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Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

WHAT WE CALL DuETTs. Every man ought
10 pay his debts-if he can.
Every man ought to help his neighbour
he can.
Every young man and woman ought to get
married--if they can.
Every Representative in Congress and the
Legislature, ought to inform their constituents
what they are doing--it they can.
Every man should do MS work 10 please his
customers--T he can.
Every man should please his wife-it he can
Every wife should "submit herself unto the
will of her husbapd"-if size can.
Every lawyer should tell the truth--if he
can.
Every preacher of the gospel should be a
christian-f he can.
Every man should pay his PRINTER imme-
diately--if he can.
And finally, every reader may add to the
above-.f he can.
DEAR Mr.. EDrToR:-I was tormented to
death last night with the tooth-ache: the only
momentary cessation of pain experienced
wos while | composed the following conun-
drums, and laughed thereat:
What street in London puts you in mind of
a tooth which has panied you for length of
time? Long Acrel
When should you apply sovereign RENE
dy to your tooth! When it is a king
By what ejaculatory exclamation would you
declare that your tooth panied you? 1t aches,
By gumi
Why does an aching tooth impose silence
on the sufferer? Because it makes him hold
has jswl
What town in Poland should you go to have
it extracted? Pultusk!
Which of your teeth are like mantua ma
ker's finger and thumb, when she is cutting
out dress? InciSSors?
When do your teeth usurp the functions of
the tongue? When they are chattering!
Why is it, then, not to be wondered at that
your teeth cause frequent disturbances in your
mouth? Because they often make there more
than one roW?
But the con. which gave me the greatest
delight, and after making whereof, was SO
satisfied with myself as to have we'll nigh fall
len asleep, and forgotten my pain, was the fol-
lowing classical conception:
When does an aching tooth put you in the
mind of Paris, with his bow and arrow, giving
Archilles his mortal wound? When at shoots
IN the temptei Ha! hal! ha!l!-London paper.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

The Illinois legislature, by vote of 64 to
% have decided not 10 pay the interest due
upon the bonds of that State. This is the
first brick thrown down from the walls of the
national faith, and the state of Illinois stands
before he world in the shameful position Of
refusing TO payher honest debts. Oh, shame
where IS thy blush
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

New SPECIES OF CoTToN-A specimen of
new Cotton, brought from South America. and
called the "Rio Cotton" has been raised in
Alabama, the staple three inches long-very
fine. Try it.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

MA1NE-Joshua A. Lowell ~. B. has been
elected after long and exciting contest, as
member of Congress from the Hancock and
Washington Congressional Districts
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
SHERIFF'S SALE.
James w. Abbey,
Mary Tilman, ct. al

Mary Tilman, ct. al
BY virtue of the above stated writ, to me
directed from the circuit court of Carroll coun-
ty, | will expose to public sale for cash, at the
court house door of Carroll county, on the
First Monday in February nert,
Five slaves, to-wit: George, Winney, wagon
er, David and Pomp.
Levied on as the property of said defend
ant, and will be sold to satisfy plaintiff s claim
and all costs.
VIM. BOOTH, Sheriff,
By JNo. J. HoDGE, Deputy.
January 21st, 1871. 7-A.
rrinters fee Ia dollars.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

"Do Buy ME."-This is an expression used
by the Georgian girls who are offered for sale
in the Constantinople slave market when they
happen to see the face of man that pleases
them. A correspondent of the Boston Post
writes thus upon the subject.-"It is scene
that made deep impression upon me; there
are seen our fellow creatures, like horses or
others cattle, exposed for sale, and yet the
merriest looking set of creatures | ever beheld
The greater portion of them come from Abys-
sinia and Nubia, and are blacks. In the houses
which surround the yard of the slave market.
are the Georgian slaves, and among them are
some really beautiful: they have the advan.
tage over the Circassians in complexion. They
looked at me in passing with good humored
smile, and some of them said in few words,
which understsf le,e be, "Do buy me'-They
would like European masters, but the Franks
are not permitted to purchase. The price of
abeautiful, accomplished and youthful Geor-
gian slave is f600
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
.@OE6ce.

