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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21
THE FRENCHMAN'S COWS.

BY "BoB W"
We remember TO have heard story told
with some humor, by friend. which we
believe has mol been in print" The
Frenchman is relating with great energy,
and appropriate gesture, his voyage down
the Ohio river. "Vell, Monsieur, you see
| get on re boat q, Peetsburg, to come
down re river to Louisville. La belle
reriere" YOU call him, tink him dam ug.
ly leetle, vat you call him : ah eui, branch
river vera low, vera lew indeed, vera
many passengers on ~ dam dirty leetie
boat great many lady. vera fine lady IN.
Peets, ,ich smoke my eyes till dem red as
if | drink moshe vishkey, va. you call red.
eye, vera appropriate name indeed, vera
appropriateness tell you, Monsieur, zs
river vera low, and 70 have not gone vera
far, ill BIN p we come on sand bar re
capilaine run on re top of re boat, and
hola back Warfare back Warfare but
re boat no back vartare-ze capitaine zen
hoIla get out re spar and pull over, but she
no pull over. However presently, perhaps,
may be by and by, We get off re bar. Veil
Monsieur, We have not gone more IAN one
day more down re river, ven BIN Z" We
come on bar again. De capitane holla
back Warfare back Warfare = she no back
Warfare, re capitaine holla pull over, pull
over = she no pull over, | get vera tired
look at re men 20 round and round Won big
post vid big stick stuck in him, and 60 TO
nosser bar and dink my brandy ponch.
Veil, Monsieur, We stay deere one, too tree
day in de dam dirty leetie boat till We have
Messing to eat. We see on re shore yer
beautiful meadow, vid vera many fine COW
-ze lady wish moshe for some milk, and
re gentlemen say you get in leetIe boat vd
US We drive re COW 10 YOU and you milk
zci"' e4py, re lady get into re leetle boa,
vat you eau 70 - md 60 yid US to re
meadow-ze ladv-yare nu~ j., ;oaoo1
have feetlc lin bucket for hold re NM
re gentlemen 90 to drive re COW to re lady
: for zem TO mllk-and We drive zem round
: and round, but re dam COW no 90 to zt
, lady, but presently, perhaps, may be by
! and by, We get zem down to we're re lads
r stand vid leetle tin bucket TO hold re milk
: -dlu tdt Npu iltih, hpIsituT dSheu
the Frenchman-" What p inquired we
! g Erery single one of them pas a Bull !"
ON LISTENING TO EVIL REPORTS.
; The longer live, the more feel the
importance Of adhering TO the rule hac
! laid down myself in relation TO such mat
lers: To hear as little as possible what
, ever is TO the prejudice Of others. ? IL
believe nothing of the kind until | am alb
: solutely forced 10 it. Never to drinI
! into the spirit of one who circulates an e
J vii report. 4 Always to moderate as fa
J as can, The unkindness which is express
ed towards others. 5 Always to believ,
d that, if the other side were heard very
: different accoun! would be given OF tn,
;. matter.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21
HYGElA.

He who (orgets the fountain from which
he drank, and the tree under whose shade
be gamboied in the days Of his youth, is
stranger TO the sweetes. impressions Of the
human heart.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21

CLOCK, l.. VI.
The Convention met according 10 adj.
lournmen,, when
Maj n. X caves, being called for, sd
dressed the Convention IN mos, app opFl
ate manner. Tie was succeeded by
Joseph II. Wilson, E,q., who being nlso
called on addressed the Convention IN a
very iorc'ble and eloquent speech.
Mr.. Garnc,,. the Engineer on the South
Carolina aud Charleston Rail Road, ad.
dressed the meeting IN brief aud encoufag.
ing terms.
Mr.. b. NJ. Jones, Assistant Engineer Of
the Richmond and Dauville Rail Road
Company, made a most fotc'ble and hap
ply effort which was much applauded.
H. c. Jones, Esq, read letter from
Ed. Robinson, President of tho Redmond
I Fredericksburg aud Potomac Rail Road,
accompanied with some appropriate re.
marks.
The following is an interesting extract
from said letter:
"Orrrcr R,cu'p FREp. s. T. r. r. Coy. !
RlouMosp. 25lh May, 1913.
"The great amount OF travel between
the North and South, now covered by sea
steamers and sailing packets between the
Northern and Southern Ports, must sa'isiy
every one Who will examine the subject
tina, no scheme Of improvement will pa,
better than Of as well as) a continuous lin
of railray betTeen the North and South
There can be no difficulty in bringing az!
amount Of capital which may bs wanted Il
bear on this object, with charter oterin.
liberal inducements to capitalists properl!
secured on favorable line. From an sx
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21
ON LISTENING To EVIL REPORTS.
TWO VERY PRETTY WOMEN.

