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Now Postage Stamps.

They are printed in various colors Al
those of higher grades, like the stamps
for fifteen, twenty four, thirty, and ninety
cents, even in two ceiorss All the colOrs
except black, are what are caiissi defibis
colors, in order to prevent the abrasion
or washing off of the cancellation mark
and the use of the same stamp a second
time. Instead of the parallel ogram, in
which the former stamps were designed,
the new ones are all square, and thus both
in color and size readily distiaguishable
from those formerly used. The follow.
ing are the designs and .colors for each
particular stamp: -...- ...g
One cent-Head Of Franklin in circula,
ornamental scroll Color. Roman oker
Two cents--Postbsy on horseback
within ornamental scroll work, printed in
light brown. ...I..
Three cents-Locomotive on track,
surrounded by ornamental scroll-work
the color is blue, the word +" Postage" in
white on panel Of darker hue.
Sir cents-Head of Washington in
square frame blue.
Ten eents-American shield and eagle,
surmounted by stars in the form of a sec
ton of circle, in clouds, printed in orange.
T"e!re cents Steamboat ;n mid ocean,
in circular frame OF ornamental scroll.
work; green. ..... .........
Fifteen csnts-Thc Landing Of Colum,
bus-a miniature copy of the picture in
the rotunda at Washington This is
beautifully executed and printed in blue.
while the ornamental scroll or frame
around it is Of pale reddish brown.
TrentvJorr cents The report Of the
committee to the Continental Congress
i'll l776 on the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Though of a most diminutive size
the figures are all portraits. This design
is printed green and the ornamental bor-
per purple. M a.# 9.
Thirty cents---On this Is again repre-
sented the American shield and eagle,
printed in carmine, resting on battle aags
Of blue .-u... .r
Ninety cents--Medallion head of Lin.
coin in black, the scroll work and letter
ing being carmine, m
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Women - Clerks IN WashiAgtan-Ss
r.ous Charges BY Women.

The New York Isdepesdenf. in pub,
fishing the following letter, says:
1--WE publish the following letter, bear
ing the signature OF woman--a clerk In
the Treasury Department--though We
have no personal acquaintance with her. !,
II her statements are true they should AZ
rest el'e attention Of the public; if falss.
let them be exposed =
TREAsURr DHYAKYxRxr,
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1869. az
In the last number OF the Imdepssdsm!
l noticed q paragraph stating thst the
compensation Of the women employed isf
the department at Washington was about
to be mado the same as that paid to msn:
aud, as woman and an employe 0f ybc
government, ] trust there can be no OBJ
lection against my expressing my views"
regarding the subject. M sbB9 g'124
!, for one, claim that women--educa-
ted women, Of course---are as competent
to perform brain labor A. men but ! do
most cmphaticslly object to having giris
in their teens, with no other ysc0mmenda.
tion than pretty face or pretty foot.
place themselves on an intellectual par
with men and women Of education.
am sorry TO make the confession, hut
the truth forces Il, that the departments
ere illed with females I may
say, with those who serve the govern.,
inent iu no other way except to embarrass>
the public officials in the. discharge OF
their duties. I could furnish the names
Of scores and scores Of women whom
the heads of departments have tried toa
get rid Of for months and years, ~ being,
utterly worthless, yet have been unable
10 do so owing 10 outside influences. 1.
could furnish the names OF scores ofwo-
men who do not perform an hour wost~
per diem for the government; not ia every
instance because they are unwilling, but,
ll.afs~.. fhrs dr, mt have tho wnrk---khara,
DtHesng tH1 TOO many engaged in the same Z:
tho force employed would bc quite suai-
cient to perform the labor. This. Is no
speculation on my part. know whereof.
affirm
In conclusion, hold that women who
lrc competent to perform the satse laboT
Is men, should receive the same CON-
and be subject to Me ssn,c
for violating which they
should be dismissed.
Every woman employed should be snb- z
jectcd to the samc examination OF men,
and personal beauty or laxity Of morals
ought not to be q recommendation, - 10
too often the case. 1890. ~, -
Congress or the President oaght TO u.
ford rs some protection, IL they allow us
to occupy Offices. We ought not 70 be
insulted by having the paramours and
mistrcsscs OF members ofCongress forced
upon US, and be obliged 10 tolerate their
society day by day Let Mr.. Boutwell,
clean out tho riff.rsf and pollution OF bis
Let him appoint moral and
women thon let us be paid &C.
cording to our merits. Sach II the easn.
est prayer Of every woman clerk. n,
HANNAH TrLsR.
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The FEMALE OFFIcE-SEEKERs. The
following is by Z" Don Piatt,' of the Gin
cinnati Commercial ..a'H
/ was sitting one morning in a commit.
teo.room of the House. with the dooor open,
when one Of these crazy women entered
with that stride so peculiar to the insane
She walked to the table, and, seeing the
pitcher. poured out glass and drank with
cagerness the ice.water. ! looked at no,
thin. bony hands and cars.worn face. that
had been in its time fair and gentle, and
they made my heart sick. Her eyes were
blue and large. but without other expires.
sien than that Of feverish insanity. Her
hair, we'll powdered with gray, fell in dis
ordor about her face, where every feature,
every line. in keeping with her strange
dress, indicated q disordercd mind 'l
After emptying the glass, she looked o,
it earnestly. There was slight piece
broken from the rim. .'
"Thst amt fit glass tumblcr for G on
gress." she said. ~ guess Ill keep IT,
To this ! msdo no response. whereupou
she looked at me earnestly, and then asked
abruptly:
How much do you steal 2"
The question was embarrassing. coming
from crazy woman; but as | could mo-
get clear of her without some response,
said Instantly:
Souls OF men,"
al knew it, knew it--you'ro devil
you look like devil. Read my recon
mendations.' And, still grasping th'
glass, shc fshed up some well.worn paper
from hor pocket, and thrast them bsfor,
my face. a| .'..
"pll tell you what II want want t,
be queen Of the White House /; III mar,
Grant in o minute" ..f ....... I.....
] do not know how soon | might hav'
been committed TO this wild proposition
had not tho ,onsidcra,c Sterling come e
my rescue by asking ne, in loud voice. /
| did not want to see the President ths
hc was on the floor Of the House.
"Grsnt ?" cried my crazy visitor. " tn
bounl to zee him. Hero, give mo my pa
pers !" and. still holding to the glass, for
mcrly the property Of the Unitod States, s,sh'
hurried away. .f.... .......,. maxi "a
| --.--- "Come on. i" A. the man snil 70 hi
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!. Figaro represents two yonns ,msS.

