The boys think it is big thing to hang on till ten o'clock. When l am q man l mean to be an editor, so 1 can stay out nights. Then that will be bully. The editor don't have to saw wood or do any chopping, except with his scissors. Railroads get up excursions for him, knowing if they didn't he'd make 'em git up and git. In politics he don't care much who he goes for, if they are on his side. If they ain't he goes for 'em anyway; so it amounts to nearly the same thing. There is a great many people trying to be editors who can't, and some of them have been in the pro- fession for years. They can't see 1t though. If I was asked if had rather have an education or be circus-rider, 1 would say, let mo go and be an edi- fOr
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Radical Sermon.

Blessed are the proud, and govern mont contractors, for theirs is the king dom of grcenbacks.
 Blessed are the naughty, for they shall inherit shinplasters.
 Blessed are the unmerciful, for they shall inherit command.
 Blessed are the vile in heart, foT they shall be appointed judges.
 Give to the nigger that asketh not but from the poor man turn away.
 Moreover, when you pretend to fast, fast not at all, but eat turkeys ducks, and especially roosters, that you may crow over eoppcrheads, and stuf yourselves with whatevera shiRplaster buyeth.
 Lay up for yourselves treasures it greenbaeks, hve-twsnties aud count, bonds, and whatever else you may tak, and carry from the custom house and treasury.
 Every man can serve two masters the devil and the radical party.
 Take no thought co bs clothed b, honest toll, consider the contrshAnds how they toll not, neither 40 thsy SOW and yet no white man is fed like one O these Iniggers.) If poor white msl ask bread, give him stone, if he ask fish, give him an alligator.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Cotton Tax.

We clip the following from the New Orleans Tines, in regard to the trouble likely to arise with the planters in the shipment of their new crop of cotton the coming season. It does seem that the trade of the South is never to be free from these vampires that have we'll nigh drawn it's life-blood:
 As we expected there is much incon- venience and trouble to arise with planters Some of the cormorants, or vulturest, tax eaters, and collectors are watching every shipment of cotton hither, to bounce on it if there is no certificate and oath to prove that it is the product of 1868, and of course not subject to taxes. These vul- lures who will be deprived of office in three months will not take the word of an honest planter or cultivator without the farce of an oath being administered that the cotton proposed to be shipped was raised this year, picked, ginned and fer warded to market by responsible parties, for sale as in former times. In the clearance of vessels with cotton the Cols lector of Customs may probably require authentic documents that the cotton is of this seasons yield. It is hoped the Col lector of the Customs, the high mandarin as in former times, will be as liberal as possible and extend all necessary indul. gencies to the shippers of cotton, and that the Collector of Internal Taxes will not be too close and extracting. It is to be hoped the Tax Collectors as we'll as Asses sors can discriminate and tell bale of new cotton from an old one On whom, on what department does the enormous expense of supporting the tax collectors devolve. There are not four thousand bales of old cotton, or of the crop of 1867 and previous, in the country on which taxes are collected. It will cost our good uncle about twenty dollars per bale to collect the taxes on this small quantity of cotton. It is supposed there will be about ten cormorants or carpet-baggers watching the course of the same Under all circumstances it is hoped collectors will not press planters and growers too closely, to compile them to furnish evidence and proof that the cotton in course ofshipment is of the yield of 1868. In some counties and parishes there is not a wagon load of old cotton remaining.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
How n Peck Of Corn Meal is
 Taxed.

The Gallipolis Dispatch, in answer to the charge that because man is poor he cannot be taxed, thus shows how even a peck of meal, purchased by poor man to aid in feeding bis family of little children, is taxed, to aid in paying the interest on the untaxed bonds.
 Says the Dispatch
 "The corn from which that peck of meal was made was raised on taxed land, plowed by taxed blow, drawn by horses, hitched with taxed gears. It was hood with a taxed hoe, cultivated with taxed implements, gathered with taxed wagon, drawn with taxed horses, thrown into a taxed crib. shelled on taxed machine, measured in taxed measure, taken in a taxed sack and ground on a taxed null, sieved with taxed sieve, mixed in taxed pan, stirred with a taxed spoon, salted with taxed salt, put into taxed bake pan, baked in taxed stove, laid out on taxed plate, cut with taxed knife, and lastly eaten by pretty heavily taxed man.
 '1f it were not for the taxes you could buy bushel of meal for what that peck cost you. Besides it is not on that alone that you are taxed, but upon everything you have to buy. A pound of sugar costs 3 or l cents, but you have to pay from l6 to 20. A pound of coffee only costs 10 cents but you have to pay 30, and if it costs you three hundred dollars year to support your family, you may safely say one half of this is tax, Now, is 1t any wonder that times are hard and that you find it difficult to live 7"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Tyranical Conduct Ot Brigham
 Young.

