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Valuable Farm for Sale.

We are authorized to offer for sale one OF
the best and most thoroughly cultivated farms
In Western Arkansas, situated In Crawford
county, about eight miles from the city Of
Van Buren,, and four miles from the town Of
Alma, containing = quarter section. one-hal!
In Frog Bayou bottom, and the other up
land.
One hundred acres are In cultivation. my
In cotton and fifty in corn. Has "a fine six
acre orchard Of apples Of the finest varieties.
together with fine assortment OF peaches.
fine field OF sweet and Irish potatoes and
turnips. Also, If desired, a tract Of l20 acres
near by, can be had to 20 with this place.
A superior large double log dwelling house
and outhouses; the house one story and half
high; fine barn. stable and corn crib, &C.
making every thing complete and eomforta-
Bile with excellent water. A steam grist and
cotton mill on the joining place, and In n
most excellent ncIghborhsod.
Any one wanting a No place can pur-
chased at bargain. Terms to be agreed up
on. II desired. the standing crop will be
disposed Of to the party purchasing. Also all
the farming utensils, which are Of a superior
quality.
Parties In earnest to purchase such place.
will find It greatly to their Interest TO exam
inc this farm. and see for themsclve " hat 1t is
by the crops that 1t produces. and there Is no
better time to do 40 than before the gathering
Of the cotton and corn.
For further particulars apply to the editor
OF this paper. Aug l0-lm
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Gen. Albert Pike.

A correspondent Of the, New York
@ 4aphic writes, VI Generh Albert Pike
:. His home is at Alexandria, where, with
q vivacious and Intelligent daughter
Pike spends his time ip a large library,
containing perhaps five thousapd vol.
umes. elegantly re- bound-thc collection
OF a lifetime. His taste for books ex.
tends to their covering, and he has pas.
sion for elegant printing in common and
colored ink, all his own volumes on Ma
sonry aud Hindoo philosophy being pro-
duced in this way by his amateur dis
ciples. Fine swords. dye4ing pistols,
which he has used on the field collcc.
ton of elaborate pipes, which he. smokes
pretty much all the time and strange
things Of virtue, are parts Of his sur.
roundngs, His poems have been eel
lscted and rcissued' within the past two
years, and he has written a serics of
books on Masonry, which, queerly
enough, have carried him from bis ap.
parently trivial theme back to medieval
Jewish, and finally Sanscrit Masonry, as
he believes. Not being Mason. am
only aware that, either as a poet or 4
scholar, Pike has traced the germs of
Masonry beyond the vestibulc OF history.
He is q Sanscrit scholar, and has com
posed some abstrusc treatise, now un
dergoing publication of London, which
is spoken Of with expectancy by his
friends +"
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Valley Stage and Ex-
press Company.
Four Horse Coach On.
Connects with Southern Express Co. at
Little Rock.


On the 1st Of July the contractors on the route
from Van Buren, to Little Rock, entered upor their
duties decided improvement is noticed from the
start, now we have fine teams of four horses with
large and commodious stages, and In a week or two
fine Concord Coaches will be put on. This company
have made arrangements with tho Southern Ex
press Company" at Little Rsck and will forward
without delay, all packages by that limo. Our ncr
chants and all having Express packages should order
them sent through by this Stage Company.
Their motto is :" Quick time and Low rates. -
TICKETS TO ALL PARTS.
The Agent in Van Buren, will sell tickets to St.
Louis and Memphis, Little Rock, &c.
This company has also made arrangements with
Telegraph Company to receive and forward tele-
gram from Ozark and also to take and send forward
telegrams to any point in the United States.
Colonel GEO. +. WHITE, 10 the company's Agent
in Van Buren, who will givo any information that
may be desired.
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+" The Ella Hughes :"

From letter from Capt. Joe Bossert. We
are authorized to give notice that the steamer
Ella Hughes will leave Cincinnati. Ohio, be-
tween the lst and l0rh Of September. She
has had all entire new hull, 29xl49 built and a
full cabin. The ladies cabin has seven state
rooms and the main cabin two staterooms and
sixteen open berths. She Is almost an entire
new boat. Her cabin outfit is all new and
of the best. The hull was built uader the
instruction of Capt Frank Pierce, Inspector,
and will stand No. l. with the Insurance Cos.
The Captain intends to make her greater
favorite than ever with the Arkansas people,
All orders left with Col. g. 4. White will be
forwarded and receive prompt attention. wv
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40 Diplomas Awarded
FOR 1874.

