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Year: 1867

Ere this issue of the Spectator will have
reached many Of its patrons, the old year vii
be numbered with the past, and we will be en-
gagged in hand to hand conflict with the trials
and difficulties of the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight. We hope that our columns
during the year that is just closing, have served
to enliven many dull hours and brighten many
moments that would otherwise have been darl
and dreary The old year, whose hoary lock-
and decrepit form is just now nearing the poin
where he is destined to topple over the brink of
the awful labyrinth of the past has furnished the
date of innumerable tales of woe and sorrow
many thrilling and heart-rending events-many
deeds of darkness and atrocity-many hearts
have been made to feel the excruciating pangs
of af1iction and on the contrary, some have
enjoyed the most felicitous hours of their lives
But hold the old man totters- is becoming
more and more feeble. See he falls over the
precipice and clings to twig standing just or
brink-his nerves are gradually giving way
relaxing-the last pulse beats and he goes tum
bling down the abyss of time, to be burieo
deeper and deeper as each succeeding year fol
lows in his wake. And now, the new year i
in our front, and we all must enter upon it and
act our parts in the various plays of life witt
which we may come in contact. We trust the
future may have luscious fruits in store for US
and that, before the close of the year 1868, We
may all be found in the enjoyment of the civil
religious and political rights for which ou
sainted sires spilled their precious blood w,
wish all our patrons happy and prosperou
New Year.
Year: 1867

The Pine Bluff Dispatch of the 9th
says


1t becomes our sad duty to record the
death of an old and valued citizen Of Ar.
kansas.


Gen. James Yell died after n short i'll.
ness on the night of Wednesday, the 4th
inst. ; yielding up the spirit to God who
gave it with calm resignation and without
murmur, retaining his mind to the mo
ment of its fight.


For thirty years past he was promi-
nently identified with the history of the
State. An attorney by profession, the
criminal law was his specially and in
counsel was ever more successful in de
Tending the unfortunate criminal He
was also well known as politician for
several years he was a member of the
State Senate, afterwards the candidate of
the American or Know Nothing party for
Governor and prominent member of
the Convention in 1861, when the State
Of Arkansas seeded from the Union


He was elected by the Convention,
Major General of all the State forces,
beating both of his opponents, Gen. Pike
and Col. Bourland combined.


Gen. Yell was man of many virtues,
man Of many friends and in many re-
spects very remarkable man, always a
useful and law abiding citizen, always
equal to the emergency The country
can i'll afford to lose him at this time but
death is no respecter of persons. He has
paid the debt Of nature, the debt we all
must pay


He leaves a large circle of friends to
regret his loss, many who will keonly
feel that his place cannot be supplied :;
let his faults be forgotten, let his virtues
and manly qualities be emulated.
Year: 1867

eB- We have observed in several recent
numbers of the Ne,o Era, that the Editor takes
every occasion to give Sam White, one of the
delegates to the 3lst Convention, a dig under
the fifth rib. Now, as Sam has moved on to
this side of the river, and is one of us, as they
say, we are not disposed to pass these assaults
carelessly by. il Is true, he got caught,
thoughtessly, in the bad company Of design
ing men, two or three weeks since; he will
recover from that. But the great, redeeminp
trait in his political experience, was his cut
ting loose from DELL and his internal clique
at Fort Smith. As far as we know of him, he
is well disposed, honest old darkey and
wishes to do what he thinks Is right, before
God and man. The Era may infer, that we
are not to quietly sit still and see our colored
friends, on this side, abused without stint,
without word in their behalf.
Year: 1867

