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T OGWO0D-3o tons Campeuchy Logwso1. Land
IL ing from brig Asia, for sale by
mar s SN JP WHITNEY, 70 ann .
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BUREAU DE LA COMPAGNlE D1NeUs
RANCE DES POMPlERS.
Do 10 NouvslIe Orlean1s
E President OF Directors dc cettc lnstitutioHs
IL ont declares ee jour- un dvidcnde do dix ssr
cent du capita! dejA souscrit. Payable aux Ssus-
scripteurs on leur Reprssontans, sur on sprss 10
hut courant.
Avril !, 1889.
a3 E, l.. TRACY, Secr6tairs,.
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FOR LIVERPOOL.

IA; The superior A ship ZOTOFF, Capt
TM Merrill, having the greater part Of her cargo
E. engaged will have immediate despatch. For
freight Of 800 bales cotton, passage, apply to
april l. H GALE, 81 Common st
NEW ORLEANS AND NASHVILLE RAIL ROAD
COMPANY
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RECOMMENDATORY FACTS ;
1"Ct~ UHt tHtJ HtE tHG 1HUSt CIIECVUhI
PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD.
AND
RENOVATOR OF THE SYSTEM

Ever discovered
A''o constitutional diseases, produced by mercury,
the numerals the consequence Of syphilis ues veneria
&c &c. - : 10y
tits fact-That in single instance have they Iet
known TO he used, that they did produce good effect
curing thousands Of whom before
rablc.
II Is aactha, box Of sarsapNrla pills and
Of the Compound Syrup ofSarsaparI all sufficient
my Of tho above diseases.
II is ac-Shoud be observed that the only place they can
obtained genuine in ~ Orleans, is Cu.tomhouse
baEri !. ar No. o.
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tNhR sAi.E-Twenty likely acclimaied negroes
L men and women, on good terms for cash OF good
paper thst can be negotiated. ..-
Apply at 1893 st. Joseph street,
m27 TERRELL
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BLOOD! BI,OOD!! BIOODt!i

let The vital principle (fe) contained IN the blood
2. Blood makes blood.
3l. Every thing in tho body is derived frsm blood.
4th. All constitutions radically the
9Th. All diseases arise from npurity of the blood 9th
words, from acrimonious hunors lodged III the body.
6h. All these hmers carried off, the blood purified
and made henhul by the snrsnpaa that a.smates with
the blood.
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d3 Orleans Street, opposite ne Theatre.
nj X GlLLER respectfully informs the ptslSr mat
IVA the celebrated
49,, Statue Of CLEOPA IRA, Qsees Of Esyps,
Which has been exhibited in most Of the principal
cities OF the Union TO the lively admit alton Of many
thousand vsi'ers has arrived in this city, and 10 now
A NJ, 9o'clock, PM.
G'Admtancc, so cents; Season tickets, o..
frbI6-tf.
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my Il TERRELL
A V'NDKE-Vingt negres, hommes ct fsmanes,
IA bon marc:t pour de rargent do pnpier que roA
peut METRE rescompte.
S'addrcsser a Ia rue St Joseph. No. 1877.
nl27 X TERRELL
ENEATHERS-By ship Auburn an elegant assor
IL ment Of different cOlored pumcs received and for
sale by GOSSIP & Co, Exchange hoesl,
fc25 ST CharSaa n
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NOTNE-The following consigneess Of Merchan-
disc per ship Saladin and Vile De Paris, are re-
quested 70 call at the subscribers office and take their
goods viz:
Madame Cncesse; Jolly 4 Bessure; L Richie; F Ber-
tram; Armand Duchenier; Mailet; Charin Pucsl;
Bote; Macame ChauvieT A Grasthe; A Michel; con.
marked G. LEVI II GALE.
april 3 3w 90 Common Al
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FOR IIAVRE

New Orleans, April 4th, 1899.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

RELIGIOUS BELIEF.-I envy no quality of
the mind or intellect in others; be 1t genius,
power, wit, or fancy; but if could choose
what would be most delightful, and believe
most useful to me, should prefer firm re-
ligious belief to any other blessing; for il
makes life discipline of goodness; creates
new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish
and throws over the decay, the destruction
of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights,
awakens life even in death, and from de-
struction and decay, calls up beauty and
divinity; makes an instrument of torture and
shame the ladder Of ascent to paradise; and
far above all combinations of earthly hopes,
calls up the most delightful visions of palms
and amaranths, the gardens Of the blest, the
security of everlasting joys; where the SEN
sualist and the sceptic view only gloom, de-
cay, annihilatlon and despair. Sir Hum
phrey Dauy.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
FEMALE PIETY.

