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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-05

LARGE SALE OF ISABELLA GRAPE VINES
WIN H. FRANKLIN will sell on Saturday at ii O'clock
w az IS Broad street the above Vine from three
old all described tlcsue aud will
bear fruit The first properly they viii! not be
taken until the morning OF sale as 2tis~rc
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
BATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.

The correspondent of the New York
American gives the following notice of a
visit to this standing problem in the ma.
tural history of the Holy Land. The gen.
tlemen of the party determined to test the
buoyancy of the water by personal expe-
rience.
They state, that where the water was
five feet deep, they were so buoyed up that
they could only touch the bottom with the
points Of their toes. Advancing to where
the water was six inches deeper, their feet
were suddenly taken under them, and they
were thrown in horizontal position, up
on the surface Of the water. They could
not maintain perpendicular position
without using some effort. They then
swan to where the water was extremely
deep, and endeavored to sink, which they
found impossible, even with some effort to
do. They could walk in the water equal
y as well as on the land, with their heads
entirely above the surface. They found
that they could sit and converse as easy as
on a dlvan. A strong breeze came on
from the south, and with it heavy swell.
They described the sensation produced by
this riding on the sea, without vessel or
plank under them, as very singular. One
of them had never before ventured beyond
his depth in wafer; while here he was en-
a5led, without the least sense of danger,
TO 90 to any distance from the land. They
became convinced that what had been
said respecting the great specific gravity
and buoy ancy of the water Of the Dead
Sea is entirely correct.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20

tered a sound between a sigh and a roar.
The magistrate looked out OF the win
dow, ill he saw the prisoners and theil
escort disappear at the corner OF the
Strada Chilamoae. Then turning to the
Dey-
Yourhighness is now at liberty TO leave
Naples, il he wishes so to do" said the
imperturbable functionary, with low
| bow.
"This very instant!' cried Hussen. !
will not remain another moment in slch a
barbarous country as yours"
"a pleasant journey TO your highness,'
said the minister.
$50 10 the devi!'' retorted Hussein.
| Before an hour had elapsed, the Dey
had chartered a small vessel, on board OF
which he embarked the same evening,
with his suite, his wives and his treasure;
and al midnight he set sail, cursing the
tyranny that prevented man from drown
ing his wife, and cutting off the heads of
his slaves. The next day, the minister
had the culprits brought before him and
examined. Osmin was found guilty Of
having slept when he ought TO have watch
ed, and Zaida of having watched when
she ought 10 have slept. But by some
strange omission, the NeapoIitan code al
lots no such punishment 10 offences; and
consequently Osmin and Zadia, to their
infinite establishment, were Immediately
set at liberty. Osmin took to selling pas
lilies for a livelihood, and the lady got en-
pIoyment as dame de compton in a coffee
house. AS to the Dey, he had left Naples
with the intention Of gong to Eng lane,
in which country, as he had been inform
ed, man is a: liberty to sell his wife, ii
he may not drown her. He was taken
i'll, however, on the road, and obliged to
stop at Leghorn, where he died"
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
THE DRUID'S ALTAR.

While toiling along these wild wastes
Gin Portugal) perceived, little way to
my lett, pile OF stones Of rather slngu-
lar appearance, and rode up 10 it. 1t was
a Druidical altar, and the most perfect
and beautiful one of the kind | have ever
seen. 1t was circular, and consisted OF
stones immensely large and heavy at the
bottom, which towards the top became
thinner, having been fashioned by the
hands of art to something of the shape OF
scollop. shells. These were surmounted
by very flat stone, which sIanted down
towards the south, where was door,
Three or four individuals might have TAX
en- shelter within the Inferior, in which
was growing small thorn tree. gazed
with reverence and awe upon the pile
where the frs, colonies of Europe offered
their worship 10 the unknown God. The
temples of the mighty and skiIiul Roman,
comparatively of modern date, have crum-
bIed to dust in the neighborhood. The
churches of the Arian Goth, his successor
in power, have sunk beneath the earth,
and are not to be found; and the mosques
of the Moor, the conqueror OF the Goth,
what and where are they? Upon the
rock, masses of heavy and vanishing ruln.
Not so with the Druid's stone; there it
stands on the hill of the winds, as strongly
and as freshly new as the day, perhaps
thirty centuries back, when it was first
raised by means which are a mystery -
Earthquakes heaved it,but lis capstone has
not fallen; rain floods have deluged 1t, but
failed TO sweep it from its station; the
burning sun has flashed upon it. but Meth
err split nor crumbed it; and lime, stern
cid time, has rubbed it with It's IRON TOOTH
and with what effect let those who view
It declare. There 1t stands, and he who
wishes to study the literature, the learn
ing, and the history of the ancient Cell
and Cymbrian, may gaze on lis broad GOV
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
SMALL POX.

