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DR.. HUNTER

| CONTINUES to treat all private diseases,
" Syphilis in all its forms, GOnorrhea,
Gleet, Structure. Orchitis, and all urinary dis
eases, and the effects of mercury are COM
pletely eradicated; Spermatorrhea or SEMI
nal Weakness, resulting from self or
other causes. and which produces some of the
following effects, as blotches, bodily weak
ness, Indigestion, constipation, aversion TO
society," unmanliness. dread of future events
loss Of memory, Incidence. nOctura emissions,
and finally prostration of the vital p0wercan
be fully restored to health. Persons afflicted
with this or any other delicate. intricate, or
long standing constitutional complaint
should give the Doctor trial. lie never fails
The Doctor publishes a medical circular
that gives u full exposition of venercal and
private diseases, that can be had free ut office,
or by mail for one stamp. 1t gives clear
delincation Of all the diseases and conditions
resulting from the rcfrlngement of the moral
laws excesscs, indulgences, exposures. and
imprudences in married or single life. Every
sentence contains instruction to the afflicted
and enabling them to determine the precise
nature Of their complaints. @ -u|
The establishment. comprising ten ample
rooms, j. central. When 1t Is not convenient
to visit the city, the Doctors opinion can be
obtained by giving written statement ofthe
case and medicines can be forwarded by mail
or express. In some instances, however, n
personal examination Is absolutely necessary,
while In others daily personal attention is re-
quircd. and for the accommodation OF such
patients there are apartments connected with
the office that are provided with every requi-
site that Is calculated to promote recovcry.in-
cluding medicated vapor baths. All prescrip-
tions are prepared In the Doctors own I.abo-
ratory, under his personal supervision. Med
ical pamphlet at Office free, or by mail for two
stamps. No matter who have failed. read
what he says Office No lS3 Third street
Postolllce, Louisville, Ky. Office hours 0a.
m. to p. M; Sundays, 10 \. m. TO IAN.
iulY 21-lN. --------
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LEATHER STORE.
aFUHI FORT SMITH, ARK. ain,
A. w A SIS O N

Wholesale and retail dealer in all kinds OF
Leuther, .Moemoker's Findings, Harness,
Soddles, Soddlers Hardware,
Boots, Shoes, de-, dc.
Restricting myself solely to the Leather
business and being connected with the well
known House of Messrs. JOHN How g. Son
of 80. Louis, am enabled to supply the best
of articles and at lower prices than have ever
been offered in this market.
a. WATSON,
Wholesale and Retail LcatherDealer.
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To COus,,rnptiycs,

TBg Advertiser, having been restored ia
health in a few weeks, by very simple reme-
dy, after having suffered several years with a
severe lung affection, and that dread disease
Consumption. Is anxious to make known to
his fellow sufferers the means of cure.
To all who desire 1t, he will send copy OF
the prescription used (free Of CHARGE, with
the directions for preparing and using the
same. which they will lind SURE CURE ron
CONSUMPTION. ASTHMA, BRoNcnIris, etc. The
object Of the advertiser In sending tho Pre-
scrlptlon Is to benefit the afflicted, and spread
information which he conccivcs to be inval.
liable; and he hopes every sufisre, will try
his remedy, as y will cost them nothing and
prescription, will please address - ~
REv. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings County, NY.
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MIM AIS.
10 the People of Arkansas :

A IL persons having Cor knowing oG land
"A containing Minerals Of any Kind, BY send-
ing the locality, extent, and price of their
land. and the description always accompa-
nicd by spcclmensl of the mineral thereon
can, at the exjease Of the Subscriber, have the
same scientifically analysed, and II 1t Is found
to be valuable. a mutual satisfactory arrange
ment for Its Introduction to y market will be
made.
This Is most important subject of interest
and welfare to Arkansas-the extensive beds
and mines of minerals in Arkansas are now
lying idle, and useless. and undeveloped-hcrc
Is a chance for owners to put their hidden
treasures to a value. All letters or communi-
cations or information received and replied to
with pleasure by addressing.
JOSEPH MOGRlDGE, Fl. Smith.
Care Of Messrs. CABELI & GLASS. Ark.
N. bah parties having Coal Lands,
whose beds of Coal range from to I Tor
more) feet In thickness, will find 1t to their
advantage to reply to the above; and persons
having (or knowing Oh beds or mines Of
MINERALS, whose Kind or sort l. unknown to
them, can get n true solution OF their value
BY sending specimens to the above. JIM
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If you want the best custom made
Boots and Shoes, 60 10
se.s- POWELL 4 DlCKSON'S.

