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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30
Chase and Greeley.

Dauas paper the New York San, has indulged most prodigally in Che pas time of candidate making. Alter get ting the Chase sensation fairly ahoat on the journalistic current, it has whit tied out and is now about to launch, another toy with paper sails. IL urges Horace Greeley as the proper man &o put on the Democratic ticket with MT. Chase, and adds:
 'Mr, Greeley would not only bring out more votes on the Grant side. but would also immensely increase the vote for Chase, thus rendering the can vass more complicated, uncertain, fun- ny and phenominal.'
 It is hard to imagine how the can vass could be made more funny and phenomihal' than it became the mo- Ment the Radicals over locke all the faish fli, consistent and efficient leaders and nominated for President q milita- ry man upon whom, until recently, they looked with distrust, and who, un- til the war began, was 'pro-slavery and slave holding Democrat If the Dem- ocrats were to feel themselves in the same strait which prepared their oppo- nents to accept Grant as the last despe- rate hape and should nominate Chase and Greeley, 1t would not be half so strange & shape as the Radical strategy presents. X reusing Democratic bat tle-crv could be sounded in behalf of Chase and Greeley. Chase was always about three -fourths Democrat, and is on the record in many places comnit- ted to the Democratic doctrine of State rights. When the war was break ing out, Greeley earnestly and repeat edly declared that the right of the South to seccde in peace was secured in the Declaration of Independence, and was an essential article of human rights. Chase has pre:ermitted the tri- al of Jeff. Davis, and Greeley has gone his bail. It would be regnlar "Jef. Davis ticket" Why should not the treble Democracy" rally round the flag, boys?-Louisvill Courier.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30

TT will be seen by the above announcement,
 4 that we have established branch ot cur noGse in New Orleans, under the management of Mr W. s. PICKETT. an old an experienced cotton merchant in the New Orleans trade, thereby offering 10 our customers the adyant- ages of either market for the sale a' cotton and purchase of supplies
 jan5 wORMELET. JOY S co
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30
Larger Beer.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

I have finally cum to the conclusion that larger beer as . beverage is not in- toxicating.
 have heen told so by german who sed he he'd drunk it awl nite long, Iist to try the experiment, and was obliged tn go home entirely sober in tho nor ming. I have seen this same man drink sixteen glasses, and if he was drunk he was drunk in german and nobody could understand it. It is proper enuff to to state that this man kept 2 larger beer saloon and could have no obicctlon Ii stating what was not exactly tlus.
 believe him to the full eNi cnt ov Id sbility. Inever drunk but three g.a-scs ov larger beer in mi life, and th Il ul ,tit, my he'd ontwist as tho it wus Lua.. O. the end ov string, but was ia'e il was owin to my bile bein out Q. n .se , and guess that it was so, for never billed over wuss than did when ga. hum that nite. My wife thot was go- ing to die. and wus afraid i shouldn't forit did seem as tho everything had ever eten in my life was comin to the surface, and do really believe that ii my wife hadn't pulled off my boots jest as she did, they would hay cum thunderin up too.
 Oh! how sick twas IA years ago, and i can taste it now. Inever had so much experience in so short time.
 If enny man shud tell me tkat larger beer was not Intoxicating, shud be- leve him; bat if he shud tell me was not drunk that nite, but that my stum- muck was out ov order, shud ask him tew state over few words jist how a man felt and acted when he was well set up.
 If i warat drunk that nitei had some ov the most nateral si nptums that a man ever had, and kep sober.
 In the first place it was about 80 rods from where drank the larger beer to mi house, and was thus over 2 hours on the road, and had hole bursted thru both ov my pantloon neez, and did not have any hat, and tried to open the door by the bell-pull, and hickupped awfully and saw every thing ill the room trying to get around behind me an6tin setting down in chair didn wait long enuf' for it to git exactly un- der me when it was goin round and set down little too soon, and missed the chair about I2 inches, and coudn't get up soon enough to take the next one that come a long l; and that aint awl, ri wife sed wus as drunk as a beast, and as sed before, begun to spin up things freely.
 If larger beer iz not intoxicating, it used me most almighty mean, know that
 Still i hardly think that larger beer iz intoxicating, for have been told so ; and am probably the only man living whoever drugk enny when his life was not plumb.
 don't want to say enything agin a harmless temperance bevridge, but ii ever drink enny more, it will be with mi hands tied behind me, and mi mouth prisd open.
 don't think that larger beer iz in. toxicating but if remember right 1t tastes tew me like glass of soap suds, that pickle had been put tew soak in.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30
More naaicai Inconsistencies.

