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Year: 1876

Moses AND CHRIsT.-The most successful
mode of preaching is that which aims at
thorough and radical convictions of sin. The
law must be applied with power to the con-
science, or the preciousness of grace will be
very inadequately known. The superficial
piety of the present day is in large degree
owing to feeble impressions of the malignity
of sin. That complete breaking up of the
fallow ground of the heart, that grOaning
under bondage, that deep sense of weakness
and nothingness which characterized the ex-
perience of the past generation, are unsuited
to the haste and hustle of this stirring age.
The transition from absolute indifference to
cordial reliance on Christ must be now made
in an instant. One gush of sorrow, one leap
of Joy, and the work must be done. Such
converts can know little of the law, little Of
Christ, and less of themselves. Men must
be soundly instructedby Moses, if they would
know the sweetness of the liberty of Christ


ThornweU.
Year: 1876

any reflections upon the attain ments or ability of the editor, but merely to chide the carelessness displayed. None but Q vulgar mind would construc our remarks otherwise. It was but a few days ago that one of eur city exchanges rcmarking upon the careless and slovenly manner in which country papers arc sometimes edited, said that nine tenths of it's country exchanges were disgrace te the profession. Again, another of our city exchanges said that out of ninety-six country papers looked through, not . single item could be found worth reproducing.

 Still we must not be allowed to pass a good naturcd criticism up on a very imperfect neighbor sheet, with q view to inducing more care and zeal, in order that this stigma may be removed from the country press, without having some Smart Aleck" mount his high horse and wade into us red eyed. All ofwhich goes to prove to us that all the fools are not dead vet.
Year: 1876

The great number of typo graphical and orthographical er- TOTS in last weeks Ozark Banner warrants us in venturing to sug gest that the managing editor in vest seventy-fi cents in q pocket dictionary, and also em- ploy a proof-reader.--Russell- vile Democrat.

 The above is as ill-bred as it is contemptable, when we take into consideration, that the editor of the paper is sick and does not leave hls room, and that the work in the office is done by little boy and girl of his. The only wonder with us is that they ac- complish so much and do 30 we'll. We venture to say there is not a paper in the state that does not contain more or less blunders every week.-Van- Buren Press.

 And the smartness of the latter comment is only equalled by the unparalleled chivalry, delicately- strung sympathy and toned irascibility of the very astute writer thereof, who has not shown sense enough to know the differ ence between q friendly criticism, which our comment was only in tended for, and low-fung retort, such as his uncalled-for vitupera- tion must be branded.

 We deviate from our established rule, which is to have no uncour- teous words with our brethren, to say this much in reply to the above; for we think when man sticks his bill in where he has no business he ought to have It spatted.

 We are quite certain Bro. Brown did not take any cxcep- tons to our criticism, and if he could stand it, what business has any one else to pitch in. Bro Brown is competent, we think, to defend himself, and the Press is very oflicious and very presnmpt- uous too, to take up the defence for him, just as though he needed the IT antlc of charity thrown over his imperfections. It was only through desire to secure great CT degree of perfection, and more creditable make up in the country press, that we passed our criti- cism on the Banner, not to cast
Year: 1876



 We appeal to those in Pope county who have enjoyed such opportunities as to render them now capable of taking an interest and a part in this cause, to go to work. We must not be found at the end of another decade where we now are. We must not have such a sad spectacle as a large proportion of our citizens who do not take the papers, because they cannot read. We must not have such large portion of our people who are apparently indifferent as to the education of their children. In twenty five years from to-day it is possible that there shall not be person in our county ef the age of eight years, who cannot read. Suppose we could say this now; what grand inducement it would be for an intelligent and well-to-do immigration? Our ap- athy must be dispelled. If we would ever be anything we must begin to do something for our selves. We must encourage and build up all means for the educa- tien of the masses. We must build up the press and the schools of the land. This we are not doing. Are those men in our county who pride themselves as being the leading men, who hold the front places in society, and who naturally expect to be hon. ored by the suffrages of the peo- pie when there is post of honor, trust or profit to fill, doing all they can to elevate the condition of the people? Are they mani testing 2 zeal in the welfare of the press and schools? Are their names on the subscription books of our county paper, and is their voice heard advocating the cause of popular education? Until this is the case we will still find that we do not make that progress which is so much desircd-wc will still find monopolies to op- press the poor-we will still find corrupt "sharpers" controlling the machinery of our government, and we will find the masses of our people unhappy and unprosper- ous. Let these things be well pondered, and if any one can sug- gest . better plan to start the wheel of progress to rolling, let him speak.
Year: 1876

From the Little Rock Star.l

 Continued from last weck.l

 THE STATE BANK OF ARKANSAS.