The gem of all others which encircles the
coronet of Lady's character, is unaffected
piety Nature may lavish much on her per-
son-the echantment Of the countenance-
the gracefulness Of her mien, or the strength
oil her intellect; yet her loveliness Is un-
crowned, till piety throws around the whole
the sweetness and power of her charm.
She then becomes unearthly in her temper
-unearthly IN her desires and associations.
The spell which bound her affections to
things below is broken, and she mounts on
the silent wings of her fancy and hope to the
habitation Of God, where it will be her de-
light to hold communion with the spirits that
have been ransoIned from the thraldom OF
earth, and wreathed with garland of glory
Her beauty may throw magical charms
over many-Princes and conquerors may
bow with admiration at the shrine of her
riches-the sons Of science and poetry may
embalm her memory in history and in song
yet piety must be her ornament-hel
pearl. Her name must be written in the
I" book of life," that when mountains fade
away, and every memento Of early greatness
is lost in the general wreck of nature, it may
remain and swell the list of that mighty
thropg, which have been clothed with the
mantle of righteousness, and their voices at
tuned to the melody Of heaven.
With such treasure, every lofty gratlfl-
cation on earth may be purchased; friend
ship will be doubly sweet-pain and sorrow
shall lose their sting-and their character
will possess price far "above rubies;' .
life will be but pleasant visit to earth, and
death the entrance upon joyful and perpet-
ual home. And when the notes Of the last
trumpet shall be heard, and sleeping nil
lions wake to judgment, its possessor shall
be presented faultless before the throne of
God with exceeding joy, and crown of life
that shall never wear away.
Such is piety. Like tender flower,
planted in the fertile soil Of woman's heart,
it grows, expanding its foliage and impartng
its fragrance to all around, till transplanted
it is set to bloom in perpetual vigor, and un-
fading beauty, in the paradise of God.
Follow the start will light you through
every la5rynth in the wilderness Of life, gid
the gloom that will gather around YOU in a
dying hour, and bring you safely over the
tempestuous Jordan of death, into the haven
of promised and settled rest.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR Hollo, you
man with pail and frock,'' said British
officer, Us he brought his fiery steed to a
stand in front Of Governor Chittenden's
dwelling" can you inform me whether his
honor the Governor Of Vermont lives heres"
I" He does," was the response of the man,
still vending his way to the pig-sty.
"Is his honor at home9'' continued the
man of the spurs.
"Most certainly" replied the man Of the
frock.
"Take my horse by the Bit them" said
the officer, "I have business to transac,
with your master.
Without second bidding, the man did as
he was requested,and the officer alighted and
made his way up to the door, and gave the
pannel several hearty taps with the butt end
of his whip-for be it known in those days
|of republican simplicity, knockers, like SER
wants, were of but little use The good
dame of the house answered the summons
in person; and having seated the officer, and
ascertaianed his desire to see the Governor
departed to inform her husband of the
guests arrival. But on ascertaining that the
officer had made hitching post of her hus
band, she immediately returned and inform
ed him that the Governor was engaged In
the yard, and could not well wait upon his
honor and his horse at the same time. The
predicament of the officer can he better ina
gined than described.-Troy Wing.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

SELF-CULTURE.-Lt is generally through
books that we enjoy intercourse with supe-
rior minds, and these invaluable means of
communication are in the reach Of all. In
the best books great men talk to us, give us
their precious thoughts, and pour their mind
into ours. God be thanked for books. They
are the voices of the distant and dead, and
make US heirs of the spiritual life of past
ages. Books are the true Jewellers. They
give.to all who will faithfully use them, the
society, the spiritual presence Of the best
and greatest of our race. No matter how
poor am. No matter though the prosperous
Of my own time will not enter my obscure
dwelling. If the sacred writer's will enter
and take up their abode under my roof: if
Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me
of Paradise, and Shakspears to open to me
the works of Imagination and the workings
Of the human heart, and Franklin to enrich
me with his practical wisdom, | should not
pine for want of intellectual companionship,
and may become cultivated man though
excluded from what is called the best society
in the place where iive.-Chaaning.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
THE FARMS OF ENGLAND.

