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Year: 1861

EDITOR TRUE DEMocRAr-Is it not strange the surgeons in our army permit so many valuable lives lost from the effects of measels when little whisky toddy would lessen the mortality at least one half or three fourths. All that is required is to keep the patients blood warm with the toddy throughout the disease.

 As Lincoln has proclaimed medicines contraband of war, permit to say to those whom it may con- cern, that vervinex is very good substitute for ouinine. which may be found at the road sides in the unplowed fed and in open waste lands. A strong decocton should be used-it is very bitter.
Year: 1861

Last year the West Indies received an ad-
dition of twelve thousand Eve hundred and
forty, one 10 their population, eight thousand
five hundred and three of them being from
India, of whom two thousand one hundred
and sixtyinine went to Trinidad, and five
thousand and seventy, six to British Guinea.
Year: 1861


lesson in itself sublime
4 lesson worth enShrining,
Is this " take no note Of time
Save when the sun Is shining
These motto words dial bore,
And wisdom never breaches
To human hearts better lore
Than this short sentence teaches


As life is sometimes bright and car,


And sometimes dark aud lonely,


Let us forgst its pain and care,


And note its bright hour only.
There Is no grove on carth's broad chart
But has some bird to cheer il
So hope sings on in every heart,
Although we may not hear it;
And il to day the heavy wing
OF sorrow is expressing,
Perchauce to morrow : sun will bring
The weary heart blessing


For life is sometimes bright and fair,


And sometimes dark and lonely
Then let's forget its toll aad care,


Aud note its bright hours only.
We bid the Joyous moments haste,
Aud then forget their glitter
We take the cup of lite and taste
No portion but the bitter
But we should teach our hearts TO deem
Its sweetest drops and strongest
And pleasant hours should ever seem
10 lingor round US longest;


AS life Is sometimes bright and fair,


And sometimes dark and lonely,


Let us forget its toll and care,


And note its bright hours only
The darkest shadows of the night
Are just before the morning
Then let us wait the coming light
All bodeful Phantoms scorning
And while we're passing ON the tide
OF times fast cbbing river,
Let's pluck the blossoms by its side,
And bless the gracious Giycr-


As life Is sometimes bright and fair


And sometimes dark and lonely,
We should forget its pain and care,


Aud note its bright hours only.
Year: 1861

INFIDENCE OF NEWsPAPERs.-Sma is The sum
that is required to patrouze newspaper, and
amply rewarded is its patron, care not how
humble or unpretending the gazette which he
takes 1t is next to impossible to fill a sheet with
printed matter without putting into it something
that is worth the subscription price. Every pa
rent whose son is away from home at school
should supply him with newspaper. ] well
remember what a marked difference there was
between those of my schoolmates who had and
those who had not access to newspapers. Other
things being equal, the first were always superior
to the last in debate, composition and general
intelligence DANIEL Webster
Year: 1861

Cor BABY.-"A well spring Of joy" has
been opened in the house OF our cotcmporary
the Editor Of the Lagrange (Mo) 1mcricdn )
and the consequence is, the Editor is SO delighted,
he don know which end be is standing on. Just
listen to him:


Last Wednesday afternoon, " TO MS dhld was
born" but not "A son was given. We feel proud
Of our baby-it is SO pretty aud so sweet, 80 oar
better half says. 1t is a gll, of course-0ur wlle
wanted grl--so we gave up 10 her--lhe times
being too hard to split the difference and nave
girl and boy both at once. Our time Will come
next-see il it don't Our baby weighs eight
pounds, and all the ladies say that 1t is such n
pretty little angel, and looks just like its papa.
or course every ybody will know it is pretty when
it resembles us 1t has black eyes, dark hair,
and the sweetest little face, and the way it can
cry is u caution to Culliope-but then its little
voice is so charming, producing such harmony
of sweet sounds IL was the first time that we
ever heard our baby's voice, and what thrill OF
happiness did that little sound send through our
| bosom.


