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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
A.Beautiful Sentiment.

Clasp the hands meckly over the still breast-they'ye no more work to do; close the weary eyes-they've no moro tears to shed; part the damp locks-there's no more pain to bear. Closed is the ear alike to loves kind voice and calumny's singing whispers.
 o, if in that still heart, you have ruthlessly planted a thorn if from that pleading eye you have carelessly turn ed away; if your loving glance and kindly word and clasping hand have come-all too late-then God forgive you. No frown gathers on the marble brow as you gaze-no scorn curls the childish lip--no flush of wounded feel ines mounts to the blue veined tenn ples.
 God forgive you! for your feet, too, must shrink appalled, from deaths "old rivcr-your fattering tongue asks, can this be death!" Your fading eye lin gers lovingly on the sunny earth. Your clammy hands yield their last feeble flutter.
 0, rapacious grave! yet another vic tim far they voicelcss slcepers. No warm welcome from sisters loving lips! No throb of pleasure from the maternal bosom.
 o, if these broken limbs were never gathered up--if beyond deaths swelled flood there were no eternal shore-ii for the struggling bark there were no port of peace--if athwart the lowering cloud sprang no bright bow oi promise
 Alas for man if this be all, l And naught beYond--on earth ?
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
PASTORAL LETTER.
To the Clergy and Laity Of the Protestant Episcopal Church fn the Missionary District of Arkansas.
REVEREND AND DEAR BRETHREN

l VI
 Arkansas.
 REVEREND AND DEAR BRETHREN:
 Under the authority committed to me, hereby license for use in the pub lie worship of the Church, of the hymns contained in the collection known as "Hymns Ancient and Mod ern."
 The attention of the clergy is speci- ally invited to a canon of the late gen. eral convention, declaratory of the law of the Church in relation to the mar riage of divorced persons. In all such cases the clergy will refuse to perform l the marriage ceremony, unless it be in the case of an innocent party divorced for the express cause of adultery. Per- sons contracting marriage in contra vention of this law should not be ad- mittcd to the Holy Communion, and should be admonished, that according to the law of God, they are living in adultery.
 l have lately put in operation, near Fayetteville, in. Washington county, a diocesan school for boys, which is to be known as "St. John's Associate Mis- sion School" This school is now un- der the most competent direction, and is prepared to impart besides ordinary instruction, classical training of high grade. The school is beautifully situ- ated in a country ncighborhood. The climate is invigorating and healthy. Board can be had in private families selected by the principal.
 commend this school with all con- fidence to eur people, and assure them that it's merit is not to be measured by the cheap rates adopted to suit the straitencd circumstances of our popu- lation.
 The expense for the scholastic year, including board and tuition. will not exceed S200.
 Fer further particulars apply either to myself or to the principal, MT. c. A.. Lcverctt-P. O., Fayetteville, Ark ansas.
 It may bc known to you, my breth- ren. that have been invited to assume the charge of the new diocese of Fas- ton, upon the eastern shore of Mary land. The selection has yet to be rati- fled, but it is not improbable that l may soon cease to go in and out among you
 This only I will say just now: That in this event ties which have united us will not be rudely nor suddenly bro ken. Il shall be my care 10 watch stu diously for the interests Of the Church in Arkansas. until such time as my successor may be appointed.
 Invoking upon you the blessings of Almighty God, through His dear Son, remain your servant in the Lord, HENRY c. LAY,
 Missionary Bishop of Arkansas. Little Rock, Jan. lst, lS69
 Editors of local papers in the State will do kindness by the insertion of l this lettpr
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
The Result Of Application.

Seek to acquire the power of contin- uous application, without which you cannot expect success. If you do this you will be able to perceive the dis tance which it creates between you and those who have not such habits. You will not count yourself, nor will they count you, as one of them. Thus you will find yourself emerging into. the higher regions of ofintellectual and earn est men--men who are capable of mak- ing place for themselves, instead of standing idly gaping, desiring a place without the power to command if. Keep on striving to accomplish more and more every day, and thus enlarge constantly the range of your intellect ual ability. If you learn to do as much work in one day as you used to do in two or three days, you are as good as two or three such men as you formely were, boiled down to one.--Dr. Way land
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
A Sisters Revenge.