From the Salt Lake Reporter, Sept. 18th
 We are informed that Brigham Young has given orders to Bishops, throughout the Territory, to cut oif from the Mormon Church every mem- Der who deals at a Gentle store, or purchases of an outsider. We have heard it stated by parties coming from the north, that preaching upon that subject had been done at Ogden and other places. This is but part of the plan arranged by Brigham, and carried out by his sHbordinates, to place an ef- fectual embargo upon the location of Gentile business men in this Territory and which would be made a total pro- hibition had they power to enforce it. It has been the constant aim and Oo- feet of the Mormon leaders to keep out Gentiles and prevent them from selling in this Territory. To such an extent was this formerly carried that Nor mons were even prohibited from rent ing houses to Gentiles; and several who dared to brave the displeasure of their rulers were considered as apos- tates. Lately, owing to force of cir. cumstances, the rigor of that rule has been somewhat relaxed in this city, al- though the intolerant feeling towards Gentiles upon the part of Church au- thorities, still exists in the country set dement's of Utah. It now seems to be cropping out afresh, coupled with a determination, if possible, to drive Gentle traders out ofUtah. Preaching against the Gentiles is indulged in to a l far greater extent in tho country settle ments than would be considered pru-
 dent in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake
 City. Thus while matters are kept | quiet at Mormon headquarters, to pull
 wool over the eyes of some, elsewhere
 the anathemas against outsiders and the
 Government are as loud as ever,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06

TREASURE HUNrING.--Somc years ago, that is to say in TOP, Spanish vessel laden with untold treasure, which is estimated at S70,0e0,000, sunk near the Spanish coast. About those days an Anglo Dutch fleet was in Span ish waters engaged in the cheerful work of destroying cities and towns. While they were in front of Cadiz. the Spanish vessels from the Indies ar- rived, and buing uuabio to get ge. i.s..t iii e Ca dig, they sailed for Vigo, where they arrived in safety One of the vessels of this Indian fleet was heavily loaded with gold and silver This could not be landed without certain formalities, and Spanish "red tape," which was in those days more tangled than any "red tape" the world over, was put in re- quisition. The 'scircumlocution office" was set in full blast, and the Spanish revenue officer, one Juan de Larrea, was so especially dilatory that the Dutch fleet came around from Cadiz pitched into the Spaniards generally, seized thirteen ships, and sunk seven, one of which was the treasure ship. There the treasure has laid for these one hundred and sixty-six yesrs, and now contract has been made with an American to raise the Spanish vessel and recover the treasure if possible lt will be an interesting search, and if the search is rewarded, Spain will be put in funds that in l7O2 would have been quickly wssted.-N. Y. Commer- clal
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Eloquent Extract.

Writing of the "closing scenes" in the history of General Lees army, J. Quitman Moore, Esq, thus thrills a chord that will vibrate forever-thus bequeaths a gem to the literature of the South:
 "There stood the mournful remnants of that once glorious army that had dipped its conquering banners in the crimson tide of eight and twenty san guinary battles, and strewn its heroic slain from the feet of the Pennsylvania mountains to the gates of own capital city that had given Manassas to Beau regard, and twined the fame of the Seven Pines battle ill the laurel wreath of Johnston that had cause the waters of the Shenandoah eternally to murmur the fame of Stonewall Jackson, and stretching its right arm out to the dis tant West had planted victory on the dropping banners of Bragg; that had witnessed four gigantic campaigns and through all their shifting and tragic scenes, and under all difficulties and dangers had remained steadfast and faithful to the last. And after having witnessed the rising of the Southern constellation, as it loomed up brightly on the horizon of war, pursuing to it's splendid zenith the fiery paths of Mars, now beheld not unmoved its declining splendors going down in the gloom of eternal night. And he, its illustrious chief, whose lofty plume was ever its rallying point in battle, and around whom it's affections warmly clustered, now commended it for its past devo- tion, and bade it adicu forever. Slow ly and sadly he rode from that mourn full field, and the cause that he fought for was beneath the foot of power Few were the eyes that grew not moist at witnessing that departure. It was the agony of q great cause finding ex- pression in the sublime soul of its ereat defender. And though that cause be dead, yet will its memory continue to live, and ever honored will be those names that sacraficcd at its altars. And on the scroll of fame no name among the list of eminent wofthies will shine in purer, serener, or more respiendent light than that of Robert Edmund Lee. His fame is monumental. His name will be placed by the side of those of the great captains of hIstory--of Marl borough and Sake, of lilly and Eugene; and as long as the fame of the Southern struggle shall finger in tradition and song, will his memory be cherished by the accountants of the Southern races; while his character will stand up in the twilight of history like some grand old cathedral, lifting itself in impcrishable beauty above the objects of earth, ma jesiic in its vast proportions, awful in it's solemn stateliness, sublime in its severe simplicity"
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
An Insurance Incident.

