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Year: 1868

"In Crawford county where the "whitc
mans party" voted men who live in the In
dian Nation. there Is another opportunity for
Investigation. Little Rock Republican.


The Rpxdlicdas informer knew that was
a falschood when he told It, The Board here
did strike of man from the books, with the
assertion that he was actizen ofthe Cherokee
Nation. But the facts are that the man was
Just as much entitled to register and vote as
any member Of the Board. If he had been
a negro no objections would have been made
For to our knowledge negros registered and
voted, who had not been In the State three
months and asrer had any residence here. For
q party to talk Of their opponents Illegal vot-
ing, who have the whole control and arbitrary
rulings Of the whole thing is perfectly absurd
So much for one Of their lies.
Year: 1868

cE-If you want a first rate article OF
Whisky go to CRAFTS and get a bottle of hi,
best, that he has brought on expressly for
mediscinal purposes. We have sample on
our table: the "honest miller" will take no
tice and govern himself accordingly.
Year: 1868

tF A Pennsylvania Radical paper thinks
that Chief Justice Chase has very little reason
n complain Of the injustice done him by the
Press because "our people are not disposed to
BE- over patient with the Chief Justice who
voluntarily descends to the caucus, there to
play the dirty politician to further his aspira-
tions for the Presidency" 1t is highly en-
couraging 70 note these evidences Of = better
mind on the part Of the organs Of the Radi-
cal sentiment Of the country. There were
some people who ventured on similar express
slons Of opinion when the Chief Justice was
making political speeches to the negroes OF
the south. but they were not received In
kindly spirit by Chat portion of the Pres,
which Is now 40 emphatic IN is dcnunc!ations
Of tie same olIlclal.-N. y. Times.
Year: 1868

tE- Below we give the verdict of the Cor
oners inquest, held on the body of William
Marcum, who was killed on Tuesday afternoon
last The death Of Marcum, was caused from
a blow with stone on the head. in the hands
of one James Steel. At least all the circum-
stancial evidence tends to that point. The
impression is that they got to quarrelng about
their stock, when Steel picked upa stone and
struck Marcum the blow, without probably in
tending to kill him. After seeing the result
of the blow he started and made his escape
Both are young men and have families and
were believed to be well disposed and peace
able citizens.
Year: 1868

Are prepared in from the vegetable substsnssnces
named and the active that be made Decsc


lions exceedingly troublesome and IL necessary to
pare every day and the syrups s objection
able they weaker than this decocon for fluids sau
rated with sugars 2tbe Of holding In solution mach
less matter than alone and the syrups
otherwise Objectionable fer the patient Is frequently
and the stomach sursd by the large proportion Of
sugar taken with each dose which Of whatever
cept to keep the deeoction ircm spelling


Here the advantages and superiority Of the Fluid Extracts
are strkingly manifest.


The test Of their superiority will be comparison
with the pr peres forth in .ae United States Dspsn
satOry.
Year: 1868

OUR FIRST LITERARY SOCIETY.


The plan Of our society was this. Six
or eight Of US, from twelve to sixteen
years old, agreed to meet every Saturday
afternoon at each Others houses. We
had president to keep order, and sec
retary TO record what was done; they
held their offices four weeks. When The
time for meeting came the secretary call
ed The roll after hearing the minutes Of
the last meeting, the president would take
the list Of those who had been appointed
to prepare compositions, or speeches. and
call them one by one 10 take the floor
and perform duties assigned. We took
an interest in the society and rarely failed
to be ready.


Then came The debate. The subject
had been chosen, and debaters appointed
on each side week before. For half an
hour or more they would keep up war
of words. The discussion did not fail 10
sharpen our wits. When you rub the
edges Of two knives together both knives
become sharp; so when you set two boys
10 arguing, the minds of both will become
sharper by tn, process. And to keep
up the interes, in the debate, the society
would take vote, as soon as they were
through, 10 decide which side had done
best. Our questions were such as suited
boys. One was, whether the Sword or
tho pen is the more powerful weapon
another, whether Napoleon or Hannibal
was the greater general; or, whether cur
foreisthers had any right 10 take the land
in Virginia away from The Indians who
were notusing it Often the debate grew
very warm and interesting.


