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Year: 1868

From Mr.. THoMAs.-We have used Henley
Royal Balsam in my family this winter. There is
no ;alking. 1t throws everything in the shape
of Cough medicine in the shade that ever saw.
My wife troubled with asthma or smothering
spells for years and could get nothing to have any
effect until l struck this Royal Balsam'' She is
now about. we'll 1t cured of the worst cold
l ever had in my life in night. Whenever our
children have anything like cough, few drops
given on going to bed-that is the last of the
cough. l never intend to be without it in the
house.


B. THOMAS, the paper man.
Year: 1868

UNNATURAL Council Bluffs Noupa.
rell furnishes the following:


Miss Annie Werlich, who resides in the
Fourth Ward, has cat, and also a couple of
kittens, which she kept in barrel in the
house. The other morning she heard the old
cat growing and making quite noise, ard
went to see what was the matter. On raising
the cover and looking in, she discovered an
enormous rat extracting the lacteal fluid
from the maternal font, much to the indig-
nation of pussy and the exclusion from the
family circle of the little pusses. On kill
ing the rat they found out that he was one
OF the old settlers, being in the same predic-
ament of Old Uncle Ned, who :" had no teeth
for to eat - in fact, he was regular sucker.
No doubt but the old cat had committed some
depreciation on some of the rat family, and
the old one was taking his revenge out on the
kittens. Who knows?
Year: 1868

TIE woman who fails to reform man of
the habit of drinking while engaged to him,
will have mighty difficult task to do so after
marriage. Think of this, young women.
Better remain single than marry a man that
loves liquor.
Year: 1868

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
a Cough or soreness in the Chest, 5 prompt. no
matter what form the disease might assume. Hen
ley's Royal Balsam' is the best Medicine in the
world for Bronchial or Pulmonory affections. For
Group or Hopping Cough there is nothing on
earth that can equal it. All motherers and Nurses
ought to have bottle close by them, it will give
a child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
etable, and will prove blessing to the human
family.
Year: 1868

We make our appearance to day IN an
enlarged and we trust improved appear
ance in our paper, making itequal to any
paper in size in the State outside of Lat
tie Rock. Our aim will be TO make the
Press worthy Of the universal support of
the citizens of West Arkansas, and more
particularly Of Crawford county, The
efforts of the carpet-bag plunderers at
Little Rock to build up the Radical pa
pcrs in the State and break down all
others, will in our case prove q decided
failure. Without Rsdical favor or patron
age we shall, from week to week appear
to our readers. All we ask, is that the
Democracy ofWestern Arkansas who de
sire the advancement ofthe cause ofright
and justice give US their support


We would improve this opportunity to
urge all who are indebted to this Office,
whether Of large or small amounts, TO
make early settlements. Let no one wait
to be called on but to at once, forward by
mailor call at the office and settle.
Year: 1868

TT Many Democrat that went to
the barbecue on Thursday, doubling and
undecided what to do about Registering,
came away convinced that it was their
duty to do so; and resolved that when
the opportunity offered they would walk
upto the work like freemen. All reason
able men, will not hesitate moment,
Crawfordi is waking up and if we don't
nuke the RAIDS think they have been
struck by astreak Of lightning, when the
election comes oGcall us a false prophet
tell you, the old men and the Young
ones too are coming up to the work man
fully and, God bless them, the ladies are
with us, heart and hand. .H.
Year: 1868

@ Lafayette and Mountain townships
propse soon to have Barbecue in the
neighborhood Of two townships. That
Is right Keep the thing hot from now un,
til November, With a little concert of
action these gatherings can be had with
hui little expense and trouble. Now is
the time boys to strike, for there is no
telling (ifyou quietly let the radicals elect
their ticket when you will have another
opportunity. s ......
Year: 1868

Ic The New Fra, of Atlanta, Ga, a
bitter Republican paper, in its issue of
the Nth instant, says: at becomes our
painful duty to state that the Republican
party in Georgia is entirely without or.
ganization or concert Of action, and If
some thing is not accomplished in the
line of organization within the next few
days. the State will 60 for Seymour and
Blair almost without an effort. This is
a plain, palpablc truth" If all Republi
can editors were as candid as the New
Era, we should hear Of many more such
admissions.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admvuish tho Southern
eoople 10 he self-reIiant, and shall do what wo
NAY be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
iuots. To this end we viii pay special attention
to tho COST aud STATISTICS Of NOTWITHSTANDING.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversiii-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