Our worthy United States Marshal is
excmplifying the spirit which actuates
the " Loyal League" fraternity-by pro
scribing men who do not belong and de.
cline to become members of that precious
association of office seekers. The Mar
shal is prominent member Of this con-
cern, and takes occasion to force men to
become bound by oaths to support men
of his choice or leave his employ
ment. Buck Stoveall, was employed bv
Dr. White, the United States Marshal, as
a guard at the Jail, but unfortunately, the
Doctors solicitations could not bring
Uncle Buck to see the piety Of the " Col
ored League so the Doctor unceremoni
ously dismissed Buck Not complaining
OF any neglect Of duty on Bucks part
but simply in a spirit Of pure intoler
ance and prescription, because he did
choose to exercise the right Of a freeman
and vote as he pleased Buck has always
been known as true Union man too.
No rebel complaint affecting him We
learn young CALLY PuELPs has been dis
missed for the same cause. The mar
shal having got his foot in dirty mess,
he is determined to have no one about
him that is not in the same filth. The
marshal's Office has been made politi
cal machine long enough Open your
eyes, freemen of Crawford.
Year: 1867

1T The King of Sweden got into a pre-
dicament not long since while gratifying his
notion Of travelling ingonito. lie put up at a
second class hotel, where a pickpocket stole
from nm all the money he had with him, and
the unfortunate King was consequently un-
able to pay his bill. MY friend" he said to
the landlord, 81 am an honest fellow. Iwon't
sWindle you; some rascal has picked my
pocket and stolen all my money. can't pay
your bill now; but let me go now, and two
Gays hence you shall have your money The
landlord could not see it. lie eyed the Iing
suspiciously, and told him that there were SO
many swindlers about the country that ne
could not trust him. lie must pay his bin.
and should not leave hi, house before doing
so. The King burst into loud laughter, and
exclaimed Poor Sweden There will be an
ity for her King" The CONSERVATION of the
landlord when he heard who is guest was,
may be imagined as they say.
Year: 1867

on MAIN S., near The CARTER HOUSE,


UAS on hand stock to which the people THIS


community are invited, and he eels satisfied
that those who examine it will be CONSTRAINED to
uncb,so He docs not profess to be able to sell or
manufacture at lower prices than any one else in
the community; but this he does pledge that he
will rive satisfaction to all who favor him with
their patronage. Ifexperience and strict attention
to business are calculated commend, he feels as
sured that he has these two requisites for success in
business Intending to work none but the most
Year: 1867


'Tis night Yes, lovely night is herei
Upon her brow rare crown is resting,
All sprinkled DER with bright celestial gems
Fair Luna showers wreath of golden ligh
Upon the sleeping earth; the Winds, thougl
cold,


Make gentle music sweet as wildwood song
Of 'gentle zephyr" rustling through
The fresh green leaves of Spring.
This night seems strangely beautifully
What dazzling beauty glitters on her colder
wings.


And yet she must be sad; for see her frozen
Teardrops glisten on the dead leaves and tn,


faded flowers.


too am sadi
For while sit beside my lonely window,
And gaze upon the grand, the lovely scene,
My Thoughts float backward to another night
A night far in the annals Of the misty past, y
When earth looked fair as poets Fancy Land
Within this room we fingered, he and I,
And talked as only those can talk whose


hearts
Are linked by loves mysterious chain:
His deep, rich, tender tones in music strangely


sweet
Fell on my listening ear; his midnight eyes,
Lit up by Loves bright torch, spoke to my
'Language more eloqueh. than words"
But time few quickly by, and soon
The midnight hour had come, and when
He rose to go, his deep tones trembled
And his face grew pale as winters snow.
For the first he told the sad, sad news,
(Ohl how each word like lead fell on my


heart,)
That lie must be wanderer, far from home;
Must seek his fortune" in distant land.
Perhaps" said he, "ere we shall meet,
Long years may come and go; bat promise


LnlS:
When am gone you'll not forget the
Absent one, or ever think me false.
This golden ringl Oh, wear it as pledge
Of my unchanging love; and when your eyes
Fall on this sacred gift, remember, then,
Your promise to be ever mine.
Five years have passed since that sad night


we parted,
And still he fingers meath foreign sky;
But while his letters came,so long and loving,
My heart was light as singing birds in sum.


mer.
But now Iwalk through clouds Of doubt and
And life has grown almost too sad to bear;
Long months have passed since the last ten.


