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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-03

Cd Administrators of the Estate of
William l.. Moore, decd, presented to
the Court at this Term, an Exhibit on
oath, of the debts due to and from the Es-
tate of said Moore; which shows the Els.
tate to be Insolyent.
1t is therefore ordered by the Court,
that Abram Murdoch, George Good,
and David G. Richards, be, and arc here.
by appointed Commissioners, with full
power to receive and examine all claims
of the several creditors of said Estate,
air to cause the time and place of their
meeting to be made known to the cred it
ors of said Estate, for receiving and ex-
aiming their claims, by publishing the
same in one ofthe newspaper IN Columbus
and in three public places in Lowndes
County, and that six months be allowed
to the creditors of said Estate, for bring.
ing in, and proving their claims, and at
the end of said six months, the commls-
sloners to make their report of their ac-
tings therein according to law.
Issued from the Minutes the 9th March
A. ID. ls4I.
WIN. P. FULLER,
Attest, Clerk.
BY virtue Of the above Commission,
the undersigned viii receive and examine
all claims presented at the Office of Hand
q Huddleston, in the town of Columbus,
until the expiration Of the time limited in
the above advertisement.
AB'M. MURDOCH,
ID. G. RICHARDS,
GEO. GOOD.
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WM.L. HARRIS,
VIM. NJ. COZART,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
Commissioners.
1910. prf. $54.

SUPERIOR COGNIAC BRANDY
T ust received and for sale bv
GREEN HILL.
anril 1871.
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THE BLEWETT HOUSE,
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI.

CORNER MARKET and WASHINGTON STREETS
EORAfERLY occupied by J. o. Bracken,
G Is now open for the receptions BOAR
DERS, and TRANSIENT VISITORS.
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
LowNDEs COUNTY.

LowNDES COUNTY.
Probate Court, March Term, A. D. 1s41.
NwIcAJAH MCGEE, Executor of
the Estate Of Thomas McGee,
deceased. presented to the Court on oath,
= statement of debts due TO and from the
Estate of said decd. On which It is or
dered by the Court, that VIM. L. Harris,
VIM, nj. Cozart, and James Whitfield, be
apponied Commissioners to receive and
examine all the claims of the several ere
ditors of said estate, cause the time and
place of their Meeting to be made known
by publishing the same in the Southern
Argus" also in three public places in
Lowndes County, allowing six months
to the creditors for bringing in, and pro-
wing their claims, and at the end of SIX
months TO make their report to this Court,
according 10 law.
Issued from the minutes the 9th day OF
March, A. ID. 1871.
WIN. P. FULLER,
Clerk
TDY virtue of the above Commission,
- the undersigned will receive and
examine all claims presented at the Office
of Harris, Clayton 81 Harrison, in the
town of Columbus, until the expiration
Of the time limited in the above adver.
tisement.
WM.L. HARRIS,
VIM. NJ. COZART,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
Commissioners
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SPLITTING OF BLOOD

] his disease consists of discharge Of
blood, often frothy, from the mouth,
brought up with hawking and coughing,
and is usually accompanied with difficulty
of breathing, and some pain in the chest.
Sometimes tits preceded by an oppres-
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slight shooting pains.-This disease is al
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THE CONTRIBUTORS.

In addition, 10 the unusalv fine array of orig
inal contributors, which the Magazine has
thus far boasted, arrangements have been
made with number more, ofthe best writers
OF the day, so that spice and variety may be
looked for in the literary department of the
naU volump
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, ,
LOWNDES COUNTY. {

Richmond, March 22d, I84l.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-12-17