The Little Rock Gazette of the 18th inst, says: "The pretended legislature of Arkansas has been in session since the 2nd of April last--two months and Ia half--at a cost to the people of al least S75,000, should the state be ad- mitted under the proposed constitution. The military authorities, with Gen. Grant at the head, made supreme. pro- tessedly, to protect the lives and for tunes of men, but really, to advance radical and personal interests at any cost, permitted this, and have protected the pretenAsgs ia ,heir assumption of ..as ur 'o fa-H.
 On the l5ul ,as... the telegraph in- 0ru,s us Instructions were sent 10 Gen. DuenAAssa, eosssiy.ading at New Or
 ems. by the hi.sh authority of Gen. Sehui,fI tprsovcE by Gen. Grant the s...i, t,.at CD .aManded Arkansas ls'a and 8 h,if months ago-''the off, ceN ctNoted Wli4c the new constitu- tiaa" laf Lnaisianl) could not be in- sl.ss3~d ''u..,.i shaalime fixed by an act of Congress" aud addiag that it was .'deemed advisable for them to await the act of congress now about to be- come a law, BEFORE PERMITTING THE LEaIsLATURE TO MEET or the officers to be installed"
 Two and half months ago this was not radical logic. A special telegram sent to the commanding officer of the 4th military district with express re- ference to this matter, and suggested by the very difficulty that will have overtaken us at last if the state is ad- mitted, viz: the useless expenditure of large amount of the peoples money without any conceivable equivalent in return, received the very plausible response, that it was not within the province of the milifary authorities to interfere with any. peaceable assem- blaze. Ofcourse not. It is not within the province of radicalism to interfere to prevent anything that advances its interests, no matter how iniquitous in conception or destructive in effect. All semblance of consistency, force Of precedence and time-houored institu- tions, or Sare for the stability of the future, ate cast aside, HOT is expense spared. The government has already paid out S300000 in the state on the reconstruction scheme, and owes seve- ral thousand more. The pretended legislature has also recognized the claim of S75,000 to defray the expenses of the late convention, which added to the cost of the legislature will make up sum exceeding half million, to which might be added, if it were possible to calculate if, the immense tax on the only productive portion of the com munity, incident te the damaging in- terierence with labor, and the long train of evils incident 10 it. resulting ill the general prostration of every business interest. We allude to these small matters of inconsistency incl dentally, in the hope, that the enter- prising white men of the country will treasure them up in memory, and when the time shall come for definite and concerted action, not q man shall be found missing from the ranks of the grand old army that is surely marching on to victory.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30

rG~ Mr Perslmmons says the squeeze of lady's hand makes him feel like a volume of poetry printed on rose-c3lored gilt-edged paper, and illustratel wt.l he cuts of cupids, angels, 4th of Jas ss, ..as. bathing in the heeey clouds Of . June ii. thernoon. Persimmons IS eas e..sgsA and is apt to run into rhapsody ned he should exhibit ike speed and aAls l.. aa other direction
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30
NOTICE.

Having purchased the entire interest of R. ?. and Martin Walt, in the firm Of Wali x Go. at Des Are, win conduct the grocery and plantation business. under the same name and style, Walt \ Co.,. for my own account and risk. Major R. c. Laufsrd will remain as heretofore. CsWALT.
 Dee Arc, May, laeo
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30

We are Special agents for the Publi- cations of
 A. $. BARNES Co.,,
 D. APPLETON Co.,,
 J. E. LIPPINCoTT Co,
 SARGENT. WILSON & HINKLE, and others. Also, for
 Fairchild's Celebrated Gold Pens,
 Holbrook's School apparatus,
 Sherwood's School Furniture, etc. Nur lines Of PAPER and ENVELOPES, the bes: in the market. Every variety of OFFICE s..rIoNERY and BLANK BOOKS always on ham.
 PRINTING AND Bl lSS DlNG INITIAL STAMPING, Plain aud .eiof- ed. neatly done.
 Latest Publications always on haad at publishers prices. Bss- Remember the old stand, 3l5 Main street. CHURCH x co. m7-6m
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30

Mrs Burlington says 'hat 'ks ! 2 bought horse so spurious :has ns 4ia J, goes of on decanteg.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30
Canine and Feline Jealousy.

