The Democrat and Planter (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 20, 1857 Page: 1 of 4
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COLUMBIA TEXAS TUESDAY; JANUARY 20 1857.
WHOLE NUMBER 360
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And for fractions of the ynr in proportion.
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Vnaolum per year
nelialf a tolutnn
One fmirtli
Onrfl'iunrcl?tin?crlKn
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. ti'oncc of tlic South uion ha JS rth
i3 vsuintiiigly put forth as if it w ere
i uiauuc creatures upon earth a -ooil reason why the South should
none u so despicable as the miser. lnive no'rightsor privileges. Such
It is not iiupoibio that tlmpndli-j things are not onl imimiper hut
gate may have a friuul for th ere is : they are abominable and unworthy
Why arc 4xurlctiHr-more Iro-
dsictjve titan T.clds t
usually iett about him some touch of Americans.
of humanity some unbroked chord
of the ilucr feelings of our nature;
I but the miser meets with no sym-
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Vtfnieiiieiuita)HTiima(Cl.nr.-tcIvrv wntuadi to UttClld him JH Ill's latest llOIirS
awsinr win ue ciurey um price-.
llltculrircular-nritul.nca.l.lrcsjc!nir the l.enc-
flt orirhllrMtialf wlllbvcliarc! a niHvrlfMMtii'iits.
4.P'" adverlUIngliy the year viil bccuiiflned :o
jhpjr leaUlmatcbuMnesft.
i?opsr1tlbe .U-wif.ahnH.riitMall arrca'rni-s
ro fald uu1ep at 1hpoKton nf IhjiaMi ucry.
All tnowy re-uUte.l l as l!iriih the inaIN in
tefijere.! letters may be Considered at the risl T ihc
pjbllaber.
t W. F. SWAIN. Publisher.
. Orfumbia. Ti-xa Oct. Vt.l;A
M ISC ELL AN 126 US.
Tin: BihghtEyks of "Woscak.
We believe it is Thackeray who
says that "a nair oi hrjifht eyes. with
a dozen ' fiances suffice to 6ubdue
oat lies the irhast v oecimiLtioii. I V
i i .. 7 . 7 i a man : to enslave nun aim en-
.. . i : . .1 name ; to make him even forget.
ir(ifn 4h .i It-I. . ..1. 4.1... .1.1.1 ' O '
7 i i 7 - . i Jliev Uiizzlc.hiui bo Unit tiie-past
damp is already gathering on lis " - r . " i i
. . . T becomes straightway-dun to him
aiu4vthotl.oush0otthdeiartiiig aml h-6 . g(j -them iat he
Te.i;tuAufi2iiiiiciii Ji:uif:uan
Co.
wuiihl irivn all his hie to nossca
merejingloora key he star! i f. m WIl!lf a ." filIllj - ' f sl:!" plow it ti.rnod ..
Ins tornor in a namxvAiii ..ri .. .......i. ... ...: wmi nie spauc. now Had it D
L i ."- v i i nui'ir Tiifiifi4 f-i ii n ( i;i it'll 1 11 i ins 1
iu Iost:i siiiwntifiiini .ittn.....t l o r .... trenched two spades deep it w
1 ' - v'BirL.a.f.Bi !. 1111. I A ...... . 1-v .&-k.fetffe..T iii r Bf 1 ft Iff fT J . . . . . ..
1'" treasure ; la uifiiiun aa isiiuncta ' '
cimr made unon She sanf.fitvnr q 4..:: i .3 have produ ced Leller and as
w '-'.' " n'nwtT'i iw- ii'iiiiiiiii ;i? iiii"(:i j
stroii" box. There are n.. irav- ' ... '.. " ' i .:. r i.n. iM.i trltk ls "ailtLe hoe is sub.
-- i . ' i iri-Mi it iiiii ;ii i i-i i i; . j. nil t vj iuviiu
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Editors Galeedon CiciUan :
. In the eastern branch oftheTrin-
ty in this (Kaufman) county is the
tillage of "Kockwlill" a name de
Hed trpm it most remarkable and
interesting antiquarian discovery.
Jt is a thoroughly linished and pol-
ished wall of Hint stones each 1 to
3. inches by 13 to 15 inches square.