f------ Figaro represents two yenAg mss-
rio ladies chatting about their husbande. =
F" What ssys one Of them, you psrmit
your husband to smoke in your rooms =
+" Certainly ! do but he spends his eve
uinss with ms,'' replied sl's ssher. I" 1sH
at that psicsll" my dsAs kissd.s ehrswd a
woman ayails herself Of h. hushspd'si
faults to repress his vices r.
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CATCHING Sioux INDIAN GlRi.s.-Wt
copy as follows from the New York Tri
bune: ...t..... 81. ...... 81. ....
Polygamy is practiced in the tribe, but
not extensively. A man may have as
many wives as he can keep, but he mus,
buy them. The universal price OF wife
is pony, or for white man an Ameri-
can horse. A squaw once bought becomes
the immediate property of the purchaser,
but he must catch her. Men have bought
wives and never been able to catch them.
Most of them, however, are quite willing
to be caught. An Indian, several years
ago, took a fancy to an officers horse,
and tried in every way to purchase him,
but the officer would not part with the
animal. Finally, the Indian offered his
sister, beautiful girl, in exchange for
the horse. Fearing he would steal or
main the animal, and not wishing to of
fend him, the officer gave the Indian the
horse, but declined to receive the girl in
return. The young lady, however, was
Informed she was sold, and so the matter
stood, After waiting for long time for
her husband to come. AID claim her, she
III unc way, wnen, seeing ne took no no.
tice of her, she natively asked: "Why
don't you catch me-" The officer, who
had never seen her before, inquired what
she meant, when she roundly told him she
was his wife, and not at all pleased that
he had not come to her. He never claim
ed her, but she was regarded by her tribe
as the white mans squaw, and at last &C
counts was still single and waiting for her
husband. Some of the Sioux are quite
rich in horses, cattle and furs, and edu-
cate their children. am told that Spot
ted Tail has two of his daughters now at
school in the North, and that the Misses
Spotted Tail are very good looking and
intelligent girls. Generally the women
are very homely, being compelled to la-
Dor hard, while the men do little but
hunt, fish and make war Now and then
however,, a handsome Sioux girl is seer
but almost invariably she has lice in hci
head. Cracking lice is one Of the occu-
patious Of the Sioux women. If wo.
mans husband leaves her she does moi
lose caste, but can marry again. A. mar
who leaves one wife generally finds it dif.
ficult to get another. If a girl is unfor-
tunate, her lover must pay, two or three
horses, or her friends will kill him. Ii
all eases Of rape the penalty is death.
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Masonic Notice.

