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Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-15
RETURNING.

Leave EASTON at 200, $40, 7.05, 9.15 and II As
A. M; 100 3.10 4.30 and 6.55 P. M
Leave PHILLIPSBURG at 2.03 6.f3. 70S, 9.IS
and ii 40 A. M; %, 313, 4.33 6.5S and T'15 P M
Leave BLOOMSBURY at 6.31 A. NJ; 1907, 3.3i,
I'll and .33 P. NJ.
1876, lbs, 3.55, 500, T.30 and sO0P. NJ.
Leave CLINTON, at 2.54. 7.12, 7.5S and IL. OF A.
NJ; 12.47, 1.50, 4.12, 5.14. TAI and S.22P. NJ
Leave WHITE HOUSE at 3.05, 7..6 and $40 A,
M: 1852 4.26, 500 and $40 P. Nj.
Leave SOMERVILLE at 8 25, 600, 700, $50 and
sac A. NJ; IL 30. 221, 4.50, 5.42 10 and910P NJ.
Leave BOUND BROOK at TO- ITO. 500 and
8 80 A. NJ; 1910, 1926 500, 8.29 and 9.24 P. NJ
Leave PLAINFIELD at $50 6.2S. T2S. s. Is, S.55
and 0.49 A. M; 1889, 1.41 2.45 SIS, 603 S45 and
$50 P. M.
Leave SCOTCH PLAINS at 6.84, T.34 and 8 "A
A. NJ; LOS. 5.24 and 1000 P. NJ.
Leave WESTFIELD at 6.39, z. 80, 80 and 9. 04
A: NJ; 10, a'54, 5.31, s.54 ana 10.12P. M.
Leave CRAWFORD at G. As, T. 46 and $3.50 A. NJ;
lit, 1.55, 5.37 and 1924 P NJ.
Leave ROSELLE at GAS, 6.52. 7.52 and S,42 A.
NJ; 1.23, sos, 542, 1926 p. NJ.
E% All baggage at the risk of the owners until
delivered into the actual possession OF the agents
of the Company, and checks given therefor.
Freight trains are run daily, and freight trans
ported on liberal terms.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-15

EBH.3l6 "a
AS, WOODRUFF, City Treasurer.
Elizabeth, Sept. Ii, 1868.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-15

SOUTH BRANCH RAILROAD.
SHORT LINE TO FLEMINGToN.
Leave ELIZABETH at 500 and $40 A. NJ;
IL. 43 and B 30 p. M.
Leave FLEMINGTON for New York at 6. 20 and
11.40 A. M; 600 P. NJ.
R. e. KICKER, Superintendent.
Il. +. BALDWIN, General Passenger Agent.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
Presently.

Never say you will do presently what your reason or your conscience tells you should be done now. No man ever shaped his own destiny or ihe destinies of others, wisely and well. who dealt much in presenties. Look at nature. Shencvcr postpones. When the time arrives for the buds to open, they cpen-tor the leaves to fall.athey fail.--Look upward. The shining worlds never put off their risings or their settings. The comets even, cratic as they are, keep their appoint ments; and ,eclipses are always punc- tual to the minute. There are no de- lays in any of the movements of the universe which have been pre-deter- mined by the absolute will Of the~cre ator. Porcrastination among the stars might involve the destruction of innu- mcrable systems; procrastinaiion in the operations of nature on this earth. might result in famine. pestilence, and the plotting out of the human race. Man. however. being free agent. can postpone the performance of his duty i; and he does so. too frequently to his own destruction. The drafts drawn by indolence upon the future are pret- ty sure to be dishonored. Make now your banker. Do not say you will economize presently, orpresently may be bankrupt; for that you will repent mad make atonement presently, for presently you may be judged. Bear in mind the important fact. taught alike by the history Of nations, rulers and private individuals, that in at least tlyfec eases ont of five, presently is too late.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
HOUSE.
Thursday. Dec.

