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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25
COOkimg Stoves.

Kitchen Cempsnioas,) with large ovens. and
j variety u fixtures particularly adapted 10
eeuairy use. sna which should bs fsuai in the
Kitchen Of every family, bsing obiainable By
aIi. from the very modersie price.
\ rs follswios i : list Of prices, including all
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

How does grass feel When i i moved
f,feels very much CIT dO'Dn
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

IA mason tried ihe other day T. puf--
chase 81 farmer hen that would faT
bricks.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25
Stoves, Furnaces, and Ranges

Those represented tbose are particularly re
recommended Cor rarlors. Setting Resms, &c !,
oae being adapted 10 wood AID The ether 10 nj.
tuniaoas or Apthrseils Coal. They being all
eass.Iton art rendered very durable. and Al Tie
same time moro ernamental than ythine here
tofars gotten up, The price Of the wosd stove
e. slt, thai Of the eesl stovs ll9.
liso. tpperior four boiler
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25
JACOn FUSSELL,Jr.,

NNo. 80, LiglH Street, B.7L1TMOkE,
sYXJoULD respectfully eall The attention OF
w those wanting articles in his line, 10 the
very extensive sssorlueutl which be now has Cd
hand, embracing al che different varieties of
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

& fellow who was looking vaeap'ly
over newspaper, seeing 7 Cotton Gin
III capitals al the head of paragraph.
mu,iefedip himself-. COTTON powdor and
cotton eini'-iip tbe name 81 wonder what
Wont they make .oul q cotton next
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

Years passed-lone. changing years.
aha, frightened the smiles Of some. and
caused The tears Of others to fow-thai
looked npon the cradle. and the new,
made grave. the gay bridal party. and the
|funeral train. Years that few almost M
beaded BY some. and whose tedious round
others counted By days and nights Of sor-
row. But they were gons. with their
smiles and their iears, their sunshine and
their clouds.s
10 boudoir. tssiefully, cited up With
all those little niceties which belone 10
woman 10 her private life. sst Alice Al
ton. She. vas paIer and more broken
than when We saw her last. Dol stu Beau.
| tif1l even more beautiful than then
time and thought bad given an ipielieclu-
Il repose 70 her fssiores. and that full,
SD expression. 10 her eye which lends !
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

"A sleery deacon who sometimes 10
deised ID popular games. hearing The
minister use Inc words shuttle OF this
mortal chil started np, rubbed bis ewes,
AID exclaimed. Hold ONT my dealf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

Some writer's speak of the pleasure Of
dding GOOD. No doubt itis a pleasure ~
,er YOU eet used 10 i. Bot il IS hard 70
get one \ hand 10. Il
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-08-07

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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-08-07
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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27

To FIX AmMoNiAcAL GAsEsIN VAULTS;
The most e~ffectual substances that car be
employed for the purpose of attracting am
mon,acal gases, are green yitriol or COM
mon copperas (sulphate of ironh and sui
phuric acid. A pound of either Of these
substances, diluted in a gallon of water
and thrown into a vault, will ininediatcl
| render it inodorous.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
NO. 3

RAIsINo You've OUNCE TREgs.-An
intelligent cultivator offruit has very sue
c~essfully adopted the following practice for
raising ounce trees in the nursery. Instead
Of planting the cuttings Of tho desired var
Iety into tho soil, as by the usual method
he inserts each cutting as a graft into m
apple root, precisely as in commit root
grating. The cuttings grow.
ing rapidly at once, deriving as they dos
full supply Of nourishment from the root Of
the apple; and. afterwards throwing ous
roots Of their own, as they always do very
freely, the apple root sePoratcs and dies,
while the ounce continues to flourish on
lta roots. This Is found to afford very hand.
some and thrifty young trees, and with
much greater certainty than ifr"ised Elm.
ply by cuttings in the soil.
The sanro cultivntor picked The past sea-
son two barrels Of ounces from a single
tree. This tree 10 eighteen years old.
and ono foot in diameter near the ground.
AS with all the othe trees in the orchard
the soil around it has been kept rich and
| constantly cultivated. -Cutiud'or.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27

COOP CHARACTER.-The late Lord FL
don had occasion to discharge a coachman
whom he suspected Of Purloinirg bis corn
In a few days after, he received a lett r
from a merchant inquiring into the mans
character, and his lordship' reply was that
he was sober, and ID good coachman, bat
he entertained suspicious that he had chea.
ted him. The mar came neAt morning to
return thanks to bis lordship FOR procuring
him 50 excellent q place. My master
said he, s'gas con cnted to find was az
Der and a good coachnan, tWt AZ T.
cheating your loriship, hs thc'tSht tbsd-vl
/ himself could not 90 it."
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
AGRICULTURAL.
From the american Agricmturtst.
on GRASSES.

