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Year: 1873

Old Neighbor Wilson's means were few.


His acres were but small,
His house was plain, yet comfort threw


Its CHEEKY light DER ALL
He lived not for himself alone,


But did his very best
To help his struggling neighbor on,


And cheer the heart oppressed.
Not his the wish to garner grain,


And fill his storehouse high,
Merely the love of greed or gain.


Or pride to crafty.
He titled his scanty fields, and strove
To make the harvests fair;
He knew that His rewarding love


Would bless the farmers care
And Neighbor Wilson bhew that He a
An honest toll would crown
And bless win sure prosperity
The good seed rightly sown.
Such smiles as Neighbor Wilson won
From all, gold could not buy
Such gratitude foi kind acts done


In love and charity.
His board, though plain with humble fare
To Want was always free;
Love was the ministering angel there.
Who labored faithfully.

He built no temple high and grand,
He reared no monument
OF marble wrought by sculptor's hand,
To show his good intent.
But IN the hearts of men he raised
A monument of love,
Brighter than poet ever praised,
The power of art to prove, ~ .
Upon his grave the grass is green,
And has been psny year;
Yet there the mourner oft is seen
10 papIe and drop tear,
Year: 1873

The fervid heats Of summer are now over. In
what condition have they left yOu2 Is your liver
torpid OE disordered. your apDetits feeble. your di
shaky, your mind lethArRief This Is the state IN
which the autumn finds tens Of thousands of us and
in this state We ripe for the malarious feVers
and bowel complaints. and bilious diseases, which
the heavy deWS the yapOrs, and the vast difference
between the temperature Of night and day are ant
to engender, Rouse yourself from this condition
latent vitality Of the body which only requires the
stimulating. Strengthening and regulating agency
Of this mighty vegetable restorative to enable il 10
resume its activity and potency Indigestion bill
ousness. miasmatic feveFs. and disorders Of the
bowels, are the usual sequences Of long heated
term. Prevent or cure them with the Bitters YOU
can do either. but prevention is best.


septl0tOl7 s.
Year: 1873

The Masonic fraternity have furnished their
splendid new Hall with new chairs and one OF
the best emblemiled Masonic carpets that
could be purchased in the market This add,
another marked evidence Of the interest taken
in this ancient and honorable institution by
the Lois,, and Chapter of this place, ana
Judging from the material that compose them,
they are destined to he ranked among the
brightest Star Lodges and Chapters Of the
state.
Year: 1873

TIVE fact that John Seigler's gun was
loaded when lie blew in the muzzie
and held the hammer back with his
toe. was Of no practical value to him
IS he did not live long enough to reap
any desirable fruit from the discovery.
Year: 1873

A LETTER from the North German
Society predicts an enormous German
immigration when the season opens, in
spite of the advanced transportation
rates. It is stated that the conviction
is profound among the German masses,
notwithstanding all the professions
made to the contrary, that the Home
Government expects war, and that
emigration is discouraged on that ac-
count. 1t also says that among those
who will embark for this country in
the Spring are twelve thousand from
the wine countries, where the wine
crop failed this year, and where there
are no prospects for the year to come.
Then there are about ten thousand
tobacco growers and manufacturers
who are disgusted with. the duty and
the internal tax ON this article, who
propose to transfer their energies and
their industries to this side of the
Atlantic. The letter closes by saving
that, Notwithstanding the glory attend
ing Germany consequent upon the war
with France, the low wages, high cost
of living and expectation OF service in
the Landwehr in times of peace or the
rank and file in case of war, the spirit
of discomfort was never SO strong as at
present among the German masses.
The wire-makers and tobacco-growers
will find no region of the States more
attractive than Tennessee.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Sherman to join the temperance
society, but he kept on drinking. At
La siljoined a temperance society, and
then George Sherman and my husband
joined it together. Ny husband only
kept it few weeks, and then went to
drinking harder than ever. He next
sold my piano for 1926, and put
$500 in the bank in my name
Two weeks after he drew it out and
went to New Haven, where he spent
every cent of it. I sent my step
son, Nelson Sherman to find his
father, and one evening about eight
o'clock he arrived. I met him at the
door and said, "I'm glad you are
alive" The next day, being Saturday,
he remained at home all day. Sunday
he went out and returned very drunk.
Monday he went out again and returned
in the evening. He drank a cup of
some green's for dinner.