ThB will! lig ajcross a nivine pene-
trating each bank aiid is o(J feet
beneatli the surrounding surface
thb ro.ck is smooth as glass. The
Minerticial formations hiMii"-fulfn r.
ous. fliinev fh u-:iS1.hh r i... part with one atom of his pelf.
tiH-il!efexnitl.nw11 ...! i.i And so from a miserable life Jc-
Jtfi discovery. Small particies of j X dc?UciJ hMes into
sinner are still upon his. gold ; -at
the
from
tern
is b
his
crs of the orphan or the widow fur
him not a solidary voice has ever
breathed his name to Heaven as a
benefactor. One poor penny iri ven
away in (lie spirit of true charily
would now be worth more to him
than all the gold that the world
contains; but iiotvithbtaiuiiiigtii:it
he wiis ; church iroinir mai and
familiar from his infancy with those
awful texts in which he worship of
mammon is denounced and the!
ratitui
at ivval diamonds in the jewel
rooms of Eurpe and thought !!bv
wars had been made about them ;
Moiul soverigns deposed and stran
ded for thun or rhiisomul with
them ; millions expended to buy
them ; and daring lives lost in dig-
ging out the little shining toys that
1 value no more than the button in
mv hat. Athl so there iire otliUI-
ditterimr baubles (of rare water
too) for which man have been set to
punishment of Hi vc. told; he has j ki!1 :MK1 cpiarrel ever since mankind
never yet been able to divorce him: i)0(an. nld whica last but lor a
cll from his solitary love of lucre j of vcar5j wheil their sparkle
V
silver on the wall induced an ex-
cavation to the depth of fifty feet
without reaching its base;" and it
lias been abandoned.
. .!'-(!i '"Vhat purpose and by
whom was this wail built? Is it
not a part of a onre bustling city.
lob ages entombed in the earth ?
the work of a people far more civ-
Mzedand anterior to 'he aborigines?
The character of the masonry in-
dicates a civilized origin the char-
acter of the surrounding' geological
formations gives evidence that since
the wall was built the country has
been subin'erged by the ocean for
centuries. A submerged city mav
he under our feet within this wall.
The fossil remains of tiopivsil planN
rtllfl anirials hi the arctic regions
jrove that at some remote period
there must have been a convulsion
of the globe greatly disturbing its
jMixr equilibrium.
Over this wall a hundred centur-
a drear eternity ; and those whom
he has neglected or misued make
merry with the hoards of the miser!
P Monroe's .Journal of Fi-
nance published in the citv of
Xew York; usO-? the following sensi-
ble language in relation to the mu-
tual dependence of the South and
jsoith :
Although the Sffnthin a great
measure is compelled to dejtend
upon the -Xorth for the greatest
part of their manufactured articles
vet it uhist hl borne in xuiifd that
the South could not get rhein of
the North unless they paid for them
anil thus make a market for the
is over. Where are those jewels
now that bean'Pd under Cleopatra's
forehead or shone in the sockets of
Helen?"
LookoiU for CoUti
This is the season when colds)
are more liable to be' caught than j
Because in many instances the
Gardner has unwittingly sub-soiled
his garden with the spade. There
are frequently good crops of yege-
uiblfis Iliad e in our dry and burning
summers.
What think you kind reader has
produced these? Not manure alone
lor unless the manure was buried
deep in tjie soil before the seeds
were planted it had proved aiiiiV
The gardener is auxionsto gefan'
early garden his manures aro "'ap
plied early and as the patch is too
s i . . .
der
een
ould
the
stituted
for the plow in the after culture.
And this simjjle luid natural meth-
od of cull in e is the reason why the
gardeii in a dry season is more pro.
ductive than the field. When a
inbrb general system of sub-soil
plowing before the planting and sur-
face culture afterwards shall be
adopted by our plantersthe crops of
the South will be doubled from the
same land. We the past season plan-
ted some acres iii eorii; it is an im-
coiiimon productive variety. Are
sub-soiled the land thoroughly be-
fore planting the seed and never
put a plow into the tioltl aftl'i: the
corn was six inches high but stirred
die boil frequently with the htrse-
hoe an implement that answers all
the purposes of the plow without
cutting the roots of the corn. The
drought was very severe so much
so that one of n uearneiulio-irs
ctft up his en'tire croj fer fodder.
5? JSli-iS1 .&..
YO02O AGAIN.