After this, we would hold our business
meeting, choose question for discussion
at the next week, elect officers. make and
change rules for the society. or elect q
new member. Then we adjourned, and
enjoyed our other games with hearty
goodness.


Our society vas success; but its sue
cess was due in great measure, 10 absence
of fuss and parade. II see boys, in
forming society, commence by collect
ing money to hire room, and buy lurni-
,ure and make special fixture, am al
most sure they will fail. In two or three
months The interest will all die oui. But
this lille qniel gathering. meeting wher-
ever convenient. uithOm any noise or
show a, all. was a pleasant and perma-
neni society.


but what was the use OF i. p


First, i, was a pleasant amusement.
You will all agree thai amusement Is use
ful and especially, when it is instructive.
Secondly in our business meeting We
learned how business ought TO be man
sged in real life. And thirdly, we learn
ed to use our hes1s-io think and speak.
The boy that wants 10 learn trade. musl
first serve IS an apprentice that is, he
Year: 1868

AN old sea captain died at St. Malo
the other day in whose history was one
fearful domestic tragedy. Fifty five
years ago this old sea captain returned
home after voyage which had lasted
eighteen months. He was married
man. In his twenty-frst year he had
married girl of eighteen, neighbor's
daughter, whom he had long loved.
When he reached home he found his
wife in bed and child three days old
in a cradle by the bedside. His wife
was too embarrassed to say anything.
What could she have said in, pres
ence of that cradlel He uttered no
reproaches; looked at his wife and
looked at the cradle; then asked her
in cold tone to- be good enough
to get up and walk with him. She
obeyed; che tottered with him into the
streets. 1t was January,rand a bleak
day even for that inelement month. He
directed their steps to the ramparts,
where the wind from the ocean always
blows with violence and in winter free
yes the very marrow. They walked
around the ramparts. When she reached
home her teeth so. chartered she could
neither speak nor swallow. A high
fever set in soon after she got in bed.-
She was delirious at daybreak, and died
in the course of the day. Her husband
abandoned the sea, took house by him
self, lived alone until his death, which
occurred few days since .la. H.E- 2.f
Year: 1868

Remarkable Conduct of a Horse
A recent French paper records an ex
traordinary punishment inflicted by a


horse on its master for an act of brutal
| ity by the latter toward one of the ami


malls pstable companions Alcarrier


named - at no time tender in his


treatment of his four footed servants


returned one day in a state of semi-in-
toxication from Moament to Givors.-
| The mans natural ,barbarity was at this
time aggravated by the drinks he had


taken, and being dissatisfied with the
efforts of one Of the horses, poor hack


which had almost served its time-he


decided that the. animal was no longer
worth his feed, and resolved to put an


end to it. For this purpose he tied the
poor brute to a tree, and taking mas
tsive lever, used in moving goods, he
struck the animal several violent blows


on the head, until the unfortunate brute
sunk to the ground insensible.T IN no
/ The master, thinking the animal was


dead, left it on the spot, intending to


remove the body next day. The horse,
however, recovered its senses short
time after, found its way home, and en-


tered the court yard at day ybreak. Its


arrival was welcomed by the neighing
of its companions in the stable, which


noise awakened the master, who was
now furious in having failed in his cruel


purpose. He tiedlup the animal afresh


and commenced again to shower blows


on its head. This act of brutality was


committed in sight of two other horses


in the stable; at length one Of them, a


young animal, became so frantic with


rage that he broke his halter, and rush


ing on the man. seized him in his jaws,


and after shaking him violently, threw


him down and trampled on him with


such fury that had not the mans cries


brought some persons to his aid the


master would certainly have been killed.
Year: 1868

. A correspondence of the American
Institute'Farmers' Club says, that
he succeeded in raising a large crop
of plums last year, by applying to
his trees, ,withra small hand forcing
pump water that stood in an emp
tied gas tar barrel until it was as
dark colored as coffee and pungent
as creosote. He applied the water
once in three days, but did not


find q plum stung after tho first
application. .st
Year: 1868

Occasionally an individual says to US
Times are 50 hard 1 must stop my paper
Thus it is, they stop the paper the 6rsI
thing as a useless expense. without think
ing Of the actual waste of money for things
drank, eat, smoked or cbewed, which can
do the system no good, rather harm.