From me American AgFECNttuT tSt'
on GRASSES.
Tr IL said that all the Cerealia, or cult.
waited grains, so valuable to man, as fur
nishing the chief material for bread, the
origin Of not one of them 10 known with
any degree Of certainty, if we except
maize, or Indian corn. Recent iDforma-
ton seems to prove this magnificent pant
to be indigenous TO South America, fom
whence a curious variety has been obtain
ed, in which each grain is cnycloPcd in
gLumes or husks, as in other grasses; pre-
senting, when an immature ear IL %huSked,
n close resemblance to an ear Of beatdless
wheat, of a gigantic size. This, the IN
dians asset, still grows wild in the humid
woods of the province of Paraguay lit
is said that the same kind Of corn still
grows wild from California to Brazil
Among the earliest records Of the man
ncrs and customs Of nations, the c0ItlVa-
ton of grain is often alluded TO-, or distinct
w mentioned. Abraham set bread before
the angels who honored his tent with their
heaven. directed visit. Egypt was desola-
ted by famine in consequence OF the tat
lure of the crops of grain for seven success
sive years from the devastating effects o
which, Joseph saved the %jnhabitants Il thai
and the adjacent countries by his suPerhu
man wisdom, which enabled him TO fore
tell events, and his prudence in storing VI
1.-The surplus corn Of the seven preceding
years of unexampled plenty, when the cart
e brought forth by "handfuls." In Europe
MI bread stufFs are indiscriminatei Gale,
corn, a name which in this countfyis give
s to maize alone. Ruth CLEANED inthe field
f." of Boaz-that prince Of farmers-durin
: both the wheat and the barley harvests.
/. The geographical distribution Of graf
varies in different countries, depending III
- merely on climate, but also on industl
and civilization. Within the northern p
49, lar circle agriculture is found only in a fe
places-the polar limit being in Laplan
- where it reaches the 10th degree of lat
NO tude. In Siberia wheat scarcely arriv
at perfection at 60, and in Kamtschat
- there is none. On The northwest cosst
America, between the SD and 57th d
- grees, barley and rye come TO maturi
while on the eastern OF Atlantic side
limit is 52e.
The grains which thrive farthest no
in Europe are barley and oats. On
southern border of this limit, rye is as
ciated with them, and then becomes
prevailing grain-as in the south of Swee
- and Norway. Denmark, the north Of u
many, and a small part of Siberia.
IL the southern part Of this zone wheat is
so found, and there barley is chiefly u
as food for horses, and in the manufact
of malt liquors, though man still make
a part of his daily s]usrenance. I
follows a zone in Europe and western !
wher re rye disappears, and wheat ain
exclusively furnishes bread; as in the 81
of France, and of Germany, Hungary,
Crimea and Caucasus, and also the mi
= of Asa. Here.the vine is found, and v
him. supplying the place Of beer, conseque
~
mall barley is little raised, or only as foo
horses and mules. Next follows a dis
1T. where wheat still abounds, but W
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
REAL AND SON

Nonru CORNER OF CHURCH AND WFTER STREETS.
Hayetand willcontnue to keep ION on A. lhafa inc year 'OU"O'
Western Produce, Provisions, Grocesle9 NrockeFy' "l"'''
T;n wooden, Willow and Hardware. Afsos
oms, PAINTS, PURIFY, ' Glass; @s,, t5oP; H." ANON : a@,s 10 in
,t,,.hIh. yoHr 10 aH for cash as low i not hWf NJ" -" "" ~"
r.n, Rnuyc. Give them a call.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27

Specie is pouring into New York from
abroad. The Hayre packet Bavaria had
100000 on board, and the next steamer
Is expected to bring an immense sum.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
oREGoN.-For The Tribune
ny CLARENCE HERBERT.

OyER the rolling prairFoA
To where the rivers run
Beyond the Western mountains
Down I, the setting sun, 6.
Flows the full and broad 9 lumba,
Through a land I bill and plain n
The mystic land Of Oregon "
Far by the Western main.
The broad pacifC's breakers
Chime along its rocky shore,
O'eri its wales the snow-eapt mountains
Brood watching evefmore:
But a thin its howery valleys.
And along its gentle seas,
No cottage-home sits smiling,
No ship bends to the breeze.
BY It's streams the wandering Ludian
Stops delving for bis food
Roam free amid its fore.ts
The grim bears grizzly brood
Fiom the fiery mountains crater
To the blue seas rocky bound,
Spreads the broad domain Of Nature,
With her primal grandeur crown'd.
Shining town and spirdd city
Soon shall CLEAN along that land,
Aud the white-wing'd sails Of Commerce
Wan their treasures to Its strand;
And fioeks along the hillside,
And herds withimthe glen,
Shall cheer the cultured landscape.
Midi the happy homes Of men.
The crimson wing of Conquest,
Gathered not those valleys in,
Nor around the clustering hearth-stone
Clings the curse of slayery's sin;
But q strong-arned band Of frsemen,
The peaceful Sons Of Toll,
Bring the roses to that wilderness,
The c~orn-ghcaves to Its soil
That brilliant Star Of Freedom
On u country's flag shall blaze,
With a mild and pure effulgence-
No spot upon It's rays;
And a more enduring glory,
Those pioneers shall claim.
Than they with bloody hand who win
A heritage Of shame
Specie is pouring into New York
abroad. The Hayre packet Bavaria
100000 on board, and the next steaI
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27