 In accordance with the recon mendation Of the committee, an act was passed Dec. 18th, author izing the issue of bonds to an amount not exceeding six per cent. As this act did not repeal that provision of the act for estaB. fishing the bank, which author ized the issue of bonds to the amount of one million at q rate of interest not exceeding five per cent, the two acts taken togeth- CT, authorized those concerned in the institution te dispose of state bonds to the amount of two mil lions. On the same day a resolu- tiion was passed authorizing the directors at Little Rock to issue two hundred thousand dollars in post notes, payable in twelve months after date, and the direct ors of each branch to issue post notes, payable in twelve months after date, not exceeding two dos
Year: 1876

there at SC- LOUIS ana see Wn4C evidence there was against Gen. Babcock." This was bad enough, but worse remains. The connec- tion of the president with Luckey, and of Luckey with Babcock, es- tablishes direct chain of con- splracy between those three, and it becomes evident enough to unprejudiced people that Bell was placed in that position by Grant, in order that he might serve the purposes of Babcock. He receiv- ed his instructions from the pres ident and from Babcock through the same pcrson-the presidents private secretary. The chain is complete. He returned to Wash ington, without stealing the evi- dence, and informed the presi

 dent that Babcock was guilty, and he was immediately removed. Chandler say that the president told him that he was mistaken about the character of Detective Bell. He had thought that he was a good man, but had found out that he was a scoundrel, and he wanted him removed, where upon the secretary ordered Bells discharge. Can any inference be plainer than that he received an appointment, and was sent to St. Louis in ordor that he might be of service to Babccck in the pe- culiar manner which he describes.

 Last in the order of events-as far as yet developed, though there is doubtless more that might be discovered-comes the Pierre pont letter for tho intimidation of witnesses. It is proved that the attorncy-genera wrote this letter at the special instance and re- quest of the president. But it would fail of it's object unless it should be given to the puplic. Therefore Pierrcpont sent copy in a sealed envelope to Grant, who, as it is now impossible to doubt, opened the envelope and laid the copy on Babcock's desk, who. found it there, and of course knew what to do with it. There is a remarkable similarity be- tween this transaction and the Bell affair, the difference being that the intimidation letter was a success, and the evidence of thieyery was 2 failure. Iu one case Grant puts a man, and in the other q letter, where Babcock is expected to use them at his pleasure for the purpose of say ing himself from punishment. The record is made up. Subor- nation of perjury is the least of crimes it contains. It is infamous. It is worthy of impeachment
Year: 1876

EDIroR DEMOCRAT: Twill drop a random shot for your paper to- day. If l be in order and you see fit to publish, you can do so.

 Just now, if a man will cast around . little, 1 think he will readily come to the conclusion, from the way the different jour nals in the state are speaking cut on the subject of economy and tLe election of honest men to oflice--that there are evidently "breakers aheaI." and the sooner our little government bark is run in to some safe harbor, the better for it ere it is boarded prov and stern,

 Mir. Editor, I suppose we will have a county convention, by and by, and the people will be expect cd to do something-especially so by the office seeker. As there is to be a general election this year, both state and county-and the presenting of favorite names for the various offices seems to be in order at the present allow me to present to the voters of Pope, the name of A. M. Gibson of Galla Rock, to represent Pope county in the lower house of the next general assembly.

 In offering his name, l feel free to say it stands above rerroach. Doubtless there is no man in the county who stands fairer than Mir. Gibson, as a christian gentleman, and good citizen, regardless of political party or color.