THE LAST MUHDER


While he was gone he was taken
sick, and he came home Immediately.
I had about pint of brandy in the
house, and I put some arsenic in it,
That night he drank it, and the next
morning he was very sick. I did not
want to kill him, 1 only wanted to
make him sick of liquor. The next
day he drank more of the brandy, and
was worse. I sent for DIR. Beardsley,
and told him that Mr.. Sherman had
one of his old spells. He continued to
grow worse, other doctors were called
in, but he died at 3 o'clock the follow
ing morning.
Year: 1873

We are glad to see that We are to
have no disgraceful squabble over the
Office of Superintendent of Public In
struction. We see that Messrs. Battle
and McIver have made up case
agreed, and referred the matter
directly to the Supreme Court. We
suppose, in few days, we will have
decision.


We trust so, at least. The Educa-
tiOnal interests of the State have
already suffered too much to be still
further retarded by long and irrita-
ting squabble between men either of
whom should willingly make personal
sacrifices to advance them. Let the
Court render prompt decision. . ..
Year: 1873

One night after this he was acting
very badly and L called in police SER
seant Nc, who lived ill the lower
part of our house. The sergeant ad-
vised me TO put him ont OF the way. as
he would never be any good 20 me or
himself again. I asked him what he
meant, and he told me to get :: certain
quantity of arsenic and give him some
OF it. I paid ten cents for it, put it in
Year: 1873

The Grand Division Of the Sons Of Temperance
met on Wednesday night sntytheir Hall, In this
Sityy CD he hnrposd AAnbnaiasFihd The Question
81 giving the regular quarterly password 10 the
Colored Sons of Temperance. The meeting was
very large, and by vote OF IL TO go refused TO
the same vote they tere refused admntance 70
the Grand Division OF the whites also TO give them
Q separate password. 1t is understood that the
e1lorSd society will now organize by Themselves,
Year: 1873

Mr.. EDITOR:


Learning that some parties have in con.
temptation ball for the benefit of the yello v
iever sufferers Of Memphis. l as citizen
would ask IL the people Of Memphis and every
other community. who have any respect fol-
the dead, will not form poor opinion of a
lowh whose citizens will not give from
principle, but must resort to the idea of dane
ing over the graves Of her dead to relieve the
suferihgs Of her living.


Certainly We should have long since done
something for the relief Of our suffering, bu,
shall we do il in this wayp A ball to pay
funeral expenses seems to me to be "a msc kery
OF all that that is pure and good in human ma
| ture


VIII not our citizens give from prinsipe
say yes, and am not one to believe that We
must meet and dance, while the groans of the
dying and the wall Of the stricken hearts
comes to us from the resting place of the
dead.


III We cannot raise money in Van Buren,
from pure principles OF brotherly love, then
better that we raise none, than by meckery
of the dead and dying.


The writer of this has near and dear ones
laid low by the fell-destroyer, and sad would
be the heart to think that the only answer to
the appeal of the suffering of Memphis was a
ball, where the jest, or song. and too often the
Bacchanalian song, come to us in the place of
the voice ofconsolaton. in the hour of sorrow
and suffering.


There is call from poor suffering orphans
in Memphis, and yet they ask our aid upon
feelings, which. should make the common
brotherhood of man one. Let Van Buren,
help her suffering sister, but not in the hour
of her woe, send the proceeds of the mockery
of her sufferings CITIZEN.


We wish to disabuse The mind of Citizen"
In one particular, that Is that the Ball IN eon-
temptation Is not a" citizen ball, A" but one
given by the order of Knights Of Pythias, to
raise money IN response to general call of
the same order in Memphis to the orders
throughout the United States.


