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IMPORTANT TO ALL
Lovers of Flowers

Having greatly enlarged my Greenhouses
to upward of p 600 square feet of glass for the
raising Of1lUW Gring Plants, will be prepared
to furnish all our neighbOring friends with
choice flowers. You will save money by
buying from me. l am determined to sell as
low as the lowest, and my plants will arrive
in much better order than from distance,
| have an immense stock of Roses. Bedding
House, and Basket Plants over 20 different
kinds of Roses 90 different kinds of VERDE
mas, Geraniums and every description of
in large quantities; also Lilies and Lilies OF
the Valley. My plants are in very fine,
thrifty condition.
First choice Double Tuberoses, 70 cents per
dozen, or $500 per hundred: second choice, 80
cents per dozen or $50 per hundred. In adj
dition TO the above. keep also II full supply
Ofgenuinc, fresh Garden Seeds which | sell ut
New York prices, by the packet, ounce,
pound, or quart, gallon and buShel, and are
best suited to our locality.
y full assortment of early Vegetables for
table use. Lettuce and Rhuharb ready now :;
Radish and Bects i'll April; Vegetable plants,
Cold Frame Cabbage and Lettuce plants in
any quantity, per dozen or 10000. are ready
now, and can be planted out at any time as
soon as the ground is dry enough to work.
Tomato, Egg, Pepper, Sweet Potato and Celc-
ry Plants on the LIST OF May. Cabbage Plants
at any time from now till July 10th. send
for Price List.
Seed store No33 Baltimore Street Cumbcr-
land, Md. Greenhouses mile west Of Cum
berlaud. on the b. IL o. II. Il.
Parties desiring to see me personally, will
find me at my store daily from y to . p. NJ,
Address, II. WEBER,
mh2-4m Box 52S, CUMBERLAND, MD.
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Will the People Call a Halt ?

The closing scenes of the late ses-
sion Of Congress have been only par
TALLY protrayed by the press, but
more than enough has been given to
the public to make the nation keenly
realize the humiliation it must ac-
cept from its Lawmakers. Indeed,
for sometime before the final adjourn
ment the popular branch Of Congress
presented almost daily exhibitions Of
the most shameful disorder and at
times of indecent brawIs; and it is
not now disputed that during a con-
siderable portion Of the last night Of
its sitting, when most important bills
appropriating tens of millions of dol
lars, were to be finally disposed Of, Il
large number Of members were 50
drunk as to be insensible of what
was transporting in the body, and ut
terly incapable of maintaining any
measures of decOrum. In this wan
ton shame upon an intelligent cOun-
try, men Of all parties and of all
sections participated ; and 50 general
did it seem to be in one of the lead
ing and, at the time, most response
bic committees, that the black man,
representing the Unschooled but
lately enfranchised bondmen, was
made conspicuous because he was
sober and able to rescue a bill of the
greatest public interest from the
maudlin stupidity or vulgar hiIarity
of his proud associates Of white,
skin. Not only We're the measures Of
the graYest moment crowded into
| the last hours of the session and thus
denied deliberate consideration for
want of time, but they were passed
when leading members, with many
humber followers, were utterly I'M
fitted to speak or vote intelligently
even had there been the amplest OPP
p0rtunity for the proper understand
ing Of them. The result is that the
large majority of the men who enact
ed the appropriation Of millions of
public money did not know what
they had done until they We're ena-
bled to peruse the laws after they
had become irreVocabie.
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Just before he was laid in the tomb

Just before he was laid in the tomb
ina speech at Washington city, Vice
President Wilson said PRO badly
we have 10000 churches in this land,
$4,000 or 1000 clergymen at least, and
100000 church members. The
ministers of these Churches profess
to believe that God Misplaced us here
to prepare ourselves for a higher and
better life. They profess to believe
that they have consecrated them
selves, all they are, all they hope to
be, to the cause Of the divine Master.
Now we have in the United States
hundreds Of thousands of poor drunk
ards. The human mind cannot
fath0m the evils and the sufferings
the habitualuse ofintoXicating liquors
bring upon its victims. Thousands
OF the young men ofthis country are
going headIong to ruin. Nobody can
doubt it, every body sees it, every
body feels it. Where arc the voices
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Mr.. S. j. Tilden has an eye on both
Thurman and Hendricks. The old
man is giving the boys plenty of
rope, but keeps a tight grip on the
handle OF the windlass. Cincinnati
Enquirer (Dem).
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The regular sessions of the County
Commissioners commence on the
first Monday in January; the first
Monday in April, being the appeal
and transfer term; the first Monday
in June, being the levy term; the first
Monday in July, the term for APP
pointing judges Of election, and the
first Monday in October.
President, L. c Tillson; Com
missioners, John Riley and jeremiah
Guard.
Clerk-Wm. II. Hagans, who will
be in the Office on Tuesdays and Sat
urdays Of each week.
County Surveyor-John Harmed
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Anderson should make one more
confession, telling what induced him
to make the last One.-M Y. TribliQe,
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ORPHANS COURT.

