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C TTT ZRl>flf§fi I J" Y.l> » ■ ' L, . 'tkl**. : I Jrvotrd to $nrs, folitirs, ^grirnlturc, Mortal frogrrss, (Education. girts and Sciences, pamtfacturing, (Eommrrrr, gumtsrmeni Ifcc. I £. H. POE, Proprietor. _ __ “ VERITAS OMNIPOTENS.” J. H. BALDING, Publisher. I VOLUME 1. ______ DES ARC, ARKATSJSAsTaCTOBER 8, 1866._ 3STTJMBER 81. rflie Des Arc Citizen. TERMS—$8 50 PER ANNUM r A V A B LR IN AOVANCE. bates of Advertising. One square (10 lines of this size type) for ■one insertion, $1; each additional insertion,, 75 cents. j —" “ 11 m. | 2 in. | 3 ni. j~t> ih. |1 year. ' fs^uare "^TTsT$0 Ot) $9 txT$12 00 $2(T(¥> •> Souares, 6 00 9 00,11 00 14 00 25 00 3 Souares 9 00 11 00 18 00! 17 00 30 00 i Column’ 11 00 13 00 1(1 00 20 00 40 00 A Column, 13 00 16 00 18 00 25 00 50 00 ! Column 16 00 18 00 22 00 30 00 60 00 f Column, 19 00 21 00 27 00 35 00 70 00 Advertisers by the year will be restricted to their legitimate business. Personal communications charged double the rates of regular advertisements. Legal advertisements will be charged, for one square or less, first insertion $1, and 75 cents per square for each additional insertion. Advertisements not ordered for a specified time, will bo inserted till forbidden, and charged for accordingly. All advertising due after second insertion. Bur Job Printing Department. We have supplied ourselves with a good assortment of Printing Material and are ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on reasonable terms. We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Bull Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, Constables, &c. THE “ CITIZEN B OOXSL AND JOB OFFICE IS NOW IN OPERATION! A III. KINDS OF BLANKS FOR i'LEKKS, bJLEKlFF'S, JUSTICES, AND CONSTABLES, PRINTED ON SHORT NOTICE CAKH IK THE , . AT THE Lowest rates, GIVF 6a A CALL AND WE WILL GUAR oaitce entire satisfaction. BLANKS! i Wti have t»u hand, and for sale, a i Ketwvaj astiortmenl *»( Blanks, sue-h as i Reeds of conveyance. ' QUIT CLAIM DEEDS, j title bonds. i DELIVERY BONDS. 1 JUSTICES SUMMONS. JUSTICES EXECUTION. ATTACHMENTS, DEEDS OF TRUST, &<;. - A TRUEHYMN. The Independent says: “No one could di vine to what portion of the Christian church Dr. Muhlenberg, the author of the following hymn, belongs. The beating of a Christian heart pulsates through every line. Its beauty, sweetness and lyrical flow have never been . surpassed Since o’er Thy footstool here below, Such radiant gems are strewn, 0 ! what magnificence must glow, My God, ahbut Thy throne ! So brilliant here those drops of light— Where the full ocean rolls, how bright! If night’s blue curtain of the sky, Witti thousand stars inwrought, Hung like a royal canopy, With glittering diamonds fraught— Be, Lord, Thy temple’s outer veil, What splendor at the shrine must dwell! The dazzling sun at noontide hour, Forth from its flaming vase, Flinging o’er earth the golden shower ’Till vale and mountain blaze— But show, 0 Lord, one beam of thine, What, then, the day where thou dost shinef Ah ! how shall these dim eyes endure That noon of living rays, Or how my spirit, so impure, Upon thy glory gaze t Anoint. 0 Lord, anoint my sight, And robe me for that world of light. REGULATIONSCONCERNING COTTON. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has just issued the following important regulations concerning the weighing and marking of cotton, the assessment and col lection of the tax, and the removal of cot ton under bond: Tkeas. Djei*’t Office of Int. Rev. ) Washington, July 31, 1866. j The act of July 17, 1866, provides that on and after August 1, 1866, there shall be paid by the producer, owner or holder, upon all cotton produced within the Uni ted, States, and upon which no tax has been levied, paid or collected, a tax of three cents per pound, and that such tax shall be and remain a lien thereon, m the possession ot any person whomsoever, from the time when such law took effect, or such cotton is produced, un til the same shall have been paid. The 1 same law prohibits, under severe penalties, (which take effect September 1, 1860.) the removal of cotton out of the district : iu which it is produced before the tax is i paid, unless it is removed under bond or ] other security, accompanied by the permit < of the Assessor of the district, i If, however, before September 1, 1866, . cotton should be removed out of the dis- 1 trict in which it was produced without the payment of the tax, or without being boil- < led, it will be subject to the payment of ' the tax of three cents per pound by the : holder thereof, wherever it may be found; * and iu such eases, if any should occur, an irumcd.ate assessment should be made up- 1 on the holder, and if the tax is not paid i upon the demand of the collector, the cot- i ton may be seized under section 48. Any cotton produced in the United I States jjrior to August 1, 1866, which may < be found after that date beyond the limits of the district in which it was produced, i no tax having been paid thereon, will be i subject to the