"My young triend-Alo! berry-wherc now?-
lhls way moment"
The young man started and with n look OF sup
prise turned and FASTENED towards the house, at
the door of which he met The Scout. A silent
grasp of the hand ensued. There was no occasion
Tor words to explain each others object
81 have discovered their trail sir, raid the new
conner with flushed though sad counlcnance.-
"We have 10 time to lose comen'
"But you are not going aIone?" said the Scout
as he stepped in front of the dwelling, glancing
gratefully at the Young man as he spoke.
"Alone to the end Of The world, sir-Ior re-
vcngei The rcstare wanted ut home FOR defence,
and they tried 10 persuade ne to remain, but my
mind was fixed
some word more, young man. said tb' Scout
in a ialtering vocc-'are all gouc-all''
Not one saved, sir, but Marhel-otery soul OF
them shockngly bulchcrcd They will be hurried
from theblock house this afternoon
The Scout hastily dashed II tear from his eye,
then grasping his piece he sad-"Let us forward
follow me.'
And the two started like hounds on the scent, in
pursuit of the foe, the Scout leading the way his
more praclised eye at once striking the trail.
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1t wa3 now getting towards noon, and the two
in pursuit were moving steadily though br'Skly
forward, for Of lale the trail had grown at every
step more and more fresh, giving assurance that
the partyihry were seeking could not be Il great
distance in advance Of them, when the Scout made
Sudden halt
"ilst!"said he in Il low whisper 10 his con pan
ion pointing at the sane time to clunp OF thick
bushes that crowned slight ascent short dis
lance in front of them. II don't like the looks Of
things ,onder See 10 your arms, my lad, We
may have use for them presently
The young man hastily reprinted his piece and
held il ready Tor immediate action.
"Wa here" continued the Scout, "while !
take peep about us. There may be mischief in
the neishborhood.' 20 saying he plunged into the
undcrbrush at his right and disappeared
For some lime the young man Stood his ground,
waiting in anxious expectation, with his eyes fixed
stead'is;ly on the hckct. He could see nothing
to cause the alarm exhibited by the Scout Every
thing at first appeared Us usual, and he began TO
wonder at the movements Of his compnnlon.--
Presently. however, he discovered slight move
ment among the branches in the centre of the
clump, which under ordinary circumstances would
not have attracted his notice. IN Il short time the
bushes became more agitaed, accompanied by
Swapping of the dry twgs. moment more and
Ihc yonng man was startled by the sight of a large
calamount which emerged from the covert along
the trunk of a uassy tree, which had fallen into
il. and stood crouched on the projecting butt i'm
medmlelv before him, flashing his tail and eycing
him with an angry, flashing glance. in the very
attitude of bouncing upon him. IA quick as
thought the young man brought his rille TO hls
shoulder. and was Just on the point of drawing
the ri. ger, when warning from the Scout re-
strained him.
.Don't fire. voungster-don't fire. Get tree
between YOU if possible, and leave him 10 me-
The sound of the Scents voice seemed TO e.
yer, the attention of the animal, for he TUNED his
head in the direction whence it came, gnashing his
fanrs aud inpalently clawing the dccayed trunk
with his rat-li!io paws The young man seized
the opportunnily aud made movement with the
intention Of securing the cover OF a large tree IL
few feet from him lie had scarcely taken the
first step. when with the quickness of lightning
the formidable beast turned and gathered himself
for spring. nttcfng at the same time the peculiar
cry which always precedes, or rather accompanies
the fatal leap. The young man gave himself up Tor
lost: but at that instant the sharp report OF rifle
rang through the woods, and the panther bound
ing ligh in the air, fell struggling within few feet
of where he stood spell-bound with fear.
| "Theres an end of that WARMTH exclaimed
The Scout, bursting from thick copse near by.
"But take care of yourself my lad, he shouted,
"or the criltrr is terrible in his a,onics and hard
|, safe when The life is zone
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-12-17