From Quincy Daily whig.
After Notes Of tie T,eentieM annual Er-
. hibition-Reviev Of the Tarious De-
pa,iments-Some Of the More
Notabls ErhiJitors.
Magic Fire Kindler--ThAt invaluable article,
Smiths lnfailible Fire Kinder. has been exhibit.
cd at the fair in aprnctcal manner by the invent
or, Mr.. r. p Smith, Of Dubuque, Iowa, and has
furnished one Of the most interesting and attrac-
tive exhibitions in fine arts hall This is an unique
and admirable invention for kindling fires with
out the aid Of shavngs or any Of the helps in or
dinary use, 10 safe. cheap. handy and economical.
II gives the greatest satisfaction to all who use it
and is meeting with m extraordinary sale. ANY
agent, male or female with the coInmonest tact
and perseverance,. is sure 10 make money ith this
ready selling article. 1t will pny any young man
or woman wanting employment >
The Morris, III, Reiorner says: A useful mr.
ticle. The fnialiibic Fire Kinder is the best
thing Of the kind We have seen 1t 10 very conven.
lent and the thing long wanted TO start quick FIRES
will last for number Of years, il easily lighted
with match and blows ont as quick MS the Jerk
Of sleeps tail. II carried of the Blue Ribbon
at our couety fair What we have to say is lust
get one and you never will regret the purchase.
All it costs is 81 co.
The New North twest. Portland, Oregon, says ::
Every housewife knows the inconvenience arising
from wet wood and poorly burning iires Sc every
one should know the advantages Of the Intallibie
Fire Kinder that is ready at all times for use, that
will burn until the poorest wood OF most obstinate
coal can be ignited.
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Blocher's Real Estate Agency.

Attention is directed to the fact of the re-
moyal of w ID Blocher's Agency to the old
bank building, opposite the State House,
which makes him convenient to all branches
Of the state department. He has every iacil-
ity 10 give general satisfaction and parties
desir,n. to purchase or donate forfeited lands
or to purchase any other lands Of the state
or who desire information Of any kind In ref
er.nce to State or United States lands, should
,J,,res, ". d. Bloeher, Little Rock. iw
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Sample Poetry.

''.h" bets desire, vust gumme your adden'ion,
var ter yer I'll spreak vew words of zence.
'eli You some shoes mdout any contention.
Nhi sehip dem at vonce init bud leottle expense.
'''e sdock ish der largest der scheapest und pest.
'sh m yust as Eoot ralesman ash cher y"n1
Wind.
" areat you nishly-imagne der resht:
h'Se me your order. aud I'll konsidcryer kind.
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Important to Medical Students.

Tie Trustees OF the Louisville Medical Col
-lege fLouiivilia. Ky, have. In accordance
with the provisions OF their charter, e.tab-
lshed = Beneficiary System. whereby any
young man studying medicine and being un-
able to pay for his education. may receive n
Beneficiary Scholarship, which relieves him
OF payment Of the Professors tees. The pub
lie will be pleased to learn that this well
known College has abolished all fees for its
diplomas; the Faculty being thus wholly un-
interested pecuniarily in the result of all ex-
Amnations for graduation. For particulars,
address Dean Of Louisville Medical College,
63 Second street. Louisville Ky. I'm.
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TO PRE- IsMPTOiss.

Parties living upon unconiirmcd Swamp
Lands, having filed their declaratory state
ments and now wishing to perfect their IT,
ties. Will do well to address JOHN INGRAM.
Real Estate Agent, Little Rock, Arkansas
While doing land business, he possesses sn-
perior advantages for perfectng titles to sll
classes OF lands. None can do better than to
entrust their business to him. I'm.
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RIVER NEWS.

ihe river Is about on st.Rd.till, with y,
.,'' on the bars Weather warm and iAdica-
!icns of rain.
@unhelle Is up and goes down, to day.
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To Base Ball Clubs.

All clubs desiring to enter for the Champi-
on Foul Flags will please forward their appli-
cations to the undersigned before the 18th
day of September. Clubs failing to make ap..
plication before that date will be debarred
the privilege of contestinE. The flags are
open to all clubs in the state.
FRED. V. SyAERG. Chm Of Board
A. +. EAKIS.
GRO. Russ BaowN.
Papers throughout the state please copy -
J.. Il. gazette.
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decd, " said gentleman, Patronizingly,
to youn lady, +" if your eyes were only
little larger. My eyes may be very
small, sir, but such people as You don't
fill them"
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We are indebted to the newsbov Of the
Fort Smith Independent for All extra. con-
taininc an account Of the execution, Friday.
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Van Buren
Steam Ferry.
U. 5. Mail Stage Route--Quickss
and Best Crossing on the
Arkansas River.


