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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

FoNDNEss OF Wolves FOR BREAD.-The wolf, like
the bear, is excessively fond of bread, and after the
smell Of fresh blood that of fresh baking is surest to
attract him. A peasant woman, who had drawn her
hot rye loves out of the Oven quilted her cottage for
few minutes, leaving her two children playing on
the bench which the smoking bread laid Scarce
ly had she turned her back when an enormous wolf
sprang in, took no notice of the screaming children,
but snatched loaf from the bench She hearing
screams FASTENED back and she reached the door,
the wolf bounded out of it with the hot bread in his
jaws. 81 have heard the old woman often tell the
tale and invariably added And so lost my biggest
loaf, but never was there a guest more welcome to
it." Another time kitchen maid, whose office it
was to bake the common rye-brcad, carrying the
hot loves, towards night across the court, when she
met large animal whom she mistook for one of the
huge cattledogs. But it upon her, and she felt
the claws upon her arm, ready, at the next moment,
to slit the skIn is their wont, and rend her down.
In her terror, she crammed loaf in the creatures
jaws, and he made off with the sop perfectly content.
I-Frdzer's Mag.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

A WDow BEwITcHED.-Lieut. Wilkes describes
amusing scene which he witnessed at Astoria,
Oregon, where, among a crowd of Indians, were
several squaws all dressed in their best attire. The
principal among them, was widow, whose time OF
mourning for the death of her husband, had Just
expired. Her object was according to the custom of
the Chinooks, notify her friends that she ready
to receive the addresses of any who was in want
of wife.
The widow was of masculine make, and what we
would call buxom dame. She was attended by
seven others, of small stature In comparison, who
were her maids and all evidently accompanied her
to do honor to the occasion. Every half hour they
would arrange themselves in & row, and the widow,
at their head, affecting modest downcast look, would
commence chaunt, informing the bystanders that
her period of mourning out that she had forgot
ten her deceased husband given her grief to the winds
and was now ready TO espouse another. This chaunt
was accompanied by small movement of the feet
and body, which, with the cultural song and conse-
quent excitement of such an exhibition, caused the
fair ones wax that the perspiration rolled
down their painted cheeks; this, with the crimson
ush all tended to add brilancy to their dark eyes,
as they were now and then cast around upon the
multitude of Indians, who seemed all admiration.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

ANGLo-INDIAN WoRDs-English lexicography is
indebted to the aboriginal languages of this continent
for several words, which in use, and
of which are incorporated in our dictionaries.
Canoe, boat constructed of bark, wood or other
native material, propelled by paddles. This word is
derived from the Caraib term CaHOuG, and its adop-
ton dates as far back as the voyages of Columbus.
There Is tribe however, in North America, which
used the same term for the same object.
Tomahawk, a small and light belt axe, used in war
and hunting The word is derived from the Michigan,
tWmehdgan, the Delaware tamahican, or the Abena-
Xxi tdmegdn. Ottoe dialects of the great Algonquin
present analogous terms.
Squaw, female married unmarried The word
is not Indicative of this condition 1t is from the
Nanagansett, in which the word is spelt with finals
by Roger Williams. 1t is, in the language of the
Mettoacs of Long Island, squGh; in the Massachu-
sets eShqun; in the Chippewa, equa. The term for
wife, &C., is different.
Maize, the botanical specific name for Indian corn,
is derived from the tribes of Carab stock the coasts
of Panama, &c.
Wampum, denoting elongated shell-bead has
its origin in substantive radix, which employed,
with notifications, by sundry tribes the Atlantic
coast between Virginia and the Gulf of the st. Law
The photography, is here given, is from the
Chippewa, or more properly speaking Odjibwa.
Wigwam is an Algonquin word, denoting a lodge
or tent Of bark skins. 1t is written cickaram in
the old Algonquin; lceega'cam, in the obi rig
cOdn, in the Delaware and various other dialects for
house, such as Europeans construct.-H. X. School
craft.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

