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Year: 1860

GAS Meters An exchange papers gives the
following timely advice to gas consumers: 'sThe
time has arrived when a little attention paid to
gas meters will save world of trouble when cold
weather attacks them. II people would pay as
much attention to these Indispensable articles as
they ordinarily do to bushel Of potatoes or
barrel OF apples, no trouble would be experienced
box to inclose the meter, with lining of straw
or rags, or sawdust, even an old bed Quilt
wrapped and tied around 1t will keep the frost
away and save the temper Of the household on
many otherwise trying occasions There Is no
more disagreeable adjunct to housekeeping than
to go home at MI ht and find the gas frozen up and
a sickly tallow dip stuck in a rambler lighting
the suPper.tabe. Ifupright men may be excused
Tor indulging In profanity on any occasion this 10
the one above all others. Take warning, men,
and protect your metersn
Year: 1860

We have made arrangements to enlarge the Citizen, and shall in the course of two weeks present sheet, in size, inferior to none in the State.

 gag= The first edition of our enlarged paper will be circulated in every county in Arkansas, and in every State in the Union. Advertisers will find great advantage in sending in their favors in time for our en- larged edition. We shall issue at least three thousand copies.
Year: 1860

EE- Of twenty thousand persons who applied for enlistment in the United States army last year, only eighteen hundred were physically qualified for admission. The average number of candidates accepted is one to every nine who apply.
Year: 1860

In reply to frequent inquries-I would say, that

 am prepared to travel to any part of the state, and will go prepared to do everything in the line of my profession in the neatest possible manner Per sons wishing my services will please drop me line to that effect as shall not have time go except where have calls, and will only charge the regular Memphis and eastern prices same as ] charge in nv office. H N. CASE, Dentist.

 Little Rock, Ark. Feb g '59-ly.
Year: 1860

PHTHIsIS AS AFFECTED BY CONPLExIoN-
The Edinburg Medical Journal publishes some
curious observations made by DR.. Beddoc on
the suppo'ed proclivity to phthisis in persons
of xanthous complexion. The number of cases
noted was five hundred, two hundred and forty
OF whom are natives of Scotland two hund red
and seventeen were English, and forty three
were Irish. Persons having gray hair were
not noted. These observations not only dis
prove the old notion of the special liability of
xanthous persons, but go far toward proving
consumption to be more rife among dark eyed,
dark haired people. Dark eyes were more fire.
quently met with among the phthisical than
was any other color. Red hair rose slightly
above, and fair hair slightly below the average


Brown hair counted little more than three
fourths Of its proportionate number Dark
brown, on the other hand, rose almost as high
above the average, and black still higher, show
ing an excess in the proportion of more than
three to two. The frequency OF black hair
among the non-phthisical Irish does not tell
much on the average, as Ireland furnished
only fOrty-three cases out of the FIVE hundred
less than nine per cent. That consumption
may be very frequent among persons Of fine
skin ard delicate complexion, DIR. b. does not
deny; in fact. he believes that n very fair COM
plexion, especially when cor Dined with black
hair, is very often associated with procliyity
to tuberculsr disease. 1t is also conc ceivable
that the progress of the disease may be in gen.
eral more rapid in fair than in dark subjects.
Year: 1860

GOING HOME WITH THE GIRLS.-The entrance
into society may be said to take place mmedi-
ately after bOyhOoI has passed away yet
multitude take an initiative before their boards
are presentable. 1t is great trial. either at a
tonder or tough sgH. For an overgrown boy
to 90 to door, knowing that there are a dozen
girls inside, and to knock or ring with absolute
certainty that in two minutes all their eyes will
be upon him, is a severe test Of courage. To go
before these girls and make SATISFACTORY tour
OF the room without stepping on their toes, and
sit down and dispose of ones hands without
putting them in ones pockets, is an achieve
ment which few boys can boast. If boy can
go 80 far as to measure off ten yards of tape
with one Of the girls, and cut it short at each
end, he may stand u chance to pass pleasant
evening, but let him not fatter himself that all
the trials of the evening are over