The newspaper can OF should be regard
de as a benefit % every household. It
imparts useful information; it furnishes
subjects for thought and conversation; it
adds charm to social intercourse j;
makes agreeable members Of society. To
be without a newspaper one had as we'll be
without the world be becomes a perfect
nobody when be gels into society aud
hears others talk af current events and
Year: 1868

People who have been bolstered up and
levered along all their lives are seldom good
for anything in a crisis. When misfortune
comes they look around for somebody to
cling to and lean upon. If the prop is not
there down they go. Once down, they are
as Helpless ascapsized turtles, or unhorsed
meu in armor, and can never find their feet
again without assistance. Such silken fell
lows no more resemble self made men who
have fought their way to position, making
difficulties their stepping stones, and de-
riving determination from defeat, than vines
resemble oak, or sputtering rushlighls the
stars of Heaven. Effort persisted in the
achievement, trains a man into self reliance
aud when he has proved to the world that
he can trust himself, the world will trust
him We say, therefore, that it Is
unwise to deprive young men of the ad-
vantages which result from energetic ac
lion, by boosting" them over obstacles
which they ought to be able to surmout
alone. No one ever SWAN well who placed
his whole confidence in cork jacket; and
if then breastiug the sea of life, we cannot
bouy ourselves up and try to push ahead
by diut of our own energies, we are not
worth salvage, and it is Of little coDsequen-
ce whether we ''sink or swim, survive or
perish"


One of the best lessons father can give
to a son is this "Work, strengthen your
moral and mental faculties, as you would
strengthen your muscles by vigorous ex-
ercise. Learn to conquer circumstances,
you are then independent of fortune. p
Men of athletic minds who have left their
marks on the eras in which they lived,
were all trained in rough school. They
did not mount to their high position by the
help of leverage they leaped the chasms
grappled with the opposing rocks, avoided
the avalanches, and when the goal was
reached felt that but for the toll that hsC
strengthened them as they strOve it could
never rave been attained.
Year: 1868

AuVSL G4S4uS'


The Rural Gentleman, of Baltimore. says
great many sensible things in the follow
ing article:


We would now at this season of the year
address a short article to our advertisers,
and especially those who do not advertise
regularly. Generally all our articles are
written for readers, but we think advert
sers need a lecture occasionally as well as
readers. But one would hardly thIuk this
should be the case, for men who advertise
are generally men of good, sharp. business
ideas, aud, as general thing, are men who
are successful in business. Take the
world over, and ask all the merchants who
have retired rich the true secret of their
success ask them what it was that first
brought them into public favor, and they
will tell you it was a judicious system of
advertising. But the question first to be
solved by all who intend to advertise is /;
what is a proper & profitable mode of using
the printers ink 2 And before answering
this, We must know what class of custom
you wish to reach. If you are doing an
entirely city trade, it is only a waste of mon
ey to advertise in country papers; and the
same may be said if you are engaged ex-
clusively in a country trade it will only be
throwing away money to make use of the col
umns of the city dailies. But if your trade
is with the country people generally, then
use the best country papers published in
! the section in which you desire to trade
and give them a good advertisement-not
such as you sometimes see in the papers,
making great deal of fuss when they have
| but very little to sell. Advertise TO sell
! Just what you have to sell, and keep it al
ways before the people, and above all, dOn't
do your advertising spasmodically-- is
to say, advertise for a few days and then
stop month, as most people do, arguing
that it is no time to advertise in dull sea
sons. A greater mistake was never made
for it is during the dull season that people
have time to read the papers, and by so of,
ten reading over the advertisement OF firm
that the buyer begins to think he is ac'
quainted with the same, and very naturally
finds himself vending his way to the house
whose advertisement he has seen and reaC
so often during the dull winter or hot sum
mer months.


Some men fully understand the use o
the printer. and make him lend heavy
hand toward gaining the fortune we ar'
looking for. Why may not others do tht
same for surely " hat has been done cal
be done again and We earnestly hope oul
friends may be induced to make an effor
in this way the coming year.
Year: 1868

The following sharp criticism upon Gen
eral Grant is from the Louisville Journal {:


eve think that the whole country un-
derstands the truth that Grants march from
Washington towards Richmond in the face
of Gen. Lee was one of the most disas-
trous campaigns ever undertaken. He was
brave or obstinate enough. He would
whenever or wherever Lee chose to stop
and throw up battle-wOrks, advance and
attack him at a terrible expenditure of life.
and in every case he was repulsed. And at
each repulse he would walk his army
round, make a flank movement, giving an
other disastrous battle, getting another
most bloody repulse, and then going again
into the fankirg business. At last be got
to City Point on James river, after losing
a hundred thousand men. There he stop
ped.