The citizens Of Van Buren, have responded,
considering the tightness of the times, very
literally to suffering Memphis and the Ladies
have project on foot that will add censid-
cradle more to what has been DONE
Year: 1873

MIXTURE FOR SToCK-Fqual parts oi
salt, lime and fine wood ashes well mixed
together, and given in table spoonful
doses two or three times a week, will be
found beneficial to cattle, horses, mules
and swine. Sheep should have access to
salt at all times, and pure water is nee
essary for stock Of every sort.-Amer
Farmer
Year: 1873

er The Shreveport Times OF the Goth
Of October says:


The rntsrments for the past week were
thirty two against fifty nine for the week
previous or these four were blacks
against twenty one of the week previous
Total intsrments since the outbreak, six
hundred and ninety, of which one hun
drcd and eight were black.
Year: 1873

We are in continual receipt Of large and fresh ad
dions to our stock and purchasers are assured they
oan always find full and complete assortment
which, We offer low for cash. lune'73f
Year: 1873

ENGLISH LABoRERs.-The position of the hardly be appreciated by those who talk SO energetically of the suiferings of the labor ing classes in this country. No doubt i'm provenent is possible, and will come in the now by thrift he can always lift himself up if he will but taken as it is, the state of the English laborcr is beyond compari- son with the most unfortunate of real doers of work in this country. A case was be- fore the magistrates of Exeter, England, recently, which will serve as some illustra. ton. A man named Baker was brought before the corporation of the poor for neg lecting his family. It appears that Baker worked on a farm and was paid twelve shil!ings week and "liquor," having out of his score to pay for his board, lodging and clothes. His family consists of wife and six children, and they are now as the accusation says. "left chsrgeable to the parish" Baker. on his trial said that every week his employer reserved five shillings of the pay and sent it to the town authorities, and be added one or two more shillings !; that consequently they were not neglected, and that he was trying to find a house where they could all live. The authorities however, declared that it cost twenty shil- lings a week to support his family, and they would do it 10 longer; and besides this, they held the husband accountable for it. ordering him to pay up all arrears between the amount he contributed aud that which the towns had paid, and tu take care of them alone hereafter. Singularly enough they neglected to tell how he could sup port seven pc, sons upor twelve shillngs when it Icost the town twenty shillings to support six of them, and it is the effort to sslve this very problem that makes the farm laborer's life so miserable and himself SO restless and disheartened.
Year: 1873

The friends of Local Option have met with a
severe defeat in New York, by the veto of inc
law by Governor Dix.


The Governor was no doubt moved TO tins act
by the petition of the brewers which set forth
in addition 10 thevast number of names 1t con-
tanned, the fact that they represented vested
capital of over $780, 900 900 in that State and give
steady employment TO about 10000 men trained
to the business Pnd not well fitted for any other
profitable work. The journal Of Commerce, one
of the most tenacious papers we know for up
holding all eat religious and moral principles
and reforms sustains the veto and argues that the
brewers and malsters aud the Venders of beer
would he almost the only parties suffering
seriously from the law. The manufacture
and drinl ng OF spirits would so on about as
brislly as ever; SO experience with the attempted
enforcement Of prohibiiory laws in other States
proves to us. But The beers arc bulky, and Gang
not be secretly carried about and sold and so
would surely fall under the observation of any
constable who did wilfully neglect his duty and
cOnnivc at a violation of the law. Besides ruin
Ing a large business and throwing thousands OF
men out Of situations. Local Prohibition would
have the inevitable effect OF driving those who
now drink only alcs and lager beer TO the use
and abuse OF strong liquors, SO large proportion
of which, as dispensed among the poorer Glasses,
is nN and totally unfit for consumption, or is
"doctorcd" into slow poison. There is no
surer way 10 give setback 10 the cause of genu-
iue temperance reform than to force people who
feel that they must drink something besides wafer
to limit their choice to the different kinds of ar
dent spirits, when they arc perfectly content TO
take the harmless malt beverages if they can get
them.
Year: 1873




The family of the Governor was, yesterday
plunged in mourning by the receipt OF dispatch from
Paris announcing death that city OF Col Charles
Temple Dix the youngest OF the Governor, and an
artist Of positive merit and the highest promise. he
was not even known be- ndspOsed that the shock
of his death comes with terrible severity upon hs
friends He was young gentleman Of the winning
and prepossessing address. He served in the late
war az an Aid-de-Camp on the staff Of his
father and won much credit by his faithful and ntel
gent performance OF duties OF that position. He had
early turned ms attention 10 art and had made good
progress IN his studies the breaking OF the war
At the return Of peace he devoted himself anew to ms
fayore pursuit. established his position among
the most promising of young marine painters. Ills
Sunset in Capri" in the possession OF the Century
Club is a fine and vigorous study OF and shore
which is equally nguished by energy Of drawing
and beauty color. Col. Dix married about ave
years ago. 70 English lady, and has that
time resided abroad. His unnmely death will be de
pored not only among his stricken relatives but also ID
every circle OF NewYork society where his gallant and
of character are remembered with affection and regret


SUDDEN DEATH OF A JUDGE.