A New York letter In Western pa- per has this item.
 "Two years ago met Californian, who was blown up on the steamer Yosemite, on the Sacramento river, some time about the year IS65. ou remember the accident, one of the worst of it's kind, forty or fifty persons being killed and half as many severely injured. My acquaintance II. was asleep in his room when the explosion occurred, and was thrown some two hundred feet into the middle of the river, the cabin coming to pieces and leaving him ahoat in the water. It is hardly necessary to say that he awoke very speedily, and was somewhat pug alel al the novelty Of the situation. As he told the story to little party of us enc night somebody ventured Co ask;
 eII., what was the first thought that catered your head when you walked up ln Inc river?"
 ~weil.e he replied. si had insured my fife the day before in San Francisco for twenty thousand dollars. was shinklng or it when went to sleep, snd the next knew was when heard the explosion and found myself in the water, just thought, Two got that con founded insurance company this time, sure
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Household Gods.

There were never men whose wonder ful and peculiar virtues commanded more the respect of enemies and friends than two Virginians, Washington and Lee, "rebels," both We may measure accu- rately the virtues of a people who are hero- worshippers, by standards of supreme excellence which they hold up for the venration of themselves and children' There is hardly an abode of wealth or cabin of poverty in all the South whose interior walls are not decorated by costly or cheap memorials of Washington and Lee. A people with such standards of exalted public and private worth can never be false to themselves, their country or their God That Southerners are passionate, impatient of wrong and resent ful of injuries, that they are goaded to desperation by this unanticipsted result of war, by which their former slaves become their political masters, and the vilest men that continent has produced are invested with supremacy, that they endure these |calamities with little patience, augments rather than lessons the respect that is their due among the brave and generous
 There is unquestionable baseness of character and development of the meanest phase of cowardly malignity in the conduct of those who reyile or would deprive Southern people of civicrights, or degrade them to level with blacks. There may have been no cause for revolt or secession; Lee may have been misled by strong local attachments when he made war for Virginia and adhered to the weak against the strong, the Southern rebellion may have unwisely or wickedly precipitated by ambitious men ejected from place, and power and patronage by the election of Lincoln; but it is not the less true that qualities developed in the conduct of Lee, Johnson, Jackson and their followers should command our own, as they surely will the admiration of pos terity. The whole country, and not a narrow section, should appropriate the fame of their names and virtues, even as the whole country most know that liber- ality and generosity to the conquered can alone render the freedom of States and existence of the Union concurrent and perpetual.
 Whatever the number or violence of local disturbances, that owe origin solely to barbarism and brutality in governments established in the South, it should never be forgotten that while Washington and Lee look down upon every fre-side in the South, reminding the people each hour, by their eloquent lives, of the sublimest pre- cepts of virtue and honor ever practiced by men-while these facts exist, no vio- lent local outburst, no exhibition of hate for Brownlow and demoniac misrule, can overshadow the great universal Southern fact that two of the most faultless men that have ever lived are deemed matchless models of human excellence. It is equal ly true that whenever these Southern peo- pie cast down their idols, uplift Warmouths and Brownlows and Joe Browns in their stead, then the South needs expurgation then, bayonets and blacks should reign.- St. Louis Times.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
The Cotton crop of India

The Calcutta correspondent of the Lon don Times writes on the 30th of July as follows
 The same fall of rain which has been so heavy as first to save and then threaten with inundation the grain crops of the Northwest, has rescued the cotton cultiva- ton of Central India and Berar. Mir. N. Rivett Carnac, the Cotton Commissioner, reports that cheerful accounts have just been received from all the districts where, three weeks ago, l saw the heavens as brass and the earth as iron. The rain, too, has expelled that cholera which was numbering its victims by hundreds in the fatal Nerbudda Valley, notorious for more than one "eholera march" of our troops. The peasantry are now all busy sowing or resowing the cotton The only drawback is that farmers, who, in the last few years, greatly extended their cultivation, have now contracted the area under cotton. More careful cultivation, however, may be the result Then the delay in the downpour of the moonsoon is likely so to prolong it that the crop of next spring will be beatiful--a state of things not ex- ffeetea in Bengal proper where the moan soon began too early. In 1867 -6s, last season, the Central Provinces and Berar exported 22O,000 bales to Bombay alone, or 56,O00 less than the previous year. But seyenty-four per cent, of these bales were pressed on the spot and sent down by railway, against only fifteen per cent, the previous year. Central India expor ted a good deal of cotton to the North western Provinces, and by Mirzapore and the Mahanuday river for Bengal.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
The wicked Cuss. .Flees From the
 Wrath to Come.