Thursday. Dec. 5.
 The house was occupied in the dis cussion of the s.hool law. It went into committee of the whole immediately after the reading of the journals, and extended remarks were made on the subject in hand by Messrs Brooks and Butler (rad.,) and Nichols (dem.)
 The discussion arose upon an amend ,mcnt to strike out from resolution di- rccting the committee on education to report bill amending the school law SO as to dispense with the assistant su- pcrintendents. words which in effect would leave it optional wfth the com mitiee to make the change suggested or any other in their discretion. In the course of his remarks Mir. Brooks an- nounced himself a. opposed to the cir cult snperintendents because he thought them impracticsble and be- cause the S30.O00 required for their sal aries might be saved, or made to yield a better return.
 It had been stated that these assistant supcrintendents wero performing sort of missionary labor in going about their respective districts and awaken ing an interest in the public mind op
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
We Do Fade as a Leaf

As the trials of life thicken. and the dreams of other days fade one by one, in the deep vista of disappointed hope, the heart grows weary of the struggle, and we begin to realize our insignifi- canoe. Those who have climbed to the pinnacle Of fame, or revel in luxury and wealth. go to the grave at last with the poor mendicant who begs pennies by the wayside, and. like him, are soon forgotten. Generation after generation. save an eloquent modern writer, have felt as we feel, and their fellows were as active in life as ours are now. They passed away as a vapOr, while nature wore the same as- pect of beauty as when her Creator commanded her to be. And so like wise shall it be when we are gone The heavens will be as bright over our grave as they are now around our path; the world will have the same attraction for offspring yetuL born that she had once for ourselves, and that she has now for our children. Yet n little while and all this will have hap pened Days will continue to move on, and laughter and song will be heard in the very chamber in which we died, and the eye that mourned for us will be dried, and will glisten with joy and evtn our children will cease to think ofus. and will not remember to lisp our name.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
Den,es.sc Recipes.

To purify lard from salt which it of ten contains, and which is sometimes added to increase its weight, it is only necessary to melt it with two or three times its weight with boiling water, und when still in liquid state, agitate it well and set it side to cool. When lard is wanted for ointment or pomades it is always desirable to free it from Hall traces of salt.
 PICKLE FOR BEEF-For one hundred pounds of beef take three quarts of salt, half pound of brown sugar, and two ounces of ground black pepper, mix in water enough to cover the meat i; let it boil; take of the scum; whea cool pour it over the meat. Salt beef should all be used up by the first of May, az it does not keep well in warm weather.
 To TRY-oU LARp.-A farmers mode of trying leaf lard, one which produces few scraps, is to add to every ten pounds of rough lard a tablespoonful of sale ratus during the process of trying-ont. We have tried the experiment. and can speak from our own experience. In trying-out seven pounds of lard there was less than quarter of a pound of scrap-waste.
 To CURE BACON SIDES Salt wei, with good salt, three speonsful of red pepper. pounded, to half bushcl of salt. After lying in salt five or six weeks, hang up and smoke well with green hickory wood. Keep them hang ing in tall close smoke house until used.
 To PREVENT FADING IN DOMESTIC CALIcoEs WHEN WAsHEp.--To each ten gallons of water in which the goods are to be washed, add mixture of one ounce of common salt dissolved in one gill of cold water, with three table spoonsful of beef gall. By this process the colors which in domestic cotton goods are exceedingly apt to fade, may be rendered permanent. This mixture however, should be added to the water at each washing, in order to insure success.
 To PREVENT RUsr ON PLows.--A cor respondent of the Rural World gives the following, which he says he has tried successfully; it is simple and worth adopting: None but the plow- man knows the advantage of having a bright blow. The writer has tried n great many articles to prevent blows and other agricultural implements from rusting. There is nothing so good and handy as patent axle-grease. l have have used tallow, paint, and Japan varnish. but the aSle-greasc is always convenient and easily applied
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
A Pair of Kisses Intercepted.

When Parson G., of this city, mar ried his present amiable wife, they, in company with Mir. M. and his wife, started off on bridal tour to Cincin- nati. On approaching near the tunnel on the way, Mrs. M. inquired how long it was. Mrs. C.. laughingly re- piled: "Just long enough for me to kiss my husband. Very soon after, the train glided into the darkness of the tunnel, when Mrs. M., who was sitting in the seat just back of that in which the bride and groom were sit ting. was ready to play little joke upon the loving couple if they should attempt to kiss in the tunnel. Mrs. NJ. could only sec as through glass dark Iy, but with the aid ofa little fortunate guessing she was enabled to gently slip her hand between their faces, just in the nick of time, and intercepted a pair of kisses fervent as the love of a bride of one score and ten aud bride groom of three score and five could get them up. There's many a "slip twixt cup and lip" So in this case, the course of true love never did run smooth. Mrs. Ms hand caught both kisses, and she lifted up her voice and laughed-how could she help it? When the train emerged from darkness into broad daylight, there sat the lov- ing couple. rendered doubly attractive by the deep and burning blushes which testified that they had at last attempted a kiss in the dark.--Indanapolis Mir TOT.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
To Make Cow. Give Miik.