TTNIIE well known and long cstabiisneo
l. Ferry at Van Buren,, Arkansas = nov
under the charge of the subscriber: ThePro.
prietors having recently put on Large New
Steamboat. and aith careful and experienced
Ferrymen they feel confident that they eah
give universal satisfaction TO the travelling
public. Their aim will be To meet tn In.
crcasing demands of the large eniigrant frav.
eli To Texas.
The ST Louis. and Sherman. Texas. Q. >.
Mails are carried over this Ferry. which 10 :
good guarantee flint 1t Is the shortest as well
as the hest route for travel Of all kinds.
This Ferry has the largest and best boat on
the river, and can cross 300 wagons and teams
per day. and no retention On either bank need
be expected Enclosures for stock and sheds
for travellers are being built on both sides Of
the river, and no pains will lie spared to ae-
commodate the public. We shali strive tn
continue to make this the popular route to
and from Missouri and Texas.
~ B.-fe,1y Aecounts mnsf De settled
M0nthty-No deridtion from this rule.
II. G. RO DARDs, Proprieto,
Van Burcn, Feb. 4. '73. u
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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-25
FROM NEBRASKA.
YORK, March l3, IS

York, March l3, 1875.
DEAR ApvERTIsER-Either your
devil OF | have been slightly mud
died, at least one would think so
from nay last letter; or probably he is
like The old darkey, when the railroad
proposition was talked of, exclsimed
in dismay-"why, bless your soul, It
would cost morn = thousand dollar
to make that road through this coun-
ty.' Our bonds are ninety-four thou
sand dollars; our election came of
the 21th February, Gnstead of major
ity). Our majority for bonds was
about two hundred and fifty. The
contract for grading is already let;
the road to be finished by the first Of
July--running from Seward to York.
Our b. & NJ. land agent told me he
had sold more town lots in York in
one week after the bonds were voted
than he had sold the whole year be-
fore, and building is going on rapidly.
ArborvIlle is also going ahead with
few new buildings. VIII Fairchild
is to have his store-room enlarged,
his building is too small for the rush
ing business he is doing. Captain
Pound is with US at present, and
thinks he will have to pull his coat
and 60 to farming,as he has four hun
dred and eighty acres Of breaking,
10 be put into wheat, oats, barley,
flax and corn. If the Captain don't
draw his coat aud farm it himself l
fear some of it will lie idle, as there
are hundreds OF acres will have to 60
unculrivatcd for the want Of seed.
The capital question is dropped for
the present, and Lincoln can rest
easy for another year. We have had
week of very fine weather, which
brightens up our long faces and our
blue spirits. Some of our farmers
have already commenced to SOW. and
with such weather as we now have
everybody will be at work putting in
their crops: but work will go slow,
teams are all poor and weak-some
of our horses necks are as long as the
moral law.
We had quite an exciting time in
York few DAYS ago; one of Uncle
Sans Lieutenants came into York
and sent word through the county
that all that wanted seed wheat must
be in town the next day, everybody
went, great and small -men would
walk up to the bar that already had
two to three hundred bushels Of
wheat, and put in for more, and say
this is Uncle Sans and ] have as
good right as any one. 1t would
have taken more wheat to have sup
piled York county with seed, the
way every man put in for it, than
the whole State will get ; or more
bushels of wheat than there was
grasshoppers to eat it up last fall
The officer stayed three days and had
a crowded house all the time. Ex-
psct the amount of seed to the man
will be about half bushel.
Since writing the above the wind
has turned itself around the corner
and is giving us hard old northwes-
ter, mixed up with little snow and
Il good deal of freeze.
Yours Truly,
l,uS I PIT
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cepting from one or two ships to the
northward, which, from their distance,
had suffered little injury"
In the end, the attack ended in CON-
plete annihilation of the assailing
squadron. All the larger ships we're
beaten to pieces or burnt.
As night approached, groans and
signals of distress from those on board
the shattered navy, supplied the
place of the now slackened FIRE. Many
of the wretched men were struggling
for life in the waters: and the victors
themselves at last put out to their
assistance, and picked Humbers OF
them up. The loss Of the enemy was
supposed to amount to about 1000,
Including prisoners. Ofthe English.
there were only l6 killed aud 6S
wounded. The rock was . much
better defense than even those strong
built men-of-war. The assailants
had 300 pieces of ordnance in play
the garrison only employed so can
non, mortars, and 9 howitzers. "Up-
wards of $500 rounds says Captain
Drinkwater, "more than half of which
were hot shot, and 1l6 barrels OF
powder, were expended by our artil-
lery."
Even this complete discontinue,
however, did not subdue the obstina-
cy Of the bcscigers. They continued
to encompass the place, and even to
keep up feeble fire upon it, some
months longer. At length the long
blockade was terminated by the an
nouncement Of the signature of the
preliminaries of a general peace, on
the I'd of February, 1853. The men in
the Spanish boat that came with the
tidings Of this event, made their ap-
pearance with ecstacy in their coun-
tenances, and exclaiming, 1--WE are
all friends" 1t was not till the 10Th
of March, however, that free inter
course was established by the ar
rival from England of the official in
teligence that peace had been con-
cluded. General Elliott and his brave
companions soon after returned home
to receive the congratulations Of
their country; and since this hard
contest, no forei gn power has dared
to assault @ 5raltar.
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GIBRALTAR.
An Old Account OF the Great
FOrtress.--Why we say ''As Inn.
pregnable as Gibraltar