One having d,ed.up hand and dried.
up heart, and the other on the contrary,
chal,y, charitable, and witty, giving much
to the poor-were arguing about the char.
acter of beautiful hand not being able
to agree, they appealed to a friend. 81
do not know how to decide" said the lat.
ter, but ask the poor; they will tell you
that the preltiest hand is the hand tina, i,
benevolent"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21

II Adrsifistmtnfs Inserted at One Dollar PEI
,qssre, (ie lines or less. Ills sivsd tgp,) for The
fya Insertion. and % cents for zach confirm.
sste. Court Advertisements and Saerig's Sails
charged 25 per cent higher; and deduction 81
So DER eenf p,H be made from The tsguisr pr.
ess for sfraiissrs BY the year. Adrernsemsnis
,nsai,a monthly or quarterly u per square for
.seh tms Ssmi.m0Hiaiy.15 cents per square
fer sse, time. q
pros'ms,ters arc respectfully requested to
set a. Agents.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21

A young physician asking permission Of
a lady to kiss her, she replied =" No sir
| never like to have a Doctors bill ,hrus
in my face"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21

Why would q hungry man rather be
burnt than gu'llo,ined' Because he pre-.
iess hot sscuk 10 cold chop.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21

The Baltimore Enterprise says tina, tho
case Of General Pillow IL not exactly "a
pillow case, but il 10 q case Of ssll.boster
'ug such as is rarely net with.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
CUSTOMS AND THINGS.

In the twelfth ard thirteenth centuries
good manners required that persons Of
different sexes, when invited to parties.
should sit down in couples, and each cou-
pic should have one plate between them.
In families. one goblet was deemed sul!!-
Glen, for ALL and ST. Bertrand was disin.
heried by his father, who was afflicted
with the leprosy, for having wi ped the edge
Of the goblet before he drank.
Beds. now such indispensable pieces Of
furniture, were to the Greeks and Romans
articles Of great Luxury. When they ex-
charged the leaves. and skins of beasts, on
which their heroic ancestors reposed. for
mattresses and feather beds, the bedsteads
were sometimes ivory. sometimes of cedar.
and sometimes of silver. 1t would be diff
ficult, a-days, in the middle ranks Of
life, 10 find beds such as our ancestors slept
on. not only with their wives and their
children, bu, with their dogs and their
frienls. An invitation 10 such a couch
was then considered the stronges, proof Of
affection and confidence that could be CIV
en-.
The first mirrors were made Of metal.
Cicero carries the origen Of them up to
Esculapius. Moses. TOO. makes mention Of
them. II was in the time Of Pompey that
the first mirror was made of silver OF
Rome. Plinv mentions brilliant stone.
probably tale. thin slices Of which being
fixed upon bright metal reflected objects
with great perfection. The first mirror Of
glass appeared in Europe 10 the latter end
Of the Crusades.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
ACTIVE PURSUIT TIE BEST CURE
OF GRIEF.

Grief OF whatever measure II may ex-
is,, will always be most obstinate and dam
gerous in those unengaged in active pur-
suits. and who have consequently leasure
to brood over their troubles. Bodily and
mental activity, and more especially, when
the result Of necessity must, by creating
fresh trains of association, and diverting
the thoughts into new channels, tend TO
weaken the poignancy Of affection. Moth
ing in truth. serves more effectively TO ligh-
ten the calamites of life, than steady and
interesting employment. 1t is, as we con-
ceive for the reason that females are gen.
orally exempt from the cares and excite
men,s of business. and confined at homo
TO their own relatively tranquil domestic
duties. that they so much oftener pine and
sicken under wounded affections than our
own more activeand busy sex. DR.. Good
observes suicide is frequent in the dis.
tress of seges, in the first alarm of civil
connections. or where they have subsidized
into state of camness, and the mischiefs
they induced are well pondered; bu, it sell
dom takes place in the activity Of cam
paign. whatever may be the fatigue, the pri-
va,ious or the sutierings endured. On the
fall of the Roman empire, and throughout
the revolution Of France, self.destruction
was so common at home, as al last 10 ex-
cite but little attention. 1t does not ap-
pear. however, to have stained the retreat
Of the ten thousand under Xonphon. and
according to NJ. Falret, was rare in the
French army during its flight from Mos
cow"
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
THE SIZE AND AGE OF TREES.