CONCORD, N. H., March 11.-Henry A. Bel
lows Chief-Justice Of New-Hampsbre, found dead
In bed this morning 1t supposed he died Of heart dis
ease He came home from holding a term Of the court
al Dover on Saturday apparently In his usual health
Yesterday comp OF slight ilness but passed
night, and al o'clock in the morning. ~
Al s2O his daughter called again and he dead Judge
Bellows IN MS TOth year.
Year: 1873

GRAND OPESSG.-The ladies of the Second
Baptist church had grand opening of their
memorial fair last night, and were cheered
by the presence Of large crowd of visitors
We have never seen on any similar occasion
more beautiful decorations. or more at
tractive stock Of useful and fancy articles.
Year: 1873

REEs & Co.'S SUCCESS IN PHOTOGRAPHY Is
entirely due to the beautiful pictures they produce
Their reduction In prices in no way influence the
6uish of their photographs, and to this alone we
attribute their large increase OF business There is
scarcely day in Tie week their gallery is moi
wIo
Year: 1873

PoIsoNoUs GAs.-If those whose business
it is to furnish the city with pure gas cannot
do it, they should be removed, and others
who can put in their places. Three dollars
per thousand feet should enable us to have
q pure article.
Year: 1873

MAsoNIc-There was large attendance at
Loge Franchise. No. SO, last night, and the
exercises were of unusual interest, one of
the features being the reading Of the history
of the Lodge recently prepared by Worship
full Brother Sn0dgraSs.
Year: 1873

A NosUMRNT as BIG as TILE GRAND PYRAMID


might be built OF the teeth that hare been ruined
neglect shall tpis thing 60 In face Of the great fae
that SoxepoST Ii certain preseryattys OF deitai
6ecs Up ss
Year: 1873

This little sentence should bo writ
ten on every heart and stamped on
every memory. It should be the
golden rule practiced not only in
every household but throughout the
world. By helping one another we
not only remove thorns from the
pathway and anxiety from the mind
but we feel q sense of pleasure in our
knowing we are doing q duty to q
fellow creature. A helping hand or
an encouraging word Is no less to us,
yet it is q benefit to others. Who
has not felt the pewer of this, little
sentence ? Who has not needed the
encouragement and aid of q kind
friend? How soothing, when per-
picked by some task that is myster-
Eous and burdensome; to feel q gen.
tie hand on the shoulder and to hear
q kind voice whispering: do not be
discouraged; see your trouble; let
me help you. What strength Is
inspired what hope createdi what
sweet gratitude is felt ! And the
great difficulty is dissolved as dew
beneath the sunshine. Yes; let us
help one another by endeavOring to
strengthen and encourage the weak
and lift the burden of care from the
weary and oppressed, that life may
glide smoothly on and the fount of
bitterness yield sweet waters; and
He whose willing hand is ever ready
to aid US will reward our en-
deavOrs and every good deed will
be as 'bread cast upon the waters"
to return after many days.n if not to
US, to those we love.
Year: 1873

The shoemaker sat on his Ieathern bench,
And sang as he pegged hfs shoe;
He worked SIS he sang and sang ~ he worked
While he drew the wax ends through.
Perchance his song was not SO sweet
AS the nightingale's sweetest triIl;
Bat he sang as he worked ana worked as he
sang,
And sang and worked with will.
1t was not of love and Cupid's power,
That the shoemaker daily sang;
But he worked as he sang and sang as he


worked,


While the shop with the echoes rang.
He did not sing to Italian strains
Those words that none can tell;
But he beat the time to his own hearts s


rhyme, "a


With the hammer that rose and fell.
The words that he sang are known to all,
And are known the whole world through;
But little he dreamed OF his coming fame
As he sang and pegged his shoe.
He had left the door OF his shop ajar,
For a breath OF the cooling breeze,
~-1b AAuEiuuHAue hlSneu III the lOreSI Wl1e1
ofthe gently whispering trees.
From the clover red In Its crimson bed,
The breeze It's fragrance bore,
And swept 1t along with the stream of song
That flowed from that open door.
And this was the song thai the shoemaker