@ Mr.. Macready's colloquial man.
ner of delivering some of his most striking
passages, furnishes the subject for q brace
Of amusing anecdotes in WemysH' book:
In rehearsing the play Of Virgintas, (ae
Balimorc,1 an occurrence took place
which caused a hearty laugh at The ezpen-
Sc of Mr.. VIM. Forrest, (brother to tho
tragcdian,) who was the Icilius.-Caugha
BY the natural tone and manner Of Mr..
Macready, who, turning suddenly, said
"Will you lead Virginia in, or do you wait
for me To- do it % Whichever you please
Mr.. Macready," vas the ready answer
He even deceived the acting manager,
Mr.. Cowell, old and experienced as he was
in a similar manner, in William Tell
When speaking to young Wheatly aboUl
his shoe heing united, Cowell aid rAthe
pettishly, "Dont keep US here all day, Mr.
Macready, about the boys shoe-go on
with the rehearsal"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
LANES McYAY.

HUtLDEH Y AHCHIEECE'
Respectfully informs The citizens Of Baton
Rouge and vicinity, that he 10 prepared 10 un-
dertake all contracts in his line, and will be
always ready to execute orders for every ar
ticle yofhouse joinery on the most reasonable
terms. -
Refer 10 Col. p. Hickky, II. w. Fowle'
and Joseph Menard, Esqrs.
April II no. ~
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27

TuArcH, on the roots OF houses, may be
rendered ncombustible BY a common flame,
by coating it over with a mixture of white.
wash and alum. | lb. Of alum viii suffice
for ) gallons Of vsite-wash.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
CORN and OATS.

SALT.
100 sacks coarse and fine s~Altiust receiv-
ed and for sale
BrAL and Son.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS

In addition to the extracts published in
our last number, with regard 20 the won.
derfd effect ofthe inhalation Of ether Ia
rendering patients undergoing surgical Op.
c~rations inscnsiblc TO pain, we take the fol.
lowing from an English newspaper dated
18th january last.
PAINLESS SURGICAL OPERATIONs.-Guy's
Hospital London on Tuesday was crow.
d d to excess by members Of the medical
profession from all parts ofthe metropolis
and the count Y, 10 witness tho results Of
two surgical operations under the new
process Of inhalation Of ether. The first
case was that Of a boy, IL or Ii years q
age, for lithotorny (stone in the bladdef.)
When brought into the theatre, and bound
as usual, Mr.. Robinson, ofGowcr-street,
the inventor Of the apparatus, Offered tho
pipe for inhalation. At first he refused,
but by some tact the pipe was introduced
and the nose closed, and in two minutes
Mr.. Robinson said that the patient WAS
ready. The operation then commenced,
and in one minute more vas completed by
MIR. Morgan. The boy, after his removal
to the ward was nsited by the surgeons
and on being shown the stone ho said,
"You never took that from me, ! knows, az
never felt It," The next case was still
more extraordinary. The patient, q man.
suffering from congeni.al hernia, when
brought into lhe theatre, readily took tn"
yapor for five or six minutes. Tho word
was then given to Mr.. Key by Mr.. Robin.
son to commence the operation, and th"
patient was under the surgeons knife from
rs to 20 minutes. On being asked BY
those around If he had felt pain, he replied
"None in the world. ! have been looking
. at those gentlemen outside" lie alluded
: to numbers Of gentlemen who, being una
t bic to gain admittance, had occurs to th'
I skylieht of the theatre. MIR Morgan ans
Mr.. Key pronounced the results to be per
= fectly satisfactory.
The ETHER AsTIDoTE.-An cTPerl
rs mcnt was made at the Royal lnfirmHTI
is Edinburgh, onBSaturday week, by DR.. Dun
? can. The patient was young man, wea
10 and emaciated, whose limb it was decme
70 necessary to amputate at the middle Of tn
IS high. After inhaling the vaPor Of etht
Ks for about two minutes, he became quite IL
i. sensible TO pain, and the operation was pr
ceeded with, the anodyne influence bc7n
ar maintained during its progress, hJ u
liz continual administration oftle elder. II
eyes continued open, and he readily 81
Eat swercd the questions put to him, desc
ia bling with gteat calmness that be felt
en- pain of any kind. The pulse Of the pate
by remained unaltcrcd, and IN every other r
&c, spect the appearances a the oPer' ion WE
e precisely similar to others ofthe same kin
The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07
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Public--So. 2i- AN ACT