FARMING IN ArrAEAPAs.-The following sketch
from Planters Banner shows what may be obtained
from the virgin soil Of Louisiana, by perseverance
and industry.
On our recent trip to Opelousas, called upon
Mr. Joseph IL. Moss, a cotton planter living on the
Colgelee prairie, in the parish Of Lafayette, about
fifteen miles above New Town We soon found
that he was Gu fat In agricultural matters and had
qnte an interesting conversation. Mr.. N. informed
US that he to this State from Georgia, eighteen
or nineteen years ago. He had no capital aud conse
auently could not purchase clear land He settled
the prairie, public and> some three or four miles
from any wood, and with his own hands fenced in
piece of land on which with the aid of two little
BOYS he made sixty dollars worth Of cotton the first
season. This furnished him with supples-he fenced
in more land planted some China trees, and made
larger crop of cotton. lie gradually increased his
force, and has now quite number Of negroes fifteen
or sixteen of them good working hands. and some
valuable mechanics. He has four hundred acres of
land fenced in and he has raised on the barren prairie
a forest of one thousand trees - mostly catal pas
Chinas, ash, red OAK live oak, chestnut, walnut
hickory &c. He has between three and four hundred
sheep merino, and saxony, mixed with creole, and
fine stock of cattle, blooded horses, hogs, &c. For
the last ten or twelve years he has bought negro
clothing whatever, except shoes and hats. He has a
cotton spinning machine, and flying shuttle loom,
with which he makes clothing for his family and
negroes shifting, sheeting &C. He buys
neither DedS or Oedug, DeeI or pOrh, CoTn UT sugar
He kills his hogs In January or February, and cures
them and beef to keep throughout the summer. His
home made mans are equal TO any imported. He
makes cane enough for ole hogshead of sugar. which
is ground up at the nearest plantation. He has all
the necessaries of life in abundance, and nearly all
produced on his own premises. Even his ire.wood
is of his own planting He has quite a comfortable
dwelling, good kitchen, garden and orchard fine
gin house, good stables, blacksmith shop, house
set apart for weaving, and every other convenience.
He still makes Cotton is educating his children well
and teaching them to works about to fence in
his entire plantation with the Cherokee Rose vine,
and is going ahead with Improvements of every kind
He is wealthy but he cannot keep still-work is the
life of him. He reads too-for be takes the Albany
Cutivator. What is still more surprising, he has
never paid dollar for his land This will show
what industry and intelligence do in Attakapas.
We should not neglect to state that much of the credit
of his is due to his good lady-a creole of
Atakapas.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

STRANGE PRACrIcE.-A correspondent of the Con-
cordia, La, lntegencer gives the following sketch
of the practice" in cases of " intermittent in the
Sugar State, which will doubtless be edfyng to some
Of the faculty in the West
The wust fever we is got here is the ONERMTrEN;
it's purity tight cause its apt to hank long, but 1t
amt nohnk ekal to that digestive fever that tina dies
ov over in them hills
IN ginral, mostly, uses it up,in couple days,
gin rOmick in the fust place, then half an hour
after that, five ten grains of - Old Sampson thats
the short name we've got here for calony. Well,
then, when the case looks right, give about wine
glass full of tle-and the next day the niger is fit
ten for queline-and the day after, he kin walk into
the pork and make lis hoe ly-its seldom has EN-
in longer than tells you on-sometimes in the very
beginning of the attack l beeds, but it wont do,
stranger When the eyes look big and CLASSY, Old
Samson in Eve grain doses in every half hour for
about five hours IS jest the thing-tha is more people
killed by bleeding at the wrong time than tina is BY
Old Death hisself."
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