der message,
But still know, know he can't be false.
Was that the bslli Why. who can that be


coming
At this late houri 'Tis ten o'clock or more.
Why do they call me down in such hurryf
wonder who the late night guest can bel
Now, gentle reader, will close my story,
But half my joy never can express,
For he has come from oer the blue Atlantic;
His fortunes made, and he's ceme home to


rest.
But better far than all Australia's riches
Is the dear treasure he has brought to me;
Not all the glittering gold of earth can buy it,
Il is wealth, a priceless wealth of love.
Year: 1867

A PHOTOGRAPHIC WoNDER.-The
Photographic process is now brought
to such perfection, that il can produce
a picture Of a projectile the instant it
leaves the mouth Of a gun, and be-
fore the recoil has taken place. The
most sensitive collodion must be used
to effect this, aud in order to have
the exposure only at the instant re-
quired, the charge in the gun Is igni-
ted by galvanic battery. This is
donciby0 having q small portion Of
the conducting wire Of platinum,
which is placed in contact with the
powder. When the electric current
is sent through the wire, the plati-
mum becomes red hot and ignites the
powder ( This very current l. sent
through coil Of wire, around core
Of soft iron, which thus becomes a
magnet, and lifts the disk in front Of
the lens. The instant the platinum
melts, the current ceases, and the iron
core beng ldemsgnetized, can no
longer hold up' the disk. Thas, N
much less time than it could be
effected by the human hand, the plate
lis exposed and covered; besides the
exposure takes place at the precise
instant required ~,
Year: 1867

S@- A Boston correspondent says
Travellers on one Of our railroads may
have noticed that a certain conductor
always carries q flower in his mouth /;
summer and winter one always sees q
flower between his teeth, as if it grew
there. 1t is said that many years ago
the lady he was to marry died, that soon
after he received 4 Communication from
her spirit, to the etfec, that so long as be
kept flower in his mouth she would be
lowering near him, and that With q con r.
stancy and fidelity almost unparalleled,
for almost twenty years, he has adhered
to this political custom" Here is ample
material for first-elass romance.
Year: 1867

R9r Sir Morton Peto holds on to his
seat in Parliament, although disqualified
from voting by bankruptcy, in order to
prevent the Conservatives from sending
a member Of their sort in his place.
Year: 1867

A friend who Is desirous of reliev.
ing the sufferings of the suffering,


offers gratuitously the following


remedy for any asthmatic readers


who may chance to see this article.


He says: If any one will follow


the simple directions which Igive,


l knoao it will effect q permanent
cure. Give the person subject to
the asthma dose of plain -four
of sulphur and mOlasses or honey
every day. 1t is sure cure if its
administration be persisted in,
whether the person having the
malady be old or young. 1t is
very cheap remedy, and perfectly
harmless. The quantity of sui
phur to begin with should be small
NOT enough with the molasses or
honey to create anything like diar-
rhea, but just enough to keep the
bowels regular. 1t must be taken
erery day-as aoeu aohen the patient
breathes aoeU as III.
Year: 1867

the elderly gentleman, we walked


into the drawing room, where in a


brief space of time my counter


part was made the husband of his


blushing Alice.


The acquaintance so singularly


begun with the Smith family soon
ripened into friendship, and be-
came one of the mCst precious of
life's blessings to me.


Helen Smith had kissed me, and
she could not forget it. If a man
can get woman to think of him,
it hardly matters in what way, he
has a claim on her-and so it was
In my case. believe that never
met Helen but she blushed at the
memory that stole over her.


Three months after our first
meeting she kissed me again, and
called me "dear Richard" And
this time she was well aware that
she was not addressing her brother.