THIS is to forward all persons from trading for a
Note given by me to Raiah McKim, for about $780,
90. payable in FebruaF 1871, inasmuch the con-
termined not to pay it unless compelled by law.
VIM. cD'MARTIN.
| December 25th, 1910 4-3t.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

A resolution has passed tie House of Rep
resentatIves OF Illinois, tocalI a convention 10
revise the constitution of that State.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

sVVIACE,
To the Stockholders of The Mississippi Union
B1nk, residing in the Fourth Banking Dis
trict.
Office Mississippi Union Bank,
Lexington. Dec. 18th. Is40S
DY a resolution passed by the Board Of the pa
~ rent Bank, on the 10th nit, you are requested
to meet either IN person or by proxy at their Bank
ing House in the city Of Jackson, on the
3rd. Wednesday Of January nert,
To take into consideration the Affairs Of the Bank,
and your connection Herewith as Stock holders
E. B. GRAYSON, Cashier
Printers zee seven dollars.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

cess Charlotte of the same force, fred 4,50S
shots IN three hours, or one broadside repeat
ed every Two minutes for Sc times.
A four O'Clock an explosion took place in
the town OF the most tremendous character,
by which 1900 of the garrison out of or 5000
were killed, and the aSsailants took possession
and found IN the town some half million OF
dollars n specie, and 300 pieces of field artille-
ry.
AS soon as this disastrous news reached the
Pacha, at Alexandria, he determined to sub
nit, and recalled his troopsfrom Syria, despair
ing any aid from France
Money matters had greatly improved in
=. Britain. The demand for cotton was stea-
dy though limited A large house John
Wright q Co. bankers) had failed. The Re-
public OF Texas has been recognised as indie
pendent by Great Britain. The Courier DIES
/ Il u states that official news of the submits
sion Of the Pacha of Egypt has been received
at Paris. The French fleet had returned to
Toulon. Upwards of 1900 horses had been
destroyed by an inundation in the department
of Ain in France.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

$50 fades summer cloud away,
So sinks the gale when storms are DER.
So gently shuts the eye of day,
So dies wave along the shore''
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23


CoNsUMPTIoN.--The editor of the New Hamp-
shire Telegraph, in an article relating to the
frequency of tins disease among US, and its
character, says.
"If there be disease in this world of ills
which seems in a peculiar manner to fit its
victim for the fate which human skill cannot
avert, that disease is consumption. To one
who is full of life, and hope, and joy, the first
conviction that it has fastened its death grasp
upon him the fearful certainty of its end will
flash through him with thrill of horror
more than that of most other diseases. Start
i ling it must be indeed to tell for the first time,
that there is worm nawing at ones vitals,
whose greedy teeth no human skill can stay
startling to feel the certainty of disease within,
whose end is surely death. But how soon
does the spirit grow calm; and as he feels the
disease tugging at his heart strings, and his
strength wasting away before it; how calmly
then does the soul plume itself for its upward
iight-how trpstingly then does it lean itself
upon the bosom of its God, and when the flesh
and heart grow faint and fail, how sweety
sinks to its final rest the victln of consump-
tion."
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Hiram Buell., use &c.
John T. Alexander.

John T. Alexander.
BY virtue of the above stated writ, to me
directed from the circuit court of Carroll coun-
ty, will offer at public sale for cash, before
the court house door of Carroll county, on
the
Third Monday in February nert,
The three fourths of one eighth, an undivided
interest in the town of Marion.
Levied on as the property of said defend
ant, and will be sold to satisfy said claim and
all costs.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

RssUMpTroN.- learn by the Augusta
Sent;nel d Chronicle of the 9th inst, that the
Governor of Georgia has issued his proclama-
ton requiring the Banks of that state TO re-
sumo specie payments on the lst of February
next.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

We commend to the perusal of our readers
the aSouthern Refrain" or s'What'll you take2''
by the author of "Straws,' as a graphic and
lively sketch of one Of the pecnliarites Of
Southern manners. By the way "Straws," as
we must style him, is one of the readlest WI
tiers of the day, and has happy faclil'y IN
dashing off in bold and spirited style, aooo-
rate and flippant sketches fpubllc buildings
and places of resort abroad, blending at 'ne
same time. wit and sentiments humor and
feeling, with the most incongroous subjects
Orr most deliberate conclusion is, and we
core not who hears us say it, that "Straws' is
an original.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Stanceil Cobb,
VS.. pl Fl ia bd
John Miller, ct al

JUIIII NIIIIBI, Ct III
BY virtue of the above stated writ to me
directed from the circuit court of Yalobusha
county, will offer at public sale for cash, be-
fore the court House door of Carroll county,
on the
Third Monday in February meat,
The north west quarter of section six, town.
ship twenty-one, range four east.
Levied on as the property of defendant
Miller, and will be sold to satisfy plaintiffs
claim and all cost.
VIM BOOTH, Sheriff,
By JNo. J. HoDGE, Deputy.
January 18th, 1871. TO
Printers fee fourteen dollars.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
VIM. BOOTH, Sheriff,
january 18th, lS4l. Tt
Printers fee fifteen dollars.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Adams 81 Wilcox,
Thos. Carpenter.