"Fhe senior editor of the journal was in
Richmond in the winter Of 1865, and we
know that the Confederate officers, soldiers,
and citizens had no more apprehension of
Gen. Grant than il he had been on the other
side of the ocean. His proximity didn t
keep a man or woman awake a single min
ute. The whole terror was in regard to the
march of Sherman. And it was Sherman s
march and only that which conquered Lee s
army and all the other Confederate armies.
Year: 1868

There's jolly Saxon proverb


That is pretty much ike this,
That a man is half in heaven


When be has a woman's kiss
But there's danger in delaying
And the sweetness may forsake it ;
So l tell you, bashiul lover,


If you want kiss, why take it,
Never let another fellow


Steal march on you in this
Never let q laughing maiden


See you spelling for kiss
There's royal way of kissing,


And she jolly ones who make it
Have q motto that is winning
If you want 3 kiss, why take it.
Any fool may face a cannon,


Anybody wear a crown,
But man must win a woman


If he'd have her for his own.
Would you have the golden apple +;
You must find the tree and shake It..
If the thing is worth the having,


And you want kiss, Why take Is.
Who would burn upon desert,


With a forest smiling by?
Who would give his sunny Summer
For bleak and Wintry sky?
oh l tell you there is magic,


And you cannot, cannot break it
For the sweete part Ofloving


Is to want kiss, and take it.
Year: 1868

The following official communication
from the Kuklux Klau we find in the Frank
lin Review. There are so many reports in
circulation concerning this Dost mysteri-
Gus of mysteries that anything having a
tendency to enlighten the public as to their
purposes will be read with interest.


KUKLUx KHAN, Feb. 3.


Mr. EDITOR It is not the purpose of
our Klan 10 modest any one, nor is it our
intention to interfere either with State or
Federal authorities. all the vague and mali
cious tales that you may hear to the contrary
Notwithstanding. But we will not allow
mischief doers to trouble private circles
or commi, their misdemeanors upon our
credit.


We would therefore respectfully warn
all parties that our Klan will take special
cognizanse of any evil that may be commit
ted by persons in disguise and under the
name of the Kuklux. and will punish the
guilty parties in the severest manner. Par.
ties disposed to commit violence in such a
manner are reminded that We will take spc-
cial trouble to investigate aay such casec
as may come up.


Hoping that nothing of the kind will oc
cur, and thanking you for your kindness it
giving this place in your columns, we are
most obediendy Of


THE KUKLUx KLAE
Year: 1868

discuss questions of local or general inter-
est, he can take no part in these things, be-
cause he is not posted up, not having read
the papers. And in the family circle what
an influence the newspaper has--ths chill
dren read to-gain knowledge it serves to
occupy the leisure hours to keep them from
frivolous smusements aud gives them an
attraction at home. Surely then. no wise
parent would consent to go without news
paper in his family-and local newspaper
too. He may think be can get along with
out it because he is out of the world, and
hecan have the reading Of the paper from
his neighbOF's shop or store, and learn
what is going on from others. They ought
to read for themselves. II however, they
think they do not need paper for them
selves, they may rest assured their family
does.


Considerations like these should have
weight, and should induce those who have
thoughts of OfstOpping their papers not to do
so, and those wRo.have not taken q news
paper to subscribe at once.
Year: 1868

fate S & 5q5 RsnsnsI shRs y 6 6ans


The above cut represents the fate in store those great pets
ceyhe pebggr and scaawg found In Des land after the break