Is it fortunate or unfortunate
thing to have counterpart p
When [ think of the boarding
house keeper, l say "no," but when
L look at Helen and recall the cir
cumstances of our introduction, l
am accustomed to answer "yes."
Year: 1867

A colored citizen of Indianapo-
lis appeared one day last week at
the office of the county clerk, and
asked for marriage license, at
the same time inquiring the cost
of the document and the additional
charge for tying the nuptial knot.
He was informed that the entire
bill would be one dollar and forty
cents; at which he demurred, say
ing the he had promised the "wo-
man. to 60 dollar on it, but she'd
have to pay the other forty cents.
He left with the license to see if
his intended bride would ego" the
change. This is reducing love
and marriage down to rather a
fine point.
Year: 1867

Leather being more or less a
porous substance, consequently
absorbs the ink and necessitates a
coating which hardens the surface,
without changing the color or al
tering the quality of the leather.
To secure this, slight brushing
in of gumarabic or white of an egg,
which is to be left undisturbed
for some hours, to enable the coat
ing to dry thoroughly, is recon-
mended. On the surface SO pre-
pared, printing ink will stand as
well as on paper.
Year: 1867

BED BUGs.-Take five cents
worth of quicksilver, and piece
G lard as large as a hens egg.
Rub them together in a stone
mortar or earthern bowl until the
quicksilver is well mixed with the
lard. This mixture is similar to
blue ointment. Put small guam
tity in the crevices of your bed
steads. This ointment has the
advantage of liquids, as it does
not dry and become useless, and
will remain for years, unless it is
washed off.
Year: 1867

The Fall River (Mass.) Mesos
relates the following remarkable
incident as having occurred near
that city:


A worthy couple, we'll to do in
the world, few years ago had
son who often strayed from the
path of rectitude and went on the
most disgraceful sprees. Marry
ing, he reformed, and for some
years has been as steady Us could
be desired. A short time since an
intoxicated man tumbled into a
drug store, and was Immediately
recognized by the keeper as Mr..
S., who had been so long reform
ed. Word was Immediately sent
to his parents, and coming, they
took him home. He was covered
with mud and filth, but they went
to work bravely and pulled off his
clothes, washed his feet, put on
clean linen, and tumbled him in
to the best bed. The mother,
with futtering heart, took her
way to her sons house to inform
his wife of his disgraceful condi-
ton. What was her amazement
when, after telling with tears and
sobs the sad occurrence, to be in
vited into the bedroom where her
son was sleeping soundly, having
retired earlier than usual! Care
full investigation showed the fel-
low sleeping comfortably in her
best bed at home to be one of the
dirtiest and worst drunkards in
the city. His features were some
thing like her sons, but that did
not save his being dragged out of |
bed and escorted to the watch |
house.
Year: 1867

AN HONEST GovERNoR.-It
seems that the illegal voting in
Fort Delaware, Philadelphia, was
consummated under an especial
order from Governor Geary. The
officer in command told the agent
of the Governor that he had no
troops there who were entitled to
vote in Pennsylvania, but that did
not satisfy him. He said Cover.
nor Geary had sent him there to
take their votes, and he presented
the evidence under the seal of
the State to prove what he said
Under such circumstances he was
permitted to proceed. Fine busi-
ness for the Governor of a State!
Moral party, that Radical party.
Year: 1867

One morning as CHANGED to pass


Close by cottage gate,
An aged matron in the shade


Sat talking to her Kate.
The frost of age was on her brow.


And garrulous her tongue,
As she compared the doings now


With those when she was young.
When was young. young gals were meek,
! And looked round kinder shy,
And when they were compelled to.speak,


They did so modestly.
They stayed at home and did the work,


Made Indian bread and wheaton,
And only went to sabbath school,
And dsometimes to night meetin'
Young children were obedient then,


And had no saucy airs
They minded what their mother said,
And learned to say their prayers;
But nowadays they know enough


Before they know their letters,
And young ones that can scarcely talk,


Will contradict their betters.
Young ladies now go flirting round.


And looking out for beaux,
And scarcely one in ten is found


Who makes or mends her clothes.
When 1 was young, if merchant failed,


He shut up house and hall,
And never ventured out till night,


If he ventured out at ALL
His wife sold all her China plates,


His boys came home from college,
His gals they learned to cook and bake,


And wash and such like knowledge
But nowadays when merchant fails,


They say he makes penny;
His wife don't have gown the less,


And his daughters just as many;
He rides his horse, he drives his gig,


He drinks his choicest wine,
His wife goes to the opera,


ana ne asks folks 10 dine.
When was young, crime was crime


1t had no other name
And when twas proved against man


He had TO bear the blame;
They called the man that stole 'thief,"
And wasted no fine feeling:
What's now called ''petty larceny"


In my day was called stealing"
They did not make reprobate


The theme of song and story,
As if the bloodier was MS deed


The higher was his glory,
And when a cruel murder was done,
Could they the murderer find,
They hung him as they woulda crow
A terror to his kind.
But nowadays, it seems to ne.