There comes, at last, the break king up. The
dear girls don their hoods, and put on their
shawls, and look so saucy and mischievous.
and unimpressible, and independent, as if they
didn't wish anybody to 90 home with them.
Then comes the pinch, and the boy that has
the most pluck makes TO the prettiest girl, his
heart in his throat, and his tongue clinging to
the roof of his mouth, and croOking out his OIL
bow, stammers out the words, Shall see you
home :" She touches her finger to his arm,
and they walk home a foot apart feeling as
awkward as two goslings. As soon as she is
safe within her own doors, he struts home. and
really thinks he has been, and gone, and done
it. Sleep comes to him at last, with dreams of
Caroline and calico, and he wakes in the morn
ing and finds the doors of life open to him. and
the pigs squealing for breakfast.
Year: 1860

Gentility Is neither IN birth, wealth,
manner nor fashion, but in mind \ high
sense Of honor, determination never to
take advantage of another, AN adherence
to truth, delicaey and politeness towards
those with whom We have dealings are its
essential characteristics.
Year: 1860

would call the serious attention Of all those
connected with the Tobacco trade, Planters Ware
house-men and Buyers. to the propriety Of opening
"Tobacco Erehange' in this city, for the sale Of
Tobacco a means Of expediting business and Civ
ing additional facilities to our rapidly increasing
commerce in this staple. Clarksvie has been for
some years the largest tobacco market in the West
and with increasing supplies of Leaf, brought in
by our railroad, which, under its present able man
thei and farther to relieve the land-locked produce
our present system is too cumbersome to be long
borne, The experiment has been tried in Rich
mond, the largest tobacco market East and after q
fair test is found to answer all the purposes for
which II was intended. The system is plain one:
simply that suitable room shall be obtained, with
locked sample-boxes for each warehouse, and that
all samples be brought to the sales-room and sold
at the daily sales instead of buyers stringing along
to a line Of warehouses that extend for near FIVE
miles. t 5.,..k


The advantages to the planter are, that he can
always have his tobacco sold at one days notice.
that he secures the largest attendance of buyers
and that he sees the management of tobacco from
all sections instead Of only the crops stored in the
same warehouse with his own, and from his own
ction.


To the warehouse-men It offers increased facili-
tics for doing business and at less expense scatter
ing their sales over six days, instead of crowding
them into one, which forces them to call in inexpe-
rienced coopers to aid their own welldried forces
BY thus dividing their sales their offerings could
be sampled, coopered and weighed one day and sold
the next and their clerks attending could each
make out their bills, present them, and next day
collect aud receive orders for shipment Tobacco
also brings better prices when the weights are
known.


To the shippers and stemmers the advantages Of
an "Exchange' are equally manifest; instead Of
travelling from warehouse to warehouse. distant
from their places of business and consuming a
whole day to the detrment of OF er interests, they
can get through sale at the Exchange in a few
hours, and attend in all weather. To hose who
may think the system Objectionable on account of
the distance some Of the samples would be carried,
would only point to New Orleans and New York,
where samples are carried as far without injury
The Inconvenience of our present system are so
buredensome that this subject has already been dis
cussed informally, and have endeavored as far as
might be to combine the views Of ALL and now that
the matter is fairly before you, trust you will
take some decided action, and at once


NICOTIANA.
Year: 1860

A JUSTICE IN DbuBT--A justice who
a ly tried lady in Cincinnati for cow
hi ling a gentleman n luded his decis-
ion as follows: "If man was TO attempt to
cowhide me | would strike him dead even
in the forum; bat it a woman were to at
tack me i'm d-~d if know what l would
do"
Year: 1860

Here is a brief essay on woman


At ten bud, at twenty in bloom;


At thirty married, II ever
At forty mother at tfly aunt
At sixty--the probability IL that the old lad,
something the worse for wear.
Year: 1860

Tho judges will require all in this class to be
weighed, and will take measures to give the
supericies Of each, and publish the result with
their reports. They will also, before awarding
any premiums, require of the competitors full
statements as to the manner and cost Of feeding
as required by the regulations Of tho premium
list,


When there is but ono exhibitor, although he
may show several animals in one class, only one
premium will be awarded, that to the first, or
otherwise as the merits Of the animal may be
judged,


Discretionary Premiums.-No viewing COM
mittee shall award any discretionary premiums.
When, however, articles of merit superior in
their character, are presented, and which are
entitled to special concentrations the Judges
are desifedto notice them particularly and refer
them to the consideration of the Executive com
mltteo at a subsequent meeting.


