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Year: 1872

The Liberal Republicans of Missouri
have called for National Convention to
meet in Cincinnati, May l. The passive
policy is making such headway that it
now exerts controlling influence in
shaping political events. Dispatches
from Jefferson City states that the Lib
eral Republicans are likely to nominate
Presidential candidates before the meet
ing of the Philadelphia Convention,
while Washington dispatches make the
announcement that the National Demo


cratic Executive Committee will not
meet till after that convention. This Is
carrying out the passive policy and looks
to the shaping of events so as to bring
about the desired political coalition which
is expected to sweep the country. That
the administration is frightened at the
drift of the political current may be seen
from the Washington dispatch to the
/ No,r w., So -.--F-=.s,t else.
ESeSaarks~of Senator Gilbert.


Hon. Jesse Gilbert, the Senator from



the Paducah District, in voting upon the


Negro Testimony bill, INDUCED in the


following brief but pointed remarks:


Mr. SPEAKER did think l would


vote without speaking, but since | have
/ heard this discussion l have determined


to say few things. The Governor OF
our State, who has so urged the passage
I Of L.
stand has Away been one, and the gen


tlemen who advocate it upon the floor OF
4 the Senate are Democrats Then how is


this political question? Their De


mocracy will not be denied Then upon


what ground will you deny the throwing
! OF all light upon issues in court? All


the while have believed it was right
! My objection to the bill has been on
account of the force brought to bear.


This Civil Rights bill is intended to force


Us to act. 1t is right that we should
seek light from every source. We gain
! that sometimes even from the brute
creation. The dog will testify to his
master The negro will tell you things


that are going on in your private affairs


For instance, he will say ohm Smith,
with whom you are acquainted, went to
your stable aud stole your horse. You
rely upon that, and follow John Smith
and recover your horse and capture the
thief. Then why not admit that testi


mony in a court of justice in his own
behalf?


have this much to say in regard to
policy, which is so dstasteful to the
Senator from Boyle. l believe if | had
been Peter, when the mob had assaulted I
Jesus, and the damsel recognizing him
said he was one of the disciples, when /
there was no help, and an acknowledg
ment could have done no good, believe
[ would have denied it, and said l did
not know him. L think l would. Sup
pose Peter had not. The Scriptures
would not have been fulfilled. | was
And tell you if the Civil
Rights mob were to get that venerable
old Senator, (Talbott) fear he too
would yield policy and deny his position
Year: 1872

The progress Of the age, so marvellous
and startling. exacts of journalism n COM
mensurate spirit and enterprise, and such
the conductors of the MISSOURI REPUBLICAS
endeavor to infuse into allits varied depart
ments Intimately identified with every
effort for the Advancement of he West and
South, the REPUBLICAN has long been the
acknowledged reflector and exponent of the
material interests of those sections. But
/ its sphere is not confined to the West and
South. The concerns Of the nation are dis
] cussed in its columns, and the intelligeness s
the globe ia--zz'i-
Independent and fearless, the REPUBLICAN
Is never subservient to cliques or coteries.
Its highest aim is to be the organ of the in
telligent thought Of the people. Its mission
| is to teach, to elevate, to reform, and its
political creed embraces those great prin-
ciples Of liberty and government which
form the groundwork of our Union, and of
which the Democratic party has long been
the only true exponent in America.


In the discussions of the vital questions
which must arise within the next twelve
months the REPUBLICAN will be found at
the front pointing the way, not waiting to
be shown. The "Missouri Policy" With
which it is prominently identified, is al
ready recognized as furnishing the only
hope of relief from the expressions of the
dominant party. Vt mas struck respon-
sive chord in the hearts of the people and
will continue to grow in popular favor till
1t finds its crowning glory at the polls on
the 4th of next November


To induce the formation Of clubs the fol-
lowing liberal scheme of premiums has
been arranged. Besides the continuance of
the present extremely low club-rates and
the commission of ten per cent allowed to
the getter-up of the club, TwENTY-FoUR
GRAND PREMIUMS, eight for each edition, ar
provided, the extent and value of which are
practically unlimited, being wholly depend
ent on the efforts of the agent From fifty
to fifteen per cent. of the whole amount of
money collected by the agent will be re-
turned as premium according TO the follow
ing scheme:
Year: 1872