An oM man 5l(s In a high barked cliaiiy
IleTurean ihii IKrt t
White lliu itun ofa stunnu-r aftorbuon
- Fa Is hSt acros-4 ilio fliort . a
Ami Hie lrow?)' click of n ancient clock
lla noicht'il Uie huuroflour.
A Iircvz9blnws in.aiiil abrcuo blows out
Vrom the Acculej summer air.
And it fluiltrd now on In: wrinkled brow
And now it I.fts litt'bair
Ami the'leaden lidofbisejo drifOjiatJowii
And he sleeps iu iiia bigbbacLcd chair.
The" old mnnIevpH and tbeotd man dreams '
f nUlieuitilrppeou liUbrtaist
Hi hand relax ihtr Iccbjc hold
And'rMlUuLufapiurc-t.X "'
' "The oM man 'sW.? amTTu sK-eplie'drcatn;
And in dreaujaain U blest.
A61MGULTUKA.L.
Scientific- Agricnlture.
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are more liable to oc caiigui man . Qom h.js iQ donbt tffferej mu.
in almost any other lhe atmos-! teiiallv in the product. Yet; have
phereotit ofdoorsis damp without 'measured two acres which has
being very cold; which tempts peo-1 turned me out one. hundred and
pic tii dress less warm than they j eighty bushels of Shelied corn to the
.should. roreover when heated tw0 acrcs ow although it is a
The years unroll v!ic r fearful siroll ;
lit) U it child iTiuiii .
A !ho.htrs iones aruinhUiar
And ttr' ucro5 i is brain;
He chases uaudy butterflies
Far don n the rolling plain.
lie plucks the .wild rosoiu the wood
And g.u tiers ":laii tine
Ami l.ohls tliepldcn lMtllTcni3
IKncaih hia &.tcr'si'Mu:
Ami angles in the uieiuluw br(Mk
iih a bent and itak d pin.
lie loiter down the grassy lane
And U) ihr brimming piol
Anil a s'h i-capei his iMrtt-d lips
s he hear- lhe btil forjeho"!:
And he wishes it Here not nine cIock
And the morn.ns neier wire lull.
A iimther's hand Impressed on his head
Her kiss is no hi" bron
A buinmerbeae bluws atjhedoor
With the toss or a leafy bc'-ghi ..
And the boy is a tthiie halrt'd man nj;aiii
And h s eyes are tear-fllled now.
How to !Makk G lossy Sinirr Bo-
soms. We find the following recipe
for producing the gloss on shirt bo-
soms concerning which we have
been questioned by a lady corres-
pondent :
Take two ounc'Sof fine white
gum arable powder put it in a
pitcher and pour on it a pint or
more boiling water according to
the degree of strength you desire
and tlijii having covered it let it
stand all nfgftt in th" mornm"
pour it carefully from the dregs into
a clean bottle cork it up and kep
it for use. A tablespoonful of gum
.. i ..
with walking persons frcNjudi.tly sit )ust wonderful corn vet l.u.l ue ! ' " V V
down in a chilly parlor or titling Ilot ailb-Iiilol the land a:d ttiven T "I "T n1fc.UIOr' W.U
room ior nonti; puiuu.ij .... It only surlace culture aiterwart s ; r ; i i. j-;:;11Mll. .i.rt Vfir
i" i r: i ' ted a look ot newness when notn-
t.u.u.ntiin- ifiirni"' this i.. ..il . 'V i .1: i j... J '
iunw icoi m..v - - wc fciiotiiu uti iKie riuuzcu me : i ... k i vfL-.
oil; uihu tun icaiuiu iiitiii anui mu)
month than exist without. The re ( cr0p tjiat we jiave- ym ;t niy to
medy i to dress with sufficient j cultivate a field upon the same
in i i
.1 .... !.. 1.. tti.tr.2- ... I T. .. . 1 1 V-- 'rt.I
uv iit ri riirit uii; vi.niii tinnw.T ltruuMii ns r t n. (rnifiti it it- ic ili.muki.ii i7Lfci.. x. j.ijvv j. ui n.
productinns oi th Norrh. It the hu r t0 MUl;nt;1in cuonth tire in ! economy to cultivate a trarden well ! correspondent of the Albany Argus
bouth should ever conclude to do 1: Ji::ifti t' fi.ltmi-V .. . . - : .... . .-' 1 : ' .. i... n..i. i i?.. fr i 1...1.