payment of tax of three cents i per pound by the holder wherever found, ] except in the following exses, viz: Cotton removed under a bond executed i prior to August 1, 1866, in accordance ( with the regulations of the Secretary of i the Treasury, dated October 9, 1805, < which bond does not expire until after I August 1, 1860, will be subject only to the rato of tax (two cents per pound in I force at the time of the uxcutiou of the I bond. i In all cases where cotton may have been 1 assessed and the assessment returnee! prior i to August 1,1866, such cotton will be sub ject only to the rate (two cents) so assess- 1 ed, although the tax may not have been l paid prior to August 1. I PLACES FOK WEIGH1.NO, ETC. 1 Section 3 authorizes the commissioner to designate places in each collection dis trict where an assessor or an assistant as sessor, and a collector ora deputy collector, shall be located, and where cotton may be brought for the purpose of being weighed and appropriately marked. These places i will he designated, and public notice given ; of the same from time to time as the pro- ■ per information is received from the as sessors and collectors of each district. At such places an assessor or an assistant as sessor, aud a collector or a deputy eollec- ; Lor, must be located and, where found ( necessary, persons will be stationed there ] whose duty it will be to weigh and mark j ihc cotton, under the supervision of the | issessor or an assistant, who will be up- | noin ted by the Secretary of the Treasury, mder the authority conferred by section 8. | The fees for weighing and marking will < dc fixed by the Commissioner of Internal i Revenue aud must iu all cases he paid by i ,he producer, owner or holder of the cottou j :’or whom the work is done. 1 The duty of the weight and marker will | jo to weigh each bale aud mark its gross j hereon, with marking ink or paint, in i arge figures. The amount of tax to be | issesscd upon cotton will be ascertained t >y deducting from the gross weight of each >ale or package four per centum for tare, j rhe assessor or assistant assessor located ; it the designated place for weighing must j iither weigh aud mark, or see weighed aud < narked, each hale or package, and must ( mep an exact account of such weights aud 1 narks, and also the names of the holder, < iwuer, or producer for whom the cotton ] vas weighed aud marked i VE1011INU AT OTHEK THAN THE DESIG NATED PLACES. Under tlio proviso of section 2. the own- i rs of cotton may have it weighed and i marked wherever it may be iu the district, provided he pays the necessary traveling expenses of the officers who do the work. It is presumed that these expenses can be readily agreed upon by the parties, but in case of disagreement an appeal may be ta ken to the Commissioner. In no case, however, must an officer' decline or delay to do the work because of such disagree ment. When cotton is weighed at such places, the services of a regularly appointed weig her may be dispensed with, provided the owner of the cotton provides for the per formance of all the manual labor connect ed with weighing and marking- In all eases the assessor, or an assistant assessor, must see the cotton weighed and marked, and, the name of the owner or person for whom it was weighed. Assessors and collectors, as well as pro ducers owners, or holders of cotton, will note that the weighing and marking of this article as herein provided does not cause the tax to accrue aud become payable immediately thereafter. Cotton can be held within the limits of the district where produced, without payment of the tax be coming due, at the option of the owner un less sold for consumption in the district. Withdrawals for transportation under bond, or upon payment of the tax, can be made at anv time after weighing and mar king. ACCOUNT TO BE KEPT WITH PRODUCERS OF COTTON. In order to prevent confusion in the as sessment and collection of the tax on cot ;on, after the same has been weighed and marked, each assessor is required to keep m account with each person for whom cot xm has been weighed, similar to the ac jount now kept with manufacturers of the 'oods produced by them monthly. This iccountwill be debited with the quantity )f cotton weighed aud marked for each producer or owner, and be credited with ;he quantity transported beyond the limits >f the district in bond under permit grau ed by the assessor, or removed upon pay ment of the tax, as also with the emailtitv. f any sold aud delivered to any manufac turing company for consumption in the listrict. REMOVAIj of cotton under bond. Under section 4, cotton may be removed rom the district in which it has been pro luccd to any one other district, without )re-payment of the tax, under bond or ither security^, to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, sub eet to the approval of the Secretary of he Treasury, When the cotton is proposed to be with - Irawn by another party than the one for phom it was weighed and marked, the' uthority to withdraw from the proper per 011, should ulways