DANCING PARTIEs.-No less than dozen
of these institutions have taken place within
the past fortnight, in and near town. And
this is no. all, for we bear of at least dozen
more that are to come off within a short time.
Perhaps more still are in contemplation that
rumor has not set set adrift. If people don't
learn to dance here, with all the opportuni,
ties afforded them-well, we shall ''always
think they'd ought to-"
Year: 1868

We notice that the parties injured by the
late freshet of two or three weeks since, are
busily engaged in cutting out the old chan
mel of Mill Greek at the end of Third street.
As the creek ran before this improvement
was commenced, the chances were that when
the next freshet came the northwest por-
ton of the city would be drowned out But
this change of channel will prevent future
damage in that section.
Year: 1868

OUGHT TO FIX IT.-Near the Brewery,
just Outside of the City limits, there exists a
mud hole, which for depth and permanency
beats anything We know of in that line AL
most every day some luckless teamster has
the misfortune to get stuck in the hole
aforesaid, and not unfrequently has to doub~
lie team to get out. The road supervisor of
that district should see to it that this section
Of the road be mended.
Year: 1868




only in a political sense. but also in very
fact The ministers of grace who cousti-
tute the body corporate of the evangelical
branch of this nicely balanced government
of ours, the Right Reverend Bureau Of
Freedmen, announces a great deal Of good
work in advancing certain negroes of the
Carolinas to more glorious Utopia than
that of the dreams which they learned to
dream from freedom" Of ten thousand
of those happy creatures of the favored
race VINO followed Sherman's army, the
number which Uas emancipatsI at Will
mington. from all the ills of life, between
the seventeenth of March and the thirty
first OF May, numbered. oh. what a dazzl-
ing record In work of liberty and mercy,
and all the virtues, no less than two hun
dred J How blessed is it if one cannot
live free to. at all events, die free Has
the wrath of Heaven fallen among the ne
groes of the South ? has the des troyinc
angel gone out to do his work upon them F?
Bless you, no ; it is only that embodiment
OF all moralilies, that sweet smelling odor
OF the political grace and religious enlieht-
eminent of New England, your Abolition
freedom !''
Year: 1868

Somebody says that in surrounding a
field of six acres by worm fence three
quarters of an acre of land is lost. In fen
cling one hundred and sixty acres in this
way twenty acres would be lost.
Year: 1868

In that little tomb. one sad night, when
the stars were over Jerusalem. there lay
the worn and wasted body of One who had
suffered an ignominious death. Here,
where 1 stood, Roman soldiers sat ON the
rocky floor and clashed their armor rudely
as they passed the night in alternate jest
and brawl, ratlliug the dice on the rock by
the light Of dim taper. and cursed each
other by the gods of Rome. while they
reck'd nothing who or what was the dead
body they were set to watch. And some
where within Jerusalem a few men aud wo-
men were weeping the long night through
in hopeless agony, the scoff of a nation who
had rejected the claims oftheir master as
King and Messiah.


But the ecene is changed. The Saviour
is risen. The religion of the Cross and
Tomb has become the religion Of the world.
The nails that men believed were the nails
that pierced His hands were wrought into
the proudest crown of human grandeur
and the fragments they supposed to be Of
the wood on which He hung are shrin-
ed in palace-calhedrals of unknown wealth
and Corgeousness.


From the little handful Of disciples. the
/ followers of the Nazarens have grown to be
more than any man can number. of every
nation under Heaven. The st sndards
of Christian powers are triumphant on
every battle field aud the day has arrived
in which there is no nation ofthe earth able
to say that it can stand and be other than
Christian Tent Life in the Holy Land.


The Mothers of young children
are apt to be anxious over the prevalence Of
Group. A lady, referring to the fast, writes
to an exchange as follows


''I wish to send my mothers recipe,
/ which all who have tried il deem infalible
Take sn ounce Of sweet oil, and add half an
ounce Of gum opal. Apply to the chest, IN
/ der the arms. the palms Of the hands and
hollow of the feet. It will generally re-
lisYe the most severe cases Of Group in Ave
minutes. Remember, use externally, and
J drink plentifully Of cold water.
Year: 1868

How to take Ink out of Linen
Take piece oftallow, melt it and
dip the spotted part of the linen into
the tallow, then wash the linen, and
the spots will disappear without in
juring it.