A writer, who says his COW gives all the milk that is wanted in a family of eight persons, and from which was made two hundred and sixty pounds Of butter this year, gives. the follow ing as his treatment. He says: ''lf you desire to get large yield of rich milk. give your COW, three times day. water slightly warm, slightly salted, in which bran has been stirred at the rate of one quart to two gallons of water. You will find. if you have not tried this daily practice, that your COW will give twenty-five per cent more milk immediatly under the effect of it, and sine will become so attached to the diet as to refuse to drink clear water, unless very thirsty but this mess she will drink almost any time, and ask for more The amount of this drink necessary is an ordinary water pailiul each time. morning, noon and night. Four hundred pounds of butter are of- ten obtained from good stock, and
 instances arc mentioned where the yield was even at higher figure"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
sy-womcn arc mistaken when the

B6y-Women arc mistaken when they suppose small foot an element of beauty. A foot should bear a just pro- portion to the figure if too large it argues coarseness, and gives a heavi- meas to the manner, forbiddinS ease and grace of movement. Dress has great effect upon the foot, and very long dresses are not adapted to exhibit it to advantage. A foot should be arched, fairly rounded, and its length proportioned to the height of the in- diyjdual. It should have q delicate spring to it, and the ankle should be rounded and firm.
 alr.An old unloved deacon, in his last hour, was visited by his neighbor, who said,-"Well. deacon, I hope you feel resigned in going" "Y-e-c-s, 7 said the deacon, "I-I think I--I am re- signed "Well,H said the other, T thought it might be consoling to you to know that all the neighbors are re- stSucu "ioo'
 JUsr So.-If drunken man, could, in the midst of his incbriety, be made conscious of what contemptible fool he makes of himse.f, it would be apt to at least shame him into moderation, if not into total rejection of the intoxi- catin. cup. A drunkard dies not re- slizing his own degradation, for the reason that at tine time the degradation is at the greates, depth. his senses are steeped in obscurity.
 ss- How does horse regard man As the source of all his whoas.
 nB Why is a mouse like load of ha-! Because the cat'n eat it.
 p.g-The following is Aunt Betsey 8 description of her milkman: He is the meanest man in the world.' she ex- claimed. 'He skins his milk on top, then turns it over and skins it on the bottom"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
Scene In a school Room.

Fuss class'n jografer!"
 "Yeth 'm."
 "Tommus what's the biggest river in Ameriky?'
 .'The Tombigbce. zur-Ike, he keeps pinchin me-"
 He pinched me fust, and I pinched him back again."
 .sTake your seat-fuss class in par sip.'
 "Yeih'm."
 "A-r-k ark, a-n-s-arkans, ass-s Ar kansas"
 ..Pronounce it Arkansaw--but Tom mus, you aint parsin, you spellin' child"
 70 ycth'm; Hyrkansaw is a noun, objective case. indicative mood, com parative degree, third person, and nominativc case 10 scissors"
 .You havn't said what gender, Tom mus"
 ''Feminine gender" "Why?"
 Cos it's
 Next
 Cos iis a shemale!"
 Next"
 "Dunno, zur."
 Come, David. you know.'
 "Yetli m-why coz it's got Miss sN .l.a { t,., soul, Mis-. Sippi on the east, an ever so many she males on the west"
 "Very well, David you may go to the head--you'rc a rising genius, anll make q man before your mother"
 "Ycth'm."
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
Go ia steep Early.