BY virtue of the above stated writ to me
directed from, the Circuit Court of Yalobusha
county, | will offer at public sale for cash, at
the court house door of Carroll county, on
the
First Monday IN March neat,
The west half Of north east quarter section
thirty, township twenty lone, range six easter
Levied on as the property of said defendant,
and will be sold to satisfy PLAINTIFF claims
and all costs.
WILLIAM BOOTH, Sheriff,
By JNo. J. HoDeE. Deputy.
January %, l841. s-tds.
Printers fec twelve dollars
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
a List Of Letters

ID EMAINING in the Post Office, at Carroton
II Carroll county Mississippi. which if not taken
out before the first day of April next, viii be
sent to the General Post Office as dead letters.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
Ito the Public.n

10 TIC FUDIIC.I
THERE will be an examination of the pu-
pills of the Middleton Female Academy on the
2Sth and 29th of the present month. Parents,
guardians, and the friends of education gen.
orally are requested to attend.
January 10, lS4l. 7-t3
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

Two scenes IN RICHMOND (Va) are thus
described by a writer in one of the papers of
that city. They relate to the night in which
FANNY ELsshER recently appeared in the |
Theatre of that city, and the first briefly de-
scribes that scene:
"She hoated about like fair but very vo-
luptuous looking spirit, and cut her toes hither
and thither, and swayed her body 10 and fro
in way which was caution to all inf1am-
mable young gentlemen, gray eaded or not.
4 The lovely creatures who graced the scene
4 looked on enchanted, and made all bright with
their smiles; the vast crowd of men shouted
7 and applauded with their whole might, and
5 the beautiful dancing woman, giving them an
extra hirt or two, which she threw off per-
feet agony of delight, made her bow--the cur
tain dropped, the dear Fanny tapping her
I Wiring your-neck-o off upon the shoulder, said
deere, dere is to one thousand dollars almost
now let us co. But the audience said no, and
they shouted and screamed. and thumped for
her to come out and
"At that moment, in an obscure howell, open
in many parts to the cold, biting winds, with
out fire, alone sat a poor woman, holding TO
her chilled bosom, her sick and dying babe,
while upon rude pallet of straw lay two shiv-
erng little creatures, her children, too. Her
eye was heavy with watching, her cheek sunk
nwith hunger and suffering, her heart filled
with the very gall and bitterness of life. Still
how truly, oh! how truly, answered that heart
70 the pang of mothers love, as she gazed
ato the innocent face of her dying babe; how
ast flowed the tears from eyes which had
Encwn little but sorrow and weeping through
many weary days-how deep and fervent was
ne prayer which came up from the very foun-
ans OF prlvation and grief There was no
eart near to sympathize, no kind hand to aid,
70 voice to sooth-the physicians healing art.
aarlty's angel arm came not TO soften the
wing moments of her poor babe; and as life
Nckered and waved in its fair urn, and the
COS of the mother sounded in that solitary
9on as in the agony of her grief she exclaim-
a'afew pence had saved thee to me, my
set babe-as the sleepest on the pallet
Sa!traw murmured in their uneasy slumber;
Mother, dear mother, give me some bread
the keen wind came through the creyices
a .aih clasped the dying child to her bosom;
~@at moment, dancing woman, stranger,
M her wealth of thousands, and her lngots
200 and silver made her last graceful bow,
~S look the princely sum which was hers for
's ssl moments pleasant labor.
b,bs, s aespectators gave their last shout, the
HearsanM innocent spirit winged its flight to
on al Ia and the mother gazed in despair up
whom that remained to her ofthe lit prattler
"Suc Sn !, ssoedearly loved.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
VIM. BOOTH, Sheriff,

January 18th, 1871.
Printers fee fourteen dollars.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-23
NEW sERIEs-VOL. 1. NO. "a.

wool Outwards, and il should 6t the gun
snugly, and fit the bOIe.
Sd. The finger SIall is made Of buck.
skin, or other soft leather, with 4 cushion
stuffed with hair.
The vent (fyUch hOle) should be stop
ped. by fOrcibIy pressing this cushion up.
en- it while the gun is bsing SpOnged sAd
wadded. After the gun has been fred,
1t must be carefully spOnged,tO extiHguish
any burning remains Of the cartridge.
II this is done earfully with dry sponge
II is cOrtain to extinguish any pieces Of
burning flannel. The sponge should be
forced down firmly against the bottom Of
the bOrs, and in this position il should be
turned round two or three times in each
direction. Care should be taken not to
nse very wet sponge. II slightly dam
pened, it may do no harm; but it is far
safer 10 use the sponge dry than when it
contains wafer, for the wafer is squeezed
out, and remains in the bottom Ofthe bore.
On Inserting the next cartridge, it's low.
er end gets thoroughly soaked, and tho
wet powder does not burn on discharsinR
the piece; but is driven into the pores Of
the wOOllen stuff. and forms a kind Of
match, which not only retains FIRE, but 10
with difficulty exfinguiShed with q sponge;
wheras, a dry piece Ofbuming wOllen is
easily extinguiShed. The free use Of wa
te: in sPOngiAg is the frequent cause Of
accidental explosions.
IF the piece fash, or the priming tube
blows, it should be approached carfuIly.
The person who reprimGs it should aP.
prOach in front of the axletree, to avoid
being injured by the recOil, in case tho
piece goes of from FIRE remaining in the
vent.
None but careful, sober men. and we'll
should be allowed to sponge
gun or serve the vent.
The foregoing instructions have been
prepared in obedience to the directions
If the Secretary of War of this date, and
IRE RESPECTFULLY submitted for his sanction.
BENZ. HUGER.
Captain and Secretary.
Approved:
J. r. PoINsEr.
0rThe editors Of papers throughout
he country are requested to publish the
1reRoing.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-23
From the Albany Cultiva.or.
VALUABLE TABLE.

