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CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, July IS, Is4o.

BY this time the patients attention was
aroused, and breaking over his taciturnity, he
exclaimed:
what! what! what is it, Dr.. Todd?'
What! sure enough was the reply.
But what?' reiterated the patient.
Why, sir, something very singular-in your
case; but as am under no obligations to you
for the disSOvery,I will keep it to myself /!
More than that, it is as much as physicians
reputation is worth to advance such an opin-
fon.'
sDo6tor,' said the p%atient,' 8 must know
will do anything in my power you ask of me,
to know3
tWhy, sir; said the doctor, il | tell you, it
must be a profound secret between ourselves,'
To this the patient readily asserted.
'Then, SIR continued the doctor, you must
know that you have The smallpox i~nternaly!'
In an instant, with all the strength he could
command, the patient sprang from the chair,
seized the doctor by the hand, and exclaimed,
tYOu are the doctor for me! This is just
what have been telling the doctors, but not
one Of them would believe a word oft. Now,
is there any remedy? Is there any hope in
my case?'
81 think there is,' said the doctor; BUT
mark, all depends upon closely adhering to my
directions. There are three ways by which
the disease may be eradicated, one is BY ihsen.
si5le potspiration; another by internal RENE
dies, the third by bringing 1t out upon the sur
face in the form of an eruption.'
tLet it be the last,' was the qufck response
of the patient. tLet me have %occular proof o
the fact, and ! shall be satisfied
The patient was then put upon a nutrition
diet, by which he rapidly regained his healtl
and strength, at the same time taking som,
harmless medicinal preparation, which the Dr
assured him would in due season bring fort
the eruption. When the specified time arrived
the doctor directed the housekeeper to streV
his bed with cowhage, an article known
most persons, as producing an eruption, &C
companied with an intolerable itching, whe
applied to the skin. His bed was thus pre-
pared--he retired on the night in which tn
doctors skill was to be put to the test. II
had not been long in bed, when to his greO
satisfaction the itching commenced, but wish
ing to be fully assured that all was right, h
, called for a light, and found the surface Of hi
body an entire blotch. Satisfied with tn
E proof, he endured the suffering patiently unit
morning. Soon after, he resumed his business
d and was never troubled again with the sinai
pox internally Hartford Chronicle.
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SMITH THE RAZOR sTROP MAN.
A SPECIMEN OF LOGIC.

"Some folks say that it is right to drink al
cohol, because it is a good creature Of Cod
Well grant that it is; 80 is castor oil, and SO lie
vinegar a good creature of God; but is that
sufficient reason for a person to drink it three
four, or a dozen times a day? A dog is "a
good creature of God, but suppose a dog gets
mad, and bites a man or woman, would you let
him alone because he is good creature Of
God? Would you be satisfied with cutting
off his ear or his tail; or would you knock
him on the head, and pitch him headlong into
the street, Now, alcohol is more than a mad
dog, for a bite from a mad dog only destroys
life. while a bite from aIchy destroys reason,
reputation, life, and every thing else, besides
dragging down the family Of the bitten man
to poverty and want.
But alehy dosen't bite q mouthful at first.
When he first snapped at me he only tickled
me a little; liked it first rate, and was anxious
to get another and still another bite. The rascal
ola tyren, kept a nibbling away at my heels, as
though he didn't mean to harm me; while !
like a poor fool, kept coaxing him on, until
he gave me a 'snap ; in earnest, and took The
OlbOwsjright out Of my coat! Next he took the
crown out Of my hat, the shoes off my feet
the money out Of my pockets, and the sense
out of my heads until at last l went ravinG
mad through the streets, perfectly a victim tC
ahhjobiG. But signed the pledge and goI
cured; and il there is any man who has beer
bitten as / was let him take the teetota
medicine, and Ill warrant him a speedy cure
But allowing that alcohol is a good creature
of God, are there not other good creatures too
such as beef, pora, buildings, pies, %clothes, dol
lars, and fifty others of the same sort? Now
shall q mar cling to the one good creature, anc
leave the ninety and nine untouched2 Shal
a man drink whiskey because ii is a good Crea
ture of Gods, and 60 without food, a goot
home, a good hat, a good fat wallet, a goOt
handsome wife, and good well dressed chill
dren? No Stree! AS for me, give me goOt
beef and pork and sausIges, good friends,
good bed, good clothes, a good wife and goot
children, Tor rather than miss I'll try t
make 'em good) and old king alchy may got
- Texas, for all care.
Some say that wine lisa good creature
because our Saviour once turned water int
wine. Very good! but then he didn't tur
rum, whiskey, logwood, %coculus indicuS an
cockroaches into wine like some people do.-
He turn'd Vater into w,ne! Now if any win
uibbing apolOgist will take a gallon Of pur
water, and by praying over it, or in any way
will turn it into good wine without mixin
any other stuff with it, Pm the boy as will g
, in for a swig o. it! Such wine must b
:. good and | 60 in for that kind and nothin
else. But as for your nasty filthy, drunke
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THE PRESS.
[sOng at the Printers Festival, Boston, on
Saturday evening, April I4:1