It is said that a sister of the Reno's visited the dead bodies at the jail, where, after giving vent to her grief for a time, she dried her tears, and placed her handkerchief over the facc of her brother William, who, to the last, declared his innocence then she kneeled beside the dead man, and laid her left hand over his heart, and rais- ing her right hand toward heaven, she took this terrible oath: ooh, my poor, murdered brother! may God curse your sister if she avenge not your death terribly and fully. This will do, so help me God!' Such sister is worth having
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
Acquiring wealth.

No young man should allow himself to be discouraged nor his ambition to be dampened by the common out-cry against wealth. The corupting tenden- cics alleged are totally unfounded, ex- cept in indignation or in the envy of discontented people. They are not any more incident to the, possession of wealth than they are to abject poverty perhaps not so much so. At all events the opportunities which riches afford the possessor for doing good, in this country, ,are so numerous and ample that wealth, properly used, may be the means of making up the most admir-. able characters, while those who are in- clined to depart from the path of rec titude would do so as quickly in one condition as in another.
 To save money and amass fortune if it is done with proper motive, is not only laudable ambition but duty It is duty to ones self, ones family, and the community in which one lives. | IL IS plONiulug TOT ciQ az lOt Ctluiiib. in business or sickness, for the means. of helping the poor and relieving the oppressed. There can be no better in struction given young man than that which impresses a true appr eciation of the worth of money.
 Such an early impression would have saved many a man and many family from serious misfortunes, discomforts unhappiness, and even crime. The making of money and saving of money as distinguished from that miscrly love of money, which is said to be the root of all evil--should be the aim of all young men who start out in life for themselves. They include habits of industry that lead to contentment and often ward off dissipation, want and 1 future misery.--Chicago Courier.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
or Learning a Trade.

The advice of Benjaman Franklin, to give every child a trade by which he can earn living, if necessary, comes of an experience older than his. In some countries this has been the law 1; in others acommon custom. St. Paul though educated in the law at the feet ofGamalicl, also acquired the important Oriental handicraft ofa tentmaker, by which he was able to earn his living while prosecuting his mission. It IS Q good and wise thing 10 do. You may be able to send your children fortunes, but riches take to themselves wings. You may give them finished educations and they may be gifted with extraordi- nary genius but they may be placed in situations where no education and no talent may be 50 available as some humble, honest trade. by which they can get their living and be useful to others.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16

Gs-A dcvotee of Bacchus was over heard the night thus addressing his hat which had fallen from his head: 'If pick you up fall ;i if l fall you will not pick me up then I'll leave you; and he staggered proudly away.
 ayAn Irishman noticing lady pass ing along the street, spied two straps depending from under her cloak. Not knowing that these were styled "sashe' and hanging in their right place, he ex' claimed, Faith, ma'am, your gallusse' are untied,'
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
Rep les to a Life Agents Cir-
 c.siNr.

The following somewhat facetious replies to q Life agents circular, re- questing information as to the health and habits of an applicant, were re- ceived at prominent Life Office:
 l. How long have you known? Since two years after was born.
 ,. What are his general habits? In winter, rcd flannel and blue beaver; in summer, straw hat canted to one side and nankeen trousers, very loose in the ! legs.
 3. What is his professional? Congre- gationalist.
 4. Do you know, or have you heard, that he has ever been afflicted with Gout, Asthma, Consumption, Splitting of Blood, or any other disorder to 1 shorten life? No; but he can have it if it is required by the company.
 ,. Has he ever had Vertigo, or sing ing in his head? Yes, he snores night ly, and daily hears the music of the sewing machine.
 6. Has he ever been afflicted with Fits or Rupture? Never had fit in his life-his tailor being very unsuc- cessful--but once had rupture with his landlady.
 '. Has he ever had Fever and Ague Had fever last summer when the thermometer was at ninety. What cfota ,uos ho ;, ,,-i,... saw him last? The State of Michi- gan.
 9. Has his application ever been re. jected? Yes, once---promptly, by a lady.
 10. De you think his life safely in. surable? Not at his own valuation Bought at his own estimate, and sold at that or the people, he would break any bank in the country. Il. Do you call his lungs sound : No. call them inflated air tubes. l2. What age do you consider him 1 Old enough to know more than he does. 13. Does he smoke or chew? HC smokes when he chooses. If. Is he of steady habits, Yes, hS Is agent for Fairbanks scales and bal ances.
 15. What is his height? That de pends npon the thickness of his boots i6. Has he children? Yes, two nc phews. IT, Is he ordinarily sober5 nevei heard him laugh but once, and tha : was at his own joke.
 
 e E1y- What always becomesa woman "A little girl.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
VOLUME 3.
THE BURIAL OF MOSES.