accompany the entry. Upon receipt of this eutry by the col eetor, he will oxaot from the party making t a bond, with at least two good and suffi lient securities, the penal sum in which hall be double the amount of tax upon he cotton described iu the entry of with Irawal. Section four requires that the cotton re noved under bond and permit, as aforesaid, ball be delivered to the collector of inter, ml revenue fortwith upon its arrival at its mint of destination, and shall remain suii ect to his control until the taxes thereon, aid any necessary charges of custody there if, shall have been paid ; which payment uust be made within ninety days from the late of the permit grauted by the as ossor or the removal of the cotton. Upon the arrival and delivery of the cot on to the collector, and upon the payment o him of the taxes stated in the permit mi the proper charges of custody, il any, ic will make, under his seal of office, and leliver a certificate. The collector receiving the tax will de iver this certificate to the person paying he same, who will thereupon present it to he assessbr or assistant assessor of the dis rict where the tax was paid, who will there tpon debt the bonded account of the col eetnr of the district with the amount of ax so received, to which he will certify at he bottom of the collector’s certificate iu he following form : I hereby certify that the foregoing certi icatc has been presented to me, and the unount thereof entered in the bonded ac :ount of this district. , -Assessor, And no certificate of payment issued by my collector shall be taken as sufficient ividence for the cancellation of the trans Mjrtation bond, unless it bears the forego ng indorsement of the assessor of the dis i let where the cotton was delivered, aud he tax paid. In case the taxes should not be paid to he collector of the district to which the otton was sent within ninety days from he date of the permit, said collector must mmediatcly notify the collector who took he bond of the default, aud it will then ie the duty of the latter to proceed upon he bond. Unless the signers to the bond iay the amount of the taxes without delay, he bond should be placed iu the hands ot he United States District Attorney for uit. A collector to whose district cotton is icrmitted to be removed in bond may at my time receive the taxes named in the lermit, without the actual delivery of the otton; aud in such case, he may give his ertifieate that the taxes on cotton descri ed in Jthe permit have been paid, and mit the statement that the cottou it self las beeu delivered. V11EUE THE TAX IS PAID BEFORE RE.MO VAI. Where the parties arc desirous of pay ng the tax on the cotton before the remo ■al from the district whore the same >c produced, they will be required to make a return to the assessor, or assistant assessor, of the district Upon receipt of this return, the assessor or assistant assessor to whom it is deliver ed will immediately proceed to assess the tax upon the cotton mentioned therein, and will at once certify the amount there of to the collector and make the required entry in his monthly list. collector’s permit. Upon tho receipt of the assessor’s certi ficate, the collector will at once collect the tax, and will thereupon issue his permit for the removal of the cotton, which per mit must state the amount and payment of the tax, the time and place of payment, and the marks, numbers and gross weight of the bales or packages, so that the same may at all times be fully identified. The blank permit will be furnished from the office of internal revenue tor this purpose. MAKK1NU TAX-PAID COTTON. Whenever tho tax is paid upon cotton, the collector or deputy collector receiving same will until otherwise instructed, affix or cause to be uffied, by the designated marker, the metallic tag or mark heretofore used for denoting such payment; and will, in all cases, oarefully insert under the pro per permit for the removal of the cotton, the letter and numbers upon the same. These tags or marks must be firmly in serted into the bale, and must be used by collectors in their regular consecutive or der. The cost of inserting or affixing the tags denoting tax paid cotton, will, in all cases, be paid by the producer or shipper of the cotton. Unless these tags are affix ed by the collector or deputy collector, the designated marker is the only person who can be legally intrusted with the perfor mance of this duty. The attention of collectors is called to the fact that an account is kept in this office of all tags with which they have been or may De lurntsneu, ana mac tney are expected to render, an account of the dis position made by them of the saute, and to see that all of the foregoing require ments are carefully complied with. The convenience and safety of tax-payers, an well ns thesecurity of Government, require that the marks shall, iu all cases, be pro perly affixed, so that they may surely ac company the bales to their destination, and also that the permits be carefully fill ed up iu every particular as herein requir