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Gen. J. Y. Pagan. Commanding, etc
GEsnRAL-I shall be pleased to receive, AT
any time Won may suggest. the commission
YOU nav designate. to arrange Tor the proper
dishanding of the forces of your command,
and the giving Of all proper guarantees to
your soldiers upon their return home,
OF course the State Militia cannot be dis
banded without legislative action. hut pro-
pose to send the troops of my command TO
their respective Counties rs rapidly as posi-
BILE
think that with either you in person or
with commission designated by YOU. can
readily arrange for the transportation OF citi-
zens of the State, who may be here III arms
to their respective homes. and for their pro
lection in returning 10 their diiicie ent local.
ties after they arrive there.
Very respectfully,
Il. &. NEWTON.
Major General
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A SAD AcclDENT.-We regret to learn
from Little Rock Gazette of Saturday, Of
the accidental death Of brother Of Mrs.
S NJ. Hays Of this place:
Daniel West, a gallant youth aged
npeteen years, private in Capt. John
F. Hale's company, OF the Baxter forces,
and son of the venerable and distinguish.
ed Major David West, of Pope county,
was accidentally killed yesterday evening
by the firing of a pistol in the hands of
Philip Buck u private in the same com
pany. Our sincerest sympathies are ten
dered to the aged father and family of
the deceased
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ry In conversation with Gen Thom-
ason. he thinks we did him injustice In
our comments on his letter published last
week, in this connection:
1T was not very complimentary
to the gentlemen to write private letter
to Mr.. Clendenning. saying that Crawford
is all ght for Brooks, when it is not So
and for him to tell his friend Markham
to tell somebody else, to go and tell Maj.
Sparks of the Herald to,;have it publish
ed
The General denies that he wrote to
Clendenning, to go Maj Sparks and have
the Information published, but that 1t was
an--auswer to a letter of Clendennlng's,
and that he did not write him, "that Craw
ford was all right for Brooks, the Press
to the contrary, Notwithstanding" OF
what might be construed into such an
assertion. We have every reason to be-
lieve that waht the gentleman says is cor
rect, and that our intimatons were I'M
Just and ought not to have been publish
ed 1--WE do not intend however much we
NAV differ with a man, to mistate his po
sition, on this or any other question
Men frequently write pri0ate commuhl-
cations, which find their way into print,
giving their opponents back handed licks
that they do not care to father under theil
own signatures. That was our impress
sion in this instance and we are glad to
have our mind disa pused.
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which entities him to be sustained by the
President. whenever ne calls Ior assistance III
the proper manner.
3. The action Of Whytock is entirely inde-
fen,ible. even if he had jurisdiction 1t was
a shameful judicial indecency, no more en;i-
tied to respect than the purchased decision OF
the fellows made Judges by James III 10 ae-
eide that he had the dispensing power. 10
call such case up in the absence of the conn-
sci of one party. when it was one OF such
grave importance, and decide on the demur-
rer at ALI. was bad enough To set at defiance
the decision of the suprem court was worse !;
hut worst of ALL and mere judicial roguery.
was to give final Judgement of custer wheh
every one knows that it should have been
respondent ouSier-BaXter having the right 10
plead over to the facts"
1t was in good faith that We asked
Gen. Thomason's candid opinion Of the
law points made by Gen Pike in the
Wbytock decision. Gen Pike contends,
as above. that Whytocll had no inrisdic-
ton. and most of the able lawyers at Lit
tie Rock coincide with him, and It's also,
the opinion of Hon. Jesse Turner and
other lawyers of Van Buren. And as
upon the legality Of this decision hinged
the whole controversy between Brooks
and Baxter, we asked for the gentleman S
opinion, thinking him fell able to give
it, as well as being warm friend of Mr.
Brooks. We certainly expected some
kind of a plea on the question at issue
We did not care whether Baxter was IA
Douglass Democrat, although, in our
opinion. it is to his credit, or tha, "your
humble servant had the pleasure of meet
ing him on public occasion, before the
war. - What we wanted to know was,
was the Legislature or the Courts the
proper tribunal to decide who was elected
Baxter or Brooks. II the position
taken by Gen. Pike, was well taken--had
Whytock jurisdiction or not' The gen.
tleman begs the whole question, not even
referring to the legal points of the docu'
ment at all, barely noticing incidentally
an extract not relevant to the case in is
sue. And we are led to no other con
clusion, than that the gentleman was not
able to controvert in any satisfactory
many, the legal issue made by General
Pike
The gentleman says that " some Demo
Gratis say, that Brooks has sold ont to
Clayton and is no longer to be trusted
They utterly and wholly fail to produce
any evidence to sustain it
q" .No erideacet docs not the gentle
man sec the evidence every day--none
are 50 blind as those that won't see
take the Little Rock Republican and all
the Radical papers in the State. Who
are his counseIlors and advisers? Clay
ton, Mcclure, Dorsey, Upham and all the
smaller fry of this ballot-boX stufflng set.
| The men that Brooks said in his speech
here, at the Court House, he would have
so thick IN the Penitentiary that their
arms and legs would stick out at the
windows. These are the men that Mr..
Brooks has gathered about him and APP
pointed to offices of trust. No eri-
dence 1t is plain as the nose on man S
face and the gentleman would hang a
horse thief with one half the evidence
against him,
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Admins traitors Sale |!

