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Year: 1861

WAS 1T CROWDED OUT? The Express OF
yesterday did not publish a word of the i'm
portant Pony news, giving Il e thrilling in
telligence that "our troops" had covered
themselves with glory by whipping three
times their number in Southwest Missouri.
How could that interesting Union Journal
leave out such exciting matter? If the battle
had resulted in favor of the Secession rebels
we believe the Express would have published
it ali, and with it, column lender, to show
that the South could not be suljugated By
the way, the Express does not any opinion as
to whether the Texas and Arkansas outsiders
can subjugate Missouri.
Year: 1861

CAVALRY CoMPASY.-See the notice Of Ma
jor Singer in another column. He is making
rapid progress in raising men, having already
enlisted twenty in Timbuetoo, Eighteen at
Long Bar, and some twenty, we believe. in
IN this city
Year: 1861

ATTENTION is directed to the military no
tice of Gen. Dohlins, in another column He
has been authorized to raise battalion of In
fantry, and gives notice n the opening of n
recruiting office for that purpose, General
Dohb'"7's efficiency and soundness make him
just the man for the occasion, and we feel
confident that he will soon he able to make
a good report at headquarters
Year: 1861

we have no sympathy. There may be many
ills in this Government But it is the
best Government ever yet devised by man
Under it we have grown to our present
prosperity, the huppiest nation on the
Globe. Therefore my mottois. 1--WE should
lie. well enough alone. While we have a
flag that is honored oil around the world
let us cling to it. 1t is the last hope of ma
Men may talk of pacific dissolution.
but it bears iu its train nothing but civil
war
Year: 1861

The cnterprisinS proprietor of the
Shreveport News has discontinued
his daily and weekly papers, and in
lieu thereof Will, for the present, pub
lish a semi weekly. How he has
been able to sustain himself in pub
fishing a daily so long, has been a
mystery te us.-TrraS Repu6iican.


Friend Loughery, We did it on the
principle that money makes the
mare 60 and thinking that the ami
NAL might refuse to continue on, in
course of time. for want of that NOV
ing power, prudence dictated that we
should give Il pull on the check reins.
Year: 1861

Keep up your courage, friend,


Nor ialter on the track
Look up, toll bravely on,


And scorn to ianguish back
A true heart rarely fails to win


A will can make a way
The darkest night will yield al last
Unto The perfect day!
See youder little flower,


You've crushed beneath your tread,
The sunshine and the shower


Beat on its bended head
Though bowed, it is not broke,


|, rises up again
And sheds sweet perfume across
The hungry deserl plain
Then like the tender flower,


Be ye. o, wsary man
10 many ways Goi hlesses Jou


Deny it il you can!
You We love 10 cheer yonr heart,


You've strength and bracing health
For these, full many lordly peer


Would yield up all his wealth.
Never despair il kills the life


And digs an early grave
The man who rails so much al Fate,
But makes himself her slave
Up rouse ye to the work -


Resolve To victory gain
And hopes shall rise and bear rich fruit
Which long in dust have lain!
Year: 1861

Little Maud, with your golden hair,


The half Of my wealth I'd give
For the ownership of your beauty rare,
And your innocent life to live;
And the other half for the love you keep.
Say, Maud, will you change to -day2
Will you take the bitter tears | weep,


And the gold l would cast away,
And let me live in your cottage home,
And you in my palace grand
(Ah, me the life you would lead alone,
Though with servants to command y
And your peasant lover, my simple maid,
He's naught but a country CLOWN
Yet, Maud, would barter my love for yours
Though his hands are hard and brown.
He's manley, honest and noble toe,


His smile it is frank and warm;
lie is kind and tender with love for you,
And strong is his bold right arm.
Prince Williams hand it is pledged to me
His heart it is cold as stone;
All better pennless life and free,


Than fetters upon throne.
Year: 1861

WE, the people of the State of Arkansas, by delegates convention assembled, at Little Rock, Monday, the At day of March, A. D. IS6 having the right change. aite amend constitution, organic law, order to secure ourselves and posery the enjoyment of all the right of e liberty and property and the pursuit o happiness dc mutually with each other continue ourselves as free and independent state by the and style o The State of Arkansas and do ordan and establish the follow ing constitution for the future government thereof
Year: 1861