I NAAOAOAG ADA6s
Messrs. GAYLORD & TUCKER-A few
days ago was in want of some dry
measure Of capacity, as / had often
been before; hut this circumstance had
never led me until then, to think Of tho
vast numbers OfhousekeeperS, especially
farmers, who suffer Inconvenience from
the same; in fact, l do not believe I
should err, in rating them at 90 in every
hundred. Why they continue to do 81,
they themselves can best tell; but it &C.
cured to me that might perhaps render
them an acceptable service by publishing
list OF boxes ins square form, which
made out for my own use, Ia contain tho
following quantities, TO wit: barrel, half
barrel, buShel, half bushel, peck, half
peck. gallon, half gallon, and quart. The
square shape was preferred, as being far
easier both TO make and calculate, and
the list was Immediately sent TO my friend
Mr.. Rufin, editor Of the Farmers
Register. But a. many resd your
Cultivator who never see his paper,
| now send the same statement to
you, that you also may publish it, ifyOu
think it may be useful. A similar table
is not to be found in any book that have
ever seen; although it is Sperfselly obvious
to every body that it is much wanted.
The advantage to buyers especially would
be considerable; for they could always
ascertain whether they received their
proper quantity of any thing sold by dry
measure, if they would only carry the
table in their memories, or on a memo.
random, together with small rule in
their pockets.
A box 81 inches spare and % in. dsep
will contain barrel, or TO- ,752 cubic in.
ches.
A box "a inches by Is in. square, and
II in. deep, will contain half barrel, or
1876 cubic inches.
A box 10 in. by 10 $40 in. square aud
in. deep will, contain a bushel, or
!, 1904 cubic inches.
A box 8 in. by S,4 in. square, and 6 in.
deep will contain one peek, or 1915 cI.
bicin.
A box in. byS in. square, and 40 in.
ieep will contain one half peck, or 1858
inches
A box I in. by 4 in. square, and ASH
leep, will contain half gallon, OF iSl.l
cubic inches.
A box inches BY 4 square, and
10 in. deep will contain one quart or
i7.2 cubic inches.
These measures all come within a
small fraction Of q cubic iuch Of being
perfectly accurate, a. near, indeed, as
any measures Of capacity have ever yet
been MADE for common use; the diff.
,ultV ofmaking them with absolute exact.
less, hss never yet been overcome.
Sep. q, NlsAO. jas. ". GARzErT.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-23

THE OFFICE BEGGARS.

The following extract from a letter, da
ted at Cincinnati, makes some singular
develObmenl in the office seeking line
The letter Of Gov. Corwin is singularly
unique! BY these things we have clue
TO the working behind the curtain. Gov
Corwin very freely admits that "APPLL.
CATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STA.
TlONS ARE NUMEROUS BEYOND
ALL EXAMPLE!!" This is the patri
OLism of The hard cider brawlers.
"WeIl, the Office seekers are Oft! And
how many do you suppose have gone from
tho Republican oflice7 ONLY FOUR.
Col. Todd, who is an applicant for The
ConsuIship at LiverpOol--Joseph Ora,
ham, for the Consulship at Havanna--
Henry E. Spencer for Mr.. Floods place
in Texas-aDd o. LOCKER, jr., who | sup.
pose, wishes to be the bearer Of despatch.
es to some foreign court. Thus we see
the sincerity and patriotism Of these office
hating patriots.
"But the most amusing that has como
under my notice relating to these Laza'
roni, is a letter received by one of the
office hating wings of this city, from Gov.
Corwin, who had been applied to, sup
pose, for letter of recommendation. |
herewith send you the following which
is d true copy:
COLUMBUS, Feb'y. l6, tS41.
Dear sir:--Your letter Of the 18th has
been received The applications for Off
cial station, as you know, suppose, are
numerous beyond all example. have
found it utterly useless to give general
letters Of the kind suggested in your let
ter. Such would be no service TO you. Gen
Harrison knows you very we'll; Of course
IcOuld give him no information concern.
ing your general qualifications he does