DURSUANT to an Order of the lIonora
l. bic Circuit Court or Crawford County
made at the February Term, 1874. reviving
and continuing orders heretofore made.
will sell to the highest bidder ut the Court
House door In said county, on the
25th day of May,
1874 the following described Lands belong
ing to the estate OF David Henderson, deceas-
ed to pay debts against said estate. 80 wit:
The n y Of W i. and North part Of Z
a OF W a, See IS. town TO- range 81
west.
Sold subject to widows dover.
Terms OF sale. i cash down. "a in G moths
u in II months, 10 per cent interest. with
note and security and lein on land for defer.
red pay ments These lands situate East and
near Dripping Springs. Good uplands.
l.. G.. WHITE. Admir- Estate
april 20Tl. t3wl David henderson. deed
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CongratuIatory p!

A special from Hon. Senator Brown
at Little Rock, tends his warmest con-
gratulations to his constituents of the
Sth Senatorial District, on the final set
tlement of the question that Elisha Bax
ter is Governor Of Arkansas.
Senator Brown has proved faithful to
the high trust imposed on him, and de-
serves we'll of the people,
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Ess- From informhton, written by
Capt. Sheldon, from Little Rock, we last
week stated that Col Lockhart had tend.
cred three companies Of men to Mr..
Brooks for duty from this county. This
the gentleman denys and says that he.did
not make such an offer to either Brooks
or Baxter 1t is due the Colonel, that we
should set him right in this particular.
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tB- Hon. VIM. w. Eaton Of Hartford, has
bee n nominated by the democratic legislative
caucus Of Connecticut as u. S. Senator from
that State. which is equal to an election, In
place of Senator Buckingham. The high
honor Is most worthily bestowed.
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eE We understand that Hon. L. b. Ham
contemplates resigning, the Judgeship of this
District, and take up his residence in another
State. We also learn, that there are several
ardent admirers, at Fayetteville. of this posi-.
tion. We hope the wishes Of those most In
terested will be consulted. before an appoint
inent s made, that u good selection may be
hAd
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k1- Gannaway returns many thanks
tor the liberal patronage he has rseeiv
Cd IL the picture business. and wishes to
cay to the public that he will remain ONE
MORE WEEK, by request Of friends.
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IL We learn that Baquine & Rutzel Of TT
Smith, lost goods to the amount of $4,000 by
the Brooks party scuttling the steamer Hal
lie. A. NJ. Callahan 4 Co. Of this place lost
a bale Of bagging. lisa hard loss to two
worthy, enterprising young merchants Of TT.
Smith
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Brig. Gcn'l. and Chief of staff.
llp. QRs. ARKANSAS STATE GUARDS, !
LITTLE Rock. May Is, 1874 (