The regular communications OF VAN b.
REN LODGE, No. 8, Al. MAsoNs are held
tho Saturday ON, or next preceding each full
moon, at p. NJ, in their Hall at Van Buren,.
Members of the Fraternity in good standing
are respectfully invited to meet with us.
W. f. ENGLAND, w. N.
LOUIS GRAFT, Secretary.
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!. Among the patents rSsntly gsaaiel

Among the patents rssnuy gssated.
we notice one to Mary A. Moore. q lAshon
illinois, for child's diaper. Whist world
this IL getting to 10 We are placed in .
patent cradle. wrapped in pstsat diaper.
fed with patent nursing bostls, dosed with
patent paregoric, ii. aMrs. W. sootk-
Ing syrup, amused with sIs'snt rattle
box. learn our let.nrs from patsnt toy
blocks. learA to write and figure from pct.
snt states, cssry our bsooks to school in :
patent strap. sit 90 patent seats to do suws
on patent black. boards with patent cray ons.
get 7" licked" with the teachers pstsntrulss,
(which by the way. is no improvement on
the old beech yad) we 90 out into the
world to dc business with "patsnt msa."
and with men who ars not 90 patent W
make money on pa,snts, ws marry women
with patent forms, patent hair. and patent
com pIsxions. We get sick and call doctor
with patent leather bosts. with . pstcas
squeak in them; hs dosss us with patent
medicine, We die aud srs buried in patent
coffns and have patent monuments erected
over our heads.
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n -" N M 7
DIR. JNO. II. DECHERD.

OFFERS his professional services to the
~ citizens Of Van Buren, and vicinity.
Residence at Mr.. CHARLES NJ. STEWARDS,
where he can be found atall times unless pro-
fsssionally absent. 6m
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PoIsoxous MouLps. Moulded bread,
meat. cheese. or, any other eatable Il sa
actual poison, whether iRhslci OF eaten.
One kind Of mould causes the fatal ship-fs-r
vrr The mould IN damp cellars causes w.
rious grades Of typhoid fever, diarrhGs,
dyscntery. etc. Rscsn! chemical researches
and microscopic observation seem 10 show
that missm is nothing msrs or less thaa Z
mould, aud that this mould Is. in reality.
cloud Of living things. each too small 10 b.
seen BY the naked eye, and are drawn into
the lungs and swallowed with the saliva,
incorporated with tho food eaten. and By
being absorbed into tho blood sss suficisXt
to csuse oil grsdss Of deadly fsvss; sls.
vated or dry localities are wholly exempt.
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NAUGHTY SOUTHERN WOMEN. Bishop
Simpson, says the ST. Louis Republican,
who dimes with the President whan he
goes to Washington, and whose statue
along with that OF the irrcprcssiblc
Bcccher, is to have place in the Lin
coin group that is to be--l'ishop Simp
son writes from the South that Northern
Radicals are ostracized by Southern wo.
men The Chicago Times excuses the
Southern women upon the ground that
these Radical gentlemen are limited in
their baggage TO carpet sack, bunch
of paper collars, aud scarcity OF clean
linen aud moreover that they are per
sons whose social odor In the North 10
not OF the best description.
Bishop Simpson ought to be In bettor
business than making these complaints.
What would he have2 Would he have
federal laws or military commissions to
compel Southern women not to ostracize
the Northern Radicals, or to punish them
il they do9 Are not these Northern
Radicals the individuals who profess to
believe that negroes are exactly like white
folks, only a little better The propoBs
ity to ostracize Is probably conlinel At.
together TO tho whites and the Northern
Radicals have only to go over to uie
other color, who, 1t IL pop0larly believed,
have not thus FAR, adopted ostr"cising
practices 900 dgm wonl 'l'w tn af
--- o,dty p,cs miller ever grind
"a In = IA
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Col. WM. r. BOUIsNE Il,