LIGHTNING CoNDUCToRs.-It is fan
cied by many that it is quite sufficient tc
put up an iron rod, with one end in the
ground and the other few feet higher
than the roof, to protect the building
from lightning. 1t should be impressed
on the public that conductors, unless
perfectly insulated, are calculated to
produce the disasters they are intended
to prevent. The best mode of insulating
them IS for them to pass through glass
rings, aud in o part to be in contact
with anything but glass.
Year: 1872

IT was not all dream which made the wife
of Julius Caesar Sc anxious that he should not
90 to the State Chamber on the fatal Ides Of
March. Had he complied with her entreaties,
he might have escaped the dagger of Brutus.
Disaster seemed to follow disaster in the Gu
reer of Napoleon from the time he ceased to
feel the balance wheel of Josephine's influence
on his impetuous spirit. Gen. Washington,
when important questions were submitted to
him, often said that he would like to carry the
subject to his bed chamber before he formed
his decisions; and those who knew the clear
Judgment and elevated purpose of Mrs. Wash
ington. thought all the better of him for max
ing her his confidential counsellor. Indeed the
great majority of men who have acquired for
themselves great and good name, were not
only married men, but happily married-botk
paired and matched.
Year: 1872

DEFoRMITIES.-Some time ago, a gentleman
seeing a most extraordinary mass of deformity
wriggling about in the streets of England, ac-
costed it and asked how it managed to get q
living "Why, sir, gets run over by the car
riages of the nobility and gentry, and they gives
me compensation, and | does pretty well.


Recent experience goes to prove that less
hazardous course is now adopted, with the aim
and end of obtaining the valuable stock in trade
of deformed figure. In an old house, sltuat-
ed in a secluded alley of Highgate, a northern
suburb of London, the police are reported to
have discovered an establishment for which the
familiar "Mangling done here" would be the
most appropriate placard.


"Messrs Willis. Batnan & Co."-they adopt
ed this style-have here been actively carrying
on business as manglers and sham malady ma
kers. Persons brought their children of tender
years to have their legs twisted and their bod
les otherwise dealt with in the manner most
likely to draw" from the pockets of the be-
nevolent. The tariff varied particularly as to
age Thus, child under a year old could have
its little, soft, MAJ leableleg twisted for the mod
crate sum of SEVEN dollars-while ten dollars
was the charge for one six months older, and so
en-, by graduated scale Other injuries were
charged for pro rata, but child of. tender
years could be twisted in manner satisfactory
to the most greedy of gain for thirty dollars
exclusive of a charge for board


What arrangements were made when the
child died during the process which was to
it so lucrative is not stated, but no doubt they
were of an equally satisfactory character
The other branch of the company's benevo-
lent operations was the fitting out adult per.
sons to gain their living for the day with sores,
deformities, blindness, and, where ladies were
concerned putting them into an apparently
''interesting state" The existence of this
most ingenious trade is surely another marvel
GUS proof of the nineteenth century progress
Athens and Rome, even in their palmiest days
could not have produced its like. But per.
haps Mr.. Summers extensive reading could
set us right on this point.-N. Y. Times.
Year: 1872

DRY-SLAcKED L1ME.--A Yer
mont farmer recommends it's use
with considerable enthusiasm, and
writes that it is useful for many
farm purposes, requiring but little
experience to prepare it. "Take
some good, fresh quickllme into
box and wet it slowly. Let it
swell and sizzle until the hard
pieces are as mellow as meal, but
do not get it too wet. AS fast as
the top Of the pile is Stacked suhf-
GENTLY, remove it, with care not
to raise the dust, and keep wetting
the solid mass. You will in this
way get a powder that will kill or
drive away any bug or worm in
the garden, OF any fruit-tree, as
far as I ever tried it. Put some
of it in the watering.pot, and
shake it up we'll, and water your
onions and see the onion-worms
get out Of that or die. It
is food for the tenderest plant
and death to the toughest-hid-
ed insect. It is a splendid dis
intectant, also, and every place
that can possibly send up a bad
smell should be we'll busted down
with it, and it should be applied
to the toughest places every day
in hot weather, to make sure that
it is right. I believe that the can
ker-worm so destructive to fruit
trees in this section Of Massa-
chusetts, could either be killed or
vanqnished by it,
Year: 1872

USACCoUNTABLE PHENOMENA AT
A PARrY.-The following story is
told Of a young lady and a gentle
man at a fashionable party in
Nashville:


The young man was handsome
and happy, the young lady ar
raycd in lavender. rose, &C., with
gold powdered HAIR flowing over
her swan-like neck. Finding the
heat Of the room too much for
them, they sought the cool shade
Of an arbor, where they might lis
ten to the fountains fall. The
music rose and fell, time few on
silver pinions: and after an alb
sence Of at least an hour. our
young friends re-cntcred the bril-
liantly illuminated parlors. The
lady passed on in the dance: but
the young man was slightly taken
aback by his next nelghbor in
forming him that round his neck
was the unmistakable print of
two arms in chalk and diamond
dust,on one shoulder q quantity of
yellow dust, bloom Of youth, and
yellow powder mixed up generally.
The lady's hair was observed to
be several shades paler.
Year: 1872

A SEAsoSABLE SCGGEsTIoN.--
Wash the bodies Of your trees
now in early spring with weak
lye or potash-water. A good
scraping off the rough bark will
prove very beneficial to their
health.
Year: 1872

A large number Of holders of Virginia
bonds have agreed to test the constitation-
ality of the act OF the Legislature Of that
State, imposing tax upon the interest
due Of all bonds held outside the State.
Year: 1872

the erect that strenuous appeal be made to all,
their tables on Wednesday next any beverage that
is Of an intoxicating nature. They were adopted.


Or. Taylor, In fluent and witty speech, advo-
Gated total abstinence He did not believe In those
abstaning nothys who "took little wine for their
stomach's sake.n 1t was the first potent glass that
inserted the thin edge OF the wedge OF
misery into the heart and home OF
every drunkard. He gave some interesting
statistics to the number OF liquor stores In this
city and the frightfuly large amount OF evil that
was yearly caused by the licensing OF these
places. In his opinion no government had
right to license the sale OF intoxi.
eating beverages, and the penalties which should
be placed upon those found habitually using
spirits should be increased. He earnestly called
upon every Christian person to lend all aid in his
or ner power to crush the growth OF intemperance,
and especially besought his hearers to begin the
good work on January l, 1873.
Year: 1872

The Republican adopts and publishes the will
ful misrepresentation of its fellow -Warmoth
organ-the Iimes-as to the passage Of the
Resolution of the Convention denunciatory of
Governor Warmoth They both Intentionally
ignore the official proceedings, and will, no
doubt, with INSCRIPTIONS and sinister tactics,
repeat their misrepresentation in the hope that
they Will thereby be able to cOnfound truth
and establish talsehood. We say again to them
if you wish the people to know the truth pub
lish the official report. The resolution was pas
sed unanimously and the number of voting del
egates was two hundred and eleven.


We are requested by the Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions-Mr. Carleton Hunt
to say that that part of our report of the Con-
vention proceedings published in our issue of
Sunday last, which represents him as having
asked the Convention to allow the committee
until the June session to make their report was
incorrect. Mr.. Hunt informs us that he made
no such request, had no authority to make it,,
and that the Convention did not grant permis-
sion to the committee to defer the presentation
OF their report. On the contrary, he was de-
sirous of making the report before the adjourn
ment of the Convention.


As the Journal of last Saturday "copied liber-
ally" from the Interpretations published in
regard to the late Democratic Convention in
New Orleans, we publish the above article from
the Bee, as refutation.of one of its liberal ex-
tracts on the subject.
Year: 1872

1t has been said that liberty, in the last
analysis. is the blood Of the brave Ger
tain it is that liberty never has ha I, and
never can have, permanent abode a.
mong menawho are too ignorant to know
their rights, too spiritless to maintain
them, or too depraved to be worthy of
their enjoyment. The movement in pro-
gress for a lawful resistance to unlawful
and atrocious excesses of taxation. and
for securing free deposit aud fair return
of ballots at the next election, is we'll cal
culated to put ita final test whether this
community have any rights which are
not at the mercy of leagued usurpation,
corruption, and tyranny.-Picayune.
Year: 1872

ry7 1t is really distressing to witness the pro-
found interest manifested by the Journal, for
some months past, concerning the measures
that the Democratic party of this Parish should
adopt, and we sometimes ask ourselves if it
would not be best to leave the management of
that party entirely to the tender mercies of that
enterprising journal 1t would not be sold out
to Warmoth & Co. Oh no!
Year: 1872

Care and diligence will be used to
insure the safety of stock and articles.
after their arrival and arrangement upon
the grounds. hut the Society will not he
responsible for any loss or damage that
occurs. 1t is particularly required that
exhibitors will give personal attention
To their property. and at the close of
the exhibition take charge of the same


No animal or article removed from
the show grounds before the premiums
are awarded. unless such removal is by
the permission of the President or the
superintendent of the class in which it
is entered.