IIp. QRs. ARKANSAS STATE GUARDS.
LITTLE Rock, May Is, lS7i(
Gen. Jas. +. Pagan. Commanding. etc:
4. .GENkRAl--l have the honor to inolose here
with a communication addressed to his EX-
cellency, Gov. Baxter, Which has been refer
red to me.
have verbal instructions from the Gov
ernor to attend to the matters to which 1t re-
lates Not being Informed rs To what COM
nandcrin chiefs represented by Adju,ant-
General Sanders IL 1t Is the object that the
military forces under your command should
be represented, think it should he done by
direct communication between yourself and
me and that II on the other hand. 1t Is
thought better that Hon. Joseph Brooks
should communicate with Gov. Baxter In re-
gard to the matter spoken ofin the commune
cation herewith inclosel. then that they
should correspond directly with each other,
and not by or In the name ofstai officers.
Very respectfully,
r. C. NEWTON.
Mai. Gen1. Commanding.
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Ec' The following paragraphs are

Ec' The following paragraphs are
from the Des Arc Citizen:
JOSEPH Brooks remains true to one
promise; he is tryiag to make Arkansas
Radical or a bowling wilderness.
Brooks appointed Gen. Pagan Major
General, and put him in command of all
his forces Thet was for purpose.
Now he restores Upham to the rank of
Major General, which Office he resigned
some time since, and lets his commission
date back to May l6. 1873, the day on
which he was mustered out of service by
Baxter See how the ring men will be
put on top when the time comes. Upham
the ranking General! Now are you de-
ceived?
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e. The Fayetteville NeVs, which has
tried to straddls both sides Of the con-
troversy between Brooks aud Baxter, in
it, issue Of the 18th GENES out fatty
Tor old "Joe." The " Mountain Bard =
pitched his tune on the wrong string this
time.
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Notice..

CTAEMENT of Claims against the Coun-
~ ty of Craw ford, and allowed by the Board
of Supervisors at the April Term, 1874, viz:
County Clerks fees, S226 G5
" i'm State cases
disposed of 2o2 35
IS ID. Payne. 81 50
sundries furnished
Clerks Clilce. 65 60
SheriG's fees 36s %
Balitls. Feb. Term, 1874 CT. Court, l6 -
Paupers. 326 0S
Guards ut Jail, 242 -
Subsi,ting Prisoners in Jail 1857
Ironing Prisoners, lG
Wood for Court House and Jail, 80 -
Justice Peace fees, lIi go
City Marshal fees, State cases, l3 25
Van Buren, Press printing, 81 80
Jurors j + Courts G.
Witnesses - -
Repairing Court House and Jail, l4j -
County Physician lst quarter, Al 05
Road Matters, l3 -
Stove, coal and paper tor Clerks Office Ga So
Clerks special election. Nov. 1873 IA -
Judges 26 -
Witness fees In cases disposed of 20 80
Con,tables. llS 10
Grand Jurors Feb Term, "a CT. Ct. l20 -
Petit 1872 -
Grand witnesses &c.,
Board Supervisors Salary, SO -
S3l0i 20 |
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Eastern Star Degree.

vINIE regular meeting Of Van Burcn Constellation.
i No., Eastern Star Degree of Adopted Ms SON
ry are held at Masonic Hall, Van Buren,, the Thurs
day on or next preceding each full moon at ~ o.
clock. p IN. Members of the 0rder in good standing
are respectfully invited TO attend.
Mrs. $. WOOD, Matron.
Miss MATriE IIISNLr, Sec.
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EE- The Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad, is now, we believe 10 the hands
of the old Board of Directors, Col, S. F.
Clark, President
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sy~ Tie Gazette sars, the high h-handed ac
ton of Col. Brooker in scutting the Halle.
has measuraLly Weakened Brooks cause at
Washington. 1t will we think have the same
effect at Fort Smith.
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ESTRAY.

