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The true northerner., 1872-01-05
Does She Remember !

BY ROBERT q. FRANKS.
Mid the pomp and wealth that surround her
Diamonds flashing upon her brow,
The beau monde at her feet,
Does She ever remember the days OF old.
When her heart met mine, and her warm lips
told
Her love in kisses sweet
Does she ever remember that Christmas eve
When helped her the bright holly-berries 10
weave.
Tn her fathers ancient hall;
And we decked the oak parlor in scarlet and
green.
Till the quaint old pictures smiled, ween,
From their frames on the paneied WALTZ
Does she think of that night when silent and
slow, 49,
We walked. hand in hand. Ger the crystalline
snow,
In the moonlight cold and clear?
Are they all forgotten, those vows she MADE,
AS we stood that night in the old halls shade,
To watch for the glad New fearf
Does she think-But, ah! no. In her wealth and
yyhy sbouId she think of the love thrown aside
In the vanished days of oldY
So smile and bow and my lady greet
With courteous Difference when we meet,
For my heart. like her own is cold.
The true northerner., 1872-01-05
" MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.o
BY JUSTIN M'CARTY.

bl VI CAhI1.
Some people think, perhaps, that the
regular old conventional uncle of the
comic novel and drama is mere artistic
fgment. like Clown and Pantaloon. or
faded anachronism as unsuited to our
time as a Saracen or Knight Templar.
But Paul Middlemist, barrster at law.
of the Temple, London, had just such
an uncle-testy, rich, snobbish, vulgar.
and at bottom good-natured the uncle
whom you may see at the Adelph, in
London, or Wallack's, in New York.
Mr.. Theophilus Middlemist, the ell Ter,
did not exactly wear a blue coat with
brass buttons, and yellow nankeen
trowsers, as the dramatic uncle always
does, for even Theophilus Middlemist
would have seen that such garments
were little out Of date; but he did
carry a thick stick, and he lived in the
country, and his money was the object
OF his nephew's great expectations--all
just as IN some pleasant old comedy.
Theophilus Middlemist had been a
chandler in London, and had made a
fortune, and retired to the country. He
had been fond, in sort of way, of his
brother, Paul Middlemist's father, long
since dead; and he brought up young
Paul as though the boy were his own
son. He resolved that Paul should be
a professional man and a gentleman.
and therefore sent him to study law in
the Temple. Above all things else.
Theophilus Middlemist was an honest
old British snob. He revered respecta-
bility he fell down and worshiped
rank. He would not knowingly have
done It mean thing for all the world ;
but TO pay homage to man or woman
of rank seemed TO him la noble privilege
and sacred duty. To have title was,
in his mind, much the same as being
canonized. He gave Paul to under
stand that he must seek, beyond every
thing else, the companionship of his
social superiors. Money should not fail
any ambition of Paul's so long as it
could help him to mix with rank and
fashion. But the uncle always declared
that if Paul did not make himself a
gentleman, he would find himself q
beggar, so far as the honest earnings of
his elderly relative were concerned.
Now it may be that had another course
of training been followed with Paul, he
too might have turned out worshiper
of rank and snob. Perhaps the in.
herent manhood of his nature would
have kept him all right in any case.
Let us hope it would. But whatever
may be the possibilities, it is certain
that his uncle's simple and naked snob-
berry had the effect of opening Paul's
eyes, from very early age, to the
meanness and vulgarity of all such sen.
tments. He WINGED under his uncle's
weakness, and was sorry and ashamed
because Of the British foible which dis
figured character so honest and, on
on the whole, so deserving of respect.
In due time Paul was called to the
The true northerner., 1872-01-05
An Absurd Ditty.