We find by the Memphis Eagle, that the
citizens of DE Soto county Miss, about
Is miles from that city have been afflicted
with most extraordinary development of
this !oathsome disease, from incubation.
During the past three months some thirty
or forty cases of small pox appeared; but,
finally by general vaccination, its rava-
ges were arrested, until recently, when
some forty or fifty new cases developed
themselves under the following extraorii-
nary circumstances. An individual, little
thinking what he was about to do, very
imprudently undertook to quiz practition-
err of steam medicine, by telling him that
the only way to procure the pure vaccine
matter, was to take the matter from the
sores of small por patient, and mix it
with new milk. The steamer believing
him, went off and procured small pox vi
rus, and mixed it with milk, and inoculated
some forty or fifty persons, all Of whom
now have the small pox, and some Of
whom have died. A preacher, we also
learn, after delivering sermon on Sab
bath morning in a neighborhood in tho
country, informed the congregation that he
had with him soE,c of the genuine vaccine
matter, and would vacclnate all who desi-
red it; his was also this small pox and milk
mixi..re; he inoculated some 90 or 80, all
81 whom have the small pox. We pre-
sumo the disease will develope itself gen.
orally in light form, although there is
great alarm and distress among the attic.
ted people, and have been several deaths
among negroes. Such an imposition,
thoughtless no doubt in the person who
perpetrated it, might have-been palmed on
thousands of we'll informed persons; peo-
pie generally having but slight know
ledge of matters pertaining to the disease.
[Cres. City.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
A STEAMER on THE NILE.

We are now upon the sacred river, but II
is too dark to see its waters 6 Ieam,and the
shrleking of the steamer prevents US from
hearing its walters flow. Alas! alas! what
a paragraph! And is ii possible, ye Maids
of the Nile, that your deiticd stream Is to
be narrowed up by greasy, grun'lng
steamship, like the parvenue rivers OF
vulgar Europe? That stream, that gush-
ing from beyond the emerald mountain,
scatters gold around it in its youth. that
has borne the kings of India TO worship at
ancient Meroe, that murmureI beneath
the cradle of Moses, and foamed round the
golden PROV of Cleopatra's barge! Un-
happy river! Thou who in thy warm
youth has loved the gorgeous clouds OF
Ethiopia, must thou now expiate thy rap
lures, like lxion, on the wheel! Yes, Tor
thy old days Of glory are gone by, the veil
of mystery is rent away, and with many
another sacriliclal victim Of the ideal to
the practical, thou must, iorsooth, become
useful, and respectable, and convey cock
neys. They call thy sleamy torturer the
Lotus, too, adding insult 10 deep injury; a
pretty specimen of thy sacred flower, be-
grimed with SCOT, and bearing fifty tons of
Newcastle coal IN its calyx.-D"0lan
University Magazine.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
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Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
Number Sd.
TIE CHEvALIER BAYARD.

In the war carried on by Louis XII, of
France, against the Venetians, the town of
Brescia, taken bv storm, and abandoned
TO the soldiers, suffered for seven DAVIS all
The dlstresses of cruelty and avarice. No
house escaped but the one where Chevalier
Bayard was lodged. At his entrance, the
mistress, a woman of figure, fell at his
feet, and deeply sobbing, said, "Oh! my
ord, save my life, save the honor of my
daughiers!" Take courage, madam said
the chevalier, "your life and their honor
shall be secure while | have li(e." The
two young ladies, brought from their hiding
place, were presented TO him; and the
family, thus reunited, bestowed their
whole attention on their deliverer. A
dangerous wound he had received gave
them opportunity to express their zeal;
they employed a notable surgeon-they
attended him by turn, day and night, and
when he could bear to be amused, they
entertained him with concerts of music.
Upon The day fixed for his departure, the
mother said to him: "To your goodness,
my lord, we owe our lives, and to you all
that We have belongs by right of war; but
we hope from your signal benevolence that
this slight tribute will content you," (pla.
cling upon the table an iron Golfer full of
money! "What is The sunni" said the
chevalier. "My lord," answered she
Trembling, ono more than two thousand
five hundred ducats, all that we have; but
if more be necessary, we will try our
friends" MADAM said he, 81 never
shall forget your kindness, more precious
in my eyes than hundred thousand du-
cats. Take back your money, and depend
always on me-" "My good lord, you kill
me to refuse this small sum; take it only
as a mark of your friendship to our fami-
ly." SWELL" said he, "since it will o.
blige you, | take The money; but give me
the satisfaction of bidding adeu to your
amiable daughters" They came to him
with looks of regard and affection. ala
dies" said he, SHE impression you have
made on my heart will never wear out
What return TO make ] know not, for men
of my profession are seldom opu'ent--but
here are two thousal I'd five hundred ducats,
OF which the generosity of your mother
has given me the disposal. Accept them
as marriage present-and may your
happiness in marriage be equal to your
merit" "Flower of chivalry," cried The
mother, "may the God who suffered death
for US reward you here and hereafter"
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
HANDS AND HEARTS.