We do declare and establish raty and confirm the follow ing the permanent boundaries of the State of Arkansas that say: Beginning in the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi rver the parallel of thy-six degrees north latitude running from thence with the said parallel ot latitude to the St. Francis thence the middle of the channel of said rver the parallel of thirty degrees thirty minutes norh from thence the south of the State of Missouri and from thence be bounded the west to the north bank of Red by acts o Con of the United States and the treaties heretofore defining the western limits of the territory of Arkansas and to be bounded the south side of Red river by tbe boundary line of the State of Texas the north of the State of Louisiana; thence with the Louisiana line to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river thence up the middle of the main channel Of said river the thirty sixth degree of north latitude the point of bgnnng these being the boundaries of the Arkansas defined by the const

 tuition thereof adopted by convention of the representatives of the people of said state the 0h day ot anuay hnno Domn eighteen hundred and thrysix being the same boun diaries which limited the of the territory of Arkansas it existed prior to that time.
Year: 1861

SECTION l. The powers of the of the State of Arkansas shall divided into three distinct departments each of which be confded to separate body of magsracy to wit those which legislative those which are executive another and those which judicial to another

 SEc g. No person collection of persons being o one of those departments shall exercise belonging to either of the others except in the instances hereinafter expressly directed permitted
Year: 1861

my thread bare coat to a bad advantage
-one of my arms was around SAILS waist,
my hand rested on the small of her back
she was toying with my auburn locks
of Jet black hue--sho was always gone
and | was ditto--she looked like grass
hopper dying with the hiccups. / felt
like a mud turtle choked with Goldfish
ball. Sal, says /, in a voice musical as
the notes of dying swan, will you have
me? She turned her eyes heavenward
clasped me by the hand, had an attack
of the blind .staggers, and with sigh
that drew her shoe strings to her palate,
said,


"Yes.n


"She gave clear out then and squatted
in my lap-she cork-scrowed and l cur-
Aummuxed and rolled in it. l hugged
till broke my suspenders, and her breath
smelt of onions she ate the week before.
Well, to make long story short, she set
the day, and we practieed every night
for four weeks how we would walk into
tho room to be married, till we got as we
could walk as graceful as couple OF
muscovie ducks. The night the compa-
ny and the minister came, the signal was
given, and arm in arm we marched
through the crowded hall. We were
just entering the parlor door, when down
| went kerslay on the oil cloth, pulling
Sal after me. Some cursed fellow had
dropped banana skin on the floor and
it hoorcd me. 1t split an awful hole in
my cashmeres right under my dress coat
tail. 1t was to late to back out, 90
clapping my hand over it, we marched in
and were spliced. Taking a seat, l
watched the kissing the bride operation.
My groomsman was tight, and he kissed
her until L jumped up to take a slice,
when, oh, horrorl little year old imp
had crawled behind me, and pulling my
shirt through the hole in my pants, had
pinned it to the chair, and in jumping up
| displayed to the admiring gaze of the
astonished multitude trihe more white
muslin than was pleasant. The women
giggled, the men roared, and | got mad
but was finally put to bed, and there all
my troubles ended"
Year: 1861

IRELAND.-Tho movement for sep
arate government is gaining ground in
ireland. Large meetings in its favor
have been held in all parts of the island
and IN address to the Queen of England,
asking for separate Irish Parliament
and the privilege Of self-government, has
obtained over twenty thousand sigma
lures. Tho stand taken by the British
government in favor of the right of the
people of Italy to select their own rulers
and their own government is used with
great force in support Of their demand by
the people Of Ireland.
Year: 1861

People there are who have mon.
ey on hand, and yet they will not
pay little debts. Times are doubt.
full, and they want their hoard fol
q day Of want and scarcity. Let
us tell them that, if such day
come, it will be of their own bring
ing. BY paying small debts, mon
ey is kept moving in lively way,
doing good all around ; confidence
is kept in good health, and enter.
prise is stimulated. Any man who
is a man ought 10 feel this, and do
his duty in the premises at once.