The farms are regularly laid out in squares
and para!lelograms Of from forty to two hun
dred acres, and are generally laid down as
smooth and level as the roller can make
them. Here is luxuriant, wheat field and
there fine meadow, and next rich pas
turage, and there busy preparations for put
ting in potatoes or turnips; and there barley
or oats just shooting up from the dark and
rich soil. But scarcely rod of fence. such
as we meet with every where in the United
States of America, do you see in your two
hundred miles ride from Liverpool to the
metropolis. All is harthorn; and these
hedges, which are for the most part kept
neatly trimmed about the gardens and farm
houses, and by the road side, add more to
the beauty Of the country than any descrip-
ton had pictured upon my mind. The com.
mon method Of making the hedges is this:
first a ridge is thrown up, perhaps foot
from the level of the fields which are to be
fenced off, then the young thorn is planted
in two parallel rows, about foot or eighteen
inches apart. The growth is not very ra-
pid; but when it has attained the height Of
about four or five feet in as many years, It
becomes so dense that no domestic animals
would think Of breaking through it. The
leaf is small, deeply verdant, aud beautifully
serrated. In the month of May these hodges
are clothed with a white fragrant blossom,
very much resembling that of the :horns ol
our own country, and it If then that the no
lneysuckle and other wild flowers unfold their
bright hues and mingle their sweetness with
the hawthorn. In the hedges, trees, such as
the oak, the elm, and the horse chestnut, are
planted, sometimes in rows near together,
but oftener far apart, SO that each one rises
and waves by itself over the humble but mol
less charming growth below. Single trees o.
a great age, and very large, are sprinkled
here and there in every direction, and every
now and then you catch a glimpse in the dis.
lance Of grove or circular clump, which
adds not little to the beauty Of the lind
scape.-Humpnrey's Tour.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
THE HUDSON RIVER.

thank God was born on the banks Of
the Hudson!-I think it an invaluable adj
vantage to be born and brought zap in the
neighborhood Of some grand and noble OBJ
ject in nature; q river, a lake, or a mountain.
We make friendship with it, we in manner
ally ourselves to it for life. It remains an
object of our pride and affections, rallying
point to call US home after all our wander
ings.
'The things which we have learned in
CHILDHOOD says an old writer, grow up
with our souls, and unite themselves to it,
So is it with the scenes among which we
have passed our early days; they influence
the whole course Of our thoughts and feel
ings; and fancy can trace much of what
is good and pleasant in my own heterogene-
GUS compound, to my early companionship
with this glorious river. In the warmth Of
my youthful enthusiasm, used to clothe it
with moral attributes, and almost to give il a
fsoul. | admired its frank, bold, honest cha
racter, its noble sincerity, and perfect truth:
Here was no specious, smiling surface,
covering the dangerous sand or perfdious
rock; but stream deep as it was broad {,
ind bearing with honorable faith the bark
that trusted to its waves. gloried in its
simple, quiet, majestic, epic flow, ever
straight forward. Once indeed, it turns
wide for moment, forced from its course
by opposing mountains, but it struggles
bravely through them, and Immediately re-
sumes its straight forward march. Behold,
thought /, emblem of the good mans course
through life; ever simple, open and direct;
or foverpowered by adverse circumstances,
he deyiates into error, 1t is but momentary
he soon RECEIVERS his onward and honorable
career, and continues it to the end of his
pilgrimage.
Excuse this rhapsody, into which l have
been betrayed by revival of early feel
ings. The Hudson is in manner my first
and last love: and after all my wanderings
and seeming infdelities, return to it with a
heartfelt preference over all the other rivers
in the world. l seem to catch new life, as
| battle in its ample pillows, and inhale the
pure preezes of its hills. 1t is true, the ro-
nance of youth is passed, that once spread
illusions in every scene. l can no longer
picture an Arcadia in every green valley
nor fairy land among the distant noun
taiss, nor peerless beauty in every village
gleaming among the trees; but though the
illusions of youth have faded from the land
scape, the recollections Of departed years
and departed pleasure shed over in the mel
low charm of evening misunderstanding
tom Iruing.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