Measuring Hay-Multiply the
length, the breadth and height into
each other, and if the hay is some
what settled, ten solid yards make a
ton. Glover will take from ten to
twelve solid yards per ton.


Waterproofing Lcather-Mix to-
gether in a pipkin Oh the fire, two
parts of tallow to one of rosin, and
having warmed the boot or shoe ap-
ply it melted, with a painters brush,
till they will not suck any more. 1t
well polished before applying the
above mixture, they willIpolish after
wards.


Mending China, Glass, &c.-Take
very thick solution of gum arabic
dissolved in water, and stir with it
plaster Of Paris, until the mixture
becomes viscous paste. Apply it
with brush to the edges and stick
item together. In three days the
articles cannot be broken in the
same place.


How to distinguish Iron from
Steel.-To distinguished iron from
steel, let fall drop Of diluted nitric
acid upon the surface of the motal,
it produces dark grey spot upon
steel, aud a green one upon iron.


Simple Water Proof Roofng.-A
thick wish composed of lime, some
salt, little molasscs and fine sand,
applied to shingle roofs render them
nearly fire proof and far more dura'
bic.


Fireman-If wood be impregnat'
ed with a solution of sulphate oi
ammonia it is incom busrible. When
wood thus prepared is heated, the
the sulphate is resolved into sulphur.
Gus acid, nitrogen, &c., all calculated
to extinguished a commenting com
bustion.


To loosen a Glass Storper.-Poul
round it little sweet oil close to the
mouth of the bottle and lay it neal
the fire; afterwards wrap thick
cloth round the end Of stick and
strike the stopper gently.
Year: 1868

Tho outrage recently perpetrsted on the coast OF Vene-
the crew of the American whaling schooner Ham
nah Grant in the early part OF last month having boen
promptly reported TO the government at Washington
by Mr. Gregg the United states Consul at Kingston Ja-
maca, who arrived here about two weeks ego and pro-
ceeded Immediately to Washington TO lay the matter
before tho government, no time has been lost ~
despasching vessel to look after the seameu
and to have the facts OF the duly investigated.
The United States steamer Do Soto is under orders at
Fortress Monroe for ST. Thomas to carry Mr.. Consul
Gregg Mr. Ribas, the Venezuelan Consul in this city,
has also been Washington TO Mr. seward on the
subject Of this outrage and Is hoped that the affair
will be satisfactorily explained and repara.ion made by
the Venezuelan government for the injury DONE II iS
supposed that the seven sailors OF the Hannah Grant
were seized by body OF the Guarda Costa under tho
impression that the vessel WAS smuggling
craft There being no port OF entrance IN that part OF
the Venezuelan of which the vessel was laying at
the time OF the outrage large body Of these Gusrda
Costa kept constantly there ana the men composing


c being ignorant probably the captain Of the vessel
could not make himself understood by them, as they
speak nothing but patos Of the Spanish. Al any rate
she matter will now soon be cleared up.
Year: 1868

plant against him, nevertheless substantially Jus
uhes the complaint Itself No Instructions from
tnis government required or authorized him to
attend the Pontinca army in tho field. with or
without the permission OF tho commanding
genera, either as belhgerent as q spectator No
interest Of the United States could be served by such
proceeding. No motive could be reasonably assigned
Tor Il, except interest In the cause in which the
army was engaged curiosity. Had he been pr-
dent he would have forecast and avoided the condition
OF nnding himself suddenly and Unexpectedly under
IRE, and would have himself from the necessity
OF considering the question Of In conclusion
the Secretary says-Your conduct for these
entirely disapproved II will depend In part upon your
own better conduct hereafter ana In part upon
circumstances not yet fully understood whether the
department can be content 10 leave the with the
reprimandn
Year: 1868

We admit the proposition that the is
sue of paper money by the Government
has caused public decentralization, and
that this is its inevitable effect 1t was
the great cause of the extravaganza and
corruption in the war expenditures. 1t
actually made the belief that the country
was growing richer while the producers
Of one half the country were turned to
the destruction of the producers and pro
perty of the Other half. We have had
articles from sage financial writers, prov
ing that the country had grown rich IN
der this destructIor. Sudden wealth al
most always breaks down all rules OF
economy, either in public or private al,
fairs. We were like beggar who had
suddenl y come to a large estate. There
were not a few among our public finan-
ciers, our legislators, and our public wri-
ters who thought that we had grown
richer on our own expenditures OF bor-
rowed money.