You owe a debt-perhaps long past
due-for your newspaper or job :
pay it to-day like a man with an
upright soul. Your grocer, your
shoemaker, your tailor, your wash
erwoman, has a bill against you.
Liquidate it before the sun sets,
and keep a good conscience. Go,
do some good thing, even though
its merit is so small as the payment
of a debt. lfyou wish your coun-
try well, do it; if you wish your
self well, do it quickly. Go.
Year: 1861

The following remarks of Mr.


Rarey should be pasted in the hat
of every man who has anything to
do with horses -" Almost every
wrong act the horse commits is
from mismanagement, fear, or ex,
citement; one harsh word will SO
excite anervous horse as tc increase
his pulse ten boats in a minute


" hen we remember that we are
dealing with dumb brutes, and re-
fleet how difficult it must be fol
them to understand our motions,
signs, and language, we should
never get out of patience with
them because they don't understand
us, or wonder at their doing things
wrong. With all our intellect, if
we were placed in the horses stu
alton, it would be difficult for us to
understand the driving of some
foreigner, of foreign ways, and for
eign language. We should always
recollect that our ways and Ian
guage are just as foreign and un-
known to the horse as any language
in the world is to us, and should
try to practice what we could un-
derstand were we the horse, en-


deavoriug by more simple means
towork on his understanding rather
than on different parts Of his body"
Year: 1861

Probably every body now reads
daily three times as much as he
did a year ago. The excitement
Of the times keeps every one read
ing the news or reading to find
the news. This is not to be depre-
Gated, if it gets the mass into the
way Of reading more than former
ly-provided the habit be turned


to good account after the present
excitement is over, that is, if light
trashy literature does not come in
to supply the place of news. But
we began this item to offer single
hint about saving the eycsight,
suggested by call on a neighbor
the other evening. Father, moth
er, and four children, were around
a table reading fine type ncwspa-
pcrs by a single central bright
light. Every one of them had the
paper spread on the table, with
the face towards the light-the
most uncomfortable, most un-
healthy position that could be cho-
sen, and the very worst one for the
eyes. To say nothing of the COM
preston Of the chest and lungs,
and curving Of the shoulders, the
bright light fell directly into the
eyes, contracting the pupil unnat-
urally, and tending to produce
weakness and inflammation by the
effort required to read with cnly a
few rays entering the eye. The
very best position for reading, and
the only one that should ever be
adopted, is to sit upright, with the
back or side to the lamp or win
dow, and let the light fall over the
shoulder upon the paper or book.
If there are windows on the oppo-
site side Of the room, change ten
position so that the wall or some
dark object shall be in front Of tho
eyes. The pupil of the eyes then
expands, and takes in a complete
picture Of the page or letters.-
[ Am. Agricut.
Year: 1861

Nature is beautiful even in her
sternest mood, and not only has
her solace for vicissitudes, but ac-
tually reserves some of her bounties
as the necessary accompaniments
of pain. Some beauties are only
disclosed by destruction. 1t is death
that exhibits the dying dolphin's
riches in the way of color. Death
and decortication are needed to lay
bare the exquisite pearl bark of
the nautilus, covered in life by a
sad and Shiny cloak. Fracture
alone discloses the prismatic hues
Of the sober surfaced flint,
Year: 1861

DyBLIC attention is respectfully invited
to this establishment in the assurance
that ample satisfaction will be given as re