A NeW ofk lettef contains the tOl- lowing:
 A striking case of jealousy in an ani- maj occurred last evening. We have n Newfoundland dog, who has been a great favorite in the house, and the re- cipient of much attention. A few days ago we brought home couple of pointer" pups, which became objects of great attraction with young and old. The old Newfoundland dog at once manifested great displeasure on the pups making their appearance. When ever the juveniles have petted or played with them, he has growled and looked as savage and morosc as could be, an6 he has become an altogether changed animal since ,heir coming. Last even- ing, while they were being caressed and fondlea by the juveniles, the jeal- ous old Newfoundland, with fero- cious glare in his eye, seized the head of one of them in his mouth, and crushed the life out of it in moment. On relating the circumstances this morning to gentlemen who has had mach experience with Newfoundland>, l was surprised to be informed that of all breeds of dogs they are the most treacherous and jealous. They can never bear to see any other dog receive attentions, and will take a most bitter dislike to the bestower or recipient of such attentions, and cherish their dis like for long period. At the same time they combine with this treaehery and jealousy many splendid qualities. A friend tells me that d cat which has been great fayotitc with his children, and plJycd with them constantly, sud- denl ygfefused to have anything more to do with them when he introduced a little terrier into the house, few days ago. Now, on coming heme at night, the cat flies at the dog the moment the door is opened, and, having eudeavored to scratch or bite it. skulks away and remains out of sight all the evening.
 
 How TO CURE CoLp.-The moment a man ,s satisfied he has taken cold, let him do three things. First, eat noth- ing; second, go to bed, cover up n warm room third, drink as much cold water as he can; and ill three cases out of four, he will be well in thirty-six hours. To neglect cold for forty eight hours after the cough commences, ls 70 place himself beyond cure, until ihe gold lass. run it's course, of about a locni@ht5 H nth Keeps the pores of ihe skin open, and relieves it of the -a. .fls, Hatca expresses it, while ab- sfiance ccts of the supply of material or phlcs,n. which would otherwise be cuus.ie,l u, '.-- lournal of Health.
 F7p- 'ule nee year old was in the hab t |, hclaa [ nself to crackers in the | opctty--i tiug he tin lid and plunging his hand .eto shc stone jar for them.-- One day after listening to stories about rats he went after cracker and hearing some noise that he imagined was made bY rats he rushed back to the parlor, ani with flushed face sad, "muzzer- [ ainn afraid of wats, but I'se so tired couidea't lift the lid"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-30

s@T To escape trouble from noisy chil- iren--sen6 them to oss neighbora visit ing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17

his!herOes that che had one virtue linked
with thousand crimes" We cannot say
so much for the old man who died last Sun
day.
We do not feel at all depressed at this
melancholy and mysterious dispensation,
but We feel sadly grateful, and look upon it
as an event pro bono pu67ico. We feel like
the French people felt when the growl of
DantOn was no longer heard upon the Boul-
evards, when the squeaking voice of Robe
speire no longer eroaked like an ill-boding
crow through the streets. We feel like an
incubus. night mare, a great shadow had
been lifted from US. Doc violente So
mote it be PArER ANcHIsEs.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17

The account from which we condensed
the following is published in the Enter
prise (Miss.) Star:
In FEBRUARY, 1861, female child, seven
months old, was placed in the care of Mrs.
Hallam, at Hickory Station. Miss, by a
Dr., well known to Mrs. H. The
DR.. stated that tho child's parents were
wealthy and lived in Nashville; that he
knew its grandfather, Mr.. Clayton, Of
Kentucky. The child's clothes were beau
tifully made and expensive. The Dr. left
$125 with Mrs. H. and promised to supply
more from time to time. No more money
has been supplied, and no one has ever
come to inquire about the child. Mrs. Hal
lam is now living near Enterprise and would
like to hear from the parents of her foster
daughter.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17
"Pallida Mors!"