ed. REGULATIONS REVOKED. The regulations of October 9,1865, per mitting the removal of cotton and other products under bond, having been revoked by the Secretary of Treasury, ceased to "have any force from and after July 25, 1805. COTTON MANUFACTURERS MONTHLY RE TURN, ETC. Section 7 of the act of July I860 pro scribes that the manufacturer of cottou iu any district where cotton is produced shall perform the following duties, viz: 1. Ou or before the 10th day of August, 1866, he shall return to the assessor or as distant assessor of the district iu which such manufacture is carried ou a true state ment verified by oath or affirmation, of the quantity of cotton which such manufae- j turer has on hand and manufactured, or in process of manufacture ou the 1st day of August, 1806. Assessors must be particular to obtain ■ this statement from all manufacturers iu 1 their respective districts, even though it may uot lie returned until after August 10. This statement is absolutely necessary, us the starting point ot tbuacoount which as sessors must keep with each manufacturer. 2. On or before the 10th day of each subsequent month, each manufacturer must return to the assistant assessor a state ment verified by oath or affirmation, of the quantity of cotton oonsumed, and the quantity and eharaetor of the goods manu factured therefrom, during the last preced ing calendar mouth. This statement must be made on Form 87. 3. Each manufacturer or consumer must keep a book, as required by law, in which he must enter the quantity, in pounds, of cotton which lie had on hand the first day of August, 1800, and each quantity or lot purchased or obtained by him thereafter ; the time when, and the party or parties from whom the same was obtained, the quantity of said cotton, if any, which is the growth of collection district where the same is manufactured, the quantity, if any, which has not been weighed and marked by any officer authorized by law to weigh and mark the same; the quantity, if any upon which the tax has not been paid, so far as can be ascertained, before the manu facturer thereof; and also the quantities used or disposed of by him, from time to time, in any process of manufacture or otherwise, and the quantity and character of the product thereof. And this book must be kept at all times during business hours open to the inspection of assessors, collectors, and other revenue officers. As sessors and their assistants will see that this book is faithfully and accurately kept, in accordance with the foregoing regula tions, by every manufacturer or manufac turing company in their respective districts. 4. Every such manufacturer must, on or before the last day of each mouth, pay the collector the amount of tax assessed against him upon all the cotton eousumed by him during the preceding month, an which no tax has been paid, which amount, subject to no deductions, must be entered on the above mentioned form 37, and certified to the collector on the assessor’s. Tho special attention of all manufacturers of cotton, in districts where it is produced’ should be called to all the duties and penal ties prescribed and imposed by section 7 of the act of duly 13, 1*GG. TRANSPORTATION OF COTTON. All persons engaged in producing or dealing in cotton, or in the transportation of the same, will specially note that section 5 of the act of July 18, renders it unlawful from and after the 1st day of September, 1866, for the owner, master, supercargo, agent, or other persons having charge of any vessel, or tor any railroad or other transportation company, or for any common carrier or other person, to convey, or transport any cotton, the growth of produce of the United States, from any point in the district in which it shall have been produced, unless each bale or package thereof shall have attached to or accompany ing it ttfe proper marks or evidence of the payment of the revenue tax and a permit of the collector for such removal, or the permit of the assessor as hereinbefore pro vided, or to convey or transport any cotton ! from any State iu which cotton is produc ed, to any port or place in the United Sta tes, without the certificate of the collector of internal revenue of the district from which it was brought that the tax has been paid thereon, or the permit of the assessor, as hereinbefore provided; and such certifi cate and evidence must bo furnished to the collector of the district to which it is transported, and his permit obtained before landing, discharging, or delivering such cotton at the place to which it is transport ed. Any person who violates these pro visions, or who conveys, or attempts to convey from any State in which cotton is j produoed, to any port or place without the United States, any cotton upon which' the tax has not been paid, is liable to a penalty' of one hundred dollars for each bale of cotton so conveyed or trans ported, or attempted to bo conveyed or j transported, or imprisonment for not more j than one year, or both; and all vessels and 1 vehicles employed in such conveyance or | transportation arc liable to seizure and 1 forfeiture by proceeding in any court in the United States having competent juris- j j* _ a _.i ..u.., .a.:_j .a UlUVIVIIa 4J.UU HU VUHtUU DU nUIjr^VU Ut HU | tempted to be shipped or transported, with out payment, of the taxor the execution on of transportation bonds, may be forfeited to the United States. Assessors and collectors are strictly en joined to rigidly enforce the provisions of this section. E. A. Rollins, Commissioner. Approved : W- E. Chandler, Act’g Sec’y Treasury. Lesson for Dai).