THAT paltcr with us in double sense. ."-Shaks-
pedre.
The river flowed lazily on and on.
The boatmens labor was oar
But the Farmers boy still at work
For the Farmer was no mower,
The Farmer he used to drink in his day.
And he kept himself all the time fool
But the boy knew liquor would fly TO his head.
And wisely he kept his cool.
The Farmer liked nothing better than drink,
His drinking IL would be gin
At early dawn while at dewy eve
lie would freely indulge in his inn.
He would leave his boys to see to the work.
And two of them went to sea
And never came back. and thus compelled
Their brother to busy be.
The boy understood the bad place he was in
The place who can know-hotel?
But he kept up his courage and bought him some
hives,
And his bees brought honey to cell.
He sold his honey all out by the pound
But was not very stiff in his weigh,
Except when II came to cutting his grass
When he always would have his hay.
He'd go back from market in cheerful mood
To enjoy the sweet. sweet hum
OF his busy bees which kept at work.
Though little he cares for 'um.
He cares not for rum; he's temperate man.
But he cannot give up his swine
He likes good pork-but not from hedgehogs,
lis not for such pork you pine.
He had lots of fat cattle, which beloved quite
loud,
And of course they were all of them herd
And he made large profit from getting up
For which small expense was in curd.
Although his horse had never yet laughed,
He can easily do his smile
But still his young master rarely rides,
For his saddles not good nor his tile.
What he knows about farming, he's quite proud
To tell
For his crops have been never yet beet.
And his beans and potatoes are all of the best
Though his white corn don't equal his wheat.
He keeps in his kitchen the very best cooks,
For there all the good things are maid
And the dinners are sure to be always well
dressed,
When served up by persons so stayed.
He liked good meat in his house to eat,
And if he should ever miss steak
lie would be IN great pain until all was eX-
Or something was done for his ache.
He'd eat like glutton of terrapin soup.
OF chickens and oysters too:
And then he would pull at his pipe or cigars
Till the smoke up the chimney flew.
ii likes in summer plenty of air
For his comfort he is often in tent.
But so selfish is he if one asks for relief
He never will give assent.
Sometimes in hammock he'd lie and enjoy
A little son and heir,
And would make his plans for a roast next day.
When he hoped that the wetherd be fare.
Now. time rolled on and he grew very old
Though his laugh was almost as high
And when his black halr began 10 turn gray,
He then was prepared to dye.
And now he has gone to his long, long home,
His many grave faults W no may write?
But we think that has virtues will be kept in
mind
And we all know that the ,cido,c's might.
-Boston Daily AdUerfiser.
The true northerner., 1872-01-05
The "BOSs3 - Comes TO Grief.

A New York special of the 18th says
The grand jury to-day presented an in.
dictment against VIM. NJ. Tweed for
felony. Recorder Hackett promptly
granted warrant for Tweed's arrest.
The "Boss" was captured in his rooms
at the Metropolitan Hotel by Deputy
Sheriff Jarvis about 5 o'clock. His
friends were thrown into state OF great
excitement. The order of arrest was
peremptory, and no bail was allowed.
Tweed's friends secured the city to find
Recorder Hackett and get him to accept
bail. Hackett, however, had left the
city to escape their opportunities. The
Deputy Sheriff did not fulfill his duty
by taking Tweed to the Tombs. He
was allowed to iemain in the hotel,
closely guarded. The arrest fell upon
Tweed like thunderbolt. So sudden
was it that at 9 o'clock tonight none of
his counsel had heard of it. When a
Sto, reporter gave them the information
they could not credit it. At midnight,
Willard Bartlett, John Graham, and
others Of Tweed's counsel were closeted
with him in the Metropolitan Hotel.
Tweed will be brought before the Court
OF Criminal Sessions tomorrow morn
ing at III o'clock. Chas. O'Conor will
be present, and no bail will be accepted
without his approval. Tweed's friends
fear that he will be committed to the
Tombs. The indictment is unusually
long, but its particulars cannot be OBJ
tanned tonight, as it is locked up in a
safe in the attorneys office.
LATER.-Since the above was in type
Tweed has been released on $1,000 bail.
The true northerner., 1872-01-05
The Orange.

1t ripened by the river banks.
Where, mask and moonlight aiding,
Don Juans play their pretty pranks,
Dark DOnnas serenading.
By Moorish damsel was plucked,
Beneath the golden day there;
By swain twas then in London sucked,
Who flung the peel away there.
lie could not know in Pimlico,
As little she in Seville,
That | should reel upon that peel.
And wish them at the devil!
The true northerner., 1872-01-05

THERE once was two cats at Kilkenny,
Each thought there was one cat too many;
So they quarreled and fit,
They scratched and they bit,
TIL, excepting their nails
And tips of their tails,
Instead of two cats there warn't any.
The true northerner., 1872-01-05

The Indians of the Grand Traverse,
Mich, region have $S7,0l6 worth Of
property and 1873 houses, and raised
large quantities of farm produce this
year.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
Senator Fenton Interviewed.