Poor WHITES A SLAVE STATE.-On entering
the station-house of railway which to carry
to our place Of embarkation. we found room with
only two chairs in it, One of these occupied by
respectable looking woman, who Immediately rose,
intending to give it up to me- ar act betfayng that
she was English, and newly arrived, American
gentleman even if already seated. would have felt it
necessary to rise and offer chair to any woman,
whether mistress maid, and she, a matter of
cours., would have accepted the proiered seat AZ
ter had gone out she told my wife that she and her
husband had come a few months before from Hert-
fcrdshire, hoping to get work in Virginia but she
had discovered that there work here for poor
white people, who despised by the very negroes
if they labored with their hands, She had found
herself looked down upon even for carrying her own
child for they said she ought to hire black nurse.
These poor emgrants were now anxious to settle in
some free State-LyeFs Trauels IN North America.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

THE BANKER AND THE CABMAN.-Alludng to the
probability that the Rothschds will contract for the
French Loan the Paris correspondent Of the Boston
Atlas relates the following anecdote:
6 The partner here might well have exclaimed,
few days since, "What's in name !" for that OF
Rothschd, failed to obtain for him credit for six
The millionaire had been overtaken in the street by
shower, and hackney coach presenting itself, step
ped into omnibus which passing. Arrived
opposite the Exchange, he made sign to the conduc
tor to STOP alighted, and was walking towards the
temple of god absorbed the financial operations of
the day. Stop" cried the conductor, you have not
paid your fair" "0h! / forgot" answered the Ba-
ron, and commenced n search in his pockets, which
proved to be, unfortunately, empty, fact which he
announced. "No humbug, tarcem," said the con-
for l can't wait here all day" 81 am sorry have
sous, but here is nv card and -the conductor threw
back the card, cut short the Barons apology with
volley of oaths. " Insolent fellow, am the Baron
de Rothschild." "COnnaiS pas want my six sous!'
The banker furious, and at the same time amused,
drew from his pocket book coupon of $4,000 francs
government five per cent stocks, and handing it to his
prosecutor, demanded the change. Just at this mo-
ment friend by, and greatly to the relief of the
astonished conductor, paid the six sous, which he
pockeed, and then as if struck with remOrse, made
low bow and assured the Baron that if he really
out of money he would lend him ten francs with plea
sure"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

Voltaire thus expresses himself the
subject of war ga hundred thousand mad animals,
whose heads are covered with hats advance to kill or
be killed by the like number of their fellow mortas
covered with turbans BY this strange procedure they
want, at BEST to decide whether tract of land to
,chich none Of them hare any claim shall belong
certain whom they call Sultan, or another whom
they call Car. Neither of them saw OF viii see
the spot furiously commended for and very few of
those creatures who thus mutually butcher each other
ever behed the animal for whom they cut each others
throats From time immemorial this has been the
way of mankind almost over the EARTH What an ex-
cess of madness is this and how deservedy might a
Superior Being crush to atoms this earthly ball. the
bloody nest of such ridiculous murderers 20
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

CHILDREN SrRANGLED-The Dubuque, Wisconsin,
Express states that recently at Potosi Mrs Goodrich
the wife of David Goodrich, fit Of insanity, stran-
gled her only two children to death with handker-
chief. The oldest boy about five years DID, and
the other girl or months old. 1t appears that
Mr.. Goodrich had been absent from home all day. and
that returning home in the evening he discovered
his wife the bedside trying stab herself with
knife and upon his speaking she dessted and directed
his attention to the two dead children Aid was i'm
mediately called, and the mother ravng and frantic
was put in confinement. She seems to have been at
tackled with sudden fit of madness, of which il is
said no, premonitory symptoms had ever been appa-
rent
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