But we are too happy to express our feelings
we are at least two feet taller than we were be-
fore baby was born, and think ourseli good enough
to become preacher We pity every body who
| has ut got baby, and as for old bachelors we
| entertain a sovereign contempt for them ana
| intend to lam the first one that presumes TO have
the eflrontery to speak to US. Poor old MAIDS
from the bottom OF our heart we feel sorry ioI
them. Oh, that they could only realize the hap
pness Of young mother with her first born
Young men and young ladies, our advice TO you
is, Ego thou and do likewse"it will make you
feel happy to have a baby. We warn every
body not to insult us, for we feel big enough and
strong enough to whip every one of the Seeding
States back into the UniOn aud single man
wouldn't be a taste for us. We are doubly sound
| IN the IInion issue now
Year: 1861

AN APPEAL TO IRIsuMEN.-The Irish Pictorial,
published in New York city, addresses the follow
ing to Irish citizens:


To ARMS! To ARMsl Such should now be
the cry of every loyal citizen, until the blood
shed at Charleston is atoned for 10y the most sig
nal punishment of the traitors who would destroy
the only free Government on earth, aud reduce
our hitherto powerful and prosperous country to
a worse condition than the petty States of Mexico.
The President, in his Inaugural Address, extend
ed the olive branch of peace to the rebellious
citizens of the South, and called upon them ia
return to their allegiance aud their duty. lie
guaranteed to the seeding States n continuance
of their postal facilities, and pointed out TO them


the runous paths they we're pursuing with all the
kindness and affection of parent to his cratic
child. The pacific policy thus inaugurated has
been treated with dersion by the traitors and
looked upon as evidence of the weakness and
cowardice of the National Government


The little garrison defending Fort Sumter,
who by the by are mostly of Irish birth, aud of
that fine old Celtic race which never yet turned


its back upon foe, had but few days supply
of provisions, and when the Government offered
TO withdraw all the troops from that fort leaving
only corporal and two men in charge OF IT, this
was refused by the rebel leaders, who insisted
upon terms which. If agreed to by our Govern
ment, would have made its name synonymous
with everything mean and vile, aud left our
country the scoif of every nationality on earth.
These humiliating conditions the Government
rejected, and announced to the Governor of South
Carolina, their intention Of peaoably supplying
the little garrison with provisions. For this a
civil war has been commenced by the South
which can end only in the overwhelming defeat
of the rebels aud the destruction of the oligar-
chal and despotic Government they have set up.


In the war Of Independence, irsh-born men
played noble part At the battle of New Or
leans, the country was saved by Andrew Jackson,
the son Of an Irish peasant, and In the war now
inaugurated Irshmcn will be found loyal to the
Government and the country which has been an
asylum and u home to the oppressed OF every ma
tion. Let every adopted citizen remember the
oath which he has taken to support the Consttu-
tion, and no people pay greater reverence to the
sanctity Of an oath than those of Irish birth.
There are, unfortunately, in all our large cities,
few designing traitorous demagogucs, who Will
endeavor 10 insiill the poison Of their own minds
into others, but they are few indeed, and every
adopted citizen should shun these traitors or put
u mark of reprohation on them. The Irish peo-
pie on this continent are loyal to the Union, the
Constitution and the Government, aud will sup
port them by every means in their power. Let
the Government proceed with vigor. II we must
have war let it not be a" little war;" let 1t be
overwhelming, SO that il may speedily be ended.
Year: 1861

and for many reasons. some of which we
shall from time to time give to our readers.
we are opposed to the Secession Of Arkan-
sas. and are fully satisfied that her true in
terests arc with the Border Slave States, in
such measures as they may decide to ADOPT
in conference soon to be held in Frank.
fort KY, or elsewhere


We have taken our stand in favor of Co.
operation. and we intend to support it, as
we'll as our humble efforts will enable US to
do. In doing this, we shall attach ourselves
to NO Farty. and to no clique-print what
We believe to be right-and shall endeavor
to avoid attacks on private character, and
also to avoid the too common injustice of
attIibuting to whole class, the sins of
some of its individuals. To learn the truth
and to embrace it. is the duty of all men
to disseminate it, is especially the duty of
an Editor-we shall try to do our duty as
a man, and as an Editor.
Year: 1861