Selling of pools will not be allowed
upon the Fair Grounds.


The books will he opened at ten
o'clock. on Monday, at the SecretaIy's
office. for entries in the trotting classes.
and closed at Il P. NJ, Tuesday, the first
day of the Fair
Year: 1872

EN-To THE ladies
FOR HOLIDAY GOODS, CALL AT FRANK


LADIES AND CHlLDREN's


FURNISHING GOODS STORE,
Where you will surely get suited, and bargains you
may expect as the stock is large and it must be
reduced.


E 1. frank
Year: 1872

Indigestion is not dangerous, say the
faculty. Perhaps not in itself, while il
remains mere Indigestion; but look at
the consequence to which it may lead,
and often does lead when it becomes
chronic disease. A spark of fire is
small thing. A pressure of the foot will
put it out +; breath will extinguish it.
Yet it may fire a powder mill, or kindle
a flame that will consume city. In like
manner indigestion may produce gastri-
tis, cancer of the stomach, congestion of
the bowels, apopexy, liver disease, and
many other dangerous maladies. Is it
not wise, then, to check it in the germ 4?
Nothing is more clearly and indisputa-
bly, established than that Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters will eradicate dyspepsia
in all its stages. The true policy, how
ever, is to extinguish it in the first stages
with this wholesome, powerful, and in
fallible tonic and Alternative. 1t is easier
to quench spark than flame, and it is
easier to cure dyspepsia when it is first
developed, than when it has made head
way by neglect, and become complicated
with other ailments. There is not the
shadow of "a doubt that the bitters are as
directly antagonistic to dyspepsia as wa
ter is to fire. There are thousands of
cases on record proving this fact. The
remedy is safe and agreeable. All the
liquors of commerce prescribed as stimu-
lants leave sting behind. But the sting
is taken out of the spurious basis of this
great remedy by vegetable medication,
and, moreover, the stimulant thus med
cated is of eXceptionable purity. OF all
tonics taken as safeguards or remedies
for fever and ague, bilious remittents,
and other epidemics, it is the only one
that can uniformly be depended on.


3mar.
Year: 1872

MAMMOTH SLIDE.-Expressman Cliff
ford tells us that last Friday a reservoir
belonging to VIM. McCollum 81 Co., on
the hillside opposite Little Prairie on
Trinity river, suddenly gave way and a
square block comprising about four acres
on the surface slid down the mountain
and shot across the river, damming it
completely. The flow of the river was
checked for more than an hour to the
great surprise of those living lower down
the river. The river raised fifteen feet
before it broke over, and its flow was so
eilectually stopped that below the tenn
orary dam it was easily crossed on foot.
Probably more singular circumstance
has never happened within the recolec-
ton of 4" the oldest inhabitant."
Year: 1872

From Halls Journal of Health.l


Iu the attitudes OF New England
and New York, going westward, the
month of March is the most disa-
greeable of the whole year, with its
changing temprature, its slosh and
mui, its cold, raw, piercing, damp
winds; and although not as cold as
January and February, it is more
prolific of dangerous diseases, great
ly promoted by the hurry Of the peo-
pie for lighter aclothing; but it
would be agreat deal better to wear
the entire winter suits through
March, and even to the middle of
April and even then, until the first
week in May, to make no change in
thu outer clothing, nor any in the
inner garments, except to less
heavy woolen next to the skin ; for
it is only for three hours embracing
l o'clock in the afternoon that win.
ter clothing is at all oppressive ;
while the warmth of MONDAY makes
the raw dampness of the morning
and late afternoon specially felt.