. .. n 1 .uuiMJws-iu v. tv - r""u j it surety is economy 10 .cuui1 axe Mnitwiunaiiuiuiiui.wui.u
so. ihc people could as well ulitau. j an( o ;ivokl lirowiug 0ff overcoats a kl ;.e .; flfe ''.J f)cHeve t0 lenged Toombs of Georgia to adu
their supphes Europe ami .herhy ;ind CQ. home IIlleS3 d.-Ecchange.
carry lieir trade our oi rii country . rtf- .i .Jfcrt ; Cui .
. .. 01.. the temperature ot the loom ia Mil-! mnre )nuluctive than fields.
entirely. Lxii n thebouth is depeu- .. . .. . ..; ' ..M1M..Mir jf Thou-
1 iieieutn "'n'1 ' watiauiu. juou-
dent upon the North ortome other . J.. llMU .n.. A.ninMiw JJi ML"A2sL'S
1 . '. .sands ot persons especiall temaies . t
country ior its manufactured ar-
1 -i .1... r. i..:.. ..f .im
i. ..... fl.K.d. rf.f. ifLtiir.iiviii.ii . ..AifLi
les may have passed. If so com-' tides: so is the Sm-thior sneh oth-! ""c a ' . . . .
fed witl.it the pyramids ofl-Vvpt er countries equally as dependent I ""M the lungs hyneglect.ng
the ruins of lialbec the Chiuise .IOu the South for their cotton rice j 1ese Vchm . : """Z "
(dl and the empire of China itseit. aild tohacco and belnsr so does not I lvontive says an o d J. 10 eK
would seen of .nodern date. Will reiIoIIIKi to their injur? or dishonor "j5 wrth;1 f" u-ho die A'
not s..iu scientific societv exulor. I x ... ;. i.t .'Lll :w l -fourths ot the persoua x ho die p.-
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the wall and its vicinity ? J. II.
The above letter is from' a most
creditable quarter and suggests re-
markable facts for the antiquai ian.
We should like to hear more on the
Subject. It is also an additional
Argument for a thorough "eolo'dca!
" W fW f3
Stfryey of Texas.
Grkatiox ok Tin-: IIu.aiax Eaci:.
Dr. Hitchcock the eminent reolo-
gist; said in a' recent discourse de-
livered by him iu Albany thai ge-
ological tcieuce places mail ani'ong
the most recent of created things.
We find the surface of the earth(says
Dr. II.) composed to the depth of
loiiVc eight oi ten miles of rocks.
These rocks arc full of the remains
6? animals and plants. Thirty
fhousan'd species of them which
differ frorii'any living species have
been' disinterred yet no human re-
Aiains are found among them until
!h'6 loose soil alluvium is reach-
ed which soil is universally ack-
A'owJodged to' be of recent origin.
The remains of other animals are
found several thousand feet below
the surface while' the f6'ssil remains
of man have never been found so!
low as one hundred feet below the
made theo things k as to suit
each other. This being the case
it-is the duty of the people of each
section M'assitnulato their affairs to
suit her.'
Any one who may feel disposed
to upbraid the South for her depen-
dence upon the North for the com-
mon necessaries of life." is only cal-
led upon to view the other side of
the matter and he will be convin-
ced that the dependence is mutual.
How could we of the North get
alomr without the cotton of the
South? How could the poor of every
city town village and farm clothe
thcinseHeff; if it were not for the
use of cotton and its unequalled
cheapness I "Wool linen orsilk
could not be made to take its place;
for; as it is ivc can not get them in
aiiilicient quantities to place them
within the reach of the poorer
class of the people.
When it is understood that there
exists no other country in the world
where cotton can be succes.-fully
cultivated we cannot but perceive
the reat dependence of the Vhole
world upon the South. The South
may in time manufaituie its own
articles of wear and use; but the
Vnrth will not be able to'nrortuceits
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surtace. imt it man ha'tf been4 in l0Wl cottoii Nature has forbid it.
existence when those other animals
lived whose remains were found at
such depths his remains would nothing thrown away in the way of
. . . . JB a mutual good understaiulmg be-
also have been found there: fori ii . ? .
tween the North and the bouth.
his bones are ot the same structure We sonietimC3 00 .vh0le columns
as theirs and consequently no Jess I 0r aKnsl. in b0me of the daily papers
maturely fall victims to some vio
lation of the laws of health. To
CKLKUKATKI)
AX EJEquiSlTELY rCATCEI. rEX-riCTCKE. I rpi 1 1 -l
j-ticrc was a nine wiicn iuis purae
was a by-word of 6corn. FRrinerff
wanted no newfangled notions but
were content to sow and reap ds
their fathers had done before them.