TAKEN upby d. NJ. McKellar. and post
! ed before &c. Betton. Justice Peace of
Richland Township Crawford County. Ark.
one sorrcl Mare and Colt; mare IL years old
with saddle and collar marks. and white
stripe in forehead; colt II months old
Posted on the 2Sth day of March, 1874.
apri 2l.'74w4
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ES- Gannaway says Van Buren, people
known how to appreciate good Pictures
and 90 for them IN the right kind of
style.
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S3,l0i 10

| hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is true and perfect list Of the allowance
at the April Term Of the Board Of super
yisors of crawford County, A. ID. 1874.
JAMES A. LOCKIlART. Clerk.
BY JNo. &, WILLIAMS, Deputy.
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Isr We wish to thank Capt. + g
Whtesidcs and NJ Il Ward, for nice
mess Of Trout
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Gg John T. Lytle, has moved his
Livery, to the Bearden Stables, formerly
occupied by Carson, on Main street.
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STATE OF ARKANSAS,
HEADQUARTERS MILITIA foRcks.
IilTir Rock. Nav Is lS7l.

LILLE h"'h' N'. 10 ic'f
Gen. X. G.. Newton. Commanding. etc;
Yours per Col Rottaken. of this inst. in
which am informed that yeur preference,
as even as that Of Gov. Baxter, Is that the
question with reference TO the dlsbanding OF
the troops in each command OF the State
forces IL to he had.
In order that there may be no further delay.
! suggest that you receive commission Of
two citizens and two officers Of this command.
for the purpose contained In the note OF GEN
NJ. +. Sanders prior to this in reference to
the time Of disbanding the troops in such
command.
Respectfully, J. F. FAoAS.
Maj Genl. Commanding.
HEApQC ARTERs Arkansas STATE CuARps.i
JtrrIr RoCx May N 1874 (
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Ey' The Fayetteville News says that
Judge Ham left for California on the
llth inst.
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HAMILTON FlsH, Sec, Of State,

[Gov Baxter issued Immediately a con-
address to his army, which we
have not room to publish.
CORR isPoNDtNCE.
ARKANSAS STATE GUARDS, !
LITTLE Rock. May l5 1874.
To His ENcellency Elisha Baxter, Governor
OF Arkansas
| have the honor to send Col. l.. Dunn.
bearing "A llag OF truce, requesting to know il
YOU will receive commission consisting of
two citizens aud two officers OF this command.
for the purpose of considering and settling
any question in reference to the time Of dis
banding the troops in each command, and
sending them home.
BY order of the commander in-chef,
NJ. Il. SANDERS,
IL 4
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ENDORSEMENT BY GOV. BANlER.
llD. QRs. STATE OF ARKANSAS.
LITTLE Rock. May 10.
Respectfully referred to Maj. Gen r. c
Newton, commanding military forces of Ar
kansas.
BY order Of the commander n-chieG
Il. W. THOMPSON.
Brig. Gcn'l. and Chief of staff.
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Extract from Gen'l Albert Pixies review of
Judge Whytoek's decision in the Brooks
case:
!. Whytock, In the suit of Brooks VS.. Bax-
ter. was neither court nor judge. Having no
jurisdictions. the ease was eprdm non JUDGE.
before one not judice
2. The supreme court had affirmed Baxter's
title to the office N proceeding for n quo
warranto. II deciding Il at the judgment of
the legislature was final, he has decision
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HEApQC ARTERs Arkansas STATE CuARpsi
l.TTLs Rock, May It, 1874
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ANA IN 1s7O
III ~ NVEN
nrranf- RmiIl.
Loufsianians At washington