All changes to a lighter or cooler
garment should be made at dressing
in the the morning, and in any case
the change leaves the body chilly, if
soon after it is made the weather
changes to be much cooler, by all
means promptly, without half an
hours delay, resume the full winter
dress. The, old, the young, the in
valid, in short, all persons of feeble
constitution, Of small vitality,
should be especially careful to heed
these suggestions insttention to
which gives rise to the very frequent
announcements in the morning, in
the early spring, Died suddenly
Yesterday of pneumonia," = Of
ten the very friends whom we had
met in the street, or at church,
within a week, apparently as well
and as hearty as ever before.
Year: 1872

A Radical paper says the act Of Con-
gress requiring the election of members
of that body to be held by ballot will
be a protection to colored men and have
the effect of increasing the Republican
vote in Kentucky. This is a great
mistake. The viva voce, as being the
most honest and straightforward plan,
has our preference; but SO far as the
negroes are concerned the Radicals are
much more likely to lose than gain by
the ballot system. At every election
that has come off in this State since
they We're admitted to the franchise, it
is notorious that great many negroes
would have voted the Democratic ticket
if they had dared to do it. What they
were afraid Of was not persecution from
the whites, bat the .vengeanceTof the
Union Leagues into which the negroes of
/ kentucky and tie South are 50 univer-
sally ized.-Louisville Journal.
Year: 1872

.'W hen Mr.. Grant went into Office he
announced that he would ..see the
''reyenues faithfully collected" To
carry into effect this pledge he put Tom
Murphy in the New York Custom
House. brother-il-law Casey in the New
Orleans Custom House and the partner
of brother 0rviile Grant in the Chicago
Custom House. Still we have never
heard but what they collected the
revenue faithfully enough; in fact they
have not only done that, but they have
added a great deal Of black mail and
stealing to it. They collect it fast
enough; the trouble is that they do not
pay ii over into the federal treasury
News Ess1Rg I'll. -aaa4 So ty III.
Year: 1872

Girls don't talk slang! If it is nee
cssary that any one in the family should
do that, let it be your big brother,
though l would advise him not to adopt
.'pigeon English when there is an ele-
CANT, systematized language that he can
| just as well use. But don't you do it..
You have no idea how it sounds to ears
unused or averse to do it, to hear a
young lady, when she is asked if she
will go with You to some place, answer,
:sNct much" or, if requested to do
something she does not wish, to hear her
say, Cant see it, '..-


Not long ago l heard a young miss,
who is educated and accomplished, in
speaking Of a young man, say that she
intended to ego for him. and when her
sister asked her assistance at s)ne work,
she answered "Not for joe" ..,
Now. young ladies of unexceptionablc
character and really good education, fall
into this habit, thinking it shows smart
ness to answer back in slang phrases !;
and they soon slip tlippaatly from their
tongue, with saucy pertness with it
neither ladylike nor becoming. 81 bet, y
Or :.You bet,' may be we'll enough
among men who are trading horses or
land; but the contrast is startling, is
positively shocking when a young man
in holding the hand Of his lady-love to
hear these words issue from her lips
They seem at once to surround her with
the roughor association of his daily life,
and bring her down from the pedestal
Of her purity, whereon he had placed
her, to his own coarse level.


l know the hyight-cyed girl who reads
this, will think the matter over, and do
what is right, and discard slang and un-
ladylike phrases.-Exchange.
Year: 1872

EXCLUSION TO GIBsoS.-The steamer Little
Rock made the contemplated trip 10 Fort Glib
son leaving here on Tuesday morning last
She had quite number of pleasures seekers
from this place, and Fort Smith added still
larger number to the trip. All speak in
high terms Of the attention and efforts of her
officers to make the excursion one OF pleas
ure The Van Buren Band went up and dis
coursed as usual, most excellent music. We
wish to thank the ever-courteous officers OF
the Little Rock, for an invitation to make one
of the number-but could not make it cor
venient to accept the generous hospitalities
OF our friends.
Year: 1872

t-s" Little Rock has no money in it's city
treasury. Other towns may make capital out
ofthis item, and those TO whom the city is in
dcbtcd would also admire to do so.


The above is from the Little Rock Repubii-
eCn, Notwithstanding the Scrip of that city
is below par, it is palmed Off all along the
river on those that are green enough to take
It. There is no more reason why this scrip
should crcuat in Van Buren than that our
Scrip should circulate there-and 1t Is time
its cir cuation is put a btop to, outside OF
their own city.
Year: 1872

~ A company Of Choctaw Indian Ball
Players, in charge Of two white men spent a
day ortwo in Van Buren, waiting for a boat
They have in contemplation tour of the
Northern States, giving exhibitions They
while here gave an exhibition Of their skill
TO quite large audience 49,