I"And he buried him in valley in thu and of Moab, over against Bethpeor, but nc nan knoweth of his sepulchre until this day : -Deut. xSxiv, 6. By Nebo's lonely mountain,
 On this side Jordan's wave, In vale in the land of Moab,
 There lies lonely grave. And no man dug that sepulchre,
 And no man saw it e'er; For the angels of God upturned the sod And laid the dead man there. That was the grandesi funeral
 That ever passed on earth; But no man heard the trainpIing
 Or saw the train go forth. Noiselessly as the daylight
 Comes when the night is done, And the crimson streak on ocean cheek Grows into the great sum- Noiselessly as the spring-timc
 Her crown Of verdure weaves, And all the trees on all the hills Open theif thousand lcayes,--- So without sound of music
 Or voice of them that wept, Silently down from the mountain crown The great procession swept. Perchance the bald old eagle
 On gray Bethpeor's height, Out of his rocky evry
 Looked on the wondrous sight. Perchance the lion stalking
 Still shuns that hallowed spot, For beast and bird have seen and heard That which man knoweth not. But when the warrior dieth,
 His comrades in the war With arms reversed and untitled drum Follow the funeral car. They show the banners taken, They tell his battles won, And after him lead his masterless steed While pcals the minute gun. Amid the noblcst of the land
 Men lay the sage to rest, And give the bard an honored place With costly marble dressed. In the great minister trsnsept,
 Where lights like elories fall, And the clioir sings and the organ rings Along the emblazoned wall. This was the brayest warrior
 That ever buckled sword; This was the most gifted poet That ever breathed word; And never carth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deaihless page, truths half so sage As he wrote uown Tor men. And had he not high honor!
 The hillside for his pail; To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall; And the dark rock pines, like tossing
 plumes,
 Over his bier 10 wave; And Gods own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave; In that deep grave without name; Whence his uneotiined clay Shall break again, most wondrous though Before the judgment day, And stand with glory wrapped around; On the hills he never trod, And speak of the siri'e that won our life,. With the incarnate Son of God. o lonely tomb in Moab's land,
 o dark Bethpeors hill, Speak to these curious hearts of ours, And teach them to be still. God hath his mysteries of grace Ways that we cannot tell; He hides them deep, like the secret sleep Of him he loved so well.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
----------------------e- e >e-------------- Potatoes to Plant.

The Rural New Yorker says: As there is always a portion of the crop below proper size for marketing, supposed economy has led growers in general to select their seed from the small potatoes. Usually the extremely small specimens are rejected, and those used are of the average dimensions of small hens egg. The wisdom of this practice has often been questioned, but experiments have proved that small seed give as good results for single crops as large, hence farmers have doubted the economy of planting full grown tubers. But there is another view to be taken of the matter, which has escaped the attention of most cultivators. The small potatoes are those which set and mature latest, and if such are chosen for seed year after year, the tendency is to make the period of the ripening of the variety later This is illustrated in the peach blow potato when first introduced it ripened earlier than at present. Now, if planted as early as possible it is hardly ripe when frost kills the vines, and, on account of it's lateness in ripening, this most valuable sort has grown to be one of the most difficult of all to cultivate. We advise potato growers to reflect on this point. Plantthe earliest ripening speci- mems of a4variety, as you would of corn, and, if practicable, procure full grown seed from extreme Northern localities where the habit of ripening early is fixed. In this way We think marked improvement might be made on some of our best old standard storts, and new ones kept from degenerating
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
Health Hints for the season.