On Thursday last, as n farmer was returning
home from town, after desposlng of his load Of
marketing, he had passed the bridge this side of
Florrssact, and entered the woods on the opposite
when he heard something c'y like child, and
stopped to see what it could be. 1t was about
O'Clock in the evening, and the moon was shining
very bright. After stopping few minutes and
hearing nothing, he again started when the same
noise and crying was repeated, apparently nearer
than before, and got ont Of the wagon. lie no
sooner got out than large pm n'hcr sprans at him
from the limb Of Il tree near the road, but missed
him. Being possessed Of great presence of
mind, he caught the panther by the tail, and,
having hut a wagon whip in his hand, his only
chance was TO prevent the 'yarmil' from turnin
upon him. We must give his own account as near
as we can and you will preceive from his lingo
that he was Dutchnan, Nel' he said 'when
gets him by de tail he dries TO jump dis way, and
den pulls him dis way and gives him a little
dump nit my wagon whip; den he dries to jump
dodder way, den | pulls him dodder way, and
aiycs him one more little dump nit my whips den
he jumps right up, and pulls him right down,
and every time gives him little dump; den !
kick him behind little bin and he gets very mad
sWhy didn't you let him go' he was so Frightened
he wound have run off into the woods 90, de
tiyeI-ro, MOI If have let 90 his tail it would
be bad business. well, what did you do with
him. well, say go along 10 mine horses, land
drives him home, and my son dakes up de axe
and knocks him on de head The distance he
drove the yarmint' was over three miles. During
the fight he belabored the ANNA 'unl e'cuy with
the cart whip that he became conquered, and only
attempted once to turn upon the wagner in the
whole dstance.-St. Louis PeHaant
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| learn. lie had peculiar social notions Of his own
| lie did not like crowd-he wanted plenty of e-
bowroom. A creature of the woods, he feared
nothing in human shape, Paying but little allen-
ton 10 the cultivation of the soil, he delighted IN
following the chase; for which purpose would
absent himself for weeks at timc-roylng amid
! the green forest, and conforming in his mode Of
life more 10 that Of the savage than his civilized
brethren. Joe was notulways follower Of the
deer and the bear, for in the frequent dsturban-
ces of the whites by the red man, he was employ
ed us scout to the eXpenditions sent out to pun
ish and drive off the willy foe Well versed in the
cunning so characteristic of the Indian, and capa-
BILE of enduring equal exposure and fatigue, the saw
age found in him an invcterate enemy. His pow
css was so well known his name had become Il
terror TO them,
"The yarmmts know me to well TO modest me
so long as have this lgusly friend by my side"
said he slappug the brch Of his trusty rifle which
had sent death 10 the heart Of many wild denizen
Of the woods.
This was no vain boast, for he was famous far
and wide for the accuracy of his shot. Nothing
could escape his pructiced eve. The bird on the
wing and the fleet deer alike fell beneath his sure
aim, Ills skill was so great, and his londncss for
spor, so well known, that in time he was only
known ms the Iluntcr--or Hunting Joe--a sohri-
Quct with which he was evidently not little pleas
cd.
Hunting Joe or the Scout, as we shall hereafter
for brcvty' sake style him-lor by either name
he was equally well known--had not been long es-
nblshed in his new abode when the Fifth French
War broke out in the year 'i5-the longest and
most ruthless Of those desolating wars Time and
again the savage hordcs swept through the infant
settlements with blood and Ilauie, sparng neither
age nor sex, The tender infant and the grcy-halr-
ed sire, alike shared the same terrible fate. What
the omahawk and the scalping knife left undone
the brand cOnsummatcd. no one felt safe for Il
moment. In the liclds--in the house Of God, and
BY their hedsles, the gun was always at hand,
ready at a moments warning Men who lived
apart forsook their dwellings and congrcgatcd in
block houses for mutual defence and security; and
when they vcnurcd abroad they stole ont warlly-
drcading each lhickct us an ambush, and fearful
that each tree concealed a foe,
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MYSTERIOU US.