VALUABLE SECRET" Sarah, / wish you would
lend me your thimble. / can never find mine when
want it,
"Why can you not find it, Mary %
"If you do not choose to lend me yours can Dor
row of somebody eIse.''
81 am willing to lend it to you, Mary. Here it
is"
80 1 knew you would let me have it,
"Why do you always come to me to borrow when
you have lost anything, Mary q"
Sc Because you never lose your things, and always
know where to find them"
"How do you suppose | always know where to find
my things ~
81 am sure cannot tell. If knew, might, per-
haps, sometimes contrive to keep my own"
This is the secret. have place for everything,
and after have done using anything, it is my rule to
put II away in its proper place."
80 Yes just though your life depended on it -
my life does not depend on it, Mary, but my con-
venence does, very much.'
"Well, L find time to put my things
away"
81 How much more time will it take to put thing
away its proper place, than will to hunt after it,
when it is lost!
"Well, I'll never borrow of you again. you may
depend on it,
"Why you are not affronted, Mary hope!"
90, no, dear Sarah am ashamed, and am de-
termined, now, to DO you do-to have place for
every thing and every thing in its place ~
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

letter was recently advertised in the Rochester
Democrat addressed to 'the prettest girl in Roches-
ter" On Thursday last young lady called at the
Office and demanded the letter thus addressed. The
Democrat says that the young gentlemen who wait
upon the public inside were thrown all aback by this
demand, being too young and inexperienced TO decide
upon female beauty. They called one of their sem
ors who came forward and after considerable squint-
ing and ogng through the delivery they finally gave
her the letter The leaves us in the dark as
to whether the young lady could conscientously claim
it.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04
THE Two BRorHERs-Tbe Count de LipniyiIIe,

The Two BR0THERs.-I The Count de Llgnlvllle
and Count d. Auticourt, twins, des, ended from an
ancient family IN Lorraine, resembed each other so
much that when they put on the same kind of Dress
which they did now and then for amusement, their
servants could not distinguish the from the other
Their voice, gait, and department the same, these
marks of resemblance perfect, that they often
threw their friends, and even their wives, into the
greatest embarrassment Being both captains of light
horse, the would put himself at the head of the
others squadron without the officers ever suspectng
the change. Count d. Autricourt having committed
some crime, Count de Ligniville suffered his
brother to 90 out without accompanying him, and the
fear of seizng the innocent instead Of the guilty,
rendered the orders to arrest of no avail One day
Count de Ligniyillc sent for barber and after having
suffered him to shave half of his beard, he pre-
tended have occasion to 60 into the next apartment
and put his night-gown upon his brother who was
concealed there and taking the cloth which he had
about his neck under bis chin made him sit down
in the place which he had just quilted. The
barber Immediately resumed his operation, and
proceeding to finish what he had begun, as he
supposed, but to his great establishment, he found,
that new beard had sprung up. Not doubling that
the person under his hands the devil, he roared
out with terror, and sunk down In swo0n on the
floor. Whilst they endeavoring to call him to
life, Count d. AuricCurt retired again into the closet,
and Count &c Lignville who half-Shaved returned
to his former place This was cause of surprise
to the barber, who now agned that all he had
was dream, and he could not he convinced until he
beheld the two brothers together. The sympathy that
subssted between the two brothers less singu
lar than the resemblance. If one felt sick, the other
was indisposed also; if received a wound the
other felt pain (; and this the case with every
misfortune that befel them, that on this account
they watched ever each others conduct with the
greatest care and attention. But what is still more
astonishing, they both had often the same dreams.
The day that Count d. Autricourt attacked in
France by the fever of which he died, Count de
Lignivie was attacked by the same in Bavaria, and
was sinking under it Universal Magazine
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

AQUIETUs FOR Cross BABIEs-By this we do not
mean knocking their brains againt the bedpost,
nor any thing of that sort. Nor do we mean giving
them paregorc, Duy's clixer, Dalby's carminative,
black drop, any poison The only requisite to qui-
ct the suallng, squeang miserable little wretch of
baby, is that it shall possess nose In the midst
of its screaming, press your finger gently and repeat
edIy the cartilage of that useful organ and in
less than two minutes it will be asleep The eastern
paper from whence this important discovery is derv-
ed, says in minute, but allow two, to prevent
any disappointment.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