sist me IN the duties of my Agency | am
prepared to make cash advances on ail ship
incilts Of Cotton to the House OF Mcssrs. +. l..
BRAuNs & Co, Baltimore. aud will personal.
ly guarantee to shippers rs much per pound,
net, A. they would receive by shipping. to
New Orleans or New York markets.
Id r-0a #..' i1r f'ls u, A. MEYER, 1"I
s-1Agent = for Baltimore and Arkansx.
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Medical N Office.
ii. PEHNOT, NJ. D.,

Physician and Surgeon,
ss Ivan buren,, ARK, a..
4 hAY be found at his residence, when not
wi professionally engaged.
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DIR. j. A. DIBRELL,

IJP1 SlClAN. Surgeon and Obstctrician
= will pUhrtnally attend to calls from the
County during night or day.
~ Office at the old place adjoining his
residence. feb 10, '69, If
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WE the undersigned merchants of the city
w of Baltimore, have constituted

...., Maj. G.. A. MEYER, ...r
of Ark, our Commercial Agent, for the State
of Arkansas and the Indian Country, to
Sell Merchandise, Collect Monies, and
transact aH 6as."ess appsrtaning 10 said
Agency, in This country.
All orders sent to us through him, will be
carefully and promptly filled.
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reached the height Of the Springfield
declaration, they are struggling for eman-
cipation as earnestly as the /" vassals' on
this side of the water Some Of these
dear creatures, who eloquently advocate
womens rights, have tyrants' also, and
here is the trick the unfeeling tyrants in.
dulgc in a.,.. ri
A lawyer, whom they engaged for this
purpose, called at their houses in their
..i.-.----.-------' -S--t--'--.----- -
the visitor insisted on seeing her. She
was obliged to receive the lawyer, who
very politely handed her a stamped paper.
The lady read it in surprise, and turned
very pale. The lawyer lett her What
did the paper contains? An application
for divorce on the part OF the husband
The lady passed long hours OF painful
suspense. At last her husband came
home from his office. ..I .
my friend, what is the meaning Of
this papcr?" she asked, with pale face.
"Why. it is an application for divorce
from you. believe you want to be free
do not want to be your tyrant any
longer" 81 am sure" she said, with
her kindest smile, "you have wet feet,
and will catch cold, dearest husband
Pray sit down by the fire and warm your
self Shall I get you cup Of tea2' "Oh.
no am quite WE'LL" replied the wicked
husband laughing inwardly at her desire
to do something to make him comfort
abl 4" am quite well, and am sure you
will likewise get we'll as soou us you are
free"
"But my dear husband, ! do not un-
derstand what you mean Shall fetch
your slippers ?" No thank you. Why
should you impose on yourself this slav.
ish yoke which you have never borne :
| heard your cries for deliverance. ! am
expressing you, as you say, and hence
forth / shall no longer work for you'
Hitherto we men have had to bear all the
burdens and cares we toiled all day long
passed slcepless nights in order to devise
new ways OF making money, and strug'
ged with a thousand competitors In or
der to earn our daily bread, while yor
were dressing, taking rides, and allowing
your idlers to make love to you. All this
will cease Down with slavery! We arc
In duty bound to restore such poor wo
men as you to freedom and independence
Hurrah for libcrtyW An hour afterward
the two sat down to supper The lady
no longer talked Of her wrongs. and OF
her desire to recover her liberty. Similar
scenes occurred at the houses OF Other
gentlemen. . .. .....,... I'D.
| NAUGHTY SOUTHERN WoMEN.---Bishol
Simpson, says the st. Louis Republ'can
who dimes with the President whan HI
goes to Washington, and whose statue
| - Al L.. II. Il.
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--.---- "Comc on" a. the man sad 10 his
tight boot. ' .'.'
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Pay for your paper.
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MISCELLANY.

CATCHING Sioux INDIAN GlRLs.-We
copy as follows from the New York Tri-
bune.
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$4,000 REWARD

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Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-05
HOW TO COOK HAMS.