Whenever blood is split,
The murderer has our sympathy
Proportioned to his guilt.
And when the law has proved a man
To be a second Cain,
A dozen jurors will bs found
To bring him in insane.
Year: 1867

A young Englishman of wealth
and culture, recently fell in love
with a squaw in Omaha, Kansas,
and married her. The next day
she got drunk and turned somer-
saults in the street. The young
Englishman of wealth and culture
at last accounts, was seeking for
a divorce, on the ground of In
compatibility of taste.
Year: 1867

There appears to be at least one
place in the South where the ne
groes do not believe in the loyal
league. The Natchez Courier says
an attempt to get up a league at
Columbus, Miss, proved an entire
failure, the respectable portion of
the negroes refusing to have any.
thing to do with the concern.
Year: 1867

One of the saloons in Nashville
employs a hack to carry off its
customers as fast as they become
intoxicated. No fare is required.
and the happy beings are insured
against the police and the work.
house.
Year: 1867

wi SSkJ ~ sA1S >~>eseseoc SCCllAo w W WY
anxious that the United States should go to
war with Mexico, on account of the alleged
seizure of Santa Anna on board federal war
vessel, We presume the supposed affront to
the United States will be diligently inquired
into, and that the government will do what
is right in the premises. There is no pros
pect, however, of war. Ese a.'
The Sentinel seems to record the fact with
pleasure that some guerilla Mexicans, who
are probably responsible to no authority rep
resenting Mexico, walked over the flag" on
the ship, " trampling it under their feetn
1t is the opinion of many well-informed per-
sons that there are many Mexicans on this
side the Rio Grande who would like to do
the same thing People who object to walk
ing under the flag would walkoyerit, if they
had the power. ~ q


Our copy of the Sentinel further says:


The question now arises, will our. govern
ment quietly submit to such an insult or will
it demand and enforce indemnity 1t is in
timated, in the Northern papers, that the
sailing of the frigate Susquehannah, with
Commodore Porter on board, under sealed
orders for Mexico, is with reference to the
matter of reparation. We are incredulous
The power and resources, as well as the cour-
age, of the government, appear to exhaust
themselves upon the people of South"


The Sentinel and those for whom it speaks,
would only be too glad to see the United
States involved in another war. They want
war, with the hope that it will bankruptthe
national treasury, and, by producing great
distress among all classes, pave the way for
the election of Democrat or Rebel to the
Presidencyin 1s6s This they think prob
able, but they would very much like a
chance to rift off from the United States, in
some convulsion which war might cause, and
thus secure the still cherished independence
of the Southern States. But they will not
be gratified. The Union of the States is an
accomplished fact, and
" Its flag will fly,


| Till Times last whirlwind sweeps the vaulted
| sky" &
Will the Sentinel tell US in what respect
the general government is exhausting its
"power, resources and couragen on the
Southern people Is any man deprived Of
his liberty? Is this government not feeding
and clothing to-day hundreds of thousands
of our suffering poor9 Is not the press free
Does it not assail the government, brand the
Congress as body of conspirators, and rid
icule and spit upon the fourth of July3 Dc
not our public men mount the stump and
say what they please9 Is not eoery Southern
State to-day in rebel hands' Are we moi
taxed into a slow but certain confscation BY
an "illegal" State government Is not tn,
national government SO tender in its treat
ment of this rebel government that no avow
ed Republican can obtain Office under il
from switch-tender on Railroad to Govern
or 2 The truth is, if any of our people hay'
right to complain 1t is the Union people
who are thus ignored and oppressed with thu
implied sanction Of the general government.