SAeAcrrY OF DoG.-The following curious in
stance of the intelligence of dog is related by the
Edinburgh Weekly Register: +" The animal belonged
to celebrated chemist, who tried upon it the effect
of certain poison, and upon the next day admins
tered couner-poison, which had the effect of pre-
serving the poor creatures life. The next day ano-
Their dose was offered him; but merci! said he, he
would not touch it. Different sorts of poisonous drugs
presented to him but he resolutey refused ALL
Bread was offered, but he would not touch it; meat
but he turned from it water, but he would not drink
To him, his master offered him bread and
meat of which he himself ate in the dogs presence
and of that the sagacious animal hestaed not to par
take. He was taken to fountain, but he would
drink where but from the spot where the water
gushed free and fresh. This continued for several
days, until the MASTER touched by the extraordinary
intelligence of the poor creature, resolved to make
no more attempts upon him with his poisons. The
dog is now very gay and very happy but will eat OF
nothing that he does not first his master touch
will he drink except from the purest spot of the
fountain.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

That GREENsBURG letter in the last State Sem
tlne is queer affair As to the insinuatons against
the Post Master in this place. have nothing
say they may be false-but this is the first
we have heard Of these charges.
The object of the letter pave the way for
ing MIR. Stewart The present dominant party came
in with the avowed motto that to the yicors belong
the spos - the Offices belong the successful par
ty; and we shall look for, and expect every Wing to
be turned out.
There is thing in this letter that contains
truth:
"Do you recollect where in what town in this
State, that Gen Cass nsuted in the streets last
summer 2
We before exposed the truth Of this statement
The gross insult ths-a few boys about ten years
old hurrahed for Clay - MIR. Bryan, respectable
Wing, asked them not to do so, and they Immediately
dispersed
The Sentinel has twice published this falsehoOd.
Will it do our town the justice 10 correct it if not,
will it give this writer's name l-GreeHs6urgh RePO
STORY.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-04

A PHASE IN HUMAN LIFE.-Among the unhappy
votares of vice brought up this morning, was no
bic looking young woman, who had been arrested by
the watch might walker, the round of her dis
reputable perambuatons being Ann street and its pur-
heus. She heard the complaint read with a sullen
silence, which gave the impression that she was by
nature obdurate character, and although her COM
plexion blooming and her features handsome and
regular, it impossible to think her beautiful The
story of her msdeeds was harshly told by the night
police, and there seemed to be no reason why She
should not be returned to the house of correction,
where she had been twice before. But Mr. John Au.
gustus had friendly word to say against such dis
position of the case and addressed the court as fol-
lows: -
"May it please your honor, know something of
the history of this poor girl, and think she may be
reclaimed. She has been particularly unfortunate
from childhood. She never has been surrounded by
good influences. Her mother was a very bad woman,
and was instrumental in getting her into the house of
correction the first time she was sent there and vet
before her sentence EXPIRED the mother was herself
sent there for the same kind of conduct that she had
complained of In her daughter.
"When this young girl came out, she had no home
to 60 to, a friend in the world take her by the
hand to help advise her, and her only resource was
to return to her former practices She again
taken up and sent to the house of correction. She
was discharged from there Is months ago, and has
managed to keep clear from that till the present
think if could be allowed TO stand bail for her now
that | could get her In better track, and am will
ing be bail for her fortnight and in the mean
time have doubt shall be able to get her COM
fortaby and respectfully settled out of town. We do
save many of such girls, though it is equally true
that we may try in vain to save others. If she do
WELL as some have DONE shall rejoice and so ought
every humane man and if she does not do well,
shall not regret the attempt the risk which shall
rum"
Mr.. Augustus made these simple remarks in a Sc
rious and feeling manner, which happily touched the
heart of the unhappy object of them, and her previ-
Gus sulkiness gave way food of tears, which SO
changed the expression of her countenance that it
would be safe to say that more beautiful looking
creature could not well be imagined
MIR. Augustus, nathess the opposition of the watch
man, was accepted as her bail, and she went her way
repentant and rejoicing.-BoSton Post.