We have determined to issue to clubs
our paper for four months, commencing
with on. next issue. for the low price of
fifty cents per subscriber. Orders from
clubs of any size. accompanied by the cash
or with responsible reference in our town
will be carefully attended to-. 1t is our in
tention to make our paper valuable to the
reader, Independent of present political is
sues, and we trust that our efforts may
render it necessity to every family into
which it may enter, SO that subscriptions
begun for short campaign may be contin-
ued for life. We came to Arkansas to live
and expecting to die here. Her interests
are our interests, and we are one of her
people.
Year: 1861

EARLY RYE.-Wc were shown in the
early part of the week a sample of Rye, Just
heading out, from tho field of Mr.. GEORGE
AUSTIN. This, for the last of March, is
pronounced by those competent to Judges
beng extraordinary early. The growth
very rank and will make the best kind Of
feed. Farmers take look at it, and IN
another year have field of your own.
Year: 1861

We call attention TO the advertisements
OF Major CLARKE. as they are materially
altered from what they were in the last
issue of our regular paper. In the former
there were but few pecifcations-in the
present issue all are set forth in full. In
our last. one Of the points named. was at
the i" Mouth Of White Oak the altera-
tion designates it I" Horsekead Boston.'
Year: 1861

Some time ago, ! stepped up TO an old
man whom saw when preaching at an
anniversary and said 10 him, Brother do
you know there is no man in the whole,
chapel ] envy so much as you ? Envy
me, why am eighty.seven.' said i do
indeed; because you are so near your, home
aud because ! believe that in old age their
is apecuar JOY, which we young people do
not taste al present. You have got TO the
bottom of the cup, and it is not with Gods
wine as il is with mans Mans wiue ber
comes dregs al the last, but Gods wine is
said That's very true, Young man. and
shock me by the hand believe there is
a blessedness about old age that we young
men know nothing Of will tell you hoy
that is. In the first place, the old man has
a good experience 10 talk about The
young men are only just trying some OF The
promises; but the old man can turn them
over one by one, and say, There 1 have
tried that, and that and that, and that -
We read them over and say, i hnpe they
are Tue,' bu: the old man says, i knoU they
are true And then he begins TO tell you
why. He has got history for every one,
like a soldier for his med als and he takes
them ont aad says, 4 will tell you when
the Lord revealed that 10 me just when
lost my wife just when buried my son
| just when ! was tufned out of my cottage
and did not get work for six weeks, or a
another time, when broke my leg He
begins telling you the history of the proml-
ses, and says, There, now, ! know they
are all irue' What a blessed Thing TO lool
upon them as paid notes TO bring out the
old checks that have been cashed, and Sd )
! Il know they are genuine or else they woulC
not have been paid Old people have no
The doubts young people have about lh'
doctrines. Young people are apt 10 doubt
( but when they get old, they begin TO get sol
| id and firm in the faith. love TO get som


OF my old brethren 10 talk with me concern


ing the good things OF The Kingdom. Tael
do not hold the truth with their two fingers


as some OF the young men do: bu, the


set right hold of it and no body can take


from the grasp -Spurgeon.
Year: 1861

Winter cannot last forever,


Spring will soon come forth again,
And with flowers OF every color


Deck he.hill side and the plain.
Lambs will soon in fields be sporting,
Birds re-echo from each tree
"Winter's gone lis days are ended
We are happy, We are free %
Hedge and tree will soon be budding,
Soon with leaves be covered DER;
Winter cannot last forever


Brighter days are yet in store
Sorrows will not last forever,


Brighter times will come again,
Joy our every grief succeeding,


As the Sunshine after rain.
As the snow and i-e of winter


Melt at the approach of Spring,
80 will ali ouf cares and trials,


Joy and peace aud comfort bring.
While the heart is sad and dropping,
Think, though you be vexed and sore,
Sorrows cannot last forever