Meets every second and fourth
Tuesday Of each month.
Chief Judge-Joseph Dewitt.
Associates-A. j. Michaels and
VIM. Harvey.
Register of Wills-W. l.. Rawlings.
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

PreSident-Wm. a. BrYdon.
C0nn1is$i0n@rS-G. w. DelaWdel
and DR.. Burns.
Secretary and Trc0StNer-Dr. +. II.
Bartlett.
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TOWN OF OAKLAND

BWgeSS-D. T. Offutt.
Commissioners Martin, A.
l.. OsbOurn, j. w. Smith, u. Little
GHerk-M. V. Grim.
BdiEf-P. A. Chisholm
PbstDadSter-Ralph Thayer.
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Neat and Fashionable Manner.

He invites all to call and examine his goods
and leave their measure for a suit. He ha
reduced the price for making Clothes but
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LODGES.

4. r. & A M-Meet every first
and third Thursday night.
/. O. 0. p. No. l22-Meet every
Monday night.
-1HU Lod e, No. 574, K of H.
Meets in McComas Hall Cd and 18th
Thursday evenings of each month.
l. o. q. r. 70. il4-Meet every
Tuesday night,
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Why We Have Hot Weather.

The sun was in apogco, and the earth
in aphelion, this morning (July ! at "a
minutes after three; that is. the earth
reached the part of her orbit IN which she
is at the greatest distance from the sun.
For, strange as it may seem, the earth Is
now three millions Of miles farther from
the sun than she was on the first Of last
January Taking the most approved es
timation Of the suns distance and using
round numbers to express the sano dis
tance between the sun and earth is at
present ninety three millions OF miles,
while in mid winter the two bodies are
ninety millions of miles apart The
question naturally arises as to the reason
why we do not have the coolest weather
when the sun is farthest away. This is
easily explained, for the suns fall per-
pendicular upon the Garth in mid summer.
and oblquely far oycrbalancing the
difference in the distance. The summer
heat is, however tempered by the great
distance of the central fire, for in the
southern hemisphere, where the sun ia In
perigec at mid summer, the heat is intcn-
siicd, and the temperature is higher IN
! Australia and southern Africa than In
corresponding latitudes north Of the
equator, 1t is well We were not living
about thirty six hundred years before the
creation of Adam, for the sun was tier
in pcrigce during the northern summer
and in apogce during the northern winter
Sir John Herschel estimates that tn
northern summer at that distant periot
Of the world 8 history was twenty-thre'
Ihotter, and tho northern winter twenty
three degrees colder, than 1t is at present
Every inhabitant Of the north temperate
zone has therefore good reasons to b
grateful that the sun is in apogee at thi
season, for what would become Of tn
poor mortals who have been simmcrin!
in the intense heat of the last five day
il they were required to bear tempera
turc from ten to twenty degrees highe
than the nneties in which tho thcrmomc
ter has been mercilcssly revealing p
Providence Journal.
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IS 1 Thought You Were Only Prcacli-
Ing"

Rev. j. II. Smith told the Albany Sun
day school convention the story he once
told his children With blind brother
he had in childhood, been playing with an
onion till it became bruised and juicy,
and 50 very odorous. The moistflngers
rubbed the juice into the film OF the
blind eyes, and with delicate surgery cut
tho veil The pain caused tears and cry
ing, aud these helped to complete the
work. The cry was turned to a joyful
shout, :" l see, secr' Is that truly
story p asked his little daughter. Assn.
red that it was. she quietly replied; 81
thought You were only preaching So,
says Mr.. Smith, there Is feeling that
sermons are not sincere, but merely pro
fcssional talk. Teachers and preachers
and parents need to have serious CON
sistent life, to accentuatc the appeals OF
religion made in school or church.
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Where the People Live.