CARDS Typography, Press work and charges
those who may require
Year: 1861

We notice a number Of stout, strapping
women, e"gaged in the lucrative business of
begging. One of these female spectators
rang the door-be at the residence of one of
our citizens, not long since, and the mistress
of the house, on opening the door and seeing
great stout woman before her, supposed her
to be some girl looking for "A situation. The
humble solicitor of aims soon uudecved her,
however. She broke out into lamentable
story, about being a lone woman with a
iCetle child to take care Of Why" said the
lady, "you look stout; cannot You work ?"
oh, no-I am a lone woman, with a ecte
child, and nobody gives me work" "Sup-
pose" said the lady, you come and do my
work | will give you twenty-five dollars "A
month, and you can bring your Child with
you and take care of it," The "poor lone
woman tossed up her head with an air Of
dsdain, and said she could make more by
begging. she was told to go and make it.
and got the door slammed in her face. We
advise all the ladies to put this test to the
healthy looking female beggars' They will
work before they will 60 hungry. We know
how difficult it is to turn deaf ear; but if
there is no visible reason why they cannot
work, it is almost always safe to do so. In
fostering idleness in these strolling vaga-
bonds, we foster crime. The money given
them would be much better bestowed on the
poor, MANNED and bind miners, who may be
seen, almost daily, walking our streets, with
lonesome and detected look. We scarcely
ever pick up paper without reading of
some poor, hard working man Of the noun
tains, who has been buried in some tunnel.
from which, If he comes forth with life at
all, it ia to drag out miserable existence,
utterly dependent upon the kindness of his
fellow-beings for the commonest necessaries
of life Numerous accidents are recorded
from blasting, hydraulicing, and other opera
tions in mining. The blind and the manned
from causes like these, are genuine objects of
charity, if they are attended 10y anybody
whose honesty can be relied on for these
poor creatures are often, we are sorry to say
mere instruments in the hands of villains and
kuayes for fillipg their own pockets
Year: 1861

No GREAT SnAKEs.-The prize which Bar
ry, the comedian, was reported to have
drawn in the Havana Lottery, turns out to
be only eight thousand dollars instead of
eighty thousand. What a falling off was
there
Year: 1861

SPECIAL NorIcE.-We wish it distinctly

 understood that we print no papers or extras to give away. We can't afford it A person has as much right to ask merchant to give him five cents worth of any article, as to ex- pect newspaper publisher to give him a paper or extra for nothing. We have to pay for every type set, every sheet of paper, ink, and other expenses; therefore it is not right to ask us to give away our extras and papers.
Year: 1861

CONC AND CoMINo.-A federal dispatch, written before he great battle, says that the movement of the grand army was an imposing sight. For five hours one steady column of troops passed through Centervile We may add that the return of the grend army through Centervlile was not quite so imposing.
Year: 1861

Lord Melbourne, on being pressed to do
something for q journalist, on the ground
that he always supported his lordship when
in the right, retorted, "That's just when
don't want his help. Give me fellow who
will stick by me when am in the wrong"
Year: 1861

Hair TOnfc..-To persons residing IA warm elf
mates this compound will be invaluable as specific
in retaining to the skin healthy action and neutral
izng any of the evil effects, which by Continued OF
frequent perspiratiorl, must cause to the hair.


To children the youngest infant, it may be used
with the greatest Freedom for however thin weakly
the hair may apparently be, by the use Of this
pound all irritation will be aliayed.


This tonic is particularly recommended for re-.
storing hairs to their original color and with few
exceptions it is acknowledged to be inallible but In
all cases it is acknowledged to be superior to like pre-
parations now in the market.


This is no hair oil for simply greasing the hair but
achcmieal preparation free from grease other nu
rous Ingredients


Manufactured and sold at the drug store Of S T:
Watts Marysvlle and sold by traders and druggists
throughout the State.
Year: 1861

The Leclair Lamp.-I have had the celebrated
Leclair Lamp in use for some time, and have no
hesitation in pronouncng it superior as a burner,
other lamp now offered for sale. The light is
soft and luminous, and lamp of parlor size
equal to at least four sperm candles.
Year: 1861

CAPT. Batters6y Il have now in use at my of.
Ace, the Leclair Lamp" which I obtained from
you. have given it fair trial, and am satisfied
that it is superior to any light have ever used.
The flame is soft and brilliant, giving equally as
much light as two Kerosene lamps of equal size,
and at least three sperm candles. For cheap
ness it cannot be excelled.
Year: 1861

Committee Of Ways and Mems; but in
sisted on including personal property as
nell as real. The tax should not be col
1ccted by the machinery Of The Federal
Government where the States will undcr-
take TO raise their respective amounts by
their own local machinery, and thereby
save an immense cost Of collection. Ali
Tie loyal States would agree to do this.
Year: 1861




This Society held very interesting ami
versary last Thursday evening. We regret
ted however very much the absence of its
President, DR.. Wheeler. He has always been
present on this occasion till now, but was un-
able to attend this year on account of his i'll
health. His resignation was accepted and ap-
proprate resolutions respecting his long and
valuable services to the society were passed.
No man in the State has done so much as the
President for this good cause. DR.. Labaree,
of Middlebury was appointed in his place.