But fortunately for mankind -tips
prejudice is passing away. Leibig
has demonstrated that for euery
graimpf wheat which is grown' b
certain quantity of potash is taken
iqvfrom the soil.and thatunjil this
lost'iiigredieuUis restored either
by "luaunriug or by letting .Olie
ground lie follow the capacity of
that particular field to raise wjieat
is-so far forth diminished. lie hHs
shown also that what is true of
wheat is also thie of rye oats Indi-
an corn grasses and all other veg-
etable products the ingredient ta-
ken up only being altered. What
the great agricultural chemist has
ius demonstrated in the laboratory
euterprising farmers in Scotland
and England have proved practic-
ally in the field. The laws which
govern the growth of jdtints have
been analyzed and exemplified as
successfully as those which control
the circulation of the blood the
uses of respiration or the consti-
tution of the air. To be successful
in raising a good crop is now almost
as much a matter of known cause
and effect as the driving ofa loco
motive or the lighting of a city.
Vet in spite of this scientific
agriculture is still greatly neglec
ted. Even one of its first laws that
no more land should be farmed than
can be thoroughly cultivated is
constantly neglected. Three agri
culturists out of every four iii die
btate of Pensylvania alone where
generally cultivation is so thorough
and remunerative' unclertafce far
more land than they can properly
manage. An agricultural cotein-
porary in view of this factj esti
mates that an improved economy
in this matter would add to the
IUitriianintnf tnioh irin uniinullr.
au increase 01 one-six reentn over
the present yield of grains" or en
ough to pay all the taxes now col
lected yearly on the land which
amount as is well known to the
f round &um of two millions of doll
ars. To each particular fanner it
seems but a small leak yet how
t-.if ; friin. . nt.i ti.. i: ..
Aiiotlnr minor p.nnfirins tlic
f htk.r.lrfirii I'm 1 .f.lt.ftfV .ffh.dAT.fV 1 1.
above. It iS rumored that the ar- ."'"i" "c-" - "S- "
i
Mim
MJJi.
Ill
CHEAP nam
7-ys -- r . V- Jr-:-f-rf.
-iv-"Sr il 4 i l-f. 1 1 1 .V - fti wrn
tmmmmm ' .. r Lf TE F M .un L-uHtT
Examine the following Ut ntXewand0
popui-ivn nooK-s
and their price- mm svnd in your orders.
K7 flU CREDIT (rlVKX. R
popular arot EL! - -
Rory O'Moro " BOcis
Barney O'Rierdun ll COota;
Paddy HiiHuu'iier's Travels " 2oc(y.
Tom linrk lever COct?
Harry Lorreqner 50cts
Jack. Ilintou " . -COcts1
Xnto O'Donoyhou ...' 90c;s
Ifitte Ingraham 50ct3
Dancinjr Feather' v Oocts
Uc-iutiiul Cigar Girl " 25ct3
: RiyincHtone . &&
w "l TerriU
Cecil fa
Paul Jones
Corinthian
Weddiiift l5re?s
Three Strong Men
Ecarte
. 25cU
Dninas 25cU
25cfs
S5cu
'25i'ts
2oid
ll
(t
It
Richardson 50ot
it
have been washed.
!
rauirements for the meeting are all
VKKMIFCGK AND LIVHR t m i.. t I 1
COIUpiClCjtlHU LililL mv; wuiliu JJiuimu
riLLS- li:is been selecteth Ilenrv Vard
A singular combination but win fll. nnirtMvlV wsirr?lir .!
n...f..t .... fi. 4:kT!;.:.w& .;W ! ' .
vujtm-uiwujUDiu.i.n w" iihilanthrunkt is to be remoiit's
i. i i
snow ;
i kw Youk Xovember 20. 1S52.
and what is done merely in this
one matter would in thirty years Anecdotes for Boys
make any former rich. It is a'dif 'VZEZZft..
erence that in a year of drought. Theory and Penctice of Teaching
Knowing froin experience' the
valuable qualities of Dr. M'Lane's
Vermifuge and Liver Pills prepar-
keen wel! and ydy long lite it is verniiiuge ami iiver x ins prepai-
"f't w..ii-i.rnl inAfW' cd by Fleming Bross. Pittsburgh
only necessary to he caieiuljunicaa J t . p
. .fl.'n1i .lll(i iorwi. I have lor sometime back consider-
iiiippi. constitutional ami ncicu
indeed constitution
itary disease interposes and even
tieii citsteucc may be greatly pro
longed.