The 0gs petbgger is man with dry hair
long club knees and spay feet dried legs and lnk Jaws with
Add this habit
lodging about pacabng with in dark dens and
like hound and the smell of poecat


justice to the awag. He is


with Sinking and ga sleeps in the
woods Csland the bare idea Of Kuklux raid


Our scaawag the community Unlike the pegger
respected in his circle;
his head he would look his nhbor the face Now
hunting the Governors Office, deng with to-
juice the Capitol stretching his lazy carcass in the sun on


troubling the political waters to the end that he
itch by the ointment Of Office For Office he
epabiy; hath abandoned business and ceased


labor his kicking out bOOheels against


Oe the inevitable events that to result from
the coming election throughout the Southern States


moving onward with the sWne OF veoe
and with the crash of avalanche
the face of the earth


carpetbags filled with dirty eecOneer
times those soced Souhrons who have
their narrow heads nhnitea hearts ana y nd
of nativity


they will wonder at the xtod
barance manifested by US OF the present dr


with Whcude
who unbushngy eayd to lower
beneath the African race will be regarded as
g and be dealt with accordingly found hrou when the
the is ripe for action.


country Harrington, Mobile But hope some borea


be left far from their "hums TO swing alongside OF her
meddiana cOaduors in nfamy.


represents the attitude and altitude Oa foreign and domestic foes OF our land
the folly to remain "down South" after the de9 OF March


will be given the who having mounted
scaaWg mule nat ne de0 no
tie them limb and leading the said mule ro unoer e
the ~ ground that he also did MT get will leave the
high midai feast for anthropophagous vermin


will that there left on the limb for the suspension


negro be found at the propOus moment
Year: 1868

TOrginal Problems, Puzzles &C, solicited The real
name ofthe author and the answer to each must ac-
company all contributions.


Oonundrums.


Why is turkey gobbler trying to swallow an old
night cap, Ike South Carolina certain time? Be-
cause he Is trying to introduce cotton into Turkey
Why should & Chimney Sweeper be good whist
player7 Because he is always following SCOT.
What is the difference between civilized dinner and
person who subsists at the North Poe7 One has his
bill Of fare, and the other has his MI Of bear.
Why are birds more reverent that meD7 BeCsuse
they take sup Of water without looking
TO the Giver Of all good gifts.


When does COW become real estate? When she is
turned into q meadow.
Year: 1868

Number Of Bankruptcies.


Especial Dispatch to the Star.)


NEW YORK, March 9-A rumor prevailed
here this afternoon that Secretary McCulloch
bad resigned. An attempt to bull the market
on it was made. Gold has slightly advanced
Five hundred petitions in bankruptcy were
nied here for the week ending to-day, being a
large increase over the preceding week.


There are sixty millions dollars worth of
goods In bond here, which the importers and
others are unable to pay the duties and internal
taxes on Of the present time.
Year: 1868

To REMOVE NOTES FROM THE EYE Take
a horschair and double it so as to leave a loop,
and if the mote can be seen, lay the loop over
it. close the eye, and then draw out the loop.
The mote will come out with it. If the mote
cannot be seen, place the loop as far in the eye
as possible, then close the eye and roll the ball
round few times, draw out the hair. and the
mote will probably be found on it, This is the
prescription of the Scientific american


to remove notes from the eye is the ld.fash-
ioned way of drawing with the fingers, the up
per eyelid as far as possible over the under lid,
and then, while it is held, blowing the nose
thoroughly. We never knew person to try
this for the first time without laughing at 1t ;
but yet it very rarely fails to remove ordinary
notes and specks from the eye.
Year: 1868

The DEAD SOLDIER AND HIS DOG.-lt has
long been tavorite theory with a certain class
of philosophers that animals possess aud evince
faculties precisely the same as those OF man,
differing only in the degree of intelligence.
There are undoubtedly many incidents which
prove the existence of the senses Of memory,
affection, haired and revenge and one of the
most frequently quoted instances is that Of the
Dead Soldier Dog 1t has been given in va
rious styles for ages back, but still the old fa-
miliar story is welcome one.


A French soldier, who was in the last cam
paign Of Napoleon, carried with him iavOrite
dog, of which he was very fond and which be-
came much attached to his master. The SOL
der was wounded at Waterloo but managed
escape to from the field and join in the disaster
retreat to Paris. But he was not able to pro-
ceed far; becoming weakened by the loss Of
blood from his wound and his over exertions to
escape the enemy. he fell exhausted by the
roadside. and, attended only by his faithful
dog, at last died of hunger and exposure. His
friend remained faithful even after death,
watching by his dead body and protecting it
from the carrOn which hOvered about until
finally weakened and exhausted too, he lay
down and died by his masters side.