''As live saith the Lord, take pleasure in the
death of the wieked.''
The subject of the following notice, which
we clip from the Athens Ala. Post, will
be remembered by most of our readers as
prominent Lacquer and very OficiOus
character about Athens
Nature verified these solemn words here,
in this little town of ours, on last Sabbath
morning. The day was ushered in mild
and beautiful as a ''straggler from the files
of June" The Sunday School bell rang
sweet and soft through the fresh .morning
air spring, with its "etherial mildness'
seemed to have dawned suddenly upon US.
But while all was so bright without while
nature seemed to be donning her holiday
attire. dark and tragical scene was trans
piring in our midst. In dwelling not far
removed from the centre of our village;
"Pale Death" with his skeleton hand was
graphing, silently, with an old man, "hoa-
ry, with the frosts of many winters
For while the contest seemed doubt t.ul.
The victim was of powerful frame and de-
termined will. AS the monster fastened
his fangs upon him, he would writhe and
mutter between his compressed teeth: 81
aoiU Iire % At this juncture of the strug-
gle, the bright sunshine refused to look up
on the scene The heavens looked dark
and angry; the deep-toned thunder shook
the earth; the rain descended in torrents,
and thus God showed through nature, and
all her works, that he did not take pleasure
/ in the death of the wicked old man, who
was leaving this world to appear before the
tribunal of the Judge on High.
Death triumphed, as he always does
and although he said with such determined
will, in articuIo n1ortis, ''I will live," be
could not reverse the fat of Jehovah !''-
The King of Terrors cong uered, aud Capt,
Daniel H B1NGHAM. Register in Bankrupt
cy, went up from this world to meet the
great Register above. The very day on
y. which he was to open his Court for the
! FIRST time, be was>summoned himself be-
fore the Judge from whose Tribunal there il
no appeal
Far be it from US to rejoice in the death
per Sc of any man, but we do feel profound
| ly grateful that God in his wisdom has seer
fit to remove from our midst the monoma-
MAC ideas, principles, and acts, represented
by the name of Daniel H. Bingham.
feel thankful for this event, just as we dc
when good God spares us from the cpl
demic scourge, from cholera, yellow feyel
or smallpox,
The kindest thing we can say of this ole
man is. that be was deranged. Father
forgive him 70 He knew not what hi
did % II there was any good in him wt
never could 6nd it. Byron said Of one 0
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17
PLEASANT.

To be an editor. If you let everything
go as it happens, you are a wooden man.
If you attempt to do your duty, you are
trying to rule the country. You are abused
for not publishing any news, and then you
are worse abused when you do published
the news. People will take offence if you
notice them in yoar paper, or if you don't
so you never know whether you are to
meet a man as you parted or not. Your
party demands the most implicit allegiance,
and on election day, when your prestige,
which is your all, is at stake, it heedlessly
or purposely abstains from voting, and al
lows you to be beaten to death.
II you are neutral on politics you are of
no account to nobody. You can't support
one party never so candidly and highmind-
edly without being denounced as all that is
mean by the other.
If you admit that your political oppo-
nents are men acting from as sincere and
conscientious motives and opinions as
your own, you are in the market for buyers.
That you can have other than mercenary
or selfish motive, even In your prayers, is
secuted. Your editor ais are termed sour
rilous by your enemies and tame by your
friends. You are not read if your paper
isn't spicy, and your paper isn't fit to be
received into decent family if it is spicy.
Your brains are the common property of
the public to DO cudgeIed to death-and
forgotten; your time must be at the dispos-
al of everybody who wants to bore or quar-
rel with you; and yet your bills are the very
last that are paid-indeed you are lucky if
you are paid at all. You carry your detest-
able business with you to grub, to church,
into society, and so eternally occupied with
it as to be chronically inattentive and con-
sequently disagreeable. You are never at
rest. Even your dreams must be turned
to account. And when you think you have
cotton up good paper, some kind friend
roughly dispels the illusion by glancing
carelessly over it, throwing it down and
asking you if there is anything in it Of
course you answer indiferently, and are Ia
ken at your word, and that is the last of
what seemed almost inspiration to you, so
happily did it IOll from your pen. You be-
come accustomed to tauats and sights, so
that you pass for a person of no spirit,
whom it is impossible to insult. If you
should take notice of every one snafling at
your heels, on the contrary, you would be
a blackguard and an idiot in the bargain.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17
AN INCIDENT.