Keep the children's feet warm and dry during cold and wet days. By do- ing this, many severe attacks of disease may be averted. Do not let the chil- dren play out of doors without being sufficiently protected about the shoul- ders and neck.
 Avoid any change to lighter gar ments until the weather is fully warm, and settled. Be especially careful of laying aside your flannels. If you are uncomfortably warm for few hours, it is better to endure it than to run the risk of q severe cold, while these sud- den changes are taking place.
 If fthose who are subject to rheuma- tism or predisposed to pulmonary dis ease would wear flannels all the year round, it would be greatly to their ad- vantage.
 The garments that are worn next the skin should be changed about twice each week. Most people change only once, but it is best to renew the cloth ing before it becomes saturated with sccretions of the skin.
 Be careful to have all clean clothes well aired and thoroughly dried. It is extremely injurious to wear damp clothing, especially for an invalid.
 The cleansing and using disinfccting agents to purify the air of our houses, is of the utmost importance. Draper says:
 1t is very important that tho cellar of every house, whether private or tenement, should be properly dried and ventilated during the years when the epidemic diseases are raging" This may be done "by placing a small stove in it, in which fire should be kept continually. 1.-the cellar is long, it would be well to place the stove at one extremity and pass the pipe thro' the whole length of the apartment
 "Next in importance to the purifica- ton of our streets and houses" says Draper, ''is proper attention to the Oi tHt SNiH stntt titt tildIHCl6T of the food. Every one should wash the whole surface of the body every day, or at least twice week. In these general applications. soap should not be used more than once week, for it is not desired to remove the oily se- cretions too often, but merely wash off the salts that are exereted so freely in the form of precipitation during the warm weather.
 "The greatest care should be taken,' says the same authority, "in the pur- chase of fruits and egetabes--they are rarely fresh, and the best have been generally plucked or gathered two or three days before they reach the table-and it would perhaps be best to avoid their use altogether and adopt bread and meat diet, to which tea or coffee is added"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16

EsD~A clergyman, after marrying . couple made rrayer over them, con cluding Forgive them. Lord, they know not what they do!'
 B~Who ever saw the '-pale of socie- ty" running over with the milk of hu- man kindness ?" Ifso, where was the "crean of the joke Sr
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
Pessorss and AntiGOtes.

The following list gives some of the more common poisons and the reme- dies most likely to be at hand in time of need.
 Acids; these cause great heat and sensation of burning pain from the mouth down to the stomach. Reme- dies; magnesia, soda, pearl-ash, or soap, dissolved in water; then use the stomach-pump or emetie.
 Alkalies; best remedy is vinegar. j. Ammonia; remedy: lemon juice or vinegar.
 Alcohol first cleanse out the stom- ach by an emetic, then dash cold water on the head, and give ammonia Spirits of hartshorn.)
 Arsenic remedies, in the first place, eyacuate the stomach, then give the white of eggs, lime water, or chalk and water, charcoal and the prepara- tion of iron, particularly hydrate.
 Lead, white lead and sugar of lead 1; remedies: alum, cathartic, such as cas- AVi Vii dho NPStiif ostltc, tcPtClttiiN.
 Charcoal; in poisons by carbonic gas, remove the patient to open air, dash cold water on the head and body, and stimulate the nostrils and lungs by hartshorn, at the same time rubbing the chest briskly.
 Corrosive Sublimatc; give white of eggs freshly mixed with water. or give wheat flour and water, or soap and water freely.
 Creosote; give white of eggs and emetics.
 Belladonna, Night Henbane: give emetics, and then plenty of vinegar and water, or lemonade. 1 Mushrooms, when poisonous give emetics, and then plenty of vinegar and water, with doses of ether, if handy.
 Nitrate of Silver Quuar caustic) {; give strong solution of common salt and then emetics.
 Opium; first give strong emetic of mustard aud water, then strong coffee and acid drinks dash cold water on the head
 l Laudanum same as opium. Oxalic Acid (frequently mistaken for Epsom salts); remedies, chalk, magnesia, or soap and water, and oth- CT soothing drinks.
 Prussie Acid; when there is time, administer chlorine, in the shape of soda or lime. Hot brandy and water, hartshorn and tnrpentine are also use fal. .e-
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
T. NJ. GIBSON, A -ttorney at Law AND (. s. CLAIM AGENT, DEyALL's BLUFT. ARK.