[song at the Printers Festival, Boston, on
evening, April l4:
Let mOnarChs revel while they may,
And drain their goblets bright;
No hearts so free or gay as we,
On this, our festal night;
We need no regal pageant here,
No banners wreathed with fame
For brighter far, our trophies are,
Our history and name!
Each Printer lives himself a King,
A monarch in his might,
And Throne and Crown must toPpte down
When He is in the Right
And Ger the world his banner waves,
When freedoms sung or told,
The PRINTED rAeE-the Truths Of Age
And glorious Songs Of old
High honor to the noble Art!
BY far the brightest gem
That ever threw its l~ustrous hue
From freedoms diadem!
Fen now it CLEANS the guiding star
Far distant DER the wave,
Where millions fight, to gain the right
OF Freedom or a grave!
Then, brothers, let our Daily Toll
Be sung in festal strains!
While bards shall sing or weapons ring
On earth's wide battle plains,
Or while one Tyrant's throne is left
For Truth to trample down,
Our mystic Art will bear it's part
or glory and renOwn!
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A MAN WITHOUT OPPORTUNITIES.

- "AAN - ON CANA lGJs
Jesse White made his appearance in the
ghost Of a pair Of pantuloOns, and the skeleton
Of shirt without any other clothing whatever.
Bare headed and bare footed, he stood before
the Mayor, an absolute caricature OF vagrancy,
an extravagant burlesque of human wretched
ness. After regarding him about two minutes
in silence, his Honor addressed him thus;
Mayor-How dare you walk about the streets
Of philadelphia in that dress?
White-Why, it's all my own, sir--I didn't
borrow it IRON no body. | didn't steal. it, and
| didn't getit on tick, nuther. It's paid for,
such as it is.
MayOr-Paid for? you wretch Don't pretend
you bought them trousers?
White--l did, sir. Bot 'em for as good o
ftp as ever was stamped.
Mayor--You were cheated then, and gave
twice as much as they were worth. How came
you in such a wretched condition! Idlenesl
and dissipation?
White-No, sir, What can a man do wher
he's nochance to do anythlng! I've got no trad
no fortin' and no effective got the rheumat
les in my arms and can't labor, and | amt go
capital enough to speculate. What in thun
der do you want me to dog
Mayor-I don't believe it's in you to do an
good.
White-Jest try me. You've got somethin
80.
10 say tn old lack tell him to give ne a sitivl
ton in the Post-oflce or the Custom House :
They say you're going to one of them estab
lishments yourself; you can take me with 20
and keep me right under your W eve. The
you know, I'll have to keep straight; III swa
l won't drink a drop more than you do your
self, I'll take you for my pattern in everything
Come now, show a Teller a chance; and the
lif l turn out naughty nobody can say it wa
your fault.
Mayor--Thirty days at Moyamensing,-
Take him down.
White-(Retiring guarded.)-oh, yOsi tn
is always the way! Expect a chap to drci
like a gentleman and make a good fgger, bl
devil bit will they give any sort of a chanc
to start on This is the biggest kind Of hun
: bug, dog me if it amt, exit between tw
g watchmen )-Psnnsyluanicn.
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stuff, which is sold in your grogshops, it's a
base counterfeit and ita blasphemOus libel
on our blessed saviour to iken it to the pure
beverage he made.
NOW, you, such as prefer one good creature
Of Gods to all the rest, go and drink run OF
whiskey until you get picked as bare as l
sleeps back after it has crawl'd through I
brier patch; but you as prefer the ninety ant
nine good creatures go right straight and sigr
the pledge. Thousands have been saved b.
putting their names to that precious doc
ument and still is there room for few NOR
Of the same sOrt.3
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10 4NAB ID
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Groceries
and Produce.
ssOO City, MISS.
w give particular attention OF
I'sslVing and forwarding cotton,
lldl1e &c. Just received Bagg-
Y Rope, Kentucky Jeans and
Bacon, Lard, Sugar cured
Produce.
p 10, lS4s. Nv
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aNdss SRaensor.