Only small portion of them live in
America. According to the latest figures,
the entire population of the whole Amer
lean continent is hut a trihc over eighty
five and a half millions while the Russian
empire alone contains eighty six and a
half millions. The population of Afri
ca is nearly two hundred millions; of E,l
rope, over three hundred and nine mil
lions; while Asia, the cradle Of human
race. has the enormous number Of S24,
54S. 500 inhabitants. The entire popula
tion of the globe is 1,423,Sl6,S00 1t il
estimated thattoo thousand human beingl
die every hour. At that rate it would tax,
u century to depopulate the whole earth
But tits estimated about twenty y-three hun
dred beings are born every hour, which
makes up the loss. and gives net gail
of over two and millions ayVr.-Mc
chanic.
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Bathc the Hands and Face i'll Hot
Weather.

After journey or long walk on hot
day, it is the most refreshing and bcncii-
cial to battle face and hands in very warm
water, and from the face it will remove
the unpleasant redness and heat in a very
short time, and impart cool and de-
lightful sensation. The applications OF
cold water TO the face and hands when
heated from fatigue or exercise is very
injurios to the skin, producing redness
and eruptions that arc seldom, If ever,
removed. By tho addition of little
spirits OF wine or gin TO the warm water,
sunburns will be more likely prevented
than cy the simple Applications Of hot
water, but after hot walk the face and
hands should be bathcd for at least a
quarter of an hour, the hot water added
as the water gets cold. After great IA.
tigue, if bath is not at hand, to the foot
bath may be added few drops {sixty1
of the tincturc of arnica, and fatigue will
be speedily removed if the feet are al
lowed to rest in the bath for about a
quarter Of an hour, and the hands and
arms must be also bathed in the same
way. After rowing or driving. ladies will
find these directions very useful
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Outwitted by q Chinaman.

At shoe store in San Francisco. The
parties concerned were the proprietor OF
the store and John Chinaman. Exam.
ining pair of boots, the price Of which
was Ave dollars. John inquired: "How
muchee you axec for bootec2' In .
spirit OF waggcry, II is prcsumable. the
owner replied "Two dollar and halfee.
John; very cheap bootee, aintce 7"
"Chcap bootcc," said John, who there
upon examined pair, and concluding to
buy, offered quarter eagle. " But,
said the dealer in leather, "this is only
enough for one boot They are two dol
lars and half apiece; two boots costs
five dollars" John was scmemhat as.
tonished, said he would not buy and de-
manded the return of his money, but the
dealer was inexorable. "No," said the
latter; "you have got ono boot and have
paid for 1t; now give me another piece
like this and take the other" John saw
the drift OF tho game and was at once
resolved. "Well,' said he " this bootea
be mine, may be ? paid for he" "Yes.
said the dealer. "And you no give me
othe' bootoe :" asked John. mot with.
out the money!" said the othe. "Well, Y
said John, 81 do with the bootee what !
please Il cuttee lie up" and thcreupon
John whipped ou, his knife. cut the boot
to pieces, and threw 1t into the street, ex.
claiming as he departed: THAT am my
boottce; that other be your bootee; you
sell he to next fool Chinaman what come
along!r AT last account the boot dealer
was looking for the man with the wooden
leg to whom he might sell the odd boot
aud thus save the expense.
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"Tommy, do you know that your un-
Gle Robert has found beautiful baby on
his door step, and is going to adopt him r
"Ycs, mamma, and he'll bo Uncle Bob's
step son, won't he =
Things have changed in Virginia. The
Hampton Monitor of recent date says:
On Wednesday last white girl, aoous
II years of age, WAS arraigned before
Justice Larrabee of Mail Creek, charges
with stealing apair Of shoes. Being
found guilty, the justice allowed her to
choose between receiving fifteen lashcs
or going 10 Jail for thirty days. III
mother of the siil insisted that sso
should receive the whipping, which was
accordingly administered by color
constable.
The people Of Sixth avenue VIII all "
deaf in a little while and then they WONT
miud the elevated road
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The Texas Honey Ants.