From the N. Y. Sun, 9th ult.l
 There was a brave time at John AL lens prayer-meeting yesterday. The crowd stretched away across the street, for the house could not contain a tithe of the multitude. John was there, but not the same John that was seen and scrutinized on previous days. He was a changed man. John had experienced religion, and made an open profession of the faith that was in him. He spoke modestly, said he had really found the Savior, and was "going to stick by him as long as he lived" hoping that when he died the Savior would "stick by" him in return. He poured out his soul in prayer. Words simple and full of feeling poured from his lips. There was seemingly no bunconbe about it. If there was, none know it but John Allen and his God. The excitement of the audience knew no bounds. The worst sort of people, that under ordin- ary circumstances would be intracta- ble to religion, were apparently soften- ed. Of course there was loud chorus of "Amens, Glory be to God," "Bless the Lord," and other ejaculations from the lips of the pious. The missionaries were in ecstasies and shouted Justify and long. The end they had been praying and working for was gained. Allen was Christian outwardly any how. A curious coincidence must be recorded in connection with the con version of the Wickedest Man. On Monday the usual weekly conference of Methodist ministers was held in Mulberry street, and one of the num- Der related the wonderful story of AL len. An impromptu praycr-mecting was organized, and Allen was the sub iect of the applications. Without be- ing aware of these entrcaties, on the following morning John shook hands forever, as he says, with his past life, and turned over new leaf in the book of his existence.
 The floodgates of religion seem to have opened wide in Water street, and if they remain open the vice and wick edness that abound there may be wash ed away as by mighty torrent. The seed sown is bearing fruit already. Tommy Hadden, the notorious Tom my, who was always known to keep the lowest hell in that internal region, is beginning to feel uneasy. He vol unteered the use of his parlor for meeting, and it has been accepted. Kit Burns is alarmed too. He wants to be stirred up with long and sharp stick, for Kit is hard one For pure wick edness he can hardly be beaten, any more than for brindled pups. "Soger' Brown, who acquired his military title from his "soieriug" qualifications, has deserted the devils army, and is flee ing for safety into the ranks of the Church militant. Thus prospers the Water Street Revival.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Selecting Seed Corn,

It is common practice to select the best cars for planting This keeps the corn good, and Indian corn suffers less perhaps, in quality than any other grain Yet, there is improvement even here, The very largest and ripest ears should always be selected, and if the crop to sc- lect from is not good one, seed should be secured from other sources. In no case, if possible, should imperfect or de- teriorated seed be used. And change, even if the quality is good, should be made from abroad. A new infusion is an advantage, in the vegetable, as in the stock department. This is principle discovered, but we are neglecting it con- stantly.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
Curtin on Seymour.

Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, was asked in the Union-League Club house at Philadelphia what he thought of Horatio Seymour. He replied : "Well, sir, if I were asked to mention a man, who, in my estimation, possess- ed the attributes of perfect gentle man, cultivated scholar, a thorough statesman, and a sincere Christian, would, without hesitation name Hora- tio Seymour, of New York "How about Seymour's loyalty?" continued the questioner. "After the despatches I sent Seymour at the time of the rebel raid into Pennsylvania" replied the Governor, '.it would hardly become mo to impugn his loyalty, the fact is, l have never doubted it. understand that Belmont is having all the des- patches sent by Stanton and myself printed, and have no doubt they will be in the hands of every Democratic stump speaker through the campaign We had better give up attacking Sey- mours loyalty, for the Opposition hold the trump card in that matter" This is good advice; but it cannot profit the Governors party.
 The Opposition" not only "hold the trump card in that natter, but have already taken the trick and that trick decides the game, The game is virtu- ally up; and it is ours. All that we now have to do is to keep from being cheated out of it.-[ Lou. Journal.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06

"Rsg-We take our stand on the hearth stone and declare the great object of the government to be to make the people hap py and protect them in their constitutional rights and privileges. We write upon our banner, Homel Rights and Equal Taxation. Go on in Gods name, and fight this great battle for the good of your homes, for the honor of your country, and the glory of the American flag" "-Horatio Seymour.
 Har Baptist Brother-"I don't like your church government. It isn't simple enough. There is too much machinery about it."
 Methodist Brother-''It is true, we have more machinery about it than you; but then you see, it don't take so much water to run it."
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06

THE Boy WHO NEVER ToLD A LlE.- When Useless $. Grant was q small boy, his father bought him a little hatchet. Useless was so delighted that he went about hatcheting every thing he could find. One fatal day after things had been going on thus, so for q week, Useless cut down one of his fathers favorite pear trees. When the old gentleman saw the ruin of his favorite pear tree he went to Useless s. and said: ''U. S., who cut down my favorite pear tree ?" q cannot tell a lie, father; I cannot tell q lie," said Useless, "A. Johnson cut it down with his hatchet." "My dear son." said the old gentleman, spanking him, q would rather have you tell q thousand lies than lose so fine a pear tree"