Further lo extend the charter of the Union
 Bank of Georgetown, in the Dislriei of
 Columbia.
 Be Il enacted by .ac Senate and Hoase of Representatives. q ths c, States ,f .amerlea n Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An acl to extend the charter Of the Union Bank Of Georgetown, on the District of Co., lumbia," approved the twenty fifth day ol May, in the year eighteen hundred and iwen- .y eight, be, and the same is hereby, further extended to the first day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and forty mine, until W hicb time sand act shall be in full force, for the sole purpose of enabling ,he Preslden, and Directors of said bank, for the time being, to close it's affairs; Prorided, Ina, said bank shall nos exercise any baking privileges, or any other powers, except 10 collect and pay is debts. and close up its business
 Approved, March 2, lS47.
The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07

provided for in the third section of this act, and the iessees respectively shall De entitled to the privileges secured by said section up- on the voluntary surrender Of the lease or leases held by them.
 Sec. $. .and be if further enacted, That the management and control of the mineral lands shall be transferred from the War De partmedt, and placed under the jurisdiction and control of the Treasury Depai unent and all books, maps, papers, instruments and other property procured, to be used and em- ployed in the management, survey, expior- ing, or conducting of said mineral lands by the War Department, shall be delivered over and made subject to the disposition of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
 Sec. 6. And be t further enaeted, That the President. by aud with the advice and consent of the Senate, 90 soon ss q sufficient number of townships are surveyed, and re- turns thereof made to the General Land of. ice, to authorize the commencement of the sales in said district, shall appoint one regis ter and oue receiver for the land office in said district, who shali reside ut she place desig- mated by the President for the land office, re. ceived such compensation, give security and discharge all duties pertaining to such office as are prescribed by law.
 JOHN ". DAVIS, Speoker
 ofhe House Representatives
 0. M. DALLAS,
 Pyssidsm oft ths Senale Approved, March l, l847.
 JAS. K. POLK
The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07
Pnblic--No. %. AN ACT

To amend an act entitled "An aes to regulate
 the carriage of passengers ID merchant ves-
 sells" and to determine the time when said
 act shall take effect
 Be a enacted by fke Senate and House of Representatives. of tAe United Ssatss of .Ame- riea iH Congress assem5ied, Tbas the act tn regulate the carriage of passengers in mer- chant vessels, approved the swenty-second day of February, eighteen hundred and for sy seven, shall, la rsGard to all vessels, CT. irving from pcstee On this side of the cspe' of Good Hope and Horn, take eSscs and b'
The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07
Public--No. 9.
 AN ACT

Making appropriations for the supper, of the
 Military Academy fer the year ending on the thirtiesh of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight
 Be !! enacted by ihe Senate and House of Representatives. of tAe Uniisd States of .fmerica ia Coagress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the .rea- sury not otherwise appropriated, for the sup port of the Military Academy for the year ending on ibe .hirtieth June, one thousand eighth hundred and forsy-eighl
 For pay of officers, instructors, cadets, and musicians, seventy-nine thousand seven han dred and sixiy-four dollars.
 For eommuiation of subsistence, five thousand four huadred and two dollars.
 For forage for officers horses. four .hous. and three hundred and twenty dollars.
 For clothing of ofieers' servants. four hundred and twenty dcllars.
 For repairs aod Improvements, fuel and apparatus; forage fcs public horses sad oxen.
The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07

in force from and after the thirty-iirs. day of May next ensuing; and in regard to all ves- sels arriving from plaees beyond said capes, on and aIter the ihiFiieth day of October next ensuing.
 See. 2. fad be t fartssr snatied, That so much of said act as authorizes shippers to estimate two children of eight years of age and under, ss one passenger, in the as signment of room, is hereby repealed
 Approved, March 2. lS47
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Resolutions.

A Resolution respecting the maps and charle
 of9fhe surveys of the boundary lines of
 .t<he Cniied States of America with foreign / States.
 Resoirsd 6y Dts Saaote aud House of Re. personalities of the Uaited States of Amer iea ia Congress assembled, That he Sscre- tary of State be directed ,o cause .o be pre- pared. and transmitted to the executives of the several States having boundaries with forelga states, competent number of au- then6c copies of the settleinen, of such boun- daries, and the maps and charts relating thereto, and the evidence thereof in the State Department
 Approved, March !, 1877.
The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07
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