4 GENTLEMAN belonging to one of the most ancient
n and wealthy families of this city, who must be well
Snown to ircndSi having since the year 1873
mn IN RECENTLY been bent nearly double, and for several
r,rs confined to his bed has been restored to good health
has repainod his natural erect poston-nnd has quilted
his carriage and walks with ease we believe
his ia the sentIeman's description as near as possible
md ibere Is no exaggcration in it, Wew give ihHnrers
his address and doubt not his humane feelings VIII eS
cise the liberty; that any one doubling, may h"ou
in nrint Amono other similar instances, Mr. Jas. u
Reynolds IA Christie street. has been restored ana WI
give personal Of the facts OF his case bo'
were rheumatism, and contracted cords ana slhe"s'-
How has this been done .
Ansuer.--By the Indiqn TegeiaDie Eiircr INTERNALLY
and Heues' Nerve and Bone Linnient externally-N'
Herald.
only Sold by CoMsTOCK & CO.,
II Maiden Lane New York.
j. A. DUNBAR, Woodstock, VI.
57.lv b. b. NEVTON Norwich,
j. C. BROOKS, Hartford,
A, 4 II WARDNER. windsor
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CiIAPTE Il !.

Nearly century has rolled away since the e.
vents we are about TO record TRANSFERRED. a ccntu-
ry. Brief period in the annals of History passed
over perhaps, with single dash Of the pcn--anJ
vet ia tina, time what wonderful revolutions have
taken place-revolutiOnS in men manners and out
ward conditions Of life One hundred years agO the
red men bounded in pursuit Of the deer, or crep,
stcalhy on the war path, where now the hus-
bandman turns up the tcening soil and reaps the
golden harvest or the merchant threads the thronsed
and busy mart. One hundred years ago the tall
forest waved in glory or in gloom over region.
where now are smiling farms, thriving villages, and
crowded cities. One hundred wears ngo-but per-
haps the contrast will be made more striking TO the
reader by the relation of our humble story. the in
incidents of which took place in that romantic Pc
rlod of our country's history.
A little over a century ago there was but a SOL
iarv log hut on what was then styled the Cause
way but which in modern years has borne the
name or Horse Tayen'--the location of which i.
II mile or two from our city on the Stroudwatcr
road a particular description of the spot will not
be necessary TO the Development of our story; and
to the great mass of our readers such description
would doubtless be suporiuous, ms they are sulli-
cientlv acquainted with the localities of that place
1t may not be aniss 10 say, that its present name
was derived from its being the general watering
place for travellers from the neghboring towns and
Villages in that direction.
AT that time the . Causeway" was cavcrcd will
dense growth of woods, which formed portion
of the prmeva forest that once extended over oui
whole city; although the sturdy arms on Falmouth
Neck as Portland was then called, had laid man.
a leafy monarch low. A man by the name o
Wer, or, according TO our present orihography
Wyer, had selected this out-oi-the-way spot, as .
was deemed for his residence. He had made
small opening, just sufficient 10 allow room for The
erection of his rude hut and to afford Il limited
space for garden. Why he chose this place, SC
remote from the settlement, when men clustered
together for mutual safety and protection, it would
be difficult TO say. Some of the good people o.
Falmouth, who, like many of their descendants
were fond, of ndulging in groundless surmses, as
cribed it TO a sinister NOTWITHSTANDING their head.
very gravely and suspicously as they spoke of Joe
Wier's temery in thus exposing himself TO tn,
attacks Of the prowling red man. A number o
well-disposed persons cautioned him Of the DANCE
which surrounded him, and advised him 10 NOV,
into the settlement
But Wicr was strong, bod-hcarted fellow
and very honest one TO boot, for all that we car
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VOL. III. NO. IS.