A SAILORS DESCRIPTION OF HUNTING
Going to see my father the other day, he
ax'd me to take voyage huning with him.
So when the swabber had rugged the horses,
they brought me one to stow myselfo on board
of-one that they told me she was in such
right trim, she would 60 as fast on any
tack as Naulksome cutter. So got aloit.
and clapped myself athwart the ship, and
made as much way as the hest on 'em; and
on the windward of gravel pit, We espied
a bear at anchor; and so weighed and bore
away, and just as had overtaken her, my
horse came plump ashore upon a rock-the
back stay broke-she pitched me over the
forecastle, came keel upwards, and unship
ped my shoulder, and hang me if ever sal
on land privateering again.-Ihe Prirateer
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

Coop RULEs.-The way to get credit is to
be punctual!-the way to preserve it is not
TO use it too much. Settle often-have
short accounts.
Trust no mans appearances-they ARE
deceptive, perhaps assumed fos the purpose
of obtaining credit. Beware of a gaudy ex-
terror. Rogues usually dress well. The
rich are plain men. Trust him, if any one,
who carries but little en- his back. Never
trust him who flies ia passion on being
1unned make him pay quickly if there be
any virtue in the law.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
THE FACTORY GIRL.

Let us accompany the child to the facto-
ry. What bitter season! How the wind
howls-with what dash the sleet is flung
against the windows! The earth is frozen
as hard as iron, and the wind cuts blighting-
ly; snow is on the ground. It is five O'Clock
on January morning. The child is up.
and with her scanty covering pulled about
her, descends shivering to the street. HeI
feet too, (for her shoes yawn in half dozen
places) are CALLED with chilblains, and she
limps most painfully. Hsr father, bound
to the same factory, lifts her upon his back
and checking an oath, groans from between
his teeth. The girl is nine years old; and
half clad, is Carried-through cold and dark
ness, carried-to work!
The girl IS now in the factory. Nine
hours per day is her allotted time for work
for which she receives As Cd per week.
There yet remains many hours-hours fol
what? For the nearest rudiments of edu
cationis Alter nine hours unceasing labor
in cotton factory, how elastic the mind
how 81 for INSTRUMENTATION strong to pore
over book! The factory girl returns home
---and what could she do but sleep-to seel
oblivion from the noise, the racking noise o
engines, the hell Of sounds, which she hal
all day suffered? What to her is reading
and writing? -let her quaf forgetfulness.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

SPRING AND POErRY.-The editor Of
the Cincinnati News has had his magma.
ton exalted by the poetic influence offspring.
and thus pours out the tide of song:-
"And now the merry plough-boy
Whistles his morning song:
Along the dale, and through the vale
',Tis echoed loud and long;
The farmers aocks are rowing free,
And on the budding shrubbery
His spouse's
Cowses
Browses,
And the martins have returned and fou1d
A welcome at our houses
And the little niggers run around
~Divested of their trouses."
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18

The PRECARr0UsNDss OF THE PRINTING
BUsINEss.-There are no persons engaged
IN any species Of business, who are so much
imposed upon as the Printer. The nature
Of his occupation is precarious. He has his
capital and labor scattered over the whole
country and throughout the community, in
small sums, which to the debtor seem tri-
fling, and of no Importance, but which ag-
gregated, world make not only handsome
amount, but sufficientto defray the expenses
which have been undergone, and return a
competent remuneration. 1t is the extreme
difficulty of making collections that renders
the Printers life one oftoil and anxiety, and
plants many thorn in his path. Men do
not seem to think they owe him any obliga-
ton for the investment of his capital, the la
Dor of his head and hands, and the risk he
runs Of never being paid, for their enter
tainment and Observation-Disclosures would the
world be without newspaper 1t would
return to savageism and barbarous age would
be revived. 1t would indeed be IS without
SUM-"
What is the remedy for this state of thirgsi
1t lies with the community of Printers, but
cannot be enforced by any individual. So
tar as we can, we shall contribute to its a.
mendmect, and we are willing to unite and
cooperate with the fraternity who can OBJ
yiate such difficulties in future, as daily a
rise, and open the eyes of men to their in-
debtedness to the Printer. The remedy is
this: Send no paper to any individual who
hesitates to pay his account when it is pre-
sented, and to none if a stranger, who does
not pay in advance. This is the only cor
rect rule, and we are confident that it is the
only one which will operate successfally.-
". o. True American.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
SKETCH OF NIAGARA FALLS.