The remarkable circumstance Of
such position, one of the keys to a
great kingdom, being held in per-
manent possession by foreign ma
tion, would alone confer no little in
terest upon Gibraltar. That promon-
tory, besides its admirable advan-
tages AS place of strength, may be
SAID, owing to the narrowness of the
strait upon which it juts out, to com
mand, not merely the corner of
Andalusia Immediately under it, but
the whole of the western coast Of
Spain, comprising nearly two-thirds
Of the whole maritime circumference
of that country. 1t effectuallv cuts
off all communication by sea between
that part of Spain which is bounded
by the Mediterranean, and
those parts which are bounded
by the Atlantic. 1t disables that
power as much as England would be
disabled by another nation having
the ability to hinder ship passing
from Liverpool, or Belfast, or Dub
lin, or Cork, or Plymouth, to Leirh,
or Hull, or London.
1t appears, however, to have been
late before the importance of this
rock was discovered. The ancients
had fable that Europe and Africa
we're originally joined at this point.
and that the two continents were
riven asunder by Hercules, and a
passage thereby opened between the
Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Gibraltar, under the name of Calpe,
and Mount Abyla, opposite to it, on
the African coast, were called the
Pillars of Hercules, and appear to
have been in very early ages regard
ed by the people dwelling to the cas-,
of them, including the Carthagenians
the Greeks, and the Romans, as the
western boundary Of the world. Il
was probably long before navigation
penetrated beyond this limit. Ever
in aftertimes, however, when Spair
became well known to the Romans
and 4 province of their empire, VI
do not read of any fort being erected
on the rock Of Calpe. 1t is doubtful
if it was even in the site of q town
No Roman antiquities have eve
been found on the spot or in tn
neighborhood.
The place appears to have bee
first seized upon and converted int
! q military station by the Moors whs
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What Was Ills Creed.

He left load of anthracite
In front OF poor woman's door,
When The deep snow, frozen and white
Wrapped street and square, mountain
and moor.
That was his deed;
He did it well;
"What was his creeds"
cannot tell.
Blessed Gin his basket and his store"
In sitting down and rising up;
When more he got, he gave the more,
Withholding not the crust and cup.
He took the lead
In each good task.
"What was his creedr
did not ask.
His charity was like the snow,
Soft, white and silent in its fall;
Not like the noisy winds that blow
From shivering trees the leaves; a pal
For flowers and weed,
Dropping below.
what was his crcedg'
The poor may know.
He had great faith In loaves Of broad
For hungry people young and old,
And hope inspired, kind words he said
To those he sheltered from the cold;
For We must feed
Az we'll as pray.
"What was his crced"
Icannot say.
In words he did not put his trust,
His faith in words he never writ;
He loved to share his cup and crust
With all mankind who needed II.
In time of need
A friend was he.
"What was his creeds"
He told not me.
He put his trust in heaven, ard he
Worked well with hand and head;
And what he gave in charity
sweetened his sleep and daily bread.
Let us take heed,
For life Is brief.
What was his creedg'
What his belefs"