A few days ago Judge Joseph went
to El Bancho, aud was surprised to eco
some forty or fifty persons digging IN
the ground. His iirstimpression was that
they had found gold lead, but on his
approaching to ascertain what they were
looking for. he found that they were
looking for honey combs, which had
been deposited there by Texas honey ants.
Some parties had as much as a pint Of
honey. The combs were large, and they
were obliged to dig down from two and
half to five feet to procure them. This
ant is yellow color, and about the same
size as the common wood ant. Mcssilla
Valley IN. M Independent.
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A Word by the Way.

Several years since two merchants had
taken their seats in the morning train
/, for certain city. They were neighbors,
!. dwelling in contiguos suburb, and
| doing business in u large and populous
| town, Although their residences were
near together, and they saw each other
daily. they were not intimate, They had
] few sympathies in common. One had
been for many years professed disciple
of Christ, loving Gods house, and alive
| to all that pertaincd to the spread Of the
/ gospel. The other war respectable and
n successful merchant, absorbed in busi-
ness, and to all appearance Indifferent to
all beyond this life. On the morning
in questiS Sn thesetwo neighbors happen
ed to occupy the same seat in the rail
way carriage They soon became earn
estly engaged in conversation OH bnsi-
| ness, its prospects, their own plans and
success.
The worldly merchant, tho elder of the
] two, said they had been very successful
for the year past, and could now say he
had Il competence. 81 do not care" said
he, ".o be worth any more"
"Well,a said his friend, "this life is all
provided for That is all right But
i how about life beyond?"
d "Oh, was the reply, 81 don't worry
IA about that"
But ought you not to trouble your
self about it p
"No, think not. have no doub,
that it will be right"
"But would not trust without look
ing into the matter. The interests inyol
we'd arc momentus.'
, The train had reached the station, ant
the two merchants separated. each tax
ing his way to his own place of business
merchant missed his neighbor from th,
morning train. On inquiry he learned
that lie was sick. Days and weeks pass
cd, and he knew only that his neighboi
was unable to be out At length as he
was in his office in the city one day, he
received telegram that his neighbor was
dying and was desirous to see him. lie
lost no time in fastening to his bedside.
There, surprised and delighted, he heard
from the lips of the dying man this an
nouncement:
- could not die without thanking you,
sir, for what you said to me some months
, since ia the railway train. 1t made an
impression on, me at the time, and since
l have been shut up here it has come up
Q to neragnih.. I,am dying. but trust all
+ beyond. My hope Is in Christ
Was not that rich reward for one act
Of Christian fidelity9 What opportuni-
:. ties for thus speaking "word by the
way" are constantly occurring, and how
glorious would he tho results where they
: improved
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A Nut for Scientists.

A wonderful circumstance occurred in
Watsonvillc lately. To begin with, q
gentleman well known in this section
owns lot OF hens. One of them few
days ago commenced laying in q wood
pile, her nest being situated between two
sticks of wood, far enough apart so that
as fast as the eggs were laid they would
drop upon the ground, at least two feet
below. After laying twelve or fifteen
eggs, the hen commenced setting on the
hole between those sticks of wood, tho
eggs being on the ground below, two
feet distant. Three weeks passed by and
eleven Of those eggs Matched successfully.
Will some scientist explain the phcnom-
enon ?-Watsonville (Cal. Pajaronian.
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During the last unpleasantness a sol
dier in Stonewall Jackson's brigade, near
ly naked and thoroughly starved, vcntur.
ed to approach the General to nsk when
the boys would receive some cloathing.
He assured the General that the combin-
cd coats of his company would not make
decent guu wad and that no paper mill
in the land would give one dollar OF
Confederate scrip for the remnants OF
their shirts. The gallant and Christian
General, touched by the sympathetic ap-
peal of his subordinate, retired to his
tent and looked over his papers and
found that in the course OF two months
''the boys" would be supplied with fresh
clothing. On making this known to
the soldier, the latter replied; Two
months, general; two months did you
say Phew! Great Heavens 2" Then
drawing a coon's tail from beneath the
ragged, dirty apology for shirt that
struggled with mastery incomplete
ness to hide his shaggy breast, he said,
touching his forclock; "Well, general
God bless you won't desert the good
cause; but with you permission, I'll tic
this coon S tail to my body and run wllo
through tho woods until them clothes
git in.'
You can't tell who your friends are un
ill YOU have had stroke of bad luck
When the financial sugar is gone the ilie'
90 too. A lost pocketbook is pretty SUR
to make startling revelations about thos'
who have profcsscd to love you for your
self alone.
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A Hard Case.