A NicB CALCULATION oS A DIRTY Sun.
sEcr.--Eoms srithmetisian calculates that
ka tebsceo ehswer consumes two inches Of
plug day. for FIFTY years. he will chew
in thrt period sixty.four hundred and sew.
saty I've isst, Or nearly half mile. an inch
thick, and two inches bread. costing two
thousand and sixty-fivs dollars Aud
ejsesiag one pint Of saliva per day for fifty
years. the total would swell into nearly
twenty three hundred gsllous-a respect.
able lake. and almost enough to float the
Great Eastern in
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Errors OF Youth.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years iron,
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, aud all
the effects of youthful indiscrction will, for
the sake of suffering humanity, send free to
all who need It, the receipt and directions for
making the simple remedy BY which he was
advertisers experience, can do so by address
ing In perfect confidence,
,JouN b. OGpEN,
No. " Gedar-st, New York.
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-T Tive persons recently visited the
Hotel dss Invslids. The old soldier guild
ing them was visibly shaky, rolled about
upon Lis legs. his voice was somewhat
thick, and HE gestures vague The visi.
tors could net but remark this. " Bog par.
den, gsntlsmsn, il l am little wreng"
sid the pensioner. good.naturedlv; "but
iAis u how it is; / took breakfast this
nosaing at the Two-M Mills Gate with two
comrades who were blind--and ] poured
ont the wine"
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Eclectic Medical College.
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

VT II Ia vi J. VI NEW IOhh,
Chartered, April p, 1861
rVIIE Sixth Session of this College will be-
l. gin its preliminary course the 4th day of
October, and the regular course on Wednes-
day, the 18th day of October, 1859, and con-
tinue Is weeks.
JOSEPH II. BUCHANAN, NJ. d.
Emeritus Professor and Lecturer on the lnsti-
tutes of Medicine.
Robert S. Newton, NJ d.
Prof. of Operative Surgery Surg. Diseases.
Paul w. Allen. NJ. d.
Prof. Theory and Practice of Medicine.
William II. IIadley. NJ. D-
Prof of Materia Mcdica and Therapeutics.
$50 James NJ. Comins, NJ. d.. N L
Prof Of Obstetrics s Diseases of Women and
Children.
Edwin Freeman. NJ. d.
Prof. Of Descriptive and Surgical anatomy.
IN. II. Brown. NJ. D..LL.D-
Prof. of Physiology and Pathology.
j. Milton Sanders. NJ. ID. Ill. d,
fa Prof Of Chemistry +
II. d. Garrison, VI. j,
Prof. of Pharmacy. l#
Frank Tabor. A. NJ
Prot of Medical Jurisprudence.
John II. Fitch, NJ. D.. tIG
Demonstration 4 Adjunct Prof. OF Anatomy.
FEES. I'
Fees for ono full course of Lectures. 500
Marticulation Fee, .
Demonstrators Fee, n Q
Graduation Fee, -fHn7 ~
Hospital Tickets, 3
For certificate of Scholarship, for which f
the holder may attend two or more
courses of Lectures, or until he gradu-
ates to be paid In advance, 100
Scholarships, emitting the holder to Keep
student In the College for ten years, 800
To keep one student in the college per-
petually, 1000
the city.
Board may he had for six or seven dollars
week. Students arriving In the city viii
call ut the Office Of Prof. Coinins No. 100 East
26th street, near 4th avenue. or at the college,
22l east 26th street, where they will be assist
ed in procuring board, ..
Any further Information may be obtained
by addressing
ROBERT S NEWTON, NJ ID.
Pres. Faculty, - East 9TH street.
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You can bay a Cooki,ig Storei in Pan Buren
as low as if. you sent to ST. Louis for it.
To those who order from us in advance of ar
rival we will furnish .,..
Filley's Celebrated Charter Oak
Stove. ,e.-rsfs
at the 81. Louis MANUFACTURERS retail prices,
adding only the cost of freight and insurance,
to be paid for on the delivery of the Stove in
- -f-A Van Buren,.
For beauty of finish, simplicity in manage
mcHt, convenience in use, and duribility in
wear, ya ...e
It is beyond question the
Best Cooking Stove,
+, Manufactured in the west.
To those desiring to obtain one of these su-
perior Stoves, we will furnish in person OF by
letter, any desired information in regard to
size, style, description or cost in st. Louis.
We intend to order lot of these stoves to
be shipped when the river rises, and when
stove is ordered in advance of arrival: and
paid for on delivery, we can afford to sell it at
a lower price. Therefore send us your order.
Lower priced Stoves from the same manu-
factory, ordered through us, will be furnished
on the same terms, viz: at st. Louis retail
prices. insurance and freight only. added, to
be paid for on delivery at Van Buren,.
aug 6 ID. c. WILLIAMS & co
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WIT AND wrspoM.-Long division--d,