81 have made worse shots in my life than that"
continued he as he pointed to dark spot in the
forehead of the writing animal whence the warm
blood was fast oozing "lIe's wicked thing
when his rage is up, and bad as red skin every
inch of him But we have no time to waste over
him. was oalh to fire, foI the report may reach
the ears of those who need but the falling ola leaf
to rouse their suspicious" So saying the Scou,
carefully reloaded his piece and FASTENED again
on the pursuit.
Casting Il g'ance on the expiring panther, whose
dying eye still cleaned ierocously upon him as he
passed, Young Maberry followed his companion,
grateful for his late escape yet fearful that the re-
port of the gun might Je,ray their approach to the
suynges and thus jeopardse the life Of the captive,
or at any rate PM them on their guard and SO pre-
vent surprise,
Tn he .l
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=. Thoi'H do satin" One of our Washing
,onians. last Monday evening, said that he knew a
farmer in Connecticut, in very good circumstances,
who used very frequently 10 get drunk. He had a
very nice wife. and one winter he would often
come home so drunk that she would have 10 I'M
dress him and put him 10 bed, when she would
carefully tuck in the bed clothes all around, for
the double purpose of keeping him warm, and to
preycn, him from tumbling out One evening he
20, particularly booty, and installing the gate
which led 10 the barn for the door of the house.
went to the pig pen, climbed over and fell into the
trough. The pigs probably thinking it was some
thing 10 eat, commenced roofing and turning him
yer with thir noses After while, supposing that
vas his good wife performing the customary Of
fca If tucbng in the bed-clOthes, the old man
s,anrercd out, that'll do Sally, come to bed"
Mar YORK Ofgan.
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Extraordinarily, what is a file?

Boiheraiion-Pa, what is file?
A piece Of ragged steel about so long, or longer.
Does soldiers use files, Pa?
No, dear they use swords and guns,
Yes, but here is paper says the soldiers het
or: and guess they couldn't fire Of without any
flies.
O-bu'--my child, a Gle of soldiers is not like
steel file, at all.
Well, YOU men is Ike grca, fools then, all, for
hang me if | can find out what You mean by your
ugly words. Pa, what is sky light
Sky lights, my dear, are stars in the armament
Well Pa, | never seed any cracked stars.
Cracked stars. how foolish you talk, child.
Foolish! thunder! don't this ere paper say that
the hail cracked Il great many sky lights.
d! al yes, YOU may go 10 bed, my dear.
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FOR PROMOTING THE GROWTH
AND BEAUTIFYING THE HAIR.

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quote from memory, good reader; but the
above lines are not essentially different from the
words of the Irish Bard. BE that as it may, we
will have Il chat by the freside concerning "thc
old familiar faces" Draw thy chair beside mine
fill thy glassw good old "politic port" and quaf
a silent bumper 10 the departed.
Hast ever lost friend good reader' Was it he
who shared thy bOyhoods hopes, and fears, and
oys-whose youth gave fair promise of a noble
manhood-whose eye was lit with the fire of am
bltion and who saw only the flowers and sunshine
of world that has been less bright 10 you'
Was it thy chum in college whose pulse beat
high for lame-whose dry, quaint humor was the
life of the social party-who always raised the
lasr laugh over the last botlle-the last joke at the
board, and, though last, The best' After the lapse
Of few years, hath his sun "gone down al
noon,''
Perchance il was thy sister: who was the com
panion Of thy early years; who bathed thy brow,
who watched the couch of sickness who mnstcd
to thy thousand wants and smoohod the pathway
of life? Has she laid the
"painul head
And aching heart beneath the soil'"
Perhaps it was one whose eye aud form were
ever present to thy fancy, "wakng and in thy
drcams;" whose glad smile, and voice Of untold
harmony were the solacc Of many gloomy hour;
for whose sake you toiled through poverty aud
want, climbing from cliff TO cliff and from crag to
crug on the hill of fame ill the breath of fame fan
ned your brow as you looked back in triumph from
its topmost elevations; whose eye WINS wont to
"mark your comming' and grow brighter when
you left the labors of the day and turned your
footsteps homewald Hath the hand of Old Time
taken her too?
As your fancy gathers all these about the llccsidc
at the
"hour when happy faces,
Slinc around the tnpcr's lish,n
does the sad reflection that they nre gonc-ali
gone-strkc the heart? 'l.ct moi your heart be
troubled. they are gone 10 the home Of lasting rest
Treasure Np the memory Of the departed among
the garnercd store Of haowed rccollcctions. Il
will, be to thy heart, like autumn sunlight upon
the heath, shedding a sober hue of light and glad
ness upon the past.
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