Enter young husband, who throws
himself into chair, and exclaims
What toothaehc again, Maria? do
call that hard upon feller! Why, you
had toothache when | left this morning
And here l have been at EPSON oil day
with the jolliest lot O. fellers ever got
together in one drag and won a pot o
money, and had no end of jolly time.
and l did think should find something
cheerful and jolly to greet q feller when
I got home! And there you are. Tooth
ache again do call 1t hard upon fel.
ler--precious hard r. Punch.
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New York no sooner gets her elevated
railway in nice running order 'hnn she
discovers that the locomotives drup hot
Goals on bald mems heads. Some draw
back ever.
Hop Taking . girl "hol,
and having some other fellow dance with
hor continually.
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Van Buron Grange, PHI.

NAS BuREN GRANGE, No.3e, 2. OIL. Reg
illar meetir rs, first Saturday of eacl
month mt 8 o'clock, A. NJ, at Lcmley's Hall
miles east of Van Buren,, Ark. Patrons III
good standing are fratcrnally invited.
NJ. G. LrNLGY, w, NJ.
j. ) BoAIRIGAT secretary.
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10. O. f.

CRAWFORD LODGE, No. o, of ODD FELLOWS.
meets every Friday, at o'clock, Z. NJ, at their
Hall in Eagle Block.
HOMAS NJ. MCGEE, n. q.
BEHKgLRY MEAL, Secy.
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FRAT ERNAL.
MASONIC.
Royal Arch M asons -.

fJyIIE regular Convocations ofVAs BUREN CHAPTER,
4 No. 3, X. A. NJ. are held at Masonic Hall, on
Monday Evening after Saturday On or before the full
moon. Visiting Companions in good standing arc
j. c. KENNEDY, II. P.
W. H. II. SHIRLEY, Secretary, deeltf
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HAYMAN g. SONS.
. .ACHTNISTS
AND
Machine Agents,
4 CITY WHARF

AN buren,, ARKANSAS
/ for /. Il r. Grecnwald's Steam Engines,
pliers and Min Machinery ofevery descrp-
Ph, Cincinnati, Ohio.
zAlSo, for Jane, Bradford & Co.'S Mill Stone
Gnufactrry and Mill Furnisllcrs ,Cinn.,O,
REFER TO
-. 7; KING, Mulberry Mill, Franklin Co.
oNE, ,Py,ArT Son, FIGURING Mills, Boonsboro,
II. RsEt, RhcasyiIIe.
VI CALLAHAN * Co., Cotton Factory and MIL
Dqt Iga .Rsren.-Williams & Whitfield J.
Id ~" ~, Lynch Huur5e AastiE' l. C. Powell,
~ Austin, White a ilanley N''''
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Van Buren, Encampment.

IAN BUREN ENeAMPMENT. No.n,I.o.o.F.
Y meets ON the Second and Fourth Thursday OF
n ach month. at Odd Fellows Hall, Van Buren.
N. p. CMAsLss MRLtSG. S. W ;. II. I HAYAAs. },
"a CIV ~1 M4nr.n, Frcas. ,
Il usrch 9, 1874 J. A. LoChH : .oorioo.
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Temperance Reform.

HARMONY COUNCIL, NO.. 27, Temperance Re-
fora meets at Masonic Hail. on Tuesday eve
ing OF oi.ch week, at /. o'clock.
Members in good standing of our Order from othel
ouneils are cordially invited to attend
q. +. HARVEY, W A. D.
q. C. THAYER, R. S.
Van Buren,, Aug. 1873.
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Crawford Lodge No. 6, 10 o. F., Degree
of Kcbckah, meets the first Thursday night Of owe
nv month"; at Odd Fellows Hall.
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nor the tone Of her fathers voice as he
said, IL shall never be alone again. -
Youths Companion.
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The Forbes girls had been at recep.
ton, and were just stepping into thei
carriage when they saw Nelly BigeloN
coming up the street.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


Gents socks from rs cents to ST so per
dozen at the Golden Rule store. The best as
sortment of these goods In Eureka.