—An old farmer who had two or throe very prpttv daughters, was so very anxious of Lis charge that lie would not permit, them to keep the company of young men.— However, they adopted the following expedient to enjoy the company of their lovers, without the knowledge os their father : After the old man lmd retired to rest, the girls would hang a sheet out the window which was quite a distance | from the ground, and the bean would seize hold of the sheet and with the assistance of his lady-love, who tugged lustily at the sheet above, would thus gain entrance. Hut it so happened that one evening the girls hung the sheet rather early, for the old gentleman, hv some ill wind, was blown round the corner and spying the sheet could not con jecture the mean ing of its being there; ho took hold and endeavored to pull it down. The girls, supposing it to he one of their beaux, began to hoist, and did not discover their mistake until the head of the old man was level with the window sill, when one of them exclaimed : ‘•Oh. Lord, it's dad! and. letting go their hold, souse came the old hum on the hard stones and ground below, dis locating one of liis shoulders, which convinced him that all efforts to make old maids ol' his daughters was not u matter so easily accomplished, and withdrawing all opposition, was soon si father-in-law. Cleverly Told.—There was a sen sation story afloat a short time ago 1 .1 . . . • . If . 1... 1 .. !. UUWtll' li J K 11« 11 ill jM W1/IH »* 111 t will" mitting suicide, cut off' ids lieud and iiid it so eft'eetualy that no one has over been aide to find it. The eirsumstances excited (lie envy of some chap out West, who thus tells of a horrible affair that recently occitred out in his section : •‘An Indian there who had lived unhappily with fifty or sixty squaws, determined upon suicide. Desiring that no one should be able to identify any portin of him. lie cut off both legs and carried them about live miles into the woods, on foot and alone. lie buried them, and then cut off both his arms , which lie carried some five miles and buried. Then cutting out his tongue, tnat he might be unable to tell any one be might meet who lie was, he proceeded several miles further, chanting his death song as lie went, lie finally cut off his own head, and after amusing himself for some time kicking it about as a foot-ball, making the woods ring with his shouts of merriment, lie hid it in the trunk of a tree; and then digging the grave with his own hands, lie got in, covered him self up, and planted a very handsome tombstone at the head of his grave. Where is your Mobile man now?” Howto Sleep.—It is better, generally, to sleep on the back, but it is well to alternate, not always on the rlght.nor always on the left, but on both. The question is often put to us, “Why is my head lop-sided or larger on one side?” It may be accounted for by always lying on one side. Young mothers are apt to place (lie child always in one position when putting it to bed, and the skull being soft and thin, the brain grows most on the under side, and finally assumes permanently this irregular and uneven shape. In cholera times, or when the bowels arc cold, constipated, and inactive, it is well to lie on the belly., and thus keep the t>"." •'« "••inti.—Phrenological Journal. THE INVISIBLE GENTLEMAN. Unseen lie sittoth at your fireside— Pursues you closely in your dally walks j And with a nice ear, keen eye and accute mind, Observes and solves your every word and net, From time to lime lie roughly seribbles these For At> memento nud for your comment. The Printer, and the general charac teristics of his craft, will be the subject of the present number of these sketches. The Printer—there ho stands at his ease, his eves are fixed on his copy, while ids lingers, obedient to his will, collects the letters from the various boxes, and place them together so as to form words, sentences—complete arti cles of nows, politics or literature. The musician at the piano can hardly com pete with the printer, in the rapidity and precision of his digital motion— like the pianist who plays with his mu sic book and instrument before hint, the printei* sees and comprehends at a glance the over varying results his fin gers must produce; and does hesitate a moment to perform the nocessary ac tion, with the rapidity of lightning. Like notes from the instrument, every letter, every pause, every stop, is called forth, in its proper place, till complete ensemble is formed, which the moiuory can treasure up, and which the