 To say that he is pure man, and qualified IS superhuous, as he is well and favorably known in the county. Itis we'll known that Mir. Gibson is no office seeker, and will be surprised to see his name used, having no political ax to grind, and will venture to say it would only be from a sense of imperative duty that he would accept if nominated. He has not had legislative experience-but is eminently fitted with the capac- ity, and the courage to vindicate the cause.

 l am not posted as to who may be willing to make the sacrifice" in Pope. I know there are several men eminently qualified to represent her interests, but think if there he any who would fill the place more acceptably re- gardless of party we of Galla Rock township are not able to see the point.

 Business in the farming oper- ations are not moving off very briskly. Notwithstanding the warm and favorable winter, the recent snsw and heavy rains are causing the farmers of this sec tion to be as backward, or more so than usual, in beginning to plant. The present understand ing is, there will be large crop of corn planted with the average amount of cotton. The present warm days are causing the wheat fields to throw off their frost-bit- ten suit and will soon look prom ising. The peach crop is suppos- ed to be a failure. A big river and 2 rising &c. A. VOTER.
Year: 1876

This, the great Centennial year of our national existence, will be a year of gush and show and boasting--a year in which we, as people with institutions of our own, inventions of our own and ideas of our own, will be placed in review before the other civilized nations of the world, to let them see the progress and the advancement we have made du- ring our first century. The de

 sire and the hope of our nation is to show something great and
Year: 1876

-Toady Americans will soon have an opportunity to admire royalty, in the person of the Emperor of Brazil, who sailed from Para on the 9th and is expected to land in New York on the 18th.
Year: 1876

The question whether bees have the
power Of hearing is nooted point
among naturalists. Sir John Lubbock
has tried experiments with his bees in
order to elucidate the matter. Thus he
has played the violin close to his bees.
he has tried dog whistle, n shrill pipe
q tuning fork, and shouting, bui no noise
seemed to disturb them in the least
Nevertheless, a curious occurrence, took
place few days since at Windsor.


Colonel. Stewart, commanding officer
Second Life Guards, reports that few
days since, when the regiment was re
turning down the Long Walk from a
swarm of bees, attracted by the music
followed the regiment into barracks. fly.
ing about over the heads of the band -
On arriving at the barrack yard the
band formed up to play the regiment in
to barracks; the bees followed their ex
ample, forming up also and settling on e
branch of a tree over the heads Of ths
bandsmen. They we're at once taken
prisoners by the corporal of the gnard
and are now hived in the harrack yard
The distance over which the bees fol
lowed the band was more than mile -
We have heard of spelling bees with
vengeance. Ii is a common practice il
the country to collect bees by means o
rattling a warming pan with piece o
iron, or shaking a stone in tin kettle
and the idea that bees will follow sount
ia as old as Virgil.
Year: 1876

From the Augusta (Ga.y Constitutionalist.


The bees are very much disposed to
rob each others hives, too. They don't
know what fear is and will fight any
thing. A swarm gets out of honey, or
fnds that it has not enough TO last
through the winter, and il organizes it.
self into raiding party and sallies out
on the war path, ready to attack The first
hive it finds. A party of these robbers
came and set in one of my Italian hives
the other day. A good many of my
bees were out gathering honey. and the
marauders effected a lodging on my hive
and Tough, their way inside the hive,
though the home guard Of the Italians
fought with desperation and conte-.ed
every every inch of ground. 1t was
the fierc-st fight you ever saw. A reg
ular hand to- hand Waterloo. A temp
eat of short, shrill notes and hoarse
huns (the war cries of the comhatants)
were heard fifty yards. The fight is
strictly hand-to- hand. An Italian bee
throws himself in front of an American
bee to stop his progress. Two or three
little Americans throw themselvea with
blind fury on the gigantic foreigners,
and nip them with their sharp, swapping
heaks in thousand places. The object
with him seems to he TO catch them by
the tip of the wing and give them a
twist, which breaks or splits it, and de-
prives him of the power of flying. l.
is then easy for the Italian to bounce
him and finish him up. The robbers
have just about fought their way into
the honey cells when the tide of battle


hegins to change. A great many of the


Italiansa have come in from their hon


ey hunt, and seeing in moment how


the things is, pitch in and being freai


and vigorous, literally cut their wa,


through the ranks Of the little Ameri


cans Enough of these have come 4


turn the fortunes of the fight. The de


feat never becomes a rout, though


Though thousands Of the soldiers ar
slain, the balance continue the fight nn
til all are dead except few dozen O