And likewise great rise in prices caus
es decentralization. 1t makes the profits
of speculative so much greater than the
slow gains of regular trade as to draw 1t
all into the fine Of speculation. 1t makes
the profits in all trades so .extravagant,
by the mere rise in stocks on hand, as to
draw the people from productive labor
to trade. 1t thus tends TO diminish pro,
duction. And this over-tradinS and spec;
ulation stimulate the Expansion of credit
and reckless ventures. The failure Of
these bring lax ideas of the pecuniary
obligations created by them. Times oi
great speculation always result in an III
difference to the payment of debts crea
ted by them. ....


We see, also, the laxity of moral:
from the issue of paper money, IN the
doctrines In regard to the nature of pub
lie pecuniary obligations which men now
deliberately lay before the country, which
once they would have called knavery
the doctrine, for instance, that the Gov
ernmant alay satisfy It's bond TO pay
money by issuing a broken promise t,
pay the doctrine that the Government
may make money of paper, chips, straw
stones, rags, by putting its stamp on
them, and that in this way rubbish be
comes payment of its obligations to pay
money; The doctrine that the Govern
Year: 1868

A perpetual series of crises have, IN,


ENGLAND crushed out all the smaller and


more useful men, and all the processes.
of mining and mapufactures have passed
into the hands of the few whose vast,
fortunes enable them to profit by the
misfortunes of the lesser men. Hence
it is that British society daily more and
more exhibits the phenomena Of squalid
poverty, side by side with enormous
wealth, precisely the state Of thingsthat.
before the war, obtained in the cotton
States.
Year: 1868

ment may compel the holders OF its
bonds to exchange them for others at a
lower rate of interest; the doctrine that
it may sell its bonds with the condition
of a fixed rate of interest, and then
withhold the interest in.the name of tax
alton the doctrine that because the
Government was made by hard necessity
in the war to issue irredeemable promis-
es as money, that therefore 1t may hon
estly issue them in quantity to take up
1000 millions of bonds and make the
notes worthless, robbing the people at
last of the whole sum-.


These are but few instancesS of this
widespread decentralization bv the issue
OF vast amount of iTrcdeemable paper.
with forced circulation as money!
There are greater consequences than all
these yet hanging on it. The values of
property and the trade of the country
depend on the issue which is now the
tool of political demagogues and corrupt
party managers; the question wheth-
er there shall be stable money. or n
vast initiation OF legal tender currency :.
whether the business of the country shall
be built upon the foundation of steady
industry, or whether it shall be turned
into the whirlpool of speculation, upon
rising prices of a currency initiation, con-
trolled by party managers in partner
ship with gamblers. Under such sys-
TEN we should become nation of thieves
The agitation of the scheme has brought
all the notorious political knaves to
the top. Corruption in office is little
thought of, in view of the immense
prospect Of plumber from the people by
speculatioDs upon the debasement of the
Cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1868

SUBsoILING.-The theory of subsoiI
plowing has been frequently explained
IN the Agriculturist, and the practice has
been advocated for the last quarter of
a century. Nevertheless, the use of
snbsoil pIow is rarity on American
farms, and almost always marks really
progressive farmer. The action of a
mole near the surface represents toiera-
bly, well the manner in which a subsoil
plow works, only at such a depth that
little or no elevation of the top soils is
visible, while more ground is moved in
proportion. These plows are usually
employed following in the furrow of q
common plow, and driven as deep as the
team Is capable of drawing them.