The traveller Adamson discovered in In.
dia baobab tree to which the largest oaks
| would be mere saplings, and the stem of
which measured from so to 100 or 100 feet
in girth. As they could not cut a tree
down every time they wished to ascertain
lis age, they measured it, and thus formed
an approximate guess. They thus came to
he conclusion that baobabs existed for five
thousand years. The celebrated cypress
of Mexico was at least as old, if not older
still than these. Ii must be remarked that
the deluge did not destroy the trees, since
the dove brought to Noah branch of the
living olive tree. Records still exs, in the
library at Milan, by which it was ascer-
tanned that cypress which grows in that
city was in existence in the time Of julius
Cesar Now that tree is only &c feet in cir
conference. while the Mexican cypress
was 100 feet There was nothing in the
constitution of trees at present existing 10
prevent their living on to the end of time,
whether measured by hundreds or thou
sands eff years. There has been exhibited
section of the largest branch of yew
tree which grew at northampton, Glouces-
tershre. 1t was iDchhs in diameter, vet
22S perfect and distinct rings could be
counted in it. Decandole from an exami-
nation of number of yew trees, ascer-
tanned that the average amount Of its own
growth literally was three ,welfths of an
inch in year. The circumference of the
whole tree was twenty. seven feet and
hence its age would be 1870 years. This
lands US in the time Of the Saxons; and we
have not the least doubt that there are views
still in existence which began TO grow long
before the Romans marched over Britain.
At Portugal. village among the Gram.
plans in Scotland, there is a yew tree the
age of which must be more than $500
years. 1t is evident that, as The vitality ex-
lists in the Nber the tree can 90 on constant
~ pushing forth its fresh rings of wood.
when the centre is dead; the vital princi-
pal is still working, and seems as if it could
90 on forever.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29

the Wing party throughout the U. States
they Qhe friends TO whom | refer) at the
same time are convinced that am more
available than any candidate that could be
presented to the American people.
do not pretend to vouch for the accu-
racy of all these representa- tons. although
| do not entertain doubt that they have
been honestly made, and are sincerely be-
ieved.
Ii has been moreover urged to me that
the great obligations under which have
been hitherto placed. by a large portion of
The people of the United States, the full
force of which no one can be more sensi-
BILE of than | am, demand that should not
withhold the use of my name, if it be re-
CURED. And have been reminded OF fire..
quent declarations that have made that,
whilst life and health remain man is bound
| to render his best services upon the call Of
his country.
Since my return home. have anxiously
delIberated upon my duty to myself, to my
principles. to my friends, and above all, to
my country. The conflict between my I'm.
affected desire to continue in private life,
as most congenialto my feelings and con.
dltion, and my wish faithfully to perform
all my public duties, has been painful and
embarrassing If refuse the use of my
name and those injurious consequences
should ensue which have been so confident
ly predicted by friends, should Justly in
cur their reproaches, and the reproaches Of
my own heart. And it, on the contrary, |
should assent to the use of my name, what
ever the result may be, | shall escape BOTH
have, therefore, finally decided to leave
to the national convention, which is to as.
semble next June, the consideration of my
name, in connection with such others as
may be presented to it, to make a selection
of suitable candidate for President of the
United States, and. whatever may be the is.
sue of its fair and full deliberations, it will
meet with my prompt and cheerful acqui.
escence.
1t will be seen from VIVA, l have stated
that there was reason to anticipate that |
would decline giving my consent to the use
of my name again as a candidate for the
Presidency of the United States. Owing
perhaps, to this, as well as other causes,
many ofmy friends and fellow. citizens have
avowed preference for, and directed their
attention to. the distinguished names of
other citizens Of the United States. Itake
pleasure in truly declaring that have no
regrets to express, no complaints, no re-
proaches TO make on account of any such
preferences, which am fully pursuaded
are generally founded on honest and patriot.
ic convictions. II. CLAY,
Ashland, April 10, 1913.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
TO TIE PUBLIC.