senator Fenton was at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel during the reformcrs' conference last
Thursday, and was interviewed by a Herald
reporter. The following extract from the
conversation contains some shrcwd remarks
on the political situation, Touching the con
ference above named, the Senator said
This is the last test Mr.. Greeley will have
to stand, and | hear that it will prove to be no
very painful test. Such Il condign failure
should disheartcn the inviduals who have for
their own good purposes, undertaken IL. IT,
however, they wish to try some new confer
cnce, | think each conference viii be in di-
minishing pers spective. Mr., Greeley's nomi-
nation was no accident; it was the expression
ofa sentiment neither new nor odd his cha
racter suits the peace making nature of the
day and the temper of the era. General
Grants cause moves on with noise like the
10 of old .abres Mr., Greeley's movement
a''. vi, ~" the walk Of an elephant; the
popular sympa,nNv : IN u; -, ,c
=" DO YOU believe tnet - " "a ~ N''>'NN y
nomlnatedy' .,,ic
Yes. think the contest win Is, nrs;uV
ally over by the middle of September ifah ~.
clements of resistance to General Grant make
a united pull. This state viii roll up q spcn-
did majority for Mr.. Greeley. There is
Onondaga county. usually reliable for the
Republican ticket by $500 majority. In my
judgment Mr.. Greeley will carry it by $500
majority. My own County of Chautauqua,
in my estimate, will give Greeley as many
votes as Grant although it usually gives i,500
Republican moiority."
''Will Carl Schurz pronounce unequiyocal-
ly for Mr.. Greeley 2"
II have now no doubt of it. Schurz has
had his own good reasons for hesitation; but
he has not attempted to dragoon the German
vote to 90 ahead of him, and his deliberation
will meet with the approval of that discreet
and considerate element Of our people. lie
is of more weight now than if he had spoken
promptly after the nomination.
:" Has he met Mr., Greeley ~
81 believe they have met within twenty
four hours"
shall you, Governor, proceed actively
with the campaign" 2"
That is my intention at least until the
Baltimore convention, when the work will
have 10 be organized upon more amicable
scale aud solid party composed and directed.
or course | shall then act with such gentle
men as the democrats may constitute to Of
ficer the great column
do you think Mr. Greeley will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot?'
Yes; such, at least are my conclusions. a
call of the States will give him clear two
thirds"
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
Patriotism VS. Party

The fact of the acceptance ol JosHiH
BKooKs as the only available candidate Tor
Governor Of Arkansas, came upon the masses
of the Democratic party rather Unexpectedly
Ofcourse IT will take time for them to delib-
crate and to put away prejudices. The time
honored p1rty to which they have so long be-
lonsed. is loved and revered by them. Its a
hard struggle to abandon party pride even
tor the salvation of the country. 1t is diff
cult To bid the old party pride "down " Tor
the present. But the Democracy have ever
been characterized as a patriotic party. Will
ing TO accept all things for the general good
After the war the results of the conflict was
accepted. and no discomfort would have ever
crept TO the surf.ccuad the Radical party
been equally patriotic andS 3used to allow
bve Of Office and political power. to prompt
them to the passage ofmsasures which TRAD.
STEVENS himself pronounced to be outside
the Constitution. our people have accepted
IloRAcE GREELEY, lifelong abolitionist
with ,mauiniify unparalleled, and why
should they refuse to accept Mr.. BRooKs' We
are In 4 peculiar situation We cannot
choose cur methel of relief nor can we
choose oar Instruments. The S,atc Conyen-
tion was driven to take the best course oilel ed
and we thlak they acted wisely. As to the
past record of Mr.. BKnoKs, many things are
charged upon hiRl but not proven, lie now
promises MS reform and his position, politi-
cally, is such that he Htlst fulfill his pledges.
ii he fails 10 do so, he viii have no support
for his administration The Minstrels will
not support iui and IL i.e loses :hc support Of!
the Reform party-he Is politically crushed
between the upper aud neither mIlstone.
Can he aiioid 10 do this? will he do this? 1t
would be imputing to him a mental blind
ness that no one now suspects. His admitted
shrewdness forbids any such expectation.
we feel he is TO be the Gratz Brown Of Arkan-
sas. His mission is high and noble one and
we feel be cannot and will not abandon it.
We are truly sorry to see our friends of the
Gazette take So hostile a position towards the
action of the State Convention, as wei as the
construction put upon the results OF its de-
lbclatons by the State Central Executive
Committee. We nilly realize their situation
in swallowing Mr. BRooKs-our prejudices
and opposition were as strong as the Ga
zette's. The Gazette, rs well Us ourself stand
pledged to the support Of the action of the
Convention, and we do not understand such
support would mean that 1t should damn 1t
by faint praise" For the sake of our State
we appeal to the central organ of our party,
sto advance boldly to the front and join in the
II -lrt for reform with a hearty good WILL
Long before the election the Democratic
,masses will fully endorse the action Of the
Convention and vote in a body to save our
State from financial ruin and corrupt govern
,ncnt, even though 1t must be done through
she iustrumentalty of JosErn Brooks,
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09