Many children. instead of being plump as | peach, are as wrinkled as q last years apple, because they don't sleep enough. Some physicians think the bones only grow during sleep. This I cannot say certainly. but l do say that those little folks who sit up late at nights are usually nervous, weak, small and sickly. The reason why you need more sleep than your parents is because you have to grow and they do not They can use mp the food they eat in thinking, talking and working, while you should save some of yours for growing. You ought to sleep great deal; if you do not, you will in activity consume all you eat. and have none, ornot enough to grow with. Very few smart children excel, or even equal, other people when they grow up. Why is this? Because their heads, if not their bodies, are kept to busy so they cannot sleep, rest and go strong in body and brain. Now, when your mother says Susie, or Nancy, or whatever your name may be, it is time to go to bed, do not worry her by beg ging to sit up just little longer" {" But hurry off to your chamber, remem- bering that you have a great deal of sleeping and growing to do to make you a healthy, happy. useful man or woman. st gsi;{
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
Proclamation by the Governor.

WHEREAS. The secretary of State has east up and arranged in my presence the votes cast for representatives iu tho forty first congress of ,he United States. at an election held in this state on the third day of November, \. D 1868, as shown by the returns of'the clerks of the county courts of the vari- ous counties in this state.
 Now. THEREFORE, l, Powell Clayton, by virtue of the authority vested in me as governor of the state of Arkan- sas do hereby proclaim that the follow ing named persons, to-wit:
 Logan II. Roots for the firs' district ; A. A. c. Rogers for the second district ; Thomas Boles for the third district ; are respectively and duly elected to represent the state in the house O. representatives of the forty first con gress of the United Statee, it being shown by said returns that they have received the highest number of votes cast in their respective districts at said election. 8
 In testimony wherof. have
 hereto set my hand and caused fsEALl the seal of the state of Arkan-
 sas to be afixed at Little Rock this, the 5th day of December
 A. ID. lS6s..
 POWELL CLAYTON. By the Governor, Governor. ROBERT J. T. WHITE,
 Secretary of State.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
By the Governor
Secretary of State.

DEPEND ON YouRsELF.-Most young men consider it misfortune to be born poor. or not to have capital enough to establish themselves at their outset in life in good and comiort- able business. This is mistaken Do- ton. So far from poverty being a misfortune to them, if we may judge from what we daily behold, it is really a blessing the chances are more than ten to one against him who starts with a fortune Most rich mems sons die in poverty, while many poor mems sons come to wealth and honor. 1t is a blessing instead ofa curse to have to work out their own fortune.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
ps- Women generIy respect men in pro

p0r Women generIy respect men in pro portion as they possess good and worthy qualities. Women are not fools nor are all men. It is worth while for every man to possess something worthy the admiration of women; in other words, to have some sort of possession, more or less that is intrins cally valuable. Good looks come of nature, but alniost everything else comes from mans own effort. Women have no respect for mere dummies and figure heads shells or skeletons-but they like reali. ties. We repeat, women are not fools al hough they are near very near them when in some mems company
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
ssyOut of one hundred cases of doubl

s@Out of one hundred cases of double barrelee gun bursting, ninety-fve can be traced to defects in the left barrel The reason is simply that the right is most ire quently used and reloaded, perhaps ten times to the left one being discharged once. Every time the right barrel is dis charged, the gunpowder in the left is pulverixed more or less by the shock, which, therefore, leaves space between the charge and the waddlng by settling Naturally, when the left barrel is dis charged, it frequently explodes. These accidents can be avoided by sending the ramrod home with one or two smart blows into the non discharged barrel every time the other is reloaded.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
WlsrEe PRuxrSe-Is IT INJURIOUS ?

WINTER PRuEING-ls IT INJURIOUS A correspondent of the Rural World gives his experience in regard to win ter pruning as follows;
 II believe it is almost universally stated as q fact, by horticultural books and papers. that it is injurious to prune in severe cold weather, and is believed by most, if not all orchardists, to be true my experience, however, proves the contrary. Last winter pruned some young trees in my orchard when they were frozen and, as l wanted all the wood I could get for grafiing, l cut everything that could be spared, ard also cut away some, pretty large limbs, SO that for the size of the trees, it was very severe pruning indeed and it did not hurt them in the least, and they are just as thrifty and healthy as other trees pruned in warmer weather; so that in the future shall take but little heed ofthe weather, and pruuc when most convenient"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