Washington, june 18.-The Star says
Gov. wv. P. Kellogg, Col. S.B. Packard,
Coy. Baker and Col. Landyoight, a com
1nittee representing the citizens of Lou
isiana, have arrived here, and will APP
pear before the proper Congressional
committees to urge the proposition that
Congress shall take exclusive control
Ofthe leVees of the Mississippi, and APP
pTopriate tile funds necessary to re-
build, and keep them in proper cOndi-
tioli. Unless Congress does something
in this direction before Monday next,
the condition of the overfiowed districts
will be far worse during the summer
and fall, in consequence of the total
loss of crops, than at the present.
The committee waited upon the Presi-
dent this morning, and thanked him in
behalf of the whole people of the State
OF Louisiana, for his prompt action in
sending relief to the suffering inhab-
itallts Of the 0veTaoWed portion OF the
State.
PRESIDENT GRANT IN FAVOR OF THE
FORT ST, PHILIP CANAL.
Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, called
upon the President to-day. in company
with Ex-Governor Joshua Baker, Gen.
ThOs. CT. Anderson, Col. John MI. San
0IGAEy III AUMRItS2l NAaJUI
White and u. s.. Marshall Packard, all
Of Louisiana. The President expressed
himself decidedly in favor of the Fort
ST. Philip Canal. Hoped Congress would
afford additional aid to sufferers from
the overflow and aid III building the
leyees. The interview was very cordial.
Gen. Lohstreet leaves for New Orleans
tonight. Judge Atocha also leaves to-
might.
Washington, june Ex-senator T.. 3.
Stamps, c0lored, Of Louisiana, had an
interview with Gen. Butler this morn
ing regarding the leVee interests.
Gen. Butler assures Mr.. Stamps it the
million bill passes the Senate it will
have his earnest support in the House.
Gen. Butler frankly stated TO Mr..
Stamps that the civil rights bill could
not he passed th~isNsession.
y Mr.. Stamps, from various CONVERSE
fiOna with Congressman and Senators,
ID, Of the opinion that the FortSt. Philip
canal bill win not pass this session.
u XII 4AE EE 20 E=AnE
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"E EOvc, YOu LOVe.ss


Old Jones, the village ~pedagogIe,
The grammar lesson called one day.
Young Bess, a maid of sweet sixteen,
Began the weIl-known words to say
q First person, I f0ve,1 first she said,
Sly Tom, beside her, whispered, @Mega
: second person, you love- Bess went on.
"Ay, that LIDO" said Tom love Mee!"
Third person, he loves . stiH said Bess.
Tom whispers, Who the deuce is Ae?'"
"Oh, Toni" said Bessie, pleading low,
D hold your peace, and let me be-"
n whispering!' calls the master loud,
And frowned upon the forward youth.
" First person, acc love-" Bessie said.
." BY sGeorget" Tom whispered, chats The
trIth!"N
The lesson DER at last, poor Bess,
With cheeks all crimson, took her scat,
While Tom, sly fellow, tried in vain
The maiden's soft blue eyes to meet.
But when the recess hour was come,
Tom begged IL walk with Coaying tone,
And meath the trees Bess said again
The lesson o'er-for him alone. ara.
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CARD.
TExAs REAL ESTATE DRAWING.


The Hon. Jas. I'D. Wilson, Mayoro of Houston,
and the City Council, endorse the enterprise as
follows
HOUSTON, Texas, April 2gth, 1874.
We, the undersigned. regard the Real Estate
Distribution, which 3. f.. Foster proposes to
luake ON the goth of July next, in This city. as
calculated to promote improvements, and pla-
cling within the reach of many, who otherwise
would be unable, Il chance to secure a home for
them and their families, and having from our
long acquaintance with him, every confidence
in his integrity, we feel justified in saying, that
&c believe he will carry out his Distribution
honestly and fairly, according to his advertised
plan.
~ James I'd. Wilson, John D. Usener,
Fred. Stanley, John Mahcr,
+. W. HeitInaDH, aaA-z Robert Burns,
i. F. MGDOnoiIgh, Y. P. Turner,
Il. B. BaGr, NJ. HARRINGTON.
Capital Prize, s., 900 Gold. Ten Residences in
Houston; Population 10000, and the railroad
centre OF the State, and nearly $50 tracts of land
in different portions of the State. Value Of prizes.
SllG,00O; $4,000 tickets, at s. each. Address.
I. W, HOUSE, j. i. FOSTER.
Treasurer, Manager,
Houston, Texas.
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The Hives.
rHETR pLASs AND PLATFORM.