The various and conflicting reports which
have been in circulation, in regard TO my
intentions with respect TO the next Pres-
dency, appear to me TO furnish proper oc.
casion for full. frank, and explicit expos-
ton of my feelings, wishes and views upon
that subject. That, it is now my purpose 10
make.
With strong destination to the use of
my name again in connection with that
office, left my residence in December last,
under determination to announce 10 the
public, in some suitable form, my desire not
TO be thoughtSof as candidate. During
my absence, l frequently expressed to diff
ferent gentlemen my unwillingness to be
again in that attitude; but no one was au-
thorized to publish my decision one way or
the other. having reserved the right to do
so exclusively to myself. On rejecting, !
thought it was due to my friends to consult
with them before l took final and deci-
sive step. Accordingly, in the course of the
last three months, have had many oPpor-
,unities of comforting fully and freely with
them. Many of them have addressed to me
the strongest appeals and the most earnest
entreaties, both verbally and written, to
dissuade me from executing my intended
purpose. They have represented TO me
that the withdrawal Of my name would be
fatal to the success, and perhaps lead to the
dissolution, of the party with which have
been associated, especially in the free states
that at no former period did there ever exist
so great a probability Of my election, if
would consent to the use of my name; that
the great States of New York and Ohio
would. in all human probability, cast theiI
votes for me; that New York would more
certainly bestow her suffrage upon me, thar
upon any other candidate, and that Ohio
would give her vote TO no candidate resi-
ding in the slave States, but to me; tina
there is better prospect than has hereto
fore at any time existed that Pennsylvania
would unite with them; that no candidate
can be elected without the concurrence o
two of those three States, and none coul'
be defeated upon whom all three of then
should be united; that great numbers of gu
fellow. citizens, both Of native and foreigl
birth, who were deceived, and therefore
voted against me at the last election, ar
now eager for an opportunity of bestowin'
their suffrages upon me; and that, Wills
there is strong and decided preference
for me, entertained by the great body o
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
TO THE WINGS OF MISSOURI.

Having been recently nominated as the
Wing candidate for Lieut.. Governor of Mis-
souri, deem it due to the party, to my per.
sonal friends, and to myself, briefly to state
the reasons which compel me to decline the
nomination: do this after much serious re.
Election and consultation with many of my
truest and most devoted friends
In the first place, hold it to be the duty
of a candidate, whether for county, dis.
trict, or State, to devote his whole time, en-
ergies and talents, to secure his election. If
there are causes which puts it beyond his
power to do this. let him promptly give way
and make room for some one who is differ.
emily situated.
One reason, which compels me 10 the
adoption of this course, will suffice for the
public: there are many others wholly pri-
vate.
In the first place, it is my intention to go
to Philadelphia, as delegate to the Con.
venlion, which meets on the first Monday
in June. The proceedings of this Conven-
ton, consider far more important than
the mere question, as TO who is TO be the
Wing candidate for Lieut.. Governor of this
State. The performance of this duty would
necessarily take up large portion of the
time which should be devoted to the zeal
Gus canvassing of the State. Prior to leav-
ing for the East, there are many matters of
imperative necessity that will occupy every
moment Of my time.
am not willing to believe that there are
not many jealous and distinguished Wings
throughout the State. able, and willing to
do far more justice to the cause than my
SELF
1t would be vain for me to attempt to ex-
press, in proper language. my grateful ac-
acknowledgements to the gentlemen compos.
ing the Boonvlle Convention, for the man
ner in which was nominated. | can best
show it by my exer,ions in the cause here
after.
Your obt servt.
II ,sVrryrv,UV
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
The MAIDEN.

IT'S true thefonce | loved to SEQ
A maiden fair and beautiful,
With pensive look, or smile OF glee,
ln simple dress or ianciful;
Little mattered it to me,
II her brow were only fair.
Mild her eye and soft her hair.
If blush came Ger her cheek,
Whenever she essayed to speak,
II her lip so soft and red,
Mellow'd every word she said,
wished that she
Might always be
So very pure and beautiful.
So fair to see!
But when | found earth's chilling air
A blight Ger all her beauty threw,
But when ! saw that maiden fair,
Disappearing like the dew,
To see her like did not care.
Nay! lis sorrow to me now,
To look upon lovely brow;
] cannot praise blooming cheek,
For it fadeth while speak;
The sight to me is pitiful,
And deeply makes me sigh.
For when they grow so beautiful.
They always die
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
ID. ID. MITCHELL.
THE BOND OF THE HOUSE.