ExrLsNAveny - Elsewhere we publi, n
communication from j. ID. Henry, and also
one from y. y, Hen derson. This Is an un-
nles SAINT duty as we have endeayorcd to keep
personalities out of our columns. But rs both
parties desire 90 have n hearing, and the pub
lie demands the facts in the case. we deem il
proper te publish them. We haze remained
Silent on this matter thus far. from the fact
that the whole thing originated In quarrel
between the Minsfrels and Brindles over the
office of Circuit Superinte ndent. We hope
au parties will be set right before the public.
The sbeye Is from the Fay etteyille Demo
1ra,, spologizing to its readers for publishing
che two communications, one ga ch from j II
HENRY and i. +. IIRSpERsoN Are we left
10 believe from The above extract. that the
Masonic Fraternity of Washington County
have taken sides with one wing of be Radi-
cal party against the other without u cause?
A committee of the Fraternity have made
charges, which are denied, against Henderson.
which should damn him in the eyes of all
n,en forever lfnot true, the Lodge is bound
by all claims of justice to exculpate him. The
standing In the community of Henry or Hem
dcrson should cut but little figure in this
matter. If the Brotherhood have been I'M
posed upon, It should be IL, own anu Mf' lien
derson set right before an indignant i"opic'
And if the charges arc true Of II. let then, be
known. Let justice be done If Henderson
did write the letters as charged, the "quarrel
did not originate between the Minstrcls and
Brndrcls, although the Minstrels may have
used the charges to accomplish the removal
of distastcful member ofther own party
from Office.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
sE" Hon. j. n. SARBER, of Clarksyille was
in town yesterday.

ES- The fact that the support OF Grant
is engineered and led almost exclusively
by Office holders is admirably illustrated
10y recent attack upon the Chicago Tri.
bunc, a leading advocate in the North
west of the Greeley ticket At a recent
meeting of the Republican Central Com
mittee Of Illinois resolution is said to
have been passed repuda,ing the Tribune
Upon investigation it turns out that the
Committee is composed of three Collec.
tors OF Internal Revenue, three Asses.
sors, three rostmasters, two United
States Depositarics. one partner of a
Whisky Supervisor, four county officers,
anl ono Member Of Congress.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
Chairman State Central
FAY lltMPsTEAD, Secretary.


.8" The st. Louis Times of the Goth nit.
says that Governor koernor, of lllouOs, in a
recent letter to DR.. Brunck, Of Buffalo, eX-
pressed himself as follows:
"When man who is unpopular with the
largest part of his own party, as ! positively
know, can obtain through patronage
through patronage alone-a unanimous re-
nomination, then it is time, if we wish at all
To save the rcSt of onr liberty, to protest
against it at the ballot box, and for that every
man OF honor would be good. destructive
system is to be broken down, and it IA not,
with me at least, n question of personality.
AS a German, my honor does not permit
me to vote tor man who permitted to be
sold TO France ten millions worth ofrtlcs,
cannons and cartridges, and who thus has the
lives and the health of perhaps hundreds of
thousands of Germans upon his conscience.
Other Germans may take this matter more
easily. but at the tima, when | did my best,
through my friends, to stop this dishonorable
traffic, | made the vow that, Mt the proper
time. there should be 4 reckoning made for
this inlamy."
The proper time has now come. The Gov
ornor is in the field for the highest position
in the gift of his State and the masses, Ger
man, American, all who revere integrity and
love liberty, will attend to the reckoning
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
Johnson County-The Organisation OF the
Democracy-How the Candidates
are to bs Nominated.