RKANSAS having been added 10 the ju- A risaietion of the Court of Claims at Washington, the undersigned hereby gives notice that he is prepared to receive and col feet all claims held by loyal persons for Stock Forage. Supplies and Property of any and all kmds taken by Federal officers or soldiers for the use of the government. Come and see me. Fees moderate No charge for advice.
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
0------- A Good Yarn.

In the village of----livcd a man who had once been the judge of the county, and well known all over it bv the name ofJudge R. He kepta q store and a saw mill, and was always sure to have the best of the bargan on his side, by which he had gained an ample fortune; and some did not hesitate to call him the biggest rascal in the world. He was very conceited withal, and used to brag of his business capaci- ty whenever anyone was near to listen. One rainy day, as quite number were seated round the stove. he began, as usual, to tell of his great bargains, and at last wound up with the expression !:
 "Nobody has ever cheated mo. nor they can't, neither"
 Judge" said an old man of the com pany, "Ive cheated you more than you ever did me.
 "IIow so? ?" said the Judge.
 'If yon'll promise you won't go to law about if, nor do anything, I'll tell you, or else l won't; you are too much of law character for me-" "Let's hear" cried a half dozen voices at once.
 ''I'l promise" said the Judge, "and treat in the bargain, if you have.'
 "Well do you remember the wagon you robbed me of?"
 q never robbed you ofany wagon ; only got the best of the bargain, said the Judge.
 'Well, I made mp my mind to have it back again, and"
 "You never did," interrupted the cute judge.
 "Yes I did, and interest too.
 .How so?" thundered the now en- ragged Judge.
 "Well, you see Judge, l sold you one day very nice pine log, and bargaincd with you for a lot more. Well that log ! stole of your pile down by the mill the night before, and the next day sold il to you. The next night drew ' IL DtVk uOiut, anu stiu It tO you uSuiil the next day ;and so kept it on till you had bought your own log of me twenty-scven times
 "rhat's lie," exclaimed the infuria- ted Judge, running to his book and examining his log account, ''you never l sold me twenty-seven logs of the same n. no s,,rar,ont :,
 q know it." said the vendor of logs "by drawing it back and forth the end wore of, and as it wore kept cutting the end off, until it was only ten feet long-iust four feet shorter than it was first time I brought it--and when It got 80 short drew it home and work ed it up into shingles, and the next | week vou bought Inc shingles, and l concluded had got tho worth of my wagon again, and slowed away in my l pocket
 The exclamation of the Judge was drowned in4 tho exclamation of the bystanders, and the log-drawer found the door. without the promised treat.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-16
----------------s-1-e . -e----4----------- ? Encourage the Young.

If.a young man deserves praise, be sure you give it him, else you not on- ly run chance of driving him from the tight road by want of encourage ment, but deprive yourself ofthe hap piest privilege you will ever have of rewarding his labor For it is only the young who can receive much reward from mems praise; the old when they are great, get too far beyond and above what you may think of them. You may urge them with sympathy, and surround them with exclamation, but they will doubt your pleasure and despise your praise. You might have cheered them in their race through the asphodel meadows of their youth ; you might have brought the proud bright scarlet to their faces, if you had cried but once, sWell done," as they dashed up to the first goal of their early ambi- ton. But their pleasure is in memory and their ambition is in Heaven. They can be kind to you, you can never more be klnd to them. m
 RyMr. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, is pressing his "Civil Service Bill' on Congress and the prospect is he will carry it. MT. Seward is not entirely sure of it's applicability, but recently consented to have MT. Jenckes interro- gate one of his newly made ministers, according to the programme of the bill. We have only the questions and answers on Biblical history.
 Q. What animal in scripture is said to have spoken?
 A. The whale.
 Q. To whom did the whale speak?
 A. To Moses, in the bulrushes.
 Q. What did the whale sayf
 A. Thou art a man.
 c. What did Moses reply?
 A Almost thou persuadest me to be a christian.
 Q. What was the effect on the whale2
 A. He rushed violently down steep place into the sea and perished in the watnrS