@0oss 9aRwsoW.
NOUECES to The Ladies Of Can
and Madison COUNTY, that she is
% On Dress making as usual, and
b short time have the Spring
Is IRON New York and New Or
She will also bleach and trim
% and Straw Bonnets.
s. j. SALMON
a 6, lS49
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Walk IN !!
GEORGE BAGRy

Is sgSlsa his saloon in the Canton
Srs s,, where he is ready and anx.
IMMEDIATE \ aiIa all his friends, and
On, MA q comfortable shave, al
t ~ and DREssINe done il
as Slu most - genteel style, and tc
'u o. every reasonable per
tS isss.
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MUSIC

y
bLACKMAR, Teacher Of Gui-
v, " ! Violin. Violoncello Accor.
y. volarlonette, respectfully an
" The citizens of Canton that
s'lared to give instructions, up
Instruments, and also in vocal
'Ao ne principles Of thorough
\ he office adjoining that Of
Y April IS, 1s49 ST.
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p,,, ? ", MURPHY,
dssss NJ Nd issvory day receiving, a
lsls. "OOusnWsre, &c. &c. &c.
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The River has been rising for the past fiVe
days, and is again nearly bank full. We learn
il is running out in the swamp. in some Of the
low luces.-TicksbHg Whig Of the 24M inst. 3,
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In South Carolina the harvest Of early wheat
and q good crop has been gathered.
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FEED SPARNGLY WITH OATs,-Having ocCd.
sion some years since to travel during the
Summer, as we had several mules and horses,
we were accustomed, while resting at noon, ID
purchase a few oats for them. Sometimes we
could not get oats for them and fed with
fodder. | found when the former we're usedS
that during the afternoon our mules and hoTs
ses would pant as though they would give out.
When the latter-they showed no signs Of dis
tress. When the weather was oppressive the
same Vas observed Of foTenoons, according as
we had fed them overnight. We ,ceasef ID
feed on oats and had no farther trouble.
A few years since, having plenty Of oats I'M
The summer, they we're given freely to the
mules with their corn. The mules, though
large and fat, were incapable Of doing a faII
days work. By eleven O'Clock they would
blow so, that we were compelled to stop them.
RecollecIing my experience when travelling,
the oats were discontinued and we had no far
Their complain! of tired miles III the plow:
The most successful plan the writer hGs
ever tried, to make a long days travel with
out distressing his horse, has been, instead OF
feeding at noon, TO give a bucket Of water
with a little salt and a quart Of neal stirred
into it. /. will Be necessary however, not
to let him have any water for some hours
before giving the meal for unless thirsty ho
will not drink it. .5e
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ALFRED WELLINGTON
CABLE & CO.
.ion and Forwarding Merchant
'sd..,Ie and Retail Dealers in
po,sieu and Domestic Liquors,
n qs NEW LEVEE
Newt Orleans.
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NOBLE LIRERALrTY. --0lhers may talk OF theft
patriotism and libsraIitys but give us the pa'ri-
otism which displays itself in action like the
following:
AT a meeting Of the citizens of Madison
county, at the school house near Livingston,
on the 9TH of July, after the reading Of the
Declaration of independence and a stirring
Address from ]. B. Ross, Esq, a collection was
taken Up on behalf Of the Washington Mobu-
ment Association, which resulted in the col
lection Of more than forty dollars. This wa'
promptly handed over to be sent 10 Washing.
ton City Immediately. 1t is whispered that
the ladies raised the larger part Of this sum Ou'
oftheir own little purses, though Of coutse the
gentlemen suffered for it afterwards,-St Star q
Temperance.
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N.HERNDON,
MI liz ~,