"WlXTKU AXD ITS DlSKASKS.' QVV
soon will the Summer be endedaffd
then we shall have Winter with all
its rigours to contend with. These
persons who during the Summer
months have found s; much .relief
lilorded bv the celebraVed' Hussia
.. .1 ! m
Salve in all cases ot Im-cckcis xan
Dlisters Cuts Bruises. &c. Salve is
(inite as convenient and desi-
desirable a remedy in Winter lis du-
ring the hot season. Let all who
arctrouhled with Chilblains on their
feet o'r hands lay in a supply of it
for in such cases it never fails to
afford speedy and permanent relief.
And it is too All admirable preven-
tive ofthosedistit'ersofaur com-
fort. A single application: will re-
lieve the intolrable itching and if
the Chilblaius are broken it soon
heals them. It is an admirable
remedy lu frost-bitten parts and
fails to restore theift' to life
never
UWH WU'i llH4U "" . . 1 1?1.1
These facts should always be re- vigor if properly applied. All Lu
meinbei'ed ami there should be ises- Cuts aiuV Wimlfif daud l
.Hkely to resist destruction.
of the ITorth wherein the depen-
.T '" T.' - CiAir Mill lr
slipping in tne ice ui . - -
quickly cured by Jiussia Salve.
Every skater should carry a box in
his poeket-tVill save him many
a doctor's bill:
ed it my duty and made it my bus-
iness to maKC those articles known
wherever I went among my friends.
i short time agtf I became acqnait-
5tf with' the case oV a young girl:
who seemed to be troubled with
worms and liver complaint at the
same time and had been guttering
for some' two months" '.through my
persuasion she purchased one bot-
tle of Dr. M'Laue's Vermifuge and
one box of Liver Tills which she
took according to' directions. The
result wasVslVe passed a large quan-
tity of worms and thinks that one
box more of the Tills will resto e
her to perfect health. Her name
and residence can be learned by
calling on E. L. Theiill Druggist
corner of liutger and Monroe
streets.
m Purchasers will be careful to ak
fur Dr. M'Lane's celebrated Liver Pills
inutiufuclurec1 "w Fleming Lro.of PilU-
bmg. Pa. and take none else. Ther are
other Pills purporting to be Liver Pills
now before the public. Dr. M'Lane's
genuine LVver lills also his celebrated
Vermifuge can' now be had at all respec
table drug Mores hi the Uuited Sates
and Canada. Jsone genuine without this
signature of
FLEMING BROS
Sold here by M. K Weem'sM1:
(51)
second and Jrooks of bouth Caro-
lina: i$.to( be second for Toombs.
Drs.' il. Greely and T. Weed will
be in attendance on Fremont they
having bled him so frequently they
undersrand Ins constitution. The
weapons will be Sharpe's riflesload-
ed bv Beecher with Kansas gas. -The
distance will be four mile$(hy
request of Fremont) and the time
miduight(by the request of Teech-
er ) The combatants to wheel and
lire like fury. Toombs thinks this
is the surest way to kill Fremont
(scare him to death) and therefore
consents to time and distance
Brooks desired fianes for weapons.
The ground selected is Kamschatka
(by advice of Burlingame.) A boat
will be chartered by Congress to
take as many of Fremont's friends
as desire to be "in at the deA'th"
with the understanding that they
are to remain there to keep slavery
from spreading its blight over that
fertile country. After the fight a
Ivamschatka dog will give a howl
for freedom. Z0cwwtf Advertiser.
would avert a scarcity. It is a
difference that at all times would
materially contribute towards giv-
ing us the agricultural market of
the world by giving us first an en-
ormous surplus to sell.
4ofI Stylo"
IIaiu) Tdiks foi: Tkixticiw. The
Evansville Journal says that the
Princeton Clarion issiidd' a" late
number a dav or two in advance!
to give the boys a chance to go
hunting on Saturday." The Clarion
says the true state of the case is
that its subscribers won't pay and
the bojslnid to be turned on niast
a day or two to live ; they went
hunting liickoiy nuts. In Texas
printers do better the present sea-
son as the pecan mast is good.