something of missionary work and to say the least an expenditure of $lO.0OO or even less cum would effect that end far more effectually. The member oi this body. public men and the press oi of the state. irrespective of party or politics would perform this labor. We wanted something efficient and practi- cal. A minister of the gospel once ask ing parishioner to pray was told to do it himself az he was paid for it. The work of creating an interest in the minds of the people could be more eff fectuallv accomplished than to look for it's accomplishment to ten high-salaried officers. He did not believe that by a hot-bed contrivauce an effective school system could be sprouted in & short time. It must grow up with the coun- try. and it's perfection would be the work of years. The people were sen sitive on the finance question, and the coming among them of these officers would tend to excite prejudice. The object sought by the superintendent system could be more thoroughly ac- complished by selecting co-workers from among the people.
 The speaker was eminently practica- blc in his remarks, and was listened to with deep interest.
 Butler, of He.ena, followed. The present law was a compilation of the school laws of eight states, foremost among those known to be most thor oughly interested on the subject of ed- ucation. It had cost former cominit- tee that prepared it, much patient la Dor, and he was opposed to setting it aside.
 Buffers remarks were extended. He quoted some Latin. and exhibited more zeal than practical sense, plainly mis- understanding the points ot objection made by the speaker who preceded him.
 Mr. Nichols (dem.) said he was a representative of the ku-klux democ- racy. so-called, but he failed to have the scull and cross-bones. He had been interested in the work of education all his life, and was anxious for an efficient school system in Arkansas. He had ob,ained and carefully perused the s-hoo laws of Pennsylvania, New Y ork and Massachusetts--three of the leading states in educational matters and failed to find provision cores bonding to this extraordinary feature of our school law. The system of our country superintendents had been found to work satisfactorily, and the labor that now cost S3O,0OO per annum could be far more effectually accom- plished without expense. He could vouch for his district. An efficient, thorough man could be found in each county. who would faithfully perform the duties incident to the position without charge. and the same was true throughout the state. He wanted tn, public expenditures reduced in every possible way.
 MT. Nichols is all excellent debater and an attractive speaker. His view of the matter was practical and carri- ed great weight.
 Brooks followed by way of rejoinder 10 Butler, going over the whole ground with force that carried conviction to every mind. The amendment was voted down and the original resolution pass ed the committee Of the whole with but four or five dissenting voices.
 The speaker then took the chair, and the resolution passed the house.
 Adjourned.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
Rran for Horses.

Bran for horses find an excellent sn- tidote to the constipstin. effects of corn meal. It is T regulator. Horses fed through winter upon fine feed are liable to sickness in spring. This avoid by feeding bran with meal, as it loosens the bowels. When the bowels are too loose, feed upon meal alone to correct it. Sulphur is given by some, to cleanse out the system in spring but not approving the use oi drugs--considerilg them more or less as poisons-I contrive to avoid them, believing no horse the better for talk ing them.-II. II. in Practical Farmer.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

snSThe maldens of Chicago have learned trick or two from the married women as to the power of the courts One of them kept her betrothed on his good behavior by threat of suit for breach oi promise If he was absent from her tor two days there came note; "Darlin-'. II do not see you in two hours shall com mence the suit Thy adoriug Marion
 Naturally he went. If she wished to go to concert, and he did not pr, iess will ingness to escort her, there came note My own Thorrey, the papers are in the hand, of lawyer. Faithfully yours.
 The youth endured all until she insisted on his taking class in an infant Sunday school and cut of his imperial. Then he had her arrested for disorderly conduct
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

p~Johnny-Ma, you said there's time for all things, didn't you9 Moth er-Yes, dear, why do you asks John ny--Because want to know the prop or time for hooking sugar out of the sugar-bowl.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

nr"There. John, that's twice you've come home and forgotten that lard. ]" La, mother, it was so greasy that it dipped my mind"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T. M. GIBSON, Attorney at Law AND (, s. CLAIM AGENT. DEvALL'S BLUFF, ARK,

A RKANSAS having b en added 10 the ju- A risdiction of the Court of Claims ai Washington, the undersigned hereby gives notice that he is prepared to receive and col lect, ,all claims held by loyal persons for Stock Forage. Supplies and Property of any and all kinds taken by Federal officers or soldiers for the use of the government. Come and see mo. Fees moderate. No charge for advice.
 sepS6m
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

n~The girl who wanted to .'kiss him for his mother" concluded, after sho got taste, that she would go in on her own account hereafter.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

Answering the same purpose as bran, referred to by our correspondent above, we would also recommend for horses the occasional use of carrots. They keep the coat in fine condition through the winter, ard aid digestion of other food. ED. F. F.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15

MrThe man who took bold stand resolved to bring it back.