Brighter days are yet in store.
Year: 1861

A WoT caught by a mnn on Skate, While
James Graham, our wide awake Sheriff was
out with party skating on the river, few
days since, he observed a. he was gliding
swiftly along over the smooth ice in al 3.
vance OF his companions, large wolf
crossing the river just few rods ahead of
him, when he Immediately gave chase
The frightened brute turned down The
stream finding his pursuers would cut him
off before he could possibly reach the op
cosite bank and ran as fast as he could
which was not his greatest pace: owing 10
the smooihness of the ice The Sheriff IN
tent on his game, bent his whole energies
TO accelerating his pace, keeping his eyes
on the ruant creature before him and being
superior skater, he gained upon him at
every stroke; but when within almost
reach OF the animal; he happened TO cast
his eye ahead, and there, within half do
zen yards, was ah open stretch OF water OF
several rods in width, into which the wolf
sprang, followed of course by the Sheriff,
who was unable 10 check his momentum
soon enough to avoid the disaster. Finding
himself 'n for it he laid hold of the g7owl-
ing, swapping brute, thereby buoying hun
self up until his comrades arrived, when
he was pulled out and the cause of his
cold bath forthwith killed.-S Joseph
TSaUeiey.
Year: 1861

In consequence Of the death Of the 1nfanta Donna
Maria the opening of the Cortes had been adjourned
until the Sth of November.


The Pope had sent a message of coincidence to the
Queen on the loss of her daughter.
Year: 1861

BY the Peria we have two days later advice
from Europe. The accounts are generally favorable
Consols are advancing, and in the open market the
rate of interest was q a2i v cent. Cotton was
very active and firm, but Breadstuas were dull:


The following table will show the fluctuations in
Year: 1861

.Ohce more to the combat, with rekindled zeal
Our flag to the breeze and our hands to the steel I"
Bare every true arm for the perlous fight,
Then strike, and strike boldly for God and the


right
No time to draw backward with fatering breath,
We deal with foe that is cruel as death;
Let us grant no more parley to treason an guilt
Give them ''war to the knife and the knife to


the hilt"
They have broken their oath without shadow of


cause,
They have trampled our banner, and Knocked at


our laws,
In the blood of onr brothers their hands have


grown red,
They have murdered our wounded, and mangled


our dead.
Is this, then, the time to grow pale and cry


'peace?'
Shall we throw down our weapons to dastards
No on, to avenge the brave blood they have


split,
Give them ',war to the knife, and the knife to


the hilt."
For we've sworn by an oath that we will not
For our country to conquer or gloriously fall
Ne e'er to lay down on our arms unless in death S


rest,
Till our country again is united and blest
Already, beside the Potomac's blue food
Our brothers by hundreds have sealed it with


blood
Their mission is ended, their task nobly DONE
They have left us to finish the work they begun.
"Once more to the combat ~ we brook no delay
Let them boast of their triumph, and taunt while


they may;
Loud cannon and steel shall bear back our reply,
ave will wipe the foul stain from our banner or


die"
On, brothers we fight in humanity's cause,
For the country we love, and her glorious laws,
For the temple Of freedom our forefathers built
Give them war to the knife, and the knife to


the hilt.'


j. ?.
Year: 1861

hops, thereby losing from two to four
cents per pound in the price for the same?


Better care must also be taken in dry
ing. Hops are injured in colorand odor
by drying too many at time, by turning
them too soon, and by not drying them
sufficiently to keep after they are put in
bales. 1t is said that not one half of
the hops from Vermont will keep one year
in good color from this cause alone. 1t is
necessary that the grower should tho
roughly understand his business, and that
he should conduct it, from beginning to
end, with the same care and the same re-
gard to neatness and cleanliness that
is requisite in the manufacture of butter
or sugar, or in the harvesting of crop
of corn or wheat. ~ "a f...a.t.r. .t...