WIr AND WIspoM.-Long division--di.
vorcs.
A double svent-twins.
A single file-a bachelor.
A horrible city--atrocity.
A city Of dolight--felicity.
A city for high livors-voracity.
Hsw to serve dinnsr-eat il.
A. man OF stamps-Uncle Samuel.
A bons 6ds y travslsr--scandal!
Country Neutrality-suspicious..
A spinnsr's motto" lie is reed"
Hswfunnyalineloo elookswishoutspsces.
Arosring housekeeping . menagsrie.
Dry nursing ones wrath.
House warning--a scene between hus.
band and. vile. iins,,,o q m1oo
To euro ielon-- suspend by the neck
about an hour.
Length Of face, like length Of ears. h Of
ten length Of stupidity. ~
Who vas the hrst horse jockey? Adam;
for he was the father Of the race.
A lady sometimes gets as much intoxi-
eatsd At her glass. as the topper docs at his.
Il ia noble species Of revenge to have
the power Of retaliation and not 10 exercise
itsNsa UY ,i3 tr
Advertising 10 said 10 be "the extension
Of your shop front in the newspaper
II 10 much easier to think right without
doing right. than to do right without think.
ing right.
The Chinese picture Of ambition is a
man-darin trying to catch . comet. BY putt
ting salt on its tail.
Those who blew the Goals Of others
stsifs. may chance to havs the sparks fly in
their own faces. s,,.a
"A womsn. troubled with husband very
little at home. says she cares less about his
iacome than his outgs.
Puwch thinks the poorest farmer In the
land, if unable to feed his calves, can a.
ways Craze his shins.
"A New York paper says Of a famous
singer, that she sings . few airs and puts
% great many.
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For tho best Clothing for the leas
money, goto
-. q. Y ..l' POWELL 4 DICKSoN'S.

n Be more prudent for your children
than perhaps. you have been for yourself.
When they, 700, are parents, they will
imt4ts yeu, .nnA each ofyeu will have
prsrArsd happy generations, who will
transmit, together With yeur msmery, the
VSfsAie sfyeur wisdom.
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As the searly bird gets tho worm
50 will the early customer get the
bargains, at
POWELL d DICKSONS.
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UNIVERSITY of NASHVILLE
Medical Department.

1NHE Twentieth course of Lectures will
l. commence on the First day of November
next. The Preliminary Course commences
on the First Monday in October.
Theory aud Practice-Wm. X. Bowling NJ. ID.
Obstetrics-j has. X. Winston, NJ. d.
Chemistry-J. Bcrrien Lindsey, NJ. d..
Surgcry-Wm. Il. Briggs, NJ. ID.
Institutes-Thomas l.. Maddin, NJ. ID.
Clinical Mcdicine-Wm. l.. Nichol, NJ ID.
Materia Medica-John ii. Calender, NJ. ID.
Anatomy B. Buchanan. NJ. ID.
Surgical Anatomy--Van.S. Lindsey, NJ. D.
Demonstrator--Ifenry NJ. Compton, NJ D..
FEEs.-Thc American Medical Association
at the meeting in May last at New Orleans,
passed resolution that no school charging
less than Si20. (while it favored by large
majority SlI0,) should be represented In that
body, nor should graduates of such schools
be ecognized-therefore the ticket for the
full course of lectures is $40; Marticulating
SIS; Dissecting $40; Graduating $50.
For additional information apply to
j. BERRIEN L1NDSLEY,
I'm Dean of the Faculty.
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Having associated myself with wholesale
Stove and Tin Ware establishment In Saint
Louis. for the sale of Stoves and Tin Ware, !
can always furnish verythin2 in this line at
st. Louis wholesale prices with the freight
AIDED. 10 merchants dealing IN the above, a
liberal discount will be made of the above
prices. Very Respectfully,
~ n. +. CORNELIUS.
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Hyou want Patent Medicines ant
Drugs, 60 TO
POWELL 4 DICKSONS.