mind can conceive and digest. But how dif ferent are the final effects produced in these two instances! The musician creates a scries of melodious and har monious sounds, which please the oar for a moment and die away—the feel ings, gay or sad, desponding or enthu siastic, mild or violent, aro excited for the moment, but the charm soon ceas es, nud nought but the recollections of past pleasure or pain remain upon the mind. But the printer’s labor bears everlasting fruit—he spreads before mankind the arena of knowledge, and works with the sages in the laboratory of reason—he sends messengers to eve ry one of the human family, he invokes all men to behold the beauties of truth, and seeks to mukethe mass of mankind conscious of those immutable rights, wiiii which iimii is invusiuu, ut him mrm, by nature and nulure’s God. The prin ter has been, since the fifteenth century, the faithful and most, active auxiliary of learning. That day the printer first struck off a sheet from a rough block of types—from that day we may date the universal spread of knowledge, and the gradual disfranchisement of mankind from the bonds of ignorance, supersti tion and oppression. From that day has man gradually advanced to the gen eral enjoyment of free, enlightened, and republican institutions—from that day royalty and it s concomitants began to decay, and fair liberty to grow in their place. I might continue to show, in detail, the correctness of the general outline I have drawn, lmt the immense benefits w hich the art of printing lias conferred upon mankind have been described by abler and more eloquent pens than mine. Let me present a single hyppth sis—suppose that the great, protective ness, and the toucher of all arts and sciences—suppose that the art of print ing had never been discovered; at what a stage of progress would we now find natural philosophy, astronomy, me chanics, navigation, and the many arts which conduce so effectually to the comfort and preservation of mankind? where would now l»e those liberties we hold so dear? Yet in the womb of futurity. The discoveries of a Newton would have been the treasure of an ex clusive few. Watt and Fulton w'ould perhaps have never learned the first principles of mechanics—and Franklin might never read a book, or published a single principle tending to the inde pendence of his country. The ancients of Greece and Home certainly numbered some great and wise men; but, beyond the circle in which these learned men moved, how few received a glimpse of science— how few ever learned to rend—and how difficult if was to obtain instruction or hooks. Now% through the agency of printing, our means of acquiring know ledge are unlimited, and Its dissemina tion is universal. The consequence is, that a greater number labor to unravel and make useful the secrets of nature, .IIW-1 tl.n i---...1 . perfection is a thousand times more rapid. The printer, as an individual, comes directly under the constant influences of the instructive and liberal art he professes. The printer reads more, and possesses more varied and general in formation than the theologian, lawyer, or avowed philosopher. It is the prin ter’s trade to read constantly, day after day, during his whole life—lie earns his daily bread by reading, aye, and reading slowly and carefully," for be , must follow and put the works we read into type, letter by letter—lie must awhile upon every sentence. Does the merchant know the prices of cotton : and other goods in distant countries— the intelligence is perused by a printer before a merchant touches it. Does a politician discuss the affairs of nations ; ' he owes his knowledge to the printer, 1 who is always ahead of him in point of information. Does the physician study 1 the work of some profound Esculapius; let him look at the title page, and he < will sec that he owes the work to a printer, who lias read it over and over again to see that not a letter is wanted, nyt a comma out of place. The same ' may be said of the lawyer, the minister, and the scientific mechanic. The prin- ! ter stands at the door of all their learn ing. and holds the keys which open it. 1 The printer is a great traveller.— There arc few printers in the United States who have not visited every State in the Union. They are sure of finding 1 a printing office in every village, and consequently do not hesitate to travel 1 wherever their fancy may lead them, sure of finding in their brother typog raphers friends ready to assist them, ' give them work, or obtain a situation for them. The printer is consequently i thoroughly acquainted with his coun try. in general and in detail; none can i know better, or speak of it more epr rcctly. Sometimes be crosses the At lantic, and while he prints geographic* and books of travel, ho takes occasion to view with his own eyes overy part of the old and new world. The printer is always a good gram marian ; and it frequently happens that men whose productions are esteemed by the world, owe it to the printer that they arc not written down asses. Of ten, very often, does it