The Superintendent will take every precaution
in his power, for the safety of stock and articles on
exhibition after their arrival, and arrangement
on the grounds, but will not be responsible for
any loss or damage that may occur. The society
desires exhibitors to give personal attention to
their animals and articles and at the close of the
lalr to attend 10 thor removal as the society
cannot take further care Of them.


Rules Of Plo1ing.-The name of the plowman
must be given well as the kind of plow to be
used, at the time Of entry.


The quantity Of ground to be plowed by each
team to be acre.


The time allowed to do the work will be two
hours, The width of furrow to bo ten inches or
over and the depth not less than six inches
The furrow slice in all eases to bo Tapped, The
teams to start at the same time and each plow-
man to do his work without driver or other as
sis!nnce.


The premiums offered by tho Society will be
awarded to the individuals, who, in the iudg-
ment of the committee shall do their work in the
best manner, providing the work is done in the
time allowed for its performance.


Each plowman to strike his own land, and
plow entirely Independent of the adjoining land.
Within the One-fourth Of an acre plowed, each
plowm will be required to strike two back
furrowed laLds, and snish with the dead furrow
in the middle.


Any information desired in regard to matters
of the Society can be gained by addressing the
Executive Committee or the Seer etary, who will
be pleased to give any informati on in their pow
er at any time.
Year: 1860

An awful responsibility rests upon the
voters of this country! A great, a fearful,
vital issue is to be decided by them on
the 9th day of November next Though
the ballot-box, before the Supreme Ru er
of the Universe, I'VE speak most revere mt
ly, and in the eyes Of the civilized world,
the citizens Of this great country will be
called upon to decide whether the Cons
titution and the Union our fathers made
shall stand or sail-whether this great
Government. the freest and the best the
Sun OF Heaven ever shone upon.-shall 20
on IN its high career of prosperity and
renown, or he torn asunder by civil war
Disguise it as you NAV, union or disunion
is the question TO be decided in Novem-
Der. No man with thimblefull of brains
in his head can fail to see that the tri~
umph of a sectional party, whose avowed
OBJECT is to war upon the institutions Of
the other half of the Confederacy, leads in
eyitably to dissolution of the Union. -
Hence it Has that the Father of his Coun-
try warned us to beware OF sectional par
ties, and to Indignantly frown upon the
first attempt to ALLEVIATE one section Of


the Union from the other. "a house di-


vided a. Aainst itself cannot stand, holds
true in the political a. well ss the relig-
ions world. This war Of one section upon


the other section eau have but one emo the
disruption OF the Confederacy. If contin-
lued, 1t must lead to estrangement, then


hatred, then open aud violent alterations
and then the dissolution ofthe bonds
that bind us together as one people. -
How happily and how truly did the great
statesman Of Kentucky, HENRY CLAY, ex,
press this idea in a speech in the Senate,
on the 7th Of February, 1889: .....


"Sir. | am not in the habit of speaking
lightly of the possibility Of dissolvins this
Year: 1860

BY WARREN NAIGHT.
No gems have /, dear girl to offer;
No pearls to deck Thy silken hairj
No stores Of gold in secret ofIcr
No lordly halls for thee to share
But Yet l do not fear to WOO thee,
Dear Mary lovely a thou ant;
Though hayc nought with which to sue
tho


Except a fond and doting heart.
What though tn world may frown upon us,
And earthly comforts pass away
Affections lamp is shining on US,
TO guide our steps and cheer our way,
Then do not, dearest, longer tarry,
In penury and woe;
We cannot be tnO poor to marry,
While health and love within us flow.
Year: 1860

rJlHE WHEAT CHEER YEAST CAKES viii always in
IL sure good wholesome bread For Is cents yon
can get one dozen Yeast Cakes, which will make 80
large I0ayes Of the best bread


5n0 CAKFS SILVER SOAP, hourly expected by
express Almost every family IN town has used II
For Spring cleaning nyaluable-forw washing PANT
Looking Glasses Gided Work, Marble Silver or Plated
Ware


REFRIGERATORS.-We have sold large lot Of
those famous Philadelphia Refrigerators- We have a
large lot coming They are warranted give satisac
tam as they are lot only the best but they are the
cheapest known


aprIId MACKENZIE 8nNCHIN-
Year: 1860

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Adgertise Rour Business Do not hide your light under
bushe Whatever your calling occupation may be il
IL needs support from the public advertise it thoroughly
and efficiently in shape other that will pub
lie attention. freely confess that what have
had in life fairly be attributed the public
than TO all other combined. There may possibly
be occupations that do not require advertising but
not well conceive what they are.--P. T. BARNuM.