POWELL 4 DTCKSONS.
Ruxnr MAeisrERIAL ExAMiSArIoN.-
What 10 your nsme?'
"My name is Norval. On the Gram
plan hill"
"Where did you come from y
~ came from the land where care is un-
known 7"
"Whcre are you lodging now ?"
81 dream't / dwelt in marble halls 7"
"Where are you going to :"
"Far over hill and dale :"
"What is your occupation = ek
II played on harp Of thousand
strings"
'.Are you married ~
Long time ago. Polly put the kettle
when were you married y
"'Twas twelve o'clock one starlight
night ever shall remember"
"How many children have you :"
"Thsrs's Dell and Bet and Moll and
Kate. and
"What is your wife's name ~
"Oh, no, Insver mention her.
"Wsy your wife good.looking!"
"She was all my fancy painted her."
Ibid your wife treat you badly!"
"Oftin the Silly night
"What possession have you p
"Old dog Tray"
What do yeu propose to do with him."
"Send him to the other side Of Jordan" 7"
"How do you propose to make liv.
ing Z"
.Pull off my coat and roll up sleeves" "
Judge could not stand any more, and
accordingly shut him up for three months.
-4Mssi.sippi Bulletin.
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100 sacks

CAPT. Pcrry's Liverpool SALT, for sale
~ right from the ships hold on to the deck
ofthc Caldwell. rat and plump; and weigh N(
lbs. and over. For sale by
G. AUSTIN.
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changes. Time deteriorates. circumstances

changes. Time deteriorates. circumstances
affect our moral as well as our mental. under,
Essta6dihg, aud TO day we witness the absurdi.
ty Of a question which is, and was, and should
be no question. Our judiciary Is untrammcl-
cd by any 'Legslstion, apd wei aMaits, with
auxsSty tie decision ofS this question. iWill
| it nNetatd decide the Homestoad laS On it's
trueIS SohstItutional( (de) merits Is JudgoRut.
landRt Msrion last week, as he his on6ei ielse
wherSs sdseided the Aetsunconstitatiopal as q
retrospective measure. So VIC believe, has
Judge Green and other Circuit Judges, and if
we are not mistaken Judge Oralone, perhaps
the brightest intellect in the State, has seen
darkly on this question. 1 The rule Iof scaling
blythe juries is based on Equity and good
conscience, the jury viewing the relative abil-,
ity Of the parties at the making and denforce---
ment of the contract, the basis of credit then
and now, and the fact of the parties being
IN pori delicto ip bringing about tho present
condition Of things, Tho Homestead is a,
polite form Of larceny. It exempts all to the
honest surprise, though to the personal satis
fat g. b Of the debtor. ,r;t;s
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The homestead.

The question ef lse, validity cof the Homo.
stead AA09t, as applioable.to debts based on
contracts made prior to thesadoption'of fdthe
constitution of IS9S,is one of dvital interest
to every citizen Of the Statese.Not only the
material apxietypWhi0h arises in. the minds OF
every one asi tos,he. final construction of the
law, and tho .pecnniarylihtsrsst in' tho way OF
loss and gain, which, partiesrhayd init, give
prominence in the minds Of the people, bdt
/ as matter Of INSTITUTIONAL lsw, she decision
Of which involves .ourlideas Of tile futurerpro'
lection Of private rights, oit becomes q matter
paramount Importance TO ayeryoitizep. 1aOurs
s is Triune Government, composed foff three
Il d,partments, the Executive the Legislative
Sand tho judicial. each of,whiah issupfeme
sand independent ip the rnattarsg copadedto it
|@by the constitution. w Wherevesa eithsf,fai
to perform the functions, entsustea to IL fully
lthc balance is lost aada the liberties Of the
people are il, jeopardy, nqittpsa Isero aesn
The constitution possesses nqinherent pows
] er to protect the rights Of .thapeoplapa Is1is'
mere declaration of rights, cellea .ls 8 saan;i
8 ainents Of freomen, and deriyes,its pawer. from
Il q virtuous citizenship endowed and SUSTAINED
4 by q wise and siipdepepdent sja ..ciaryme4hs'
sSobjcctof the constitutlonsisd TO- protect the
SSlcitizon in the enjoyment of certainsinsaluabis
S2|sights. The object tspf tbsjudiQiayiGte pros
S!scot the people # from hqsty and pnwise Isgrsa
IItion, which e'nSropohhsss "a, these efights~-s
hile The people are yirtneps ndiutslliBent,f
/ ssise and wholesome lavsar pJasessdIand the
|Igsommunity prospsrs, bbpEI when isassaass hni'
fRossaption got The supremacy, ttssAnlg hope
5f The psople rests on the judiciary ~
;js no intelligent lnat spuid hays A! he'd
| <}( shsrdihood Sanad ID hint At ;lSx,
B ich nlytsorsand spirit ylOfstsa ti.e SSassj
ition aid svsyy frindb and }aste "
5} taaglstsst8 wishoae tatiS6s
ma iknotsd ths law inits retrospaS i've fsas
n and aQplslI Aays bpen pstsinsd byssyssy
|| $Sss;k .TidSa. syss
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The New Volume.