them. They still wage the arroRan


war, being determined on "honey o
DEATH" and they will struggle until ac,
, ually the last one is slain. Then, with
out moments rest, the Italians plung
into the mass of the dead and dying an


commence carrying the dead out of th
hive. came to their help, and actua!
ly took over two quarts of dead bees OF
of the hive and the Italians retired ,
dress their wounds and discuss the CON
bat. never saw such desperate 6gf


in my life. ] suppose it was ''groun
hog case" with the invading party.
Year: 1876




She was not old. and her face. haggard
with care and scanned with trouble, still
bore traces of great beauty. She came
into the Office with a 9nick, nervous
tread, and there was hunted look IN
the eyes that betrayed the fugitive. She
closed the door behind her and turned
the key in almost the same motion, with
a quick, instructive manner of a person
who had fallen into the habit of isolat.
ing herself from observation and pursuit
at every opportunity. She refused to
sit down, but said:


81 can tell you all you will want to
know about NE in very few words: am
a fugitive"


We told her We had guessed az much,
and We besoueht her to confide nothing
to us. We could no, help her, we said;
our duty as journalist wonld not per-
nit us to extend any aid to person fly.
ing from the law. She said:


81 do not want you to aid me in farth.
er flight; am tired to death. My own
conscience, more pitiless than the min
ions OF the law, has pursued me for
years with a whip Of scorpions. ! can
not escape its terrible laahinga. can
not t1y from my punishment if ! would,
and am anxious it should be over
Death would be a welcome relief, If i,
would but come"


Again we told the painting, weary
creature to tell none "f her stories 10 us
and advised her TO 60 TO the police bead,
Year: 1876

they ha an opportunity of buying a
choice article again at a high price.
The query is, where does it come from?
That work will tell'' i. safe axiom.
Take our advice. When your wheat is
ripe, go over The fields and hand pick
the be-t heads. Plant this, and repeat
the process every year, and you will
have an excellent seed-wheat for sale.
The same will also prove ,rue of corn,
and in fac, of every crop. Potatoes do
not depend so much upon the perfective
quality of the seed planted. but we be-
lieve il ia rule that sbonld never be
deviated from. the most perfect of their
kind. Experiments have proven that
seed and live stock are improved not by
frequent changes, but by great care in
propagating the best Exchange.
Year: 1876

| From the New York Evening NALL


General Newton says that ihe blasting
out of the bottom at the He'll Gate ex-
cava,ions will probably take place about
the middle of September. 1t will re-
quire $4,000 pounds Of explosives to do
the work. The materials used will be
nitro glycerine, rend rock, and dynamite,
according to the nature OF the rock to
be blasted. Instead of placing the ex-
plosiyes in several large masses, it is to
be scattered over the rock in small
charges. Holes have been drilled into
the rock columns which suppor, the roof,
the number varying according the height
of the column These are TO be charged
with the explosives, and then i, is to be
exploded by means of electricity. The
blowing up is done in three sections, and
the effect will be TO crumble the pillars
and allow the roof to sink in.


The grea. opinion that the whole mass
is to he hurled into the air at one grand
blast is erroneous. Beyond few beau
tiful jets of water shot into the air, and
perhaps a few pieces of rock hurled above
the auriace of the ws ter. nothing will be
seen. When all is prepared The water is
to be let in and the chambers filled thus
forming what is called in engineering
pariance ga wet lamp"


The water will confine the force OF
the numerous blasts, and enable them to
act with greater force. After the explo.
sion ii will be necessary TO do consider
BILE dredging in the wav of hauling ont
pieces of rock This will take several
months, but will probably be completed
by next spring. The persons operating
the blast will occupy a position about
three hundred or four hundred feet
away.