Crops upon land thus prepared, are
much more likely to send their roots
deeply, to gain more nutriment, to sus-
tain themselves during drouth and to
mature heavier crops than where subsoil-
ing is not practiced Indeed, the only
circumstances under which subsoil plow
does not work to the advantage of the
crop, is on very light, thin, leechy land,
and where the water stands within g
few inches of the surface. For corn,
potatoes, and other roots, this preparation
is expedient, and for the latter class of
crops especially So Subsoil plows are
of steel and cast iron, and are of eli
ther the lifting or mole patterns. The
lifting subsoil plows may have wing
(Which takes the place of mould-board
in common plows) on one OF both sides
of the standard, There is great diver
sity of sizes, from the admirable little
one-hOrse plows, used to be run between
the rows of root crops and potatoes af-
ter the ground has been compacted by
the horse hoe or cultiyator, to those
requiring team of three or four horses
to draw them. There is not a crop
which the subsoil plow may not greatly
benefit, either in the preparation of the
soil or in the summer culture.
Year: 1868

STAKs FROM LIVING CATTLE-A late
letter from .Aberitkat, Abyssinia, to q
London journal, contains confirmation
Of an African practice, the report Of
which has taxed the credulity of the rea-
ders of Bruce. 1t says;


Three OF the officers of the Fourth
Regiment saw the other day, in Fe kadT, :,
an operation which was described by
Bruce, but which has been denied by all
subsequent travellers, and by the Abys-
sinians themselves. This was th5 opera
ton of cutting a steak from the body of
a living OK. They came upon the natives
just as they were in the act of perform
ing it.


The unfortunate bullock was tbrwon
down, and its four legs were tied togeth-
er. The operator then cut an incision
just behind the hip joint. He blew i1te
this to separate the skin from the flesh,
and then cut two other incisions at right
anglesto the first, and then lifted flap Of
skin four or FIVE inches square. From this
he cut out lump offlesh, cutting with the
knife under the skin, so that the amount
of flesh taken ont was larger than the
portion uncovered.


The operator than filed tip The hole
with COW dung, replaced the flap OF skin,
plastered it up with mud, united the fest
of the poor animal, who had kept up
low moaning while the operation was
going on, gave it kick to make it get
up, and the whole thing was over. /
should mention that the operator cut
two or three gashes in the neighborhood
of the wound, apparently as sign that
the animal had been operated upon in
that part. The officer observed that
several of the other cattle of the same
herd marked in precisely sinnilan man
ner. They returned in half an hour,
and found the animal walking about and
feeding quietly. have not mentioned
that it bled very little at the time the
operation was performed.
Year: 1868

X The circulation of the SPECTATOR is
about as great as the combined circulation
Of both the other papers published in this
place, and has as many subscribers in this
county alone as are contained In the whole
list of either of the other papers.
Year: 1868

1t is said that the effect of the Senate resolv-
ing itself into high court of impeachment,
will be to suspend all other business, and ar
rest the career of passionate and vindictive legf
islation which has disgraced the statue-book O.
the country. Here at least is some compensa-
ton for a proceeding otherwise fraught with
unmixed calamity and discredit to the nation
Impeachment is to stop the daily and weekly
tinkering of the reconstruction laws, and ere
long may itself be impeached as an "obstruc-
tion' to loyal Congress.
Year: 1868

In the speech of Judge Woodward, of Penn
sylvania, in the House of Representatives on
Monday, he contended that Congress had no
power to impeach the President. The House
was not com posed as the Constitution required,
of members ''chosen by the people of the sew
eral States" nor was the Senate composed of
two senator's from each State. 1t would not be
surprising if the first step in the defence is a
plea to the jurisdiction on this ground.
Year: 1868

NEGRO SUFFRAGE The Republican party,
as an organization, is not committed either
for or against negro suffrage. individuals
are at perfect liberty to entertain their own
views on this matter, without any impeach-
ment of their character as good Union men
and Republicans. In several of the Northern
States Republicans have voted against allow
ing negroes to vote, and defeated the meas
ure. The extent to which the party is
pledged on this subject is this That in the
present condition of the late rebel States this
measure is matter of necessity to prevent
worse evils coming upon them The proprie-
ty OF negro suffrage, as general rule, or the
general fitness of the blacks at present to
exercise the elective franchise, is not touched
at ALL Each one is free to think as he
chooses on these subjects. The Republicans.
as party, do not advocate the immediate and
indiscriminate voting of colored men. without
regard to education or fitness of any kind on
their part, whatever may be the case with
individual members of the party. Democrats
cannot make such charge without departing
from the truth