I,pFney az ="
,,.on county, Mississippi
\, s.l room above the Post Office
y, attend the circuit courts
'Is .,is. q Alfalfa, Leake, Madl'
ala', nd Holmes. Business en-
~ I; ~ s,ro viii receive his zeal
lnlioa. ,o,a en-
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The Washington Union says that the blood
Of the dismissed Office holders will not sink
in the ground. We are glad to hear il. The
blood Of the dragon slain BY Hercules suhk ia
the ground and sprung up crop ofsrmed mens
and, If the blood Of some Of the dismissed Office
hOlders waste sink in the ground, it mightspFing
up a luxurant crop Of tbievek-Lou. JouraH.
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advanced on Cotton sent TO US IS
this" or the New Orleano
aptg, Aug. 90, 1848, 52-4m
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IEsfIEY'
EsTLEY & MOSBY,
,iRs IN DRVGs AND MEDICINES;
sSruFrs, OILS, AND PAINTS;
GLASS AND PUTTY;
BooKs, BLANK Books, STATloNA'
lwY Articles, PERFUMERY, &c
sign Of GOLDEN MORTAR.
CANTON, MI.
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COURAGE or THE A

Major Henry of the U, s. Infantry, in one Of
his interesting letters from San Antonio, Texas,
to give an idea Of the obstinate courage Of the
Camanche Indians, gives the following as one
instance of desperate resistance in n chief Of
that tribe:
"a party of them had been for some time
annoying the settlement in the vicinity OF San
Antonio. A large force had been collected to
pursue them, and a battle ensued near the
town; many were killed and some taken pris-
oners. One chief and his squaw shut them
selves Up in an old Spanish house, resolntely
refusing to surrender. The command was
drawn up around the house, and he must have
seen that every avenue OF escape, as well as
all hope of success, was cut off. Wishing to
spare him they SEM the prophet Of his band to
use his influence to prevail upon him to sur
render. He scorned their proposals and FOR an
answer sent an arrow among the troops, which
killed one of their men. His position was so
favorable that he killed seven. To get him
out, they made a hole in the roof and threw
composition balls into the house. Suddenly
he opened the doors and with desperate energy
rushed forth and nearly succeeded in making
his escape. He dealt death blows until the last,
killing three more before he was shot down.
Ono can hardly realize such desperate resis-
lance from one man. His squaw was killed
during the attack, He had buried her. She
was found in her simple grave, with the war
rior's saddle as her tombstone"
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-25
The Beginning OF a bad citizen.

Child Mother, want piece Of cake.
Mother. hav'nt got any It's all gone.
c. know there's some In the cupboard; | saw
1t when you opened the door.
M Well, you don't need any now cake hurts
children.
c. No, II don't; tTrhining) do want piece;
mother, mayn't have piece1
NJ Be still can't get up now, I'm busy.
G., terying aloud want piece Of cake; want
piece Of cake.
~ Be still, say shan't give you a bit II you
don't leave off crying
e tstn erying) want piece Of cake; want
piece Of cake.
,r Mother, Gising hastily, and reaching a piece
Ihere iake that, and hold your tongue Eat II up
quick ! hear Ben coming, Now, don't tell him
Ben enfers1
9, 70 Benz I've had a piece of cake; YOU can,
have any.
Ben. Yes, will mother, give me a piece,
M There, take that, II seeing az il never couid
keep bit OF any thing in the house You see sir
Ito the child II You get any thing another time
another room.J q. have had piece Of cake.
Younger sister. o, want some too
T.. We'll, You bdri and mother II rive you
piece. ] dds. S. Journal
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-25
From the Lowell (Mass) journal.