Time, in its onward course has brought us
to the close of another Jourhalistio' year,;
With this issue we begina new volume, bring.
ing with US more experience and better pros
poets for the future. Since our connection
with the Editorial department ofthe CoURtER
in January last, its subscription list has
steudily increased and the advertising col
umns, under the liberal patronage of our
merchants and the community generally, have
expanded to double the space ever before
bestowed on the paper in that'~ay. y When
we consider II tbey imperfect mail 'faciii-.
tiles which our, County possesses, the poverty
and distress Of tho people, resulting from" q,
long and ruinous war, and the political con
fusion aud bitter party spirit 'resHltlag from
it, we ~ gratifed at onrpast success, and
looking to, a remedy for these evils in tue fe.
establishment of peace and prosperity, we
reasonably anticipate brighter future. We
have endeavored to make the columns Of tho
CouR1ER faithful historian Of the events
daily occurring around us. We have ad9o!
Gated wise and honest administration of the
government as the great incentive to success
full industry, and the only sure way TO nation.
al and individual wealth, Wehavsenoousaged
the cause Of education, aud therpsom6tioH
of religion as social and POLITICAL blessing,
and. have always stFiyen to ipculcate useful
instruction in.agriculturo, by advocating tho
improvement of the soil aud the introduction
Of labor saying machinery. In what we have
failed ip the past, we claim, that charity which
we expect in. the future. The COURIER will
continue it's weekly yisitatons to our patrons
with the same erdson the future, and we
trust will not prove ether. thaura wslconis MES
songer. ,,I .aenlsib 10 mo.lh 7'a'.a" 's'w
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ss2 ssEE sszsa EK zSS ,@Rsl d 4
Air Line ERailrond.

MEETING Of the citizens Of cconcc in Walial-
IA 10 on salesday Of this month having passed.
ccrtain resolutions in favor Of the County sub
scrption TO the capital Stock of tic Air Line Rail
road, (Which have been published in the tKeowee
Cotifierl and t1e County Commission ,rs feeling
the vast Importance of this measure to tho Conn
ty, now respectfully request the Selectn,on Of each
Township to convene q meeting Of tho pitisepsi ipf
their respective Townships on Saturday tho Both
day Of October, inst, for tho parbose a appoint
Ing hve Delegates to represent their Townships at
d Geheral Meeting Of tho County. to DO held in
next, to consider and detesmine what action shah
~ taken In tho premises. The ssYms 80 be deci7
i By order. Of tho County Commissioners ] 9i'H
WITHIN NER SYM EiS, /, Clerk. I,
fOot.i11, 1859 w
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w anted

Il LARGE QUANTITY or CORN,
for which the highest price viii .be paid ih D
cash or l'arter. =, al
Persons who have never traded with NC !,
arc invited to call and examine my stock and,
prices, as it shall cost them nothing, and maY,5
be OF profit to them. o,u...,, ID
Oct III, 1869. Gmo
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Charleston Oysters. II

An euterprising Charlestoniaa has under
t,ken to put thcsd' delicious biiyqlyes within
renoh Of the benighted people Of Il the interior,
aud the first class names to Viii h he refers
are guarantee That he is all right See his
advertisements ,ti.ta ,,,i
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For Salo

TI AT'Tract Of Land, containing 140 aores, lying
Aid Tfatt formerly owned by II. Gissel. Ono cor,
ner 9f f,said lana riias a ohs!eightk mile of IT,
!. r. Depot, and wstered BY Jahe Creek ispartiy
l'olohrcd, but tho most part being heavy timbered
2 orpartioaiafs apply 10 lo' = .'Fg'
,YAhsafAIIs, y! |. O, Qetpiissae tl--s*.4
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nea- The Supreme Court has ypostponed
the decision Of tho case Of NJ. NJ. Calhoun,
ct. al. ads. Eloride Calhoun, et'al., .,'involsfng
the validity Of bonds FOR the purohase Of fslayes
and ordered it to be re,argusd. !1h a' aa'i 7
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"WkLHALLA, s. 1C.; i
Friday Morning, October IL, llya llsssdu aa,,,

ag- In New York, oni'the" llth insaut,
Cotton was m qssosesd! y s. s. sesA 9shl 9shelld' sos.
nggr Among the list of Executive appoint
ments we notice, the names ofWsW. Watson
as a magistrate for Oconeel0 County and @. P.
Bryson Of Nialhails, NotaryoPubiic.' -