Adpeaise! ADVERTISED This is the life of trade and
standing advertisements you viii nd win prove the
renunerave, at least have found IL during my busi-
thus farfor should you withdraw but single
week from the paper in which you accustomed ad
yertise, ten to that would be the time when some
wouidbe customers will look into the paper for your
business address, and not finding it, you will lose several
profitable sales.--WiLLLAM GRAY. E


have always considered Advertising literally and long


Ito be the great medium of success in business and the
prelude to wealth. And have made nvarahe rule
too to advertise in the ducst times, long experience
having taught that money thus spent is well laid ont
keeping business constantly before the public has
secured me many sales would otherwise have lost
STEPHEN GRARD:


Whatever success may have had in business I owe
anly to long continuous advertising In the same papers
From close observation fully convinced that Il is


impossible TO make much headway in any branch OF cen-
merce without the facilities that the Press alone can give
JACOB RIDGEwAY. - -'a'}7'
Year: 1860

A somewhat extended observation, and q
solitary experience have convinced us that
first babies have hard time. Parents must
have two or three children before they know
what a baby is, know how to treat it, and ac.
quire sufficient patience to treat it properly
The poor little fellows that have the misfor.
tune to come along first, have to educate par
ents to the task, and in the process they gel
spanked, shaken and abused. After a man
has three or four children, he learns that
whipping, or striking child less than twt
years;o age, is barbarian. We know one
parental head who struck his child when
only six weeks old, the ass actually believ.
ing that the child knew better than to cry
and that he stopped crying at that particular
time because he struck them. We carry
certain notions Of children and Of family gov.
ernmcnt into married life, and the first child
is always the victim of these notions. And
not alone Of these, for the parents have not
learned self-control, and a baby is whipped
quite as often because the parent is Impatient
or angry, as because it is vicious or intrac
able. We inflict on our first children the
floggings we ought to have for our own i'm.
patience or frctfulness. This pounding chill.
tren before they become, in Gods eye, NOR.
ally responsible beings, is very strange bust
ness. Patience, good people unwcaryinp
patience! Don't wait to learn it until one oi
your little ones shall be hidden under the
daisies !--SprimaJ6eld Republican.
Year: 1860

The piety Of cur venerable President Is
equalled only by his patriotism. None
who have ever read Ills Pittsburgh letter,
can have forgotten how redolcnt was tha,
famous document Of both these exaltc'l
qualities The odor of sanctity BREATHE
from it as from the swinging censor Of j
priest; and its unsclfsh devotion to lis
country reminded one Of the early Roman
pattern. His pure spirit seemed literally
to groan under the contemplation of pro.
gressire national corruption and possib':
national decay. True, there was rather :,l
awkward commentary on this " Epistleto
the Pittsburghers," when that other famous
letter came 10 light in which lie "submit-
ted to the consideration" of his Secretary
the propricty Of awarding a government
contract to the highest instead of the low
est bidder, with IN avowcd view to the
election Of Democratic Congressman
from Philadelphia. The public homily lost
something Of its sayor when read under
the new gloss But what would you have:
Nob'esse o1sig<, say the French, and our
virtuous President reversing the proverb,
could plead that Lis unlucky note w:.s
written under stress Of party and bad po-
itical weather.


His recent message, too, has an air Of
"abounding grace He ayers distinctly
that his prayer to God is, that lie would
"preserve the Constitution and the unio:,
Throughout all generations" Now, this
not only shows that 31r. buchanan prays,
but that he has faith so astounding as 10
heAblc TO pray for the preservation Of what
he il doing all in his power to destroy.
There are also in the message several dis
tinct Acknowledgements Of his duty 10
"God and his country" which show with
what even throb thetwo sentiments of which
we hare spoken pulsate in the Presidential
bosom But unfortunately, even amid all this
combined odor Of sanctity aud patriotism,
an evil minded person may find ground for
carping. He might aver that the pervcr-
sions Of truth in this official document arc
nothing lesa than astounding, and the logic
which proves In one breath that States have
no right to secedc, but that the Federal
Government has no right to prevent them,
deserves to be ranked, as an intellectual
feat, with those which have made the
schoolmen fs1nouA


But we haye another instance Of the
President's tpas1nodic piety. he haa, BY
Year: 1860