We commend the plan Of organization OF
johnson as promulgated by Col. CRAvfNs, In
his letter below, which we lind in the Little
Rock Gazette, to every County III this DIS
trict. Let the organization be thorough and
all will be well:
GAINESVILLE June %, 1872.
EDITORS GAZETTE: You will observe that
from the proceedings OF the johnson County
Convention, held ON the Stli inst, all candi-
dates are required to present their claims To
the voters OF the several townships, and that
an election is provided for in the several
townships, and that an election is provided
for in the several townships, etc. This Is the
plan of arriving at the will ofthe Democratic
and Conservative element Of johnson as to
nominating candidates. Our Central County
Executive Committee has appointed canvass
ers as recommended by the state Executive
Committee These canvassers ascertain the
members OF the Democratic and Conservative
party in their several townships, and when
the election or convention in the townships
comes on, the preference of each voter is Ia
ken as between the several aspirants for the
several offices. These conventions or elec-
tions are all to be held on the same day and
within reasonable period thereafter, to be
designated by the Executive Committee OF
the County, the canyassers are TO report re-
suits to it. and upon count in their presence,
the persons having the highest number de-
claring preference for them are declared to
be the nominees of the party. This much is
said concerning our organization, that other
counties, understanding our plan. may adopt
it or not, as they say choose
JORDAN +. CRAyRNs.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
Little Rock and Fort Smith.

The following will add life to almost dor
mant interest, felt at this time. in the work
on this Road, The Little Rock Gazette of the
29th says:
A report reaches US from Boston that the
entanglement which has so long retarded this
road is about to be unrayeled, and there Is a
fair prospect OF work being resumed on it in
a short time Work is to commence on the
bridge at the foot Of Rock street NJ once, II
Is to be a railway and carriage bridge. The
foundation piers are to be of stone. The
bridge will be one thousand feet in length.
There will be two draws or openings to ad-
nit the passage of steamboats,, each one hun
dred and fifty feet in length. As the bridge
approaches completion it is the intention to
erect station buildings at the corner of Mark
ham and Rock streets, with a front of seven
ty-five feet on Markham, and running back
four hundred feet. We trust that work on
the road and on these contemplated improve
ments may be inaugurated at once.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
Tg A Minnesota woodc

Ty- A Minnesota woodchcpper hew.
ed down a tall tree the other day, and
upon splitting up the trunk with an AK
and wedge found iu bedded in the wood
at point where the trunk diverged into
branches, q leather bride Of antique pat
tern, with bit and buckles attached, and
in remarkable state of preservation. 1t
has been fully thirty feet from the ground,
and its presence there can only be ac-
counted for by the supposition that some
passing horseman had used the crotch Of
a sappling as rest for his bride, and,
led from the place in pursuit Of his stray
ing horse, had been unable to find it
again, and abandoned the bride to be
carried up and entombed by the slow
growth of the tree. 1t is believed that
the tree must have been fifty years in hid
ing its treasure.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09

sB~ On Monday last Mr. j. W. Pendletoa
brought into our Office fine, full and large
cotton bloom, raised on his farm. few miles
from town. Mr.. p. understands farming to 4
tt" Can you beat it Bro Dunham ?-F. s.
Patriot, Jaly5.
Beat it! Why yes, and not half try. GEO.
RUDY left upon our table, June 22d. large
cotton bloom, of which we have heretofore
mentioned.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09

tB Capt. RUBE IIAiNrs,i in command of the
steamer Mary Boyd in the lower Arkansas
river, with his wife came up on the Gibss,
Monday, for season Of recreation. Captain
RupE is looking poorly, but we think il month
or two Of rest in the land of health and plen-
~, will bring him out all right.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09

BLACKBERRY BRANDY Ten quarts of
make one gallon of juice.
To one gallon of juice add four pounds
Of sugar. Boil and skim it. Strain, and
add one ounce Of cloves, Que ounce of
ground cinnamon, ten grated nutmegs
and boil again, When cool, add one
quart Of bes, brandy or whiskey.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09

eB The Fort Smith Patriot denounces C
7. WELLS, who taught the colored school at
this place the last session, as barefaced liar.
Wells stood high in the Radical camp here
They are all sweet set" taking their
own say for 1t.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09

sS- Hon. GRAN. WILCOX. at the solicitation
name to used as candidate before the Demo
cratic Congressional Convention. Mr.. VIII
cox is one of the able. rising young men of
the State and would honor any position Of
trust he might be selected for.