A lady correspondent of the
Germantown Telegraph, gives
her experience as follows. She
says: 4 have learned much in
the half dozen years since l have
assumed the responsibility of
being my own housekeeper, as
to the best mode of boiling a
ham. | knew very well that it
was spelling good ham ever
to try it when it can be boiled.
But | found that there were
ways Of boiling a whole ham, SO
as to ruin it; and this is the
way how l how boil it: If it be
a Maryland or Virginia ham,
or any other rather old or hard,
it should be soaked over night
in plenty Of water. then put in
to a suitable cooking pot of cold
water, which should be raised
to a gentle boil, or rather SIM
mer, and this should be contin-
ued for fifteen minutes, for eve
ny pound weight Of the ham
Then take it out, remove the
skin, and dust over it plenty of
bread crumbs, and set it in the
oven to bake from fifteen to
thirty minutes. A ham cooked
in this way should be very ten
der, juicy and of fine flavor,
provided it was originally good.
| know very we'll that if once
tried it will be always tried
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-05

moist, growing season produces
more grass and a drought
(Which is the rule) requires
more corn. Sometimes the
corn becomes the main, and in
some cases, which will happen
in all localities, the only reli-
ance. Thus there are times
when stock of all kinds suffer
for want of grass, but especial
ly mich cows. These suffer
not only in the loss of milk, but
flesh, thus uniting them for
winter and the followingseason.
There are but few seasons that
we do not see this state of
things. Now, corn sown for
batting will as effectually reme-
dy this as though the season
had been one OF the most favo-
rable, and even more so if
thoroughly carried out, Here
are from six or ten tons raised
to the acre. Grass at best af-
fords but three, and the corn is
not inferior to the grass. Thus,
what crops of excellent fodder
may be raised, both for summer
use and for winter feed. We
need but to go at it and do it; !
the most is to start. Sow early !
enough to secure a good growth |
by the time the drought is apt
to set in. Sow in May, and
again in June and later. What
remains over will make excel !
lent winter fodder. But,
whether it is used for this or
not, by all means let not the
chance slip by a lay in for a
crop against the drought, which
is the greatest hurt that can
befall stock in this climate, not
excepting the severity of win
ter. Once engaged in, it will
never be relinquished. Rural
World. ..-..
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-05
HOW GOOD FARMERS SAVE
MONEY.

They take good papers and
read them.
They do not leave their i'm
plements scattered over the
farm, exposed to the rain,
snow, and heat.
They repair their tools and
buildings at the proper time,
and do not suffer a subsequent
threefold expenditure of time
and money. They use their
money judiciously, and they do
not attend auction sales to pur-
chase all kinds of trumpery be-
cause they are cheap.
They see that their fences are
we'll repaired and their cattle
are not found grazing in the
meadows, or grainfields or or
chards.
They do not refuse to make
correct experiments, in a small
way, of many new things.
They plant their fruit trees
we'll, care for them, and Of
course get good crops.
They practice economy by
giving their stock good shelter
during the winter, also good
food, taking all the unsound
half rotten, or mouldy, out.
They do not keep tribes Of
cats or snarling dogs around
their premises, who eat more IN
a month than they are worth In
their whole life time.
Lastly they read the adyer-
tisements, know what is going
CONTINUED on fourth pags.1
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-05

If I were king for half an hour,
What lots of things I'd do;
I'd tear from false men all the power,
And give 1t to the true.
No star wing voices then should cry,
No poverty should lower
About the poor mans home, i'll
Were king for half an hour.
Aud all should have enough Of work,
And yet enough of play,
I'd teach the idlers not to shirk--
But In some pleasant way.
No child should !oox all wistfaliy
At toy, or sweet, or flower
I'd treat the little ones, i'll
Where king for half an hour.
I'd have no prisoners 10 the land
All people should be good;
With no temptations to Withstand
They truly might and could.
We'd have no armies, by-the-way,
Nor ships the sea to scour,
The world would be at peace. ii
Were king for half an hour.
All should be happy, free and gay,
By act of parliament;
And grief and sorrow done away
BY general consent.
No eye should weep, no breast should sigh ,
No stricken head should cover,
No heart should ache at all, if
Were king for half an hour.
And In the end, the folks would tire
Ofme and my reforms;
No more calm weather would admire
Would almost sigh for storms.
And last guillotine so high
Above the crowd would tower
They'd cut my head off, sure, II |
Were king for half an hour.