An INcIpEsT-THE Losr FouNp.-By the publ
cation in Yesterdays Courier of the letter from
Lowell emigrnnt at Panama. singular circumstance
has been brought to ghtone of peculiar and affect
ing interest to several residents in our city and
neighborhood Twenty years ago, young man.
son of Mrs Mary Wellington of this city, afterwards
Mrs. Bailey) then only about twenty years of age,
and of highly ambitious temperament left the city
and region with the idea of bettering his condition
He had early conceived the idea of becoming emf
nent and though he consented 10 serve an appren-
ticeship In the machine shop OF the Locks and Ca
nails Company in this city, yet to him there no
other prospect in his calling than sucn life of toll
as he was too impatient, TO endure. When he left
home, he had no special business or place in view
but stated to his friends that he would either return
with wealth or distinction, they would never hear
from him. From that time until this week, his
friends have been able to obtain of his resi-
dence or business single word of intelligence
II was supposed that he had died and been buried
among strangers. Meantime changes have been
going on in tho home relations Of the family among
them the decease Of his mother and within the past
few weeks, the emigration Of his only brother to the
gold regions Of California.
But the letter we published has unexpectedly, and
TO the great joy of his relatives, brought the fntel
geDce not only that he is living but also embarked
In profitable business. He Is the Capt. yelling
ton alluded 10 In the letter as commander of the
schooner Constellation, which was to take our Lowell
emigrants towards the gold regions from Panama to
San Francisco. Captain w. had a sister and other
relatives in this city from whom we have obtained
permission TO publish the following brief and quaint
uPisuc-tue iaet ever rtcelVeu ITom
him by friends, who, as remarked had supposed for
years that he must long since have been dead II
dated twenty years back.
The letter Is highly characteristic Of the spirit he
cherished at the time he left home and aludes to the
brother who has just left for California.
New YopK, May %. 1929
MorHEn; Tomorrow, shall sail on board the
ship Henry Kneeland bound for Savannah and
Liverpool. Going to see Old England-nothing
more In particular to say, only If you cannot get a
place in a store or any place for John better than
the ma chine shop, hang him. Yours,
T. L. WELLINGTON.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-25
Planting out Trees.

We have noticed that the corporation Of Oswego,
in New York, lately made an appropriation for
planting out shade in that beautiful village; and
we were struck with the remark of New York
paper on the subject that generations In that
village would bless the memories Of those village
officers, who, in 1s49, mindful of the beauty
of the place. and the comfort of the inhabitants who
should after them, to provide for planting in
all its leading streets beautiful elms and other trees
from our native forests.
Trees iudciously planted in the streets Of town,
add much 10 it's agrceabeness and beauty. They ex-
hibt taste which speaks in behalf of their industry,
social habits, education and enterprise Go where
you will and you will find this 10 be the case Pass
into the country and house standing In open
yard, exposed to all the burning influences of our
summer suns, without tree about IL to furnish
shade or cool the atmosphere--and ten TO one you
will find the owners without education, without re-
fined taste, and who prefer TO spend their time,
when not forced from dire necessity TO labor In idle
ness and lite kindred vices. And their rising families
are likely TO follow the examples set before them
You may go elill farther and find house sur
rounded with beautiful rural yard, embosomed In
shade and fruit trees and you win be quite as likely
70 find Intelligent occupants tidy gentee well be-
hyed girls or boys, belonging TO Industrious enter
pdsing and happy families. We leave to others 10
trace the connection between cheerful and comforta
bic homes, --homes that we ovo---and all the best
characteristics that belong TO our race Illinois
Journal.