sang,


As he sang and pegged his shoe,
While a fy lit on the end OF his nose,
As he drew the waxed ends through.
His hands were full and he could not stop,
So what to do was he?
Then he sang in the words that echo yet
''Shoo, fly don't bother me-" i
And he beat the time i'm kind of chime,
With his hammer that rose and fell;
And the words of his song were borne along,
Wherever the breezes swell.
When now so soon the sun OF fJune,
And Summer'ssultry sky.
Shall work on man the curse and ban
By bringing back the hy.
Then wheresoe'er the breezes swell,
On land or DER the sea,
This song shall rise In countless cries
''Shoo, fyl don't bother me-"
Year: 1873

An exchange says: An economical
lady in Oberiin, Ohio, recently en-
gagged an old man who has a wife and
six children To support to dig and
fix her acre garden. The old man
worked about \ week, and on asking
for his pay, the ''lady" handed him =
bundle which she said contained a
valuable waterfall which he could
sell. He took the fixin' to q hair
dresser and found to his ehagrin that
it was not worth q quarter, being an
old jute concern which had done long
service. He declined to go back to
the lady, as he said, "f0r she might
poison him for the purpose Of steal
ing his old boots.".
Year: 1873

A Detroit woman called upon q
credulous family in that city the
other day, introduced herself and be-
gan q conversation. Suddenly she fell
out of her chair, very sick and feeble,
aud family said that she had no mon
ey and could not go to TO the hospital
and they would have TO keep her
through the run Of the fever. They
gave her three dollars TO crawl out
and try to reach the hospital, and she
no W has new blue SASH"
Year: 1873

Sleepless people should court the
sun. The very worst specific is laud-
anum, and the very best, sunshine.
Therefore, it IS very plain that poor
sleepers should pass many hours in
the sunshine. and as few as possible in
the shade. Many women are mar
tyrs, and yet they do not know il.
They shut the sunshine out Of their
houses and hearts, they wear wells,
they carry parasols, and they do all
possible TO keep off the subtlest, and
yet most potent influence which is
to give them strength, beauty and
cheerfulness.
Year: 1873

A man one took 4 piece OF white
cloth 70 dyer to have It dyed black.
He was so pleased with the result that
after time he went TO him with =
piece of black cloth and asked to have
il made white. But the dyer answer
ed: "a piece of white cloth is like a
mans reputation; it can he dyed
black, but you cannot make IL white
again"
Year: 1873

Some mistresses are so fault-find-
ing that really there is no living with
them. The slightest trifie makes
them flare up and take on. Here now
is girl at Sedalia, Mo-, losing her
place for what? Simply for straining
four gallons of crab apple jelly
through an eighteen dollar veil.
Year: 1873

A family recently lost an infant
child of exceeding beauty. After his
death, a lady inquired Of his little Sis
Ter, scarce four years old, il she knew
where Eddy WAS. Her reply Was
''Oh yes Eddy was 50 pretty that Iiod
was in u hurry to See him, and So he
sent for him.
Year: 1873

A clergyman was recently annoyed
by people talking and giggling. He
paused, looked at the disturbers, and
said /: "I am always afraid to reprove
those who misbehaye. for this reason:
Some years since, as was preaching,
q young man who sat before me was
constantly laughing, talking and


making uneonth grimaees- I paused
and administered q severe rebuke.
After the close of the service gentle
man said to me Sir, you have made
a great mistake. That young man
was an IDIOT Since that have
always been afraid TO reprove those
who misbehave in chapel, lest I should
repeat that mistake and reprove an
other idiot" During the rest of the
service there was good order.
Year: 1873

Of the commonest people, that the richest
uncommon people will come suppliantly
and ask for their children the privilege of
participating in the ADVANTAGES of the
common school, Do not destroy the
common school. Keep it common. Bring
everybody to it, and let them there learn
each others brotherhood, and thus, socie-
ty, beginning and passing through the
common school, will form sympathetic
associations which will go on unfolding
themselves afterward, and which will no
more be forgotten by men than the wide
spreading branches of tree forget the
roots from which all their magniticence
draws sustenance.


All the cares of the day ought to be laid
aside with our clothes. None of them
must be carried to bed with us; and, in
this lespect, custom may obtain very
great power over the thoughts. 1t is a
destructive practice to study in bed, and
read till one falls asleep.