happen that manuscript is put into the hands of the typo setter full of gross grammatical errors—sentences devoid of sense -and without a single point or capital letter. When this passed through ids hands the errors arc corrected, the punctua tion points and capitals are all set in their proper places. The conceited au thor finds himself at once a grammati cal and logical writer, and backs in tho sun of popularity, which he owes to some unobtrusive son of Guttemberg. He takes care not to give credit M tho proper person—bat, on tho contrary, should some of his blunders remain uncorectcd, he is sure to lay them all to the charge of the ‘ignorant printer/ such is tho false and unjust phrase ig norant writers frequently use. No trade, class or profession, except those of law and physic,, has furnished a greater proportion of learned and dis tinguished persons than the printer's, craft. From the day of Franklin to tfie present time, our legislative halls, our places of honor, have been ornamented by talented and eloquent printers. Tho Bar is often indebted to the printing office for Borne of its ablest member*. The printers, whenever they can unite a sufficient force, generaly form them selves into a society for the mutual pro tection, and for the purpose of assisting each other in cases of need. These so cieties fix the rates of wages, the hours of work, and provide for tho sick and unfortunate. They bind themselves by the strictist and most honorable rules to nreservo the diginity of their art, , and to defend cacB other agninst the injustice of grasping employers. If a printer should dishonor his trade, or U'ni'lr mi <!<»(• wnirna Isa 4m (tntnmsllhlal tr stigmatized and disowned. It is very* rare tlint n printer dun bo induced to dishonor the pledges he has given to his follow workman. The printer is essentially a democrat —that is to say, opposed to the aristo cracy of riches; and though so far above the generality of artisans in knowledge and talent, vot he is proud of being called a mechanic—and ho frequently boasts that his subsistence* Is earned by tlie tub sweat or his brow. Yes ye proud nabobs who loll in vour carriages, and who tvould' dis dain to touch the hard hand of a me chanic, learn that there are mechanics who arc by far, your superiors in every thing which elevates mankind above the brute. I know of many graduates of college who might be made to blush for their ignorance by the mechanics they despise. l$ut the boasts of these proud aristocrats must grudualv Ml beneath tho power of the press; and it Ir probable that, wrhen the laboring clas ses of Europe and America trill claim their true rank in society, and will calV\ for the enjoyment of.mo’re equal rights, their spokesman will be a Pkintbu. Nature's Barometers. A venerable gentleman with whom we reccntely conversed, assured us that spiders were the best barometers yet produced. The barometer invcnted’by the scientific, he affirmed, only indi cated the kind of weather we nre to have immediately; while spiders told unerringly tho character of the weather for sevcrul days in advance. For in stance, if the weather is likely to. be come rainy, windy, or in otherrcspecta disagreeable, the spiders make very short and firm the. terminating fila ments on which their webs arc suspend ed. If, on the contray, they make the terminating filaments or fastenings uncommonly long, tho weather will continue serene from tcu to a dozen iluvs. Spiders usnaly make alterations in I heir webs once in twenty-four hours, if they are totally indolent, and do,not watch for tiies, rain will speedly ensue, if tiie sniders stav out unnit th«.lr luring a shower, and seeiu actively en gaged in putting atl'uirs in good condi tion, it is certain. proof that the rain will be of short duration, one that it will be clear weather for some time. If, during the stormy weather, the spi lers are seen fixing their damaged uets during the evening, it certainly indi cates that the night will be picasent, md that the rain is over for the present. )ur information has often witnessed his result when the sky looked most hreateuing, and he has never know the sign to fail. Shakf Practice—A Yankee having i large family found it rather hard to cecp up the table and has adopted the bllowing plan: At evening just before supper he sails his children around him and ad lresscs them as follows ; “Who’ll take a cent and do without lis supper ?” “I, I, I!” exclaimed the children to 'et the prize. The old man pulls out a pock-book 'ull of red cents which he keeps for he occasions, and after giving them me apiece sends them off to bed. Next morning they ail look like tarveA. Arabs. The old man calls them around him md with an air of gravity asks.— “Who” give a cent to have a nice varm buiseuit for breakfast?” It is needless to say that tho cents are ortlicoming. That is what we would call sharp iractice. SSTThe worst orgau-grindei>-a hol ow tooth that plays the deuce. 6»®“Love is like a Scotch plaid—all itutf and often crossed. JtetfTho more ill a man’s luck is, the ess likely it i< to