It is now some years since the
old style hymns originally adopted
and sung in the Puritan churches
wereIaid aside for the improved
Ami beautiful poems of Dr. Watts
and others. But we can recollect
a good many stanzas that used to be
'deaconed off3 line by line and
sang by the congregation which
were emphatically amusing. Im-
agine dear reader a meetin us full
of people drawling out the follow-
ing for instance :
uThe race is not forever got.
ByJnm.who fastest runs ;
I?6r the bnleby. JOse people.
Who shoot with the longest; guns.'.
.Now isn't that poetical ? At least
there is a strong tincture of truth
in these homely lines which may
be coinmei:dedMtpf thonotic? of our
"fagt"yominieii.tl Tlic following
lines addressed to the sun chime
very well with tlie preceding al-
though a modern rigin':
"APhail tho glorious Sun
Bright as a new tin pan :
Tl
mu roundesttairest.purest source;
Of Bread and' chpesejV) man."
The next couillet is a tlirillinfr
and masterly address to whales
vampires sharks torn-cod halibut
scuppog eels carpies ot id oinne
genus Calb a beautiful verse to
sing incliiirclf. t . t
"Ye nVonsters of the bnbblingdeep
Your Maker's praises spout ;
Up from the same ye codlings peep
And wag your tails about"
The quotations made above ar
very well known and have bee
.chanted scores of times by ma li
Manlda Montgomeay
iiar-jscrabtiie
Strnsplo for Life
Rifle Ranger?
Swamp Steed
fler went water!
Olive
Xew York Xnked
tloails and Hearts
The Stcrtfar3 . r
D-mninR FeatbqrJ
Iiinio Kiln Man
White Wolf
Isabella
Orphan Seamstress
Whom to Marry
My Uncle the Curate
Theodore
A Myn in Search of a. .Wife
The Unfortunate Maid
A. Man iiinile of. Money:
WidowV Walk
Soldier's Daughter
AtarGnll
Flyinp Artillerist- "
Xew York by Gaslight
Fothergill
Keterlsofan Old.Maid
American Joe Miller.
A Hit at he Follies of tho Age 5fj
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The Capitalist'
Mysteries of Udolphr.
The llfire
Death by Measnre
Tho MeccluinlsMVidow;
My Consnlship 2 vols.
The Initial. r
The Scalp Iltmter
Crotcheta and Quavers
The Hunter's Feast
Hoi Corn
Sitiny Memories 2 vol?.
Geoffrey Moiicton
Tlie Ecflped Xnn
Helen Mulgrove
The White Ohief
Kate We-ton
Woodhill
AngeJ ijEi the House
OverinK
Maria Monk
WolH-den
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Ten Thousand -a Year. 2 vols.
The Senator's Son
ITIiKeI!aiicoui 'Works.
Lipids of Tempt rcnee
Bible in the Counting Ilonsc
Fern Leaves
Alfred IJunn in America'.
WliipjdeV Review. 2 vtdx
The Friendship Flower
The ISridal Wreath
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Sugar Planter's Manual
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Chid fejlqws Atgulet
Masonic Trestle Board
Templar's Chart
Defence of American Policy
Lorgnette
Fret-h Gleaning"
Vagabond Li'e in Mexico
Romance of tho Forum
Living Orators -.
Modern Pilgrims. 2 vls. .
Salad fr the Solitary
500 Mistake Conected'
WcmmI's Lectures 4 vols.
The ViueDre-sr.
Grape Grower's Guide
Phonographic Teacioi . .
Temperance Tales (Sargents)
American Gardener
Fortune Teller . .
Tlionsand ana Ten Things'
Immigration
American Shepherd
Scenes in Hungary..
Up Cuntry Letters
Water Cure in America v
Combi'rf Phrenology
Fowler on Maternity
Spurzheun on EducjUioji vc. .
Fowler on Hereditary Descent
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Shew on Consumption
Ancient Monasteries
.Wilson's Anatomy
History of England (Robinson)
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Guernsey's History. U. S '
Poems.
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Denmn's and Miles Spelling looks
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Parley's Geographies
Comstock's and .Parker's. Philosophies-
Davies' and Whitlock's Geometries
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Keys to Ray's Algebra aud Arithmetics
Comstock's and Coming's PhisioJogies
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