Many are the meanings which are put
upon hands and hearts, and however mys.
rious they seem to be, there is nothing
SO Ineligible as the use TO which these
words are applied. We say of one man
that he has heart, and of another that
he has none. We say that this man is q
bad hand at his trade, and another is a
good hand. Sometimes we see bill in a
shop window which says, "hands wanted"
or ia few hands wanted" Sometimes we
are invited to take a hand at cards-and
sometimes we say VIC have no heart to 60
about a disagreeable business. Hearts
are never advertised for in the shop win
dows. We never see bills printed with
"hearts wanted" There is something
more mysterious about heart than a
hand; but yet even the most stupid among
US can perceive that hearts are in demand,
and more frequently and earnestly sought
for, and more difficult to find, than even
the hands. The Creator has distributed
various gifts amongst his creatures, and
whilst he has given warm hearts and cool
hands to some, he has given warm hands
and cool hearts to others. Let not the
one class despise the other, for each has a
noble function to fulfil in the great econo-
my of human society, and the services of
each are alike indispensable. How very
useful to society, though, perhaps, hurlful
to themselves, are men of ardent minds,
sanguine temperaments, reckless, head
strong, fearless dispositions; wild and al
most desperate adventures and specula-
tors, whose sole ambition seems 10 be ia
suggest and to undertake what the rest Of
the world regard as impossibiliiies. The
world is kept moving by such men. They
destroy themselves too often by the inten
sity of their mental labors; but they give
an impulse to the affairs of men which
continually and successfully revives then
from time to time, and prevents the mine
and the industry of society from sinking
into imbeciIity. Other men, more fortu'
nate in life, to all outward appearances
are merely the agents of such restless spi
rits, who reduce to practice their wild anC
extravagant theories. The one class ha:
warm heart, the other warm hand-bu
how very useless would the one be withou
the other! What would the man of ge
MUS be without the cool resolute heart o
the men of prudence and worldly wisdom
Posterty would not even acknowledge biz
worth, which is all demonstrated at las
by practical results.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
CANTON MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL

were wanted, and even lowered his price.
The uniformity of copies, too, increased
the wonder. Informalions were conse-
quenily given to the magistrates against
him as magician; his lodgings were
searched, and great number of copies
being found, they we're seized. Faustus'
red ink, which was particularly brilliant,
was said TO be his blood, and he was sol
EMMY adjudged to be in league with the
devil. AT length, to save himself from a
bonfire, Faustus disclosed his art TO the
parliament of Paris, who Immediately dis
charged him from all prosecution.
Crescent City.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
A SHOCKING AFFAIR.

At E.na, Me-, last Monday week, mum.
Der of schoolboys, after an exhibition,
which lasted till 10 o'clock at night, re-
manned to romp until midnight. At that
time one Mr.. Ritteridge Friend, the school
agent of the District, entered the house,
when he found three of the boys walking
arm in arm up one of the aisles. He took
up strip of board and let drive at the
boys, striking it in the direction OF their
faces. The whole force of the blow came
on the lower jaw of Geo. Garter, son of
Elder Carter, SCATTERING the bone and
mangiing the flesh most tearfully. Carter
was alive next morning, but there was
scarce hope of his recovery. He has
not been able TO speak since he received
the blow. The school agent must be an
inhumln wretch,
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
From the London Punch.
SONGS OF THE SEEDY.


When blighted hearts and seedy coats
Are both together found,
The wretched union denotes
That all is dark around.
Ny heart, alas! is sear'd indeed,
And all exposed TO view,
Because my wrapper, from the Tweed,
Is wearing almost through.
They tell me should wear cloak,
They say that sorrow must;
But when they do Pm sure they joke,
For nobody will trust!
Eve tempted Doudney with bill,
But he has worn frown,
And pointing coolly to his ill.,,
Has whispcr'd-'Cash-sir-down.'
Alas! tits ever thus with those
Who live upon their wits;
They sometimes get suit of clothes
BY slarts--but not by fits.
The seedy coat, blighted heart,
The cold one do not heed;
But you and | shall never part
My wrapper--oh! my tweed
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20

erng, and CLEAN from thai blank stone the
Whole amount The Roman has left be-
hind his deathless writings, his history,
and his songs; the Goth his liturgy, his
traditions, and the germs of noble institu-
lions; the Moor his chivalry, his discove-
ries in medicine, and the foundation OF
modern commerce-and where is the me-
mortal of the Druidic races2 Wonder! the
pile of eternal stone!-Bdrrow'S Bible an
Spain,
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
THE DEVIL AND DR.. FAUSTUS.