A few days ago General James Long
street called at the residence Of General
Hancock and sent in his card. General
Hancock was then engaged with some
friends, ladies and gentlemen. He imme-
diateIy left them TO receive his old army
friend, more recently his foo, but now
again his friend, and after warm greeting,
insisted upon conducting him, General
Lougstreet, into the parlor and introducing
him 10 the company there assembled. The
style Of the introduction was 50 peculiar
that we reproduce it for the special benefit
of the malignant Radicals, as full justif
cation for their suspicious of General Han
cocks loyalty.
IL dies and gentlemen" said General
Hancock, "allow me to introduce TO you
gallant gentleman, to whor1 am indebted
for an ungraceful limp, and whom / had
the misfortune to wing in the same COM
bat"
We must add that, although the cOmpa-
ny was composed exclusively Of ladies and
gentlemen whose sentiments aud spmpa-
thies were on the Union side IN the late
war, the incident excited a profound and
most pleasant sensation, and the two distin-
guished soldiers were regarded with in~
creased admiration and respect.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17
Blowing Bubbles.
By EUGENE H. MuSDAY.

As I lOiterod through the village,
saw children at their play,
Blowing bubbles in the sunshine,
From 7 emmy pipe of clay.
l had passed them with a greeting,
But theiE gladness charmed me SO,
That 1 turned TO watch their bubbles
Sailing through the summers glow.
Though they seemed not half so brilliant
As in boyhood l had h.Own,
When the smallest of my bubbles
Held rainbow of its own:
Yet my little friends grew merry
As each tinted, air-bloWned toy
FIoated upward, and the baby
Clapped It's chubby hands for joy.
And the girl-her arms outstretching,
As if begging them to stay
SAID, ''lm sorry, very sorry,
They so quickly fade away ~
But her brother looked right manly
As he shouted with delight,
''lt is easy, very easy,
To blow Others just as bright r.
And he blew with such good fortune
That, before his task was done,
You might count score of bubbles
Floating gaily in the sun.
Then her eyes with pleasure sParlSled,
As the crystal phantoms played,
And she quite forgot her sorrow
That they each so quickly fade.
And she paused where was resting
In the shadow of q yew,
And in tones Of laughing wonder cried,
Cant you blow bubbles, tOo?''
And knew not how 20 answer;
So l left them at their play,
Blowing bubbles in the sunshine,
From a-Penny pipe of clay
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17

The Memphis Avalanche, of late date,
thus closes an editorial upon the character,
intelligence, courage, and patriotism, of the
soldiers who composed the southern army:
Surely no army ever had in il such SOL
diers as were those of our Southern army.
The pulpit sent its ministers, great and
good The bar sent its lawyers in troops.
The press sent out its editors, publishers
aud printers. The college sent out its pro-
fessors and students by the hundreds. The
morals, the intelligence, the courage, the
purity of the Southern soldier, has hardly
been equaled IL the annals of war No power
can ever compel the Southern people to for
get their virtues or ignore their PATRIOTISM.
The heel of the despot can never crush
out the feeling of devotion to the memory
of our glorious dead The military satrap
may prevent our following the exhumed
dead to their last resting place. but we can
not be prevented from embalming them in
our memory, and enshrining them in our
hearts: AS long as earth bears a flower,
or the sea rolls wave, so long will heart
aud memory cling to those who fell in the
lost cause! The name of the humblest pri.
yate shall live in amarantbine beauty, when
prOuder names shall have gone down to in
famv
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-17
PULASKI HOUSE,
1st MAIN STREET, South,
Pulaski, Tenn.
N M NJ n pA TrR

THIS houseis conveniently located 10 the business
portion OF the town, yet sufficiently retired to
give it the air of a private boarding house. The
accommodations good as those Of any cOun.
try hotel in the State, being supplied with the best
the market affords, and guests attended by polite
and accommodating servants.
Regular boarders, without lodging, As per week;
Transient boarders without lodging, 81; Transient
boarders, with lodging 50; Board per day, with
lodging, 81; without lodging $1.5O. Single meals
so cents. fsept6-ly