The English term husband" is derived
from the Anglo.Saxon words bus and band
which signify the "bond of the house,
and il was anciently spelt house-bond, and
continued to be spelt in some editions of
the English bible, after the introduction Of
the art of printing. A husband then, is a
house bond-the bond of housc--that
which engirdles the family into the union of
strength and the oneness of love. Wife,
and children, and STRANGER within the
gates'--all their happiness are encrcled in
the house, bonds embrace, the objects of his
protection and of his special care. What
fine picture is this of husbands duty,
and familys privileged
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
SADDLING.

TI,HE undersigned respectfully informs his
l. friends and the public in general, that he in
tends keeping on banda general assortment of all
ca articles in his line Of business, and will
A4A sell as low as cun be bought elsewhere, in
the upper country, for cash, or 10 punctual custo-
u,ers on the usual credit.
The following articles Of produce will be taken
m mart in exchange for work: Green and Dry
Hides, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Flour, Meal, James,
Linen, Lnsty, Beeswax, Sewing Thread, &c, &c.
Special attention will be given to ali orders Call
and see.
hA-Shop in Mr.. Chrsmans old store room. One
door below R. H. Laws. A. }. WILLIS.
Fayeite, Jan. 9Th. lS45. 4-ly'
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
l.. ID. Brewer,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

VTTILL attend to any business entrusted &c
w him--in the Second Judicial District
REFERENCES
Browsing g. bushnell. Quincy, Illinois.
e. a., w ! M n,v,s' ESQ., F.ye,ss.
1 W. PICKET, Benton, Miss.
Col. p. H. FOUNTAIN, Pontatock, Miss.
McCAmPBELL & COATES, Huntsville, Mo.
rrOfice-NIcC ,MPBEL's Buildings, Huntsville
No, Randolph CO., Dec 18th, '46. 4O-ly
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James w. Harris,

Commission. and Forwarding Merchant, and
Produce Dealer.
WATER STREET, GLASGOW, MO.
r IBERAL Cash advances made on all ship
ments of Produce, &c. for the Southern and
Eastern markets.
Glasgow, January %, ls45.--46 en-.
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Medical Card,
Doors. J. c. PARRISH AND A. PATIsoN

Doors, j. T.. PARRISH AND "A. PATIsoN,
s..... Botanic Physicians,
.ORATEFUL for past patronage, still continue
NJ to offer their Medical Services to the citi-
gems OF Howard county.
Or. A. Patison will continue his Office at his
residence, one quarter of a mile east of Mr., Will
ioughby Williams. ,,.,
DR.. J. C. Parrish may 6e found at his residence,
formerly occupied by James Owens, one quarter
of a mile east of Salt Creek Meeting house.
6ArNB. ]. C. Parrish will practice Dental
Surgery. .. ell. :, g
March 4lh, 1913. a2-i
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
LONGEVITY.

There is nothing in the system Of nature,
which, in our present state of knowledge,
appears so uninteigible as the scale Of lon
gevity. 1t must be admitted, indeed, that
our knowledge. upon this subject is very
imperfect, for all that is known of domes-
tical animals, and the accidental facts which
have been preserved concerning others,
tends to the strange result, tina, longevity
bears no relation either 10 strength, size,
complexity or organization, or intellectual
power. True it is, that birds, which seem
TO rank higher than beasts in the scale Of
being, are also much longer lived. Thirty
is a great age for horse; dogs usually
live from fourteen to twenty years; but it
is known that the goose and hawk exceed
a century. But fish, evidently lower
rank in creation than either, are longer
lived than birds; it has been said Of some
species, and certain snakes also, that they
grow as long as they live, and as far as we
know, live ill some accident puts an end
to their indefinite term Of life. And the
toad, it cannot indeed be said that the toad
lives forever, but many Of these animals
who We're cased up at the general deluge
are likely to live till they are baked in their
cells at the general confiagra,ion.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-29
DOct. A. s. Dinwiddic,

GRATEFUL for past patronage, still continues
VI to offer his MEDICAL SERVICES 10 the
citizens Of Howard County.
n-rOfice on the South East side of the public
square, where he can usually be found in the day;
at night-at his residence, Sd door below the Bank
Fayette, April 10th, lS47.