OPENING OF THE HOWARD HOUSE IN
LIZ CLArRE-THE BALL, suPPER. K1c., Erc-
Thursday evening Was the time appointed
for the grand opening Of the Howard House
in LeC!aire, under the propretorship Of Squire
Horton. one Of the most popular landlords in
the West. A delegation of Davenport ladies
and gentlemen numbering about twenty, were
in attendance, as we'll as many ladies and gen.
uemen from other surrounding places. At
An early hour the company gathered in the
dancing hall. and to the enlivenirg strans Of
music, and the excellent prompting Of Milo
White, whirled through the changes Of the
mazy dance with right good will. We should
cay there were about eighty couple present,
and such an array Of female grace AMI beauty
1t has never been our fortune 10 witness in the
West. We here in Davenf ort, will have to
acknowledge that in point OF beauty nj num-
bers the LeClaire ladies excel us as in two to one
We confess we were disappointed in the lie
Claire ladies. We had supposed they were
inclined to be little prudlsh but such is not
the case; on tie contrary they appear TO be
anxious and willing to extend both hands to
welcome the stranger TO their beautiful little
city, and to treat him like Prince while he
may tarry in their midst. Such has bsen o.v
experience, and we are assured by those
Davenportsrs who had the pleasure Of being
present on the aforesaid occasion that they
fully agree with US in this particular We
have frequently been asked who thought
was the Belle Of the evening. Now, all we
have to Say on this point ia, that had we been
a bachelor or widorsr, and been called upon to
select this much envied individual. we should
have shut our eyes and taken the chances,
feeling certain that we could not miss catching
bale in that company. But in our admira-
tion of the company We have forgotten the
supper This was served about tw elvs o'clock
a-d as indeed splendid affair. The tables
were tastefully decorated and loaded with
good thing.. which were partaken Of with
keen appetite by all the guests. word or
two regarding the house. its landlord, and his
able assistant, Mr.. johnson. and we close


The Howard House is fine new brick
structure. four stories high, and basement.
The rooms are large and airy, and excellently
furnished The landlord, Squire Horton, is
every inch the gentleman. and we believe was
cat out for the position be occupies His rare
faculty of making'guests feel at home willis
stopping with him. is bound to make the How
ard the hotel Of LeClaire Mr. Johnson the
clerk Of the Howard, is we'll qualified for the
position The occupies. having a gentlemanly
answer for any ilquiry which may be pro-
pounded to him. Mr.. j. will please accept
our thanks for favors rendered.


On the part Of the gentlemen from Daven-
port We wish to return thanks to tho ladies
and gentlemen Of lie Claire for their many
kind attentions, and we hope that an opportu-
nifty may coon pres mt itself when we re-
ciprocate Mr.. John Stonebreaker, the floor
manager, will please consider ourselves ndebt-
ed. We will take a straight - cider toddy
Year: 1860

sUICIDE AGAIN George Robin
son alas Frank Cook, of Pittsburgh, whose
repeated attempts to commit suicide in jail
have been noted, has made two more at
empts. On Friday night, Mr.. Smith, the
jailOr, was called up to attend to him. He
had cut both arms deeply with of bit glass,
but the wounds being bandaged, the Row of
blood was stopped. On Saturday evening he
made another attempt, cutting one arm so
that he lost about three quarts of blood. He
is now confined in straight jacket to pre-
vent further injury to himself. He speaks
to no one, not even TO answer questions. He
is evidently determined to kill himself, and
although he must have suffered intensely
from his wounds, there is no doubt that he
viii embrace every opportunity to inhict new
ones. He was taken into Court on Saturday,
but sentence was deferred to ascertain if pos
sible whether he is a fit subject for punish
ment.
Year: 1860

OPEN AIR CONcERT-Leland's Band will
commence the season of concerts upon the
Public Square tomorrow Tuesday evening
These concerts gave free entertainment tc
thousands last year, and our citizens should
be 50 sppreeiative of the kindness of the
Band as to contribute literally toward the
purchase of new instruments, which the
Band are providing themselves with.
Year: 1860

~ Now that the heat of summer is at
hand, it is more than ever necessary that
our pure lake water should be brought to
perform its useful service in laying the dust,
which is already great annoyance. B. P
Bower gives his attention TO Plumbing, and
does his work with neatness and expedition,
and at reasonable prices. His shop is on the
east side of the Public Square. RIO