OAE III VI INlAOAhh AALSo.
You approach the Falls on the American
side, through belt Of low timber, which
hides the river from your view until you are
within a few rods of the bank, which is very
low above the pitch. You take your stand
upon the level bank, where you have full
view of the tremendous cataract. At first,
perhaps, you will feel somewhat disappoint-
ed-for the mind is incapable of realizing
at a glance lis immensely. But, when you
look over the giddy precipice, and see men
below dwiudled 10 the size of small boys
and then go down the Stairs below the falls
and look up to a wall of water $50 high and
near mile wide-then it is that you are O.
overwhelmed with its awful grandeur. You
will then return to the top of the bank, and
proceed some twenty rods above the pitch,
where you cross bridge to Goat Island,
while the water glides underneath with the
swiftness of the wind, as the bottom is rock,
g. there is descentof SO #. in the first mile
above the perpendicular fall. There is a
gravelled carriage road around the island,
which contains 70 acres, and is covered with
large trees. AT the lower end of the island
is the sDiddle Stairs Ga spiral staircase e.
rected at the expence Of Nicholas Biddle,
ESQ., to go down between the two sheets Of
water. Bat the best view, is obtained on
that side Of the island fronting the Canada
shore, where is an observatory As feet high
1t is on the very brink of the awful preci
pice, and the sensations produced by gazing
from the top Of this tower is indescribable.-
Near this tower IS the 'Ferrapn Bridge,
which is built from the island short distance
into the stream, and projects about twenty
feet overt the precipice-Here if your nerve:
will permit, you can lean with safety agains
the railing and look down upon the she'll o
waters" $50 feet underneath! J. S. B.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
THE EARLY DEAD.

"Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither in the north winds
breath
And stars to set-but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, oh
Dfath"'
never shun grave yard. To my mind
there is something inexpressively soothing
in its solemn walks and silent tombs. Side
by side there sleeps friend and foe; ambi-
ton is stilled; genius has lost its sway
beauty has pusse6to nothingness; the earth
is no longer their abiding place, for they
have outsoared it, clouds, and we remain "a
while to mourn over their tombs, and to en-
balm their memory in the purest sanctuary
of the heart. This is the fit place for con-
temptation. Let those who have seen,
"The bark so richly freighted
with their love-"
sink slowly beneath the wavelet those
who have seen the sick bed changed to the
death bier, and followed the lost one to the
silent mansions of the departed, go there
and mediate 1T is there that the dim hosts
of Hope and Joy and Love raise up at the
same bidding of memory; it is there that the
strickened heart goes down into the sweet
hours Of the past, and the beings who had
lent sunlight to our youth, the love thai
had fallen upon our hearts, the dew from the
bright urn of heaven, the smiles that bright
ened the solitary paths Of manhood, come
back from the land of dreams, reopen the
ivory gates of life, and hold out to us the
garden Of earth-the anticipation of an eter-
nifty Of happiness and peace.
During the.summer that has just passed,
visited schoolmate residing some twenty
miles IA the country. A few days after my
arrival, strolied out into the woods. 1t was
a clear summers evening. The last rays
of lie setting sun shone upon the calm and
.vaveiess waters of small stream tina;
dashed through the thick woods, and wan
dered on through one of the loveliest land
scapes that ever met the eye OF man. b,
the side of the stream l walked until the
shades Of night were gathering over the
earth. and was about to return, when came
. in sight of cottage-a strange place Tor Sc
neat dwelling, l thought. 1t was situated
on gentle rise of ground, and clustering
around its door and windows, were many
vines and bushes, the honey-suckle, sweet
> briar. lilach and laburnum. Every thing
around it bespoke rest and happiness. Neal
the door was rustic bench, on which were
seated an aged couple; and young ant
very beautiful girl, completed in this scene
the very poetry OF cottage life.
Full Of many pleasant thoughts returne'
10 nv present home, and that night ATTENDED
! little party with my friend. We ha.
scarcely entered The room before l recogni
al n one of tho dancers the beautiful col
isgs gill whom ! had seen in my Iamole.
i ~ Soon introduced to her. She SCENE
about seventeen, and never had l benel
.uch q fascinating beauty. Hers was i1
doed countenance
aToo fair to worship, too divine for love-"