But space will not permit me to en-
large on facts or argue the points that may
be controverted. 1t seems plain that the
way our hops have been picked and pre-
pared for market has been detrimental to
our interest, more especially when hops
do not command high price. How many
years out of the last six have you been
compelled to take the last end of the
market while the crop of other States was
sold on the poles and drank up in beer {?
In view of the above facts it would seem
to be for your interest to prepare
your hops for market in the best
possible manner instead of raising g
a clamor against the inspector as
being too rigid in his requirements ;
then, in justice to yourselves, that you
should require him to put such brands
upon them as shall compare with the in
spection of the other States. While ac-
ting i'll the capacity of inspector I am
gratitied to see that while | conduct the
business of my Office in a manner that
shall be conducive to your interest am
acting in strict accordance to the law.


JOHN H. KELLAM.
Year: 1861

they say he, right down into my boots'-anG
after a short conversation he said, Il will give
YOU pass within my lines, but not outside


| don't think would let Mr. Lincoln 20
outside my pickets.' The changes he has
produced during the past fortnight are really
wonderful, when We co: slider the terribly de-
moraIized condition in which he found the
army on his arrival. A remark of Lieuten-
ant Parker's will demonstrate this. Before
Gen Mcclellan came here said that officer.
we knew everything that transpired all along
the line, but now We know nothing beyond
our own fort : and Vet two or three thousand
troops are arriving every day, and are silent
ly placed in position. One sure proof of his
ability is the extraordinary respect and posi-
tive affection he inspires in all who approach
hlm-oliicers, men, and civilians alike: and
his staff is composed of similar characters to
himself. Like our own Havelock. he is said
10 be exceedingly religious, and those who
acted under him in Western Virginia assure
me has horror of bloodshed, never attack
ing the enemy until victory is certain"
Year: 1861

The undersigned therefore appeal with
confidence to the community to come for
ward at once, and by assuming the fifty mil
lions which the banks have taken (oniy ten
millions for this vicinity enable the banks
at once to engage to furnish the next fifty
millions to the government.


This is our appeal.
Year: 1861

i Ae'o Orleans Treasure Stoyy.-The
New Orleans Bee furnishes an interesting
treasure story. We give it entire:


\ well known money and note broker Of
this city exhibited to US yesterday hand
ful Of old Spanish silver coin, part of a
large quantity Of treasure -trove which was
discovered the other day, in a manner so
extraordinary, we would not venture to give
the story to our readers but for the fact
that we feel entire safety in youching for
the gentleman's veracity and exactness-
An elderly Creole lady, who lives in very
retired manner, has for a long time been
annoyed by the persistent entreaties of her
servant, a very old colored woman, to have
an evil spirit removed from the Kitchen
The superstitious old negro was firmly i'm
pressed with the belief that wicked spirit
made its abode in the kitchen, and that
she never would have peace Of mind, nor
would her mistress any good fortune until
it was exercised and driven away. What
her exact idea of the bad genius consisted
Of, or whether she had clear apprehen-
sion Of the subject at all, was a matter i'm
possible to ascertain, for she was very taci-
turn and mysterious when questioned by
her mistress, and would not refer to the
subject to any one else. And this delusion
was the more singular from the reason that
she was extremely religious and devout.


Sometimes she would declare the spirit
to reside in one portion of the wall, at an
other time in the ceiling, and then under
the floor, but oftenest she would point to
the fire place, as its favorite retreat. Her
mistress was much concerned at this singu-
lar delusion, as she thought great deal of
her old servant, and feared that her mind
was wandering. For long time she mere
~ tried persuasion and argument to con-
vince her Of her folly, but when the oid
negro at length wanted permission to bring
IN the aid Of roudou practices, her mistress
severely reprimanded her for her desertion
Of Christianity, and forbade her ever to
mention the nonsensical subject again
The faithful servant observed this ilirnc-
ton, but that the beheI IL Tue presence oFI
this evil genius was continually increasing
It's hold upon her mind and affecting her
health as we'll, was very apparent, and led
her mistress to the sad conviction that ii
was the preoursive sign of approaching
dissolution. Thinking that a change Of
location might have an influence for good,
she made an arrangement to domesticate
the old negro IN the household of friend,