The Treasurer's report shows receipts for
the past year to be not far from thousand
dollars. After the reading of the Secretary's
report by Mr.. Converse Of Burlington, the
Society was addressed by DR.. Pinney, former
ly Governor of Liberia He spoke in the
most instructive and happy manner for an
hour, on the discouragements and encourage
ments in respect to the object Of this society
The DIR. is thoroughly conyersant with his
subject, and we were sorry that his audience
was not more numerous. He delighted those
who were there. This anniversary was the
success Of the week.
Year: 1861

The SYAxEs.-About two weeks ago, pa.
per box, containing two snakes, directed to the
President, came to the Post Office here, in the
Richmond (va.) pouch. There was no post
mark on the box. The discovery of the contents
was made in the office:here, by the breaking Of
the box. The matter was kept quiet SO long,
in the hope that the party or parties concerned
in sending the box might be discovered.
Year: 1861

Lieutenant Slemmer telegraphs that
Fort Pickens is provisioned for four months.
If it is not carried by assault which is believed
to be improbable, much shorter period will
disperse the rebel force which is collected at
Pensacola
Year: 1861

The SAN FRANCISCO TndEs.-This journal
gives the following, among other reasons
for supporting John ConneSs for Governor.


Wehave waited in vain for the candidates
of our party TO acknowledge what they
know to be true, that there is not even a
possibility of their election, and being on
ly anxious for the welfare of the State,
we have resolved to take the initiative in u
course Of policy which we know has also
been resolved upon by thousands of Repub.
lieans, and which will alone secure Union
triumph in California. We have, In short,
resolved to hoist The name OF John Conness,
of El Dorado, for Governor. We have
carefully reflected upon the propriety OF
this policy, and while we have been search
ing for reasons to avoid the necessity, the
necessity has only been the more strongly
impressed upon our minds. AS matter of
course, we have had the best means of OBJ
tanning Information as to the strength of
our party in this contest, aud we regret to
confess that our prospects of success, so
far as the gnbernatorial candidate is con-
cerned are not lattering. The people at
this time require firm aud experienced
Executive ofiicer--a man of nerve, quick
to resolve aud as ready TO execute. From
the best information we have received, no
doubt is left in our minds that the people
everywhere look TO John Conness as the
man who is best suited for the times. and
he, therefore, will receive our earnest sup
port from this hour until the day of cleo
tiOn. Whatever may be said by partizans
who are crazy after Office, and to whom the
peace Of the country is a matter of small.
er consideration than the qualification of
their last for the spoils, we are conscious
before Heaven that we are only pursuing
the path of duty, and are acting exactly
in accordance with the wishes of vast
majority of the Republicans 10 this State.
Year: 1861

DONE IN THE NAME OF LIBERTY.-A case,
says the Shasta Herald, has just come to
our knowledge which confirms our previ.
Ously expressed statements that anarchy
and violence had long since robbed the
people of Secessia Of every vestige of lib.
erty, aud crushed them under the heel of a
despotism as absolute and unrelentng as
that which binds Russia's millions. A. j.
Thompson, an old resident Of this and ad-
joining counties, left few months since to
visit bis brother who had settled in Texas
1t appears from letter TO bis wife just re
ceived, that short time after bis arrival
be was waited upon by mob, forthwith re
lieved Of considerable amount of money,
otherwise maltreated, aud barely escaped
hanging through the iDtercessioH of his
brother. Nothing transpires In what he
wrote to show the animus Of this want0n
outrage, aud leaves as to infer that he bad
either expressed Union sentiments, or that
being Northern man this gang o. desper-
ADDE'S denounced him for an Abolition spy
for the purpose Of obtaining the money
which he was known to be possessed Of lie
was a.Democrat the ultra Southern school
when be left, God only knows what be will
return, hut we venture the assertion that all
the apostles of Republicanism could never
have shaken biz firm political faith half so
efTectualy as did this little trip to Texas
He is now in a free State awaiting the funds
his wife yesterday remitted him with which
to return.