The improvements will deepen the
channel about thirty feet, and allow of
| the passage of the largest vessels, where


before only crafts of light draugbt could
go. 1t is expected that the ocean steam
ers will take this route to and from Eu-
| rope, as it is shorter than the Sandy


Hook route by about eighteen hours
Year: 1876

Z


Since Yellow Hand the Cheyenne
warrior yielded up his life on the strength
and bravery of Buffalo Bill, it was re-
ported that the intrepid scout was to
honor this city with the scalp, the arms
and the dress Of the poor, but naughty
Indian. The report has become fact.
Yesterday morning they arrived, and
now they adorn the window of the Pick
wick cigar ctore, where they have at
tract-d the attention of large numbers
of people. The old man with his spec
tacles and the street gamin with his
wonderment, gaze in admiration at the
following articles: The scalp of the
noble Cheyenne head d-dress, shield,
blanket, bowie-knife, whip, bride and
blanket The shield has.the ghastly Or
nament of several Indian ecalps, thus
showing that his death dealing hand
had also been felt by those in whose veins
the blood of the red man runs. To the
scalp, which is about three inches square
is attached braided SWITCH of straight
black hair and about two feet long. The
head dress is the chief and most attrac-
tive part of the warriors costume. 1t
is five or six inches wide, and as many
feet long, and mad. of buffalo skin
The whole thing ia closely set with
feathers from that noble hird-the
American eagle. Each feather is tipped
with fine hair, attached with some kind
Of cement. The flowing end of this
headdress is ornamented with scarlet
cloth, sewed with green thread. Bells
are attached to the cloth, no doubt to
give warning when the brave was on


the warpath. This parahernalia sug-


gest the savageness and the impossibili-


~ to bring the red men under the sof.
influences of civilization.
Year: 1876

rFrpn the PhiladeIr-ia Ledger. August iS.l .


There il n very curious and interesting
phenomenon TO he seen at the Ctnten-
nial Exhibition in connection with the
Westinghouse automatic air brake ex.
hibii in the western part OF Machinery
Hall, near Column 6s, Section d. 1t is
no part Of the Westinghouse exhibit,
but il an incident casually discovered in
handling the faucets of the compressed
air tubes, used with that valuable ap-
paratus. One of these tubes, connected
with the principal reservoir Of compress
ped, air has an ordinary faucet, with q
nipple not much larger than that Of
gas-burner, though the orifice is consid-
erably greater. From this, when the
sir is turned on, strong jet Of air Is
thrown out, and this will sustain, in the
surrounding air, n ball or sphere Of
wood, glass. metal or rubber, without
any other means Of support. So far. al
though the sphere Is suspended in the
air by Invisible means, there is nothing
surprising when the JET OF air is elected
in vertical direction upward. But the
sphere is still kept in a slate of suspen-
sion in the air when the jet Of air il
thrown out at an angle Of thirty, forty
or even forty-fve degrees, sometimes
nearly stationary, but with a gentle os-
cillatory motion, sometimes rotating
slowly, aud sometimes revolving with
great rapidiiy. These variations are
mainly under the control Of the opera
tor. One would think that 10 order to
sustain the ball the air jet would have to
impipge upon il squarely perpendicular
20 the center Of the mass; but this il not
the case. The most curious phrases o.
the phenomenon are seen when the air
jet strikes the ball obliquely, to the
right or left, or above or below the cen
ter. The axis Of rotation is constantly
shifting, so that IL It starts at right an
giles to the jet of air, it will gradually
move around until the axis comes within
about twenty-five degrees of being in
the same line or plane with the air jet
itself. There is something in all this
that strikingly reminds amateur astron-
omers Of the obliquity Of the ecliptic,
the vibratory motion Of the earih's axis
and the procession Of the equinoxes.-
But perhaps the most interesting phase
ofthe phenomenon is observable when a
large rubber ball is used; then, as the ro'
tation OF the ball suspended in the all
becomes more and more rapid, the ball
changes from its spherical form, becomes
fattened at the poles or extremities O.
the axis Of rotation, and assumes th'
form OF an oblate spheroid, aattened a


the poles and protuberant at the equator
Just as our earth is shown 10 he by as
tronomers and physicists. Indeed, j


would furnish one ofthe very best mean


Of demonstrating the oblate spheroida


form Of the earth, and the cause of 1t Il


the eye. This curious phenomenon, de


veloped incidentally by the exhibit o


ono o.our most useful and valuable life


preserving apparatus in railway travel


IL we'll WORTHY the attention Of our sci


entirts.