The tradition OF the devil and DR.. Faustus
was derived from the ode circumstance in
which the Bible of Fauslus, who was the
first p, intcr, appeared TO the world. When
he had printed off considerable number
of copies, he undertook the sale of them
at Paris. The copies were painted in i'm
itation of manuscript, and it was his inter-
est to pass them off as such. But as he
was enabled to sell his uibles al go crowns,
while the sclibes demanded 800, universal
establishment was excited, and particularly
when he produced copies as fast as they
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20

MEAN MAN.-We find in an exchange,
an account of a mean man who never Lut
once gave AWAY anything in his lite-ii
we except the measles and small pox,
which he conferred on a little beggar boy,
and he has been sorry for that ever since.
Poor fellow, his neighbors ought to open
subscription for hun TO repair his loss
Perhaps twice as m1ny measles as he lost
would satisfy him.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
uINDOO FABLE.

There is n fable among the Hlndoos,
that thief having been detected and con-
demned to die, thought upon an cxpedient
by which he nigh! be rescued from death,
He sent for the joiler, and told him that
he had an important secret to disclose to
the king, and when he had done 50. he
would be read" 10 die. The king sent for
him to know what his secret was. He
told him that he knew the art of producing
trees that should bear gold. The king
accompanied by his prime minister, cour-
tiers and priests to certain spot where
they began their iacantations. The thief
then produced piece of gold, declaring,
that if sown il would produce tree, every
branch of which should bear gold; "but,"
added he, "this must be put into the ground
by person perfectly honest. | am not
50, and therefore pass it 10 your Majesty"
The king replied, "When | was ii boy,
remember taking something from my ia
Their, which, through trife, prevents my
being the proper person. Ipass it, there
fore, to my prime minister" The latter
said, 81 receive the taxes from the people,
and, as | am exposed 20 many temp.
tations, how can be perfectly honest?
therefore give it to the priest" The
priest pleaded the same as 10 his conduct
in receiving the sacrifices. AT length the
thief exclaimed, 81 know not why we
should not all he hanged, since not one OF
us is nest" The king was 50 pleased
at the ingenuity of the thief that he gram
ted him pardon
THE LAST OF THE STUARTS.
This most wonderful character still
lives at Tweedmourh. He completed his
ll5ih year, Christmas, 1913. His faith
err, Gen. John Stuart, was a cousin Of
"Prlnce Charlie" the Pretender. James
Stuart saw those memorable battles, during
the rebellion of l745, Preston Pans and
Culoden, aud has spoken to and had wine
with the Pretender. He has been five
times married, and now lives with his
fifth wife, rs years younger than himself.
! He has had by his several wives II chill
dren; ten of them have been killed in
battle, five of them in India. two at Ira.
faInar under Nelson, one at Waterloo, and
two at Algiers. For nearly sixty years
he has travelled in the border districts as
wandering minstrel; but he asked aims
from no one. Hundreds OF persons can
testify to his amazing strength, from which
circumstance he got the bye-name Of
Jenny Strength" Among other feat:
he could carry 81 FOUNDER cannon, and
he has been known to lift cart-load OF
hay, weighing a ton and half, upon his
back. 1t will be long before we can look
upon his like again, to hear his stories o
l745, and his glowing descriptions of the
Young Chevalier.
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AGENCY AT WASHINGTON.


A MOS KENDALL and JOHN E. KENDALL
with the Government of the following description,
viz:
Obtaining contracts from the Post Office and othei
Executive Departments
Procuring patents, and other business connected
with the Patent Office.
Procuring penslous--revolutionary army, and ma
w and other business in relation thereto,
Settlement of accounts, whether with the State,
Treasury, War, Navy, or Post Office Departments.
Prosecuting Of claims against the Government,
whether Tor lands other property, or money, before
any of the Executive Departments or Congress.
Our Office is in the house of AMOS KENDALL on
E street. the first door east of the Medical College,
two squares west of the Post Office Department
where we can be found during business hours
Amos KENDALL will prepare cases for presentation
to the Departments, or TO Congress. His ledge
of the forms and details of public business, derived
from service in the public Offices will enable him
to perform this service In the most effective
and those who intrust with business may rely upon
the utmost promptitude, and the use of all proper
means to bring il TO successful issue. Our charges
will be moderate, depending for their amount on the
nature of the case.
Persons at distance will find it much cheaper TO
employ us in any business they may have with the
Government than to come to Washington themselves.
We will also attend to the adjustment and collec
ton of private claims.
All letters on business should be addressed to
Messrs. Kendall & Co., agents, and must be post
paid.
AMOS KENDALL,
oct 3-6m JOHN E. KENDALL.
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