IFronl the N. o.. Picayllne, JiiDe 10TH
Last evening the Executive Council OF
the Hives of Louisiana held o full and
enthusiastic session, and unanimously
resolved To lift the veil of secrecy that
Inns hitherto sIIrouded their plans, OBJ
jects and proceedings.
Secrecy was adopted by the Original
tors I'LL the incipiency OF the movement,
in order that the organization might att
tain d healthy growth before those who,
from interest, were likely TO be inimical
t0sits objects, became aware of its exist
once. The order has now attained such
colossal proportions, having its hives in
every ward of the city, that the council
unhesitatingly affirm 1t TO be their Opin-
ion that they have only to publicly an
nnanee their platform for the principles
BE the order to sweep the State like q
whirlWind, carrying everything before
them. The objects the organization
seeks I'd attain are:
i. Republication of the whole of the So
called debt Of the State Of Louisiana.
q The passage Of an act prohibiting
an assessment, under any nalne on guise
whatever, to pay interest or principal OF
the fsD-Cailed debts of any city, town,
village, on parish 0f the State.
3. Tie passage 0f an act by Congress
declaring that no State shall emit bills
Of credit making it d penal omHnse to
assess, Qf attempt To collect, Ii taxt0 pay
the interest or the principal OF any bill
he credit, Issued by DIT ID the name Of b
State Oe u public corporation.
iii Abolition OF every State tax upon
industry known as license tax.
D. The revenue of the State and of,
every subordinate government therein.
tU be derived solely from taxation upon
real eAtsltc.
q. Reduction of State taxation to- q
rate not exceeding $1 10 per head De the
population of the State based ON the
census 0f 1870.
Y. Limitation Of municipal Or paro-
clliaitaxes tor all purposes to a rate
not to exceed per head of municipal
u parocliM population according to
same census.
In the rank and Tile Uf this organiza-
tipns we understand, are To be found
many Qf our merchants, mechanics and
clerks They assert that our present
E.YiEs sle the direct result 0f am insult
felahle taxation created to sustain d
debt that IL crushing energy, enterprise
and prosperity 10 the earth, They re-
gard their attitude Is necessary to self
preservation, and seem animated NV no
other desire Than tn restore the State
and city It'd their eld position.
AB@ RI ~ ~
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Crops of Cotton.

Seeing Is Relieving.-If i'll this liberal age
there are persons to be found who are so blinded
by prejudice as not to believe that Il indicated
the catalogue OF human remedies, we should
like them to witness the wonderful effects which
HOstetter's Stomach Bitters are now producing
all over the country in cases of intermittent fe-
yer, rlleumatiSm, bilious disorders. dvspepsia.
nervous complaints, constitutional debility.
mental depression and premature decay. To
be sure these effects arc nothing new. The
great vegetable inVigorant and its cures have
been before the people for more than twenty
five years, and in every year of the twenty-five
its popularity has Increased and its sale has be-
come larger. Yet there are no doubt MANY
thousands OF intelligent citizens who have never
had an opportunity of observing for themselves
the surprising changes which this uneGualed
tonic and Alternative produces i'll systems which
are not amcnable to ordinary remedies. Proba-
bly, many of these regard the statements made
in relation to the sanitary properties of the Bit
tiers with some degree of incrclulity. Would
that all such skeptics could see with their own
eyes what the medicine is doing for the sick and
feeble everywhere, what Il staff of life it is PROV
ing to the aged and infirnl, what a help in time
of trouble to feeble women suffering from the
complaints and disabilities peculiar to the sex,
what a protection to health and life in malarions
districts, what Il panaCea for languOr and de-
preston, what n specific for all diseases intwhich
the Systemr requires to vitalized and sustained.
alternatives the least violent and the most certain
i'll its beneficial results.